Jonathan Aprea was an American actor. He is known for playing the roles of young Salvatore Tessio in The Godfather Part II (1974), Lt. Vince Novelli on Matt Houston, Sheriff Jack North on Falcon Crest (1987), Manny Vasquez on Knots Landing (1988), Lucas Castigliano on Another World, and Nick Katsopolis on Full House and Fuller House (2017). His other film credits include Bullitt (1968), The Stepford Wives (1975), New Jack City (1991), The Game (1997), and The Manchurian Candidate (2004).
Day of the Warrior is a 1996 action adventure film written and directed by Andy Sidaris and starring Kevin Light and Julie Strain. It is the eleventh and penultimate instalment in Andy Sidaris' Triple B film series.
Andrew William Sidaris was an American television and film director, producer, screenwriter. After a pioneering career directing televised sports beginning in the 1960s, Sidaris wrote and directed a successful series of action B-movies from 1985 to 1998—dubbed the "Bullets, Bombs, and Babes" series—that featured Playboy Playmates and Penthouse Pets in starring roles. In 2014, Paste magazine named one such picture, Hard Ticket to Hawaii, the best B-movie of all time.
Alienator is a 1990 science fiction film directed by Fred Olen Ray, produced by Jeffrey C. Hogue, and starring Jan-Michael Vincent.
Do or Die is a 1991 action film starring Cynthia Brimhall, Pat Morita and Erik Estrada. It was directed, written and produced by Andy Sidaris. It's the sixth installment in the Triple B film series.
Guns is a 1990 action film about a group of female agents who are sent to take out a South American gun runner. The film was written and directed by Andy Sidaris, and stars Erik Estrada, Dona Speir, Devin DeVasquez, Cynthia Brimhall, and Danny Trejo. It's the fifth installment in the Triple B film series.
Enemy Gold is a 1993 action/adventure film starring Bruce Penhall, Mark Barriere, and Suzi Simpson. It was directed by Christian Drew Sidaris and written by Wess Rahn and Sidaris. It is the ninth film in the Triple B film series.
The Dallas Connection is a 1994 action adventure film starring Bruce Penhall, Mark Barriere and Julie Strain. It was written and directed by Christian Drew Sidaris and is the tenth installment in the Triple B film series produced by Andy Sidaris, his father.
Picasso Trigger is a 1988 action film starring Steve Bond, Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, Roberta Vasquez, Cynthia Brimhall, and Harold Diamond. It was written and directed by Andy Sidaris and it's the third installment in the Triple B film series.
Fit to Kill is a 1993 action adventure film starring Dona Speir, Roberta Vasquez, Cynthia Brimhall, Julie Strain, Bruce Penhall, Chu Chu Malave and Geoffrey Moore. It was written and directed by Andy Sidaris and is the eighth installment in the Triple B film series. The film serves as both the conclusion to the "Kane Trilogy" within the Triple B series and was originally intended to be the final installment in the franchise. It features the last appearances of recurring characters Donna Hamilton and Martin Kane. Two loosely connected films directed by Sidaris' son, Enemy Gold and The Dallas Connection, would be released before Sidaris resurrected the franchise for two final installments, Day of the Warrior and Return to Savage Beach.
Hard Hunted is a 1992 action/adventure film starring Dona Speir, Roberta Vasquez, Cynthia Brimhall, Bruce Penhall and Geoffrey Moore. It was directed and written by Andy Sidaris. It's the seventh installment in the Triple B film series.
Hard Ticket to Hawaii is a 1987 American low-budget action film written and directed by Andy Sidaris, and starring Ronn Moss, Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, Cynthia Brimhall, and Harold Diamond. The second installment in Sidaris' Triple B film series, it features several former Playboy Magazine centerfolds, Playmates of the Month Speir, Carlton, Brimhall, and Patty Duffek.
The Expendables is a 1988 Filipino-American action film directed by Cirio H. Santiago and written by Philip Alderton. It stars Anthony Finetti, Peter Nelson, Loren Haynes and Kevin Duffis.
Future Force is a 1989 science-fiction film written and directed by David A. Prior and starring David Carradine. A 1990 sequel to the film was made called Future Zone.
The Falling is a 1986 American-Spanish science fiction horror film starring Dennis Christopher, Martin Hewitt, and Lynn-Holly Johnson.
Striker is an Italian action film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. The film imitates the style of the Rambo movies.
Lady Terminator is a 1988 Indonesian horror-fantasy action film directed by Tjut Djalil, also credited under the pseudonym of Jalil Jackson. The film stars Barbara Anne Constable, Christopher J. Hart, and Claudia Angelique Rademaker, and is considered to be a mockbuster of the 1984 American film The Terminator.
The Triple B Series is a franchise of twelve sexploitation action films released between the mid-1980s and late 1990s. The films follow the exploits of a mostly female office of the DEA primarily based out of Hawaii. Many of the films employ a buddy cop format. The movies were unique for their time period in focusing on a pair of female law enforcement officers versus two men, which was the standard approach to the subgenre.
