Movies by Dick Miller
As part of the cast:
-
Trapped Ashes (2006)
Cast: Jayce Bartok, Henry Gibson, Lara Harris …
Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham, Joe Dante, John Gaeta …
Trapped in a house of horror, seven people discover that the only way they'll get out alive is to tell their scariest stories, setting the stage for five tales from directors Ken…
-
Schlock!: The Secret History of American Movies (2003)
Cast: Peter Bogdanovich, Roger Corman, Vampira …
Directed by: Ray Greene
This engrossing documentary features clips of independent movies made in the pioneering era of the 1950s and '60s, along with interviews with the cinematic mavericks who made them,…
-
The Terror / The Little Shop of Horrors (2002)
Cast: Jackie Joseph, Boris Karloff, Jonathan Haze …
Directed by: Roger Corman
Helmed by B-movie king Roger Corman, this pair of classic 1960s chillers features a young Jack Nicholson. In The Terror, Nicholson plays a Napoleonic soldier looking into eerie events at a…
-
100 Years of Horror (1996)
Cast: Christopher Lee, Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert De Niro …
Directed by: Ted Newsom
From Frankenstein to Freddie Kruger, Hollywood's horror genre is honored in this documentary hosted by veteran spook star Christopher Lee. The film encapsulates the history of the genre,…
-
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1994)
Cast: Billy Zane, William Sadler, John Kassir …
Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson
A wanderer named Brayker has the last of seven keys that hold the power to eliminate evil and protect the world from darkness. The evil Collector, however, possesses the other six, and…
-
Runaway Daughters (1994)
Cast: Julie Bowen, Holly Fields, Jenny Lewis …
Directed by: Joe Dante
Rebellious teen Angie (Julie Bowen) and her three guy-crazed girlfriends steal a car and leave their humdrum town behind in this remake of the 1950s B movie. Part of Showtime Network's…
-
Matinee (1993)
Cast: John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Kellie Martin …
Directed by: Joe Dante
Aging movie producer Lawrence Woolsey (John Goodman) screens his latest schlock-licious B-movie -- filled with atomic blasts and human mutation -- and gets the attention of teen horror-flick…
-
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Cast: Phoebe Cates, Zach Galligan, John Glover …
Directed by: Joe Dante
Young sweethearts Billy (Zach Galligan) and Kate (Phoebe Cates) move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series…
-
The Burbs (1989)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher …
Directed by: Joe Dante
When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) and his friends (Bruce Dern and Rick Ducommun) let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to…
-
Far from Home (1989)
Cast: Matt Frewer, Drew Barrymore, Richard Masur …
Directed by: Meiert Avis
A desert detour strands a father and his comely teenage daughter in a crumbling trailer park that doubles as a hotbed for illicit activity, a playground for sexual discovery -- and the…
-
Innerspace (1987)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan …
Directed by: Joe Dante
A hell-raising Navy test pilot (Dennis Quaid) is miniaturized for a top-secret exploratory journey inside a laboratory rabbit -- but is instead injected into the body of a high-strung nebbish…
-
Armed Response (1986)
Cast: David Carradine, Lee Van Cleef, Mako …
Directed by: Fred Olen Ray
After Clay Roth (David Goss) -- the son of a World War II veteran (Lee Van Cleef) and brother to two Vietnam vets (David Carradine and Brent Huff) -- gets caught in a scheme involving a…
-
After Hours (1985)
Cast: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom …
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) embarks on a trip to New York City's SoHo district in hopes of hooking up with a recent acquaintance, the beautiful Marcy Franklin (Rosanna Arquette). But…
-
The Terminator (1984)
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton …
Directed by: James Cameron
In the post-apocalyptic future, tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin back to 1984 to snuff Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead the human insurgents. Meanwhile,…
-
Zombie Aftermath (1982)
Cast: Steve Barkett, Sid Haig, Lynne Margulies …
Directed by: Steve Barkett
After a lengthy space mission, two astronauts (Steve Barkett and Larry Latham) return to an Earth transformed by nuclear war. As renegade gangs and mutants rule Los Angeles, the astronauts…
-
Heartbeeps (1981)
Cast: Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Allan Arkush
While relegated to a factory repair shelf, ValCom 17485 (Andy Kaufman), a robot valet, and hostess robot AquaCom 89045 (Bernadette Peters) experience a connection that blossoms into love.…
-
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Cast: P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard …
Directed by: Allan Arkush, Joe Dante
The students at Vince Lombardi High School love rock 'n' roll -- particularly the Ramones. But there's a new principal (Mary Woronov) in town who's not going to stand for…
-
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Cast: P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard …
Directed by: Allan Arkush
This musical comedy cult classic follows Vince Lombardi High School's fervent love of rock 'n' roll -- particularly The Ramones -- and the students' quest to party. After…
-
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
Cast: Nancy Allen, Bobby Di Cicco, Marc McClure …
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Beatlemania hits Manhattan in director Robert Zemeckis's debut film. The comedy follows six teens on the day of the Beatles' 1964 premiere on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Bride-to-be Pam…
-
New York, New York (1977)
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Lionel Stander …
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
In post-World War II New York City, aspiring saxophonist Jimmy Doyle (Robert De Niro) takes an orchestra gig to be with up-and-coming chanteuse Francine (Liza Minnelli). They wed soon…
-
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
Cast: Candice Rialson, Mary Woronov, Rita George …
Directed by: Allan Arkush, Joe Dante
At B movie factory Miracle Pictures, a good movie really is a miracle. Aspiring actress Candy is looking for her big break, but instead gets a part in Miracle's latest oeuvre. She's…
-
Moving Violation (1976)
Cast: Stephen McHattie, Kay Lenz, Lonny Chapman …
Directed by: Charles S. Dubin
A small-town drifter (Stephen McHattie) and his girlfriend (Kay Lenz) run afoul of the law when they witness the local sheriff murdering one of his deputies. Of course, it doesn't take…
-
Capone (1975)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Harry Guardino, Susan Blakely …
Directed by: Steve Carver
Prohibition-era mobster Al Capone (Ben Gazzara) rises from the streets of Brooklyn in this gritty biopic, learning his trade from gangland czar Frank Torrio (Harry Guardino) and then moving…
-
Beach Ball (1965)
Cast: Edd Byrnes, Chris Noel, Robert Logan …
Directed by: Lennie Weinrib
The Wigglers just want to get their big break, even if it means performing in drag at a Long Beach, Calif., custom car show. Chris Noel, Gail Gilmore, Mikki Jamison and Brenda Benet star as…
-
Premature Burial (1962)
Cast: Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Richard Ney …
Directed by: Roger Corman
Medical student Guy Carrell believes his father was buried while still alive and fears he'll suffer the same fate. Growing increasingly paranoid, he builds himself a mausoleum rigged for escape.
-
Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Cast: Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles …
Directed by: Roger Corman
Down-on-his-luck plant-shop employee Seymour (Jonathan Haze) thinks he's got it made when he develops a new Venus flytrap hybrid. Not so fast, Seymour: Turns out, the plant has not only…
-
Roger Corman Retrospective: Vol. 1 (1960)
Cast: Dick Miller, Susan Cabot
Directed by: Bernard L. Kowalski, Roger Corman
Buckle up for these three fast, cheap and out-of-control creations by B-movie godfather Roger Corman. A Bucket of Blood stars Dick Miller as a dorky waiter who becomes an unlikely hit in the…
-
Jack Nicholson: Cult Classics (1960)
Cast: Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles …
Directed by: Roger Corman, Richard Rush
L.A.'s No. 1 Lakers fan -- Jack Nicholson -- stars in a clutch of cult classics that have had audiences shuddering (and howling with laughter) for years. In Little Shop of Horrors,…
-
A Bucket of Blood (1959)
Cast: Jhean Burton, Bruno VeSota, Barboura Morris …
Directed by: Roger Corman
Walter Paisley (Dick Miller) is a shy busboy at a hip coffeehouse where beatnik poets perform. Yearning to be accepted into the world of avant-garde art, Paisley finally gets his chance when…
-
Gunslinger (1956)
Cast: John Ireland, Beverly Garland, Allison Hayes …
Directed by: Roger Corman
There's a new sheriff in town when Marshal Scott Hood (William Schallert) is gunned down, and his wife, Rose (Beverly Garland), takes over his duties. But Rose's new role…