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John F. Link
John F. Link Jr., also known as John F. Link II or simply John F. Link, is an American film and television editor. He is most well known for his editing work on ''Die Hard'', for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. Life and career His father, John F. Link Sr., was also a film editor, and was also nominated for an Academy Award: for the 1943 film, ''For Whom the Bell Tolls''. Link was one of several assistant editors on the film. That same year he was the sole editor on the documentary, '' Footprints on the Moon''. Both the film and the documentary have his credit as John F. Link Jr., making attribution easy. His next project was another documentary, '' Say Goodbye'' in 1971, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature). During the 1970s he worked in both television and film. Notable films he edited during this period include: ''The King of Marvin Gardens'' (1972), starring Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, and Ellen Burstyn; the 1973 cult classic '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Field
Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress. She has received many awards and nominations, including two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and nominations for a Tony Award and for two British Academy Film Awards. Field began her career on television, starring in the comedies ''Gidget'' (1965–1966), ''The Flying Nun'' (1967–1970), and ''The Girl with Something Extra'' (1973–1974). In 1967, she was also in the western ''The Way West''. In 1976, she attracted critical acclaim for her performance in the television film '' Sybil'', for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. Her film debut was as an extra in ''Moon Pilot'' (1962). Her film career escalated during the 1970s with starring roles in films including ''Stay Hungry'' (1976), ''Smokey and the Bandit'' (1977), ''Heroes'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of adventure were originally published as serials, including '' The Count of Monte Cristo'', ''The Three Musketeers'', ''Twenty Years After'' and '' The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later''. His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century into nearly 200 films. Prolific in several genres, Dumas began his career by writing plays, which were successfully produced from the first. He also wrote numerous magazine articles and travel books; his published works totalled 100,000 pages. In the 1840s, Dumas founded the Théâtre Historique in Paris. His father, General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film production company and subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company. The studio is the flagship producer of live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios unit, and is based at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Animated films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios are also released under the studio banner. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributes and markets the films produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Disney began producing live-action films in the 1950s. The live-action division became Walt Disney Pictures in 1983, when Disney reorganized its entire studio division; which included the separation from the feature animation division and the subsequent creation of Touchstone Pictures. At the end of that decade, combined with Touchstone's output, Walt Disney Pictures elevated Disney to one of Hollywood's major film studios. Walt Disney Pictur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca De Mornay
Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca Jane Pearch; August 29, 1959) is an American actress and producer. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she starred as Lana in ''Risky Business''. She is known for her role as Debby Huston in the Neil Simon film ''The Slugger's Wife''. De Mornay is also known for her roles in ''Runaway Train'' (1985), ''The Trip to Bountiful'' (1985), ''Backdraft'' (1991), and '' The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'' (1992). Her other film credits include ''The Three Musketeers'' (1993), ''Never Talk to Strangers'' (1995), ''Identity'' (2003), ''Lords of Dogtown'', ''Wedding Crashers'' (both 2005), and ''Mother's Day'' (2010). On television, she starred as Wendy Torrance in the miniseries adaptation of '' The Shining'' (1997), and as Dorothy Walker on Marvel's ''Jessica Jones'' (2015–19). Early life De Mornay was born Rebecca Jane Pearch in Santa Rosa, California, the daughter of Julie and Wally George (né George Walter Pearch), a disc jockey and later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annabella Sciorra
Annabella Gloria Philomena Sciorra ( , ; born March 29, 1960) is an American actress. She came to prominence with her film debut in '' True Love'' (1989), earning an Independent Spirit nomination for Best Female Lead. Subsequent projects included a mixture of mainstream and small-scale films in the drama, comedy, action and thriller genres, such as ''Cadillac Man'', '' Internal Affairs'', '' Reversal of Fortune'' (all 1990), '' Jungle Fever'' (1991), '' The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'', '' Whispers in the Dark'' (both 1992), ''Romeo Is Bleeding'', '' Mr. Wonderful'', '' The Night We Never Met'' (all 1993), ''The Cure'' (1995), ''Cop Land'', '' Mr. Jealousy'' (both 1997), '' What Dreams May Come'' (1998), ''Chasing Liberty'' (2004), and '' Find Me Guilty'' (2006). She has worked with filmmaker Abel Ferrara three times: ''The Addiction'' (1995), '' The Funeral'' (1996), and '' New Rose Hotel'' (1998). Outside of film, Sciorra has played recurring roles on ''Law & Order: Criminal In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (film)
''The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'' is a 1992 American psychological thriller film directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy, Ernie Hudson, and Julianne Moore. Its plot follows the pregnant wife of a Seattle obstetrician who kills himself after he is accused of sexual misconduct by his patients. The shock leads the wife to miscarry, after which she poses as a nanny for one of her husband's accusers, and slowly begins to infiltrate the family. The title is taken from an 1865 poem by William Ross Wallace and there are several nods to the comic opera ''The Pirates of Penzance''. ''The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'' grossed approximately $140 million worldwide. Plot In Seattle, housewife Claire Bartel is happily married and pregnant with her second child. At a routine check-up, she is sexually molested by her new obstetrician, Dr. Victor Mott. Traumatized, she tells her husband Michael, who encourages her to report Dr. Mott to the sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Grieco
Richard John Grieco Jr. (born March 23, 1965) is an American actor and former fashion model. He played Detective Dennis Booker in the popular Fox series ''21 Jump Street'' (1988–89) and its spin-off ''Booker'' (1989–90). He has also starred in various films, including ''If Looks Could Kill'' and ''Mobsters'' (both 1991). He has voiced characters in several video games and appeared as either himself or his ''21 Jump Street'' character in several films and television shows. Since 2009, he worked as a painter, working in a style he calls abstract emotionalism. Early life Richard Grieco was born in Watertown, New York, the son of Richard and Carolyn (née O'Reilly) Grieco. He is of Italian and Irish descent. Career Modeling, TV and film Grieco worked as a model for Armani, Calvin Klein and Chanel. He played Rick Gardner on ''One Life to Live'' from 1985 to 1987. In 1988, Grieco began appearing as Detective Dennis Booker on the shows ''21 Jump Street'' and its spinoff '' Book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If Looks Could Kill (film)
''If Looks Could Kill'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''Teen Agent'') is a 1991 American action comedy film directed by William Dear and starring Richard Grieco. Plot Eighteen-year-old Michael Corben (Richard Grieco) of Detroit, Michigan, is a handsome underachiever slacker. Rather than attending his high school French class, he spends all of his time drinking and partying, until graduation arrives, when all of his debauchery catches up to him and he learns that he cannot graduate without a French credit. He has only one more chance to obtain the credit: the French teacher, Mrs. Grober (Robin Bartlett), and the French Club are headed to France for summer school, and Michael must accompany them and participate if he wants to graduate that year. However, at the airport, a CIA agent ''also'' named Michael Corben (David McIlwraith), who is on his way to France as well, is killed by the assassin Ilsa Grunt (Linda Hunt), henchwoman and surrogate mother of the villainous Augustus S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard To Kill
''Hard to Kill'' is a 1990 American action thriller film directed by Bruce Malmuth, starring Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, William Sadler and Frederick Coffin. Seagal's second film after '' Above the Law'', it features him as Mason Storm, a detective who falls into a coma after being shot during a fire-fight that killed his wife. Reawakening seven years later, Storm embarks on a journey to avenge the death of his wife, and expose the corruption of Senator Vernon Trent. The film was released on February 9, 1990, and grossed $59 million. Plot In 1983, Mason Storm (Steven Seagal), a Los Angeles police detective investigates a mob meeting that takes place by a pier. He records a shadowy figure who assures the mob they can rely on his political support. Mason is spotted, but escapes. Unaware that he is monitored by corrupt cops, Mason informs his partner, Becker and his friend Lt. O’Malley that he has evidence of corruption. Mason hides the videotape in his house. When he goes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Seagal
Steven Frederic Seagal (; born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, screenwriter and martial artist. A 7th-dan black belt in aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan and eventually ended up running his father-in-law's dojo. He later moved to Los Angeles where he had the same profession. In 1988, Seagal made his acting debut in '' Above the Law''. By 1991, he had starred in four films. In 1992, he played Navy SEAL counter-terrorist expert Casey Ryback in ''Under Siege''. During the latter half of the 1990s, Seagal starred in three more feature films and the direct-to-video film '' The Patriot''. Subsequently, his career shifted to mostly direct-to-video productions. He has since appeared in films and reality shows, including '' Steven Seagal: Lawman'', which depicted Seagal performing his duties as a reserve deputy sheriff. Seagal is a guitarist and has released two studio albums, ''Songs from the Crystal Cave'' and ''Mojo Priest'', and performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road House (1989 Film)
''Road House'' is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington and starring Patrick Swayze as a cooler at a newly refurbished roadside bar who protects a small town in Missouri from a corrupt businessman. Sam Elliott co-stars as a bouncer, the mentor, friend, and foil of Swayze's character. The cast also includes Kelly Lynch as Swayze's love interest and Ben Gazzara as the main antagonist. Plot James Dalton is a professional "cooler", with a mysterious past who is enticed from his job in New York City by Frank Tilghman to take over security at his club, the Double Deuce, in Jasper, Missouri. Tilghman plans to invest substantial money into the club to enhance its image, and he needs a first-rate cooler to maintain stability. Handed control of all bar operations and hiring by Frank, Dalton fires multiple employees for theft and drug dealing. Dalton is introduced to local business magnate Brad Wesley, who effectively controls the town. His henchmen threaten Tilghman, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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