"Washington after he starred in ""Cry Freedom"" as the South African hero Steven Biko. He got an Oscar nomination for that performance, but it didn't even begin to hint at his reserves of charm, sexiness and offbeat humor. In an effortless way that reminds me of Robert Mitchum, Michael Caine or Sean Connery in the best of the Bond pictures, he is able to be tough and gentle at the same time, able to play a hero and yet not take himself too seriously. The Mighty Quinn (film) The Mighty Quinn is a 1989 thriller film starring Denzel Washington, Robert"
"location in Zimbabwe (South Africa still being under the apartheid regime at the time). It was released in 1987 to critical acclaim, and won a number of awards. Woods was portrayed by Kevin Kline, who became friends with Woods and his wife and family during the filming. The friendship continued until Woods' death in 2001. Wendy Woods was played by Penelope Wilton. Biko was played by Denzel Washington, who was Oscar-nominated for the role. At nearly three hours long, the film also featured appearances by John Thaw, Timothy West, Julian Glover, Ian Richardson and Zakes Mokae. It closes with a"
"in the film. The latter report proved to be false as Kid N' Play do appear in the film. On August 31, 2012, Stan Castle, of ""Atlanta Black Star"", reported that Darin Scott, Don D. Scott, and Doug McHenry would direct, write, and produce the film respectively. Filming began on September 24, 2012. The movie was filmed in South Africa. Nathaniel Stevens, of ""Digital Chumps"", writes: ""This movie isn't bad because of the content of the film. The first film by the same name was basically the same premise and was a huge hit back in 1990 (or at least"
"that the film is ""incredibly annoying... as in, painful and grating to see and hear,"" and that ultimately ""once the novelty of the insanity wears thin, you're left with an exceedingly boring movie that plods along worse than a one-legged duck who just barely survived a big fire."" Nukie Nukie is a 1987 South African science-fiction film directed by Sias Odendaal and Michael Pakleppa. The film stars Anthony Morrison, Steve Railsback, Ronald France, and Glynis Johns. The plot concerns an alien, Nukie, who crash lands on earth and seeks help from two children to reunite with his brother, Miko, who"
"lead roles in eight of their films. Also in 1987, Winters personally directed and produced his second collaboration with Robert Ginty in the action film, ""Code Name Vengeance"", co-starring Shannon Tweed, Cameron Mitchell, Don Gordon, and James Ryan. The film was shot in South Africa, becoming the first of five film produced by Winters in this country. In 1988, Winters was assigned to produce and direct the science fiction film ""Space Mutiny"". He had to drop out at an early stage of filming due to the death of a close relative, and most of the film was eventually directed by"
"Nukie Nukie is a 1987 South African science-fiction film directed by Sias Odendaal and Michael Pakleppa. The film stars Anthony Morrison, Steve Railsback, Ronald France, and Glynis Johns. The plot concerns an alien, Nukie, who crash lands on earth and seeks help from two children to reunite with his brother, Miko, who has been captured by the US government. Two aliens, Nukie and Miko, spend their time flying through space in the form of stars and looking for fun. The two come across the planet Earth and, while trying to survey the planet, get caught in its gravitational pull and"
"cast predominantly being from South Africa. It was released in New York on May 8, 1981. It received negative reviews from ""Variety"" and the ""New York Times"" who found the film ""unexciting"" and with a ""horrible plot"" respectively. The plot involves Steve Chase (James Ryan), trying to stop the evil Marduk (Michael Mayer) from amassing an army of mind-controlled karate slaves and taking over the world. Steve is assisted by Gorilla, the strongman (Ken Gampu); Gypsy Billy, the ""former champion of the world"", (Norman Robinson); The Fly, a mystic man (Stan Schmidt) and Hotdog, the gimmicky weapon-expert and theoretical comic"
"South Africa for another Klinger-Hunt movie from a Wilbur Smith novel, ""Shout at the Devil"" (1976), which was successful in Britain, though less so in the US. Lee Marvin was a main cast member. Ian Holm was also featured, as well as Barbara Parkins. Moore returned for a third outing as Bond in ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" (1977), which was a massive box office success. With Barbara Bach, and Richard Kiel in his first appearance as the villain Jaws. He returned to South Africa for a third action movie shot there, ""The Wild Geese"" (1978), produced by Euan Lloyd"
"popular in the United States that Film Ventures International greenlit a sequel, ""Kill and Kill Again"", starring James Ryan as martial arts champion Steve Chase, in 1981. Like its predecessor, the film's extras were real karateka from the Japan Karate Association (South Africa) with Stan Schmidt and Norman Robinson returning as karate choreographers and co-starring as two of Steve's friends. Kill or Be Killed (1980 film) Kill or Be Killed is a martial arts movie that was made in South Africa in 1977 and was titled there Karate Olympiad, but released in the U.S. in 1980 to capitalize on the"
"has since become a cult classic. A soundtrack to the film was also released through Columbia Records. Here is the track listing: The album has been out of print for years and is considered a highly sought-after collector's item, usually priced fairly high on many online stores, including Amazon. Next of Kin (1989 film) Next of Kin is a 1989 American action thriller film directed by John Irvin and starring Patrick Swayze and Liam Neeson, with Adam Baldwin, Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton and Ben Stiller in one of his earliest roles. The screenplay was based on a story of the"
"The Last Lion The Last Lion is a 1972 South African action film directed by Elmo De Witt and starring Jack Hawkins, Karen Spies and Dawid Van Der Walt. The screenplay was written by Wilbur Smith, one of his rare original screenplays. He used a similar story later on in his novel ""A Time to Die"". Ryk Mannering, a terminally ill American millionaire, goes to Africa on a final hunting expedition to track down and shoot a male lion. This lion has always eluded Mannering, who has killed more than 80 lions, and become obsessed with the animal. Mannering hires"
"""bewildering at some points and ineffectual at others"" but pointed out that ""it isn't dull. Its frankly grandiose style is transporting in its way, as is the story itself, even in this watered-down form."" She also complimented the African scenery, noting that """"Cry Freedom"" can also be admired for Ronnie Taylor's picturesque cinematography"". The ""Variety Staff"", felt Washington did ""a remarkable job of transforming himself into the articulate and mesmerizing black nationalist leader, whose refusal to keep silent led to his death in police custody and a subsequent coverup."" On Kline's performance, they noticed how his ""low-key screen presence served"
"The Untouchables (film) The Untouchables is a 1987 American gangster film directed by Brian De Palma, produced by Art Linson, written by David Mamet, and based on the book of the same name (1957). The film stars Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, and Sean Connery, and follows Eliot Ness (Costner) as he forms the Untouchables team to bring Al Capone (De Niro) to justice during Prohibition. The Grammy Award-winning score was composed by Ennio Morricone and features period-era music by Duke Ellington. ""The Untouchables"" premiered on June 2, 1987 in New York City, and went"
"The Kingfisher Caper The Kingfisher Caper (released as Diamond Hunters in South Africa and as Diamond Lust on video) is a 1975 South African film directed by Dirk DeVilliers for Kavalier Films Ltd. It stars Hayley Mills (as Tracey van der Byl), David McCallum (Benedict van der Byl), Jon Cypher (Johnny Lance), Volente Bertotti (Ruby Lance), Barry Trengove (Cappy) and Bill McNaught (Hendrich van der Byl). It was remade as the 2001 miniseries ""The Diamond Hunters"" with Alyssa Milano, Roy Scheider, Sean Patrick Flanery and Michael Easton in the Mills, McNaught, Cypher and McCallum roles respectively; Jolene Blalock, Armin Rohde"
"anymore, he surprises Denard with his punches and kicks. When he lands a haymaker, Denard is sent flying to the corner with his legs rubbery. Quinn finally unleashes a flurry of kicks to Denard, and ends it with a tornado kick, sending Denard to the ground for the ten-count. As Chad, Howard, Carol, and others gather to congratulate B.J., Willard makes one more heckle at Denard before Denard's cornerman knocks him out cold with a punch. The film was shot in South Africa in late 1990, when martial arts films were becoming well known to shoot there for budgetary reasons."
"escape from South Africa"". But in positive followup, he pointed out that it ""cannily injects flashbacks of Biko to steer it back on course."" In 2013, the movie was one of several discussed by David Sirota in ""Salon.com"" in an article concerning white savior narratives in film. The film was nominated and won several awards in 1987–88. Among awards won were from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the Berlin International Film Festival and the Political Film Society. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The film premiered in cinemas on 6 November 1987"
"Kill or Be Killed (1980 film) Kill or Be Killed is a martial arts movie that was made in South Africa in 1977 and was titled there Karate Olympiad, but released in the U.S. in 1980 to capitalize on the popularity of American martial arts films. A famous martial artist, Steve Chase (James Ryan), travels to the desert for what he thinks is an Olympic-style competition. The competition turns out to be a trap set by Baron von Rudloff (Norman Coombes), an ex-Nazi general who is still bitter over the humiliating defeat of his martial arts team at the 1936"
"of a plagiarism action by German author Frits Bronsart von Schellendorf. Copies of the film are preserved at the National Film, Video and Sound Archives, Pretoria, South Africa. www.national.archives.gov.za The film has been released on DVD in February 2011. The Last Lion The Last Lion is a 1972 South African action film directed by Elmo De Witt and starring Jack Hawkins, Karen Spies and Dawid Van Der Walt. The screenplay was written by Wilbur Smith, one of his rare original screenplays. He used a similar story later on in his novel ""A Time to Die"". Ryk Mannering, a terminally ill"
"as the best film of 1987. The Sicilian (film) The Sicilian is a 1987 action film based on the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo. It was directed by Michael Cimino and stars Christopher Lambert, Joss Ackland and Terence Stamp. Salvatore Giuliano, the infamous bandit, together with his rag-tag band of guerrillas, attempted to liberate early 1950s Sicily from Italian rule and make it an American state. Giuliano robs from the rich conservative landowners to give to the peasants, who in turn hail him as their savior. As his popularity grows, so does his ego, and he eventually"
"""Dave"" (1993), ""The Hunchback of Notre Dame"" (1996), ""The Ice Storm"" (1997), ""In & Out"" (1997), ""Wild Wild West"" (1999), ""The Road to El Dorado"" (2000), ""De-Lovely"" (2004), ""The Conspirator"" (2010), ""My Old Lady"" (2014), and ""Beauty and the Beast"" (2017). Since 2011, Kline has had a recurring role on the animated comedy series ""Bob's Burgers"". Kline was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Margaret Agnes Kirk and Robert Joseph Kline (1909-1996). His father was a classical music lover and an amateur opera singer who owned and operated The Record Bar, a record store in St. Louis that opened in"
"Cinema of South Africa The cinema of South Africa refers to the films and film industry of the nation of South Africa. Many foreign films have been produced about South Africa (usually involving race relations). One South African film to achieve international acclaim was ""The Gods Must Be Crazy"" in 1980, set in the Kalahari. This is about how life in a traditional community of Bushmen is changed when a Coke bottle, thrown out of an aeroplane, suddenly lands from the sky. The late Jamie Uys, who wrote and directed ""The Gods Must Be Crazy"", also had success overseas in"
"Out of Africa (film) Out of Africa is a 1985 American epic romantic drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack, and starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. The film is based loosely on the autobiographical book ""Out of Africa"" written by Isak Dinesen (the pseudonym of Danish author Karen Blixen), which was published in 1937, with additional material from Dinesen's book ""Shadows on the Grass"" and other sources. The book was adapted into a screenplay by the writer Kurt Luedtke, and directed by the American Sydney Pollack. Streep played Karen Blixen; Redford played Denys Finch Hatton; and Klaus Maria"
"position in society. The film was released on VHS in 1983, 1989, 1994, and 1999. It was released on laserdisc in 1984. The film was released on DVD in 2004 by MGM Home Entertainment, but was presented in full screen and the film master is from the laserdisc release, being low resolution and often with shifts in quality and color balance. Carbon Copy (film) Carbon Copy is a 1981 British-American comedy film directed by Michael Schultz. The film stars George Segal, Susan Saint James, Jack Warden, and features Denzel Washington in his feature-film debut. It was the first feature film"
"American Film Institute recognition Out of Africa (film) Out of Africa is a 1985 American epic romantic drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack, and starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. The film is based loosely on the autobiographical book ""Out of Africa"" written by Isak Dinesen (the pseudonym of Danish author Karen Blixen), which was published in 1937, with additional material from Dinesen's book ""Shadows on the Grass"" and other sources. The book was adapted into a screenplay by the writer Kurt Luedtke, and directed by the American Sydney Pollack. Streep played Karen Blixen; Redford played Denys Finch"
"liberal journalist Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) seeks more information about the incident and ventures off to meet black activist Steve Biko (Denzel Washington). Biko has been officially ""banned"" by the South African government and is not permitted to leave his defined banning area at King William's Town. Woods is formally against Biko's banning, but remains critical of his political views. Biko invites Woods to visit a black township to see the impoverished conditions and to witness the effect of the government-imposed restrictions, which make up the apartheid system. Woods begins to agree with Biko's desire for a South Africa where"
"lacklustre promotion of ""Carter"", and tried to get him to relinquish the U.S. rights to the film so that Klinger could find a better distributor. The film did not encounter many censorship problems, although the scene where Carter knifes Albert Swift caused concern for the censor John Trevelyan. In South Africa the censor cut out Britt Ekland's phone sex scene, shortening her already brief role; her name was still left on the poster, leaving filmgoers to wonder why she was advertised as appearing. A resurgence of critical and public interest in the film in the 1990s led to the British"
"and Hannes Jaenicke also featured. ""Kingfisher Caper"" writer Roy Boulting was married to star Hayley Mills at the time of the filming. This was his final writing credit. The Kingfisher Caper The Kingfisher Caper (released as Diamond Hunters in South Africa and as Diamond Lust on video) is a 1975 South African film directed by Dirk DeVilliers for Kavalier Films Ltd. It stars Hayley Mills (as Tracey van der Byl), David McCallum (Benedict van der Byl), Jon Cypher (Johnny Lance), Volente Bertotti (Ruby Lance), Barry Trengove (Cappy) and Bill McNaught (Hendrich van der Byl). It was remade as the 2001"
"Malcolm X (1992 film) Malcolm X, sometimes stylized as X, is a 1992 American epic biographical drama film about the Afro-American activist Malcolm X. Directed and co-written by Spike Lee, the film stars Denzel Washington in the title role, as well as Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., and Delroy Lindo. Lee has a supporting role, while Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and future South Africa president Nelson Mandela make cameo appearances. This is the second of four film collaborations between Washington and Lee. The film dramatizes key events in Malcolm X's life: his"
"when a Coke bottle, thrown out of a plane, suddenly lands from the sky. The late Jamie Uys, who wrote and directed ""The Gods Must Be Crazy"", also had success overseas in the 1970s with his films ""Funny People"" and ""Funny People II"", similar to the TV series ""Candid Camera"" in the US. Leon Schuster's ""You Must Be Joking!"" films are in the same genre, and hugely popular among South Africans. Arguably, the most high-profile film portraying South Africa in recent years was ""District 9"". Directed by Neill Blomkamp, a native South African, and produced by Peter Jackson, the action/science-fiction"
"Carbon Copy (film) Carbon Copy is a 1981 British-American comedy film directed by Michael Schultz. The film stars George Segal, Susan Saint James, Jack Warden, and features Denzel Washington in his feature-film debut. It was the first feature film produced by RKO Pictures after a break of many years, though they were only co-distributor with Avco/Embassy Pictures and Hemdale Film Corporation. Roger Porter (Washington), a black man, is the long-lost son of Walter Whitney (Segal), a white businessman living in the exclusive, predominantly white community of San Marino, California. Walter, who is Jewish, lives a frustrating life in his gated"
"different personalities from southern Africa to promote a sense of national identity and pride by reflecting on their achievements and acclamations. The episode featuring Schmidt was during the program's initial run from 1994-2002. After retiring, Stan Schmidt moved to Melbourne, Australia. Stan Schmidt appeared in a number of films as a Martial Artist including in 1976, Karate Killer and in the 1981 box office success Kill and Kill Again. Schmidt and Norman Robinson choreographed the karate fight scenes in Kill and Kill Again and featured in them as the main protagonist's companions, 'The Fly' and 'Gypsy Billy' respectively, with one"
"For Queen and Country For Queen and Country is a 1988 British-American crime drama film co-written and directed by Martin Stellman and starring Denzel Washington. Washington stars as Reuben James, a Black British former paratrooper, who joined the British Army to escape the poverty of inner city London; Reuben fights in the Falklands War, and upon returning home he finds that society ignores and challenges him while trying to adjust to normal life. The film received mixed reviews and was a box office flop. It has recently been reevaluated as a serious critique of Thatcherism and its effect in the"
"""Rotten"" rating from Rotten Tomatoes. ""The New York Times"" reviewer Stephen Holden wrote, ""Dangerous Ground is too exploitative and finally too unconvincing to be trusted on any level."" A soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on February 11, 1997 by Jive Records. It peaked at #20 on the ""Billboard"" 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Dangerous Ground Dangerous Ground is a 1997 action thriller film starring Ice Cube and Elizabeth Hurley, directed by Darrell Roodt and written by Greg Latter and Darrell Roodt. In 1983 South Africa, a young Vusi (Thokozani Nkosi) organizes a radical student protest"