When a rich industrialist and his wife are murdered, psychologically unstable police detective Dewey Wilson (Albert Finney) and coroner’s assistant Whittington (Gregory Hines) find that wolves are involved. Dewey’s only lead is an ex-con, Indian activist (Edward James Olmos). In a year where traditional werewolves were making a big comeback, Wolfen took a different route. For those
Colum Kennedy (Allen Scotti) brings his wife, Stella (Jennifer Courtney), and children to the rural Irish village where he was born in order to write a book. He quickly discovers that the town is filled with shape shifters who mainly take the form of Irish wolfhounds. A beautiful blonde (Julie Cialini), who watches Colum in
Poor boy Jeff Allen (William Gregory Lee) comes to the big city to fulfill his dream of becoming a stockbroker. With the help of a bartender, Annabella (Elisa Donovan), he gets a interview with Dyson Keller (Eric Roberts) of Wolf Brothers and soon is on his way to becoming a success. But his relationship with
After nice-boy Jamie is murdered by road racing, teen, thugs, a mysterious teen (Charlie Sheen) appears in town, as well as a rubber-suited figure in a super car that can’t be destroyed. As the new teen strikes up a relationship with Keri (Sherilyn Fenn), the super car has fatal road races with the murderers until only
The recently created criminal syndicate run by Pearly Gates (Peter Sellers) and Nervous O’Toole (Bernard Cribbins) is in jeopardy when a new Australian gang, that impersonates policemen, begins stealing the criminals’ hard won booty. As this is upsetting the “delicate balance” between cops and robbers, the syndicate decides to cooperate with Inspector “Nosey” Parker (Lionel
A visitor to Wuthering Heights is touched by the ghost of Cathy, and then is told the story of the disastrous love between Cathy (Merle Oberon), an upper class girl, and Heathcliff (Laurence Olivier), a penniless gypsy. After pledging themselves to each other, Cathy turns from him to obtain a life of luxury. That brings
Working under the watchful eye of Dr. Diane Fairfax (Diana Van der Vlis), Dr. James Xavier (Ray Milland) discovers a drug that allows him to see through objects. His ill-conceived self-experimentation results in a tragedy that causes Xavier to hide in a carnival, where he acts as a mentalist. While the continued use of the
In an underground laboratory, two scientists (Paul Koslo and Tara Buckman) send three subjects to another dimension. Only one returns, and she is infected by an alien lifeform that bursts out of her body and terrorizes the lab. With the facility locked down and set to self destruct, Dr. Ron Shepherd (Jan-Michael Vincent), who was
Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) and half of his old military unit have been targeted by unknown assailants. To discover who is responsible, Gibbon’s breaks Darius Stone (Ice Cube) out of prison, making him the new xXx. Working outside of the system, xXx must uncover a secret plot that is somehow connected to their
When their father (Tim Robbins) has to work on a Saturday, peevish brothers Walter (Josh Hutcherson) and Danny (Jonah Bobo) play an old board game that Danny finds in the basement. The game, Zathura, transfers their house to deep space, and each move tosses a new danger at them, including a malfunctioning robot and alien lizards.