James Karen — Actor (30)
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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB IMDb
The Pursuit of Happyness
7.4 (20 ratings) director: Gabriele Muccino actor: Will Smith / Jaden Smith …
other title: La ricerca della felicità / Jagten på lykke …
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
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Mulholland Drive (2001) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB o00o garage WikiData NeoDB Test
Mulholland Drive
8.3 (39 ratings) director: David Lynch actor: Naomi Watts / Laura Harring …
other title: Cidade dos Sonhos / Mulholland Drive - Straße der Finsternis …
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.
nesfilmklubb
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Poltergeist (1982) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb
Poltergeist
5.7 (6 ratings) director: Tobe Hooper actor: JoBeth Williams / Craig T. Nelson …
other title: Poltergeist - Demoniache presenze / Poltergeist, o Fenómeno …
The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
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Capricorn One (1977) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Capricorn One
director: Peter Hyams actor: Elliott Gould / James Brolin …
other title: Mission: Capricorn One / Capricórnio Um …
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
1970s action brendavaccaro elliottgould halholbrook
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Opening Night (1977) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Opening Night
director: John Cassavetes actor: Gena Rowlands / John Cassavetes …
other title: La sera della prima / Noite de Estreia …
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her limousine in an attempt to get the star's attention. Myrtle internalizes the accident and goes on a spiritual quest, but fails to finds the answers she is after. As opening night inches closer and closer, fragile Myrtle must find a way to make the show go on.
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Superman Returns (2006) [Movie] WikiData Douban IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Superman Returns
5.1 (8 ratings) director: Bryan Singer actor: Brandon Routh / Kate Bosworth …
other title: Super-Homem: O Regresso / Superman Returns: El regreso
Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel.
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Notfilm (2015) [Movie] TMDB
Notfilm
director: Ross Lipman actor: Ross Lipman / Leonard Maltin …
NOTFILM is a feature-length experimental essay on FILM -- its author Samuel Beckett, its star Buster Keaton, its production and its philosophical implications -- utilizing additional outtakes, never before heard audio recordings of the production meetings, and other rare archival elements.
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Film (1965) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB WikiData Douban TMDB
Film
director: Alan Schneider / Samuel Beckett actor: Buster Keaton / Nell Harrison …
other title: Filme
A man attempts to evade observation by an all-seeing eye.
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The Return of the Living Dead (1985) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData NeoDB Douban
The Return of the Living Dead
7.7 (7 ratings) director: Dan O'Bannon actor: Clu Gulager / James Karen …
other title: Il ritorno dei morti viventi / Ligene er ligeglade …
When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout the town, and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss and a mysterious mortician.
1980s bmovie clugulager comedy dancolfa
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Congo (1995) [Movie] TMDB
Congo
director: Frank Marshall actor: Laura Linney / Dylan Walsh …
Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers -- some with ulterior motives -- stumble across a race of killer apes.
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The China Syndrome (1979) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban
The China Syndrome
director: James Bridges actor: Jane Fonda / Jack Lemmon …
other title: Sindrome cinese / Kina syndromet …
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.
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Up Close & Personal (1996) [Movie] TMDB
Up Close & Personal
director: Jon Avnet actor: Robert Redford / Michelle Pfeiffer …
other title: Qualcosa di personale / Tid til kærlighed …
Tally Atwater has a dream: to be a prime-time network newscaster. She pursues this dream with nothing but ambition, raw talent and a homemade demo tape. Warren Justice is a brilliant, hard edged, veteran newsman. He sees Tally has talent and becomes her mentor. Tally’s career takes a meteoric rise and she and Warren fall in love. The romance that results is as intense and revealing as television news itself. Yet, each breaking story, every videotaped crisis that brings them together, also threatens to drive them apart...
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Any Given Sunday (1999) [Movie] TMDB IMDb NeoDB Douban
Any Given Sunday
director: Oliver Stone actor: Al Pacino / Cameron Diaz …
other title: Ogni maledetta domenica / En tilfældig søndag …
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the ageing coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president adds to the pressure of winning. The new owner must prove herself in a male dominated world.
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The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018) [Movie] TMDB
The Great Buster: A Celebration
director: Peter Bogdanovich actor: Peter Bogdanovich / Buster Keaton …
other title: The Great Buster / Den store Buster Keaton …
A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians—Buster Keaton—whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary.