Ross Campbell Movies
- 1999
This German-funded flick details the wacky hijinks of slickly dressed Gen-Xers as they engage in extreme sports, gleeful bisexuality, and secret plots to blow up corporations. The film focuses on Saffron (Bettina Hurzner) who has the hots for sinewy bike messenger Mayu (Rehane Hurzner). After a desert anti-nuke protest, the two shack up and then drift into an eco-terrorist group called the Extreme Messengers. The organization is headed by surfer-dude/Gulf War Syndrome victim Ross Campbell, who plans the destruction of the gleaming headquarters of Universal Energy Co., an unrepentant toxic waste-spewing corporate behemoth. That is until the Man gets wind of their shenanigans and sends over a trigger happy SWAT team to waste them, but not before the film's well-scrubbed protagonists have a free-spirited naked mud fight. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ross Campbell
- 1997
Unable to save a woman from falling to her death, a traumatized Iolaus (Michael Hurst) wanders away from his friend Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) to "find himself." Feeling responsible for Iolaus' anguish, Fortune (Lori Dungey), the Goddess of Luck, helpfully wipes his memory clear of all guilt. Unfortunately, Iolaus also no longer remembers his relationship with Hercules -- and, in league with the villainous Xeno (Barry Spring), he lapses back to his old thieving ways. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst, (more)
- 1996
Happily reunited by Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) in a previous episode, gentle giant Typhon (Glenn Shadix) and his wife Echnida (Bridget Hoffman) (aka "The Mother of All Monsters")are now the proud parents of a bouncing baby, the squid-like Obie. Alas, the tiny tot is kidnapped by sneaky thief Klepto (Grant Heslov), who plans to deliver the child to the warlord Bluth (Tony Wood) -- who, in turn, intends to give Obie to Hera for her own evil purposes. As Hercules tries to retrieve the slimy little bundle of joy, Klepto finds himself turning over a new leaf, much to his own amazement. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst, (more)
- 1995
Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) and his cousin Iloran (Dean O'Gorman) are determined to put an end to plundering and pillaging of warrior princess Xena (Lucy Lawless). As it turns out, however, the real villain of the piece is not Xena, but instead her treacherous lieutenant Darphus (Matthew Chamberlain). When Xena unexpectedly shows compassion in battle, Darphus accuses her of being unfit to lead her minions, forcing her to run the deadly Gauntlet ritual. This puts Hercules in the embarrassing position of having to join forces with his old enemy Xena in order to expunge the "greater evil." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kevin Sorbo, Lucy Lawless, (more)
- 1989
- R
In this well-wrought drama, WW II dramatically changes the lives of the Cooper family when its patriarch is called to battle, captured, and sent to a Japanese POW camp. Back at home the heretofore coddled wife, who doesn't know if her husband is still alive, must somehow figure out how to support her family and carry on in the British tradition of courage and dignity under pressure. Her solution is to join a swing band. As she becomes increasingly confident and independent, she begins wondering whether or not she still loves her missing spouse. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rebecca Jenkins, Michael Ontkean, (more)
A righteous police officer investigating the disappearance of a young girl comes into conflict with the unusual residents of a secluded Scottish isle in this unsettling, intelligent chiller. Brought to the island of Summerisle by an anonymous letter, Edward Woodward's constable is surprised to discover that the island's population suspiciously denies the missing girl's very existence. Even more shocking, at least to the traditionally pious law office, the island is ruled by a libertarian society organized around pagan rituals. Repelled by the open acceptance of sexuality, nature worship, and even witchcraft, the officer takes an antagonistic attitude towards the people and their leader, an eccentric but charming English lord (Christopher Lee). The officer's unease intensifies as he continues his investigation, slowly coming to fear that the girl's disappearance may be linked in a particularly horrifying manner to an upcoming public festival. Anthony Shaffer's meticulously crafted screenplay creates a thoroughly convincing alternative society, building tension through slow discovery and indirect suggestion and making the terrifying climax all the more effective. Performances are also perfectly tuned, with Woodward suitably priggish as the investigator and horror icon Lee delivering one of his most accomplished performances as Lord Summerisle. Little noticed during its original theatrical run due to studio edits and a limited release, the film's intelligence and uncanny tone has since attracted a devoted cult following. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, (more)
- 1967
According to the press release, Flash the Sheepdog was based on the "beloved" novel by Kathleen Fiddler. This film version was not held in so high an esteem. Earl Younger plays a Scottish orphan living with his uncle. The boy trains his Uncle's shaggy sheepdog, enabling the hirsute pooch to win several championships. The 58 minutes of Flash the Sheepdog goes by like...58 minutes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
