John Landis
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Landis presents a personal celebration of the greatest monsters ever to rampage across the silver screen. He also explores the origins of vampires, zombies, and werewolves; reveals the secrets of legendary special-effects wizards; and converses with leading movie makers. Open your eyes to a fascinating world of movies: some classics, some quirky, some forgotten, and some unforgettable crazy!
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"A revealing, outrageously rollicking, gorgeously designed book about the career and films of Roger Corman: one of the most prolific, successful and influential independent producers, directors and writers of all time... Corman is the self-proclaimed king of the "B" movie."--Book jacket.
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"This revised edition of The Art of Horror Movies includes more films, rare images, and in-depth explorations to bring this award-winning book completely up to date, cementing its position as the definitive and essential guide to horror movies. Through a series of informative chapters and fascinating sidebars chronologically charting the evolution of horror movies for more than a century, profusely illustrated throughout with over 600 rare and unique...
4) Deer woman
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A burnt-out cop is demoted, until a series of bizarre murders suddenly grabs his attention. Several men are being killed while in a romantic state, and all last seen with a Native American woman. They are all being killed by blunt force....from hooves.
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Super K to the Rescue! Greenville Elementary and the Academy for Superior Children battle it out for the annual prize of Best Kindergarten Holiday Show. After Nigel Danforth and the Fearsome Foursome do everything they can to wreck the Super K's show, Mr. Arnold Armstrong and the kids are sure they'll lose. When things don't turn out quite as Danforth had hoped, he hatches a plan to get rid of Christmas once and or all. It's up to the Super K's to...
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Two American students are on a walking tour of England. As the trudge on to the next town, when suddenly the air is pierced by an unearthly howl and the two are attacked by a Werewolf. One is killed, the other is mauled. The Werewolf is killed, but reverts to it's human form, and the townspeople are able to deny it's existence. The surviving student begins to have nightmares of hunting on 4 feet at first, but then finds that his friend and other recent...
7) Burke & Hare
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Set in the 1820's. William Burke and William Hare luck into some easy money when they discover they can sell a fresh cadaver to Dr. Knox at Edinburgh Medical College for dissection. However, the next cadaver is not quite so easy to obtain, and when word gets out of how profitable the trade is, the duo find themselves blackmailed and in dire need of more bodies. Based on a true story.
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American grindhouse explores the history of exploitation films. From the early "Nudie cuties" to the Blaxploitation boom in the 70's, American grindhouse boasts interviews with film critics Herschell Gordon Lewis, Joe Dante, Larry Cohen, John Landis, Fred Williamson, Kim Morgan and many more, and features over 200 clips.
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The original take-off cult classic from the highly successful team of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker (Airplane, The Naked Gun), this "uproariously funny [film]" - TV Guide launched a thousand laughs and serves as a precursor to the raunch-fests of the '80s and the blockbuster success of the Farrelly Brothers films. Directed by the legendary John Landis (Animal House, The Blues Brothers), THE KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE features a lewd, loosely...
11) Trading places
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Two old business partners bet that they can turn a street hustler into a successful businessman.
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Coming to America: Pampered African prince Akeem rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. His regal father agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters, Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a 'Joe job' at a fast-food restaurant.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley is a tough Detroit...
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Faber College has one frat house so disreputable it will take anyone. The campus's only other frat house is full of white, anglo-saxon, rich young men that no one can stand except Dean Wormer. The dean enlists the help of their fraternity to get the boys of Delta House off campus. The dean's plan comes into play just before the homecoming parade.
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Father of the bride, part II: While George Banks is trying to recapture his youth his daughter and wife announce they are pregnant..
Sgt. Bilko: Sgt. Ernie Bilko is the leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the armed forces. Instead of training his troops for battle, he passes on his legacy of gambling and shunning responsibility. Times get tough however, when the base is threatened with a shutdown, and a by-the-book...
17) Clue: the movie
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Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery.
18) Trading places
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"The very rich and extremely greedy Duke Brothers wager a bet over whether 'born-loser' Billy Ray Valentine could become as successful as the priggish Louis Winthorpe III if circumstances were reversed." --container.