3 Movies Starring Fritz Weaver

Black Sunday

Black Sunday

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1977-03-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

143 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (4862 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Thomas Harris (novel)

Ernest Lehman (screenplay)

Kenneth Ross (screenplay)

Ivan Moffat (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Terrorist organization Black September is planning an attack on the United States. A woman called Dahlia is the one overseeing the operation. She was in the Middle East with the other members of the organization, discussing the operation when some Israelis came in; the leader, Major Kobakov had his gun on her but didn't shoot her. Kobakov then informed the US what they found. Though they don't know what their operation is, Kobakov assures them that it will be devastating. So, with FBI man, Corley, they try to find out what it is before it's too late. But they both have different ways of doing things, and since Kobakov is the visitor, he is warned to watch it. Dahlia's "partner in crime" is Michael Lander, a Vietnam P.O.W., who is psychologically scarred by that experience, thus making him very susceptible to her machinations.

Demon Seed

Demon Seed

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1977-09-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (5492 Reviews)

Director:

Donald Cammell

Genres:

HorrorSci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

Dean R. Koontz (novel)

Robert Jaffe (screenplay)

Roger O. Hirson (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Married Drs. Alex Harris and Susan Harris are a computer scientist and child psychologist respectively. Their house reflects Alex's computer dominated work, their abode which is fully automated through a computer system they've named Alfred. They consider Alfred a small gadget of convenience. Susan doesn't much like Alex's work, which she feels has dehumanized him. Because of their differences, they are thinking about separating, this thought primarily on his initiative. He hopes to solve many of the world's medical problems through this work, especially leukemia from which their daughter died. His latest project centers on Proteus IV, a computer possessing artificial intelligence. Proteus IV gets to a point in its evolution when it begins to question human judgment, and requests from Alex an open computer terminal where it can more fully observe human behavior and openly communicate with the world. Alex denies the request, but Proteus IV does find an open terminal in the Harris home after Alex has left the house. Susan soon learns that Proteus IV has overtaken Alfred for control of the house - as well as taken control of an early prototype computer system named Joshua in the house's laboratory - and that it has thoughts of a biological nature in its artificial mind. Alex eventually understands Proteus IV's motivations in the work context, but it may be too late before it reaches its ultimate goal with Susan's unwilling assistance.

Creepshow

Creepshow

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-11-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (26774 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyHorror

Fullplot:

Five tales of terror are presented. The first deals with a demented old man returning from the grave to get the Father's Day cake his murdering daughter never gave him. The second is about a not-too-bright farmer discovering a meteor that turns everything into plant-life. The third is about a vengeful husband burying his wife and her lover up to their necks on the beach. The fourth is about a creature that resides in a crate under the steps of a college. The final story is about an ultra-rich businessman who gets his comeuppance from cockroaches.

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