James Daughton, active since the late 1970s, is known for his roles in cult classics like Malibu Beach (1978) and The Beach Girls (1982). He brings a youthful exuberance to the screen, embodying the carefree spirit of the era's beach films. In Blind Date (1984), he further demonstrates his versatility, navigating the comedic and romantic elements of the plot. Daughton's performances in these films contribute to the playful and often irreverent tone that defines the cult cinema landscape.
Mortuary Academy
Sam (Christopher Atkins) and Max Grimm (Perry Lang) inherit the Grimm Mortuary and Academy from their uncle, but in order to obtain it, they must graduate from the mortician's course. The current owner is Dr. Paul Truscott (Paul Bartel), who tells the Grimm brothers that if they fail to graduate, the ownership of the business will stay with him. Truscott and his assistant Mary (Mary Woronov), who is the only professor at the academy, conspire to make sure the brothers do not succeed. Both Paul and Mary have necrophilia, messing with dead bodies and doing poor mortuary jobs for customers. The other students try to graduate as well, including a student that impales dead bodies and another student that brings a puppy "back from the dead" with robotic engineering.
