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Hunter is an American police television drama created by Frank Lupo, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. It starred Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolved many of their cases by lethal force, but no more so than many other related television dramas.
The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series. Stepfanie Kramer left after the sixth season (1990) to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers.
The show was initially broadcast in a time slot on Friday night, competing for ratings against the popular Dallas. The show struggled to attract an audience and drew criticism for its often graphic depiction of violence. In the first season, the producers sought to create a hook by giving the main character a catchphrase, "Works for me", which was sometimes used two or three times in an episode and was even added to the end of Mike Post and Pete Carpenter's opening theme music. Several early episodes featured montages set to popular songs from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, in a style similar to Miami Vice.
Actors: Michael Scott (producer), Michael Scott (director), Michael Scott (writer), Jeffery Harrell (editor), Idara Victor (actress), Jeffery Harrell (writer), Anthony Alba (producer), Anthony Alba (actor),
Genres: Horror, Short,Actors: Maureen McCormick (actress), Tim Abell (actor), Danny Draven (editor), David DeCoteau (director), Harry Manfredini (composer), Eric Roberts (actor), Peter Sullivan (producer), Jeffrey Schenck (producer), David DeCoteau (producer), Barry Barnholtz (producer), Eileen Dietz (actress), John Schouweiler (miscellaneous crew), John Schouweiler (producer), Diane Healey (producer), Jason-Shane Scott (actor),
Genres: Horror,Actors: Art Roberts (actor), Jane Shayne (actress), Rhonda Morman (actress), Mark E. Ridley (actor), Mark E. Ridley (producer), Daniel Van Dyke (actor), Tisha Rivera (actress), Norith Soth (producer), Norith Soth (writer), Alexander Aguila (actor), Norith Soth (writer), Norith Soth (director), Taka Arai (producer), Theresa Deveaux (actress), Khayyam Kain (producer),
Plot: A 12 year old boy who has the ability to convert anyone into a Christian - criminals, Jews, homosexuals - asks God to give him a challenge. A real challenge. Two things occur. 1) The boy comes home from camping with his parents and notices strange footage that was recorded in his camera. Footage that suggests encounters with extraterrestrial life. 2) A bully appears at his school out of nowhere, terrorizing his friends and teachers. This boy claims he is a Christian and thus cannot be converted. The boy, for the first time, faces a person he cannot convert. 'The Sibling' follows the boy's journey as these two events dovetail to a terrifying conclusion about the boy's faith, deeply unforeseen.
Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi,Actors: Paul Hillier (miscellaneous crew), Farah Khan (miscellaneous crew), Pritam Chakraborty (composer), John Abraham (actor), Akshay Kumar (actor), Akshay Kumar (actor), Akshay Kumar (actor), Mohnish Bahl (actor), John Abraham (actor), Sanjay Dutt (actor), John Abraham (actor), Satish Kaushik (actor), Anupam Kher (actor), Himanshu Nanda (miscellaneous crew), Garry Marriott (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Based in England, Nikhil Mathur is employed as an Investment Banker and has a idealist girlfriend in Radhika Awasthi. His friend, Jignesh Patel, works as a Security Guard in a mall and is the guardian of Veer, his late sister's son, and under close scrutiny of the Social Services Department. Global recession takes a toll on Nikhil - he not only loses his job but also his investments, while Jignesh gets fired for failing to prevent theft by a minor. Nikhil is unable to find employment and after Jignesh gets fired from yet another job, the duo end up working as male escorts with 'Desi Boyz' as Rocco and Hunter, and bring in enough income to keep them going. Radhika soon finds out and dumps Nikhil, while a Social Worker, Vikrant Mehra, takes custody of Veer and has him placed in a foster home. With their lives turned upside down, the duo blame each other and part company. Unable to even speak with Radhika, Nikhil is dismayed when he finds her in the company of a new boyfriend, Ajay Bapat. With the adverse publicity generated by their involvement as male escorts - and the recession holding strong - what will the duo do in a country where people, including educationists, racially profile ethnic minorities with impunity.
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Matthias Schweighöfer (actor), Kirsten Block (actress), Joan Scheckel (miscellaneous crew), David Groenewold (producer), Frédéric North (miscellaneous crew), Kevin Hindley (miscellaneous crew), Brent Morris (producer), Kevin Cannon (actor), Paul J. Porter (actor), Alexander Yassin (actor), Hans-Uwe Bauer (actor), Leonid Brezhnev (actor), Hayley Derryberry (actress), Hayley Derryberry (miscellaneous crew), Max Wiedemann (producer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Lincoln Kupchak (editor), Keith Myers (director), Jennifer Marks (actress), Michael Thyer (writer), Michael Thyer (actor), Jon Graf (actor), Teresa Dahl-Bredine (actress), Kevin Campbell (actor), Angela Casassa (actress), Brian Foster (actor), Steven Stedman (actor), Michelle Blum (actress), Tiffany Murray (actress), Dan Akre (actor), Sara Rincon (actress),
Plot: At a restaurant, we eavesdrop on the conversations of several pairs of people and one threesome. A man tells his date straight up what he wants and she replies with a devastating critique. A woman tells her mate that she wants a vibrator to spice up her life; he's defensive. A woman complains to a friend that her most recent date had too much foreplay. Two women talk to a guy who's a writer: one is his girlfriend and she suggests he drink less. Her friend listens. Two men talk about one's recent brush with homosexuality. When the evening ends, will there be any re-pairings?
Genres: Short,Actors: Joe Alaskey (actor), Mary Kay Bergman (actress), David Carradine (actor), Charles Fleischer (actor), Joe Alaskey (actor), Mary Kay Bergman (actress), Peter MacNicol (actor), Rob Paulsen (actor), Rob Paulsen (actor), Rob Paulsen (actor), Mark Hamill (actor), Jeff Bennett (actor), Maurice LaMarche (actor), Jodi Benson (actress), Lacey Chabert (actress),
Plot: Half wolf Balto has a litter with his full husky wife. Most puppies resemble her and are easily adopted by the Wild West villagers. Only one daughter, which has his lupine traits, must be raised by them and devoted goose Boris. She also proves a free-spirited rebel, drawn to the wild. Balto spares no effort to protect his stubborn, near-adult pup, which leads to both of them confronting and joining wise old 'wolf shaman' Nava's troop, which needs to make hard choices, requiring a strapping younger leader.
Keywords: animal-in-title, animal-name-in-title, bear, bully, cave, daughter, dog, dream, duel, fallActors: Armando Silvestre (actor), Víctor Alcocer (actor), Luis Aragón (actor), José Baviera (actor), Juan Orol (director), Joaquín Roche (actor), Mario Sevilla (actor), Chel López (actor), Arturo Martínez (actor), Juan Orol (actor), Angélica María (actress), Ángel Di Stefani (actor), Fernando Yapur (actor), José Luis Aguirre 'Trotsky' (actor), María Esquivel (actress),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: George Duning (composer), Sidney Poitier (actor), Al Clark (editor), Alan Ladd (producer), Alan Ladd (actor), James Darren (actor), Hall Bartlett (writer), Hall Bartlett (producer), Hall Bartlett (director), Paul Richards (actor), Charlsie Bryant (miscellaneous crew), Mort Sahl (actor), Glenn Corbett (actor), Paul Baxley (actor), Richard Davalos (actor),
Plot: During the Korean War, the lieutenant in charge of a Marine rifle platoon is killed in battle. Before he dies, he places the platoon's sergeant, who's black, in charge. The sergeant figures on having trouble with two men in his platoon: a private who has much more combat experience than he does, and a racist Southerner who doesn't like blacks in the first place and has no intention of taking orders from one.
Keywords: african-american, death, independent-film, korean-war, lieutenant, racist, sergeant, u.s.-marine-corpsHunter First Episode From 9/18/1984 Featuring Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer This episode was aired on a friday night at 9pm on NBC right before the first pilot episode of Miami Vice which aired after it at 10pm on NBC
Someone - I forgot who (sorry!) - had requested this episode to be uploaded. So, again, being the holidays, I'm doing so. This again comes from the German edition of S1, Part 2 (as seasons are sold in half sets) with the original music as aired. If you have a region-free DVD player, it can be bought on Amazon.de. Enjoy!
I'm not ignoring requests for other S1 episodes; I just felt like changing things up a bit. This is actually the Season 4 finale and is actually a DVD set from the US [since later seasons didn't make as much use of popular music as the early seasons did that I recall; maybe someday I'll double dip to compare...] Seeing the later stuff back to back with S1, it's something how the series got a bit darker...
7 Great Seasons with Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer (Seasons 1-6) , Darlanne Fluegel (season 7) and Charles Hallahan. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
From the unedited German DVD set, Season 1, Part 2. (The series comes in half sets for individual seasons and now has its own complete series, Region 2. If you are in the US as I am and have a multi-region DVD player, you can purchase these sets at the German Amazon branch, Amazon.de.) As broadcast with no music substitutions. The US sets have had all the original music stripped and replaced.
I figured I might as well go back to the very beginning here. Featuring Joanna Kerns, who would be the mom, Maggie Seaver, on the sitcom "Growing Pains" a year later, and Brian Dennehy. Notice Captain Kane was played by a different actor here than in the rest of his time on the show. Of note, "Bad Moon Rising" the song is used, but it is a cover. The other popular song I spied is a country song, "Stranger In My House". But as country music isn't my thing, I don't know if it's the original artist or also a cover. That said, popular songs are used, leading me to believe these are the original songs used versus the US version. This is from the German S1 half set, which can be bought on Amazon.de. Enjoy!
From the unedited German DVD set, taken from S1, Part 2. As broadcast. If you're in the US but with a multi-region DVD player, you may purchase the seasons in half sets or as a complete series at Amazon.de.
I know, I know. I already have the ending with the original music uploaded, but since I still had the whole episode intact, here it is, complete with the music used when originally aired on NBC (minus the opening credits which inexplicably use the S1 opening rather than S2, no idea why). This comes from the German S2, Part 1 release. If you have a region-free DVD player, it may be purchased at Amazon.de. Enjoy.
As taken from the German DVD half set for Hunter Season 1, Part 2 with music intact from its original broadcast. (Of note, "Every Breath You Take" here was indeed a cover and not by The Police, and it was not switched out. Must have been too expensive even in first run, being so popular at the time of this episode!) These sets can be purchased at Amazon.de if you have a region-free DVD player.
There's a stranger in town called the Hunter wild and reckless lovin' is his game
He'll whisper lies and lure you to his pitfall and leave you trapped in your own shame
The Hunter's always looking in the shadows waiting to pounce upon his prey
Sould you give him more than a passing glance
He'll haunt you down and steal your heart away
Pay no attention to his silver tongue be careful of his dashing manner
Just keep your arms around the one you love and beware of the Hunter
[ guitar ]
The Hunter knows a woman is a woman and each of you will have your time and place
He'll track you one by one until you're fallin'
And leave you there with mud upon your face
Pay no attention...
Ah don't be trapped by the Hunter