Battle Beyond the Stars (
1980) | IMDb:
5.5
A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.
Starring:
Richard Thomas
,
Robert Vaughn
,
John Saxon
,
George Peppard
,
Darlanne Fluegel
,
Sybil Danning
Which Way Is Up? (
1977) | IMDb:
6.2
Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and timid spouse, Annie Mae. He heads for Los Angeles, where he falls for union organizer Vanetta. Annie Mae seeks solace from local preacher Lenox Thomas, who eventually impregnates her. When Leroy catches wind, he heads home for a showdown with Lenox.
Starring:
Richard Pryor
,
Lonette McKee
,
Margaret Avery
,
Morgan Woodward
,
Marilyn Coleman
,
Joe Turkel
Directed by:
Michael Schultz
Cool Hand Luke (
1967) | IMDb:
8.1
When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable will. Luke's bravado, even in the face of repeated stints in the prison's dreaded solitary confinement cell, "the box," make him a rebel hero to his fellow convicts and a thorn in the side of the prison officers.
Starring:
Paul Newman
,
George Kennedy
,
Luke Askew
,
Morgan Woodward
,
Harry Dean Stanton
,
Dennis Hopper