Joe Estevez Movies
- 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
An obsessive body collector working for the county coroner and dabbling in a bit of black market organ harvesting on the side finally steps off of the deep end when a beautiful young suicide victim proves the Jane Doe of his dreams in director Guy Crawford's dark psychological study in post-mortem romance. With no friends to speak of save for his demented co-worker Dale and the never-ending supply of the forgotten bodies that cross his path on a daily basis, Charlie Bickle is a lonely man. Though his sinister side business helps to ease the loneliness by bringing in a healthy cash flow, the isolated morgue worker just can't seem to shake the stench of death. Upon catching the dead-eyed gaze of a tragic suicide victim whose beauty remains forever locked in a final moment of repose, Charlie pledges to care for his cold new love at whatever cost - even if it means having to take a few lives in the process. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Scott Mills
- 1993
Three buxom bimbos from outer space go for an intergalactic joyride in a sporty little ship only to run out of fuel and make a forced landing on a small blue planet--Earth. They land upon a California beach and get involved with a few handsome beach bums. When the galaxy gals learn that beatnik Bud, an uncle of one the surfer dudes, is about to lose his beat-up beach pad because he can't afford to repair it, they decide to enter a bikini contest. They certainly have what it takes with their uniquely designed suits, but can they outwit an over-ambitious swimwear designer who will do anything to stop them? ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1994
- R
Full Moon Pictures presents this softcore horror film, starring cult-favorite Julie Strain in the role of Illyana the leader of a group of vampires masquerading as models. Michelle Bauer plays an innocent and nubile young woman who thinks she's going to work for a modeling agency, but soon finds herself in the clutches of a sexy band of bloodsucking creatures of the night. Martin Sheen's brother Joe Estevez co-stars. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Julie Strain, Michelle Bauer, (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
- R
Director John Sjogren (Welcome to America) made his feature debut with this thriller about the seedy world of telemarketing. Dissatisfied for nickel-and-diming the unsuspecting victims of their phone scams, a group of telemarketers come up with a new con that will net them big bucks. Unfortunately, a crafty attorney general is hot on their trail. Boiler Room is also known as Lost in Hollywood. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- 1995
- R
This actioner features notorious figure skater Tonya Harding in a supporting role. The story really centers on Myra, a courier for the Mafia, who after seven years of dangerous work, wants to take her $300, 000 and split. She is accompanied by Dan, and is pursued by a dogged hitman determine to kill her. He comes close to getting her after Myra's boy friend Carter tips him off. He ends up with the loot which he stashes in the apartment of his second girl friend, Gina. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Teri Thompson, Tonya Harding, (more)
- 1991
An avaricious and vicious gangster threatens the residents of an entire town until an enigmatic motorcycle rider roars into town to save them in this actioner. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1993
- R
Earth is threatened by a super-race of aliens wishing to put humans on a lower link of the food chain. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Blake Pickett, Cherie Scott, (more)
As eight convicts sentenced to work release find their numbers quickly dwindling, they quickly realize that a vicious killer is thinning their ranks in a tense tale of jailhouse horrors starring Joe Estevez and Todd Bridges. One by one their lives are being snuffed out in the most grisly of ways, but as the terrified survivors begin to narrow down the killer's identity, the stakes continue to rise along with the body count. Time is fast running out for these hardened criminals, and despite the verdict read at their trials it seems as if someone has decided that their sentences just weren't as stiff as they should have been. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Joe Estevez, Todd Bridges, (more)
The psychological film Deathbed concerns a possessed bed that ruins the life of an illustrator. When Karen and her significant other move into a new apartment, they discover an antique bed. Karen adores it and it soon inspires her art. However, a series of disturbing dreams begin to haunt Karen. Eventually she begins to become unhinged and her paranoia overtakes every aspect of her life. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tanya Dempsey, Brave Matthews, (more)
Frank Scarvo (Danny Fendley) is no rat, but when he takes the fall for his old partner in crime Xavier Carbone (Joe Estevez) only to be double-crossed, his plan for revenge is complicated by a factor he never anticipated in veteran genre specialist Donald Farmer's violent crime thriller. It's been five long years since Frank went to prison for a crime that Xavier committed, and when Frank learns that Xavier not only murdered his girlfriend but also made off with half a million dollars of Frank's money, Frank tracks him down and begins plotting his payback. When Frank discovers that his sadistic ex-partner has abducted the daughter of one of his old business associates, his revenge mission turns into a rescue mission as well. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 1995
- R
In 1934, J. Edgar Hoover and the boys made headlines for mowing down John Dillinger in a hail of bullets outside Chicago's Biograph theater. But in fact, according to this Jon Purdy gangster thriller, the Feds iced Dillinger's brother. Fast-forward five years, when mobster kingpin Al Capone (F. Murray Abraham) gives the real Dillinger (Martin Sheen) an offer he can't refuse: rob millions from a secluded vault or watch his wife and child get whacked. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- 1994
The title of this PG-rated actioner refers to the one-two punch packed by a pair of pre-teen kickboxers. Ten-year-old martial-arts expert Jimmy (Lorne Bernfield) and his equally self-reliant 13-year-old sister Lisa (Crystal Summer) learn their craft at the knee (or foot) of their father, real life kick-boxing champ Dale "Apollo" Cook. The kids' skills come in handy when they set out to rescue a kidnapped scientist. The last named character is played by Linda Blair. Obviously inspired by the Three Ninjas films, Double Blast lives up to its title. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Sergio Lapel's vampire film Drawing Blood concerns a man who falls madly in love with an attractive female artist. She soon learns that the painter's models are providing not only their bodies, but also their blood for her to feast on. In order to keep her from turning her fangs on him, he must continue to provide her with new victims. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- 1995
In this martial arts actioner, a pair of twins must utilize their considerable karate skills after they kill an enemy in self-defense. Stakes become higher and the situation more intense when one of them is abducted. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Joe Estevez, Robert Z'Dar, (more)
- 1993
- NR
Adam, a convicted murderer on death row, is given the opportunity to join a secret government commando force that will mold him into a skilled and ruthless killing machine. But when Adam decides a life of violence is no longer for him, he discovers leaving the organization is no easy task. The cast includes Sam J. Jones, Ian Jacklin, Joe Estevez, and Judy Landers. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
The plot in this suspenseful mystery evokes the old westerns while dealing with contemporary issues concerning the further development of the West. It all begins when a stranger rolls into a remote little town and discovers that they are doing their best to keep secret the murder of a civil liberties lawyer who was threatening to prevent developers from exploiting the land. The stranger finds out and takes steps to ensure that justice is done. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- David Heavener, Martin Landau, (more)
In this convoluted, low-budget thriller, a young woman is raised within the CIA's "Infancy Development Program," to become an assassin extraordinaire. Her latest victim is to be "MARS," an aging hit man who wants to retire. Unfortunately, the secretive CIA's retirement plan doesn't permit employees to live. The woman begins her deadly hunt, unaware that MARS is her long-lost father and unaware that the treacherous new agency boss also wants her dead. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1998
- R
Two private eyes -- one a rugged ex-cop, the other a beautiful woman from England -- become warm for each other while hot on the trail of $8 million dollars in jewels -- the loot from a high-stakes robbery. However, as one might expect, the thieves aren't interested in giving up an $8 million payday without a fight. The cast includes Malcolm McDowell, Shannon Whirry, Lydie Danier, and Charles Napier. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Malcolm McDowell, Shannon Whirry, (more)
A selfless Mexican immigrant just looking to get his papers and help others in their time of need encounters a variety of outrageous characters upon entering the United States in director Jose Reyes Bencomo's outrageous road film. From a drug smuggling nun whose charitable orphanage serves as a front for moving product to angels in disguise and the Devil himself, the quest on which the unassuming hero embarks is filled with treachery, deceit, and supernatural intrigue. Who knows, before the story is over, our unassuming hero may even save the world. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Levi Nunez
