151. And Now for Something Completely Different
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Actors: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
Plot: This is compilation from the first two seasons of Monty Python's Flying Circus featuring some of the best sketches: Dead Parrot, Lumberjack Song, Twit of the Year and many more.
152. Rocky II
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Tony Burton
Plot: Rocky takes another shot at Apollo Creed, who will win this time?
153. The Andromeda Strain
Year of Release: 1971
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Robert Wise
Actors: Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid, Paula Kelly, George Mitchell
Plot: A U.S. army satellite falls to the town of Piedmont, New Mexico and brings back something alien that wipes out nearly the entire town. A team of five scientists are brought in to solve the mystery behind the biological terror before it spreads.
154. Bay of Blood ( Reazione a catena )
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mario Bava
Actors: Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso, Anna Maria Rosati, Chris Avram, Leopoldo Trieste
Plot: After en elderly heiress is killed off by her husband, who wants the fortune for himself, is sets off a chain reaction as other member's of the family work to whittle down the inheritance pool - by killing off one another. A hapless group of teens camping out in one of the abandoned buildings on the property are caught in the middle.
155. Big Jake
Year of Release: 1971
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: George Sherman
Actors: John Wayne, Richard Boone, Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum, Bruce Cabot, Bobby Vinton
Plot: The McCandles ranch is run over by a gang of cutthroats led by the evil John Fain. They kidnap little Jacob McCandles and hold him for a million dollar ransom. There is only one man who is brave enough and smart enough to bring him back, and that man is Big Jake.
156. Ryan's Daughter
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Lean
Actors: Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, Christopher Jones, John Mills, Leo McKern, Sarah Miles
Plot: WWI seems worlds away from Ireland's Dingle peninsula. A young, conflicted British officer finds himself in the pub - the only customer - while Rosy Ryan Shaughnessy tends bar. The two have a magnetic attraction - but one night a group of Irish revolutionaries expecting a shipment of guns arrives at the pub and everything will come crashing down.
157. Helter Skelter
Year of Release: 1976
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tom Gries
Actors: Steve Railsback, George DiCenzo, Nancy Wolfe, Marilyn Burns, Christina Hart, Cathey Paine
Plot: Story of the crimes, capture and trial of the notorious Charles Manson and his "family".
158. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Year of Release: 1975
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Ellen Burstyn, Alfred Lutter III, Harvey Keitel, Diane Ladd, Kris Kristofferson, Jodie Foster
Plot: After the death of her husband, Alice and her 11-year-old son leave their Socorro, New Mexico home and plan to make it to Monterrey, California. Alice is a singer and, in order to fund the trip, plans to take odd jobs along the way - but she eventually finds herself as a waitress.
159. Assault on Precinct 13
Year of Release: 1976
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Carpenter
Actors: Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Martin West, Tony Burton, Charles Cyphers
Plot: A police precinct in a less than desirable part of L.A. is shutting down, so there is only a skeleton crew on duty... they find themselves under siege by a gang, and must fight to survive the night.
160. Jeremiah Johnson
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Sydney Pollack
Actors: Robert Redford, Josh Albee, Joaquín Martínez, Will Geer, Delle Bolton, Stefan Gierasch
Plot: The trials and tribulations of a man out in the wilderness (probably northern Montana) totally alone. It is a real tale of survival.
