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List Of Horror Films Of 1990
A list of horror films released in 1990 in film, 1990. References Sources * * * * External links Horror films of 1990 on Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:1990 1990 horror films, * Lists of horror films by year 1990-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apocalyptic events, and religious or folk beliefs. Cinematic techniques used in horror films have been shown to provoke psychological reactions in an audience. Horror films have existed for more than a century. Early inspirations from before the development of film include folklore, religious beliefs and superstitions of different cultures, and the Gothic and horror literature of authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley. From origins in silent films and German Expressionism, horror only became a codified genre after the release of ''Dracula'' (1931). Many sub-genres emerged in subsequent decades, including body horror, comedy horror, slasher films, supernatural horror and psychological horror. The genre has been produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMovie
AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, and screen actors. , AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by RhythmOne. History AllMovie was founded by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine, who also founded AllMusic and AllGame. The AllMovie database was licensed to tens of thousands of distributors and retailers for point-of-sale systems, websites and kiosks. The AllMovie database is comprehensive, including basic product information, cast and production credits, plot synopsis, professional reviews, biographies, relational links and more. AllMovie data was accessed on the web at the AllMovie website. It was also available via the AMG LASSO media recognition service, which can automatically recognize DVDs. In late 2007, TiVo Corporation acquired AMG for a reported $72 million. The AMG consumer facing web properties AllMusic.com, AllMovie.com and AllGame.com were sold by Rovi in August 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Paxton
William Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and filmmaker. He appeared in films such as '' Weird Science'' (1985), ''Aliens'' (1986), ''Near Dark'' (1987), '' Tombstone'' (1993), ''True Lies'' (1994), '' Apollo 13'' (1995), ''Twister'' (1996), ''Titanic'' (1997), '' A Simple Plan'' (1998), ''Edge of Tomorrow'' (2014), and '' Nightcrawler'' (2014). Paxton starred in the HBO drama series ''Big Love'' (2006–2011), for which he earned three Golden Globe Award nominations during the show's run. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for portraying Randall McCoy in the History channel miniseries '' Hatfields & McCoys'' (2012). Early life Bill Paxton was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 17, 1955, the son of Mary Lou ( ''née'' Gray; 1926–2016) and John Lane Paxton (1920–2011). His mother was a Roman Catholic who raised him and his siblings in her faith. His father was a businessman, lumber wholesaler, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Pullman
William Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater, he was an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting. He made his film debut in ''Ruthless People'' (1986), and starred in ''Spaceballs'' (1987), ''The Accidental Tourist'' (1988), ''Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993), '' While You Were Sleeping'' (1995), ''Casper'' (1995), ''Independence Day'' (1996), '' Lost Highway'' (1997), and '' Lake Placid'' (1999). He has appeared frequently on television, usually in TV films. Starting in the 2000s he has also acted in miniseries and regular series, such as ''Torchwood'' (2011), starring roles in '' 1600 Penn'' (2012–13) and '' The Sinner'' (2017–2021). In 2021, he had a recurring role in the miniseries ''Halston''. Pullman has also had a long stage acting career. He has appeared on Broadway several times, including in Edward Albee's ''The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?'' in 2002. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brain Dead (1990 Film)
''Brain Dead'' is a 1990 psychological horror-thriller film directed by Adam Simon. It stars Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton and George Kennedy. Plot Dr. Rex Martin is a top neurosurgeon, who is active in studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illnesses. The film opens with him walking into his office, the 8 on his laboratory turned on its side in an infinity symbol. His assistant, Berkovitch, is playing games with a removed brain, connected to a separated face, using his tool to map out the facial muscles in the brain. After Rex takes over, Berkovitch accidentally knocks over Philip Montag's brain, a parietal paralysis patient. Rex jokes that the place won't be the same without him. High school friend Jim Reston, a successful businessman at Eunice, shows up at Rex's office. He requires Martin's aid in reaching the mind of John Halsey, a former genius mathematician who once worked for the company and is now a paranoid psychotic at a nearby asylum. Halsey destroyed his results b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Walston
Herman Raymond Walston (November 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was an American actor and comedian, well known as the title character on ''My Favorite Martian''. His other major film, television, and stage roles included Luther Billis (''South Pacific''), Mr. Applegate (''Damn Yankees''), Orville J. Spooner (''Kiss Me, Stupid''), J. J. Singleton (''The Sting''), Poopdeck Pappy (''Popeye''), Mr. Hand (''Fast Times at Ridgemont High''), Candy (''Of Mice and Men''), Glen Bateman ('' The Stand''), and Judge Henry Bone ('' Picket Fences''). He also played one of the miners in '' Paint Your Wagon'' (1969) with Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood. Early life Walston was born on November 2, 1914, in Laurel, Mississippi, the second son and youngest of three children born to lumberjack Harry Norman Walston and Mittie (née Kimball) Walston. He had an older sister, Carrie, and an older brother, Earl. His family moved from Mississippi to New Orleans, Louisiana, around 1925. He started acting at an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Saxon
John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August 5, 1936 – July 25, 2020) was an American actor who worked on more than 200 film and television projects during a span of 60 years. He was known for his work in Western (genre), Westerns and horror films, often playing police officers and detectives. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Saxon studied acting with Stella Adler before beginning his career as a contract actor for Universal Pictures, appearing in such films as ''Rock, Pretty Baby'' (1956) and ''Portrait in Black'' (1961), which earned him a reputation as a teen idol and won him a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor. During the 1970s and 1980s, he established himself as a character actor, frequently portraying law enforcement officials in horror films such as ''Black Christmas (1974 film), Black Christmas'' (1974) and ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984). Saxon appeared in numerous Italian films from the early sixties. In a 2002 interview, he said of this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Amor
Christine Debra Amor (born 1952) is an Australian actress of stage, television and film. Career Amor was born in Brisbane, Queensland. She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). She has acted extensively in television guest roles and in Australian film starting in 1973. Her film roles include ''Alvin Purple'' (1973), ''Petersen'' (1974), ''Snapshot'' (1979). Amor's early television roles include appearances in ''Matlock Police'', ''Division 4'', '' Certain Women'', '' Bellbird'', '' Chopper Squad'', ''Young Ramsay'', ''Glenview High''. She is possibly best known for her role as social worker Jean Vernon during the 1979 season of ''Prisoner''. Amor later took a regular role in the Australian version of sitcom ''Are You Being Served?''. She was the female junior in the program's second season in 1981. Amor was also a leading cast member of the drama series ''Carson's Law ''Carson's Law'' is an Australian television series made by Crawford Production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Lissek
Leon Lissek (19 January 1939 – 13 January 2022) was an Australian-born British actor. He appeared in over 80 films in his career, which started with ''Marat/Sade''. Lissek was well known for his television roles in ''The Sullivans'' and ''EastEnders'', and his film roles in ''Time Bandits'', ''The Unbearable Lightness of Being'', ''Nicholas and Alexandra'', and '' The Horsemen''. Lissek was born in Australia on 19 January 1939. He started acting at the Kadimah in Melbourne, through his school-days and during his university year (he gave up the law course at Melbourne University about half-way through), when he was part of the Marlowe Society in late 1950s. He went to live in England in 1963. Lissek played Hans Kauffman on ''The Sullivans''. He also performed on stage. A review of ''Company'', which played in Exeter in 1980, said Lissek was "admirably cast". Lissek, who was Jewish, spoke in defence of performing ''The Merchant of Venice'', which is regarded by some as anti-Sem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodmoon (1990 Film)
''Bloodmoon'' is a 1990 Australian slasher film directed by Alec Mills and starring Leon Lissek, Christine Amor, Ian Williams, Helen Thomson, and Craig Cronin. It was featured in the documentary '' Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!''. The title refers to the Hunter's moon, the first full moon after the Harvest Moon. Plot Religious Sister Mary-Ellen keeps an eye over her charges at Saint Elizabeth's, an elite Catholic girls' school that has a chapel and boarding dormitories. Mrs. Sheffield was the newly arrived and appointed headmistress, and her husband commenced serving as the school's science teacher. There is some conflict between the youth of Winchester School, a private school 'for young men', and the local youth. This first was an altercation at the nearby beach signed as 'Coopers Beach', and during the school dance when fire hoses were used. Young couples meet in the nearby forest, the school's lovers' lane. One day, young people start to tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Games (film)
''Blood Games'' is a 1989 American exploitation film directed by Tanya Rosenberg and starring Gregory Cummins, Laura Albert, and Shelley Abblett. The film concerns the plight of a stranded all-girl baseball team. Plot After Babe & the Ball Girls, a team of female softball players, trounces the local team, their travel bus breaks down in the woods. Attempting to hike to safety, they end up getting lost and the group is set upon by disgruntled fans of the losing team. They are beaten, raped and some murdered. They desperately fight back with baseball bats and guns. Cast Reception From contemporary reviews, ''Variety'' referred to the film as an "attractively packaged but uninteresting entry for vid fans" noting that Tanya Rosenberg's direction was "below par" and that the "cast is attractive but never convincing as athletes. Acting is generally poor." Michael Weldon wrote the film suffers from having too many slow motion scenes, but declared it was "not as bad as it could have b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Brandon (actor)
David Cain Haughton (born 13 December 1951), known professionally as David Brandon (although originally credited as David Haughton), is an Irish actor who has mostly appeared in Italian films. He has appeared in more than sixty films since 1978, including the title role in Joe D'Amato's controversial '' Caligula... The Untold Story'' (1982). Before working in film, he was a member of Lindsay Kemp's theatre company, where his roles included Jokanaan in Kemp's all-male production of Salomé (1975). He lives in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption .... Selected filmography References External links * 1950s births Living people American male film actors {{US-stage-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
