William Kerwin Movies
- 1989
A massive drug-money laundering scheme has cost seven lives--with the two most recent victims dying in agony in an "accidental" fire. The situation becomes more bleak when a female undercover agent investigating the fire is kidnapped. While searching for the missing woman, Hunter (Fred Dryer) and McCall (Stepfanie Kramer) must put up not only with the interference of their superiors, but also with the abductee's federal-agent father (Terry Kiser) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1978
Here's a very low-budget attempted knee-knocker where chemicals released in public waters infect the fish, causing them to turn voracious as they become people eaters. ~ Rovi
- Starring:
- William Kerwin, Jason Evers, (more)
- 1978
Travelling to Las Vegas to pick up a criminal suspect for extradition, Crocker (Kevin Dobson), his prisoner, and sexy "topless" magcian Sally Addison (Priscilla Barnes) are all kidnapped. This the first stage of an elaborate scheme to throw the cops off the trail of what be a bigger crime. Arriving in Vegas to investigate Crocker's abduction, Kojak ends up interrogating Sally's twin sister (also Priscilla Barnes)--and even exchanges a few pointed words with the fabulous Liberace. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1977
A gang of pot-smoking punks rob a diner then rape and murder the patrons. Although they are caught shortly afterward, all are freed on a technicality. When he hears of this, the law-student brother of one of the victims grabs a .45 and decides to dispense his own justice. ~ Brian Gusse, Rovi
- 1969
- R
The violent, gruesome world of international drug runners provides the basis for this grim, exploitation actioner. The story centers on the leader of a gang of dope peddlers who sail out to meet a Cuban boat loaded with heroin. The meeting occurs, and as a preamble, they smoke a little pot with the Cubans and then rob them after destroying their boat. As they race off across the water, they see a Coast Guard cutter heading toward the fire. Quickly the crooks stuff the narcotic in waterproof containers and toss it overboard with the intent of getting it later. While they do this a young couple, out for a romantic cruise witnesses them and calls the Coast Guard themselves. The film gets gory at this point as the desperate drug-dealers murder the Coast Guard officers and abduct the couple. They take them to their lair on the Seminole Indian reservation, and a gang member savages the girl. From there more murder and violence ensues as the desperados attempt to flee the FBI in the Everglades. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jeremy Slate, Steve Alaimo, (more)
An insane artist comes up with an ingenious method of keeping his beautiful models still -- he simply kills them and sticks them in a deep freeze for a while. It's just as bad as it sounds, but lovers of campy horror might find this amusing. Pop singer Neil Sedaka performs the songs "If You Don't Wanna", "You Don't Hafta" and "Waterbug". ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- William Kerwin
Herschell Gordon Lewis, the acknowledged "Godfather of Gore," shattered taboos against graphic violence onscreen with this bloody horror film. Mal Arnold plays Fuad Ramses, a mad Egyptian caterer with bushy eyebrows who is gathering body parts to use in a "Blood Feast" to honor the ancient goddess Ishtar. He's been hired by the mother of young Egyptology student Suzette (Playboy Playmate Connie Mason) to cater a special party. Luckily, Suzette happens to be dating a cop (Thomas Wood) who is also in her class and is on the case of a gruesome serial killer who removes body parts from his female victims. The cop finally solves the case and chases Ramses into the back of a garbage truck, where he is bloodily compacted. Wood and Mason returned the following year in Lewis' Two Thousand Maniacs! ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- 1961
This entertaining story about the rise and fall of a Hugh Hefner-like publisher named Jack Norwall (William Kerwin) may be quite a surprise to those who only know director Herschell Gordon Lewis for his later gore films. Fired from his job at Newlywed magazine, Kerwin vows to start his own publication, something daring and different. He finds his inspiration in a statue of the Venus de Milo, and a living symbol of her beauty in a waitress named Peggy (Danica D'Hondt). Quickly finding a partner in down-and-out photographer Harvey Korman, Kerwin launches the first issue of Pagan. The magazine is a smashing success, but on his way to the top, Kerwin forgets his humanity, and tragedy ensues. Kerwin is quite good in the lead, followed from his ambitious salad days to his ruthless time at the top and the inevitable fall. Jeannette Leahy provides comic relief as a scotch-swilling secretary, and Korman is affable and sympathetic in his screen debut. This is an enjoyable, well-done exploitation melodrama spiced up with brief nudity for the adults-only set, and remains the best of Lewis' early films. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
