William Finley
出生 : 1942-09-20, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
死亡 : 2012-04-14
略歴
William Finley (September 20, 1940 – April 14, 2012) was an American actor who has appeared in the films Simon, Silent Rage, Phantom of the Paradise, Sisters, and The Wedding Party. He had a long-running friendship and collaboration with director Brian De Palma, beginning with the student films Woton's Wake (1962) and Murder à la Mod (1968). Most recently, he contributed a small but effective cameo in De Palma's 2006 release The Black Dahlia. Under the name W. Franklin Finley, he wrote the screenplay for the 1983 film The First Time. He was also the co-author of the 1985 book Racewalking.
Finley graduated from Columbia University in 1963. He resided in New York City with his wife and son.
Woton’s Wake
This is the second volume of ultra-rare oddities, obscurities and jaw-droppers that may be among the best 85 minutes Something Weird has ever assembled and almost all of them from the original negatives! Titles include The Martians (1962), Tops ‘n Tunes (1964), Swinger (1966), Slumber Party (196?), Chemical Pop (196?), The Assignation (1963), A Christmas Fantasy (196?), Woton’s Wake (1964) and some newly-discovered trailers for live midnight shows.
George Tilden
実在の事件をもとにした、ジョシュ・ハートネット主演でおくるクライム・サスペンス。舞台は1947年のロサンゼルス。身体を腰から切断された女の惨殺死体が、ダウンタウンの空き地で発見された。若き2人の刑事は事件の捜査に乗り出すが……。
Himself
A 50-minute documentary on the making of the film featuring director Brian De Palma, producer Edward R. Pressman, the late star William Finley, star and composer Paul Williams, co-stars Jessica Harper and Gerrit Graham and more!
Husband
A shy entomologist named Ida—whose girlfriend has left her, due to her interest in insects—develops a crush on a strange girl, Misty. After Ida receives a mysterious insect in the mail, the two women spend the night together, and Ida awakens to find that Misty has stumbled upon her insect collection and has a great interest in them herself.
Self
A documentary about the making of Brian De Palma's 1973 film SISTERS including interviews with the cast and crew.
Dr. Matteson
A young girl travels to Cairo to visit her father, and becomes unwillingly involved with a bizarre sadomasochistic cult led by the charismatic Paul Chevalier, who is a descendant of the Marquis de Sade.
Milt
Horror film director must plot to steal the negative of his film in order to save it from being destroyed in an insurance scam cooked up by his sleazy producers.
The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)
A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all time.
Dr. Paul Vaughn
A mentally ill man in a small Texas town goes on a killing rampage and is fatally wounded by police. When doctors use an experimental serum to bring him back to life, the killer develops superhuman strength and the town sheriff must pursue him.
Marco the Magnificent
とある田舎町のカーニバルに4人の若い男女が遊びにやってくる。4人はそこのお化け屋敷ファンハウスに入ってみる。だが、その中で4人は偶然マスクを被った男が女を殺害する場面を目撃してしまい、ファンハウスからの脱出を試みるが出口が見つからず・・・。
Bobbi (voice) (uncredited)
夫婦生活に不満を抱えるケイトは精神分析医エリオットのもとへ通っていた。そんな彼女が美術館で出会った男性との情事のあと、剃刀を手にした女性に惨殺される。現場に偶然居合わせたコールガールのリズは、警察から疑いの目を向けられ、街中で危険な目に遭いながらも、ケイトの息子ピーターと組んで真犯人を追うことに…。
Fichandler
A group of scientists take Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwash experiment. After that they try to convince him that he was a living-being from another planet.
Raymond Dunwoodie
誘拐された息子を追って奔走する元情報部員。それは、息子の持つテレキネシス能力に目をつけたスパイ組織の仕業だった。研究所に通う超能力少女の助けを得て、息子の消息に迫るのだが…。
Roy
テキサスで発生した連続失踪事件。捜査を進める警察はがやがて片田舎のモーテルにたどり着くが、そこには巨大なワニが飼われている池があった。モーテルの主人が宿泊客を大鎌で殺してはワニに喰わせていたのだ......。
Winslow / The Phantom
容姿は冴えないが天才的なセンスをもつ無名のミュージシャンであるウィンスロー・リーチは、誰の後ろ盾もなく自分の曲を懸命に売り込もうとしていた。その最中に無名で駆け出しの女性歌手フェニックスの才能を見出し、ともにその将来を夢見る。だが間を置かず、大手レコード会社「デス・レコード」社長のスワンに曲を奪われ、美しい彼女は身体を奪われかけ、自身は無実の罪で投獄される。獄中でスワンが自分の作品に醜悪なアレンジを施し、大々的に売り出そうとすることを知ったウィンスローは激怒し、脱獄してレコード会社に乱入するが、警官に制止された際、誤ってプレス機に頭を挟まれ、顔と声が潰れてしまう。
Emil Breton
Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is forced to take matters into her own hands. Her first move is to recruit private investigator Joseph Larch, who helps her to uncover a secret about Danielle's past that has them both seeing double.
Self/Dionysus
Filmed stageplay based on the ancient greek play The Bacchae written by Euripides. This play is performed by members of The Performance Group, an NYC experimental theater group who has made their own personal adaptation of this ancient text. Filmed by Brian De Palma.
Alistair
Young Charlie begins to develop a case of cold feet as his upcoming wedding looms nearer. Desperate to throw the wedding plans off the track, Charlie tries a variety of tactics, including attempting to rekindle the relationship between his fiancée Josephine and her former boyfriend.
Otto
Naive young Karen wants to help her struggling amateur filmmaker boyfriend Christopher raise enough money so he can divorce his wife. Meanwhile, jolly psycho-prankster Otto stalks the building where Christopher is shooting a low-grade adult movie in order to keep himself afloat.
Woton
Woton Wretchichevsky has a disfigured face, dresses in a cloak and mask, and stalks couples to burn them with a blowtorch. He is also a sculptor of steel and garbage installations. One day, one of his creations comes to life in the form of a young woman. She flees from him when he tries to express his love by pointing his blowtorch at her.
Elmo
An ex-cop, now a private detective, investigating a gambler's murder finds that there may be a connection between that crime and the jewel robbery at a beautiful movie star's home.
Robert Johnson
A short film written and directed by William Finley's son, Dashiell Finley.
