Robert Nichols
Born in Oakland, Robert Nichols (20 July 1924 - 21 March 2013) was an American actor and entertainer. His career started as an entertainer during the Second World War and went on to study at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before finding his first film role in the 1949... Read full bio →
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Every year Hollywood makes hundreds of movies. This is one of them.
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Comedy sensation Mike Myers stars with Nancy Travis in this hatchet-driven romantic comedy about a wedlock-shy coffee house poet who finally meets the perfect woman.
Under Siege
A ship is taken over by a former high level military hitman in order to blackmail the united states government and protect himself from being taken out. Little does he know that the ships cook is a former green beret who will stop at nothing.
God Told Me To
A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.
The Night They Robbed Big Bertha's
A rollicking account of a bungling, unsuccessful criminal who plots the perfect "caper" against illegal establishments and his first stop is Big Bertha's Massage Emporium.
Westworld
A futuristic amusement park where customers can live out their fantasies through the use of robots. When things go wrong, Peter Martin finds he is in a fight for his life.
Second Chance
A rich stockbroker buys a Nevada ghost town as a community for people who need a second chance in life.
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
The world is shocked by the appearance of two talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society; but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race.
The Out of Towners
George & Gwen Kellerman make a trip to New York, where George is going to start a new job, it turns out to be a trip to hell.
The Trouble with Girls
Chautauqua manager Walter Hale and his loyal business manager struggle to keep their traveling troupe together in small town America.
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
A classic car changes the lives of three sets of owners.
We Joined the Navy
.A British comedy film based on the novel of the same name by John Winton.
The Amorous Prawn
While General Fitzadam serves abroad, his wife transforms their Scottish military estate into a fishing resort for Americans during his final posting before retirement.
Don't Bother to Knock
An Edinburgh travel agent loses his keys and his fiancé in one night. A friend finds the keys and makes loads of copies with his address attached as a joke. She gives them to him as he leaves for a holiday. He gives the keys to several women he romances across the continent.
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
In one of his rare performances without Bud Abbott, Lou Costello plays a delivery boy who invents a machine which turns his girlfriend into a giantess.
Giant
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
Tight Spot
A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her.
This Island Earth
Aliens have landed and are hiding on planet earth. They need the earth’s scientists to help them fight a war between planets. A science fiction B-movie from the 1950’s that stands out from the rest and has since gained cult status.
The Command
Once the commanding officer of a cavalry patrol is killed, the ranking officer who must take command is an army doctor.
Julius Caesar
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but both have sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
Jennifer
A young woman is hired to take care of an eerie old mansion, where she finds herself entangled with an enigmatic murderer.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a romantic comedy based on a successful musical and starring Marilyn Manroe in her last role in a film.
Monkey Business
Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler.
Hold That Line
The Bowery Boys are enrolled in a fancy college by a pair of rich snobs who think they can turn the Boys into classy guys. Sach becomes a football star, and is kidnapped by gangsters to keep him out of the big game.
The Thing from Another World
Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.
The Red Badge of Courage
Truncated adaptation of Stephen Crane's novel about a Civil War Union soldier who stuggles to find the courage to fight in the heat of battle.
The Blue Veil
A World War I widow loses her only child and spends the rest of her life as a children's nurse.
I Was a Male War Bride
After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.