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The Driver
''The Driver'' is a 1978 American crime film, crime thriller film written and directed by Walter Hill, and starring Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern and Isabelle Adjani. The film featured only unnamed characters, and follows a getaway driver for robberies whose exceptional talent has prevented him being caught. A detective promises pardons to a gang if they help catch him in a set-up robbery. 20th Century Fox released ''The Driver'' on July 28, 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. Directors 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 Hill (born January 10, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer known for his action films and revival of the Western (genre), Western genre. He has directed such films as ''The Driver'', ''The Warriors (film), The Warriors'', ''Southern Comfort (1981 film), Southern Comfort'', ''48 Hrs.'' and its sequel ''Another 48 Hrs.'', ''Streets of Fire'' and ''Red Heat (1988 film), Red Heat'', and wrote the screenplay for the crime drama ''The Getaway (1972 film), The Getaway''. He has also directed several episodes of television series such as ''Tales from the Crypt (TV series), Tales from the Crypt'' and ''Deadwood (TV series), Deadwood'' and produced films in the Alien (franchise), ''Alien'' franchise. He founded Brandywine Productions with David Giler and Gordon Carroll. Hill said in an interview that "every film I've done has been a Western", and elaborated in another that "the Western is ultimately a stripped down moral universe that is, whatever the dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Winding Refn
Nicolas Winding Refn (; born 29 September 1970) is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer. He directed the ''Pusher'' trilogy (1996–2005), the crime drama '' Bronson'' (2008), and the adventure film '' Valhalla Rising'' (2009). In 2011 he directed 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. After Amazon's ''Too Old to Die Young'', Refn's next project took him to Netflix, and saw him returning to his native Copenhagen for the first time since ''Pusher 3'', and was the setting for his magical-realism series, '' Copenhagen Cowboy''. In 2008, Refn co-founded the Copenhagen-based pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Walter may refer to: People and fictional characters * Walter (name), including a list of people and fictional and mythical characters with the given name or surname * 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) * "Agent Walter", an early codename of Josip Broz Tito * Walter, pseudonym of the anonymous writer of '' My Secret Life'' * Walter Plinge, British theatre pseudonym used when the original actor's name is unknown or not wished to be included * John Walter (businessman), Canadian business entrepreneur 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lee Minor
Robert 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 & 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) * ''That Man Bolt'' (1973 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Dimitri
Nick Dimitri (born Nicholas Siggelakis) (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 * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudy Ramos
Rudy Ramos (born September 19, 1950) is an American actor and musician. His acting career has covered six decades, and includes recurring roles on '' The High Chaparral'', ''Hunter'', and ''Yellowstone''. Early life Ramos was born and raised in Lawton, Oklahoma and has three siblings, two brothers and a sister. During an interview he stated that he is half Mashika – a band of Aztecs – and half Mexican. When Ramus was about ten years old his family moved to the north side of Lawton, which was a mile from Fort Sill, where Geronimo lived for the last 15 years of his life, and where he died. Geronimo became Ramos' childhood hero and, later in life, Ramos would star in the one-man show ''Geronimo: Life on the Reservation''. Career It started with an appearance on the television show '' 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'' (1987� ... [...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'' (1960), ''Bullitt'' (1968), '' 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'' 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 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 Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located northwest of downtown Los Angeles, Burbank had a Census-estimated population of 102,755 as of 2023. The city was ..., at age 77. Filmography References ... [...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. Early life 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 U.S. Army, he attended George Washington University before dropping out. Career 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 in community theatre in the late 1950s. 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 Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literat ... [...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 * ''Lea ... [...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), individuals try to avoid it out of pride, not wanting to look like "chickens". 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 essentially ends. 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 choose either conciliat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money Laundering
Money laundering is the process of illegally concealing the origin of money obtained from illicit activities (often known as dirty money) such as drug trafficking, sex work, terrorism, corruption, and embezzlement, and converting the funds into a seemingly legitimate source, usually through a front organization. Money laundering is illegal; the acts generating the money almost always are themselves criminal in some way (for if not, the money would not need to be laundered). As financial crime has become more complex and financial intelligence is more important in combating international crime and terrorism, money laundering has become a prominent political, economic, and legal debate. Most countries implement some anti-money-laundering measures. 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 Office of the Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Station (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Union Station is the main railroad station in Los Angeles, California, and the largest passenger rail terminal in the Western United States. It opened in May 1939 as the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, replacing La Grande Station, Central Station, and Salt Lake Station. Approved in a controversial ballot measure in 1926 and built in the 1930s, it served to consolidate rail services from the Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and Union 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 railroad station in the Western United States; it is Amtrak's fifth-busiest s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
