Mickey Simpson (1913–1985), actor, born in Rochester, Monroe County.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Friday, October 01, 2010
DAUGHTERS OF LOVE / FEMALE EMANCIPATION / WILD TRAIL
The Center Drive-In in Raleigh screened this naughty triple-feature back in January, 1974. All three are mystery titles... DAUGHTERS OF LOVE is possibly a retitling of 1968's DAUGHTERS OF LESBOS, but I have no clue what FEMALE EMANCIPATION and WILD TRAIL are. Anyone know?
Thursday, September 30, 2010
PSYCH-OUT / WATERHOLE #3 / GLORY STOMPERS
This entertaining triple-bill roared into three area drive-ins back in April, 1968: The Mohawk on Route 5 (Central Ave./State St.), The Riverview, and the immortal Tri-City in Menands. PSYCH-OUT (1968) was of course Richard Rush's downbeat summer of love cash-in; WATERHOLE #3 was a 1967 comedy-western starring James Coburn; and THE GLORY STOMPERS (1968) was a cheesily-entertaining biker precursor to EASY RIDER that has yet to make it on DVD.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Upstate New York Notables: Rod Serling
Rod Serling (1924-1975), Twilight Zone creator, born in Syracuse (Onondaga County), raised in Binghamton (Broome County).
Sunday, September 19, 2010
THE MINI-SKIRT MOB / THE ROAD HUSTLERS
The New Forest in Raleigh screened this January, 1969 double-feature of THE MINI-SKIRT MOB (1968) and THE ROAD HUSTLERS (1968), a rare bootlegger action flick with Scott Brady and Robert Dix that still hasn't surfaced.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
THE CHINESE CONNECTION / THE HELLCATS
Pretty great double feature at the State in Schenectady back in July of 1973: THE CHINESE CONNECTION was a re-titling of Bruce Lee's FISTS OF FURY (1972), while THE HELLCATS was a creaky 1967 biker flick released by Crown International.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
SASSY SUE / MEET SWEET MYRA
Troy's infamous Cinema Art hosted this January, 1974 double feature of Bethel Buckalew's SASSY SUE (1973) with Sharon Kelly and Tallie Cochrane, and MEET SWEET MYRA (1973, aka The Naughty Nude), an obscure flick directed by Joseph F. Roberton that has no IMDb listing.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Upstate New York Notables: Savanna Samson
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Upstate New York Notables: William Royle
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Friday, March 05, 2010
Steve Oliver R.I.P.
Today marks the second anniversary of the death of tough-guy actor Steve Oliver. I happened to call him for an interview, for the Jack Starrett bio that my pal Chris Poggiali and I are working on, in February of 2008, just as he got the devastating news that his body was riddled with cancer and he had weeks to live. I was stunned to hear it and wanted to let him go back to his business but he insisted on talking. Below are some of his comments, from probably the last interview he gave in his life.
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The first time I met Steve McQueen he ran my foot over in a gas station. He was a young actor doing that bounty hunter series [Wanted: Dead or Alive], and I was working jobs in downtown L.A., a young kid around 21 years old. He was in a race car, and I walked over and asked for an apology. He was very insulting, so I hit him about six times in the head, pulled him out of the car and kicked his ass. So when I went up on TOM HORN it was very strange. He came out of his trailer (he was dying of cancer at the time), and he took one look at me and said, I know you from somewhere. I told him, Yeah, I've been on television about a thousand times, I met you up at James Coburn's house. He said, Yeah, I remember that but I knew that I knew you then also. I told him right in front of Fred Weintraub and Linda Evans that when I was young you ran my foot over, and when you refused me an apology I pulled you right out your car and whooped your ass. He looked over at Weintraub with a big smile and said, Trim his beard, he's perfect for the part. He was a pretty cool dude.
I just found out yesterday that I have five weeks to live myself. I have cancer. Not a thing I can do about it, but hey, it was a good ride. I'm gone, I'm history, there's nothing I can do.
[On SAVAGE ABDUCTION:] Oh, god. That was done for John Lawrence. His photographer weighted about 390 pounds and just sat on his camera and wouldn't move it. I fired him, and he said, You can't fire me, you're only an actor on the show. I said, You're fired or I quit, and I'm the lead, so let's see who weighs out in the balance here, you fat ass, you won't move your camera, you won't clean your lenses, why don't you just shoot stills? The guy was just horrible, what a horrible experience that film was.
I met Robert Tessier on that set. He was living on the other side of the mountains where we were shooting. He walked up and introduced himself; he had never done anything at that point. He was as goofy as they come, I tell you. He had a kid with some lady that lived in Philly. When you walked in the house you couldn't stand the odor because she had 150 dirty diapers in the bathtub. They were crazy people. I saw the kid years later and he was completely retarded.
They used to call us The Shooters, man, that was the name they gave us. We all hung out at the Brazarie (?) and whoever had the biggest check would pay for the drinks that night. Warren Oates, Billy Smith, myself, Jack, Leslie Kovacs, a lot of interesting people. We'd slop down the whiskey, and Bill Smith would ride his Hells Angels chopper Harley Davidson with the kicked-out springing front end right through the restaurant; we were crazy guys. And we got away with it, too. All the gunfights...
I was on a bounty hunt with a buddy of mine and I ended up in a shootout with four black guys and I had a .25 automatic with one in the chamber and four in the clip and they had .45s and .44s and it was an unequal contest. They chased us up Sunset Boulevard and I rounded a corner and I didn't realize it was a dead end, and they trapped me. I got into a dumpster, realized I only had one shot left, but they didn't find me. I jumped a retainer wall, and as I did Bill Smith and some director friend of his came barging out of a restaurant into a Cadillac convertible, and I hadn't realized I had been shot in the leg and was bleeding all over the place. I took off running, and as they pulled out of the driveway I dove into the back seat, and Bill Smith, who was supposed to be the toughest guy in the world, almost peed in his panty hose. Back in those days Hollywood was wild and wooly, man.
[On MOTOR PSYCHO:] Russ Meyer was a photographer in the military. He was such a lecher (laughs), he had those big eyebrows that curled up, he was just disgusting. A woman walked by him and saliva would come out his eyeballs, the guy was a real luster, boy. I liked him because he was a very good director, he really knew how to work with his cast and crew, made them feel special, but he was such a character. He would look at a woman with that glint in his eye, like looking at a steak after not eating for five days.
MOTOR PSYCHO was my first shot as an actor, and it's what got me Peyton Place. Alex Rocco had his agent put up a piece of that film at 20th Century Fox for the part of Lee but they liked me. His loss, my gain.
Funny you're calling me today, you're talking to a dead man. It's really interesting, I haven't felt the full impact, I just got out of the hospital this morning. I'm going to do the best I can to fight it, because I'm not going to go through all the chemo, I've seen what happens to my friends who went through that. I'm going to fast for maybe 25 or 30 days and drink a lot of water and take lots of vitamins and herbs and see if the body can reverse the problem.
I just finished a screenplay and was going to call Paul Lewis. I got a pre-distribution agreement through Shoreline. They just finished a picture called LA LINEA with Andy Garcia. I just connected with their company in the last five days, and they want to shoot it.
Warren Oates was an interesting study. Warren Oates and Vic Morrow were the two best guys on the planet. Great actor. Paul Lewis is the best of the best, there's never been a nicer guy.
You know, the bedside manner of this little Japanese doctor, he was a pistol. He came in around four o'clock in the morning and said, You know, you don't seem to understand what's going on here. I kind of looked at him and I went, Well, I've got this infection from where my gall bladder was removed. He said, An infection? You have cancer throughout every square inch of your body. Wow, why don't you hit me with a good left hook? He said, You need to know that because you need to become proactive and start fighting it. That came out of nowhere. He said I was misdiagnosed and they told me I had cancer was I was in that hospital three months ago. So I knew there was like a cover-up, because I'm a very bright guy, I don't smoke or drink; haven't even taken an aspirin in probably 35 years I've been sober. I looked him dead in the eye and said, Nobody ever told me I have cancer. He said he talked to Dr. Sernick and he told him you had cancer throughout the whole region where your gall bladder was. I said he never told that to me.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Saturday, January 09, 2010
DVD Wish List: The As
Here are 172 films I'm hoping to see on R1 DVD in 2010. Or at least, if someone has one of these and would like to trade DVD-Rs please get in touch.
1. A 008, OPERATION STERMINIO (65, Egypt/It), Umberto Lenzi spy
2. THE ABC'S OF MARRIAGE (70), white-coater distributed by Ellman; Something Weird released it on VHS but it's deleted
3. AIP: THE COOL AND THE CRAZY (86), trailer comp
4. AIP: FAST AND FURIOUS (85), VHS was on Trailers on Tape
5. ABAR, THE FIRST BLACK SUPERMAN (77), Mirror distributed this; looking for the 101m version
6. ABDUCTION (75), Lawrence Tierney flick distributed by Venture and released on VHS by Media
7. ABDUCTION OF LORELEI (77), Serena XXXer, Alpha Blue released it on VHS but I can't find a DVD of it on their site
8. THE ABDUCTION OF SAINT ANNE (75), TV movie w/ Robert Wagner, came out on VHS in Brazil
9. ACCELERATION PUNK (77), with footage of The Jam, The Damned, Sex Postols
10. THE ACCURSED (57, UK), with Christopher Lee, Anton Diffring, aka The Traitor, Allied Artists released it here
11. AN ACE AND FOUR QUEENS (66, Fr/It/Sp), Sylva Koscina spy, aka Carré de dames pour un as
12. ACES HIGH (76, UK), WWI flick w/ Malcolm McDowell, released here by Cinema Shares Int. and out on Warner DVD in the UK
13. ACHILLES (62, It), AIP distributed this adaptation of The Illiad w/ Gordon Mitchell, aka Fury of Achilles, L'Ira di Achill, need the 112m version
14. ACHTUNG! THE DESSERT TIGERS (77, It), sadistic ILSA-style exploiter w/ Lea Lander, Gordon Mitchell, Richard Harrison, on Sunrise VHS in The Netherlands, aka The Desert Tigers (Magnum VHS, Den: Meteor VHS), Kaput Lager: Gli Ultimi Giorni Delle S.S. (It: CineHollywood VHS, Fin: Mistar VHS), Erämaan Tiikerit (Fin: United VHS)
15. ACID: DELERIO DEI SENSI (68, It), acid JD film, aka LSD: Il Paradiso a Five Dollari
16. ACID GIRLS (69), Don Cohen, C. Davis Smith sexploiter was supposedly unreleased
17. ACID MANTRA OR REBIRTH OF A NATION (68), hippie doc
18. ACQUASANTA JOE (71, It), Richard Harrison western, aka Holy Water Joe, on PAL DVD somewhere
19. ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE (76), Buck Flower western released by Pacific Int.
20. ACT OF AGRESSION (75, Fr/It), exploitation w/ Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Louis Trintignant, aka L'Agression, Joseph Green distrubuted it here, and it came out on VHS in Brazil on the Pole label
21. ACT OF LOVE (80), suicide TV movie w/ Ron Howard, Mickey Rourke
22. ACT OF VIOLENCE (79), TV movie drama w/ Elizabeth Montgomery
23. ACTION (80, It), avant Tinto Brass
24. ACTION USA (89), actioner with William Smith, Cameron Mitchell, on Imperial VHS
25. ADAM AND EVE (56, Mex), aka Adán y Eva, released by William A. Horne and Modern, on VHS from Laguna and Something Weird (deleted)
26. ADEBAR/SCHWECHATER (56/58, Austria), experimental beer commercials
27. ADIÓS AMIGO (76), Fred Williamson comedy western w/ Richard Pryor, on Vidmark VHS
28. ADIÓS GRINGO (65, Fr/It/Sp), gritty western released by Trans Lux, on DVD in Argentina (Argentina label), Brazil (Alberto Bitelli), and Germany (Starmedia)
29. ADULTS ONLY: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE OTHER HOLLYWOOD (01), Court TV mini-series
30. ADVENTURES OF A PRIVATE EYE (77, UK), sexploitation w/ Suzy Kendall, Diana Dors, on UK VHS (Video Collection Int.)
31. ADVENTURES OF A TAXI DRIVER (76, UK), sex comedy w/ Diana Dors
32. THE ADVENTURES OF FRONTIER FREMONT (76), Sunn Classics western w/ Dan Haggerty, Denver Pyle
33. THE ADVENTURES OF THE WILDERNESS FAMILY (75), Pacific Int. flick w/ Buck Flower, on Media VHS
34. THE AFFAIRS OF APHRODITE (70), Ed De Priest, Gary Graver sexploiter
35. THE AFFAIRS OF JANICE (76), Zebedy Colt XXXer released by Leisure Time, on Alpha Blue VHS
36. AFRICA EXPRESS (76, It/WG), adventure w/ Ursula Andress, Jack Palance, on Italian DVD (Millenium Storm)
37. AFRICA SEXY (63, It), mondo distributed by Filmarco
38. AFRICA UNCENSORED (71, It), mondo flick released by Trans American and Fury, aka Africa Ama
39. AFRICAN GOLD (65, S. Africa), Feature Film Corp adventure w/ Darren McGavin, Maria Perschy
40. THE AFTERMATH (82), sci-fi action w/ Sid Haig, aka Zombie Aftermath, on VHS from Liberty, Prism, and Starmaker
41. AFTERNOON TEASE (72), XXXer w/ Sandy Dempsey, Casey Lorrain, Donna Young, VCX released a VHS
42. AGE OF INNOCENCE (77, Can/UK), drama w/ David Warner, came out on VHS in Brazil on the F.J. Lucas label
43. AGE OF NUDITY (59, Jpn), early Seijun Suzuki, aka Suppadaka no Nenrei
44. AGENT FOR H.A.R.M. (66), Universal action pilot w/ Barbara Bouchet
45. AGENT OF WAR OF THE NORTH (77, Jpn), yakuza flick w/ Sonny Chiba, aka Hokuriku: Proxy War, Hokuriku dairi senso
46. AGENTE SIGMA 3: MISSIONE GOLDWATHER (67, It/Sp), spy comedy w/ Jack Taylor
47. AIRBAG (97, Ger/Port/Sp), road movie, issued on VHS in Argentina by Gativideo
48. AIRWOLF (84), TV movie w/ Jan-Michael Vincent, John Chandler, came out on Universal VHS in The Netherlands
49. THE ALAMO (59), Larry Buchanan short
50. ALBINO (76, S. Africa/UK/WG/Zimb), Topar thriller w/ Christopher Lee, Sybil Danning, on Media VHS
51. ALEX IN WONDERLAND (70), MGM counterculture comedy w/ Donald Sutherland, Ellen Burstyn, on Turner VHS
52. ALEX JOSEPH AND HIS WIVES (76), polygamy semi-doc from Ted V. Mikels, w/ Patrick Wright, aka The Rebel Breed
53. ALI BABA GOES TO TOWN (37), fantasy musical w/ Eddie Cantor, John Carradine
54. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (33), Unique-Cosmos adaptation, on MGM/UA VHS
55. THE ALIEN ENCOUNTERS (79), UFO TV movie
56. ALIEN LOVER (75), 90m episode of Wide World Mystery w/ Kate Mulgrew
57. THE ALIENS ARE COMING (80), TV pilot w/ William Kerwin, on VHS from GoodTimes, Republic, and Worldvision
58. ALIMONY LOVERS (69), Clover sexploiter w/ Kathy Williams
59. ALL ABOUT BLAZE (56), 16mm doc, Ted V. Mikels: prod/ed/dir of phot
60. ALL ABOUT SEX OF ALL NATIONS (71), white-coater w/ Harry Reems, Jason Russell, distributed by William Mishkin
61. ALL NIGHT RIDER (69), Findlay sexploiter from Distribpix
62. ALL THE LOVING COUPLES (69), sexploiter was on VHS from Something Weird but was deleted
63. ALL THE YOUNG WIVES (73), sexploiter, aka You All Come, Naked Rider, on Something Weird VHS (deleted)
64. ALL WOMAN (67), Joseph Brenner-distributed drama w/ Robert Alda
65. ALLIGATOR EYES (90), thriller on Academy VHS
66. ALMOST SUMMER (78), Universal comedy w/ Bruno Kirby
67. ALOHA MEANS GOODBYE (74), TV movie drama w/ Sally Struthers
68. ALONG CAME A SPIDER (70), TV movie drama w/ Andrew Prine
69. THE ALPHA CAPER (73), TV movie crime thriller w/ Henry Fonda
70. ALVIN PURPLE (73, Oz), sex comedy on Australian DVD from Roadshow
72. AMANDA BY NIGHT (81), Gary Graver XXXer w/ John Alderman, on Caballero VHS
73. THE AMAZING DOCTOR G (65, It/Sp), spy spoof w/ Rosalba Neri, aka Due mafioso contro Goldginger
74. THE AMAZING MR. BICKFORD (87), dain-bramaged claymation, on MPI VHS
75. THE AMAZING MR. BLUNDEN (72, UK), Diana Dors fantasy released by Hemisphere in the US, came out on DVD in Germany (KNM) and the UK (Anchor Bay)
76. AN AMBIGUOUS REPORT ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD (97, Czech R/Slovakia), fantasy, aka Nejasná zpráva o konci sveta
77. AMBLIN' (68), Spielberg short released by Four Star Excelsior and Sigma III
78. AMERICA IN ROME (98), Eurowestern doc
79. AMERICA IS HARD TO SEE (70), political doc from EYR
80. AN AMERICAN DREAM (66), Warner Bros. crimer based on Mailer book, w/ Janet Leigh
81. AMERICAN HUNTER (88, Indonesia), actioner w/ Christopher Mitchum, on German VHS (Astro)
82. AMERICAN NITRO (79), Cannon racing doc, on Paragon VHS
83. THE AMERICAN SCREAM (88), thriller w/ Buck Flower, on 21st Genesis VHS
84. AMERICAN TICKLER (76), Chuck Vincent sex comedy released by Spectrum, ot: The Winner of Ten Academy Awards, on Video Gems VHS
85. AMERICAN WILDERNESS (70), Pacific Int. nature doc, on Nacional VHS
86. AMERIKA (87), ABC miniseries
87. AMONG WOLVES (85, Fr), political thriller, aka Les loups entre eux
88. AMUCK! (72, It), Group 1 horror w/ Bouchet, Neri, aka Alla ricere del piacere, Something Weird VHS version is almost 20m shorter than the one from European Trash Cinema
89. AND EDEN CRIED (65), Ted V. Mikels: dir of phot
90. AND FIVE MAKES JASON (69), sexploiter w/ Kathy Williams, distributed by Ellman and Grads
91. AND GOD SAID TO CAIN (70, It/WG), Margheriti western w/ Kinski, aka E Dio disse a Caino, on German DVD (e-m-s)
92. AND HOPE TO DIE (72, Fr/It), 20th Century Fox thriller from Réné Clement w/ Jean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, aka La course du lièvre à travers les champs
93. …AND MILLIONS DIE! (73), TV movie thriller w/ Susan Strasberg, on Allied Artists VHS
94. AND THE BONES CAME TOGETHER (73), TV movie
95. AND THEN YOU DIE (87, Can), crimer w/ Kenneth Welsh
96. AND THEY SMELLED THE STRANGE, EXCITING, DANGEROUS SCENT OF DOLLARS (73, It), western w/ Rosalba Neri, aka Sentivano uno strano, eccitante, pericoloso puzzo di dollari, on Italian VHS (Video Clak)
97. AND THIS IS FREE (?), not sure what this is
98. AND WHEN SHE WAS BAD (73), Gary Graver sexploier w/ John Alderman, Sandy Carey, aka There Was a Little Girl (preview title)
99. ANDY WARHOL'S BAD (77), New World comedy w/ Susan Tyrrell, on Embassy VHS
100. ANGEL, ANGEL, DOWN WE GO (69), Robert Thom/AIP drama, aka Cult of the Damned
101. THE ANGEL AND THE BEASTS (77, Austria/Sp/WG), sleaze w/ Bárbara Rey, aka Teufelscamp der verlorenen Frauen, on Canadian VHS (Vogue) and Italian VHS (Universal)
102. ANGEL DEATH (80), 60m TV doc on angel dust
103. ANGEL DUST (94, Jpn), bizarre mystery, aka Enjeru dasuto, on New Yorker VHS
104. ANGEL DUSTED (81), TV movie w/ Helen Hunt
105. ANGEL MINE (78, NZ), new wave arthouse weirdness
106. ANGEL ON MY SOLDIER (80), TV movie fantasy w/ John Alderman, on Sultan VHS
107. ANGELS' BRIGADE (79), Greydon Clark actioner distributed by Arista and New World, on VHS from Vestron and Warner
108. ANGEL'S FLIGHT (62/65), Crown noir w/ Rue McClanahan, aka Shock Hill
109. ANGEL’S LEAP (71, Fr/It), mafia yarn w/ Senta Berger, Sterling Hayden, Gordon Mitchell, aka Le Saut de l'ange
110. ANGELICA: THE YOUNG VIXEN (70), Dixie Donovan flick released by Gold Star and Shelmart
111. ANGELA, THE FIREWORKS WOMAN (75), Wes Craven XXX w/ Jamie Gillis, distributed by Dog East Dog and Essex, on VHS from Quality X and VCA
112. ANGELS WITH BURNT WINGS (70, WG), drama w/ Peter Thomas soundtrack, aka Engel, die ihre Flügel verbrennen
113. ANGST (83, Austria), serial killer horror, on German DVD (Epix)
114. ANIMA PERSA (77, Fr/It), thriller/coming of age film w/ Catherine Denueve, aka Âmes perdues, Lost Soul, The Forbidden Room
115. ANIMAL CALLED MAN (72, It), western, aka Un Animale chiamato uomo
116. ANIMAL LOVE (69), Chancellor sexploiter
117. ANIMAL SEX (7?, HK), documentary
118. THE ANIMAL WITHIN (74), documentary w/ Anthony Zerbe, aka Up from the Ape
119. ANNA/MELODY (67/71, Fr), go-go Gainsbourg TV fun
120. THE ANNIHILATOR (80, UK)
121. THE ANNIHILATORS (85), New World actioner w/ Paul Koslo, on Starmaker VHS and UK DVD (Boulevard)
122. ANOMALIES: A WORLD OF DREAMS (70), sexploiter w/ Lynn Harris, John Holmes, distributed by Distribpix and Fine
123. ANTI-CLOCK (80, UK), drama
124. ANYTHING FOR A FRIEND (73, It), western w/ Gordon Mitchell, aka Amico mio, frega tu… che frego io!
125. APACHE BLOOD (75), Key Int. western w/ Ray Danton
126. APACHE WOMAN (55), ARC western w/ Lloyd Bridges, on Columbia TriStar VHS
127. APACHE WOMAN (76, It), western, aka Una Donna chiamata Apache, on Australian VHS (Delta)
128. APE MAN OF THE JUNGLE (64, It), from AIP, aka Tarzak contro gli uomini leopardo
129. APPASSIONATA (74, It), erotica w/ Gabriele Ferzetti, Eleonora Giorgi, Ornella Muti
130. APPLE PIE (76), Aumont comedy w/ Calvin DeForest, Brother Theodore, on VHS from North American
131. APPOINTMENT WITH DANGER (51), Paramount noir w/ Jack Webb & Harry Morgan as bad guys
132. APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR (50)
133. THE AQUARIANS (70), action TV pilot w/ Ricardo Montalban
134. ARABELLA (67, It), Universal comedy w/ James Fox
135. ARABELLA THE BLACK ANGEL (89, It), Eurotrash, aka Arabella l'angelo nero
136. ARE THESE OUR CHILDREN? (31), RKO JD drama, on Vintage VHS
137. ARE THESE OUR PARENTS? (44), Monogram drama w/ Lyle Talbot
138. ARE YOU IN THE HOUSE ALONE? (78), TV movie w/ Robin Mattson, on Worldvision VHS
139. THE ARCHER: FUGITIVE FROM THE EMPIRE (81), fantasy TV movie w/ Richard Dix, Jr., on MCA/Universal VHS
140. THE ARIES COMPUTER (72), Gold Key sci-fi w/ Vincent Price
141. ARIZONA BILL (64, Fr/It), Bava western, aka Road to Fort Alamo, La Strada per Fort Alamo, distributed by World Entertainment Corp.
142. ARIZONA COLT (66, Fr/It/Sp), western w/ Rosalba Neri, aka Man from Nowhere, released here by Gadabout
143. ARIZONA DREAM (93, Fr/USA), Warner Bros. film w/ Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye Dunaway, aka Arrowtooth Waltz, on DVD in Finland (Sandrew Metrnome) and The Netherlands (Universal)
144. THE ARIZONA KID (71, It/Phil), comedy western w/ Mamie Van Doren
145. ARMAGUEDON (77, Fr/It), thriller from Alain Jessua, w/ Alain Delon
146. ARNOLD (73), Cinerama horror w/ Stella Sevens, on Lightning VHS
147. AROUND THE WORLD IN 60 MINUTES (?), PBS doc on early travelogues & jungle documentaries
148. AROUND THE WORLD WITH FANNY HILL (74, Swe), comedy w/ Christina Lindberg, aka Jorden runt med Fanny Hill, The Further Adventures of Fanny Hill, distributed by Seaberg, on VHS from Dave Friedman and Kit Parker
149. THE AROUSERS (73), New World horror w/ Roberta Collins, aka Sweet Kill, on VHS from Embassy and Sultan
150. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (69), TV movie w/ Bob Crane
151. ART DECO DETECTIVE (94), comedy thriller w/ Brion James, Joe Santos
152. ARTISTS AND MODELS (55), Paramount musical comedy w/ Martin & Lewis, on Paramount VHS
153. ASSASSINATION (67, It), espionage w/ Henry Silva, released by Ben Barry
154. ASSAULT (71, UK), horror w/ Suzy Kendall, aka In the Devil's Garden, Satan's Playthings, distributed by Hemisphere, on VHS from Genesis and Saturn
155. ASSAULT ON THE STATE TREASURE (67, It), spy, aka Assalto al tesoro di stato
156. ASSAULT ON THE WAYNE (71), war TV movie w/ Joseph Cotten
157. ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON (76, It), Lenzi crime, aka Roma a mano armata, released by Aquarius, on cut VHS from IVE
158. ASSIGNMENT K (68, UK), Columbia spy
159. ASSIGNMENT TO KILL (68, UK), Warner Brothers/Seven Arts spy w/ Herbert Lom
160. ASSO (81, It), comedy w/ Edwidge Fenech, on Italian DVD (Cecchi Gori)
161. THE ASTRONAUT (72), TV movie drama w/ Jackie Cooper, on ABC VHS
162. AT LAST, AT LAST (75, It), comedy w/ Edwige Fenech, aka La moglie vergine, released here by Silverstein
163. ATOLLADERO (95, Sp), apocalyptic fantasy w/ Iggy Pop
164. ATTACK ON TERROR: THE FBI VS. THE KU KLUX KLAN (75), TV movie drama w/ Ned Beatty, LQ Jones
165. THE ATOMIC CITY (52), Paramount spy thriller, on Paramount VHS
166. AUDITIONS (78), sex comedy w/ Ric Lutze, on Wizard VHS
167. AUGUST IN THE WATER (95, Jpn), fantasy, aka Mizu no naka no hachigatsu
168. AUTUMN BORN (79), drama w/ Dorothy Stratten, on VHS from Alpha Blue and Monterey
169. AVENGER OF SOHO (72, Sp/WG), Franco thriller, aka Der Todesrächer von Soho, on German DVD (Universum)
170. L'AVVENTURA DI ANNABELLA (43, It)
171. THE AWAKENING (70, Can), lesbian drama, aka L'Amour humain
172. AWAY WITH WORDS (99, HK/Jpn/Sing), surrealism, aka San tiao ren
1. A 008, OPERATION STERMINIO (65, Egypt/It), Umberto Lenzi spy
2. THE ABC'S OF MARRIAGE (70), white-coater distributed by Ellman; Something Weird released it on VHS but it's deleted
3. AIP: THE COOL AND THE CRAZY (86), trailer comp
4. AIP: FAST AND FURIOUS (85), VHS was on Trailers on Tape
5. ABAR, THE FIRST BLACK SUPERMAN (77), Mirror distributed this; looking for the 101m version
6. ABDUCTION (75), Lawrence Tierney flick distributed by Venture and released on VHS by Media
7. ABDUCTION OF LORELEI (77), Serena XXXer, Alpha Blue released it on VHS but I can't find a DVD of it on their site
8. THE ABDUCTION OF SAINT ANNE (75), TV movie w/ Robert Wagner, came out on VHS in Brazil
9. ACCELERATION PUNK (77), with footage of The Jam, The Damned, Sex Postols
10. THE ACCURSED (57, UK), with Christopher Lee, Anton Diffring, aka The Traitor, Allied Artists released it here
11. AN ACE AND FOUR QUEENS (66, Fr/It/Sp), Sylva Koscina spy, aka Carré de dames pour un as
12. ACES HIGH (76, UK), WWI flick w/ Malcolm McDowell, released here by Cinema Shares Int. and out on Warner DVD in the UK
13. ACHILLES (62, It), AIP distributed this adaptation of The Illiad w/ Gordon Mitchell, aka Fury of Achilles, L'Ira di Achill, need the 112m version
14. ACHTUNG! THE DESSERT TIGERS (77, It), sadistic ILSA-style exploiter w/ Lea Lander, Gordon Mitchell, Richard Harrison, on Sunrise VHS in The Netherlands, aka The Desert Tigers (Magnum VHS, Den: Meteor VHS), Kaput Lager: Gli Ultimi Giorni Delle S.S. (It: CineHollywood VHS, Fin: Mistar VHS), Erämaan Tiikerit (Fin: United VHS)
15. ACID: DELERIO DEI SENSI (68, It), acid JD film, aka LSD: Il Paradiso a Five Dollari
16. ACID GIRLS (69), Don Cohen, C. Davis Smith sexploiter was supposedly unreleased
17. ACID MANTRA OR REBIRTH OF A NATION (68), hippie doc
18. ACQUASANTA JOE (71, It), Richard Harrison western, aka Holy Water Joe, on PAL DVD somewhere
19. ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE (76), Buck Flower western released by Pacific Int.
20. ACT OF AGRESSION (75, Fr/It), exploitation w/ Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Louis Trintignant, aka L'Agression, Joseph Green distrubuted it here, and it came out on VHS in Brazil on the Pole label
21. ACT OF LOVE (80), suicide TV movie w/ Ron Howard, Mickey Rourke
22. ACT OF VIOLENCE (79), TV movie drama w/ Elizabeth Montgomery
23. ACTION (80, It), avant Tinto Brass
24. ACTION USA (89), actioner with William Smith, Cameron Mitchell, on Imperial VHS
25. ADAM AND EVE (56, Mex), aka Adán y Eva, released by William A. Horne and Modern, on VHS from Laguna and Something Weird (deleted)
26. ADEBAR/SCHWECHATER (56/58, Austria), experimental beer commercials
27. ADIÓS AMIGO (76), Fred Williamson comedy western w/ Richard Pryor, on Vidmark VHS
28. ADIÓS GRINGO (65, Fr/It/Sp), gritty western released by Trans Lux, on DVD in Argentina (Argentina label), Brazil (Alberto Bitelli), and Germany (Starmedia)
29. ADULTS ONLY: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE OTHER HOLLYWOOD (01), Court TV mini-series
30. ADVENTURES OF A PRIVATE EYE (77, UK), sexploitation w/ Suzy Kendall, Diana Dors, on UK VHS (Video Collection Int.)
31. ADVENTURES OF A TAXI DRIVER (76, UK), sex comedy w/ Diana Dors
32. THE ADVENTURES OF FRONTIER FREMONT (76), Sunn Classics western w/ Dan Haggerty, Denver Pyle
33. THE ADVENTURES OF THE WILDERNESS FAMILY (75), Pacific Int. flick w/ Buck Flower, on Media VHS
34. THE AFFAIRS OF APHRODITE (70), Ed De Priest, Gary Graver sexploiter
35. THE AFFAIRS OF JANICE (76), Zebedy Colt XXXer released by Leisure Time, on Alpha Blue VHS
36. AFRICA EXPRESS (76, It/WG), adventure w/ Ursula Andress, Jack Palance, on Italian DVD (Millenium Storm)
37. AFRICA SEXY (63, It), mondo distributed by Filmarco
38. AFRICA UNCENSORED (71, It), mondo flick released by Trans American and Fury, aka Africa Ama
39. AFRICAN GOLD (65, S. Africa), Feature Film Corp adventure w/ Darren McGavin, Maria Perschy
40. THE AFTERMATH (82), sci-fi action w/ Sid Haig, aka Zombie Aftermath, on VHS from Liberty, Prism, and Starmaker
41. AFTERNOON TEASE (72), XXXer w/ Sandy Dempsey, Casey Lorrain, Donna Young, VCX released a VHS
42. AGE OF INNOCENCE (77, Can/UK), drama w/ David Warner, came out on VHS in Brazil on the F.J. Lucas label
43. AGE OF NUDITY (59, Jpn), early Seijun Suzuki, aka Suppadaka no Nenrei
44. AGENT FOR H.A.R.M. (66), Universal action pilot w/ Barbara Bouchet
45. AGENT OF WAR OF THE NORTH (77, Jpn), yakuza flick w/ Sonny Chiba, aka Hokuriku: Proxy War, Hokuriku dairi senso
46. AGENTE SIGMA 3: MISSIONE GOLDWATHER (67, It/Sp), spy comedy w/ Jack Taylor
47. AIRBAG (97, Ger/Port/Sp), road movie, issued on VHS in Argentina by Gativideo
48. AIRWOLF (84), TV movie w/ Jan-Michael Vincent, John Chandler, came out on Universal VHS in The Netherlands
49. THE ALAMO (59), Larry Buchanan short
50. ALBINO (76, S. Africa/UK/WG/Zimb), Topar thriller w/ Christopher Lee, Sybil Danning, on Media VHS
51. ALEX IN WONDERLAND (70), MGM counterculture comedy w/ Donald Sutherland, Ellen Burstyn, on Turner VHS
52. ALEX JOSEPH AND HIS WIVES (76), polygamy semi-doc from Ted V. Mikels, w/ Patrick Wright, aka The Rebel Breed
53. ALI BABA GOES TO TOWN (37), fantasy musical w/ Eddie Cantor, John Carradine
54. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (33), Unique-Cosmos adaptation, on MGM/UA VHS
55. THE ALIEN ENCOUNTERS (79), UFO TV movie
56. ALIEN LOVER (75), 90m episode of Wide World Mystery w/ Kate Mulgrew
57. THE ALIENS ARE COMING (80), TV pilot w/ William Kerwin, on VHS from GoodTimes, Republic, and Worldvision
58. ALIMONY LOVERS (69), Clover sexploiter w/ Kathy Williams
59. ALL ABOUT BLAZE (56), 16mm doc, Ted V. Mikels: prod/ed/dir of phot
60. ALL ABOUT SEX OF ALL NATIONS (71), white-coater w/ Harry Reems, Jason Russell, distributed by William Mishkin
61. ALL NIGHT RIDER (69), Findlay sexploiter from Distribpix
62. ALL THE LOVING COUPLES (69), sexploiter was on VHS from Something Weird but was deleted
63. ALL THE YOUNG WIVES (73), sexploiter, aka You All Come, Naked Rider, on Something Weird VHS (deleted)
64. ALL WOMAN (67), Joseph Brenner-distributed drama w/ Robert Alda
65. ALLIGATOR EYES (90), thriller on Academy VHS
66. ALMOST SUMMER (78), Universal comedy w/ Bruno Kirby
67. ALOHA MEANS GOODBYE (74), TV movie drama w/ Sally Struthers
68. ALONG CAME A SPIDER (70), TV movie drama w/ Andrew Prine
69. THE ALPHA CAPER (73), TV movie crime thriller w/ Henry Fonda
70. ALVIN PURPLE (73, Oz), sex comedy on Australian DVD from Roadshow
72. AMANDA BY NIGHT (81), Gary Graver XXXer w/ John Alderman, on Caballero VHS
73. THE AMAZING DOCTOR G (65, It/Sp), spy spoof w/ Rosalba Neri, aka Due mafioso contro Goldginger
74. THE AMAZING MR. BICKFORD (87), dain-bramaged claymation, on MPI VHS
75. THE AMAZING MR. BLUNDEN (72, UK), Diana Dors fantasy released by Hemisphere in the US, came out on DVD in Germany (KNM) and the UK (Anchor Bay)
76. AN AMBIGUOUS REPORT ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD (97, Czech R/Slovakia), fantasy, aka Nejasná zpráva o konci sveta
77. AMBLIN' (68), Spielberg short released by Four Star Excelsior and Sigma III
78. AMERICA IN ROME (98), Eurowestern doc
79. AMERICA IS HARD TO SEE (70), political doc from EYR
80. AN AMERICAN DREAM (66), Warner Bros. crimer based on Mailer book, w/ Janet Leigh
81. AMERICAN HUNTER (88, Indonesia), actioner w/ Christopher Mitchum, on German VHS (Astro)
82. AMERICAN NITRO (79), Cannon racing doc, on Paragon VHS
83. THE AMERICAN SCREAM (88), thriller w/ Buck Flower, on 21st Genesis VHS
84. AMERICAN TICKLER (76), Chuck Vincent sex comedy released by Spectrum, ot: The Winner of Ten Academy Awards, on Video Gems VHS
85. AMERICAN WILDERNESS (70), Pacific Int. nature doc, on Nacional VHS
86. AMERIKA (87), ABC miniseries
87. AMONG WOLVES (85, Fr), political thriller, aka Les loups entre eux
88. AMUCK! (72, It), Group 1 horror w/ Bouchet, Neri, aka Alla ricere del piacere, Something Weird VHS version is almost 20m shorter than the one from European Trash Cinema
89. AND EDEN CRIED (65), Ted V. Mikels: dir of phot
90. AND FIVE MAKES JASON (69), sexploiter w/ Kathy Williams, distributed by Ellman and Grads
91. AND GOD SAID TO CAIN (70, It/WG), Margheriti western w/ Kinski, aka E Dio disse a Caino, on German DVD (e-m-s)
92. AND HOPE TO DIE (72, Fr/It), 20th Century Fox thriller from Réné Clement w/ Jean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, aka La course du lièvre à travers les champs
93. …AND MILLIONS DIE! (73), TV movie thriller w/ Susan Strasberg, on Allied Artists VHS
94. AND THE BONES CAME TOGETHER (73), TV movie
95. AND THEN YOU DIE (87, Can), crimer w/ Kenneth Welsh
96. AND THEY SMELLED THE STRANGE, EXCITING, DANGEROUS SCENT OF DOLLARS (73, It), western w/ Rosalba Neri, aka Sentivano uno strano, eccitante, pericoloso puzzo di dollari, on Italian VHS (Video Clak)
97. AND THIS IS FREE (?), not sure what this is
98. AND WHEN SHE WAS BAD (73), Gary Graver sexploier w/ John Alderman, Sandy Carey, aka There Was a Little Girl (preview title)
99. ANDY WARHOL'S BAD (77), New World comedy w/ Susan Tyrrell, on Embassy VHS
100. ANGEL, ANGEL, DOWN WE GO (69), Robert Thom/AIP drama, aka Cult of the Damned
101. THE ANGEL AND THE BEASTS (77, Austria/Sp/WG), sleaze w/ Bárbara Rey, aka Teufelscamp der verlorenen Frauen, on Canadian VHS (Vogue) and Italian VHS (Universal)
102. ANGEL DEATH (80), 60m TV doc on angel dust
103. ANGEL DUST (94, Jpn), bizarre mystery, aka Enjeru dasuto, on New Yorker VHS
104. ANGEL DUSTED (81), TV movie w/ Helen Hunt
105. ANGEL MINE (78, NZ), new wave arthouse weirdness
106. ANGEL ON MY SOLDIER (80), TV movie fantasy w/ John Alderman, on Sultan VHS
107. ANGELS' BRIGADE (79), Greydon Clark actioner distributed by Arista and New World, on VHS from Vestron and Warner
108. ANGEL'S FLIGHT (62/65), Crown noir w/ Rue McClanahan, aka Shock Hill
109. ANGEL’S LEAP (71, Fr/It), mafia yarn w/ Senta Berger, Sterling Hayden, Gordon Mitchell, aka Le Saut de l'ange
110. ANGELICA: THE YOUNG VIXEN (70), Dixie Donovan flick released by Gold Star and Shelmart
111. ANGELA, THE FIREWORKS WOMAN (75), Wes Craven XXX w/ Jamie Gillis, distributed by Dog East Dog and Essex, on VHS from Quality X and VCA
112. ANGELS WITH BURNT WINGS (70, WG), drama w/ Peter Thomas soundtrack, aka Engel, die ihre Flügel verbrennen
113. ANGST (83, Austria), serial killer horror, on German DVD (Epix)
114. ANIMA PERSA (77, Fr/It), thriller/coming of age film w/ Catherine Denueve, aka Âmes perdues, Lost Soul, The Forbidden Room
115. ANIMAL CALLED MAN (72, It), western, aka Un Animale chiamato uomo
116. ANIMAL LOVE (69), Chancellor sexploiter
117. ANIMAL SEX (7?, HK), documentary
118. THE ANIMAL WITHIN (74), documentary w/ Anthony Zerbe, aka Up from the Ape
119. ANNA/MELODY (67/71, Fr), go-go Gainsbourg TV fun
120. THE ANNIHILATOR (80, UK)
121. THE ANNIHILATORS (85), New World actioner w/ Paul Koslo, on Starmaker VHS and UK DVD (Boulevard)
122. ANOMALIES: A WORLD OF DREAMS (70), sexploiter w/ Lynn Harris, John Holmes, distributed by Distribpix and Fine
123. ANTI-CLOCK (80, UK), drama
124. ANYTHING FOR A FRIEND (73, It), western w/ Gordon Mitchell, aka Amico mio, frega tu… che frego io!
125. APACHE BLOOD (75), Key Int. western w/ Ray Danton
126. APACHE WOMAN (55), ARC western w/ Lloyd Bridges, on Columbia TriStar VHS
127. APACHE WOMAN (76, It), western, aka Una Donna chiamata Apache, on Australian VHS (Delta)
128. APE MAN OF THE JUNGLE (64, It), from AIP, aka Tarzak contro gli uomini leopardo
129. APPASSIONATA (74, It), erotica w/ Gabriele Ferzetti, Eleonora Giorgi, Ornella Muti
130. APPLE PIE (76), Aumont comedy w/ Calvin DeForest, Brother Theodore, on VHS from North American
131. APPOINTMENT WITH DANGER (51), Paramount noir w/ Jack Webb & Harry Morgan as bad guys
132. APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR (50)
133. THE AQUARIANS (70), action TV pilot w/ Ricardo Montalban
134. ARABELLA (67, It), Universal comedy w/ James Fox
135. ARABELLA THE BLACK ANGEL (89, It), Eurotrash, aka Arabella l'angelo nero
136. ARE THESE OUR CHILDREN? (31), RKO JD drama, on Vintage VHS
137. ARE THESE OUR PARENTS? (44), Monogram drama w/ Lyle Talbot
138. ARE YOU IN THE HOUSE ALONE? (78), TV movie w/ Robin Mattson, on Worldvision VHS
139. THE ARCHER: FUGITIVE FROM THE EMPIRE (81), fantasy TV movie w/ Richard Dix, Jr., on MCA/Universal VHS
140. THE ARIES COMPUTER (72), Gold Key sci-fi w/ Vincent Price
141. ARIZONA BILL (64, Fr/It), Bava western, aka Road to Fort Alamo, La Strada per Fort Alamo, distributed by World Entertainment Corp.
142. ARIZONA COLT (66, Fr/It/Sp), western w/ Rosalba Neri, aka Man from Nowhere, released here by Gadabout
143. ARIZONA DREAM (93, Fr/USA), Warner Bros. film w/ Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye Dunaway, aka Arrowtooth Waltz, on DVD in Finland (Sandrew Metrnome) and The Netherlands (Universal)
144. THE ARIZONA KID (71, It/Phil), comedy western w/ Mamie Van Doren
145. ARMAGUEDON (77, Fr/It), thriller from Alain Jessua, w/ Alain Delon
146. ARNOLD (73), Cinerama horror w/ Stella Sevens, on Lightning VHS
147. AROUND THE WORLD IN 60 MINUTES (?), PBS doc on early travelogues & jungle documentaries
148. AROUND THE WORLD WITH FANNY HILL (74, Swe), comedy w/ Christina Lindberg, aka Jorden runt med Fanny Hill, The Further Adventures of Fanny Hill, distributed by Seaberg, on VHS from Dave Friedman and Kit Parker
149. THE AROUSERS (73), New World horror w/ Roberta Collins, aka Sweet Kill, on VHS from Embassy and Sultan
150. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (69), TV movie w/ Bob Crane
151. ART DECO DETECTIVE (94), comedy thriller w/ Brion James, Joe Santos
152. ARTISTS AND MODELS (55), Paramount musical comedy w/ Martin & Lewis, on Paramount VHS
153. ASSASSINATION (67, It), espionage w/ Henry Silva, released by Ben Barry
154. ASSAULT (71, UK), horror w/ Suzy Kendall, aka In the Devil's Garden, Satan's Playthings, distributed by Hemisphere, on VHS from Genesis and Saturn
155. ASSAULT ON THE STATE TREASURE (67, It), spy, aka Assalto al tesoro di stato
156. ASSAULT ON THE WAYNE (71), war TV movie w/ Joseph Cotten
157. ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON (76, It), Lenzi crime, aka Roma a mano armata, released by Aquarius, on cut VHS from IVE
158. ASSIGNMENT K (68, UK), Columbia spy
159. ASSIGNMENT TO KILL (68, UK), Warner Brothers/Seven Arts spy w/ Herbert Lom
160. ASSO (81, It), comedy w/ Edwidge Fenech, on Italian DVD (Cecchi Gori)
161. THE ASTRONAUT (72), TV movie drama w/ Jackie Cooper, on ABC VHS
162. AT LAST, AT LAST (75, It), comedy w/ Edwige Fenech, aka La moglie vergine, released here by Silverstein
163. ATOLLADERO (95, Sp), apocalyptic fantasy w/ Iggy Pop
164. ATTACK ON TERROR: THE FBI VS. THE KU KLUX KLAN (75), TV movie drama w/ Ned Beatty, LQ Jones
165. THE ATOMIC CITY (52), Paramount spy thriller, on Paramount VHS
166. AUDITIONS (78), sex comedy w/ Ric Lutze, on Wizard VHS
167. AUGUST IN THE WATER (95, Jpn), fantasy, aka Mizu no naka no hachigatsu
168. AUTUMN BORN (79), drama w/ Dorothy Stratten, on VHS from Alpha Blue and Monterey
169. AVENGER OF SOHO (72, Sp/WG), Franco thriller, aka Der Todesrächer von Soho, on German DVD (Universum)
170. L'AVVENTURA DI ANNABELLA (43, It)
171. THE AWAKENING (70, Can), lesbian drama, aka L'Amour humain
172. AWAY WITH WORDS (99, HK/Jpn/Sing), surrealism, aka San tiao ren
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