Sunday, January 4, 2009

The Amy Fisher Story (1993)

Plot - This is a dramatization of the true story of Amy Fisher, the Long Island Lolita, who shot and injured the wife of her lover, Joey Buttafucco. Drew Barrymore plays Amy Fisher, who sets about having an affair with a married man, with tragic consequences.


Genre - Crime/Drama/Romance

Director - Andy Tennant

Released - January 1993

Runtime - 96 mins

Language - English

Colour - Colour

Stars :

Drew Barrymore - as Amy Fisher

Anthony John Denison - as Joey Buttafucco

Harley Jane Kozak as Amy Pagnozzi

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The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980)

Plot - Scott Baio plays Buff Saunders, a high school hockey player who, unbeknown to his family, coaches or friends, is struggling with alcoholism. His tendency to drink comes in part from his father, who is also an alcoholic. Buff must work to stay clean to ensure he keeps his place on the hockey team.
This was a made for TV movie, one of many which were known as after school
specials.

Genre - Drama/Sport

Director - Jerrold Freedman

Released - February 1980

Runtime - 99 mins

Language - English

Colour - Colour

Stars :

Scott Baio- as Buff Saunders

Lance Kerwin - as Billy Carpenter

Ed Lauter - as Gus Carpenter


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Prehistoric Women (1950)


Plot - Stone age sex kittens hunt high and low for mates. A tribe of gorgeous cave women take men hostage for mating purposes. One of these men, Engor, is more intelligent than the others, he discovers fire, battles a monstrous giant and tries to win the hand of the beautiful prehistoric queen.
This movie was "for adult viewing only" when it was first released.

Genre - Sci Fi/Adventure

Director - Gregg C Tallas

Released - November 1950

Runtime - 74 mins

Language - English

Colour - Cinecolor

Stars :

Laurette Luez - as Tigri

Allan Nixon - as Engor

Joan Shawlee - as Lotee

Judy Landon - as Eras

Tony Devlin - as Ruig

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Friday, January 2, 2009

Revolt of the Zombies (1936)


Plot - An international expedition is sent into Cambodia to destroy an ancient formula that turns men into Zombies. Director - Victor Halperin

Genre - Horror/Romance/War

Director - Victor Halperin

Released - June 1936

Runtime - 65 mins

Language - English

Colour - Black & White

Stars :

Dorothy Stone - as Claire Duvall

Dean Jagger - as Armand Lougue

Robert Noland - as Clifford Grayson

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Creature From The Haunted Sea (1961)

Plot - An American crook, Sparks Moran, is supposedly helping a group of Islanders escape from a revolution on a Caribbean Island, but his plan is to kill off his crew and blame a legendary sea creature for their demise, but what he does not realise is...the creature is real!

Director - Roger Corman

Released - June 1961

Runtime - 63 mins

Language - English

Colour - Black & White

Stars :

Anthony Carbone as Renzo Capetto

Betsy Jones Mooreland as Mary Belle Monaghan

Robert Towne as Sparks Moran


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