Released February 20th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: Paul Kersey finally had his run-in with the New York City cops and they told him, simply, that they want him to skip town.
So Paul does just that.
He finds himself living a nice, quiet life in California.
But the crime rate is just as high as it was back in New York.
This doesn't worry Paul too much until one day, while he is out and about, enjoying the day with his daughter and his girlfriend.
He is mugged and his wallet is stolen, even though Paul chases one of the muggers down.
Now the muggers are after Paul because he chased one of them down.
Stars Charles Bronson , Jill Ireland , Robin Sherwood , Silvana Gallardo , Vincent Gardenia , J.D. Cannon , Anthony Franciosa , Ben Frank , Robert F. Lyons , Michael Prince , Drew Snyder , Laurence Fishburne , Charles Cyphers
Directed by Michael Winner
Rated R
SEQUEL/THRILLER
Released May 14th in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: A popular actress announces her engagement to the love of her life/make up artist, Vincent.
Her manager is adamant that she does not marry the man and that he will ruin her career.
The couple basically laughs off the manager's wish, they believe he's just drunk and hell get over it.
But the manager is pissed and ends up causing a horrible accident on Vincent, disfiguring him for life.
Fast forward.
Vincents' life consists no longer of working with the stars... well, not willing, alive stars anyways.
He now runs the local wax museum, where he continues his work.
But he's got some looney tune/vindictive tricks up his sleeve.
Stars Cameron Mitchell , Anne Helm , Scott Brady , Berry Kroeger , Victoria Carroll , Phillip Baird , John 'Bud' Cardos , Hollis Morrison , James Forrest , Virgil Frye , Mercedes Alberti , Barry Donohue , Ingrid Dittmar
Directed by Bud Townsend
Rated PG
MYSTERY/HORROR
"I want you to look at it! Look at it!!
Released September 18, 1991, in the US.
Filmed entirely in Italy.
The story: In Outer Space, for many years, the inhabitants have one special past time, fights in the arena.
These aren't just any fights though, these are fights that are only fought by space monsters and creatures.
When a human gets into a fight with a creature at a fast food place, he is sought after by the people who handle the fights and the fighters on a regular basis.
They believe can beat any creature in a fight.
Stars Paul Satterfield , Hamilton Camp , Claudia Christian , Marc Alaimo , Shari Shattuck , Armin Shimerman , Brett Porter , Charles Tabansi , Michael Deak , Jack Carter , William Butler , Grady Clarkson , Dave Thompson , Ken Clark , Diana Rose
Directed by Peter Manoogian
Rated PG13
SCIFI
"I've only got four hands!"
Released October, sometime in 1982, in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: Evil scientist Dr.Daniel is doing illegal work on his space station, with his sidekick/helper, android Max.
While the doctor does not want to be disturbed, Max is visited by three people whos spacecraft has broken down.
The three need a place to stay while they fix their craft, so Max takes it upon himself to invite them to stay with him and the doctor.
But this isn't good, cause the three are escaped convicts and fugitives and eventually the space police are gonna crackdown on them all.
Stars Crofton Hardester , Norbert Weisser , Brie Howard , Don Keith Opper , Klaus Kinski , Kendra Kirchner
Directed by Aaron Lipstadt
Rated PG
SCIFI
Released November 17th in the US.
Filmed entirely in the UK.
The story: A psychiatrist visits a mental asylum, to see if its patients can be helped or are really benefiting from being there. He visits the patients and they all have their stories to tell him.
The first patient, Barbara, fought for her life in a story called "The Frozen Fear".
The second is a tailor whose life was changed through his work, in the story "The Weird Tailor".
The third patient is a woman who does bad things but blames them on her other personality in the story "Lucy Comes To Stay".
And lastly, the fourth patient is a brilliant man, who was a doctor and is now still working on a secret project. His story, "Mannikins Of Horror."
Stars Barbara Parkins , Richard Todd , Sylvia Syms , Barry Morse , Ann Firbank , John Franklyn-Robbins , Peter Cushing , Daniel Jones , Charlotte Rampling , James Villiers , Megs Jenkins , Britt Ekland , Herbert Lom , Patrick Magee , Robert Powell , Geoffrey Bayldon , Sylvia Marriott , Frank Forsyth , Tony Wall
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Rated PG
HORROR/MYSTERY
Released August 15th in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: Frank Dooley is a very happy, good at what he does cop.
When he catches a couple of his co-workers robbing a store, they end up pinning the whole thing on him.
He has to go to court for his so-called crime and the judge demands that he never work as a policeman ever again.
Soon Dooley finds himself taking a short course to become a security guard.
On his first day of work, he messes up.
He doesn't realize yet that the company he's working for is corrupt and making anything that goes wrong look like its security guards' faults'.
Stars John Candy , Eugene Levy , Kenneth McMillan , Robert Loggia , Meg Ryan , Brion James , Jonathan Banks , Don Stroud , Stacy Keach Sr. , Larry Hankin , Judy Landers , Saveli Kramarov , K.C. Winkler
Directed by Mark L. Lester
Rated PG13
COMEDY
Oh, I loved this movie so much when it was brand new. It was one of the ones I was lucky enough to see in theaters at that very important time for cinema.
I think this movie is so cool.
Released February 17th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Utah.
The story: Ren is a teenager who has just made a move with his mom from Chicago to a much smaller town.
Almost immediately Ren realizes that he, and the people in his new home town, just don't see eye to eye.
Among other things in town that the towns' people see as rebellious, dancing is an activity that has been banned to the point of being against the law.
But Ren believes, dancing is a way of celebrating life and he will try his hardest to get that law overturned somehow.
Stars Kevin Bacon , Frances Lee McCain , John Lithgow , Dianne Wiest , Lori Singer , Sarah Jessica Parker , Elizabeth Gorcey , Lynne Marta , Chris Penn , John Laughlin , Jim Youngs , Douglas Dirkson , Arthur Rosenberg
Directed by Herbert Ross
Rated R
DRAMA
"This obscene rock n' roll music..."
