Paul Bartel

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Eating Raoul review by from Cardiff, Wales

Possibly the only film ever to combine social satire, mass murder and swinger parties! 7 June 2004
...The Blands (Mary Wornonov and Paul Bartel) have ambitions to open up their own restaurant but are strapped for cash and are unable to obtain a loan from the bank. However,... Read customer review

The Pope Must Die review by from Nottingham

A comedy classic... a must see. 31 May 2005
...ll to. Watch out for some great performances from Peter Richardson and the late Paul Bartel. Also check out 'Nuns on the run'. The only tenuous link being Nuns... but anot... Read customer review

Escape From L.A. on DVD (1996)
Starring: Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi
Director: John Carpenter
Certificate:
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When John Carpenter and Kurt Russell teamed up for this sequel to ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, the idea was to kick butt and have fun. They do just that in ESCAPE FROM L.A., an explosive film that recalls the classic original in all the best ways. Infamous adventurer Snake Plissken gets another raw deal ..read more »

58% from 5,575 members

Escape From L.A. - Blu-ray (1996)
Starring: Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi
Director: John Carpenter
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
When John Carpenter and Kurt Russell teamed up for this sequel to ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, the idea was to kick butt and have fun. They do just that in ESCAPE FROM L.A., an explosive film that recalls the classic original in all the best ways. Infamous adventurer Snake Plissken gets another raw deal ..read more »

61% from 525 members

Basquiat on DVD (1996)
Starring: Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper
Director: Julian Schnabel
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In 1981, Jean-Michel Basquiat became the darling of New York's art critics. This film gives a dramatised account of his life of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll which lead to his demise. Features music by The Pogues, Iggy Pop, Grandmaster Flash with Melle Mel and David Bowie.

61% from 2,195 members

The Pope Must Die (1991)
Starring: Alex Rocco, Adrian Edmondson, Paul Bartel
Director: Peter Richardson
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A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff, he must deal with Vatican corruption, the Mob and the reappearance of his old lover.

50% from 88 members
Currently unavailable

Liquid Dreams (1991)
Starring: Richard Steinmetz, Candice Daly, Barry Dennen
Director: Mark Manos
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Set in the future world of Neurovid where no-one is safe and there is no escape. Eve Black, a stranger, is shocked to discover her sister's body in her apartment. Despite all the hallmarks of a drug overdose, she senses that something far more sinister has happened.

31% from 51 members
Not currently released

Amazon Women On The Moon on DVD (1987)
Starring: Rosanna Arquette, Griffin Dunne, Carrie Fisher
Director: Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton
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The story of three all-American space voyagers who, with their monkey Looney, fall into the clutches of a group of love-starved space maidens. Unfortunately the movie, which is being shown on TV, suffers from breakdowns in transmission...

55% from 650 members

Chopping Mall on DVD (1986)
Starring: Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell, John Terlesky
Director: Jim Wynorski
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Three high-tech robots, designed to provide security at a shopping mall, go berserk after receiving an electric shock during a thunder storm. They terrorise a group of teenagers who are trapped in the mall until dawn...

44% from 462 members

Lust In The Dust (1984)
Starring: Tab Hunter, Divine, Lainie Kazan
Director: Paul Bartel
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An amusing Western, set in a sleepy New Mexico town. The plot revolves around the search for buried gold, which gathers speed when tattoos are found on the bottoms of two females. Together, these tattoos provide a clue to the treasure's location.

58% from 83 members
Currently unavailable

Eating Raoul on DVD (1982)
Starring: Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel, Robert Beltran
Director: Paul Bartel
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A black comedy about a strange couple who comes up with a most peculiar plan to raise money for a business property they hope to purchase.

56% from 391 members

Cannonball on DVD (1976)
Starring: David Carradine, Bill McKinney, Veronica Hamel
Director: Paul Bartel
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High energy action film about an illegal and lengthy marathon road race, the Trans-American Grand Prix, where the goal is to make it to the finish without being arrested or incinerated.There are no rules or judges, just a $100,000 prize. Look for cameos from Scorcese and Stallone.

52% from 276 members

Death Race 2000 on DVD (1975)
Starring: David Carradine, Sylvester Stallone, Simone Griffeth
Director: Paul Bartel
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More delightfully sick humor from Bartel (EATING RAOUL). In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians--with bonus points for the elderly! Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using ..read more »

56% from 2,780 members

Blue Manhattan on DVD (1970)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Charles Durning, Allen Garfield
Director: Brian De Palma
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A comedy which centres around a man who having just returned fromn Vietnam takes an apartment in New York. There he begins to spy on the neighbours.

43% from 43 members

Escape From L.A. - 3.0 stars
Escape From L.A. - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Basquiat - 3.0 stars
The Pope Must Die - 2.5 stars
Liquid Dreams - 1.5 stars

Escape From L.A. - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Basquiat - 3.0 stars
Escape From L.A. - 3.0 stars
Lust In The Dust - 3.0 stars
Death Race 2000 - 3.0 stars

Blue Manhattan - 2.0 stars
Liquid Dreams - 1.5 stars
Chopping Mall - 2.0 stars
The Pope Must Die - 2.5 stars
Cannonball - 2.5 stars

Robert Carradine - 4 times - show films
Mary Woronov - 4 times - show films
Peter Fonda - 3 times - show films
Peter Jason - 3 times - show films
Caroleen Feeney - 3 times - show films

John Carpenter - 3 times - show films
Allan Arkush - 1 times - show films
Peter Richardson - 1 times - show films
Carl Gottlieb - 1 times - show films
Deborah Brock - 1 times - show films