WARNING FROM SPACE
WRITER: Screenplay by Hideo Oguni
DIRECTOR: Koji Shima
STARRING: Keizo Kawasaki as Toru
Toyomi Karita as Hikari Aozora/Ginko
Shozo Nanbu as Dr. Isobe
Bontaro Miake as Dr. Komura
Mieko Nagai as Taeko
QUICK CUT: Starfish aliens come to Earth for mysterious reasons, cause a panic in Tokyo, and decide to turn one of their own into a clone of a popular dancer to communicate with scientists with less screaming and terror. Oh, and also, there's a planet about to crash into us.
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HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II
WRITER: Screenplay by Peter Atkins
Based on a story by Clive Barker
DIRECTOR: Tony Randel
STARRING: Clare Higgins as Julia
Ashley Laurence as Kirsty
Kenneth Cranham as Channard
Imogen Boorman as Tiffany
William Hope as Kyle
Doug Bradley as Pinhead
QUICK CUT: Pinhead is back, and this time so is Kirsty! But also, so is Julia! Actually, pretty much everyone is back, except for Kirsty's boyfriend. Following immediately upon events of the first movie, Kirsty continues to deal with the puzzle boxes and Cenobites, as other people try to harness their power. Oh, and also, chains!
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NIGHT OF THE LEPUS
WRITER: Screenplay by Don Holliday and Gene R. Kearney
DIRECTOR: William F. Claxton
STARRING: Stuart Whitman as Roy Bennett
Janet Leigh as Gerry Bennett
Rory Calhoun as Cole Hillman
DeForest Kelley as Elgin Clark
Paul Fix as Sherrif Cody
Melanie Fullerton as Amanda Bennett
QUICK CUT: A small southwestern town gets overrun by bunnies. Oh, and also, they get turned giant size, because no one's done a giant animal movie in awhile.
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TOTEM
WRITERS: Original story by Charles Band
Written by Benjamin Carr
DIRECTOR: Martin Tate
STARRING: Jason Faunt as Paul
Marissa Tait as Alma
Eric W. Edwards as Len
Tyler Anderson as Robert
Sacha Spencer as Roz
Alicia Lagano as Tina
QUICK CUT: A group of people find themselves at a mysterious cabin in the woods, trapped by a mysterious forcefield, and mysteriously forced to mysteriously kill each other for mysterious reasons and in a mysterious order. Oh, and also, mysteriously enough, this is not the movie you're thinking of.
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APRIL FOOL'S DAY
WRITERS: Based on a screenplay by Danilo Bach
Based on a screenplay by the Butcher Brothers
Screenplay by Michael Wigart
Story by Danilo Bach
DIRECTOR: The Butcher Brothers
STARRING: Taylor Cole as Desiree Cartier
Josh Henderson as Blaine Cartier
Scout Taylor-Compton as Torrance Caldwell
Joe Egender as Ryan
Jennifer Siebel as Barbie
Samuel Child as Peter Welling
Joseph McKelheer as Charles
QUICK CUT: A year after a tragic accident, a group of spoiled rich people start to be picked off one by one, until the person responsible admits to the murder.
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LEPRECHAUN: BACK 2 THA' HOOD
WRITER: Steven Ayromlooi
DIRECTOR: Steven Ayromlooi
STARRING: Warwick Davis as The Leprechaun
Tangi Miller as Emily
Laz Alonso as Rory
Page Kennedy as Jamie
Sherrie Jackson as Lisa
Donzaleigh Abernathy as Esmeralda
Keesha Sharp as Chanel
Shiek Mahmud-Bey as Watson
Willie C. Carpenter as Father Jacob
QUICK CUT: After a...successful return from space to an urban setting, the Leprechaun is going...back 2 tha' hood (sic) for more mayhem. This time his gold is found by some inner city young adults who use it to better their life before the little green guy comes calling to collect. Oh, and there's also wacky slapstick and pot
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LEPRECHAUN IN THE HOOD
WRITERS: Story by William Wells & Alan Reynolds and Rob Spera and Doug Hall
Screenplay by Doug Hall and Jon Huffman
DIRECTOR: Rob Spera
STARRING: Warwick Davis as The Leprechaun
Ice-T as Mack Daddy
A.T. Montgomery as Postmaster P
Rashaan Nall as Stray Bullet
Red Grant as Butch
QUICK CUT: How do you follow up from going to space? By going to the hood! It's urban adventures with the Leprechaun! Oh, and also there's rapping.
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LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE
WRITER: Dennis Pratt
DIRECTOR: Brian Trenchard-Smith
STARRING: Warwick Davis as The Leprechaun
Brent Jasmer as Books
Jessica Collins as Tina
Tim Colceri as Metal Head
Miguel A. Nunez, Jr. as Sticks
Debbe Dunning as Delores
Gary Grossman as Harold
Rebekah Carlton as Princess Zarina
Rick Peters as Mooch
Geoff Meed as Kowalski
Michael Cannizzo as Danny
Ladd York as Lucky
Guy Siner as Dr. Mittenhand
QUICK CUT: The Leprechaun is back! AND THIS TIME HE'S IN SPACE. Oh, and also, there's a mad scientist being turned into a spider.
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I COME IN PEACE
WRITER: Jonathan Tydor and Leonard Maas, Jr.
DIRECTOR: Craig R. Baxley
STARRING: Dolph Lundgren as Caine
Brian Benben as Smith
Betsy Brantley as Diane
Matthias Hues as Bad Alien
David Ackroyd as Switzer
Jim Haynie as Malone
Jay Bilas as Good Alien
QUICK CUT: A cop who trusts his gut is caught on the wrong side of some drug lords when a bunch of them gets massacred, and gets teamed up with a straight laced by the book FBI agent trying to solve the case. Oh, and there's also an alien running around with killer CDs and trying to turn people into drugs.
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BLOOD DOLLS
WRITER: Charles Band
DIRECTOR: Charles Band
STARRING:
Jack Maturin as Virgil Travis
Debra Mayer as Moira Yulin
William Paul Burns as Mascaro
Warren Draper as Harrison Yulin
Nicholas Worth as George Warbeck
Jodie Coady as Mercy Shaw
Phil Fondacaro as Hylas
Naomi McClure as Cindy Agami
Jason Pace as Howard Loftus
Venesa Talor as Cotton Baby
Yvette Lera as Razor Baby
Persia White as Black Baby
QUICK CUT: After a failed attempt at ruining reclusive and eccentric businessman Virgil Travis, the man takes it upon himself to seek revenge. With living, killer dolls. As one does.
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A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY'S REVENGE
WRITER: David Chaskin
DIRECTOR: Jack Sholder
STARRING: Mark Patton as Jesse Walsh
Kim Myers as Lisa Webber
Robert Rusler as Ron Grady
Clu Gulager as Mr. Walsh
Hope Lange as Mrs. Walsh
Marshall Bell as Coach Schneider
Sydney Walsh as Kerry
Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger
QUICK CUT: Things are nice and quiet on Elm Street, until a new family moves into the now-empty home of Nancy from the first movie. That's when Fred rears his VERY ugly head once again, and has a plan to get back into the world.
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BAD CHANNELS
WRITER: Screenplay by Jackson Barr
DIRECTOR: Ted Nicolaou
STARRING: Paul Hipp as Dan O'Dare
Martha Quinn as Lisa Cummings
Aaron Lustig as Vernon Locknut
Michael Huddleston as Corky
Victor Rogers as Sheriff Earl Hickman
Charlie Spradling as Cookie
Melissa Behr as Nurse Ginger
Daryl Strauss as Bunny
Roumel Reaux as Flip Humble
QUICK CUT: A local radio station is upgrading to a nationwide broadcast over station 66, on the same night that it just so happens to be overtaken by an alien looking to abduct a couple girls. Hey, it happens!
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976-EVIL 2: THE ASTRAL FACTOR
WRITER: Screenplay by Eric Anjou
From a story by Rick Glassman
DIRECTOR: Jim Wynorski
STARRING: Patrick O'Bryan as Spike
Rene Assa as Mr. Grubeck
Paul Coufos as Stone
Leslie Ryan as Paula
Debbie James as Robin
QUICK CUT: Hey! Remember that movie I reviewed five years ago? It's baaa-ack! In an almost totally unrealted story, that has at least some tennuous ties, like an evil horoscope phone line that seduces people to do evil deeds.
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FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2
WRITER: Ron Kurz
DIRECTOR: Steve Miner
STARRING: Amy Steel as Ginny
John Furey as Paul
Adrienne King as Alice
Kirsten Baker as Terry
Stu Charno as Ted
Warrington Gillette as Jason
Walt Gorney as Crazy Ralph
Marta Kober as Sandra
Tom McBride as Mark
Bill Randolph as Jeff
Lauren-Marie Taylor as Vickie
Russell Todd as Scott
QUICK CUT: Aaand we are back to not quite Crystal Lake. We are Crystal Lake adjacent. This time out, another camp has opened up for the summer, and the counselors have awoken Jason, bringing him to their camp for the summer.
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FROZEN SCREAM
WRITERS: Screenplay by Doug Ferrin, Michael Soney & Celeste Hammond
Story by Renee Harmon & Doug Ferrin
DIRECTOR: Frank Roach
STARRING: Renee Harmon as Lil Stanjope
Lynne Kocol as Ann Girard
Thomas Gowen as Kevin McGuire
Wolf Muser as Tom Girard
Bob Rochelle as Kirk Richard
Lee James as Sven Johnson
Sunny Bartholomew as Cathrin
Wayne Liebman as Father O'Brien
QUICK CUT: When one man dies, a cop reunites with his lost love, and the pair of them try to get to the heart of the mystery behind a strange group of cloaked figures, and frozen zombies. Yeeeah, this is a weird one.
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DON'T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT
WRITER: Tim Pope
DIRECTOR: S.F. Brownrigg
STARRING: William Bill McGhee as Sam
Jessie Lee Fulton as Jane St. Claire
Robert Dracup as Ray Daniels
Harryette Warren as Jennifer
Michael Harvey as Dr. Stephens
Jessie Kirby as Danny
Hugh Feagin as Sergeant Jaffee
Betty Chandler as Allyson
Camilla Carr as Harriet
Gene Ross as Judge Oliver W. Cameron
Anne MacAdams as Dr. Geraldine S. Masters
Rosie Holotik as Nurse Charlotte Beale
Rhea MacAdams as Mrs. Callingham
QUICK CUT: A new nurse arrives at a psychiatric hospital, but she soon discovers that things are not as they seem. The dead bodies were kind of a clue.
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CHRISTMAS EVIL
WRITER: Lewis Jackson
DIRECTOR: Lewis Jackson
STARRING: Brandon Maggart as Harry Stadling
Jeffrey DeMunn as Philip Stadling
Dianne Hull as Jackie Stadling
Joe Jamrog as Frank Stoller
QUICK CUT: A disturbed man slowly, very slowly succumbs to the holidays and gives into his obsession with Santa Claus, eventually becoming the crimson clad spreader of Christmas cheer and punishment.
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