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R. L. Ryan is a Actor American born on 29 october 1946 at Pennsylvania (USA)
R.L. Ryan (29 October 1946 – 22 March 1991) was an American actor.
The heavyset character actor was best known for his supporting roles in a handful of b-movies from the 1980s including cult classics The Toxic Avenger, Eat and Run, and Street Trash. Ryan was sometimes credited as Pat Ryan Jr., Bob Ryan, Robert L. Ryan, or Pat Ryan.
Ryan was born in Pennsylvania, where he lived throughout his life up until his sudden death. In 1991, he died of a heart attack at age 44.
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Nationality USA
Birth 29 october 1946 at Pennsylvania (USA)
Death 22 march 1991 (at 44 years) at Pennsylvania (USA)
Birth 29 october 1946 at Pennsylvania (USA)
Death 22 march 1991 (at 44 years) at Pennsylvania (USA)
The heavyset character actor was best known for his supporting roles in a handful of b-movies from the 1980s including cult classics The Toxic Avenger, Eat and Run, and Street Trash. Ryan was sometimes credited as Pat Ryan Jr., Bob Ryan, Robert L. Ryan, or Pat Ryan.
Ryan was born in Pennsylvania, where he lived throughout his life up until his sudden death. In 1991, he died of a heart attack at age 44.
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Eat and Run (1987)
, 1h25Directed by Christopher Hart
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films
Actors Ron Silver, R. L. Ryan, Tom Mardirosian, Louis Turenne
Roles Murray Creature (as R. L. Ryan)
Rating47%
A humanoid alien (R. L. Ryan) lands on Earth and soon discovers he likes to eat Italian people. Detective McSorely (Ron Silver) is an incompetent police officer, and the only one who knows what's going on. The rest of the police force thinks McSorely has gone nuts, while the alien continues eating the Italian population of New York City.
Mannequin (1987)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films based on mythology, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, LGBT-related films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, LGBT-related film
Actors Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty, James Spader, G. W. Bailey, Meshach Taylor
Roles Pizzeria Manager
Rating60%
In Ancient Egypt, Ema "Emmy" Heshire (Kim Cattrall) hides in a pyramid from her mother, who wants her daughter to marry against Emmy's will. Emmy prays for the gods to get her out of the mess and to find her true love. The gods answer her prayer by making her disappear.
Street Trash (1987)
, 1h31Directed by J. Michael Muro
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors R. L. Ryan, James Lorinz, Tony Darrow, Gary Auerbach
Roles Frank Schnizer
Rating59%
The owner of a liquor store in lower Manhattan finds a case of cheap wine ("Tenafly Viper") in his basement. It is more than 60 years old and has gone bad, but he decides to sell it to the local hobos anyway. Unfortunately, anyone who drinks the Viper melts away in a hideous fashion. At the same time, two brothers find different ways to cope with homelessness, while an overzealous cop (Bill Chepil) is trying to get to the bottom of all the deaths, all the while trying to end the tyranny of deranged Vietnam veteran Bronson (Vic Noto).
Forever, Lulu (1986)
, 1h25Directed by Amos Kollek
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Hanna Schygulla, Debbie Harry, Paul Gleason, Alec Baldwin, Beatrice Pons, Annie Golden
Roles Fat Man
Rating42%
Une jeune femme allemande, nommée Elaine Hines, déménage à New-York dans le but de devenir écrivain. Elaine se retrouve mêlée dans un groupe de gangsters et entraînée dans une série d'aventures...
Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)
, 1h25Directed by Lloyd Kaufman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about music and musicians, Comedy science fiction films, Musical films, Comedy horror films
Actors R. L. Ryan, Theo Kogan
Roles Mr. Finley (as R.L. Ryan)
Rating56%
The film follows the events that unfold at Tromaville High School in New Jersey, which is conveniently located next to a nuclear power plant. An accident at the nuclear plant is covered up by plant owner Mr Paley who doesn't want the facility shut down by the safety commission. The accident causes a radioactive water leak which ends up gruesomely killing a student at the school after the tainted water reaches the drinking fountain. The gang of the school, called "The Cretins", who were originally part of the honor society, torments the school, and its implied that they have been turned into violent psychopaths by the runoff from the plant. They pick leaves from a radioactive marijuana plant located in the yard of the nuclear plant and sell it to Eddie for $10. At his "indoor bikini beach party" that night, Eddie pressures his friend Warren and Warren's girlfriend Chrissy into smoking the radioactive joint, but it is accidentally ruined by the dancers before anyone else can try it. The mutated drug shows itself to have potent aphrodisiac effects, leading to Warren and Chrissy having sex in Eddie's loft. However, that same night, both of them have disturbing nightmares about hideously mutating, though these effects are seemingly gone by morning. Some time later, Chrissy discovers that she is pregnant, and spits a little monster into a nearby toilet. The creature travels through the water pipes and lands in a barrel filled with radioactive waste, and mutates into a bigger creature. Meanwhile, Warren, tired of the Cretins constant harassment, ends up going on a radiation-fueled rampage, killing two of them, with no memory of the event once he comes to his senses. The Cretins, expelled from the school and cut off from their customer base, assaults the principal and forces him to use the schools Radiation Alarm to cause an evacuation, letting the Cretins bar the building and occupy it. Capturing Chrissy as bait for Warren, the leader of the gang holds her hostage in the basement and plans to kill her in front of Warren, only to be interrupted by the now adult monster.
Birdy (1985)
, 2hDirected by Alan Parker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Medical-themed films, Politique, Political films
Actors Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Karen Young, Sandy Baron, Bruno Kirby
Roles Joe Sagessa
Rating71%
Two teens, Birdy (Modine) and Al (Cage), become friends at school and serve in Vietnam. Birdy has long been disturbingly fixated with birds and his Vietnam experiences push him over the edge: returning from the war, he is hospitalized for a psychiatric assessment and Al tries to reach him before he'll be separated from Birdy, leaving him alone and lost. As the story develops, flashback scenes show their lives as teens in a working-class neighborhood of Philadelphia in the United States in the 1960s, and their developing friendship and viewpoints.
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
, 1h47Directed by Joseph Zito
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Spy, Martial arts
Themes Spy films, Medical-themed films, Christmas films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Martial arts films, Political films
Actors Richard Lynch, Chuck Norris, Dehl Berti, Billy Drago, Eddie Jones, Jaime Sánchez
Roles Construction Worker (uncredited)
Rating54%
The film begins by showing a group of Cuban refugees on a boat sailing for the United States. They are at first met by what appears to be a U.S. Coast Guard boat, with armed personnel. The captain of the vessel declares that the refugees are welcomed to the United States, only to have the Guardsmen open fire on them and take several bags of cocaine hidden in the boat. It is revealed that the armed personnel were communist Latin American guerrillas disguised as U.S. Coast Guardsmen.
The Toxic Avenger (1985)
, 1h27Directed by Lloyd Kaufman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Superhero films, Comedy horror films
Actors R. L. Ryan, Marisa Tomei, David N. Weiss, Patrick Kilpatrick
Roles Mayor Belgoody
Rating62%
Melvin Ferd (Mark Torgl) is a stereotypical 98-pound weakling. He works as a janitor at a health club in the fictional town of Tromaville, New Jersey where the customers—particularly Bozo (Gary Schneider), Slug (Robert Prichard), Wanda (Jennifer Babtist) and Julie (Cindy Manion)—harass him constantly. His tormentors get more and more violent until he is tricked into wearing a pink tutu and kissing a sheep. He is chased around the health club and out a second story window. He lands in a drum of toxic waste, which sets him on fire. After running down the street in a ball of flames, Melvin douses the flames in his bathtub. The chemicals cause him to transform into a hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength.
Fighting Back (1982)
, 1h38Directed by Lewis Teague
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Tom Skerritt, Patti LuPone, Michael Sarrazin, Yaphet Kotto, David Rasche, Earle Hyman
Roles Neighbor
Rating59%
The film opens with Philadelphia TV reporters viewing and broadcasting a news story about violence in society. With the increase in crime, Philadelphia is becoming unsafe. Proud Italian-American John D'Angelo (Tom Skerritt) runs a deli in town. While driving with his wife, Lisa (Patti LuPone), D'Angelo comes across a pimp known as Eldorado (Pete Richardson) brutalizing one of his prostitutes. John's wife confronts the pimp and the pimp chases the D'Angelos, ramming his car into the back of the D'Angelos' vehicle, injuring Lisa and killing their unborn baby. John's mother Vera (Gina DeAngles) is assaulted in the neighborhood.
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
, 2hDirected by Guy Hamilton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about children, Space adventure films, Spy films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Satellite
Actors Sean Connery, Jill St John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood, Jimmy Dean, Bernard Lee
Roles Man Coming Out of Customs Office (uncredited)
Rating64%
James Bond—agent 007—pursues Ernst Stavro Blofeld and eventually finds him at a facility where Blofeld look-alikes are being created through surgery. Bond kills a test subject, and later the "real" Blofeld, by drowning him in a pool of superheated mud.
The Passionate Stranger (1957)
, 1h37Directed by Muriel Box
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Margaret Leighton, Ralph Richardson, Patricia Dainton, Carlo Giustini, Ada Reeve, Frederick Piper
Roles Guard
Rating61%
Judith Wynter (Leighton) is a novelist who pens torrid escapist romantic fiction for the popular women's market, although in real life she is a respectable, unassuming woman, happily married to husband Roger (Richardson). She uses people she knows and situations she encounters as the raw material for her fictional flights of fancy. As Roger recuperates from an illness which leaves him temporarily immobile, she pens the rough draft of her latest novel, a lurid tale of a bored and unsatisifed woman with a pompous disabled husband she despises, who embarks on a wild affair with her chauffeur and finds herself expecting his child. The husband dismisses the chauffeur, who vows revenge, and matters escalate melodramatically towards a deadly conclusion.