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Robert Houston is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American
Robert (Bobby) Houston is an American actor and filmmaker from California. Houston first became known for his character Bobby in Wes Craven's 1977 horror classic The Hills Have Eyes. He was responsible for editing together the first two Lone Wolf & Cub Japanese action films into a partially rescored, English-dubbed cut called Shogun Assassin in 1980. Houston also wrote and directed several independent films in the 1980s, including the 1984 teen comedy Bad Manners (aka: Growing Pains). In 1995 Houston's partner died of AIDS. Houston returned to cinema three years later with his first documentary, Rock The Boat. Houston has become a respected director with his two biggest films, Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks in 2002, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2003 and Mighty Times: The Children's March in 2004 which won an Academy Award in 2005.
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The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (1985)
, 1h26Directed by Wes Craven
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Transport films, Motocyclette, Serial killer films
Actors Michael Berryman, Kevin Spirtas, Joe Bob Briggs, John Bloom, Penny Johnson, John Laughlin
Roles Bobby
Rating37%
The film begins with Bobby Carter and his psychiatrist discussing the events of the first film, which took place eight years ago. Bobby is still traumatized by those events, but he and Rachel (formerly known as Ruby) now own a biker team, and have also invented a super fuel that can power bikes. The team is due to race in the same desert where the original massacre took place, and Bobby's psychiatrist tries to convince him to go, but he decides against it, and Rachel takes his place. The team consisting of the blind Cass, her boyfriend Roy, Harry, Hulk, Foster, Jane and Sue meet up at a bus and set off. Along the way, they pick up Beast from the dog pound, the dog previously owned by the Carters, who now belongs to Rachel.
Bad Manners (1984)
, 1h22Directed by Robert Houston
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Martin Mull, Karen Black, Murphy Dunne, Georg Olden, Pamela Adlon, Stephen Stucker
Roles Retard
Rating56%
The film begins at the ominous "Home of the Bleeding Heart" Catholic orphanage, where teenage delinquent "Piper" (Georg Olden) arrives by police escort. There he meets the cruel overseers: the stern head-mistress of the orphanage, Sister Serena (Anne De Salvo), and the cattle-prod wielding head-master, Mr. Kurtz (Murphy Dunne). After disobeying the home's loathsome authority figures, Piper is sent into solitary confinement where he befriends a group of adolescent trouble-makers; "Girl Joey" (Pamela Segall), the tough-talking "tomboy" of the group; "Mouse" (Michael Hentz), the smallest, youngest and "cutest" of the group; "Whitey" (Joey Coleman), the platinum blonde, self-appointed "leader" of the group; and "Blackie" (Christopher Brown), the "intellectual" and only black orphan at the home.
Shogun Assassin (1980)
, 1h25Directed by Kenji Misumi, Robert Houston
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Tomisaburō Wakayama, Robert Houston, Kayo Matsuo, Akiji Kobayashi, Taketoshi Naito
Rating72%
As the opening credits roll, an abbreviated version of Ogami Ittō's (Tomisaburô Wakayama) past as Shogunate Decapitator and his wife's murder by ninja are seen, with Daigorō (Akihiro Tomikawa) providing the narration.
1941 (1979)
, 1h58Directed by Steven Spielberg
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Action
Themes Military humor in film, Seafaring films, Christmas films, Transport films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Christopher Lee
Roles Maddox's Soldier
Rating58%
On Saturday, December 13, 1941 at 7:01 a.m., a woman goes swimming somewhere on the California coast, only to find a Japanese submarine surfacing beneath her. The submarine crew believes they have arrived in Hollywood, and the vessel submerges while the woman swims to safety.
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Kristine DeBell, Chuck Russell, Anthony Lewis, Robert Houston, Shell Kepler, Marilyn Joi
Roles Billy
Rating47%
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
, 1h30Directed by Wes Craven
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Serial killer films, Rape and revenge films
Actors Susan Lanier, Michael Berryman, Robert Houston, John Steadman, Dee Wallace, Virginia Vincent
Roles Bobby Carter
Rating62%
At a run-down gas station in the middle of the desert, an old man, Fred (John Steadman), is packing his truck when a ragged and somewhat feral teenage girl named Ruby (Janus Blythe) approaches him. She offers to trade what she has in her bag for food, but the old man refuses. They walk into a small cabin, and Fred scolds her for what "they" have done. Ruby says that her family ambushed a nearby airfield because they were hungry and no one passes by their home anymore. She pleads with Fred to take her with him, but he refuses and warns Ruby that she could be in danger if "the pack", in particular someone named Jupiter, learns what she is doing. She replies that his life will be in danger as well if Jupiter finds out that he is trying to leave. A noise distracts them, and Ruby hides.
Director
, 40minutesDirected by Robert Houston
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about racism, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Rating76%
, 40minutesDirected by Robert Houston
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Nick LaTour
Rating78%
Trust Me (1989)
Directed by Robert Houston
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Actors Talia Balsam, David Packer, Joyce Van Patten, Barbara Bain, William De Acutis, Kimmy Robertson
Rating60%
Bad Manners (1984)
, 1h22Directed by Robert Houston
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Martin Mull, Karen Black, Murphy Dunne, Georg Olden, Pamela Adlon, Stephen Stucker
Rating56%
The film begins at the ominous "Home of the Bleeding Heart" Catholic orphanage, where teenage delinquent "Piper" (Georg Olden) arrives by police escort. There he meets the cruel overseers: the stern head-mistress of the orphanage, Sister Serena (Anne De Salvo), and the cattle-prod wielding head-master, Mr. Kurtz (Murphy Dunne). After disobeying the home's loathsome authority figures, Piper is sent into solitary confinement where he befriends a group of adolescent trouble-makers; "Girl Joey" (Pamela Segall), the tough-talking "tomboy" of the group; "Mouse" (Michael Hentz), the smallest, youngest and "cutest" of the group; "Whitey" (Joey Coleman), the platinum blonde, self-appointed "leader" of the group; and "Blackie" (Christopher Brown), the "intellectual" and only black orphan at the home.
Shogun Assassin (1980)
, 1h25Directed by Kenji Misumi, Robert Houston
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Tomisaburō Wakayama, Robert Houston, Kayo Matsuo, Akiji Kobayashi, Taketoshi Naito
Rating72%
As the opening credits roll, an abbreviated version of Ogami Ittō's (Tomisaburô Wakayama) past as Shogunate Decapitator and his wife's murder by ninja are seen, with Daigorō (Akihiro Tomikawa) providing the narration.
Scriptwriter
, 40minutesDirected by Robert Houston
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Nick LaTour
Rating78%
Trust Me (1989)
Directed by Robert Houston
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Actors Talia Balsam, David Packer, Joyce Van Patten, Barbara Bain, William De Acutis, Kimmy Robertson
Roles Writer
Rating60%
A Killing Affair (1986)
, 1h40Directed by David Saperstein
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Peter Weller, Kathy Baker, John Glover, Bill Smitrovich, Trevor Jackson
Roles Novel
Rating56%
During World War II, an outsider, Baston Morris (Weller), comes to a tiny town looking for work at the local mill. He meets up with the town's evil employer, Pink Gresham, (Smitrovich) who abuses the men and has affairs with the women. Pink toys with Baston's plight but keeps the upper hand with his pistol and chases Baston away.
Bad Manners (1984)
, 1h22Directed by Robert Houston
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Martin Mull, Karen Black, Murphy Dunne, Georg Olden, Pamela Adlon, Stephen Stucker
Roles Writer
Rating56%
The film begins at the ominous "Home of the Bleeding Heart" Catholic orphanage, where teenage delinquent "Piper" (Georg Olden) arrives by police escort. There he meets the cruel overseers: the stern head-mistress of the orphanage, Sister Serena (Anne De Salvo), and the cattle-prod wielding head-master, Mr. Kurtz (Murphy Dunne). After disobeying the home's loathsome authority figures, Piper is sent into solitary confinement where he befriends a group of adolescent trouble-makers; "Girl Joey" (Pamela Segall), the tough-talking "tomboy" of the group; "Mouse" (Michael Hentz), the smallest, youngest and "cutest" of the group; "Whitey" (Joey Coleman), the platinum blonde, self-appointed "leader" of the group; and "Blackie" (Christopher Brown), the "intellectual" and only black orphan at the home.