Tag Archives: walter hill

The Getaway (1972)

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Peckinpah Writer: Walter Hill (Based on the novel by Jim Thompson)

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1972, action, adaptation, al lettieri, ali macgraw, bank, ben johnson, bomb, border, couple, crime, david foster, drama, ex-con, getaway, heist, jim thompson, lucien ballard, marriage, married, mexico, mitchell brower, on the run, parole, prison, quincy jones, rob, robber, robbery, robert l. wolfe, sally struthers, sam peckinpah, slim pickens, steve mcqueen, texas, the getaway, theft, thief, thriller, vault, walter hill, wife | Leave a comment

Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood (1996)

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Gilbert Adler Writers: A.L. Katz & Gilbert Adler (Story by Bob Gale & Robert Zemeckis) (Based on the “Tales from the Crypt” comic book series created by William M. Gaines & Al Feldstein) Nowhere near as good as Demon … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Fantasy, Horror | Tagged 1996, a.l. katz, adaptation, al feldstein, angie everhart, aubrey morris, bite, blood, bob gale, bordello, chris boardman, chris sarandon, coffin, comedy, comic book, corey feldman, crypt, crypt keeper, dennis miller, erika eleniak, fantasy, funeral parlor, Gilbert adler, heart, holy water, horror, joel silver, john kassir, monster, mummy, phil fondacaro, richard donner, robert zemeckis, sex, stephen lovejoy, supernatural, tom priestley, tom priestley jr., vampire, vampires, walter hill, water gun, whoopi goldberg, william m. gaines, william sadler | Leave a comment

Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (1995)

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ernest Dickerson Writers: Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris & Mark Bishop (Based on the “Tales from the Crypt” comic book series created by William M. Gaines & Al Feldstein) This is a blast!

Posted in Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | Tagged a l katz, action, adaptation, al feldstein, alan katz, billy zane, blood, brenda bakke, cch pounder, charles fleischer, church, collector, comic book, crucifix, crypt keeper, cyrus voris, demon, demon knight, desert, dick miller, ec comics, edward shearmur, ernest dickerson, ethan reiff, fantasy, gary farmer, Gilbert adler, horror, hotel, jada pinkett, jada pinkett smith, jesus christ, joel silver, john kassir, john larroquette, john schuck, mark bishop, monster, monsters, motel, new mexico, relic, richard donner, richard edlund, rick bota, robert zemeckis, stephen lovejoy, tales from the crypt, tales from the crypt presents: demon knight, tales from the crypt: demon knight, thomas haden church, thriller, walter hill, william m. gaines, william sadler, zombie | Leave a comment

Hard Times (1975)

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Walter Hill Writers: Walter Hill and Bryan Gindoff & Bruce Henstell (Story by Bryan Gindoff & Bruce Henstell

Posted in Crime, Drama, Sports | Tagged 1930s, 1975, bare knuckle, barry de vorzon, barry devorzon, bet, boxer, boxing, bruce henstell, bryan gindoff, charles bronson, crime, depression era, drama, fight, fighter, fighting, gambling, great depression, hard times, james coburn, jill ireland, lawrence gordon, louisiana, m.c. gainey, new orleans, philip h. lathrop, philip lathrop, prize fighter, roger spottiswoode, sport, sports, street fighter, strother martin, walter hill | Leave a comment

Brewster’s Millions (1985)

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Walter Hill Writers: Herschel Weingrod & Timothy Harris (Based on the novel George Barr McCutcheon)

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 1985, accounting, adaptation, baseball, brewster's millions, comedy, fraud, freeman davies, george barr mccutcheon, herschel weingrod, inheritance, jerry orbach, joel silver, john candy, lawrence gordon, lawyer, Lynette mckee, michael ripps, millionaire, minor league, money, new york, new york city, nyc, pat hingle, photographer, pitcher, ric waite, rich, richard pryor, rick moranis, ry cooder, stephen collins, timothy harris, uncle, walter hill, wealth, yankees | Leave a comment

The Driver (1978)

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Walter Hill Writer: Walter Hill Great! I love a cold 70s crime thriller.

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1978, action, bank, bruce dern, car, crime, detective, drama, drive, driver, getaway driver, heist, isabelle adjani, lawrence gordon, michael small, money, philip h. lathrop, police, robbery, robert k. lambert, ryan o'neal, thief, thriller, tina hirsch, train station, walter hill | Leave a comment

Streets of Fire (1984)

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Walter Hill Writers: Walter Hill & Larry Gross This movie rules!

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller | Tagged 1984, action, amy madigan, andrew laszlo, bill paxton, concert, crime, diane lane, drama, ed begley jr., freeman davies, gang, jimmy iovine, joel silver, kathy griffin, kidnapped, kidnapping, larry gross, lawrence gordon, manager, mercenary, michael pare, michael ripps, michael tronick, motorcycle, music, musical, mykelti williamson, rick moranis, robert townsend, romance, ry cooder, singer, thriller, tour, walter hill, willem dafoe | Leave a comment

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: The Brothers Strause Writer: Shane Salerno (Based on “Alien” characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett) (Based on “Predator” characters created by Jim Thomas & John Thomas) Extended Cut. Terrible! Worst of the franchises.

Posted in Action, Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 2007, action, adventure, alien, aliens, aliens vs. predator, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, ariel gade, avp, bomb, brian tyler, colin strause, colorado, cop, dan o'bannon, dan zimmerman, Daniel C. Pearl, daniel pearl, david giler, fight, greg strause, horror, jim thomas, john davis, john ortiz, john thomas, johnny lewis, kristen hager, military, nuke, predalien, predator, reiko aylesworth, requiem, robert joy, ronald shusett, sam trammell, sci-fi, science fiction, sequel, shane salerno, sheriff, small town, steven pasquale, the brothers strause, thriller, versus, walter hill | Leave a comment

AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson Writer: Paul W.S. Anderson (Story by Paul W.S. Anderson and Dan O’Bannon & Ronald Shusett) (Based on “Alien” characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett) (Based on “Predator” characters created by Jim Thomas & John Thomas) Unrated … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 2004, acid, action, adventure, alexander berner, alien, alien vs. predator, aliens, antarctica, avp: alien vs. predator, colin salmon, dan o'bannon, david giler, david johnson, egg, ewen bremner, expedition, fight, gordon carroll, harald kloser, horror, hunt, hunter, hunting, ice, island, jim thomas, john davis, john thomas, lance henriksen, paul anderson, paul w.s. anderson, predator, pyramid, queen, raoul bova, ronald shusett, sanaa lathan, satellite, sci-fi, science, scientist, sequel, snow, spin off, thriller, tommy flanagan, versus, walter hill, weyland | Leave a comment

Alien Resurrection (1997)

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Writer: Joss Whedon (Based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett) Special Edition cut. Least favorite in the series but I do appreciate how weird and disgusting it is.

Posted in Action, Horror, Science Fiction | Tagged 1997, acid, action, alien, alien 4, alien: resurrection, aliens, android, basketball, bill badalato, brad dourif, clone, cloning, cryogenically frozen, cryogenics, cryosleep, dan hedaya, dan o'bannon, darius khongji, david giler, dominique pinon, egg, future, gary dourdan, gordon carroll, herve schneid, horror, hybrid, j.e. freeman, jean-pierre jeunet, john frizzell, joss whedon, kim flowers, leland orser, michael wincott, pregnant, queen, raymond cruz, resurrection, robot, ron perlman, ronald shusett, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, sequel, sigourney weaver, space, special edition, walter hill, wheelchair, winona ryder | Leave a comment

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