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Judgment Day (1998 Film)
''Judgment Day'' is a 1998 direct-to-video science-fiction action film directed by John Terlesky and starring Mario Van Peebles, Suzy Amis and Ice-T. It was Amis' final film before her retirement and is the first CineTel film that deals with a disaster in the sci-fi genre. Plot Cultists with an enigmatic leader ( Mario Van Peebles) seize the only man capable of devising a way to stop a giant meteor from hitting the Earth. A female agent (Suzy Amis) teams up with a prisoner ( Ice-T), who together have three days to rescue the scientist (Linden Ashby) and save the planet from extinction. Cast * Ice-T as Matthew Reese * Suzy Amis as FBI Agent Jeanine Tyrell * Mario Van Peebles as Thomas Payne * Coolio as Luther 'Lucifer' * Linden Ashby as Dr. David Corbett * Tommy "Tiny" Lister as Brother Clarence * Max Gail as General Bill Meech * Mark Deakins as Captain Doug McNally * James Eckhouse as Colonel Tom Keller * David Wells as Dr. Dick Secor * Shireen Crutchfield as Rachael P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Terlesky
John Todd Terlesky (born May 30, 1961) is an American actor, film director, television director and screenwriter. As an actor, he is best known for playing Deathstalker in the 1987 film '' Deathstalker II'', and Mike in ''Chopping Mall'' (1986). Life and career Terlesky was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 30, 1961. Since the mid-1980s, Terlesky has acted in a number of films and television series. His first notable television role was in the NBC drama '' Legmen''. His other television credits include '' The Facts of Life'', '' V'', '' Our House'', ''Empty Nest'', ''Walker, Texas Ranger'', a recurring role on '' Guns of Paradise'' and co-starring in the sitcom '' The Last Frontier''. Some of Terlesky's film acting credits include '' Secret Admirer'' (1985), ''The Naked Cage'' (1986), ''Chopping Mall'' (1986), ''Valet Girls'' (1987), '' The Allnighter'' (1987), '' Deathstalker II'' (1987), '' Appointment with Death'' (1988), '' Damned River'' (1989) and ''Crazy People'' (1990). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linden Ashby
Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III (born May 23, 1960) is an American actor and director. On television, he portrayed Brett Cooper on the final two seasons of the Fox soap opera ''Melrose Place'' (1997–1999) and Sheriff Noah Stilinski on all six seasons of the MTV supernatural drama ''Teen Wolf'' (2011–2017). He is also known for portraying Johnny Cage in the 1995 film ''Mortal Kombat'', an adaptation of the video game franchise of the same name. Early life Ashby was born in Atlantic Beach, Florida, the son of Eleanor (Johnson), a civic organizer, and Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby Jr., a pharmaceuticals manufacturer. Ashby graduated from The Bolles School, a private school located in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, but dropped out his junior year to pursue an acting career. Ashby studied acting at Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. Career Ashby's first role on television, in 1985, was on the ABC soap opera ''Loving'', wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CineTel Films Films
CineTel can refer to: *CineTel Films CineTel Films Inc. is an independent film production company and distributor based in West Hollywood, California. History The company was founded in Chicago in 1980 as Chicago Teleproductions and later moved the company's headquarters to Los ..., an independent film distributor *CineTel Productions, which became Scripps Productions after being bought out by E. W. Scripps Company {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Science Fiction Action Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Films
The year 1998 in film involved many significant films, including '' Shakespeare in Love'' (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), '' Saving Private Ryan'','' Armageddon'' (which was the top grossing film of the year in the United States), '' American History X'', '' The Truman Show'', ''Primary Colors'', '' ''Rushmore'''', ''Rush Hour'', '' There's Something About Mary'', '' The Big Lebowski'', and Terrence Malick's directorial return in '' The Thin Red Line''. DreamWorks SKG released its first two animated films: '' Antz'' and ''The Prince of Egypt''. The ''Pokémon'' theatrical film series started with '' Pokémon: The First Movie''. Warner Bros. Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary. The year saw two dueling science-fiction disaster films about asteroids, '' Armageddon'' and ''Deep Impact'', becoming box office success, with ''Armageddon'' becoming the more popular of the two. It was also the highest grossing film of 1998 worldwide. Highest-grossing films The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Direct-to-video Films
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster (1998), Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake, Afghanistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Science Fiction Action Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Rosales Jr
Thomas Rosales Jr. (born February 3, 1948) is an American actor and stuntman who has appeared in more than 100 films. His first known appearance as a stuntman was in ''Battle for the Planet of the Apes'' in 1973. Rosales' filmography includes; '' Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'', ''RoboCop 2'', '' Scarface'', ''Need for Speed'', '' Tremors 2: Aftershocks'', '' Universal Soldier'', '' Predator 2'', ''L.A. Confidential'', ''U.S. Marshals'', '' Deep Impact'', '' The Running Man'', '' The Hunter'', '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'', '' Speed'', '' NCIS, The A-Team, Walker Texas Ranger'' ''Blood In Blood Out'' and ''Analyze That''. Partial filmography * 1980 '' The Hunter'' as Anthony Bernardo * 1986 '' Raw Deal'' as Jesus * 1987 '' The Running Man'' as Chico * 1990 ''RoboCop 2'' as Chet * 1990 '' Predator 2'' as El Scorpio Gang Member * 1990 '' Alligator II: The Mutation'' as Victor * 1991 ''One Good Cop'' as Beniamino Associate #3 * 1991 '' Ricochet'' as Gonzalo, Drug Dealer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Yniguez
Richard Yniguez (born December 8, 1946) is an American actor and director mainly known for ''Boulevard Nights'', ''What's Cooking?'' and ''The Deadly Tower ''The Deadly Tower'' (also known as ''Sniper'') is a 1975 American made-for-television action drama thriller film directed by Jerry Jameson. It stars Kurt Russell and Richard Yniguez and is based on the University of Texas tower shooting. Plo ...''. Film Television References Demetria Fulton previewed Richard Yniguez in Barnaby Jones; episode titled, "Murder Go-Round" (04/15/1973). External links * 1946 births Living people American male actors of Mexican descent {{US-screen-actor-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandela Van Peebles
Mandela Van Peebles (born June 4, 1994) is an American rapper, film and television actor and producer who has appeared in films such as '' We the Party'', ''Baadasssss!'', and '' Jigsaw'', and the television series ''Reginald the Vampire''. Personal life Van Peebles was born in Los Angeles, California. He is one of two children born to director/actor Mario Van Peebles and Lisa Vitello, and a grandson of filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles and Maria (née Marx). He is named after Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (; ; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the .... Filmography Film Television Producer References External links * 1994 births Living people American male child actors American male television actors African-American male actors African-American male child actors African-Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devika Parikh
Devika Parikh (born November 3, 1966) is an American actress, best known for her recurring role as Bonnie in the NBC political drama series ''The West Wing'' from 1999 to 2003. Life and career Parikh was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland. She is of Indian and Black American origin, born to an East Indian immigrant father from Mumbai and a Black American mother. She received a degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University. Parikh has worked in television, advertisements, film, voice work and theatre. She has also performed sketch comedy/improvisation with groups at the Comedy Store, the Upfront Comedy Theatre and the Underground Improv. She has had recurring roles on television shows such as NBC's drama series ''The West Wing''; Fox's series '' 24''; and Showtime drama series ''Resurrection Blvd.'' She has guest-starred on ''Criminal Minds'', ''That's So Raven'', ''The Parkers'', '' Bones'', '' Shameless'' and ''Grey's Anatomy''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Poindexter
Larry Poindexter (born December 16, 1959) is an American actor and singer. Early life Poindexter was born in Dallas, Texas on December 16, 1959. Career He may be best-known for his role in 2003's '' S.W.A.T.'', in which he played by-the-book LAPD Captain Tom Fuller, who went head to head with Samuel L. Jackson's character "Hondo". Daytime audiences know him best from ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' as Asher Thomas. He played Asher from June 3, 2005, until August 8, 2005, when his character was shot and killed by Jason Morgan ( Steve Burton) after he murdered A.J. Quartermaine ( Billy Warlock) and Rachel Adair (Amy Grabow). His Asher Thomas character was controversial, as his backstory was a retcon of Jason and A.J.'s history. He was a recurring character on season 3 of '' JAG'', as the doomed lawyer/love interest (Dalton Lowne) of Major Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie ( Catherine Bell), who falls prey to another man obsessed with Mac. He appeared in the soap operas '' Santa Barb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
