Movie Riffing 30's-2000's
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- DirectorIrvin S. Yeaworth Jr.Russell S. Doughten Jr.StarsSteve McQueenAneta CorsautEarl RoweAn alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.
- DirectorPeter SykesStarsPaul JonesTom KempinskiRobert Langdon LloydA unique and controversial document of Britain in the 1960s. Avoiding easy answers, The Committee uses a surreal murder to explore the tension and conflict between bureaucracy on one side, and individual freedom on the other.
- DirectorPaul LederStarsZooey HallGeri ReischlJoanne Moore JordanAlbert tried to kill his rich snobby mother once. Then he was institutionalized. Now he's escaped. Albert is after his mother again. And he will torture and kill anything that lays in the way...
- DirectorGeorge GageStarsAllen GarfieldKathleen LloydLeif GarrettA Hollywood agent finds himself in debt to a powerful bookie. To make a fast buck, he creates a team of exceptionally talented skateboarders and enters them in a downhill race. If they win, they will get $20,000.
- CreatorCharles E. Sellier Jr.StarsDan HaggertyDenver PyleBozo the BearAn innocent fugitive from the law lives in the wilderness with a grizzly bear companion and helps passers-by in the forest.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn LandisSaul KahanJoseph PiantadosiA small town is terrorized by "The Banana Killer", which turns out to be the missing link between man and ape.
- DirectorL.Q. JonesStarsDon JohnsonJason RobardsSusanne BentonA young man and his telepathic dog wander a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
- DirectorJ. Robert WagonerStarsRudy Ray MooreCarol SpeedJimmy LynchRudy Ray Moore's fourth in a series of cult favorites finds him playing an ex-cop called back into action to stop an angel dust producer. The angel dust hallucinations alone are well worth the price of admission!
- DirectorHenning SchellerupStarsJeff GoldblumPaul SandMeg FosterAngered that Katrina has grown fond of schoolmaster Crane, Brom Bones determines to scare off the interloper by filling his head with spooky tales of a Headless Horseman. Crane disparages the legends, until one fateful ride home in the dark of night.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsTom MasonEric BraedenMelinda O. FeeAn alien mother ship hovering in Earth's atmosphere is the base for an attempted alien invasion of Earth.
- DirectorIvan NagyStarsTed DansonMary Louise WellerChristopher LeeTed Danson plays a computer genius who gets involved in the theft of an important N.A.S.A. computer, then thrust into the world of espionage with Sir Christopher Lee.
- DirectorJackie CooperStarsKatharine RossBo HopkinsCandy ClarkSammy Garrett, the wife of a champion rodeo performer, is tired of her subsidiary role at home as a housewife. So she becomes an aspiring rodeo rider herself, encouraged by her one-time performer mother and eventually confronts her new lifestyle despite her husband's disapproval. Based on the true story of rodeo champion Sue Pirtle.
- DirectorRichard T. HeffronStarsPeter StraussDee WallaceKathryn WalkerA female humpback whale is stranded in a small area during a storm. Fishermen of the village seek to kill the whale but a man visiting the area fights to save the whale's life.
- DirectorLou AntonioStarsLonny ChapmanHenry ThomasJohn MartinThis movie is based on a Coca-Cola commercial staring "Mean" Joe Greene
- DirectorGus TrikonisStarsErin MoranLisa WhelchelCharles HaidBest friends compete for the title of "Miss Twirl" (similar to a Miss America contest with the primary category of competition being (what else?) twirling!). The real test, however, is whether their friendship will survive through the contest with the pressure and interference from their parents to win.
- DirectorWoodie King Jr.StarsMorgan FreemanYolanda KingMansoor Najee-ullahAfter breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed in. Despite death threats and intimidation, Malcolm marched on - continuing to spread the word of equality and brotherhood right up until the moment of his brutal and untimely assassination. Highlighted by newsreel footage and interviews, this is the story of the last twenty-four hours of Malcolm X. Featuring the music of jazz percussionist Max Roach.
- DirectorNoel BlackStarsMaureen StapletonEdward HerrmannPaul BenedictThree children and their father get a very special robot grandmother to assist them.
- DirectorBill PerezStarsMason AdamsBob HoltFrank WelkerThe Grinch leaves home in a foul mood, looking for trouble. He runs into the Cat in the Hat and decides to make the cat's life unbearable.
- DirectorRobert GreenwaldStarsMartin SheenJane AlexanderEmilio EstevezA teenage delinquent who goes on a drunken joyride is left in jail overnight by his parents in the hope that he might learn a lesson from it.
- DirectorLeslie H. MartinsonStarsGary ColemanRobert GuillaumeJune AllysonAndy LeBeau is a fallen angel of sorts. He keeps messing up and causing trouble in angel training. The archangel, Michael, decides to give him one more shot. His mission: Help out the problems of three cases. First, the Desautel family, who are on the edge of breaking up. Then, the McNulty family, who are workaholics. Finally, Dorothea Powell who is a secluded, grumpy old woman. Andy's guide on earth is Blake, who is none too thrilled to work with Andy.
- DirectorJohn BerryStarsErik EstradaMorgan FairchildJames McEachinRico 'Honeyboy' Ramirez is a Puerto Rican from the south Bronx who finds fame and fortune as a middleweight boxer. But he soon learns that it's not all it's cracked up to be when he loses sight of his goals. First by becoming romantically involved with his attractive publicist, and then having to prove himself in the ring after learning that his biggest victory was rigged by his shady, mob-connected, promoters.
- DirectorSandor SternStarsLindsay WagnerGerald McRaneyMelissa MichaelsenWhen her husband becomes ill with heart problems, Joanne Tilford reluctantly returns to her family after a six-year stay in a mental institution. Her children are strangers to her, and the woman who has been raising them is hostile to her presence.
- DirectorJerry JamesonStarsLynda CarterSteve ForrestGranville Van DusenA beautiful telephone operator is stalked by a murderous madman.
- DirectorMartin GreenStarsAldo RayKory ClarkChuck JamisonA woman with psychic visions and an alcoholic past moves into a house where the previous occupant was mysteriously decapitated, and soon suspects the visions she's seeing are her own future.
- DirectorGeorge SchaeferStarsBette DavisPenny FullerAlexa KeninAn elderly widow must find meaning and activity in her life when her son suggests she is no longer capable of handling her own affairs.
- DirectorRoger YoungStarsIke EisenmannTrini AlvaradoIsrael JuarbeDanny is a New York City subway graffiti artist whose prodigious talent is noticed by a concerned cop who becomes a mentor and urges him to help track down a drug kingpin.
- DirectorPeter MedakStarsPatrick DuffyCindy PickettLawrence PressmanA psychiatrist and his wife move into a quaint coastal town only to discover that a sinister presence is lurking there.
- DirectorDenis SandersStarsElaine JoyceJoseph CampanellaNancy KulpThis movie explores the possibilities of interaction between man and computer, with some historical background. It demonstrates techniques introduced in the Walt Disney movie _Tron (1982)_, combining computer-synthesized animation and real-life object photography.
- DirectorKenneth ZolloStarsCharles WardMela SilvestriRobert ZolloTrapped at work by a nearby train crash that has released toxic fumes, warehouse workers also have to survive a toxic slime creature.
- DirectorAlan J. LeviStarsBob DenverJonathan BanksDavid DoyleIn a research lab, a scientist's pet chimpanzee mixes up an invisibility formula. A young woman accidentally drinks the solution and becomes invisible.
- DirectorTheodore ThomasStarsSab ShimonoErin YoungJon HarveyTwo curious toys, Peepers and Zoom, wonder about how they become toys. Aided by Robin, their equally curious owner, Zoom and Peepers visit a toy museum - "Home for Old Toys" to discover their existence.
- DirectorE.W. SwackhamerStarsO.J. SimpsonCliff GormanCandy ClarkO. J. Simpson plays Michael Brennen, a San Francisco private eye who gets dragged into a drug-smuggling operation while searching for the girlfriend of a deal client, leading Brennen to a politically prominent family.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsDan AykroydJane CurtinLaraine NewmanIn this animated pilot based on the SNL sketch, The Coneheads come to conquer Earth but they soon find themselves becoming domesticated.Just the Pilot
- DirectorLeslie H. MartinsonStarsGary ColemanRobert GuillaumeKari MichaelsenA very intelligent teenager is sent to college where he meets his roommate, a popular jock. Therefore, he must learn to adapt to adult life, wild parties, and romance.
- DirectorJud TaylorStarsRichard BenjaminPaula PrentissTony RobertsAt first the Webbers laugh at their neighbors when they leave L.A. for the mountains of Oregon in search of a wholesome environment. But when they recognize the same symptoms in their family that made the neighbors leave, they follow them. However their new domicile is a bit more apart from civilization than expected. Even then it's not a paradise: their neighbors are weird, the nearest store is miles away, and their house lacks even the most basic comfort. How long before they're packin' it in again?It's a comedy, harder on the riffing side
- DirectorDavid GreeneStarsChristopher PlummerDavid MorseFrances SternhagenAn intelligent android (Michael) constructed by a research team is taken outdoors and successfully passed off as human in a trial run. When the government hears of this, they order their own set of tests in Washington. When the project leader realizes the military want the android for a soldier, he can't accept it, and he and Michael go into hiding to avoid their clutches.
- DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsJason RobardsJoBeth WilliamsSteve GuttenbergThe effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas.
- DirectorNoel BlackStarsDon MurrayBarbara BabcockDana ElcarTami, a young girl who has just moved to Oregon, stands up against her coach and the naysayers of her small town to prove that she's capable of being a talented football quarterback despite her gender.
- DirectorCharles CrichtonPeter MedakStarsMartin LandauBarbara BainCatherine Schell_Space: 1999_ (1975) season 2 episodes The Metamorph and Space Ward were edited together to create this movie about the adrift in space crew of Moonbase Alpha that meets shape-shifting alien Maya and her father who wants their brains.
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsMariette HartleyPaula PrentissShelby BalikCindy Lightner relentlessly tries to spearhead the drive for the national anti-drunk driver legislation after her own daughter becomes the victim of a hit-and-run by a drunk driver.
- DirectorPeter BaldwinStarsBenny BakerVivian BonnellHamilton CampArthur is asked to pick up a bird for Thanksgiving dinner, so he brings home a 266-pound chicken named Henrietta. The family welcome her with open arms, but the neighbors are not so sure and then Henrietta escapes...
- DirectorJud TaylorStarsJames FarentinoPenny FullerDon MurrayA grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as the young, hard-pressed district attorney seems unable to overcome the technicalities and maneuverings that the driver's attorney uses to keep his client out of jail and still on the streets as a legal driver. When the judge is forced to rule time and again in favor of the defense, it appears that the driver might escape punishment altogether.
- DirectorChester Novell TurnerStarsShirley L. JonesRicky RoachChester TankersleyA woman buys a doll at a magic shop. Unbeknownst to her, the doll is possessed by an evil spirit, and it proceeds to take her over.
- DirectorPaul ShapiroStarsMegan FollowsRick MoranisGail YoungsA female goalie player faces prejudiced opposition when she joins a boys hockey team in Parry Sound, Ontario.
- DirectorJoan Micklin SilverStarsWallace ShawnIlan Mitchell-SmithHermione GingoldA kid strives to be perfect, and in the end realizes that individuality is more fun.
- DirectorDennis PetersenStarsSteve HugoMarc RothDave SchmidtA man out for his daily jog is terrorized by a stalker in a ski mask, only to find that he has made a comic mistake.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsRobert UrichJoanna CassidySusan LucciA family moves to a suburban town only to be coerced into joining a suspicious club.
- DirectorAnthony SimmonsStarsEd BishopBob HoskinsAl MatthewThe Metaliens, alien robots intent on galactic domination, encounter a major setback. Their enormous Space Saucer, 'Compromise', enters a black hole in a strange, uncharted region of Space, and collides with another craft - sending the Kleptonite Ball, their precious cargo and the key to Universal Conquest, hurtling to a planet inhabited by primitive life forms: Earth. Having materialized in a bar, the Ball variously functions as a Christmas tree decoration, a bathroom ornament, and a fortune-teller's prop. The Metaliens must retrieve the Kleptonite Ball if their mission is ever to succeed. And that's when their problems really begin.
- DirectorJeffrey BloomStarsJames SpaderBelinda BauerPeter KowankoAn alien woman is running from a deadly enemy and tries to hide on Earth where she meets a young mechanic, who helps her to get back home and to fight for the freedom of her people.
- DirectorJack BenderStarsJonelle AllenShari BelafonteLeVar BurtonPhil, Melissa, Mitch, Mary, and Vinnie are high school friends, who unwittingly raise the dead on Halloween night. Once the dead have returned, Pitchford Cove will never be the same again....or will it?
- DirectorDon TaylorStarsSally KellermanLinda HamiltonHunt BlockA group of cute, young women in USSR are trained to be spies in USA, using their bodies to seduce. Elena passes and is sent to Moscow, where she meets a single, American man.
- DirectorRobert TanosStarsPeter SnookPeter FerriMichael WearneA troubled teen is lost in the wilderness for a year.
- DirectorJack BenderStarsKathleen BellerMichael BrandonDennis FranzLaura Daniels, single and bored, finds new interest in life when she discovers an old ouija board. It appears, however, that the object's previous owner was murdered - and messages from beyond warn Laura that she may be next.
- DirectorReza BadiyiStarsTerry LesterKeye LukeMichael PrestonTo save the life of the one who created it, detective engages in a network of corruption, crime and seduction.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsWilliam PetersenWillem DafoeJane LeevesA fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
- DirectorRobert Michael LewisStarsEmmanuel LewisLynne MoodyBen VereenFacing his parent's (Lynne Moody, Ben Vereen) impending divorce and emotional upheaval, a young boy (Emmanuel Lewis) runs away and joins a gang of London street urchins who live by their wits, begging, and thievery.
- DirectorPeter BaldwinStarsMartin MullAnnette FunicelloFred WillardAn ordinary family wins the lottery and they soon learn that winning is not all it's cracked up to be.
- DirectorLarry CohenStarsMichael MoriartyAndrea MarcovicciGarrett MorrisA delicious, mysterious goo that oozes from the earth is marketed as the newest dessert sensation, but the tasty treat rots more than teeth when zombie-like snackers who only want to consume more of the strange substance at any cost begin infesting the world.
- DirectorNell CoxStarsMax WrightPolly HollidayHuckleberry FoxKonrad is a perfect instant child "born" in a factory at age 8. Due to a mistake in the factory's computer, Konrad is delivered to Bertie Bartolotti, a woman whose life and appearance are in a constant state of disarray. Konrad arrives looking like a gremlin, but when Bertie pours a nutrient solution over his head he changes into a fully-developed, perfect 8-year-old child. The factory realizes a mistake was made, and recalls Konrad, but he does not want to leave his new family and friends.
- DirectorCharles BravermanStarsKeanu ReevesKiefer SutherlandLori LoughlinKeanu Reeves, Kiefer Sutherland, and Billy Zane star as high-school students who start a vigilante group to combat crime in their neighborhood.
- DirectorJeffrey BloomStarsMichael OntkeanJane KaczmarekBilly Dee WilliamsAfter a horrific shooting incident, a small town votes to allow a mass arming of the citizenry.
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesAllen BrackenAngie DickinsonOrson Welles was a big fan of magic and in this television broadcast develops a number of traditional tricks.
- DirectorHal GurneeStarsDavid LettermanEd BradleyCalvert DeForestDavid Letterman hosts his second film festival featuring such guests as Michael J. Fox, Terri Garr, Diane Sawyer and Jonathan Winters.
- DirectorRichard RothsteinStarsBud CortLori PettyMoses GunnA mentally disturbed man, who roomed with the late Norman Bates at the state lunatic asylum, inherits the legendary Bates Motel after the death of Norman and tries to fix it up to make it a respectable business.
- DirectorDavid GrossmanStarsShelley DuvallElliott GouldScott GrimesA kid experimenting with frogs finds that one of the subjects can actually speak.
- DirectorGary P. CohenStarsGary SchwartzChick KaplanRobin LeedsA husband and wife open a video store in a new town, and come to find out that the locals only rent horror films and the "occasional triple X'er", and make their own snuff videos.
- DirectorMichael A. SimpsonStarsWilliam WindomDavid L. LanderBruce MahlerWhen a mob family takes over an amusement park after the owner dies under mysterious circumstances, the recently-fired clown mascot seeks vengeance for the loss of his job.
- DirectorNick MillardStarsPriscilla AldenAlbert EskinaziRoyal FarrosMurderous, overweight nurse Edith and her brother run a medical clinic out of their suburban home: they take in patients, kill them, and continue to bill the state for their care. But a nosy county inspector threatens to complicate this foul family business.
- DirectorSias OdendaalMichael PakleppaStarsGlynis JohnsSteve RailsbackRonald FranceAn alien called Nukie searches for his brother Miko, who has been captured by the U.S. government.
- DirectorSteven Hilliard SternStarsJay UnderwoodAlan ThickeRobyn LivelyDr. Jonas Carson, a scientist, invents Chip, an android teenager. Dr. Carson sends Chip to school with his daughter Becky to see whether an android could interact with others. But his former employer decides to try and make a profit by stealing the mechanical boy.
- DirectorEric LukeStarsJay UnderwoodAlan ThickeRobyn LivelyChip, the android boy is back. This time, he is off to college, suffering from a computer virus and in love with Roberta, another android. Will there be a happy ending?
- DirectorPhilip MarcusMarvin G. LipschultzStarsAldo RaySandy BrookeVerónica Porche AliFrank Morris one of only three men to escape from Alcatraz Island prison returns twenty five years later to his former place of incarceration to find a map that will lead him to a fortune.
- DirectorCarl UrbanoRay PattersonStarsScott MenvilleElizabeth Lyn FraserHamilton CampA dramatic special that shows the young Flintstones trying to raise money so they can go to a concert. The story takes a turn when older kids try to push drugs on them. Then the characters demonstrate how and why to say no to all drugs.
- DirectorMichael MillerStarsJustine BatemanMax GailJason BatemanA young blind woman struggles for independence.
- DirectorBrian Trenchard-SmithStarsDavid ArgueJohn LeyNicole KidmanA trio of teen BMX enthusiasts become entangled with a group of bank robbers after discovering their cache of walkie-talkies.
- DirectorKen JubenvillStarsMichael IronsideTodd CaldecottAnna HaganHard-working small-time rancher Don asks his city slicker son Tim to shoot the wolf that's been killing their livestock but Tim, believing that the wolf is innocent, tries to stand up for the animal.
- DirectorWalter C. MillerStarsJill SchulzGreg DeasonMolly BoiceCharlie Brown and Snoopy receive a letter from Snoopy's desert dwelling brother, Spike recounting his relationship with a (live-action) woman.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsLane SmithViggo MortensenChelsea FieldThe spirit of a long-dead prisoner returns for revenge, haunting the prison's new governor.
- DirectorStan LathanStarsAlfre WoodardMichael WarrenMario Van PeeblesAndrea Crawford, an important business woman, risks everything to save a kid from the life of crime.
- DirectorRichard JonesStarsGary OwensEric BoardmanKenneth MarsA documentary on dinosaurs, with a story arc about a dinosaurs egg given to two boys named Gary and Eric.
- DirectorCharles PinionStarsStephen L. AntczakCharles PinionLow budget shot-on-video gore film with comical overtones concerns a skateboarding teen's murder. Rising from the dead with his skateboard, he embarks on a vengeful killing spree.
- DirectorStewart RaffillStarsChristine EbersoleJonathan WardTina CasparyAn alien trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a wheelchair-bound boy.
- DirectorStacy PeraltaStarsChris BorstSteve CaballeroAdrian DemainThe Bones Brigade skate their way across America in search of legendary skater, Won Ton Animal Chin. The missing skater remains elusive, but the crew journey from Hawaii to Vegas and realise that Animal Chin is alive in them all.
- DirectorDavid WintersStarsJosh BrolinRobert RuslerPamela GidleyTwo skateboarding gangs battle each other for supremacy, and a member of one gang falls in love with the sister of his rival.
- DirectorGraeme CliffordStarsChristian SlaterSteven BauerRichard HerdA young avid skateboarder uncovers a government conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death.
- DirectorTodd HollandStarsFred SavageLuke EdwardsJenny LewisA boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video-game championship.
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsJoe LaraKim CrosbyJames MedinaTarzan goes to New York to rescue the chimp Cheetah, who has been captured by an evil animal experimenter. There, he teams up with Jane, a cab driver and daughter of an ex-cop private eye, who help Tarzan free Cheetah and his friends.
- DirectorBurt BrinckerhoffStarsBeverly RowlandCharles DurningRisa SchiffmanFeeling unneeded, a disillusioned Santa Claus (Charles Durning) quits Christmas. Through the selflessness of a little girl looking to reunite her parents for Christmas (and the help of his bumbling chief elf, Philpot (Bruce Vilanch), Santa and the child travel across America and Santa discovers that people really do need him and care about other people.
- DirectorChris ShawStarsTimothy DwightJoan BechtelJohn J. FlynnSci-fi story about a man (Timothy Dwight) on the run from a Big Brother-like security force.
- DirectorDennis DevineStarsLane CoyleKay SchaberAngela EadsA crazy serial killer kills himself by sealing his soul in to his camera. Years later a woman buys the camera, and everyone she photographs begins being tracked down and killed by the killers spirit.
- DirectorSomtow SucharitkulStarsJoey AcedoJohn AnthoniHank AzconaA ragtag group of people go on an archaeological trip to Mexico to visit Mayan ruins, but get more than they bargained for, when they encounter a zealous group of Mexicans attempting to revive a deadly ancient ritual of their ancestors.
- DirectorSteven DeFalcoRon OttavianoStarsDavid DeFalcoAmerico CarrocioMichele de SantisA killer goes on a killing spree at a heavy metal club.
- DirectorArmand GazarianStarsNicholas HillCindy CoatmanSteve DaltonA warrior from another planet must battle six opponents from different parts of the universe.
- DirectorDaniel MatmorStarsBrian Paul StuartQuetzal CastroDan CharltonA pair of inner city youths go to work selling drugs for the power mad Spanish "Godfather" Enrico, who has his sights set on taking out Harlem's corrupt city commissioner.
- DirectorAddison RandallStarsStuart ChapinRif HuttonDavid MarriottDetective Ian 'Shotgun' Jones hunts a sadistic misogynistic maniac.
- DirectorAllan A. GoldsteinStarsMichael SarrazinLinda E. SmithRon LeaA married man calls the wrong number for phone-sex and winds up being stalked by a psychotic man.
- DirectorDianne Haak-EdsonStarsAmanda RowseLindsay JacksonRebekah BakerWhile staying at her Aunt Clare's country home, Amy Treloar discovers a doll-house with a secret only the dolls know.
- CreatorLarry BrodyJanis HendlerJames J. McNamaraStarsKen OlandtLarry B. ScottPatrick MacneeIn the year 2020, an astronaut becomes a vigilante when he returns from a mission to learn his cop brother's been murdered.
- DirectorBob SykesStarsWendy J. CookeHarry FrazierBarry Livingston"The Elf Who Saved Christmas" begins on Christmas Eve when Santa has received no letters in his giant mailbox. Santa calls the elves together and announces that no one believes in the spirit of Christmas anymore. It is time for him to retire. Toby, the tiny mailroom elf, sets out to find the letters and tumbles through the mailbox into the den of the wicked Mrs. Buzzard (Jo Anne Worley), who has put a spell on the mailbox to ruin Christmas.
- DirectorKim MannersStarsChris MulkeyCatherine OxenbergDennis HaysbertA policeman and a female scientist team up to recover her latest creation, a cybernetic, crime-fighting dog.