Friday, January 28, 2011

JACK'S BACK



DIRECTOR:
Rowdy Herrington

WRITER:
Rowdy Herrington

CAST:
James Spader
Cynthia Gibb
Rex Ryon
Robert Picardo
Rod Loomis
Jim Haynie


John ( James Spader )


Richard ( James Spader again! )


Christina ( Cynthia Gibb )


Jack ( Rex Ryon )


Dr. Battera ( Robert Picardo )


Sidney ( Rod Loomis )

Brutal copy-cat murders are being committed by a person called the "ripper" on the one-hundredth anniversary of "Jack the rippers" murder spree...

John and Richard are twins. They are estranged, but live opposite each other ( separated by a park ).

John works at a clinic. He's an idealist and kind.

John is murdered by a coworker called Jack, or so we think. Minutes later Richard wakes up after having a nightmare about his twin brother's death.

He rushes to the crime scene, where everybody is shocked to find out John has a twin brother. Richard is questioned. He insists that John did not commit suicide and that his brother was not the "ripper", and that he is not the killer either. However, the cops still think Richard is the "ripper".

Richard goes to the clinic that his brother worked at, but the only person that will listen to him, is Christina. Together they hunt for the real killer.

Jack is eventually captured, but is he really the killer? Or is the "ripper" still out there?...



QUOTES:
Sgt. Gabriel : "He photographs his victims"

Dr. Battera: "She'll be murdered within the next 12 hours, and she'll be pregnant"

Christina: "Fuck off Sidney!"

John: "Call the police! Call the police!"

Christina: "Where there's no jealously, there's no love"

Richard: "Fuck your eye witness!"

Christina: "His brother's dead, wouldn't you be disturbed?"



VIDEO INFO
Online
WIDEscreen
Color
Region - Not applicable
Company - Paramount
Rated R
Extras - Not applicable
Inserts - Not applicable



OBTAINED AT - HULU

PRICE - Free

DO I WANT MY MONEY BACK?:
NO!!!!... This is one of my favorite 80's flicks!

JACK'S BACK is an EXTREMELY UNDERRATED MOVIE!!... I think it's a lot of fun to watch... The story moves along very quickly... Quite a few people could end up being the murderer, and that makes things even more interesting.

James Spader is one of the greatest actors in Hollywood.

Everyone, in front of and behind the camera, kicks ass in this movie.

It's available to watch for FREE on HULU... However, after all these years, it still has NOT been officially released on region one DVD! That really pisses me off!

This movie exists on "legit" VHS, "bootleg" VHS, and "grey-market" DVD-R.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

THE BIG TOWN



DIRECTORS:
Ben Bolt
Harold Becker

WRITERS:
Clark Howard
Robert Roy Pool

CAST:
Matt Dillon
Suzy Amis
Diane Lane
Tommy Lee Jones
Bruce Dern
Lee Grant
Tom Skerritt
Don Francks


J.C. Cullen ( Matt Dillon )


Aggie ( Suzy Amis )


Lorry Dane ( Diane Lane )


George Cole ( Tommy Lee Jones )


Mr. Edwards ( Bruce Dern ) and his wife ( Lee Grant )

J.C. wants to leave the suffocating small town he lives in. Lucky for him, his best friend and mentor has connections in Chicago.

Soon after, J.C. lands in the windy-city and begins his new life by gambling for a living.

Things quickly become very complicated, and J.C. ends up having to make a lot of decisions that will affect the rest of his life...

Such as, his deep feelings for a woman named Aggie versus his ferocious lust for Lorry.

Revealing what he knows about somebody's secret identity.

His future as a gambler.

It ends in equal doses of tragedy and hope...



QUOTES:
J.C.: "I'm not going to get into any trouble ma"

Mrs. Edwards: "Think you can make it in the big town?"

George: "That little bitch will cost you more than money"



VIDEO INFO
Online
WIDEscreen
Color
Region - Not applicable
Company - SONY
Rated R
Extras - Not applicable
Inserts - Not applicable

OBTAINED AT - CRACKLE
PRICE - Free

DO I WANT MY MONEY BACK?:
No... I didn't think it was a great movie. But, it's good enough... I thought it had some great camera work.

Diane Lane, Matt Dillon, Tommy Lee Jones and Suzy Amis are in it. For me, that fact alone makes it worth watching and owning.

Watching films online, is a great way to preview a movie and decide if you want to purchase a DVD.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

CULT TERROR CINEMA



CULT TERROR CINEMA ( MILL CREEK ENTERTAINMENT ) contains 12 movies on three double sided discs.

All the films are from CROWN INTERNATIONAL PICTURES.


DISC 1 - SIDE A....

CRATER LAKE MONSTER
WIDEscreen
Color
Rated PG
Video quality - Good
Audio quality - Good
Violence - Yes. Various gun fights, and anti-dinosaur violence...
Nudity - Well, the dinosaur is NOT wearing a bikini, so technically speaking that qualifies as nudity...

LAND OF THE MINOTAUR
WIDEscreen
Color
Rated PG
Video quality - Fair
Audio quality - Good
Violence - Yes. Several human sacrifices and people being scared by cult members...
Nudity - Kinda-sorta. An EXTREMELY quick shot of one boob, yippee!... Also a shirtless man, boo!, hiss!, boo!....

DISC 1 - SIDE B....

FLESHBURN
FULLscreen
Color
Rated R
Video quality - Fair
Audio quality - Good
Violence - Yes. Several abductions at gunpoint... Gun fights, and a fistfight...
Nudity - None!... Just a shirtless man, boo!, hiss!

ESCAPE FROM HELL ISLAND
FULLscreen
Black & white
NOT rated
Video quality - Fair
Audio quality - Good
Violence - Watching this movie is hell!!!... If boredom is an act of violence, then this flick is one of the most violent movies ever made!!!... Oh, I almost forgot, a bimbo gets slapped across the face, and a smart-ass Cuban exile gets punched ( trust me, he deserved it! )...
Nudity - Nothing, just a little cleavage, yawn....


DISC 2 - SIDE A....

HORROR HIGH ( AKA TWISTED BRAIN )
WIDEscreen
COLOR
Rated PG
Video quality - Fair
Audio quality - Good
Violence - Yes. Lots of creative murders...
Nudity - None. Just some shirtless dudes... On the plus side, the lead actress is really cute...

THE CREEPING TERROR
FULLscreen
Black & white
NOT rated
Video quality - Fair
Audio quality - Good
Violence - Yes. An angry extraterrestrial-rug-on-steroids proceeds to feast on a buffet of humans...
Nudity - Let me think... Ok, so a woman gets the top of her dress torn off. You then see an EXTREMELY quick shot of her boobies. However, I'm almost certain she was wearing pasties... Oh, and there's a woman that jiggles her posterior while she's being eaten... Plus another woman - wearing tight shiny pants - jiggles her beautiful behind as she dances...

DISC 2 - SIDE B....

THE HEARSE
WIDEscreen
Color
Rated PG
Video quality - GREAT
Audio quality - GREAT
Violence - Not really. Just a lot of supernatural suspense and paranoia...
Nudity - None. But, the lead actress wears shorts in many scenes... She also takes a bath, but we never see anything!...

BLOODLUST
FULLscreen
Black & white
NOT rated
Video quality - Good
Audio quality - Good
Violence - Yes. Death by crossbow, acid bath, quicksand, stabbing, and bear-hug... Body parts are also on display...
Nudity - None. Just a shirtless man, boo!, hiss!...


DISC 3 - SIDE A....

LURKERS
WIDEscreen
Color
Rated R
Video quality - Good
Audio quality - Good
Violence - Yes. Strangling via jump-rope, stabbing, attempted drowning, poultry hanging, death by sledgehammer, and a beating... Plus, lots of supernatural hijinks...
Nudity - Yes. Two chicks talking about finances take their bras off... Christine "the cutie" Moore, shows off her healthy lungs... Later on, Ms. Moore flashes her "bathing" beauties again... A woman exhibits one of her boobs while engaging in kinky activities with another lady... Two old folks and a young chick have a threesome ( thankfully, there's NO nudity in this sence )...

CARNIVAL OF CRIME ( AKA SOCIO DE ALCOVA )
FULLscreen
Black & white
NOT rated
Video quality - Fair
Audio quality - Fair
Violence - Well, it seems this movie was butchered. Then new footage was inserted ( filmed years later )... I consider the end result to be a VIOLENT ACT upon my intelligence, eyes and ears ( lol )... Oh, I almost forgot to mention that there's a random explosion...
Nudity - None. But at least there's a sexy woman posing for a photographer...

DISC 3 - SIDE B....

THE TEACHER
WIDEscreen
Color
Rated R
Video quality - Good
Audio quality - Good
Violence - Yes. Death by falling, stalking, threats with a sword, dog leash on a human, choking and stabbing... The theme song is repeatedly played throughout the movie. This is an act of violence unto itself ( lol )...
Nudity - Yes. The incredibly adorable Angel Tompkins ( Diane ) takes off her top while sunbathing on her boat... In another scene, she takes off her top again... Soon after we see her boobs and butt while she takes a shower... There are a couple of blink-and-you-miss-it views of her you-know-what... Anyway, she shows her boobs a lot...

THE BABYSITTER
FULLscreen
Black & white
Rated R
Video quality - Good
Audio quality - Good
Violence - Yes. Humiliation, assaults and murder...
Nudity - Yes. Shirtless and pantie-less females dance... Poolside toplessness and sappho-SHEnanigans... Followed by more sappho-SHEnanigans in the steam room... Seductive Patricia Wymer ( Candy ) goes topless in a pool and kisses a much older and out-of-shape man ( I thought I was going to vomit during this scene )... Anyway, minutes later she's having sex with the same geezer, yuck... In another scene, Candy takes off her clothes and relaxes on a hammock. The camera - and the geezer - proceed to focus their attention on her beautiful behind... Moments later they are having sex in the steam room... We see a shirtless female during a brutal flashback... Last but not least, a shirtless female tied to a chair...

VIDEO INFO:
DVD
WIDEscreen & FULLscreen
Color & black and white
Region one
Company - Mill Creek Entertainment
Various ratings
Extras - None
Inserts - None

OBTAINED AT - CD Universe

PRICE - $6.34

DO I WANT MY MONEY BACK?:
HELL NO!... It was slightly more than six dollars... This is a fucking bargain, and I highly recommend it!

GOREHOUSE GREATS



The GOREHOUSE GREATS COLLECTION contains 12 movies on three double sided discs.

All the films are from CROWN INTERNATIONAL PICTURES.

At a cost of only five dollars for a dozen films, you have to be an incredibly anal douche-bag to conplain about double sided discs!

For those that are wondering if the infamous MILL CREEK logo appears on any of the films, the answer is NO!... I repeat, the MILL CREEK logo does NOT appear on any of the films in this collection!


DISC 1 - SIDE A....

BLOOD OF DRACULA'S CASTLE ( AKA DRACULA'S CASTLE )
WIDEscreen
Color
NOT rated
Video quality - REALLY BAD!
Audio quality - OK
Violence - Some
Nudity - One shirtless man... boo!... hiss!...

BLOOD MANIA
WIDEscreen
Color
NOT rated
Video quality - Decent
Audio quality - Decent
Violence - Some. Nothing out of the ordinary
Nudity - Lots of female boobies and butts. Unfortunately, we also get male chests and even worse, male butts!... boo!... hiss!... boo!....

DISC 1 - SIDE B....

TERRIFIED
FULLscreen
Black & white
NOT rated
Video quality - Decent
Audio quality - Decent
Violence - Some. I thought some of the murders were very creative, especially when you consider when this movie was made.
Nudity - None

NIGHTMARE IN WAX
WIDEscreen
Color
NOT rated
Video quality - Good
Audio quality - Good
Violence - Yes. Not typical murders, and that's why I like it so much.
Nudity - None, but some VERY cute and sexy ladies in this movie.


DISC 2 - SIDE A....

THE DEVIL'S HAND
FULLscreen
Black & white
NOT rated
Video quality - Good
Audio quality - Good
Violence - Kinda-sorta
Nudity - None

MADMEN OF MANDORAS ( AKA THEY SAVED HITLER'S BRAIN )
FULLscreen
Black & white
NOT rated
Video quality - Good
Audio quality - Good
Violence - Some
Nudity - None

DISC 2 - SIDE B....

STANLEY
WIDEscreen
Color
NOT rated
Video quality - OK
Audio quality - OK
Violence - Some
Nudity - None. Just an older out-of-shape exotic dancer and one shirtless male... yuck....

TERROR
WIDEscreen
Black & white
NOT rated
Video quality - OK
Audio quality - OK
Violence - Some
Nudity - Yes. One shirtless and pantiless female punk stripper, and she does the splits!... hooray!... and a shirtless male... boo!... hiss!....


DISC 3 - SIDE A....

SATAN'S SLAVE ( AKA EVIL HERITAGE )
WIDEscreen
Color
NOT rated
Video quality - Good
Audio quality - Good
Violence - Yes
Nudity - Lots of shirtless females.... plus, some full frontal females with close ups!

TRIP WITH TEACHER ( AKA DEADLY FIELD TRIP )
FULLscreen
Color
NOT rated
Video quality - Poor
Audio quality - OK
Violence - Some
Nudity - Some brutal scences. One contains a briefly shirtless female, and one containing a fully nude woman. NOT sexy!...

DISC 3 - SIDE B....

PRIME EVIL
WIDEscreen
Color
NOT rated
Video quality - Great
Audio quality - Great
Violence - Yes. Some of it is unintentionally funny.
Nudity - Yes. Lots of shirtless females.

BRAIN TWISTERS
WIDEscreen
Color
NOT rated
Video quality - Good
Audio quality - Good
Violence - Some
Nudity - None

VIDEO INFO:
DVD
WIDEscreen & FULLscreen
Color & black and white
Region one
Company - Mill Creek Entertainment
Various ratings
Extras - None
Inserts - None

OBTAINED AT - Walmart

PRICE - $5.00

DO I WANT MY MONEY BACK?:
HELL NO!... It was only FIVE DOLLARS!... I think this set is a fucking incredible bargain!... I highly recommend it!

BORN TO KILL



DIRECTOR:
Robert Wise

WRITERS:
Eve Greene
Richard Macaulay
James Gunn

CAST:
Lawrence Tierney
Claire Trevor
Walter Slezak
Phillip Terry
Audrey Long
Elisha Cook Jr
Isabel Jewell
Esther Howard
Tony Barrett


Sam ( Lawrence Tierney ) is a psycho! He's paranoid and gets his jollies from murdering. He's NOT a complex person, lol.


Helen ( Claire Trevor ) is a sick bitch with a chip on her shoulder. Sam's disturbing behavior makes Helen's womanhood moister than Niagra Falls ( think about it ).


Arnett ( Walter Slezak ) is a private dick. Hey, that's a slang term for private detective!


Georgia ( Audrey Long ) is Helen's sister. She's loaded. No, I don't mean she's drunk, I mean she's got a lot of money.


Fred ( Phillip Terry ) is Helen's rich fiance.


Martin ( Elisha Cook Jr ) is Sam's closest and only friend. He's a weasel and thinks he can control Sam.


Laury ( Isabel Jewell ) is a libidinous lush and cheating on Sam.


Danny ( Tony Barrett ) is being used by Laury to make Sam jealous, but not for long....


Mrs. Kraft ( Esther Howard ) is Laury's friend. She's a drunken old hag, but she's also smart and tough. She hires Arnett to find Laury's killer.

Bad: adjective - "having a wicked or evil character; morally reprehensible"

Sam is a BAD boy. Helen is a BAD girl. Together they make a BAD couple.

This is the story of TWO-TWISTED-FUCKS in love. You don't have to be twisted to enjoy it, but it helps.

Sam is a paranoid, psychopath that loves money, power and morally corrupt women. Soon he'll cross paths with a deranged dame called Helen.

However, first he spots his current two-timing fun-hole girlfriend cheating on him with a douche-bag called Danny. So he pays a visit to her home. When danny-boy goes into the kitchen to fix some drinks, he discovers Sam. Danny ends up being repeatedly greeted by Sam's fists-of-fury and ends up going to a better place. Moments later, Sam's backstabbing girlfriend Laury walks in and discovers Danny on the ground. Before you know it, she's on a one-way trip to join Danny.

Sam leaves the house. Then Helen enters and discovers the bodies. Helen doesn't call the cops, instead she decides to leave for San Francisco on a train. Well, guess what? Sam is also on that train!

Mrs. Kraft shared a home with Laury, Helen and a few others. She comes to San Francisco and hires a private detective called Arnett to find Laury's killer.

Meanwhile, Sam visits Helen at her sister's home. Before you know it, Sam is marrying Georgia and her wealth! Arnett crashes Georgia's wedding. Arnett blackmails Helen. He threatens to tell the police about Sam unless she pays him $15,000!

At Georgia's house, Sam and Helen talk in private. During their conversation, Sam discovers that Helen found Loury and Danny's bodies. Instead of having normal human reactions, such as being scared out of her mind and repulsed beyond words, the sick twisted bitch was acutally turned on by it! This revelation sets their private areas on fire with desire.

Some illicit smooching between Sam and Helen occurs.

Later on, Sam becomes even more paranoid.

At a beach, Martin fails to murder Mrs Kraft. She turns out to be far stronger and smarter than he could have anticipated. Sam shows up and easily disposes of Martin because he no longer trusts him. Mrs. Kraft takes advantage of the situation and escapes.

Things progressively spiral out of control.

At Georgia's house, Sam starts shooting at Helen and chases her up the stairs. Before you know it the cops show up and everything ends in a blaze of bullets....

QUOTES:
Divorce Lawyer: "The bonds of matrimony can weigh heavily on one's soul"

Laury: "He's the quiet sort, and yet you get the feeling if you stepped out of line, he'd kick your teeth down your throat"

Martin: "You can't just go around killing people whenever the notion strikes you. It's not feasible"

Sam: "You got to know what you want in life, be sure you're going to get it, and you can't miss"

Helen: "You're not a turnup, are you?"

Sam: "We're going in the same direction, you and I"

Arnett: "As you grow older, you'll discover that life is very much like coffee: the aroma is always better than the actuality"

Georgia: "Here's your wedding ring. Aren't you always suppossed to throw it over the fence, or down a drain or something, as soon as you get your divorce?"

Helen: "You? you're strength, excitement... and depravity. There's a kind of corruptness inside of you Sam"

Sam: "If I ever so much as catch you looking at Helen, I'll tear your throat out"

Helen: "Perhaps you don't realize. It's painful being killed. A piece of metal sliding into your body... finding it's way into your heart. Or a bullet tearing your skin, crashing into bone. It takes a while to die, too. Sometimes a long while..."

Mrs. Kraft: "You're the coldest iceberg of a woman I ever saw, and the rottenest inside"

Fred: "What you say and what you feel are completely different things"

Arnett: "You remember the verse from the Bible, Mrs. Brent?: I find more bitter than death, the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and he who falls beneath her spell... has need of God's mercy"

Helen: "Fred was right, this time I didn't land on my feet..."

Arnett: "The way of the transgressor is hard. More's the pity. More's the pity"

VIDEO INFO:
DVD
FULLscreen
Black & white
Region one
Company - Warner Bros
Not rated
Extras - Commentary by Eddie Muller ( plus audio snipits by Robert Wise )
Inserts - None

OBTAINED AT - Big Lots

PRICE - $3.00

DO I WANT MY MONEY BACK?:
NO!... This movie is a blast!... It's one of my favorite 'noirs' ever!

THE DEVIL'S HAND



DIRECTOR:
William J. Hole Jr

WRITER:
Jo Heims

CAST:
Linda Christian
Robert Alda
Ariadna Welter
Neil Hamilton


Bianca Milan ( Linda Christian ) is a beautiful satanic-seductress.


Rick Turner ( Robert Alda ) is shallow and full of himself. He dumps his girlfriend Donna for Bianca. He's an asshole.


Donna Trent ( Ariadna Welter ) is loyal and foolishly optimistic. She's also Rick's soon to be ex-girlfriend.


Francis Lamont ( Neil Hamilton ) If you cross him, he'll really stick it to you... and I mean that literally!

Rick can't stop dreaming about a hot babe named Bianca. They're not erotic dreams and unfortunately Donna his girlfriend ain't puttin-out. What's a guy to do? Well if you're like Rick, you'll end up joining a voodoo cult ( that's one way to stick it to her.. get it?.. ha-ha? ).

Anyway, Rick meets Donna at a park and they bullshit each other about marriage. He then proceeds to tell her about his insomnia and that he quit his job.

Later that night, he dreams about a beautiful woman. He's too worked-up about it, so he decides to go for a walk and ends up at small shopping center. It's very late and all the shops are closed. Rick spots a doll that looks exactly like the woman in his dreams.

The next morning he tells Donna about his dream. Then he takes her to the shop. They enter the shop and before Rick can open his mouth, shop owner Frank Lamont tells him the custom made doll he ordered is ready. However, he's never met Frank before. This spooks Rick. While still in the shop, he and Donna spot another doll. This one looks just like Donna. That makes two dolls Rick never ordered! Tension fills the room, so Rick and Donna leave.

As soon as Rick and Donna leave, Frank walks to the back of the shop and conducts a voodoo ceremony. He sticks a big needle into Donna's voodoo doll. She feels it immediately, so Rick takes her to the hospital.

That same night Rick has another dream about Bianca. This time he wakes up, but he's still having visions of her and Bianca instructs him to bring her the doll.

The next day, Rick goes to the shop and picks up the Bianca doll. Then he hand delivers it to her. Bianca tells Rick about the cult of gamba and convinces him to join. Rick thinks Bianca is fuck-tastic. One thing leads to another and they end up becoming a couple.

Bianca takes Rick to Frank's shop. Frank and the other cult members don't know that a newspaper reporter named Lindell has infiltrated the group and is planning to expose them. After a cheesy ceremony, Rick's indoctrination becomes official.

Rick's financial situation changes for the better. Then he dumps Donna.

Rick feels guilty about the way he's treated Donna. So, he sneaks into Frank's shop and takes the pin out of Donna's voodoo doll. At that same moment, Frank arrives at his shop. Rick panics and runs to the ceremony room to hide. Frank knows something's not right. He finds a note on the ground. It was written by Lindell.

Donna becomes well again.

During the next night's ceremony, Frank announces that there is a traitor in the group. He tells everyone to come back at 12:30 A.M.

Frank sticks a needle into Lindell's voodoo doll. At that exact moment, Lindell meets his doom as he drives on a mountain road. Then Frank goes after Lindell's sponsor.

Out of guilt, Rick goes to the hospital to pick up Donna. He warns her to leave town. An informant tells Bianca about this. Bianca's pissed.

Later that night, Bianca uses her mental powers to get into Donna's head.

At the ceremony, Rick is shocked to discover that Donna will be sacrificed. She's lying on her back as Rick is ordered to spin a wheel that contains a hidden knife. Rick quickly comes to his senses and starts kicking ass. Soon the room and shop burst into flames. He rushes Donna to his car. He hits the gas pedal and they disappear into the night.



QUOTES:
Rick: "To dream about a woman night after night. A woman I never met. Never seen before. And with each dream, she became more real. More alive. Until it seemed that if I had reached out, I could have touched her"

Donna: "There's a perfectly logical explanation for all this"

Bianca: "What shall I do to entertain you? Shall I sing till your head throbs with my voice? Shall I dance for you until the blood races through your veins? Do you find me desirable? Would you kiss me if you could? Would you hold me close?"

Donna: "I guess I can't help acting like a woman"

Bianca: "I can bridge any distance between us. No matter how great or how small"

Rick: "She devil. Whatever you are. I want you"

Cult worshipers: "Gamba, gamba, gamba"

Rick: "You witch. You beautiful evil witch"

Francis: "Traitor! Hear me well. You have been discovered! Gamba knows which one you are!"



VIDEO INFO:
DVD
FULLscreen
Black & white
Region one
Company - Mill Creek Entertainment
NOT rated
Extras - None
Inserts - None

OBTAINED AT - Walmart

PRICE - $5.00

DO I WANT MY MONEY BACK?:
HELL NO!!... This movie is pure popcorn-munching-fun and should be watched in a room full of people.

THE DEVIL'S HAND is found in a collection called GOREHOUSE GREATS ( MILL CREEK ENTERTAINMENT ). It's twelve movies on three discs. I only paid five dollars for it. That's approximately 40 cents per movie! The other films in this collection are as follows: BLOOD MANIA, BLOOD OF DRACULA'S CASTLE, BRAIN TWISTERS, MADMEN OF MANDORAS, NIGHTMARE IN WAX, PRIME EVIL, SATAN'S SLAVE, STANLEY, TERRIFIED, TERROR and TRIP WITH TEACHER.

In my opinion it's a fantasic bargin.

FYI: Linda Christian and Ariadna Welter are sisters.

DARK TOWER



DIRECTORS:
Ken Wiederhorn
Freddie Francis

WRITERS:
Robert J. Avrech
Ken Blackwell
Ken Wiederhorn

CAST:
Michael Moriarty
Jenny Agutter
Theodore Bikel
Kevin McCarthy
Robert Sherman
Anne Lockhart
Carol lynley
Juan Ramon Romani


Philip Page ( Juan Ramon Romani ) is Carolyn's deceased and betrayed husband. He is rotten in the most literal sense of the word.


Carolyn Page ( Jenny Agutter ) is an architect and widow. She's smart, cute and booty-licious. Her deceased husband Philip haunts her.


Dennis Randall ( Michael Moriarty ) is investigating the suspicious and spooky incidents that have occurred at the building Carolyn designed. He's also in denial about his psychic ability.


Dr. Max Gold ( Theodore Bikel ) is a parapsychologist.


Sergie ( Kevin McCarthy ) is a psychic.


Williams ( Robert Sherman ) is one of Dennis's coworkers.

Carolyn is speaking to some guests in the lobby of the skyscraper she designed. She bids farewell and heads to an elevator. When she gets to her office, she changes her clothes. A window washer outside sees her and is delighted by her curvy booty-licious figure. Moments later, the window washer starts to be attacked by an unseen malevolent force. He ends up falling to his death. In addition, a man standing on the sidewalk is crushed and killed by the window washer when he lands on him.

Dennis shows up to investigate. Carolyn tells him that she saw the window washer thrown from his gondola. Dennis feels an evil force as he walks to the roof to chat with the police.

Later that night, Dennis has a vision involving Carolyn and her deceased husband Philip.

A lot of paranormal incidents start ocurring in the skyscraper.

Williams goes berserk and starts shooting employees as they step out of an elevator. He's shot dead by a wounded security guard just as he's about to kill Carolyn. After the massacre, Dennis spots Carolyn's deceased husband in the lobby.

Dennis has another vision, this time it's Carolyn being chased down a hall by a supernatural force. He finds out that Philip's body was never found. He knows that Carolyn is hiding a big secret.

Dennis enlists the help of a parapsychologist called Max. Soon after, Max goes to the skyscraper to investigate, but things get really scary.

Max convinces a psychic named Sergie to join their team.

While at her office, Philip's spirit gets extremely violent with Carolyn. She runs out of her office in fear and ends up in one of the building's unfinished floors.

Dennis, Max and Sergie catch up to Carolyn and her husband's spirit. Supernatural mayhem ensues and by the time it's over, Philip's spirit gets revenge on Carolyn by dragging her into his horrific world.



QUOTES:
Carolyn: "I know it sounds impossible, but it was as if someone out there were throwing him"

Dennis: "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action. This is the third time!"

Carolyn: "My husband. He died two years ago"

Max: "The ability to predict or experience an event before it happens, we call that precognition"

Sergie: "The time has come, I am ready to spit in the eye of death"



VIDEO INFO:
Television broadcast ( recorded on DVD+RW )
FULLscreen
Color
Region zero
Company - MGM
NOT rated
Extras - Not applicable
Inserts - Not applicable

OBTAINED AT - This TV

PRICE - Free

DO I WANT MY MONEY BACK?:
No... read on. This movie is NOT officially available on region one DVD. In fact, I've only seen official copies on old VHS tapes and expensive foreign region DVDs.

Anyway, I recorded this movie when it aired on THIS TV ( on a MEMOREX DVD-RW ). Recording a movie from an off-air broadcast channel sucks in countless ways. Let me start with the obvious. There are so many commercials that you literally forget what the hell you were watching! It's censored for content. It's edited so they can squeeze in as many commercials as possible. It's missing audio and suffers from occasional video distortion.

HIGHWAY TO HELL



DIRECTOR:
Ate De Jong

WRITER:
Brian Helgeland

CAST:
Chad Lowe
Kristy Swanson
Patrick Bergin
Jarrett Lennon
C.J. Graham
Richard Farnsworth
Pamela Gidley
Rags ( Mr. Ben the dog )
Adam Storke
Anne Meara
Amy Stiller
Ben Stiller
Jerry Stiller
Gilbert Gottfried
Lita Ford
Michael Reid MacKay


Rachel ( Kristy Swanson ) is sweet and smart, and she's a lot tougher than she looks. Rachel wants to marry Charlie.


Charlie ( Chad Lowe ) is softspoken and loyal. He loves Rachel and his dog Mr. Ben. Charlie's on a mission to rescue his fiancée Rachel.


Mr. Ben ( Rags ) is Charlie and Rachel's dog. He's smart and brave.


Sam ( Richard Farnsworth ) owns an isolated gas station. His fiancée Clara is in hell.


Hell-cop ( C.J. Graham ) is a heartless hellspawn.


Beezle / devil ( Patrick Bergin ) is a complex individual that keeps his word.


Adam ( Jarrett Lennon ) is stuck in hell and wants to go home. Beezle is his guardian.


Clara ( Pamela Gidley ) was Sam's fiancé. She was abducted by hell-cop fifty years ago.

Charlie and Rachel are driving to Las Vegas to get married. They still have a long way to go, so they decide to stop at a diner. Their impending marriage is supposed to be a secret. Rachel proceeds to tell Charlie that she informed her mother about their plans. Charlie becomes paranoid after he spots a cop in the diner. A cop leaves a few seconds after they do. Charlie is now convinced that the cop is following them, so he takes a detour. As a result, they end up getting lost. They stop at a old and very isolated gas staion. Sam, the owner, tries to warn Charlie about the road, but he dosen't listen. They have no idea what awaits them.

Charlie falls asleep while driving and their car comes to a halt. A freakish looking cop appears out of nowhere and attacks them. Charlie and Mr. Ben are knocked unconscious and the cop disappears with Rachel.

Charlie and Mr. Ben go back to Sam's gas station. Charlie asks for Sam's help. Sam tells him everything about the road. He also tells Charlie about his lost fiancée Clara, and how she was taken by the Hell-cop fifty years ago. Sam gives Charlie his hot-rodded 1940 FORD coupe and tells Charlie he has twenty-four hours to find Rachel, otherwise they'll be stuck in hell for eternity. Unfortunately, Charlie and Mr. Ben take off before Sam can tell him about the car's special feature.

After a brief encounter with a real cop, Charlie and Mr. Ben land in hell.

Hell-cop takes Rachel to Pluto's diner. While he's distracted, Rachel tries to escape, but is caught by a man named Royce and his motorcycle gang. One of the gang members happens to be Clara.

Meanwhile, Charlie has an encounter with a hot big-bosomed-blonde, and her friend.

Charlie arrives at Pluto's diner, only to be harassed by Royce and his gang. He is speechless after spotting Clara. He gets back into the car and heads down the road. Charlie spots Rachel in the back seat of hell-cop's cruiser. He speeds up and proceeds to engage in a car bashing battle. Unfortunately, he only succeeds at damaging his car and rendering it useless.

He finds a roadside phone, but fails to get help. As he turns around, he sees a tow-truck with his car. Charlie runs to the vehicles. The tow-truck driver introduces himself as Beezle. He's with a boy called Adam. They drive to his garage. Charlie tells Beezle about his girlfriend being abducted by hell-cop.

After the car is fixed, Beezle tells Charlie how to get to hell city.

At a casino, Charlie spots Rachel in a cage. He tries to rescue her, but is shot by hell-cop. Beezle saves Charlie's life. Charlie thanks him and leaves.

On his journey to hell city, Charlie has to overcome many more obstacles. Such as, Royce's gang, a lustful female demon, the river styx, VW BEETLES, a demon hound, and the devil himself.

Time is running out. Charlie, Rachel, Mr. Ben and Adam must escape or they'll be trapped in hell for eternity....






HANDCUFFS... get it?...

QUOTES:
Rachel: "I want this as much as you do. It just isn't right. Be in our own great big bed. No parents. No curfews. No frustration... and no clothes"

Sam: "Don't sleep much at my age. It's a biological fact"

Charlie: "The highway to hell?!"

Rachel: "Make love to me Charlie. If you make love to me the devil won't want me anymore"

Boat-man: "Evil has many faces, some of which are sweet"

Beezle / devil: "I may not be carrying a pitchfork, but I think you know who I am. Don't make me lose my temper"

Woman in red dress: "I was only sleeping with my husband's boss to advance his career"

Royce: "Eternity lasts too long!"

Beezle / devil: "Remember, don't look back"



VIDEO INFO:
Television broadcast ( recorded on DVD+RW )
FULLscreen
Color
Region zero
Company - HBO
NOT rated
Extras - Not applicable
Inserts - Not applicable

OBTAINED AT - This TV

PRICE - Free

DO I WANT MY MONEY BACK?:
No!.. read on... As of July 2010, HIGHWAY TO HELL has still not been officially released on region one DVD, and I've never seen any foreign region DVDs either. The only legit home video release that I'm aware of, was on VHS tape. I've seen bootleg DVDs for sale at some conventions, but I was not willing to gamble with my money on one of them.... So when I found out that THIS TV would be airing the movie, I jumped at the chance to record it onto a DVD-RW.... The movie aired on network tv, that means it was censored and edited to squeeze in as many commercials as possible... and of course it's been butchered to FULLscreen... Anyway, it's better than not having it at all...

I have very fond memories of this movie. I think it's an underrated cheesy classic, and a lot of fun. I loved watching it when it was new and I still love it. I also love watching the three headed dog, she-demon, handcuffs and all the other effects...



Anne Meara, Amy Stiller, Ben Stiller and Jerry Stiller, all make appearances in this movie!... as does Lita Ford... Just sit back with some popcorn and relax...