"John McClane John McClane is the main protagonist of the ""Die Hard"" film series. He is portrayed by Bruce Willis. He is known for his sardonic one-liners, including the famous catchphrase ""Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker"". John McClane was originally based on the fictional character Detective Joe Leland from Roderick Thorp's bestselling novel, ""Nothing Lasts Forever"". Other aspects are derived from Frank Malone from Walter Wager's novel ""58 Minutes"" (adapted as ""Die Hard 2""). ""Die Hard"" villain Hans Gruber describes him as ""just another American... who thinks he's John Wayne,"" to which McClane replies that he ""was always partial to Roy Rogers."" He"
"Horses 1988, Apartment Zero 1988, Bull Durham 1988, Pulse 1988, Honeymoon Academy 1989, Wild Orchid 1989, Born on the Fourth of July 1989, Desperado: Bald Justice 1989 TV, Enemies: A Love Story 1989, Back to the Future Part II 1989, Harlem Nights 1989, The Little Mermaid 1989, After Midnight 1989, Robot Jox 1989, Immediate Family 1989, Lisa 1989, Ghosts Can't Do It 1989, Catch Me If You Can 1989, Desperado: The Outlaw Wars 1989 TV, Not Quite Human II 1989 TV, Black Rain 1989, Chattahoochee 1989, Drugstore Cowboy 1989, Old Gringo 1989, Heart of Dixie 1989, Let It Ride 1989,"
"Nobody Runs Forever Nobody Runs Forever, also called The High Commissioner, is a 1968 political spy thriller film directed by Ralph Thomas based on Jon Cleary's 1966 novel ""The High Commissioner"". It stars Rod Taylor as Australian policeman Scobie Malone and Christopher Plummer as the Australian High Commissioner in Britain caught up in corrupt dealings, during delicate negotiations. Taylor's production company was involved in making the film as was the American Selmur Productions. Sergeant Scobie Malone (Taylor) of the New South Wales Police (NSW Police) is summoned to Sydney by the gruff Premier of New South Wales, Mr Flannery (played"
"films. The DVD set is called the ""Action-Packed 4 Movie Marathon, Volume 2"". Bulletproof (1988 film) Bulletproof is a 1988 action movie directed by Steve Carver and starring Gary Busey A clan of terrorists, of all backgrounds and types, seize the ""Thunderblast"" top-secret super tank, hiding it in Mexico. The task of recovering it is entrusted to ""Bulletproof"" Frank McBain, a former secret agent and current cop. Gary Busey plays McBain, the stereotypical die-hard main character in this film, as he attempts to recover the Thunderblast and his ex-girlfriend. Platinum Disc released the film onto DVD in 2002. Then on"
"Happy New Year 1987, Maid to Order 1987, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1987, Summer School 1987, Dragnet 1987, Beverly Hills Cop II 1987, Hot Pursuit 1987, Steele Justice 1987, Malone 1987, Extreme Prejudice 1987, Gardens of Stone 1987, The Lt Innocent Man 1987 TV, Infidelity 1987 TV, Three for the Road 1987, Down Twisted 1987, Over the Top 1987, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 1987, The Accidental Tourist 1988, The Boost 1988, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka 1988, Mississippi Burning 1988, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 1988, Heart of Midnight 1988,"
"Story (28 September 1958) <br> Black Ivory (5 October 1958) <br> The Robbery (12 October 1958) <br> No Place To Hide (26 October 1958) <br> The Mortimer Touch (2 November 1958) <br> Shadowed Light (16 November 1958) <br> Ghost Country (30 November 1958) <br> The Sickness (14 December 1958) <br> Snake in the Grass (28 December 1958) <br> The Speculator (11 January 1959) <br> Hell Hath No Fury (25 January 1959)<br> The Trek (8 February 1959) <br> Knave of Diamonds (22 February 1959) <br> Witness to Murder (8 March 1959) <br> The Deadly 20 Minutes (22 March 1959) African Patrol"
"most successful series on the ""Action Pack,"" completed airing its final season's reruns in the summer of 2001, ""Cleopatra 2525"" also stopped production and the ""Action Pack"" block was discontinued. The television movies aired during the ""Action Pack's"" first year included: TekWar (Based on the books by William Shatner): The Midnight Run Action Pack, Midnight Run films (Spin-offs of the 1988 Robert De Niro film): Bandit films (Based on the ""Smokey and the Bandit"" films): Vanishing Son films: Starting as a series of four made for television movies in 1994, the series debuted on January 16, 1995. ""Vanishing Son I"","
"on some of the most successful Hollywood blockbuster films and television series of all time, including ""Lassie"" (1954), ""Hawaii Five-O"" (1968), ""Beneath the Planet of the Apes"" (1970), ""Conquest of the Planet of the Apes"" (1972), ""Magnum Force"" (1973), ""Starsky and Hutch"" (1975-1979), ""Charlie's Angels"" (1980-1981), ""Blade Runner"" (1982), ""Scarface"" (1983), ""Top Gun"" (1986), ""The Untouchables"" (1987), ""Rambo III"" (1988), ""Lethal Weapon 2"" (1989), ""The Hunt for Red October"" (1990), ""Days of Thunder"" (1990), ""Die Hard 2"" (1990), ""Basic Instinct"" (1992), ""Jurassic Park"" (1993), ""Demolition Man"" (1993), ""Speed"" (1994), ""L.A. Confidential"" (1997), """" (1997), ""Armageddon"" (1998) and ""Wild Wild West"""
"Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lorenzo Lamas, Michael Dudikoff, Charles Bronson and Bruce Willis. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas paid their homage to the Bond-inspired style with ""Raiders of the Lost Ark"" (1981). In 1982, veteran actor Nick Nolte and rising comedian Eddie Murphy broke box office records with the action-comedy ""48 Hrs."", credited as the first ""buddy-cop"" movie. That same year, Sylvester Stallone starred in ""First Blood"", the first installment in the Rambo film series which made the character John Rambo a pop culture icon. 1984 saw the beginning of the ""Terminator"" franchise starring Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger. This story"
"Never Say Die (1988 film) Never Say Die is a 1988 New Zealand action comedy starring Temuera Morrison and Lisa Eilbacher. It was written and directed by Geoff Murphy. Both Alf and his wife Melissa have returned home to New Zealand after being homesick. After a delay in customs that irritates Alf, the two return to their old home which has just had the utilities switched back on. As they arrive the house is destroyed in a gas explosion. Paranoid Alf goes to report his suspicions that the explosion was deliberate to his nemesis on the New Zealand Police, Inspector"
"a number of small American films, to no significant success. De Lint's booked guest appearances in various TV-shows like ""NYPD Blue"" and ""The L Word"", and a number of supporting roles in theatrical movies, of which the most prominent was ""The Unbearable Lightness of Being"" (1988). Soutendijk played the female lead in ""Eve of Destruction"" (1991) and Huub Stapel, star of all of Dick Maas' box office hits, had a supporting role in a 1988 . In the early 2000s actor Antonie Kamerling played in the American independent film ""Five Fingers"" in which, ironically, American actor Ryan Phillippe plays the"
"(1987) directed by Gillian Armstrong starring Judy Davis and Claudia Karvan; ""Slate, Wyn & Me"" (1987) starring Thornton and directed by Don McLennan; ""The Tale of Ruby Rose"" (1987), shot in Tasmania; ""The Lighthorsemen"" (1987), a $10 million World War One epic about the Battle of Beersheba directed by Wincer; ""The Time Guardian"" (1987), a science fiction epic starring Tom Burlinson that was a financial disaster; ""Initiation"" (1987), a horror film; ""Incident at Raven's Gate"" (1988), directed by Rolf de Heer; ""The Everlasting Secret Family"" (1988) directed by Michael Thornhill; ""The Dreaming"" (1988), directed by Mario Andreacchio; ""Grievous Bodily Harm"""
"Ghostbusters (1987) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1988) Jetsons: The Movie (1988) [uncredited] behind the listed 'superman (1988) Mighty Mouse (1988) Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers (1989) [uncredited] Battle of Turkey Hill (1989) Dino-Riders (1989) Slimer (1988) [uncredited] Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Ages (1990) James Bond Jr. (1991) If You Love Me…. (1991) Seebert (1991) [uncredited] Sir Chomps (1992) [uncredited] Rock-A-Doodle (1992) Rocky and Bullwinkle spot (1984) [uncredited] The Turkey Caper (1984) Rambo Spot (1986) [uncredited] Ninja Turtles Spot (19896) [uncredited] Visionaires (1987) [uncredited] Disney/Mattel spot (1980) [uncredited] Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) [uncredited] Twinkle (1992) Problem Child (1993) WishKid (1993) Battletech"
"Other television compositions included ""Wizards and Warriors"" (1983), ""Fame"" (1984), ""Lime Street"" (1985), ""Christine Cromwell"" (1989) and ""My Life and Times"" (1991) as well as the television films ""Murder in Three Acts"" (1986), ""Double Agent"" (1987), ""Police Story: The Watch Commander"" (1988), ""My First Love"" (1988), ""She Knows Too Much"" (1989) and the feature film ""Number One with a Bullet"" (1987). He also conducted the orchestras and, for some, provided additional music for several films including ""The Beastmaster"" (1982), """" (1982), ""Splash"" (1984), ""Weird Science"" (1985), ""Ferris Bueller's Day Off"" (1986), ""Dragnet"" (1987) and ""The Naked Gun"" (1988). Following ""ALF""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s"
"including ""Flash Gordon"" (1980), ""Swamp Thing"" (1982), ""Superman III"" (1983), ""Supergirl"" (1984), ""The Toxic Avenger"" (1985), """" (1987), Bollywood's ""Mr. India"" (1987), ""The Punisher"" (1989), ""Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"" (1990) and two sequels, ""Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D."" (1990), ""The Rocketeer"" (1991), ""Batman Returns"" (1992), the animated """" (1993), ""The Shadow"" (1994), ""Batman Forever"" (1995), ""Tank Girl"" (1995), """" (1995) on Sky Movies and a , ""The Phantom"" (1996), ""Steel"" (1997), and ""Mystery Men"" (1999). Marvel Comics' ""Captain America"" (1991) did not have a theatrical release and Roger Corman's ""The Fantastic Four"" (1994) was released neither theatrically nor on home video. Alex"
"""A Waltz Through the Hills"" was made into a 1988 film of the same title. His most commercially successful work was a novel about a homosexual love affair, ""No End To The Way"" (1965), published under the pseudonym Neville Jackson. Interviewed in later life about the novel, Glaskinhe said: ""It was banned in Australia and the paperback publishers, Corgi, researched the Australian censorship laws, and discovered that the book could not be shipped to Australia. So they chartered planes and flew them in"". It was not inspired by his relationship with noted genealogist Leo van de Pas (Leonardus Francisus Maria"
"not commit. The film was released in the United States on February 20, 1948. In the United Kingdom, it started on November 1, 1948. Relentless (1948 film) Relentless is a 1948 American Technicolor Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Robert Young and Marguerite Chapman in the main roles. It grossed $1.6 million in North American rentals. The film was based on the 1937 novel ""Three Were Thoroughbreds"" by Kenneth Taylor Perkins which was also used for the 1953 Audie Murphy film ""Tumbleweed"". Nick Buckley, a cowboy living in the Wild West goes in pursuit of thieves, who have"
"Once Upon a Texas Train Once Upon a Texas Train (also known as Texas Guns) is a 1988 television film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring Willie Nelson and Richard Widmark. The movie opens with a train robbery in Texas. However, a group of Texas Rangers is waiting for the robbers and stop it. Twenty years later, the head of the outlaw gang, John Henry Lee, is paroled on good behavior, but the same day he gets out he and his brother Charlie Lee rob a bank of twenty thousand dollars in gold. Captain Oren Hayes, the Texas Ranger who"
"of Danger"" (1966) was set in Bhutan. He had time for script work, contributing to the screenplay for ""Damon and Pythias"" (1962) and writing an un-used draft for ""The Diamond Smugglers"". While in London, Cleary got the idea for a book about an Australian detective who has to arrest the Australian High Commissioner. ""The High Commissioner"" (1966) introduced the world to detective Scobie Malone although initially it was meant to be a stand-alone book. The novel sold well and was turned into a film ""Nobody Runs Forever"" (1968). Cleary followed it with ""The Long Pursuit"" (1967), set during World War"
"have returned to the use of nonlinear narrative repeatedly, including Steven Soderbergh in ""Schizopolis"" (1996), ""Out of Sight"" (1998), ""The Limey"" (1999), ""Full Frontal"" (2002), ""Solaris"" (2002), and ""Che"" (2008); and Christopher Nolan in ""Following"" (1998), ""Memento"" (2000), ""Batman Begins"" (2005), ""The Prestige"" (2006), ""Inception"" (2010), ""The Dark Knight Rises"" (2012), and ""Dunkirk"" (2017). ""Memento"", with its fragmentation and reverse chronology, has been described as characteristic of moving towards postmodernism in contemporary cinema. Another example would be Terrence Malick's acclaimed ""The Tree of Life"" (2011). The element of reverse chronology was explored further in Gaspar Noé's 2002 film ""Irréversible"". Noé's"
"(1956) The Sea Lord (1956) Kami the Sherpa (US Title: Sherpa Adventure) (1957) Admiral's Fancy (1958) Wolfe Commands You (1959) Shadow Buttress (1959) The Battle of Cotton: Revolution in Britain (1960) Greencoats Against Napoleon (1960) The Flying Ensign: Greencoats Against Napoleon (1960) The Battle of Steam: Revolution in Britain (1961) The Lost Pothole (1961) The Sea Officer (1961) Byrd of the 95th (1962) Gentleman Johnny (1962) Thunder Over Spain (1962) H.M.S. Diamond Rock (1963) The Camp in the Hills (1964) Greenhorn's Cruise (1964) Mr Fiddle (1965) Number Two-Ninety (1966) Confederate Raider (1967) Mr Fiddle's Band (1967) Indestructible Jones (1967) Journey"
"linger like cherished friends"". A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (film) A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries is a 1998 drama film directed by James Ivory and written by James Ivory and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. It stars Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Hershey, Leelee Sobieski and Jesse Bradford. The film is a fictionalized account of the family life of writer James Jones and is based on Kaylie Jones' novel by the same name. Structured as a novel, the film is divided into three segments each named after a different protagonist. The plot follows an expatriate American family living in Paris during the 1960s and"
"Awards, including Best Science Fiction Film and Best Direction. The film became a cult classic and was followed by a sequel, ""Escape from L.A."" (1996), which was also directed and written by Carpenter and starred Russell but was much less favorably received. In 1988, following a 400% increase in crime, the United States government has turned Manhattan into a giant maximum-security prison. A containment wall surrounds the island, and routes out of Manhattan have been dismantled or mined, while armed helicopters patrol the rivers, and all prisoners there are sentenced to life, with no means of leaving. In 1997, NATO"
"Lasts Forever"". Roderick Thorp decided for the book to be a sequel to ""The Detective"" so it could be made into a follow-up film starring Frank Sinatra as Joe Leland. But when Sinatra declined the role, it was offered to Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and a number of other actors until Bruce Willis signed on for the role. The film follows the source material closely. Some of its memorable scenes, characters, and dialogue are taken directly from the novel. The story was altered to be a stand-alone film with no connections to Thorp's novel ""The Detective."" Other changes included the"
"would argue about it, and I'd say, 'Batman wouldn't do that, he wouldn't torture anybody'"". In 2005, Christopher Nolan began his series, with the reboot film ""Batman Begins"", which draws inspiration from ""Year One"" and other stories. ""Batman Begins"" and its sequel ""The Dark Knight"" are set during the same timespan and adopt several elements directly from the graphic novel. Major characters like Commissioner Loeb, Detective Flass and Carmine 'The Roman' Falcone are featured prominently in ""Batman Begins"". Film critic Michael Dodd argued that with each major motion picture focused on the Dark Knight's origins, the odes and references to"
"of the novels. It takes place in 2002, whereas the novel takes place in 1991/1992. ""Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit"" is a second reboot of the franchise that departs from all previous films. The Hunt for Red October (1990) is set in 1984. Central Intelligence Agency analyst Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin) must track down the ""Red October"", a technologically superior Soviet nuclear submarine heading to America's east coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius (Sean Connery), and prove to the American government his theory that the sub's mission is to defect rather than attack the American coast. After being boarded"
"was developed later for the SNES, but it was never released.later Homebrew is the prototybe northamerica and Europe Roms Download. In 1992, short lived comic book tie in was released 1992, by Now Comics Universal Soldier (franchise) The Universal Soldier franchise is a series of science fiction action films. The franchise began in 1992 with ""Universal Soldier"" and as of 2012 comprises six entries (some of which are now considered non-canon). The films centered on the character of Luc Deveraux (played first by Jean-Claude Van Damme and then by Matt Battaglia) until """", which focuses on a new protagonist named"
"No Time to Die No Time to Die (US title Tank Force) is a 1958 film about an American sergeant in the British Army during the Second World War. In North Africa during the Second World War, a squadron of British tanks is destroyed in battle by panzers of their German adversaries. A tank commanded by American Sgt. David Thatcher (Victor Mature) is hit and he and driver Trooper ""Tiger"" Noakes (Anthony Newley) bail out. The squadron's attached reconnaissance vehicle, commanded by Sgt. Kendall (Leo Genn), becomes stuck in the sand and the crew bail out too. The three survivors"
"May 1958) <br> The Bad Samaritan (31 May 1958) <br> Hooded Death (8 June 1958) <br> Shooting Star (15 June 1958) <br> No Science (22 June 1958) <br> Heart of Gold (29 June1958) <br> Counterfeit (6 July 1958) <br> Mombasa (13 July 1958) <br> Tycoon (20 July 1958) <br> Hashish (27 July 1958) <br> Knife of Aesculapius (10 August 1958) <br> Killer from the Forest (17 August 1958) <br> Breakout (24 August 1958) <br> The Girl (31 August 1958) <br> Missing Doctor (7 September 1958) <br> Dead Shot (14 September 1958) <br> The Abduction (21 September 1958) <br> The Silver"
"the proviso he could rewrite some of the script. In particular, the opening scene where Scobie Malone arrests Jacko (Charles Tingwell) is Rod's work. Ralph Thomas later said ""I was a hired hand"" on the film; ""It was ok"". There were several key changes from the novel, including: The film earned rentals of $455,000 in North America and $150,000 elsewhere. It recorded a loss of $1,185,000. It recorded admissions in France of 44,083. Nobody Runs Forever Nobody Runs Forever, also called The High Commissioner, is a 1968 political spy thriller film directed by Ralph Thomas based on Jon Cleary's 1966"
"Child's Play 1988, Heathers 1988, Mystic Pizza 1988, Without a Clue 1988, Cohen and Tate 1988, Far North 1988, Miracle Mile 1988, Hot to Trot 1988, Married to the Mob 1988, Bat 21 1988, Vibes 1988, Midnight Run 1988, Dracula's Widow 1988, Pumpkinhead 1988, Coming to America 1988, Bull Durham 1988, The Night Train to Kathmu 1988 TV, Illegally Yours 1988, Red River 1988 TV, The Arrogant 1988, Johnny Be Good 1988, Dominick Eugene 1988, Bloodsport 1988, Remote Control 1988, St Deliver 1988, Cop 1988, Tapeheads 1988, A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon 1988, The Unholy 1988, Fresh"
"Full Metal Jacket Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 war film directed, co-written, and produced by Stanley Kubrick and starring Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio and Adam Baldwin. The screenplay by Kubrick, Michael Herr, and Gustav Hasford was based on Hasford's novel ""The Short-Timers"" (1979). The storyline follows a platoon of U.S. Marines through their training, primarily focusing on two privates, Joker and Pyle, who struggle to get through boot camp under their abusive drill instructor, Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, and the experiences of two of the platoon's Marines in the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War. The film's"
"Man Who Never Was"" (1955), ""I Was Monty's Double"" (1958), ""Battle of Britain"" (1969), ""Hanover Street"" (1979), ""Hope and Glory"" (1987), ""Shining Through"" (1992) and ""The End of the Affair"" (1999), as well as some low-budget Italian-made war films like ""Stukas Over London"" (1970) and ""From Hell to Victory"" (1979). The 1950s has been recreated in several films including ""84 Charing Cross Road"" (1987) and ""Shadowlands"" (1993). The 1960s has proved particularly popular with film makers in recent years, especially for crime films like ""Buster"" (1988), ""Scandal"" (1989), ""The Krays"" (1990), ""Honest"" (2000) and ""Gangster No. 1"" (2000). ""Withnail and"