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Buddy Joe Hooker is a Actor, Second Unit Director and Stunts American born on 30 may 1942 at Vallejo (USA)
Buddy Joe Hooker (born May 30, 1942) is a Hollywood actor, second unit director, stunt man and stunt coordinator. He is most famous for his expertise in designing and performing vehicle stunts for movies and television. But he might be remembered for starting out as "Chester" one of Wally Cleaver's friends in the original "Leave It To Beaver".
(2017)
(Stunt Driver)
(2012)
(Stunts)
(2008)
(Stunts)
(2016)
(Stunts)
(1992)
(Stunts)
(1977)
(Stunt Coordinator)
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Buddy Joe Hooker (born May 30, 1942) is a Hollywood actor, second unit director, stunt man and stunt coordinator. He is most famous for his expertise in designing and performing vehicle stunts for movies and television. But he might be remembered for starting out as "Chester" one of Wally Cleaver's friends in the original "Leave It To Beaver".
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(2017)(Stunt Driver)
(2012)(Stunts)
(2008)(Stunts)
(2016)(Stunts)
(1992)(Stunts)
(1977)(Stunt Coordinator)
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Need for Speed (2014)
, 2h10Directed by Scott Waugh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Films about video games, Road movies, Films based on video games, Chase films
Actors Aaron Paul, Michael Keaton, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Rami Malek, Ramón Rodríguez
Roles Detroit Cop #1
Rating63%
Tobey Marshall is a former race car driver who owns a Mount Kisco, New York garage, where he and his friends tune performance cars. Struggling to make ends meet, he and his crew participate in street races after hours. One day, Dino Brewster, Tobey's former rival, arrives at his garage in a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren with an offer to complete the build of a rare Ford Shelby Mustang worked on by the late Carroll Shelby. Dino wants Tobey and his crew to complete the project in exchange for 25% of the car's estimated selling price of $2 million. Despite objections from the crew, Tobey agrees to the deal.
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
, 2h33Directed by Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Hitler, Films about psychiatry, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Alternate history films
Actors Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl
Roles Gaspar
Rating82%
In 1941, SS colonel Hans Landa, the "Jew Hunter", interrogates French dairy farmer Perrier LaPadite as to the whereabouts of the last unaccounted-for Jewish family in the neighborhood. Under threat of continued harassment from the Germans, LaPadite reveals that the Dreyfus family is hidden under the floor. Landa orders SS soldiers to shoot through the floorboards and kill the family. All are killed except Shosanna, who escapes and flees through the field. Landa watches her go, deciding not to shoot her at the last second.
Suspect Zero (2004)
, 1h36Directed by E. Elias Merhige
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss, Kevin Chamberlin, Harry Lennix, Nicole DeHuff
Roles Suspect Zero
Rating57%
A man is seated in a diner who is revealed as Harold, a traveling salesman. He is joined by a gentleman who makes him uncomfortable. After leaving the diner, Harold is found dead, which leads to FBI Agents Thomas Mackelway (Aaron Eckhart) and Fran Kulok (Carrie-Anne Moss) being brought in on the case. There appears to be history between Mackelway and Kulok and a cloud of competency is addressed by flashbacks of Mackelway's recent suspension and issues he's undergone. As the investigation proceeds, the agents begin to become aware of the possible existence of "Suspect Zero", a mythical "super serial killer" responsible for hundreds of deaths across all 50 states who leaves no evidence behind to link his crimes together.
Full Tilt Boogie (1998)
, 1h37Genres Documentary, Horror
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Vampires in film, Documentary films about films
Actors Robert Rodríguez, Harvey Keitel, Quentin Tarantino, Michael Parks, Lawrence Bender, George Clooney
Roles Self
Rating65%
Money Talks (1997)
, 1h37Directed by Brett Ratner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Buddy films, Chase films
Actors Chris Tucker, Charlie Sheen, Heather Locklear, Elise Neal, Michael Wright, Paul Sorvino
Roles Pierre
Rating61%
Franklin Maurice Hatchett (Chris Tucker) is a small-time car wash hustler and ticket scalper who owes money to a local gang leader named Carmine (Damian Chapa). He gets dimed out to the police by an investigating news reporter named James Russell (Charlie Sheen) after unintentionally thwarting Russell's attempts to have him confess his crimes on camera, and is taken to jail. When placed on a prison transport unit, he is handcuffed to a French criminal named Raymond Villard. The transport unit is attacked on a bridge, with mercenaries killing all the police officers and prisoners except for Franklin and Villard; the mercenaries are Villard's men, but since he is handcuffed to Hatchett he decides to bring him for the moment, and they escape on a helicopter with another French criminal named Dubray. While on the helicopter, Hatchett overhears the two discussing the location of a cache of stolen diamonds. Hatchett then jumps out of the helicopter after realizing that Villard and Dubray plan to kill him. While eating at a local diner, Franklin and Villard's mugshots are shown on the news as the two men who killed several police officers. Two other officers in the diner then recognize Franklin, and chase him into the street. He is able to elude them, and decides to call Russell after seeing his face on an advertisement.
Mulholland Falls (1996)
, 1h47Directed by Lee Tamahori
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Jennifer Connelly
Roles le pilote du DC-3
Rating62%
In the early 1950s, a four-man squad of unorthodox Los Angeles Police Department detectives begins throwing its weight around by tossing Jack Flynn (William L. Petersen), an organized crime figure from Chicago, off a cliff on Mulholland Drive, nicknamed "Mulholland Falls" for all the men they have thrown off it.
The Arrival (1996)
, 1h55Directed by David Twohy
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films
Actors Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff, Ron Silver, Theresa Polo, David Villalpando
Roles DOD #2
Rating61%
The Film opens with climatologist Ilana Green (Lindsay Crouse) examining a poppy field and remarking that it "shouldn't be here". We then see that the poppy field is in the middle of the Arctic.
Jade (1995)
, 1h31Directed by William Friedkin
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Serial killer films, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related film
Actors David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Richard Crenna, Angie Everhart, Michael Biehn
Roles Assistant District Attorney
Rating53%
San Francisco Assistant District Attorney David Corelli (Caruso) is called to the murder scene of prominent businessman Kyle Medford, found stabbed to death in his home by an antique hatchet. Police detectives Bob Hargrove and Petey Vesko find photographs in Medford's safe of Governor Lew Edwards (Crenna) having sex with a prostitute, later identified as Patrice Jacinto. During questioning, Patrice reveals that she and other women were paid by Medford to have sex with wealthy men at his beach house in Pacifica. She also informs them that the most desired prostitute among the clients was a woman known only as "Jade.
Miami Blues (1990)
, 1h37Directed by George Armitage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Alec Baldwin, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nora Dunn, Charles Napier, Edward Saxon
Roles Shorty, Drug Dealer Pier
Rating63%
Frederick Frenger, Jr. (who asks to be called "Junior"), a violent psychopath recently released from a California prison, starts a new life in Miami. Before leaving the airport, he steals luggage and kills a Hare Krishna after breaking his finger.
Hard to Kill (1990)
, 1h36Directed by Bruce Malmuth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, Frederick Coffin, William Sadler, Branscombe Richmond, Robert LaSardo
Roles Russ
Rating58%
In 1983, Mason Storm, a Los Angeles police detective, investigates a mob meeting that takes place by a pier. He records a shadowy figure who assures the mob they can rely on his political support. Storm is spotted, but escapes. Unaware he is monitored by corrupt cops, Mason informs his partner and then his friend Lt. O'Malley he has evidence of corruption. While he shops, a store is robbed, and one of the robbers shoots the clerk. Mason stops them and goes home, intent on celebrating with his wife, Felicia.
Gleaming the Cube (1989)
, 1h45Directed by Graeme Clifford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films
Actors Christian Slater, Steven Bauer, Stacy Peralta, Richard Herd, Max Perlich, Ed Lauter
Roles Corvette Driver
Rating61%
Brian Kelly is an underachieving high school student living in Orange County, California. An avid skateboarder along with many of his friends, Brian is frequently at odds with his parents for his increasingly reckless behavior, which has landed him in jail on more than one occasion. The only person in the family Brian can relate to is his adopted Vietnamese brother Vinh, who works as a shipping clerk for the Vietnamese Anti-Communist Relief Fund (VACRF), an organization whose stated purpose is to send medical supplies to Vietnam.
The Osterman Weekend (1983)
, 1h43Directed by Sam Peckinpah, Rodney Amateau
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Dennis Hopper, Craig T. Nelson, Meg Foster, Burt Lancaster
Roles Hooker
Rating57%
CIA director Maxwell Danforth (Lancaster) watches a filmed recording of agent Laurence Fassett (Hurt) and his wife making love. When Fassett goes into the bathroom to take a shower, two assassins enter the bedroom and kill his wife (Merete Van Kamp) by holding her down and injecting poison into her nostril with a syringe. It is suggested that the woman was an innocent bystander sacrificed by Danforth as collateral damage. Fassett, unaware of his employer's involvement, goes almost insane with grief and rage and begins to hunt down the assassins, eventually uncovering a Soviet spy network known as Omega.
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
, 1h56Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Films about apes, Musical films, Le boxe anglaise, Buddy films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Ruth Gordon, Harry Guardino, William Smith
Rating60%
Two years after throwing his fight with Tank Murdock at the end of Every Which Way but Loose, Philo Beddoe (Clint Eastwood) keeps fighting in underground bareknuckle boxing matches to make money on the side. Philo decides to retire when he realizes that he has started to enjoy the pain. Philo and his manager Orville (Geoffrey Lewis) decide to end his career. The problem is Jack Wilson (William Smith), a new breed of East Coast brawler who mixes martial arts with boxing. He is so effective at maiming his opponents that his handlers cannot book fights for him.
Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
, 1h30Directed by Vincent McEveety
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about children, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Jack Perkins, Charles Martin Smith, Stephen W. Burns, John Vernon
Rating49%
Loosely picking up where Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo left off, protagonist Pete Stancheck (Stephen W. Burns) has inherited Herbie from Jim Douglas, and travels to Mexico (Puerto Vallarta) with his friend Davy "D.J." Johns (Charles Martin Smith) to retrieve the car. There, they befriend Paco (Joaquin Garay, III), a comically mischievous, orphaned pickpocket.
Serial (1980)
, 1h30Directed by Bill Persky
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Martin Mull, Tuesday Weld, Sally Kellerman, Bill Macy, Pamela Bellwood, Peter Bonerz
Roles Biker
Rating64%
In trendy Marin County, California during the late 1970s, uptight Harvey Holroyd is losing patience fast.