Airwolf appeared only two years after Knight Rider and, perplexingly, the same year as the short-lived Blue Thunder series. However, creator Donald P Bellisario had spent more than a little time in fully conceptualising this series. Although the format allowed for stories-of-the-week, a B-plot always ran as background motivation for the individual tales. This was a trick Bellisario would also use to good effect later in Magnum P.I. and Quantum Leap. The hook that sustains the audience here is an extremely bitter sub-plot: Stringfellow Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent) is a peculiar anti-hero to root for since he is effectively being held to ransom and doing the same in return. His brother St. John is held captive somewhere and until his release the Airwolf chopper is Hawke's to keep hidden and use under the covert instructions of "Archangel". His best friend Dominic Santini (the ever-appealing Ernest Borgnine) is a surrogate father figure caught up in the family history. All this pre-determined angst means this is never a show that plays itself for laughs. Very specific character flaws are upfront from the beginning. We are hammered over the head with the idea of Hawke being a tortured intellectual; hence the cello, log cabin retreat and inability to smile. Of course the real star is the spurious technology showcased in the Mach One helicopter armed to the teeth and able to defy the laws of physics on a regular basis. As the mid-80s looked increasingly to the lighter side in most television successes, Airwolf is a rare display of aggression. Justice is fought, but dig only a little way and the moral motivations are often in question. Toward the end of its third season things began to lose coherence and after a year's pause the show was magically resurrected with an all-new cast. It didn't last. --Paul Tonks
In this twisted quest to save souls Grand Inquisitor Torquemada (Lance Henriksen - Aliens Near Dark) leads a bloody reign of terror torturing and killing in the name of religion. His evil knows no boundaries. Caught in this insane cruelty is Maria (Rona De Ricci) whose beauty leads Torquemada into temptation and brutal atonement.Imprisoned Maria and her husband Antonio (Jonathan Fuller) are befriended by Esmerelda (Frances Bay) a confessed witch. Together they struggle to save themselves from the sinister Torquemada and his machine of ultimate pain and torture - THE PIT & THE PENDULUM.Featuring Oliver Reed as the Cardinal and Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator) in a darkly comic performance as the scribe.A bizarre descent into hell form the creator of Re-Animator.Featuring Oliver Reed as the Cardinal and Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator) in a darkly comic performance as the scribe.A BIZZARE DESCENT INTO HELL FROM THE CREATOR OF RE-ANIMATOR...
It was supposed to be the perfect crime: the sexy maid (Susan George) a psychotic chauffeur (Oliver Reed) and an international terrorist (the legendary Klaus Kinski) kidnap a wealthy ten-year old boy from his elegant London townhouse. But they didn't count on a murdered cop a desperate hostage siege and one very unexpected houseguest: a furious Black Mamba the most lethal and aggressive snake known to nature! It can attack from ten feet away. Its bite brings excruciating death and it is on the loose...
The first Extreme Championship Wrestling pay-per-view production, Barely Legal, is immortalised on this disc, which returns the viewer to the hellish confines of the ECW Arena in Philadelphia in the spring of 1997. Stars of the upstart federation square off in a variety of matches, and the action is relentlessly brutal and bloody. The Dudley Boyz kick things off by battling the Eliminators for the tag team championship, but it really takes a few matches for things to get nasty. And when they do, watch out! Shane Douglas and his sidekick in a thong, Francine, get a wicked surprise from Ravishing Rick Rude. And Sabu and Taz, meeting in the "Grudge Match of the Decade", bloody each other while taking their epic battle into the crowd (which loves having the action brought even closer) before ending up with a table-smashing finish. A "three-way dance" featuring Terry Funk, the Sandman, and Big Stevie Cool features a ladder being put to some creative uses. And eventually the evil slacker Raven turns up in the ring to battle Terry Funk, who bleeds so profusely he needs medical attention. That doesn't daunt Raven, who naturally assaults the doctor with a table before resuming the battle with Funk. The over-the-edge wrestling in ECW won't be to everyone's liking, but the real hardcore fans will love Barely Legal. --Robert J. McNamara, Amazon.com
A group of teenagers looking for a little fun decide to have a Halloween party at Hull House an abandoned creepy funeral parlour on the outskirts of town. The party begins with the usual teen antics: practical jokes a little beer drinking flirtatious dancing and even romance. But it isn't long before very strange things begin to happen. Hull House is haunted - and the demonic spirits trapped there have their own bloody idea of fun and games. The Halloween celebration turns into a night of death and terror as one by one the kids become the victims of the evil spirits. This is one party you won't want to miss!
In this Glasgow-set comedy, four twentysomethings - Sean, Vincent, Jody and Lenny - tackle those nagging issues, like growing up and being responsible.
'The Secret Policeman's Ball was - and is - a coming together of the very best comedy talent of any generation to celebrate their art, remind audiences how important free speech is and highlight just how much vital work Amnesty International does to protect it. I implore you to support it.' - John Cleese On 4 March 2012, in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Amnesty International, the Secret Policeman's Ball was staged in the USA for the first time at New York's famous Radio City Mus.
The lovely assistant of a mysterious and evil hypnotist has no idea that she is the descendant of a horrifying prehistoric sea monster which she reverts back into when she is mesmerised by her boss. When the monster comes forth she goes on a killing spree. A promoter learns about the hypnotists shenanegansand figures out a way to cash in on the death and destruction. Meanwhile each time the assistant is hypnotised and the monster emerges she is able to better control it until at last the monster turns on it's creator...
In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem if no one else can help and if you can find them maybe you can hire the A-Team! Series 1: 1. Mexican Slayride (Part 1) 2. Mexican Slayride (Part 2) 3. Children Of Jamestown 4. Pros And Cons 5. A Small And Deadly War 6. Black Day At Bad Rock 7. The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas 8. The Out-Of-Towners 9. Holiday In The Hills 10. West Coast Turnaround 11. One More Time 12. Till Death Do Us Part 13. The Beast From The Belly Of A Boeing 14. A Nice Place to Visit Series 2: 1. Diamonds 'n' Dust 2. Recipe for Heavy Bread 3. The Only Church in Town 4. Bad Time on the Border 5. When You Comin' Back Range Rider? (1) 6. When You Comin' Back Range Rider? (2) 7. The Taxicab Wars 8. Labor Pains 9. There's Always a Catch 10. Water Water Everywhere 11. Steel 12. The White Ballot 13. The Maltese Cow 14. In Plane Sight 15. The Battle of Bel-Air 16. Say It With Bullets 17. Pure-Dee Poison 18. It's a Desert Out There 19. Chopping Spree 20. Harder Than it Looks 21. Deadly Maneuvers 22. Semi-Friendly Persuasion 23. Curtain Call Series 3: 1. Bullets and Bikinis 2. The Bend in the River (Part 1) 3. The Bend in the River (Part 2) 4. Fire 5. Timber! 6. Double Heat 7. Trouble on Wheels 8. The Island 9. Showdown! 10. Sheriffs of Rivertown 11. The Bells of St. Marys 12. Hot Styles 13. Breakout! 14. Cup A' Joe 15. The Big Squeeze 16. Champ! 17. Skins 18. Road Games 19. Moving Targets 20. Knights of the Road 21. Waste 'Em! 22. Bounty 23. Beverly Hills Assault 24. Trouble Brewing 25. Incident at Crystal Lake
On the pretence of a business trip Japanese multi-millionaire Yasujiro Endo journeys to the African nation of Imtazi. In reality Endo is on a personal mission - a quest to find the truth about a Samurai ancestor who disappeared in Africa two centuries ago and perhaps the true spirit of the Samurai he feels lies deep within himself. Endo's search takes him on Safari deep into the wilds of Africa led by the mercenary Johhny Congo and his girlfriend Caro. As the journey continues so it
The biggest event in ECW history! A new era begins as Mike Awesome defeats Taz and Masata Tanaka in a three way dance to become the ECW World Heavyweight Champion... Some of the incredible match-ups include; Raven returns to ECW PPV as Tommy Dreamer's partner. Sabu vs. Justin Credible Jerry Lynn vs. Lance Storm Balls Mahoney challenges RVD for the World T.V. Title.
Beyond the darkness terror lives forever. A deserted old mining town has become a shrine to the daughter of its sole inhabitant Lucas. His daughter Josie was brutally murdered many years before Lucas now lives as a recluse obsessively devoted to Josie. Then Lucas finds a strange crystal with the powers of resurrection and mutilation; at last he is able to resurrect his daughter who he uses to lure people to their deaths and re-inhabits the town with their undead bodies.
Set on the sexy beaches of Malibu and Santa Cruz, Beautiful Wave is a film that will take you to an exhilarating summer ride all the way to surf-packed Baja, Mexico.A New York City teenager; Nicole is sent to spend a summer with her estranged grandmother in Santa Cruz. When Nicole is given an old 1962 surf van that belonged to the grandfather she never knew, she and three friends depart for a surf trip down to Malibu that extends down the coast of Baja, after they find her grandfather's surf map in the van. On their quest to find a still pure spot in this age of over-built coastlines, the kids follow the map down to the very tip where Nicole discovers a 40 year old family secret.
More bone-crunching action from the stars of Extreme championship Wrestling including a Bullrope Match: Dusty Rhodes Vs Steve Corino (with Jack Victory); C.W. Anderson & Bill Wiles Vs Danny Doring (With Elektra) & Roadkill; ECW World Title Match Mike Awesome Vs Kid Kash; Gedo & Jado Vs Nova & Chris Chetti. ECW TV Title Tournament Elimination Match Super Crazy Vs Little Guido (with Big Sal E Graziano); Kantaro Kanemura Vs Balls Mahoney. ECW World Tag Team Title Match Justin Credible (with Jason) & Lance Storm (with Dawn Marie) Vs Raven (with Francine) & Mike Awesome Vs Tommy Dreamer & Tanaka. ECW TV Title Match Rhino Vs Super Crazy.
Dogma Two fallen angels are searching for a way back from everlasting exile and find it can be hell getting back into heaven. Heathers Veronica is a member of Heathers an elite high school clique until she falls for new school rebel JD who gives her the answer to her secret desire.
Spooky horror! After dreaming each of their deaths a woman gathers her friends together in a cabin to try and protect them from a killer. However her actions just put them all in one spot making for easy pickings for the slasher...
Aliens (1 Disc): Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley the only survivor from mankind's first encounter with the monstrous Alien. Her account of the Alien and the fate of her crew are received with skepticism until the mysterious disappearance of colonists on LV-426 lead her to join a team of high-tech colonial marines sent in to investigate... Predator (1 Disc): It sees the heat of their bodies. It smells their fears. It hunts for sport. It kills for pleasure. In a plac
Runaway Daughters tells the story of the misadventures of a trio of teenage girls. Audrey Barton wants something more out of life than her parents' money can buy; Dixie wants to escape the tyranny of her misogynistic father and Angela Forrest is a child of divorce left to fend for herself in a hostile world.
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