Verhoeven Effect

We dive into the weird world of 1984. A violent dystopian society is bored by its tyrannical government.

Director - Michael Radford

Cinematographer - Roger Deakins

Written by - Michael Radford (written by) George Orwell (Novel)

Cast - John Hurt Richard Burton Suzanna Hamilton

We dive into the weird world of Risky Business. In a violently bland rich suburb, an ambitious young Joel uses his parents house as a brothel while they're on vacation; to cover the cost of everything else he broke or lost.

Act 1: 21:52

Act 2: 46:32

Act 3: 1:25:06

Director - Paul Brickman

Cinematographer - Bruce Surtees Reynaldo Villalobos

Written by - Paul Brickman

Cast - Tom Cruise Rebecca De Mornay Joe Pantoliano

We dive into the weird world of Star Trek. A violent genetically altered superman is on a quest for revenge as he and his crew find the opportunity to steal a Starfleet vessel and pursue revenge In the middle of a scientific field test.

Act 1: 24:58

Act 2: 55:02

Act 3: 1:37:29

Director - Nicholas Meyer

Cinematographer - Gayne Rescher

Written by - Jack B. Sowards (screenplay) Harve Bennett (story by) and Jack B. Sowards

Cast - William Shatner Leonard Nimoy DeForest Kelley

We dive into the weird world of Escape From New York. In the far flung future of 1997 Manhattan has been walled off into a violent prison with no guards. Snake Pliskin, a new prisoner and war hero, is sent into Manhattan to rescue the president who's plane was crashed there; in exchange for freedom.

Act 1: 28:31

Act 2: 1:12:10

Act 3: 1:45:50

Director - John Carpenter

Cinematographer - Dean Cundey

Written by - John Carpenter Nick Castle

Cast - Kurt Russell Lee Van Cleef Ernest Borgnine

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We dive into the weird world of Airplane!. A fighter pilot with PTSD must redeem himself in the eyes of Elaine as he tries to pilot a passenger plane after the crew and passengers become violently ill from fish.

Act 1: 12:59

Act 2: 33:28

Act 3: 1:04:03

Director - Jim Abrahams David Zucker Jerry Zucker

Cinematographer - Joseph F. Biroc

Written by - Jim Abrahams David Zucker Jerry Zucker

Cast - Robert Hays Julie Hagerty Leslie Nielsen

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We dive into the weird world of Alien. Some space trucker get sent to intercept a new violent life form.

Act 1: 24:20

Act 2: 1:03:53

Act 3: 2:05:02

Director - Ridley Scott

Cinematographer - Derek Vanlint

Written by - Dan O'Bannon (screenplay) Dan O'Bannon Ronald Shusett (story by)

Cast - Sigourney Weaver Tom Skerritt John Hurt

We dive into the weird world of Gray Lady Down. A violent collision off the coast of New York City sends a nuclear submarine to the ocean floor just on the edge of a deeper chasm. The Navy have a few days to mount a rescue.

Act 1: 13:22

Act 2: 40:25

Act 3: 1:11:46

Director - David Greene

Cinematographer - Stevan Larner

Written by - David Lavallee (novel) , James Whittaker and Howard Sackler (Screenplay), Frank P. Rosenberg (adaptation)

Cast - Charlton Heston David Carradine Stacy Keach

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We dive into the weird world of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In a violent misunderstanding in communications a group of aliens scare a single mother and rip a mans family apart.

Act 1: 20:31

Act 2: 59:56

Act 3: 1:34:13

Director - Steven Spielberg

Cinematographer - Vilmos Zsigmond

Written by - Steven Spielberg

Cast - Richard Dreyfuss François Truffaut Teri Garr

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We dive into the weird world of Rocky. In a violent Philadelphia a loan shark's muscle is chosen to be the next contender for the Boxing heavyweight championship.

Act 1: 24:31

Act 2: 1:14:24

Act 3: 1:54:06

Director - John G. Avildsen

Cinematographer - James Crabe

Written by - Sylvester Stallone

Cast - Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burt Young

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We dive into the weird world of Dog Day Afternoon. In a violent Brooklyn an under pressure Sonny robs a bank to pay for the sex change for his second wife. Based on a true story.

Act 1: 13:36

Act 2: 1:05:14

Act 3: 2:09:53

Director - Sidney Lumet

Cinematographer - Victor J. Kemper

Written by - Frank Pierson

Cast - Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen

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