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Martha Coolidge is a Actor, Director, Writer, Producer and Editor American born on 17 august 1946 at New Haven (USA)

Martha Coolidge

Martha Coolidge
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Birth name Martha Patterson Coolidge
Nationality USA
Birth 17 august 1946 (78 years) at New Haven (USA)

Martha Coolidge (born August 17, 1946) is an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America. She has directed such films as Real Genius and Rambling Rose.

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Colleen Camp
Colleen Camp
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Amy Wright
Amy Wright
(1 films)
Peter Riegert
Peter Riegert
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Martha Coolidge (25 films)

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Actress

Beverly Hills Cop III, 1h44
Directed by John Landis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Héctor Elizondo, Timothy Carhart, George Lucas, John Saxon
Roles Security Woman
Rating55% 2.753892.753892.753892.753892.75389
One night in Detroit, Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) plans to arrest a gang of car thieves who run a local chop shop. Unbeknownst to his boss, Inspector G. Douglas Todd (Gil Hill), Foley has canceled the SWAT team, intending to raid the shop using only his team. Meanwhile, a group of men arrive at the chop shop to pick up a cube van that the car thieves had hijacked. The leader of the group confirms that the vehicle still contains its cargo, which consists of crates labelled as property of the U.S. government, then has his men execute the car thieves.
That's Adequate, 1h22
Directed by Harry Hurwitz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Tony Randall, Amy Stiller, James Coco, Robert Downey Jr., Jerry Stiller, Bruce Willis
Roles Self
Rating48% 2.4268852.4268852.4268852.4268852.426885
Faux documentary about a fictional Hollywood film studio.
Not a Pretty Picture, 1h23
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary, Crime
Actors Martha Coolidge, Amy Wright
Roles Herself
Rating78% 3.92663.92663.92663.92663.9266

Director

An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong, 1h30
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Jeu, Films about toys, Children's films
Actors Sammi Hanratty, Annabeth Gish, Kaitlyn Dever, Timothy Bottoms, Michael Learned, Adair Tishler
Rating62% 3.1033053.1033053.1033053.1033053.103305
Chrissa Maxwell and her family move from Iowa to Minnesota in order to be closer to Chrissa's grandmother, Louise "Nana" Hanlon, after their grandfather died. At her new school, Chrissa has a hard time making friends and soon finds herself bullied by Tara James, Sonali Matthews and Jayden Johnson, a trio of girls called the Mean Bees.
Nora Roberts' Tribute, 1h28
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror, Romance
Actors Brittany Murphy, Jason Lewis, Christian Oliver, Diana Scarwid, Tippi Hedren, Griff Furst
Rating54% 2.707532.707532.707532.707532.70753
The movie revolves around former child star, Cilla McGowan (Murphy), who has found more satisfying work, restoring old houses. In search of a normal life, Cilla buys her grandmother's farmhouse in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, to rescue it from ruin.
Material Girls, 1h37
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Anjelica Huston, Lukas Haas, Brent Spiner, Faith Prince
Rating39% 1.964311.964311.964311.964311.96431
Tanzania "Tanzie" (Hilary Duff) and Ava (Haylie Duff), two rich, spoiled Hollywood socialites who enjoy material things such as shopping and dating, rather than caring about their late father's cosmetics company. When a major media scandal involving their father's night cream causing extreme skin conditions breaks out on the news, the press soon mob the girls, causing them to stay inside. The girls find their assets frozen and must adjust to life without their fortune.
The Prince & Me, 1h45
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Ben Miller, Miranda Richardson, James Fox, Alberta Watson
Rating59% 2.9534452.9534452.9534452.9534452.953445
Paige Morgan (Julia Stiles) is a pre-medical student at University of Wisconsin–Madison. Across the Atlantic, Denmark's Prince Edvard (Luke Mably), heir to the throne, regularly shirks his princely duties (including opening a cabinet meeting) by acting recklessly (like drag racing).
If These Walls Could Talk 2, 1h32
Directed by Anne Heche, Martha Coolidge, Jane Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Action, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Vanessa Redgrave, Marian Seldes, Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth Perkins, Michelle Williams, Chloë Sevigny
Rating68% 3.4469753.4469753.4469753.4469753.446975
Ce film raconte l’histoire de trois couples de femmes de 1961 à 2000. Chaque duo vit son homosexualité à sa manière et aussi en fonction des mœurs de son époque.
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, 2h
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Halle Berry, Brent Spiner, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Obba Babatundé, Loretta Devine, LaTanya Richardson
Rating69% 3.4969253.4969253.4969253.4969253.496925
C'est avec sa soeur Vivian que Dorothy Dandridge fait ses débuts au Cotton Club, dans les années 40, en qualité de chanteuse et de danseuse. Lorsque le cinéma, incarné par Otto Preminger, lui fait les yeux doux, elle ne lui résiste guère. Solidement épaulée par Earl Mills, son manager, elle touche à la consécration dans «Carmen Jones». Si «Porgy and Bess», autre film musical, entretient sa renommée, «Island in the Sun» et «Tamango» véhiculent un message résolument antiraciste...
Out to Sea
Out to Sea (1997)
, 1h42
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Rue McClanahan, Dyan Cannon, Brent Spiner, Elaine Stritch
Rating60% 3.0476653.0476653.0476653.0476653.047665
Compulsive gambler Charlie Gordon, hiding out from his various bookies and loan sharks, cons his close friend and brother-in-law, widower Herb Sullivan, whose recently deceased wife, Susie Gordon-Sullivan, was Charlie's sister, into an all expenses-paid luxury Holland America cruise. The catch, which Charlie does not reveal to Herb until the ship has left port, is that they are required to work as dance hosts and must sleep in a cramped cabin in the bowels of the ship.
Three Wishes, 1h55
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Patrick Swayze, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joseph Mazzello, D. B. Sweeney, David Marshall Grant, Michael O'Keefe
Rating61% 3.050573.050573.050573.050573.05057
While Jane Holman (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) is driving with her two sons, Tom and Gunny, she accidentally runs into a drifter, named Jack McCloud (Patrick Swayze), who breaks his leg. Feeling sorry for him, Jane invites Jack and his dog Betty Jane to stay at her home until his leg has healed. After having some difficulties in adapting to this new lifestyle, Jack soon finds himself loved by the family and they all want him to stay. When he starts teaching baseball to Tom, who misses his father who went missing in action during the Korean War, the two of them develop a strong bond. Meanwhile, Gunny believes that there is more to Jack and Betty Jane than meets the eye, and he is determined to find out what.
Three Wishes
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Patrick Swayze, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joseph Mazzello, David Marshall Grant, Jay O. Sanders, Michael O'Keefe
Rating61% 3.050573.050573.050573.050573.05057
Tom évite de justesse, de renverser un piéton avec sa voiture. Sous le choc, il se met alors à se souvenir de son enfance, à partir du jour où sa mère, Jeanne, a percuté Jack, un jeune homme dans la vingtaine d'années.
Angie
Angie (1994)
, 1h47
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Aida Turturro, Geena Davis, Stephen Rea, James Gandolfini, Philip Bosco, Jenny O'Hara
Rating54% 2.7043652.7043652.7043652.7043652.704365
Angie (Geena Davis) is an office worker who lives in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York and dreams of a better life. After learning that she is pregnant by her boyfriend Vinnie (James Gandolfini), she decides that she will have the baby, but not Vinnie as a husband.
Lost in Yonkers, 1h54
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Richard Dreyfuss, Mercedes Ruehl, Irene Worth, Mike Damus, David Strathairn, Chambers Stevens
Rating67% 3.3964553.3964553.3964553.3964553.396455
Leur pere ayant trouve un poste de voyageur de commerce, deux garcons sont obliges de vivre avec leur grand-mere acariatre et vieux jeu, qui a deja par ses talents gache la vie de ses propres enfants...