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D-Tox
''D-Tox'' is a 2002 American psychological thriller horror film directed by Jim Gillespie and starring Sylvester Stallone. The supporting cast features Tom Berenger, Charles S. Dutton, Polly Walker, Robert Patrick, Stephen Lang, Jeffrey Wright, Courtney B. Vance and Kris Kristofferson. The film had a limited release in the United States on September 20, 2002, under the title ''Eye See You'' by DEJ Productions. The film is based on the 1999 novel ''Jitter Joint'' written by Howard Swindle. Plot While FBI agent Jake Malloy pursues a serial killer who targets police officers, his former partner becomes a victim. At his partner's home, the killer calls Malloy from Malloy's home. The killer says Malloy pursued him earlier for a series of prostitute murders; as revenge, he kills Mary, Malloy's girlfriend. Malloy pursues the killer, only to find that he appears to have committed suicide. Three months later, Malloy descends into alcoholism. After a suicide attempt, Malloy's best friend a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Meyer
Dina Meyer (born December 22, 1968) is an American actress. She began her career appearing in a recurring role on the Fox teen drama series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1993–94), before landing a leading role opposite Keanu Reeves in the 1995 film ''Johnny Mnemonic''. Meyer has acted in a number of roles in films ''Dragonheart'' (1996), ''Starship Troopers'' (1997), ''Bats'' (1999), ''D-Tox'' (2002), and '' Star Trek: Nemesis'' (2002). She played Detective Allison Kerry in the ''Saw'' film franchise. On television, Meyer starred as Barbara Gordon/Oracle/Batgirl in the short-lived series ''Birds of Prey'' (2002–03) and was regular on '' Secret Agent Man'' (2000) and '' Point Pleasant'' (2005). Early life Meyer was born in Queens, New York. In 1991, she graduated from Long Island University in Brookville, New York with a bachelor of business administration degree. She trained in acting for three years at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York. Career Mey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Gillespie (director)
Jim Gillespie is a Scottish film director. His directing work includes ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'' (1997), ''D-Tox'' (2002), and ''Venom Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a sti ...'' (2005). Filmography Films References External links * Scottish film directors Horror film directors Living people Film people from Glasgow Year of birth missing (living people) {{Scotland-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Patrick Flanery
Sean Patrick Flanery (born October 11, 1965) is an American actor, author, and martial artist. He is known for playing Connor MacManus in ''The Boondock Saints'' (1999) and its sequel '' The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day'' (2009), Greg Stillson in the USA Network television series '' The Dead Zone'', Jeremy "Powder" Reed in ''Powder'' (1995), Indiana Jones in the ABC television series ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'', as well as Bobby Dagen in '' Saw: The Final Chapter'' (2010). He is also known for his role as Sam Gibson on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' in 2011. He starred in '' Devil's Carnival'', a short film which was screened on tour beginning in April, 2012. In 2016, he published his first novel, ''Jane Two'', a coming-of-age story drawing inspiration from his own childhood and early experiences. Early life Flanery was born on October 11, 1965 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and was raised in Houston, Texas. His mother, Genie (née LeDoux), is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DEJ Productions
DEJ Productions was an American film studio founded in 1998 by Dean Wilson, Ed Stead and John Antioco. The studio distributed 225 films in just eight years, including the Academy Award-winning '' Monster'' starring Charlize Theron and the multiple Academy Award-winning ''Crash'' which won Best Picture of the Year. DEJ was a film acquisition company which began in 1998, shortly after the introduction of the medium of DVD. The home video industry was undergoing a major economic change and DEJ was established to pick-up low-budget films primarily to get exclusive DVD releases for its parent company, Blockbuster Video. DEJ was named after the first initials of three top Blockbuster executives at the time, its Executive Vice President Dean Wilson, its General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Business Development Ed Stead, and its CEO John Antioco. The company released a few of its acquired films theatrically. A notable example was the U.S. rights to the Sylvester Stallone f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Fulford
Christopher Fulford (born 1955) is a British actor who is best known for his supporting roles in many British TV shows, one of the earliest being punk Alex in the short lived sitcom '' Sorry, I'm A Stranger Here Myself'' (1981–82). Career Fulford was born in London. In his early career he often appeared in British crime dramas, appearing in both the ITV crime series ''Inspector Morse'' episode "Driven to Distraction" (1990) and as a killer in the early ''A Touch of Frost'' episode "Widows and Orphans" (1994). He played the role of Kaspar Van Beethoven in the movie ''Immortal Beloved'' (1994). In 1993, Fulford starred in the BBC adaptation of ''Scarlet and Black'' alongside the virtually unknown Ewan McGregor and Rachel Weisz. He appeared as a vigilante in '' Dalziel & Pascoe,'' a corrupt footballer in '' The Fix'' and Mr. Hunter in the TV series '' Hornblower'', along with Ronald Pickup. Fulford was featured as the murderer in the Hollywood film ''D-Tox'' (2002, with Sylveste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Powell (composer)
John Powell (born 18 September 1963) is an English composer best known for his film scores. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has composed the scores to over 70 feature films. He is best known for composing and/or co-composing scores for animated films, such as ''Antz'' (1998), ''The Road to El Dorado'' (2000), ''Chicken Run'' (2000), ''Robots'' (2005), the second through fourth ''Ice Age'' films (2006–2012), the '' Happy Feet'' films (2006–2011), '' Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!'' (2008), '' Bolt'' (2008), the ''How to Train Your Dragon'' trilogy (2010–2019), the ''Rio'' films (2011–2014), ''Dr. Seuss' The Lorax'' (2012), and ''Ferdinand'' (2017). His work on ''Happy Feet'', ''Ferdinand'' and '' Solo: A Star Wars Story'' has earned him three Grammy nominations. He was nominated for an Academy Award for ''How to Train Your Dragon''. Powell was a member of Hans Zimmer's music studio, Remote Control Productions, and has collaborated frequently with other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Swindle
Clinton Howard Swindle (November 20, 1945 – June 9, 2004), also known in his writing as Howard Swindle, was an accomplished investigative journalist and editor for ''The Dallas Morning News'' and an author of six books. Early life Clinton Howard Swindle was born in Houston, TX on November 20, 1945. He was born to Clinton Swindle and Woodye Shipman. At around age 13, Clinton and Woodye divorced, and Howard and Woodye moved to Hamilton, TX, as one of Woodye's brothers, Howard Shipman, owned a ranch in the nearby ranching town of Indian Gap, TX. Attending Hamilton High School and playing on the Bulldogs football and basketball teams, Howard Swindle would work weekends at Howard Shipman's ranch in Indian Gap. Though he looked at Howard Shipman as a stern and stingy man, he would later describe working on the ranch as some of the best years of his life, and was promised along with his brother, Jimmy Swindle, that they would split the land after his uncle. Told it was not worthwhile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Berenger
Tom Berenger (born Thomas Michael Moore; May 31, 1949) is an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes in ''Platoon'' (1986). He is also known for playing Jake Taylor in the '' Major League'' films and Thomas Beckett in the ''Sniper'' films. Other films he appeared in include '' Looking for Mr. Goodbar'' (1977), '' The Dogs of War'' (1980), '' The Big Chill'' (1983), ''Eddie and the Cruisers'' (1983), '' Betrayed'' (1988), '' The Field'' (1990), '' Gettysburg'' (1993), ''The Substitute'' (1996), ''One Man's Hero'' (1999), ''Training Day'' (2001), and ''Inception'' (2010). Berenger won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his performance as Jim Vance in the 2012 miniseries '' Hatfields & McCoys''. Early life and education Berenger was born as Thomas Michael Moore in Chicago, on May 31, 1949, to a Catholic family of Irish ancestry with his great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Enzio Stallone (; born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, ) is an American actor and filmmaker. After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving to New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, he won his first critical acclaim as an actor for his co-starring role as Stanley Rosiello in ''The Lords of Flatbush''. Stallone subsequently found gradual work as an extra or side character in films with a sizable budget until he achieved his greatest critical and commercial success as an actor and screenwriter, starting in 1976 with his role as boxer Rocky Balboa, in the first film of the successful ''Rocky'' series (1976–present), for which he also wrote the screenplays. In the films, Rocky is portrayed as an underdog boxer who fights numerous brutal opponents, and wins the world heavyweight championship twice. In 1977, Stallone was the third actor in cinema to be nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Patrick
Robert Hammond Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. Known for portraying villains and honorable authority figures, he is a Saturn Award winner with four other nominations. Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparked his interest in acting, and entered film in 1986. After playing a supporting role in ''Die Hard 2'' (1990), he came to prominence as the T-1000, the antagonist of '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991)—a role he reprised for cameo appearances in ''Wayne's World'' (1992) and ''Last Action Hero'' (1993). His other film credits include ''Fire in the Sky'' (1993), ''Striptease'' (1996), ''Cop Land'' (1997), ''The Faculty'' (1998), ''Spy Kids'' (2001), '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' (2003), ''Ladder 49'' (2004), ''Walk the Line'' (2005), ''Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006), '' We Are Marshall'' (2006), '' Bridge to Terabithia'' (2007), ''The Men Who Stare at Goats'' (2009), and ''Safe House'' (2012). In television, Patrick played FBI Speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Lang
Stephen Lang (born July 11, 1952) is an American actor. He is known for roles in films including '' Manhunter'' (1986), '' Gettysburg'', '' Tombstone'' (both 1993), '' Gods and Generals'' (2003), '' Public Enemies'' (2009), ''Conan the Barbarian'' (2011), '' The Girl on the Train'' (2013) and ''Don't Breathe'' (2016). Outside of these roles, he has had an extensive career on Broadway, and has received a Tony Award nomination for his role in the 1992 production of '' The Speed of Darkness.'' He won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in James Cameron's ''Avatar'' (2009). From 2004 to 2006, he was co-artistic director of the Actors Studio. Early life Lang was born in New York City, the youngest child of Theresa (née Volmar, d. 2008) and Eugene Lang (1919–2017), a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist. Lang's mother was Catholic of German and Irish descent, while his father was Jewish. Lang's paternal grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Hunga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American actor. He is well known for his role as Belize in the Broadway production of ''Angels in America'', for which he would win a Tony Award, and its HBO miniseries adaptation, for which he would win an Emmy and Golden Globe. He has also starred as Jean-Michel Basquiat in ''Basquiat;'' Felix Leiter in the ''James Bond'' films '' Casino Royale'', ''Quantum of Solace'' and ''No Time to Die;'' Valentin Narcisse in the HBO series ''Boardwalk Empire;'' Beetee Latier in ''The Hunger Games'' films; Isaac Dixon in the video game ''The Last Of Us Part II;'' and the Watcher in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) animated series '' What If...?'' Since 2016, he has starred as Bernard Lowe in the HBO series ''Westworld''. He portrayed James Gordon in the superhero film ''The Batman'' (2022) by Matt Reeves. Early life Wright was born on December 7, 1965 in Washington, D.C., the son of Barbara Evon (Whiting), a customs lawyer, and James Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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