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Gunshy
''Gunshy'' is an American 1998 crime drama film directed by Jeff Celentano and starring William Petersen, Michael Wincott, and Diane Lane. Plot When New York journalist Jake Bridges catches his girlfriend cheating on him, he travels to Atlantic City Atlantic City, often known by its initials A.C., is a coastal resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The city is known for its casinos, Boardwalk (entertainment district), boardwalk, and beaches. In 2020 United States censu ... to drink away his troubles. Jake is saved from a bar brawl by small-time mobster Frankie. Jake befriends Frankie and eventually falls in love with his girlfriend Melissa. Jake then joins Frankie in his money-collecting duties, beginning a path leading to violence, betrayal, and restitution. Cast External links * * 1998 films 1998 crime drama films 1990s American films 1990s English-language films American crime drama films Films directed by Jeff Celentano Films shot in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Petersen
William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2000–2015), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award; he was further nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards as a producer of the show. He reprised his role as Gil Grissom in the sequel '' CSI: Vegas'', which premiered on October 6, 2021. He also starred in the films '' To Live and Die in L.A.'' (1985), '' Manhunter'' (1986), ''Young Guns II'' (1990), ''Fear'' (1996), '' The Contender'' (2000), '' Detachment'' (2011), and ''Seeking a Friend for the End of the World'' (2012). Early life Petersen was born in Evanston, Illinois, the youngest of six children of June (née Hoene; 1909–2006) and Arthur Edward Petersen (1907 – 2004), who worked in the furniture business. Of Danish and German descent, he was raised in the Roman Catholic faith of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musetta Vander
Musetta Vander (born Musetta van der Merwe; 26 May 1963) is a South African actress, model and dancer. Biography In 1991, Vander landed her first notable role, portraying Zander Tyler in seven episodes of the action-adventure TV series '' Super Force''. In 1997, Vander portrayed Sindel in '' Mortal Kombat: Annihilation''. In 1998, Vander starred as Lady Elara, one of the lead characters in the video game ''Dune 2000''. In 2002, Vander reprised her role for the sequel, '' Emperor: Battle for Dune''. Vander's theater credits include '' The Bourgeois Gentleman'' and ''Soweto's Burning''. Vander appeared in commercials, including those for Lancôme, Sanyo, McDonald's, Diet Coke, Mercedes, Heineken and Skittles. She played Agent 24-7 for Prudential Real Estate. Vander is featured in magazines, including a pictorial in ''Maxim'' and a cover on ''Details''. 1999, Vander had a supporting role in Barry Sonnenfeld's film ''Wild Wild West'' portraying an assistant to Kenneth Branag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Celentano
Jeff Celentano (born May 24, 1960) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer and film director. Celentano starred as an actor in such films as '' The Player'', '' American Ninja 2: The Confrontation'', ''Puppet Master II'', and ''Demonic Toys''. In 1992, he turned to directing with his first short film, ''Dickwad''. Which won several film festivals as best comedy short. Celentano is an acting teacher and is the Executive Director of Drama at The Performer's Academy in Lake Forest, California. Filmography (director) *1994 – ''Dickwad'' *1995 – ''Under The Hula Moon'' *1998 – ''Gunshy'' *2000 – ''Primary Suspect'' *2004 – '' Moscow Heat'' *2007 – '' Say It in Russian'' *2009 – '' Breaking Point'' *2018 – ''Glass Jaw Glass jaw may refer to: * a fighter with limited ability to absorb punishment to the chin or jaw * ''Glass Jaw'' (aka ''Lasileuka'', ), a 2004 Finnish short drama film directed by Zaida Bergroth * Glassjaw Glassjaw is an American post-hardco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badja Djola
Badja Medu Djola (born Bernard Bradley; April 9, 1948 – January 8, 2005) was an American actor from Brooklyn, New York who worked primarily within black film. He is best known for ''Mississippi Burning'', ''Penitentiary'', ''A Rage in Harlem'', and ''Who's the Man?''. Career Djola's breakout role was as Leon Isaac Kennedy’s cellmate, the villainous "Half Dead" Johnson, in the 1979 movie ''Penitentiary'', which led to many more feature films, including a supporting role in Wes Craven’s 1988 movie '' The Serpent and the Rainbow''. He starred alongside Danny Glover in the 1991 film ''A Rage in Harlem'' and Dr. Dre in ''Who's the Man?'' (1993). In addition to movies, Djola appeared in several television shows, including ''The X-Files'', ''Nash Bridges'', and ''NYPD Blue''. He also starred in theatre performances, with shows including ''Once in a Wife Time'' (1981)," ''Edmond'' (1984), ''227'', ''Southern Rapture'' (1993), and ''Dancing on Moonlight'' (1995), Personal life D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Herman
David Herman (born February 20, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. He was an original cast member on ''MADtv'' from 1995 to 1997, and played Michael Bolton in ''Office Space''. He has done voice-over work in hundreds of episodes of ''Bob's Burgers'', ''Brickleberry'', '' Futurama'', ''King of the Hill'', '' OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'', ''Disenchantment'', and ''Father of the Pride''. Early life Herman was born into a Jewish family in New York City and raised in Washington Heights, Manhattan. He graduated from the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 1987, then attended the acting program at SUNY Purchase. Career ''MADtv'' Herman was part of the cast of John Leguizamo's short-lived series '' House of Buggin''' in 1994. When Fox cancelled ''House of Buggin and decided replace it with a sketch comedy show, Herman was signed on as one of nine original cast members of ''MADtv'' when the series began in 1995. Unlike most of the other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wincott
Michael Anthony Claudio Wincott (born January 21, 1958) is a Canadian actor. His deep, raspy voice has often led to his being cast in villainous roles. Some of his best-known roles include Guy of Gisborne in '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' (1991); Top Dollar, the main antagonist in '' The Crow'' (1994); music mogul Philo Gant in '' Strange Days'' (1995); mercenary Frank Elgyn in '' Alien: Resurrection'' (1997); and hacker Adrian Cross on the TV miniseries '' 24: Live Another Day'' (2014). Early life and education Wincott was born in Toronto and grew up in an east end suburb. His father is English while his mother was from Piacenza, Italy. Wincott also has two brothers, one of whom is actor and martial artist Jeff Wincott, a star of the late 80s TV series ''Night Heat''. In a 2014 interview with ''L'Uomo Vogue'' (the Italian edition of '' Men's Vogue'') Wincott said he fell in love with cinema as a young child and took drama classes in High School. He was educated at the Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Gage (actor)
Kevin Gage (born May 26, 1959) is an American character actor known for his role in the crime film ''Heat'' (1995), in which he portrayed the murderous rogue criminal Waingro. Other roles of his have included United States Navy SEALs instructor Max Pyro in the military film ''G.I. Jane'' (1997), and Detective Mike Gage in the police thriller '' Strangeland'' (1998). Personal life Gage was married to late actress Kelly Preston from 1985 to 1987. On July 30, 2003, Gage was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison, starting September 29, 2003, for cultivating marijuana despite owning a California-issued license for medicinal marijuana. Gage stated that he cultivated medicinal cannabis to help him cope with chronic pain and stress from injuries suffered in a 1993 car crash, as well as for a sister with cancer and brother with multiple sclerosis Multiple (cerebral) sclerosis (MS), also known as encephalomyelitis disseminata or disseminated sclerosis, is the most common demyelinat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Byrne (actor)
Michael Byrne (born 7 November 1943) is a British actor known for his roles in the National Theatre, Hollywood films, and television shows. Early life Byrne was born in London, England, to Helen Byrne of Kilkenny, Ireland, a single parent. Life and career Byrne is a long-established stage actor, having joined the National Theatre in 1964 and appearing in many seasons since. He has also appeared on stage throughout the world. He has numerous theatre credits to his name including: Roberto Miranda in ''Death and the Maiden at the Royal Court'', Maskwell in ''The Double Dealer'' and Claudio in ''Much Ado About Nothing'' at the National Theatre, Reg in ''Butley'' at The Criterion, and also ''The Cherry Orchard'', ''The Seagull'', ''Romeo and Juliet'', ''Mayor of Zalamea'', ''All My Sons'', ''Lulu'', ''Faith Healer'', ''Duchess of Malfi'', ''A Slight Ache'', and ''Molly Sweeney'' amongst many others. During his career he has played many German military roles such as Colonel Voge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Schaeffer
Eric Schaeffer (born January 22, 1962) is an American actor, writer, and director. Early life and education Schaeffer was born in New York City, New York, and later graduated with a degree in drama and dance from Bard College. After graduating, he drove a New York City taxi for nine years, during which time he wrote two stage plays, a novel, twenty screenplays and various other works. Career Schaeffer rose to fame with fellow actor/writer/director Donal Lardner Ward on the independent film, ''My Life's in Turnaround'' (1993), which was made in fifteen days for only $200,000. Schaeffer and Ward parlayed the film's success into ''Too Something'' (1995–1996), a short-lived sitcom that was briefly renamed ''New York Daze''. He signed on as a client of Creative Artists Agency and made a deal to direct the 1996 romantic comedy ''If Lucy Fell'' for a budget of $3.5 million for Columbia TriStar. Schaeffer starred opposite model Amanda de Cadenet in the 1997 romantic drama '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meat Loaf
Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American rock singer and actor. He was noted for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. He is on the list of best-selling music artists. His ''Bat Out of Hell'' trilogy — ''Bat Out of Hell'' (1977), '' Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell'' (1993), and '' Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose'' (2006) — has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. The first album stayed on the charts for over nine years, still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and is on the list of best-selling albums. After the commercial success of ''Bat Out of Hell'' and ''Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell'', and earning a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song "I'd Do Anything for Love", Aday nevertheless experienced some difficulty establishing a steady career within the United States. The key to this succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Films
The year 1998 in film involved many significant films, including '' Shakespeare in Love'' (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), '' Saving Private Ryan'','' Armageddon'' (which was the top grossing film of the year in the United States), '' American History X'', '' The Truman Show'', ''Primary Colors'', '' ''Rushmore'''', ''Rush Hour'', '' There's Something About Mary'', '' The Big Lebowski'', and Terrence Malick's directorial return in '' The Thin Red Line''. DreamWorks SKG released its first two animated films: '' Antz'' and ''The Prince of Egypt''. The ''Pokémon'' theatrical film series started with '' Pokémon: The First Movie''. Warner Bros. Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary. The year saw two dueling science-fiction disaster films about asteroids, '' Armageddon'' and ''Deep Impact'', becoming box office success, with ''Armageddon'' becoming the more popular of the two. It was also the highest grossing film of 1998 worldwide. Highest-grossing films The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Crime Drama Films
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