6 Movies Directed by Jack Sholder

Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-11-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (2401 Reviews)

Director:

Jack Sholder

Cast:

Writer:

Jack Sholder (story)

Robert Shaye (story)

Michael Harrpster (story)

Jack Sholder

Fullplot:

Thanks to a major power cut, a gang of psychopaths breaks out of the Haven maximum security mental institute in order to lay siege to the psychiatrists who have tormented them over the years with their bizarre theories...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-11-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (38491 Reviews)

Director:

Jack Sholder

Genres:

Horror

Cast:

Writer:

David Chaskin

Wes Craven (characters)

Fullplot:

A new family moves into the house on Elm Street, and before long, the kids are again having nightmares about deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger. This time, Freddy attempts to possess a teenage boy to cause havoc in the real world, and can only be overcome if the boy's sweetheart can master her fear.

The Hidden

The Hidden

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-10-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(11840 Reviews)

Director:

Jack Sholder

Fullplot:

An alien parasite with the ability to possess human bodies goes on a violent crime spree in LA, committing dozens of murders and robberies. In pursuit of the extraterrestrial criminal is another alien disguised as an FBI agent, and the local officer investigating the rash of violence. As they close in on the vicious intruder, the city faces a brutal threat like no other it has ever encountered.

Renegades

Renegades

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-06-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (2268 Reviews)

Director:

Jack Sholder

Fullplot:

Buster McHenry works as an undercover agent for the local police. Currently he investigates on police corruption and is in big trouble. His task makes him break the law, he participates in a robbery. Things really screw up as not only two men are shot, but also an ancient indian spear is stolen and Buster is wounded. Hank Storm, a young indian, is now after the spear and Buster is after his criminal 'comrades'. Both of them are outsiders in their way, but now they have the same target.

By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-05-19

Languages:

English, Russian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (1942 Reviews)

Director:

Jack Sholder

Cast:

Writer:

William Prochnau (novel)

Bruce Gilbert (teleplay)

Fullplot:

The crew of a nuclear bomber attack the Soviet Union while the President of the United States tries desperately to regain control of his military after his helicopter crashes during a limited nuclear exchange in this film with a scenario similar to Fail Safe (1964) and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). Originally a made for cable movie, it concentrates on the relationship between a veteran pilot and his female co-pilot and the president's attempt to wrest control away from a war-mongering successor.

12:01

12:01

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-07-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (3336 Reviews)

Director:

Jack Sholder

Cast:

Writer:

Richard Lupoff (short story 12:01 P.M.)

Jonathan Heap (television story)

Philip Morton (teleplay)

Fullplot:

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