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Legal Eagles
''Legal Eagles'' is a 1986 American legal romantic comedy mystery crime thriller film directed by Ivan Reitman, written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps, Jr. from a story by Reitman and the screenwriters, and starring Robert Redford, Debra Winger, and Daryl Hannah. Plot Tom Logan (Robert Redford), an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, is slated as the next District Attorney. Laura Kelly (Debra Winger), an attorney representing performance artist Chelsea Deardon (Daryl Hannah), seeks out Logan to discuss her client's case. Accused of attempting to steal a painting from millionaire Robert Forrester (John McMartin), Chelsea claims that her artist father, Sebastian Deardon (James Hurdle), gave her the painting eighteen years earlier for her 8th birthday. That same day, her father and most of his paintings were lost in a mysterious fire. At a formal dinner to publicly launch Logan's candidacy as the next District Attorney, Kelly unexpectedly arrives w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman (; October 27, 1946February 12, 2022) was a Czechoslovak-born Canadian filmmaker. He was best known for his comedy work, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998. Films he directed include ''Meatballs'' (1979), '' Stripes'' (1981), '' Ghostbusters'' (1984), ''Ghostbusters II'' (1989), '' Twins'' (1988), '' Kindergarten Cop'' (1990), ''Dave'' (1993), and '' Junior'' (1994). Reitman also served as producer for such films as '' National Lampoon's Animal House'' (1978), '' Space Jam'' (1996), and '' Private Parts'' (1997). Early life Ivan Reitman was born in the predominantly ethnic Hungarian town of Komárno (known as Komárom in Hungarian), Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), on October 27, 1946, the son of Klara (Raab, 1919-2000) and Ladislav "Leslie" Reitman (1914-1993). Both of Reitman's parents were Jewish; his mother survived the Auschwitz concentration camp, and his father was an underground resistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Thriller Film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but also include comedy, and, in turn, is divided into many sub-genres, such as mystery, suspense or noir. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identified crime film as one of eleven super-genres in his Screenwriters Taxonomy, claiming that all feature-length narrative films can be classified by these super-genres. The other ten super-genres are action, fantasy, horror, romance, science fiction, slice of life, sports, thriller, war and western. Williams identifies drama in a broader category called "film type", mystery and suspense as "macro-genres", and film noir as a "screenwriter's pathway" explaining that these categories are additive rather than exclusionary. '' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Clemenson
Christian Dayton Clemenson (born March 17, 1958) is an American film and television actor. He is well known for his portrayal of Jerry "Hands" Espenson in the television series ''Boston Legal'', for which he was nominated for three Emmy Awards and won the 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He has appeared in a number of highly acclaimed films, including ''Hannah and Her Sisters'', '' Broadcast News'', ''Apollo 13'' and ''The Big Lebowski'', and portrayed Tom Burnett in Paul Greengrass' '' United 93''. He starred in '' The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story'' as prosecutor William Hodgman. Early life Clemenson was born and raised in Humboldt, Iowa, the son of drug store owners Ruth Alzora (Dayton) and Ernest Arnold Clemenson. In his early teens, he delivered the ''Des Moines Register'', which had a long tradition of awarding scholarships to top east-coast preparatory schools to a select few "paper boys." Clemenson, a straight-A junior high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Howard Klar
Gary Howard Klar (March 24, 1947 – December 31, 2020) was an American actor known for his role as Pvt. Steel in George A. Romero's cult classic zombie film ''Day of the Dead''. He also appeared in ''Married to the Mob'' (1988), ''Big'' (1988), and ''Hackers'' (1995). Biography Klar was born on March 24, 1947 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and was raised by adoptive parents. He had 12 siblings all of whom were adopted too. He was not aware of his adoption until many years later. He played football in college and briefly played professionally but his career unfortunately ended after an injury. He later set out to become an actor. His first film was in 1980's ''Hero at Large'' in a small role as a camera man. His biggest role was that of Pvt. Steel in the 1985 zombie horror film ''Day of the Dead''. He continued to play minor roles in films such as ''Three Men and a Baby'' and ''Big''. On December 30, 1998, he received an unannounced phone call from a Connecticut state official inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hart (actor)
David Hart (born February 6, 1954) is an American actor and singer best known for his portrayal of Sgt. Parker Williams on the television series '' In the Heat of the Night'' (1988 to 1995). He has appeared in numerous films. Hart continues to perform in theater around the country, most recently performing as Charlemagne in ''Pippin'' and Oscar in ''The Odd Couple''. He has also appeared in numerous commercials, including IHOP Restaurants, Maxwell House Coffee, Coors Light, John Deere and GE. Early life Hart was raised primarily by his mother, Jeanette Lassiter Anderson, in Panama City, Florida. He attended local schools. His father, Lloyd Hart Jr., encouraged him to attend Chipola Jr. College (now Chipola College) after seeing him perform in ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'', produced at Rutherford High School in Panama City. Hart was given an acting scholarship to go to the college in Marianna, Florida. Personal life and family Hart is married to Anne Tabor. Hart has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Dundas
Jennifer Dundas, credited as Jennie Dundas in her early work, is an American actress best known for her role as Chris Paradis, Annie Paradis (Diane Keaton)'s lesbian daughter, in ''The First Wives Club''. Biography Dundas was born in Boston and attended Brown University. Jules Feiffer discovered her when, at age 9, she performed in a play at a summer camp. She also portrayed a young Gloria Vanderbilt in '' Little Gloria... Happy at Last''. Films in which Dundas has appeared include '' Puccini for Beginners'', ''Legal Eagles'', ''The Beniker Gang'' and ''The Hotel New Hampshire''. She has guest starred in TV shows such as '' Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Law and Order: Criminal Intent.'' On stage, Dundas has performed in the New York Theatre, including the play '' Arcadia''. She won an Obie ( Off-Broadway) Award for her performance in '' Good as New'' by Peter Hedges. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Botsford
Sara Botsford (born August 4, 1951) is a Canadian television and film actress. She starred in the CTV drama series ''E.N.G.'' (1989-1994) for which received Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role. Career She is probably best known for her role of Ann Hildebrand in the television series ''E.N.G.'' for which she won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role. Before this role, her most remembered role is the wickedly evil character of Lillith McKechnie, AKA Isabella, on the daytime drama ''As the World Turns'' from 1988 to 1990. In ''Dangerous Offender: The Marlene Moore Story'' (1996), she portrayed Marlene Moore's (Brooke Johnson) lawyer. In 2002, she portrayed Kathleen Sinclair in the TV movie '' Trudeau'' about the life of the late Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. In 2003 she appeared in ''Burn: The Robert Wraight Story''. Her film roles have included appearances in ''Crossbar'' (1979), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Heslov
Grant Heslov (born May 15, 1963) is an American actor and filmmaker known for his producing and writing collaborations with George Clooney, which have earned him four Oscar nominations. As a co-producer of ''Argo'' (2012), he received the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2013. As an actor, he has appeared in films including ''True Lies'' (1994), '' Black Sheep'' (1996), ''Enemy of the State'' (1998) and ''The Scorpion King'' (2002), as well as performing supporting roles in several films made with Clooney. Personal life Heslov was born in Los Angeles, California, and was raised in its Palos Verdes area. His father, Arthur Heslov, was a dentist, and his mother, Jerrie (''née'' Rosen), a businesswoman. He has two older brothers, Steven and Michael. Heslov is Jewish. He attended Palos Verdes High School, then the University of Southern California . He is a member of Phi Kappa Psi. Heslov is married to Lysa Hayland-Heslov, a producer. Career Heslov's acting credits include the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Curtis Brown
Robert Curtis Brown (born Robert Nelson Brown, April 27, 1957) is an American television, film, and stage actor. Early life Brown was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and was raised in Yardley, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The middle of three children, he graduated from Pennsbury High School in 1975 and from Yale University in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in English and Theatre Studies from Yale College, and later a master's degree in 1982 from the Yale School of Drama. Career Brown was in a production of the J. Hartley Manners play ''Peg O' My Heart'' in 1987 at Molloy College. In 1988, Brown appeared as Octavius Caesar in a New York Shakespeare Festival production of ''Julius Caesar'' at The Public Theatre. He played a doctor in ''The Heidi Chronicles'' in 1990, winning the Drama-Logue award and being nominated for a Helen Hayes award for his role. His performance in ''One of These Days'' at Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles in 1992 was well-received by T.H. Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Clennon
David Clennon (born May 10, 1943) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Miles Drentell in the ABC series ''thirtysomething'' and ''Once and Again'', as well as his role as Palmer in the John Carpenter film '' The Thing''. He has been frequently cast in films directed by Hal Ashby, Costa-Gavras and Jordan Walker-Pearlman. Life and career Born in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of Virginia, a homemaker, and Cecil Clennon, an accountant, Clennon attended the University of Notre Dame from 1962 to 1965. He studied at the Yale School of Drama for three years and became a member of their professional acting company. In 1996 he married Perry Adleman, a writer, camera assistant and photographer. They have two children. In 1980, Clennon provided the voice for Admiral Motti in NPR's ''Star Wars The Original Radio Drama''. He was a regular on the TV shows ''Barney Miller'', ''Almost Perfect'', '' The Agency,'' and '' Saved''. Clennon also played Carl Sessick (a.k.a. Carl the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roscoe Lee Browne
Roscoe Lee Browne (May 2, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American actor and director. He resisted playing stereotypically black roles, instead performing in several productions with New York City's Shakespeare Festival Theater, Leland Hayward's satirical NBC series ''That Was the Week That Was'', and a poetry performance tour of the United States in addition to his work in television and film. He is perhaps best known for his role as Saunders in ''Soap'' (1979–1981). In 1976, Browne was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series for his work on ABC's ''Barney Miller''. In 1986, he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series for his work on NBC's ''The Cosby Show''.Roscoe Lee Browne. Awards and Nominations Televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Baranski
Christine Jane Baranski (born May 2, 1952) is an American actress. She is a 15-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, winning once in 1995 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Maryann Thorpe in the sitcom ''Cybill'' (1995–1998). Baranski has received further critical acclaim for her performance as Diane Lockhart in the legal drama series ''The Good Wife'' (2009–2016) and its spin-off series ''The Good Fight'' (2017–2022). Baranski has appeared in several television films, including ''To Dance with the White Dog'' (1993), ''Eloise at the Plaza'' and ''Eloise at Christmastime'' (both 2003), and '' Who Is Simon Miller?'' (2011). Her major Broadway credits include ''Hide and Seek'' (1980), ''Hurlyburly'' (1984), ''The House of Blue Leaves'' (1986), ''Nick & Nora'' (1991), and '' Boeing Boeing'' (2008). Baranski has also appeared in numerous films, such as '' Reversal of Fortune'' (1990), ''The Birdcage'' (1996), ''Cruel Intentions'' (1999), ''How t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
