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Eric Roberts Filmography
Eric Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with ''King of the Gypsies'' (1978), earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor Debut. He earned both a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in '' Runaway Train'' (1985). Through the 1990s and 2000s, he maintained dramatic film and TV film roles while appearing in TV series. His TV work includes playing the Master in the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie, three seasons with the sitcom ''Less than Perfect'' and a recurring role on the NBC drama ''Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...''. His sisters Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan, and daughter Emma Roberts, also have acting careers. To date, Roberts has made appearances in over 700 different produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Roberts
Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a leading role in ''King of the Gypsies'' (1978) for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He was nominated again at the Golden Globes for his role in Bob Fosse's ''Star 80'' (1983). Roberts' performance in ''Runaway Train'' (1985), as prison escapee Buck McGeehy, earned him a third Golden Globe nod and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is the older brother of actress Julia Roberts. In a career spanning over 40 years Roberts has amassed more than 700 credits, including ''Raggedy Man'' (1981), ''The Pope of Greenwich Village'' (1984), ''Runaway Train'','' The Specialist'' (1994), ''Cecil B. Demented'' (2000), ''National Security'' (2003), ''A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints'' (2006), ''The Dark Knight'' (2008), '' The Expendables'' (2010), ''Inherent Vice'' (2014), '' The Institute'' (2017), and '' Head Full of Honey'' (2018). His equally vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coca-Cola Kid
''The Coca-Cola Kid'' is a 1985 Australian romantic comedy film. It was directed by Dušan Makavejev and stars Eric Roberts and Greta Scacchi. The film is based on the short stories ''The Americans, Baby'', and ''The Electrical Experience'' by Frank Moorhouse, who wrote the screenplay. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Becker, a hotshot American marketing executive (played by Roberts) from The Coca-Cola Company, visits their Australian operations in Sydney and tries to figure out why a tiny corner of Australia (the fictional town of Anderson Valley) has so far resisted all of Coke's products. He literally bumps into the secretary (played by Scacchi) who is assigned to help him. Becker discovers that a local producer of soft drinks run by an old eccentric has been successfully fending off the American brand name products. The executive vows an all out marketing war with the eccentric but eventually comes to reconsider his role as a cog in Coca-Cola's gian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babyfever
''Babyfever'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Henry Jaglom and starring Victoria Foyt. Cast *Victoria Foyt as Gena * Matt Salinger as James * Dinah Lenney as Roz *Eric Roberts as Anthony * Frances Fisher as Rosie *Elaine Kagan as Milly *Zack Norman as Mark Reception The film has a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Melissa Pierson of ''Entertainment Weekly'' graded the film a B−. Lisa Schwarzbaum, also of ''Entertainment Weekly'', graded the film a C. Roger Ebert Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert beca ... awarded the film three stars. References External links * * {{Henry Jaglom American comedy-drama films Films directed by Henry Jaglom 1994 comedy-drama films 1994 films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love, Cheat & Steal
''Love, Cheat & Steal'' is a 1993 American made-for-television thriller film written and directed by William Curran and starring John Lithgow, Eric Roberts, and Mädchen Amick. Plot After being released from prison, a man infiltrates his ex-wife and her rich husband's lives with vengeance. He plots to rob his ex-wife's husband's bank and expects her to succumb to his evil sexual advances and mind games. Cast * John Lithgow as Paul Harrington * Eric Roberts as Reno Adams * Mädchen Amick as Lauren Harrington * Richard Edson as Billy Quayle * Donald Moffat as Frank Harrington * David Ackroyd as Tom Kerry * Dan O'Herlihy as Hamilton Fisk * Jason Workman as Whit Turner * Claude Earl Jones as The Mayor * Bill McKinney as Kolchak * Jack Axelrod as Mario Columbard * John Pyper-Ferguson as Collins * Mary Fanaro as Darlene * Chuck Zito as Jake * Danny Trejo as The Cuban * Peter Lupus Peter Nash Lupus Jr. (born June 17, 1932) is an American bodybuilder and actor. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Of The Best II
''Best of the Best II'' is a 1993 martial arts film directed by Robert Radler, and starring Eric Roberts and Phillip Rhee. It is the first sequel to the 1989 film ''Best of the Best''. The plot follows four of the characters from the original film. Plot After returning home from South Korea, three members of the U.S. National Team set up a martial arts studio in Las Vegas. Travis Brickley has been secretly competing at "The Coliseum", a brutal underground fighting arena managed by Weldon Mardano, whose protégé Gustave Brakus is the venue's owner and undefeated champion. Ordinarily a challenger must defeat three of its "Gladiators" in order to face Brakus, but Travis challenges Brakus outright. Amused by Travis's arrogance, Weldon grants his wish. Alex Grady's eleven-year-old son Walter begins testing for his black belt, but falls short. When his father makes an impassioned speech praising his son for his maturity, Walter cancels his babysitter. Alex insists that Walter acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Analysis
''Final Analysis'' is a 1992 American neo-noir erotic film, erotic thriller film directed by Phil Joanou and written by Wesley Strick from a concept by Forensic psychiatry, forensic psychiatrist Robert H. Berger. It stars Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman, Eric Roberts, Keith David, and Paul Guilfoyle. The executive producers were Gere and Maggie Wilde. The film received mixed critical reviews, but was positively compared to the works of Alfred Hitchcock, particularly ''Vertigo (film), Vertigo.'' It is the final film of director of photography Jordan Cronenweth. Plot Psychiatrist Isaac Barr treats Diana Baylor for obsessive–compulsive disorder. Diana suggests Isaac meet her sister, Heather Evans, who may be able to shed light on her neuroses. Heather tells him that Diana was child sexual abuse, sexually abused by their father after their mother left. She reveals to him that she is unhappily married to gangster Jimmy Evans. Isaac confesses that he finds her irresistible, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
By The Sword (film)
''By the Sword'' is a 1991 sports action film starring F. Murray Abraham and Eric Roberts as world-class fencers. Directed by Jeremy Paul Kagan, this is the first feature film about fencing. Although some reviews of its 1993 U.S. theatrical release noted favorably the lead acting and action sequences, the screenplay was considered "terrible". Plot Alexander Villard is a former fencing champion who runs a highly competitive fencing school. One of his students describes him as "a freak who thinks he's living in the fourteenth century". Max Suba is an ex-convict who introduces himself as a fencing instructor. Villard initially gives him a job as a janitor. With time, Suba recovers his lost form and shows that he can fence. Villard has Suba spar with an ambitious student to demonstrate a point. Villard is "arrogant but not unkind", and eventually gives Suba a chance to teach, assigning him the beginning students. While Villard takes a ruthless approach, encouraging a student to in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonely Hearts (1991 Film)
''Lonely Hearts'' is a 1991 American thriller film written and directed by Andrew Lane and starring Eric Roberts and Beverly D'Angelo. Plot A lonely woman who becomes obsessed with a con man. She even poses as his sister to help him trick other women. falls for the conman who steals her money after seducing her. Frank doesn't want Alma around him, but he cannot do anything about the situation in case she goes to the police. Hot on the trail of the two is a female private detective, working for another of Frank's victims. Cast * Eric Roberts as Frank * Beverly D'Angelo as Alma * Joanna Cassidy as Erin Randall * Herta Ware as Gran * Bibi Besch as Maria Wilson * Rebecca Street as Jane Ericson * Miriam Flynn as Helen * Sharon Farrell as Louise * Sandy Baron as The Apartment Manager * Ellen Geer as Martha * Marlyn Mason as Beverly Ross * Charles Napier as Robby Ross * Danny Trejo Danny Trejo ( ; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. He has appeared in films includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ambulance
''The Ambulance'' is a 1990 American comedy thriller film written and directed by Larry Cohen. It stars Eric Roberts, Megan Gallagher, James Earl Jones, Janine Turner, Red Buttons, and Eric Braeden as the Doctor. Kevin Hagen plays a cop. In his first film role, Stan Lee of Marvel Comics has a small role as himself. Plot Aspiring comic book artist Josh Baker meets a young woman named Cheryl on the streets of New York City, who proceeds to collapse and is rushed to a hospital by an ambulance. When Josh arrives at the hospital, he is shocked to find that there is no record of Cheryl ever being admitted and he soon learns another startling discovery, Cheryl's roommate also vanished after being picked up by the same ambulance. Convinced that there is some sort of conspiracy going on, Josh proceeds to investigate the disappearances, despite the overt disdain and discouragement from Lt. Spencer. Cast * Eric Roberts as Josh Baker * James Earl Jones as Lieutenant Frank Spencer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Of The Best (1989 Film)
''Best of the Best'' is a 1989 American martial arts film directed by Bob Radler, and produced by Phillip Rhee, who also co-wrote the story and co-stars in the film. The film starred Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, Simon Rhee and Chris Penn. The plot revolves around a team of American martial artists facing a team of South Korean martial artists in a martial arts tournament. Several subplots pop up in the story — moral conflicts, the power of the human spirit triumphing over adversity and the meaning of life are some themes. Set and filmed in Los Angeles, California, and Seoul, South Korea, between February 13 and April 6, 1989, ''Best of the Best'' was released on November 10, 1989. The film has spawned three sequels: ''Best of the Best 2'' (1993), '' Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back'' (1995), and '' Best of the Best 4: Without Warning'' (1998). Phillip Rhee portrays Tommy Lee in all four films, produced all of them, directed the third and fourth films, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Red (film)
''Blood Red'' is a 1989 Western film directed by Peter Masterson and starring Eric Roberts, Giancarlo Giannini, Burt Young, Lara Harris, and Dennis Hopper. It was filmed and completed in 1986, but released three years later. Synopsis Set in the 1890s, the story centers around the life of a Sicilian family, the Collogeros, living in California and working in the winemaking business, and their confrontation with a powerful railroad and land baron named William Bradford Berrigan (Hopper), who is after their lands and the ones that belong to the other families in the area. Berrigan's plan is to get control of the properties in order to build a new railroad. When the conflict escalates, he murders the patriarch of the family, Sebastian Collogero (Giannini), and in response, his son Marco (Roberts) claims for justice. With the help of his family and others, Marco starts an open guerrilla war against Berrigan. Cast * Eric Roberts as Marco Collogero * Giancarlo Giannini as Sebast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rude Awakening (1989 Film)
''Rude Awakening'' is a 1989 comedy film directed by David Greenwalt and Aaron Russo. Plot In 1969 New York City, two hippies, Fred Wook (Eric Roberts) and Jesus Monteya (Cheech Marin), flee the US to avoid arrest by the FBI and hide out in the jungles of Central America. Fred is an idealist, working on an underground newspaper with his friend Sammy (Robert Carradine), while Jesus is a stoner whose brain has been fried after being given huge amounts of LSD by researchers (the theory being that acid and appropriate visual stimulation can turn pacifist hippies into committed soldiers; Jesus proves their failure by wishing them 'peace' as he leaves the lab.) The two flee the inner-city commune they are living in, leaving behind Sammy who feels it is important that he keep writing and publishing their message, and Fred's girlfriend, artist Petra (Julie Hagerty). Twenty years later, Fred and Jesus are still living in the jungle, when they find a dying man who has been shot by soldie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
