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Dennis Shryack has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1990s.
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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
The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined to stop the murderous driver.
Dir. Elliot Silverstein · With James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley
Detective Scott Turner has three days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemeanors. When Amos Reed is murdered, Scott sets himself on the case, but the closest thing to a witness to the murder is Reed's dog, Hooch, which Scott has to take care of—to avoid Hooch being 'put to sleep'.
Dir. Roger Spottiswoode · With Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson
As punishment for drunken, rebellious behavior, a young white soldier is thrown into a stockade populated entirely by black inmates. But instead of falling victim to racial hatred, the soldier joins forces with his fellow prisoners and rises up against the insanely tyrannical and bigoted prison warden.
Dir. Martin Sheen · With Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen, Laurence Fishburne
Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness from Las Vegas. The witness turns out to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties—and incriminating information regarding a high-ranking official.
Dir. Clint Eastwood · With Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
Dir. Andrew Davis · With Chuck Norris, Mike Genovese, Henry Silva
Danny O'Brien is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O'Brien had single-handedly captured The Terror and was called Hero by the people of L.A. Now Simon has escaped and has started killing women again, and O'Brien is the only man who can stop him.
Dir. William Tannen · With Chuck Norris, Brynn Thayer, Steve James
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