Tag Archives: detective

L.A. Takedown (1989)

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writer: Michael Mann Not great but interesting to see how Mann took his own 90 minute TV movie and then remade it into the epic crime classic Heat.

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1989, action, alex mcarthur, bank, bank robber, bank robbers, bank robbery, california, cop, crime, daniel baldwin, detective, dov noenig, drama, gang, heist, hockey mask, l.a. takedown, los angeles, michael mann, michael rooker, patrick markey, police, robbery, ron garcia, ronal victor garcia, scott plank, shootout, thriller, tim truman, tv movie, vincent gustaferro | Leave a comment

The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Ron Clements & Burny Mattinson & David Michener & John Musker Writers: Peter Young & Vance Gerry & Steve Hulett & Ron Clements & John Musker & Bruce Morris & Matthew O’Callaghan & Burny Mattinson & David Michener & … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Animated, Crime, Musical, Mystery | Tagged 1986, adventure, animated, animation, bat, britain, british, bruce morris, Burny Mattinson, cat, crime, Dave Michener, detective, disney, dog, england, eve titus, henry mancini, james melton, john musker, kidnapped, kidnapping, london, Matthew O’Callaghan, Mel Shaw, mice, mouse, musical, mystery, paul galdone, peter young, rat, rodent, ron clements, ron miller, roy m. brewer jr., royalty, sherlock holmes, Steve Hulett, talking animals, the great mouse detectice, tony mizgalski, toy, toymaker, toys, Vance Gerry, vincent price | Leave a comment

The Mangler (1995)

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tobe Hooper Writers: Tobe Hooper & Stephen Brooks and Peter Welbeck (Based on the short story by Stephen King)

Posted in Horror | Tagged 1995, adaptation, Amnon Salomon, antacid, barrington pheloung, blood, cop, coroner, David Heitner, demon, detective, harry alan towers, horror, investigation, jeremy crutchley, laundry, machine, mangler, morgue, peter welbeck, photographer, police, robert englund, short story, stephen brooks, stephen david brooks, stephen king, supernatural, ted levine, the mangler, tobe hooper, virgin | Leave a comment

The Little Things (2021)

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Lee Hancock Writer: John Lee Hancock Fine I guess.

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 2021, california, chris bauer, city, cop, crime, denzel washington, deputy, detective, drama, evidence, investigation, jared leto, john lee hancock, john schwartzman, los angeles, mark johnson, michael hyatt, murder, murderer, mystery, natalie morales, police, prostitute, rami malek, robert frazen, serial killer, sheriff, the little things, thomas newman, thriller | Leave a comment

Butt Boy (2020)

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tyler Cornack Writers: Tyler Cornack & Ryan Koch Props to the director and writers for turning such a dumb one joke premise into an actual feature.

Posted in Comedy, Crime | Tagged alcoholics anonymous, butt, butt boy, comedy, crime, detective, disappearance, engineer, investigation, kink, missing, police, prostate, ryan koch, sober, sponsor, suspect, tyler cornack, tyler rice | Leave a comment

Cobra (1986)

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: George P. Cosmatos Writer: Sylvester Stallone (Based on the novel “Fair Game” by Paula Gosling) Kinda good in that cliche 80s action movie kind of way.

Posted in Action, Crime, Thriller | Tagged 1986, action, adaptation, andrew robinson, art lafleur, axe, brian thompson, brigitte nielsen, california, cobra, cop, crime, cult, detective, fair game, gang, george p. cosmatos, john herzfeld, knife, lapd, los angeles, marco rodriguez, match, men ahem golan, motorcycle, murder, pizza, police, slasher, sunglasses, sylvester stallone, thriller, Yoram Globus | Leave a comment

Lord of Illusions (1995)

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Clive Barker Writer: Clive Barker (Based on the short story “The Last Illusion” by Clive Barker) Another messy Barker movie that I also kind of enjoy for its weirdness and ambitions.