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The Appaloosa   1966     2 stars    N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Marlon Brando, Anjanette Comer, John Saxon, Emilio Fernandez, Alex Montoya, Rafael Campos, Miriam Colon, Frank Silvera, Larry D. Mann, Argentina Brunetti

  In 1870, when Matt's (Marlon Brando) Appaloosa stallion is stolen, he sets off after the Mexican who has his horse.



Cast
Marlon Brando Matt Fletcher
Anjanette Comer Trini
John Saxon Chuy Medina
Emilio Fernandez Lazaro
Alex Montoya Quint Eye
Rafael Campos Paco
Miriam Colon Ana
Frank Silvera Ramos
Larry D. Mann Priest
Argentina Brunetti Yaqui Woman

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The Boys   1961     3 stars    N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Richard Todd, Robert Morley, Felix Aylmer, Dudley Sutton, Wilfrid Brambell, Dudley Sutton, Jess Conrad, Tony Garnett, Allan Cuthbertson, Patrick Magee

  Four young men are accused of murder, and now prosecuting attorney Webster (Richard Todd) searches for the motive as their defense attorney (Robert Morley) is looking for leniency. Good, despite lots of British social conscience.

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The Boys in Company C   1978     2 and a half stars    PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Andrew Stevens, Stan Shaw, James Canning, James Whitmore Jr., R. Lee Ermey, Michael Lembeck, Craig Wasson, Scott Hylands, Noble Willingham, Santos Morales, Karen Hilger, Drew Michaels, Peggy O'Neal, Claude Wilson, Chuck Doherty

  This film takes five young Marine recruits from basic training in 1967 to the jungles of Vietnam in 1968. Wise-cracking macho Vinnie (Michael Lembeck), athlete-turned-drug-user Billy Ray (Andrew Stevens), hippy Dave (Craig Wasson), drug dealer Tyrone (Stan Shaw), and aspiring writer Alvin (James Canning). Lots of action in this story that attempts to show insights of war and its effects on those who participate.



Cast
Andrew Stevens Pvt. Billy Ray Pike
Stan Shaw Pfc./Sgt. Tyrone Washington
James Canning Pvt. Alvin Foster/Narrator
James Whitmore Jr. Lt. Archer
R. Lee Ermey SSgt. Loyce
Michael Lembeck Pvt. Vinnie Fazio
Craig Wasson Pvt. Dave Bisbee
Scott Hylands Capt. Collins
Noble Willingham Gunnery Sgt. Curry
Santos Morales SSgt. Aquilla
Karen Hilger Betsy
Drew Michaels Col. Metcalfe
Peggy O'Neal Nancy Bisbee
Claude Wilson Roy Foster
Chuck Doherty George Pike
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Devil Doll   1964     2 stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Lindsay Shonteff, Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Bryant Haliday, William Sylvester, Yvonne Romain, Sandra Dorne, Karel Stepanek, Nora Nicholson, Francis De Wolff, Philip Ray, David Charlesworth, Alan Gifford, Guy Deghy, Ray Landor

  The Great Vorelli (Bryant Haliday) is a successful ventriloquist and hypnotist whose act includes a unique dummy. When a journalist (William Sylvester) sets out to uncover the duo's past, the truth comes out that Vorelli had killed his partner some years earlier and transferred the partner's mind to the dummy. Now he intends to add a female dummy: the journalist's girlfriend (Yvonne Romain). Interesting.


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Dr. Blood's Coffin   1961     1 and a half stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Kieron Moore, Hazel Court, Ian Hunter, Fred Johnson, Paul Stockman, Kenneth J. Warren, Andy Alston, John Ronane, Gerald Lawson, Paul Hardtmuth

  Move over Dr. Frankenstein, here comes Dr. Peter Blood (Kieron Moore). Dr. Blood experiments with heart transplants and moves to Cornwall after losing his job for experimenting on humans. Now residents in his new home start disappearing, and it is the good doctor who is responsible. Silly, but somewhat fun.

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The Entity   1982     2 stars    R, 125 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver, Jacqueline Brookes, David Labiosa, George Coe, Margaret Blye, Alex Rocco

  A woman (Barbara Hershey) tries to convince her psychiatrist that her rape by an invisible demon was not the result of some subliminal force from an unknown event in her childhood.


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Gable and Lombard   1976     1 star    R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: James Brolin, Jill Clayburgh, Allen Garfield, Red Buttons, Melanie Mayron, Carol McGinnis, Joanne Linville, S. John Launer, William Bryant, Noah Keen, Alan Dexter, Alice Backes

  The personal and public sides of the romance and marriage of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard are brought out in this love story.


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Poster Art From art.comIpcress File   1965     3 stars    N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd, Gordon Jackson, Aubrey Richards, Frank Gatliff, Thomas Baptiste, Oliver MacGreevy, Freda Bamford, Pauline Winter, Anthony Blackshaw, Barry Raymond, David Glover, Stanley Meadows

  This film led to two more "Harry Palmer" sequels. Based on Len Deighton's fine spy novel, the film continues in the same vein with Michael Caine as the British secret agent Palmer whose mission is to investigate brainwashing of scientists. The trail leads behind the Iron Curtain while Palmer searches for missing Dr. Radcliff (Aubrey Richards) who possesses the valuable file with the word "Ipcress" printed on it. When Radcliff is found, it is learned that he has been brainwashed, and now Palmer is battling not only the kidnappers but the CIA as well. Sequels: "Funeral in Berlin" and "Billion Dollar Brain."



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Michael Caine Harry Palmer
Nigel Green Major Dalby
Guy Doleman Colonel Ross
Sue Lloyd Jean Courtney
Gordon Jackson Carswell
Aubrey Richards Dr. Radcliffe
Frank Gatliff Bluejay
Thomas Baptiste Barney
Oliver MacGreevy Housemartin
Freda Bamford Alice
Pauline Winter Charlady
Anthony Blackshaw Edwards
Barry Raymond Gray
David Glover Chilcott-Oakes
Stanley Meadows Inspector Keightley
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Iron Eagle   1986     1 and a half stars  User Rating      PG-13, 116 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Jason Gedrick, Larry B. Scott, David Suchet, Tim Thomerson, Jerry Levine, Michael Bowen, Caroline Lagerfelt, Robbie Rist, Tom Fridley, Michael Alldredge, Robert Jayne, Melora Hardin, David Greenlee, Shawnee Smith

  Doug's (Jason Gedrick) father (Tim Thomerson) is an Air Force pilot whose plane has been shot down, and he is being held prisoner in the Middle East. In order to save his father, Doug hatches a plan. With help from retired Air Force Colonel Charles "Chappy" Sinclair (Louis Gossett Jr.) who trains Doug and his school friends, they steal two F-16s and head off to the Middle East to perform their rescue mission.



Cast
Louis Gossett Jr. Charles "Chappy" Sinclair
Jason Gedrick Doug Masters
Larry B. Scott Reggie
David Suchet Minister of Defense
Tim Thomerson Col. Ted Masters
Jerry Levine Tony
Michael Bowen Knotcher
Caroline Lagerfelt Elizabeth Masters
Robbie Rist Milo
Tom Fridley Brillo
Michael Alldredge Col. Blackburn
Robert Jayne Matthew
Melora Hardin Katie
David Greenlee Kingsley
Shawnee Smith Joenie
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Iron Eagle II   1988     1 star    PG, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Mark Humphrey, Stuart Margolin, Alan Scarfe, Sharon Brandon, Maury Chaykin, Colm Feore, Clark Johnson, Jason Blicker, Jesse Collins, Mark Ivanir, Uri Gavriel, Neil Munro, Douglas Sheldon, Azaria Rapaport

  American pilot Colonel Charles "Chappy" Sinclair (Louis Gossett Jr.) is back. This time, he and another American pilot, Captain Matt Cooper (Mark Humphrey), join forces with Russian pilots at a base in India where they plan a combined assault on a missile base in the Middle East. As they begin to put their plan together, Chappy learns that someone in the Pentagon plans to sabotage their top-secret mission. But, with Chappy's expert guidance and training, the teams successfully carry out the mission.



Cast
Louis Gossett Jr. Charles "Chappy" Sinclair
Mark Humphrey Capt. Matt Cooper
Stuart Margolin Gen. Stillmore
Alan Scarfe Col. Vardovsky
Sharon Brandon Valeri Zuyeniko
Maury Chaykin Sgt. Downs
Colm Feore Yuri Lebanov
Clark Johnson Graves
Jason Blicker Hickman
Jesse Collins Maj. Bush
Mark Ivanir Balyonev
Uri Gavriel Georgi Koshkin
Neil Munro Edward Strappman
Douglas Sheldon Sergei Demitriev
Azaria Rapaport Stepanov
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Iron Eagle IV   1995     1 star    PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Jason Cadieux, Al Waxman, Joanne Vannicola, Max Piersig, Karen Gayle, Ross Hull, Rachel Blanchard, Dominic Zamprogna, Sean McCann, Victoria Snow, Jason Blicker, J.D. Nicholsen, Dean McDermott, Aidan Devine

  These "Iron Eagle" movies keep coming at us. This time, retired Air Force General Chappy Sinclair (Louis Gossett Jr.) is running a flight school for juvenile delinquents. They are quite a handful–but they come together to save the world when they uncover a plot by Air Force officers to use biological weapons against U.S. enemies.

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Poster Art From art.comLady Sings the Blues   1972     3 stars    R, 144 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan, Sid Melton, Virginia Capers, Scatman Crothers, Milton Selzer, Ned Glass, Paul Hampton

  Diana Ross makes her film debut as Singer Billy "Lady Day" Holliday in this biography of Holliday's rise and ultimate fall. Diana Ross received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for her work in this movie.

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Ladybugs   1992     1 star    PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Rodney Dangerfield, Jackee, Jonathan Brandis, Ilene Graff, Vinessa Shaw, Tom Parks, Nancy Parsons, Tommy Lasorda

  Chester Lee's (Rodney Dangerfield) coaching methods could be questioned as he persuades his fiancee's son (Jonathan Brandis), who just happens to be an ace athlete, to join the lackluster girls' soccer team he coaches.

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The Leather Boys   1963     2 and a half stars    N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Rita Tushingham, Colin(2) Campbell, Dudley Sutton, Gladys Henson, Avice Landon, Lockwood West, Betty Marsden, Martin Matthews, Dandy Nichols, Elizabeth Begley

  Thinking she has found an escape from her working-class doldrums, Dot (Rita Tushingham) marries a motorcycling mechanic, Reggie (Colin Campbell). But neither is ready for marriage, and it doesn't take long before they begin to go their separate ways.


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Little Fauss and Big Halsy   1970     1 and a half stars    R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Robert Redford, Michael J. Pollard, Lauren Hutton, Noah Beery Jr., Lucille Benson, Ray Ballard, Linda Gaye Scott, Erin O'Reilly

  Two motorcycle racers take a trip, and Little Fauss (Michael J. Pollard) learns a lot about his idol, Halsy (Robert Redford), and even more about himself.

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My 5 Wives   2000     1 star    R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Rodney Dangerfield, Andrew Dice Clay, John Byner, Molly Shannon, Jerry Stiller, John Pinette, Rob deLeeuw, Fred(2) Keating, Jud Tylor, Angelika Libera, Kate Luyben, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Brandy Ledford, Karin Konoval, Anita Brown

  Wealthy real-estate developer Peterson (Rodney Dangerfield) wants to buy a ski resort in Utah. But, the property comes with five buxom, sex-crazed wives. There's also crime boss Tony Morano (Andrew Dice Clay) who wants the land.



Cast
Rodney Dangerfield Monte Peterson
Andrew Dice Clay Tony Morano
John Byner Preston Gates
Molly Shannon Barbara Van Dyke
Jerry Stiller Don Giovanni
John Pinette Stewart
Rob deLeeuw Shuffles
Fred(2) Keating Ray
Jud Tylor Stephanie
Angelika Libera Emily
Kate Luyben Virginia
Emmanuelle Vaugier Sarah
Brandy Ledford Blanche
Karin Konoval Janet
Anita Brown Megan

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Purple Hearts   1984     1 star  User Rating      R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Ken Wahl, Cheryl Ladd, Stephen Lee, Drew Snyder, R. Lee Ermey, Lane Smith, Annie McEnroe, David Harris, James Whitmore Jr.

  Set in Vietnam during the war, this is the tragic love story of a doctor (Ken Wahl) and a nurse (Cheryl Ladd) who just cannot seem to get their acts together in the romance department.    3 User Reviews




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good action/ romantic moviehenz 03/20/2007 
  romantic favorite of my husband and myself trying to find it a reasonable price of vhs or dvd

nancyloubell 03/12/2007 
  really good love story made in the Vietnam era. Would love to have it on DVD

grayredwood@aol.com 01/20/2007 
  Great Movie, been tryin to find this for years.

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The Rage   1997     1 star    R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Lorenzo Lamas, Gary Busey, Kristen Cloke, Roy Scheider, Brandon Smith, David Carradine, Mark G. Allen, Russ McGinn, Jeff Doucette, David Jensen, Jenny McShane, Terra Allen

  FBI agent Nick Travis (Lorenzo Lamas) teams up with up-and-comer Kelly (Kristen Cloke) to investigate a series of gruesome murders in which the victims are mutilated. The search leads them to a group of Vietnam veterans, led by Art Dacy (Gary Busey), who were recently released from psychiatric care. Nick must also deal with his boss (Roy Scheider) who blames Nick for lack of promotions. Brutal, gory.


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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace   1987     1 and a half stars    PG, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
aka: Superman 4

Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Marc McClure, Sam Wanamaker, Jim Broadbent, William Hootkins, Mark Pillow, Damian McLawhorn, Stanley Lebor, Don Fellows, Robert Beatty

  Superman (Christopher Reeve) has a quest for world peace. To that end, he addresses the United Nations to announce that he will rid the world of all nuclear weapons. At the same time, the evil Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) has made a clone of Superman, and the clone is ruining Superman's reputation.



Cast
Christopher Reeve Superman/Clark Kent
Gene Hackman Lex Luthor
Margot Kidder Lois Lane
Jackie Cooper Perry White
Mariel Hemingway Lacy Warfield
Jon Cryer Lenny
Marc McClure Jimmy Olsen
Sam Wanamaker David Warfield
Jim Broadbent Jean Pierre Dubois
William Hootkins Harry Howler
Mark Pillow Nuclear Man
Damian McLawhorn Jeremy
Stanley Lebor General Romoff
Don Fellows Levon Hornsby
Robert Beatty U.S. President

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Top of the World   1997     1 star    R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Peter Weller, Dennis Hopper, Tia Carrere, David Alan Grier, Joe Pantoliano, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Peter Coyote, Julie McCullough, Martin Kove, Kevin Bernhardt

  After serving time in prison for stealing police pension funds, ex-cop Ray Mercer (Peter Weller) and his wife (Tia Carrere) go for a Las Vegas quick divorce. While waiting for the decree, the couple win a $450,000 jackpot–at the same moment the casino is being robbed. While the police believe the couple was there as a diversion from the robbery, Mercer sets out to prove his innocence by investigating the casino owner (Dennis Hopper) and his partner (Joe Pantoliano).


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Wonderful to Be Young   1961     2 stars    N/R
Genre: Musical
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Cliff Richard, Robert Morley, Carole Gray, Richard O'Sullivan, Melvyn Hayes, Annette Robertson, Teddy Green, Sonya Cordeau, Sean Sullivan, Harold Scott

  British pop-singer Cliff Richard stars as Nicky, the son of rich Hamilton Black (Robert Morley). Needing money (?) in order to buy a piece of property and keep it from his father, Nicky puts on a musical show, and the singing begins.

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The Young Ones   1961     2 stars    N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Sidney J. Furie  
Cast: Cliff Richard, Robert Morley, Carole Gray, Richard O'Sullivan, Melvyn Hayes, Teddy Green, Annette Robertson, Sonya Cordeau, Sean Sullivan, Harold Scott

  British pop-singer Cliff Richard stars as Nicky, the son of rich Hamilton Black (Robert Morley). Needing money in order to buy a piece of property and keep it from his father, Nicky puts on a musical show, and the singing begins.


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Movie Quick Pick
1. The Appaloosa (1966)
2. The Boys (1961)
3. The Boys in Company C (1978)
4. Devil Doll (1964)
5. Dr. Blood's Coffin (1961)
6. The Entity (1982)
7. Gable and Lombard (1976)
8. Ipcress File (1965)
9. Iron Eagle (1986)
10. Iron Eagle II (1988)
11. Iron Eagle IV (1995)
12. Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
13. Ladybugs (1992)
14. The Leather Boys (1963)
15. Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)
16. My 5 Wives (2000)
17. Purple Hearts (1984)
18. The Rage (1997)
19. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
   aka: Superman 4
20. Top of the World (1997)
21. Wonderful to Be Young (1961)
22. The Young Ones (1961)


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