Henry Gibson – MRQE

The Halloween That Almost Wasn’t (TV)

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Upset by rumors that Halloween may end, Dracula calls his mild-mannered monsters together and delivers an ultimatum – either regain their frightening image, or leave his Transylvania castle forever.

Evil Roy Slade (TV)

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alonesave for his teddy bearand mean. As an adult, he is notorious for being the “meanest villain in the West”so he’s thrown for quite a loop when he falls for sweet schoolteacher Betsy Potter (Pamela Austin). There’s also Nelson L. Stool (Mickey Rooney), a railroad tycoon, who, along with his dimwitted nephew Clifford (Henry Gibson), is trying to get revenge on Evil Roy Slade for robbing him.

Escape from Bogen County (TV)

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A political despot controls his town and his wife Maggie. When Maggie tries to escape his control, he swears a warrant out for her arrest and sends the law after her. The arresting officer, however, takes pity on Maggie and tries to help her escape the despot’s clutches.

Big Stan

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Rob Schneider writes and stars in this comedy about a nerdy con man whose swindling ways land him a stiff prison sentence. Terrified at the prospect of being raped in prison he enlists the aid of a mysterious kung-fu expert to teach him how to fight.

Brother Theodore

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The story of eccentric, avant-garde New York comic, Theodore Gottlieb. Known as Brother Theodore, this brilliant (some would say insane) comic made numerous films, several records, and multiple appearances on variety programs, such as Late Night with David Letterman. Though he never achieved commercial success, Brother Theodore influenced an entire generation of New York-based comics, many of whom pay homage to him in this fascinating documentary. J.R. Kinnard

Charlotte’s Web

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

The Year That Trembled

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The Year That Trembled is a coming-of-age story set in 1970 in the shadow of Kent State that focuses on a group of young people facing the Vietnam Draft Lottery.

The Nutty Professor

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.

Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The Yosemite Valley Railroad, which runs through the breathtaking scenery and stunning vistas of Yosemite National Park, is on the brink of failure. The grandson of a Chinese railroad laborer embarks on a romantic, but ultimately doomed, quest to save this railroad from being sold for scrap. His love of trains finds him working as a railroad-man, instead of at his father’s profitable business. He manages to locate a wealthy eccentric investor to help him acquire the railroad, but its financial inviability makes this a quixotic reprieve, at best. The film also portrays the anti-Asian racism present in America at the conclusion of World War II.

Bio-Dome

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Bud and Doyle are two losers who are doing nothing with their lives. Both of their girlfriends are actively involved in saving the environment, but the two friends couldn’t care less about saving the Earth. One day, when a group of scientists begin a mission to live inside a “Bio-Dome” for a year without outside contact, Bud and Doyle mistakenly become part of the project themselves.