Charles Hallahan’s Typical Vibe
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Charles Hallahan has 11 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 1990s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Thing.
Recurring themes

Flatliners
1990
Drama · Science Fiction

The Craft
1996
Horror · Drama

The Prophecy
1995
Fantasy · Horror

The Devil's Advocate
1997
Horror · Drama

The Beast Within
1982
Horror · Fantasy

Thinner
1996
Fantasy · Horror

The Fly II
1989
Horror · Science Fiction

Mommie Dearest
1981
Drama

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Dir. John Carpenter · With Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
Dir. Clint Eastwood · With Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress

An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
Dir. John Landis, Joe Dante, Steven Spielberg, George Miller · With Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Scatman Crothers

Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium. Exposed one day to a lethal dose of radiation, Karen faces the blank walls of corporate indifference and denial. As her illness increases, her protest grows louder and she becomes an obvious danger to the powers that be.
Dir. Mike Nichols · With Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher

Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Before long, his worst fears are realized when a massive eruption hits, and immediately, Harry, the mayor and the townspeople find themselves fighting for their lives amid a catastrophic nightmare.
Dir. Roger Donaldson · With Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Arabella Field
When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard decides to stop at nothing to help his idol regain his former glory—not even murder.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin

After deciding he needs to do something meaningful with his life, high school wrestler Louden Swain sets out on a mission to drop weight and challenge the area's undefeated champion, which creates problems with his teammates and health. Matters are complicated further when Louden's father takes in an attractive female drifter who's on her way to San Francisco.
Dir. Harold Becker · With Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Ronny Cox
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.
Dir. Martin Campbell · With Fred Ward, David Warner, Julianne Moore
Every six hundred years, a great evil has the opportunity to escape and unleash Armageddon. A group of five stones has the power to either free the evil, or banish it for another six hundred years. An order of Druids battles with a Warlock determined to unleash his father upon the world.
Dir. Anthony Hickox · With Julian Sands, Chris Young, Paula Marshall
Fast-talking Latino con artist Pestario "Pest" Vargas is the target of Scottish mobsters to whom he owes a considerable debt. Willing to do anything to raise money and avoid severe injury or death, Vargas agrees to a very unusual job -- he will be transported to a remote island and hunted by Gustav Shank, a racist German executive. If he can survive a full day and night, Vargas gets $50,000 and will be set free. Is he wily enough to elude Shank?
Dir. Paul Miller · With John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones, Edoardo Ballerini
When an elderly millionaire is found dead with cocaine in his system, his will leaves $8 million to Rebecca Carlson, who was having an affair with him. District attorney Robert Garrett decides to prosecute Rebecca, arguing that she deliberately engaged in wild sex with the old man to overexcite him and lead to his premature death. Defense attorney Frank Dulaney defends Rebecca in court while getting sucked into a dangerous affair with her.
Dir. Uli Edel · With Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Julianne Moore