Claudia Christian Archives

The Hidden (1987)

Rating: ★★★★

Feb 2, 2003Body-Hopping Alien

This was a minor cult hit at the time and concerns an alien that hops between human host bodies and has the invincibility of a Terminator. The idea is played with considerable panache and directed with great flair

Director: Jack Sholder

Actors: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian, Clarence Felder, …

Category: Science Fiction

2 February 20033 November 2025 by Roog

Maniac Cop II (1990)

Rating: ★★★½

Aug 30, 2001Disfigured Psycho Cop

Standout sequel to Maniac Cop where Larry Cohen turns in a remarkable script and William Lustig delivers incredible action sequences

Director: William Lustig

Actors: Claudia Christian, Robert Davi, Robert Z'dar, Michael Lerner, …

Category: Horror

30 August 200112 November 2020 by Roog

Upworld (1991)

Rating: ½

Feb 15, 2001Cop and Gnome Partner

The most bizarre of the variants on the buddy cop film that came out after Lethal Weapon in which Anthony Michael Hall is partnered with a gnome. Directed by makeup effects man Stan Winston and an embarrassment to all involved

Director: Stan Winston

Actors: Anthony Michael Hall, Claudia Christian, Jerry Orbach, Robert Z'dar

Category: Fantasy

15 February 20015 July 2022 by Roog

The Dark Backward (1991)

Rating: ★★

Feb 19, 2015Gonzo Comedy/Man Grows a Third Arm

A really strange comedy with Judd Nelson as a socially inept man who tries to make it as a stand-up comedy act after growing a third arm out of his back. Audiences scratched their heads and the film bombed

Director: Adam Rifkin

Actors: Judd Nelson, Bill Paxton, Wayne Newton, Lara Flynn Boyle, …

Category: Fantasy

19 February 201510 December 2025 by Roog

The Haunting of Hell House (1999)

Rating: ★★½

Nov 3, 2000Supernatural Retribution

Irish shot adaptation of a Henry James ghost story that was repackaged by Roger Corman to take advantage of the release of the remake of The Haunting

Director: Mitch Marcus

Actors: Michael York, Andrew Bowen, Claudia Christian

Category: Horror

3 November 20003 November 2025 by Roog

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

Rating: ★★★

Jun 15, 2001Disney Animation/The Quest for Atlantis

One of the less successful films of the Disney renaissance of the 90s/00s. Disney has never done well with animated SF. That aside, this a very nicely animated Steampunk adventure

Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

Actors: Michael J. Fox, Cree Summer, James Garner, Phil Morris, …

Category: Science Fiction

15 June 200120 November 2025 by Roog