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Streetwalkin’
''Streetwalkin is a 1985 American thriller film starring Melissa Leo in her film debut. It was an early film from Concorde Pictures. A remake was made in 1991 called '' Uncaged'' starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan. This movie is a virtual scene for scene remake of "Streetwalkin' and it also includes some of the cast from the original one. Plot Cookie and her brother run away from their loveless mother and their abusive stepfather in Upstate New York and arrive in New York City. At the train station, Cookie meets a pimp named Duke. With his charm, he makes her fall in love with him and soon has her working as a prostitute. However, his brutality against her colleagues disgusts her. Cast * Melissa Leo as "Cookie" * Dale Midkiff as "Duke" * Leon Robinson as Jason * Antonio Fargas as Finesse * Julie Newmar as "Queen Bee" * Randall Batinkoff as Tim * Annie Golden as Phoebe * Deborah Offner as Heather * Khandi Alexander as "Star" * Greg Germann as "Creepy" * Kirk Taylor as "Spade" * Samanth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wizards Of The Lost Kingdom
''Wizards of the Lost Kingdom'' is a 1985 Argentinian-American sword and sorcery film written by Ed Naha and directed by Héctor Olivera. It stars Bo Svenson as Kor the Conqueror, Vidal Peterson as Simon, and Thom Christopher as Shurka. The film is one of ten that Roger Corman produced in Argentina during the 1980s, beginning with ''Deathstalker'' in 1983. The sequel ''Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II'' followed in 1989. It was one of the first eight films distributed by Corman's new company, Concorde Pictures, along with '' The Devastator'', '' Naked Vengeance'', ''Wheels of Fire'', '' Loose Screws'' (''Screwballs II''), ''School Spirit'', ''Barbarian Queen'', and '' Streetwalkin’''. Plot In the peaceful kingdom of Axeholme lives the teenage boy Simon, son of Wulfrik, the king's court wizard. The evil sorcerer Shurka starts a coup d'état, aided by the King's wife, killing the king, and imprisoning the princess, Aura. Before he is slain by Shurka, Wulfrik teleports Simon and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concorde Pictures
New Concorde (NC) is an American film distribution company founded by Roger Corman. NC got its start in 1983 when Corman formed the production and distribution Concorde-New Horizons (CNH) as one of the first production companies to develop and take advantage of video as a distribution tool. The company was originally Concorde-New Horizons, which was itself created when Corman combined his two new companies Concorde Pictures (CP) and New Horizons Pictures in 1983. The company is now officially known as New Horizons Picture Corp. History New World Pictures Corman founded New World Productions (NWP) in 1970, and had been making low budget genre films until 1982. When larger studios began producing the same genres with larger budgets that his company could not meet, and after being approached by a consortium of attorneys wishing to buy the company, he opted in 1982 to sell his interests. Millennium Films Corman sold New World Pictures in January 1983 for $16.9 million. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devastator (film)
''The Devastator'' is a 1986 American-Philippine film starring Rick Hill and Katt Shea directed by Cirio H. Santiago. The film was also known as ''The Destroyers'' and ''Kings Ransom''. Premise A Vietnam veteran investigates the death of his former commanding officer in a small Californian town. He soon discovers his old friend was involved in a local crime syndicate who dominate the down. The gangsters attack the veteran, who then returns with some of his former comrades to take revenge. Cast *Rick Hill as Deacon Porter *Katt Shea as Audrey * Crofton Hardester as Carey *Terrence O'Hara as Spencer *Bill McLaughlin as Bartlett * Kaz Garas as Sheriff *Jack S. Daniels as Ox *Steve Rogers as Reese *Debbie Brooks as Elaine Production Rick Hill and Katt Shea had previously appeared in ''Deathstalker''. The film was shot on location in Los Angeles. Release It was one of the first eight films distributed by Roger Corman's new company, Concorde Pictures, along with ''Wizards of the Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Corman
Roger William Corman (April 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", he was known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of the more than 500 features directed or produced by Corman were low-budget films that later attracted a cult following, such as ''A Bucket of Blood'' (1959), ''The Little Shop of Horrors'' (1960), ''The Intruder (1962 film), The Intruder'' (1962), ''X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes'' (1963), and the Counterculture of the 1960s, counterculture films ''The Wild Angels'' (1966) and ''The Trip (1967 film), The Trip'' (1967). ''House of Usher (film), House of Usher'' (1960) became the first of eight films directed by Corman that were adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and which collectively came to be known as the "American International Pictures#The Corman-Poe cycle, Poe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Fox (pornographic Actress)
Stasia Micula (December 3, 1950 – April 22, 2020), known professionally as Samantha Fox, was an American pornographic film and B movie actress. She started working in 1978, working in film for almost a decade. During her film career, Fox starred in over 100 films, including ''Roommates'', ''A Night to Dismember'' and '' The Devil in Miss Jones 2''. Early life Stasia Micula was born in 1950 in New York City. Her father worked as a foreign diplomat. She attended Sarah Lawrence College for art. Career Fox acted in both porn and B-movies, including comedy, drama and horror genres, eventually retiring in the 1980s to work as a fitness instructor. Despite ups and downs - including drug addiction - she had a lucrative career, especially as a muse for director Chuck Vincent. 1970s Fox started her career in porn industry in 1975. At the encouragement of her then husband, Fox modeled for adult magazines including ''Cheri'' and '' Hustler''. She also worked briefly as a prostitute. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1985 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Five popular films ('' Fantasia'', '' E.T. the Extra Terrestrial'', '' Ghostbusters'', '' Gremlins'' and '' 101 Dalmatians'') were re-released in theaters. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1985 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Context The year was considered an unsuccessful one for film. Despite a record number of film releases, many films failed at the box office, and ticket sales were down 17% compared with 1984. Industry executives believed the problem, in part, was a lack of original concepts. Films about fantasy and magic failed, as audiences leaned towards science-fiction. Janet Maslin said the fault for this lay partly with Steven Spielberg, who had created such a successful template with films like '' E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' and '' Close En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbarian Queen
''Barbarian Queen'' (also known as ''Queen of the Naked Steel'') is a 1985 American-Argentine fantasy film starring Lana Clarkson, directed by Héctor Olivera and written by Howard R. Cohen. The film premiered in April 1985 in the United States. It was executive produced by Roger Corman, and it was the third in a series of ten movies that Corman produced in Argentina during the 1980s."Hollywood in Don Torcuato (first part)": When Roger Corman and his B-movies invaded Argentina Cinematófilos.com.ar Plot A peaceful village prepares to celebrate the wedding of Queen Ameth ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Spirit
School spirit is the sense of identity and community shared by members of an educational institution. School administrators may wish to foster school spirit with the goal of creating a sense of community within the student population, mitigating feelings of student detachment and anonymity. School spirit is often expressed by cheering on school affiliated sports teams, clubs, or individual students in extracurricular activities. It is said to correlate with higher self esteem and greater school performance. The term itself seems to be most common within the United States, where it manifests as "spirit week" events, during which members of a school are encouraged to display school spirit by wearing school colors, attending athletic events, or verbally in the form of chants or songs. By country In the United States, schools may attempt to bolster school identity by holding pep rally, pep rallies, sometimes in connection with school sports events, or via JROTC, cheerleaders and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loose Screws
''Screwballs II'', also known as ''Loose Screws'', is a 1985 Canadian teen sex comedy film. It is a sequel to '' Screwballs'' and was one of the first releases from Roger Corman's Concorde Pictures. Synopsis Brad Lovett, Steve Hardman, Hugh G. Rection, and Marvin Eatmore are four get-nowhere boys who are forced into summer school, ending up at Coxville Academy under the supervision of Principal Arsenault. The boys play a game where they earn points for every girl with whom they score. On misadventures of their own, they decide to go for the ultimate 100-point score, Mona Lott, the new French teacher, but when they are unable to get a shot at her, they end up in the unforgiving clutches of the principal. After all is lost, they take one final chance during the school's anniversary celebration. Cast * Bryan Genesse as Brad Lovett * Lance Van Der Kolk as Steve Hardman * Alan Deveau as Hugh G. Rection * Jason Warren as Marvin Eatmore * Annie McAuley as Nikki Nystroke * Karen Wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheels Of Fire (film)
''Wheels of Fire'' (Also known as ''Vindicator'' and ''Desert Warrior'' ) is a 1985 American-Philippines film directed by Cirio H. Santiago. It was partly financed by Roger Corman and was one of the first movies distributed by Corman's new company, Concorde Pictures. Plot In a post-apocalyptic future, the only semblance of order is an organized militia called "The Ownership" which seeks to peacefully convert scattered settlements to stable governments loyal to them, Trace is a wanderer who once worked for The Ownership, who is joined by his sister Arlie and her boyfriend, Bo; having saved them from a confrontation with a local gang. Trace, Arlie and Bo soon encounter a band led by a man called "Scourge" and split up, Trace defeats the bandits following him, but Bo and Arlie are captured by Scourge's men. Bo is allowed to join the bandits, Arlie is taken by Scourge to be his sex slave. Back on the road, Trace saves a Mercenary called 'Stinger' from Scourge's men and the two join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naked Vengeance
''Naked Vengeance'' is a 1985 exploitation rape and revenge film directed by Cirio Santiago. The film features Deborah Tranelli as its protagonist, actress-turned-vigilante Carla Harris. The film has since received a cult following and is often mentioned in works discussing films of the rape and revenge genre. Plot Carla Harris is living the American dream. She has a handsome and wealthy husband, Mark. On their way home from a restaurant, they spot a man attacking a woman. Mark tries to help but is killed. The man escapes when the police arrive. Russo, an officer, goes to her house and tells her that there are no witnesses. Russo says that he will contact her if they find anything. On the way to her parents' house, Carla stops at a gas station where she sees her old boyfriend Burke and one of Burke's friends, Sparky. Later that night, Carla goes to a club and meets her old high school friends, her best friend Estelle and her husband Slob. After being accosted by Fletch, the lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
