Ivan Acosta


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From Beyond (1986) -- (Movie Clip) I Want To See What You Saw Nerdy shrink Dr. McMichaels (Barbara Crampton) explains to Crawford Tillinghast (Jeffrey Combs), aide to the scientist he’s now charged with murdering, that she’s arranged to have him released to show her what they were working on, introducing Ken Foree as Bubba, director Stuart Gordon building tension in From Beyond, 1986.
From Beyond (1986) -- (Movie Clip) Stimulating The Pineal Gland Shrink Dr. McMichaels (Barbara Crampton) has intervened to get Crawford (Jeffrey Combs), accused of killing his scientist boss in what we know was an experiment gone way wrong, released to the lab to show her what they were trying for, Ken Foree her muscle-assistant Bubba, director Stuart Gordon letting the SFX fly, in From Beyond, 1986.
From Beyond (1986) -- (Movie Clip) The Resonator! Clunky-looking 80’s computer and mad-scientist stuff with Jeffrey Combs as Crawford, shifting to the pretty darn weird, which he rushes to tell colleague Pretorius (Ted Sorel), from then-hot Re-Animator (1985) director Stuart Gordon, working again from H.P. Lovecraft, but shooting in Italy, opening From Beyond, 1986.
Bugsy Malone (1976) -- (Movie Clip) Go Feed The Ducks Probably more provocative in retrospect than it seemed at the time, writer-director Alan Parker in his kids-playing-gangsters musical has brassy Tallulah (Jodie Foster), girlfriend of the owner of the night club, apply her charms to the hustler title character (Scott Baio), igniting his potential girlfriend Blousey (Florence Garland), in Bugsy Malone, 1976.
Hero (1992) -- (Movie Clip) Excuse The Vulgarity Jungle Advised to visit with his son (James Madio) before his sentencing for fencing stolen goods, small-time crook Bernie (Dustin Hoffman) continues his confabulating when they find a promising wallet in a rest room, early in Hero, 1992, with Geena Davis and Andy Garcia.
Owl And The Pussycat, The (1970) -- (Movie Clip) Sit On Your Tire Director Herbert Ross, from Bill Manhoff’s play and Buck Henry’s screenplay, introduces his two leads, first Barbara Streisand as Manhattan streetwalker Doris, sheltering under the New York Post, and George Segal as bookworm Felix, toting Henry James, in The Owl And The Pussycat, 1970, Jacques Sanduescu their super.
Owl And The Pussycat, The (1970) -- (Movie Clip) What's Your Last Name? Still on their epic first night together, both thrown out of the same building, now in his friend’s apartment, after their improbable tryst, bookworm Felix (George Segal) and hooker Doris (Barbra Streisand) find a whole new range of topics to argue, in The Owl And The Pussycat, 1970, from the Bill Manhoff play.
Owl And The Pussycat, The (1970) -- (Movie Clip) You Rat Fink Fruitcake! First meeting between the principals, neighbors in the same apartment, after aspiring novelist Felix (George Segal) has called the management to alert them that Doris (Barbra Streisand) appears to be transacting prostitution, seen through his window, early in director Herbert Ross’ The Owl And The Pussycat, 1970.
Remember My Name (1978) -- (Movie Clip) I Have A Speech Newly paroled Emily (Geraldine Chaplin) at the five and dime tangling with assistant manager Rita (Alfre Woodard) then interviewing with boss "Nudd," (Jeff Goldblum), in writer-director Alan Rudolph's Remember My Name, 1978.

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