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10 To Midnight
''10 to Midnight'' is a 1983 American crime- horror-thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay originally written by William Roberts. The film stars Charles Bronson in the lead role with a supporting cast that includes Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens, Gene Davis, Geoffrey Lewis, and Wilford Brimley. ''10 to Midnight'' was released by City Films, a subsidiary of Cannon Films, to American cinemas on March 11, 1983. Plot Warren Stacey ( Gene Davis) is a young office equipment repairman who kills women after they reject his sexual advances. His attempts at flirting are always seen as creepy by women, resulting in frequent rejections. One night, Stacey attends a showing of '' Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' at a theatre and deliberately accosts the women sitting next to him, so they will recall him. As the movie plays, he heads for the theatre's bathroom, strips naked, puts on gloves and slips out though a window. He tracks Betty, a co-worker who had rejected hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Roberts (screenwriter)
William S. Roberts (September 4, 1913 – March 5, 1997) was a screenwriter. His screenplays include: '' The Mating Game'' (1959), ''The Magnificent Seven'' (1960), ''The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm'' (1962), ''Ride the High Country'' (1962; uncredited),Simmons, Garner (1982)"Ride the High Country" ''Peckinpah: A Portrait in Montage''. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. p. 42. . Retrieved 2015-06-11. ''The Bridge at Remagen'' (1969), ''Posse'' (1975). Roberts was the creator of ABC's sitcom, ''The Donna Reed Show''. William Roberts died on March 5, 1997 in Los Angeles, California, of respiratory failure Respiratory failure results from inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system, meaning that the arterial oxygen, carbon dioxide, or both cannot be kept at normal levels. A drop in the oxygen carried in the blood is known as hypoxemia; a rise .... Notes External links * 1913 births 1997 deaths Writers from Los Angeles American male screenwr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeana Tomasina
Jeana Ellen Keough (née Myers; formerly Tomasino; born September 18, 1955) is an American television personality, realtor, actress, and model. Keough graduated from Whitnall High School located in Greenfield, Wisconsin in 1972. When she was younger, she worked as a model and actress, including as one of the three beautiful muses in the ZZ Top music videos "Legs", "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Gimme All Your Lovin". She was also the Playboy Magazine Playmate of the Month in November 1980. Keough works as a real estate salesperson in Aliso Viejo, California. She is also a former cast member of the reality show ''The Real Housewives of Orange County''. Family Keough is divorced from her second husband Matt Keough (1955-2020), a second-generation major league baseball player, pitcher for the Oakland Athletics and a special assistant to Oakland A's general manager. The couple have three children: Shane, Kara and Colton. Their oldest son, Shane is a third-generation professional basebal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menahem Golan
Menahem Golan ( he, מנחם גולן; May 31, 1929 – August 8, 2014, originally Menachem Globus) was an Israeli film producer, screenwriter, and director. He was best known for co-owning The Cannon Group with his cousin Yoram Globus. Cannon specialized in producing low-to-mid-budget American films, primarily genre films, during the 1980s after Golan and Globus had achieved significant filmmaking success in their native Israel during the 1970s. Golan produced films featuring actors such as Sean Connery, Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Charles Bronson, and for a period, was known as a producer of comic book-style films like ''Masters of the Universe'', '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'', ''Captain America'', and his aborted attempt to bring Spider-Man to the silver screen. Golan also wrote and "polished" numerous film scripts under the pen name Joseph Goldman. At the time of his death, Golan had produced over 200 films, directed 44, and won 8 "Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Evil That Men Do (film)
''The Evil That Men Do'' is a 1984 action thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson, and starring Charles Bronson, Theresa Saldana, and Joseph Maher. The film was adapted by David Lee Henry and John Crowther from the novel of the same name by R. Lance Hill. Bronson plays a former assassin who comes out of retirement to avenge the death of his journalist friend at the hands of a torturer called "The Doctor", who works for various dictatorships worldwide, particularly those of Operation Condor. The film marks the fifth collaboration between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson, following '' St. Ives'' (1976), ''The White Buffalo'' (1977), ''Caboblanco'' (1980), and ''10 to Midnight'' (1983). Plot In Suriname, Clement Molloch, referred to as "The Doctor", is shown torturing a journalist to death in front of government officials with electricity The name of the journalist is Jorge. Outside of the building, an Israeli Mossad team attempts to rig a bomb under the Doctor's car. The op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Lockhart (actress)
Anne Lockhart (born Anne Kathleen Maloney; September 6, 1953) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Lieutenant Sheba in the television series ''Battlestar Galactica'' (1978–1979). Early life Lockhart is the elder of two daughters of actress June Lockhart and the granddaughter of actors Gene and Kathleen Lockhart. Lockhart attended Verde Valley School in Sedona, Arizona, appearing in her first school play as a senior there. Career Television Lockhart began her career at the age of four, starring as Annie in the short film "T Is for Tumbleweed", which was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Live Action Short Film. She frequently accompanied her mother to the set of '' Lassie'', where she made five uncredited appearances between 1959 and 1962. She began making credited guest appearances in 1965 starting with the ''Death Valley Days'' episode "Magic Locket". She has since made over 60 guest appearances in network television shows, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shay Duffin
Shay Duffin (26 February 1931 – 23 April 2010) was an Irish character actor of the stage and screen. He was in the 1993 film ''Leprechaun'' with Jennifer Aniston. He also had a role in the 1997 film ''Titanic''. He was best known for writing and acting the title role in the one-man play ''Brendan Behan: Confessions of An Irish Rebel.'' Obituary ''Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...'', May 1, 2010. Discography *1972: ''Shay Duffin Is Brendan Behan'' (Potato Records / POT 3202) Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duffin, Shay 1931 births 2010 deaths Irish expatriate male actors in the United States Male actors from Dublin (city) 20th-century Irish dramatists and playwrights Irish male film actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeane Manson
Jeane Manson (born Jean Ann Manson on October 1, 1950) is an American model, singer, and actor, born in Cleveland, Ohio. Her first name was changed from "Jean" to "Jeane" because, as all of her career was in France after 1974, the French would have otherwise thought that she was a man, "Jean" being the French for "John". After being photographed for ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month in August 1974, she moved to France and appeared in several films, including '' Bons Baisers de Hong Kong'' (1975). The following year, she became known for the song "Avant de nous dire adieu". In 1979 she represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song " J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux". Discography Singles * Avant de nous dire adieu (1976) * Une femme (1976) * La chapelle de Harlem (1977) * Ce n'est qu'un au revoir (1977) * Un enfant est né (1977) * No volveré (1977) * Fais-moi danser (1978) * J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux (1979) * Fly to New York city (1979) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deran Sarafian
Deran Sarafian is an American film and television director and actor. He directed ''Death Warrant, Gunmen,'' and ''Terminal Velocity''. He has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. Life and career Sarafian is the son of film director Richard C. Sarafian, and the nephew of director, screenwriter and producer Robert Altman. He is the brother of Ani Sarafian, Tedi Sarafian, Richard Sarafian, Jr. and Damon B. Sarafian. He has two children with ex-wife, actress Laurie Fortier. In 1983 Sarafian said he had spent the previous five years "ghost directing", i.e. taking over films where the original director was unable to complete filming. These films included ''Young Warriors'' (1983). After directing a number of genre movies in Spain and Italy, Sarafian entered into the mainstream by directing the Jean-Claude Van Damme action film ''Death Warrant''. As a film director he has worked primarily in the action and thriller genres. Sarafian has directed 23 episodes of the FOX ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Filpi
Carmen Filpi (March 22, 1923–May 9, 2003) was an American character actor who starred in films and on television. Biography His first acting job was in the 1969 film ''Wild Gypsies''. He also starred in ''The Ice Pirates'' (1984), '' Pee-Wee's Big Adventure'' (1985), ''Life Stinks'' (1991), and ''The Wedding Singer'' (1998). Carmen also acted in the 2000 made-for-TV film ''Goodbye Casanova'' with Yasmine Bleeth. Carmen's final film was in the 2002 film ''Eight Crazy Nights''. He also starred in the 1988 horror film '' Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers'' as the Reverend Jackson P. Sayer. Filpi made many guest appearances in TV series. Some of those appearances range from ''Baretta'', ''Barney Miller'', ''WKRP in Cincinnati'', ''Quantum Leap'', '' Married...with Children'', ''Growing Pains'', and ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch''. He had a recurring role in the short-lived series ''Freebie and the Bean''. He died of cancer at the age of 80. Filmography *''Wild Gypsies'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Chew Jr
Sam Chew Jr. (born August 20, 1942, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired American actor and teacher, likely best-known for his role in '' Serial'' (1980), and for playing both John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy on television. After more than two decades in film and television, Chew utilized his voice for narrating the Discovery Channel series, ''Shark Week''. He has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences actor's branch for over 30 years. He later became a teacher on the Philadelphia Main Line The Philadelphia Main Line, known simply as the Main Line, is an informally delineated historical and social region of suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lying along the former Pennsylvania Railroad's once prestigious Main Line, it runs no .... Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chew, Sam Male actors from Philadelphia Living people American male film actors American male voice actors American male television actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeana Keough
Jeana Ellen Keough (née Myers; formerly Tomasino; born September 18, 1955) is an American television personality, realtor, actress, and model. Keough graduated from Whitnall High School located in Greenfield, Wisconsin in 1972. When she was younger, she worked as a model and actress, including as one of the three beautiful muses in the ZZ Top music videos "Legs", "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Gimme All Your Lovin". She was also the Playboy Magazine Playmate of the Month in November 1980. Keough works as a real estate salesperson in Aliso Viejo, California. She is also a former cast member of the reality show ''The Real Housewives of Orange County''. Family Keough is divorced from her second husband Matt Keough (1955-2020), a second-generation major league baseball player, pitcher for the Oakland Athletics and a special assistant to Oakland A's general manager. The couple have three children: Shane, Kara and Colton. Their oldest son, Shane is a third-generation professional basebal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Preston
Kelly Kamalelehua Smith (October 13, 1962 – July 12, 2020), known professionally as Kelly Preston, was an American actress. She appeared in more than 60 television and film productions, including ''Mischief'' (1985), ''Twins'' (1988), ''Jerry Maguire'' (1996), and '' For Love of the Game'' (1999). She married John Travolta in 1991, with whom she collaborated on the comedy film '' The Experts'' (1989) and the biographical film '' Gotti'' (2018). She also starred in the films ''SpaceCamp'' (1986), ''The Cat in the Hat'' (2003), '' What a Girl Wants'' (2003), '' Sky High'' (2005), and ''Old Dogs'' (2009). Early years Kelly Kamalelehua Smith (the middle name "Kamalelehua" means "garden of lehuas" in Hawaiian) was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother, Linda, was an administrator of a mental health center. Her father, who worked for an agricultural firm, drowned when she was three years old. Her mother subsequently married Peter Palzis, a personnel director. He adopted her, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
