Hoyt Axton’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Hoyt Axton has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1990s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Gremlins.
Recurring themes

House of the Long Shadows
1983
Horror · Comedy

Buddy Buddy
1981
Comedy · Crime

House
1985
Comedy · Horror

Throw Momma from the Train
1987
Comedy · Crime

A Return to Salem's Lot
1987
Horror · Comedy

Scare Me
2020
Horror · Comedy

Fright Night
1985
Comedy · Horror

Waxwork
1988
Horror · Comedy

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.
Dir. Joe Dante · With Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton

While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a deserted island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once successful trainer. Together they begin training the horse to race against the fastest ones in the world.
Dir. Carroll Ballard · With Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr
A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.
Dir. Frank Darabont · With Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, William Atherton

Two escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.
Dir. Neil Jordan · With Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore