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Wayne Duvall
Wayne Duvall (born May 29, 1958) is an American actor known for appearing as Homer Stokes in ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'', as well recurring roles as the television series ''Billions'', ''The District'', ''The Leftovers'', '' BrainDead'', ''The Righteous Gemstones'' and others. He has also appeared in films like ''Apollo 13'', '' Leatherheads'', ''Duplicity'', ''Lincoln'', '' American Animals'', ''Richard Jewell'', '' The Hunt'', and ''The Trial of the Chicago 7'', as well as in Broadway theatre productions, most notably the original New York run of '' 1984''. He was born in Silver Spring, Maryland and is a cousin of the actor Robert Duvall Robert Selden Duvall (; born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker. His career spans more than seven decades and he is considered one of the greatest American actors of all time. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, four Gold .... Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' is a 2000 comedy drama film written, produced, co-edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson, with Chris Thomas King, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Charles Durning in supporting roles. The film is set in rural Mississippi during the 1930s, and it follows three escaped convicts searching for hidden treasure while a police officer relentlessly pursues them. Its story is a modern satire loosely based on Homer's epic Greek poem the ''Odyssey'' that incorporates social features of the American South. Some examples of this include Sirens, a Cyclops, and even the main characters name, "Ulysses" is the Roman name for "Odysseus". The title of the film is a reference to the Preston Sturges 1941 film ''Sullivan's Travels'', in which the protagonist is a director who wants to film ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'', a fictitious book about the Great Depression. Much of the music used in the film is p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duvall
Robert Selden Duvall (; born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker. His career spans more than seven decades and he is considered one of the greatest American actors of all time. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Duvall began appearing in theater in the early 1950s, moving into television and film roles during the early 1960s, playing Boo Radley in ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (1962) and appearing in '' Captain Newman, M.D.'' (1963), as Major Frank Burns in the blockbuster comedy ''M*A*S*H'' (1970) and the lead role in ''THX 1138'' (1971), as well as Horton Foote's adaptation of William Faulkner's '' Tomorrow'' (1972), which was developed at The Actors Studio and is his personal favorite. This was followed by a series of critically lauded performances in commercially successful films. In 1984 Duvall won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Liza
''Love Liza'' is a 2002 American Tragicomedy, tragicomedic drama directed by Todd Louiso and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Jack Kehler, Wayne Duvall, Sarah Koskoff and Stephen Tobolowsky. The film is written by Gordy Hoffman, a playwright and the elder brother of Philip. ''Love Liza'' debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, 2002 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the List of Sundance Film Festival award winners, Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Plot Wilson Joel's wife Liza has, for an inexplicable reason, died by suicide. Wilson's one-night discovers a sealed letter from his wife, which he believes to be her suicide note. In his grief-stricken state and with the added stress of finding the letter, which he cannot bring himself to open and read, he forms an addiction to inhaling gasoline fumes ("huffing"). His mother-in-law Mary Ann tries her best to help her son and deal with her own loss at the same time. She becomes increasingly anxious to know the contents of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evolution (2001 Film)
''Evolution'' is a 2001 American comic science fiction film directed by Ivan Reitman. It stars David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Julianne Moore, and Ted Levine. It was released by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States and by Columbia Pictures internationally. The plot of the film follows college professor Ira Kane (Duchovny) and geologist Harry Block (Jones), who investigate a large meteor crash in Arizona. They discover that the meteor harbors extra-terrestrial lifeforms, which are evolving very quickly into large, diverse and outlandish creatures. ''Evolution'' was based on a story by Don Jakoby, who originally wrote it as a serious science fiction horror thriller film, until director Reitman hired David Diamond and David Weissman to re-write much of the script into a comedy which Don liked. Shooting took place from October 19, 2000 to February 7, 2001 in California and Page, Arizona, with an $80 million budget, and the film was released in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Better Way To Die
''A Better Way to Die'' is a 2000 action and thriller film. It was directed and produced by Scott Wiper. The film centers on a Chicago cop who quits the force and finds himself threatened by the Mafia. Cast *Andre Braugher as Cleveland *Natasha Henstridge as Kelly *Scott Wiper as Boomer * Jack Conley as Fletcher *Carmen Argenziano as Carlos *Richard Haje as The Mute *Mo Gallini as Laslov (as Matt Gallini) *Rolando Molina as Chach *Kirk McKinney as Spaz *Jefferson Moore as Harrison James *Wayne Duvall as Rifkin *Lou Diamond Phillips Louis Diamond Phillips ( born Upchurch; February 17, 1962) is a Filipino-American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film '' La Bamba'' (1987). For ''Stand and Deliver'' (198 ... as William Dexter External links * * 2000 films 2000 action thriller films Films produced by Bradley Fuller American action thriller films Newmarket films 2000s English-language films 2000s Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tripfall
''Tripfall'' is a 2000 American thriller film directed and written by Serge Rodnunsky and starring Eric Roberts (as Eddie), John Ritter (as Tom Williams), Rachel Hunter (as Gina Williams), Michael Raynor (as Franklin Ross) and Katy Boyer (as Lonnie Campos). The music was composed by Evan Evans. Plot The family of Tom Williams takes a vacation in California and is later kidnapped by Eddie, his girlfriend Lonnie and Franklin Ross. They want 1.2 million dollars. Cast *Eric Roberts as Eddie *John Ritter as Tom Williams *Rachel Hunter as Gina Williams * Michael Raynor as Franklin Ross *Katy Boyer Katy Boyer (Katherine McLeod Boyer) is an American actress. She played Tim Robbins' love interest in the cult comedy Tapeheads directed by Bill Fishman and parental figures in two science-fiction movies directed by Steven Spielberg, The Lost World ... as Lonnie Campos External links * * 2000 films 2000 thriller films American thriller films 2000s English-language films 2000s Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suckers (film)
''Suckers'' is a 2001 American comedy-drama film directed by Roger Nygard, who co-wrote the story with Joe Yanetty. It is about the car sales business in the United States, and stars Joe Yannetty, Jake Johannsen, Daniel Benzali, Michael D. Roberts, Louis Mandylor and Lori Loughlin. Premise Bobby (played by Louis Mandylor) is nice-guy looking for work. He also owes a lot of money to these loan sharks, Chad and Everett. One day he walks into Southside Motors in L.A., and takes a job as a car salesman. This is where it all happens and he enters into the shady world of car sales. The dealership manager (played by Daniel Benzali) is a bald headed bully who has no qualms about screwing the customer. Unfortunately for Bobby, he doesn't have the knack for screwing the customers. Things are further complicated when the loan sharks come to collect money that Bobby owes them. Cast Background The story for the film was written by Joe Yanetty and Roger Nygard who is a stand-up comic and for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deep End Of The Ocean (film)
''The Deep End of the Ocean'' is a 1999 American drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard, and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Jonathan Jackson, John Kapelos, and Whoopi Goldberg. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Jacquelyn Mitchard, a bestseller that was the very first novel selected by Oprah Winfrey to be discussed on ''Oprah's Book Club'' in 1996. The film tells the story of a family’s reaction, when Ben, the youngest son is kidnapped and then found nine years later, living in the same town where his family had just moved. The film was released in theaters on March 12, 1999 by Columbia Pictures, and was a box office flop, grossing $28 million worldwide. Plot During her high school reunion in a crowded hotel lobby, Beth Cappadora's 3-year-old son Ben vanishes. Police are called to the scene as a frantic search begins but it is unsuccessful, and Beth experiences a nervous breakdown. Unable to cope with her devastation, she unintentionally neglects her o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Rain (film)
''Hard Rain'' is a 1998 disaster heist action thriller film directed by former cinematographer-turned director Mikael Salomon, written by Graham Yost, produced by Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, and Gary Levinsohn, and starring Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver, and Ed Asner. An international co-production among the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, and Japan, the plot centers around a heist and man-made treachery amidst a natural disaster in a small Indiana town. Plot During a heavy rainstorm, Tom and Uncle Charlie, two armored truck drivers, are collecting money from banks in the town of Huntingburg, Indiana, which has been evacuated due to flooding. They are ambushed by Jim and his gang of armed robbers, Kenny, Mr. Mehlor, and Ray. Charlie calls the National Guard and is shot dead by Kenny as Tom escapes and hides the cash in a cemetery. The gang chases Tom, who takes refuge in a nearby church. There he is mistaken for a looter by Kar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Fellow Americans
''My Fellow Americans'' is a 1996 American political comedy film directed by Peter Segal. It stars Jack Lemmon and James Garner as feuding ex-presidents, with Dan Aykroyd, Lauren Bacall, Esther Rolle, John Heard, Wilford Brimley, Bradley Whitford and Jeff Yagher in supporting roles. The film is named after the sentence for the traditional opening of presidential addresses to the American people. Walter Matthau was slated to star in the film, but he dropped out and Garner was chosen to star with Lemmon for their first film together. Plot Republican senator Russell Kramer of Ohio (Jack Lemmon) wins the presidential election, narrowly defeating archrival Democratic governor Matt Douglas of Indiana (James Garner). Four years later, Douglas wins a landslide victory over the now-incumbent Kramer. Another four years later, Kramer's former Vice President, William Haney (Dan Aykroyd), defeats Douglas. Haney's Vice President, Ted Matthews ( John Heard), is widely seen as an idiot, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fan (1996 Film)
''The Fan'' is a 1996 American sports psychological thriller film directed by Tony Scott, and starring Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes, based on the 1995 novel by Peter Abrahams. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and was a box office flop. Over time, the direction, the performances and the soundtrack were praised. Plot Gil Renard is a troubled baseball fan whose favorite team, the San Francisco Giants, have just signed a $40 million contract with his favorite player, Bobby Rayburn. His ex-wife Ellen obtains a restraining order to keep him away from herself and their son after Gil left his son to attend a sales meeting, but finds his client is at a baseball game. Gil is fired from his job as a knife salesman when he threatens a prospective customer. Gil begins obsessing over Rayburn. When Rayburn suffers a chest injury that causes fans to be upset by his underperformance, Gil antagonizes fans that jeer him. Rayburn has also been in an open conflict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
