''Hollywood Man'' (released in the UK as ''Death Threat'') is a 1976 American film directed by
Jack Starrett
Claude Ennis "Jack" Starrett Jr. (November 2, 1936 – March 27, 1989) was an American actor and film director.Staff report (March 29, 1989). Jack Starrett, 52; Adventure Film Actor, Director. ''Los Angeles Times''
Starrett is perhaps best k ...
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The film was featured in the
1997 Quentin Tarantino Film Festival.
Plot
Cash-strapped actor/director Rafe Stoker (Smith) reluctantly agrees to put up almost all of his personal fortune as collateral to shady investors to complete production on his action film. In turn, they hire Harvey (Girardin), an unstable biker, to sabotage the production so that they can collect on Stoker's pledge. Harvey and his gang engage in escalating acts of violence against Stoker's film crew and other random people, while Stoker desperately attempts to complete his film shoot amid other production delays. After completing the movie, Stoker and his girlfriend Julie (Woronov) are gunned down by thugs hired by his backers.
Cast
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William Smith as Rafe Stoker
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Ray Girardin
Raymond George Girardin Jr. (January 23, 1935 – February 28, 2019) was an American film, stage, and television actor.
Life and career
Girardin was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts. After graduating from Wakefield High School he joined the ...
as Harvey
*Jude Farese as Rhodes
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Jennifer Billingsley
Jennifer Billingsley is a retired American television and film actress.
Early years
The daughter of Army Col. Claude Augustus Billingsley, she was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and relocated often as an "Army brat", attending schools in Vienna and C ...
as Buttons
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Mary Woronov
Mary Woronov (born December 8, 1943) is an American actress, published author and figurative painter. She is primarily known as a " cult star" because of her work with Andy Warhol and her roles in Roger Corman's cult films. Woronov has appeared ...
as Julie (as "Mary Waronov")
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Michael Delano as J.J.
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Tom Simcox
Thomas William Simcox (born June 17, 1937) is an American film and television actor.
Early life
Simcox was born in Medford, New Jersey.
Career
Simcox began his career in 1962, first appearing in the police procedural television series '' ...
as The Sheriff
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Don Stroud
Donald Lee Stroud (born September 1, 1943) is an American actor, musician, and surfer. Stroud has appeared in over 100 films and 200 television shows.
Early years
Stroud was the son of vaudeville actor Clarence Stroud (of "The Stroud Twins" team ...
as Barney
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Carmine Caridi
Carmine Caridi (January 23, 1934 – May 28, 2019) was an American film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''The Godfather Part II'' (1974) and ''The Godfather Part III'' (1990).
In 2004, Caridi became the ...
as Anthony
*Angelo Farese as Angelo
*John Alderman as Jesus
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Wayde Preston
Wayde Preston (born William Erksine Strange; September 10, 1929 – February 6, 1992) was an American actor cast from 1957 to 1960 in the lead role in 67 episodes of the American Broadcasting Company, ABC/Warner Bros. Western (genre), Western ...
as Tex
*David Pritchard as Dennis
*Stefanie Auerbach as Audrey
*Art Hern as The Hollywood Producer
*Byron Mabe as John
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Clay Tanner
Clay Tanner (February 3, 1931 in Clay City, Indiana, USA as Allen Honaker – December 22, 2002 in Hernando, Florida, USA) was an American actor. He began his career with roles in various TV productions such as '' Bonanza'', '' The Fugitive'', ...
as Dave
*Shelly Babcock as The Nurse
*Michelle Marley as The Lady in the Hospital
*Eddie Duncan as The Boy in the Hospital
*Stafford Morgan as Bill
*Billy Rose as The Bartender
*Peter Mengrone as Hit Man
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Don Sebastian as Hit Man
*Beau Gibson as The Hollywood Stuntman
*Bud Davis as The Hollywood Stuntman
*Charles Pitts as Newlywed
*Reggi Lynn as Newlywed
*Don Banashek as Boy in the Van
*Cheryl Dunn as Waitress
*John De Troia as The Stillman
*Gary Littlejohn as Biker
Soundtrack
*Tony Chance - "Hollywood Man" (Music and Lyrics by Arnold Capitanelli)
References
External links
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1976 films
1970s action drama films
1970s English-language films
1970s Spanish-language films
1976 drama films
1976 multilingual films
American multilingual films
Films directed by Jack Starrett
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