Gail Turner Movies
- 1988
- R
Construction workers who dynamite a brick wall blast their way into the 13th century in this fantasy from Meredith Monk. Using 20th-century reporting devices like cameras and microphones, interviews with people of the medieval era reflect the concerns of their simplified lives. Famine, war, leprosy, and plagues are foremost on the minds of the citizens. The feature draws parallels between the two centuries, with those from the 13th century having little understanding of stress -- and their expectations, including life expectancies, were low. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Gerd Wameling, Lucas Hoving, (more)
A disturbed man descends into an inferno of madness in this thriller. Donald Kohler (Dan Grimaldi) was raised by an abusive mother who frequently punished him by thrusting his arms into open flame. As an adult, Kohler has developed a malign obsession with fire and works at a garbage incineration plant while still living at his mother's house. One night, Kohler returns home to discover his mother has died, but after a brief moment of freedom he begins hearing her voice commanding him to punish women who might tempt her errant son. Kohler builds a fireproof room in the house and starts luring women he meets at random to his home, where they're burned alive by the disturbed pyromaniac. Bobby (Robert Osth), one of his few friends at work, tries to help bring Kohler out of his shell and even fixes him up with a date, but an evening at a disco takes an ugly turn, revealing Kohler's deadly obsession. Don't Go In The House was the first film role for Dan Grimaldi, who later went on to play Patsy Parisi on the HBO series The Sopranos. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dan Grimaldi, Robert Osth, (more)
The legendary Bruce Lee and former NFL great Fred Williamson star in Fist of Fear, Touch of Death, which is concerned with one of the biggest martial arts tournaments in history. The movie was filmed on location at Madison Square Garden. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Fred Williamson, Ron Van Clief, (more)
