PREDATOR, 1987
THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, 1955
DELIVERANCE, 1972
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, 1999
Sunday, 1:04 a.m., Comedy
Seat belts are required for viewing this movie, because without them, you might fall off the couch from laughing. When four boys from South Park see a “filthy” Canadian movie, “Asses of Fire,” their parents decide they have been corrupted and petition the president to declare WWIII on Canada. Unfortunately, only the boys can stop the coming apocalypse brought on by war, Satan and his lover, Saddam Hussein. Don’t ask, just watch. Voiced by Matt Stone, Trey Parker and others.
Predator, 1987
Tuesday, 1 a.m., BET
If there’s one thing I hate, it’s when the government deceives its military commandos into believing they are going on a rescue mission when, in fact, they are being dropped into the jungle to fight an evil alien. No, not an alien who crossed the border into California, but one who crossed through space and time. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, who never deceived the electorate or his wife, as the commando leader.
The Night of the Hunter, 1955
Thursday, 10 p.m., TCM
Such a wonderfully twisted plot could only come from the brains of novelist Davis Grubb and screenwriter James Agee. An ex-con (Robert Mitchum), who marries and murders widows for their money, goes after the widow (Shelley Winters) of a condemned man with whom he once shared a cell. After he cozies up to his intended victim, he searches for the money stolen by the condemned man and targets the woman’s children.
Deliverance, 1972
Friday, 8 p.m., AMC
Four Georgia businessmen — played by Ned Beatty, Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox and Jon Voight — decide to have a guy’s trip down river before it’s turned into a lake. They expect lots of male bonding and macho rapids shooting. What they don’t count on is the terrifying, murderous ordeal that awaits when they are stalked and captured by toothless locals. Without a doubt, this is one of the scariest movies you’ll ever see — because the monsters are human. Directed by John Boorman.