Bill Finnegan

Nascimento : 1928-06-29, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Morte : 2008-11-28

Filmes

Vidas Cruzadas
Executive Producer
Set in 1969, a twelve-year-old grows up in Key West with his mother, who is paying the bills by stripping at the local topless bar. The boy finds out about her activities and tries to convince her to stop, to no avail. A local restaurant owner hires him to collect fish from a boat out in the bay, and the boy discovers that the restaurant owner is using the fish to bring drugs in to shore. He steals one load and goes about selling it so his mother can afford to quit her job.
Ânsia de Viver
Executive Producer
"The Babe" narra a fenomenal história de Ruth - desde o começo de suas duras batidas em um orfanato de Baltimore, até sua ascensão meteórica ao estrelato de beisebol e sua aposentadoria comovente do jogo. Sua incrível carreira incluiu sete flâmulas da Liga Americana, quatro campeonatos da World Series, dois casamentos tempestuosos e um estilo de vida selvagem que lhe renderam numerosas suspensões.
Hell Hath No Fury
Executive Producer
A woman is simultaneously framed for the murder of her husband and terrorized by the deranged woman who actually killed him.
Loucos de Paixão
Co-Producer
Max Baron (James Spader) é um jovem yuppie que trabalha como executivo em uma agência de publicidade e que tem um grande trauma: a morte recente de sua esposa. Numa lanchonete ele discute com a balconista Nora Baker (Susan Sarandon), quarentona e desleixada, também marcada por uma morte recente em sua família. Na mesma noite Max reencontra Nora, agora em um bar, e ela acaba levando-o para casa. Surge então entre eles um relacionamento quente, que começa a se complicar quando Max decide apresentar Nora aos seus amigos.
Susie e os Baker Boys
Unit Production Manager
Frank (Beau Bridges) e Jack (Jeff Bridges) são dois irmãos de Seattle que tocam piano juntos desde a infância. Seus shows em bares estão cada vez mais perdendo público e, com isso, eles cada vez menos são chamados para tocar. Na tentativa de reerguer o show, decidem contratar uma cantora para participar do número deles. Após testar sem sucesso 37 candidatas, a dupla acaba encontrando Susie Diamond (Michelle Pfeiffer), uma mulher sensual, desbocada e agressiva que acaba se envolvendo com Jack e cria atritos entre os irmãos.
Susie e os Baker Boys
Co-Producer
Frank (Beau Bridges) e Jack (Jeff Bridges) são dois irmãos de Seattle que tocam piano juntos desde a infância. Seus shows em bares estão cada vez mais perdendo público e, com isso, eles cada vez menos são chamados para tocar. Na tentativa de reerguer o show, decidem contratar uma cantora para participar do número deles. Após testar sem sucesso 37 candidatas, a dupla acaba encontrando Susie Diamond (Michelle Pfeiffer), uma mulher sensual, desbocada e agressiva que acaba se envolvendo com Jack e cria atritos entre os irmãos.
She Knows Too Much
Producer
In this comedy-drama set in Washington, D.C., an ex-burglar and a dumbbell detective must team up to solve several puzzling murders.
Álamo - 13 Dias de Glória
Producer
Against orders and with no help of relief Texas patriots led by William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett defend the Alamo against overwhelming Mexican forces.
American Harvest
Supervising Producer
American Harvest is set in the heartland of Kansas. Two proud, stubborn families have not spoken to one another because of an incident in the distant past. Wayne Rogers, the patriarch of one of the families, is in danger of losing his wheat farm. He knows that his land will be saved if he patches things up with rival farmer Earl Holliman, but such a reconciliation is out of the question.
J. Edgar Hoover
Executive Producer
He battled the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, encouraged McCarthy and single-handedly changed the course of history. Hired by F.D.R. to be the director of the FBI, Hoover erected the most sophisticated investigatory agency in the world.
Babes in Toyland
Executive Producer
11-year-old Lisa has no time for toys; she's too busy taking care of her siblings and cooking for her mother. During the Christmas Eve blizzard, Lisa travels to Toyland in Wizard of Oz-like fashion and arrives just in time for a wedding. Young Mary Contrary is about to marry mean, old Barnaby Barnacle, despite the fact that she loves Jack Be Nimble. Lisa tries to stop this terrible wedding and, together with her new friends, discovers that Barnaby wants to take over Toyland. Lisa, Mary, Jack, and Georgie Porgie ask the Toymaster for help, but he can't help them as long as Lisa doesn't truly believe in toys.
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama
Executive Producer
Georgia Benfield, at her wit's end, loses control and begins physically abusing her elderly mother, just as Georgia had been abused herself as a child. As family and friends slowly begin to learn of the abuse, and long-buried family secrets come to light, both mother and daughter must learn to accept the past, to change what is happening at present in order to face a better future.
News at Eleven
Producer
When television news director Eric Ross pressures esteemed senior anchor Frank Kenley to sensationalize the news, Kenley isn't pleased -- and the conflict comes to a head when a local high school sex scandal hits the news. As Ross pushes him to play up the story, Kenley wrestles with the moral complexities of the situation and tries to find the balance between the public's need to know and the individual's rights.
This Child Is Mine
Supervising Producer
An unwed teen is fighting a major court battle to recover her infant daughter from adoptive parents.
Amos
Producer
Amos Lasher loses his wife and home in an accident, finding himself in the care of the state, or specifically speaking, the Sunset Nursing Home. Here he finds the head nurse, Daisy Daws, ruling the cowed patients with an iron hand, but as his determination to get out of Sunset grows, the more sinister his situation becomes.
Coragem de Viver
Producer
During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory job in bustling Detroit. Reluctantly accompanying Colvis is his long-suffering wife, Gertie, a talented woodcarver set in her traditional ways. When the perils of city life and Colvis' reckless squandering of money send the Nevels into precarious financial straits, Gertie starts a business making hand-carved dolls in order to provide for her family.
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
Producer
Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac is a true story based on the crash of Air Florida flight 90 on January 13, 1982 in Washington D.C. This movie follows the main players throughout the day, with a lot of care taken to re-create what actually went wrong, who died, and who survived. There is a lot of actual footage from the day, as well as accurate representations of aircraft type and airline.
Between Two Brothers
Producer
Bob Frazer is a prominent attorney who compulsively tries to make amends with his younger, less polished brother Russ who runs the family business and harbors the guilt for their father's recent death.
Dangerous Company
Producer
The true story of Ray Johnson, a convict who spent most of his life in and out of prison until he finally decided to turn his life around.
Inmates: A Love Story
Producer
Accountant Roy is sentenced to prison because he cooked up balances. He hopes that his companions, who profited from his cheat, will help him to a revision of his judgment. Meanwhile he has to adapt to a life in jail - which works out quite well, especially when he meets the self-conscious convicted thief Jane and falls in love. He starts to woo her. But then, while working in the prison's accounting department, he discovers that the prisoners' accounts are not properly kept. The director tries to keep him in her prison as long as possible.
The Choice
Supervising Producer
A young woman agonizes over whether or not to have an abortion and learns that her mother did the same 20 years prior.
Father Figure
Producer
Following their parents' divorce and their mother's subsequent suicide, a teenager and his younger brother are resentful of having to live with the father from whom they have long been estranged, and the struggle to reestablish a relationship is explored.
Valentine Magic on Love Island
Producer
Janis Paige presides over the proceedings at a posh resort, using magical powers to help eight attractive, amiable vacationers discover one another, aided by her nephew and niece in this unsold pilot variation of "Fantasy Island."
Verão do Medo
Producer
Eventos sobrenaturais assustam uma garota suburbana e a convencem de que sua prima, que acaba de vir para passear, é uma bruxa que trouxe consigo uma força demoníaca e intenções cruéis.
A Vacation in Hell
Producer
A dream vacation at a posh tropical resort turns into a nightmare for four women and a man who wander off into the jungle on a remote part of the island and wage a desperate fight for survival.
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
Producer
The story of the kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst by members of a radical guerrilla organization, as seen by the FBI agent in charge of her case.
Maneaters Are Loose!
Producer
Terror stalks a small California community when a broke and depressed animal owner and trainer is forced to abandon his tigers and let them fend for themselves in the nearby wilderness.
Danger in Paradise
Producer
A young man has to battle his greedy stepmother for control of his father's huge estate.
Dead Man on the Run
Producer
A government agent who is investigating a colleague's murder discovers a conspiracy to cover up a political assassination.
Latigo, o Pistoleir‪o‬
Producer
Garner está fugindo de problemas com mulheres, mas precisa de dinheiro para viajar. Então, ele chega a uma cidade e se passa por um famoso pistoleiro. O plano é faturar uma grana, pagar as dívidas e ir embora antes do verdadeiro pistoleiro aparecer.
Basta, Eu Sou a Lei
Production Manager
An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are usurped by a younger, but incompetent Marshal, and a younger, but vicious gang leader.
Uma Cidade Contra o Xerife
Associate Producer
James Garner é o protagonista desta paródia de faroeste, onde ele é o xerife de uma cidade fronteiriça que deve se defender dos vilões (liderados por Walter Brennen) de todos os lados, tudo isso sem suar nem sujar suas botas pretas brilhantes!
Joe é Muito Vivo
Unit Production Manager
Elvis interpreta Joe Lightcloud, um coubói briguento que tem sangue de índio, que tenta a todo custo abrir um caminho coberto de ouro para o seu pessoal, mas fracassa hilariamente a cada tentativa, criando situações atrapalhadas.
O Espião do Chapéu Verde
Assistant Director
"Spy in the Green Hat, The (1966)" on the other hand, is both exciting AND funny. Especially the scene where Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) hides from THRUSH agents under a young woman's (the incredibly cute Letícia Román) bed and is caught by the woman's grandmother (Penny Santon), who is forcing Solo to marry the young woman. He successfully escapes, but is hunted by a legion of stereotyped Italian gangsters. Now that's comedy.
Quando Só o Coração Vê
Assistant Director
Homem negro e experiente passeia pelo parque quando encontra uma jovem linda, branca e cega. Eles ficam amigos e passam a se encontrar todos os dias. Aos poucos eles vão se tornando cada vez mais íntimos, mas a mãe da moça está convencida de que qualquer homem se interessaria pela filha apenas por sexo.