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Sir Alan William Parker, CBE (born 14 February 1944) is an English film director, producer, writer and actor. He has been active in both the British cinema and American cinema and was a founding member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain.
Parker was born into a working class family in Islington, North London, the son of Elsie Ellen, a dressmaker, and William Leslie Parker, a house painter. He attended Dame Alice Owen's School. Parker started out as a copywriter for advertising agencies in the 1960s and 1970s and later began to write his own television commercial scripts. His most celebrated and enduring advertising work was when he worked for famed London agency Collett Dickenson Pearce where he directed many award winning commercials, including the famous Cinzano vermouth advertisement, starring Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins, shown in the UK.
His film career began through his association with producer David Puttnam, now Lord Puttnam, when he wrote the screenplay for the feature Melody (1971). Puttnam would later produce a number of Parker's films including Midnight Express (1978). This was a highly controversial film set in a Turkish prison that was lauded by critics and ended up earning a number of Oscar nominations, including Best Director for Parker. He was later nominated for Best Director with Mississippi Burning (1988).
Actors: Mike Lordi (producer), Mike Lordi (writer), Mike Lordi (director), Mike Lordi (editor), Mike Lordi (actor), Mike Lordi (producer), Bjorn Lynne (composer), Michelle Lordi (actress), Nick Lordi (actor), Ron Lordi (actor), Tom Roemer (actor), Billy Jones (actor), Wayne Rubin (actor), Betti Roemer (actress), Courtney Lordi (actress),
Plot: One night, while her husband is away on business, Lisa Parker asks her friend Casey to come over. Lisa tells Casey that she has been experiencing bizarre events in her house. Doors would open and close by themselves, a TV would turn on by itself, phones would ring without anyone calling and voices would be heard. Although Lisa believes there is a paranormal presence, she has never seen an apparition...until tonight. Lisa then hires Frank, a paranormal investigator, to help her deal with the series of events that are taking place in her house. Frank discovers what happened to the previous owners of the house and believes that may have something to do with the paranormal activity.
Keywords: supernaturalActors: Stephen King (producer), Julia Verdin (producer), Barbara Hershey (actress), Mick Garris (producer), Cliff Robertson (actor), Brad Krevoy (producer), Matt Frewer (actor), Mick Garris (actor), Ben Cotton (actor), Barry W. Levy (actor), Ming Lo (actor), Nicky Katt (actor), David Arquette (actor), Stephen King (writer), Mick Garris (writer),
Plot: A young man hitchhiking back home to visit his mother is picked up by a mysterious stranger. As the ride goes on, the young man uncovers a terrible secret about the stranger, and is given a choice by the stranger. A choice that can mean life or death.
Keywords: artist, based-on-novel, based-on-the-works-of-stephen-king, death-wish, destiny, dilemma, drug, female-nudity, ghost-story, halloweenActors: Norman Mitchell (actor), Michael Robbins (actor), Windsor Davies (actor), Ronnie Brody (actor), Toni Palmer (actress), Les Chatfield (director), John Flanagan (actor), Les Chatfield (producer), Terence Feely (writer), Bernard Stone (actor), Robert Keegan (actor), Lynne Carol (actress),
Genres: Comedy,