This week on AMERICAN MOVIE CLASSICS Fear Friday Classic Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Sci-fi Movies they are showcasing and that is recommended must watch if you have AMC are.
Friday, August 24, 2007
10:00 PM Halloween (1978) TV14
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Loomis
Saturday August 25, 2007
12:00 AM Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) TV14
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris.
2:00 AM Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Meyers (1989) TV14
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Wendy Kaplan.
4:00 AM The Beast Must Die (1974) TVPG
TVPG
Starring: Calvin Lockhart, Peter Cushing, Charles Gray.
Halloween (1978)
Horror TV14
TV14
Falcon Films
John Carpenter
Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis,
It was "The Night HE Came Home," warned the posters for John Carpenter's career making horror smash. In Haddonfield, Illinois, on Halloween night 1963, 6 year old Michael Myers inexplicably slaughters his teenage sister. His psychiatrist Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) can't penetrate Michael's psyche after years of institutionalization, but he knows that, when Myers escapes before Halloween in 1978, there is going to be hell to pay in Haddonfield. While Loomis heads to Haddonfield to alert police, Myers spots bookish teenager Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and follows her, constantly appearing and vanishing as Laurie and her looser friends Lynda (P.J. Soles) and Annie (Nancy Loomis) make their Halloween plans. By nightfall, the responsible Laurie is doing her own and Annie's babysitting jobs, while Annie and Lynda frolic in the parent free house across the street. But Annie and Lynda are not answering the phone, and suspicious Laurie heads across the street to the darkened house to see what is going on ... . Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Horror TV14
Trancas International Fil
Dwight H. Little
Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris
And still they come? This fourth entry in the Halloween franchise focuses on Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris), the niece of ubiquitous masked killer Michael Myers (George P. Wilbur). Jamie tries to lead a normal life, but she can't escape the vengeance of her "funny uncle," who once more escapes from the looney bin. The only echo of the original Halloween and a faint one at that is the casting of Donald Pleasence as Dr. Loomis, who manages to get through his "We must stop him!" scenes as if mouthing the words for the first time. Though as predictable as they come, Halloween 4 etc. is at least well acted, directed and photographed. For the record, the German version of the film had to be shorn of practically all its gore before the censors would permit a general release. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
Horror TV14
Dominique Othenin-Girard
Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Wendy Kaplan
Shem Bitterman
In Halloween 5, one of the less successful of the series of sequels to the original Halloween, the infamous Michael Myers (Donald Shanks), returns to stalk his niece and kill her. Jamie (Danielle Harris) is hospitalized and unable to speak because of her trauma during Michael's last killing spree. She has visions of where Michael will appear and kill again and he intends to stop her. Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) is working with Jamie to help her find Michael and lock him away. But, there is also another mysterious stranger following Michael. Halloween 5 is a routine slasher film and adds little that hasn't been done before in this series. But, it has its moments and has a gory, flashy ending that will be remembered. Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide
The Beast Must Die (1972)
Closed Caption
Mystery , Horror TVPG
TVPG
Paul Annett
Calvin Lockhart, Peter Cushing, Charles Gray
Michael Winder
In this little horror film, a wealthy sportsman (Calvin Lockhart) invites a house full of guests to a big game hunt that he's devised. He's sure that one of the guests is a werewolf, and he intends to stalk it, find it, and kill it. As a film viewer, you are alerted at the outset that a mystery awaits and that clues will be unveiled that can point to the identity of the werewolf. In fact, near the conclusion, the film has inserted a 30 second interlude during which you must decide, once and for all, who the hunted beast is. This film is based upon a story by James Blish titled There Shall Be No Darkness. All Movie Guide
Friday, August 24, 2007
10:00 PM Halloween (1978) TV14
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Loomis
Saturday August 25, 2007
12:00 AM Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) TV14
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris.
2:00 AM Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Meyers (1989) TV14
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Wendy Kaplan.
4:00 AM The Beast Must Die (1974) TVPG
TVPG
Starring: Calvin Lockhart, Peter Cushing, Charles Gray.
Halloween (1978)
Horror TV14
TV14
Falcon Films
John Carpenter
Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis,
It was "The Night HE Came Home," warned the posters for John Carpenter's career making horror smash. In Haddonfield, Illinois, on Halloween night 1963, 6 year old Michael Myers inexplicably slaughters his teenage sister. His psychiatrist Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) can't penetrate Michael's psyche after years of institutionalization, but he knows that, when Myers escapes before Halloween in 1978, there is going to be hell to pay in Haddonfield. While Loomis heads to Haddonfield to alert police, Myers spots bookish teenager Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and follows her, constantly appearing and vanishing as Laurie and her looser friends Lynda (P.J. Soles) and Annie (Nancy Loomis) make their Halloween plans. By nightfall, the responsible Laurie is doing her own and Annie's babysitting jobs, while Annie and Lynda frolic in the parent free house across the street. But Annie and Lynda are not answering the phone, and suspicious Laurie heads across the street to the darkened house to see what is going on ... . Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Horror TV14
Trancas International Fil
Dwight H. Little
Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris
And still they come? This fourth entry in the Halloween franchise focuses on Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris), the niece of ubiquitous masked killer Michael Myers (George P. Wilbur). Jamie tries to lead a normal life, but she can't escape the vengeance of her "funny uncle," who once more escapes from the looney bin. The only echo of the original Halloween and a faint one at that is the casting of Donald Pleasence as Dr. Loomis, who manages to get through his "We must stop him!" scenes as if mouthing the words for the first time. Though as predictable as they come, Halloween 4 etc. is at least well acted, directed and photographed. For the record, the German version of the film had to be shorn of practically all its gore before the censors would permit a general release. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
Horror TV14
Dominique Othenin-Girard
Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Wendy Kaplan
Shem Bitterman
In Halloween 5, one of the less successful of the series of sequels to the original Halloween, the infamous Michael Myers (Donald Shanks), returns to stalk his niece and kill her. Jamie (Danielle Harris) is hospitalized and unable to speak because of her trauma during Michael's last killing spree. She has visions of where Michael will appear and kill again and he intends to stop her. Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) is working with Jamie to help her find Michael and lock him away. But, there is also another mysterious stranger following Michael. Halloween 5 is a routine slasher film and adds little that hasn't been done before in this series. But, it has its moments and has a gory, flashy ending that will be remembered. Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide
The Beast Must Die (1972)
Closed Caption
Mystery , Horror TVPG
TVPG
Paul Annett
Calvin Lockhart, Peter Cushing, Charles Gray
Michael Winder
In this little horror film, a wealthy sportsman (Calvin Lockhart) invites a house full of guests to a big game hunt that he's devised. He's sure that one of the guests is a werewolf, and he intends to stalk it, find it, and kill it. As a film viewer, you are alerted at the outset that a mystery awaits and that clues will be unveiled that can point to the identity of the werewolf. In fact, near the conclusion, the film has inserted a 30 second interlude during which you must decide, once and for all, who the hunted beast is. This film is based upon a story by James Blish titled There Shall Be No Darkness. All Movie Guide
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