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Merwin Goldsmith is a Actor born on 7 august 1937
Merwin Goldsmith est un acteur américain, né le 7 août 1937 à Détroit, Michigan (États-Unis).
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Birth 7 august 1937
Death 21 january 2019 (at 81 years)
Death 21 january 2019 (at 81 years)
Merwin Goldsmith est un acteur américain, né le 7 août 1937 à Détroit, Michigan (États-Unis).
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Unholy (2007)
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Political films
Actors Adrienne Barbeau, Nicholas Brendon, Merwin Goldsmith
Roles Charlie
Rating34%
The film deals with a grieving mother, Martha (Barbeau), trying to uncover the terrifying secret jeopardizing her family. With her son (Brendon), Martha becomes entwined in a conspiracy involving a fabled witch, Nazi occultists, and the United States of America (U.S.) government.
Nearest to Heaven (2002)
, 1h40Directed by Tonie Marshall
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Catherine Deneuve, William Hurt, Bernard Le Coq, Gilbert Melki, Hélène Fillières, Nathalie Richard
Rating53%
Inspiré et portant de fréquentes citations du film culte de Leo MacCarey, dans sa deuxième version, Elle et lui (An affair to remember) avec Deborah Kerr et Cary Grant, ce film montre une Catherine Deneuve omniprésente (pratiquement aucune scène sans elle) mais volontairement déstabilisée (et déstabilisante) par la mise en scène et un rôle un peu flottant où elle ne cesse de courir derrière une silhouette, un rêve d'amour évanouis.
Company Man (2000)
, 1h35Directed by Douglas McGrath, Peter Askin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Douglas McGrath, Alan Cumming, Reathel Bean, Anthony LaPaglia, John Turturro, Denis Leary
Roles Mr. Brisk
Rating52%
In the 1960s, Alan Quimp is a schoolteacher of English grammar and married with the very demanding woman Daisy Quimp. In order to avoid the constant mockery in Daisy's family, Alan says that he is a secret CIA agent. Daisy tells everybody, the CIA acknowledges the lie, but due to a coincidence, Alan has just helped and hidden the professional Russian dancer Petrov who wanted to leave Russia. The CIA decides to hire Alan as an agent, to get the credits of bringing Petrov to USA, and immediately decides to send him to a very calm place, Cuba.
Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
, 1h44Directed by Stanley Tucci
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ian Holm, Patricia Clarkson, Hope Davis, Susan Sarandon, Celia Weston, Stanley Tucci
Roles Monsieur Gerard
Rating65%
Set in Manhattan in the early 1940s, the film focuses on the relationship between Joseph Mitchell, a writer for The New Yorker, and Joe Gould, an aging, bearded, disheveled bohemian and Harvard University graduate who wanders through the streets of Greenwich Village carrying a tattered portfolio and demanding donations to "The Joe Gould Fund". At times Gould is calmly sweet and perceptive, at others he's a pathological liar and an obnoxious drunk, and he frequently experiences sudden outbursts of rage. Earning occasional financial support from poet E. E. Cummings, portrait painter Alice Neel, Village Vanguard founder Max Gordon, and art gallery owner Vivian Marquie, among others, Gould is able to secure a nightly room in flophouses until an anonymous benefactor arranges accommodations in a residential hotel for him.
The Hurricane (1999)
, 2h25Directed by Norman Jewison
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Prison films, Films about racism, Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Films about capital punishment, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber, John Hannah, Dan Hedaya
Roles Judge Larner
Rating75%
The film tells the story of middleweight boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, whose conviction for a Paterson, New Jersey triple murder was set aside after he had spent nearly 20 years in prison. Narrating Carter's life, the film concentrates on the period between 1966 and 1985. It describes his fight against the conviction for triple murder and how he copes with nearly twenty years in prison.
Rounders (1998)
, 2h1Directed by John Dahl
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Jeu, Poker, Buddy films
Actors Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Turturro, Famke Janssen, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich
Roles Sy
Rating72%
Gifted poker player Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) loses his entire $30,000 bankroll in a hand of Texas hold'em against Teddy "KGB" (John Malkovich), a Russian mobster who runs an illegal underground poker room. Shaken, Mike decides to concentrate on law school while promising his girlfriend and fellow law student, Jo (Gretchen Mol) that he will not play poker anymore. Mentor and fellow rounder Joey Knish (John Turturro) offers him a part-time job driving a delivery truck to make ends meet.
The Sunshine Boys (1996)
, 1h30Directed by John Erman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about television, Films based on plays
Actors Woody Allen, Peter Falk, Michael McKean, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kirk Acevedo, Liev Schreiber
Rating57%
Al Lewis (Woody Allen) and Willy Clark (Peter Falk) are two old comedians who were once a popular vaudeville comedy act known as "Lewis and Clark" and also called the Sunshine Boys. After 43 years together, they parted ways 11 years ago on unfriendly terms and have not spoken to each other since then. A reunion is planned for a major network special on the history of comedy.
Quiz Show (1994)
, 2h13Directed by Robert Redford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about television
Actors John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, Hank Azaria
Roles Writer at Book Party
Rating74%
In preparation for the latest broadcast of the popular quiz show Twenty One, the questions and answers to be used are transported from a secure bank vault to the studio as producers Dan Enright (David Paymer) and Albert Freedman (Hank Azaria) watch from the control booth. The evening's main attraction is Queens resident Herb Stempel (John Turturro), the reigning champion, who correctly answers question after question. However, both the network, NBC, and the corporate sponsor of the program, a supplementary tonic called Geritol, find that Stempel's approval ratings are beginning to level out, meaning the show would benefit from new talent.
It Could Happen to You (1994)
, 1h41Directed by Andrew Bergman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez, Wendell Pierce, Isaac Hayes, Seymour Cassel
Roles Bankruptcy Judge
Rating64%
Policeman Charlie Lang (Nicolas Cage) is a kind and generous man who loves his job in Queens, New York, where he lives. His wife, Muriel (Rosie Perez), works at a hair salon and, unlike him, is selfish, greedy, and materialistic, constantly complaining about their situation in life. Waitress Yvonne Biasi (Bridget Fonda) is bankrupt because her husband, Eddie (Stanley Tucci), whom she could not yet afford to divorce, emptied their joint checking account without her permission, while also leaving her with a credit card debt of over $12,000. Charlie meets her when she waits on him at the diner where she works. Since he doesn't have enough money to pay the tip, he promises to give her either double of it or half of his prospective lottery winnings the next day. He wins $4 million (in 21 annual payments) in the lottery the next day and keeps his promise, despite Muriel's protests. He and Yvonne become stars almost immediately. She buys the diner and sets up a table with his name at which people who can't afford food can eat for free. In another development, he becomes a hero for foiling an attempted robbery at a grocery store but gets wounded in the process, forcing him to take leave from the police force. Meanwhile, Muriel goes on a shopping spree, and also contracts for disruptive renovations to their apartment without having consulted him.
Cadillac Man (1990)
, 1h37Directed by Roger Donaldson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed, Fran Drescher, Lauren Tom, Annabella Sciorra
Roles Showroom Buyer
Rating57%
Queens car salesman Joey O'Brien (Robin Williams) must deal with the ever-increasing pressures in his life: he has an ex-wife demanding alimony, a daughter who is missing, a married mistress (Fran Drescher) and a single mistress (Lori Petty) who are both desperately in love with him, and a two-day deadline to either sell twelve cars or lose his job. In addition, he has an outstanding loan to a Mafia don which he must either quickly repay, or lose his life.
Making Mr. Right (1987)
, 1h35Directed by Susan Seidelman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Robot films
Actors John Malkovich, Dean Cain, Ann Magnuson, Glenne Headly, Christina Cox, Ben Masters
Roles Moe Glickstein
Rating54%
Jeff Peters (John Malkovich) is an emotionally repressed scientist who can't stand others because of their intellectual inferiority. He dreams of deep space exploration, which would be difficult because of the lack of human contact for long periods of time. He develops the Ulysses android (which looks exactly like him) for the purpose of space exploration, since an android would not be affected by the isolation.
Lovesick (1983)
, 1h35Directed by Marshall Brickman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness, Christine Baranski, Wallace Shawn, Ron Silver
Roles Analyst
Rating52%
Psychologist Saul Benjamin takes on a patient temporarily as a favor to a colleague friend, Otto Jaffe, who is infatuated with her. After her doctor dies, Chloe Allen comes to see Dr. Benjamin and immediately he is smitten with her, too.
So Fine (1981)
, 1h30Directed by Andrew Bergman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Ryan O'Neal, Jack Warden, Mariangela Melato, Richard Kiel, Fred Gwynne, Mike Kellin
Roles Dave
Rating50%
NYC dress manufacturer Jack (Warden) is in debt to loan shark "Mr Eddie" (Kiel), who tells him that Jack's son Bobby (O'Neal) must join the firm as "new blood", despite Bobby's complete lack of knowledge of the dress business, and current career as a Professor of American Literature at a small liberal arts college. Kidnapped by two of Eddie's goons, Bobby is forced to come back to the city and join his father's business. Bobby complicates matters by falling in love with Mr Eddie's neglected wife, the cultured Lira (Melato). After a late-night tryst at the home of Eddie and Lira, Bobby accidentally invents the solution to his father's problem: see-through denim blue jeans with strategically placed holes in the rear that expose one's backside. The fickle public goes crazy over the "sexy" new style. "Fine Fashions" repays its debt to Eddie, and Bobby goes back to his college. However, Lira follows him, and Eddie finds out about them and heads to the school in a murderous rage. Jack follows anxiously, and the last quarter of the film involves Lira stepping in for an ill singer to perform the role of Desdemona in the school's version of the opera Otello. Eddie knocks out the male lead and himself takes the role of Othello. Jack and Bobby then do their best to stay alive while trying to protect Lira from her jealous husband.
Boardwalk (1979)
, 1h38Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ruth Gordon, Lee Strasberg, Janet Leigh, Eddie Barth, Joe Silver, Lillian Roth
Roles Charley
Rating61%
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
, 1h15Directed by Michael O'Donoghue
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Dan Aykroyd, Michael O'Donoghue, Bill Murray, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Mitch Glazer
Rating48%
The film is largely plotless; a series of vignettes linked together by interstitial pieces featuring Mr. Mike discussing how upsetting and odd the sequences are. He introduces some of the pieces via voice-over, and some open with no introduction.