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Martin is a 1978 American horror film written and directed by George A. Romero.
Romero claims that Martin is the favorite of all his films. The film is also notable as the first collaboration between George Romero and special effects artist Tom Savini.
Martin (John Amplas) sedates women with a syringe full of narcotics and then slices their wrists with a razor blade so he can drink their blood. Martin, who comes to live with his granduncle and cousin in the dying town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, has romantic monochrome visions of vampiric seductions and torch-lit mobs, but it is impossible to tell how seriously he takes them. In addition to the vampiric themes, the film shows the stagflation of the 1970s in the form of the struggling residents of Braddock.
Martin's granduncle, the superstitious old Tada Cuda, has reluctantly agreed to give Martin room and board as he is the closest living relative, as well as his nephew. Cuda is very much a Lithuanian Catholic who treats Martin like an Old World vampire and tries unsuccessfully to repel Martin with strings of garlic bulbs around the home and a crucifix. Martin mocks these attempts and says bitterly, "There's no real magic... ever." When Cuda warns Martin that if he murders anyone in Braddock that he will be killed, Martin sneaks out at night into inner city Pittsburgh and instead begins targeting crooks and drug dealers and draining their blood, although he still focuses on seducing women. Martin seeks advice on women from a radio DJ, who calls him "The Count" and eggs Martin on to try and seduce girls when the DJ realizes his listeners consider Martin a hit. When being put to work in a grocery store owned by Cuda, Martin strikes up a friendship with a lonely housewife, turning into a full-fledged affair with tragic results.
Actors: Uwe Boll (actor), Adrian Holmes (actor), Eric Breker (actor), Michael Teigen (actor), Julia Dordel (actress), Julia Dordel (producer), Nicholas Harrison (actor), Guido Tölke (director), Guido Tölke (producer), Hendrik Massute (actor), Simone Geißler (actress), Harald Schandry (actor), Doreen Nixdorf (actress), Douglas Roy Dack (actor), Mark Eichenseher (actor),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Short, Thriller,Actors: Humberto Dorado (actor), Omar Hernandez (actor), Alejandra Borrero (actress), Alberto Pujol (actor), Alejandro Martínez (actor), Rafael Taibo (actor), Luis Fernando Salas (actor), Elkin Díaz (actor), Carmenza Gómez (actress), Juan Pablo Franco (actor), Carlos Benjumea (actor), Ilja Rosendahl (actor), Andrea Guzmán (actress), Patrick Delmas (actor), Diego León Hoyos (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Art Camacho (writer), John Solis (actor), Art Camacho (producer), Enrique Murillo (director), Fabian Lopez (actor), Mariano Mendoza (actor), Jason Abustan (producer), Abraham Rubio (actor), Mario Valencia (actor), Juan Luis Maldonado (editor), Youssef Guezoum (composer), Alberto Alvarado (actor), Guillermo Ramos (actor), Guillermo Ramos (producer), Leila Ciancaglini (actress),
Plot: Guerrero, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, crosses the border into the United States in search of his family. After arriving in San Diego, California he meets organized crime boss Gino Santoro, who offers him lodging, a job, and help in finding his family. There is only one condition... he must fight in an underground Cage Fight tournament and only the strong will survive! A harrowing tale of struggle and survival.
Keywords: martial-arts, mixed-martial-artsActors: Nathan Blackwell (editor), Nathan Blackwell (producer), Nathan Blackwell (writer), Nathan Blackwell (director), Logan Blackwell (writer), Logan Blackwell (composer), Logan Blackwell (actor), Craig Curtis (actor), Craig Curtis (writer), Amanda Schaar (actress), Linsey Shupe (actress), Shay Alber (actor), Mike King Jr. (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Judy Ann Santos (actress), Ricardo Lee (miscellaneous crew), Judy Ann Santos (actress), Susan Africa (actress), Ama Quiambao (actress), Trina N. Dayrit (director), Carlo Aquino (actor), Roy Alvarez (actor), Rey 'PJ' Abellana (actor), Ronnie Lazaro (actor), Neil Ryan Sese (actor), Jeffrey Santos (actor), Emilio Garcia (actor), Gilleth Sandico (actress), Arnold Reyes (actor),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance,Actors: Charlotte Rampling (actress), Isabelle Sadoyan (actress), Jean-Claude Fleury (producer), Jean-Claude Petit (composer), Jean-Claude Adelin (actor), Béatrice Agenin (actress), Jean-Pol Dubois (actor), Yasunari Kawabata (writer), Andrzej Zulawski (actor), Myriem Roussel (actress), Nelly Meunier (editor), Pierre Novat (producer), Joy Fleury (writer), Joy Fleury (director), Pierre Grillet (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Imanol Uribe (producer), Imanol Arias (actor), Ramón Barea (actor), Montserrat Salvador (actress), Xabier Elorriaga (actor), Imanol Uribe (director), Alberto Iglesias (composer), Imanol Uribe (writer), José Luis Peláez (editor), Martín Adjemián (actor), Alicia Sánchez (actress), Josune Lasa (costume designer), Daniel Dicenta (actor), Javier Aguirresarobe (producer), José Ángel Rebolledo (writer),
Plot: Opening at the funeral mass for Mikel, we flashback to those that played a part in Mikel's life and death; his estranged wife, his traditional Basque mother, a female impersonator and friend to Mikel in his coming out, and even the local priest.
Keywords: basque, bisexual, closeted-homosexual, cross-dressing, female-impersonator, funeral, gay-interest, male-frontal-nudity, male-rear-nudity, oral-sexActors: Franz Marischka (director), Hubert von Meyerinck (actor), Peter Kreuder (composer), Ellen Umlauf (actress), Elisabeth Stiepl (actress), Erna Sellmer (actress), Franz Marischka (writer), Theo Maria Werner (producer), Mario Novelli (actor), Loni Heuser (actress), Rudolf Prack (actor), Luisa Rivelli (actress), Siegfried Rauch (actor), Christiane Rücker (actress), Sepp Gneissl (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Joop Admiraal (actor), Hans Croiset (actor), Johnny Speight (writer), Jack Dixon (director), Anny de Lange (actress), Jos Knipscheer (actor), René Lobo (actor), Cees Nooteboom (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Carlos Savage (editor), Fernando Casanova (actor), Manuel Vergara 'Manver' (actor), María Gentil Arcos (actress), Cecilia Leger (actress), Fanny Schiller (actress), Raúl de Anda (producer), Raúl de Anda (writer), Gustavo César Carrión (composer), Raúl de Anda (director), Agustín Fernández (actor), Jesús Gómez (actor), Miguel Inclán (actor), Arturo Martínez (actor), José L. Murillo (actor),
Plot: Martin takes away Magdalena, his girlfriend, from her home to live with him. There, Magdalena will take care of Martin's father, who's in bed very sick. But Magdalena's relatives are very upset with Martin. Cristino, her brother, looks for revenge in the bar, but Martin defeats him in front of the governor of the town. Martin's brother, on the contrary, is a good man with a prosper corn business, and soon he will marry with his girlfriend. But one night occurs a tragedy. Martin's father dies in a fire while he was sleeping, and he's blaming Magdalena about the accident. Martin leaves Magdalena, after seriously beating her up. Martin's brother fiancée tries to convince him about coming back with Magdalena, but he says that never loves the girl, and she's the one that he loves instead. The day of Martin's brother weeding has come and there will be Martin, demanding to his fiancée to come with him by the force.
Keywords: alcoholic, gambler, jealousy, revenge