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Jacques Haitkin
Jacques Adam Haitkin, (born August 29, 1950, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American cinematographer. He is best known as the cinematographer for Wes Craven's slasher film ''A Nightmare on Elm Street''. Haitkin studied at the film school of New York University, and American Film Institute, and graduated in 1975. He is well-known mainly as a horror film cinematographer, especially on Craven and Jack Sholder films. He also worked as additional or second unit director of photography on '' The Expendables'', '' X-Men: First Class'', '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', ''Furious 7'', '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows'', '' Captain America: Civil War'', '' Kong: Skull Island'' and ''The Fate of the Furious''. Filmography * ''Hot Dogs for Gauguin'' (1972) * '' Hot Tomorrows'' (1977) * ''They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way'' (1978) * ''The Prize Fighter'' (1979) * '' The Hitter'' (1979) * '' The Private Eyes'' (1980) * '' The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything'' (1980) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fate Of The Furious
''The Fate of the Furious'' (alternatively known as ''F8'' and titled on-screen as ''Fast & Furious 8'' internationally) is a 2017 American action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to ''Furious 7'' (2015) and the eighth installment in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. The film stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Scott Eastwood, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky, Kurt Russell, and Charlize Theron. In the film, Dominic Toretto has settled down with his wife Letty Ortiz, until cyberterrorist Cipher coerces him into working for her and turns him against his team, forcing them to find Dom and take down Cipher. The eighth installment was planned since 2014, and plot details were first announced in March 2015 when Diesel appeared on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' and announced that the film would be set in New York City. Preparations for the film began immediately after the relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddy's Revenge
''A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge'' (stylized on-screen as ''A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge'') is a 1985 American supernatural slasher film directed by Jack Sholder and written by David Chaskin. It stars Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, and Robert Rusler. It is the second installment in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise. The film follows Jesse Walsh, a teenager who begins having recurring nightmares about Freddy Krueger after moving into the former home of Nancy Thompson from the first film. ''Freddy's Revenge'' was released on November 1, 1985, and grossed $30 million at the domestic box office on a budget of $3 million. It received mixed reviews from critics upon release, with many comparing it unfavorably to its predecessor. However, it has enjoyed later success as a cult classic, with critics having reassessed the film's homoerotic themes and subject material. It was distributed by New Line Cinema. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost Empire (1984 Film)
''The Lost Empire'' is a 1984 American fantasy adventure film directed by Jim Wynorski. It was the first feature Wynorski directed. It stars Melanie Vincz, Raven De La Croix, Angela Aames and Angus Scrimm. Its general release was in February 1985 after a limited release on June 22, 1984 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Plot The film opens at a jewelry shop in Chinatown, which contains a statue with one glowing red eye. Three masked figures kill the store's owner, then try to pry the eye free. The police arrive, and after a bloody fight, all of the intruders and all but one of the policemen are dead, with the lone survivor being seriously wounded. The next day, children are being held hostage in an elementary school. A black-clad figure enters and takes on the terrorists, killing all three before revealing that she is Inspector Angel Wolfe (Melanie Vincz) of the L.A.P.D. A man enters the school room and Angel strikes him, breaking his nose and knocking him down, before realizing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Making The Grade (1984 Film)
''Making the Grade'' is a 1984 American teen film, teen comedy film. It was directed by Dorian Walker and written by Charles Gale and Gene Quintano. It was filmed at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. Plot Palmer Woodrow (Dana Olsen) is a rich prep school kid who rarely attends class and has been expelled from numerous University-preparatory school, prep schools. His parents are traveling internationally and inform him that he has been enrolled at Hoover Academy and he has one last chance to graduate or he will be cut off financially. Meanwhile, Eddie Keaton (Judd Nelson) is a small-time con artist and high school dropout who has run afoul of a local loanshark named "Dice." Via a chance meeting, Woodrow hires Keaton for $10,000 and a Porsche to attend his prep school and graduate, freeing Woodrow to travel to Europe for skiing. Cast Production This film marks the first appearance of Andrew Dice Clay, Andrew Clay's "Dice" persona. During an appearance on the ''Match Game-Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Plane Out
''Last Plane Out'' is a 1983 film, directed by David Nelson, son of Ozzie and Harriet. It was based on journalist Jack Cox's (who co-produced the film) experience in Nicaragua when it was ruled by Anastasio Somoza Debayle and his battle against insurgents during the 1979 Nicaraguan Revolution. Plot American journalist Jack Cox covers the Nicaraguan Revolution and falls in love with a pretty Sandinista rebel. Principal cast * Jan-Michael Vincent as Jack Cox * Julie Carmen as Maria Cardena * Mary Crosby as Elizabeth Rush * David Huffman as Jim Conley * Lloyd Battista Lloyd McAteer Battista (born May 14, 1937, in Cleveland, Ohio) is a retired American actor and screenwriter. Biography Battista studied acting at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He was active on Broadway and off-Broadway stages, appearing ... as Anastasio Somoza Debayle * Tonyo Meléndez as Ernesto * Ronnie Gonzalez as Luis * Anthony Feijoo as Ramon References External links * * * 1983 films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Where Evil Dwells
''The House Where Evil Dwells'' is a 1982 American-Japanese horror film starring Edward Albert, Susan George and Doug McClure about an American family that moves into a reputed haunted house in the hills of Japan. It was directed by Kevin Connor and produced by Martin B. Cohen. It was based on a novel by James Hardiman and turned into a screenplay by Robert Suhosky. Plot In 1840, in the rural and wooded hillside region of Kushiata near Kyoto, Japan, a samurai, named Shigero, comes home to find his wife, Otami, in bed with another man, named Masanori. In a violent scene, Shigero kills them both and then himself. Flash-forward to the present day, an American family of three, which includes writer Ted Fletcher, his wife Laura, and their 12-year-old daughter, Amy, moves into this since-abandoned house and starts to experience incidents of haunting and possession. The three dead people still haunt the house and subject each of the Fletcher family to various harassment and mischief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galaxy Of Terror
''Galaxy of Terror'' is a 1981 science fiction horror film produced by Roger Corman through New World Pictures and directed by Bruce D. Clark. It was distributed by United Artists. It stars Edward Albert, Erin Moran, Ray Walston and Taaffe O'Connell. Plot On the desolate, storm-lashed planet Morganthus, the last survivor of a crashed spaceship is attacked and killed by an invisible undead crew member. A very long distance away, on the Earth-like world Xerxes, two figures play a strange game. One, an old woman named Mitri, controls the game while the other, a male, is the Planet Master, an all-powerful mystic. The Master instructs Ilvar, one of his military commanders to go on a rescue mission to Morganthus for the previous ship. Without delay, the spaceship ''Quest'' blasts off to Morganthus, piloted by Captain Trantor, a survivor of a famous space disaster that has left her psychologically scarred and unstable. As the ''Quest'' approaches the planet's atmosphere, it suddenly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl, The Gold Watch & Everything (film)
''The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything'' is a 1980 American made-for-television science fiction comedy film based on the 1962 novel of the same name by John D. MacDonald, starring Robert Hays and Pam Dawber and directed by William Wiard. The film premiered in syndication on June 13, 1980, as part of Operation Prime Time syndicated programming. A sequel, '' The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite'', was released in 1981. Plot Kirby Winter is an easy-going man who meets a free-spirited brunette named Bonny and inherits from his millionaire uncle a gold watch that has the power to stop time. Cast * Robert Hays as Kirby Winter * Pam Dawber as Bonny Lee Beaumont * Zohra Lampert as Miss Wilma Farnham * Jill Ireland Jill Dorothy Ireland (24 April 1936 – 18 May 1990) was an English actress and singer. She appeared in 16 films with her second husband, Charles Bronson, and was additionally involved in two other of Bronson's films as a producer. Life and ca ... as Charla O'Rourke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Private Eyes (1980 Film)
''The Private Eyes'' is a 1980 American comedy mystery film starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts. The pair play bumbling American detectives who work for Scotland Yard. It was filmed at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. The film was directed by Lang Elliott and was the final pairing of Conway and Knotts, not counting their cameos as two California Highway Patrol officers in the 1984 film ''Cannonball Run II''. Plot The film opens early in the twentieth century, at an English country mansion with the apparent murder of Lord and Lady Morley in their car by a figure in a black cape. Inspector Winship (Knotts) and Dr. Tart (Conway), two American detectives transferred over to Scotland Yard because of problems in the United States, travel to the Morley mansion, brandishing a letter from the late Lord Morley asking them to investigate his own murder. They encounter the attractive heiress - the Morley's adopted daughter Phyllis Morley (Trisha Noble) - and are introduced to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hitter (film)
''The Hitter'' is a 1979 American blaxploitation action film directed by Christopher Leitch and written by Christopher Leitch and Ben Harris. The film stars Ron O'Neal, Sheila Frazier, Adolph Caesar, Bill Cobbs, Dorothi Fox and Alfie Brown. The film was released in February 1979, by Peppercorn-Wormser Film Enterprises. Plot An ex-professional boxer who killed a man in the ring (O'Neal) tries to make a new start when teaming up with a fast talking but ageing hoodlum (Caeser) and an ex-call girl (Frazier) but soon get more than they bargained for when crossing an adversary from their past. Cast * Ron O'Neal as Otis * Sheila Frazier as Lola * Adolph Caesar as Nathan * Bill Cobbs William Francisco Cobbs (born June 16, 1934) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in movies such as Louisiana Slim in '' The Hitter'' (1979), Water in ''The Brother from Another Planet'' (1984), and as Lewis Coleman on ''I'll Fly Aw ... as "Louisiana Slim" * Dorothi Fox as Mabel * Alfie B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prize Fighter
''The Prize Fighter'' is an American comedy film starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts. Directed by Michael Preece, it was written by Tim Conway and John Myhers, based on a story by Conway. It was released by New World Pictures in November 1979. Plot Set in the 1930s, Bags, an ex-boxer and Shake, his manager have bottomed out as fight trainers. Their latest fighter has lost and fired them. Without a home or even money for food. Bags tells Shake about getting back into the ring, despite Bags' record of 20 losses by knockout (out of 20 fights). One night, while at a carnival, Shake talks Bags into appearing at a $50 amateur fight. Unbeknownst to them, in the crowd is a local mobster known as Mr. Mike. Spotting opportunity, Mr. Mike arranges for Bags' opponent to take a dive in the round. Bags knocks the other boxer with a right hook, winning the money. Afterwards, Mr. Mike approaches Bags and Shake, introducing himself as a local businessman, and invites them to his mansion for dinner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
