12 Movies Starring Kristy Swanson

Deadly Friend

Deadly Friend

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-10-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (4535 Reviews)

Director:

Wes Craven

Cast:

Writer:

Diana Henstell (novel)

Bruce Joel Rubin (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Paul Conway and his mother Jeannie Conway travel to a new town where Paul will join the local university invited by Dr. Johanson. They bring the robot BB that was developed by Paul, who is a genius in robotic. Paul befriends the paperboy Tom Toomey and has a crush on his next door neighbor Samantha Pringle, whose abusive alcoholic father Harry Pringle frequently hurts her. One day, Paul, Sam, Tom and BB are playing basketball and the ball fall in the field of their paranoid grumpy neighbor Elvira Parker that does not give it back to the teenagers. In Halloween, Tom convinces Paul to let BB open the padlock of the entrance to her house. However, there is an alarm system and Elvira blows up BB with her shotgun. Then Harry pushes her daughter down the stairs and the doctors let her brain-dead connected to the life support. However Paul convinces Tom to go to the hospital to rescue Sam and then he implants BB's chip into her brain resurrecting Samantha. But will she come back to life normal?

Flowers in the Attic

Flowers in the Attic

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-11-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (7094 Reviews)

Director:

Jeffrey Bloom

Cast:

Writer:

Virginia C. Andrews (novel)

Jeffrey Bloom (screenplay)

Fullplot:

After the death of her husband, a mother takes her kids off to live with their grandparents in a huge, decrepit old mansion. However, the kids are kept hidden in a room just below the attic, visited only by the grandmother, and their mother, who becomes less and less concerned about them and their failing health, and more concerned about herself and the inheritance she plans to win back from her dying father, to the point of murder...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-07-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (30409 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Buffy Summers has the lifestyle any young woman could want. Cheerleading, dating the captain of the basketball team, and copious amounts of time spent shopping with friends. She had no idea of her true calling until a mysterious man named Merrick approached her and told her that she is the Slayer; one woman called to defend the world from vampires. Reluctant to concede to the fact, Buffy soon learns that Merrick speaks the truth and so begins to take her new life seriously while trying to maintain the sense of normality her life had once been. With her best friends slowly abandoning her, Buffy finds solace in the town outcast, Pike, who knows very well the terrors that have arisen. Together, they combat the forces of the old and powerful vampire, Lothos, who has his eyes set on Buffy.

Highway to Hell

Highway to Hell

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-03-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(2444 Reviews)

Director:

Ate de Jong

Fullplot:

Charlie and Rachel run away from home to get married in Las Vegas. But they get attacked by a zombie who takes Rachel with him to hell, where she will become one of Satan's brides.

Higher Learning

Higher Learning

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-01-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

127 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (13943 Reviews)

Director:

John Singleton

Fullplot:

Youngsters from different countries, races, and social background are forced to integrate when they all enroll in Columbus University. They all have their own problems, such as finance, harrassment, personal safety, and self doubt. Additionally, campus life seems to be causing a problem for everyone: racism. Students, already under pressure to perform in the classroom, on the track, or in front of their friends, are strained to the breaking point by prejudice, inexperience, and misunderstanding.

The Phantom

The Phantom

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-06-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia, USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (26179 Reviews)

Director:

Simon Wincer

Cast:

Writer:

Lee Falk (characters)

Jeffrey Boam

Fullplot:

Four hundred years ago, a young boy witnessed his father's death during an attack on their ship by the bloodthirsty Sengh Brotherhood. He was washed ashore on Bengalla Island where he swore to devote his life to bring down piracy, greed, cruelty and injustice. He became The Phantom, a masked avenger whose role was passed down for father to son, leading people to believe in an immortal figure called "The Ghost Who Walks". The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York City to prevent a power-hungry businessman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-04-18

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (7698 Reviews)

Director:

Tom Schulman

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Fullplot:

This is a very black comedy. A mob courier is hired to transport the heads of eight murder victims to a mob boss. However, the duffel bag gets mixed up with the bag of a college student who is off on a vacation in Mexico with his girlfriend and her parents. However, the mother is a recovering alcoholic whom everyone believes is delusional when she claims to have found heads.

Tinseltown

Tinseltown

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-01-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.6 (218 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Spiridakis

Cast:

Writer:

Tony Spiridakis (play)

Shem Bitterman (play)

Tony Spiridakis (screenplay)

Shem Bitterman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Two down-and-out Hollywood screenwriters living together in a self-storage facility suspect that the man who rents space next to them is the infamous Costume Killer--a serial murderer who stalks the streets of Los Angeles decked out in ridiculous rented outfits. Using their neighbor's misdeeds for inspiration, the two friends desperately try to write a hit screenplay... at any cost.

Tinseltown

Tinseltown

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-01-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.6 (218 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Spiridakis

Cast:

Writer:

Tony Spiridakis (play)

Shem Bitterman (play)

Tony Spiridakis (screenplay)

Shem Bitterman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Two down-and-out Hollywood screenwriters living together in a self-storage facility suspect that the man who rents space next to them is the infamous Costume Killer--a serial murderer who stalks the streets of Los Angeles decked out in ridiculous rented outfits. Using their neighbor's misdeeds for inspiration, the two friends desperately try to write a hit screenplay... at any cost.

The Phantom

The Phantom

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-06-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia, USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (26233 Reviews)

Director:

Simon Wincer

Cast:

Writer:

Lee Falk (characters)

Jeffrey Boam

Fullplot:

Four hundred years ago, a young boy witnessed his father's death during an attack on their ship by the bloodthirsty Sengh Brotherhood. He was washed ashore on Bengalla Island where he swore to devote his life to bring down piracy, greed, cruelty and injustice. He became The Phantom, a masked avenger whose role was passed down for father to son, leading people to believe in an immortal figure called "The Ghost Who Walks". The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York City to prevent a power-hungry businessman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.

What If...

What If...

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-04-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (1641 Reviews)

Director:

Dallas Jenkins

Cast:

Writer:

Chuck Konzelman

Andrea Gyertson Nasfell

Cary Solomon

Fullplot:

15 years ago, Ben Walker left his girlfriend and his ministry calling for a business opportunity. Now with a high-paying career and a trophy fiancè, he is visited by an angel, who gives him a glimpse into what his life would look like had he followed his calling.

A Christmas Wish

A Christmas Wish

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-11-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (624 Reviews)

Director:

Craig Clyde

Fullplot:

MARTHA EVANS has been abandoned by her ne'er-do-well husband, who took all their cash and left her homeless and virtually destitute with her two daughters and stepson. Martha leaves town in hopes of finding a job and a place to stay, she finally finds a job at a sleepy rural diner, formerly famous for its home-made root beer. But with her car broken down and the bills piling up, it looks like it's going to be a bleak Christmas for the Evans family. However, there are warm hearts working behind the scenes that ultimately make this the happiest holiday of Martha's life -- a real answer to her prayers...

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