Tag Archives: roddy mcdowall

Class of 1984 (1982)

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mark L. Lester Writers: Mark L. Lester and John Saxton and Tom Holland (Story by Tom Holland)

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1992, action, albert j. dunk, class of 1984, crime, drama, drugs, gang, high school, inner city, lalo schifrin, mark l. lester, michael j. fox, perry king, punk, roddy mcdowall, school, stefan arngrim, student, teacher, thriller, timothy van patten, tom holland, violence, violent | Leave a comment

Overboard (1987)

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Garry Marshall Writer: Leslie Dixon

Posted in Comedy, Review, Romance | Tagged amnesia, boat, carpenter, comedy, edward herrmann, garry marshall, goldie hawn, heiress, jared rushton, katherine helmond, kurt russell, leslie dixon, love, memory, memory loss, mike hagerty, overboard, rich, roddy mcdowall, romance, romantic comedy, yacht | Leave a comment

Fright Night (1985)

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tom Holland Writer: Tom Holland

Posted in Horror, Thriller | Tagged 1985, actor, amanda bearse, chris sarandon, christopher lee, dracula, fright night, horror, neighbor, roddy mcdowall, show, stephen geoffreys, teenager, television, thriller, tom holland, tv, vampire, william ragsdale | Leave a comment

Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: J. Lee Thompson Writers: John William Corrington & Joyce Hooper Corrington (Story by Paul Dehn) (Characters Created by Pierre Boulle) The last of the Apes series and definitely the weakest. I didn’t hate it but it clearly suffers from … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged action, apes, battle for the planet of the apes, claude akins, j. lee thompson, lew ayers, natalie trundy, paul williams, planet of the apes, roddy mcdowall, science fiction, sequel, talking animals, war | Leave a comment

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: J. Lee Thompson Writer: Paul Dehn (Characters Created by Pierre Boulle) The big bloody revolution Planet of the Apes flick. Pretty entertaining but I still think my favorite sequel is Beneath just because of how crazy the last half … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged action, adventure, apes, caesar, conquest of the planet of the apes, don murray, j. lee thompson, pierre boulle, planet of the apes, revolution, ricardo montalban, roddy mcdowall, science fiction, slaves, talking animals | Leave a comment

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Don Taylor Writer: Paul Dehn (Characters Created by Pierre Boulle) This one I didn’t like as much as beneath. I thought it relied too much on comedy. The setup is that as a result of what happens in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged action, adventure, apes, bradford dillman, don taylor, escape from the planet of the apes, kim hunter, pierre boulle, planet of the apes, ricardo montalban, roddy mcdowall, sal mineo, science fiction, sequel, talking animals, tim travel | Leave a comment

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner Writers: Michael Wilson and Rod Serling (Based on a novel by Pierre Boulle) The Rise of the Planet of the Apes trailer made me want to go back and re-visit the original film as well as … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged adventure, apes, charlton heston, drama, franklin j. schaffner, kim hunter, maurice evans, michael wilson, mystery, pierre boulle, planet of the apes, rod serling, roddy mcdowall, science fiction, talking animals, time travel | Leave a comment