Movies by Steve Franken

Houston, We've Got a Problem

Houston, We've Got a Problem

NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.

Voyage of the Yes

Voyage of the Yes

Two teenagers set out on a 2000-mile sailboat journey from California to Hawaii and en route combat the natural challenges and their inner shortcomings.

Every Man Needs One

Every Man Needs One

A chauvinistic architect is pressured into hiring a feminist as his assistant, and soon finds himself falling for her.

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington. The FBI sends agents Capone and Williams to England to confer with Nayland Smith, an expert on Fu.

Freeway

Freeway

A deeply-disturbed priest goes on a murderous night-time rampage across America's highways.

The Stranger

The Stranger

An astronaut enters a vortex and crash-lands on a parallel planet where he's not welcome.

Wild, Wild Winter

Wild, Wild Winter

Low-budget beach party rip-off relocated to the slopes, with the plot of Taming of the Shrew loosely pasted on and with beats by the Beau Brummels.

Avalanche

Avalanche

After an avalanche of snow crashes into their ski resort, a holiday at a winter wonderland turns into a game of survival for a group of vacationers.