Catherine Cyran Movies
- 1990
- R
The third film in the Slumber Party Massacre series, this movie follows a group of teenage girls as their slumber party is interrupted by a drill-wielding, psychotic killer. As the girls are killed off one-by-one, the remaining party-goers must find a way to stop their stalker. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Keely Christian, Brittain Frye, (more)
- 1990
- PG
A teenage boy takes major steps toward manhood after he is stranded in a dense wilderness forest following a plane crash and is forced to use his wits to survive and make it safely back to civilization. He eventually finds some company in a pair of orphaned grizzly bear cubs. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jared Rushton, Pamela Sue Martin, (more)
The first of several sequels to 1989's Bloodfist, Bloodfist 2 once more stars kickboxing champ Don "The Dragon" Wilson. This time, Wilson is up against a diabolical Fu Manchu type named Mr. Su (Joe Mari Avellana). Our hero and five other kickboxing experts are kidnapped by Su and forced to do battle against the villain's steroid-crazed henchmen. It's up to Wilson to straighten things out. Bloodfist 2 was followed two years later by Bloodfist 3, again starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Rina Reyes, (more)
- 1990
- R
Set in the further reaches of the galaxy, this sci-fi horror film, a cross between Forbidden Planet and Alien, tells the story of a spaceship commander's battle to protect the universe against the terrifying mutation-causing virus that threatens to wreak havoc upon the planet Phabton. The creatures created by the disease are nearly unstoppable so Commander Steve Kreiger has his hands full. The irony of the situation is that the sharp-fanged virus monsters came about as the result of Phabton scientist's attempts to create a virus to destroy the deadly Delta-Five virus ravaging the planet. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marc Singer, Laura Tate, (more)
- 1991
- R
This sci-fi actioner is set in a future that is ruled by technology and gigantic corporations. It centers on a woman's attempts to solve the puzzling murder of her husband, a prominent engineer who has found out far too much about a company that has been dealing in valuable human body parts. To assist her search, the wife hires kick-boxing "cyberon" (the former android police force that guarded the corporations) bounty hunter Walker to help her. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1991
- R
Marcus De Leon directed this standard erotic thriller for Roger Corman's Concorde Pictures. Sexy Julie Carmen stars as Teresa Bozman, wife of Jake (Guy Boyd), a sadistic bar-owner in East Los Angeles. When a handsome singer named Tony Montero (Robert Beltran) is hired, his music boosts the club's business and steals Teresa's heart. Together, they plot to kill Jake and live happily ever after, but the usual complications ensue. A mostly Latino cast and authentic locations give this film more credibility than Dan Golden's tiresome redneck remake (also for Concorde), Saturday Night Special (1994). ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Julie Carmen, Robert Beltran, (more)
- 1992
- R
A couple suffering marital problems are terrorized by a mad killer who takes the wife as a hostage in their motor home after he wounds and leaves her husband behind. Travelling across the desert, she tries again and again to stop the crazed kidnapper as her husband attempts rescue. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
- 1992
In this political espionage thriller, a rookie CIA agent is unofficially assigned to keep a fanatical Lithuanian assassin from vengefully killing Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader whom the killer blames for the death of his own family. The film was made during the Eastern bloc political tumult of the early '90s and was shot on location in Germany, Bulgaria, and the former Soviet Union. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Rusler, Theodore Bikel, (more)
- 1993
In this outdoor adventure drama, high school teacher Jake (Matt McCoy) leads five of his students on a hike through the wilderness. Four of the kids come from wealthy families, while one is poor and has developed a serious chip on his shoulder after a great deal of harassment from his classmates. One night, Jake shares with the kids a story of how he was lost in the woods as a child and was saved by a white wolf. The next morning, the students discover Jake had slipped over a cliff during the night and is hovering near death. The bickering teenagers decide that they must put their differences aside, as three of them keep watch over Jake while the poor boy and a rich girl set out to get medical help. White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II also stars David Moscow, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Ami Dolenz, Amy O'Neill, and Marc Riffon as the students. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1995
Three young American women drive to Tijuana, Mexico, for a weekend. There they meet some visiting American jocks and are invited to a party. Their drinks are drugged, and they wake up in the local jail with no IDs. One of them is raped by a guard. They manage to escape with a Mexican inmate they are told is a dangerous killer and begin a desperate dash for the border, with corrupt Mexican police in hot pursuit. ~ Brian Gusse, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tia Carrere, Tricia Leigh Fisher, (more)
Two city kids gain a new perspective on life when they're lost in rugged Northwestern Canada in this adventure for the family. Sam (Zachery Ty Bryan) and Bonnie (Kirsten Dunst) are two teenage siblings who don't always get along, a situation made more uncomfortable by their mother's recent remarriage. While Sam and Bonnie are flying home on a small chartered place, their flight crashes in the wilderness of British Columbia. Sam and Bonnie are the only survivors of the wreck and must fend for themselves until they are discovered by Khonanesta (August Schellenberg), a Native North American who lives in the woods with his only companion, a huge Kodiak bear he's named "Grandfather." Khonanesta teaches Sam and Bonnie how to live off the land, and as they learn how to survive in the wild, they become closer, more confident, and better adjusted; they also help Khonanesta foil a group of game poachers who are illegally hunting bear in the wilderness. Bonnie and Sam's mother and stepfather finally find their missing children, but when they do, they mistakenly implicate Khonanesta in the illegal activities of the game poachers. True Heart also features Michael Gross and Dey Young. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kirsten Dunst, Zachery Ty Bryan, (more)
- 1999
Though some observers feel that the made-for-cable Dangerous Waters was merely a derivation of the earlier theatrical feature River Wild, be assured that the later film includes a few novel and unanticipated twists. While on a rafting trip with her kids and her newboyfriend Bob (Matt McCoy), river expert Sarah (Connie Selleca) is waylaid by escaped convicts searching for stolen money. Earlier, Sarah had rescued an unconscious man, who may or may not be connected with the crooks. Whatever the case, Bob takes charge of the situation, apparently playing for time by claiming he knows the location of the money--mainly because he's the one who hid it. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse between captors and captives develops, followed by an even more harrowing excursion down the rapids and towards safety. Throughout it all, however, Sarah cannot help but wonder what Bob is up to--and why? First telecast by the Fox Family channel on February 7, 1999, Dangerous Waters was filmed under the title Imminent Danger, and still goes by that name in reruns. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Connie Sellecca, Matt McCoy, (more)
- 2005
- PG
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The Prince and Me 2: The Royal Wedding continues the story of 2003's fantasy romance The Prince and Me. In the earlier film, Paige (Julia Stiles) - a midwestern college co-ed - falls in love with Edvard (Luke Mably), sans realizing that he is actually the Prince of Denmark. In this sequel, Paige (now played by neophyte Kam Heskin) and Eddie must confront a centuries-old Danish edict declaring that if a Danish prince marries a commoner, he must abdicate his throne. Clemency Burton-Hill and Maryam d'Abo co-star. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Luke Mably, Kam Heskin, (more)
A ne'er do well father and ex-husband who always raced his way through the holidays is forced to relive Christmas Day time and again until he gets it right in this family oriented fantasy comedy starring Jay Mohr. It's Christmas time once again, and as usual Kevin (Moore) is scrambling to get his son Ben a last minute gift before stopping by his ex-wife Jill's house for a quick swig of eggnog. Ben can't stand Jill's impossibly perfect new boyfriend, and the prospect of spending the entire evening with his former inlaws is nearly too painful to ponder. But this Christmas things are going to be different, because this Christmas might just last forever. At first Kevin resists the curious development by simply reverting to his childish ways, though he is about to find out that sometimes in order to build a better future one must finally make amends with the past. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jay Mohr, Daphne Zuniga, (more)
- 2008
- PG
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A former farm girl from Wisconsin and the former prince of Denmark find themselves reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight after setting off for their romantic honeymoon in Belavia and realizing the captivating forest that brings them both so much joy is about to be cut down in order to make way for an oil field. Paige was just a regular girl from Wisconsin before she fell in love with Edvard, the prince of Denmark. Now Queen Paige and King Edvard are starting a new life together, and in order to celebrate they've traveled to Belavia to explore ancient castles and marvel at the snowcapped mountain landscape. But their own prime minister is currently drawing up plans to transform this enchanting landscape into an industrialized wasteland in order to turn a profit. Meanwhile, just as Paige and Edvard are exploring their options for preserving Belavia's beauty, an old flame from Queen Paige's past turns up threatening to reveal some rather unsavory secrets from her past. Will his vengeful revelations be enough to end Paige's fairytale romance, or has King Edvard finally found a love that's truly capable of transcending all obstacles? ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kam Heskin, Chris Geere, (more)
