Robert Houston’s Typical Vibe
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Robert Houston has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1980s.
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A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.
Dir. Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi · With Tomisaburō Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Kayo Matsuo

Taking an ill-advised detour en-route to California, the Carter family soon run into trouble when their RV breaks down in the middle of the desert. Stranded, they find themselves at the mercy of monstrous cannibals lurking in the surrounding hills.
Dir. Wes Craven · With Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Martin Speer
A motocross team on their way to trial a new super-fuel head out across the desert lead by Rachel, who, unbeknownst to the rest of the group, is a survivor of the cannibal clan which menaced the Carter family several years before.
Dir. Wes Craven · With Michael Berryman, Kevin Spirtas, John Bloom
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