Alien from L.A. 1988 PG, 87 min. Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Albert Pyun Cast: Kathy Ireland, Thom Mathews, Don Michael Paul, Linda Kerridge, Richard Haines, William R. Moses, Janet Du Plessis, Simon Poland, Russel Savadier, Deep Roy, Kristen Trucksess, Lochner De Kock, Albert Maritz, Denis Smith, James Lithgow
Shy, plain teenager Wanda's (Kathy Ireland) life becomes less boring when she searches for her missing archeologist father Prof. Arnold Saknussemm (Richard Haines). Falling in a hole, she finds a populated, underground world whose inhabitants believe she and her father are spies.
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The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission 1987 TV, 90 min. Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Lee H. Katzin Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Telly Savalas, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Vince Edwards, Gary Graham, Bo Svenson, James Van Patten, Vincent Van Patten, Wolf Kahler, Thom Mathews, Emmanuelle Meyssignac, Paul Picerni, David Horovitch, Pavle Balenovic, Branko Blace
This second remake of the 1967 film concerns another group of convicts that are gathered together as the Dirty Dozen. This time, General Worden (Ernest Borgnine) orders Major Wright (Telly Savalas) to train prisoners for the mission of going inside occupied France to rescue German scientists working on a new chemical weapon and, in the process, disable the project.
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Friday the 13th, Part 6: Jason Lives 1986 R, 85 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Tom McLoughlin Cast: Thom Mathews, Jennifer Cooke, David Kagan, Renee Jones, Kerry Noonan, C.J. Graham, Tony Goldwyn, Tom Fridley, Darcy DeMoss, Vincent Guastaferro, Nancy McLoughlin, Ron Palillo, Alan Blumenfeld, Matthew Faison, Ann Ryerson
Tommy (Thom Mathews) returns to the masked killer Jason's (C.J. Graham) grave and digs up the body, which is then hit by lightning and accidentally brought back to life. Now, Jason heads back to Camp Crystal Lake and terrorizes the young campers and their teenage counselors. Will Tommy, once again, be able to stop the masked killer? Some humor is added to lighten the mood in those very tense "Jason moments."
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Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor 1994 R, 90 min. Genre: Action
Director: Albert Pyun Cast: Sasha Mitchell, Nicholas Guest, Michele Krasnoo, Brad Thornton, Deborah Mansy, Jill Pierce, Kamal Krifia, Thom Mathews, Nicholas Anthony, Vernon, Derek Partridge, Burton Richardson, Jackson Kane, Terri Colombino, David Manzanares
In the continuing "Kickboxer" story, David Sloan's (Sasha Mitchell) kickboxing nemesis is now a drug lord and terrorist in Mexico. Sloan is also in prison after being framed, and to top it off, Sloan's wife has been kidnapped. After striking a deal to get out of prison if he helps bring his nemesis to justice, Sloan sets out to take care of business. Wow!
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Mean Guns 1997 R, 104 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Albert Pyun Cast: Christopher Lambert, Ice-T, Michael Halsey, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Kimberly Warren, Tina Cote, Yuji Okumoto, Thom Mathews, Hoke Howell, James Mathers, Jahi J.J. Zuri, Jerry Rector, Milan Nicksic, Hunter Doughty, James Wellington
Action abounds in this film involving assassins, weapons, and $10,000,000. Three Syndicate traitors, Marcus (Michael Halsey), Lou (Christopher Lambert), and D (Kimberly Warren) are forced into a survival-of-the fittest contest–the devious plot of Syndicate boss Vincent Moon (Ice-T) to punish those who have screwed up his operations.
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Return of the Living Dead 1985 R, 91 min. Genre: Horror / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Dan O'Bannon Cast: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews, Beverly Hartley, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., John Philbin, Jewel Shepard, Mark Venturini, Brian Peck, Linnea Quigley, Jonathan Terry, Cathleen Cordell, Drew Deighan, James Dalesandro
Burt (Clu Gulager) owns a medical supply warehouse, which is run by Frank (James Karen) who is training teenage Freddy (Thom Mathews) as a worker. When a nerve gas capable of bringing the dead back to life is released in the warehouse, Frank and Freddy get help from a crematorium to destroy the undead specimens. Their actions backfire, and now the "residents" of a New Orleans cemetery come back to life, and they are hungry for HUMAN BRAINS! This film has all the elements to make it a good horror/comedy story.
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Return of the Living Dead Part II 1988 R, 89 min. Genre: Horror / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Ken Wiederhorn Cast: James Karen, Thom Mathews, Michael Kenworthy, Marsha Dietlein, Dana Ashbrook, Suzanne Snyder, Thor Van Lingen, Jason Hogan, Hanala Stadner, Jonathan Terry, Sally Smythe, Allan Trautman, Don Maxwell, Philip Bruns, Mitch Pileggi
Jesse Wilson (Michael Kenworthy) and neighborhood thugs find a zombie corpse in a U.S. Army container. The 2-4-5 Trioxen gas inside the container is released, and the dead from a nearby cemetery are awakened again and hungry for their meals of human brains.
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| 1. Alien from L.A. (1988)
2. Dangerously Close (1986)
3. The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)
4. Friday the 13th, Part 6: Jason Lives (1986)
5. Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994)
6. Mean Guns (1997)
7. Return of the Living Dead (1985)
8. Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
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