John Sayles

John Sayles

Nascimento : 1950-09-28, Schenectady, New York, USA

História

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Sayles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Perfil

John Sayles
John Sayles

Filmes

Algren
Self
Algren will spotlight the hard-knock life and authentic creative legacy of one of the most underrated writers of the twentieth century, Nelson Algren. Algren's brutally honest portrayal of the American underclass and his hard-nosed lifestyle became his pathway to compassion. Through interviews with Algren contemporaries, experts, and "literary soulmates," as well as through the photography of Algren's friends, Art Shay and Stephen Deutch, the film will tell his story. It will celebrate his tremendous contribution to and influence on American letters, and push Algren, champion of the marginalized, out from the margins.
Corona Film Club
Self
Documentary about filmmaker and film lover Stig Björkman during the pandemic year of 2020 when he stay in touch with his friends over his laptop.
Texas Red
Governor Johnson (voice)
Parte dos 12 filmes de faroeste a serem feitos em 12 meses durante 2020, este filme conta a história de Texas Red, um homem afro-americano que foi caçado por centenas no deserto de inverno do Mississippi.
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking classics like "Night of the Living Dead," and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," and sci-fi gems such as "Blade Runner," and "A Clockwork Orange."
Them That Work
Self
Documentary about the impact left by John Sayles’ 1987 film Matewan, about a shooting between company gun thugs and union organizers in Southern West Virginia. Along with a lasting legacy of support for union rights, the film inspired many West Virginians to become filmmakers and introduced the world to many great actors.
Sonora
Writer
Nos anos 30, um grupo variado de viajantes enfrenta o racismo e ameaças imprevisíveis ao se ver forçado a atravessar o deserto até Mexicali.
O Homem que Matou Hitler e Depois o Pé Grande
Executive Producer
Calvin Barr é um lendário veterano da Segunda Guerra Mundial que muitos anos atrás assassinou Adolf Hitler – um segredo que ele é incapaz de compartilhar com o mundo. Um dia, assim que ele começa a resolver sua vida, Calvin recebe uma visita do FBI e da Real Polícia Montada do Canadá. Eles precisam que ele lide com o Pé Grande também.
The Umbrella
Pastor Jim
A man uses an imaginary umbrella to protect himself against against life; until he is convinced to use a real umbrella.
Dr. Del
Executive Producer
Del Canyon reluctantly returns to his small hometown to run his family's apothecary, the only source for medical attention for hundreds of miles. The series will follow his emergence as the town healer while he grapples between his desire to distance himself from a painful past and his inability to turn his back on a community struggling to find its place in contemporary America.
Dr. Del
Writer
Del Canyon reluctantly returns to his small hometown to run his family's apothecary, the only source for medical attention for hundreds of miles. The series will follow his emergence as the town healer while he grapples between his desire to distance himself from a painful past and his inability to turn his back on a community struggling to find its place in contemporary America.
Elsie Hooper
Executive Producer
In the sleepy town of Campbell Falls, Ridley Hooper awakens to discover that his little sister has been stolen by an army of creepy Shadowmen. Arming himself, Ridley embarks on a terrifying adventure to rescue Elsie Hooper...
The Third Man: A Filmmaker's Influence
Self
Martin Scorsese and other contemporary filmmakers reveal the impact The Third Man had on their careers and why the film is still so relevant today.
That Guy Dick Miller
Himself
Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co-stars, and contemporaries.
As Irmãs
Editor
Bernice and Fontayne grew up so tight they could ‘go for sisters’. After twenty years apart, they are reunited when Bernice is assigned to be Fontayne’s parole officer- just when she needs help on the wrong side of the law.
As Irmãs
Writer
Bernice and Fontayne grew up so tight they could ‘go for sisters’. After twenty years apart, they are reunited when Bernice is assigned to be Fontayne’s parole officer- just when she needs help on the wrong side of the law.
As Irmãs
Director
Bernice and Fontayne grew up so tight they could ‘go for sisters’. After twenty years apart, they are reunited when Bernice is assigned to be Fontayne’s parole officer- just when she needs help on the wrong side of the law.
The Normals
Dr. Marx
With a debt collector hot on his trail, Harvard graduate Billy Schine enrolls in a clinical drug trial to make a quick buck. Carted out of New York City in a shuttle full of oddball characters, Billy and the rest of the guinea pigs, affectionately referred to as "Normals," camp out at hidden research facility. When not popping pills, being tagged, drained of blood, prodded, poked and color-coded, they are telling horror stories of previous tests or generally getting on each other's nerves. As the test drags on, just being there starts to take its toll, and tensions build until the dam finally bursts. Billy realizes that there is no such thing as "normal."
Casting By
Self
This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the most overlooked and least understood crafts in filmmaking.
O Mundo de Corman
Self - Filmmaker
A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film industry, a pioneer of independent filmmaking and discoverer of new talent.
Amigo
Editor
Rafael, a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael's brother is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans to be a traitor. Rafael quickly finds himself forced to make the impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by ordinary civilians in an occupied country.
Amigo
Writer
Rafael, a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael's brother is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans to be a traitor. Rafael quickly finds himself forced to make the impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by ordinary civilians in an occupied country.
Amigo
Director
Rafael, a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael's brother is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans to be a traitor. Rafael quickly finds himself forced to make the impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by ordinary civilians in an occupied country.
Great Directors
Self
Features conversations with ten of the world's greatest living directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Agnes Varda, Ken Loach, Todd Haynes, Catherine Breillat, Richard Linklater and John Sayles. The film documents Ismailos' voyage of discovering the creative personalities behind the camera.
Às Margens de um Crime
Michael Goldman
O detetive Dave Robicheaux precisa investigar uma série de homicídios de prostitutas em uma cidade da Louisiana. Quando um mafioso local, um antigo conhecido do policial, se torna o principal suspeito dos crimes, ele percebe que há muitos outros interesses em jogo.
The Toe Tactic
Cramden
Mona is nearly overwhelmed by grief and depression. After her father's death, she's cut herself off: leaving teaching - she now temps as an office assistant, ignoring her mother's calls, talking to herself in mirrors, and rejecting any offered intimacy. She's watched over by comic extraterrestrial beings whom we see as cartoon squiggles. They ensure that random acts bring her connections - with a neighbor boy, his mother, and his surreptitious piano teacher (the lad wants to surprise his mom). She also meets an elevator operator in the building where she temps for Ms. Hadaway, a widow with perfect diction. Can Mona take a few steps on the road to expressing emotion?
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
Himself
A look at the life and work of American publisher Barney Rosset, who struggled to bring controversial works like "Tropic of Cancer" and "Naked Lunch" to publication.
Morirse está em hebraico
Executive Producer
After Moishe's death, family and friends sit Shiva in Mexico City. During seven days, secrets will be disclosed.
Alligator Author
Self
A documentary looking back on the making of the 1980 film 'Alligator', featuring an interview with screenwriter John Sayles.
Honeydripper
Editor
In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time.
Honeydripper
Zeke
In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time.
Honeydripper
Writer
In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time.
Honeydripper
Director
In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time.
Edge of Outside
Self
An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and film clips are blended together to form a chronological approach to the subject matter.
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
Self
An impressive roster of celebrities -- including Lili Taylor, Paul Robeson, Sarah Jones, Brian Jones, John Sayles and Wallace Shawn -- lend their voices to this performance of readings inspired by Howard Zinn's best-selling book. Segments bring to life Tecumseh's speech to the Osages, Frederick Douglass' thoughts about July 4 and Paul Robeson's Unread Statement before the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
Silver City
Editor
The discovery of a corpse threatens to unravel a bumbling local politician's campaign for governor of Colorado.
Silver City
Writer
The discovery of a corpse threatens to unravel a bumbling local politician's campaign for governor of Colorado.
Silver City
Director
The discovery of a corpse threatens to unravel a bumbling local politician's campaign for governor of Colorado.
Tell Them Who You Are
Self
The son of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler confronts his complex father by turning the camera on him. What results is a portrait of a difficult genius and a son's path out of the shadow of a famous father.
Casa dos Bebês
Editor
Seis mulheres norte-americanas viajam até um país da América do Sul na tentativa de adotarem, cada uma delas, crianças recém-nascidas no orfanato local. Enquanto aguardam a liberação dos papéis da burocracia local, elas são forçadas a viver temporariamente num hotel de propriedade da excêntrica Sra. Muñoz (Rita Moreno). Ao longo das semanas que se seguem, as seis convivem com a população do local e dividem momentos de esperança e desespero, enquanto aguardam ansiosamente a chegada das crianças.
Casa dos Bebês
Writer
Seis mulheres norte-americanas viajam até um país da América do Sul na tentativa de adotarem, cada uma delas, crianças recém-nascidas no orfanato local. Enquanto aguardam a liberação dos papéis da burocracia local, elas são forçadas a viver temporariamente num hotel de propriedade da excêntrica Sra. Muñoz (Rita Moreno). Ao longo das semanas que se seguem, as seis convivem com a população do local e dividem momentos de esperança e desespero, enquanto aguardam ansiosamente a chegada das crianças.
Casa dos Bebês
Director
Seis mulheres norte-americanas viajam até um país da América do Sul na tentativa de adotarem, cada uma delas, crianças recém-nascidas no orfanato local. Enquanto aguardam a liberação dos papéis da burocracia local, elas são forçadas a viver temporariamente num hotel de propriedade da excêntrica Sra. Muñoz (Rita Moreno). Ao longo das semanas que se seguem, as seis convivem com a população do local e dividem momentos de esperança e desespero, enquanto aguardam ansiosamente a chegada das crianças.
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
Documentary featuring director Joe Dante, screenwriter John Sayles, producer Mike Finnell, stars Dee Wallace Stone, Dick Miller, Robert Picardo, and Belinda Balaski.
Sunshine State
Editor
A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.
Sunshine State
Writer
A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.
Sunshine State
Director
A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Director
The video kicks off from a 1978 performance of 'Rosalita' with a 29 year old Bruce wailing away with chicks jumpin' on the stage grabbing him! Lucky guy! The other songs featured include all the popular tunes like 'Born To Run', 'Born In The USA', 'I'm On Fire' and 'Glory Days'. Even some lesser known songs such as 'Spare Parts' (from 'Tunnel Of Love' album) and 'Tougher than the rest' from 'Tunnel Of Love' also which are both live. I like Bruce Springsteen a lot. He has the edge as a showman and musical innovator without losing the plot onstage. Fans will love this video for it's authentic live performances, music videos and classic Springsteen songs. Great
Boa de Briga
Science Teacher
Diana Guzman começa a treinar como boxeadora e consegue um sucesso impressionante, abrindo novas caminhos para boxeadoras mulheres, e isso enquanto mantém tudo em segredo sem falar nada para seu pai.
Boa de Briga
Executive Producer
Diana Guzman começa a treinar como boxeadora e consegue um sucesso impressionante, abrindo novas caminhos para boxeadoras mulheres, e isso enquanto mantém tudo em segredo sem falar nada para seu pai.
A Constant Forge
Self
One of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather of American independent movies. The actor-turned-filmmaker invented a realist style of unadorned narrative films heavily influenced by documentaries. This in-depth analysis of Cassavetes' life and work features interviews with key collaborators and ensemble regulars, and explores the making of classics like "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," "Opening Night" and "A Woman Under the Influence."
Limbo
Editor
Unconventional narrative about the interactions amongst a group of people in a small town in Alaska, each of whom guards a secret.
Limbo
Writer
Unconventional narrative about the interactions amongst a group of people in a small town in Alaska, each of whom guards a secret.
Limbo
Director
Unconventional narrative about the interactions amongst a group of people in a small town in Alaska, each of whom guards a secret.
Santitos
Executive Producer
Esperanza es una hermosa mujer de treinta y cinco años. Su única hija, Blanca, muere repentina e inesperadamente víctima de una enfermedad desconocida en un hospital. Para evitar la propagación del misterioso virus es sepultada de inmediato, negándosele a Esperanza reconocer el cuerpo. Desde la pérdida de su marido no conocía un dolor tan grande, pero su resistencia a aceptar la muerte, la soledad, y su enorme fe en los milagros confirman en ella la esperanza de que suceda uno. Es entonces cuando San Judas Tadeo, un santito para casos desesperados, se le aparece y le indica un extraño camino para encontrar lo perdido...
Men with Guns
Editor
Dr. Fuentes is a medical professor approaching his retirement and journeys to find old students, with sometimes disturbing results.
Men with Guns
Writer
Dr. Fuentes is a medical professor approaching his retirement and journeys to find old students, with sometimes disturbing results.
Men with Guns
Director
Dr. Fuentes is a medical professor approaching his retirement and journeys to find old students, with sometimes disturbing results.
Mutação
Writer
A cientista Susan Tyler cria um inseto geneticamente modificado para eliminar baratas que transmitem doenças, matando várias crianças. Mas os novos insetos se modificam, se reproduzem e querem destruir seu único predador: a humanidade.
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self
Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.
Gridlock'd - Na Contra Mão
Cop #1
Após um amigo sofrer overdose, Spoon (Shakur) e Bagulhão (Tim Roth) decidem largar as drogas e se esforçam para entrar num programa de desintoxicação do governo. A tentativa é prejudicada quando a dupla é responsabilizada pela morte de uma pessoa. Os dois acabam sendo procurados pela polícia e por traficantes de drogas.
Lone Star - A Estrela Solitária
Writer
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
Lone Star - A Estrela Solitária
Editor
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
Lone Star - A Estrela Solitária
Director
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
Piranha
Story
Doctor Baines has been conducting genetic experiments on piranhas and has made them virtually unstoppable. Unfortunately, his assistants, Maggie and Paul, accidentally release the hybrids into the Lost River Lake threatening to destroy everyone in their path. Can they prevent the flesh-eating piranhas from escaping into the ocean and spawning?
Apollo 13 - Do Desastre ao Triunfo
Additional Writing
Em 1970, a NASA envia à Lua um novo grupo de astronautas na missão Apollo 13. Porém, já no espaço, um tanque de oxigênio explode. Com o acidente, os astronautas Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert e Fred Haise não conseguem seguir sua rota, correndo o risco de ficar sem oxigênio e energia suficientes para voltarem à Terra. Agora, a equipe a bordo e a equipe em terra firme correm contra o tempo para consertar a nave.
Homem de Guerra
Screenplay
Um mercenário é enviado para uma ilha nos Mares do Sul para forçar seus habitantes a deixar o local, pois empresários inescrupulosos querem explorar os recursos naturais da ilha. Quando ele muda de lado e ajuda os moradores locais, seus chefes mandam um rival para eliminá-lo.
My Life's in Turnaround
Producer
Two Manhattan slackers want to make a movie about their lives. One drives a cab, the other tends bar; neither has a clue how to make a movie. Things look up when real-life actors Phoebe Cates and Martha Plimpton agree to star in the project.
O Mistério Da Ilha
Editor
Fiona vai morar com os avós. Lá, ouve do avô as antigas e maravilhosas lendas dos pescadores sobre os mistérios do mar, do passado de sua família e de Roan Inish, a ilha de onde vieram. Neste lugar mítico, Fiona irá descobrir um grande segredo.
O Mistério Da Ilha
Screenplay
Fiona vai morar com os avós. Lá, ouve do avô as antigas e maravilhosas lendas dos pescadores sobre os mistérios do mar, do passado de sua família e de Roan Inish, a ilha de onde vieram. Neste lugar mítico, Fiona irá descobrir um grande segredo.
O Mistério Da Ilha
Director
Fiona vai morar com os avós. Lá, ouve do avô as antigas e maravilhosas lendas dos pescadores sobre os mistérios do mar, do passado de sua família e de Roan Inish, a ilha de onde vieram. Neste lugar mítico, Fiona irá descobrir um grande segredo.
Matinee: Uma Sessão Muito Louca
Bob
Em Key West, uma pequena cidade do estado da Flórida, em plena Crise dos Mísseis de 1962, quando a população americana entrou em pânico com a possibilidade de um bombardeio nuclear vindo de Cuba, o produtor Lawrence Woosley tenta tirar proveito da situação, convencendo um grande exibidor de filmes a lançar em grande circuito sua mais recente criação sobre um homem que sofreu uma incrível mutação genética se transformando em uma gigantesca formiga.
Tudo Pela Vida
Soap Opera Doctor (uncredited)
After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
Tudo Pela Vida
Editor
After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
Tudo Pela Vida
Writer
After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
Tudo Pela Vida
Director
After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
Malcolm X
FBI Agent
Uma homenagem ao controverso ativista negro e líder da luta pela liberação negra. Ele chegou ao fundo do poço durante seu encarceramento nos anos 50, tornou-se um muçulmano negro e, mais tarde, líder da Nação do Islã. Seu assassinato em 1965 deixou um legado de autodeterminação e orgulho racial.
Falando Francamente
Guy Girardi
Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in show, it is clear she is a natural and is hired on the spot. But the station insists she call herself Doctor, and as her popularity grows a local reporter starts digging for the truth. Problem is, the more he is around her the more he fancies her.
Vida de Cidade
Carl
A vida urbana em uma cidade média dos Estados Unidos, repleta de problemas e questões raciais, corrupção policial e uma criminalidade crescente. Em meio a este contexto, Nick Rinaldi, filho de um empreiteiro, acaba se tornando um joguete nas mãos do poder político que tomou conta da cidade e tenta, a qualquer custo, fugir dessa rede de corrupção e ganância.
Vida de Cidade
Director
A vida urbana em uma cidade média dos Estados Unidos, repleta de problemas e questões raciais, corrupção policial e uma criminalidade crescente. Em meio a este contexto, Nick Rinaldi, filho de um empreiteiro, acaba se tornando um joguete nas mãos do poder político que tomou conta da cidade e tenta, a qualquer custo, fugir dessa rede de corrupção e ganância.
Vida de Cidade
Author
A vida urbana em uma cidade média dos Estados Unidos, repleta de problemas e questões raciais, corrupção policial e uma criminalidade crescente. Em meio a este contexto, Nick Rinaldi, filho de um empreiteiro, acaba se tornando um joguete nas mãos do poder político que tomou conta da cidade e tenta, a qualquer custo, fugir dessa rede de corrupção e ganância.
Vida de Cidade
Editor
A vida urbana em uma cidade média dos Estados Unidos, repleta de problemas e questões raciais, corrupção policial e uma criminalidade crescente. Em meio a este contexto, Nick Rinaldi, filho de um empreiteiro, acaba se tornando um joguete nas mãos do poder político que tomou conta da cidade e tenta, a qualquer custo, fugir dessa rede de corrupção e ganância.
Little Vegas
Mike
Quirky serio-comedy about the unusual residents of a desert trailer park that mobsters want to turn into a gambling mecca.
Como Ser um Bom Ladrão
Writer
Ladrão profissional Ernie leva Mike como aprendiz, mas enquanto Mike claramente tem "furto em seu coração", levará muito tempo para ficar tão bom quanto Ernie.
La fine della notte
Wayne
Mountain View
Director
A dance drama work which, through movement and very little spoken text, details the interaction of several people residing at or visiting a motel or motor inn named Mountain View. Choreographer Marta Renzi and independent film director John Sayles were invited to collaborate on writing and directing this half-hour for public television.
Shannon's Deal
Writer
A washed-up lawyer refuses to take a bribe and instead goes after the South American drug cartel that's trying to push those in its way. Pilot for the TV Series.
Untama giru
US High Commissioner
A magical realist story of the legendary Okinawan hero Untamagiru participating in efforts to form an independent Okinawa before the island was returned to Japan in 1972.
Fora da Jogada
Ring Lardner
O dono do White Sox não quer recompensar o time pela espetacular temporada. Quando um consórcio de apostas fica ciente do descontentamento dos jogadores, oferece aos astros mais dinheiro para jogar mal do que receberiam se ganhassem o campeonato.
Fora da Jogada
Screenplay
O dono do White Sox não quer recompensar o time pela espetacular temporada. Quando um consórcio de apostas fica ciente do descontentamento dos jogadores, oferece aos astros mais dinheiro para jogar mal do que receberiam se ganhassem o campeonato.
Fora da Jogada
Director
O dono do White Sox não quer recompensar o time pela espetacular temporada. Quando um consórcio de apostas fica ciente do descontentamento dos jogadores, oferece aos astros mais dinheiro para jogar mal do que receberiam se ganhassem o campeonato.
Matewan - A Luta Final
Writer
Filmado na cidade de Matewam, a terra do carvão na Virgínia Ocidental, este filme celebra a organização dos trabalhadores no contexto de uma greve na década de 1920. O membro do sindicato, Joe Kenehan, um 'fura greve' chamado 'Poucas Roupas' Johnson e um prefeito e chefe de polícia simpáticos lutam heroicamente contra o poder representado por uma empresa de carvão e pelos interesses de Matewan, para que a justiça e os direitos dos trabalhadores não fiquem para atrás, num emprego de condições precárias, com muita exploração e resultados medíocres. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Matewan - A Luta Final
Hardshell Preacher
Filmado na cidade de Matewam, a terra do carvão na Virgínia Ocidental, este filme celebra a organização dos trabalhadores no contexto de uma greve na década de 1920. O membro do sindicato, Joe Kenehan, um 'fura greve' chamado 'Poucas Roupas' Johnson e um prefeito e chefe de polícia simpáticos lutam heroicamente contra o poder representado por uma empresa de carvão e pelos interesses de Matewan, para que a justiça e os direitos dos trabalhadores não fiquem para atrás, num emprego de condições precárias, com muita exploração e resultados medíocres. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Matewan - A Luta Final
Director
Filmado na cidade de Matewam, a terra do carvão na Virgínia Ocidental, este filme celebra a organização dos trabalhadores no contexto de uma greve na década de 1920. O membro do sindicato, Joe Kenehan, um 'fura greve' chamado 'Poucas Roupas' Johnson e um prefeito e chefe de polícia simpáticos lutam heroicamente contra o poder representado por uma empresa de carvão e pelos interesses de Matewan, para que a justiça e os direitos dos trabalhadores não fiquem para atrás, num emprego de condições precárias, com muita exploração e resultados medíocres. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Wild Thing
Screenplay
A child witnesses drug dealers murder his parents. He escapes and grows up wild in the city's slums. Years later he emerges to help the residents of the area who are being terrorized by street gangs and drug dealers.
Unnatural Causes
Teleplay
Frank Coleman is a Vietnam veteran dying from cancer brought on by exposure to the defoliant chemical Agent Orange which he turns to Maude DeVictor, a Veterans Administration benefits counselor who teams up with Coleman to fight a lopsided batted against the bureaucratic system for its cover up of the possible dangers of Agent Orange.
Unnatural Causes
Lloyd
Frank Coleman is a Vietnam veteran dying from cancer brought on by exposure to the defoliant chemical Agent Orange which he turns to Maude DeVictor, a Veterans Administration benefits counselor who teams up with Coleman to fight a lopsided batted against the bureaucratic system for its cover up of the possible dangers of Agent Orange.
Unnatural Causes
Writer
Frank Coleman is a Vietnam veteran dying from cancer brought on by exposure to the defoliant chemical Agent Orange which he turns to Maude DeVictor, a Veterans Administration benefits counselor who teams up with Coleman to fight a lopsided batted against the bureaucratic system for its cover up of the possible dangers of Agent Orange.
Totalmente Selvagem
Motorcycle Cop
A rotineira vida de Charles Driggs (Jeff Daniels), um executivo, sofre uma brusca mudança quando, se vendo sem dinheiro, tenta sair de um restaurante sem pagar. Charles é flagrado por Lulu (Melanie Griffith), uma mulher sexy e totalmente desinibida. Charles então entende que ela não trabalha no restaurante e, deste modo, aceita uma carona para o seu escritório. Entretanto Lulu pega um trajeto contrário e o leva para uma viagem, fazendo-o Charles deixar sua vidinha. Fazendo se passar por casados, Charles e Audrey, que é o verdadeiro nome de Lulu, visitam a mãe dela e também vão a uma reunião escolar da turma de 76, da qual Audrey fazia parte. Nesta reunião eles encontram Ray Sinclair (Ray Liotta), o ex-marido de Audrey, um homem violento que foi libertado recentemente. Quando Ray deixa claro que quer Audrey de volta, os problemas realmente começam.
A Tribo da Caverna do Urso
Screenplay
Tribo de Neandertais encontra a menina Ayla (Daryl Hannah), uma Cro-Magnon órfã.Iza (Pamela reed) e Creb (James Remar), o curandeiro e sábio da Tribo da Caverna do Urso, praticamente adotam Ayla e a educam como uma Neandertal, apesar das objeções de outros membros. Ayla cresce diferenciada de todos, hábil, inteligente e determinada, o que incomoda Broud (Thomas G. Waites), futuro líder da tribo. Cabe a ela agora, defender sua identidade e encontrar seu espaço. Baseado em best-seller de Jean M. Auel.
Hard Choices
Don
A teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despite the young boy's protestations, he is convicted of murder and sent to prison. A female social worker assigned to the boy's case not only believes him, but begins to fall in love with him, and determines to either help him prove his innocence or escape.
The Brother from Another Planet
Man in Black
An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth parallels that of the immigrant experience.
The Brother from Another Planet
Editor
An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth parallels that of the immigrant experience.
The Brother from Another Planet
Screenplay
An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth parallels that of the immigrant experience.
The Brother from Another Planet
Director
An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth parallels that of the immigrant experience.
Um Romance Maluco
Screenplay
In a 1966 New Jersey high school, Jill and new student Sheik from the other side of the tracks make their way in a first love romance.
Um Romance Maluco
Director
In a 1966 New Jersey high school, Jill and new student Sheik from the other side of the tracks make their way in a first love romance.
Lianna
Jerry
Lianna's life is a succession of domestic errands and boring faculty parties, however her heaviest cross to bear is dealing with her waning marriage to Dick. In order to find intellectual stimulus, Lianna takes a college extension child-psychology course taught by Ruth. When Lianna catches Dick having an affair with a young coed, she finds comfort and eventually true love in the arms of Ruth. However, this comes with a price as everything in her life is turned upside down.
Lianna
Editor
Lianna's life is a succession of domestic errands and boring faculty parties, however her heaviest cross to bear is dealing with her waning marriage to Dick. In order to find intellectual stimulus, Lianna takes a college extension child-psychology course taught by Ruth. When Lianna catches Dick having an affair with a young coed, she finds comfort and eventually true love in the arms of Ruth. However, this comes with a price as everything in her life is turned upside down.
Lianna
Writer
Lianna's life is a succession of domestic errands and boring faculty parties, however her heaviest cross to bear is dealing with her waning marriage to Dick. In order to find intellectual stimulus, Lianna takes a college extension child-psychology course taught by Ruth. When Lianna catches Dick having an affair with a young coed, she finds comfort and eventually true love in the arms of Ruth. However, this comes with a price as everything in her life is turned upside down.
Lianna
Director
Lianna's life is a succession of domestic errands and boring faculty parties, however her heaviest cross to bear is dealing with her waning marriage to Dick. In order to find intellectual stimulus, Lianna takes a college extension child-psychology course taught by Ruth. When Lianna catches Dick having an affair with a young coed, she finds comfort and eventually true love in the arms of Ruth. However, this comes with a price as everything in her life is turned upside down.
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Writer
This film is made up of three segments that share no plot but have a general thematic relationship. In the first segment, Virginia and her three children are left by her shiftless husband and she is courted by an old beau who is now divorced. In the second, a divorced woman reacts to some unexpected revelations from her aged father. In the third, a childless, middle-aged social worker is swept into an affair with a young cab driver and finds herself pregnant.
The Challenge
Writer
Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between two brothers, one who follows the traditional path of the samurai and the other a businessman. At the behest of the businessman, Rick undertakes samurai training from the other brother, but joins his cause. He also becomes romantically involved with the samurai's daughter.
Grito de Horror
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Karen White, uma jovem apresentadora de telejornal, marca uma entrevista com o assassino serial Eddie Quist, mas o encontro termina mal com a chegada da polícia. Karen sofre um colapso nervoso e, incapaz de se lembrar do que aconteceu durante o encontro com Quist, resolve internar-se com o marido Bill numa clínica no interior. O problema é que as pessoas que vivem ali parecem esconder um terrível segredo.
Grito de Horror
Screenplay
Karen White, uma jovem apresentadora de telejornal, marca uma entrevista com o assassino serial Eddie Quist, mas o encontro termina mal com a chegada da polícia. Karen sofre um colapso nervoso e, incapaz de se lembrar do que aconteceu durante o encontro com Quist, resolve internar-se com o marido Bill numa clínica no interior. O problema é que as pessoas que vivem ali parecem esconder um terrível segredo.
A Perfect Match
Teleplay
A successful fashion designer who learns that she has a mysterious illness that threatens her life searches frantically for the one suitable donor for a bone-marrow transplant -- the daughter she, as a teenager, had given up for adoption.
Mercenários das Galáxias
Screenplay
Os fazendeiros do pacato planeta Akir estão sendo ameaçados pelo tirano Sador (John Saxon). Shad (Richard Thomas) viaja pelo espaço tentando contratar mercenários que lutarão pela a liberdade do planeta.
Mercenários das Galáxias
Story
Os fazendeiros do pacato planeta Akir estão sendo ameaçados pelo tirano Sador (John Saxon). Shad (Richard Thomas) viaja pelo espaço tentando contratar mercenários que lutarão pela a liberdade do planeta.
Alligator: O Jacaré Gigante
Story
Família volta da Flórida para Chicago, trazendo filhote de jacaré. O pai, querendo se livrar do problema de criar o réptil, joga o filhote na privada. Ele sobrevive e, nos esgotos, alimenta-se de lixo radioativo, tornando-se monstro gigantesco que sai às ruas da cidade fazendo vítimas.
Alligator: O Jacaré Gigante
Screenplay
Família volta da Flórida para Chicago, trazendo filhote de jacaré. O pai, querendo se livrar do problema de criar o réptil, joga o filhote na privada. Ele sobrevive e, nos esgotos, alimenta-se de lixo radioativo, tornando-se monstro gigantesco que sai às ruas da cidade fazendo vítimas.
Return of the Secaucus Seven
Editor
Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a summer house in New Hampshire to reminisce about the good old days, when they got arrested on the way to a protest in Washington, D.C.
Return of the Secaucus Seven
Howie
Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a summer house in New Hampshire to reminisce about the good old days, when they got arrested on the way to a protest in Washington, D.C.
Return of the Secaucus Seven
Writer
Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a summer house in New Hampshire to reminisce about the good old days, when they got arrested on the way to a protest in Washington, D.C.
Return of the Secaucus Seven
Director
Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends, gather for a weekend reunion at a summer house in New Hampshire to reminisce about the good old days, when they got arrested on the way to a protest in Washington, D.C.
A Mulher de Vermelho
Writer
A farm girl's life turns upside down after being in the wrong place at the wrong time. She moves to Chicago and becomes trapped in a vicious cycle of prostitution and crime.
Piranha
Story
Uma investigadora é contratada para descobrir o paradeiro de duas pessoas. Ela viaja pelos locais em que os dois estiveram até chegar em um acampamento. Encontra uma pessoa que lhe ajuda a investigar um militar que mora ao lado do local. Lá eles descobrem um laboratório onde estão diversos animais bizarros. Ao escoar a água do local eles encontram dois esqueletos que podem ser de quem procuravam. Quando descobrem que o local abrigava piranhas mutantes, criadas para serem usadas como arma na Guerra do Vietnã. Agora soltas, elas começam a fazer seguidas vítimas.
Piranha
Army Sentry (uncredited)
Uma investigadora é contratada para descobrir o paradeiro de duas pessoas. Ela viaja pelos locais em que os dois estiveram até chegar em um acampamento. Encontra uma pessoa que lhe ajuda a investigar um militar que mora ao lado do local. Lá eles descobrem um laboratório onde estão diversos animais bizarros. Ao escoar a água do local eles encontram dois esqueletos que podem ser de quem procuravam. Quando descobrem que o local abrigava piranhas mutantes, criadas para serem usadas como arma na Guerra do Vietnã. Agora soltas, elas começam a fazer seguidas vítimas.
Piranha
Screenplay
Uma investigadora é contratada para descobrir o paradeiro de duas pessoas. Ela viaja pelos locais em que os dois estiveram até chegar em um acampamento. Encontra uma pessoa que lhe ajuda a investigar um militar que mora ao lado do local. Lá eles descobrem um laboratório onde estão diversos animais bizarros. Ao escoar a água do local eles encontram dois esqueletos que podem ser de quem procuravam. Quando descobrem que o local abrigava piranhas mutantes, criadas para serem usadas como arma na Guerra do Vietnã. Agora soltas, elas começam a fazer seguidas vítimas.
Django Lives!
Writer
The renowned gunslinger fends off racism in 1914 America. He's up in years but still as deadly as ever.