Blue Thunder (
1983) | IMDb:
6.4
Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder.
The Toy (
1982) | IMDb:
5.8
On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend.
Starring:
Richard Pryor
,
Jackie Gleason
,
Ned Beatty
,
Scott Schwartz
,
Teresa Ganzel
,
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Directed by:
Richard Donner
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (
1970) | IMDb:
7.2
Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest stop on the local stagecoach line, and Hogue uses this to his advantage. He builds a house and makes money off the stagecoach passengers. Hildy, a prostitute from the nearest town, moves in with him. Hogue has everything going his way until the advent of the automobile ends the era of the stagecoach.
Starring:
Jason Robards
,
Stella Stevens
,
Slim Pickens
,
David Warner
,
L.Q. Jones
,
Strother Martin
Directed by:
Sam Peckinpah
The Wild Bunch (
1969) | IMDb:
7.9
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Starring:
William Holden
,
Ernest Borgnine
,
Robert Ryan
,
Edmond O'Brien
,
Warren Oates
,
Jaime Sánchez