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Sunchaser
''The Sunchaser'' (advertised simply as ''Sunchaser'') is a 1996 crime drama film directed by Michael Cimino and starring Woody Harrelson, Jon Seda and Anne Bancroft. It was director Cimino's last feature-length film. Plot summary During a medical visit, Blue, who is half Navajo, discovers that he has only one or two months to live and decides to escape. He kidnaps Dr. Reynolds and forces him to drive to Arizona, to visit a mountain lake sacred to the Navajo people. The trip forces both to confront their sense of self and life choices. Cast * Woody Harrelson as Michael Reynolds * Jon Seda as Brandon "Blue" Monroe * Anne Bancroft as Renata Baumbauer * Alexandra Tydings as Victoria Reynolds * Matt Mulhern as Chip Byrnes * Talisa Soto as Navajo Woman * Richard Bauer as Dr. Bradford * Victor Aaron as Webster Skyhorse * Lawrence Pressman as FBI Agent-In-Charge Collier * Michael O'Neill as FBI Agent Moreland * Harry Carey Jr. as Cashier * Carmen Dell'Orefice as Arabella * Brooke As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cimino
Michael Antonio Cimino ( ; February 3, 1939 – July 2, 2016) was an American filmmaker. One of the "New Hollywood" directors, Cimino achieved fame with ''The Deer Hunter'' (1978), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Born in New York City, Cimino began his career filming commercials and moved to Los Angeles to take up screenwriting in 1971. After co-writing the scripts of ''Silent Running'' (1972) and ''Magnum Force'' (1973), he wrote the preliminary script for ''Thunderbolt and Lightfoot'' (1974), which became his directorial debut, and one of the highest-grossing films of its year. The critical accolades for co-writing, directing, and producing ''The Deer Hunter'' in 1978 led to Cimino receiving creative control for '' Heaven's Gate'' (1980). The film became a critical failure and a legendary box-office bomb, which lost production studio United Artists an estimated $37 million. Its failure was widely credited with Hollywood studios shifting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Tydings
Alexandra Huntingdon Tydings is an American actress, director, writer, producer, and activist, best known for her role as Greek goddess Aphrodite on the television series ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and its spin-off, '' Xena: Warrior Princess.'' Personal life Alexandra Tydings was born in Washington, D.C. She has four sisters and one brother, and is the daughter of former Maryland U.S. Senator Joseph Tydings and his second wife, Terry Lynn Huntingdon Tydings and the granddaughter of former Maryland U.S. Senator Millard Tydings. She is a graduate of Sidwell Friends School and Brown University, with a degree in film and critical theory. She speaks English, French and Spanish. Tydings counts Katharine Hepburn and Kevin Spacey among her favorite actors, and as she tolWhoosh.org she most enjoys the research and collaborating process of acting; auditioning is her least favorite part of theater arts. She competed in Irish dancing as a child, and performed with The Royal Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Seda
Jonathan Seda (born October 14, 1970) is a Puerto Rican actor. Seda was an amateur boxer who auditioned for and was given a role in the 1992 boxing film ''Gladiator''. He played the role of Chris Pérez alongside Jennifer Lopez in the movie ''Selena'', and portrayed U.S. Marine John Basilone, recipient of the Medal of Honor, in Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's '' The Pacific''. On television, he had roles as Detective Antonio Dawson in NBC's ''Chicago P.D.'', and as Paul Falsone in NBC's '' Homicide: Life on the Street''. Early life Seda was born in Manhattan to parents of Puerto Rican descent and raised in Clifton, New Jersey. After graduating from Clifton High School, Seda was convinced by two friends that he should take up boxing, so he began working out in a gym. He boxed in several gyms in New Jersey and soon was a runner up in the New Jersey Golden Gloves competition. As an amateur boxer, Seda had a record of 21 wins and one loss. Career Seda's film debut was in the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Mulhern
Matt Mulhern (born July 21, 1960) is an American actor and historian who has starred in such films as '' One Crazy Summer'' and ''Biloxi Blues'', and such television series such as ''Major Dad'', '' JAG'', and '' Rescue Me'' (playing Lt. John Stackhouse). Mulhern attended Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, New Jersey. Mulhern was trained as an actor by William Esper at Mason Gross School of the Arts of Rutgers University, where he received a BFA in Acting in 1982. He was first cast as Joseph Wykowski in Neil Simon's Tony Award winning ''Biloxi Blues''. From there, he went on to a film, TV, and theater career as an actor, appearing in films such as '' One Crazy Summer'', ''Extreme Prejudice'', ''Biloxi Blues'', '' Junior'', ''Walking to the Waterline'', ''Infinity'', ''The Sunchaser'', and others. New York theater credits include: ''The One-Armed Man'' at Ensemble Studio Theater, ''Surviving Grace'' at the Union Square Theater, ''The Night Hank Williams Died'' at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Leavitt
Charles Leavitt (born 1956) is an American screenwriter best known for writing the 2006 film ''Blood Diamond''. Life and career Leavitt's screenwriting career began in 1996 when he wrote ''Sunchaser''. He wrote the screen adaptation of the Rodman Philbrick novel ''Freak the Mighty'' for the screen in 1998. ''The Mighty'' starred Sharon Stone, Gena Rowlands, Harry Dean Stanton, Kieran Culkin and Elden Henson. The film received two Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Sharon Stone) and Best Original Song ("The Mighty"). After writing the script for the 2001 film ''K-PAX'', Leavitt was hired by Warner Bros. in February 2004 to rewrite an early draft of the film ''Blood Diamond'', then titled ''Okavango''. The story had been stuck in "development hell" at the studio for years before producers Paula Weinstein and Gillian Gorfil finally decided on the story of a Sierra Leonean farmer caught up in the conflict between a White people in Zimbabwe, White Zimbabwean smuggler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Cannes Film Festival
The 49th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 May 1996. The Palme d'Or went to '' Secrets & Lies'' by Mike Leigh. The festival opened with ''Ridicule'', directed by Patrice Leconte and closed with '' Flirting with Disaster'', directed by David O. Russell. Sabine Azéma was the mistress of ceremonies. Juries Main competition The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 1996 Official Selection: * Francis Ford Coppola (USA) (president) *Nathalie Baye (France) *Greta Scacchi, actrice (Italy) *Michael Ballhaus (Germany) *Henry Chapier (France) *Atom Egoyan (Canada) *Eiko Ishioka ( Japan) * Krzysztof Piesiewicz (Poland) *Antonio Tabucchi (Italy) * Anh Hung Tran (France) Camera d'Or The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1996 Camera d'Or: * Françoise Fabian (Comedian) President * Antoine Simkine (Fédération Nationale des Industries) *Daniel Schmid (Director) *Gian Luca Farinelli (Cinephile) *Jacques Kermabon (Critic) *Ramon Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Berman
Andrew Mark "Andy" Berman (born February 24, 1968) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, and comedian. He is best known for his role as Dib Membrane in ''Invader Zim'', Dennis in ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' (1996-1997), Chuck in ''The Wonder Years'' (1991-1993), and Guy in ''Psych'' (2006-2014). Early life Berman was born Andrew Mark Berman in Chicago, Illinois, on February 24, 1968. He is the brother of Lauren Berman Rawitz, herself a theatre and television actress whose credits include appearances on ''Mr. Belvedere'' and ''The Young and the Restless.'' Career Berman produced and wrote for some various television series, such as being the director, executive producer, and writer for ''Psych'' and as the writer for '' Freddie''. He voiced Dib Membrane on the animated television series ''Invader Zim''. After the show's cancellation, he would reprise his role in the crossover video game '' SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom'', and later in the Netfl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lee Minor
Robert Lee Minor or Bob Lee Minor (born January 1, 1944) is an American stunt performer, television and film actor, best known for doubling many African-American celebrities such as: Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, Bernie Mac, Danny Glover, Carl Weathers, Roger E. Mosley and John Amos. Minor was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and made his first television appearance in 1973 on the television program, ''Search'', then appeared in tons of shows such as: '' McCloud'', '' Barnaby Jones'', '' The Six Million Dollar Man'', '' Wonder Woman'', '' Eight is Enough'', '' Magnum, P.I.'' and ''Starsky and Hutch'' among other popular television programs. Filmography Stunt Performing Here is a list of stunt performances Bob Minor has done: * '' Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' (1970) * '' Blacula'' (1972) * ''Hammer'' (1972) * '' Come Back, Charleston Blue'' (1972) * ''Black Gunn'' (1972) * '' Black Caesar'' (1973) * '' Live and Let Die'' (1973) * '' Cleopatra Jones'' (1973) * '' Detroit 90 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Roth
Andrea Roth (born September 30, 1967) is a Canadian actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Janet Gavin, the wife of main character Tommy Gavin, on the FX television series '' Rescue Me'' (2004–2011), as Victoria Chase in ''The Collector'' (2009), and before that, as Diana Powers/NeuroBrain on '' RoboCop: The Series'' (1994). Life and career Roth, a first-generation Canadian, was born in Woodstock, Ontario, to a Scottish mother and a Dutch father. Her first big role was in the Canadian horror film ''The Club'' (1994), directed by Brenton Spencer, and appeared in numerous television series and TV movies before landing her role on '' Rescue Me''. Her other long role was that of Diana/NeuroBrain on '' RoboCop: The Series'', who appeared in all episodes. Roth also appeared in the Jet Li action film ''War War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Carey Jr
Henry George Carey Jr. (May 16, 1921 – December 27, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 90 films, including several John Ford Westerns, as well as numerous television series. Early life Carey was born on a ranch near the Saugus neighborhood of Santa Clarita, California, the son of actor Harry Carey (1878–1947) and actress Olive Carey (1896–1988). As a child, he learned to speak Navajo. His maternal grandfather was vaudeville entertainer George Fuller Golden. As a boy, he was nicknamed "Dobe", short for adobe, because of the color of his hair. He grew up on his parents' ranch in Santa Clarita; they had horses and cattle. His family ranch was later turned into a historic park by the Los Angeles County and was named Tesoro Adobe Park. Military service During World War II, Carey Jr. served in the United States Navy as a Pharmacist Mate 2nd Class (medical corpsman) in the Pacific War. However, he was transferred back to the United States (against hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Pressman
Lawrence Pressman (born David M. Pressman; July 10, 1939) is an American actor, probably best known for roles on ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'', ''Ladies' Man'', a recurring role on '' Profiler'', the title character on ''Mulligan's Stew'' and as a fictional scientist in the 1971 film ''The Hellstrom Chronicle''. His first role was on the soap opera ''The Edge of Night'', and one of his first movie starring roles was in '' Shaft'' (1971). His other film credits include '' Making It'' (1971), ''The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder'' (1974), ''The Man in the Glass Booth'' (1975), '' 9 to 5'' (1980), ''The Hanoi Hilton'' (1987), ''Angus'' (1995), ''Trial and Error'' (1997), ''Very Bad Things'' (1998), '' Mighty Joe Young'' (1998) and '' American Pie'' (1999). He played Col. Cathcart in ''the Hanoi Hilton''. He has appeared in TV movies such as '' The Gathering'', '' A Fighting Choice'', ''The Late Shift'', ''Whose Daughter Is She?'', '' Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story'', as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bauer
Richard Bauer (March 14, 1939 – March 1, 1999) was an American actor. He won an Obie Award The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards originally given by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City. In September 2014, the awards were jointly presented and administered with the A ... in 1978 for his performances in ''Landscape of the Body'' and ''The Dybbuk''. Filmography Awards References External links * * * 1939 births 1999 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male stage actors Obie Award recipients Male actors from St. Louis Male actors from Washington, D.C. {{US-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
