Joe Spinell

Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!

Dir. John G. Avildsen · With Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young

Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.

Dir. William Friedkin · With Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal

After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. Soon enough, the "Master of Disaster" and the "Italian Stallion" are set on a collision course for a climactic battle that is brutal and unforgettable.

Dir. Sylvester Stallone · With Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young

A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.

Dir. William Lustig · With Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton

Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.

Dir. John Milius · With Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey

A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.

Dir. Philip D'Antoni · With Roy Scheider, Jerry Leon, Tony Lo Bianco

When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.

Dir. Bruce Malmuth · With Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Rutger Hauer

Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden.

Dir. Dick Richards · With Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland

When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.

Dir. William Friedkin · With Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen

Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.

Dir. Sylvester Stallone · With Sylvester Stallone, Lee Canalito, Armand Assante

Army psychiatrist Colonel Kane is posted to a secluded gothic castle housing a military asylum. With a reserved calm, he indulges the inmates' delusions, allowing them free rein to express their fantasies.

Dir. William Peter Blatty · With Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller

New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. When a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, he goes berserk and vows revenge.

Dir. William Lustig · With Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright

A pair of smugglers manage to pick up a castaway while running from the authorities, who turns out to be the only survivor from a secret mission to destroy a mysterious superweapon designed by the evil Count Zartharn. The smugglers are soon recruited by the Emperor to complete the mission, as well as to rescue the Emperor's son, who has gone missing.

Dir. Luigi Cozzi · With Marjoe Gortner, Caroline Munro, Christopher Plummer