William Smith’s Typical Vibe
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William Smith has 9 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 1990s.
Recurring themes

The Toxic Avenger
1984
Action · Comedy

The Punisher
1989
Action · Crime

48 Hrs.
1982
Crime · Action

Game of Death II
1981
Drama · Action

Lone Wolf McQuade
1983
Action · Crime

Class of 1984
1982
Action · Crime

Revenge of the Ninja
1983
Action · Crime

Savage Streets
1984
Action · Crime

During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.
Dir. Edward James Olmos · With Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Pepe Serna

A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.
Dir. John Milius · With Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow

Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola · With Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane

A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.
Dir. William Lustig · With Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon
A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues increase, the reporter is lured into a deadly trap.
Dir. Phillip Borsos · With Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan

Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered along a deserted road. He is befriended by a stranger, Tommy, who is a bank robber and have many adventures during their journey.
Dir. Robert Aldrich · With Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Ramon Bieri

Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight – as he does – to make more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he's pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and an orangutan called Clyde all add to the 'fun'.
Dir. Buddy Van Horn · With Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis

as Captain Devlin / Count Sodom
'Hell' is the name of the hero of the story. He's a prisoner of the women who now run the USA after a nuclear/biological war. Results of the war are that mutants have evolved, and the human race is in danger of extinction due to infertility. Hell is given the task of helping in the rescue of a group of fertile women from the harem of the mutant leader (resembling a frog). Hell cannot escape since he has a bomb attached to his private parts which will detonate if he strays more than a few hundred yards from his guard.
Dir. Donald G. Jackson, R.J. Kizer · With Roddy Piper, Sandahl Bergman, Cec Verrell

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".
Dir. Leonard Freeman · With Jack Lord, Herman Wedemeyer, William Smith