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Jacknife
''Jacknife'' is a 1989 American film directed by David Jones and starring Robert De Niro, Ed Harris and Kathy Baker. The film focuses on a small, serious story, with emphasis on characterization and the complex tension between people in a close relationship. Stephen Metcalfe, upon whose play ''Strange Snow'' (1982) the film was based, wrote the screenplay. Harris was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance. Plot Joseph Megessey (known to most as Megs) is a Vietnam war veteran suffering post-Vietnam stress syndrome who is having trouble fitting in with society. He takes on the responsibility of drawing Dave, a fellow veteran who has become an alcoholic, out of his shell by coaxing him to enjoy life again, as well as urging him to face up to some of his darker memories. Megs finds himself attracted to Dave's meek sister Martha, who lives with Dave and looks after him. This attraction leads to a love affair, much to Dave's disapproval. Dave eventually vents his anger a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Harris
Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. His performances in ''Apollo 13'' (1995), ''The Truman Show'' (1998), ''Pollock'' (2000), and '' The Hours'' (2002) earned him critical acclaim and Academy Award nominations. Harris has appeared in several leading and supporting roles, including in '' The Right Stuff'' (1983), ''The Abyss'' (1989), '' State of Grace'' (1990), '' Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1992), '' The Firm'' (1993), ''Nixon'' (1995), '' The Rock'' (1996), '' Stepmom'' (1998), '' A Beautiful Mind'' (2001), ''Enemy at the Gates'' (2001), ''A History of Violence'' (2005), ''Gone Baby Gone'' (2007), ''Snowpiercer'' (2013), ''Mother!'' (2017), ''The Lost Daughter'' (2021), and '' Top Gun: Maverick'' (2022). In addition to directing ''Pollock'', Harris also directed the Western film ''Appaloosa'' (2008). In television, Harris is notable for his roles as Miles Roby in the miniseries '' Empire Falls'' (2005) and as United States Senator John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Baker
} Katherine Whitton Baker (born June 8, 1950) is an American actress. Baker began her career in theater and made her screen debut in the 1983 drama film '' The Right Stuff''. She received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance in '' Street Smart'' (1987). Baker also has appeared in over 50 films, including '' Jacknife'' (1989), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''The Cider House Rules'' (1999), '' Cold Mountain'' (2003), '' Nine Lives'' (2005), ''The Jane Austen Book Club'' (2007), ''Last Chance Harvey'' (2008), ''Take Shelter'' (2011), ''Saving Mr. Banks'' (2013), and ''The Age of Adaline'' (2015). On television, Baker starred as Dr. Jill Brock in the CBS drama series ''Picket Fences'' (1992–1996), for which she received three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. She later received three additional nominatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Franz
Elizabeth Franz (born Betty Jean Frankovich) is an American stage and television actress. Life and career Franz was born Betty Jean Frankovich in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of a factory worker. She won a Tony Award for her role as Linda Loman in the 1999 production of ''Death of a Salesman'', which also earned her nominations for ''Drama Desk'' and Outer Critics Circle awards, and she won Chicago's Joseph Jefferson Award, Boston's Elliot Norton Award, and Los Angeles' Ovation Award for a tour of the same production. In 2004–05, she appeared at the Royal National Theatre in London, in the Sam Shepard play ''Buried Child''. She has starred in numerous ''Off-Broadway'' and regional theater productions, including the American premiere of Frank McGuinness's ''Bird Sanctuary''. She also appeared in '' Long Day's Journey into Night'', ''The Glass Menagerie'', ''The Comedy of Errors'', ''Madwoman of Chaillot'', ''The Lion in Winter'', ''A View from the Bridge'', ''The Matchmaker'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Metcalfe (screenwriter)
Stephen Metcalfe is an American film director and screenwriter. Metcalfe's career has touched on all forms of dramatic writing; screen, television and stage. Metcalfe's first produced screenplay was ''Jacknife''. Based on his Off-Broadway play, ''Strange Snow'', it starred Robert De Niro, Ed Harris and Kathy Baker and was directed by David Jones. The adaptation of French director Jean-Charles Tacchella's ''Cousin, cousine'' soon followed. Produced by Paramount Pictures, ''Cousins'' was directed by Joel Schumacher. He also wrote the production drafts for Pretty Woman, Arachnophobia and Mr. Holland's Opus. Metcalfe has adapted both stage plays and novels to film. His play ''Emily'' was done for Scott Rudin and Paramount Pictures; ''Time Flies'', by Paul Linke, was adapted for producer Laura Ziskin; A.R. Gurney’s ''The Old Boy'' was written for Touchstone Pictures; and Peter Mayle's comic novel ''Anything Considered'' was done for producer Stanley R. Jaffe and Sony Pictures. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirk Taylor
Kirk Beecher Taylor is an American actor, acting teacher, and musician with credits in film, television, and stage. He is best known for his work in the movies ''Full Metal Jacket'', ''Death Wish 3'', ''School Daze'', ''The Last Dragon'', ''The Angriest Man in Brooklyn'' and the Broadway Tour of ''Five Guys Named Moe''. Early life The oldest of five children, Taylor was raised in Bridgeport, Connecticut by Dr. Robert Beecher Taylor and Rose Marie Taylor. He started performing on stage at Central High School. Taylor was the first Black student to become the coveted King of The Barnum Festival, a statewide scholastic and leadership competition. He also played in a local R&B group, The Mighty Chain Reaction alongside guitar sensation, Jonathan Dubose Jr. Education Taylor attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he received a BFA (major in drama and minor in music). He studied acting under Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, David Garfield, Barbara Covington Poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meriden, CT
Meriden is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located halfway between the regional cities of New Haven and Hartford. In 2020, the population of the city was 60,850.Census - Geography Profile: Meriden city, Connecticut . . Retrieved December 17, 2021. History 
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Josh Pais
Joshua Atwill Pais (born June 21, 1958) is an American actor and acting coach. He has appeared in the films ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (1990), ''Music of the Heart'' (1999), '' Assassination of a High School President'' (2008), '' I Saw the Light'' (2015) and '' Motherless Brooklyn'' (2019). He also appeared in nine episodes of ''Ray Donovan''. He is also the director of the 2002 documentary '' 7th Street'' (the street he grew up on in Alphabet City, Manhattan) depicting various personages living there between the years 1992-2002. Early life Pais was born in New York City, New York, and is the son of Lila Lee (née Atwill), a painter and poet, and Dutch-born physicist, professor, and writer Abraham Pais. His father was from a Jewish family, and his mother converted to Judaism. Career He has appeared in Hollywood films including ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (in which he was both in the costume and was the voice) as Raphael, ''Music of the Heart'', ''Scream 3'', '' It R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Lund
Jordan Lund (born May 7, 1957) is an American stage, film and television character actor. Lund was born in Long Island, New York, the son of Miriam (née Cohen) and Marvin Lund. He received his training as an actor at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. He was a member of the Estelle Parsons directed Shakespeare repertory company in residence at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway, produced by Joseph Papp and The Public Theater. He's also appeared several times at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park for Shakespeare in the Park. Selected filmography * 1974 '' Lenny'' as Nightclub Customer (uncredited) * 1989 '' Lonesome Dove'' (TV Mini-Series) as Hutto * 1989 '' Jacknife'' as 'Tiny' * 1989 '' Fletch Lives'' as Deputy Sheriff * 1989 ''She's Back'' as 'Meathook' * 1989 '' Lock Up'' as Guard Manly * 1990 '' Framed'' (TV Movie) as Guard At Shane Estate * 1990 '' The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'' as Amiable Tourist * 1990 '' The Rookie'' as The Bartender * 1991 '' Doc Hollywood' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessalyn Gilsig
Jessalyn Sarah Gilsig (born November 30, 1971) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Lauren Davis in ''Boston Public'', Gina Russo in ''Nip/Tuck'', Terri Schuester in ''Glee'', and as Siggy Haraldson in ''Vikings''. Early life Gilsig was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Claire, a writer and translator, and Toby Gilsig, an engineer. She began her acting in a voice work part at age 12 for a National Film Board of Canada production, ''Masquerade.'' She is of Jewish descent. Education Gilsig attended McGill University in Montreal, from 1989 to 1993, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1993. She later pursued her acting studies further at Harvard University's Institute for Advanced Theater Training. Career Gilsig began her career as a voice actress. She has done voices in the films such as ''Masquerade,'' and for television series such as ''Young Robin Hood. She moved to New York City in 1995 where she appeared in several of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Baum
Carol Baum is an American movie producer best known for her work with Sandollar Productions, Dolly Parton's TV and film production company with Sandy Gallin, Parton's former manager. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She currently teaches producing at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and formally taught a similar class at the American Film Institute (AFI). She also serves as a mentor for The Peter Stark Producing Program at USC. Awards In 1989, the documentary Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Also in 1989, ''Tidy Endings'' won a CableACE Award for Dramatic or Theatrical Special. In 1997, Fly Away Home won a Christopher Award, a Genesis Award for Best Feature Film, and the Critic's Choice Award for Best Family Film at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards. In addition, Caleb Deschanel was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the film. In 2015, Za ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivar Brogger
Ivar Brogger (born January 10, 1947) is an American actor of stage, motion pictures and television. He is known for his appearances in several TV shows like '' 24'', ''NCIS'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', ''Private Practice'' and a recurring role in ''Invasion''. He had small roles in motion pictures like ''Dreamgirls'', ''Ocean's Thirteen'' and '' Little Children''. Early life Brogger was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississip ..., the son of Helga (' Bjornson), a librarian, and Arne W. Brogger, an attorney. His first name is pronounced "EE-var". Filmography References External links * * 1947 births American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Saint Paul, Minnesota {{US-screen-act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gerdes
George Gerdes (February 23, 1948 – January 1, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter and character actor. Early life and education He was born in Queens, New York City. He formed a group, the Alumicron Fab Tabs, with friend Loudon Wainwright III, before graduating from Carnegie Mellon University in 1969. Career In the early 1970s, he recorded two albums, ''Obituary'' and ''Son of Obituary'', for United Artists Records. His songs were praised by Joni Mitchell and Terre Roche, among others. His second album was produced by Nik Venet and featured session musicians including Charlie McCoy and Kenny Buttrey.Mike Barnes, "George Gerdes, Singer, Songwriter and Character Acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
