Fortress 1993  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Stuart Gordon
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith, Loryn Locklin, Clifton Collins Jr., Lincoln Kilpatrick, Jeffrey Combs, Tom Towles, Vernon Wells, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Alan Zitner, Denni Gordon, Eric Briant Wells, Dragicia Debert, Heidi Stein, Harry Nurmi
Set in the future, this story is about John Henry Brennick (Christopher Lambert) and his wife, Karen (Loryn Locklin), who are thrown into prison for having a baby–in violation of population control laws. Their sentence includes mind control, laser beams for cell bars, and a stomach probe that electronically causes intense pain. Despite the odds, John plots their escape.
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Girls in Prison 1994  R, 83 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John McNaughton
Cast: Missy Crider, Ione Skye, Anne Heche, Nicolette Scorsese, Bahni Turpin, Jon Polito, Nestor Serrano, Miguel Sandoval, Richmond Arquette, Tom Towles, Raymond O'Connor
Young singer Aggie (Missy Crider) is an up-and-comer until she is framed for the murder of a record producer in the 1950s. She is convicted and sent to prison where she befriends others in the grim surroundings. But someone who thinks she knows too much about the murder is out to get her. A good prison tale with comedy, sex, drugs, and action.
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Gridlock'd 1997  R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
Cast: Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, Thandie Newton, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Charles Fleischer, Howard Hesseman, Lucy Liu, James Pickens Jr., John Sayles, Tom Towles
After admitting Spoon's (Tupac Shakur) girlfriend, Cookie (Thandie Newton), to the hospital following her drug overdose, musicians Spoon and his friend Stretch (Tim Roth) search for a rehab center for themselves and encounter a myriad of absurd bureaucratic barriers standing in the way of help for their problem.
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Halloween 2007  R, 109 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Rob Zombie
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Brad Dourif, Tyler Mane, Daeg Faerch, Sheri Moon, William Forsythe, Richard Lynch, Udo Kier, Clint Howard, Danny Trejo, Lew Temple, Tom Towles, Bill Moseley, Leslie Easterbrook, Hanna Hall
Growing up in Haddonfield, Illinois, mentally unbalanced Michael Myers (Daeg Faerch) lives in a dysfunctional family, which includes his stripper mother Deborah (Sheri Moon), his stepfather Ronnie (William Forsythe), his teenage sister Judith (Hanna Hall), and infant sister Laurie. One Halloween night, Michael kills Ronnie, Judith, and her boyfriend. Michael is sent to a sanitarium and placed under the care of Dr. Samuel Loomis (Malcolm McDowell). Seventeen years later, Michael (now played by Tyler Mane) escapes and heads for Haddonfield in search of Laurie. Dr. Loomis follows, hoping to stop another killing spree. But, even the good doctor cannot prevent the bloody Halloween reunion.
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 1986  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: John McNaughton
Cast: Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles, Mary Demas, Anne Bartoletti, Elizabeth Kaden, Ted Kaden, Denise Sullivan, David Katz, Pamela Fox, Bruce Quist, Ray Atherton, Eric Young
This is a powerful, but very disturbing, story based on the true life of serial killer Henry Lee Lucas. This low budget film used Chicago unknowns. No humor relieves the tension as Henry (Michael Rooker) goes about his business of killing people for no apparent reason. It is very graphic and may be too violent for some viewers.
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 House of 1000 Corpses 2003 R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Comedy
Director: Rob Zombie
Cast: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Karen Black, Michael J. Pollard, Sheri Moon Zombie, Chris Hardwick, William Bassett, Erin Daniels, Jennifer Jostyn, Rainn Wilson, Walton Goggins, Tom Towles, Matthew McGrory, Harrison Young, Robert Allen Mukes
Jerry, Bill, Mary, and Denise (Chris Hardwick, Rainn Wilson, Jennifer Jostyn, and Erin Daniels) take a road trip looking for roadside attractions to use as the theme of an upcoming book. It is Halloween, 1977, and, when their car breaks down, they seek refuge from a storm in a spooky house. The house just happens to be occupied by the bizarre Firefly family that spends its time kidnapping, torturing, and killing its victims. Now, the Fireflys attack the unsuspecting "visitors" who must do all in their power to escape the "House of 1000 Corpses."
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Mad Dog and Glory 1993 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John McNaughton
Cast: Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray, David Caruso, Mike Starr, Tom Towles, Kathy Baker, Richard Belzer, Derek Annunciation, Doug Hara
Robert De Niro plays the role of "Mad Dog" Dobie who, while at work as a police photographer, saves Frank Milo (Bill Murray) from certain death. As a reward, Mad Dog is given a beautiful woman (Uma Thurman) for one week. The week ends, he decides to keep her, and big problems follow.
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 Night of the Living Dead 1990  R, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tom Savini
Cast: Tony Todd, Patricia Tallman, Tom Towles, McKee Anderson, William Butler, Katie Finneran, Bill Moseley, Heather Mazur, William Cameron, David W. Butler, Zachary Mott, Pat Reese, Pat Logan, Berle Ellis, Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille
This remake of the 1968 black-and-white classic is filmed in color. The story begins in a cemetery that Barbara (Patricia Tallman) and her brother Johnny (Bill Moseley) are visiting. They are attacked by corpses that have returned to life, and Johnny is killed. Now, Barbara tries to find safety by joining six other people in a farmhouse, and they become trapped while the zombies hunger for human flesh. As tensions rise, dangers increase–both inside and outside the farmhouse.
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Normal Life 1996 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John McNaughton
Cast: Ashley Judd, Luke Perry, Bruce A. Young, Jim True-Frost, Edmund Wyson, Michael Skewes, Scott Cummins, Tom Towles, Kate Walsh, Kevin Mukherji, Penelope Milford, Dawn Maxey
Chicago policeman Chris Anderson (Luke Perry) and his wife, Pam (Ashley Judd), enter into a dysfunctional marriage that leads to a crime spree in the Chicago suburbs.
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 The Pit and the Pendulum 1991 R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Stuart Gordon
Cast: Lance Henriksen, Rona DeRicci, Jonathan Fuller, Frances Bay, Jeffrey Combs, Mark Margolis, Stephen Lee, Oliver Reed, Tom Towles, William Norris
Set during the 15th century at the time of the Spanish Inquisition and shot in a European castle, this version of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale carries an air of authenticity. The plot involves the evil deeds of the unbalanced Grand Inquisitor Forquemada (Lance Henriksen) who uses the name of God and the Church to support the use of his torture chamber.
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The Prophecy II 1998 R, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Greg Spence
Cast: Christopher Walken, Russell Wong, Jennifer Beals, Brittany Murphy, Eric Roberts, Glenn Danzig, Steve Hytner, Bruce Abbott, William Prael, J.G. Hertzler, Renee Victor, Elizabeth Dennehy, Nicki Micheaux, Tom Towles, Danny Strong
This gory follow-on to the original finds Gabriel (Christopher Walken) being released by Lucifer, thus allowing Gabriel to continue his battle against humans and good angels (since God seems to favor those over the bad angels). But, he needs help from suicidal Izzy (Brittany Murphy) since he is not up on current-day technology.
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| 1. Fortress (1993)
2. Girls in Prison (1994)
3. Gridlock'd (1997)
4. Halloween (2007)
5. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
6. House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
7. Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
8. Night of the Living Dead (1990)
9. Normal Life (1996)
10. The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
11. The Prophecy II (1998)
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