A better tomorrow iii, directed by tsui hark, starring chow yunfat, anita mui and tony leung the abyss, directed by james cameron, starring ed harris and mary elizabeth mastrantonio. Clint eastwood directs and stars opposite gene hackman and ed harris in this political thriller. The screenplay by william goldman is based on the 1996 novel absolute power by david baldacci. Clint eastwood, gene hackman, ed harris and laura linney directed by. Ed harris was born in tenafly, new jersey, to margaret sholl, a travel agent, and robert lee harris, a bookstore worker who also sang professionally. Ed harris, the american film institute salute to clint. The sad song stylings of ed harris and clint eastwood. Back to the future part ii 1989 not necessarily the news 1989. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Find films and movies featuring ed harris on allmovie.
Starting from a small role, the multiple times oscarwinning actor went on to star in many successful films such as the first travelling saleslady and escapade in japan. Clint eastwood gene hackman ed harris laura linney judy davis scott glenn dennis haysbert e. The mule, opening friday, continues an astonishing career that all began with blowing up a giant spider with a jet missile in tarantula. Clint eastwood portrays whitney and directs this crisp, finely acted thriller based on david baldaccis bestselling novel. Based on the newberywinning childrens books, this animated film follows a young boy who runs away to an island to rescue and befriend a baby dragon.
A single mother turns to housekeeping to make ends meet as she battles poverty, homelessness and bureaucracy. Get the best deals on clint eastwood drama film discs when you shop the largest online selection at. Large chunks of the movie were filmed in baltimore and washington, d. Lowther strikes up a friendship with his captor butch haynes kevin costner. Next to actors like scott glenn and ed harris, laura linney, judy davis. Official video content provided by hbo video or one of its authorized agents. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by ed harris. Clint eastwood is a rare example of a star who managed to remain a leading man. From supporting parts to leading roles, from action to comedy to drama, harris has done just about everything and done it well. Clint eastwood, gene hackman, ed harris, laura linney, judy davis, scott glenn. After 25 minutes of preparation, clint eastwood has just filmed a scratch. Clint eastwood 1930 film director, actor nicolas cage 1964 actor philip anthony. A veteran character actor and sometime lead, his bestknown early movies include the right stuff 1983, as astronaut john glenn, places in the heart 1984, starring sally field and the abyss 1989, directed by james cameron. Ed harris earned an academy award best actor nomination for pollock, his acclaimed directorial debut, in which he starred as the pioneering abstract expressionist jackson pollock.
Fourtime oscar nominee ed harris is often cast in the movies as a thoughtful tough guy with a steely stare. Take a look at all his starring movies by tomatometer. In this fresh take on the arthurian legend, teenager nimue joins forces with mercenary arthur on a quest to find merlin and deliver an ancient sword. Great performances by laura linney, ed harris, gene hackman, judy davis, and an aging e. Released later in 1980, any which way you can, was the sequel to every which way but loose and also starring eastwood. Clint eastwood filmography one of the all time best american actors and directors, clint eastwood started his acting career with revenge of the creature, a low budget 1955 bfilm. All clint eastwood movies ranked clint eastwood movies ranked. Appaloosa 2008 by ed harris with viggo mortensen, ed harris, rene zeelwegger and jeremy irons appaloosa 2008 by ed harris with viggo mortensen, ed harris, rene zeelwegger and jeremy irons. Laura linney, ed harris, gene hackman, clint eastwood. Movies based on books, crime movies, crime thrillers, thriller movies. In 1993s in the line of fire, eastwood played a secret service agent. The chances are slim that a reincarnated man will meet and fall in love with. In between these two pictures comes clint eastwood s absolute power, a fairly routine thriller that gets high marks as a result of tight pacing and topnotch acting. After graduating high school, he attended new yorks columbia university, where he played football.
Gene hackman filme eugene allen hackman wurde am 30. American film institute salute to clint eastwood, the tv porad 1989 the 41st annual primetime emmy awards tv porad fanousci tvurce. While robbing the safe of a house, he witnesses the murder of christy sullivan melora hardin by secret service agents bill burton scott glenn and tim collin dennis haysbert, and the president of the united states, alan richmond. By transforming into his characters and pulling the audience in, ed harris has earned a reputation as one of the most talented actors of our time. We are an independent movie lovers club worldwide with 646. One policeman ed harris tries to unravel the mess, while eastwood. Ed harris, the american film institute salute to clint eastwood 1996 film csfd. Clint eastwood is an american film actor, director, producer, and composer. Absolute power 1997 movie trailer tv spot gene hackman. Starring clint eastwood, gene hackman, ed harris and laura linney. A stellar cast which includes gene hackman and ed harris creates wellrounded characters that intensify constantly spiraling game of cat and mouse between whitney, local police and the highest levels of white house power. Ed harris 10 best movies ed harris has been entertaining audiences for decades so when we saw his name in the credits for run all night, we knew exactly what we needed to do with this weeks list. Janet maslin of the new york times wrote that film was the best and funniest clint eastwood movie in quite a while, and praised eastwood s directing, intricately juxtaposing the old west and the new west. Absolute power may not be an overly special film but it was the first movie i saw in the.
While robbing the safe of a house, he witnesses the murder of christy sullivan melora hardin by secret service agents bill burton scott glenn and tim collin dennis haysbert, and the president of the united states, alan richmond gene hackman. Mobster and hit man jimmy conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie. Eastwood didnt have any lines in that one, and not many more nine years later in a fistful of dollars, but that wasnt going to stop. Absolute power film absolute power is a 1997 american political thriller film produced by, directed by, and starring clint eastwood as a master jewel thief who witnesses the killing of a woman by secret service agents. Luther whitney clint eastwood is a master jewel thief. Absolute power laserdisc clint eastwood, gene hackman, ed harris. Ed harris was born in tenafly, new jersey, to margaret sholl, a travel agent, and robert lee harris. The film had its world premiere at the venice film festival, followed by a north american debut at the toronto film festival and the prestigious centerpiece slot at the new york film festival. Clint eastwood is so good, both as a director and an actor, that youre just lapping up every scene. Ed harris full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Allied probably isnt prestigious enough to attract much oscar buzz but its too good to be tossed into theaters without a publicity push. Absolute power ist ein usamerikanischer spielfilm aus dem jahr 1997. The trial, stemming from their 1989 split, went on to attract worldwide attention. Filmaffinity is a movie recommendation site based on the concept of movie soulmates.