Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park
The tale of rock band KISS and their efforts to thwart a diabolical plan by mad scientist Abner Devereaux. Devereaux has found a way to clone humans into robots in his laboratory at an amusement park. It just so happens that he plans to use the KISS concert as a platform to unleash his plan on the world. KISS must use their special powers to stop him.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
On his 83rd birthday, Eddie, a war vet and a maintenance worker at the Ruby Pier amusement park, dies while trying to save a girl who is sitting under a falling ride. When he awakens in the afterlife, he encounters five people with ties to his corporeal existence who help him understand the meaning of his life.
Talon Falls
Four teenagers on a road trip decide to take a detour and find them selves at at haunted house halloween scream park deep in the woods of southern Kentucky. After witnessing an assortment of torture and gore. they start wondering if what they are experiencing is not a little too realistic. Before they know it each one of hem is captured and made part of the horrific attraction they originally thought was all fun and games.
A Wizard's Tale
Balloon kingdoms, dopey police dragons and happy wizards are exactly how Terry remembered his Grandmother's whacky fairy tales. Except they are real and it's definitely not as 'cheerful.'
Wonder Park
A young girl named June with a big imagination makes an incredible discovery -- the amusement park of her dreams has come to life. Filled with the world's wildest rides operated by fun-loving animals, the excitement never ends. But when trouble hits, June and her misfit team of furry friends begin an unforgettable journey to save the park.
Violence Voyager
Following an end-of-term school ceremony, the American boy Bobby decides to go with his friend Akkun into the mountains outside their village, to a place perfect for a secret base. On the way they stop into a mysterious amusement park. They have fun there, but are attacked and cannot leave. Falling in with some other children who are also lost there, they fend off a number of attacks, and gradually learn the truth behind the facility.
Jumbo
Jeanne, a shy young woman, works as a night guard at an amusement park and has a close relationship with her mother. While no man can compete with this opposed duo, Jeanne begins to develop strange romantic feelings for Jumbo, the latest attraction at the theme park...
Wanted for Murder
The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist the urge to strangle women to death.
Melody
Two youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future but as soon as possible.
Treasure Island
A summer on an island of leisure in the Paris region. Land of Adventures, dredge and transgression for some, place of refuge and escape for the other. Its pay range to its hidden nooks, the exploration of a Kingdom of childhood, in resonance with the bustle of the world.
ZIPPER: Coney Island's Last Wild Ride
When his rented lot is snatched up by an opportunistic real estate mogul, Eddie Miranda and his Coney Island ride the Zipper become casualties of a power struggle between the developer and the City of New York over the future of the world-famous destination.
Special When Lit
What made more money than the entire American movie industry through the 50s and 60s? Pinball. Special When Lit rediscovers the lure of a lost pop icon. A product of the mechanical and electrical age, the American invention swept the world and defined cool. Now it is relegated to a nostalgic footnote deserving a better fate. Joining the fans, collectors, designers and champion players from across the globe who share a world many of us didn't know still existed.
Prater
Vienna’s Prater is an amusement park and a desire machine. No mechanical invention, no novel idea or sensational innovation could escape incorporation into the Prater. The diverse story-telling in Ulrike Ottinger’s film “Prater” transforms this place of sensations into a modern cinema of attractions. The Prater’s history from the beginning to the present is told by its protagonists and those who have documented it, including contemporary cinematic images of the Prater, interviews with carnies, commentary by Austrians and visitors from abroad, film quotes, and photographic and written documentary materials. The meaning of the Prater, its status as a place of technological innovation, and its role as a cultural medium are reflected in texts by Elfriede Jelinek, Josef von Sternberg, Erich Kästner and Elias Canetti, as well as in music devoted to this amusement venue throughout the course of its history.
Dragonworld
A young man must risk his life to save his fire-breathing friend from the unscrupulous owner of an amusement park.
The Amusement Park
An elderly gentleman goes for what he assumes will be an ordinary day at the amusement park, only to find himself in the midst of a hellish nightmare.
Bruiser
During summer break, 14-year-old Darious explores the boundaries of his manhood through tumultuous interactions with Malcolm his strict father and a burgeoning mentorship with mysterious drifter Porter.
Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale
For over 85 years, steamship Ste. Claire transported generations of Detroiters to Boblo Island, an amusement park nestled in the waters between the US and Canada. When the vessel comes under threat of ruin, a doctor, psychic and amusement park fanatic unite to save their beloved steamship from the scrapyard. Interweaving local lore and mythology, "Boblo Boats" explores the whitewashed history of amusement parks and one crew's crusade to bring back the memories.
My Life as a Zucchini
After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love as he searches for a new family of his own.
Hell Fest
On Halloween night at a horror theme park, a costumed killer begins slaying innocent patrons who believe that it's all part of the festivities.
Class Action Park
Class Action Park explores the legend, legacy, and truth behind the 1980s water park in Vernon, New Jersey that long ago entered the realm of myth. Known for its dangerous, unsupervised rides and lack of regulation, guests of Action Park expected to walk away with injuries and were lucky if they made it out alive. Shirking the trappings of nostalgia, the film uses investigative journalism, original animations, recordings, and interviews with the people who lived it to reveal the true story of Action Park.
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Gordon Hessler
Director
Carmine Caridi
as
Calvin Richards
Michael Bell
as
Cat Man
Steve Boyum
as
Dracula
Don Steele
as
Self
Jon Voight
as
Eddie
Callum Keith Rennie
as
Eddie's Father
Ellen Burstyn
as
Ruby
Emy Aneke
as
Willie
Rasmus Hardiker
as
Balloon Herald 1 / Prince Charming
Lily Collins
as
Princess Dawn
Ian McShane
as
The Grump
Matthew Broderick
as
Dad
Mila Kunis
as
Greta
Jennifer Garner
as
Mom
Norbert Leo Butz
as
Peanut
Naoki Tanaka
as
Saki Fujita
as
Noémie Merlant
as
Jeanne Tantois
Roland Culver
as
Chief Insp. Conway
Marie Ault
as
Flower Seller
Waris Hussein
Director
Roy Kinnear
as
Mr. Perkins
Neil Hallett
as
(Television Film) Man in hospital
Tracy Reed
as
(Television Film) Woman in hospital
Ted Nicolaou
Director
Brittney Powell
as
Beth Armstrong
Florin Busuioc
as
Guard #3
John Woodvine
as
Lester MacIntyre
Janet Henfrey
as
Miss Twittingham
Jalyn Hall
as
Darious
Shamier Anderson
as
Malcolm
Amy Sedaris
as
Aunt Ida
Will Forte
as
Mr. Paul
Susanne Blakeslee
as
Ms. Paterson / Zucchini's Mother
Amy Forsyth
as
Natalie
Bex Taylor-Klaus
as
Taylor
John Hodgman
as
Narrator
Tony Bennett
as
Self
Wayne Newton
as
Self
Johnny Knoxville
as
Self
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