Martin Smith Movies
- 1993
Shot in and around Detroit with lots of cameos by local celebrities, this is a low-budget spoof about a man trying to make a career decision. A law firm intern with a crooked lawyer who believes that the almighty buck rules jurisprudence, he has become disillusioned and decides to try to go against the system, with the help of a beautiful and mysterious imaginary creature. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rick Frederick, James Vezina, (more)
Soon after a young woman is savagely raped by a gang of construction workers, a mysterious uniformed killer appears and begins to systematically murder the rapists with a nail gun. This revenge drama features enough graphic, bloody gore to appease hardened horror fans. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rocky Patterson, Michelle Meyer, (more)
John Schlesinger directs the war romance Yanks, based on the story by Colin Welland. Set in England at the end of WWII, the story concerns three American GIs and their affairs with British women of varying social status. The central romance concerns Sgt. Matt Dyson (Richard Gere) and Jean Moreton (Lisa Eichhorn making her film debut), who is the daughter of shopkeepers (Rachel Roberts and Tony Melody). He falls in love with her but she is still infatuated with her boyfriend Ken (Derek Thompson). Higher up on the class scale, the officer John (William Devane) has a brief extramarital affair with socialite Helen (Vanessa Redgrave). The third pairing involves Sgt. Danny Ruffelo (Chick Vennera) in a fling with Mollie (Wendy Morgan). Eventually, the Americans and the Britains find themselves surrounded by racism at a New Year's Eve dance. Annie Ross from the vocal jazz group Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross appears briefly as a Red Cross nurse. Yanks won two BAFTA awards in 1980: to Shirley Russell for Best Costume Design and to Rachel Roberts for Best Supporting Actress. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Richard Gere, Lisa Eichhorn, (more)
