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Freejack
''Freejack'' is a 1992 American science fiction film directed by Geoff Murphy and starring Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Rene Russo, and Anthony Hopkins. The screenplay was written by Steven Pressfield, Ronald Shusett and Dan Gilroy, who adapted it from the 1959 science fiction novel '' Immortality, Inc.'' by Robert Sheckley. The film was produced by Morgan Creek and released by Warner Bros. in the United States on January 17, 1992. It received mostly negative reviews. Plot In 2009, the super-wealthy achieve immortality by hiring "bonejackers", mercenaries equipped with time travel devices, to snatch people from the past, just prior to the moment of their deaths, for use as substitute bodies. Those who escape are known as "freejacks" and are considered less than human under the law. In this dystopian future, most people suffer from poor physical health as a result of rampant drug use and environmental pollution, making them unattractive as replacement bodies. Alex Furlong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Gilroy
Daniel Christopher Gilroy (born June 24, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for writing and directing '' Nightcrawler'' (2014), for which he won Best Screenplay at the 30th Independent Spirit Awards, and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 87th Academy Awards. His other screenwriting credits include '' Freejack'' (1992), '' Two for the Money'' (2005), '' The Fall'' (2006), ''Real Steel'' (2011), and '' The Bourne Legacy'' (2012)—the last in collaboration with his brother Tony Gilroy. His wife, Rene Russo, has also been his frequent collaborator since the two met in 1992 and married later that year. Early life and education Dan Gilroy was born on June 24, 1959, in Santa Monica, California. He is the son of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Frank D. Gilroy, and sculptor and writer Ruth Dorothy Gaydos. His brother, Tony, is a screenwriter and director, and his fraternal twin brother, John, is a film editor. Dan Gilroy remembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rene Russo
Rene Marie Russo (born February 17, 1954) is an American actress and model. She began her career as a fashion model in the 1970s, appearing on magazine covers such as '' Vogue'' and ''Cosmopolitan''. She made her film debut in the 1989 comedy '' Major League'', and rose to international prominence in a number of thrillers and action films throughout the 1990s, including '' Lethal Weapon 3'' (1992), '' In the Line of Fire'' (1993), ''Outbreak'' (1995), ''Get Shorty'' (1995), ''Ransom'' (1996), '' Lethal Weapon 4'' (1998), and '' The Thomas Crown Affair'' (1999). After headlining the family comedy '' Yours, Mine & Ours'' (2005), Russo took a five-year break from acting. She returned to the screen as Frigga, the mother of the titular hero, in the superhero film ''Thor'' (2011), a role she reprised in '' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013) and '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019). In 2014, Russo starred in the acclaimed crime thriller '' Nightcrawler'', for which she won the Saturn Award for B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician. He is known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of The Rolling Stones. Jagger has co-written most of the band's songs with lead guitarist Keith Richards; Jagger–Richards, their songwriting partnership is one of the most successful in rock music history. His career has spanned more than six decades, and he has been widely described as one of the most popular and influential front men in the history of rock music. His distinctive voice and energetic live performances, along with Richards' guitar style, have been the Rolling Stones' trademark throughout the band's career. Early in his career, Jagger gained notoriety for his romantic involvements and illicit drug use, and has often been portrayed as a counterculture, countercultural figure. Jagger was born and grew up in Dartford. He studied at the London School of Economics before abandoning his studies to focus on his career with the Rolling Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Murphy
Geoffrey Peter Murphy (12 October 1938 – 3 December 2018) was a New Zealand filmmaker, producer, director, and screenwriter best known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the second half of the 1970s. His second feature '' Goodbye Pork Pie'' (1981) was the first New Zealand film to win major commercial success on its soil. Murphy directed several Hollywood features during the 1990s, before returning to New Zealand as second-unit director on ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy. Murphy was also a scriptwriter, special effects technician, schoolteacher and trumpet player at different times. He was married to Merata Mita, a film director, actress, writer. Early life Murphy grew up in the Wellington suburb of Highbury, and attended St. Vincent de Paul School in Kelburn and St. Patrick's College, Wellington, before training and working as a schoolteacher. Blerta Murphy was a founding member of the hippy musical and theatrical co-operative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Shusett
Ronald Shusett (June 28, 1935 – August 29, 2024) was an American screenwriter and film producer, best known for his works in the science fiction and horror film genres. Along with co-writer Dan O'Bannon, he is the creator of the ''Alien'' film franchise. Early life and education Shusett was born to a Jewish family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but raised in Los Angeles from the age of 3. His brother, Gary Shusett, is the founder of the Sherwood Oaks Film School. Shusett studied drama at the University of California, Los Angeles, and initially worked as a playwright. He cites Alfred Hitchcock as a major inspiration. Career In 1974, Shusett's psychological thriller screenplay '' W'' was produced by Bing Crosby Productions into a film directed by Richard Quine and starring Twiggy. That same year, Shusett optioned the Philip K. Dick short story, "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale", that became the basis of the film '' Total Recall''. It was during this time he met his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Faison
Frankie Russel Faison (born June 10, 1949) is an American actor known for his role as Deputy Commissioner, and, later, Commissioner, Ervin Burrell in the HBO series ''The Wire'', as Barney Matthews in the ''Hannibal Lecter'' franchise, and as Sugar Bates in the Cinemax series ''Banshee''. Early life and education Faison was born in Newport News, Virginia, the son of Carmena (née Gantt) and Edgar Faison. He studied drama at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, where he joined Theta Chi fraternity. He went on to obtain a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 1974. Frankie has been married to Samantha Jupiter Faison since 2017. Career Faison started his acting career in 1974 in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of ''King Lear'', with James Earl Jones in the title role. Faison later appeared opposite Jones in the Broadway premiere of '' Fences'', for which he received a nomination for a Tony Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez (; born May 12, 1962) is an American actor and filmmaker. The son of actor Martin Sheen and the older brother of Charlie Sheen, he made his film debut with an uncredited role in '' Badlands'' (1973). He later received his first credited appearance with a supporting role in the coming-of-age film ''Tex'' (1982). Estevez gained mainstream recognition with a starring role in the drama film '' The Outsiders'' (1983), leading him to be associated with a group of young actors known as the " Brat Pack." After starring in the films Nightmares (1983) and Repo Man (1984), Estevez had his breakout with starring roles in the commercially successful Brat Pack films '' The Breakfast Club'' (1985) and '' St. Elmo's Fire'' (1985). Following his breakout, he starred in the films '' Maximum Overdrive'' (1986), '' Stakeout'' (1987), '' Young Guns'' (1988), and '' Young Guns II'' (1990). In the 1990s, Estevez played the lead role of Gordon Bombay in the film series '' The Mighty Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Creek Entertainment
Morgan Creek Entertainment, LLC is an American film production company, former sales agent and investor, that has released box-office hits including '' Young Guns'', '' Dead Ringers'', '' Major League'', '' True Romance'', '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', '' The Crush'', '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' and '' The Last of the Mohicans''. The studio was co-founded in 1987 by James G. Robinson and Joe Roth. Robinson leads the company as chairman and CEO. His two sons, Brian Robinson and David C. Robinson, run the day-to-day operations. The company name comes from Roth's favorite film, ''The Miracle of Morgan's Creek''. Their most recent film is '' The Exorcist: Believer'', which was released on October 6, 2023. Morgan Creek generally releases their films through larger studios while retaining the copyrights, and making autonomous decisions on home video and television rights. Their logo contains a stylized creek. Company history Morgan Creek's initial slate of films from 1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Shea
John Victor Shea III ( ; born April 14, 1949) is an American actor, film producer, and stage director. His career began on Broadway where he starred in '' Yentl,'' subsequently winning his first major award, the 1975 Theatre World Award. Shortly after his Off-Broadway career began, Lee Strasberg invited Shea to join the Actors Studio where he spent several years studying method acting. He made his television film debut in '' The Nativity'' (1978), alongside Madeleine Stowe. Billed alongside Helen Mirren, he starred in the noir film '' Hussy'' (1980) and the Academy Award-winning drama '' Missing'' (1982). In 1988, Shea won his first Emmy for his performance as William Stern in '' Baby M''. Shea's subsequent films include the comedy thriller ''Coast to Coast'' (1987), the drama '' Windy City'' (1984), the dark crime feature '' Small Sacrifices'' (1989), the political thriller '' The Insurgents'' (2006), the Tamil language thriller '' Achchamundu! Achchamundu!'' (2009), the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Creek Entertainment Group
Morgan Creek Entertainment, LLC is an American film production company, former sales agent and investor, that has released box-office hits including '' Young Guns'', '' Dead Ringers'', '' Major League'', '' True Romance'', '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', '' The Crush'', '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' and '' The Last of the Mohicans''. The studio was co-founded in 1987 by James G. Robinson and Joe Roth. Robinson leads the company as chairman and CEO. His two sons, Brian Robinson and David C. Robinson, run the day-to-day operations. The company name comes from Roth's favorite film, '' The Miracle of Morgan's Creek''. Their most recent film is '' The Exorcist: Believer'', which was released on October 6, 2023. Morgan Creek generally releases their films through larger studios while retaining the copyrights, and making autonomous decisions on home video and television rights. Their logo contains a stylized creek. Company history Morgan Creek's initial slate of films from 1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction Film
Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses Speculative fiction, speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as Extraterrestrial life in fiction, extraterrestrial lifeforms, List of fictional spacecraft, spacecraft, robots, cyborgs, Mutants in fiction, mutants, interstellar travel, time travel, or other technologies. Science fiction films have often been used to focus on politics, political or social issues, and to explore philosophical issues like the human condition. The genre has existed since the early years of silent cinema, when Georges Méliès' ''A Trip to the Moon'' (1902) employed Special effect, trick photography effects. The next major example (first in feature-length in the genre) was the film ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'' (1927). From the 1930s to the 1950s, the genre consisted mainly of low-budget B movies. After Stanley Kubrick's landmark ''2001: A Space Odyssey (film), 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esai Morales
Esai Manuel Morales Jr. (born October 1, 1962) is an American actor. He has had notable roles in the films '' Bad Boys'' with Sean Penn and '' La Bamba'' with Lou Diamond Phillips. His television roles include the PBS 2002 drama series '' American Family'', the Showtime series '' Resurrection Blvd.'' (2000–2002), portraying Lt. Tony Rodriguez on ''NYPD Blue'' (2001–2003), Joseph Adama in the science fiction series ''Caprica'' (2009–2010), Camino del Rio in the Netflix original series '' Ozark'' (2017), and the DC Comics supervillain Slade Wilson / Deathstroke in the superhero series ''Titans'' (2019). Morales appeared as Gabriel, the main antagonist in the 2023 spy action film '' Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One'' opposite Tom Cruise, a role which he reprises in '' Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning'' in 2025. Early life Of Puerto Rican descent, Morales was born in Brooklyn to Esai Morales Sr., a welder, and Iris Margarita (née Declet), a union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
