Harvey Glazer Movies
Tim Brown's supernatural thriller The Cradle stars Lukas Haas as Frank, the father of a baby boy named Sam. Frank's wife suffers from such an acute case of depression that she has no interest in even holding the baby. In an attempt to shake her out of her illness, Frank moves the family to a quiet new home away from people. Eventually, strange events start happening around the baby, and soon Frank becomes very leery of their only neighbor. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
An unassuming group of vacationing high school students incurs the wrath of a relentless supernatural killer in this tale of terror from beyond the mirror starring Dominique Swain. They had no idea that such an innocent rhyme could conjure up so much death, but as the woman with an insatiable appetite for death methodically begins claiming their lives on by bloody one. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Tom Sizemore stars in a horror film that looks beneath the safety of the surface to show just what kind of terrors can lurk in the darkness below. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2006
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The gifted Michael Madsen (Crime Story, Reservoir Dogs, Donnie Brasco) stars in the low-budget, direct-to-video exploitationer UKM: Ultimate Killing Machine. The film concerns Waylon and Buddy, two friends who enlist in the armed forces but wind up in a top-secret experimental medical facility. They fall prey to a mad doctor intent on transforming their bodies into the "Ultimate Killing Machines" of the title. The boys then band together to stop the scientist's unbridled insanity and destroy the other creations in his laboratory. David Mitchell directs, from a script by Tyler Levine and Tim McGregor. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Madsen, Mac Fyfe, (more)
An FBI agent (Jennifer Beals) seeks to reveal the identity of a fearless kidnapper who has abducted the child of a prominent multi-millionaire in a tense, independent thriller that explores the tragedy of every parent's worst nightmare. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jennifer Beals, Jonathan Goad, (more)
Greg Bryk (A History of Violence) stars in the direct-to-video gothic thriller Living Death as the wealthy Victor Harris, a sadistic, incorrigible beast of a man whose sole pleasure comes from physically beating his wife, Elizabeth (Buffy: The Vampire Slayer's Kristy Swanson), and torturing the others who surround him. Because Victor refuses to grant Elizabeth a divorce, she and Victor's attorney, Roman (Joshua Peace) scheme to lethally poison Victor and blame his death on illicit drugs. The plot appears to progress smoothly, and Victor is quickly buried in the ground. But all is not well - for the substance has only driven Victor into a state of paralysis, that preserves his five senses and his awareness of the goings on around him. He quickly regains control and escapes from his earthly prison, then traps Elizabeth and Roman in a secret chamber in his mansion and prepares an ugly onslaught of vengeance. Erin Berry directs. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kristy Swanson
- 2006
- R
Academy Award-nominee Kathleen Quinlan stars in director Melanie Orr's grim tale of a mother and daughter who seek shelter in a home for abused women, only to discover that the woman in charge harbors a deadly secret. Mavis and Victoria were on the run from an abusive relationship when they wandered into the remote shelter run by matronly mother figure Bea (Quinlan). At first Bea was kind and compassionate, taking young Victoria under her wing as Mavis valiantly battled the demons of her past. But as time wore on Mavis began to sense something strange was happening between her daughter and Bea. Victoria was never a hostile girl, but these days she lashes out at her mother like never before. Upon learning that the women who previously checked into the farmhouse never checked out, Mavis realizes that Bea is attempting to brainwash Victoria into killing her own mother. With little time to spare before Victoria is completely lost, Mavis prepares to do battle with the psychotic Bea and escape from the farm before all hope is lost. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kathleen Quinlan, Ingrid Kavelaars, (more)
Rendered comatose for 20 years after a freak breakdancing accident, former child dancer Justin Schumacher (Jamie Kennedy) awakens from his extended repose with no motor skills and the mental capacity of a 12-year-old. So much has changed since Justin lapsed into a coma; not only have people stopped wearing parachute pants, the Internet has connected people in a manner that no child of the 1980s could have ever imagined. Dancing, however, is the one constant that remains as popular as ever. Upon discovering that his mountainous medical bills have drained mom and dad's bank account and the love of his life (Maria Menounos) is engaged to his lifelong nemesis (Michael Rosenbaum), the breakdancing Rip Van Winkle attempts to reassemble his former dance troupe in hopes of winning back the girl and saving his parents' failing yogurt shop. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jamie Kennedy, Miguel A. Nuñez, (more)
Awakening drenched in blood and alone in the woods, a man accused of murder goes on the run in order to recover his memory and piece together the mystery behind a deadly conspiracy. Steven (Lou Diamond Phillips) has absolutely no memory of the crime he has been accused of committing, and as the authorities close in his time starts to run short. When even your best friend has accused you of murder, who can you turn to in your most desperate hour? ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lou Diamond Phillips
His career hinging one all-important screenplay, a desperate scribe with a killer case of writer's block locks himself away for eighteen grueling days in order to meet the deadline that could ultimately make or break him. But this is no ordinary script, because it prominently features a haunting collection of characters from the writer's past - including a clown that would make even Pennywise running for the cover of the sewer. Now cabin fever is fast setting in, leaving the increasingly delirious screenwriter unable to differentiate between the reality that surrounds him, and the fantasy that consumes him. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- James Van Der Beek
Discover how seven year college senior Van Wilder earned his puckish reputation in this prequel detailing the freshman year high jinks that made history. When Van Wilder (Jonathan Bennett) enrolled in Coolidge College, he had no idea that following in his wealthy father's footsteps would be such a formidable task; the uptight dean has official banned partying on campus, and the student body is too busy studying to fight back. When Van Wilder discovers that every female student on campus has taken a vow of chastity, he declares that no cheerleader will go untouched, and no keg of brew will be left untapped. But freeing Coolidge College from the oppressive shackles of party persecution and sexual malaise won't be easy, and in order to accomplish his mission Van Wilder will have to put his studies on pause, and unleash some serious mischief. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jonathan Bennett, Kristin Cavallari, (more)
