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Bulletproof (1996 Film)
''Bulletproof'' is a 1996 American buddy cop film, buddy cop Action film#Subgenres, action comedy film directed by Ernest Dickerson and starring Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler, James Farentino and James Caan. Released theatrically in the United States by Universal Pictures on September 6, 1996, ''Bulletproof'' was panned by critics and grossed $22.6 million worldwide. Plot Archie Moses is a small-time thief in Los Angeles who smuggles drugs for drug lord Frank Colton, who money laundering, launders his drug money through a car dealership. Moses is unaware that his best friend, Rock Keats, is actually Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD undercover cop Jack Carter, who befriended him to infiltrate Colton's gang. Carter has Moses include him in Colton's next drug shipment, secretly planning to arrest Colton and take in Moses, whom he has come to care about, unharmed. Carter's undercover status is revealed before he can enact his plan, however, and a hurt Moses pulls a gun on him. Durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Dickerson
Ernest Roscoe Dickerson (born June 25, 1951) is an American director, cinematographer, and screenwriter of film, television, and music videos. As a cinematographer, Dickerson is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee ever since they were classmates at the Tisch School of the Arts and worked together on Lee's 1983 master's degree thesis student film, '' Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads'', which ultimately won a Student Academy Award. Dickerson went on to shoot the Lee-directed films '' She's Gotta Have It'' (1986), ''School Daze'' (1988), '' Do the Right Thing'' (1989), '' Mo' Better Blues'' (1990), ''Jungle Fever'' (1991), and ''Malcolm X'' (1992). As a director, Dickerson is known for crime thriller and horror films such as ''Juice'' (1992), '' Demon Knight'' (1995), '' Bulletproof'' (1996), '' Bones'' (2001) and '' Never Die Alone'' (2004). He has also directed several episodes of acclaimed television series, including ''Once Upon a Time'', ''The Wire'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money Laundering
Money laundering is the process of illegally concealing the origin of money obtained from illicit activities (often known as dirty money) such as drug trafficking, sex work, terrorism, corruption, and embezzlement, and converting the funds into a seemingly legitimate source, usually through a front organization. Money laundering is illegal; the acts generating the money almost always are themselves criminal in some way (for if not, the money would not need to be laundered). As financial crime has become more complex and financial intelligence is more important in combating international crime and terrorism, money laundering has become a prominent political, economic, and legal debate. Most countries implement some anti-money-laundering measures. In the past, the term "money laundering" was applied only to financial transactions related to organized crime. Today its definition is often expanded by government and international regulators such as the US Office of the Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc. established in 1972, though MCA had released recordings under that name in the UK from the 1960s. The label achieved success in the 1970s through the 1980s, often by acquiring other record labels, from ABC to Motown to Geffen. MCA Inc. became Universal Studios, Inc., in 1996, and the MCA record label was folded into Universal Music Group's Geffen Records in 2003, but Universal's MCA Nashville use the moniker. History Background The U.S. arm of Britain's Decca Records was established in New York in 1934 In 1937, the owner of Decca, Edward R. Lewis, chose to split off the UK Decca company from the U.S. company (keeping his U.S. Decca holdings), fearing the financial damage that would arise for UK Companies if the emerging hostilities of Nazi Germany should lead to war – correctly foreseeing World War II. Lewis sold the remainder of his American Decca holdings when war did break out. U.S.-based Decca Records ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve White (actor)
Steve White (born March 1961) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his roles in Spike Lee films. Career White has worked with Spike Lee five times ('' Do the Right Thing'' in 1989, ''Mo' Better Blues'' in 1990, ''Malcolm X'' in 1992, '' Clockers'' in 1995, and ''Get on the Bus'' in 1996). From 1992 to 1997, White performed stand-up comedy on Russell Simmons's '' Def Comedy Jam'' on HBO and he also had a recurring role on the ABC comedy series '' Hangin' With Mr. Cooper''. Steve was most recently one of the guest announcers on ''The Price Is Right''. He also had guest appearances on 1990s black sitcom ''Living Single'' & ''Martin'', which both aired on the Fox Network Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC (commonly known as Fox; stylized in all caps) is an American commercial broadcast television network serving as the flagship property of Fox Corporation and operated through Fox Entertainment. Fox is based at Fo ... respectively. White told the '' 92 KQRS Morn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Loughran
Jonathan Loughran is an American actor who is in most Happy Madison films with his friend and actor Adam Sandler. He is Sandler's long-time friend and assistant, the two having worked together at least 40 times. He is also known for appearing in a few Quentin Tarantino films, including '' Kill Bill: Volume 1'' (2003) and its sequel (2004), and ''Death Proof'' (2007). Filmography * ''Sexbomb'' (1989) as Barry * '' Bulletproof'' (1996) as Rookie Cop * '' The Waterboy'' (1998) as Lyle Robideaux * '' Big Daddy'' (1999) as Mike * '' Late Last Night'' (1999) as Nitro * '' Little Nicky'' (2000) as John * '' Undeclared'' (2001) as Himself * ''Punch-Drunk Love'' (2002) as Wrong Number * '' The Master of Disguise'' (2002) as Security Guard * '' Eight Crazy Nights'' (2002) as Cop #1 (voice) * ''National Security'' (2003) as Sarcastic Cop * '' Anger Management'' (2003) as Nate * '' Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'' (2003) as Himself * '' Kill Bill: Volume 1'' (2003) as Trucker * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Potter
Monica Potter (June 30, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles in the films ''Con Air'' (1997), ''Patch Adams (film), Patch Adams'' (1998), and ''Along Came a Spider (film), Along Came a Spider'' (2001). She also appeared in the horror film, ''Saw (2004 film), Saw'' (2004), and ''The Last House on the Left (2009 film), The Last House on the Left'', a 2009 remake film. Potter has also appeared on television, as a series regular on ''Boston Legal'', as well as a Golden Globe Award, Golden Globe-nominated role as Kristina Braverman in the NBC drama series ''Parenthood (2010 TV series), Parenthood'' (2010–2015). She was a series regular in the CBS drama ''Wisdom of the Crowd''. Potter is also known as the founder and principal owner of Monica Potter Home, an upscale home goods, natural skin care and home decor business in Cleveland, Ohio. With the family business struggling to make money, the company was featured on the reality TV show, ''The Profit (TV s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xander Berkeley
Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor. Since beginning his career in the early 1980s, he has appeared in over 200 film and television projects. His films include ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), ''Candyman (1992 film), Candyman'' (1992), ''Barb Wire (1996 film), Barb Wire'' (1996), ''Air Force One (film), Air Force One'' (1997), ''Gattaca'' (1997), and ''Shanghai Noon'' (2000). He also appeared in the crime dramas ''L.A. Takedown'' (1989) and its remake ''Heat (1995 film), Heat'' (1995), although he played a different character in each film. On television, he headlined the Citytv psychological thriller ''The Booth at the End'' (2010–2012) and was a series regular on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox action drama ''24 (TV series), 24'' (2001–2003) and The CW action thriller ''Nikita (TV series), Nikita'' (2010–2012). As a guest star, Berkeley portrayed Red John, Sheriff Thomas McAllister on the CBS drama ''The Mentalist'' (2008–2013) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Roberts (TV Producer)
Mark Roberts (born January 19, 1961) is an American screenwriter, television producer, producer, playwright, actor, and comedian, best known for creating the American sitcom ''Mike & Molly''. Career He appeared on ''The Tonight Show'' seven times as a stand-up comic between the years of 1992–1995, which led to guest starring roles on numerous television series and films, among them ''Seinfeld'', ''Friends'', ''The Practice'', ''The Larry Sanders Show'', ''Two and a Half Men'', and ''Bulletproof (1996 film), Bulletproof''. He was also a series regular on the television comedy ''The Naked Truth (TV series), The Naked Truth''. His plays ''Where the Great Ones Run'', ''Parasite Drag'', and ''Rantoul and Die'' have been published by Dramatists Play Service and produced in various theaters in the United States. He was the creator and executive producer of ''Mike & Molly'', which premiered September 20, 2010 on CBS, until he left the show after season 3. ''Mike & Molly'' was the hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Nunn
William Goldwyn Nunn III (October 20, 1953 – September 24, 2016) was an American actor known for his roles as Dougy in James Bond III's movie '' Def by Temptation'', Radio Raheem in Spike Lee's film '' Do the Right Thing'', Robbie Robertson in the Sam Raimi ''Spider-Man'' film trilogy and as Terrence "Pip" Phillips on '' The Job'' (2001–02). Early life Bill Nunn III was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ..., the son of Frances Nunn and William G. Nunn, Jr., a journalist and editor at the '' Pittsburgh Courier'' and a National Football League scout. His paternal grandfather was the first African American football player at George Westinghouse High School. While ball boys for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bill Nunn and curre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Covert
Allen Stephen Covert (born October 13, 1964) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for his starring role in the 2006 comedy film '' Grandma's Boy'', and his supporting actor role in the movie '' Strange Wilderness'' (2008). He is a frequent collaborator of actor and friend Adam Sandler with prominent roles in such films as ''Happy Gilmore'' (1996), ''The Wedding Singer'' (1998), '' Big Daddy'' (1999), '' Little Nicky'' (2000), '' Mr. Deeds'' (2002), '' Anger Management'' (2003), '' 50 First Dates'' (2004) and '' I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry'' (2007). Life Covert was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, the son of Elizabeth Ann (née Duhy) and Stephen Covert. His father was Jewish, and his mother was a Southern Baptist. He studied theater at New York University, where he was a classmate of Adam Sandler. Covert has served as a performer, writer, and/or producer for almost every film and comedy album Sandler has ever released. He married Kathry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen Wilson
Kristen Wilson (born September 4, 1969) is an American former actress, best known as Miranda DuBaer in '' Twitches'' and ''Twitches Too'' and as Lisa Dolittle in the films '' Dr. Dolittle'', '' Dr. Dolittle 2'', and '' Dr. Dolittle 3''. Early life Kristen Wilson was born on September 4, 1969, and raised in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, near Boston. She trained as a dancer there and worked with the Boston Ballet for four years. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theatre from Syracuse University, but took some time off during her junior year to be in a national tour of ''West Side Story''. Career Kristen made her film debut in the 1992 film ''Prototype'' and later landed a supporting role in '' Who's the Man?'' In 1995, Kristen moved to New York City, where she starred in the HBO TV movie '' Tyson'' as actress Robin Givens. Subsequently, she appeared alongside Damon Wayans and Adam Sandler in ''Bulletproof''. Her other film credits include ''Get on the Bus, Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
