3 Movies Starring Jan-Michael Vincent

Tribes

Tribes

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-11-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (521 Reviews)

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Tracy Keenan Wynn

Marvin Schwartz

Fullplot:

Among the new recruits in a U.S. Marine basic-training platoon is Adrian, a long-haired member of the hippie generation, opposed to blind allegiance to authority and the complete opposite of Gunnery Sergeant Tom Drake, who is assigned as Drill Instructor for Adrian's platoon. Drake's job as a D.I. is to break down the individuality of his recruits in order to rebuild them as a military unit, and he sets out to break Adrian's particularly contrary spirit. But Adrian's gentle will is difficult to break, and eventually both men come to learn something about what the other has to offer.

Big Wednesday

Big Wednesday

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-05-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (4284 Reviews)

Director:

John Milius

Genres:

DramaSport

Fullplot:

Matt Johnson, Jack Barlow, and Leroy Smith are three young California surfers in the 1960s. At first reveling in the carefree life of beaches, girls, and waves, they eventually must face the fact that the world is changing, becoming more complex, less answerable by simple solutions. Ultimately the Vietnam war interrupts their idyll, leaving them to wonder if they will survive until "Big Wednesday," the mythical day when the greatest, cleanest, most transcendent wave of all will come.

Hooper

Hooper

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-07-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (3895 Reviews)

Director:

Hal Needham

Genres:

ActionComedy

Cast:

Writer:

Thomas Rickman (screenplay)

Bill Kerby (screenplay)

Walt Green (story)

Walter S. Herndon (story)

Fullplot:

Aging stuntman Sonney Hooper is still on top as one of the best stuntmen in the business. But up and coming Ski is starting to do bigger and better stunts. Hooper has the experience to setup a stunt safely, and Ski lacks the common sense to know when a stunt is too dangerous. Maybe together, along with their fun loving buddies, they can do a stunt together that will surpass anything that anyone has done.

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