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The Driver
''The Driver'' is a 1978 American neo-noir crime film, crime thriller film written and directed by Walter Hill. It stars Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, and Isabelle Adjani. O'Neal is the getaway driver for robberies whose exceptional talent has prevented him being caught. The Detective (Dern) promises pardons to a gang if they help catch him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player. 20th Century Fox released ''The Driver'' on 28 July 1978. The film was a box office disappointment in the United States but performed better overseas. Despite initial negative reviews it has become one of Hill's most popular films, and received more positive critical reception in later years. Quentin Tarantino, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Edgar Wright have cited ''The Driver'' as a major influence. Plot The Driver steals cars for use as getaway vehicles in robberies around Los Angeles. He is known among criminals for his high skill and his high price, and is notorious among the police, part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Hill
Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" * Walter, standard author abbreviation for Thomas Walter (botanist) ( – 1789) Companies * American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906 * Walter Energy, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry * Walter Aircraft Engines, Czech manufacturer of aero-engines Films and television * ''Walter'' (1982 film), a British television drama film * Walter Vetrivel, a 1993 Tamil crime drama film * ''Walter'' (2014 film), a British television crime drama * ''Walter'' (2015 film), an American comedy-drama film * ''Walter'' (2020 film), an Indian crime drama film * ''W*A*L*T*E*R'', a 1984 pilot for a spin-off of the TV series ''M*A*S*H'' * ''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Winding Refn
Nicolas Winding Refn (; born 29 September 1970), also known as Jang, is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his collaborations with Mads Mikkelsen, Tom Hardy and Ryan Gosling. He gained great success early in his career directing the ''Pusher'' trilogy (1996–2005), the crime drama '' Bronson'' (2008), and the adventure film '' Valhalla Rising'' (2009). In 2011 he gained newfound stardom directing the action drama film ''Drive'' (2011) for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director. He was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Direction. Refn's next films were the stylistically driven action film ''Only God Forgives'' (2013), and the psychological horror film ''The Neon Demon'' (2016). In 2019, he directed his first television series ''Too Old to Die Young'' (2019) which premiered on Amazon Prime. In 2008, Refn co-founded the Copenhagen-based production company Space Rocket Nation. Early life Refn was born in Cop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" * Walter, standard author abbreviation for Thomas Walter (botanist) ( – 1789) Companies * American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906 * Walter Energy, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry * Walter Aircraft Engines, Czech manufacturer of aero-engines Films and television * ''Walter'' (1982 film), a British television drama film * Walter Vetrivel, a 1993 Tamil crime drama film * ''Walter'' (2014 film), a British television crime drama * ''Walter'' (2015 film), an American comedy-drama film * ''Walter'' (2020 film), an Indian crime drama film * ''W*A*L*T*E*R'', a 1984 pilot for a spin-off of the TV series ''M*A*S*H'' * ''W ... [...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 9000'' (1973) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Dimitri
Nick Dimitri (December 27, 1932 – October 20, 2021) was an American stuntman and actor best known as Charles Bronson's character's opponent in the climax of '' Hard Times'' (1975). In addition to fisticuffs, his specialty was dying violently on screen. He was a regular stuntman on the World War II TV series ''The Rat Patrol'' and a double for action actors Sean Connery and William Smith. He helped set up the fights in ''Darker than Amber'' and ''Any Which Way You Can''. Dimitri also played Angie Dickinson's character's undead husband in the 1973 cult TV movie ''The Norliss Tapes''. He later became a fixture in many of Arnold Schwarzenegger's films, stood up to Steven Seagal's character in ''Out for Justice'', and doubled for the one-armed man in the big screen version of '' The Fugitive'' (1993). Dimitri was married to actress Christina Cummings from 1982 until his death. He died on October 20, 2021, at the age of 88. Partial filmography * 1959 ''Li'l Abner'' as Muscleman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudy Ramos
Rudy Ramos (born September 19, 1950) is an American actor and musician, born and raised in Lawton, Oklahoma. His acting career has covered six decades. It started with an appearance on the television show ''Ironside (1967 TV series), Ironside'' in 1969. Six months later he was cast as a series regular on the television western ''The High Chaparral'', playing the part of Wind. Some of his other TV roles include ''Hunter (1984 American TV series), Hunter'' (1987–1988) and ''Yellowstone (American TV series), Yellowstone'' (2018–present). His films include ''Helter Skelter (1976 film), Helter Skelter'' (1976), ''The Enforcer (1976 film), The Enforcer'' (1976), ''The Driver'' (1978), ''Defiance (1980 film), Defiance'' (1980), ''Quicksilver (film), Quicksilver'' (1986), ''Beverly Hills Cop II'' (1987), ''Colors (film), Colors'' (1988), ''Open House (1987 film), Open House'' (1987). During Native American Heritage Month in November 2020, Ramos was highlighted in a story by Hillary A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felice Orlandi
Felice Orlandi (18 September 1925 – 21 May 2003) was an Italian-born American actor, known for roles in films such as ''The Pusher (film), The Pusher'' (1960), ''Bullitt'' (1968), ''Catch-22 (film), Catch-22'' (1970) and ''The Driver'' (1978). He also appeared in numerous TV series during the 1960s-1980s, including ''Gunsmoke'', ''Mannix'', ''Hogan's Heroes'', ''Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), Hawaii Five-O'' and ''Hill Street Blues''. A native of Avezzano in Italy, he was raised in Cleveland, and earned a theater arts degree at Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University). He made his Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in 1954 in ''The Girl on the Via Flaminia''. He was married to actress Alice Ghostley for 50 years. Orlandi died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, at age 77. He is buried in part of the Ghostley family plot at Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Upon her death in 2007, his wife Alice, was buried beside Alice's sister, Gladys and their parents a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Clark (actor)
Matt Clark (born November 25, 1936) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Western films. Clark directed the 1988 film '' Da'', as well as one episode from the television series ''CBS Schoolbreak Special'' and two episodes from the television series ''Midnight Caller''. He also wrote the story for the 1970 film ''Homer''. Biography Clark was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Theresa (née Castello), a teacher, and Frederick William Clark, a carpenter. After serving in the Army, he attended college at George Washington University , mottoeng = "God is Our Trust" , established = , type = Private federally chartered research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.8 billion (2022) , preside ..., but later dropped out. After working at various jobs, he joined a local D.C. theatre group. He later became a member of New York's Living Theatre company and worked off-Broadway and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leave Someone Holding The Bag
Leave may refer to: * Permission (other) ** Permitted absence from work *** Leave of absence, a period of time that one is to be away from one's primary job while maintaining the status of employee *** Annual leave, allowance of time away from work while continuing to be paid *** Leave (military), a period of time in which a soldier is allowed to be away from his or her assigned unit ** Leave to enter, permission for entry to the United Kingdom granted by British immigration officers ** Leave to remain, permanent residency in the United Kingdom ** Leave to appeal, granted to the loser in a court case to appeal the verdict ** Leave to prosecute, permission to bring a private prosecution of a criminal case ** ''Leave of the house/senate'', the term used to describe unanimous consent in Westminster system parliaments * The pro-Brexit side of the Brexit debate (opposite of "Remain") Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Leave'' (film), a 2010 film by Robert Celestino Music * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicken (game)
The game of chicken, also known as the hawk–dove game or snowdrift game, is a model of conflict for two players in game theory. The principle of the game is that while the ideal outcome is for one player to yield (to avoid the worst outcome if neither yields), the individuals try to avoid it out of pride for not wanting to look like a "chicken". Each player taunts the other to increase the risk of shame in yielding. However, when one player yields, the conflict is avoided, and the game is for the most part over. The name "chicken" has its origins in a game in which two drivers drive toward each other on a collision course: one must swerve, or both may die in the crash, but if one driver swerves and the other does not, the one who swerved will be called a "chicken", meaning a coward; this terminology is most prevalent in political science and economics. The name "hawk–dove" refers to a situation in which there is a competition for a shared resource and the contestants can choo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money Laundering
Money laundering is the process of concealing the origin of money, obtained from illicit activities such as drug trafficking, corruption, embezzlement or gambling, by converting it into a legitimate source. It is a crime in many jurisdictions with varying definitions. It is usually a key operation of organized crime. In US law, money laundering is the practice of engaging in financial transactions to conceal the identity, source, or destination of illegally gained money. In UK law the common law definition is wider. The act is defined as "taking any action with property of any form which is either wholly or in part the proceeds of a crime that will disguise the fact that that property is the proceeds of a crime or obscure the beneficial ownership of said property". In the past, the term "money laundering" was applied only to financial transactions related to organized crime. Today its definition is often expanded by government and international regulators such as the US Offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Union Station
Los Angeles Union Station is the main railway station in Los Angeles, California, and the largest railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States. It opened in May 1939 as the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, replacing La Grande Station and Central Station. Approved in a controversial ballot measure in 1926 and built in the 1930s, it served to consolidate rail services from the Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific Railroads into one terminal station. Conceived on a grand scale, Union Station became known as the "Last of the Great Railway Stations" built in the United States. The structure combines Art Deco, Mission Revival, and Streamline Moderne style. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Today, the station is a major transportation hub for Southern California, serving almost 110,000 passengers a day. It is by far the busiest train station in the Western United States; it is Amtrak's fifth-busiest station, and is the twel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
