- published: 18 Apr 2016
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Stoke may refer to the following:
Originally from the Old English 'stoc' meaning 'place', it came to be used in two special senses, i) a religious place and ii) a secondary settlement (see Roome ISBN 0-7475-0170-X)
It can refer to any of the following places:
Actors: Oliver Reed (actor), David Winters (producer), Frank Zagarino (actor), Arnold Vosloo (actor), Diana Cilliers (costume designer), Robin Smith (actor), Musetta Vander (actress), Jeff Celentano (actor), Frank Notaro (actor), Norman Anstey (actor), Jonathan Vanger (producer), Cedric Sundstrom (director), Michael Brunner (actor), Jamie Bartlett (actor), Gregory Vanger (producer),
Plot: When saxophonist Mike Teller's brother Mackie is killed before being able to deliver $500,000 to mob boss Jack Fisher, Mike is arrested as an accomplice and thrown into prison for five years. Upon his release, he finds Fisher has kidnapped his wife, Lisa, believing Mike has the stolen drug money. With the help of Mackie's old Vietnam war buddy, Harry Crawford, Mike and Harry rescue Lisa, but now have to escape the clutches of the mob in Harry's remote cabin. Will Jack Fisher retrieve his money or will Mike get his revenge?
Keywords: independent-filmActors: Jeff Corey (actor), Robert O. Ragland (composer), Ruta Lee (actress), Ty Hardin (actor), Kristine DeBell (actress), Vincent Van Patten (actor), Sally Marr (actress), Gene Bicknell (actor), Gene Bicknell (producer), Tommy Madden (actor), Brice Mack (director), Johnnie Collins III (actor), Robert Crawford (editor), Amy Johnston (actress), Jerry Stark (actor),
Plot: Stoke and his son Wyatt take their prize roosters to a cock fight, only to find deceit and cheating by a competitor has forced them to lose their winnings. On the way, Wyatt learns about love from a runaway hooker and that maybe the "cocker" trade is not right for him.
Keywords: cheating, cockfighting, deceit, dwarf, exclamation-point-in-title, hooker, independent-film, low-budget-film, punctuation-in-title, slow-motionActors: Pam Grier (actress), Bernard Bonnin (actor), Andres Centenera (actor), Charlie Davao (actor), Paquito Diaz (actor), Gerardo de Leon (director), Marissa Delgado (actress), Cirio H. Santiago (producer), Roger Corman (producer), Sofia Moran (actress), Johnny Long (actor), Roberta Collins (actress), Ben Barcelon (editor), Judith Brown (actress), David Osterhout (writer),
Plot: Carol Jeffries (known as 'Jeff') is a naive American woman staying in the Phillipines. She is given ten years in prison after being set up by her drug-dealer boyfriend, Rudy. She endures the harsh conditions, sadistic head matron and attempts on her life, then convinces her cell-mates to try to escape with her through the jungle, in spite of the knowledge that ruthless trackers will be sent out after them.
Keywords: abuse-of-power, acid, african-american, american-abroad, arrest, attempted-murder, b-movie, bandit, bare-chested-male, beatingActors: Maria Litto (actress), Ilse Pagé (actress), Iris Berben (actress), Hubert von Meyerinck (actor), Harry Wüstenhagen (actor), Rudolf Schündler (actor), Tilo von Berlepsch (actor), Fritz Wepper (actor), Alfred Vohrer (actor), Franz-Otto Krüger (actor), Kurd Pieritz (actor), Horst Tappert (actor), Jan Hendriks (actor), Ladislas Fodor (writer), Horst Wendlandt (producer),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Stoke
The abyss is gazing in your eyes
so close
echoes of fear in your ears
so close
this maniac is your everyday life
and you can't ecscape it, even if you try
Stoke , Stoke , Stoke
Adrenalin is discharged in your veins
repress your strain and get in on again
You're tremblin around , destruction
Your head upside down, bonefraction
You're rollin away
First round out , now try it once again
Stoke , Stoke , Stoke
Some day you'll cease this chase
So don't stop now, your greed and haste