Black brigade. Carter's army. Hijack. Last siege. One down two to go. Dark side of the sun.
Notes:
Title from container. Attica: Morgan Freeman, Charles Durning, Henry Darrow, Joel Fabiani, George Grizzard, Roger Mosley, Glynn Turman, Anthony Zerbe. Black brigade: Richard Pryor, Stephen Boyd, Robert Hooks, Susan Oliver, Roosevelt Grier, Billy Dee Williams, Moses Gunn, Paul Mooney. Hijack: Ernie Hudson, Jeff Fahey, Beth Toussaint, Brent Huff, Robert Miano, Larry Manetti, Frank McRae, Rosalind Allen, James Stephens, Peter Artico, Georges Gerdes, Patrick Kilpatrick, Carl Howard. One down two to go: Jim Kelly, Richard Roundtree, Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Paula Sills, Laura Loftus. The dark of the sun: Brad Pitt, Guy Boyd, Cheryl Pollak.
Contents:
Attica (1980, 96 min., not rated, TV movie) -- Black brigade (1970, 70 min., not rated, TV movie also known as "Carter's army") -- Hijack (1999, 94 min., not rated, also known as "The last siege") -- One down two to go (1982, 85 min., rated R) -- The dark side of the sun (1988, 101 min., rated R).
Summary:
Attica: Demanding improvement of their rights, restless inmates take over the Attica State Correctional Facility in the bloodiest prison uprising in U.S. history. Black brigade: The story of racist Army Captain Beau Carter, assigned an all-black unit of soldiers during World War II. They must learn to work together if they hope to destroy the enemy--and not each other. Hijack: A senator becomes the victim of a train hijacking in this Die Hard meets The Taking of 123 Action favorite. One down two to go: When a mixed martial arts fight goes bad for Chuck and his promoter, Ralph, they end up beaten and broke. Luckily, their friends, Cal and J, are willing to dole out punishments. The dark of the sun: Plagued by a rare skin disease, Rick hides his face from the world with a mask--until he meets a girl who inspires him to reveal his true self.
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