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Mark Thomas McGee
Mark Thomas McGee (born 1947 in San Gabriel, California) is a screenwriter and author. Most of his movie work was for Fred Olen Ray and Jim Wynorski. Although he played bit parts in some of these movies, he is not an actor and has been confused with a Mark McGee who actually is an actor. When he was in high school, Mark teamed with Dennis Muren and David Allen to make The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural, released to theaters in an altered version by producer Jack H. Harris. He is also the author of a number of books on motion pictures, mostly concerning low budget movies and their makers. He is retired and living in Palm Desert where he continues to write books. He wrote a book on Roger Corman and told Corman that he wanted to write a script for him. McGee did drafts of ''Sorority House Massacre II'' (1989) that were not used. He also wrote an un-used script for Joe Solomon and did a week's work on the script for ''Transylvania Twist'' with Jim Wynorski. He was fired at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Corman
Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works that have an already-established critical reputation, such as his cycle of low-budget cult films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. In 1964, Corman—admired by members of the French New Wave and '' Cahiers du Cinéma''—became the youngest filmmaker to have a retrospective at the Cinémathèque Française, as well as in the British Film Institute and the Museum of Modern Art. He was the co-founder of New World Pictures, the founder of New Concorde and is a longtime member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2009, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award "for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers". Corman is also famous for distributing in the U.S. many foreign directors, such as Federico Fellini (Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sins Of Desire
''Sins of Desire'' is a 1993 erotic thriller directed by Jim Wynorski and starring Tanya Roberts. The film was one of the first of many low-budget erotic thrillers inspired by the success of ''Basic Instinct'' (1992) and made primarily for the video market. Wynorski went on to direct a number of others in the genre, such as '' Body Chemistry III'' (1994) and '' Body Chemistry IV'' (1995). Plot Monica Waldman is a patient of sex therapist Scott Callister. She is raped while unconscious and panics, so he accidentally kills her. Scott and his wife Dr Jessica Callister bury Monica. It turns out that Monica was investigating the clinic for her boss, private eye Barry Mitchum. The Callisters get Warren Robillard to kill Mitchum; when he fails, they kill Robillard. A sister of Kay Egan, a former patient of the clinic, kills herself. Kay goes undercover at the clinic as a nurse to find out what happened, teaming up with Mitchum. They later become lovers. Kay winds up sleeping with Jessica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Actors
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witch Academy
''not to be confused with Little Witch Academia'' ''Witch Academy'' is a 1995 American comedy horror film directed by Fred Olen Ray and starring Priscilla Barnes, Veronica Carothers, and Robert Vaughn. It was written by Mark Thomas McGee and shot by Gary Graver. Ray said it was the last of his "scream queen" films as the bottom was about to drop out of that market. Cast *Priscilla Barnes as Edith *Michelle Bauer as Tara * Veronica Carothers as Leslie / Becky *Ruth Collins as Darla * Don Dowe as Neal *John Henry Richardson (credited as Jay Richardson) as Professor Lamar *Robert Vaughn as The Devil Satan,, ; grc, ὁ σατανᾶς or , ; ar, شيطانالخَنَّاس , also known as the Devil, and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an entity in the Abrahamic religions that seduces humans into sin or falsehood. ... * Steve Controneo as The Devil in make-up (uncredited) * Ron Pardina as “monster” (uncredited) References External links * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorceress (1995 Film)
''Sorceress'' (also known as ''Temptress II'') is a 1994 American erotic horror film directed by Jim Wynorski. Released direct-to-video on January 4, 1995, it is considered a cult film. Premise An attorney is rising through the ranks at a prominent law firm due to his wife's black magic. But he will have to face a new case involving another sorceress who might make it hard for him. Cast * Larry Poindexter as Larry Barnes * Julie Strain as Erica Barnes * Linda Blair as Amelia Reynolds * Edward Albert as Howard Reynolds * Michael Parks as Stan Latarga * Lenny Juliano as Don * Rochelle Swanson as Carol * Toni Naples as Maria * William Marshall as John Geiger * Antonia Dorian as Trisha * Kristi Ducati as Kathy * Melissa Brasselle as Mrs. Annie Latarga * Fred Olen Ray as Bill Carson ''Sorceress II'' A sequel followed in 1997. References External links * ''Sorceress II''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Possessed By The Night
''Possessed by the Night'' is a 1994 erotic thriller directed by Fred Olen Ray, who also co-wrote and had a brief appearance in the film. It also stars Shannon Tweed. Synopsis When a horror writer named Howard Hansen buys an oversized jar containing a strange-looking pickled monster from a tiny shop in Chinatown, he quickly falls under its supernatural influence. Not only can he churn out manuscript pages like never before, he also becomes more sexually aggressive. His unusual change begins to trouble his wife, Peggy, particularly after the arrival of his new sexy blonde live-in secretary, Carol McKay. What Howard and Peggy don't know is that Carol is conspiring with her partner Murray Dunlap, Howard's greedy agent, to steal his manuscript. Carol soon becomes possessed by the thing in the jar as well, playing sexual violent games with Howard and Peggy, terrorizing Peggy at every turn, and ultimately turning on Murray, leading to a hyper-violent climax which has nearly everyone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mind Twister
''Mind Twister'' is a 1994 American erotic thriller film directed by Fred Olen Ray, written by Mark Thomas McGee, and produced by Luigi Cingolani and Smart Egg Pictures. After the profitable release of his previous erotic thriller '' Inner Sanctum'', Ray saw potential for the genre in the direct-to-video market and helmed the production of a number of these films during the early-to-mid 1990s. ''Mind Twister'' debuted theatrically for distributors at the 1993 American Film Market. It was eventually picked up and released by VCI Home Video in early 1994. ''Mind Twister'' is one of the final acting roles for Telly Savalas before his death the same year. The movie received an overall below-average response from critics. Plot synopsis Set in Los Angeles, the film takes place largely following the brutal homicide of an exotic dancer at the hands of an unknown killer. Suspecting a local psychiatrist, named Daniel Strahten, to be the murderer, the victim's friend, Heather, goes undercov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepmonster
''Stepmonster'' is a 1993 American comedy horror film directed by Jeremy Stanford, executive produced by Roger Corman, and starring Alan Thicke, Robin Riker, George Gaynes, Ami Dolenz, Corey Feldman, Edie McClurg, John Astin, and Billy Corben. It was a direct-to-video film. After its release, it was sometimes aired on The Disney Channel. In the film, a boy's mother is kidnapped by a shapeshifting monster, called a tropopkin. The woman is declared missing, and her husband presumes that she has died. He is not particularly concerned, as he is engaged to marry another woman. The woman in question is the shapeshifting tropopkin, and plans to kill him during the next summer solstice. Her prospective stepson witnesses her killing various victims, and tries to expose her real identity. Plot The film starts off with art supplies and dramatic music. The art supplies draw an EC Comics knockoff that the camera zooms into, showing a family on vacation. The family sees a "No Hunting" sign th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorority House Massacre II
''Sorority House Massacre II'' (also known as ''Sorority House Massacre II: Nighty Nightmare'') is a 1990 American slasher film directed by Jim Wynorski, featuring scream queens Melissa Ann Moore and Gail Harris (credited as Robyn Harris). Much like its predecessors, ''Sorority House Massacre II'' has received a cult following over the years. It is a loose sequel to ''Sorority House Massacre'', as well as ''Slumber Party Massacre'', from which it recycles some footage. It was followed by '' Sorority House Massacre III: Hard to Die''. Plot Five women, Linda, Jessica, Kimberly, Suzanne and Janey buy a new sorority house. They get it cheap because of the bloody incidents that took place five years earlier, committed by a murderer known as Hockstatter. They decide to stay in it for the night so they can meet the movers in the morning. Janey tells the group of the murders, putting them on edge. As it turns to night, a storm rolls in and the girls meet their creepy new neighbor Orvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inner Sanctum (1991 Film)
''Inner Sanctum'' is a 1991 crime erotic thriller film which stars Tanya Roberts, Margaux Hemingway, Joseph Bottoms and Valerie Wildman, and was written by Mark Thomas McGee and directed by Fred Olen Ray. The film was made for $650,000 and was very successful, leading to Ray making a series of erotic thrillers. "I didn't really know what an erotic thriller was when I did ''Inner Sanctum''", admitted Ray later. "I watched '' Wild Orchid''—fast-forwarded through it, actually—to see what was expected of me." Plot Jennifer Reed, heiress to a huge fortune, believes that her husband Baxter, an insurance agent in Los Angeles, is unfaithful to her. Unable to reconcile with it, she takes a full pack of sleeping pills and falls down the stairs. A few weeks later, Jennifer, now in a wheelchair, becomes even more jealous of her husband because he does not spend time with her, giving more attention to nurse Lynn Foster. Foster had previously been responsible for home care of a patient. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
