Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Nacimiento : 1939-04-13, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Muerte : 2022-07-25

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Paul Anthony Sorvino (/sɔːrˈviːnoʊ/, Italian: [sorˈviːno]; April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor, opera singer, businessman, writer, and sculptor. He often portrayed authority figures on both sides of the law and was known for his roles as Paulie Cicero (based on Paul Vario) in the 1990 gangster film Goodfellas, and NYPD Sergeant Phil Cerreta on the TV series Law & Order. He took on supporting roles in A Touch of Class, Reds, The Rocketeer, Nixon, and Romeo + Juliet. He was the father of actors Mira Sorvino and Michael Sorvino. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Sorvino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Películas

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
self
An intimate, soul-baring new documentary covering the life and 40+ year career of actor and poet Michael Madsen, from troubled youth to film star, told through interviews with colleagues, friends, family members and the American Badass himself. Featuring Quentin Tarantino, John Travolta, Charlie Sheen, Ron Perlman, Daryl Hannah, and many, many more.
The Great American Heist
Cheech
An inside look at one of the largest cash and jewel heists in American history - the 1978 Lufthansa Robbery. Nearly $6 million stolen from the Lufthansa Cargo Terminal at JFK Airport in New York, led by mobster Jimmy Burke.
The Birthday Cake
Uncle Carmine
En el décimo aniversario de la muerte de su padre, Giovanni acepta a regañadientes la tarea de llevar un pastel a la casa de su tío, un jefe de la mafia, para una celebración. Solo dos horas después de la noche, la vida de Gio cambia para siempre.
Most Guys Are Losers
Grandpa
Over Thanksgiving weekend in Chicago, a college kid from California seeks approval from his girlfriend's dad, a bar owner and author of a dating book titled, "Most Guys are Losers."
Bad Impulse
Lou Branch
A raíz de un evento traumático, un esposo y padre suburbano compra un sistema de seguridad para el hogar de vanguardia, solo para descubrir que destruye lentamente lo que más desea proteger.
Beneath The Leaves
Captain Parker
Junto con otros muchos, cuatro niños son raptados por James Whitley (Paul Sorvino), un psicópata que ha perdido por completo la cordura. Su objetivo de reunir a los niños huérfanos con sus padres fallecidos se viene abajo cuando los cuatro chicos escapan y él es arrestado. Veinte años más tarde, Whitley se escapa de su celda tras producirse un incendio en la prisión que le albergaba, y decide intentar terminar la misión que empezó tiempo atrás. El detective Larson (Doug Jones), una de sus víctimas y ahora renombrado policía, es apartado del caso por tener implicaciones personales en el mismo, dejando así a su compañera y amante, la detective Shotwell (Mira Sorvino), como única encargada de resolver el caso. Sin embargo, Larson decide intentar dar caza al psicópata por su propia cuenta para caer en la misma trampa de la que escapó siendo un niño.
Acts of Desperation
Chief Lassiter
A desperate cop on the edge is obsessed over the fact that his beautiful but desperate wife is having an affair. At the same time, he tracks a desperately shrewd bank robber who is falling in love with a desperately obsessed woman whose life he just saved from suicide. As if that's not enough, he is also being blackmailed by two desperately unhinged street criminals who will stop at nothing to get their money. Time is running out for all of them as their worlds collide in in this intensely unique and desperately compelling and unpredictable thriller!
Papa
Danny
A young man, Ben Freidman (Scott Wilson) raised by wealthy adoptive Jewish parents in Beverly Hills, decides that he is ready to finally meet his biological parents. He faces disappointment upon learning of the death of his biological mother. His biological father, meanwhile, resides in a psychiatric care unit.
Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game
Phil
Dr. Abe Mandelbaum has just moved into a retirement home. After forming an unlikely friendship with a womanizing gambler, their relationship is tested when they each try to convince a mysterious nurse that they are her long-lost father.
Price for Freedom
Shah of Iran
“Price For Freedom” is based on the book written in 2013 by prominent NYC dental implant surgeon Dr. Marc Benhuri. It is a chilling account of how members of his family were terrorized, tortured, and murdered in Iran when Ayatollah Khomeni seized power in 1979.
El abuelo espía
Giovanni
Un abuelo reúne a su equipo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial para rescatar a la novia de su nieto, que ha sido secuestrada.
The Red Maple Leaf
Joseph Palermo
A detective, who is deeply grieving over the tragic loss of his wife and daughter, becomes determined to find the kidnapped daughter of the U.S. Ambassador, no matter what the cost.
Lost Cat Corona
Uncle Sam
Un chico que juega sin riesgos debe buscar al gato perdido de su esposa, y ponerlo cara a cara con el elemento colorido, alocado y, a veces, el más peligroso de su vecindario, lo que le obliga a enfrentar sus miedos y replantearse su M.O.
A Winter Rose
Skippy
A young singer in Los Angeles named Winter Rose (Kim Whalen) is chosen to be the successor to a world-famous star who is retiring because of a cancer diagnosis.
La excepción a la regla
Vernon Scott
Hollywood, año 1958. La joven baptista Marla Mabrey (Lily Collins) llega desde una pequeña población del medio oeste a Los Angeles para trabajar para el magnate y millonario Howard Hughes (Beatty). En el aeropuerto conoce al chófer de su jefe, el joven Frank Forbes (Alden Ehrenreich), que apenas lleva dos semanas trabajando y resulta ser una persona también muy religiosa. Su inmediata atracción mutua pondrá sus convicciones a prueba además de romper la regla número 1 del Sr. Hughes: está prohibido que sus empleados intimen con sus actrices.
The Hybrids Family
The Count
A movie about a dysfunctional family of vampires and witches, it is mostly focused on the two children who are hybrids.
The Brooklyn Banker
Benny
The story of Santo Bastucci, a local banker with a rare gift for memorizing numbers; he is unwittingly cast into the forefront of an aging wiseguy's bid for power, Manny "The Hand" Mistera. Santo is caught between the loyalty he has for his cagey father-in-law, Benny, his childhood friend, Basta, and his streetwise uncle, Matteo, the pastor of their Brooklyn church.
Executor
Father Antonio
Kyle fue criado por un corrupto sacerdote que lo entrenó para hacer el mal, bajo el pretexto de ejecutar la justicia divina. Pero ahora comienza a replantearse su vida y a cuestionarse las retorcidas directrices de su maestro. Sin embargo, el sacerdote no estará dispuesto a dejarlo ir y Kyle tendrá que luchar para salvar la vida de su nueva familia ante la amenaza de su propio mentor
The Bronx Bull
Giuseppe LaMotta
A combination "before the rage" and "after the rage" of world middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta's tumultuous life and times.
Detours
Joe DiMaria
A newly single New Yorker must re-locate to Florida for her dream job. She drives south with her widowed dad, her mom's ashes in a coffee can, and a GPS with a mind of its own.
Chasing Gold
Frank
Alone after losing his family in a car accident, a retiring police commander attempts to help a daughter he never knew escape heroin addiction and a past that endangers her, while investigating his best friend's murder.
The Bandit Hound
Chief Burton
Un adorable perro llamado bandido comienza a robar dinero en efectivo para ayudar a su familia adoptiva, él sin darse cuenta pone en rumbo de colisión con su peligroso ex pareja.
Kidnapped in Romania
Alexandru Damian
Un par de periodistas italoamericanos desaparecen durante su trabajo en Rumania.
The Devil's Carnival: Alleluia!
God
El Carnaval del Diablo: ¡Aleluya! es el segundo episodio de The Devil's Carnival. El episodio girará en torno a la guerra entre el infierno y el cielo.
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
Self (archive footage)
A documentary short taking a look at the popular independent Enzian movie theater in Maitland, Florida.
Cold Deck
Chips
When a poker player hits rock bottom he enlists his best friend to pull off a high-stakes heist.
Sicilian Vampire
Jimmy Scambino
Equal parts Goodfellas and Dusk till Dawn, Sicilian Vampire tells the story of reputed mobster Sonny Traficante who was hoping to get away to the family hunt lodge for a little rest and relaxation and create some memories. Instead, what he got was a night he will never forget. Once there, Sonny is bitten by a bat released from a container of bananas they brought up to the lodge. The bat takes a vicious bite of Sonny's neck and then flies off into the night. From that moment on Sonny is entrusted with powers beyond that of any mortal - supersonic hearing, enhanced sight, and superhuman strength - even the ability to speak to the dead. Because of these heightened senses Sonny now feels a responsibility to right the wrongs in his life, and protect those he loves. At first, he resists these new found powers but in the end he welcomes his fate.
Ten cuidado con lo que deseas
Sheriff Big Jack
El argumento nos habla de un estudiante de secundaria que inicia un tórrido romance con una bella mujer, esposa de un rico hombre de negocios que vive junto a su casa de vacaciones. Pero cuando el asesinato entra en juego, todo se complica, puesto que el joven estudiante se convierte en sospechoso del crimen.
No Deposit
Alfie
Mickey Ryan falls from grace due to a series of downward spiraling events beyond his control. With his life turned upside down, Mickey tries valiantly to resolve his issues but hooks up with the wrong people who blind him with anger and hate.
Immigrant
Yeshiva Principal
Daanyik, un niño ruso de nueve años, emigra a los Estados Unidos con su familia, a finales de los años setenta para perseguir el sueño americano. La infancia de Daanyik, de dibujos a lápiz y batallas de soldados de juguete en Moscú, se interrumpe y lo lanza a la dura realidad de la vida adulta, en la ciudad de Nueva York.
Un ocupante inesperado
Bud
Una familia se traslada a una casa rural cuando el anterior propietario del domicilio comienza una campaña de intimidación y terror con la que trata de conseguir su casa de vuelta.
How Sweet It Is
Big Mike
An alcoholic theater owner needs to put together a successful musical in order to pay off his mob debt, but problems arise when the wise guys want to cast their friends in the production.
Last I Heard
Joe Scoleri
Released from federal prison after 20 years due to his ailing health, a formerly powerful New York mobster moves back home and attempts to reconnect with former life in this poignant Sopranos-esque character study.
Invitación de divorcio
Daniel Miller
Mike Christian es un hombre felizmente casado hasta que se encuentra con Alex, su novia del colegio, por la que sigue loco todavía. Cuando Mike decide que Alex es su verdadera alma gemela, se da cuenta de que tiene un gran problema, y es que firmo un acuerdo prenupcial que le impide dejar su matrimonio.
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
Mayor Palantine
Many years ago, hundreds of locals and tourists were massacred by giant man-eating sharks in the infamous 1916 Jersey Shore attacks. But that's just a legend... or is it? It's a holiday weekend on the Jersey Shore and, unbeknownst to anyone, underwater drills have attracted dozens of albino bull sharks to the pier. When a man goes missing, TC (The Complication), Nookie and friends fear the worst and plead with the police chief to close down the beach. It isn't until a famous singer is eaten alive during a performance on the pier that the shark hunt begins. Now, the Preppies must work together with the Guidos in order to save the Jersey Shore and its inhabitants from another vicious slaughter.
Dinero sangriento
Red Parker
Esta es la historia real de un inmigrante judío que aspira a cumplir el sueño americano. En 1973, en Tel Aviv, el joven Izek y su familia dirigen un sórdido casino ilegal, muy frecuentado por gángsters. Cuando la violencia en el local se hace insoportable, Izek (Yuda Levi) y sus parientes se trasladan a Los Ángeles con la esperanza de empezar una nueva vida. Allí se enamora de Aline (Delphine Chanéac) y la fortuna y el éxito están de su lado. Sin embargo, muy pronto el mundo de la delincuencia del que Izek trató de escapar parece seguirle los pasos.
Amiga imaginaria
Jonathan
Emma (Lacey Chabert), una joven rica y solitaria, vive en la misma mansión en la que creció durante su infancia, que fue traumática debido a un padre déspota y autoritario. El problema es que la amiga imaginaria que se inventó para sobrevivir de pequeña sigue presente en su vida. (FILMAFFINITY)
The Devil's Carnival
God
The Devil’s Carnival es una película experimental de 55 minutos sobre un circo llevado por el diablo y habrá canciones y bailes.
The Trouble with Cali
Ivan
The Trouble with Cali
Director
God Don't Make the Laws
Lewis
Does time exist when nothing changes? That is the question for the picturesque Village of Rockwell, where time has frozen. Nobody gets sick; nobody ages, and nobody dies due to a tragic bus crash that took the lives of the 1977 undefeated Rockwell High School Basketball Team.
Night Club
Himself
Three friends - aided by one of the residents - start a night club in a retirement home, after taking a job there working the night shift to put themselves through USC.
Matar al irlandés
Tony Salerno
Basada en una historia real. Danny Green es un gángster de origen irlandés que protagonizó en los años 70 los episodios más turbios de la ciudad de Cleveland. Su tendencia a meterse en toda clase de problemas lo convierte en una figura conflictiva e incómoda dentro del mundo de la mafia. Son muchos los que querrían eliminarlo, pero no les resultará nada fácil.
Miller's Tale
Himself
Miller's Tale is a personal journey into the life of playwright and actor Jason Miller and his relationship with his hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Best known for his performance as Father Karras in The Exorcist, Miller experienced a brief but brilliant period of national acclaim, then curiously abandoned Hollywood to return to his hometown. After Miller died in a local bar Scranton, at the age of 62, filmmaker and fellow Scranton native Rebecca Marshall Ferris set out with her camera to find out why did this exceptional playwright, who achieved such phenomenal early success, never write a Broadway play again? And what happened to Miller in Hollywood that would make him run away from a promising acting career?
La hija de Santa Claus 2
Santa Claus
Segunda parte de la exitosa "La hija de Santa Claus" (2006).
Doctor West - Parte 2
Sheriff Roy Basehart
A legendary poker playing outlaw, Triggerman, arrives to town for the wildest gambling tournament this side of the west. As the tournament begins he'll get caught up in a violent showdown as bandits try to cheat their way to the finals. With his hand on the trigger this outlaw won't let anything come between him and his winning hand.
Doctor West
Roy Basehart
Cuando Minessota West salva al joven Silver de ser mordido por una peligrosa serpiente, el chico le lleva de vuelta a Holysand, una ciudad al borde del caos por la guerra entre ganaderos y granjeros. West ganará una partida de poker,avergonzando así a los secuaces de los granjeros; este será el desencadenante del inicio de la venganza de West sobre los matones que andan a sus anchas por Holysand.
Greetings from the Shore
Catch Turner
Still reeling from the death of her father, a young girl spends one last summer at the Jersey Shore before heading off to college. But when her plans fall apart, the girl stumbles into a mysterious world of Russian sailors, high-stakes gambling, and unexpected love.
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Rotti Largo
En pleno siglo XXI, una epidemia que causa fallos orgánicos está devastando el planeta causando millones de muertos. Geneco, una empresa biotecnológica, ofrece financiación para las operaciones de cirugía más avanzadas con absoluta disponibilidad de órganos. Pero si los agraciados con esta medida no son capaces de hacer frente a los pagos, Geneco se reserva el derecho de recuperar los órganos a cualquier precio, aunque éste sea la muerte.
Carnera: The Walking Mountain
Ledudal
En 1933, Primo Carnera (el "Gigante Bueno") fue el primer y único italiano que consiguió el título de Campeón Mundial de Boxeo de los Pesos Pesados. Pero antes de alcanzar la gloria, Carnera había llevado una vida llena de dificultades. Su vida inspiró varios libros y películas como “Más dura será la caída” y “Réquiem por un campeón”. Después de trabajar como forzudo en un circo, empezó a boxear sin tener ningún tipo de técnica: ganaba los combates por k.0. En Estados Unidos, su representante, un hombre vinculado a la mafia, se dedicó a amañar sus combates, lo que hizo que Carnera perdiera la simpatía del público y de los medios de comunicación.
Last Hour
Maitre Steinfeld
How would you react if three years after the death of your father, you receive a letter signed by him inviting you to visit an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere in China? Curious in nature, you decide to set off on this adventure. Here's the snag, when you arrive in front of the house (which looks more like a bunker), you realize that there are other visitors summoned as well. Four guys show up with the same letter you have! All five characters, Monk, Casino, Black Jack, Shang and Poker have something in common. All carry guns, have dangerous reputations and are wanted by the police. Unexpectedly the door to the house is opened by a mysterious woman and shortly after entering they notice that they are all locked inside. The house is surrounded by police and they can not escape the psychotic killer that wants to wipe them out. After shocking plot twists and with a growing suspicion of each other, they come to realize that they have only one hour to live.
The History of 'Cruising'
Self (archive footage)
Part one of the making of William Friedkin’s 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it created.
Exorcising 'Cruising'
Self (archive footage)
Part two of the making of William Friedkin's 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it created.
Mr. Fix It
Wally
Lance Valenteen (David Boreanaz) makes a living as "Mr. Fix It," a man who gets hired by men that have just recently been dumped by their girlfriend. Lance dates the guys' ex-girlfriend and becomes the worst date possible, sending the girl back into her ex-boyfriends arms. But when Lance gets hired by Bill Smith (Pat Healy) to get Sophia Fiori (Alana De La Garza) back, Lance, for the first time, starts falling for one of his marks.
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
Cast and crew of "Reds" revisit their memories and stories while making the film.
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
"Bullets Over Hollywood" delves into America's fascination with gangsters and features historical perspective, analysis, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and details about the connection between real-life hoods and their cinematic alter egos. The documentary chronicles films such as the _American Mutoscope & Biograph [us]_ film _Musketeers of Pig Alley, The (1912)_ (the 1912 film directed by D.W. Griffith that began it all), 1930's and '40s classics including "Little Caesar," "The Public Enemy," "The Roaring Twenties," "The Petrified Forest" and "High Sierra," to such modern tales as "The Godfather," "Scarface," "Goodfellas," "Donnie Brasco," "Casino," "A Bronx Tale," "Carlito's Way," "Once Upon a Time in America" and many more. The special takes a look at television with shows such as "The Sopranos" and "Growing Up Gotti," all part of America's parallel fascination with fictional and real-life gangsters.
The Workaday Gangster
Self
A short Goodfellas documentary
Goodnight, Joseph Parker
Charlie
Unapologetically brash in dialogue and texture GOODNIGHT JOSEPH PARKER is the classic love story brought to a no-pleasantries bar room. Girl loves man who loves woman, woman isn't worth his time. Into that mix throw in a hopeless drunk with a good heart and weak stomach, a bartender who's more desperate than his customers and Steven Tyler as a shameless bad boy looking for a good time and fast woman. Powerful, gritty, hard hitting and raw.
A tres golpes de la fama
Gus Panas
La antigua estrella del béisbol Stan Ross (Bernie Mac), pensando que sus 3000 carreras durante su vida profesional le permitirán entrar fácilmente en el "paseo de la fama", se sorprende cuando descubre que tres de esas 3000 carreras fueron descalificadas y no cuentan. Ahora, con 47 años y en muy baja forma, dedide volver al campo para no ser llamado el resto de su vida Mr. 2997.
Law & Order: The First 3 Years
This DVD bonus feature describes Law & Order's first three seasons, with candid interviews with seven of its early castmembers.
The Cooler
Buddy Stafford
Bernie Lootz es un perdedor, un hombre con tan mala suerte que trabaja en un casino para enfriar las mesas, es decir, para que los jugadores que ganan demasiado empiecen a perder. Su sueldo lo utiliza para saldar sus deudas con Shelly, el amo del local. A Bernie le falta poco para quedar en paz con él y poder marcharse cuando conoce a Natalie, una camarera muy atractiva.
Mambo italiano
Gino Barberini
Un joven gay intenta irse a vivir con su novio sin que sus entrometidos padres se enteren.
Mafia Doctor
Nicola Dellarusso
Growing up poor on the streets of New Jersey, Frank Siena (Danny Nucci) has little hope of realizing his dream of becoming a doctor. But "fate" has a way of intervening. Now a brilliant, successful cardiac surgeon, Frank seems to have it all, except for one terrible secret: Before he swore to save lives and do no harm, Frank took another oath... to mob boss Nicola Delarusso (Paul Sorvino), who paid his way through medical school in exchange for absolute loyalty. And when Delarusso demands payment in full Frank suffers a crisis of conscience that could cost him his job, his wife... and his life!
¡Oye Arnold! La película
Scheck (voice)
Un industrial sin corazón tiene un plan siniestro: eliminar el barrio de Arnold para construir en su lugar un gran complejo de tiendas. Con el tiempo corriendo en su contra, necesitan que alguien consiga detener al malvado constructor. Y ése es Arnold: con la ayuda de Helga, la niña que le ama en secreto, y de su mejor amigo Gerald, Arnold se empeña en demostrar el verdadero significado del progreso: descubrir nuevas diversiones en el viejo vecindario al que él define como “su hogar”.
Ciao America
Antonio Primavera
Having recently earned his college degree, Lorenzo Primavera (Eddie Malavarca) leaves his home in Boston to travel to his family's ancestral homeland in Italy -- as was requested by his late grandfather. Upon arriving, Lorenzo is offered a short-term position as coach for an American-style football team by the team's manager, Giulio Fellini (Maurizio Nichetti). As the young American immerses himself in his new duties, he makes the acquaintance of Paola Angelini (Violante Placido) and the two begin a friendship that quickly blossoms into something more. In between spending time with Paola and working with the team, Lorenzo also begins investigating his own family's history and learns the reason for his grandfather's departure from Italy, as well as why his grandfather never returned to visit. As Lorenzo begins to forge an identity for himself in Italy -- not to mention strong romantic attachments to Paola -- he must eventually decide whether or not to return to the States.
Streghe verso nord
Gallio
In a world parallel to ours, things and people have supernatural powers. Witches exist, they are beautiful and attractive and try to do their 'work' to the fullest.
Longshot
Laszlo Pryce
Teen Alex Taylor and his older brother Jack live in L.A. where Jack is a personal fitness trainer. Jack had an affair with Mitzi Price, a very powerful business man's wife. Her husband, Laszlo Price, then blackmails Jack into going to New York City to get information from Rachel Montgomery, about who she is selling her company to. Jack brings Alex with him to make sure that he will be safe. Jack and Rachel fall in love while Alex falls in love Rachel's daughter Kelly. Eventually Jack tells Rachel why he was sent to New York, and the two work together to bring Laszlo Price down. Rachel needs to have two million dollars in order to not sell her company. Alex wins the money in a halftime contest at a basketball game. They provide information about Laszlo Price to the police, and he is arrested.
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Himself
See inside the exclusive Playboy Mansion, with parties attended by all the A-List celebrities
Secrets: Vestida para matar
Lorenzo Mancini
Las vidas de los principales estandartes de la moda se unirán y se entrelazarán en esta película hasta surgir sus crisis personales y profesionales. Lorenzo Mancini un diseñador internacionalmente conocido que descubre que necesita encauzar su vida y sus afectos, decide hacer las paces con su ex-esposa, recuperar una vieja amistad, estrechar los lazos con su hijo... Anthony un fotógrafo de moda muy famoso ve como su matrimonio se derrumba... La diseñadora Roberta intenta lo imposible para entregar su última colección mientras sus colaboradores la van abandonando, además de complicársele todo porque se involucra con Jamie que precisamente trabaja en la empresa rival del diseñador Phillip...Janice, editora de un periódico de moda, recibe la inesperada visita de su hija Halley a quien no ha visto desde hace diez años
Spot
Sonny Talia
Como cartero del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos, Gordon (David Arquette) está orgulloso de su habilidad para hacer frente a cualquier crisis canina que pudiera producirse en su recorrido por una zona residencial. Gordon, un hombre de talento, alerta y armado con artilugios defensivos especialmente diseñados, se enfrenta al enemigo todos los días. Es el comando antiperros. Pero el día en que se ofrece a cuidar al hijo de su hermosa vecina Stephanie (Leslie Bibb), Gordon encuentra la horma de su zapato: un superperro policía que se acaba de escapar de un programa de protección de testigos con los mafiosos locales y su preocupado dueño, el agente del FBI Murdoch, pisándole los talones. Cuando el canino fugitivo buscaba refugio en la camioneta de reparto de Godon comienza una aventura que lleva a algunas transformaciones inesperadas tanto para el hombre como para el perro. (FILMAFFINITY)
The Amati Girls
Joe
Cuatro hermanas de una familia italiana de Filadelfia se reúnen para consolar a su madre cuando muere su marido de 47 años.
Plan B
Joe Maloni
Fran Maloni es una librera. Tras morir su marido, el hermano de su difunto esposo, el jefe de la mafia Joseph Malone, le ofrece un empleo para poder saldar las deudas que éste dejó. Su nuevo trabajo empieza por ser contable, pero después de un tiempo, Malone chantajeará a Fran, diciéndole que no saldará su deuda si no se dedica a ser asesina a sueldo bajo sus órdenes. Fran no se puede negar, pero ella no es capaz de matar una mosca, por lo que decidirá secuestrar y esconder a sus víctimas en casa de su hermano, en Florida, para que parezca que ha cumplido con su trabajo.
The Thin Blue Lie
Frank Rizzo
Philadelphia, 1976. The city of Brotherly Love is waging a successful war against crime led by its tough-talking mayor, Frank Rizzo. But a maverick investigative reporter, Jonathan Neumann, has heard some troubling rumors: stories of innocent people victimized by a "goon squad" of law enforcement officers.
Reglas del juego
Constantine Kiamos
En la vida de todas las personas existe un profesor que marca la diferencia. Para siete alumnos del Instituto Steinmetz de Chicago, ese profesor fue el Sr. Gerard Plecki (Jeff Daniels), su profesor de literatura. Él les enseñó a trabajar con dedicación y con perseverancia y a valorar el trabajo en equipo. También les enseñó a mentir, a hacer trampas y a manipular. Para todo ellos, fue el mejor profesor de sus vidas.
That Championship Season
Coach
Four best friends and their basketball coach celebrate their championship twenty years ago. But their reunion turns violent when a dark secret comes to light.
That Championship Season
Director
Four best friends and their basketball coach celebrate their championship twenty years ago. But their reunion turns violent when a dark secret comes to light.
Harlem Aria
Fabiano Grazzi
An aspiring opera singer from Harlem teams up with a charismatic busker and a kindhearted hustler to share his voice with the world, and teaches his two newfound friends the importance of taking your destiny into your own hands. Anton (Gabriel Casseus) lives in Harlem with his aunt. He dreams of moving to Italy and becoming a famous opera singer, and though he's been blessed with a magnificent singing voice, his passion has made him an outsider in his neighborhood. Running away from home, Anton meets passionate street pianist Matthew (Christian Carmago) and together the two begin drawing large, appreciate crowds on the street. Working the crowd as they do their thing is Wes (Damon Wayans), whose natural charm always gets the cash flowing. And while life on the streets is never easy, Anton, Matthew, and Wes soon discover that by following their dreams, they may find a means of transforming their lives forever.
Houdini
Blackburn
The life and times of escape artist/magician Harry Houdini.
En el ojo del huracán
Harry Johanson
Marcus Ray es una agente de la CIA que trabaja en Hong Kong como representante comercial de una marca de pantalones vaqueros. La acción transcurre durante la entrega de la ciudad al gobierno chino, momento que es aprovechado por la mafia rusa para introducir unas mortíferas microbombas con la intención de distribuirlas en el mercado terrorista internacional. (FILMAFFINITY)
Dead Broke
Harvey
A detective investigates a murder that has taken place outside a debt collection agency in Brooklyn. A motley assortment of suspects includes the employees of the agency.
Bulworth
Graham Crockett
El senador demócrata Jay Bulworth, harto de la falsedad del mundo político, se vuelve loco y arregla su propio asesinato y dedica el cierre de su última campaña electoral a decir sólo la verdad. Durante el transcurso de ésta se arrepiente después de conocer a una atractiva activista política (Halle Berry) y de lograr un éxito inesperado en su campaña. Al final el éxito es tan abrumador que decide presentarse a la presidencia de EEUU, momento en el cuál los lobbys económicos deciden y ejecutan su muerte por ser un peligro a sus intereses.
Men with Guns
Horace Burke
Three losers, Eddie, Lucas and Mamet, are sent to collect some debt at a remote farm. But the thugs there are too hard for them, and they are humiliated. They return for revenge, it gets out of hand, ends with a bloodbath and they are left with a big amount of cocaine. The drugs belong to local mob boss Horace Burke, who sends his son to find them. Cops are also after them.
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along The Way
Joe Torre
Joe Torre after failing to win a championship when he was a professional baseball player and as Manager to three teams is named Manager of the Yankees. And he finds himself having players like Dwight Gooden, Wade Boggs and Daryl Strawberry who are considered has beens. And players like David Cone who are ill. But nevertheless thinks he can win with them. At the same he deals with the loss of one brother and another brother battling the same condition that killed his brother.
Se busca
CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
El sargento James Dunn es un héroe de la Guerra del Golfo que ha sido condenado a muerte por asesinar a otro oficial. Su única posibilidad de escapar de la silla eléctrica es aceptar una misión que le encomienda el teniente coronel Grant Casey: tendrá que colaborar en el asesinato de Donald Bickhart, un industrial corrupto que trafica con biotecnología letal. (FILMAFFINITY)
El dinero es lo primero
Guy Cipriani
Franklin es un timador que, tras ser detenido, es trasladado a una cárcel junto a un peligroso traficante de diamantes llamado Villard. Durante el traslado, Villard es rescatado por sus compañeros, pero permanece atado a Franklin quien, tras lograr escapar, es buscado como el causante de la fuga.
American Perfekt
Franck
El psiquiatra criminal, Jake Nyman se está tomando unas vacaciones muy necesarias. Un viaje experimental en el camino durante el cual tomará una decisión con solo lanzar una moneda. Mientras tanto, Sandra Thomas, profesional desencantada, se dirige a recoger a su hermana, Alice, en un motel barato antes de continuar a visitar a su madre enferma. Sin embargo, después de que un asaltante misterioso la obligara a salir de la carretera, Jake la recoge, y la actitud amoral de su moneda aviva su deseo de romper algunas reglas. O peor. El romance de Jake y Sandra pronto se ve impulsado por actos casuales de crimen y amabilidad, todo gobernado por el lanzamiento de una moneda, al menos hasta que Sandra desaparece misteriosamente y Jake, sin saberlo, recoge a su hermana sospechosa, Alice.
Romeo + Julieta de William Shakespeare
Fulgencio Capulet
En Verona Beach se suceden los enfrentamientos entre las dos familias más poderosas (los Montesco y los Capuleto), cuyo objetivo es conseguir el dominio de la ciudad. Fulgencio Capuleto organiza una fiesta a la que asiste, gracias a la mediación de su amigo Mercuccio, Romeo Montesco. Lo que los Capuleto pretenden es que su joven hija Julieta se comprometa con el arrogante Dave Paris, el hijo del gobernador. Pero, cuando Romeo y Julieta se miran, surgirá entre ellos desde el primer momento la chispa del amor. Adaptación moderna del clásico de Shakespeare.
Escape Clause
Lt. Gil Farrand
A man finds out that his wife has paid $10,000 to have him killed. Then both the would-be killer and the wife turn up dead ...
El amor es lo único que existe
Piero Malacici
En el barrio neoyorquino del Bronx, residen dos familias de origen italiano, los Cappamezza y los Malacici, que regentan negocios de restauración y entre las cuales existe una gran rivalidad que no se limita sólo al ámbito laboral. La tensión entre ambas familias aumenta cuando en el barrio se prepara la representación de "Romeo y Julieta", y los protagonistas son el atractivo Rosario Cappamezza y la bella Gina Malacici.
Dog Watch
Delgoti
A San Francisco detective (Elliott) goes wild when he discovers his partner dead and the presumed culprit standing over him. After beating the man to death, he comes to his senses and realizes that he has to get rid of the body of the beaten man. Dumping the man in the river, he returns to his partner's body and calls in the death. He is then given a new partner (Morales) and is assigned to investigate the death of a man just pulled from the river causing all the expected problems. However, the investigation does lead to police corruption and his own partner's involvement in drug running.
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Richard Nixon fue uno de los presidentes más controvertidos de los EE.UU. Mientras que para algunos representó, a raíz del Caso Watergate (1973), lo peor de la democracia americana; para otros fue un gran estadista que contribuyó a poner fin a la Guerra Fría.
Cover Me
J.J. Davis
Police are stymied when a serial killer begins hacking up nude models all over L.A. In desperation, they hire sexy ex-policewoman Holly Jacobsen to do a little undercover work. At first her boyfriend Bobby Colter, also a cop, agrees to the plan, but when Holly moves from nude modeling to topless dancing to peep-show shower dancing, he begins getting a little possessive. Things get dicey when the killer, a transvestite who by now is totally obsessed with Holly, decides to make his move.
Without Consent
Dr. Winslow
After being sent to an abusive psychiatric facility by her well-meaning parents, a rebellious teenager must fight for her release.
Backstreet Justice
Captain Phil Giarusso
A P.I. is burdened by her late father's reputation as a corrupt cop.
Parallel Lives
Ed Starling
A college reunion turns into a tangled web of passion, romance and intrigue as old friends and enemies catch up with each other's lives. Includes a long list of stars.
Perry Mason: El caso de las esposas malvadas
Anthony Caruso
Otro de los difíciles e intrigantes casos del señor Mason. En esta ocasión se trata de un fotógrafo de moda que intenta reunir en la misma instantánea a todas sus bellas esposas, con la que no terminó demasiado bien. Entrega televisiva al canto, con el protagonismo del conocido Paul Sorvino, actor que cuenta en su haber con filmes tan conocidos como Nixon o Uno de los nuestros. Entretiene .
La tapadera
Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
Mitch McDeere, un joven y brillante abogado recién salido de la facultad de Harvard, se deja seducir por las promesas y regalos de un prestigioso bufete de abogados de Memphis. Sin embargo, muy pronto tendrá razones para empezar a sospechar que algo extraño está sucediendo en la poderosa empresa.
The Last Mile
The Tenor
Backstage at the Metropolitan Opera House a soprano is preparing for her debut in the opera Tosca. The stage manager gives her encouraging advice. She is visited by her "tenor for the evening." Equally terrified and nervous yet excited, she thinks fondly of her brother, who died from AIDS. He appears to her in her dressing room as a ghostly apparition.
Rocketeer
Eddie Valentine
Un joven piloto encuentra un prototipo de mochila propulsora que le permite convertirse en un héroe enmascarado de altos vuelos.
Don't Touch My Daughter
Lt. Willman
A young girl is kidnapped and molested by a classmate's father. The man she identifies is arrested and jailed, but is later released on bail. He calls the girl's mother and threatens to kidnap her daughter again, and this time kill her and make sure her body will never be found. She goes to the authorities for help, but there's nothing they can do until he actually tries something. Afraid for her daughter's life, the mother decides to take matters into her own hands.
Age Isn't Everything
Max
Young man gives up his dream of becoming an astronaut to go into business — and finds himself turned into a little old man.
Uno de los nuestros
Paul Cicero
Henry, un niño de trece años de Brooklyn, vive fascinado con el mundo de los gángsters. Su sueño se hace realidad cuando entra a formar parte de la familia Pauline, dueña absoluta de la zona, que lo educan como un miembro más de la banda convirtiéndole en un destacado mafioso.
Night Of 100 Stars III
Self
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
Dick Tracy
Lips Manlis
El mafioso Big Boy Caprice asesina a su rival Labios Manlis para hacerse con el control de la ciudad y quedarse con su chica, la cantante Suspiros Mahoney. El detective Dick Tracy se encargará de impedir que consiga sus propósitos. En esta guerra aparecerá un tercer personaje misterioso conocido como The Blank.
Almost Partners
Jack Wilder
Molly McCue becomes bored with her quiet, suburban life and fantasizes about becoming a detective. She gets her chance when the urn containing the ashes of her recently departed grandfather is stolen. Molly joins forces with a reluctant New York City police detective who has been assigned to find the missing urn. The two are puzzled over finding a motive for the theft until their case collides with the biggest mystery under investigation in New York City at the time. In the end, a special friendship grows between the two mystery solvers.
Juntitos y calentitos
En un piso comunista en Rusia, el gobierno asigna al azar 20 personas para vivir en un apartamento de una habitación.
El gran enredo
Tony Pazzo
Dos ladronzuelos intentan amañar una carrera de caballos en un hipódromo donde se está rodando una película. Uno de los actores, al tiempo que planea apoderarse del dinero de las carreras tiene un romance con la novia de un gángster que también está involucrado en el asunto. (FILMAFFINITY)
Betrayed by Innocence
Mike Vogel
A married commercial filmmaker (Barry Bostwick) is charged with statutory rape when it is revealed that his lover (Cristen Kaufman) is only 16.
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
Gino
Gino, a bank executive is not having a good day. After giving birth to their eighth child, his wife insists that he have a vasectomy, something he doesn't even want to think about. On top of that, he discovers that other family members are stealing money from his bank.
La sustancia maldita
Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
Una extraña masa que emana de la tierra es descubierta por un par de mineros. Lo prueban y deciden comercializarlo al comprobar su buen sabor. Su fama se va extendiendo, y numerosa gente lo consume, pero esta masa controla los cerebros de los que la comen... volviéndoles zombis.
Hibernado vivo
Reverend Penny
Al no hallarse cura para el mal que padece, un hombre es sometido a un proceso de hibernación, con el objetivo de dar tiempo a los científicos para que investiguen su dolencia. Pero debido a un fallo del cilindro que lo alberga, el hombre ya no será el mismo de antes
Turk 182!
Himself
After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incurred during the off-duty rescue of a young girl, he grows suicidal. Furious, his brother Jimmy attempts to have Mayor Tyler intervene, but the corrupt politician instead denounces Terry as a drunk. Determined to get justice, Jimmy begins a graffiti campaign of embarrassing slogans mocking the mayor, which soon captivates the city.
Surviving
Harvey
Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois and Harvey. Rick, meanwhile, is sunny and charismatic. But appearances can be deceiving, as their families learn when the teens begin a romance. Upset about Lonnie's influence on Rick, his parents forbid the pair to see each other -- with tragic consequences.
With Intent to Kill
Doyle Reinecker
A high school football hero Bo Reinecker tries to piece together the events leading up to murder of his girl friend Lisa Nolen. Claiming to have experienced a total blackout, Bo is ultimately found not guilty of the murder by reason of insanity and placed in an institution for four years. Meanwhile, the dead girl's father, Tom Nolen, and her sister Wynn, bitterly prepare a campaign to put Nolen away in prison for life. Things come to a boil when Bo is released--and Tom and Wynn take "due process" into their own hands.
My Mother's Secret Life
Max
16 year old Tobi has just lost her father, whom she has been living with. She finds her mother's address in his papers. So Tobi builds up a fantasy of what her mother, Ellen Blake, must be like. But when she goes to see her, she finds out her mother is a high priced call-girl.
Porquis 13
Warden Nicholas F. Castle
Tras verse envueltos en una persecución de coches con la policía, dos jóvenes acaban en la prisión del estado de County. Allí se encontrarán con un montón de curiosos personajes.
Cuando fuimos campeones
Phil Romano
Después de recibir un pequeño homenaje por el campeonato de baloncesto de Pennsylvania conseguido hace ya veinte años, cuatro de aquellos jugadores y el entrenador se reúnen en casa de éste para recordar los viejos tiempos, aquéllos en los que, aunque sólo fuera por unos días, se convirtieron en héroes. Sin embargo, a medida que avanza la velada, los sueños y las esperanzas vividas hace tantos años han dejado paso a una cruda realidad en la que nada es lo que parece y la vieja amistad pende de un hilo demasiado quebradizo.
A Question of Honor
Carlo Danzie
Television account of an honest New York narcotics cop who becomes unwillingly involved in a plan to uncover corruption in his department.
Yo, el Jurado
Detective Pat Chambers
El compañero del detective privado Mike Hammer ha sido asesinado. Ahora, todos sus esfuerzos se centran en descubrir al culpable. Sin embargo, hay alguien más interesado en las investigaciones.
Melanie
Walter
A backwoods, illiterate young woman from Arkansas battles to regain custody of her son from her estranged husband who feels she is an unfit mother. In the process, she falls in love with a struggling musician who helps her cause.
Rojos
Louis Fraina
John Reed (1887-1920) es un legendario periodista y revolucionario americano, pionero del socialismo en Estados Unidos. Corresponsal en la revolución mexicana y la 1ª guerra mundial, es famoso por ser testigo directo de la Revolución de Octubre, que plasmó en su libro 'Diez días que estremecieron al mundo'. Convencido por aquellos acontecimientos, luchó por extender el bolchevismo en EEUU, y trabajó para la Komintern en la Rusia soviética. En 'Rojos', Warren Beatty escribe, produce, dirige y protagoniza un drama épico sobre su vida y la de su compañera —también escritora— Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton). Con su romance como excusa, la película es un maravilloso retrato de la América de 1912-19, desde la vida bohemia de los artistas del Greenwich Village de Nueva York, al incipiente sindicalismo revolucionario de la Industrial Workers of the World, el movimiento antibélico o la fundación del comunismo americano, salpicado de un toque documental con entrevistas a testigos de aquella era.
A la caza
Capt. Edelson
Un policía se ve obligado a infiltrarse en los ambientes gays más sórdidos de Nueva York para atrapar a un asesino de homosexuales.
Yo mando, tú obedecees
Reilly
Un profesor de universidad (George Segal) y una mujer inglesa divorciada (Glenda Jackson) se conocen y se casan durante unas vacaciones en Francia. Pero cuando regresan a casa, comienzan los problemas.
Dummy
Lowell Myers
The real-life account of an illiterate, deaf-and-mute, black youth who was accused of murdering a prostitute, and the relationship that developed between him and his court-appointed attorney, who also was deaf, and the events leading up to his precedent-setting trial.
El mayor robo del siglo
Jazz Maffie
En los años 50, Un grupo de delincuentes habituales de poca monta, la mayoría de ellos con muy poca suerte hasta ese momento en la vida, deciden dar un golpe contra un furgón blindado perteneciente a una poderosa compañía de seguridad. El motivo es que uno de ellos se ha dado cuenta de que, pese a su prestigio, la compañía deja mucho que desear en cuestión de seguridad y que dar un golpe en su sede central será relativamente sencillo.
Slow Dancing In The Big City
Lou Friedlander
An aging out of shape reporter falls for a pretty but seriously ill ballerina.
Stony, sangre caliente
Chubby De Coco
La familia de Stony siempre se ha dedicado la construcción. Su padre y sus dos hermanos mayores son rudos, poco dados al sentimentalismo y viven apegados a la tradición familiar. Albert, su hermano menor, es, en cambio un muchacho sensible, blanco de las mofas de los hombres de la casa. Stony quiere dejar el negocio familiar y dedicarse a trabajar con niños, pero antes debe decidir si le compensa enfrentarse a su familia y, de ser así, cómo podría proteger a Albert.
Oh, God!
Reverend Willie Williams
Cuando Dios se le aparece a un subgerente de una tienda de comestibles como un anciano afable, el Todopoderoso lo selecciona como su mensajero para el mundo moderno.
Cien maneras de amar
Lou Springer
Les Bingham takes umbrage that his ex-wife Katie has a new love in life. What he doesn't know is that her new paramour is lawyer Lou Springer. When Katie's sister Sally arrives and tells the two about her new, hip '70s marriage contract, Les and Katie decide to try to get together again under a more liberal marriage contract, like Katie's sister. But, unfortunately for the couple, the contract is planted with the seeds of self-destruction.
Angel and Big Joe
Angel and Big Joe is a 1975 American short drama film directed by Bert Salzman and starring Paul Sorvino and Dadi Pinero. It tells the story of a friendship between a migrant boy and an electrician who has greater ambitions. The film won an Oscar at the 48th Academy Awards in 1976 for Best Short Subject.
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
Ring
A white cop apprehends, then murders, a Black purse thief in the street. A Black film student witnesses the murder and begins surveilling the cop in his everyday life. Based on the novel "Shoot It" by Paul Tyner; filmed in Kansas City.
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
Harry Walters
When Harry Walters runs out of gas, he gets picked up by a beautiful young woman. But when she pulls a gun on him and orders him to take his clothes off, Harry puts up no resistance and is sexually assaulted. He reports the incident to the authorities, but they either don't believe him, or, if they do, can't understand why he would consider it a crime - a reaction he also gets from his friends and family.
El jugador
Hips
Alex Freed (James Caan) es profesor de literatura, pero a la vez adicto al juego. Ha perdido todo su dinero y tiene que pedir prestado para seguir jugando... porque no puede parar. (FILMAFFINITY)
Tell Me Where It Hurts
Joe
A housewife, increasingly disenchanted with her homemaker role, looks for new meaning in her life and organizes a discussion group, changing the lives of her six closest friends.
King Lear
Gloucester
James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch who insists that his three daughters prove their love for him, only to learn he's exalted the two who seek to destroy him. This live performance recording of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival production deftly envisions the bard's haunting tragedy with a fine supporting cast, including Raul Julia, Paul Sorvino and Rene Auberjonois.
El día del delfín
Curtis Mahoney
El Doctor Jake Terrell (George C. Scott) ha estado entrenando a un par de delfines durante muchos años. Les ha enseñado a hablar y entender el inglés, aunque con un vocabulario muy limitado. Cuando los delfines son robados, descubre que los ladrones quieren emplearlos para cometer un asesinato. Entonces Jake tendrá que descubrir dónde están para evitar el crimen.
Un toque de distinción
Walter Menkes
Agridulce comedia romántica que relata el affaire entre un hombre de negocios americano y casado y una divorciada inglesa.
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues
Cab Driver
A Harvard graduate transports a load of marijuana from Boston to Berkeley, California.
Made For Each Other
Gig's Father
An eccentric woman meets an equally odd man at a group therapy session and they begin a relationship.
Cry Uncle!
Coughing Cop
Private detective Jack Masters takes on a case and gets mixed up in murder, sex and blackmail.
Pánico en Needle Park
Samuels
Retrato de un grupo de adictos a la heroína que vagabundea por el "parque de la aguja" en la ciudad de Nueva York. Una de las películas preferidas por el propio Al Pacino de toda su carrera.
¿Dónde está papá?
Owner of Gus & Grace's Home
Cuando el abogado de Nueva York, Gordon Hocheiser, conoce a Louise Callan, la chica de sus sueños, él trata de eliminar a su anciana y senil madre, a pesar de que le prometió a su difunto padre que siempre la cuidaría. Teme que las excentricidades de su madre loca conduzcan pronto a la partida de Louise.
Skyscraper
An Adolfas Mekas directed short parodying Italian art films of the time. It was created for use in a scene of the Broadway musical, "Skyscraper," starring Julie Harris and Peter Marshall, with a book by Peter Stone, music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn.