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Hook is a 1991 American fantasy film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Dustin Hoffman in the title role, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, and features Maggie Smith, Caroline Goodall, Charlie Korsmo, Amber Scott, and Dante Basco. Hook acts as a sequel to Peter Pan's original adventures, focusing on a grown-up Peter who has forgotten his childhood. Now known as "Peter Banning", he is a successful corporate lawyer with a wife and two children. Captain Hook kidnaps his two children, and he must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit as Peter Pan in order to challenge his old enemy.
Spielberg began developing the film in the early-1980s with Walt Disney Productions and Paramount Pictures, which would have followed the storyline seen in the 1953 animated film and 1924 silent film. Peter Pan entered pre-production in 1985, but Spielberg abandoned the project. James V. Hart developed the script with director Nick Castle and TriStar Pictures before Spielberg decided to direct in 1989. Hook was shot entirely on sound stages at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Although receiving negative reviews by critics at the time of its release, it was a success with audiences, grossing over $300 million worldwide, and was nominated for multiple categories at the 64th Academy Awards. It also spawned merchandise, including video games, action figures and comic book adaptations.
Actors: Victoria Mullen (actress), Melissa O'Brien (actress), Christy Edwards (actress), Jimmy Doom (actor), Brion Dodson (writer), Belinda Tantalo (miscellaneous crew), Curtis Lee Vest (miscellaneous crew), Brion Dodson (producer), Brion Dodson (director), Brion Dodson (editor), Belinda Tantalo (miscellaneous crew), Kelly Dodson (miscellaneous crew), Kelly Dodson (producer), Ann Filippis (actress), Adam Lorenz (actor),
Plot: Charlie doesn't understand adults, the concept of work, or why his Dad rarely has time to play with him, until the day he is inspired by some old photos of his Dad's bicycle, all decorated for the neighborhood block party bike race. Deciding to surprise and impress his dad, Charlie sets out to customize his bike, to look just like the photos of his dads. To get the money for the necessary supplies, Charlie agrees to take on his friend Sam's newspaper route for a day. This will prove to be a day that Charlie will never forget. Charlie is forced to deal with a cast of wacky customers, and crazy events. The route, turns out to be the most grueling experience of Charlie's life, and gives him a taste of the real working world.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Garry Chalk (actor), Dee Jay Jackson (actor), William S. Taylor (actor), Nathaniel DeVeaux (actor), Chris Shields (actor), Chris Shields (writer), Agam Darshi (actress), Ron Selmour (actor), Bart Anderson (actor), Garry Little (actor), Michelle Brezinski (actress), Robert L. Duncan (actor), Shane Dean (director), Shane Dean (producer), Shane Dean (actor),
Plot: After superstar NFL quarterback, ROMAN CHRISTOPHE, says goodbye to a cheating wife, he takes an opportunity to re-acquaint himself with his eight year old daughter, CHRISTIAN, and her mother, POLLY. Without hesitation, Roman makes his intentions clear. He wants to reconcile. The tranquil, yet, spunky town of William Moss, West Virginia is soon overwhelmed upon the arrival of mega-star athlete Roman Christophe. Business at the town's only coffee and pastry shop has never been better. However, not nearly as star struck as her easily impressed community at large; Polly, shop owner, makes it perfectly clear that even amidst the sudden increase in revenue, a reconciliation with the three time Super Bowl MVP is absolutely out of the question. The shit hits the fan when Roman, finally accepting Polly's ill affection, begins courting ALLISON PARKER, his daughter's third grade teacher. In the meantime, Polly, obviously oblivious to the town's newest romantic item, begins to shrug her disdain for Roman. The thought of a life with he and Christian seems more like a happy ending rather than a spiteful ending. Needless to say, sparks can be seen clear across the county when Polly runs into Roman and Ms. Parker in the unmentionable section of the William Moss drug store. When the dust finally settles, the town that nestles itself 200 miles south of Washington, D.C. and a million miles from the rest of the world will never be the same.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Jerry Goldsmith (composer), Sean Daniel (producer), Stephen Sommers (writer), Brendan Fraser (actor), Richard Schayer (writer), Stephen Sommers (writer), Arnold Vosloo (actor), John Hannah (actor), Omid Djalili (actor), Ray Donn (actor), Erick Avari (actor), Rachel Weisz (actress), João Costa Menezes (actor), Simon Atherton (miscellaneous crew), Stephen Sommers (director),
Plot: An English librarian called Evelyn Carnahan becomes interested in starting an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra. She gains the help of Rick O'Connell, after saving him from his death. What Evelyn, her brother Jonathan and Rick are unaware of is that another group of explorers are interested in the same dig. Unfortunately for everyone, this group ends up unleashing a curse which been laid on the dead High Priest Imhotep. Now 'The Mummy' is awake and it's going to take a lot more than guns to send him back from where he came from.
Keywords: 1920s, action-hero, airplane, airplane-accident, airplane-chase, ambush, american, ancient-architecture, ancient-book, ancient-burial-groundActors: Pierre David (producer), Christopher Kriesa (actor), Matthias Hues (actor), Noël A. Zanitsch (producer), Carl Ciarfalio (actor), Lorenzo Lamas (actor), Richard Bowers (composer), Robert Woods (actor), Koichi Sakamoto (actor), Whip Hubley (actor), Eugene Robert Glazer (actor), Leo Lee (actor), Alisa Christensen (actress), Robert Lansing Parker (producer), Wesley Thompson (actor),
Plot: Almost the whole staff of a tax consultant office is slayed by a team of professional killers, only Paul Damone can escape. He didn't know that his partner used to wash gangster Louis Sarazin's money and had to testify as chief witness against him. Paul's brother Johnny, best bounty tracker of Boston, visits Paul to protect him, but can't prevent that he and his pregnant wife are targeted by the same team. Now Johnny's out for revenge...
Keywords: action-hero, ambush, beaten-to-death, beating, beretta, blood, blood-spatter, bo-staff, bounty-hunter, brawlActors: Gerald W. Abrams (producer), David Hewlett (actor), Joanne T. Harwood (miscellaneous crew), Clark Johnson (actor), Bill Nunn (actor), Bruce Pittman (director), Ron White (actor), Ho Chow (actor), Julian Marks (producer), Doug Lennox (actor), Linda Sorensen (actress), Christopher Comrie (miscellaneous crew), Richard Yearwood (actor), Richard Chevolleau (actor), Tommy Chang (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Blood Brothers- While coming of age in the inner city, Darryl Crawford, a young African-American man, witnesses a gang-related murder and is horrified to discover that his beloved older brother Sly is one of the perps. Darryl grapples with his conscience over informing on Sly -- but this fear becomes secondary when the remaining gang members close in on both brothers and threaten their lives.
Keywords: children, death-of-child, death-of-son, father, gang, independent-film, murder, robbery, witnessActors: James Rebhorn (actor), Eric Bruno Borgman (actor), Cliff Robertson (actor), Basil Poledouris (composer), Jack Thompson (actor), Julie Hansen (miscellaneous crew), Francis Ford Coppola (producer), Matthew Modine (actor), Stellan Skarsgård (actor), Matt Malloy (actor), Michael Higgins (actor), Terry Lee (miscellaneous crew), Fred Fuchs (producer), Marit Allen (costume designer), Jennifer Grey (actress),
Plot: Will Parker, played by Matthew Modine, loses the Americas Cup, the worlds biggest sailing prize, to the Australians and decides to form his own syndicate to win it back.
Keywords: independent-film, sailing, seaActors: Robert O. Ragland (composer), Leslie Nielsen (actor), David Sheldon (producer), Vic Diaz (actor), Nancy Kwan (actress), Vic Silayan (actor), David Sheldon (writer), Dante Javier (actor), Carlos Salazar (actor), Joe Dorsey (actor), Gary Lockwood (actor), Galen Thompson (writer), Galen Thompson (actor), William Girdler (director), Chuck McClelland (editor),
Plot: John Trevor escapes from the military base where he commanded Project: Kill, a mind control experiment that used drugs to create bodyguards and assassins for the United States and makes his way to the Philippines. Soon Trevor finds himself in love with Lee Su and feeling the with drawl symptoms from the drugs for the mind control that make him very dangerous not only to himself but everyone around him. His former second in command Project: Kill agent Frank Lassiter has been ordered to find him before the with drawl effects become too violent and before he sells out the program. Asian mobster Alok Lee is also after Trevor in the hopes of getting the secrets of Project: Kill. Time is running out for Trevor as the with drawl becomes worse, Lassiter, the Philippine police, and Lee's men close in on him.
Keywords: action-hero, agent, asian-mafia, assassination, b-movie, bare-chested-male, bare-chested-male-bondage, battle, beaten-to-death, bloodActors: Robert Donner (actor), Robert J. Wilke (actor), Joyce King (miscellaneous crew), Jay Silverheels (actor), Edward Platt (producer), Glenn Ford (actor), Gary Nelson (director), Boyd 'Red' Morgan (actor), John Hart (actor), Chuck Courtney (actor), John Larch (actor), Dana Wynter (actress), Harry Townes (actor), Taylor Lacher (actor), Thomas W. Blackburn (writer),
Plot: Jody Deakes joins up with his father after many years, only to discover that his dad is part of an outlaw gang on the run from a relentless bounty hunter named Santee. Jody is orphaned soon after Santee catches up to the gang, and follows Santee in hopes of taking vengeance for his father's death. Instead, however, Jody discovers that Santee is a good and loving man, tormented by the death of his young son at the hands of another outlaw gang. Santee and his wife take Jody in and a father-son relationship begins to grow. Then the gang that killed Santee's son shows up.
Keywords: bounty-hunter, butt-slap, independent-filmActors: Curt Lowens (actor), Paul Birch (actor), Linden Chiles (actor), Cyril Delevanti (actor), Anton Diffring (actor), Bronislau Kaper (composer), Bill Erwin (actor), Maximilian Schell (actor), Leslie Nielsen (actor), Parley Baer (actor), Charlton Heston (actor), Ralph Nelson (actor), Ralph Nelson (director), Mischa Hausserman (actor), Richard Berg (producer),
Genres: Drama, War,Actors: Maurice Black (actor), Frank Coghlan Jr. (actor), Kewpie Morgan (actor), C. Montague Shaw (actor), Louis Wolheim (actor), Anita Louise (actress), Houston Branch (writer), John W. Krafft (writer), E. Mason Hopper (director), Clarence Geldart (actor), Paul Bern (miscellaneous crew), Philippe De Lacy (actor), George Dromgold (writer), Erich von Stroheim Jr. (actor), Barbara Hunter (editor),
Plot: Tad's dream is to attend a military academy so he can grow up to be a great soldier and a war hero, like his father. What he doesn't know is that his father, Slag, is actually a thief and a derelict. Slag robs a factory in order to get the money to send Tad to military school, then gets a job at the academy's horse stables to be close to his son, who doesn't know he's alive.
Keywords: father, horse, military-academy, military-school, payroll-robbery, stable, thief