Robert Z'Dar Movies
Supporting actor, onscreen from the '80s. ~ Rovi
In this off-the-wall road comedy, John (Ethan Suplee) and Sam (Kevin Connolly) are a pair of close friends who are in need of a vacation, so they hit the road from their hometown of Washington, D.C., to New Orleans, hoping to check out the action at Mardi Gras. Along the way, however, they manage to run over someone with their car; their victim, Tyrone (Coolio), is an escaped convict who dies shortly after the accident. The wreck attracts the attention of the police, and the guys are soon dealing with unfriendly attention from the law, a cadre of drug dealers, and Tyrone's identical triplet brothers, Jerome and Cherone (also played by Coolio). Bad Trip was shot in 1999 under the title Tyrone, but wasn't released until 2005. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ethan Suplee, Kevin Connolly, (more)
A series of small-town murders with no apparent connection leads two detectives towards a horrific discovery in this terrifying tale starring Linnea Quigley, Robert Z'Dar and Joe Estevez, and directed by Marc Selz. When two young couples are viciously murdered in the small town of Rockville, the police are baffled and the citizens are terrified. Now, as the body count continues to mount and police investigation hits a standstill, it's up to two detectives to find the missing link and bring the murderous madman to justice. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 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, Rovi
- Starring:
- Malcolm McDowell, Shannon Whirry, (more)
In this thrilling sci-fi tale, a high-kicking Runaway (Daniel Bernhardt) escapes from his space captors in the future and ends up in present-day Los Angeles, on the run from a slew of evil cyborgs ready to take him back. It seems that these moustachioed cyborgs have been abducting humans from the past and breeding them as slaves so they can do all their dirty work for them. Aided by exploding dinosaurs trained as trackers, our hero has no choice but hook up with ex-hooker nun Sister Ann (Travis Brooks Stewart) for help. With the help of a thuggish street gang and the feather-haired Police Captain Polaris (Ray Adash), Runaway and Ann rage a deadly war for freedom in this highly entertaining low-budget gem. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
- Starring:
- Daniel Bernhardt, Travis Brooks Stewart, (more)
- 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, Rovi
- Starring:
- Joe Estevez, Robert Z'Dar, (more)
- 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, Rovi
Three youngsters studying martial arts are reading a comic book one day -- and much to their surprise, the villain, Cobra Kahn, comes to life! The kids join forces with their teacher to battle the suddenly flesh-and-blood Cobra and his gang of kung-fu meanies. Cast includes Robert Z'Dar and Mel Novak. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- 1994
Like pilgrims heading for Mecca, the world's biggest gamblers travel to Las Vegas to wage the ultimate bet on SuperBowl Sunday. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- William Smith, Deron McBee, (more)
Craig Clyde, the filmmaker behind The Long Road Home, helms another family adventure with this story of three rambunctious youngsters who are accidentally kidnapped by a pair of bumbling crooks. Successfully driving the bad guys up the wall, the kids are eventually dropped off and left to fend for themselves in the wilderness. Luckily for them, they've got a mystical Indian spirit on their side to help them get home and settle the score with the no-good criminals. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- 1993
- R
In Maniac Cop (1988), we were introduced to a disfigured psycho law enforcement officer. It wasn't enough that this revenge-driven fiend killed and mutilated his victims: he also kept their pelts and scalps as trophies. The part was play by Robert D'Zar in the first two Maniac Cop flicks; D'Zar is back for Badge of Silence: Maniac Cop 3, in which he continues his reign of terror, as the good cops endeavor to put an end to his activities. By way of a plot, a hush-hush conspiracy is thrown into the proceedings. The slash-and-gashfest was written by Larry (It's Alive!) Cohen, while the musical score was by no less than Jerry Goldsmith. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Robert Davi, Caitlin Dulany, (more)
- 1993
A former criminal is recruited to help cops in this made-for-television movie. Powers Boothe stars as Mace Moutron, also known as The Sandman, a former convict who is used by the police to help fight crime. More familiar and more satisfied with the swiftness of street justice, the Sandman decides to take some police matters into his own hands. ~ Bernadette McCallion, Rovi
- 1993
- R
A cut-rate actor tires of trying to boost his career through normal channels and so decides to murder his way to the top in this lurid melodrama. Stand-in Victor Brandt, starts out by killing the rising international star Werner Soehnen during the filming of a historical romance. Sure enough, he gets the lead and ends up on a European estate learning horseback riding tricks from stunt coordinator/aspiring actress Tammy Brandon. She is angry that the part she was to play in the film was stolen by the pill-popping blonde, Crista Kelly. Victor is attracted to Tammy, and simultaneously woos her while continuing to murder the producer and his girl friend. Meanwhile, the mistress of the estate, Greta begins to suspect that something is horribly amiss with Victor. She tries to warn Tammy, but Tammy, thinking that lesbian Greta is only saying this out of jealousy, disbelieves her. Poor Greta doesn't live too long after that. Eventually Crista arrives and is immediately suspicious of the recent deaths. This suspicion leads Victor to tell Tammy the truth, leaving her to decide whether to join or stop his killing spree. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1993
- PG13
This bargain-basement budgeted sci-fi horror movie pays a kind of tribute to 1930s sci-fi serials such as "King of the Rocket Men." It is set just after the Frog Wars of the preceding film Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988). Following that terrible battle, the Froggie mutants were placed on the special Frogtown Mutant Reservation. The story begins as the leader of Frogtown, Zar abducts Professor Tanzer and forces him to perfect a terrible serum that will turn the Earth's remaining population into croaking, fly-eating amphibians. Zar then sends out an android version of Commander Toady (a character who died in the first film) to bring in some subjects to test. Toady's first catch is the muscle-bound Rocket Ranger Jones who is injected by the lovely Nurse Cloris. To save Jones from a terrible fate, fellow rocketeers send out the courageous Ranger Sam Hell to save them. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1992
- R
In this sex thriller, an Arizona town is threatened when a violent, twisted couple, Randall Murphy (Gary Hudson) and Maggie (Michelle Moffett), come to town seeking blood and thrills and meet up with a mild-mannered professional couple, who they take hostage and proceed to rape and torture. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi
- 1992
- R
In this futuristic film, the controlling corporations of the world gain and lose power by competing with one another in one-on-one death matches. However when fighter Falchion (Paul Coufos) refuses to compete, he must run from the wrath of the big businessmen and his spurned opponent. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi
- 1992
- PG
This family adventure film focuses on the struggles of a trio of schoolchildren (Nicole Lund, Matthew Lewis and Jonathan Best) taken hostage by a pair of escaped convicts. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bo Hopkins, Mickey Rooney, (more)
- 1992
- PG
In this action-comedy, an eccentric detective ends up working with a lost gnome who has accidentally burrowed up from his subterranean world. He is searching for something valuable he lost so he can win the heart of a winsome gnomette. Wacky mayhem ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Anthony Michael Hall, Jerry Orbach, (more)
In this thriller, the owner of a popular health spa is forced to go into hiding because he knows that a prominent (and corrupt) congressman, who is running for a seat in the Senate, is responsible for the death of his friend. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
In this fictionalized account based on true figures, a foursome of young thugs decides to team up and take control of New York's east side from the aging bosses who control it. Bugsy Siegel (Richard Grieco) and Frank Costello (Costas Mandylor) control the physical elements of the operation, while Lucky Luciano (Christian Slater) and Meyer Lansky (Patrick Dempsey) bring up the business end. ~ John Bush, Rovi
- Starring:
- Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, (more)
- 1991
A mysterious priest proves himself a master of martial arts in this LA-set chop-socky adventure. As the story begins, he is a gentle fellow who attempts to fight the bad-guys with peace and love. When that fails, he resorts to stronger methods and nunchakus whirl, feet and fists fly, and criminals hit the ground. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1991
The most fascinating thing about Beastmaster 2 is how well the cartoonish sword-and-sorcery characters blend in to contemporary Los Angeles -- it may as well be documentary. Marc Singer plays Dar, a muscle-headed barbarian whose main claim to fame is his ability to communicate with a wide array of animal friends. Dar is informed that his evil brother Arklon (Wings Hauser) has nefarious designs on the universe. Arklon has teamed up with Lyranna (Sarah Douglas), a sexy witch who cracks wise in Valley Girl vernacular, a parlance picked up during her travels through the portal of time to a netherworld called L.A. Arklon has to find a quick way to decimate the universe, so Arklon and Lyranna travel through the portal to steal a neutron detonator from a military base close to Los Angeles. Dar and Southern California teen Jackie Trent (Kari Wuhrer) -- who had gotten stuck in the portal and ended up in Togaland -- pursue Arklon and Lyranna as they make their way through the time hole. Once in La-La land, Dra and his companion find themselves pursued by the LAPD, which considerably slows up their race to catch Arklon. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Marc Singer, Kari Wuhrer, (more)
Wings Hauser stars in this direct-to-video thriller as John Saxon, an L.A. cop who learns that the head of a counterfeiting plot is the same man who rescued him from certain death in Vietnam. Also titled Blood Money. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Starring:
- Wings Hauser, Karen Black, (more)
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