Robert Dryer Movies

1994  
R  
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Alex (Theresa Russell is a government agent who trades sex for state secrets. Will (Scott Glenn) is a taciturn demolition expert troubled by a violent past. When the two find themselves being pursued by the same nefarious spy ring, bullets start flying and bedsprings start creaking. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

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1993  
R  
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This sci-fi actioner is set in the year 2074. The story is framed by the war between the two international corporate giants, Pinwheel Robotics and Kobayashi, responsible for manufacturing the cyborgs that 21st century technology has become dependent upon. In fact, most of the world is being run by the sophisticated androids. The conflict turns violent when the Kobayashi cyborgs begin methodically killing their competition. To stop them, the head of Pinwheel, Martin Dunn, creates the perfect computer housed in the body of a beautiful woman. The cyborg, Casella Reese, has a strange fluid flowing within in her that when activated will cause her to literally explode should she have an orgasm; Dunn designed her to infiltrate Kobayashi and assassinate the CEO. The real problems begin when Casella, who is also equipped with human emotions and independent thought, falls in love with her martial arts teacher, Colt Ricks. When she learns of her upcoming suicide mission, she and Colt, with the help of their informer, the cyborg mercenary Mercy, try to reach Mombasa where unlicensed androids can live in peace. Unfortunately, they must first escape their city and the cyborg killers who pursue them. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Jack PalanceElias Koteas, (more)
1993  
 
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Originally made for television, this prison drama centers on a hard-core convict who for the past decade has been the king of the other prisoners. Just before he is to be paroled, a young inmate challenges him. This creates considerable tension until he learns that he and the youth are related by more than mere circumstance. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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1993  
R  
In this violent urban drama, an LA cop is deeply traumatized after he tries to save a child in a hostage situation and fails. He leaves the force and returns to his old gritty South Central neighborhood to help Rebecca Sanchez find her brother Carlos who has mysteriously disappeared shortly after a gang truce, between the African-American gang the Blades and the Latin Lords, begins disintegrating thanks to a number of drive-by shootings in either territory. The cop's investigation soon reveals that both gangs are being manipulated by a third party. Poor Carlos seems to hold the key and finds his life in grave danger. When the cop figures it all out, his life is also jeopardized. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Jeff SpeakmanChristopher Neame, (more)
1993  
R  
Director Cirio Santiago plays a cameo in his own Fast Gun. Contrary to expectations, the film is not a western but an espionager. An ex-CIA "spook" -- a man assigned to infiltrate enemy strongholds -- becomes unhinged when the department lets him go. Arming himself to the teeth, he takes over a small town. Only one man is willing to stand up to the former spy, and that man has a history of his own.Kaz Garas is the most recognizable name among the cast members of Fast Gun. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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1991  
PG13  
Television anchor Barry Barron (Elliott Gould) is killed after he becomes involved with a breaking story, but is raised as a zombie by a voodoo spell. Not quite the stumbling idiot that most of the undead are known for, Barron has to solve his own murder and uncover the story. He is helped in his quest by a spiritualist (Mabel King). ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Elliott GouldMark Moses, (more)
1989  
R  
John McNaughton's flawed but interesting follow-up to Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer languished in distribution limbo for years before its brief theatrical run and subsequent video release. It presents a completely different breed of killer: an alien criminal who is exiled to life on Earth in human form. As if that weren't punishment enough, the creature's human guise is susceptible to frequent head-eruptions, creating the constant need for replacement heads. This leads to a grim and violent series of episodes in which the creature pops the tops of various citizens, ranging from a kindly, homeless eccentric (Antonio Fargas) to a lascivious doctor (Tony Amendola)... at one point, he even "borrows" the head of a dog! Following the trail of discarded heads are two cops (Rae Dawn Chong and Don Gordon), who eventually begin to suspect they're not dealing with the M.O. of the average serial killer. A few creative plot twists (particularly at the conclusion), grim atmosphere and generally good performances enliven this one-note material, which nevertheless fails to measure up to the harrowing, character-driven horror of McNaughton's acclaimed debut feature. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Rae Dawn ChongDon Gordon, (more)
1989  
 
In the conclusion of Murder She Wrote's two-part Season Five finale, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) is still contending with her witchy rival mystery writer Eudora McVeigh Shipton (Jean Simmons). Although the duplicitous Eudora confesses that she has stolen the notes for Jessica's latest novel, she denies that she tried to do her rival in with a poisoned apple--and even more emphatically denies murdering the detective who has trailed Eudora all the way to Cabot Cove. The two amateur sleuths decide to briefly bury the hatchet and solve the mystery...provided that Eudora can be trusted any farther than she can be thrown! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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1989  
 
In the first episode of Murder She Wrote's two-part Season Five finale, Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) crosses swords with rival mystery writer Eudora McVeigh Shipton (Jean Simmons). Envious that Jessica's star has risen while hers has fallen, Eudora publicly declares that she intends to murder our heroine! But when Eudora shows up in Cabot Cove, she couldn't be more friendly or effusive towards Jessica. In fact, Eudora is even bearing a gift...a basket of big juicy apples.(Check the title of this episode and you'll see where this is going!) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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1988  
R  
A group of amazon women are stalked by a ruthless barbarian in the aftermath of nuclear war in this science-fiction action feature. Alee (Rebecca Holden) and Vera (Barbara Hooper) lead the tribe across hostile territory to free their sisters held prisoner in the evil city. The thin veil of feminism is thrown into this routine plot. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Rebecca HoldenChuck Wagner, (more)
1987  
R  
A syndicate of Los Angeles gangsters is kidnapping beautiful young women, drugging them, and forcing them to participate in the filming of pornographic movies. A young woman teams up with a vice cop to try to find her sister, whom she suspects of falling victim to this gang. ~ Brian Gusse, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
David NaughtonBarbara Crampton, (more)
1985  
 
There's a cycle-driving, gun-wielding psycho on the loose who has been forcing traffic cops into bloody western-style shootouts. Catching up with the motorized gunslinger becomes a personal matter for Rick Hunter (Fred Dryer); the outlaw uses the same calibre of armor-piercing bullets that had killed the husband of Hunter's partner DeeDee McCall (Stepfanie Kramer). The climax finds Hunter straddling a cycle himself for a "High Noon" showdown with the trigger-happy killer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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1985  
 
Sisters Cathy and Maryann Rogers (Claudia Christian, Suzanne Barnes) are the owners of a bottling plant which turns out an all-natural beverage called Hi-Bright soda. Evil beer magnate Jason Webb (Louis Giambalvo) uses strongarm tactics to pressure the sisters into converting their plant into a brewery, part of a larger scheme involving crooked banker-realtor Barrington (Jack Hogan). Figuring that the world doesn't need any more alcoholics, the A-Team comes to the rescue of the sisters, posing as the representatives of a phony ad agency in order to expose the villains' machinations. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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1985  
R  
Filmed in 1982 but unreleased until after the success of 1983's Valley Girl, this is a low-budget mix of valley-speak, trendiness, and message. In the end, it may have proved too difficult to combine dialogue such as "grody to the max," sex scenes, a bubbly teenager or two, the noble objective of saving an orphanage, and a rambling plot and still come out ahead. Saving the orphanage involves an unrealistic scheme to steal money from cocaine dealers, while other problems involve how to convince your boyfriend to have sex with you -- another stretch of reality. Flaws in this film do not include the acting on the part of the teens (Jill Carroll, Sharon Lea, and others) which is not to be faulted. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Jill CarrollMichelle Laurita, (more)
1985  
 
In this action movie, a wanderer goes looking for a missing woman's brother and instead gets entangled in a war between two gangs of smugglers along the Arizona-Mexico border. The film is also titled "Dalton." ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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1985  
 
Jessica (Angela Lansbury) and Seth (William Windom) are collecting research for her latest novel at the New Mexico site of an archeological dig. The scientists believe that they are about to uncover Coronado's fabled "City of Gold"; instead, they unearth a corpse of more recent vintage. The victim is an Indian guide (Randolph Mantooth) who was violently opposed to the excavation; the main suspect is a bit too obvious for Jessica's taste, so she does a little "digging" of her own. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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1984  
 
On the outskirts of Las Vegas, a gang of mercenaries called the Scorpions have been utilizing sophisticated commando tactics and high-tech weaponry to commit a series of minor crimes. Clearly, the Scorpions are merely rehearsing for Something Big--namely, the murder of their ex-comrade Al Driscoll (Robert Dryer),who has been taking into custody as a federal witness. Once they have determined that the Scorpions are being helped by a pretty "mole" in a Vegas casino, the A-Team goes into action to thwart the villains, through the simple expedient of practically begging to be attacked and/or kidnapped! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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1983  
R  
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In this surprisingly chaste and some would say bland movie, car clubs in East L.A. with their low-riding, decorated, custom vehicles provide the background for gang rivalry and a blossoming romance between Beto (Fernando Allende in his first English-speaking role) and the blonde newcomer to the neighborhood, Kim (Dawn Dunlap). ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Fernando AllendeDawn Dunlap, (more)
1983  
R  
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Heather (Linnea Quigley), the deaf-mute sister of Brenda (Linda Blair) is gang-raped in a drawn-out, violent scene at the beginning of this routine vengeance movie, a scene that provides the motivation for Brenda's rampage through the rest of the film. Dressed in a special outfit that bares enough skin to suit the standards of this genre and armed with a crossbow, Brenda goes after the young punks in the "Scars" gang who raped her sister -- with predictably gory results. Surrounding this miniature Charles Bronson is a society burdened with parodies of "good" people: the school principal who is only superficially tough, and the upper-class teens whose thought processes were arrested shortly after kindergarten. Stereotypical and transparent, this teen movie is interesting because it does promote a woman in a "hero" role, but the subject matter and violence will not appeal to everyone. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

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Starring:
Linda BlairJohn Vernon, (more)
1981  
 
Erin (Mary Elizabeth McDonough) has fallen in love with Paul Matthews (Morgan Stevens), a new employee at the Walton lumber yard. His curiosity aroused by Paul's reluctance to discuss his past, John-Boy does a bit of research on his own--and discovers to his amazement that Paul's real name is Northridge, and that his father is one of the Waltons' biggest business rivals. Meanwhile, Ike and Jim-Bob gets a lot more than they bargained for when they go prospecting for uranium. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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