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Louisa Moritz
Actress 1936 - 2019

Louisa Moritz

La Havana, Cuba

Louisa Moritz (born Luisa Cira Castro Netto; September 25, 1936 – January 4, 2019) was a Cuban-American actress and lawyer. After arriving in New York from Cuba, she became a film and television actress, then earned a law degree. She is best known for her roles in One Flew... Read full bio →

Filmography

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The Independent

The Independent

Stephen Kessler 2000 1h 35m 4.0

A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to be a musical.

Galaxis

Galaxis

William Mesa 1995 1h 31m 3.0

Legend says that the sacred crystal is the source for all life and was created at the beginning of time. Kyla has sought the crystal to use its powers for himself and he takes the crystal after smashing the defenders on the Planet Sintaria. But there is another identical crystal on Earth and Ladera heads there to get it before the evil Kyla.

Hot Chili

Hot Chili

William Sachs 1985 1h 26m 4.0

A group of American teenage boys goes south of the border to work for the summer at a Mexican resort. There they encounter many wacky guests and have zany adventures involving a German dominatrix, a music teacher that gets hot when giving lessons, a buxom cook, and an uptight socialite that eventually thaws.

Euer Weg führt durch die Hölle

Euer Weg führt durch die Hölle

Ernst Ritter von Theumer 1984 1h 35m 4.0

A group of models fly into the jungle of some South American country to look for a photo location. Their plane is shot down and they are captured by a drug baron's private army. At the same time, the Mafia's representative arrive to negotiate future collaboration.

Chained Heat

Chained Heat

Paul Nicholas 1983 1h 39m 4.0

After killing a man in a drunk driving accident, a young woman is sent to a prison where both the inmates and the corrupt leadership are violent and abusive.

The Last American Virgin

The Last American Virgin

Boaz Davidson 1982 1h 33m 6.0

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.

Under the Rainbow

Under the Rainbow

Steve Rash 1981 1h 38m 5.0

A visiting dignitary, a CIA agent, a Nazi spy, Japanese tourists, an assassin and a group of "midget" actors from The Wizard of Oz (1939) all check into an elite Los Angeles hotel called Under the Rainbow.

True Confessions

True Confessions

Ulu Grosbard 1981 1h 48m 6.5

A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute

New Year's Evil

New Year's Evil

Emmett Alston 1980 1h 26m 4.0

During New Year's celebrations, a killer calls a disc jockey as he murders one reveler at midnight in each time zone.

Cuba

Cuba

Richard Lester 1979 2h 2m 5.0

A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train the corrupt General Batista's army against Castro's guerrillas while he also romances a former lover now married to an unscrupulous plantation owner.

Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

Lou Adler 1978 1h 26m 7.0

Two directionless musicans, a Chicano guitarist (Cheech Marin) and a White drummer (Tommy Chong), meet up in a chance encounter and embark on a series of odd adventures, including being the unwitting partcipants of a bizarre marijuana smuggling plot.

The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington

The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington

William A. Levey 1977 1h 29m

The world's most famous madame is called to Washington to testify before Congress.

Cannonball!

Cannonball!

Paul Bartel 1976 1h 33m 5.0

Racing across the country from L.A. to New York, a plethora of exotic cars carries contestants hoping to win a huge sum.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Miloš Forman 1975 2h 15m 8.9

The successful film drama from director Milos Forman portrays the life inside a psychiatric ward where the line between the insane and the not insane is blurred. Based on the novel by the same name by Ken Kesey.

Death Race 2000

Death Race 2000

Paul Bartel 1975 1h 20m 7.2

In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons.

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

Robert Taylor 1974 1h 16m

Fritz, now married and with a son, is desperate to escape from the domestic hell he now finds himself in. Lighting up a joint, he begins to dream about his eight other lives, hoping to find one that will provide a pleasant distraction.

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