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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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Soft Money

Soft Money · 2005

MovieComedyCrime

A sinister millionaire hires three thieves to rob his own bank of a million dollars in a safe deposit box. They pull off the dangerous heist but are double crossed by the banker, who takes it all. They discover that the banker is using the money to fund a corrupt politician so they devise an elaborate plan to get even.

The Toxic Avenger

The Toxic Avenger · 1984

The Toxic Avenger

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 High

Class of Nuke 'Em High · 1986

Class of Nuke 'Em High

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.

Stuck on You!

Stuck on You! · 1983

MovieRomanceComedy

A couple with marriage problems goes to Family Court, where a judge takes them back in time to view lovers through the ages.

Alien Space Avenger

Alien Space Avenger · 1989

Alien Space Avenger

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.

Waitress!

Waitress! · 1982

Three lovely waitresses contend with a drunken, slovenly chef and mutinous patrons.

Run For Cover

Run For Cover · 1995

Former KGB plot a terrorist attack on New York City.

Splatter University

Splatter University · 1984

Splatter University

MovieHorrorMystery

A sociology instructor finds her new teaching duties at a private college interrupted by the presence of a killer.

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Soft Money

Soft Money · 2005

MovieComedyCrime

A sinister millionaire hires three thieves to rob his own bank of a million dollars in a safe deposit box. They pull off the dangerous heist but are double crossed by the banker, who takes it all. They discover that the banker is using the money to fund a corrupt politician so they devise an elaborate plan to get even.

Director

The Toxic Avenger

The Toxic Avenger · 1984

The Toxic Avenger

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.

Editor

Class of Nuke 'Em High

Class of Nuke 'Em High · 1986

Class of Nuke 'Em High

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.

Director

Stuck on You!

Stuck on You! · 1983

MovieRomanceComedy

A couple with marriage problems goes to Family Court, where a judge takes them back in time to view lovers through the ages.

Editor

Alien Space Avenger

Alien Space Avenger · 1989

Alien Space Avenger

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.

Writer

Waitress!

Waitress! · 1982

Three lovely waitresses contend with a drunken, slovenly chef and mutinous patrons.

Sound Editor

Run For Cover

Run For Cover · 1995

Former KGB plot a terrorist attack on New York City.

Writer

Splatter University

Splatter University · 1984

Splatter University

MovieHorrorMystery

A sociology instructor finds her new teaching duties at a private college interrupted by the presence of a killer.

Director

What Really Frightens You?

What Really Frightens You? · 2009

What Really Frightens You?

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?

Director

Head Games

Head Games · 1996

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

A psychologist for inmates has knowledge of a secret, experimental brain implant, designed to change convicts' behavior so that they will not remember or repeat their crimes and, therefore, be able to return productively to society rather than remain in an increasing prison population. The procedure, however, suffers some imperfections: Three killers are at it again.

Director

Unsavory Characters

Unsavory Characters · 2001

Unsavory Characters

MovieThrillerCrime

A writer gets involved with the wife of a nightclub owner. Crime drama by Richard W. Haines

Director