Maniac Cop (1988)
Directed by: William Lustig
Starring: Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Robert Z’Dar
Rated: R
Running Time: 1 h 25 m
TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Schlocky Fun, Bruce Campbell
WEAKNESSES: Pretty Much Everything
A killer dressed as a cop prowls the streets of NYC. IS ANYWHERE SAFE!?
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The Ninth Configuration (1980)
Directed by: William Peter Blatty
Starring: Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders, Tom Atkins
Rated: R
Running Time: 1 h 58 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Themes
WEAKNESSES: A Few Weird Tonal Shifts, Unsatisfying Ending
An isolated institution in the Pacific Northwest tries a controversial experimental treatment on its primarily Vietnam veteran population.
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Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Directed by: Tommy Lee Wallace
Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O’Herlihy
Rated: R
Running Time: 1 h 38 m
TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Practical Effects, Some Ideas
WEAKNESSES: Not Remotely Scary, Acting, Dialogue, Predictability
A man investigates the latest Halloween craze, Silver Shamrock masks, thinking that there might be a kind of plot surrounding them.
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The Fog (1980)
Directed by: John Carpenter
Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Houseman, Tom Atkins, Hal Holbrook
Rated: R
Running Time: 1 h 29 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Special and Visual Effects, Creepy Atmosphere and Images, POV
WEAKNESSES: Thin and Predictable Story
A mysterious fog rolls in over a small coastal town on the centennial anniversary of a shipwreck which occurred just off the shore.
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