Sam Grimm (Perry Lang) and his brother Max (Christopher Atkins) stand to inherit the mortuary academy that bears their family name in this black comedy. The two brothers must first graduate, and their progress is monitored by school manager Dr. Paul Truscott (Paul Bartell) and the academy's top lecturer Mary Purcell (Mary Woronov). Truscott is ...
This Roger Corman production was undoubtedly conceived to capitalize on the success of Francis Ford Coppola's romantic vampire epic Bram Stoker's Dracula, though the Count himself is not actually a character. The story involves LA artist Theresa (Stacey Travis), who has fallen under the sensual spell of darkly handsome Vlad (Christopher Atkins). ...
In this sci-fi thriller, a collision between a space station and a derelict ore freighter leads to a terrifying discovery. Listed as lost in space 25 years before, the ore freighter Siberia appears out of nowhere and despite the efforts of the communications station that is trapped in orbit around Mars, the two crafts run into each other. Curious ...
An empty stage coach pulls into a remote station where U.S. Marshal Coburn (Edward Albert) has brought his prisoner, a bank robber named Bronson (Christopher Atkins), for a meal with other would-be coach passengers. But before they can load up, the station master (John Vernon) and his wife are shot dead by unseen assailants. Under the cover of ...
This 1980 version of the oft-filmed Henry Devere Stackpoole novel The Blue Lagoon was the first to be stamped with an "R" rating. The basic story remains unchanged. Two very small children, a boy and a girl, are shipwrecked on a lush tropical island. They are cared for by fellow castaway Leo McKern. When he dies, the kids, played with a minimum of ...
When a successful businessman's life takes a sharp turn for the worse, he targets his co-workers for death in actor-turned-director Jesse Bean's dark directorial debut. The trouble starts when Dan (Bean) loses an important promotion to co-worker Bill (Christopher Atkins). As tension begins to take a toll on Dan, his troubles are compounded when in ...
William Byron Hillman's family comedy Quigley stars Gary Busey as a cold-hearted billionaire. Early in the film he dies. After dying, he learns that he will only get into heaven if he learns lessons about compassion and selflessness. In order to have a chance, he is reincarnated on Earth as a Pomeranian. As a dog, he seeks to undo much of the ...
An introverted girl who yearns for popularity (Kristy McNichol) attends a pirate festival in her seaside community, featuring a swordplay demo led by a curly haired hunk (Christopher Atkins). After selecting Mabel (McNichol) to participate in the act, the instructor invites her aboard his boat for a real ride on the high seas -- at which point a ...
Costas Mandylor, Angie Everhart, and Christopher Atkins headline this thriller about a traumatized big city cop who moves his family to the country in hopes of forgetting his violent past, only to be targeted for death by the same psychopath responsible for killing his partner. After seeing his partner murdered during a drug bust gone awry, Sean ...
Prehistoric terror comes to contemporary Los Angeles when time traveling scientists mistakenly return to the modern era with a carnivorous dinosaur in tow. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Deep in the endless tunnels of a subterranean cave, an ancient species lies patiently in waiting for the creatures of the surface to step out of the sun in director Richard Pepin's horrific voyage into the black pit of the unknown. Rumor has it that a vast treasure lies hidden deep within an abandoned mine that sits just atop the vast system of ...
A matchmaking apparition attempts to ensure that her niece marries the right man in this supernatural romantic comedy. In Clay (Christopher Atkins), Nicolette (Reebie Sullivan) is certain she's found the perfect mate for her pretty niece Nikki (Kim Reeves). But Nikki is far too focused on her own career to even consider romance, and when Nicolette ...
Spanish hack Rene Cardona, Jr. (of Aztec Mummy fame) directed this gory rip-off of The Birds (not a parody as its goofy title suggests) which follows a reporter/photographer team (Michelle Johnson & Christopher Atkins) as they investigate frequent reports of lethal bird attacks on humans. They eventually conclude that the attacks -- which are ...
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