John Amplas

John Amplas

  • Title: John Amplas
  • Popularity: 0.4112
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1949-06-23
  • Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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John Amplas Movies

  • 1981
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    Knightriders

    Knightriders

    6.2 1981 HD

    A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their so-called king's delusions of grandeur.

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  • 1985
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    Day of the Dead

    Day of the Dead

    7.036 1985 HD

    As the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with the undead.

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  • 1978
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    Martin

    Martin

    6.785 1978 HD

    A young man, convinced he's a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvanian town, where he tries to suppress his bloodlust.

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  • 1993
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    The Dark Half

    The Dark Half

    6 1993 HD

    Following the public's realization that Thad Beaumont and George Stark are one and the same, the former stages a mock funeral, only for a series of gruesome murders to begin occurring as in his books.

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  • 2001
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    The Bread, My Sweet

    The Bread, My Sweet

    5.4 2001 HD

    Dominic works round the clock: nights making biscotti for his family's bakery in a working-class Italian neighborhood in Pittsburgh, then days downtown where he's a specialist in firing people at a company that negotiates mergers. He's thrown for a loop with he learns that Bella, an elderly neighbor who's his family's closest friend, has but a few months to live. All her life, she's saved money in coffee cans for her daughter, Lucca's, wedding, but Lucca is off in foreign lands, initially as a Peace Corps volunteer, and doesn't need a man. Dominic vows to bring Lucca home and convince her to marry him to fulfill Bella's most fervent wish. What will Lucca say?

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  • 2013
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    Mortal Remains

    Mortal Remains

    5.8 2013 HD

    A docu-thriller that sets out to uncover the details surrounding the life, brief career, and mysterious death of horror filmmaker Karl Atticus, referred to by some as the forgotten father of the "slasher movie." The film includes interviews with various horror historians and aficionados including Eduardo Sanchez (director of The Blair Witch Project), who posits the question: Why, for 40 years, has the story of Karl Atticus been all but eradicated from the annals of cinema history?

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  • 2013
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    The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'

    The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'

    6 2013 HD

    A new, feature-length documentary, filmed for the Special Edition Scream Factory Blu-Ray Release of George Romero's 1985 film, Day of the Dead A small group of scientists and soldiers have taken refuge in an underground missile silo where they struggle to control the flesh-eating horror that walks the earth above. But will the final battle for the future of the human race be fought among the living or have they forever unleashed the hunger of the dead? Lori Cardille (Tales from the Darkside), Joe Pilato (Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D) and Richard Liberty (The Crazies) star in this controversial classic with groundbreaking gore effects by Tom Savini.”

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  • 2023
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    Taste the Blood of Martin

    Taste the Blood of Martin

    1 2023 HD

    Feature length documentary taking a look at the making of George A. Romero's MARTIN.

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  • 1982
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    Creepshow

    Creepshow

    6.901 1982 HD

    Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.

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  • 1980
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    Bloodeaters

    Bloodeaters

    3.936 1980 HD

    After drug crops are sprayed with a chemical by a passing airplane, the growers of the crop are poisoned by the chemical and turn into zombie-like mutants.

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  • 1981
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    Document of the Dead

    Document of the Dead

    6.5 1981 HD

    A documentary about George A. Romero's films, with a behind scenes look at Dawn of the Dead.

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  • 2011
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    The Walking Dead Girls

    The Walking Dead Girls

    3.8 2011 HD

    The Walking Dead Girls is a behind-the-scenes look into zombie culture in the United States and the obsession into ""Sexy Female Zombies"". What is it about Zombie Bimbos or ""Zimbies"" that are starting to gain the worlds interest? Why are zombies now in mainstream culture and seen in advertising from JCPenny and Sears? With interviews with zombie master maker George Romero and cult movie star Bruce Campbell from ZomBcon 2010 and so much more. ""The Walking Dead Girls"" is a sexy look into the zombie phenomenon created by George Romero that is 40 years in the making

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  • 2020
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    Catch of the Day 2: You Die at Dawn!

    Catch of the Day 2: You Die at Dawn!

    1 2020 HD

    Crashing funerals, digging through corpses to find drugs, and busting big-breasted bad girls is all in a days work for Officer Rod Davis.

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  • 1994
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    No Pets

    No Pets

    1 1994 HD

    An honest exploration of one Pennsylvania factory worker's mundane existence, and his pursuit of a love long lost.

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  • 2024
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    The TRIP

    The TRIP

    7.5 2024 HD

    Four childhood friends, now in their 30s, take a weekend trip to a rural farmhouse in Pennsylvania. Expecting a relaxing weekend of excess, the group soon comes to find out the house has something else planned. It was fun... until it wasn't.

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  • 2015
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    Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

    Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

    6.552 2015 HD

    Tom Savini is one of the greatest special effects legends in the history of cinema, but little is known about his personal life until now. For the first time ever a feature length film has covered not only Tom's amazing career spanning over four decades, but his personal life as well.

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  • 1978
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    Dawn of the Dead

    Dawn of the Dead

    7.5 1978 HD

    During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

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  • 2016
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    Sugar Skull Girls

    Sugar Skull Girls

    5 2016 HD

    Three demonic sisters who resemble neo-goth voodoo dolls are accidentally conjured from the other side during a failed attempt to raise a little girl from the dead. With impeccable fashion sense and teen aged angst, the Sugar Skull Girls will stop at nothing to escape the clutches of The Pale Witch, the ruler of The Shadow world.

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  • 1982
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    Midnight

    Midnight

    5.2 1982 HD

    While hitchhiking to escape an abusive home life, a teenage girl is picked up by a couple on a camping trip. The trip turns deadly when a group of Satanists, hellbent on resurrecting their dead mother, attack the campers.

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  • 2017
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    After Hours Trading

    After Hours Trading

    1 2017 HD

    A shiftless malcontent teams up with a shady Eastern European con artist to make some quick cash, but ends up becoming an unlikely, and reluctant, Robin Hood when he discovers his new partner-in-crime has traveled halfway around the world to free a victim of human trafficking.

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  • 2014
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    The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half

    The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half

    2 2014 HD

    Documentary covering the making of The Dark Half.

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  • 2020
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    Zombies and Bikers

    Zombies and Bikers

    8 2020 HD

    Documentary released with Second Sight Films' Dawn of the Dead restoration featuring John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, Tom Dubensky, Tony Buba, Taso Stavrakis and a whole host of zombies and bikers.

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  • 2002
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    Daddy Cool

    Daddy Cool

    1 2002 HD

    An homage to 50's horror films about a woman who sees visions in her television and her therapist who happens to be a werewolf.

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  • 2010
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    Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!

    Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!

    1 2010 HD

    Stever gets up close and personal with many of the talented filmmakers and stars in exclusive backstage interviews. Stever captures the set-up of the memorabilia and collectibles stands by the hard-working staff and volunteers, the panel discussion with Romero, Barbeau and others moderated by Roy Frumkes, and the long lines of fans, some adorned in full costume and make-up, waiting to get autographs of their favorite horror legends.

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  • 2020
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    Raising the Dead: The Production Logistics

    Raising the Dead: The Production Logistics

    1 2020 HD

    A discussion of the logistics of 'Dawn of the Dead' with Michael Gornick, Christine Forrest, John Amplas and Tom Dubensky. A 25 minute documentary included on the Second Sight boxset.

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  • 1978
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    Dawn of the Dead

    Dawn of the Dead

    7.5 1978 HD

    During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

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  • 1978
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    Dawn of the Dead

    Dawn of the Dead

    7.5 1978 HD

    During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

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  • 1988
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    The Incredibly Strange Film Show

    The Incredibly Strange Film Show

    10 1988 HD

    A series of documentaries focusing on the world of psychotronic movies; focusing on the lives of filmakers such as Hershell Gordon Lewis, Saim Raimi, Doris Wishman, Ed Wood Jr, and Tsui Hark. Covers weird movie genres, like Mexican wrestling movies and Hong Kong horror films.

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