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James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke is a Scriptwriter American born on 5 july 1931 at New York City (USA)
James Burke, also known as Jimmy the Gent, and The Irishman (July 5, 1931 – April 13, 1996), was an Irish American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the Lufthansa heist in 1978 and also believed to have orchestrated the murder of (or murdered) many of those involved in the months following. He is the father of small-time mobster and Lufthansa heist suspect, Frankie Burke, as well as of Jesse James Burke, Catherine Burke (who married Bonanno crime family member Anthony Indelicato in 1992), and another unidentified daughter.
Burke inspired the character "Jimmy 'The Gent' Conway" in the 1990 movie GoodFellas; he died of lung cancer in prison in 1996.
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Nationality USA
Birth 5 july 1931 at New York City (USA)
Death 13 april 1996 (at 64 years) at Buffalo (USA)
Birth 5 july 1931 at New York City (USA)
Death 13 april 1996 (at 64 years) at Buffalo (USA)
Burke inspired the character "Jimmy 'The Gent' Conway" in the 1990 movie GoodFellas; he died of lung cancer in prison in 1996.
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The Trigger Effect (1996)
, 1h34Directed by David Koepp
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes La fin du monde, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Kyle MacLachlan, Elisabeth Shue, Dermot Mulroney, Bill Smitrovich, Michael Rooker, Richard T. Jones
Rating57%
Annie and Matthew, a young married couple, find their infant child screaming with a high temperature and an earache. Matthew calls the doctor, who promises to phone in a prescription to the pharmacist the following day. However, during the night, the neighborhood wakes up due to a massive power outage. When Matthew visits the pharmacist the next day, he is unable to get the required medicine due to the blackout. Matthew steals the medicine when the pharmacist is not looking.