Henning Schellerup Movies
- 1987
A cluster of unappealing college students (of the Friday the 13th variety) on a camping trip in the mountains of Utah find themselves stalked by a "berserker" -- a ferocious and legendary man-beast known to ancient Viking lore as a kind of cannibalistic shock-trooper who was kept in a cage, dressed in animal skins and brutalized until he became psychotic enough to strike fear into the heart of an enemy in battle. What exactly this devilish warrior is doing so far from the fjords is never really explained to anyone's satisfaction -- some kind of ancient Nordic curse is mumbled about, but that's it. Not much different than the standard slasher fare, even down to the masked killer who wears a huge bear-snout. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Joseph Alan Johnson, Valerie Sheldon, (more)
- 1985
- R
In a thought-provoking treatment of the deep-rooted turmoil of war veterans, debut director (David Nutter) has fashioned a fast-paced story about Vietnam vet Tim Murphy (Don Johnson) and his struggle to regain both self-respect and emotional equilibrium. Tim suffers from nightmares, and there is nothing his loyal wife Paula (Lisa Blount) can do to prevent them, nor can she do much to help him get a job. She is hampered even further by Tim's bad temper -- he flies off the handle at friends and family alike. One day, Tim meets a fellow Vietnam vet in the unemployment line, and the two quickly become good friends. When tragedy later strikes, Tim faces an important decision about his future on his own. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Don Johnson, Lisa Blount, (more)
- 1985
When the local police won't do much to thwart the antics of vicious mob bullies led by a crazed leader (Paul Koslo), a Vietnam vet throws his hat in the ring and pledges to put an end to the rowdy bully-rule. Soon his Vietnam vet friends have joined, too, and together put their jungle combat training to work and do some serious butt kicking. This is a violent film, not for those who dislike face-altering altercations. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Christopher Stone, Andy Wood, (more)
Three children, who fear being put into a foster home after the death of their parents, take flight into the wilderness with their uncle. ~ All Movie Guide
A decade of wisecracking sequels have not diminished the power of this striking horror film from the director of Scream. Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter (Heather Langenkamp) traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger (Robert Englund), who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. The teenaged leads are sympathetic and intelligent, unlike the dumb victims presented in most films of the period, and they are ably backed up by veterans like John Saxon and Ronee Blakley. Director Wes Craven creates moments of real dread by examining the line between nightmares and reality, as well as the "sins of the parents" theme, and although the film is quite gory, it never resorts to cheap bloodletting for its effect. A unique and disturbing experience, this film is highly recommended for horror buffs. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Saxon, Ronee Blakely, (more)
Offended parents and others protested this slasher film when it was released in 1984 because it portrays Billy (Robert Brian Wilson) as a toy-store Santa Claus who goes on a rampage and axes people to death while still in his Santa garb. Four sequels prove the adage that there is no such thing as bad publicity. When Billy was just a boy he saw someone dressed as Santa murder his parents at Christmastime. Billy's stint in an orphanage did nothing to unwarp his mind (he is tied to his bed for "misbehavior"), and when he starts playing Santa in the store -- much against his wishes since he is deathly afraid of both Christmas and Santa Claus, he first only frightens the children who come to see him. Then his mind snaps, and he repeats the scene he saw as a child, on one person after another, in full gory color. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, (more)
In this documentary on motorcycle racing, the sequel to On Any Sunday, interviews with various racing masters are interspersed with races in just about every imaginable environment: dirt, sand, hills, tracks, valleys - everywhere a motorcycle can function. The racing and the interviews make up most of the footage, occasionally complemented by historical shots and a few bloopers. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- 1981
Linda Purl stars as Nellie Bly, famed 19th century female journalist, in this "Classics Illustrated" TV movie. A tireless crusader, Nellie exposes corruption amongst the rich of New York and miserable working conditions amongst the poor. In her most famous exploit, Nellie decides to emulate Jules Verne's Phineas Fogg by travelling around the world in 80 days-or less. Gene Barry, Raymond Buktenica, J.D. Cannon and John Randolph costar, the last-named actor playing Nellie's boss Joseph Pulitzer. Filmed in 1979, The Adventures of Nellie Bly was first telecast June 11, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1979
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a 1979 made-for-TV adaptation of Washington Irving's classic ghost story. Humor is the drawing card in this version, with Jeff Goldblum a delightfully nerdish Ichabod Crane, Dick Butkus an appropriately nasty Brom Bones, and Meg Foster as spirited Katrina van Tassel. Angered that Katrina has grown fond of schoolmaster Crane, Brom Bones determines to scare off the interloper by filling his head with spooky tales of a Headless Horseman. Crane pooh-poohs the legends, until one fateful ride home in the dark of night. Filmed not in Upstate New York but in Park City, Utah, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow premiered on October 31, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1979
Life after death experiences are examined in this documentary. Stories are told by those who have come back from beyond. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1979
In this documentary, the legends, facts and folklore about the dreaded "Bermuda Triangle," which lies between Bermuda, Miami and Puerto Rico, are recounted. Based in some small part on the book by Charles Berlitz, it tells of lost squadrons of airplanes, boats, and mysterious electronic disturbances. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- 1979
- PG
This documentary presents biblical and non-biblical information about the birth of Christianity, and the mystery behind Jesus Christ. The four different versions of the gospels are recreated in dramatizations of Jesus' birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension. The video also investigates the shroud of Turin, which is said to be the burial cloth of Jesus, found after His resurrection. ~ Cecilia Cygnar, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Rubinstein, John Anderson, (more)
- 1978
This made-for-TV movie relates the true story of the infamous Donner Party, the group of unlucky pioneers who were stranded in the Rockies by a snowstorm and had to eat the bodies of the dead to survive. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- 1978
This biographical film chronicles the story of Wilbur and Orville Wright's determination to make their dream of flight a reality. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- 1978
This Sunn Classics documentary and docudrama examines the nature of the soul and the question of life after death. Sunn is the company which brought In Search of Noah's Ark to the screen. The near-death experiences of resuscitated patients are dramatically re-enacted, and in the narration by Brad Crandall, it is revealed that the soul weighs a sizeable fraction of an ounce. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Vern Adix, Linda Bishop, (more)
- 1978
A progressive scientist builds a machine that allows him time travel in this adaptation of the classic from H.G. Wells. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
- 1977
The cast of the sitcom F-Troop stars in this comic western about the people of St. Joseph, Missouri and their exasperation with the community's most famous resident--Mark Twain (Christopher Connelly). ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- 1977
James Fenimore Cooper's frequently filmed 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans was given the TV-movie treatment late in 1977. Steve Forrest stars as frontier-scout Hawkeye, with Ned Romero and Don Shanks as, respectively, his Indian companions Chingachgook and Uncas. At the height of the French and Indian war in Canada, Hawkeye and friends agree to escort a small group of British settlers-including Alice and Cora Munro (Jane Actman and Michele Marsh), daughters of the Fort William Henry commander, through unfriendly territory. Their hopes for a safe trip are thwarted by the treacherous Magua (Robert Tessier), who has cast his lot with the French. This fourth film version of the Cooper novel was originally telecast November 23, 1977. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1977
Scandalizing historians with its blithe disregard for the historical record, this American Civil War docudrama poses the theory that President Lincoln's Secretary of War, Edward Stanton, was behind a plot to kill him at Ford's Theater. His motive was his opposition to Lincoln's adamant refusal to allow the North to punish the South for its actions. The "official" assassination goes awry when another would-be assassin, the second-rate actor John Wilkes Booth, learns of the plot and decides to beat the government to the punch, for reasons of his own. In the movie, it is Stanton's assassin who is mistakenly captured and killed, rather than Booth. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- 1977
This family adventure chronicles the adventures and exploits of George Clark (Denver Pyle), one of the early naturalists. Clark was a friend and peer of John Muir, the man whose writings did so much to encourage the development of the national park system in the U.S. The two men attempt to save Yosemite Valley in California from the lumbermen and managed to get Abraham Lincoln to sign a piece of national legislation which would do just that. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Denver Pyle, John Dehner, (more)
- 1976
From the man who brought us The Female Bunch comes The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Writer/director Raphael Nussbaum by necessity takes liberties with the Cervantes original. The old Don and his faithful servant not only court the favors of Aldonza, but virtually every other female on the Spanish countryside. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Corey John Fischer, Hy Pyke, (more)
Sequel to the 1970 Chesty Anderson sex comedy by the same director, this lame story with jokes to match focuses on the aptly-named Chesty (Shari Eubank), still a WAVE in the U.S. Navy, but now she is after the Mafioso who killed her younger sister. Chesty's allies are three of her similarly-proportioned friends in the Navy, and her enemies are the Baron (Frank Campanella) and his pal Vincent (Timothy Agoglia Carey) -- Vincent carries the show with his invented, eccentric way of walking and the pseudo-Italian he spouts at a moment's notice. Meant to be a conveyance for stunts and gags, and a showcase for the women, this film does introduce a government agent (Fred Willard) who ultimately pays more attention to the resolution of the plot than anyone else around. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Shari Eubank, Dorri Thompson, (more)
