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Mel Damski is a Director and Executive producer American born on 21 july 1946 at New York City (USA)

Mel Damski

Mel Damski
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Nationality USA
Birth 21 july 1946 (78 years) at New York City (USA)

Melvin "Mel" Damski (born July 21, 1946 in New York, New York) is an American director and producer of film and television.

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Johnny Harris
Johnny Harris
(1 films)
Mark Snow
Mark Snow
(3 films)
Candace Cameron Bure
Candace Cameron Bure
(1 films)
Catherine Mary Stewart
Catherine Mary Stewart
(2 films)
John Posey
John Posey
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Mel Damski (14 films)

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Journey Back to Christmas
Journey Back to Christmas (2016)

Directed by Mel Damski
Genres Drama
Actors Candace Cameron Bure, Oliver Hudson, Tom Skerritt, Brooke Nevin, Meghan Heffern, Gwynyth Walsh
Rating69% 3.4928853.4928853.4928853.4928853.492885
Dans les années 1940, en pleine guerre mondiale, Hanna, infirmière, se prend d'affection pour Toby, un orphelin dont elle s'occupe. Le lendemain de noël, alors qu'une comète, magique selon Toby, a traversé le ciel, elle se retrouve propulsée en 2016...
Legendary
Legendary (2010)
, 1h47
Directed by Mel Damski
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films
Actors Danny Glover, Devon Graye, John Cena, Patricia Clarkson, Madeleine Martin, Tyler Posey
Rating61% 3.05583.05583.05583.05583.0558
After being bullied, book-smart (but not street-wise) teenager Cal Chetley (Devon Graye), joins his Oklahoma high school's wrestling team, seeing it also as a way to reunite with his estranged and wayward brother, Mike (John Cena). His mother, Sharon (Patricia Clarkson), is not initially supportive of Cal's decision, especially when she discovers that Mike is secretly coaching Cal after she gets a call from Mike Chetleys jail cell. She has been away and without contact of her older son, Mike, for over 10 years, but copes and watches yet another family male become legendary.
Their Second Chance
Their Second Chance (2005)
, 1h30
Directed by Mel Damski
Origin USA
Actors Lindsay Wagner, Perry King, Chris Owens, Nicholas Lea, Merrilyn Gann
Rating58% 2.911152.911152.911152.911152.91115
Barbara Colvin est grand-mère pour la première fois. Cet événement la replonge dans le drame de sa vie: trente ans auparavant, elle a été obligée d'abandonner sa première fille et ne l'a jamais revu. Poussée par sa soeur, elle entreprend des démarches pour retrouver cette enfant qui lui a tant manqué. Ce qu'elle ignore, c'est que sa fille, nommée Laurie, a entamé des recherches pour la retrouver afin de comprendre les raisons de son adoption...
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
Back to the Streets of San Francisco (1992)

Directed by Mel Damski
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Karl Malden, Darlene Carr, Darleen Carr, Debrah Farentino, Conor O'Farrell, Carl Lumbly
Rating62% 3.142543.142543.142543.142543.14254
Mike Stone enquête sur deux affaires distinctes : un meurtre atroce et la disparition de Steve Keller, son ancien partenaire.
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989)
, 1h40
Directed by Mel Damski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle, Roxana Zal, Will Oldham, Whip Hubley, Walter Olkewicz
Rating64% 3.2360353.2360353.2360353.2360353.236035
Based on the true story of Jessica McClure, the child who fell down an abandoned water well while playing one afternoon in her aunt's backyard in Midland, Texas. She was stuck in the well 22 feet down and it took rescuers 58 hours to get her out. There was fear that if they shook the ground too much with machinery they could cause her to fall further down and die. Rescuers managed to successfully excavate alongside the well shaft and bring her to safety.
Happy Together
Happy Together (1989)
, 1h42
Directed by Mel Damski
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Patrick Dempsey, Helen Slater, Dan Schneider, Marius Weyers, Barbara Babcock, Steve Buscemi
Rating58% 2.9482752.9482752.9482752.9482752.948275
Christopher (Dempsey) is a very serious minded young man. Enrolling into college as a freshman he finds his roommate is someone named Alex. Alex (Slater), however, is not male but female and the two have been placed together by a computer error. Christopher finds the pairing intolerable and tries his best to find another place to live. The dorms are full and he is resigned, at least for the time being, to make the best of his current situation. Alex, a seemingly extroverted party girl, shows little interest in academics and treats Christopher as if he is simply an annoyance to be brushed aside whenever need be. As fate intervenes, the two slowly begin to realize that they do like one another after all which manifests itself into a sexual relationship wherein each finds a need filled by the other.
A Winner Never Quits
A Winner Never Quits (1986)
, 1h36
Directed by Mel Damski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors Keith Carradine, Mare Winningham, G. W. Bailey, Dennis Weaver, Ed O'Neill, Dana Delany
Rating68% 3.4286953.4286953.4286953.4286953.428695
Raised in the Northeastern Pennsylvania mining town of Nanticoke, Pete Gray loses his right arm while still a young boy. But through the encouragement of his immigrant parents, Antoinette and Peter Wyshner, Sr., and the constant coaching of his older brother Whitey, Gray never gives up on his dream of playing professional baseball. Driven by anger, he finally makes it to the big leagues. But it isn't until he agrees to meet handicapped youngster Nelson Gary, Jr., who idolizes him, that Gray finally comes to terms with several life realizations.
Mischief
Mischief (1985)
, 1h40
Directed by Mel Damski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about virginity
Actors Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelly Preston, Terry O'Quinn, Jami Gertz, Margaret Blye, Graham Jarvis
Rating65% 3.251193.251193.251193.251193.25119
In Nelsonville, Ohio in 1956, the relationship between the introverted, clumsy Jonathan Bellah (McKeon) and the nonconformist, extroverted Eugene "Gene" Harbrough (Nash) begins to develop. Jonathan's main objective is to win over the sexy Marilyn McCauley (Preston), in spite of his shyness, while Gene has his own love-life to maintain with his girlfriend Bunny Miller (Stewart)—as well as counseling Jonathan on how to attract women. Gene also has to defend himself from the class bully, Kenny (D.W. Brown), while trying to work out a borderline relationship with his widowed father, who has zero tolerance for his often wild escapades.
Badge of the Assassin
Badge of the Assassin (1985)
, 2h
Directed by Mel Damski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Politic
Actors James Woods, Yaphet Kotto, Alex Rocco, Pam Grier, David Harris, Steven Keats
Rating60% 3.048473.048473.048473.048473.04847
Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The policemen were gunned down in cold blood by the self-styled terrorists, who first elude to the law and then, for want of crucial evidence, conviction for their crime. Assistant District Attorney, Robert Tanenbaum, the man responsible for bringing the three cop killers to justice leads a tireless nationwide investigation that moves to San Francisco, New Orleans and Mississippi and finally back to a climax in a New York courtroom, during the desperate search for the killers. Tanenbaum is aided by his partner, a resourceful and equally determined detective, Cliff Fenton.
Yellowbeard
Yellowbeard (1983)
, 1h36
Directed by Mel Damski
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, Peter Cook, Marty Feldman
Rating58% 2.947272.947272.947272.947272.94727
The pirate Yellowbeard (Chapman) is incarcerated for 20 years for tax evasion. He survives the sentence but has not disclosed the whereabouts of his vast treasure. The Royal Navy hatches a plot to increase his sentence by 140 years, knowing that he will escape to set out for his treasure. He does so, recruiting a motley crew of companions. He had left a map of the treasure in the chimney of his wife's pub, but she burned it. She then tells Yellowbeard that she had the map tattooed on their son's head. Things go wrong when his traitorous former bosun Mr. Moon (Boyle) takes over the ship. With the Head of the British Secret Service (Idle) hot on their trail, they eventually find the island, where the terrible despot "El Nebuloso" and his majordomo "El Segundo" (Cheech and Chong) have taken residence with the treasure, and the battle for the prize commences.
Word of Honor
Word of Honor (1981)

Directed by Mel Damski
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Karl Malden, Rue McClanahan, Ron Silver, Alexa Kenin, Jacqueline Brookes, Jeffrey DeMunn
Rating64% 3.2312753.2312753.2312753.2312753.231275
A reporter refuses to reveal his source in the case of the murder of a young girl. As a result, he and his family are shunned by the residents of the small town in which they live. Virtually no one comes to his daughter's wedding, and at his office, the police search his desk, and his boss threatens to fire him.

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