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My Bodyguard poster
Movie

Clifford Peache, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford enlist the aid of an overgrown misfit whose mere presence intimidates students and teachers alike. But their "business relationship" soon turns personal as Clifford and the troubled loner forge a winning alliance against their intimidators - and a very special friendship with each other.

My Bodyguard

Jul 1980

The Manitou poster
Movie

A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400 year-old demonic Native American spirit.

The Manitou

Apr 1978

UFOria poster
Movie

Sheldon Bart (Fred Ward) is a drifter, and a small-time con man. He meets his old friend, Brother Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), a big-time con man into faith healing and fencing stolen cars, at his revival tent outside a small town. While he's helping Brother Bud, he falls in love with Arlene (Cindy Williams), a local supermarket clerk who believes in UFOs and is deeply religious and deeply lonely. When Arlene has a vision of a coming UFO, everyone deals with it in their own way.

UFOria

Jul 1984

The Stunt Man poster
Movie

A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.

The Stunt Man

Jun 1980

Love at First Bite poster
Movie

Dracula and Renfield relocate to '70s era New York in search of Cindy Sondheim, the reincarnation of Dracula's one true love, Mina Harker. "Trouble adjusting" is a wild understatement for the Count as he battles Cindy's psychiatrist, Jeffrey Rosenberg, a descendant of Van Helsing, who may be in love with Cindy too.

Love at First Bite

Apr 1979

Porky's Revenge poster
Movie

As graduation nears for the class of 1955 at Angel Beach High, the gang once again faces off against their old enemy, Porky, who wants them to throw the school's championship basketball game since he has bet on the opposing team.

Porky's Revenge

Mar 1985

When a Stranger Calls poster
Movie

A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.

When a Stranger Calls

Aug 1979

Rabbit Test poster
Movie

Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!

Rabbit Test

Apr 1978

Scavenger Hunt poster
Movie

An eccentric games inventor dies and leaves behind an inheritance worth hundreds of millions of dollars - which will only be given to the person or team, amongst his family and hired help, who wins a madcap scavenger hunt.

Scavenger Hunt

Dec 1979

Zorro, The Gay Blade poster
Movie

In 19th century Mexico, legendary swordsman Zorro has passed on his weapon and his sense of duty to his noble son, Diego, a dashing swashbuckler like his father. But after an injury sidelines Diego, he is forced to hand the mask over to his twin, Ramon.

Zorro, The Gay Blade

Jul 1981

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash poster
Movie

Flash used to be a talented baseball player, but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen watches in the streets. One day he meets Chu Chu, who, before falling into alcoholism like him, was a successful entertainer. Now she still dances, but in the streets, for no more than a cent or two. Luck seems to smile at them the day stolen government documents literally fall from the sky. They decide to return them to their legal owners, but instead of the expected reward money, all they get is a load of trouble.

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

Aug 1981

Cloud Dancer poster
Movie

An aerobatic pilot comes to terms with his work, his photographer ex-lover and a brash newcomer.

Cloud Dancer

May 1980

Somebody Killed Her Husband poster
Movie

A woman's husband is murdered and she and her lover must find the killer or stand accused of doing it themselves.

Somebody Killed Her Husband

Sep 1978

The Man with Bogart's Face poster
Movie

In this send-up of the Humphrey Bogart detective films of the 1940s, a man idolizes Bogart so much that he has his features altered to look exactly like him and then opens up a detective agency under the name Sam Marlow.

The Man with Bogart's Face

Oct 1980

Wolf Lake poster
Movie

War veterans visit a lakeside cabin for a week of shooting, drinking, etc. but find the cabin being looked after by a young caretaker named David. When David's status as a war deserter is revealed, all hell breaks loose.

Wolf Lake

Feb 1980

Blood & Guts poster
Movie

A young athelete becomes the unlikely star of an itinerant wrestling troupe, and a rival promoter will go to any length to steal him away.

Blood & Guts

Sep 1978

The Runner Stumbles poster
Movie

Dick Van Dyke stars as a priest accused of murdering a nun. Directed by Stanley Kramer, this 1979 drama also features Kathleen Quinlan, Maureen Stapleton, Ray Bolger, Beau Bridges and Tammy Grimes.

The Runner Stumbles

Nov 1979

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? poster
Movie

A drug dealer's car breaks down in a small U.S. town. In turn, the town's people become victim to his unique brand of physical and mental torture.

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

Feb 1979

The Third Walker poster
Movie

Twins Etienne and Andrew are separated at birth--an error that years later will wrench apart two loving families.

The Third Walker

Jan 1978