Rod Hardy

Рождение : , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

История

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rod Hardy (born in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian television and film director. His interest in film began before the age of 12, when he shot several short films on his brother’s 8 mm film camera. Rod has over 350 hours of credits directing television drama in his native Australia. His first feature film, Thirst, won Best Picture in its category at the 1980 Asia Pacific Film Festival. Having honed his directing and producing skills in Australia, Hardy moved to Los Angeles in 1992 to launch his American career. His first assignment was to direct Lies and Lullabies the traumatic life story of pregnant cocaine addicts, starring Susan Dey and Piper Laurie. The movie was awarded the Scott Newman Award (founded by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in memory of their son) that is presented annually to the production that best illustrates the degradation of and triumph over drug addiction. Since his award winning U.S. directorial debut, he has garnered both Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for movies of the week and mini-series. Hardy is well known in U.S. television circles for shows such as The X-Files, Battlestar Galactica and Leverage. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rod Hardy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Фильмы

Не совсем Голливуд
Self
Документальный фильм об австралийских малобюджетных фильмах с рейтингом R, содержащие немало насилия, секса, «экшна» и ужасов. И всё это с австралийской спецификой.
Декабрьские мальчики
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Декабрьские мальчики — компания четырёх юных сирот, рождённых в декабре. С каждым годом их надежды быть усыновлёными тают на глазах. Но однажды во время отпуска у четырёх друзей появляется надежда найти приёмных родителей, но только для одного из них. Мальчики подружились с молодой парой, неспособной иметь детей и готовой принять ребёнка. Конкурируя между собой, сироты проверяют свою дружбу и встречают первую любовь.
High Noon
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High Noon tells the story of a lawman named Will Kane (Skerritt) who has just married a young bride, Amy (Thompson), promising to leave his dangerous career and settle down for a quiet life. Just as they are about to leave, word comes that a vicious killer Kane had sent to prison years earlier, is coming to town on the noon train seeking vengeance. Kane attempts to rally the town to fight the gunman, but not even his former deputy Harvey (Diamond) is willing to help. Harvey's cowardice infuriates his girlfriend, Helen (Alonso), whose romantic past with both Kane and with the arriving gunman convinces her to pack up and leave town. As the dreaded noon hour approaches, Kane realizes he must stand alone against the coming storm.
Обезглавить Гидру
Director
Суперагент Ник Фьюри, потерявший в годы «холодной войны» доверие руководства тайного агентства «Щит» и сосланный в Юкон, вновь возвращается, чтобы спасти Америку от угрозы полного уничтожения. На этот раз ему придется проникнуть в самое сердце международной террористической организации, где при поддержке могущественной компании «Гидра» налажено производство невиданного смертоносного вируса. Задача Фьюри: найти противоядие, ликвидирующее распространение ужасной эпидемии…
Двое в Техасе
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В 1836 году двое заключенных сбегают из Луизианской тюрьмы, в которой заправлял сильный жестокий начальник. В процессе побега этот босс был убит и его брат, бывший надзиратель, отправляется в погоню за беглецами. Однако эти двое присоединяются к армии Сэма Хьюстона, который воюет с мексиканцами, и который освобождает их от всех обвинений. Они возглавляют нападение на Сан-Хасинто, что решает исход война. Бывшие заключенные становятся героями.
Робинзон Крузо
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По роману «Жизнь и приключения Робинзона Крузо» Дэниэля Дефо. Открывается фильм сценой дуэли на шпагах, из-за которой Робинзону Крузо и пришлось стать моряком и отправиться на встречу со своей судьбой.
An Unfinished Affair
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When a man ends a regretful love affair that occurred during his wife's illness, his mistress plots revenge by targeting his family's most treasured possessions, a priceless painting and his son.
Buffalo Girls
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The bold escapades of tough-talking Calamity Jane Canary and her illustrious cohorts. It's the waning days of the Wild West and Jane, the rough 'n' rugged cowgirl, is searching not only for her long-lost daughter, but the Wild West she once knew. Jane traverses plains, mountains and continents until she finally discovers the answer to her problems: Dora, the vivacious, gold-hearted madam who's been her one true friend all along.
The Yearling
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In 1870s Florida, a rural family struggles to survive. A lonely twelve-year-old son, Jody (Wil Horneff), the lone surviving child, against his mother's better judgment eventually persuades his parents to allow him a pet fawn, which Jody grows to love deeply. Tragic conflict arises when the fawn begins eating the family's food crops.
My Name Is Kate
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Kate (Donna Mills) is an alcoholic--and, as is often the case, she is in full denial regarding her illness. Only when she is threatened with mass desertion by her husband, children and best friend does the sullen Kate agree to seek out treatment.
The Only Way Out
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Jeremy Carlisle's ex-wife Lynn is trying to stay away from her dangerously disturbed ex-boyfriend Tony, and Jeremy does all he can do protect his family.
Sad Inheritance
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After filling her life with addictions, Christina (Susan Dey) is left with a dead-end job, a deadbeat boyfriend and a bad rapport with her mother (Piper Laurie). The last thing she needs is a baby, a sentiment the authorities agree with when the infant is born with a drug dependency. Now, Christina's future is in the hands of a dedicated social worker (Lorraine Toussaint), whose own instincts as a mother have her fighting for the child's rights.
Rio Diablo
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Kenny Roger's leaves his good-guy image behind as the rugged, gutsy Quentin Leach, a bounty hunter with a quick temper and a trigger finger to match. If you're an outlaw with a price on your head, Leach is the last man you'll want to meet. Travis Tritt, in an impressive acting debut, stars as Benjamin Tabor, a man out for blood after a gang of murderous bank robbers flee with his beautiful young bride. Together, Tabor and Leach take to the Trail with guns blazing in search of the same outlaws. And they're not going to stop until they find them - dead or alive.
Between Love and Hate
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An older woman seduces a younger man and then breaks up with him. He becomes obsessive and refuses to accept the break up and subsequently turns violent.
Жажда
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Преступники, оказавшиеся руководителями загадочного братства, похищают Кейт, чтобы сообщить ей, что она принадлежит к древнему вампирскому роду. Ее привозят в неприметное поместье — законспирированный завод по выкачиванию крови из жертв-доноров. Ошеломленная девушка пытается бежать из этого чудовищного места, но разве можно убежать от судьбы?