Bruiser 2000  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Jason Flemyng, Leslie Hope, Peter Stormare, Nina Garbiras, Andrew Tarbet, Tom Atkins, Jonathan Higgins, Jeff Monahan, Marie Cruz, Balazs Koos
George A. Romero is at it again in this thriller/ horror flick. Henry (Jason Flemyng) is a real "97-pound weakling" who allows others to walk over him. His boss (at the magazine called "Bruiser") is having an affair with Henry's wife, and his best friend and advisor is ripping him off. One day Henry awakens to find that he has no face–just a blank whiteness where the face belongs. Now he can get revenge on those who have wronged him. A sort of fun tongue-in-cheeker with a social message.
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 Escape from New York 1981  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Van Cleef, Donald Pleasence, Harry Dean Stanton, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Charles Cyphers, Frank Doubleday, John Stobel, Bob Minor, John Diehl, George "Buck" Flower
Set in 1997, this is the story of the skyjacking of Air Force One resulting in the President of the United States (Donald Pleasence) being held hostage. Master criminal and war hero Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) is sent into the Manhattan stronghold to rescue the President.
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 The Fog 1980 R, 91 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook, Janet Leigh, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Houseman, Tom Atkins, Nancy Kyes, Charles Cyphers, George "Buck" Flower, Jim Haynie, James Canning, Ty Mitchell, John F. Goff, Regina Waldon, Darrow Igus
Residents of a California seaside town, Antonio Bay, are terrorized when an ominous fog carries in ghosts from a shipwreck. The residents–Councilwoman Kathy Williams (Janet Leigh), young Nick (Tom Atkins), teenager Elizabeth (Jamie Lee Curtis), and priest Fr. Malone (Hal Holbrook)–hear the news from local newscaster Stevie Wayne (Adrienne Barbeau) and piece together clues that reveal the ghosts have arrived because of what the city fathers did to them 100 years ago when they murdered a group of lepers and sent their bodies adrift in the ocean. Now, the ghosts have arrived in the middle of a dense fog to seek revenge.
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Halloween III: Season of the Witch 1983  R, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Cast: Tom Atkins, Stacy Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Ralph Strait, Michael Currie, Jadeen Barbor, Brad Schachter, Garn Stephens, Nancy Kyes, Jonathan Terry, Al Berry, Wendy Wessberg, Essex Smith, Maidie Norman, John MacBride
Dr. Dan Challis (Tom Atkins) and Ellie (Stacy Nelkin) investigate the murder of Harry Grimbridge (Al Berry), and the trail leads them to maniacal toymaker Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy). They learn that Cochran designs masks containing chips that he can activate on Halloween night. The chips are deadly and are the means to hatch his plot to murder children as they embark on their night of "Trick or Treat." Will Cochran be stopped before committing his deadly act?
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The Heist 1989 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stuart Orme
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Tom Skerritt, Wendy Hughes, Noble Willingham, Tom Atkins, Robert Prosky, Stephen Apostolina, Ben Mittleman, Roger Hewlett, Joseph Carberry, Chino "Fats" Williams, Art Frankel
In this made-for-TV movie, Neil Skinner (Pierce Brosnan) has been framed by his ex-partner, Ebbet Berens (Tom Skerritt), and sent to jail. Now, released from prison, Neil sets out to exact revenge on Ebbet who not only took his money but his girlfriend, Sheila (Wendy Hughes), as well.
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 Lethal Weapon 1987   R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitch Ryan, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, Mary Ellen Trainor, Ed O'Ross, Traci Wolfe, Steve Kahan, Jack Thibeau, Jackie Swanson, Bill Kalmenson, Lycia Naff, Grand L. Bush
L.A. cops Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh (Mel Gibson and Danny Glover) employ different methods to uncover a drug dealing operation. As a recent widower, Riggs is a loose cannon, and Murtaugh, who is about to celebrate his 50th birthday, is a cautious family man. They are on the trail of trained killers led by The General (Mitch Ryan) whose top henchman Joshua (Gary Busey) will stop at nothing to achieve success in drug smuggling. Great action and clever humor. You don't have to think too hard–just enjoy. Three sequels follow. 1 User Review
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Maniac Cop 1988  R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Lustig
Cast: Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Richard Roundtree, William Smith, Robert Z'Dar, Sheree North, Nina Aversen, Nick Barbaro, Lou Bonacki
A police officer, Matthew Cordell (Robert Z'Dar), becomes a killer and murders innocent New York City residents.
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My Bloody Valentine 3-D 2009 R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Patrick Lussier
Cast: Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Edi Gathegi, Tom Atkins, Kevin Tighe, Betsy Rue, Megan Boone, Karen Baum, Joy de la Paz, Marc Macaulay, Todd Farmer, Liam Rhodes, Jeff Hochendoner, Richard John Walters
In this 3-D remake of the 1981 film, Jensen Ackles takes on the role of Tom Hanniger who causes an accident on Valentine's Day in his father's mine that leaves six men dead. The sole survivor, Harry Warden (Richard John Walters), lies in a coma. Exactly one year later, Warden awakens and seeks revenge with a pick-axe by first killing people at the hospital and then heading to the mine where he continues the killings–until Sheriff Burke (Tom Atkins) shoots Warden and leaves him for dead. Tom flees Harmony after the violence but returns exactly 10 years later when his father dies, and Tom must sell the mine. The sheriff is now Tom's old friend Axel Palmer (Kerr Smith), and he is married to Tom's ex-girlfriend Sarah (Jaime King). Just as Tom returns, a new series of pick-axe murders take place, and Tom, Sarah, and Axel are faced with the terror that Warden might be the perpetrator–or is he?
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The Ninth Configuration 1980 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane
Director: William Peter Blatty
Cast: Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders, Neville Brand, George DiCenzo, Moses Gunn, Robert Loggia, Joe Spinell, Alejandro Rey, Tom Atkins
Military psychiatrist Col. Kane (Stacy Keach) does his doctoring at a remote, converted castle where mentally disturbed military personnel undergo treatment. But it appears that Kane has more than just a few demons in his past. An unusual and interesting tale written and directed by the author of "The Exorcist."
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Special Delivery 1976 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Dangerous Break
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Bo Svenson, Cybill Shepherd, Tom Atkins, Sorrell Booke, Gerrit Graham, Michael C. Gwynne, Jeff Goldblum, Robert Ito, John Quade, Vic Tayback
This comedy-action film involves a bank robbery in which bystanders–including a weird artist (Cybill Shepherd)–try to grab off some of the loot.
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Striking Distance 1993 R, 101 min.
Genre: Action / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Rowdy Herrington
Cast: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore, Brion James, Robert Pastorelli, Timothy Busfield, John Mahoney, Tom Atkins, Robert Gould, Andre Braugher, Mike Hodge, Jodi Long, Roscoe Orman, Gareth Williams
Through a series of events, Tom Hardy (Bruce Willis) has been kicked off the Pittsburgh Police force, has lost his close circle of coworkers, and is now part of the Pittsburgh River Rescue Police. There is a serial killer on the loose, and Hardy is sure that the killer is a member of the police force. Without authorization, Hardy teams up with Jo Christman (Sarah Jessica Parker) and sets out to trap the killer.
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Two Evil Eyes 1990 R, 120 min.
Genre: Horror / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Dario Argento, George A. Romero
Cast: Adrienne Barbeau, Ramy Zada, E.G. Marshall, Harvey Keitel, Madeleine Potter, Bingo O'Malley, Martin Balsam, Kim Hunter, Sally Kirkland, John Amos, Jeff Howell, Holter Graham, Tom Atkins, Jonathan Adams
European horror master Dario Argento teams up with George A. Romero ("Night of the Living Dead") to present two adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe's tales: "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" and "The Black Cat." The latter is the better of the two, though both reduce the stories to plenty of gore. Previously made by Roger Corman in 1962 ("Tales of Terror" with Vincent Price).
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| 1. Bruiser (2000)
2. Escape from New York (1981)
3. The Fog (1980)
4. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1983)
5. The Heist (1989)
6. Lemon Sky (1988)
7. Lethal Weapon (1987)
8. Maniac Cop (1988)
9. My Bloody Valentine 3-D (2009)
10. The Ninth Configuration (1980)
aka: Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane
11. Special Delivery (1976)
aka: Dangerous Break
12. Striking Distance (1993)
13. Two Evil Eyes (1990)
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