FILMED BACK-TO-BACK
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- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsSnoop DoggBig PunIce-TAn insane preacher (Snoop Dogg) seeks retribution from the local crime syndicate (Big Pun & Fat Joe) for the death of his family and the burning of his church.Director Albert Pyun shot URBAN MENACE simultaneously with THE WRECKING CREW and CORRUPT in a derelict factory in Eastern Europe.... using the same cast. This led to some confusion with some of the cast.... as they did not know which character and what movie they were playing in from one scene to the next. It was originally intended for URBAN MENACE and THE WRECKING CREW to be sections of a single film.... but the producers decided to make additional films.
The budget only permitted two stuntmen.... making deaths repetitive. Pyun often superimposed the stars' faces onto stand-ins. Half the finished film was lost in transit.... requiring substitution of rough duplicate footage; large parts of URBAN MENACE are in black and white.... and the photography is often blurry. The movies also share the same Ice-T soundtrack playing almost constantly through-out the running-time. All of the scenes featuring the starring rappers were shot in New York.... with the rest of the cast filming in Central and Eastern Europe.
Albert Pyun mentions on the director's commentary for the DVD that Snoop Dogg.... despite listed in the credits and having his face and name on the poster.... did not film any scenes for THE WRECKING CREW. The clips of Snoop Dogg in the movie were taken from a combination of URBAN MENACE and behind the scenes footage of him talking about making music edited to make it look like he's playing another character. - DirectorAlbert PyunStarsSilkk the ShockerIce-TTarsha Nicole JonesAfter decades of terror, two deadly street gangs reach a delicate truce and young MJ (Silkk the Shocker) sees a way out of the hood once and for all. Only Corrupt (Ice-T) stands in MJ's way, resulting into a violent and brutal roller coaster ride of action!SEE ABOVE
- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsIce-TErnie Hudson Jr.T.J. StormA high-level government hit squad is sent into the streets in order to complete a deadly mission.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea ThompsonAfter visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.After the success of BACK TO THE FUTURE.... the two sequels Part II and Part III were in production from February 1989 to January 1990.... with only a three-week break in principal photography between films and some of the filming of the third film overlapping with the second. The two films were released six months apart.... in November 1989 and May 1990 respectively.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydMary SteenburgenStranded in 1955, Marty McFly learns about the death of Doc Brown in 1885 and must travel back in time to save him. With no fuel readily available for the DeLorean, the two must figure how to escape the Old West before Emmett is murdered.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando BloomA meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.The LORD OF THE RINGS film series was filmed entirely over 438 days in New Zealand from October 1999 to December 2000.... with pickup shots done prior to each film's theatrical release from 2001 to 2003.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenViggo MortensenWhile Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodViggo MortensenIan McKellenGandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMartin FreemanIan McKellenRichard ArmitageA reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.The HOBBIT film series was filmed back-to-back in New Zealand from March 2011 to July 2012.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsIan McKellenMartin FreemanRichard ArmitageThe dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain, their homeland, from the dragon Smaug.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsIan McKellenMartin FreemanRichard ArmitageBilbo Baggins and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsWill FerrellChristina ApplegateSteve CarellIn the 1970s, an anchorman's stint as San Diego's top-rated newsreader is challenged when an ambitious newswoman becomes his co-anchor.WAKE UP, RON BURGUNDY: THE LOST MOVIE is a 2004 American direct-to-video counterpart film to the film ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY. It is composed of outtakes and scrapped storylines from the original film and was released bundled with the home release of ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY.
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsWill FerrellChristina ApplegatePaul RuddWhile Ron Burgundy's rivalry with Veronica Corningstone persists, a group of unprofessional thieves endeavor to make "the truth" known.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsChristopher ReeveMargot KidderGene HackmanAn alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.SUPERMAN and SUPERMAN II were filmed simultaneously in 1977 to be a two-part epic. However.... due to off-screen difficulties between the producers and director Richard Donner.... production on the sequel was stopped in order to finish the first film for a December 1978 release. Filming on SUPERMAN II resumed in 1979 with a new director (Richard Lester).... and was released in Australia in December 1980 and in the UK and US in April and June 1981. A director's cut of the sequel was released in 2006.
- DirectorRichard LesterStarsGene HackmanChristopher ReeveMargot KidderSuperman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris HemsworthMark RuffaloThe Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR and AVENGERS: ENDGAME were filmed back-to-back from January 2017 to January 2018.... with reshoots for ENDGAME concluding in October 2018.... and released a year apart.... in April 2018 and April 2019 respectively.
- DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansMark RuffaloAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverJake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER and AVATAR 3 were filmed back-to-back from 2017 to 2020. THE WAY OF WATER was released in 2022 and AVATAR 3 is scheduled to be released in 2025.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverZoe SaldanaMichelle YeohSequel of Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). The plot is unknown.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverZoe SaldanaMichelle YeohSequel of Avatar 3 (2025). The plot is unknown.Set to be filmed back-to-back with AVATAR 5.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverZoe SaldanaMichelle YeohSequel of Avatar 4 (2029) and last movie of the "Avatar" saga. The plot is unknown.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossFreedom fighters Neo, Trinity and Morpheus continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army, unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation.The MATRIX RELOADED and THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS were filmed back-to-back from March 2001 to August 2002.... and released six months apart.... in May and November 2003 respectively.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossThe human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira KnightleyJack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN's CHEST and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END were filmed back-to-back from February 2005 to January 2007.... and released ten months apart.... in July 2006 and May 2007 respectively.
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira KnightleyCaptain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, find Jack Sparrow, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintAs Harry, Ron and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1 and HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 were filmed back-to-back from February 2009 to June 2010.... with reshoots for the epilogue scene taking place in December 2010.... and released eight months apart.... in November 2010 and July 2011 respectively.
- DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintHarry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorTi WestStarsMia GothJenna OrtegaBrittany SnowIn 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the crew find themselves fighting for their lives.X and PEARL were filmed back-to-back in 2021.... and released six months apart.... in March and September 2022 respectively.
- DirectorTi WestStarsMia GothDavid CorenswetTandi WrightIn 1918, a young woman on the brink of madness pursues stardom in a desperate attempt to escape the drudgery, isolation, and lovelessness of life on her parents' farm.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorBill CondonStarsKristen StewartRobert PattinsonTaylor LautnerThe Quileutes close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses a threat to the Wolf Pack and the towns people of Forks.Parts 1 and 2 were filmed back-to-back from November 2010 to April 2011.... and released a year apart.... in November 2011 and November 2012 respectively.
- DirectorBill CondonStarsKristen StewartRobert PattinsonTaylor LautnerAfter the birth of Renesmee/Nessie, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorJames FoleyStarsDakota JohnsonJamie DornanEric JohnsonWhile Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her.FIFTY SHADES DARKER and FIFTY SHADES FREED were filmed back-to-back from February to July 2016.... and released a year apart.... in February 2017 and February 2018 respectively.
- DirectorJames FoleyStarsDakota JohnsonJamie DornanEric JohnsonAnastasia and Christian get married, but Jack Hyde continues to threaten their relationship.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLiam HemsworthKatniss Everdeen is in District 13 after she shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage.Parts 1 and 2 were filmed back-to-back from September 2013 to June 2014.... and released a year apart.... in November 2014 and November 2015 respectively.
- DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLiam HemsworthKatniss and a team of rebels from District 13 prepare for the final battle that will decide the fate of Panem.
- DirectorKristine PetersonStarsJohn CalvinAimee BrooksChristian CousinsThe tiny fur ball aliens that will eat anything or anyone set their sights on a Los Angeles apartment tower.CRITTERS 3 was shot simultaneously (from February to July 1991) with its sequel.... CRITTERS 4.
- DirectorRupert HarveyStarsDon Keith OpperTerrence MannPaul WhitthorneAfter being cryogenically frozen and waking up on a space station in the near future, the Critters aim to have the unwitting crew for lunch.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorEllory ElkayemStarsAimee-Lynn ChadwickCory HardrictJohn KeefeA group of teenagers, in an attempt to rescue their friend from an evil corporation, end up inadvertently releasing a horde of bloodthirsty zombies.Filmed simultaneously with RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD: RAVE TO THE GRAVE in summer of 2004.
- DirectorEllory ElkayemStarsPeter CoyoteAimee-Lynn ChadwickCory HardrictA college student creates a drug called "Z" and sells it on campus, inadvertently resurrecting the living dead, who wreak havoc at a Halloween rave.
- DirectorDavid NutterStarsTim ThomersonStacie RandallTy MillerLost somewhere in the future, lawman Jack learns he's lost his wife to another and lands in a new, dangerous dimension, where evil Lord Caliban rules.Full Moon Entertainment moved its studios to Romania so that they could take advantage of post-Soviet film tax incentives.... and shot TRANCERS 4 & 5 simultaneously.
- DirectorDavid NutterStarsTim ThomersonStacie RandallTy MillerFuture lawman Jack Deth must find his way home from the other-dimensional world of Orpheus, where magic works and trancers are the ruling class.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsAnders HoveDenice DuffKevin SpirtasKillers of vampires hunt a particularly bad one with a folklore scholar and her sister, back in Transylvania.Shot simultaneously with part III.
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsAnders HoveDenice DuffKevin SpirtasStill in the thrall of the evil vampire Radu, Michelle yearns to be taught the skills of the vampire. Meanwhile, her sister Becky tries to free her from his evil clutches, and this time, she's brought some help.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorJeff BurrStarsGordon CurrieChandra WestAsh AdamsA young scientist and his friends, upon being attacked by demons, are protected by a gang of animated puppets.Shot simultaneously with part 5.
- DirectorJeff BurrStarsGordon CurrieChandra WestIan OgilvyThe puppets battle their most powerful enemy yet as they protect their new master from the demon God that created the Secret of Life.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorMartin BourboulonStarsFrançois CivilVincent CasselRomain DurisD'Artagnan arrives in Paris trying to find his attackers after being left for dead, which leads him to a real war where the future of France is at stake. He aligns himself with Athos, Porthos and Aramis, three musketeers of the King.The film was shot back-to-back with its sequel for a total shoot of 150 days that started on August 16, 2021.... and wrapped on June 3, 2022.
- DirectorMartin BourboulonStarsFrançois CivilVincent CasselRomain DurisD'Artagnan is forced to join forces with Milady to save Constance, who was kidnapped before his eyes. But as war is declared and Athos, Porthos and Aramis have already joined the front, a secret from the past shatters old alliances.SEE ABOVE
- DirectorMichael A. SimpsonStarsPamela SpringsteenRenée EstevezTony HigginsA sex-changed slasher returns as a camp counselor.Filmed back-to-back with part III.
- DirectorMichael A. SimpsonStarsPamela SpringsteenTracy GriffithMichael J. PollardAfter murdering a young girl, Angela Baker assumes her identity and travels to Camp New Horizons, built on the grounds of the camp she terrorized the year before, and starts killing again.SEE ABOVE.
- DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsVictor WongMichael TreanorMax Elliott SladeEach year, three brothers visit their grandfather for the summer. He is highly skilled in ninjutsu, and for years he has trained the boys in his techniques.Both the original movie and the sequel 3 NINJAS: KNUCKLE UP were shot back-to-back. The sequel sat on the shelf until 1995 and it was released only after another sequel had been shot (3 NINJAS KICK BACK).
- DirectorShin Sang-okStarsVictor WongCharles NapierMichael TreanorRocky, Colt and Tum Tum are back in an all new adventure everyone will fall for.SEE ABOVE.
- DirectorScott SpiegelStarsRobert PatrickBo HopkinsDuane WhitakerFive career criminals gather in Mexico to pull off a bank heist. They soon realize that they are up against far more frightening creatures than the police pursuing them.Shot back-to-back with the third film.
- DirectorP.J. PesceStarsMarco LeonardiMichael ParksAra CeliSet 100 years ago in Mexico, this horror/western is the story of the birth of the vampire princess Santanico Pandemonium.SEE ABOVE.
- DirectorBradford MayStarsLarry DrakeArnold VoslooKim DelaneyDarkman and Durant return and they hate each other as much as ever. This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech weaponry. Darkman must step in and try to stop Durant once and for all.Shot back-to-back with the third movie.
- DirectorBradford MayStarsJeff FaheyArnold VoslooDarlanne FluegelWhen he double-crosses a drug kingpin, Darkman must free himself of his remote-control clutches.SEE ABOVE.
- DirectorEdward DrakeStarsBruce WillisLochlyn MunroMiranda EdwardsAs Los Angeles prepares for Halloween, mask-wearing armed robbers critically wound detective James Knight's partner in a shootout following a heist.Shot back-to-back with REDEMPTION and INDEPENDENCE.
- DirectorEdward DrakeStarsBruce WillisLochlyn MunroMiranda EdwardsIn custody in New York, Detective James Knight finds himself in the middle of a jailbreak led by The Christmas Bomber, a brutal fanatic whose Santa Claus disciples are terrorizing the city. With the promised return of his badge in exchange for taking out the terrorists, the steely-eyed Knight doles out mercy for the just...and merciless justice for all the rest.SEE ABOVE.
- DirectorEdward DrakeStarsBruce WillisJack KilmerWillow ShieldsDetective James Knight's last-minute assignment to the Independence Day shift turns into a race against time to stop an unbalanced EMT worker who's posing as a cop.SEE ABOVE.
- DirectorRick BotaStarsKari WuhrerIonut ChermenskiHugh JorginA journalist uncovers an underground group who can bring back the dead and slowly becomes drawn into their world.Shot back-to-back with HELLWORLD.
- DirectorRick BotaStarsStelian UrianKatheryn WinnickAnna TolputtGamers playing a MMORPG based on the "Hellraiser" films find their lives endangered after being invited to a rave, the host of which intends to show them the truth behind the Cenobite mythos.SEE ABOVE.
- DirectorJoel SoissonStarsJohn LightSean PertweeDan ChiriacA young theology student comes into possession of an ancient book of prophecies that stands at the center of a bloody battle on Earth between good angels and evil angels.Shot back-to-back with FORSAKEN.
- DirectorJoel SoissonStarsBoris PetroffKari WuhrerDaria CiobanuYoung Allison continues to run from Satan's evil angels while hanging onto the ancient Lexicon that foretells the identity of the Antichrist, joined by a hit man who has a change of heart and comes to her aid.SEE ABOVE.
- DirectorPatrick LussierStarsJennifer KrollJason Scott LeeCraig ShefferA group of medical students discover the body of the infamous count. Soon, they find themselves in the middle of a bizarre and dangerous conflict when a shadowy figure offers them $30 million for the body so that he may harvest his blood.Shot back-to-back with LEGACY.
- DirectorPatrick LussierStarsJason Scott LeeStephen BillingtonDiane NealIn the near future, Uffizi and Luke travel to the remote reaches of war torn Romania to rescue Elizabeth and finish the vampire once and for all. Along the way, they encounter TV news journalist and a corps of rebels trying to fight the vampire uprising which plagues their country.SEE ABOVE.
- DirectorJoel SoissonStarsTodd GiebenhainDiane Ayala GoldnerRachel RobinsonAfter ghosts invade the human world through the Internet, a father must protect his daughter from the psychotic spirit of his ex-wife.Shot back-to-back with part 3.
- DirectorJoel SoissonStarsNoureen DeWulfRider StrongLynn BlackburnA restless girl embarks on a journey back to a city populated by the dead in search of a mysterious internet lover.SEE ABOVE.