The best Diane Franklin’s movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Diane Franklin’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Diane Franklin.
Better Off Dead...
7.1/10
High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is hosting a beautiful French exchange student named Monique.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
6.9/10
Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history class—which means Ted would be sent to military school—but receive help from Rufus, a traveller from a future where their band is the foundation for a perfect society. With the use of Rufus' time machine, Bill and Ted travel to various points in history, returning with important figures to help them complete their final history presentation.
Amityville II: The Possession
5.6/10
Eager to start afresh, the unsuspecting couple of Anthony and Dolores Montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in Amityville. However, right from the very first night, strange paranormal experiences shatter the Montellis' fantasy, as the restless spirits of the dead and the new home's dark secrets open the unfathomable black portal of hell. Now, the family's older child, Sonny, has become the perfect vessel of destruction, as the invisible demonic forces claim his soul. Can Father Frank Adamsky cleanse the infernal Amityville House?
The Last American Virgin
6.3/10
The friendship of a group of young friends struggling with teen sex, drugs, and work is jeopardized by a romantic interest which may turn pals into bitter rivals.
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
7.4/10
A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.
TerrorVision
5.5/10
A family's new satellite TV system starts receiving signals from another planet, and soon it becomes the passageway to an alien world.
The Amityville Murders
4.7/10
On the night of November 13th, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. took a high powered rifle and murdered his entire family as they slept. At his trial, DeFeo claimed that 'voices' in the house commanded him to kill. This is their story.
How I Got Into College
5.7/10
The simple story of two young Michigan high school students, Jessica, Class President, Local Smart Girl, and object of Marlon's affections attempt to get into a small Pennsylvania college. Jessica fights off her parent's expectation of going to their alma mater of the University of Michigan, while Marlon fights his grades and SAT scores.
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
6.7/10
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.
Deadly Lessons
5.2/10
A psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school.
Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
The official feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Charles Band's legendary Empire Pictures studio.
Dallas: The Early Years
6.9/10
Prequel to the popular "Dallas" TV series focuses on the origins of the Ewing-Barnes feud during the 1930's. Larry Hagman provides the opening narration for the film. The story opens at a 1951 barbecue with "Digger" Barnes firing a shot at "Jock" Ewing. Immediately flashing back to the depression, the two men first meet in a boxcar as both are hoboing. Their original friendship is built on their desires to find oil. But their failings start as they both compete for the hand of the beautiful Miss Ellie. Jock is shown to be an honorable man caught up in a backlash. Digger is a neurotic, alcoholic with a gift for finding oil.
Second Time Lucky
5.1/10
In the beginning the Devil made a bet with God. The Devil backed Eve, God backed Adam. What would have happened to love and sex if Adam hadn't taken the bite?
The Final Interview
6.9/10
A veteran newscaster desperate for ratings secures an interview with a mass murderer on death row the night before the man is set to be executed. What our newscaster thinks will be an easy ratings boost turns into a dangerous psychological game between two manipulative alpha males.
Punchcard Player
6.5/10
Materialistic 20-something Tim Perroni (Brian Napolitan) tries to find a high-paying career while juggling six part-time jobs in this dark comedy. Addicted to his decadent lifestyle, Tim finally lands a full-time dream job but loses it in a day -- and ends up with 10 part-time jobs far worse than his previous punch-card positions. As pressure mounts to maintain his extravagant manner of living, Tim realizes he's headed for a miserable existence.
