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Richard W. Haines

Born January 1, 1957 · Westchester County, New York, USA (age 69)

Richard W. Haines is an American independent filmmaker and film historian. He graduated from New York University's film school in 1979. Haines directed cult films such as Splatter University (1984) and Alien Space Avenger (1989). He also worked as an editor on The Toxic Avenger (1984) and Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986). As a film historian, Haines authored Technicolor Movies (1993) and The Moviegoi…

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The Toxic AvengerThe Toxic Avenger · 1984
The Toxic Avenger
★ 6.21984
MovieActionComedy
A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin, a nerdy emaciated janitor at the local health club, is cast through a third story window into a vat of hazardous toxic waste.
Class of Nuke 'Em HighClass of Nuke 'Em High · 1986
Class of Nuke 'Em High
★ 5.61986
MovieHorrorComedy
The pupils at a high school next to a nuclear power plant start acting and looking strange after buying contaminated drugs from a plant worker.
Alien Space AvengerAlien Space Avenger · 1989
Alien Space Avenger
★ 4.31989
MovieScience FictionHorror
In 1939 a spaceship carrying four alien escaped prisoners crash-lands on Earth and the aliens take over the bodies of four locals. Fifty years later the aliens find out that an artist has written a comic book called "Space Avenger," which they believe is about them. They go to New York to try to kill the artist.
Stuck on You!Stuck on You! · 1983
Stuck on You!
★ 4.11983
MovieRomanceComedy
A couple with marriage problems goes to Family Court, where a judge takes them back in time to view lovers through the ages.
Waitress!Waitress! · 1982
Waitress!
★ 4.11982
MovieComedy
Three lovely waitresses contend with a drunken, slovenly chef and mutinous patrons.
Splatter UniversitySplatter University · 1984
Splatter University
★ 4.11984
MovieHorrorMystery
A sociology instructor finds her new teaching duties at a private college interrupted by the presence of a killer.
Run For CoverRun For Cover · 1995
Run For Cover
★ 4.41995
MovieAction
Former KGB plot a terrorist attack on New York City.
What Really Frightens You?What Really Frightens You? · 2009
What Really Frightens You?
★ 1.82009
MovieMysteryHorror
A mysterious writer working for a monster fanzine asks three New Yorkers what really scares them. After the article is published the primal fears of each interviewee come true. Will they be frightened to death?

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