Taylor Hackford — Director (7)
Dolores Claiborne (1995) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
Dolores Claiborne
other title: L'ultima eclissi / Eclipse Total
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.
Ray (2004) [Movie] Douban IMDb NeoDB TMDB WikiData
Ray
director: Taylor Hackford actor: Jamie Foxx / Kerry Washington
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
The Devil's Advocate (1997) [Movie] Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb
The Devil's Advocate
7.2 (12 ratings) director: Taylor Hackford actor: Keanu Reeves / Al Pacino
other title: L'avvocato del diavolo / Djævelens Advokat
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
Parker (2013) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban
Parker
other title: 帕克 / 轰天复仇(港)
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
Proof of Life (2000) [Movie] Douban NeoDB IMDb TMDB WikiData
Proof of Life
director: Taylor Hackford actor: Meg Ryan / Russell Crowe
other title: Rapimento e riscatto / Livstegn
When American engineer Peter Bowman is kidnapped while working in South America, his wife Alice enlists special agent Terry Thorne to help free him. However, complications arise when Thorne falls in love with her. Their lives are on the line, their hearts out on a limb.
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) [Movie] TMDB
An Officer and a Gentleman
director: Taylor Hackford actor: Richard Gere / Debra Winger
other title: Ufficiale e gentiluomo / Officer og gentleman
Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart, so Foley rides him mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with a working girl is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself.
The Idolmaker (1980) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Idolmaker
director: Taylor Hackford actor: Ray Sharkey / Peter Gallagher
other title: Idolmaker - Das schmutzige Geschäft des Showbusiness / Le Temps du rock'n'roll
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.