John Lazar
Also Known As: John La Zar, John La Zarre
Biography: John La Zar was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He trained at the American Conservatory Theatre and has studied acting with Uta Hagen, Bill Ball, Jack Kosslyn, and Paul Shenar. La Zar was portraying the titular role in a University of Hawaii stage production of "Caligula" when he was approached by 20th Century Fox studio casting agent Phil Benjamin to audition for the part of deranged and debauched rock'n'roll music producer Ronnie 'Z-Man' Barzell in Russ Meyer's delightfully outrageous camp cult classic "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls." John's wonderfully wild and eccentric performance as 'Z-Man' should have led to bigger and better things, but alas did not. A majority of La Zar's subsequent roles have been decidedly minor: funny as sleazy pimp Carl McKinney in Meyer's typically off-the-wall "Supervixens," a Palestine general in the "David & Goliath" episode of "Greatest Heroes of the Bible," a limousine driver in "Eddie Presley," a warlock in "Night of the Scarecrow," and a strip club patron in "Stripteaser." However, on occasion John has landed a more substantial part; he's especially memorable as evil sorcerer Jarek in the enjoyably silly tongue-in-cheek sword and sorcery fantasy hoot "Deathstalker II." La Zar had a recurring role as scientist Dr. Fez on the soft-core cable TV series "Click." In addition to his regrettably sparse film and TV credits, John has acted in stage productions of such plays as "The Crucible," "Macbeth," "Carnival," "High Mass," "No Exit," and "Everyman." Outside of acting, La Zar is also a ballet dancer, master swordsman, and expert martial artist. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Birthday: May 22, 1946
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Gender: Male
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Maximum Security
Overview: Terrorists infiltrate Innsmouth, a new maximum security prison, and inmate Mace Richter, a former police officer, is the only one who can foil their plans.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Overview: An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-07-17
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Rod Steele 0014: You Only Live Until You Die
Overview: Rod Steele (aka Agent 0014) is anything but the world's greatest super spy, but when diabolical villainess Tangerina threatens the world again, he's the world's last and only hope.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-05
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Deathstalker II
Overview: Deathstalker helps Reena the Seer out of a few jams, and she solicits his help for a bigger task. She reveals that she is actually Princess Evie, but the evil sorcerer had her abducted and cloned in order to seize control of the kingdom. Together they travel to the evil sorcerer's stronghold to restore the princess to her rightful position, encountering challenges along the way both from the sorcerer's goons and the fierce Amazon women.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-03
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Alice Jacobs Is Dead
Overview: A scientist races to find the cure to a horrific virus before it turns his wife into something monstrous.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-23
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Over the Wire
Overview: Bruce is a telephone lineman who accidentally overhears a murder plot. When 911 informs him that there is nothing that they can do about it, he takes matters into his own hands, and gets entangled in a world of sex and mystery.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-21
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Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Overview: The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all-time. From "Fast Time at Ridgemont High" and "Office Space" to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and "Showgirls."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-06-23
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Up 'n' Coming
Overview: A rising young Country & Western singer gets a job as the opening act for a a veteran female country star. Soon the young girl is drawing much attention from the audiences and the record companies, and the older star doesn't like it one bit.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-07
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Legally Exposed
Overview: An archaeologist's life long search for a unique relic is rewarded when he finds an object that has the power to turn anyone into a sex-starved maniac with the push of a button, or transform them physically from one gorgeous body into another.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-22
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The Body Beautiful
Overview: The "Clicker," based upon the comic book of Milo Manara, falls (literally) into the hands of Linda and Ben who use it to save the Spa at which they work.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Every Girl Should Have One
Overview: A merry who-done-it diamond caper unfolds after a woman's million dollar necklace is stolen while she is having her portrait done.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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Stripteaser
Overview: As Zipper's Clown Palace (a strip bar) closes, Neil wanders in and decides to hold the dancers, bartender, and remaining customers hostage. He torments them with little tasks he wants performed, playing on their weaknesses and relying on his gun for intimidation. Eventually the hostages begin formulating plans to thwart his control. Meanwhile, two policemen are observing the outside of the strip joint, realizing that something's wrong and trying to decide if it's worth ruining their buzz to intervene.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-23
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Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
Overview: Among the finalists for "Centerfold Of The Year" are Angel and her spiteful rival Betty. However, no one is aware of Angel's involvement in a secret medical beauty enhancement program headed by Dr. Lindstrom. Desperate to win, Angel overdoses on Lindstrom's formula, with disastrous results. Soon she has grown to monstrous but shapely proportions, causing all sorts of complications, the most dangerous being Betty's jealousy of Angel's new-found attention. Betty discovers Angel's secret and takes the formula herself, causing her to grow into an equally gorgeous giant. As the girls battle it out on Hollywood Blvd., Dr. Lindstrom races to find an antidote.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-02
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Night of the Scarecrow
Overview: A group of drunk teenagers accidently set free the spirit of a warlock, which possesses a scarecrow. The scarecrow goes on a bloody rampage killing the descendents of the men who had killed the warlock a century before. A newcomer and the daughter of the mayor try to stop it before it is too late and the warlock can reincarnate...
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-08
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Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
Overview: Retrospective documentary about the making of the 1970 cult film "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-30
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Supervixens
Overview: Clint must flee after his wife is killed by a psychopathic cop, who tries to pin the murder on him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-04-02
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In the Heat of the Click
Overview: Dr. Fez loses the device again - this time to two girlfriends, Linda and Alsacia, who are also searching for a magic necklace
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-03
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Erotic Curse of Cairo
Overview: The famous magic's box was stolen and the Professor Fez, a well-known sex specialist, has to go to Egypt in order to get back "the click"
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-04
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For the Love of the Click
Overview: Popper, a sexy detective, is in charge of finding out about the magic box. For this reason, he goes to Hawaii where he meets Jasmine, an exotic painter.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-06
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Sex, Lies & Politics
Overview: Ron Slick is a Washington lobbyist who comes by Dr. Fez's "clicker" invention, which makes women errogeneously ex-tra-cited; Slick uses the clicker on a senator, a reporter, a police officer and two federal agents.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-02
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Secrets Revealed
Overview: The magic box is finally destroyed.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1997-01-07
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Eddie Presley
Overview: Eddie Presley is a down on his luck ex-Elvis impersonator. With his days of fromer glory performing in small to medium-sized clubs behind him, he's stuck in a dead-end security job, making barely enough to live out of his van. But Eddie's luck is about to change when he's offered a comeback gig at a seedy Hollywood nightclub... until he has a breakdown on stage and gives the audience a powerful, improvised performance they'll not soon forget.
Genres: Drama Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-20
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