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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Hawk Jones (1986)








Starring:
  • Valiant Duhart
  • Charmella Roark
  • Tyler Vargas
  • Casey Depaepe
  • Nicholas Lofgren

hawkjones.info
One of the classic cult movies to come out of the 1980s is finally available on DVD! 'Hawk Jones' is one of the only movies ever made that has an all child cast! With an average age of 8 you won't believe what happens in this movie!

The local gangster, Antonio Coppola, is threatening to take over the entire town of Minitropolis. Antonio and his gang of henchmen are causing destruction everywhere; turning the once quiet town upside down.

WARNING! Even though the cast is made up of all children we don't recommend viewing of this film by a young audience.

That's when Hawk Jones comes to town! It's Hawk against Antonio and his army of gangsters. Hawk is determined to rid the town of Antonio and his henchmen; but it won't be easy. Antonio's influences reach everywhere, including the police department. Hawk is soon under attack from his own Chief of Police! The Chief teams Hawk up with a partner who does her best to cause problems for him!

In this hilarious, politically incorrect cult movie, you never know what's going to happen next. From the very first moment this is one movie you will never forget!

Monday, January 9, 2012

Johnny Tough (1974)

















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Storyline
Johnny is a rebellious child in search of guidance. His step-father and mother spent much of their time at odds between their relationship, personal aspirations, and what to do with Johnny. The lack of attention leaves the young child to figure out things on his own, in which Johnny struggles with understanding life and consequences.

Pound (1970)







Starring:

  • Joe Madden
  • James Green
  • Mariclare Costello
  • L. Errol Jaye
  • Carolyn Cardwell

IMDB.com
Seeing it only once at the Uniondale Mini-Cinema, Long Island home to art films and the Rocky Horror Picture Show, all I knew was that it was on a Robert Downey Sr. double feature with the classic, Putney Swope.

What I saw was a stunning, surreal demonstration of the movie screen as a stage and the actors upon it drawing you into their world. A dog pound, occupied by stray and abandoned canines, all musing about their lives, from the primped pedigree to the run-down greyhound (a masterpiece performance by Putney Swope alumni Antonio Fargas, later to be saddled with the ludicrous role of Huggy Bear the pimp in TV's Starsky & Hutch), the Dachshund (Marshall Efron, best known for Marshall Efron's Illustrated, Simplified and Painless Sunday School TV show) to a small role of a puppy played by a very young Robert Downey Jr.

You get very caught up in their tales of joy and sorrow, even their dreams of freedom before they are utterly dashed in a tear-jerking conclusion that will have you weeping in pain and wanting to rush out to your local animal shelter and adopt a pet.

The true sadness is that this film is missing in action. Locked away for who knows what reason; legal battles, ego wars, et al. This film needs to be seen again soon, before all that remember it pass away.

Night of the Strangler [a.k.a. Is the Father Black Enough?] (1972)




















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Storyline
In New Orleans, a man learns that his sister has a black lover and is pregnant. He throws her away and, a bit later, she is murdered by a mysterious killer with a peace-sign belt buckle, who disguises the murder as suicide. Her friend Vince and a black priest investigates, but this leads to more murders until a surprise ending.