The Taking of Beverly Hills (
1991) | IMDb:
5.1
A chemical spill has caused the occupants of Beverly Hills to be forcibly evacuated. A retiring football player left behind, finds that the toxic gas emulating from the spill is a bogus front for a heist set up by fired police officers out to plunder the city of all its valuables. Finding himself siding with a corrupt cop who was once apart of the plan until he discovered the city's mayor had just been blown away, by one of the chief crooks in charge. Now both on the run with no help in sight...both must do whatever they can to stop these murderous looters.
Directed by:
Sidney J. Furie
Platoon (
1986) | IMDb:
8.1
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Starring:
Tom Berenger
,
Willem Dafoe
,
Charlie Sheen
,
Forest Whitaker
,
Francesco Quinn
,
John C. McGinley
Hoosiers (
1986) | IMDb:
7.4
Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood to quit and focus on his long-neglected studies, Dale struggles to develop a winning team in the face of community criticism for his temper and his unconventional choice of assistant coach: Shooter, a notorious alcoholic.
Starring:
Gene Hackman
,
Barbara Hershey
,
Dennis Hopper
,
Sheb Wooley
,
Fern Persons
,
Chelcie Ross
At Close Range (
1986) | IMDb:
6.9
Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town. Though his new girlfriend supports his criminal ambitions, Brad Jr. soon learns that his father is a dangerous man. Inspired by the real events that led to the end of the Johnston Gang, who operated in the northeastern United States in the 1970s.
Starring:
Sean Penn
,
Christopher Walken
,
Mary Stuart Masterson
,
Chris Penn
,
Millie Perkins
,
Eileen Ryan
The Return of the Living Dead (
1985) | IMDb:
7.3
When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout the town, and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss and a mysterious mortician.
Starring:
Clu Gulager
,
James Karen
,
Don Calfa
,
Thom Mathews
,
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
,
Beverly Randolph
Superman II (
1980) | IMDb:
6.8
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton, who have the same powers on Earth as Superman, test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who made himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.
Starring:
Christopher Reeve
,
Margot Kidder
,
Gene Hackman
,
Ned Beatty
,
Jackie Cooper
,
Sarah Douglas
Superman (
1978) | IMDb:
7.4
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Starring:
Christopher Reeve
,
Margot Kidder
,
Gene Hackman
,
Jackie Cooper
,
Ned Beatty
,
Glenn Ford