48 Hrs. 1982  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, Brion James, Sonny Landham, Jonathan Banks, Kerry Sherman, James Keane, Tara King, Greta Blackburn, Marot Rose, Denise Crosby
Convict Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) is granted a two-day furlough in which he is told to aid a San Francisco police detective Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) in the search for cop killers. This unlikely couple works well together as they intersperse comedy with violence, and the result is a top-notch Comedy/Action film. This is Eddie Murphy's screen debut.
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Another 48 Hours 1990  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Kevin Tighe, David Anthony Marshall, Ed O'Ross, Bernie Casey, Andrew Divoff
Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy are back as the cop and the con in this sequel to "48 Hours". This time, Nolte is charged with manslaughter and put on suspension from the department. He gets Murphy out of prison to apprehend the elusive Iceman, the head of a drug syndicate. Not as fun as the first film but lots of action.
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Brewster's Millions 1985  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Hume Cronyn, Jerry Orbach, Joe Grifasi, Pat Hingle, Tovah Feldshuh, Stephen Collins, Peter Jason, David White, Jerome Dempsey, David Wohl, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Milt Kogan
This version of George Barr McCutcheon's novel involves baseball player Montgomery Brewster (Richard Pryor) who will inherit $300 million if he can obey the will's stipulations, which include spending all of the money within one month and keeping the inheritance a secret. His friends–baseball catcher Spike Nolan and girlfriend Angela (John Candy and Lonette McKee)–do not understand the reason behind Brewster's spending spree and try to help, but that task proves overwhelming.
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 Crossroads 1986 R, 105 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, Joe Morton, Dennis Lipscomb, Harry Carey Jr., Robert Judd, Steve Vai, John Hancock, Allan Arbus, Robin Townsend
With a wonderful blues score behind it, this story is about a bluesman who "goes down to the crossroads" to make a deal with the devil.
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Geronimo: An American Legend 1993 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Wes Studi, Jason Patric, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Matt Damon, Rodney A. Grant, Kevin Tighe, Stephen McHattie, Scott Wilson, Lee de Broux, Steve Reevis, Carlos Palomino, Victor Aaron, Stuart Proud Eagle Grant, John Finn
Finally, a film is made that attempts to show the Native American perspective of their U.S. government-ordered resettlement to reservations in Arizona during the 1800s. Geronimo (Wes Studi) and a small band of warriors escape from the reservation, and General George Crook (Gene Hackman) does try, unsuccessfully, to bring Geronimo back to the reservation. Finally, after five years of eluding capture, Lt. Britton Davis (Matt Damon) and Lt. Gatewood (Jason Patric) convince Geronimo to surrender. But, when all is said and done, all involved share a respect for Geronimo.
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Hard Times 1975 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin, Margaret Blye, Michael McGuire, Robert Tessier, Bruce Glover, Frank McRae, Felice Orlandi
During the Depression, Chaney (Charles Bronson) arrives in New Orleans and joins forces with gambler "Speed" (James Coburn). Speed becomes his manager, and Chaney becomes the under-dog boxer who ekes out a living for the two.
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Johnny Handsome 1989 R, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Morgan Freeman, Elizabeth McGovern, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen, Scott Wilson, Jeffrey Meek, Ed Zang, J.W. Smith, David Schramm, Yvonne Bryceland, Peter Jason, John P. Fertitta, Allan Graf
Gangster John Sedley (Mickey Rourke) is badly disfigured when his partners–Sunny and Rafe (Ellen Barkin and Lance Henriksen)–double-cross him during a heist. John is sent to prison where, as part of a rehabilitation program, he is given plastic surgery. Now John is unrecognizable to anyone who once knew him, and, after being freed, "Johnny Handsome" seeks revenge on his old gang members.
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The Long Riders 1980 R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Stacy Keach, James Keach, David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, Harry Carey Jr., Christopher Guest, Nicholas Guest
The Keach, Carradine, and Quaid brothers play the James, Younger, and Miller gangs of bandits who roamed the plains after the Civil War. Lots of blood.
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Red Heat 1988 R, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross, Laurence Fishburne, Gina Gershon, Richard Bright, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Brent Jennings, Gretchen Palmer, J.W. Smith, Mike Hagerty, Brion James, Gloria Delaney, Peter Jason
Russian cop Capt. Ivan Danko (Arnold Schwarzenegger) comes to Chicago to be met by Chicago policemen Detective Sergeants. Art Ridzik (James Belushi) and Gallagher (Richard Bright). Together, they set out to track down an international drug ring led by Viktor Rostavili (Ed O'Ross). Despite a rough beginning, they begin to respect each other and work together to achieve their goal.
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 Southern Comfort 1981 R, 106 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Brion James, Franklyn Seales, T.K. Carter, Peter Coyote, Lewis Smith, Les Lannom, Alan Autry
National Guard soldiers out on weekend maneuvers head for the bayou country in Louisiana. It does not take them long to realize they are out of their element when they end up in a mini-war with Cajun hunters.
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Streets of Fire 1984   PG, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Musical / Romance
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Michael Pare, Diane Lane, Willem Dafoe, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Richard Lawson, Rick Rossovich, Bill Paxton, Lynne Thigpen
This movie is alive with rock music (10 original songs). The plot concerns a rock singer (Diane Lane) who is kidnapped by a gang of motorcyclists. Coming to her rescue is her boyfriend (Michael Pare). 1 User Review
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| | great story line but cheap | a-hui-ho 10/31/2009 | | the fight scenes are full of excitement, truly a mans kind of movie, when its over you want to get in fight |
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Supernova 2000 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Walter Hill, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Sholder
Cast: James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Lou Diamond Phillips, Peter Facinelli, Robin Tunney, Wilson Cruz, Knox White, Eddy Rice Jr., Kerrigan Mahan, Vanessa Marshall, Kevin Sizemore
Set in the 22nd century, this space saga chronicles the mission of a medical rescue ship, Nightingale 229. The crew–Captain and Pilot (Robert Forster), co-pilot (James Spader), medical officer (Angela Bassett), medical technician (Lou Diamond Phillips), paramedic (Robin Tunney), and computer technician (Wilson Cruz)–finds itself in peril after rescuing Troy Larson (Peter Facinelli) who appears to be a psychotic killer. Good special effects.
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Trespass 1992 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Bill Paxton, Ice-T, William Sadler, Ice Cube, Art Evans, Bruce A. Young, Glenn Plummer, De'voreaux White, Stoney Jackson, T.E. Russell
Two Arkansas firemen's (Bill Paxton and William Sadler) search for a treasure in gold ends up in an East St. Louis warehouse. While retrieving the gold, they witness a gang killing and are trapped. The gang leader (Ice-T) will stop at nothing in his attempt to get them.
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Undisputed 2002 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Peter Falk, Michael Rooker, Jon Seda, Wes Studi, Fisher Stevens, Dayton Callie, Amy Aquino, Johnny Williams, Joe D'Angerio
Top-ranked heavyweight boxer James "Iceman" Chambers (Ving Rhames) begins serving a prison sentence when he learns he is infringing on the world of another inmate, prison boxing champ Monroe Hutchen (Wesley Snipes). It isn't long before a fight is arranged. by fellow convict Emmanuel "Mendy" Ripstein (Peter Falk).
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 The Warriors 1979 R, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, David Patrick Kelly, Lynne Thigpen, Mercedes Ruehl, Marcelino Sanchez, Terry Michos, Roger Hill, Ginny Ortiz, John Snyder
New York City gangs are the centerpiece for this fast-paced film. Although innocent, the "Warriors" are accused of killing a gang leader. Swan (Michael Beck) takes charge of the "Warriors" as they are chased from the Bronx across the City by other gangs while they try to escape to their own turf of Coney Island. Lots of violence.
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Wild Bill 1995 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt, Diane Lane, David Arquette, Keith Carradine, Bruce Dern, Marjoe Gortner, James Gammon, James Remar
Although this film begins with Wild Bill Hickok's (Jeff Bridges) early days as a gunslinger, most of the movie involves Wild Bill's later life as an opium-smoking older man living in Hollywood with his wife, Calamity Jane (Ellen Barkin). Some would call this revisionist history.
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| 1. 48 Hrs. (1982)
2. Another 48 Hours (1990)
3. Brewster's Millions (1985)
4. Crossroads (1986)
5. The Driver (1978)
6. Extreme Prejudice (1987)
7. Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
8. Hard Times (1975)
9. Johnny Handsome (1989)
10. Last Man Standing (1996)
11. The Long Riders (1980)
12. Red Heat (1988)
13. Southern Comfort (1981)
14. Streets of Fire (1984)
15. Supernova (2000)
16. Trespass (1992)
17. Undisputed (2002)
18. The Warriors (1979)
19. Wild Bill (1995)
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