Roger Corman's Concorde-New Horizons studio rolled out this nutty exploitation hybrid -- a half-baked attempt to fuse a Die Hard action theme (hence the title) to a T&A psycho-horror flick in the hope of producing direct-to-video pay dirt. Viewed on those terms, it almost works. The story begins (here goes) with a group of lovely female employees ...
You just can't keep a good demoness down, and the same beastie causing all the commotion in The Bare Wench Project comes back to cause more trouble in this sequel. Four college co-eds were lost in the woods while doing a search on the local legend the Bare Wench; they were never seen again, and Nikki (Nikki Fritz), whose twin sister (also known as ...
In this adult western, Kelly LeBrock plays the madam of an old-west brothel who changes her game from sex to violence when her sister is murdered, and takes it upon herself to find the killer and avenge her death. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
In this police drama, a policewoman risks her life to protect a key witness in a gangland killing. The cop and her charge hide out in a woman's shelter and this leads to a brutal attack. Despite the violence and fear, nothing will prevent the witness from her day in court. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
A beautiful horticulturist visits her stepfather to discover the mystery behind her mother's untimely death. Her stepfather wants to kill her to create his immortality serum, but the Swamp Thing comes to her rescue. The two become an unlikely couple, hunted by the insane Dr. Arcane. ~ All Movie Guide
Renegade L.A. detective Sam (Treat Williams) takes a role as a cast member in a reality TV show where he leads a quartet trying to find ten million dollars in buried cash. But Jared (Michael Dudikoff) secretly lands his violent militia on the island in an effort to slay the cast and steal the money. And Jared is successful: Thanks to a corrupt ...
A policeman with personal problems finds himself an unexpected hero, making him the target of a psychotic killer in this action thriller. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
A loose sequel of the 1987 Munchies film, this movie turns the tables by offering the travails of a good Munchie (voice by Dom DeLuise). Found in an abandoned mine by a young boy (Jaime McEnnan), the creature offers to make all of his dreams come true, including help with bullies and bad grades. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
Angie Dickinson returns as a sexy Depression-era mother who joins forces with her equally attractive daughters for a crime spree through the South as they seek to avenge the death of her husband. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
A robot cop goes rogue in this sci-fi actioner from prolific director Jim Wynorski. John Laughlin stars as Stark, the cyborg lawman in question. On the run from his keepers, Stark finds refuge with Grace (Carol Alt). Adding some tension and intrigue to the situation is the fact that Grace has murdered her husband. Along for the ride is Corey ...
The first Body Chemistry (1989) was a variation on Fatal Attraction: Sexual-behavior researcher Marc Singer is threatened with death when he breaks off his romance with lab assistant Mary Crosby. Body Chemistry 2: Voice of a Stranger (1991) was a variation on that variation, with ex-cop Gregory Harrison, addicted to "rough sex", finds he can't ...
Quite different from the original Deathstalker, this fantasy sequel finds the title character (here played by John Terlesky) as a medieval contract man. Deathstalker is hired by a beautiful princess (Monique Gabrielle) to regain her throne, stolen by an evil wizard. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
When a bunch of sorority bimbettes move into an old home, they are terrorized by the spirit of a murderer who possesses one of them. Which top-discarding screamer is it?? ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
This actioner is set at a California high school and centers on the courage of misunderstood and ostracized newcomer from New York who proves himself a fearless and creative leader in the face of terrorism. Lenny hasn't been in the school long. Branded a troublemaker by teachers, bullied by jocks and ignored by the girls, his new West Coast life ...
In this comedy-adventure for the family, Heather (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is a girl who can't stand her foster parents, so one day she runs away from home in order to track down her real mother. However, Heather's stepmother wants her back -- not because she cares about her, but because Heather is worth several million dollars, and she wants to make ...
In this saucy parody of The Blair Witch Project, four sorority girls -- Nikki (Nikki Fritz), Chloe (Julie K. Smith), Lori (Lorissa McComas), and Toni (Antonia Dorian) -- head out to the mountains to find out the truth about the local legend of the Bare Wench. It isn't long before the gals get lost, run out of food, and begin succumbing to the fear ...
Roger Corman executive-produced this made-for-cable remake of his 1960 horror-camp classic. Jennifer Rubin plays an aging model who owns a cosmetics company; when a researcher experimenting with wasps brings her a serum that will turn back the aging process, she decides to first try it on herself. The good news is -- the serum works! The bad news ...
The original 1987 Munchies was a PG-rated horror spoof about a monster with an insatiable appetite for junk food. Though public domain was not forthcoming, a sequel, titled simply Munchie, came out in 1991; this time, the title character was an invisible imp who helped unpopular kids learn how to cope. Both films were chock-full of such TV icons ...
In Transylvania Twist, producer Roger Corman and director Jim Wynorski make Mel Brooks movies look like Noël Coward drawing-room comedies. The film begins with nubile innocent Patty (Monique Gabrielle) being chasing through the woods by the Greatest Horror Hits of the 1980s --with Jason, Freddy Krueger, and Leatherface all vying for a piece of her ...
A deliberately campy remake of a Roger Corman low-budget sci-fi outing from 1957, this horror film tells the gruesome story of a bloodthirsty alien who comes to our planet looking to replenish his planet's declining food supply. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Jim Wynorski and John Terlesky teamed to write and direct this low-budget action thriller, zoning in on the adventures of agent John Lacy (Daniel Baldwin), due to be married to news anchor Wendy Lane (Erika Eleniak). Former agent Bill Stenwick (Richard Tyson) steals a weapon that kills humans yet leaves crops and buildings undamaged. Lacy goes in ...
This high-tech spin on the slasher genre pits a group of sex-obsessed teens spending the night in a shopping mall against the mall's marauding robotic security guards -- whose programming turns homicidal after a bolt of lightning scrambles their control circuits. Director Jim Wynorski cut his exploitation teeth working for Roger Corman's legendary ...
A government agent must ferret out his arch-enemies in this action thriller. The Brotherhood of Liberty, a right-wing militia group dedicated to the violent overthrow of the U.S. government, has stolen three special Air Force missiles whose warheads have been loaded with biological weapons powerful enough to kill the population of a large city in ...
The wildly prolific cult exploitation director and Roger Corman vet Jim Wynorski (Big Bad Mama 2, Not of This Earth) returns to the thematic territory of his 1986 Chopping Mall with the direct-to-video sci-fi actioner Shockwave (2005). The premise concerns a series of top-grade, covert "Shock Wave" robots. Originally designed as Mars Rovers, these ...
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