Movies by Max Showalter
As part of the cast:
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Indestructible Man (1992)
Cast: Kevin Murphy, Jim Mallon, Mary Jo Pehl …
Lon Chaney Jr. stars as Charles "the Butcher" Benton, a vicious criminal brought back to life as an invulnerable mute in this sublimely ridiculous entry in the "Mystery Science Theater 3000"…
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Sixteen Candles (1984)
Cast: Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, Anthony Michael Hall …
Directed by: John Hughes
Sam Baker's (Molly Ringwald) 16th birthday should be perfect and memorable, but her whole family is so preoccupied with her older sister's (Blanche Baker) wedding that they…
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Racing with the Moon (1984)
Cast: Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern, Nicolas Cage …
Directed by: Richard Benjamin
On the brink of adulthood in small-town California, teens Henry and Nicky try to have a last hurrah before going off to fight in World War II. But when Henry falls in love and Nicky lands in…
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Cast: Peter Frampton, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb …
Directed by: Michael Schultz
The Beatles's album comes to life populated with 1970s pop stars. Mean Mr. Mustard menaces the happy hamlet of Heartland until pop wunderkind Billy Shears resurrects the villain's…
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Bonnie's Kids (1973)
Cast: Tiffany Bolling, Robin Mattson, Steve Sandor …
Directed by: Arthur Marks
After slaying their repulsive stepfather, emboldened sisters Myra (Robin Mattson) and Ellie (Tiffany Bolling) set out to become career criminals. While enjoying the freedom of being bad, the…
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Lord Love a Duck (1966)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld, Lola Albright …
Directed by: George Axelrod
A horny high school student (Roddy McDowall) puts his telepathic powers to good use when he employs them to romance a stuck-up co-ed (Tuesday Weld). What's this Prince Charming's…
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How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, Claire Trevor …
Directed by: Richard Quine
After impetuously wedding a beauty he just met, a cartoonist fantasizes about getting out of the hasty marriage by plotting his wife's murder in his sketchbook. But will life imitate art…
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My Six Loves (1963)
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Cliff Robertson, David Janssen …
Directed by: Gower Champion
Burned out from her tough schedule, Broadway luminary Janice Courtney (Debbie Reynolds) goes to her Connecticut country home for a few weeks of rest. But when she arrives, the diva discovers…
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The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
Cast: Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried …
Directed by: Arnold Laven
Arnold Laven directs this 1950s sci-fi creature-feature centered on prehistoric mollusk hatchlings that emerge from the Salton Sea and terrorize Californians. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Twill (Tim Holt)…
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The Monster That Challenged the World / It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1957)
Cast: Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried …
Directed by: Arnold Laven, Edward L. Cahn
Terror and campy acting abound in this pair of sci-fi drive-in classics. In The Monster That Challenged the World, an underwater earthquake unleashes a prehistoric monster's hideous…
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Bus Stop (1956)
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell …
Directed by: Joshua Logan
Naïve young rodeo rider Bo (Don Murray) falls in love with Phoenix-based café singer Cherie (Marilyn Monroe), whom he meets on a bus. His intentions are honorable, but his temper…
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The Amazing Transparent Man / Indestructible Man (1956)
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Max Showalter, Marian Carr …
Directed by: Edgar Ulmer, Jack Pollexfen
Two ghastly tales of classic suspense are featured in this chilling double feature. In Indestructible Man, Lon Chaney is Charles "The Butcher" Benson, a brutal death row inmate double-crossed…
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Down Three Dark Streets (1954)
Cast: Broderick Crawford, Ruth Roman, Martha Hyer …
Directed by: Arnold Laven
Produced in quasi-documentary style, this vintage crime thriller stars Broderick Crawford as FBI Agent John Ripley. When fellow G-man Zack Stewart is murdered, Ripley takes over the trio of…
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Niagara (1953)
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters …
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
Marilyn Monroe's a shameless hussy who wears skin-tight sweaters and flirts with anybody in long pants. Joseph Cotten's her long-suffering husband who, nonetheless, remains obsessed…
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Vicki (1953)
Cast: Richard Boone, Jeanne Crain, Jean Peters …
Directed by: Harry Horner
After a stunning metamorphosis from waitress to supermodel, the glamorous Vicki Lynn (Jean Peters) is murdered -- sending disturbed detective Ed Cornell (Richard Boone) in vindictive pursuit…
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Dangerous Crossing (1953)
Cast: Jeanne Crain, Max Showalter, Michael Rennie …
Directed by: Joseph M. Newman
After Ruth (Jeanne Crain) and John (Carl Betz) get married, the two newlyweds board a trans-Atlantic ocean liner for their honeymoon. But after a few days at sea, John suddenly goes missing,…
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With a Song in My Heart (1952)
Cast: Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun, David Wayne …
Directed by: Walter Lang
Susan Hayward stars as Jane Froman, an ambitious singer whose career takes off after she makes her radio debut and marries her pianist (David Wayne), in this Oscar-winning musical biography.…
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What Price Glory (1952)
Cast: James Cagney, Corinne Calvet, Dan Dailey …
Directed by: John Ford
Legendary Western director John Ford takes a sabbatical from the sagebrush and helms this World War I drama about two American doughboys (James Cagney and Dan Dailey) in France who both fall…