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King Lear (1974)
Character: Gentleman
James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch who insists that his three daughters prove their love for him, only to learn he's exalted the two who seek to destroy him. This live performance recording of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival production deftly envisions the bard's haunting tragedy with a fine supporting cast, including Raul Julia, Paul Sorvino and Rene Auberjonois.
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All The Kids Do It (1984)
Character: Mr. Elder
High school diving champion Buddy Elder (Scott Baio) can't seem to stop drinking and driving.
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Fischia Il Sesso (1974)
Character: Dean
A girl from New York, Carol, to get married turns to the marriage agency of Mr. Lewis, who introduces her to Gavino, a young Sardinian immigrant clandestine.
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Law & Order: The First 3 Years (2004)
Character: Self - Sergeant Max Grevey
This DVD bonus feature describes Law & Order's first three seasons, with candid interviews with seven of its early castmembers.
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The Ryan White Story (1989)
Character: Dr. Kleiman
The story of Ryan White, a 13-year-old haemophiliac who contracted AIDS from factor VIII, which was used to control this disorder.
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What She Doesn't Know (1992)
Character: Jack Kilcoin
An idealistic law school graduate comes to work in the New York D.A.'s office. Her first case leads her straight to her father, a veteran New York cop who may be involved in corruption.
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The Face of Rage (1983)
Character: Nick
Filmed in quasi-documentary fashion, the made-for-TV The Face of Rage is set in a rehabilitation facility. Here a group of rapists are required to confront their victims face-to-face. The film concentrates on the bitter verbal sparring session between assaulter Richard (Graham Bechel) and assaultee Rebecca (Dianne Weist). Director Donald Wrye co-wrote the screenplay for Face of Rage with Hal Sitowicz, drawing much of the dialogue from real-life transcripts. The film was first aired as an "ABC Theatre" presentation on March 20, 1983, preceded with an all too appropriate "parental guidance" proviso.
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Honor Bound (1988)
Character: Wocjinski
US soldier gets involved in Cold War shenanigans in East Germany.
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The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)
Character: Gruzauskas
Based on the true story of the attempted defection in 1970 by a Lithuanian seaman seeking political asylum in the United States. Kudirka was denied asylum and returned to the Soviets, charged with treason, and sentenced to ten years of hard labor. It was later discovered and verified that his mother had been born in Brooklyn and gone to Lithuania at a young age, which meant she was a U. S. citizen. As a result, Kudirka was declared a U. S. citizen and in 1974 released by the Soviets.
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Sleeping Beauty (1983)
Character: The Woodsman
A prince chases his destiny to an ancient castle in search of a cursed princess, thanks to the help of an informative lumberjack.
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The Limbic Region (1996)
Character: Lloyd
Original and unpredictable thriller about a seasoned cop determined to bring down San Francisco's most notorious serial killer in the turbulent 1960's. Stars Edward James Olmos, George Dzundza, Roger R. Cross.
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2 1/2 Dads (1986)
Character: N/A
Two fathers and a bachelor decide to share a big house to lower expenses and help relieve loneliness, but the children involved are less than happy about the arrangement as friction and humorous problems develop rapidly.
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One Police Plaza (1986)
Character: Det. Gustav Stamm
A veteran New York City Police Lieutenant's investigation of a woman's murder uncovers corruption in high places.
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White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)
Character: Paul Landers
Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of his cast and crew. He eventually becomes obsessed with hunting down and killing one specific elephant.
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That Darn Cat (1997)
Character: Boetticher
While making his nightly rounds in the neighborhood, Patti's pet cat D.C. finds himself the carrier of a call for help from a kidnap victim. Patti enlists skeptical law enforcement help to find the victim before it's too late.
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Skokie (1981)
Character: Frank Collin
A dramatization of the controversial trial concerning the right for Neo-Nazis to march in the predominantly Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois.
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Brotherly Love (1985)
Character: Lt. Conde
A businessman is stalked by his murderous twin brother, who has just been released from a mental hospital.
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Streamers (1983)
Character: Cokes
Four young recruits about to be sent to Vietnam confront their prejudicial feelings toward one another when it's learned one of them is gay.
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The Chosen One (2010)
Character: Norman
Paul is an ordinary man who is at the end of his rope. He hates his job, his beautiful wife has left him, and his mother and gay, Buddhist-monk brother constantly remind him of his shortcomings. Although Paul doesn't know it yet, his life is about to change in a big way.
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No Way Out (1987)
Character: Sam Hesselman
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.
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The Beast of War (1988)
Character: Daskal
During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains.
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Best Defense (1984)
Character: Loparino
An engineer fails to get the bugs out of a tank before an Army officer has to use it in Kuwait.
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The Deer Hunter (1978)
Character: John
A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.
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Adam and Eve (2005)
Character: Eve's Dad
Adam is a typical college-aged guy... which is to say he wants sex 24 hours a day. But when he meets - and falls for - Eve, a scorchingly hot coed who's still very attached to her virginity, the waiting game is on! While his college buddies score left and right, and campus hotties make tempting passes, Adam ponders an explosive question: Will Eve say "It's the right time"... before he completely goes out of his mind?
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Glory Years (1987)
Character: John Moss
A group of former high-school buddies have a reunion in Las Vegas. Thinking to increase their alumni fund, they proceed to use it to gamble at the casinos. Of course, they lose it all. They then get together and try to figure out a way to win it all back.
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No Man's Land (1987)
Character: Uncle Mike (uncredited)
A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and lifestyle of the game, and becomes romanticly involved with the leaders sister.
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The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985)
Character: Prison Chaplain
A young man, convicted of the murder of a clerk, who has been on death row for five years and now awaits his execution while his family desperately seek a reprieve.
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No Mercy (1986)
Character: Captain Stemkowski
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
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The Butcher's Wife (1991)
Character: Leo Lemke
A clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband because she's seen him in a dream. They marry and he takes her back to his butcher shop in New York city, where her powers tend to influence everyone she meets while working in the shop. Through her advice, she helps others and eventually finds the true man of her dreams.
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Massage Parlor Murders (1973)
Character: Mr. Creepy
A vicious serial killer is stalking the streets of New York City, murdering Times Square massage girls in a variety of brutal ways. It's up to a rogue detective team to solve the case as the body count continues to rise!
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Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
Character: Eugene
Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The people of Ticlaw, leaded by its Mayor, will do anything in order to convince the governor to alter the project.
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Determination of Death (2001)
Character: Mac
In order to free themselves from debt, a husband and wife plan to fake the husband's death but the scheme goes terribly awry.
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Dangerous Minds (1995)
Character: Hal Griffith
Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.
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When She Says No (1984)
Character: Paul Fellows
After divorced college professor Rose Michaels invites three of her male colleagues to her room during a teacher's convention, she later accuses them of rape, but the men say otherwise.
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City by the Sea (2002)
Character: Reg Duffy
Vincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past, but then makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime.
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Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006)
Character: Perry White (voice)
Embittered by Superman's heroic successes and soaring popularity, Lex Luthor forms a dangerous alliance with the powerful computer/villain Brainiac. Using advanced weaponry and a special strain of Kryptonite harvested from the far reaches of outer space, Luthor specifically redesigns Brainiac to defeat the Man of Steel.
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Terror on Highway 91 (1989)
Character: Sheriff Jessie Barton
A police deputy in a small town grows more and more disgusted with the rampant corruption and brutality practiced by the sheriff and his fellow officers.
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Trading Favors (1997)
Character: Wallace Muller
A seductive woman with a violent lover steals a car and entices a teenage boy to join her on a crime spree.
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Crimson Tide (1995)
Character: Chief of the Boat Cob
After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsay insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.
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The Enemy Within (1994)
Character: Jake
A officer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a planned military coup of the U.S. government and has only one week to prevent the takeover.
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The Happy Hooker (1975)
Character: Chet
Having emigrated to New York and immediately got the kiss-off from her mother-besotted fiance, a Dutch lass takes a well-paid office job and starts liberally sampling the local male talent. After a while she decides to make her pleasure her business too, and as her reputation grows she graduates to a high-class bordello. Soon she realises she has the right talents to make a real success of a place of her own.
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A Long Way Home (1981)
Character: Floyd Booth
A married teenager sets out to find his long-lost brother and sister years after all three had been placed with different families following their abandonment by their migrant worker parents. Luckily, he finds a compassionate social worker who, at first reluctantly, decides to help him cut through the bureaucratic red tape.
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Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996)
Character: Perry White (voice)
Clark Kent, the last survivor of the dead planet Krypton, uses his amazing powers to defend people of his adopted world, Earth, and become Superman.
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Instinct (1999)
Character: Dr. John Murray
In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder. Driven by ambition and a hunger for the truth, Caulder will eventually risk everything—even put his very life on the line—in a harrowing attempt to understand the bizarre actions of this madman.
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Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998)
Character: Dr. Gregory Belson (voice)
When Mr. Freeze kidnaps Barbara Gordon, as an involuntary organ donor to save his dying wife, Batman and Robin must find her before the operation can begin.
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Species II (1998)
Character: Colonel Burgess
Having just returned from a mission to Mars, Commander Ross isn't exactly himself. He's slowly becoming a terrifying alien entity with one goal -- to procreate with human women! When countless women suffer gruesome deaths after bearing half-alien offspring, scientist Laura Baker and hired assassin Press Lennox use Eve, a more tempered alien clone, to find Ross and his brood. Before long Eve escapes to mate with Ross.
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The Rape of Richard Beck (1985)
Character: Blastig
The tables turn for cynical police officer Richard Beck when he's viciously attacked by two homicidal crooks. Having never been empathetic toward the victims he's dealt with on a daily basis, Beck must now confront the tough system he was a part of. As he struggles to regain his status at work, he also must make sure those responsible for his attack are prosecuted.
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Basic Instinct (1992)
Character: Gus
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.
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Impulse (1990)
Character: Lt. Joe Morgan
A Los Angeles vice cop, caught between her undercover role as a sex worker and her personal relationships, is thrown into a web of murder and deceit.
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