Beneath the Planet of the Apes 1970  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Charlton Heston, James Franciscus, Maurice Evans, Kim Hunter, Linda Harrison, Paul Richards, Victor Buono, James Gregory, Jeff Corey, Natalie Trundy, Thomas Gomez, David Watson, Don Pedro Colley, Tod Andrews, Lou Wagner
This is the first sequel to the popular primate films, and Charlton Heston is back. This time, U.S. astronaut Taylor (Heston) has disappeared while exploring the distant planet that was once ruled by apes. Astronaut Brent (James Franciscus) is sent to rescue him and crash lands on the Planet of the Apes. Taylor's mate Nova (Linda Harrison) rescues Brent and takes him to the ape city where friendly scientists Zira (Kim Hunter) and Cornelius (David Watson) hide them. Adventures abound when they are kidnapped, find Taylor, escape, and then discover the weapon that could prevent the apes from wiping out the world.
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Boot Hill 1969  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Foreign / Western
aka: Trinity Rides Again
Director: Giuseppe Colizzi
Cast: Terence Hill, Woody Strode, Bud Spencer, Eduardo Ciannelli, Victor Buono, Lionel Stander, Glauco Onorato, Alberto Dell'Acqua, Nazzareno Zamperla, Maurizio Manetti
Cat Stevens (Terrence Hill) and pal Hutch Bessy (Bud Spencer) are again involved in stopping the desperados–this time they get unexpected help from circus performers.
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Four for Texas 1963 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
aka: 4 for Texas
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, Charles Bronson, Victor Buono, Richard Jaeckel, Mike Mazurki, Jack Elam, Bob Steele, Edric Connor, Nick Dennis, Wesley Addy, Ellen Corby
Zack Thomas (Frank Sinatra) and Joe Jarrett (Dean Martin) banter their way through this entertaining Western in which they join forces against the evil banker, Harvey Burden (Victor Buono).
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Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte 1964   N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Victor Buono, Mary Astor, Bruce Dern, George Kennedy, Cecil Kellaway, Wesley Addy, William Campbell, Frank Ferguson, Dave Willock, John Megna
Haunted by memories of her murdered fiance, Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) has only her housekeeper Velma (Agnes Moorehead) for company. When she learns that her decaying Southern mansion is slated for demolition, she calls her cousin Miriam (Olivia de Havilland) for help. Miriam arrives on the scene with the family doctor (Joseph Cotten) to help, but he causes even more problems, and now Charlotte fights for her sanity as her Southern lifestyle is about to disintegrate, and Miriam tries to drive her crazy. The film received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead).
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The Man with Bogart's Face 1980  PG, 106 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Sam Marlowe, Private Eye
Director: Robert Day
Cast: Robert Sacchi, Franco Nero, Michelle Phillips, Olivia Hussey, Misty Rowe, Victor Buono, Herbert Lom, Richard Bakalyan, George Raft, Yvonne De Carlo
This spoof of Humphrey Bogart films stars Robert Sacchi as Sam Marlow who undergoes plastic surgery to look like Bogart and becomes involved in solving a Maltese-Falcon-like crime.
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Robin and the Seven Hoods 1964 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Falk, Bing Crosby, Barbara Rush, Victor Buono, Allen Jenkins, Edward G. Robinson, Hans Conried, Hank Henry, Robert Foulk, Jack La Rue, Sig Ruman, Richard Bakalyan
Robbo (Frank Sinatra), who leads Chicago gangsters during Prohibition, is given $50,000 by Marian (Barbara Rush) to hunt down the man who killed her gangster father Big Jim (Edward G. Robinson). Robbo gives the money to his henchman Will (Sammy Davis Jr.) who, in turn, gives the money to Allen A. Dale (Bing Crosby) who runs the Blessed Shelter Orphans Home. Dale informs the press about the gift, and Robbo becomes a celebrity, known as Chicago's Robin Hood. Now, Robbo and his gang open up their own mission and, of course, use it as a cover for back-room gambling. "My Kind of Town" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song.
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The Silencers 1966 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: Dean Martin, Stella Stevens, Daliah Lavi, Victor Buono, Arthur O'Connell, Robert Webber, James Gregory, Nancy Kovack, Cyd Charisse, Beverly Adams
Secret agent Matt Helm (Dean Martin) comes to the rescue when Tung-Tze (Victor Buono) threatens to destroy a U.S. atomic testing site.
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The Strangler 1964 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Burt Topper
Cast: Victor Buono, David McLean, Diane Sayer, Davey Davison, Ellen Corby, Michael(4) Ryan, Baynes Barron, Russ Bender, Jeanne Bates, Wally Campo, Byron Morrow, James Sikking
Lab technician Leo Kroll (Victor Buono) stalks victim after victim strangling young nurses in Boston. Jealousy of his own mother's nurse has turned him into a psychotic killer.
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Target: Harry 1969 R, 81 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
aka: How to Make It
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Victor Buono, Vic Morrow, Suzanne Pleshette, Cesar Romero, Stanley Holloway, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Ansara, Ahna Capri, Christian Barbier, Jack E. Leonard, Kathy Fraisse, Victoria Hale, Laurie Main, Milton Reid, Fikret Hakan
In this remake of "The Maltese Falcon," charter pilot Harry Black (Vic Morrow) finds himself caught in the middle of a plot to steal engraving plates from the British mint. And then there is sexy Diane Reed (Suzanne Pleshette) who has her own reasons for getting Harry's attention. The film was originally made for TV.
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 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962 N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Anna Lee, Marjorie Bennett, Maidie Norman, Dave Willock, Bert Freed, Wesley Addy, James Seay, Julie Allred, Anne Barton, William Aldrich, Russ Conway, Robert Cornthwaite
Two aging sisters–Jane (Bette Davis) and Blanche (Joan Crawford)–co-exist in a decrepit, Los Angeles mansion. Jane was once the vaudeville child star "Baby Jane" (Julie Allred). Blanche had lived in Jane's shadow as a child but gained stardom as an adult in the film world while Jane's career faded. Blanche enjoyed her success until a drunken Jane caused a car accident that crippled Blanche and left her wheelchair-bound. Now, Jane works with pianist Edwin Flagg (Victor Buono) in hopes of finally gaining stardom as an adult. At the same time, she goes crazy and plots to kill Blanche. A good thriller/black comedy. Academy Award nominations went to Davis (Best Actress) and Buono (Best Supporting Actor).
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Who's Minding the Mint? 1967 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Morris
Cast: Jim Hutton, Dorothy Provine, Milton Berle, Joey Bishop, Bob Denver, Walter Brennan, Victor Buono, Jack Gilford, Jamie Farr, Jackie Joseph
After U.S. Mint worker Harry Lucas (Jim Hutton) accidentally destroys new bills worth $50,000, he plots to reprint the money–with the help of some very unsavory characters.
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The Wrath of God 1972 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ralph Nelson
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Ken Hutchison, Frank Langella, Rita Hayworth, Victor Buono, John Colicos, Gregory Sierra, Paula Pritchett
This is Rita Hayworth's last film. In it, she played Senora De La Plata, the wife of a psychotic rebel in a south-of-the-border town.
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| 1. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
2. Boot Hill (1969)
aka: Trinity Rides Again
3. Brenda Starr (1976)
4. Four for Texas (1963)
aka: 4 for Texas
5. Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
6. The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)
aka: Sam Marlowe, Private Eye
7. Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964)
8. The Silencers (1966)
9. The Strangler (1964)
10. Target: Harry (1969)
aka: How to Make It
11. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
12. Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)
13. The Wrath of God (1972)
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