Dead On: Relentless II 1991  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Relentless II: Dead On
Dead On
Director: Michael Schroeder
Cast: Leo Rossi, Meg Foster, Ray Sharkey, Miles O'Keeffe, Marc Poppel, Dale Dye, Allan Rich, Cylk Cozart, Art Kimbro, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Dawn Mangrum, Mindy Seeger
In this sequel to "Relentless" (1989), a serial killer is operating in L.A. when Detective Sam Dietz (Leo Rossi) is teamed up with FBI agent Kyle Valsone (Ray Sharkey) and put on the case. Very reluctantly, the two join forces in an increasingly frustrating investigation.
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Heart Beat 1980 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Byrum
Cast: Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, John Heard, Ray Sharkey, Ann Dusenberry, Margaret Fairchild, Tony Bill, John Larroquette, Steve Allen
This story is loosely based on the story of Jack Kurouac (John Heard) whose friend Neal Cassady (Nick Nolte) keeps leaving his wife, Carolyn (Sissy Spacek), for travels and the company of Jack.
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The Idolmaker 1980   PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Ray Sharkey, Tovah Feldshuh, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land, John Aprea, Richard Bright, Olympia Dukakis, Joe Pantoliano
Loosely based on promoter Bob Marucci's life (he discovered Fabian and Frankie Avalon), the "Idolmaker" turns singers into rock stars in this entertaining film. 1 User Review
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| | Guy with marketing savvy brings 2 young men to the limelight | Sylver 03/02/2009 | | I own this movie and watch it a couple times each year for good acting, good music, and a lot of fun. Ray Sharkey is at his best, and all the cast is great. |
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In the Line of Duty: Street War 1992 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Urban Crossfire
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Ray Sharkey, Peter Boyle, Courtney B. Vance, Michael Boatman, Morris Chestnut, Laurie Morrison, Kenny Leon, Damon Pooser, Trazana Beverley
When a black policeman is killed in a tough part of NYC, "conventional" police tactics may not be effective in this area where the murderous drug boss reigns supreme.
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 The Lords of Flatbush 1974  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Verona
Cast: Perry King, Sylvester Stallone, Henry Winkler, Paul Mace, Susan Blakely, Maria Smith, Dolph Sweet, Ray Sharkey, Armand Assante, Antonia Rey
Four members of a Brooklyn gang, the Lords of Flatbush, strut around their territory in this pre-stardom vehicle for Sylvester Stallone. Pretty good original music score, capturing the mood of the 1950s-style movie.
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No Mercy 1986 R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Richard Pearce
Cast: Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Jeroen Krabbe, George Dzundza, William Atherton, Charles S. Dutton, Ray Sharkey, Bruce McGill, Carl Gordon, Gary Basaraba, Terry Kinney, Marita Geraghty, Aleta Mitchell, Fred Gratton, Dionisio
While posing as hit men to look into a contract out on crime boss Losado (Jeroen Krabbe), Chicago cops Eddie Jillette (Richard Gere) and Joe Collins (Gary Basaraba) run into trouble and Collins is killed. Jillette's search for the assassin leads him to New Orleans where he searches for Michel Duval (Kim Basinger). She was the girlfriend of Paul Deveneux (Terry Kinney) who was also assassinated, and Jillette uses her to find Collins' murderer.
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Paradise Alley 1978 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Conway, Anne Archer, Joe Spinell, Armand Assante, Lee Canalito, Frank McRae, Tom Waits, Ray Sharkey, Joyce Ingalls
This film marks Sylvester Stallone's first directing effort, and he also sings the title song. The story is about three brothers–Cosmo (Stallone), Lenny (Armand Assante), and Victor (Lee Canalito)– who pin their hopes for a better crack at life on Victor's wrestling skills.
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Regina Roma 1982 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Regina
Director: Jean-Yves Prate
Cast: Anna Karina, Ava Gardner, Ray Sharkey, Anthony Quinn
Mama (Ava Gardner) is the domineering and over-protective mother who tries to ensure her middle-aged son (Ray Sharkey) continues to be closely tied to her. Shy Regina (Anna Karina) and Mama's husband (Anthony Quinn) complete the setting for an emotional hour and a half as the four go at it in their living room.
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Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills 1989 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bartel
Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, Paul Bartel, Ray Sharkey, Wallace Shawn, Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, Ed Begley Jr., Paul Mazursky, Arnetia Walker, Edith Diaz
Beverly Hills, with all its rumored wealthy, sex-seeking neurotics, is weirdly portrayed in this film. When a lady (Mary Woronov) needs to have her house fumigated, she visits her next-door neighbor (Jacqueline Bisset) and runs into a bunch of loonies–including the ghost of Bisset's recently departed husband.
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Some Kind of Hero 1981 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Pressman
Cast: Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder, Ray Sharkey, Ronny Cox, Lynne Moody, Olivia Cole, Paul Benjamin, David Adams, Martin Azarow, Shelly Batt
A Vietnam vet (Richard Pryor) returns home to find surprises and personal problems after his six years imprisonment as a POW.
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Stunts 1977 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
aka: Who Is Killing the Stuntmen?
Director: Mark L. Lester
Cast: Robert Forster, Fiona Lewis, Joanna Cassidy, Bruce Glover, Ray Sharkey, Richard Lynch, Darrell Fetty, James Luisi, Candice Rialson, Malachi Throne, Dave Shelley
After his brother is killed while performing a motion picture stunt, Glen (Robert Forster) takes his place on the set, and soon his stunt friends begin to suffer fatal accidents as well. Glen is determined to uncover the mystery and does–while dangling from a helicopter as part of an intended plot to kill him. Will our hero escape certain death and catch the perpetrator?
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The Take 1990  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: The Mobsters
Director: Leon Ichaso
Cast: Ray Sharkey, R. Lee Ermey, Larry Manetti, Lisa Hartman, Joe Lala, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Roberto Escobar, Orestes Matacena, Nelson Oramas, Ruben Rabasa, Tony Bolano, Alonna Shaw, Marc Macaulay, Alfredo Alvarez Calderon, Earl Finn
Miami ex-cop Dennis (Ray Sharkey) cannot seem to stay away from temptation when his greed takes over. He served a jail sentence for accepting bribes, and now, after being released from the pen, he tries to change his life around. This time, temptation comes in the form of a Cuban drug cartel operating out of Miami, and Dennis cuts himself in on an illegal deal. Not a good idea!
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Trackdown 1976 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Richard T. Heffron
Cast: James Mitchum, Karen Lamm, Anne Archer, Erik Estrada, Cathy Lee Crosby, Vince Cannon, Ray Sharkey, Tony Burton, Zitto Kazann, John Kerry
Young Betsy Calhoun (Karen Lamm) runs away from home and into the world of prostitution before being rescued by Jim Calhoun (Jim Mitchum).
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Who'll Stop the Rain? 1978 R, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
aka: Dog Soldiers
Director: Karel Reisz
Cast: Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty, Anthony Zerbe, Richard Mazur, Ray Sharkey, Gail Strickland, David Opatoshu, Charles Haid, Joaquin Martinez, Timothy Blake, James Cranna, Jean Howell, Shelby Balik, Jose Carlos Ruiz
Based on Robert Stone's award-winning novel "Dog Soldiers," this story begins with Marine Corps combat veteran John Converse (Michael Moriarty) returning to Vietnam as a journalist and deciding to smuggle heroin into the United States. Merchant Marine sailor Ray Hicks (Nick Nolte) delivers the drugs to John's wife Marge (Tuesday Weld) in California, but then thugs–Smitty and Danskin (Ray Sharkey and Richard Mazur)–steal the drugs. It isn't long before Ray and Marge are on the lam–with crooked narcotics agent Antheil (Anthony Zerbe) close behind.
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Willie and Phil 1980 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Mazursky
Cast: Michael Ontkean, Margot Kidder, Ray Sharkey, Jan Miner, Tom Brennan, Laurence Fishburne, Natalie Wood, Kristine DeBell, Julie Bovasso, Kaki Hunter
After viewing Truffaut's "Jules and Jim," Willie (Michael Ontkean) and Phil (Ray Sharkey) reenact the story as friends and lovers of the very liberal Jeannette (Margot Kidder).
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 Wired 1989  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Peerce
Cast: Michael Chiklis, J.T. Walsh, Patti D'Arbanville, Lucinda Jenney, Ray Sharkey, Alex Rocco, Clyde Kusatsu, Jere Burns
This movie attempts to explain the path leading to the tragic death of John Belushi. The film begins with Belushi (Michael Chiklis) climbing out of his body bag in the morgue, and, with the help of a Puerto Rican angel (Ray Sharkey), he looks back at his life.
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Zebrahead 1992 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Drazan
Cast: Michael Rapaport, Kevin Corrigan, Lois Bendler, Dan Ziskie, DeShonn Castle, N'Bushe Wright, Ray Sharkey, Helen Shaver
Zack (Michael Rapaport) is a white teenager living in Detroit whose best friend, Dee (DeShonn Castle), is black. When Zack falls in love with Dee's cousin Nikki (N'Bushe Wright) confusing dilemmas develop.
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| 1. Cop and a Half (1993)
2. Dead On: Relentless II (1991)
aka: Relentless II: Dead On
aka: Dead On
3. Heart Beat (1980)
4. The Idolmaker (1980)
5. In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992)
aka: Urban Crossfire
6. The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
7. Love and Money (1982)
8. No Mercy (1986)
9. Paradise Alley (1978)
10. Regina Roma (1982)
aka: Regina
11. Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)
12. Some Kind of Hero (1981)
13. Stunts (1977)
aka: Who Is Killing the Stuntmen?
14. The Take (1990)
aka: The Mobsters
15. Trackdown (1976)
16. Who'll Stop the Rain? (1978)
aka: Dog Soldiers
17. Willie and Phil (1980)
18. Wired (1989)
19. Wise Guys (1986)
20. Zebrahead (1992)
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