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Subway Riders
''Subway Riders'' (also known as Os Viajantes da Noite) is a 1981 American thriller film directed by Amos Poe and starring Robbie Coltrane, Charlene Kaleina, Cookie Mueller, John Lurie and Amos Poe. Cast * Susan Tyrrell - Eleanor Langley * Robbie Coltrane - Detective Fritz Langley * John Lurie - The Saxophonist * Amos Poe - Writer Ant * Cookie Mueller - Penelope Trasher * Charlene Kaleina - Claire Smith * William Rice - Mr. Gollstone * Ed Buck Edward Bernard Peter Buck (né Buckmelter; born August 24, 1954) is an American convicted felon and businessman. A former model and actor, he made a significant amount of money running and selling the data service company Gopher Courier. He becam ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Subway Riders 1981 films American thriller films Films set in New York City 1981 thriller films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films SUBWAY RIDERS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos Poe
Amos Poe is an American New York City-based director and screenwriter, described by ''The New York Times'' as a "pioneering indie filmmaker." Career Amos Poe is one of the first punk filmmakers and his film '' The Blank Generation'' (1976)—co-directed with Ivan Král— is one of the earliest punk films. The film features performances by Richard Hell, Talking Heads, Television, Patti Smith, and Wayne County. ''Rolling Stone'' named it number 6 on its list of 25 Greatest Punk Rock Movies of All Time. He is also associated with the birth of No Wave Cinema due to films such as ''The Foreigner'' (1978), featuring Eric Mitchell, Debbie Harry, Anya Phillips; and '' Subway Riders'' (1981), starring Susan Tyrrell, Robbie Coltrane, and Cookie Mueller. During this time he was also the director of the Public-access television cable TV show '' TV Party'' hosted by Glenn O'Brien and Chris Stein. He is part of the Remodernist film movement, which he described as the next developm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Heer
Johanna is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form ''Iōanna'' lacks a medial /h/ because in Greek /h/ could only occur initially. For more information on the name's origin, see the article on Joanna. Women named Johanna *Johanna Allik (born 1994), Estonian figure skater *Johanna van Ammers-Küller (1884–1966), Dutch writer * Johanna "Hannah" Arendt (1906–1975), German-born American political theorist * Johanna "Jo" Bauer-Stumpff (1873–1964), Dutch painter *Johanna Sophia of Bavaria (c.1373–1410), Duchess consort of Austria *Johanna Beisteiner (born 1976), Austrian classical guitarist *Johanna Berglind (1816–1903), Swedish sign language educator * Jóhanna Bergmann Þorvaldsdóttir, Icelandic farmer * Johanna "Annie" Bos (1886–1975), Dutch theater and silent film actress * Johanna van Brabant (1322–1406), Duchess of Brabant *Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Coltrane
Anthony Robert McMillan (30 March 195014 October 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor and comedian. He gained worldwide recognition in the 2000s for playing Rubeus Hagrid in the ''Harry Potter'' film series. He was appointed an OBE in the 2006 New Year Honours by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama. In 1990, Coltrane received the Evening Standard British Film Award Peter Sellers Award for Comedy. In 2011, he was honoured for his " outstanding contribution" to film at the British Academy Scotland Awards. Coltrane started his career appearing alongside Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, and Emma Thompson in the sketch series ''Alfresco''. In 1987, he starred in the BBC miniseries ''Tutti Frutti'' with Thompson, for which he received his first British Academy Television Award for Best Actor nomination. Coltrane then gained national prominence starring as criminal psychologist Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in the ITV television series '' Cracker'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlene Kaleina
Charlene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Charlene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Charlene or Charleen * Charlene (singer), American singer Charlene D'Angelo (born 1950) Music Albums * ''Charlene'' (Charlene album), 1977 * ''Charlene'' (Tweet album), 2016 Songs * "Charlene" (song), a 2003 song by Anthony Hamilton * "Charlene", a 1959 song by Jerry Fuller * "Charlene", a 1995 song by Björk, B-side of "Isobel" * "Charlene (I'm Right Behind You)", a song by Stephen and the Colberts See also * * Charley (other) * Charlie (other) * Charlin (other) * Charles (other) * Charlot (other) * Charlotte (other) * Carlin (other) * Karlin (other) Karlin may refer to: Places Belarus *Karlin (Pinsk), a village Czech Republic *Karlín, a district of Prague *Karlín (Hodonín District), a municipality and village *Karlín, a village and administ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cookie Mueller
Dorothy Karen "Cookie" Mueller (March 2, 1949 – November 10, 1989) was an American actress, writer, and Dreamlander who starred in many of filmmaker John Waters' early films, including ''Multiple Maniacs'', ''Pink Flamingos'', ''Female Trouble'', and ''Desperate Living''. Early life Cookie Mueller grew up with her parents Frank Lennert Mueller (d. 1984) and Anne (Sawyer) Mueller (d. 1995, aged 82) in the Baltimore suburbs in a house near the woods, a mental hospital and railroad tracks. She was nicknamed Cookie as a baby: "Somehow I got the name Cookie before I could walk. It didn't matter to me, they could call me whatever they wanted." During her childhood Cookie, along with her parents, brother Michael, and sister Judy, took road trips across the country: In 1959, with eyes the same size, I got to see some of America traveling in the old green Plymouth with my parents, who couldn't stand each other, and my brother and sister, who loved everyone. ookie's brother Michael a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lurie
John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble; has acted in 19 films, including '' Stranger than Paradise'' and '' Down by Law''; has composed and performed music for 20 television and film works; and he produced, directed, and starred in the '' Fishing with John'' television series. In 1996 his soundtrack for ''Get Shorty'' was nominated for a Grammy Award, and his album ''The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits'' has been praised by critics and fellow musicians. Since 2000, he has suffered from symptoms attributed to chronic Lyme disease and has focused his attention on painting. His art has been shown in galleries and museums around the world. His primitivist painting '' Bear Surprise'' became an internet meme in Russia in 2006. His new television series, '' Painting with John'', debuted on HBO in January 2021. Robert Lloyd of Los Angeles Times wrote, "''Painting With Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Tyrrell
Susan Tyrrell (born Susan Jillian Creamer; March 18, 1945 – June 16, 2012) was an American character actress. Tyrrell's career began in theater in New York City in the 1960s in Broadway and off Broadway productions. Her first film was ''Shoot Out'' (1971). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Oma in John Huston's '' Fat City'' (1972). In 1978, Tyrrell received the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''Andy Warhol's Bad'' (1977). Her ''New York Times'' obituary described her as "a whiskey-voiced character actress (with) talent for playing the downtrodden, outré, and grotesque." Early life Tyrrell was born in San Francisco, California, to a British mother, Gillian (née Tyrrell; 1913–2012), and an American father, John Belding Creamer. Her mother was a socialite and member of the diplomatic corps in China and the Philippines during the 1930s and 1940s. Her father John was an agent with the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Buck
Edward Bernard Peter Buck (né Buckmelter; born August 24, 1954) is an American convicted felon and businessman. A former model and actor, he made a significant amount of money running and selling the data service company Gopher Courier. He became involved in politics after the election of Evan Mecham as Governor of Arizona in 1986; Buck, an Arizona resident, led the effort to recall him from office, accusing him of racism and corruption. The experience led Buck to change his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat, and he has since donated heavily to Democratic politicians. In 2007, he ran an unsuccessful campaign for the city council of West Hollywood, California. Two African-American men, the first in 2017 and the second in 2019, were discovered dead in Buck's West Hollywood home, later to be determined as due to drug overdoses. Several reports indicated that Buck had a history of bringing African-American men to his house, where he would reportedly inject them with high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Gallini
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released in July 2017, making it the 23rd-largest metropolitan area in the United States, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States, and the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida behind Miami and Tampa. Orlando had a population of 307,573 in the 2020 census, making it the 67th-largest city in the United States, the fourth-largest city in Florida, and the state's largest inland city. Orlando is one of the most-visited cities in the world primarily due to tourism, major events, and convention traffic; in 2018, the city drew more than 75 million visitors. The Orlando International Airport (MCO) is the 13th-busiest airport in the United States and the 29th-busiest in the world. The two largest and most internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Král
Ivan Kral (12 May 1948 – 2 February 2020) was a Czech Americans, Czech-born American composer, filmmaker, guitarist, record producer, bassist, and singer-songwriter. He worked across genres including pop music, punk rock, garage rock, rock, jazz, soul, country and film scores. His music has been recorded by such artists as U2, Téléphone, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Simple Minds, and John Waite, among others. The Czech three-time Anděl Awards, Andel Awards winner died of cancer in 2020, aged 71. Biography Early life Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic), Ivan Kral moved to the United States in 1966 as a refugee with his parents, who were diplomats. His father Dr. Karel Kral, a reporter at the United Nations, brought worldwide attention to the pending Warsaw Pact Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and publicly denounced the action, subsequently deciding not to return. Kral had refugee status until 1981 when he obtai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten films released in 1981 by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * May 16 – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie '' Heaven's Gate'', a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it. * March 30 - The 53rd Academy Awards are postponed due to the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan earlier that day. They are held the following day with a message from the President recorded for the ceremony prior to the assassination attempt. * June 8 - Marvin Davis acquires 20th Century Fox for $720 million. * June 12 – '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' is released by Paramount Pictures. It became Paramount's highest-grossing film of all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Thriller Films
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