Known for Sound
Fredric Myrow (July 16, 1939 – January 14, 1999) was an American composer. His most well-known compositions include the soundtracks for Soylent Green, Scarecrow, and Phantasm. He was the son of noted songwriter Josef Myrow and grandson of music publisher Irving Mills. Myrow was married to actress Elana Eden (The Story of Ruth) from 1969 until his death.
Born
July 16, 1939
Died
January 14, 1999 (age 59)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Filmography
36 films


Plan 10 from Outer Space
1995 · 1h 20m
country: United States
A woman accidentally discovers the Plaque of Kolob which leads her to discover an insidous alien plot for world domination documented by a disreputable early Mormon prophet. 'Plan 10 from Outer Space' is an eccentric comedy involving a bizarre relationship between Mormons, bees and extra terrestrials, hot on an obviously miniscule budget with a largely unknown cast, save for b-movie queen Karen Black.


Love Is a Gun
1994 · 1h 45m
country: United States
A model causes an obsessed police photographer to lose his girlfriend and become a murder suspect.


Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
1994 · 1h 31m
country: United States
The Tall Man, that imposing menace from Morningside Mortuary, is back and once again haunting the thoughts of the now-adult Mike and his friend, ex-Ice Cream vendor Reggie. The two continue their hunt for the mysterious figure and in his path of destruction encounter a variety of dangerous situations, friends and enemies.


Rubin & Ed
1992 · 1h 22m
country: United Kingdom
Reclusive Rubin Farr teams up with vocal but unsuccessful multi-level salesman Ed Tuttle on a quest to bury Rubin's dead cat in the "perfect spot." Their trip takes them across Utah's desert where they have run-ins with Ed's ex-wife Rula and an elusive Andy Warhol critic.


Susan Tyrrell: My Rotten Life, a Bitter Operetta
1992 · 1h 9m
country: United States
"It's a little raw and crude right now, but I want this to be 'My Rotten Life' as a dessert, not as a liver pill." Cult film actress Susan Tyrrell (Fat City, Forbidden Zone, Cry-Baby) performing her one woman semi autobiographical musical show at La Cage, Los Angeles, 1992.


Survival Quest
1989 · 1h 36m
country: United States
A bunch of city slickers from different backgrounds go into the wild mountains to be one with nature, but basically to have a good time. However, a paramilitary group has chosen the same time to go camping. When one of the soldiers thinks their boss has been killed by one of the city slickers, he coaxes his team into exterminating all of them. They will have to rely on their wits and on each other in order to survive.


Phantasm II
1988 · 1h 37m
country: United States
Mike, after his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with his old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, beautiful girl has also become part of Mike's dreams, and they must find her before the Tall Man does.


Journey to Spirit Island
1988 · 1h 33m
country: United States
A greedy Indian persuades his tribe to sell the lonesome 'Spirit Island' for a congress center. Instead of transferring the historical graves on it like he tells his tribe, he plans to wipe them out. By accident a group of two Indian kids and two friends from Chicago on vacation are flown to the island and get in his way.


Hour of the Assassin
1987 · 1h 36m
country: United States
Fiero is hired to assassinate the newly-elected civilian president of San Pedro. His employers are a group of generals, threatened by the liberal sympathies of the new president-elect. The generals, having killed Fiero's father years ago, trick Fiero into thinking he is working for the leftist People's Party. Meanwhile, a CIA agent is sent stop to the assassination. It's a race against time as the agent must stop the HOUR OF THE ASSASSIN.


Broken Rainbow
1985 · 1h 10m
country: United States
Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona.


What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
1983 · 1h 12m
country: United States
Z-grade horror flick "The Hideous Sun Demon" re-dubbed and re-edited into a monster-movie spoof about a suntan lotion that works from the inside out (it also has a certain side effect).


Elephant Parts
1981 · 1h 2m
country: United States
Winner of the first video Grammy Award, Michael Nesmith (The Monkees) wrote and starred in Elephant Parts, a collection of comedy and music videos. Elephant Parts is one hour long and features five full length music videos, including the popular songs "Rio", and "Cruisin'", which featured wrestler Steve Strong and Monterey-based comic "Chicago" Steve Barkley. An off-beat collection that is very entertaining to view while in an altered state.


On the Nickel
1980 · 1h 36m
country: United States
Sam, a recovering alcoholic, feels dissatisfied with his life of sobriety and goes back in search of the good times he enjoyed with his wino friends on "the Nickel" of Los Angeles' skid row.


Phantasm
1979 · 1h 29m
country: United States
A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.


The Secret Life of John Chapman
1976 · 1h 15m
country: Unknown
The true story of John Chapman, a college president who took a sabbatical and went out and got a job as a general laborer, to try to experience life outside his well-ordered but insulated college environment.


Kenny & Company
1976 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A coming-of-age story about the lives of a teenage boy and his friends as they traverse the highs and lows of boyhood in the run-up to Halloween.


Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience
1975 · 1h 33m
country: Unknown
Take a flight with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels as you ride along with these amazing pilots and the team that supports them. Leslie Nielson is your guide into the world of high-flying aerobatics as you travel around the world and behind the scenes with the Blues during the 1970 airshow season and 1971 Winter Training program. With impressive in-air camerawork and narration written by Frank Herbert of "Dune" fame, "Threshold" is a treat for aviation lovers of all ages
Jim, the World's Greatest
Jim, the World's Greatest
1975 · 1h 34m
country: United States
One of his earlier pieces, Don Coscarelli (of Phantasm Phame) has a knack for seeing the world through the eyes and heart of a young boy. He offers a Peter Pan-esque adventure to men from the boomers to present day, with each generation being introduced to a more innocent time.


Pray for the Wildcats
1974 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Three ad agency executives are pressured into taking a motorbike trip to Baja by a big-ticket client. Along the way, the client is spurned by a young woman whose boyfriend sticks up for her. The client later disables their van, leading to their deaths in the desert. When the executives piece together what has happened, it leads to a showdown.


Message to My Daughter
1973 · 1h 14m
country: United States
A confused teenager discovers a stack of tapes recorded years earlier by her dying mother.


Soylent Green
1973 · 1h 37m
country: United States
In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.


Scarecrow
1973 · 1h 52m
country: United States
Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh.


Lolly-Madonna XXX
1973 · 1h 43m
country: United States
In the early 1970s, a young woman passing through rural Tennessee unintentionally gets caught in a feud between two local neighboring clans, the Feathers and the Gutshalls.


A Reflection of Fear
1972 · 1h 29m
country: United States
A young girl lives with her mother and grandmother. One day her estranged father returns home with a female companion he introduces as his fiance. Soon the girl finds herself in the midst of strange goings-on, which evolve into a web of crime and murder.


The Steagle
1971 · 1h 27m
country: United States
In the midst of the Cuban missile crisis, a mild-mannered professor decides to live out all of his daydreams, travelling across the country and adopting a different persona in each city.


In Search of America
1971 · 1h 13m
country: United States
Michael (Jeff Bridges) drops out of college with the intention of finding himself. When his parents (Carl Betz and Vera Miles) balk, he talks them into joining him in traveling the country and educating themselves about the state of things. They, along with Grandma (Ruth McDevitt) trick out an old Greyhound bus and hit the road. The picaresque plotline brings the family into contact with a variety of colorful characters. The producers of In Search of America never declared outright that the made-for-TV film was intended as a series pilot, but it ends on an ambiguous note with plenty of loose plot ends. In Search of America was first telecast March 23, 1971.


Leo the Last
1970 · 1h 44m
country: United Kingdom
Prince Leo, last in the line of rulers of a long-deposed monarchy on continental Europe and jaded with the frenetic search for kicks with the European jet-set, returns to his father's London town house for rest.


Stop!
1970 · 1h 29m
country: United States
A married couple takes an extended holiday in Puerto Rico where their resentment and marital dysfunction begin to boil over. They meet an attractive couple who they invite over for dinner and soon start to learn about love and romance from their new friends. But it may be too late to save their marriage.


HWY: An American Pastoral
1970 · 52m
country: United States
HWY: An American Pastoral is a film by Jim Morrison, Frank Lisciandro, Paul Ferrara, and Babe Hill and stars Morrison as a hitchhiker. It is a 50-minute experimental film in Direct Cinema style. It was shot during the spring and summer of 1969 in the Mojave Desert and in Los Angeles.