Ted Nicolaou Movies

Peter O'Donnell's novels and comic strip was previously brought to film by actress Monica Vitti and director Joseph Losey in an eponymous 1966 spy spoof. Quentin Tarantino had been interested in bringing the character to the screen for a series of films, but the idea languished. Reportedly, Miramax rushed My Name Is Modesty into production because their option on the material was on the verge of expiring. While there were rumors that Luc Besson was going to direct, with Natasha Henstridge starring, that version never came to fruition. The film was released straight-to-video with Tarantino's imprimatur. Relative newcomer Alexandra Staden plays Modesty, and the film serves as a prequel, an introduction to the character of O'Donnell's work. It opens in the Balkans where some soldiers happen upon a resourceful little girl, a wild child. The film then flashes forward to Modesty as a young adult running a casino for the shady businessman, Louche (Valentin Teodosiu). When ruthless bandits attack the casino and the staff is taken hostage, Modesty secretly signals her partner, Garcia (Raymond Cruz), that there's trouble, then buys time by engaging the bandit leader, Myklos (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau of the original Nightwatch), in a battle of wits. She uses the roulette wheel to barter the lives of the hostages for bits and pieces of her life story. And so the film flashes back to her orphaned past, showing how she was taken in by Lob (Fred Pearson), a wily older gentleman, who taught her to read and write several languages and how to thrive in a dangerous world. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

In this youth-oriented fantasy-adventure, a pair of teens discover an amazing miniature city inside a bottle and must fight to save it from the scaly alien invaders who have come to destroy the tiny metropolis so they can exploit its eternal source of energy. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

The undying vampire Radu Vladislas (Anders Hove) returns in this film, the fourth in the Subspecies series. Michelle Morgan (Denice Duff), a vampire in training under Radu's control, falls ill and is taken to a hospital, where a canny doctor (Mihai Dinvale) recognizes her symptoms and claims he can cure her vampirism. Michelle's treatments have a powerful effect on Radu as well, and he must find her and bring her back to the lair of the vampire leader Ash (Jonathon Morris) before she is taken from the ranks of the undead, spelling doom for Radu and his followers. Subspecies: The Awakening was also released under the title Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Ted Nicolaou's family friendly fantasy film Dragon World concerns a teenage magician who must utilize his growing talent in order to protect the only dragon from people who wish to dispatch the creature. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

In this sequel to Leapin' Leprechauns!, Nula, Queen of the Dead is still working her evil schemes against Kevin, King of the Leprechauns, while young Mikey and his Irish uncle do what they can to help the little people. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

While on vacation in Ireland, a young boy named Mikey Dennehy makes some interesting discoveries: not only are leprechauns real, but his uncle's next door neighbor is Queen of the Underworld, intent on rounding up all the leprechauns for a massive sacrafice ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

First there was Subspecies (1991) a vampire flick actually filmed on location in Transylvania. This one concerned an attack by, and eventual subduing of, high-tech bloodsuckers. In Bloodstone: Subspecies 2 (1993) surviving vampire Radu (Anders Hove), in concert with his repulsive mother, decimates the Rumanian countryside. The story is further elaborated upon in Bloodlust 3: Subspecies (aka Bloodlust: Subspecies 3). This time, Radu goes after Michelle (Denice Duff), who's successfully thwarted him in the past. Michelle learns that Radu's plans go far beyond Transylvania-he must be stopped for good! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This lively children's comedy centers upon a 13-year-old electronic whiz with a knack for building clever remote control gadgets. Young Randy gets into big trouble after one of his inventions destroys his buddy's science project. Afterward, his parents attempt to get him to find other interests. Its a good thing they fail because when burglars come to call, it is Randy and his fabulous "toys" that save the day. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

A disparate pair of vampiric brothers tussle for the possession of their father's powerful bloodstone in this violent horror outing that was shot on location in Transylvania. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Set in the year 2030, the film concerns a rebel movement led by Lathan Hooks (Ralph Waite), who is dedicated to the riddance of the conservative corporate machine which rules America. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide

Sometime far into the future international powers settle their differences in gigantic arenas where each nation sponsors an incredible robot gladiator. These gladiators duke it out to determine the distribution of world territories. This might be best appreciated by pre-teen video warfare fans. ~ All Movie Guide

With a title like Assault Of The Killer Bimbos, the viewer gets pretty much what he or she would expect: a dumb-but-hip instant cult favorite that knows - and revels in - its limitations. Christina Whitaker and Elizabeth Kaitan are the two lead, er, bimbos, who are working as go-go dancers in a dead-end nightclub when their boss is murdered. When the two girls are accused of the crime, they hit the road for Mexico, picking up yet another bimbo along the way, along with three beach bums, and engaging in various adventures as they attempt to expose the real killers. First-time director Anita Rosenberg delivers a certain amount of wit, getting the most out of her low-rent cast, and the film's self-awareness goes a long way toward making it more palatable than one might expect. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide