18 Movies Starring Bruce Davison

Last Summer

Last Summer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1969-06-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

X

IMDB Ratings:

(1177 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Perry

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Evan Hunter (novel)

Eleanor Perry (screenplay)

Fullplot:

During summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people--a girl and two guys--become so close that they form a sort-of threesome. When an uncool girl tries to infiltrate the trio's newly found relationship, they construct an elaborate plot that has violent results.

The Strawberry Statement

The Strawberry Statement

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-06-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1076 Reviews)

Director:

Stuart Hagmann

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

James Kunen (novel)

Israel Horovitz (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Simon is a student at a college in San Francisco. He is content to be on the rowing team and remain as just a casual observer to the on-campus unrest, demonstrations and protests. However, curiosity gets the best of him and he begins exploring the inner sanctum of the students who have invaded the dean's office. He soon meets Linda and becomes a loyal member of the student revolution to meet girls. However, when he truly discovers the corruption and the madness that his comrades are protesting, his mindset also joins the movement. He becomes a revolutionary leader and prepares his comrades for a very violent climactic showdown with "the pigs" at a sit-in.

Willard

Willard

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1971-11-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

GP

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (1926 Reviews)

Director:

Daniel Mann

Genres:

HorrorSci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

Gilbert Ralston (screenplay)

Stephen Gilbert (novel)

Fullplot:

A social misfit, Willard is made fun of by his co-workers, and squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father by his boss. His only friends are a couple of rats he raised at home, Ben and Socrates. (And their increasing number of friends) However, when one of them is killed at work, he goes on a rampage using his rats to attack those who have been tormenting him.

The Lathe of Heaven

The Lathe of Heaven

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-01-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, West Germany

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1987 Reviews)

Genres:

Sci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

Diane English

Ursula K. Le Guin (novel)

Roger Swaybill

Fullplot:

George Orr, a man whose dreams can change waking reality, tries to suppress this unpredictable gift with drugs. Dr. Haber, an assigned psychiatrist, discovers the gift to be real and hypnotically induces Mr. Orr to change reality for the benefit of mankind --- with bizarre and frightening results.

The Wave

The Wave

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-10-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

44 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2401 Reviews)

Genres:

ShortDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Johnny Dawkins (teleplay)

Ron Jones (short story)

Fullplot:

To explain to his students the atmosphere in the 1930's Nazi-Germany, history teacher Burt Ross initiates a daring experiment. He declares himself leader of a new movement, called 'The Wave'. Inspired, he proclaims ideas about Power, Discipline and Superiority. His students are strikingly willing to follow him. Soon the entire school is under the spell of 'The Wave'. Anyone who refuses to be a part of the Movement, faces threats or worse. Ross himself gets carried away by his own experiment. Or has it turned into something more than an experiment? A climax is unavoidable, resulting in a hard lesson for both Ross and his students...

Crimes of Passion

Crimes of Passion

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-10-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (4359 Reviews)

Director:

Ken Russell

Fullplot:

The thirty year-old hard-worker Bobby Grady is married with two children with the frigid Amy Grady and their marriage is in crisis. Bobby is invited to work in the night shift for the owner of a fashion designer studio that believes that his talented designer Joanna Crane, who is very introspective, is selling his designs to competitors. Bobby accepts the job to make money and please Amy with a bathtub and follows Joanna after hours. He discovers that she has a double life, working as a fifty-dollar hooker called China Blue in the red light district and practicing kinky sex with her clients to satisfy their fantasies. Bobby becomes obsessed by China Blue and when the true thief is found, he has sex with her and they have a crush on each other. Meanwhile the insane preacher Rev. Peter Shayne (Anthony Perkins) decides to save Joanna's soul and stalks her everywhere.

Short Cuts

Short Cuts

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-10-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

187 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (33226 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Altman

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Raymond Carver (writings)

Robert Altman (screenplay)

Frank Barhydt (screenplay)

Fullplot:

While helicopters overhead spray against a Medfly infestation a group of Los Angeles lives intersect, some casually, some to more lasting effect. Whilst they go out to concerts and jazz clubs and even have their pools cleaned, they also lie, drink, and cheat. Death itself seems never to be far away, even on a fishing trip.

Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-01-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

81 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1895 Reviews)

Director:

Phillip Borsos

Fullplot:

Teenage Angus adopts a stray dog and names him Yellow. Several days later, while traveling along the coast of British Columbia with Angus' father, John, the boy and dog become stranded when turbulent waters capsize their boat. Angus's parents relentlessly badger rescue teams. Angus, schooled by his father in wilderness survival skills, and assisted by the intelligent Yellow Dog, tries to attract rescuers.

It's My Party

It's My Party

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-03-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2261 Reviews)

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

"You won't leave me, will you?" Nick asks Brandon shortly after revealing to him the results of his last blood test for HIV. "I don't want to die alone." In spite of Brandon's protestations, the two soon find the love they had shared for many years in ruins. One year after their breakup, Nick is confronted with a ravaged immune system and a CT Scan and lab values which, along with his worsening forgetfulness, clenches the diagnosis of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) -- a condition he has seen claim his friends and one which he vows will not take him. Due to the aggressive nature of the disease, he has only a few days of conscious life remaining. His plan, he announces to family and "extended family," is to voluntarily end his life himself before the disease renders him unrecognizable to those he loves and he, in turn, is unable to recognize them. Uninvited to the farewell party, Brandon's presence is greeted with jeers from those who see him as having abandoned Nick is his time of greatest need.

Paulie

Paulie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-04-17

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (10983 Reviews)

Director:

John Roberts

Fullplot:

Paulie, an intelligent parrot who actually talks, relates the story of his struggle to a Russian immigrant who works as a janitor at the research institute where he is housed and neglected. Paulies story begins many years earlier when he is given as a gift to a little girl who stutters. Eventually, he teaches the girl to speak correctly but is taken away by her father because he believes the girl cannot distinguish fantasy from reality because she believes the bird can talk. Paulie goes through a series of adventures with a pawn shop owner, an ageing widow, a Mexican-American troubadour and a would be thief before being taken to the institute where he now lives.

Paulie

Paulie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-04-17

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (11009 Reviews)

Director:

John Roberts

Fullplot:

Paulie, an intelligent parrot who actually talks, relates the story of his struggle to a Russian immigrant who works as a janitor at the research institute where he is housed and neglected. Paulies story begins many years earlier when he is given as a gift to a little girl who stutters. Eventually, he teaches the girl to speak correctly but is taken away by her father because he believes the girl cannot distinguish fantasy from reality because she believes the bird can talk. Paulie goes through a series of adventures with a pawn shop owner, an ageing widow, a Mexican-American troubadour and a would be thief before being taken to the institute where he now lives.

Crazy/Beautiful

Crazy/Beautiful

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-06-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (20649 Reviews)

Director:

John Stockwell

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

When fate steps in and brings together two high school seniors from opposite sides of the track, it's something crazy/beautiful in this sexy, fun and energetic story of first love. Nicole (Kirsten Dunst) is the 17-year-old troubled daughter of a wealthy congressman who never met a rule she didn't break. Carlos (Jay Hernandez) is a grade A student with big dreams who endures a two-hour bus ride every morning to attend high school in an upscale L.A. neighbourhood. Their innocent flirtations quickly develop into passionate love, but Nicole's self-destructive behaviour threatens their relationship and puts Carlos' promising future in jeopardy. Will their intense passion keep them together despite the objections of their families or will Carlos be forced to plan his future without Nicole? Surprises lie at every turn in this wildly seductive and critically acclaimed drama.

Dahmer

Dahmer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-03-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (7140 Reviews)

Director:

David Jacobson

Fullplot:

Before his arrest and conviction for serial murders, chocolate factory worker Jeffrey Dahmer hunts Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for young attractive males to turn into unconscious (eventually dead) human sex toys, current acts which often prompt memories of earlier killings and of dealings with his suspicious but unaware father.

Out of the Ashes

Out of the Ashes

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-04-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (845 Reviews)

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Gisella Perl (book)

Anne Meredith (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Based on a true story, this heart-wrenching film follows the journey of Gisella Perl (Christine Lahti), a Jewish-Hungarian doctor who manages to... Based on a true story, this heart-wrenching film follows the journey of Gisella Perl (Christine Lahti), a Jewish-Hungarian doctor who manages to survive Auschwitz. Decades later, she's applying for U.S. citizenship when she becomes accused of colluding with the Nazis. Her judge and jury are three INS investigators (played by Bruce Davison, Richard Crenna and Beau Bridges) who must decide her fate

Hate Crime

Hate Crime

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-01-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1038 Reviews)

Director:

Tommy Stovall

Fullplot:

Robbie Levinson and Trey McCoy suddenly encounter intolerance and hostility at the hands of their new neighbor, Chris Boyd, the son of a fundamentalist preacher. One evening, Trey sets out on his nightly walk with their dog and never returns. Immediately, fingers are pointed and Chris and Robbie become the prime suspects. With no support from the authorities, Robbie receives help from some unlikely sources to execute a desperate and dangerous plan that uncovers secrets that will turn many lives upside-down and ultimately bring the perpetrator to justice, regardless of the consequences.

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-12-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

TV-PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (8212 Reviews)

Director:

Jonathan Frakes

Cast:

Writer:

Marco Schnabel

David N. Titcher (based on characters created by)

Fullplot:

After retrieving the philosopher's stone at an auction but losing his girlfriend, The Librarian Flynn Carsen has a breakdown. Charlene and Judson ask him to spend some time on vacation. Flynn travels to New Orleans and he has a crush on a French singer (Simone Renoir). However he discloses that she is the guardian of a key to access the Judas Chalice that is capable to resurrect vampires. Meanwhile the former Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Kubichek is seeking the chalice to revive Vlad the vampire with the support of Professor Lazlo. Also to raise an army of undead to bring Russia back to the top of the world. When Simone reveals that she is a vampire, Flynn question whether she is not using him to reach the chalice and increase her power.

The Lords of Salem

The Lords of Salem

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-04-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Canada, USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.1 (18285 Reviews)

Director:

Rob Zombie

Fullplot:

Heidi, a blond rock chick, DJs at a local radio station, and together with the two Hermans (Whitey and Munster) forms part of the "Big H Radio Team." A mysterious wooden box containing a vinyl record arrives for Heidi, a gift of the Lords. She assumes it's a rock band on a mission to spread their word. As Heidi and Whitey play the Lords' record, it starts to play backwards, and Heidi experiences a flashback to a past trauma. Later, Whitey plays the Lords' record, dubbing them the Lords of Salem, and to his surprise, the record plays normally and is a massive hit with his listeners. The arrival of another wooden box from the Lords presents the Big H team with free tickets, posters and records to host a gig in Salem. Soon, Heidi and her cohorts are far from the rock spectacle they're expecting. The original Lords of Salem are returning and they're out for blood.

Words and Pictures

Words and Pictures

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-07-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Canada, Australia

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (5644 Reviews)

Director:

Fred Schepisi

Fullplot:

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