Verhoeven Effect

We dive into the weird world of Total Recall. In a violent future a mild manner body building construction worker goes to Rekall to live out the dream of being a spy. Turns out he is a spy?

Act 1: 50:70

Act 2: 1:17:51

Act 3: 1:39:38

Director - Paul Verhoeven

Cinematographer - Jost Vacano

Written by - Ronald Shusett & Dan O'Bannon and Gary Goldman story by Phillip K. Dick “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale”

Cast - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside

We dive into the weird world of The Town. A violent neighborhood in Boston is host to a lineage of Armored car and bank robbers.

Act 1: 26:45

Act 2: 1:17:46

Act 3: 2:04:56

Director - Ben Affleck

Cinematographer - Robert Elswit

Written by - Peter Craig and Ben Affleck & Aaron Stockard Chuck Hogan novel “Prince of Thieves”

Cast - Ben Affleck Rebecca Hall Jon Hamm

We dive into a weird world of Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. In a violent Montana two drifters cross paths and decide to rob a bank with some Korean war vets who were trying to kill them.

Act 1: 13:21

Act 2: 40:18

Act 3: 1:10:30

Director - Michael Cimino

Cinematographer - Frank Stanley

Written by - Michael Cimino

Cast - Clint Eastwood Jeff Bridges George Kennedy

We dive into the weird world of Manhunter. A violent serial killer is targeting families, as an ex FBI agent is brought in to get in the killers mind. And Hanibal "Lektor".

Act 1: 32:50

Act 2: 1:02:35

Act 3: 2:10:49

Director - Michael Mann

Cinematographer - Dante Spinotti

Written by - Michael Mann (screenplay) Thomas Harris (novel)

Cast - William Petersen Kim Greist Joan Allen

We dive into the weird world of Reign of Fire. In a violent dragon apocalypses a rag tag group try to survive. Then Americans show up to do some violence.

Act 1: 32:56

Act 2: 1:22:31

Act 3: 2:06:56

Director - Rob Bowman

Cinematographer - Adrian Biddle

Written by - Gregg Chabot Kevin Peterka Matt Greenberg

Cast - Matthew McConaughey Christian Bale Izabella Scorupco

We dive into the weird world of Broken Arrow. Two Airforce pilots end up in a violent standoff as one tries to heist and ransom 2 thermonuclear weapons.

Act 1: 23:19

Act 2: 1:10:51

Act 3: 2:01:43

Director - John Woo

Cinematographer - Peter Levy

Written by - Graham Yost

Cast - John Travolta Christian Slater Samantha Mathis

We dive into the weird world of The Silent Partner. A violent bank robber gets his bank robbery ripped off by a bank teller.

Act 1: 17:00

Act 2: 32:12

Act 3: 1:02:10

Director - Daryl Duke

Cinematographer - Billy Williams

Written by - Anders Bodelsen Curtis Hanson

Cast - Elliott Gould Christopher Plummer Susannah York

We dive into the weird world of Zulu. Violent British Imperialism gets decimated by the Zulu tribe. A different group of British soldiers hold ground against the Zulu wave attacks at a Swedish Missionary.

Act 1: 28:20

Act 2: 1:04:42

Act 3: 1:45:25

Director - Cy Endfield

Cinematographer - Stephen Dade

Written by - John Prebble Cy Endfield

Cast - Stanley Baker Jack Hawkins Ulla Jacobsson

We dive into the weird world of Knightriders. A violent knights and bike show is put on around Pennsylvania as the righteous King succumbs to his own ideals in an unjust world.

Act 1: 40:00

Act 2: 1:30:53

Act 3: 2:03:53

Director - George A. Romero

Cinematographer - Michael Gornick

Written by - George A. Romero

Cast - Ed Harris, Gary Lahti, Tom Savini

We dive into the weird world of Quigley Down Under. In a violent Australia a man puts out a job offer all over the world to shoot Dingos. Quigley answers the job offer from Wyoming and shows up with suspicion of what the actual job is.

Act 1: 25:31

Act 2: 1:03:40

Act 3: 1:39:16

Director - Simon Wincer

Cinematographer - David Eggby

Written by - John Hill

Cast - Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, Alan Richman