He's a man of peace in a savage land... suburbia. The films of director Joe Dante have taken us to some strange places - a mysterious Chinatown antique store in Gremlins; a secluded resort populated by werewolves in The Howling; even deep inside the human body in Innerspace. But now he takes us to the strangest place of all - surburbia! Family man Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) is looking forward to a week of putting his feet up at home in the quiet leafy cul-de-sac of Mayfield Place. But his plans are scuppered by the arrival of new next-door neighbours The Klopeks whose behaviour and habits are more than just a little kooky. But things go from kooky to downright sinister when local old boy Walter disappears leading Ray and his buddies to suspect their new neighbours of killing and eating him! Sure the Klopeks are a strange bunch what with their digging up the backyard in the middle of the night - but they're not devil-worshipping cannibal killers...are they? If you're looking for a knowing slice of tongue-in-cheek terror then look no further than The 'Burbs. A standout horror comedy from a director who has given us more than his fair share of fun frighteners The 'Burbs assembles a superb cast including Tom Hanks Bruce Dern Carrie Fisher and Corey Feldman in a tall tale of small-town terror. You'll never look at those eccentric neighbours in the same way again! Special Features: Limited Edition SteelBook Packaging High Definition Digital Transfer Newly Created Exclusive Content Collector’s Booklet Featuring New Writing on the Film Archive Content and more!
After creating many of the innovative special effects for 2001: A Space Odyssey, Douglas Trumbull tried his hand at directing, and 1971's Silent Running marked an impressive debut. (In addition to creating the visual effects for Close Encounters of the Third Kind and directing 1983's Brainstorm, Trumbull later turned to the creation of high-tech cinematic amusement park rides.) One of the best science-fiction films of the 1970s, Silent Running stars Bruce Dern as Freeman Lowell, a nature-loving crewmember aboard the Valley Forge, a gigantic spaceship in a small fleet that carries the last surviving forests of the Earth, which has fallen victim to overpopulation and ecological neglect.Freeman's name reflects his nonconformist philosophy, which runs counter to the prevailing recklessness of his three ill-fated crewmates, who are eager to jettison their precious payload and return to the bleakness of Earth. Before they can sabotage the forests, Freeman does what he must, and spends the remainder of his mission with three robotic "drones" as his only companions, struggling to maintain his sanity in the vastness of space. Dern is superb in this memorable role, representing the lost soul of humankind as well as the back-to-nature youth movement of the 1960s and the pre-Watergate era. (Appropriately, Joan Baez sings the film's theme song.) A rare science-fiction film that combines bold adventure with passionate social conscience, Silent Running will remain relevant as long as the Earth is threatened by the ravages of human carelessness. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
The Great Gatsby: Robert Redford is Jay Gatsby the dashing enigmatic millionaire obsessed with the elusive and spoilt Daisy Buchanan (Mia Farrow) in an era in which recklessness with money liquor women and fast cars pervaded the American consciousness... Indecent Proposal: In Las Vegas and desperate for cash a young married couple are faced with a difficult proposition - should the wife have sex with a wealthy man for million... Barefoot in the Park: Robert Redford is Mister Straight. Jane Fonda is his new wife who dedicates her life to the pursuit of fun. As the ecstasy of the honeymoon gives way to the reality of setting up housekeeping in a five-flight walk-up the harmony of marriage turns to comical discord.
A town's future is riding with one man. A father-son action/drama based on the inspiring true story of the tiny river town of Madison Indiana and its legendary efforts during the hydroplane racing season of 1971. In addition to the thrills of 180-mph flat-bottomed boat racing the picture captures the spirit of a small American river town struggling to stay alive as water transportation has virtually disappeared.
'The King Of Marvin Gardens' is a dark drama about two brothers who team up for an odd real estate scheme involving a Hawaiian island. Jason (Bruce Dern) summons his younger sibling David (Jack Nicholson) a Philadelphia radio personality to join him in Atlantic City to get the deal going. But when David arrives he finds that a local crime boss has had Jason thrown in jail. David intervenes on his brother's behalf and succeeds in bailing Jason out. But the charges won't be dropped
Alfred Hitchcock's final film Family Plot is understated comic fun that mixes suspense with deft humour, thanks to a solid cast. The plot centres on the kidnapping of an heir and a diamond theft by a pair of bad guys led by Karen Black and William Devane. The cops seem befuddled, but that doesn't stop a questionable psychic (Barbara Harris) and her not overly bright boyfriend (Bruce Dern, in a rare good-guy role) from picking up the trail and actually solving the crime. Did she do it with actual psychic powers? That's part of the fun of Harris's enjoyably ditsy performance. --Marshall Fine
In a revelatory and Oscar winning performance Charlize Theron stars in the shocking and moving true-life story of Aileen Wuornos a prostitute executed in 2003 after being convicted of murdering six men. While Wuornos confessed to the six murders including a policeman she claimed to have killed only in self-defense resisting violent assaults while working as a prostitute... The release features two bonus discs full of extras including the Nick Broomfield documentaries: Aileen:
John Wayne has brawled bare-knuckled gunned down desperadoes fought jungle wars and piloted the skies. But 'The Cowboys' gives him one of his juiciest roles as a leather-tough rancher who deserted by his regular help hires eleven greenhorn schoolboys for a cattle drive across 400 treacherous miles. When the dust settles Wayne gives one of his best performances. In The Cowboys Rex Reed wrote All the forces that have made him a dominant personality as well as a major screen presence seem to combine. Old Dusty Britches can act. Co-starring the equally memorable Roscoe Lee Browne Colleen Dewhurst and Bruce Dern 'The Cowboys' is exciting proof. This version never before released in the UK includes a previously deleted scene.
Jericho Texas 1931. A new breed of gunfighter haunts the windswept border town: tweed-suited mobsters from Chicago who control the illegal flow of liquor crossing the Mexican border. Jericho's two rival gangs have replaced civil law with civil war and Sheriff Galt is powerless to stop them. Then a mysterious stranger blows into town looking for a place to spend the night. Calling himself Smith he seems like just another drifter that is until he draws his gun. Then all hell is let loose. Soon he has been recruited by first one gang and then the other as he cleverly and deceptively betrays both sides in a war that can leave only one man standing...
Title Comprise: Five Guns West: Given the choice of death or deadly mission five convicts agree to hijack a stagecoach carrying a traitor and 000 in gold. Braving hostile Comanches deceit and a rivalry brought on by the presence of a beautiful cunning woman (Malone) the men deftly set up their ambush. But when their uneasy alliance dissolves the only thing any of the men can trust... is his own six-shooter! Gunslinger: After her husband is shot Rose Hood takes his place as the Sheriff of a small Western town. Haunted Palace: When Charles Dexter Ward arrives in Arkham he is instantly disliked by the local townsfolk because he is the descendant of an evil warlock who placed a curse on the town before he was burnt at the stake. Their fears of him are soon justified when the spirit of his evil relative starts to take over his body. Premature Burial: The fear of being buried alive has had a hold over Guy Carrell all his life and to try and overcome his fear he opens his father's tomb. Only to be shocked into a catatonic state and have his worst fear realised. Masque Of The Red Death: A Satan-worshipping Prince invites several of the local nobility to his castle for protection against an oncoming plague but they get much more than they bargained for when during a masked ball a strange figure appears who is believed to be the Devil. Wild Angels: Peter Fonda and Bruce Dern play two Hell's Angels whose wild lifestlye eventually catches up with them.
John Wayne teams up with Kirk Douglas in The War Wagon an action-packed western. Wayne plays rancher Taw Jackson who's dead set on capturing an iron-clad stagecoach belonging to a cattle baron who stole his fortune and tarnished his good name years before. To pull off the heist Jackson puts together a crew that includes an old character a half civilised Indian a young drunk and a cocky gunfighter. Of course they manage the impossible to the tune of half a million dollars in gold bullion and the music of Academy Award - winner Dimitri Tiomkin.
This box set features the following films: Five Easy Pieces (Dir. Bob Rafelson) (1970): Although a brilliant classical pianist from an intellectual well-to-do family - Robert Dupea (Nicholson) has made a career out of running from job to job and woman to woman. Presently working in an oil field Dupea spends most of his free time downing beers playing poker and being non-committal with his sexy but witless girlfriend Rayette (Karen Black). But when he is summoned to his father's deathbed Dupea returns home with Rayette where he meets and falls for a sophisticated woman (Susan Anspach). Now caught between his conflicting lifestyles the gifted but troubled Dupea must face issues that will change his life forever. As Good As It Gets (Dir. James L. Brookes) (1997): Nicholson gives a show-stopping performance as Melvin Udall an obsessive-compulsive novelist who takes pride in his ability to affront repulse offend and wound. His targets are random his aim reckless. Last Detail (Dir. Hal Ashby) (1973): Billy Budduskey (Jack Nicholson) a hard bitten wise-cracking foul-mouthed cynical but professional Navy-man is given the loathsome job of escorting a very young sailor (Randy Quaid) to a military prison for a minor crime. Budduskey decides to give the young sailor a life-time of experience in just three days! Easy Rider (Dir. Dennis Hopper) (1969): Two young hippie bikers Wyatt and Billy sell drugs in Southern California stash their money away in their gas-tanks and set off for a trip across America along the way they encounter hitchhikers a drunken lawyer a jail cell a whorehouse and the death of a friend. A Few Good Men (Dir. Rob Reiner) (1992) One man is dead. Two men are accused of his murder. The entire Marines Corps is on trial. And 'A Few Good Men' are about to ignite the most explosive episode in US military history. Universally acclaimed A Few Good Men unites the big screen's biggest stars as Hollywood heavyweights Jack Nicholson Tom Cruise and Demi Moore lead an all star cast in director Rob Reiner's powerful account of corruption cover-up and a relentless quest for justice within the sacred corridors of the US Navy. King Of Marvin Gardens (Dir. Bob Rafelson) (1972): This film is a dark drama about two brothers who team up for an odd real estate scheme involving a Hawaiian island. Jason (Bruce Dern) summons his younger sibling David (Jack Nicholson) a Philadelphia radio personality to join him in Atlantic City to get the deal going. But when David arrives he finds that a local crime boss has had Jason thrown in jail. David intervenes on his brother's behalf and succeeds in bailing Jason out. But the charges won't be dropped unless Jason forgets the Hawaiian venture. So together with Jason's girlfriend Sally (Ellen Burstyn) and Jessie (Julia Anne Robinson) the two brothers try to figure out what to do next. One meeting with the crime boss convinces David that they shouldn't go through with their plans but Jason won't hear of that. Something has got to give...
Bruce Willis stars as a small-town cop Jeff Talley; chief of Police in the sleepy town of Bristo Camino. Leaving behind the trauma of his career as a big city hostage negotiator Talley finds himself in a situation more volatile and terrifying than anything he could possibly imagine in his wildest nightmares... Lucky Number Slevin: A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin (Josh Hartnett) into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi (Ben Kingsley) and The Boss (Morgan Freeman). Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski (Stanley Tucci) as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat (Bruce Willis) and finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get them before they get him! Last Man Standing: Jericho Texas 1931. A new breed of gunfighter haunts the windswept border town: tweed-suited mobsters from Chicago who control the illegal flow of liquor crossing the Mexican border. Jericho's two rival gangs have replaced civil law with civil war and Sheriff Galt is powerless to stop them. Then a mysterious stranger blows into town looking for a place to spend the night. Calling himself Smith he seems like just another drifter that is until he draws his gun. Then all hell is let loose. Soon he has been recruited by first one gang and then the other as he cleverly and deceptively betrays both sides in a war that can leave only one man standing...
Hollywood California is turned upside down by a series of strange and horrific murders creating chaos and turmoil in tinsel town. One particular victim is kidnapped held captive and subjected to witness the torture and murder of numerous other victims. It is by her will strength and faith that she must survive the ordeal. Her escape seems hopeless and only worsens when outside supernatural forces become more difficult to contend with than her captor...
The sharks start to move in for a vulnerable man's money in this indie drama.
Would you save the life of the man who stole yours? AJ (WWE Superstar Paul Triple H Levesque) always wanted a nice quiet life. For the past 13 years his best friend Jack (Michael Rapaport True Romance) has been living it for him. Now after paying his debt AJ is finally coming home - but he's about to learn getting out of prison doesn’t mean you're free. When Jack finds himself in the crosshairs of the local crime boss AJ must revisit the sins of his past to protect the people he loves. Parker Posey (Best in Show) Julie White (Transformers) and Bruce Dern (Big Love) co-star in this explosive story that proves sometimes the only way out is back in. Special Features: The Game. The Rapper. The Rap Co-stars Triple H and Michael Rapaport interview eachother Inside Out-takes: Bloopers and fun stuff from the set Triple H: Under Investigation Go Behind the Scenes with Triple H
The sharks start to move in for a vulnerable man's money in this indie drama.
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