John Polson

John Polson

Nascimento : 1965-09-06, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

História

John Polson is an Australian actor, director and founder of "Tropfest", the world's largest short film festival.

Perfil

John Polson
John Polson
John Polson
John Polson

Filmes

Segredos do Passado
Scott Whitlam
Aaron Falk retorna à sua cidade natal para assistir ao trágico funeral de seu amigo de infância, que assassinou sua esposa e filho antes de tirar a própria vida. Relutantemente ele decide ficar para investigar o caso e, aos poucos, começa a suspeitar que tanto a morte de seu amigo, quanto a de um jovem adolescente - ocorrida há uma década - poderiam estar conectadas.
The Captain
Thanks
A hungover plane captain wakes up to discover he's done a very bad thing.
Bear
Producer
Jack (Nash Edgerton) tem a surpresa perfeita de aniversário para Emelie (Teresa Palmer). Às vezes, porém, os planos dão terrivelmente errado.
Na Trilha do Assassino
Director
O detetive Cristofuoro (Russel Crowe), de Buffalo, prendeu, anos antes, o jovem Eric Komenko (Jon Foster) por matar seus pais. Agora, já com 18 anos, o rapaz será liberto e o policial tem quase certeza de que ele vai matar novamente. Então, passa a seguir o preso juvenil, que viaja pelos país de carro. Só que junto com Poole está Lori Cranston (Sophie Traub), uma moça com seu próprio passado obscuro, que, em sua obsessão pelo jovem, insiste em acompanhá-lo na viagem.
The Square
Thanks
Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carla. Carla's husband, Greg, is a mobster who keeps large sums of drug money in their home. With this in mind, Carla comes up with a plan: She and Ray will steal Greg's money, burn down her house, convince Greg the money was lost in the fire and then run away together. Carla's scheme, however, doesn't go off as planned.
O Amigo Oculto
Director
David Callaway (Robert De Niro) é um homem que enviuvou recentemente, vivendo agora apenas com sua filha Emily (Dakota Fanning), de 9 anos. Emily cria um amigo imaginário chamado Charlie, com quem costuma brincar de esconde-esconde. Só que aos poucos Charlie se revela como alguém malvado e vingativo, o que ameaça a própria família Callaway.
Fixação
Director
Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) tem uma vida que pode ser considerada o sonho de qualquer jovem americano: é popular no colégio, astro dos esportes e namora uma linda garota. Mas para manter tudo isso Ben precisa treinar exaustivamente todos os dias, trabalhar no hospital local e ainda conseguir tempo para Amy (Shiri Appleby), sua namorada. A vida de Ben começa a sair dos trilhos quando surge em sua vida Madison Belle (Erika Christensen), que logo se interessa por ele. Inicialmente eles apenas têm encontros casuais, mas aos poucos o comportamento obsessivo de Madison passa a exigir cada mais de Ben, complicando ainda mais sua vida.
Missão: Impossível 2
Billy Baird
O agente secreto Ethan Hunt desta vez tem a missão de recuperar das mãos de um criminoso um vírus letal que mata em menos de 24 horas. Para tal, Ethan Hunt vai contar com a ajuda inesperada de Nyah, uma ladra internacional, ex-namorada do vilão da história.
Siam Sunset
Director
A British design executive, who seemingly has everything going for him has his life totally changed when a refrigerator falls from an aircraft and lands on his wife...
The Boys
Glenn Sprague
Brett Sprague is a violent and psychopathic man, who is released on parole after serving a sentence for assault. As he returns to his family house and we watch him and his brothers, Stevie and Glenn, for the next 24 hours, it becomes clear this day will not end well.
Deadline
Himself
The desperate misadventures of a young man, racing against the clock toward a mysterious destination. This was the first short film that Nash wrote and directed. It was made for $80 and won first prize at Tropfest in 1997.
Idiot Box
Jonah
Mick and Kev – bored, unemployed and aimless in the western suburbs of Sydney – decide to rob a bank, more or less for the fun of it.
Out
The Guy
Initially following the trajectory of a car which is taking 'The Girl' (Celia Ireland), out to a social function, this short film allows the viewer to be privy to the thought processes of what it means to go "out". The girl ponders issues such as timing, kissing, a no sex policy, being interesting, making an impression, pit stops, and identifying the highlight of the evening.
Um Caso de Amor
Greg
Jardineiro viúvo mora com o filho assumidamente homossexual. Se para ele isso não é problema, é motivo suficiente para atrapalhar sua relação com a mulher que conhece por computador e tinha intenção de se casar.
Sereias
Tom
In 1930s Australia, Anglican clergyman Anthony Campion and his prim wife, Estella, are asked to visit noted painter Norman Lindsay, whose planned contribution to an international art exhibit is considered blasphemous. While Campion and Lindsay debate, Estella finds herself drawn to the three beautiful models sitting for the painter's current work, freethinking Sheela, sensual Pru and virginal Giddy.
Blood Oath
Private Jimmy Fenton
On an obscure Pacific Island just north of Australia, the Japanese Empire has operated a prisoner of war camp for Australian soldiers. At the close of World War II, the liberated POWs tell a gruesome tale of mass executions of over eight hundred persons as well as torture style killings of downed Australian airmen. In an attempt to bring those responsible to justice, the Australian Army establishes a War Crimes Tribunal to pass judgement on the Japanese men and officers who ran the Ambon camp. In an added twist, a high ranking Japanese admiral is implicated, and politics become involoved with justice as American authorities in Japan lobby for the Admiral's release. Written by Anthony Hughes
Raw Nerve
Billy
Raw Nerve is a 1998 Australian film about three teenagers who rob a house.
Candy Regentag
Cyril
Flesh and fantasy fill the nights of the call girls at Bambi’s, a flashy back street brothel. Join Bambi, Candy and the girls for an evening or two and find out what happens in the violent world of sex for sale. Candy is new to the business. She follows all of the rules of the house - she arrives on time, doesn’t take drugs, is polite to customers, and numb to all the men who used her. Then she meets Reg and breaks the most important rule - don’t fall in love with one of your customers. Their first encounter leaves her longing to see him again. She fantasizes about the love they share and how idyllic their life together would be. But the facts are clear. Candy is a hooker and she will never be a real part of his world … she’s one of Bambi’s girls. She has seen his life and felt his love, a brief glimpse is all she’ll ever have, KISS THE NIGHT!
Tender Hooks
Tony
Mitchell leaves the comfort of suburban bliss convinced that no-one can assess life who has not experienced it first-hand. Clear about what is not appropriate for her, she is searching for what is: a choice. She takes a job at an inner-city hair salon and a room in a nearby boarding house. Here she meets Gaye, who lives on love and spurts on her asthma inhaler. Through a quirk of fate she meets Rex in the hall with not much on but the imprint of a boot on his behind. She takes him in, captivated by his smile. They warm to one another at once. Rex appreciates Mitchell's style and is impossible to ignore. The drawback is he comes fully loaded: Mitchell discovers that where Rex is trouble follows close behind.
Crime Sem Perdão
Kevin Barlow
On 9th of November 1983 two Australians, Kevin Barlow and Geoff Chambers were arrested at Penang Airport in Malaysia carrying 179 grams of Heroin. A crime which in Malaysia carries a mandatory sentence of death... Dadah Is Death (A Long Way From Home) is the true story of Barbara Barlow's desperate attempt to save her son from the Hangmans rope - a courageous effort that involved impassioned pleas to President Reagan, The British Prime Minister, and even the Pope. By July 1986 this international struggle had seemed to reach a hopeless conclusion and all that was left was a mother's love for her son.
Dangerous Game
Tony
A game becomes deadly serious! An insane cop hunts down five students in a shopping mall after closing time. His life is ruined as he was dishonorably discharged from the police force because of these people. Armed with a Rambo knife and a crossbow, he initially only wants to scare them off, but when he accidentally injures one of the boys deadly, there is no turning back. The witnesses to the murder must be eliminated! So begins a relentless hunt through the mall at night…
Vietnam
Serge
The trials and tribulations of the Goddard family after the entry of Australia into the Vietnam War.
For Love Alone
Leo
A jovem Teresa (Helen Buday) é muito pobre e vive na Austrália dos anos 30. Ingênua, apaixona-se pelo arrogante Jonathan Crow (Hugo Weaving), um professor que acredita no amor livre e no socialismo. Apaixonada, Teresa acompanha-o em uma viagem à Inglaterra, onde conhece o banqueiro James Quick (Sam Neill). O filme passa a focalizar o relacionamento dos três, renovado pelos ares ingleses.
Call Me Mr. Brown
Brian Day
Based on the 1971 true story known as "The Great Plane Robbery", this tele-movie tells the story of Peter Macari alias Mr. Brown. Under a grand extortion scam, he steals $500,000 in cash from Australian airlines company Qantas. This begins the start of a major international manhunt to catch a thief who is now living the high life from the spoils of his heist.