Movies starring John Saxon

Portrait in Black (1960)

112 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

With a cast which features many Hollywood greats I wanted to love "Portrait in Black" but in truth I was strangely disappointed by it. Oh it has the star power with stars to spare but it also has so much soap opera style melo...

The Unforgiven (1960)

125 mins     Drama, Romance, Western      

Movie Review - The Unforgiven (1960) Audrey Hepburn stars as Rachel Zachary who finds herself the centre of attention and trouble when a stranger claims she is an Indian, stolen as a baby...

Posse from Hell (1961)

89 mins     Western      

On paper "Posse from Hell" sounds like just another western with Audie Murphy in the lead role and in truth it is just another western with Audie Murphy in the lead role. But it is a nicely put together western with solid dir...

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)

116 mins     Comedy, Family      

In "Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation" James Stewart and Maureen O'Hara star as Mr. & Mrs. Hobbs who decide to take the entire Hobbs family away for a vacation. But for Mr. Hobbs it is more stressful than relaxing in the rickety old...

The Ravagers (1965)

88 mins     Drama, War      

Every movie I watch I try to find at least one positive but sometimes it just isn't possible and the best compliment I can give is to say "well at least it's not terrible". That is as great as my compliment can be when it com...

The Appaloosa (1966)

98 mins     Western      

At its heart "The Appaloosa" is an ordinary western, the storyline of a solitary man going after a Mexican bandit for stealing his horse is routine. But then this is a western which stars Marlon Brando and that makes it a bit...

Journey to a Hanging (1967)

75 mins     TV Movie, Western      

I tell you what, if I have been alive in 1967 and of an age to be a fan of TV westerns I might have ended up a little confused by "Cimarron Strip" and episode 1 "Journey to a Hanging" as it just tosses us into a western town ...

Death of a Gunfighter (1969)

94 mins     Western      

Death of a Gunfighter (1969) Richard Widmark stars as the old Marshall who rules by the gun and the secrets he has on the town's businessmen...

Mister Kingstreet's War (1971)

92 mins     Adventure , Drama, Thriller      

I think I need to write a book on movies which are not very good but are so curious that once you start watching them you can't stop. That book would certainly mention "Mister Kingstreet's War" which sees Hitchcock's leading ...

Joe Kidd (1972)

88 mins     Western      

If you looks at Clint Eastwood's impressive list of westerns "Joe Kidd" would end up down in the bottom half. Not because it's a terrible movie as "Joe Kidd" features a solid storyline, solid action, solid performances from a...

Enter the Dragon (1973)

110 mins     Action , Crime, Drama, Thriller      

It's strange to think that in his short career Bruce Lee didn't make that many movies or at least not that many which could be classed as mainstream yet he left such a powerful legacy. Without Bruce Lee giving us the likes of...

The Electric Horseman (1979)

122 mins     Comedy, Drama, Western      

I don't know about you but if someone suggested to you a movie which was a western, romantic-comedy with heart I would probably not want to watch despite liking all those elements. It just sounds messy especially when you mix...

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)

104 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

When you read the one line synopsis which sums up "Battle Beyond the Stars" as "The Magnificent Seven" in space you just have to watch in the knowledge that this sci-fi B-movie will be enjoyable for being bad. Then when you l...

Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)

96 mins     Horror, Thriller      

Cannibal Apocalypse: John Saxon stars as Norman who along with his Vietnam buddies were infected with some sort of cannibal virus and now the cannibal in them is coming out...

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

91 mins     Horror      

It's strange, as a movie fan I have never been a huge horror fan and as such in my teens I didn't care to watch "A Nightmare on Elm Street" yet thanks to it's iconic status I knew so much about it. So now over 25 years after ...

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

112 mins     Fantasy, Horror      

In 1984 Wes Craven gave us "A Nightmare on Elm Street" a movie which not only set a benchmark for horror but also launched a horror franchise. Then came the sequels, sequels which without Wes Craven directing often failed to ...