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Max Allan Collins is a Director, Scriptwriter, Executive Producer and Thanks American born on 3 march 1948 at Muscatine (USA)
Max Allan Collins est un écrivain américain né le 3 mars 1948 à Muscatine, (Iowa). C'est un auteur très prolifique : il a écrit des romans, des nouvelles, des bandes dessinées, des novélisations, des scénarios de films et des documentaires. Il est aussi le metteur en scène de plusieurs films.
Nate Heller est un ancien policier de Chicago qui, refusant toute compromission, devient détective privé et, grâce à l'imagination de Collins, va se retrouver mêlé à tous les événements majeurs de l'histoire du crime aux États-Unis des années 1930 à 1970.
Par l'intermédiaire de ce personnage, Collins explore les coulisses de l'Amérique des années trente entre Chicago et la Floride. Il en fait une méticuleuse reconstitution et, grâce à son style vif et fluide, arrive à créer une ambiance tout à fait prenante. Il pousse le réalisme de ses reconstitutions jusqu'à réécrire l'histoire de la pègre américaine.
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(2002)
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Max Allan Collins s'est fait connaître en France avec le lancement, dans la collection de la Série noire, d'une série consacrée à un détective privé du nom de Nathan Heller et mettant en scène le célèbre Eliot Ness.Nate Heller est un ancien policier de Chicago qui, refusant toute compromission, devient détective privé et, grâce à l'imagination de Collins, va se retrouver mêlé à tous les événements majeurs de l'histoire du crime aux États-Unis des années 1930 à 1970.
Par l'intermédiaire de ce personnage, Collins explore les coulisses de l'Amérique des années trente entre Chicago et la Floride. Il en fait une méticuleuse reconstitution et, grâce à son style vif et fluide, arrive à créer une ambiance tout à fait prenante. Il pousse le réalisme de ses reconstitutions jusqu'à réécrire l'histoire de la pègre américaine.
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Filmography of Max Allan Collins (6 films)
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Mommy's Day (1997)
, 1h27Directed by Max Allan Collins
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Patty McCormack, Paul Petersen, Gary Sandy, Brinke Stevens, Del Close
Rating47%
In this sequel to 1995's Mommy, Mrs. Sterling (Patty McCormack), who had been convicted of murder and sentenced to death, escapes execution when she is wounded in a prison breakout attempt. While she is recovering, a physician convinces the courts that she would be able to live in a halfway house if she takes a violence-suppressing drug that he designed. Although her parole forbids contact with her daughter (who is now living with her sister and brother-in-law), she violates her parole by secretly visiting her one night. When people who are trying to keep her from seeing her daughter start turning up murdered, a local cop starts investigating her.
Mommy (1995)
, 1h29Directed by Max Allan Collins
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Patty McCormack, Jason Miller, Brinke Stevens, Majel Barrett
Rating48%
Mrs. Sterling (Patty McCormack) is psychotically obsessed with her 12-year-old daughter, Jessica Ann (Rachel Lemieux), so much so that when she finds out Jessica didn't get the "Student of the Year" award again, she solves the problem by murdering the teacher who didn't recommend her for it.
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The Last Lullaby (2008)
, 1h33Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Tom Sizemore, Sasha Alexander, Sprague Grayden, Randall Batinkoff, Bill Smitrovich, Ray McKinnon
Rating61%
Price (Tom Sizemore) is an ex-hitman who retired to live the "easy life" only to find himself restless. He takes one final contract on Sarah (Sasha Alexander), a small town library employee only to fall in love with his target.
Road to Perdition (2002)
, 1h57Directed by Sam Mendes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Superhero films, L'Outfit de Chicago, Road movies, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films, Gangster films
Actors Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, Stanley Tucci
Roles Graphic Novel
Rating76%
Michael Sullivan Sr. (Hanks) is an enforcer for Irish mob boss John Rooney (Newman) in Rock Island, Illinois during the Great Depression. Rooney raised the orphan Sullivan and loves him more than his own biological son, the unstable Connor (Craig). Connor snaps and kills disgruntled associate Finn McGovern when meeting him with Sullivan, resulting in Sullivan gunning down McGovern's men. Sullivan's twelve-year-old son Michael Sullivan, Jr had hidden in his father's car and witnesses the event. Despite Sullivan swearing his son to secrecy and Rooney pressuring Connor to apologize for the reckless action, Connor murders Sullivan's wife Annie and younger son Peter, mistaking him for Sullivan, Jr. He then sends Sullivan to an ambush at a speakeasy but Sullivan realizes and escapes to Chicago with his son to seek Al Capone, for work and to discover the location of Connor, who has gone into hiding.
Mommy's Day (1997)
, 1h27Directed by Max Allan Collins
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Patty McCormack, Paul Petersen, Gary Sandy, Brinke Stevens, Del Close
Roles Writer
Rating47%
In this sequel to 1995's Mommy, Mrs. Sterling (Patty McCormack), who had been convicted of murder and sentenced to death, escapes execution when she is wounded in a prison breakout attempt. While she is recovering, a physician convinces the courts that she would be able to live in a halfway house if she takes a violence-suppressing drug that he designed. Although her parole forbids contact with her daughter (who is now living with her sister and brother-in-law), she violates her parole by secretly visiting her one night. When people who are trying to keep her from seeing her daughter start turning up murdered, a local cop starts investigating her.
The Expert (1995)
, 1h32Directed by William Lustig
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors James Brolin, Jeff Speakman, Jim Varney, Alex Datcher, Elizabeth Gracen, Red West
Rating46%
C'était un meurtre brutal qui a envoyé le psychopathe dérangé Martin Kagan en prison. C'est un sous-directeur naïf qui lui a accordé un sursis à exécution. Maintenant, l'instructeur de défense tactique du département de police, John Lomax, veut se venger de la mort de sa sœur bien-aimée.
Mommy (1995)
, 1h29Directed by Max Allan Collins
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Patty McCormack, Jason Miller, Brinke Stevens, Majel Barrett
Roles Writer
Rating48%
Mrs. Sterling (Patty McCormack) is psychotically obsessed with her 12-year-old daughter, Jessica Ann (Rachel Lemieux), so much so that when she finds out Jessica didn't get the "Student of the Year" award again, she solves the problem by murdering the teacher who didn't recommend her for it.
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Mommy's Day (1997)
, 1h27Directed by Max Allan Collins
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Patty McCormack, Paul Petersen, Gary Sandy, Brinke Stevens, Del Close
Roles Executive Producer
Rating47%
In this sequel to 1995's Mommy, Mrs. Sterling (Patty McCormack), who had been convicted of murder and sentenced to death, escapes execution when she is wounded in a prison breakout attempt. While she is recovering, a physician convinces the courts that she would be able to live in a halfway house if she takes a violence-suppressing drug that he designed. Although her parole forbids contact with her daughter (who is now living with her sister and brother-in-law), she violates her parole by secretly visiting her one night. When people who are trying to keep her from seeing her daughter start turning up murdered, a local cop starts investigating her.
Mommy (1995)
, 1h29Directed by Max Allan Collins
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Patty McCormack, Jason Miller, Brinke Stevens, Majel Barrett
Roles Executive Producer
Rating48%
Mrs. Sterling (Patty McCormack) is psychotically obsessed with her 12-year-old daughter, Jessica Ann (Rachel Lemieux), so much so that when she finds out Jessica didn't get the "Student of the Year" award again, she solves the problem by murdering the teacher who didn't recommend her for it.
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The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
, 1h44Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Animation
Themes Jeu, Batman films, Superhero films, Films about toys, Dystopian films, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Zach Galifianakis, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes, Jenny Slate
Roles Thanks
Rating72%
Parvenant toujours à sauver Gotham City des attaques des super-vilains, Batman est devenu arrogant pour mieux cacher sa profonde solitude. Vexé, le Joker se laisse enfermer à l’asile d'Arkham. Mais Batman comme Barbara Gordon, la nouvelle commissaire de la ville, soupçonnent un plan caché. Le Joker cherche à rejoindre la zone fantôme pour s'allier avec les pires méchants. Batman en cherchant bien faire qui l'y envoie avec l'aide de Robin. Le Joker parvient à s'échapper de la zone fantôme à la tête d'une armée des pires méchants. Batman devra travailler en équipe pour sauver Gotham.