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1. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
directed by John Landis
featuring John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce, Stephen FurstDirector John Landis put himself on the map with this low-budget, fabulously successful comedy, which made a then-astounding 62 million dollars and ... More
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2. Dirty Harry (1971)
directed by Don Siegel
featuring Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, John Vernon, Andy Robinson, John Larch"You've got to ask yourself a question: 'do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?" Dirty Harry provoked a critical uproar in 1971 for its "fascist" ... More
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3. The Kinky Coaches and the Pom Pom Pussycats (1981)
directed by Mark Warren
featuring John Vernon, Norman Fell, Robert ForsterThis comedy features the chaotic situations occurring between two high-school football teams. ~ Rovi
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4. Una Giornata Particolare (1977)
directed by Ettore Scola
featuring Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon, Françoise BerdThe film is set during the late 1930s: the occasion is the first meeting between Mussolini and Hitler. Left alone in her tenement home when her ... More
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5. Brannigan (1975)
directed by Douglas Hickox
featuring John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, Mel Ferrer, John VernonThis offbeat John Wayne vehicle casts the Duke as Detective Jim Brannigan, an Irish-American detective at large in London. After the requisite ... More
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6. Savage Streets (1983)
directed by Danny Steinmann
featuring Linda Blair, John Vernon, Robert Dryer, Johnny Venocur, Sal LandiHeather (Linnea Quigley), the deaf-mute sister of Brenda (Linda Blair) is gang-raped in a drawn-out, violent scene at the beginning of this routine ... More
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7. Topaz (1969)
directed by Alfred Hitchcock
featuring Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, John Vernon, Karin Dor, Michel PiccoliFilmed on locations ranging from Denmark to the Universal backlot, Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz is based on a novel by Leon Uris. Frederick Stafford, a ... More
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8. Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
directed by Stephen Chiodo
featuring Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Vernon, Royal Dano, John Allen NelsonThis low-budget cult classic horror spoof has one of the great movie titles of all time. Mike (Grant Cramer) and his sweetheart, Debbie (Suzanne ... More
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9. Dixie Lanes (1988)
directed by Don Cato
featuring Hoyt Axton, Karen Black, Art Hindle, John Vernon, Ruth BuzziThis gentle comedy hearkens back to 1945, just after the war's end where a crazy small-town family awaits the return of one of their own. ~ Sandra ... More
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10. Chained Heat (1983)
directed by Paul Nicolas
featuring Linda Blair, John Vernon, Sybil Danning, Tamara Dobson, Stella StevensThe B-grade genres of sexploitation, blaxploitation, and jailhouse flicks mixed with this grotesque sex- and violence-filled melodrama. Linda Blair ... More
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12. Fear Is the Key (1973)
directed by Michael Tuchner
featuring Barry Newman, Suzy Kendall, John Vernon, Dolph Sweet, Ben KingsleyList of all editionsIn this thriller based on a novel by Alistair MacLean, Barry Newman plays John Talbot, an underwater salvage expert who witnesses the murder of his ... More
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13. The Black Windmill (1974)
directed by Don Siegel
featuring Michael Caine, Donald Pleasence, Delphine Seyrig, Clive Revill, John VernonList of all editionsMichael Caine stars as an espionage agent whose young son is kidnapped. Complicating matters is the fact that the kidnappers (John Vernon and ... More
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14. Blue Monkey (1987)
directed by William Fruet
featuring Steve Railsback, Gwynyth Walsh, Susan Anspach, John Vernon, Joe FlahertyList of all editionsThis slick throwback to the giant-mutant-insect movies of the 1950's has built a small reputation solely on its irrelevant title -- the film contains ... More
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15. Doin' Time (1986)
directed by George Mendeluk
featuring Jeff Altman, Dey Young, Richard Mulligan, John Vernon, Colleen CampList of all editionsThis undistinguished comedy about life in prison features caricatures of inmates and law enforcement officers, as well as prison guards, in attempts ... More
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16. Nightstick (1987)
directed by Joseph L. Scanlan
featuring Bruce Fairbairn, Kerrie Keane, Robert Vaughn, John Vernon, Leslie NielsenA maverick Big Apple cop sets off on a deadly pursuit of his two murderous brothers after they bomb a series of banks. He must hurry, for they are ... More
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17. Crusade of Vengeance (2002)
directed by Byron Thompson
featuring Joanna Pacula, Arnold Vosloo, Rutger Hauer, Molly Culver, John VernonList of all editionsA beautiful female warrior returns from fighting in the Crusades only to discover that her young son has been abducted by a vengeful ex-Lord in ... More
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18. Curtains (1983)
directed by Jonathan Stryker, Richard Ciupka
featuring John Vernon, Samantha Eggar, Linda Thorson, Anne Ditchburn, Lynne GriffinList of all editionsThis derivative Canadian thriller plays like a distaff version of Samuel Fuller's cult classic Shock Corridor fused rather crudely to a standard mad ... More
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19. Point Blank (1967)
directed by John Boorman
featuring Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O'Connor, John VernonList of all editionsBased on Donald E. Westlake's novel The Hunter, John Boorman's gangster film hauntingly merges a generic revenge story with a European art cinema ... More
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20. Golden Rendezvous (1977)
directed by Ashley Lazarus
featuring Richard Harris, Ann Turkel, David Janssen, Burgess Meredith, John VernonRichard Harris dodges bullets from stem to stern in this middling thriller, based on a novel by Alistair MacLean. The plot concerns high-sea hijinks ... More
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21. Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
directed by John Cherry
featuring Jim Varney, Victoria Racimo, John Vernon, Iron Eyes Cody, Lyle AlzadoList of all editionsErnest (Jim Varney) gets a job as a fix-it man at a summer camp for troubled boys, but what he really wants to be is a counselor. This juvenile ... More
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22. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
directed by Clint Eastwood
featuring Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Bill McKinney, John VernonList of all editionsClint Eastwood's fifth film as a director and eighth Western as a star (ninth if you count Paint Your Wagon), The Outlaw Josey Wales chronicles the ... More
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23. Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
directed by Vincent McEveety
featuring Cloris Leachman, Charles Martin Smith, Harvey Korman, John Vernon, Stephan W. BurnsList of all editionsIn the fourth installment of the "Herbie" series of Volkswagen Bug fantasies, the magical car has lost a lot of its sheen as it is retreaded into a ... More
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24. Charley Varrick (1973)
directed by Don Siegel
featuring Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr, Andrew Robinson, John VernonList of all editionsDon Siegel directed this offbeat crime thriller which stars Walter Matthau as the titular Charley Varrick. Varrick is a small-time stick-up man who, ... More
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25. Mob Story (1990)
directed by Gabriel Markiw, Jancarlo Markiw
featuring John Vernon, Kate Vernon, Margot Kidder, Robert Morelli, Brian Paul, Al WaxmanList of all editionsA gangster boss (John Vernon) is being pursued not only by the feds, but also by his girlfriend (Margot Kidder) and his old pal (Albert S. Waxman). ... More







