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Lonely Hearts (1991 Film)
''Lonely Hearts'' is a 1991 American thriller film written and directed by Andrew Lane and starring Eric Roberts and Beverly D'Angelo. Plot A lonely woman who becomes obsessed with a con man. She even poses as his sister to help him trick other women. falls for the conman who steals her money after seducing her. Frank doesn't want Alma around him, but he cannot do anything about the situation in case she goes to the police. Hot on the trail of the two is a female private detective, working for another of Frank's victims. Cast * Eric Roberts as Frank * Beverly D'Angelo as Alma * Joanna Cassidy as Erin Randall * Herta Ware as Gran * Bibi Besch as Maria Wilson * Rebecca Street as Jane Ericson * Miriam Flynn as Helen * Sharon Farrell as Louise * Sandy Baron as The Apartment Manager * Ellen Geer as Martha * Marlyn Mason as Beverly Ross * Charles Napier as Robby Ross * Danny Trejo Danny Trejo ( ; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. He has appeared in films includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lane (film Producer)
Andrew Lane is an American film producer and director. Together with Wayne Crawford he co-produced the 1983 comedy ''Valley Girl'' starring Nicolas Cage in his first co-starring role. The two were responsible for producing several other films including ''Night of the Comet'', ''Servants of Twilight'', ''Mortal Passions'', and ''Jake Speed''. He is an assistant professor at Chapman University in Orange County. Filmography As director: *''Jake Speed'' (1986) *''Mortal Passions'' (1989) *'' Lonely Hearts'' (1991) *''Distant Cousins'' (1993) *''The Secretary'' (TV film) (1995) *''Trade-Off'' (TV film) (1995) *''Train Wreck'' (2008) As producer: *'' God's Bloody Acre'' (1975) *'' Tomcats'' (1977) *''Valley Girl'' (1983) *''Night of the Comet'' (1984) *''Jake Speed'' (1986) *''Peacemaker'' (1990) *''Femme Fatale'' (1991) *'' Lonely Hearts'' (1991) *''Trade Off'' (TV film) (1995) *'' South of Hell'' (2005) *'' Bad Girls from Valley High'' (2005) As writer: *'' Tomcats'' (1977) *''V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Baron
Sandy Baron (born Sanford Irving Beresofsky; May 5, 1936 – January 21, 2001) was an American actor and comedian who performed on stage, in films, and on television. Early life Sanford Beresofsky was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in the Brownsville neighborhood, the son of Helen Farberman, a waitress, and Max Beresofsky, a house painter, both Yiddish-speaking Russian Jewish immigrants. His father was born in Slonim, Belarus. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in East New York; and while he was a student at Brooklyn College, to which he received a scholarship, he changed his name to "Sandy Baron"—taking his inspiration from the nearby Barron's Bookstore. He began his career working in the Catskill Mountains resorts with their "Borscht Belt" brand of Jewish humor, on which Baron made his mark. He then moved on to the Compass Players Improv Comedy group in the late 1950s. Career Baron made his Broadway debut in ''Tchin-Tchin'' in 1962. He also appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Films
The year 1991 in film involved some significant events. Important films released this year included '' The Silence of the Lambs'', ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Thelma & Louise'', ''JFK'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events *February 14 – '' The Silence of the Lambs'' is released and becomes only the third film after ''It Happened One Night'' (1934) and '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) to win the top five categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director ( Jonathan Demme); Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins); Best Actress (Jodie Foster); and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally). It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film. * July 3 – '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic. *August 7 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Thriller Films
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Philippines, making it the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century; MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa, but the crew notoriously abandons the vessel before the passengers are rescued; Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Soviet flag is lowered from the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the flag of the Russian Federation; The United States and soon-to-be dissolved Soviet Union sign the START I Treaty; A tropical cyclone strikes Bangladesh, killing nearly 140,000 people; Lauda Air Flight 004 crashes after one of its thrust reversers activates during the flight; A United States-led coalition initiates Operation Desert Storm to remove Iraq and Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Thriller Films
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Danny Trejo
Danny Trejo ( ; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. He has appeared in films including ''Desperado'', ''Heat'', and the ''From Dusk Till Dawn'' film series. With frequent collaborator and his second cousin Robert Rodriguez, he portrayed the character of Isador "Machete" Cortez, which was originally developed for the ''Spy Kids'' series and was later expanded into its own franchise of the same name. Trejo's movie career began in 1985, when he accidentally landed in the American indie film ''Runaway Train'', where he played the role of a boxer for a daily fee of 320 dollars. He went on to star in a multitude of other films, including ''Desperado'', ''From Dusk till Dawn'', ''Con Air'', '' From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money'', '' From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter'', ''Reindeer Games'', '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'', and ''Grindhouse''. Early life Childhood Trejo was born on May 16, 1944, on Temple Street in the Echo Park neighborhood of Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Napier (actor)
Charles Lewis Napier (April 12, 1936 – October 5, 2011) was an American character actor known for playing supporting and occasional leading roles in television and films. He was frequently cast as police officers, soldiers, or authority figures, many of them villainous or corrupt. After leaving his Kentucky hometown to serve in the Army, he graduated from college and worked as a sports coach and art teacher before settling on acting as a career. Napier established himself in character roles and worked steadily for the next 35 years. He made numerous collaborations with director Jonathan Demme, including roles in '' Something Wild'' (1986), ''Married to the Mob'' (1988), '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991), ''Philadelphia'' (1993), ''Beloved'' (1998), and ''The Manchurian Candidate'' (2004). Other notable roles include the short-tempered country singer Tucker McElroy in ''The Blues Brothers'', gruff army Commander Gilmour in '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlyn Mason
Marlyn Mason (born August 7, 1940) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. Early years Mason was born in San Fernando, California, and she was named after a friend of a friend of her mother. Mason moved to Hollywood after she finished high school. Career Mason played the role of Nikki Bell, a Braille teacher who became the title character's business partner, in the television series '' Longstreet'' (1971-1972), which starred James Franciscus. Her other acting credits include roles in ''Hogan's Heroes'', ''My Three Sons'', '' Burke's Law'', ''The New Phil Silvers Show'', ''Kentucky Jones'', ''Bonanza'', ''The Big Valley'', ''Ben Casey'', ''Dr. Kildare'' (in a recurring role), '' Laredo'', ''Occasional Wife'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''I Spy'', '' Laredo'', ''The F.B.I.'', ''Mission Impossible'', '' The Fugitive'', ''Mannix'', ''Vega$'',''The Invaders'', ''The Odd Couple'', ''Love, American Style'', ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'', ''Cannon'', ''Barnaby Jones'', ''Gomer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Geer
Ellen Ware Geer is an American actress, professor, and theatre director. Personal life Geer was born in New York City, the daughter of actors Herta Ware and Will Geer. Her father was best-known for playing Grandpa Zebulon "Zeb" Walton on ''The Waltons''. She is married to children's musician Peter Alsop, and was previously married to actor Ed Flanders. She and Flanders had a son, Ian Geer Flanders. She and Alsop have two daughters, Megan and Willow. Career In 1963, Geer joined the Minnesota Theatre Company for the opening seasons of the original Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, where, among other roles, she played the lead in Guthrie's production of Bernard Shaw's '' Saint Joan''. Geer began her film career appearing as a nun in the 1968 Richard Lester drama ''Petulia''. She followed this with an appearance in 1969's '' The Reivers'' with her father, Will Geer. In 1971, Geer played the deceased wife of the lead character in ''Kotch'', appearing throughout the movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Farrell
Sharon Farrell (born December 24, 1940) is an American television and film actress, and former dancer. Originally beginning her career as a ballerina with the American Ballet Theatre company, Farrell made her film debut in 1959 in ''Kiss Her Goodbye'', followed by roles in '' 40 Pounds of Trouble'' (1962), ''A Lovely Way to Die'' (1968), and the neo-noir ''Marlowe'' (1969). She worked prolifically in television, including recurring parts in the series '' Saints and Sinners'' (1962), ''Dr. Kildare'' (1965), and ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1977–1980). Farrell's other roles include Larry Cohen's horror film '' It's Alive'' (1974), Dennis Hopper's drama film '' Out of the Blue'' (1980), and the teen comedy ''Can't Buy Me Love'' (1987). She continued to appear in television and film until 1999. In 2013, she reappeared in a minor role in the web series ''Broken at Love''. Early life Born Sharon Forsmoe on Christmas Eve 1940 in Sioux City, Iowa, she is of Norwegian descent, and was raised in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Kenner
Robert Kenner is an American film and television director, producer, and writer. Kenner is best known for directing the film ''Food, Inc''. as well as the films, ''Command and Control'', ''Merchants of Doubt'', and ''When Strangers Click''. Kenner's most recent project is 2019's five-part documentary series '' The Confession Killer'', which examines notorious serial killer Henry Lee Lucas and what may be the greatest hoax in American criminal justice history. In 2016, Kenner released ''Command and Control'', a documentary of a 1980s nuclear missile accident in Arkansas, based on Eric Schlosser's award-winning book of the same name. ''The Village Voice'' wrote, “Command and Control is frightening for a whole pants-shitting list of reasons…morbidly fun to watch, in the manner of good suspense thrillers and disaster films.” In 2014, he released ''Merchants of Doubt,'' inspired by Naomi Oreskes' and Erik Conway's book of the same name. The film explores how a handful of ske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriam Flynn
Miriam Flynn (born June 18, 1952) is an American voice and character actress. She is best known as Cousin Catherine in the ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' and Grandma Longneck in ''The Land Before Time'' franchises. She has acted in other films and in several television series, the latter including a recurring role as Sister Helen on the Fox/ WB sitcom ''Grounded for Life''. Career Second City Before breaking into television, Flynn was a member of the Second City improv troupe in 1975. She appeared on stage alongside Shelley Long, George Wendt, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, and James Belushi. Film and television Flynn was a regular cast member in '' The Tim Conway Show'', a comedy-variety show that aired on CBS from March 1980 through summer 1981, acting in sketch comedy in each episode. She then starred in her own sitcom, '' Maggie'', on ABC, but the show was short-lived, airing in October and November 1981 and in April–May 1982 before being cancelled. She appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
