Olive Films' 2015 Release Slate

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LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER

Starring
SYLVIA KRISTEL
NICHOLAS CLAY
SHANE BRIANT

Directed by
JUST JAECKIN

STREET DATE: 02/17/2015
YEAR FILMED: 1981
GENRE: ROMANTIC DRAMA
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 104 min
RATING: R
ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1; Color
AUDIO: MONO

SYNOPSIS:
D.H. Lawrence?s classic novel of eroticism is stunningly captured on screen by director Just Jaeckin (Emmanuelle, Histoire d?O) and features a sultry and electrifying performance by Sylvia Kristel (Emmanuelle, Red Heat).

When Sir Clifford Chatterley (Shane Briant, The Picture of Dorian Gray) returns home with a crippling injury sustained in the war that leaves him impotent, the strain is unbearable for his beautiful bride Constance, the Lady Chatterley. Knowing that he may never fulfill his wife?s needs, Sir Chatterley grants permission for Lady Chatterley to take a lover. But that lover must be from the upper class of society. This arrangement is soon challenged when Lady Chatterley meets Oliver (Nicholas Clay Excalibur, Evil Under The Sun), a handsome and virile gamekeeper.

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BEACH BLANKET BINGO

Starring
FRANKIE AVALON
ANNETTE FUNICELLO
PAUL LYNDE

Directed by
WILLIAM ASHER

STREET DATE: 02/17/2015
YEAR FILMED: 1965
GENRE: ROMANTIC COMEDY
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 98 min
RATING: NR
ASPECT RATIO: 2.35:1; Color
AUDIO: MONO

SYNOPSIS:
Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello are back on the beach in Beach Blanket Bingo.

Frankie (Avalon) and Dee Dee (Funicello) hit the beach for fun and sun with a supporting cast that includes Paul Lynde (TV?s Bewitched, Bye Bye Birdie, Send Me No Flowers), Harvey Lembeck (The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Bikini Beach) and Deborah Walley (Gidget Goes Hawaiian, Spinout) adding to the comic hijinks.

When a publicity stunt to promote the singing career of Sugar Kane (Linda Evans, TV?s Dynasty) engineered by her publicist (Paul Lynde) balloons out of control, Frankie, Dee Dee and the gang are pulled into the ensuing comic adventures. Throw in a lovesick biker, Eric Von Zipper (Harvey Lembeck) and a mermaid (Marta Kristen) and Beach Blanket Bingo is pure comic confection. William Asher (TV?s ?I Love Lucy?, ?Bewitched?) directs.

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MUSCLE BEACH PARTY
Starring
FRANKIE AVALON
ANNETTE FUNICELLO
DON RICKLES

Directed by
WILLIAM ASHER

STREET DATE: 02/17/2015
YEAR FILMED: 1964
GENRE: COMEDY
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 94 min
RATING: NR
ASPECT RATIO: 2.35:1; Color
AUDIO: MONO

SYNOPSIS:
Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello star in Muscle Beach Party as fun-loving surfer Frankie and beach bunny Dee Dee. The pair is ready to surf some waves, soak up some sun and dance the day away.

But when their favorite beach spot is overrun by a group of body builders and their obnoxious trainer, Jack Fanny (Don Rickles), it seems unlikely that fun in the sun is on the menu. And with the newly arrived Julie (Luciana Paluzzi), a spoiled, rich contessa that has her sights set on having Frankie all for herself, it?s a battle on the beach for Frankie, Dee Dee and the gang. William Asher (TV?s ?I Love Lucy?, ?Bewitched?) directs.

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PSYCH-OUT
Starring
JACK NICHOLSON
SUSAN STRABERG
BRUCE DERN

Directed by
RICHARD RUSH

STREET DATE: 02/17/2015
YEAR FILMED: 1968
GENRE: ACTION/DRAMA
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 101 min
RATING: NR
ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1; B&W
AUDIO: MONO

SYNOPSIS:
Set during the height of the 60?s counterculture revolution, Psych-Out stars Susan Strasberg (Rollercoaster) as deaf runaway Jenny who arrives in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco in search of her brother Steve, an artist who has disappeared. With the aid of a musician from a local band Stoney (Jack Nicholson in one of his earliest screen roles), Jenny sets out to discover the whereabouts of her brother while navigating the psychedelic world of drugs, music and free love.

The supporting cast includes Henry Jaglom (A Safe Place, Festival In Cannes), Dean Stockwell (Dune, Blue Velvet) and Bruce Dern (The Wild Angels, Django Unchained). Directed by Richard Rush (The Stunt Man, Color of Night), Psych-Out is a trip worth taking.

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THE WILD ANGELS
Starring
BRUCE DERN
PETER FONDA
NANCY SINATRA

Directed by
ROGER CORMAN

STREET DATE: 02/17/15
YEAR: : 1966
GENRE: ACTION/DRAMA
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 93 min
RATING: R
ASPECT RATIO: 2.35:1; Color
AUDIO: MONO

SYNOPSIS:
Bikers. Babes. Revenge. Nothing could better sum up this Hells Angels actioner directed by Roger Corman (producer of many classic ?B? movies including Death Race 2000, Little Shop of Horrors, Targets) and starring Bruce Dern (Nebraska, The Cowboys), Peter Fonda (Easy Rider, The Limey) and Nancy Sinatra (Get Yourself A College Girl, Speedway). The action is set in motion when a bike is stolen from the Hells Angels. An epic chase to retrieve the bike ensues as the bikers spread fear and trembling wherever they ride. The Wild Angels delivers wall-to-wall biker action at its best.

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HOW TO MURDER YOUR WIFE
Starring
JACK LEMMON
TERRY-THOMAS
VIRNA LISI

Directed by
RICHARD QUINE

STREET DATE: 02/17/15
YEAR: : 1965
GENRE: COMEDY
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 118 min
RATING: NR
ASPECT RATIO: 1.66:1; Color
AUDIO: MONO

SYNOPSIS:
Jack Lemmon (Some Like It Hot, The Apartment) stars as Stanley Ford, a successful cartoonist happily living a carefree, single and unattached life in Manhattan. His life takes a dramatic turn after a drunken proposal to a woman (Virna Lisi The Secret of Santa Vittoria, Queen Margot) who pops out of a cake at a friend?s bachelor party. Regretting his decision he asks for a divorce. Unfortunately, the new Mrs. Ford will have none of it. His Italian-only speaking bride soon takes over his house and his life. Frustrated and seeing no way out of his current predicament,
Stanley?s cartoon strip begins to shift, reflecting his inner, darker thoughts. How can Stanley solve the problem? Well, if you?re the character in his comic strip the only way out may be murder.

How To Murder Your Wife directed by Richard Quine (Sex and the Single Girl, Bell, Book and Candle) features supporting turns by legendary British comic Terry-Thomas (It?s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Mouse on the Moon) and Claire Trevor (Key Largo, Murder My Sweet).

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KISS ME, STUPID

Starring
DEAN MARTIN
KIM NOVAK
RAY WALSTON

Directed by
BILLY WILDER

STREET DATE: 02/17/15
YEAR: 1964
GENRE: ROMANTIC COMEDY
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 125 min
RATING: PG-13
ASPECT RATIO: 2.35:1; B&W
AUDIO: MONO

SYNOPSIS:
Billy Wilder?s comic gem Kiss Me, Stupid stars Dean Martin (Some Came Running, Bells Are Ringing), Ray Walston (South Pacific, TV?s ?My Favorite Martian?) and Kim Novak (Vertigo, Pal Joey).

When pop crooner Dino (Dean Martin), is detoured to Climax, NV on his way to Las Vegas, he stumbles on fame-hungry, would-be songwriters Orville (Ray Walston) and Barney (Cliff Osmond), the wheels are set in motion for a comedy that is pure Wilder. Collaborating with his longtime screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond (Some Like It Hot, The Apartment), Wilder weaves a comic tale of social mores, sexual gamesmanship and the price of fame.

Kiss Me, Stupid features Kim Novak?s performance as Polly The Pistol, a waitress, sometimes prostitute, and a woman who at first scorns, then finds herself eager for, domestic bliss. Felicia Farr (3:10 To Yuma, The Player) lends support as Zelda, Orville?s long-suffering wife.

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THE ROAD TO HONG KONG

Starring
BING CROSBY
BOB HOPE
JOAN COLLINS

Directed by
NORMAN PANAMA

STREET DATE: 02/17/2015
YEAR: 1962
GENRE: COMEDY
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 91 min
RATING: NR
ASPECT RATIO: 1.66:1; Color
AUDIO: MONO

SYNOPSIS:
Crosby and Hope made a return to the Silver Screen in this the last of the ?Road? pictures. When their vaudeville act hits the skids, Harry Turner (Bing Crosby) and Chester Babcock (Bob Hope) move on to their next scheme. They set out to become sophisticated confidence men. There?s only one problem ? Chester is having memory issues. With the aid of a miracle drug, Chester?s memory is restored which is not necessarily a good thing. When Chester accidentally memorizes a top-secret formula, the boys find some very unwanted company ? as well as wanted company in the form of Diane (Joan Collins, TV?s Dynasty), an alluring spy.

The Road To Hong Kong, directed by Norman Panama (The Court Jester), also features Peter Sellers in a scene-stealing cameo, Robert Morley and a special appearance by ?Road? pictures veteran, the beautiful & glamorous Dorothy Lamour.

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1969

Starring
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR.
KIEFER SUTHERLAND
WINONA RYDER
BRUCE DERN

Directed by
ERNEST THOMPSON

STREET DATE: 02/17/2015
YEAR: 1988
GENRE: DRAMA
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 95 min
RATING: R
ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1; Color
AUDIO: STEREO

SYNOPSIS:
Set during the Vietnam War, 1969 is the story of two best friends, Ralph (Robert Downey, Jr.) and Scott (Kiefer Sutherland), both Maryland college students whose moral outrage at the country?s involvement in the war leads to a life-altering event. When Scott?s brother Aiden, an enlisted serviceman, is declared missing in action, a decision by the friends to steal their files from the local draft board in an attempt to avoid being drafted, sets in motion dramatic consequences in this compelling coming of age story.

An impressive supporting cast includes Winona Ryder (Heathers, Black Swan), Joanna Cassidy (The Late Show, Blade Runner), Bruce Dern (Coming Home, Nebraska) and Mariette Hartley (Ride The High Country) in a film directed by Ernest Thompson, the Academy Award® -winning screenwriter of On Golden Pond.

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CAVEMAN

Starring
RINGO STARR
BARBARA BACH
SHELLEY LONG
DENNIS QUAID

Directed by
CARL GOTTLIEB


STREET DATE: 02/17/2015
YEAR: 1981
GENRE: COMEDY
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 91 min
RATING: PG
ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1; Color
AUDIO: MONO

EXTRAS:

SYNOPSIS:
The Beatles? Ringo Starr is Atouk, the caveman of the title. As the leader of a rag-tag group of cavemen considered inferior by a larger group of cavemen, Atouk has his work cut out for him when he sets his sights on the beautiful Lana (Barbara Bach). Trouble is ? Lana belongs to Tonda (John Matuszak) the leader of the ?superior? cavemen. Undeterred, Atouk sets out to win Lana?s hand while being pursued by the caveman-crazy Tala (Shelley Long) and fending off some very hungry dinosaurs.

Caveman is directed by Carl Gottlieb (screenwriter Jaws).

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I hope Olive has some more noirs in store for 2015. They've really slowed down from the pace they were at a couple years ago in that regard.

Virna Lisi from HOW TO MURDER YOUR WIFE, as well as WHITE FANG and CHALLENGE TO WHITE FANG, just passed away recently.

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Some more title announcements for Feb. 2015...



DANGEROUSLY CLOSE

Starring
JOHN STOCKWELL
DON MICHAEL PAUL
CAREY LOWELL
DEDEE PFEIFFER

Directed by
ALBERT PYUN

STREET DATE: 02-24-2015
YEAR FILMED: 1986
GENRE: DRAMA
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 95 min
RATING: R
ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1; Color
AUDIO: STEREO

SYNOPSIS:
The Sentinels are self-proclaimed guardians of their high school, where they rule the school by weeding out those they consider undeserving and undesirable. Their activities come under scrutiny when a fellow student is found murdered. Uncovering who is responsible becomes a mission for the editor of the school newspaper. With answers being sought, the behavior of The Sentinels becomes more aggressive, ratcheting up the action in this thriller directed by Albert Pyun (Bulletface, Cyborg) which features music by Robert Palmer, Fine Young Cannibals, Van Halen, and the hit song “Blood and Roses” performed by The Smithereens.

Dangerously Close stars John Stockwell (Christine), Don Michael Paul (Heart of Dixie), Carey Lowell (TV's “Law & Order”) and Dedee Pfeiffer (Into The Night, TV's “Cybill”).

DVD ITEM# OF923
UPC# 887090092302
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UPC# 887090092401
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THE NIGHT THEY RAIDED MINSKY'S



Starring
ELLIOTT GOULD
JASON ROBARDS
BRITT EKLAND
BERT LAHR
FORREST TUCKER

Directed by
WILLIAM FRIEDKIN

STREET DATE: 02-24-2015
YEAR FILMED: 1968
GENRE: COMEDY
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 99 min
RATING: PG-13
ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1; Color
AUDIO: MONO

SYNOPSIS:
Directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection), The Night They Raided Minsky's is a comedy set in the exotic world of burlesque and stars Elliott Gould (M.A.S.H.), Britt Ekland (Royal Flash) and Jason Robards (Magnolia).

When an innocent Amish girl, Rachel Schpitendavel (Ekland) with dreams of becoming a dancer leaves her Pennsylvania home for the big city of New York, she could never have imagined where it would lead. Although her audition at the famous Minsky's burlesque theatre is deemed too dull for their clientele, Billy Minsky (Elliott Gould making his film debut) decides to use Rachel's inoffensive dance routine to shame the local moral crusader Vance Fowler (Denholm Elliott), a man intent on having Minsky's shut down for good only to witness a more demure version of the regular acts. As you may have guessed, the best-laid plans don't always turn out they way you think they will.

Minsky's features the final film performance of Bert Lahr (the beloved Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz) - a standout among a list of supporting players that includes Norman Wisdom, Jack Burns, Joseph Wiseman, Forrest Tucker and Harry Andrews.

Co-written and produced by Norman Lear (TV's “All in the Family”, “Maude”).

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UPC# 887090091503
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WILD ORCHID



Starring
MICKEY ROURKE
JACQUELINE BISSET
CARRE OTIS

Directed by
ZALMAN KING

STREET DATE: 02-24-2015
YEAR FILMED: 1989
GENRE: ROMANTIC DRAMA
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 105 min
RATING: R
ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1; Color
AUDIO: STEREO

SYNOPSIS:
From director Zalman King (Red Shoe Diaries, Two Moon Junction) comes a tale of sex, passion and erotic taboos set against the backdrop of the rich and powerful. Emily (Carré Otis) hopes to land a job with an international law firm. Soon, she finds her life inexplicably changed when her new employer whisks her off to Rio de Janeiro. Once there, Emily meets the handsome and mysterious millionaire James Wheeler (Mickey Rourke of Diner, The Wrestler, Sin City), who challenges her to explore her sexuality, blurring the lines between romance, love and carnal desire.

Wild Orchid also stars Jacqueline Bisset (The Deep, Welcome To New York) and Bruce Greenwood (Capote, Star Trek Into Darkness).

DVD ITEM# OF899
UPC# 887090089906
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UPC# 887090090001
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EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN
(YIN SHI NAN NU)



Starring
WINSTON CHAO
SIHUNG LUNG
YU-WEN WANG

Directed by
ANG LEE

STREET DATE: 02-24-2015
YEAR FILMED: 1994
GENRE: COMEDY/DRAMA
LANGUAGE: MANDARIN with ENGLISH SUBTITLES
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 124 min
RATING: NR
ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1; Color
AUDIO: STEREO

SYNOPSIS:
Tradition! Tradition! Cultures across the globe have been discussing and debating family traditions throughout history. Director Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain, Life of Pi) weaves a funny, poignant and always entertaining story of one such family. Centered on a father and his three unmarried daughters living in modern day Taiwan where each Sunday, as is their tradition, they gather around the table to share a meal, stories and digest the wisdom of their all-knowing father. Both love and laughter are endless in Eat Drink Man Woman (Yin shi nan nu).

Winston Chao received an Independent Spirit award nomination for “Best Male Lead” in Eat Drink Man Woman (Yin shi nan nu).

DVD ITEM# OF901
UPC# 887090090100
SRP: $19.95
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UPC# 887090090209
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