Bret McCormick Movies
- 1997
- R
After his wife is killed, an assassin for the government drops out to wage justice against the men who took her life. Soon he devotes his time to protecting women when the law fails. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lee Majors, Ed Marinaro, (more)
- 1995
- NR
In this satiric allegory about life on the margins of the entertainment industry, Charlie (Charlie Mattera) is a guy who just wants to find steady work honestly honing on his craft, while his agent thinks that he should lower his sights a bit and take some work he might otherwise think was beneath him. However, Charlie isn't an actor, he's a hit man, and while he's good at his job, he has very strict rules about what sort of assignments he'll take -- he'll only kill women, preferably wives who are unfaithful and an economic burden to their husbands. His agent, on the other hand, thinks that if he's willing to murder the occasional husband for money, they'd both be in better shape. Charlie doesn't care for Los Angeles and is looking for new representation, but in the meantime, he's trying to keep a few steps ahead of the law, hoping that his business partners Johnny (Keith Bogart) and Todd (Todd Newman) will keep their mouths shut, and trying to keep his wife Nina (Nina Siemaszko) happy. Director Jordan Alan and leading man Charlie Mattera created the basic storyline and provided "improvisational guidelines" for the cast; from that point on, the dialogue and other material was generated spontaneously by the cast. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Charlie Mattera, Keith Bogart, (more)
The inner-workings of a corrupt Las Vegas casino are exposed in Martin Scorsese's story of crime and punishment. The film chronicles the lives and times of three characters: "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro), a bookmaking wizard; Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), a Mafia underboss and longtime best friend to Ace; and Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone, in a role she was born to play), a leggy ex-prostitute with a fondness for jewelry and a penchant for playing the field. Ace plays by the rules (albeit Vegas rules, which, as he reminds the audience in voiceover, would make him a criminal in any other state), while Nicky and Ginger lie, cheat, and steal their respective ways to the top. The film's first hour and a half details their rise to power, while the second half follows their downfall as the FBI, corrupt government officials, and angry mob bosses pick apart their Camelot piece by piece. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, (more)
- 1993
- R
A killer who strikes only during Mardi Gras turns out to be a supernatural demon (Michael Ironside) who has sought human sacrifices ever since the original festival began as an occultist ceremony. The New Orleans cop assigned to the case (Robert Davi) tracks the demon around the city with his partner (Mike Starr) and must save the girl he loves from being the next victim. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Davi, Michael Ironside, (more)
- 1992
After his partner is wounded, an avenging cop goes after the people responsible: a group of backwoods, Southern religiously fanatical racists who pose as Libyan terrorists. Who could possibly be more deserving of vengeance? ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
- 1992
Joe Estevez (Martin Sheen's brother) plays police sergeant Phil Towers in Armed for Action. Towers is assigned to escort a convicted mafia hit man to prison. Thanks to friends on the "inside", the prisoner escapes somewhere between New York and LA. Unable to corral the crook on his own, Towers assembles a vigilante army of small-town yahoos. Violent? Need you ask? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1986
Bret McCormick directed this gory horror film using the name "Max Raven". The plot concerns a young man possessed by an ancient demon which lives in his kitchen and causes him to murder people. The only amusing scenes concern the protagonist's mother, who hacks up tumors after watching a televised religious program. With its weak story and low-rent effects, one can see why it never got a theatrical release, and even genre fans are likely to be disappointed. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
