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Witness is a 1985 American thriller film directed by Peter Weir and starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis. The screenplay by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, and Earl W. Wallace focuses on a detective protecting a young Amish boy who becomes the target of a ruthless killer after he witnesses a murder in Philadelphia.
The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won two, for Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing. It was also nominated for seven BAFTA Awards, winning one for Maurice Jarre's score, and was also nominated for six Golden Globe Awards. William Kelley and Earl W. Wallace won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay and the 1986 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay presented by the Mystery Writers of America. (Wallace is also the author of the film's novelization.) The film's script is a frequent model for budding screenwriters, often used to display clear structure. The film is also notable as the screen debut of future star Viggo Mortensen.
Actors: Donny Boaz (actor), Marc Isaacs (actor), Zulema Nall (producer), Zulema Nall (actress), Troy Parker (actor), Scott Frank (actor), Darryl Perrilloux (actor), Victoria Wiese (actress), Eddie Bauer Jr. (actor), Evan George Vourazeris (actor), Avery Clynes (actress), Mackenzie Clynes (actress), Mark X. Laskowski (actor), Scott Cooke (actor), Rachel Nall (actress),
Genres: Family,Actors: Erik Thompson (actor), Erik Thompson (actor), Matt Hewitt (actor), Teppei Ando (editor), Teppei Ando (actor), Teppei Ando (actor), Teppei Ando (producer), Teppei Ando (writer), Teppei Ando (director), Teppei Ando (actor), Evan Kertman (composer), Aaron Olson (actor), Jonah Olson (actor), Kelli Thompson (actor), Sam Hoffman (actor),
Plot: In 1930s South Texas, Joe Ball and his saloon was the talk of the town. Not just for the beautiful women he employed there but for his pet alligators he hosted in the back. But soon talk became rumors as numerous townsfolk went missing. When Deputy Gray and Klevohagen arrive to investigate this strange case the truth threatens to unravel. Based on actual events this animated film is both skin tingling and darkly comic.
Genres: Animation, Crime, History, Horror, Short,Actors: Jean-Paul Chreky (producer), Sawa Suzuki (actress), Nao Nagasawa (actress), Elise Rovinsky (actress), Jerami Cruise (actor), Jeff Grossman (actor), Ivan Cardona (actor), Justin Morck (actor), Justin Morck (actor), Yoichi Kobayashi (producer), Jorge Valdés-Iga (director), Ami Sheth (actress), Hiro Masuda (producer), Hiro Masuda (actor), Hiro Masuda (writer),
Plot: A Japanese couple honeymoon at the Chelsea Hotel in New York. That night the wife finds her husband's dead body and a video tape of the brutal murder. A NYPD Detective, first at the murder scene, attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery of the murder in the locked room.
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Jave Galt-Miller (editor), Jave Galt-Miller (actor), Jave Galt-Miller (writer), Jave Galt-Miller (director), Bethany Trainor (composer), Righteous Jolly (actor), Jessika Hardy (actress), Scott Alboum (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Michael Saleman (miscellaneous crew), Lin Shaye (actress), Bruce Davison (actor), Giancarlo Esposito (actor), Susan Blakely (actress), Farah White (actress), Nicole Holt (actress), Cindy Pickett (actress), Nicole Holt (actress), Phil Harrington (actor), Scarlett McAlister (actress), Libby Villari (actress), Darrin Navarro (editor), Joey Stewart (producer), Vernon Reeves (actor),
Plot: Robbie Levinson and Trey McCoy suddenly encounter intolerance and hostility at the hands of their new neighbor, Chris Boyd, the son of a fundamentalist preacher. One evening, Trey sets out on his nightly walk with their dog and never returns. Immediately, fingers are pointed and Chris and Robbie become the prime suspects. With no support from the authorities, Robbie receives help from some unlikely sources to execute a desperate and dangerous plan that uncovers secrets that will turn many lives upside-down and ultimately bring the perpetrator to justice, regardless of the consequences.
Keywords: 911, abomination, abusive-husband, accountant, adoption, adoption-agency, adult-video-store, alcoholic, alibi, altar-boyActors: Kurt Sinclair (actor), Shane Stanley (actor), Harrison Young (actor), Ryan Alosio (actor), Cheryl Blaylock (actress), Jeff Wolfe (actor), Richard Hench (actor), Dianne M. Murphy (miscellaneous crew), Robert Lewis Stephenson (actor), Gregory Alosio (director), Kandeyce Jorden (actress), Paul Eckstein (actor), David Mills (actor), Luciano Appignani (producer), Moira Price (actress),
Genres: Crime, Short,Actors: David Greene (director), Lawrence Pressman (actor), Lawrence Schiller (producer), Ben Gazzara (actor), Fred Karlin (composer), Charles W. Fries (producer), William Phipps (actor), Ellen Geer (actress), Charles Cyphers (actor), Lorne Greene (actor), George Wyner (actor), Bill Thurman (actor), Jack Rader (actor), Charles Robinson (actor), Annabelle Weenick (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Bill Thurman (actor), Larry Buchanan (writer), Larry Buchanan (director), Larry Buchanan (editor), Annabelle Weenick (actress), Desmond Dhooge (actor), George Russell (actor), Joreta C. Cherry (actress), Bill McGhee (actor), Harold Hoffman (writer), Harold Hoffman (producer), George Edgley (actor), Max W. Anderson (actor), Bill Carter (actor), Jonathan Ledford (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Bill Thurman (actor), Larry Buchanan (writer), Larry Buchanan (director), Larry Buchanan (editor), Annabelle Weenick (actress), Desmond Dhooge (actor), George Russell (actor), Joreta C. Cherry (actress), Bill McGhee (actor), Harold Hoffman (writer), Harold Hoffman (producer), George Edgley (actor), Max W. Anderson (actor), Bill Carter (actor), Jonathan Ledford (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Larry Buchanan (writer), Larry Buchanan (producer), Larry Buchanan (director), Larry Buchanan (editor), George Russell (actor), Frederick O'Neal (actor), Bill McGhee (actor), Harold Hoffman (writer), George Edgley (actor), Jonathan Ledford (actor), Ted Mitchell (actor), James 'Ike' Altgens (actor), Annalena Lund (actress), Betty Sooter (miscellaneous crew), Joey Johnson (composer),
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Keywords: african-american, black-activist, businessman, civil-rights, clock, courtroom, criminal, cross-cultural-relationship, exploitation, false-accusationWritten by: Das, Savale, Pandit, Thorpe, Zaman, Tailor
We never had it so good
Day to day It's the government plan
To grind them down Every man and woman
To grind them down Every man and woman
To grind them down Every man and woman
Day to day It's the government plan
To grind them down Every man and woman ....
To fuck up their minds
Pat their lives in their hands
To mash up their brains
Unable to understand
This is a message to those in command
There was never any freedom