Problem/Borderline Films

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A IS FOR ACID (2002)  - two-hour single drama for ITV based on the life of notorious murderer John Haigh. Starring Martin Clunes.

THE ACID HOUSE (1999) - man-into-fly transformation; man and baby transfer personalities.

ADVENTURES OF A PRIVATE EYE (1977) - British sex comedy, one of a three-film series directed by Stanley Long. Features a psychic, a séance, and is set at 'Grimsdyke Manor'.

THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN (1989) - sea monster; figure of Death.

THE ADVENTURES OF PIMPLE: THE SPIRITUALIST (1914) - fake ghost.

THE ADVENTURES OF PIMPLE: TRILBY (1914) - Fred and Joe Evans' 'Pimple' series of comedy shorts continues with a spoof version of 'Svengali'.

AFTER ALICE (1999)  - Kiefer Sutherland as detective with new-found psychic powers, in pursuit of a serial killer. Review in 'Psychotronic Video' #34 says it is a German/British co-production filmed in Canada.

AFTER PILKINGTON (1986) - BBC 'Screen Two' psychological/social drama; Miranda Richardson shifts from light comedy-of-manners into scissors-wielding attack mode.

THE ALCHEMISTS (1999)  - employees of a pharmaceutical company become suspicious about the fertility drug 'Maternox', which seems to be a factor in a number of strange deaths. British t.v. thriller, directed by Peter Smith. Released in a 150-minute version on U.S. video/DVD.

ALICE (1989) - Czech genius Jan Svankmajer's amazing animated journey into the world of Lewis Carroll, with startling dream/nightmare images galore. Swiss/German/U.K. production co-funded by Channel 4.

ALIEN BLOOD (1998) - alien child with power to kill by thought; 'vampire'-like characters.

ALL HALLOWE'EN (1952) - short, with Diane Cilento. Girl has romance with a ghost.

ALL EYES ON SHARON TATE (1966) - 10-minute promotional film highlighting the tragic starlet, includes several clips from the then-in-production EYE OF THE DEVIL.

ALL I WANT IS YOU...AND YOU...AND YOU (1974) - Comedy farce, a Tigon production; includes Sheila Steafel as a homicidal, knife-wielding character dressed as Harpo Marx!

THE AMAZING EQUAL PAY SHOW (1974) - public information film? Scene with 'equal pay legislation potion' being prepared in mad scientist's horror movie-style lab.

THE AMAZING MR.BLUNDEN (1972) - children's ghost fantasy.

THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE (2000)  - acclaimed documentary by Adam Simon, featuring interviews with luminaries of the U.S. horror scene, including John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, George Romero, David Cronenberg and John Landis. Ref: Marc Morris - “I helped out on THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE. It was produced in London for IFC”.  

ANAZAPTA (2001)  - 14^th-century drama, set in war-torn and plague-ridden England. Has been compared with HOUR OF THE PIG, JABBERWOCKY, WITCHFINDER GENERAL etc.

ANGEL HEART (1987)  - Alan Parker’s U.S. horror/noir starring Robert de Niro as the Devil. Internet Movie Database suggests this was a U.S./U.K./Canadian co-production.

THE ANIMALS (2000) - animal rights activists kidnap the head of a pharmaceutical company, cage him like a beast and conduct mock experiments on him, broadcasting the whole thing on the web. "As tensions mount and conflicting motives come to the fore, they descend into a struggle for their own survival" - www.customflix.com

THE ANNA CONTRACT (1978)  - short in which a contract killer targets a defecting Eastern European scientist. Surprise ending a la Mario Bava's BLOOD BATH, as an innocent little girl kills the assassin with his own rifle - and then turns the weapon on the crew filming this movie! Ref: 'Ten Years Of Terror', FAB Press. 

THE ANNIVERSARY (1967) - eye patch-wearing matriarch rules over her weak family. Hammer drama with Bette Davis.

ANOTHER MAN'S POISON (1951) - Bette Davis as novelist who poisons her husband and her lover. Script by Val Guest.

APACHES (197?) - fondly-remembered Public Information Film on the dangers of farms and farm equipment, with kids being mutilated and killed while playing in an agricultural environment.

APARTMENT ZERO (1988) - Martin Donovan's overrated and rather confused psycho-thriller, set in an apartment building in Buenos Aires.

ARABIAN ADVENTURE (1979) - kiddie adventure with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and fake monsters.

ARTEMIS 81 (1981)  - three-hour plus epic single drama from BBC t.v., starring Sting, Daniel-Day Lewis, Roland Curram and Ingrid Pitt in an apocalyptic sf drama about a battle between the forces of good and evil.

ASK A POLICEMAN (1938) - Will Hay and regular cohorts involved in the old 'phantom smugglers' plot.

THE ASSIGNMENT (1996)  - secret organisation employing robot assassins. 8-minute amateur short from the team behind ZOMBIE GENOCIDE, padded out naughtily with copious excerpts from THE TERMINATOR, obviously an influence on their work here!

AUTON (1997) - the return of the Autons and the Nestene Consciousness, originally seen in BBC science fiction series 'Doctor Who' and revived here by Bill Baggs' BBV label, specializing in videotaped productions starring former cast members from the show. Directed by Nicholas Briggs. Cast includes Reece Shearsmith, later to find fame in cult comedy series 'The League Of Gentlemen'.

AUTON 2: SENTINEL (1998) - 'Doctor Who' spin-off sequel from BBV. Directed by Nicholas Briggs.

AUTON 3 (1999) - third in the BBV series; directed by Bill Baggs and Patricia Merrick.

THE AVENGERS (1998) - megalomaniac villain with power over the weather; pursuit by giant remote-controlled insects.

AXED! (2000)  - shot-on-video short, directed by Conan Roberts for Polymer Films. “An experimental short dealing with death, life, dreams and waking nightmares”  - www.alexryle.com