Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend

Nascimento : 1957-02-06, Chicago, Illinois, USA

História

Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer. Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and various other films and stand-up specials. He is especially known for his eponymous self-titled character, Robert Peterson as the starring role as on The WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood (1995–1999), a series which he created and of which directed select episodes. Townsend is also known for his role as Donald "Duck" Matthews in his 1991 film The Five Heartbeats. He later wrote, directed and produced Making The Five Heartbeats (2018), a documentary film about the production process and behind the scenes insight into creating the film. Townsend is also known for his production company Townsend Entertainment which has produced films Playin' for Love, In the Hive and more. During the 1980s and early–1990s, Townsend gained national exposure through his stand-up comedy routines and appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Townsend has worked with talent including Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Chris Tucker, Beyoncé, Denzel Washington and many more.

Perfil

Robert Townsend

Filmes

Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?
Director
Ms. Pat finds laughter in the absurdities of parenting, pet lovers and very unfortunate lip trends as she unpacks a painful past with humor and honesty.
Charles Burnett
Director
O filme retrata a vida do cineasta Charles Burnett, a figura marcante do movimento independente negro dos anos 60, e conta a história dos 50 anos de luta pelos direitos civis nos Estados Unidos.
Charles Burnett
Himself
O filme retrata a vida do cineasta Charles Burnett, a figura marcante do movimento independente negro dos anos 60, e conta a história dos 50 anos de luta pelos direitos civis nos Estados Unidos.
Making The Five Heartbeats
Director
In 1990, actor, comedian, writer and director, Robert Townsend, went against every obstacle in Hollywood, relying on his faith, street smarts, and tenacity to bring his passion project, 1991’s The Five Heartbeats, to big screens. The Motown-flavored story of the rise and fall of an African-American vocal group in the 1960s, the musical drama is the subject of Townsend’s documentary, Making The Five Heartbeats. The documentary chronicles the inspiring journey of a young black writer/director (Townsend) determined to present a new image of black people in cinema while endeavoring to create a classic.
Playin' for Love
Writer
Coach Banks (Robert Townsend) is used to calling all the shots for his championship high school basketball team and in his own love life. But that’s about to change when he meets, Talisa McCoy (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), the mother of a star player, new to Jackson high. She’s a beautiful, strong-willed single mom, with her own ideas on a winning team…and the perfect man. Now, this coach will have to learn a few new plays if he’s going to stay in the game.
Playin' for Love
Director
Coach Banks (Robert Townsend) is used to calling all the shots for his championship high school basketball team and in his own love life. But that’s about to change when he meets, Talisa McCoy (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), the mother of a star player, new to Jackson high. She’s a beautiful, strong-willed single mom, with her own ideas on a winning team…and the perfect man. Now, this coach will have to learn a few new plays if he’s going to stay in the game.
Playin' for Love
Coach Banks
Coach Banks (Robert Townsend) is used to calling all the shots for his championship high school basketball team and in his own love life. But that’s about to change when he meets, Talisa McCoy (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), the mother of a star player, new to Jackson high. She’s a beautiful, strong-willed single mom, with her own ideas on a winning team…and the perfect man. Now, this coach will have to learn a few new plays if he’s going to stay in the game.
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
Thanks
Bill Cosby está "longe de terminar". Em seu primeiro especial em trinta anos, ele deixa a platéia perguntando: "Como ele entrou em nossa casa?" Esteja ele falando de amizade, amor ou casamento, o resultado é que as pessoas riem tanto que seus rostos doem.
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
Director
Bill Cosby está "longe de terminar". Em seu primeiro especial em trinta anos, ele deixa a platéia perguntando: "Como ele entrou em nossa casa?" Esteja ele falando de amizade, amor ou casamento, o resultado é que as pessoas riem tanto que seus rostos doem.
In the Hive
Director
Sixteen-year-old Xtra Keys hopes to raise his son better than his boozy, razor-edged mother raised him, and he just might get his wish when he's thrust into an unorthodox alternative school full of underprivileged boys.
Scooby-Doo! Música de Vampiro
Vampire Actor #1 (voice)
Quando Daphne se torna a estrela de um filme de vampiro, a produção é transformado em caos por um vampiro real, forçando a gangue Scooby-Doo para investigar quem está por trás desse caos monstruoso.
Directors on Directing
Self
A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.
Diary of a Single Mom
Director
Ocean (Monica Calhoun), a 27-year-old highly-motivated mother has found her calling in managing a neighborhood apartment building along with the residents and the problems found within. As she struggles with a new job, a new home, her own children, a difficult niece, and the issues of other tenants, all within learn something about taking action and using compassion in their own lives.
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of African American comedy in America, from the earliest minstrel shows to the latest HBO special. Featuring interviews with cultural critics and loads of comedic clips, this program features appearances by a who's-who of black comedians including Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, Whoopi Goldberg and many more.
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Director
Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of African American comedy in America, from the earliest minstrel shows to the latest HBO special. Featuring interviews with cultural critics and loads of comedic clips, this program features appearances by a who's-who of black comedians including Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, Whoopi Goldberg and many more.
Of Boys and Men
Producer
Robert Townsend stars as the patriarch of a family devastated when his wife is killed in a senseless auto accident. Reeling with grief, each family member must find courage and vision to carry on, ultimately eager to do the mother proud.
Of Boys and Men
Holden Cole
Robert Townsend stars as the patriarch of a family devastated when his wife is killed in a senseless auto accident. Reeling with grief, each family member must find courage and vision to carry on, ultimately eager to do the mother proud.
Phantom Punch
Director
From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous 'Phantom Punch' by Cassius Clay which effectively ended his career, the movie spans the years from 1950 to Liston's mysterious and untimely death in 1971.
Tao of The Golden Mask
In the 70's, Langston Faizon Santisima, barely 18, left his native Cuba on an impossible quest- to direct a film starring Bruce Lee. Against all odds, and with no background in film making, the aspiring young director made it to Thailand where created a legendary but lost martial arts classic- thus becoming a founding father of the martial arts movie genre. Or not...
Edge of Outside
Bobby Taylor (archive footage)
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.
Black Listed
Alan Chambers
Alan Chambers (Townsend) is a lawyer and sick of his job. He corrals his friends into forming a vigilante group. Everyone goes along with it at first, until it turns sour and innocent people start dying, and Alan is the only one left standing.
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Himself
This documentary praises comedian Richard Pryor by showing fragments of various shows Pryor made and having famous comedians talk about the importance and greatness of Pryor. Different themes are reviewed this way. Among others, they are the use of the word nigger, the way Pryor talked about racism, the fact Pryor talked openly about his own faults on-stage and the fact he didn't mince matters.
I Was a Teenage Faust
Mr. Five
15 year old Brendan Willy hates himself for being un-cool when he falls in love with the girl of his dreams. Enter Mr. Five, a no good tempter from hell, which in his last attempt to ensnare a soul before being fried for eternity, transforms Brendan into the coolest kid in Indiana, only to find out that this contract isn't going to be easy at all.
Com a Cor e a Coragem
Mr. UB
Anton Jackson se parece com muitos outros homens, mas, na verdade, ele é um impagável agente supersecreto de uma organização mais secreta ainda. Sua organização defende os direitos dos negros no mundo. Porém, Anton parece ter saído diretamente de um velho seriado de TV dos anos 70. Suas roupas, sua atitude e seu exagerado penteado afro são uma divertida mistura de Mod Squad e As Panteras, com pitadas de Starsky & Hutch.
10,000 Black Men Named George
Director
In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied their civil and economic rights. 10,000 Black Men Named George, the title, refers to the fact Pullman porters were often called "George" by white passengers, which was considered a racial slur.
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
Book of Love delivers humor along with the mysteries of unrequited love and relationships gone bad. The film's story line focuses on three men living, dating and loving in Los Angeles in the 90's. They struggle with heartbreak and insecurity as a result of failed relationships. The three characters’ stories unfold through sessions with their therapist – sessions that are often as comedic as they are insightful.
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Director
Carmen é uma atriz muito sedutora,por onde sempre vai causa problemas com sua beleza.Quando alguém se apaixona por ela não quer largar mais.Além dela ser muito bonita e sedutora ela canta muito bem,e por ela ser tão sedutora nem um investigador criminal escapa.
Holiday Heart
Director
After losing his police officer lover, Christian drag queen Holiday Heart meets 12-year-old Niki and her drug-addicted mother, Wanda. Heart finds relief from heartache and a renewed sense of purpose when he steps in as a father figure to Niki and welcomes the two women into his life. But when Wanda becomes romantically involved with her drug dealer, Silas, it may endanger Niki and threaten to destroy the makeshift family.
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
Director
The true life story of famed singer Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat 'King' Cole. Gripping drama of her struggle with addiction and living in her father's shadow while still maintaining her own celebrity status.
A História de Little Richard
Director
O filme conta a história da vida de Little Richard, um cantor negro dos anos 50. A trama mostra desde sua educação num bairro pobre da Georgia, até o seu retorno após abandonar o rock e se tornar um religioso.
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica; the difficulties he encountered in New York City at the start of his career; his involvement in the US civil-rights movement; and efforts to end apartheid in South Africa. Friends and acquaintances, as well as other performers, give their insights about what makes him so special.
Subir, Subir e Voar
Jim Marshall / Bronze Eagle
A quatro dias do seu aniversário de 14 anos, Scott vive a expectativa de "adquirir" os super poderes que os membros de sua família têm para combater o crime: andar na velocidade da luz, visão de raio-x, força sobrenatural... Scott, para não decepcionar seus pais, que preparavam uma super festa para o novo "super-herói" da família, resolve "fingir" ter super poderes. Mas a mentira parece não ter toda essa força.
Subir, Subir e Voar
Director
A quatro dias do seu aniversário de 14 anos, Scott vive a expectativa de "adquirir" os super poderes que os membros de sua família têm para combater o crime: andar na velocidade da luz, visão de raio-x, força sobrenatural... Scott, para não decepcionar seus pais, que preparavam uma super festa para o novo "super-herói" da família, resolve "fingir" ter super poderes. Mas a mentira parece não ter toda essa força.
Taxman
Peyton Cody
Um investigador fiscal que persegue um sonegador de impostos tropeça em uma série de assassinatos sangrentos e se envolve em uma investigação com um policial novato, apesar das ordens de seu chefe para ficar fora do caminho.
Mercenary II: Thick & Thin
Charlie Love
Mercenary Captain "Hawk" is in Acion again to save a hostage. But he and his team are betrayed. Nothing is as it seems...
From Behind Closed Doors
Director
Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing. In the second of the six films, "From Behind Closed Doors," filmmaker Robert Townsend delves into America's fraught relationship with sex and sexuality, using New York's Times Square as the focal point as he traces 100 years of sexual mores and practices.
Jackie's Back!
Robert Townsend
A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.
Jackie's Back!
Director
A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.
Love Songs
Louis Gossett, Jr, Robert Townsend and Andre Braugher come together to each direct a short story, all of which are interconnected through themes of love and family. Set in the same predominantly black neighbourhood in North Philadelphia, these threecompelling tales tell the stories of an up-and-coming heavyweight boxer, a vegetable vendor, and a man who must protect a family member from the abuse of another.
Love Songs
Director
Louis Gossett, Jr, Robert Townsend and Andre Braugher come together to each direct a short story, all of which are interconnected through themes of love and family. Set in the same predominantly black neighbourhood in North Philadelphia, these threecompelling tales tell the stories of an up-and-coming heavyweight boxer, a vegetable vendor, and a man who must protect a family member from the abuse of another.
Joseph's Gift
James Saunders
Joseph is the youngest member of a large family that owns a successful garment business in Los Angeles. His father, Jacob, makes no attempt at hiding the fact that Joseph is his favorite son, resulting in the constant envy and resentment of his brothers. Eventually, in their bitterness, they plot revenge against this favored son. When Joseph accompanies his brothers on a trip to New York, they commit the ultimate betrayal, stranding him there, a virtual prisoner in a corrupt, modern-day sweat shop.
Ricas e Gloriosas
Director
Duas garçonetes de um restaurante na Geórgia decidem viajar para Los Angeles, em busca de dinheiro para financiar o projeto dos seus sonhos. Lá, elas conhecem um milionário de Hollywood.
Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media
Archive Footage (Hollywood Shuffle)
Cultural theorist Stuart Hall offers an extended meditation on representation. Moving beyond the accuracy or inaccuracy of specific representations, Hall argues that the process of representation itself constitutes the very world it aims to represent, and explores how the shared language of a culture, its signs and images, provides a conceptual roadmap that gives meaning to the world rather than simply reflecting it. Hall's concern throughout is the centrality of culture to the shaping of our collective perceptions, and how the dynamics of media representation reproduce forms of symbolic power.
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
Himself
Rudy Ray Moore tells all as only he can in this all-new retrospective legendary career. From his humble beginnings to his crowning as "King of the Party Records," Rudy Ray guides us through his struggles and triumphs in the film and music industries.
O Homem Meteoro
Producer
O covarde Jefferson Reed (Robert Townsend) acaba de descobrir sua coragem... e é mais forte que aço! Um gentil professor substituto, Jefferson geralmente preferiria correr a lutar... até ser atingido por um estranho meteoro verde que lhe dá habilidades sobre-humanas. E quando uma quadrilha chefiada por um poderoso traficante começa a aterrorizar sua família e seus vizinhos, não vê solução senão vestir sua roupa de lycra feita em casa e encará-los em uma guerra de esperteza, astúcia...e proezas super-modeladas de super-poderes...para salvar sua pele!
O Homem Meteoro
Screenplay
O covarde Jefferson Reed (Robert Townsend) acaba de descobrir sua coragem... e é mais forte que aço! Um gentil professor substituto, Jefferson geralmente preferiria correr a lutar... até ser atingido por um estranho meteoro verde que lhe dá habilidades sobre-humanas. E quando uma quadrilha chefiada por um poderoso traficante começa a aterrorizar sua família e seus vizinhos, não vê solução senão vestir sua roupa de lycra feita em casa e encará-los em uma guerra de esperteza, astúcia...e proezas super-modeladas de super-poderes...para salvar sua pele!
O Homem Meteoro
Director
O covarde Jefferson Reed (Robert Townsend) acaba de descobrir sua coragem... e é mais forte que aço! Um gentil professor substituto, Jefferson geralmente preferiria correr a lutar... até ser atingido por um estranho meteoro verde que lhe dá habilidades sobre-humanas. E quando uma quadrilha chefiada por um poderoso traficante começa a aterrorizar sua família e seus vizinhos, não vê solução senão vestir sua roupa de lycra feita em casa e encará-los em uma guerra de esperteza, astúcia...e proezas super-modeladas de super-poderes...para salvar sua pele!
O Homem Meteoro
Jefferson Reed
O covarde Jefferson Reed (Robert Townsend) acaba de descobrir sua coragem... e é mais forte que aço! Um gentil professor substituto, Jefferson geralmente preferiria correr a lutar... até ser atingido por um estranho meteoro verde que lhe dá habilidades sobre-humanas. E quando uma quadrilha chefiada por um poderoso traficante começa a aterrorizar sua família e seus vizinhos, não vê solução senão vestir sua roupa de lycra feita em casa e encará-los em uma guerra de esperteza, astúcia...e proezas super-modeladas de super-poderes...para salvar sua pele!
Ritmo & Blues - O Sonho do Sucesso
Producer
No final dos anos 50, um quinteto de jovens negros pobres chamado “The Five Heartbeats” faz uma mistura de sons e estilos do Rock, Soul ao R&B. Depois de um começo conturbado, o grupo torna-se uma sensação do mundo Pop. No decorrer do caminho, o grupo aprende muitas lições duras sobre a realidade da indústria musical. Não é só o racismo que pode destruir a integridade de um grupo inteiro, mas a ganância também .
Ritmo & Blues - O Sonho do Sucesso
Duck
No final dos anos 50, um quinteto de jovens negros pobres chamado “The Five Heartbeats” faz uma mistura de sons e estilos do Rock, Soul ao R&B. Depois de um começo conturbado, o grupo torna-se uma sensação do mundo Pop. No decorrer do caminho, o grupo aprende muitas lições duras sobre a realidade da indústria musical. Não é só o racismo que pode destruir a integridade de um grupo inteiro, mas a ganância também .
Ritmo & Blues - O Sonho do Sucesso
Writer
No final dos anos 50, um quinteto de jovens negros pobres chamado “The Five Heartbeats” faz uma mistura de sons e estilos do Rock, Soul ao R&B. Depois de um começo conturbado, o grupo torna-se uma sensação do mundo Pop. No decorrer do caminho, o grupo aprende muitas lições duras sobre a realidade da indústria musical. Não é só o racismo que pode destruir a integridade de um grupo inteiro, mas a ganância também .
Ritmo & Blues - O Sonho do Sucesso
Director
No final dos anos 50, um quinteto de jovens negros pobres chamado “The Five Heartbeats” faz uma mistura de sons e estilos do Rock, Soul ao R&B. Depois de um começo conturbado, o grupo torna-se uma sensação do mundo Pop. No decorrer do caminho, o grupo aprende muitas lições duras sobre a realidade da indústria musical. Não é só o racismo que pode destruir a integridade de um grupo inteiro, mas a ganância também .
O Poderoso Quinn
Maubee
O policial Xavier Quinn (Denzel Washington) descobre que um amigo de infância, Maubee, tem seu nome associado a um assassinato e ao desaparecimento de uma bala contendo dez mil dólares. Agora Xavier, conhecido como ”Poderoso Quinn”, precisa tentar limpar o nome do amigo ou tentar capturá-lo, o que poderá ser ainda mais complicado.
That's Adequate
Standup Comic
This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his deathbed) stars as head of the studio. Includes parodies of everything from silent comedies to porn, including an ultra violent "three stooges" style comedy team who put a new spin on the eye poking gag.
Vou Te Pegar Otário
Extra
Após a misteriosa morte de seu irmão, Jack Spade (Ivory Wayans) retorna para a sua velha e violenta vizinhança após passar 10 anos nas Forças Armadas. Ao ver a situação em que se encontra o bairro em que cresceu, Spade decide declarar guerra ao crime e, para isso, ele planeja acabar com o reinado do temido Mr. Big (Vernon), o criminoso que comanda tudo. Mas, para isso, ele precisa reunir um verdadeiro exército de valentes homens determinados a limparem o bairro. E, para montar tal exército, Spade convoca o ex-policial John Slade (Casey), seu ídolo de infância e grande nome do combate ao crime dos anos 70. Agora, os criminosos devem ter medo, pois uma improvável equipe de heróis está na área.
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Writer
Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a laugh for optimal effect. This second riotous volume in the Partners in Crime collection features more ribald moments culled from Townsend's laugh-filled HBO variety show. Sinbad, David Allen Grier and Damon Wayans also star.
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Director
Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a laugh for optimal effect. This second riotous volume in the Partners in Crime collection features more ribald moments culled from Townsend's laugh-filled HBO variety show. Sinbad, David Allen Grier and Damon Wayans also star.
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a laugh for optimal effect. This second riotous volume in the Partners in Crime collection features more ribald moments culled from Townsend's laugh-filled HBO variety show. Sinbad, David Allen Grier and Damon Wayans also star.
Eddie Murphy - Sem Censura
Director
Logo após conquistar fama no programa humorístico "Saturday Night Live" e no filme "Um Tira da Pesada", Eddie Murphy lançou este trabalho que é um registro de sua tradicional performance stand-up comedy. Aqui o comediante foca em seus assuntos mais constantes, como o divórcio, relações entre os sexos, mas também abre espaço para um tópico que passou a fazer parte de seus problemas com a fama: Espectadores ofendidos com a abordagem de suas piadas e frases carregadas de palavrões. O segredo é entrar na levada de humor do astro, que já começa provocando na chamada do filme: "Cuidado: Você poderá se ofender se é negro, branco, homem, mulher, rico ou pobre, Bill Cosby, Mr. T ou Richard Pryor".
Uptown Comedy Express
Writer
TV Special with a variety of comedians
Uptown Comedy Express
TV Special with a variety of comedians
Confusões em Hollywood
Producer
Jovem ator negro tenta estrelato em Hollywood e descobre que as minorias étnicas só recebem papéis estereotipados.
Confusões em Hollywood
Writer
Jovem ator negro tenta estrelato em Hollywood e descobre que as minorias étnicas só recebem papéis estereotipados.
Confusões em Hollywood
Director
Jovem ator negro tenta estrelato em Hollywood e descobre que as minorias étnicas só recebem papéis estereotipados.
Confusões em Hollywood
Bobby Taylor
Jovem ator negro tenta estrelato em Hollywood e descobre que as minorias étnicas só recebem papéis estereotipados.
Ratboy
Manny
A failed window dresser exploits a being with rat-like features in an effort to make money.
Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
himself
Rodney Dangerfield hosted this HBO special which includes fantastic performances by some of the best new talent of 1986. Comedians include Jeff Altman, Roseanne Barr, Sam Kinison, Bob Nelson, Jerry Seinfeld, Robert Townsend, and, of course, Rodney Dangerfield.
Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
Writer
Rodney Dangerfield hosted this HBO special which includes fantastic performances by some of the best new talent of 1986. Comedians include Jeff Altman, Roseanne Barr, Sam Kinison, Bob Nelson, Jerry Seinfeld, Robert Townsend, and, of course, Rodney Dangerfield.
Odd Jobs
Dwight
Four students who work on different jobs during their vacations in summer are tired of doing the same thing every year. Therefore they decide to open up a moving company together and confront themselves with the former boss of one of them.
Competição de Destinos
Jerome
Competição de Destinos, como escreveu Rex Reed, "é uma delicada mistura de romance, humor e lágrimas, com algumas das mais emocionantes cenas de ação já realizadas". Kevin Costner, duas vezes vencedor do Oscar, e David Grant, interpretam dois irmãos lutando para vencer a Hell of The West, uma das mais importantes competições de ciclismo do mundo, e recuperar o respeito e o afeto entre eles. Seu único temor, enquanto treinam e pedalam juntos, é que uma doença congênita que atacou seu pai, possa atingí-los a qualquer momento.
A História de um Soldado
Corporal Ellis
Um advogado negro, oficial do Exército, vai a uma base militar remota no interior da Louisiana para conduzir o inquérito sobre o brutal assassinato de um sargento negro. Ele desconfia de crime racial, mas enfrenta a resistência de oficiais brancos para identificar os culpados.
Ruas de Fogo
The Sorels - Lester
Durante um show, a cantora de rock Ellen Aim (Diane Lane) é sequestrada pela gangue de motoqueiros “Os Bombardeiros”, liderados por Raven Shaddock (Willem Dafoe). Quando ex-namorado de Ellen, o bad boy Tom Cody (Michael Paré), retorna à cidade e descobre o que aconteceu, ele parte em seu resgate. Para enfrentar essa violenta guerra de gangues rivais, ele vai contar com a ajuda de Billy Fish (Rick Moranis), o atual empresário de Ellen e McCoy (Amy Madigan), uma ex-soldada.
In Love with an Older Woman
James
A 29-year-old lawyer falls for a 43-year-old woman.
Senior Trip
Randy
A group of graduating students from a midwestern high school comes to New York City on a trip to celebrate the impending end of school. The students include: Roger Ellis, an ambitious teen aiming for success in big business; David, an aspiring rock star; Judy Matheson, a stagestruck coed actress wannabe; Denise, a free-spirited girl hoping to obtain a degree of sophistication; Fred, a lotharo looking for any Big City woman to be with; and Jon Lipton, a would-be artist hoping to make it big. Mickey Rooney also appears briefly as himself during the backstage scene at the play "Sugar Babies."
Willie e Phil: Uma Cama Para Três
Thin Boy
Uma moça liberal, recém-chegada a Nova York, gera uma disputa amorosa entre dois rapazes, que terminam em um relacionamento a três.
Women at West Point
Russell Baker
A fictionalized drama about the first women to enter the U.S. Military Academy in 1976 and the reactions they faced.
Os Selvagens da Noite
gang member (uncredited)
Em Nova York, as gangues de delinquentes juvenis se reúnem em uma convenção. O líder do principal grupo prega a união entre eles, pois juntos poderão controlar a cidade (o contingente deles é maior que a força policial). O líder acaba sendo assassinado, com a culpa recaindo sobre um bando da periferia, que nada teve a ver com o atentado. Assim eles se vêem obrigados a atravessar a cidade, enquanto são caçados pelos membros das outras gangues.
The Monkey Hustle
Musician
A new highway threatens a Chicago neighborhood, so to protest the residents throw a block party.
Cooley High
Basketball Player in Gym Class
In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes for two of the guys when they are falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through to the dramatic end of high school.