10 Movies Starring John Saxon

The Reluctant Debutante

The Reluctant Debutante

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-03-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (840 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

William Douglas-Home (play)

William Douglas-Home (screenplay)

Julius J. Epstein

Fullplot:

Jimmy and Sheila Broadbent (Rex Harrison and Kay Kendall), welcome to London Jimmy's 17-year-old daughter, Jane (Sandra Dee). Jane is from Jimmy's first marriage to an American and has come to visit her father and the step-mother she has never met. While visiting Sheila has the idea of making Jane a debutante, an idea Jane resists. Difficulties range from Jane's apathy to being placed on the marriage block, the determined efforts of Sheila's cousin, Mabel Claremont, (Angela Lansbury) to win wealthy David Fenner (Peter Myers) for her debutante daughter Clarissa (Diane Clare), and Jane's attraction to David Parkson (John Saxon), an American drummer who plays in the orchestra at the coming-out balls.

The Appaloosa

The Appaloosa

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1966-10-01

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (1916 Reviews)

Director:

Sidney J. Furie

Genres:

Western

Cast:

Writer:

James Bridges (screenplay)

Roland Kibbee (screenplay)

Robert MacLeod (novel)

Fullplot:

Matt Fletcher, a Mexican-American buffalo hunter is constantly harassed and humiliated by bandit general Chuy Medina. When the bandit steals his horse - the appaloosa of the title - he sets out to even scores; at the climax, single-handedly, he takes on the whole gang.

Enter the Dragon

Enter the Dragon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-08-19

Languages:

English, Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong, USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (73441 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Clouse

Fullplot:

Enter the Dragon revolves around the three main characters. Lee, a man recruited by an agency to investigate a tournament hosted by Han, since they believe he has an Opium trade there. Roper and Williams are former army buddies since Vietnam and they enter the tournament due to different problems that they have. Roper is on the run from the Mafia due to his gambling debts, while Williams is harassed by racist police officers and defends himself from them and uses the car for his getaway. It is a deadly tournament that they will enter on an island. Lee's job is to get the other two out of there alive.

Black Christmas

Black Christmas

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1974-12-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (20055 Reviews)

Director:

Bob Clark

Cast:

Writer:

Roy Moore (screenplay)

Fullplot:

It's time for Christmas break, and the sorority sisters make plans for the holiday, but the strange anonymous phone calls are beginning to put them on edge. When Clare disappears, they contact the police, who don't express much concern. Meanwhile Jess is planning to get an abortion, but boyfriend Peter is very much against it. The police finally begin to get concerned when a 13-year-old girl is found dead in the park. They set up a wiretap to the sorority house, but will they be in time to prevent a sorority girl attrition problem?

The Bees

The Bees

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-11-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

Mexico, USA

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

2.9 (485 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Alfredo Zacarèas (original story)

Fullplot:

Corporate smuggling of South American killer bees into the United States results in huge swarms terrorizing the northern hemisphere. A small team of scientists work desperately to destroy the threat, but the bees soon mutate into a super-intelligent species that threatens the world.

The Bees

The Bees

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-11-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

Mexico, USA

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

2.9 (485 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Alfredo Zacarèas (original story)

Fullplot:

Corporate smuggling of South American killer bees into the United States results in huge swarms terrorizing the northern hemisphere. A small team of scientists work desperately to destroy the threat, but the bees soon mutate into a super-intelligent species that threatens the world.

Battle Beyond the Stars

Battle Beyond the Stars

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-11-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (5135 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

John Sayles (screenplay)

John Sayles (story)

Anne Dyer (story)

Fullplot:

Shad, a young farmer, assembles a band of diverse mercenaries in outer space to defend his peaceful planet from the evil tyrant Sador and his armada of aggressors. Among the mercenaries are Space Cowboy, a spacegoing truck driver from Earth; Gelt, a wealthy but experienced assassin looking for a place to hide; and Saint-Exmin, a Valkyrie warrior looking to prove herself in battle.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-11-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (133835 Reviews)

Director:

Wes Craven

Genres:

Horror

Fullplot:

On Elm Street, Nancy Thompson and a group of her friends including Tina Gray, Rod Lane and Glen Lantz are being tormented by a clawed killer in their dreams named Freddy Krueger. Nancy must think quickly, as Freddy tries to pick off his victims one by one. When he has you in your sleep, who is there to save you?

Enter the Dragon

Enter the Dragon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-08-19

Languages:

English, Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong, USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (73344 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Clouse

Fullplot:

Enter the Dragon revolves around the three main characters. Lee, a man recruited by an agency to investigate a tournament hosted by Han, since they believe he has an Opium trade there. Roper and Williams are former army buddies since Vietnam and they enter the tournament due to different problems that they have. Roper is on the run from the Mafia due to his gambling debts, while Williams is harassed by racist police officers and defends himself from them and uses the car for his getaway. It is a deadly tournament that they will enter on an island. Lee's job is to get the other two out of there alive.

The Bees

The Bees

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-11-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

Mexico, USA

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

2.9 (484 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Alfredo Zacarèas (original story)

Fullplot:

Corporate smuggling of South American killer bees into the United States results in huge swarms terrorizing the northern hemisphere. A small team of scientists work desperately to destroy the threat, but the bees soon mutate into a super-intelligent species that threatens the world.

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