Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Shaggy D.A., The (1976)
- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Dean Jones, Tim Conway, Suzanne Pleshette…
- Extremely shaggy later Disney live–actioner, with Dean Jones playing a District Attorney who finds himself repeatedly turning into a dog.…
Shaolin Temple (1976)
- Dir. Chang Cheh
- This stands alongside ENTER THE DRAGON in terms of both its elaborate kung–fu theatrics and its influence and success in the Western…
Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)
- Feat. Jackie Chan
- Jackie Chan cut his teeth on these cheap fist–and–feet–fests. More intentionally serious than his later star–turns, but…
Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
- Dir. Boris Sagal
Feat. Roger Moore, Patrick Macnee, John Huston…
- Fun addition to the Holmes canon with the great detective pursuing his arch rival Moriarty through New York after his nemesis pulls off a daring bank…
Shootist, The (1976)
- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. John Wayne, Ron Howard, Lauren Bacall
- Celebrated finale to John Wayne's career playing an aging gunfighter seeking obscurity but assailed by cancer and various 'young guns', out to prove…
Shout at the Devil (1976)
- Dir. Peter R. Hunt
Feat. Lee Marvin, Roger Moore, Barbara Parkins…
- A diverting adventure yarn set in WWI–era East Africa, in which Marvin and Moore join forces to smuggle ivory in the face of German occupying…
Signalman, The (1976)
- Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Denholm Elliott
- Smallscale but nicely crafted adaptation of Charles Dickens' ghost story 'The Signalman'.
Concerning the spectral experiences of a signalman…
Silent Movie (1976)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise…
- Mel Brooks uses a concept within a concept to tribute the silent film era. He plays a has–been director with a bright idea – to make a…
Silver Streak (1976)
- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh…
- Considered the first and best pairing of Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, this is an unusual yet relaxed mix of comedy, romance, action thriller and…
Sky Riders (1976)
- Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. James Coburn, Susannah York, Robert Culp
- Absurd political–terrorism romp with a tough–as–nails James Coburn commandeering hang–gliders in a daring attempt to rescue…