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Lisa M. Hansen
Lisa M. Hansen is an American film producer, production manager, former actress, writer, and craft service person. She has worked in various genres, including Thriller (genre), thriller, Action film, action, Drama film, drama, and science fiction. She once frequently made cameos in the movies she has been involved with. Life Lisa Hansen grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She began her career in entertainment as a radio disc jockey in Gillette, Wyoming. Later on, she returned to Chicago to become program manager of Spectrum (TV channel), Spectrum Pay-TV. In 1981, Hansen was hired by Chicago Teleproductions, and in 1982, she was recruited by Paul Hertzberg, moving to Los Angeles with him to do sales for a new independent film studio called CineTel Films.Dramatic [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller (genre)
Thriller is a genre of fiction, having numerous, often overlapping subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the mood (psychology), moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, Psychomotor agitation, excitement, Surprise (emotion), surprise, anticipation (emotion), anticipation and anxiety. Successful examples of thrillers are Alfred Hitchcock filmography, the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Thrillers generally keep the audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax (narrative), climax. The cover-up of important information is a common element. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, unreliable narrators, and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is often a villain-driven plot, whereby they present obstacles that the protagonist must overcome. The most common genres that overlap with the thriller genre include crime fiction, crime, horror fiction, horror and detective fiction. Characteristics Writer Vla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relentless (1989 Film)
''Relentless'' is a 1989 American crime thriller film directed by William Lustig and starring Judd Nelson, Robert Loggia and Leo Rossi. The film follows two LAPD officers on a hunt for a serial killer. ''Relentless'' was the first in a series of four films starring Leo Rossi as detective Sam Dietz trying to stop a serial killer. The three sequels were all filmed and released within three consecutive years from 1992 to 1994. Plot Sam Dietz (Leo Rossi) is a rookie Los Angeles detective recently transferred from New York City. He is paired up with veteran detective Bill Malloy (Robert Loggia) in order to find and stop a serial killer. The killer is Arthur "Buck" Taylor (Judd Nelson), the son of a former LAPD cop whose motive for killing is frustration over not having been accepted to the force and failure in the eyes of his father. Taylor chooses his targets by randomly looking up their names in the phone book and skillfully covering up his tracks by using his skills and knowledg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa's Tattoo
''Teresa's Tattoo'' (also known as ''Natural Selection'') is a 1994 American action comedy- crime film directed by Julie Cypher. The film stars C. Thomas Howell, Nancy McKeon, Lou Diamond Phillips, Melissa Etheridge, who also performed songs for the film, Casey Siemaszko, Adrienne Shelly, and Majel Barrett. It was filmed in Los Angeles, California, USA. ''Teresa's Tattoo'' was produced by CineTel Films, Trimark Pictures, and Yankee Entertainment Group Inc. It was distributed by Trimark Pictures. Plot The film starts with Gloria (Adrienne Shelly), who is being held hostage, bothering her captors in charge of watching her, Mooney ( Anthony Clark) and Titus (Matt Adler), by changing the channel the two were watching on television and jumping in front of the TV. Titus then scolds and takes the remote from Gloria and suggests she should go take a swim in the pool outside which she subsequently obliges. While playing in the pool, Gloria hauls a trampoline near the edge of the pool and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangerous Touch
''Dangerous Touch'' is a 1994 American erotic thriller film directed by Lou Diamond Phillips (in his directorial debut) and written by Kurt Voss and Phillips. It stars Phillips and Kate Vernon. It was released direct-to-video on October 12, 1994. The main themes of the film are blackmail and amateur pornography. A female radio host has an ill-advised sexual relationship with a hustler. He has videotaped their sexual encounters, and threatens to publicize them. Plot Radiotherapist Amanda Grace's life turns hellish after she becomes involved with young hustler Mick Burroughs. Mick seduces the radio host to get hold of a file she has on a criminal who also happens to be one of her patients. Soon, the two are having steamy, erotic encounters that include kinky sex. But she gets so caught up in their relationship that she leaves herself wide open to Mick's treachery. Amanda finds her entire career in jeopardy when Mick blackmails her and threatens to show everyone an incriminating vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relentless 3
''Relentless 3'' is a 1993 crime thriller film written and directed by James Lemmo. The tagline for the film was: "''When the fear stops...you're dead!''" ''Relentless 3'' was filmed in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is the third installment in the Relentless series. The film was referenced twice on ''Saturday Night Live''. The first time in 1993 on the Jeff Goldblum, Aerosmith #19.3 episode as a poster on the counter in "Karl’s Video Store" and again on ''The Best of David Spade'' in 1995, again a poster on the counter in the same store. Plot Sam Dietz returns to Los Angeles from "up North" and agrees to consult on a serial killer case. Not wanting to be more involved changes however, when the killer targets Dietz's latest love interest, thereby, forcing him to become actively involved in the investigation. The killer is someone he's arrested before. Cast * Leo Rossi as Sam Dietz * William Forsythe as Walter Hilderman * Robert Costanzo as Roy Kalewsky * Edward Wiley as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relentless II
Relentless may refer to: Film * ''Relentless'' (1948 film), an American film directed by George Sherman * ''Relentless'', a 1977 American television film starring Will Sampson * ''Relentless'' (1989 film), an American crime film starring Judd Nelson, followed by several sequels * '' Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East'', a 2003 Israeli documentary film * ''Relentless'' (2010 film), a Nigerian film starring Nneka Egbuna and Jimmy Jean-Louis Games * Relentless Software, developers of the ''Buzz!'' series of quiz video games * '' Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure'' or ''Little Big Adventure'', a 1994 video game Literature * ''Relentless'' (Greaney novel), a 2021 novel in the Gray Man series by Mark Greaney * ''Relentless'' (Kernick novel), a 2006 crime novel by Simon Kernick * ''Relentless'' (Koontz novel), a 2009 thriller novel by Dean Koontz * '' Relentless: The True Story of the Man Behind Rogers Communications'', a 2008 autobiography by Ted Rogers * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
976-Evil II
''976-EVIL II'', also known as ''976-EVIL 2: The Astral Factor'', is a 1992 supernatural horror–slasher film directed by Jim Wynorski. The film is a sequel to the 1988 horror film '' 976-EVIL''. It was referenced in ''Invasion of the Scream Queens'' (1992). Premise Leonard "Spike" Johnson (Patrick O'Bryan) returns to battle the supernatural in a small Californian college town. Someone is killing college co-eds at a rate that is causing alarm. A pretty student, Robin, learns that her dean, Professor Grubeck, is a ghost using astral projection and a satanic 976 " horrorscope" hotline to kill students. Cast * Debbie James as Robin * Rene Assa as Mr. Grubeck * Patrick O'Bryan as Leonard "Spike" Johnson * Philip McKeon as Taylor * Leslie Ryan as Paula * Brigitte Nielsen as Agnes * Rod McCary as Dr. Jamison * Paul Coufos as Stone * Karen Mayo-Chandler as Laurie * George Buck Flower as Turrell * Sigal Diamant as Barmaid * Joy Ballard as Stripper * Yavone Evans as Reporter * Eric Anj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where The Day Takes You
''Where the Day Takes You'' is a 1992 American crime drama thriller film directed by Marc Rocco and starring Dermot Mulroney, Sean Astin, Balthazar Getty, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ricki Lake, James LeGros, Laura San Giacomo, David Arquette, Christian Slater, and Will Smith (in his film debut). The film tells the story of teenage runaways trying to survive on the streets of Los Angeles. The film was nominated for the "Critics Award" at the Deauville Film Festival and won the Golden Space Needle Award at the Seattle International Film Festival. The film was primarily shot on location in Los Angeles and Venice, California, and includes several songs by Melissa Etheridge. Plot Fleeing various hardships, a group of young people form a protective family of their own on the streets of Los Angeles, led by King. In his early twenties, King has lived on the street for several years. After being released after two months in prison for assault, he feels the group (him, Greg, Little J, Crasher, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Past Midnight
''Past Midnight'' is a 1991 Neo-noir thriller film (with slasher connections) starring Rutger Hauer and Natasha Richardson, as well as co-stars Tom Wright, Clancy Brown and Paul Giamatti (making his first credited screen appearance). Plot Parolee Ben Jordan has spent the past fifteen years behind bars for his pregnant wife's murder. He is monitored by his parole officer Lee Samuels and social worker Laura Mathews after he is released. Mathews begins looking into his case and becomes convinced that he was convicted under circumstantial evidence and starts becoming convinced of his innocence in the crime. Before long she starts falling for him, but this is far from wise, since even if he is innocent, Mrs. Jordan's real murderer may soon come a calling. Cast * Rutger Hauer as Ben Jordan * Natasha Richardson as Laura Mathews * Paul Giamatti as Larry Canipe * Clancy Brown as Steve Lundy * Tom Wright as Lee Samuels * Guy Boyd as Todd Canipe * Charles Boswell as Carlton Daniels * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast Getaway
''Fast Getaway'' is a 1991 Action film#Action comedy, action comedy film, starring Corey Haim, Cynthia Rothrock and Leo Rossi. A sequel ''Fast Getaway II'' was released in 1994. Plot Sixteen-year-old Nelson Potter is part of a bank robbing team with his father Sam — Nelson scouts targets for the group and acts as a hostage in their endeavors. Their accomplices include Tony and Lilly, the latter a skilled martial artist and Sam’s current love interest. Wanting Sam all to herself, Lilly tries to persuade him to cut Nelson from the group, but Sam declines. When she overhears him insulting her afterwards, Lilly refuses to give Nelson his share of the money from their latest heist and viciously attacks Sam, leading Nelson to subdue her at gunpoint. With the partnership dissolved, Tony and Lilly leave the group. After stealing a new getaway car, Sam and Nelson continue on their own. Sam’s goal is to eventually steal enough money to pay for Nelson’s college education, although Nel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Much Sun
''Too Much Sun'' is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Robert Downey Sr. and starring Robert Downey Jr., Eric Idle, Andrea Martin, Allan Arbus, Ralph Macchio and Howard Duff. It was filmed in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, California, USA. Plot A multi-millionaire is making out his will. His son is gay and his daughter a lesbian, yet he vows to leave his fortune to the first one who can produce a grandchild. Cast *Allan Arbus as Vincent *Robert Downey Jr. as Reed Richmond *Howard Duff as O. M. *Laura Ernst as Susan *Lara Harris as Sister Ursula *Jim Haynie as Father Kelly *James Hong as Frank Sr. *John Ide as Yacht Captain *Eric Idle as Sonny *Marin Kanter as Tiny Nun *Jon Korkes as Fuzby Robinson *Ralph Macchio as Frank Jr. :3 *Christopher Mankiewicz as the mailman *Andrea Martin as Bitsy *Leo Rossi as George * Jennifer Rubin as Gracia *Cara Sherman as Waitress *Heidi Swedberg Heidi Swedberg is an American actress and musician. She is best known for her role as Susan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |