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Elie Samaha
Elie Samaha (Arabic: إيلي سماحة) is a film producer in Los Angeles, with production credits beginning with '' The Immortals'' in 1995. He has produced over 83 works, primarily films along with some video games. He produced ''The Boondock Saints'' (1999), '' Battlefield Earth'' (2000), '' Driven'' (2001), '' 3,000 Miles to Graceland'' (2001), '' Heist'' (2001), '' The Pledge'' (2001), ''Spartan'' (2004), among many others. Samaha built his reputation in Hollywood first as the owner of Celebrity Cleaners and then with his nightclub on Sunset Strip, the Roxbury. Parlaying the Hollywood friendships he formed through his clubs, Samaha was given a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Pictures in 1999. Career Samaha was a co-owner/founder of the dry cleaner chain Celebrity Cleaners and co-owner of the Roxbury nightclub in Los Angeles. Between 1998 and 2004, Samaha produced films under the Franchise Pictures studio title, which included films such as ''The Boondock Saints '', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a screenwriter and oversees the script's development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is "greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typically ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger Zone (1996 Film)
''Danger Zone'' is a 1996 American action thriller adventure film directed by Allan Eastman and starring Billy Zane and Robert Downey Jr. Plot In the fictional African nation Zambeze, American mining engineer Rick Morgan is conned into an illegal operation involving toxic waste by his old friend, Jim Scott. Immediately after, the mine is attacked by a team of mercenaries, led by a rogue agent called Chang. Scott attempts to flee, but is supposedly killed by Chang. The mercenaries leave right as the army arrives. The government assumes Morgan is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of villagers, apparently caused by toxic waste. Due to the CIA, Morgan is allowed to return to America. One year later, Morgan is approached by Maurice Dupont for a mission to clear his name and prevent further deaths. Morgan reluctantly agrees upon finding out that Scott is alive. Morgan is introduced to World Health Organization researcher Dr. Kim Woods. The two are teamed up. After searching a mine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweepers (film)
''Sweepers'' is a 1998 American-South African action film directed by Keoni Waxman and starring Dolph Lundgren, Claire Stansfield and Bruce Payne. Plot Christian Erickson (Dolph Lundgren) used to work as a leading demolition expert. As Erickson was working to disarm mines, his son was killed by one, and Erickson retired. He is called out of retirement to help Michelle Flynn (Claire Stansfield) to disarm mine fields in a humanitarian minesweeping operation in Angola. Erickson subsequently discovers that new mines are being planted to kill people in the area. Cast *Dolph Lundgren as Christian Erickson *Claire Stansfield as Michelle Flynn *Bruce Payne as Dr. Cecil Hopper *Sheldon Allen as Body Double/Stuntman * Ian Roberts as Yager *Fats Bookholane as Old Mo *Sifiso Maphanga as Arthur *Ross Preller as Jack Trask *Nick Boraine as Mitch *Cecil Carter as Ray Gunn *David Dukas as Sweeper #4 *Zukile Ggobose as Zukili *Philip Notununu as Mercenary #1 *Gabriel Mndaweni as Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Code Of Conduct
''No Code of Conduct'' is a 1998 action crime thriller film directed by Bret Michaels and released through ''Sheen Michaels Entertainment'' a production company created by actor Charlie Sheen and Bret Michaels. The film stars Charlie Sheen, and Martin Sheen as father-and-son vice unit detectives, along with Mark Dacascos who portrays Charlie Sheen's partner. The film was released as a direct-to-video feature in some countries, including: Australia, Sweden, Japan, the Czech Republic, Argentina, Brazil, Azerbaijan, Russia and Turkey. Bret Michaels is credited as Director, Screenwriter, Composer (Music Score), Actor and Executive Producer. Charlie Sheen's credits in this release include Actor, Screenwriter and Executive Producer. Plot Jake Peterson (Charlie Sheen) is a dedicated vice unit detective, whose strong-will and dedication to duty begins to take a toll on his marriage to wife Rebecca (Meredith Salenger). Jake's father, Bill Peterson (Martin Sheen) is a veteran detective in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Break Up (1998 Film)
''Break Up'' is a 1998 American crime thriller film directed by Paul Marcus and written by Anne Amanda Opotowsky. It stars Bridget Fonda, Kiefer Sutherland, Hart Bochner, and Steven Weber. Plot After blacking out in a violent domestic battle, Jimmy (Bridget Fonda) awakens in the hospital to learn that her abusive husband, Frank (Hart Bochner), has died in a fiery crash, and that she is the prime suspect. As the police focus on building their case against Jimmy, she uncovers evidence indicating that Frank may not only still be alive, but getting away with murder. Jimmy, in a daring escape from police custody, races towards a final confrontation with justice and revenge. Cast * Bridget Fonda as Jimmy Dade * Kiefer Sutherland as Officer John Box * Steven Weber as Officer Andrew Ramsey * Hart Bochner as Frankie Dade * Penelope Ann Miller as Grace * Tippi Hedren as Mom * Leslie Stefanson as Shelly Reception The film was acquired in 1997 by Harvey Weinstein, who then ran Miramax w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Is My Father
''This Is My Father'' is a 1998 film directed by Paul Quinn. Plot The film portrays a tragic love story set in late 1930s Ireland, focusing on the relationship between Fiona Flynn ( Moya Farrelly), a beautiful, feisty seventeen-year-old from a middle-class family, and Kieran O'Dea (Aidan Quinn), a shy labourer in his early thirties, and the search decades later by their son, Kieran Johnson, (James Caan) to find his roots in late 1990s Ireland. The film is told as an interweaving of the nineties setting, where Kieran is hearing the story of his parents, and the events of the 1930s. Kieran Johnson grew into adulthood unaware of his parents' story or of the tragic events that caused his mother to leave Ireland on her own while pregnant. The story highlights the issues of prejudice, classism, alcoholism and social and religious conservatism in rural 1930s Ireland. Cast Main cast * Aidan Quinn as Kieran O'Dea * James Caan as Kieran Johnson * Moya Farrelly as Fiona Flynn * Jacob Tier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scar City
''Scarred City'' is a 1998 action film starring Stephen Baldwin, Tia Carrere and Renée Estevez. Cast *Stephen Baldwin as John Trace *Tia Carrere as Candy *Renée Estevez as Cop #2 *Jeffrey Buehl as Dealer *Michael Rispoli as Sam Bandusky *Chazz Palminteri as Lt. Laine Devon *Gary Dourdan as Sgt. Dan Creedy Production The film was party financed by Elie Samaha Elie Samaha (Arabic: إيلي سماحة) is a film producer in Los Angeles, with production credits beginning with '' The Immortals'' in 1995. He has produced over 83 works, primarily films along with some video games. He produced ''The Boondoc ... and starred his then wife Tia Carrere. Producer John Ashley died during production. References External links *Scar City at BFI * 1998 films 1998 action films Films scored by Anthony Marinelli Films produced by Elie Samaha American action films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-action-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadrach (film)
''Shadrach'' is a 1998 American film directed by Susanna Styron, based on a short story by her father William Styron, about a former slave's struggle to be buried where he chooses. Plot Before the Civil War, the Dabney family of Virginia sold their slave, Shadrach (John Franklin Sawyer), to plantation owners in Alabama, separating him from his family. In 1935, during the Great Depression, Shadrach—at the age of 99—walks the 600 miles from his home in Alabama to the Dabney farm in Virginia. His one request is to be buried in the soil of the farm where he was born into slavery. The farm is owned by the descendants of the Dabney family, consisting of Vernon (Keitel), Trixie (McDowell) and their seven children. But to bury a black man on that land is a violation of strict Virginia law, so the family goes through the arduous task of figuring out how to grant his request. Along the way they form a touching bond with the former slave and sharecropper, who has outlived both his forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20 Dates
''20 Dates'' is a 1998 American mockumentary film. Myles Berkowitz directs and stars as himself, a man who decides to combine "the two biggest failures in my life--professional and personal" by setting out on a filmed quest to have 20 dates and come out with both a movie career and a love interest. While most of his dates are disasters of varying stripes, Myles ultimately meets the lovely Elisabeth on his 17th date and they completely hit it off, leaving him with a new dilemma when he wants to finish the movie anyway and puts his new romance at risk. Cast * Myles Berkowitz as Myles * Elisabeth Wagner as Elisabeth * Richard Arlook as The Agent * Tia Carrere as herself * Robert McKee as himself * Elie Samaha as The producer (voice) Reception The film received mixed reviews from critics. The aggregate review websites Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic recorded scores of 35% and 36 out of 100, respectively. Film critic Christopher Null of Filmcritic.com awarded the film four and a half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monument Ave
Monument Avenue is a tree-lined grassy mall dividing the eastbound and westbound traffic in Richmond, Virginia, originally named for its emblematic complex of structures honoring those who fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Between 1900 and 1925, Monument Avenue greatly expanded with architecturally significant houses, churches, and apartment buildings. Four of the bronze statues representing J. E. B. Stuart, Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis and Matthew Fontaine Maury were removed from their memorial pedestals amidst civil unrest in July 2020. The Robert E. Lee monument was handled differently as it was owned by the Commonwealth, in contrast with the other monuments which were owned by the city. Dedicated in 1890, it was removed on September 8, 2021. The last remaining statue on Monument Avenue is the Arthur Ashe Monument, memorializing the African-American tennis champion, dedicated in 1996. In the wake of the protests that followed the murder of Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Of The World (1997 Film)
''Top of the World'' is a 1997 film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Peter Weller, Dennis Hopper and Tia Carrere. It also features David Alan Grier, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Peter Coyote and Joe Pantoliano. The plot is set in Las Vegas. Plot In Las Vegas for a quickie divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Cowboy Country Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robbed. The police believe their big win was a staged diversion and the two of them become suspects. Over the course of the evening and next morning, the two attempt to escape the surrounded casino and prove their innocence, as well as save their marriage. Cast * Peter Weller as Ray Mercer * Dennis Hopper as Charlie Atlas * Tia Carrere as Rebecca Mercer * David Alan Grier as Detective Augustus * Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Captain Hefter * Gavan O'Herlihy as Lieutenant Logan * Michael DeLano as Lieutenant De Rosa * Joe Pantoliano as Vince Castor * Martin Kove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Peacekeeper
''The Peacekeeper'' is a 1997 action film directed by Frédéric Forestier, and starring Dolph Lundgren, Michael Sarrazin, Montel Williams, and Roy Scheider. The film follows U.S. Air Force Major Frank Cross, who is the only man who can prevent the president being assassinated. He must also prevent an impending nuclear holocaust. The threat is from a terrorist group, which has stolen the President's personal communications computer; it has the capability of launching the U.S. arsenal. The film was shot on location in the city of Montreal, Quebec. Plot United States Air Force Major Frank Cross is in trouble with the "brass" again, after making an unauthorized humanitarian relief flight, dropping sacks of rice to starving Kurds. The press considers him a hero, requiring him by the President's side during his election campaign and thus preventing the Pentagon from court-martialling him. Instead, they assign him to carry the "black bag", the President's high-tech briefcase containing t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
