jorph600's - Rented List
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The Stone Killer (1973)A Complete State of Death
Grim, determined police officer Lou Torrey (Charles Bronson) loses his place in the New York Police Department when he is held responsible for the death of a young suspect fleeing the scene of a crime. Before long however, his skills are sought after by the Los Angeles Police Department and he quickly finds himself back in the thick of it. Hot on the trail of a vengeful mob boss, Torrey must stop the gangsters before their decades old feud erupts into all out war. - Director:
- Michael Winner
- Cast:
- Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, Jack Colvin
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For five years the mid-European village of Vandorf has been plagued by a series of bizarre murders. Victims are discovered after a full moon, each turned to stone. Dr. Namaroff (Peter Cushing) and his nurse Carla Hoffmann (Barbara Shelley) receive the petrified corpses at the local hospital, where Namaroff controversially concludes that they died of natural causes. Paul Heitz (Richard Pasco) and Professor Meister (Christopher Lee) instead believe that the deaths are the work of Megaera - the mythical Gorgon with a head of writhing snakes. As the next full moon approaches, Meister further suspects that Megaera's spirit has been in their midst all along. - Director:
- Terence Fisher
- Cast:
- Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Richard Pasco
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A forgotten gem from the legendary Hammer Studios, available for the first time on home video in the UK, this sinister classic spins a gruesome web of unhappy families. It is three weeks before the Ashby siblings Simon, a brutish alcoholic, and Eleanor, a nervous wreck, are to come into their late parents' inheritance. While Simon plans to have his sister certified insane and locked away, Eleanor keeps seeing the lurking figure of their long-dead brother Tony around the estate. Who or what is this apparition, and does he threaten to reveal skeletons in the closet (and elsewhere)? - Director:
- Freddie Francis
- Cast:
- Janette Scott, Oliver Reed, Sheila Burrell
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Single minded and outspoken, Alice Goodwin has her own way of looking at life and not everyone takes on her. Especially in the small town of Prairie Centre, Wisconsin, where Alice, her husband and her two young children are newcomers. Her only friend is Theresa. But when Alice is involved in a terrible tragedy, even she abandons her. Then, in the midst of all this turmoil, Alice is arrested and charged with a shocking crime she didn't commit. Shunned by everyone, her family is taken to the brink of self-destruction and Alice must fight to prove her innocence or risk losing everything she holds so dear. - Director:
- Scott Elliott
- Cast:
- Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, Dara Perlmutter
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From Oscar winning cinematographer, Freddie Francis comes a tale of terror that will chill you to the bone! Written by Robert Bloch (the author of 'Psycho') and boasting a cast that includes Peter Cushing, Burgess Meredith and Jack Palance, this is a must have for all horror fans. A special sideshow torture exhibit has the power, according to the showman Dr Diablo (Meredith), to warn people of the evil in their futures. But with this faustian pact comes terrible consequences... - Director:
- Freddie Francis
- Cast:
- Jack Palance, Burgess Meredith, Beverly Adams
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Blood Simple: Director's Cut (1984)Blood simple.
Abby (Frances McDormand) is cheating on her bar owner husband, Marty (Dan Hedaya) with Ray (John Getz) one of the bartenders. Marty uncovers their sordid affair and is so enraged by their deceit that he hires Visser (M. Emmet Walsh), an unscrupulous detective, to kill both of them. Unbeknown to Marty, Visser has other, more lucrative plans of his own. So begins a calculating round of lies and deceit that build to a chilling, suspense filled climax. - Director:
- Joel Coen
- Cast:
- John Getz, William Preston Robertson, Holly Hunter
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In a secluded army research centre, observers look on in stunned silence as Lt. Col. John Reynolds' brainchild, 2-4-5 Trioxin, re-animates a decaying corpse and transforms it into a deadly, bio-weapon. But unbeknown to the military they are not alone. The Colonel's son, Curt and his girlfriend Julie are also in the lab and they too witness Trioxin's incredible power. Fleeing in disbelief from what they have seen the couple are involved in an horrific motorcycle smash and Julie is killed. Curt knows what he must do - bring the love of his life back from the dead using his father's secret weapon. But instead of the girl he knew, Julie is reincarnated as the living dead - an indestructible ghoul with a bite that turns her victims into zombies hungry for human flesh. - Director:
- Brian Yuzna
- Cast:
- Kent McCord, James T. Callahan, Sarah Douglas
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Stake Land II (2016)The Stakelander
Older and weathered, when New Eden is destroyed, and his wife and child murdered by the revived vampire Brotherhood, Martin (Connor Paolo), suddenly finds himself alone in the desolate badlands of America. With only one goal, to avenge the death of his family, Martin must find his mentor and legendary vampire hunter, Mister, to achieve his mission. But in a world ravaged by vampires, once again, he must fight to survive and no-one can be trusted. - Director:
- Dan Berk
- Cast:
- Connor Paolo, Nick Damici, Laura Abramsen
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Danny Garrison (Lee Montgomery), a lonely young boy with a heart condition, finds a friend in Ben, a rat once trained by misfit Willard Stiles. Danny's new best friend protects him from bullying and keeps his spirits up through hard times. But all is not well in Ben's colony and the other rodents terrify the town with a series of violent attacks. The police are determined to wipe them out. Can Ben survive? - Director:
- Phil Karlson
- Cast:
- Lee Montgomery, Joseph Campanella, Arthur O'Connell
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Hide and Go Shriek (1988)Close Your Eyes and Pray
Close your eyes, count to ten, and run for your life..."Hide and Go Shriek" is one game you'll be dying to finish! Eight friends sneak into a furniture store for an all night graduation party. A game of hide-and-seek turns into a grisly nightmare as members of the group are murdered, one by one, leading the others to the chilling realisation that they could be next. - Director:
- Skip Schoolnik
- Cast:
- Bunky Jones, Brittain Frye, Annette Sinclair
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Not much is going right for meek misfit Willard Stiles (Bruce Davison). He's constantly screamed at by his overbearing mother, ruthlessly bullied by the boss who stole his father's business and mercilessly laughed at by his co-workers. Willard eventually turns to a colony of rats for friendship and with training they will soon do anything for their new friend. It's time for Willard to get even. - Director:
- Daniel Mann
- Cast:
- Bruce Davison, Elsa Lanchester, Sondra Locke
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From Academy Award-nominated director Jason Reitman, 'Labor Day' is a "beautifully crafted" and "captivating" romance starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin as two strangers drawn together under incredible circumstances. What starts as an unforeseen encounter over a long holiday weekend soon becomes a second chance love story in the unforgettable film that critics are calling "uplifting and heartbreaking". - Director:
- Jason Reitman
- Cast:
- Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith
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Baron Zorn (Robert Hardy) believes his son Emil and daughter Elizabeth (Gillian Hills), are suffering from a madness they inherited from their late mother. He keeps his children locked up, but at night Emil is released and murders women in the local village. Described psychologist Falkenberg (Patrick Magee) analyses the family and it transpires that the children witnessed their mother cut her own throat. Falkenberg conducts an experiment with a prostitute (Virginiain Wetherell) an effort to cure Emil of his incestuous desires towards his sister, but Emil strangles her. The villagers, driven on by a manic priest (Michael Hordern) identify Zorn as the 'demon' responsible for killing their daughters. The deranged Emil escape with Elizabeth, but the murderous Zorn pursues them. Blood, he vows, will have blood... - Director:
- Peter Sykes
- Cast:
- Robert Hardy, Shane Briant, Gillian Hills
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When her husband dies in a tragic accident, widow Corrine Dollanganger (Victoria Tennant) takes her four children to the ancestral family home she fled before they were born. Locked away in the attic by their tyrannical grandmother (Academy Award winner Louise Fletcher), it falls to older and sister brother Chris (Jeb Stuart Adams) and Cathy (Kristy Swanson) to care for their younger siblings. But with their mother growing increasingly distant and erratic and a mysterious sickness taking hold, will any of the Dollanganger children survive to escape the clutches of the house's cruel matriarch? - Director:
- Jeffrey Bloom
- Cast:
- Louise Fletcher, Clare Peck, Victoria Tennant
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The Zero Boys (1986)Heros Boys
For a group of young friends, a weekend of survival games in the wilderness turns into a genuine battle of life and death when one of their number turns up dead. Finding themselves hunted by a bloodthirsty band of maniacs intent on slaughtering them one-by-one, the self-styled 'Zero Boys' must now play their war games for real. - Director:
- Nico Mastorakis
- Cast:
- Daniel Hirsch, Kelli Maroney, Nicole Rio
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