Stan Shaw

All Movies of Stan Shaw

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  Freedom Song (TV)
  Freedom Song is a compelling microcosm of the Civil Rights Movement, a stirring chronicle of unsung small-town citizens who risked their lives to bring change at the grassroots level. Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams) co-scrip...
   2000

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  5.6
  Snake Eyes
  From its incredible opening tracking shot to its suspenseful finale, this Brian De Palma thriller maintains a giddy, fever pitch of cinematic style and excitement. Nicolas Cage stars as Atlantic City detective Ritchie Santoro (his...
  Character: Lincoln Tyler

   1998

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  5.8
  Daylight
  When an explosion blocks New York's Hudson Tunnel at both ends, ex Emergency Medical Services Chief Kit Latura is the only one with the know-how and experience to save the day. Risking his life to join the survivors in the tunnel;...
  Character: George Tyrell

   1996

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  5.1
  Cutthroat Island
  Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so...
  Character: Mr. Glasspoole

   1995

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  6.5
  Rising Sun
  At the offices of a Japanese corporation, during a party, a woman, who's evidently a professional mistress, is found dead, apparently after some rough sex. A police detective, Web Smith is called in to investigate but before getti...
   1993

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  7.7
  Fried Green Tomatoes
  Evelyn's smalltown Alabama existence has become meaningless. But her life takes on new meaning listening to the stories told by Ninnie Thredgoode about the Whistle Stop Cafe which was run by young Idgie Threadgoode who was given t...
  Character: Big George

   1991

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  Fear
  Psychic Ally Sheedy helps police solve murders by mentally linking with the murderer. Then she discovers a murderer with the same talent - who wants to share the fear of his victims
   1990

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  The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (TV)
  A biopic about the early life of the baseball star legend Jackie Robinson in the army, particulary his court-martial for insubordination regarding racial segragation. Made for the TNT cable network, The Court Martial of Jackie Rob...
   1990

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  4.3
  Harlem Nights
  Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor) became Quick's (Eddie Murphy) adopted father when an adolescent Quick saved his life. 25 years later, in 1938, Ray runs the most popular club in Harlem, with Quick as his right hand man. Before long, Bugs...
   1989

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  7.6
  Midnight Caller (TV Series)
  Jack Killian is an ex-cop in San Francisco. He quit the police force after accidentally shooting his partner. He was approached by Devon King, the manager of a local radio station, and accepted a job as a talk-back host. Ever the ...
  Character:  Luther Krock 2 episodes, 1990

   1988

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  6.0
  Billionaire Boys Club (TV Miniseries)
  Depicts an authentic case: Ron Levin, a wealthy businessman has disappeared. No body is found, but there was a list with instructions in his house - a recipe for murder. It's author is the defendant.
  Character:  Frank Booker 2 episodes, 1987

   1987

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  Call to Glory (TV Series)
  TV Series (1984-1985). 23 episodes. Colonel Raynor Sarnac has to balance his family and his duty as head of a flight group facing the political tensions of the early 60's. Actual historical events are part of various stories as ar...
  Character:  Jonesy 2 episodes, 1984-1985

   1984

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  5.5
  Runaway
  A police sergeant goes up against an evil electronics whiz in this fast-paced, futuristic thriller. Ramsey is a widowed cop trying to raise his young son, Bobby. Although he suffers from a fear of heights, this condition hasn't st...
   1984

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  The Mississippi (TV Series)
  Ralph Waite is a successful criminal attorney who after retiring his law practice sought a more simple life on the mighty Mississippi river as a simple stern-wheel river boat captain. But at every port he would stop at he'd find s...
   1982

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  7.6
  The Great Santini
  The four Meechum kids and their mother move from Marine post to Marine post, following their father, a pilot, in the peaceful years before the Vietnam war. Bull Meechum, the self-described "great Santini," is manic: a ma...
  Character: Toomer Smalls

   1979

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  5.3
  The Boys in Company C
  This war drama (which prefigures the later "Full Metal Jacket") follows the lives of five young Marine inductees from their training in boot camp in 1967 through a tour in Vietnam in 1968 that quickly devolves into a hel...
   1978

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  6.9
  The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
  Tired of the slave-like treatment of his team's owner, charismatic star Negro League pitcher Bingo Long takes to the road with his band of barnstormers through the small towns of the Midwest in the 1930's.
  Character: Esquire Joe Callaway, All-Star (CF)

   1976

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  7.9
  Rocky
  Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is a down-on-his-luck Philadelphia southpaw who works at a meat-packing factory while fighting at a local club. Hes given the chance of a lifetime when the world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed...
   1976