Robert Thom - Turner Classic Movies

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Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969)

Death Race (2008)

Source Material

Crazy Mama (1976)

The Witch Who Came From the Sea (1976)

Death Race 2000 (1975)

The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)

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Cult Of The Damned (a.k.a. Angel, Angel Down We Go) (1969) -- (Movie Clip) I'm A Fairy Princess

Cult Of The Damned (1969) -- (Movie Clip) All Sorts Of Tranquilizers

Biography

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969)

Writer (Feature Film)

Death Race (2008)

Source Material

Crazy Mama (1976)

The Witch Who Came From the Sea (1976)

Death Race 2000 (1975)

The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)

Bloody Mama (1970)

Bloody Mama (1970)

Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969)

Wild in the Streets (1968)

The Subterraneans (1960)

All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960)

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Cult Of The Damned (a.k.a. Angel, Angel Down We Go) (1969) -- (Movie Clip) I'm A Fairy Princess Shortly after the opening, a flashback to earlier in the life of troubled Tara-Nicole (Joan Calhoun in this scene, growing up to be Holly Near), at a restaurant with her warring super-wealthy parents (Charles Aidman, Jennifer Jones) with writer Robert Thom in his only outing as a director, in Cult Of The Damned, (a.k.a. Angel, Angel Down We Go), 1969.

Cult Of The Damned (1969) -- (Movie Clip) All Sorts Of Tranquilizers Usually low-budget American International pictures shooting on location at the Getz-Hearst “Beverly House” in Beverly Hills, singer Bogart (Jordan Christopher) has the full attention of mother Astrid (Jennifer Jones) and daughter Tara Nicole (Holly Near), then another original song by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil in Cult Of The Damned, (a.k.a. Angel, Angel Down We Go), 1969.

Cult Of The Damned (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Open, My Parents Were Perfect The soundtrack doing much of the work, with voice over by Holly Near as rich and twisted Tara Nicole, the opening to American International’s shocker Cult Of The Damned, (a.k.a. Angel, Angel Down We Go), 1969, leading to Charles Aidman as her father in the shower, also starring Jennifer Jones.

Cult Of The Damned (a.k.a. Angel, Angel Down We Go) (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Angel, Angel Down We Go At her coming-out party thrown by her super-rich parents in LA (Jennifer Jones, Charles Aidman), Tara-Nicole (Holly Near), home from finishing school in Switzerland and nervous about her weight, is dazzled by singer “Bogart” (Jordan Christopher), performing an original song by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, in American International’s Cult Of The Damned, (a.k.a. Angel, Angel Down We Go), 1969.

Wild In The Streets (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Max's Entourage Narration by the ever-authoritative Paul Frees, introduces the posse for super-rich pop star Max (Christopher Jones), Larry Bishop as Abraham, Kevin Couglin as Billy, Richard Pryor as Stanley, inspiring a song (by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil), early in director Barry Shear’s political-pop oddity from AIP, Wild In The Streets, 1968.

Wild In The Streets (1968) -- (Movie Clip) I'm His Mother! Shelley Winters is the mother, and Bert Freed the father, from whom giant pop star Max Frost (Christopher Jones) ran away many years earlier, and they’ve just had big make-overs after realizing he’s rich and famous, looking to present themselves at a concert, in AIP’s Wild In The Streets, 1968.

Bloody Mama (1970) -- (Movie Clip) Nightgown Of The Lord Two of her boys jailed, in Arkansas ca. 1930, Kate “Ma” Barker (Shelley Winters) decides to stage a bank job with the two she has handy, Robert De Niro as Lloyd, Clint Kimbrough as Arthur, in director Roger Corman’s Bloody Mama, 1970, from American International Pictures.

Bloody Mama (1970) -- (Movie Clip) Ozark Massage With more narration from Shelley Winters as title-character Kate “Ma” Barker, we join her jailed son Fred (Robert Walden) and kinky cellmate Dirkman (Bruce Dern), his character based on the actual Barker crony Alvin Karpis, in Bloody Mama, 1970, from Roger Corman and AIP.

Bloody Mama (1970) -- (Movie Clip) Open, That's What You Call Family The young girl here is Lisa Jill, her comments perhaps voiced by Shelley Winters, who plays the character she’ll grow up to be, in what amounts to an origin myth for Kate “Ma” Barker, custom title song by Don Randi, Al Simms and Bob Silver, in Roger Corman’s outrageous Bloody Mama, 1970.

Bloody Mama (1970) -- (Movie Clip) Like The Barker Family Does Her boys (Robert Walden, Robert De Niro, Clint Kimbrough as Fred, Lloyd and Arthur, led by Don Stroud as eldest Herman) have just committed an unnecessary murder, which Shelley Winters as “Ma” Barker rationalizes, before resuming quasi-historical narration, in Bloody Mama, 1970.

Wild In The Streets (1968) -- (Movie Clip) 14 Or Fight! Mega-rich pop star Max (Christopher Jones, with his band, Richard Pryor on drums!) has just barely agreed to appear in support of congressman Fergus (Hal Holbrook), who’s running for senator, because he supports lowering the voting age, and a new idea comes up, in WIld In The Streets, 1968.

Wild In The Streets (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Ronald Reagan Would Look Worse Senator Fergus (Hal Holbrook) hopes Mrs. Flatow (Shelley Winters), mom of pop-star turned politician Max (Christopher Jones), can get him to slow down his government take-over, but she’s tripping, while he, with advisors (Kevin Coughlin, Richard Pryor, Larry Bishop) plans his next move, in Wild In The Streets, 1968.

Bloody Mama (1970) Original Trailer Original trailer with twisted content right up front, and commentary resembling critical praise for producer-director Roger Corman, for Bloody Mama, 1970, from American International Pictures, with Shelley Winters, Robert De Niro and Bruce Dern.

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