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Duane Whitaker
Nathan Duane Whitaker Jr. (born June 23, 1959) is an American character actor. Early life Whitaker was born in Abilene, Texas, the oldest child of Nathan Duane Whitaker Sr. and Barbara Ella Hudson, a nurse. He has two younger sisters, both born in Lubbock, Texas. Whitaker graduated from Monterey High School. Career Whitaker is probably best known for his role in Quentin Tarantino's popular 1994 film ''Pulp Fiction'' as Maynard, the sadistic pawn shop owner. He wrote and portrayed the title role in '' Eddie Presley'' (based on his own successful stage play). Whitaker also wrote, directed and appeared in '' Together and Alone''. Other notable roles include; a racist cop in '' Tales from the Hood'', Boss Man in '' Feast'', The Sheriff in '' Trailer Park of Terror'', Luther in '' From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money'' (which he also co-wrote), Buddy in ''Dead Letters'', Winslow in ''Broke Sky'', Mickey in ''Cordoba Nights'' Dr. Bankhead in '' The Devil's Rejects'' and Road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abilene, Texas
Abilene ( ) is a city in Taylor County, Texas, Taylor and Jones County, Texas, Jones counties, Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan area, Abilene metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 176,579 as of 2020. Abilene is home to three Christian universities: Abilene Christian University, McMurry University, and Hardin–Simmons University. It is the county seat of Taylor County. Dyess Air Force Base is located on the west side of the city. Abilene is located on Interstate 20 in Texas, Interstate 20, which forms a rounded bypass loop along the northern side of the city, between exits 279 on its western edge and 292 on the east. The city is located west of Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth. Multiple freeways form a loop surrounding the city's core: I-20 on the north, US 83/84/277 on the west, and Loop 322 to the east. The former Texas and Pacific Railway, now par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Letters (film)
''Dead Letters'' is a 2007 independent feature film written and directed by Garrett Clancy, executive produced by Paul Hellweg, produced by Josephina Sykes, and co-produced by Brad Sykes. It stars C. Thomas Howell, Geoffrey Lewis, Kim Darby, Joe Unger and Duane Whitaker. It was originally entitled ''Cold Ones'', and was retitled by Distributor, Leo Films, for its 2009 DVD release. It won Honorable Mention in the feature film category at the 2007 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival. The film's score was composed by David Baerwald who also has several songs on the soundtrack, including "Hi Ho" with vocals by Terra Naomi Terra Naomi Englebardt is an American indie folk singer-songwriter, who rose to fame through a performance of her song "Say It's Possible" on the video sharing site YouTube. Originally from New York State, but currently based in Los Angeles, she .... Dead Letters (as Cold Ones) also played at the 2007 Real to Reel Film Festival in North Carolina, and both The Cali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Decay (film)
''Urban Decay'' is a 2007 horror film directed by Harry Basil and starring Dean Cain. Plot Cab driver Stan slams into a homeless man who gets up and walks away, leaving behind a scarf covered with writhing maggots. Obsessed with the mystery, Stan hunts the figure through the city, discovering a trail of mangled, half-eaten victims, and an urban legend: Puss Head was a sewer worker who came back from an uncharted tunnel changed into something both living and dead. Parents warn their children that the shuffling zombie will get them if they stay out on the streets too late. But as the body count rises, Stan finds that the legend is alive and hungry. Cast * Dean Cain as Stan * Brooke Burns as Sasha * Chris Williams as "2-Much" * Ryan Francis as "E-Nuff" * Tim Thomerson as Detective Thompson * Meat Loaf as Rick "Zero" * Darris Love Darris Love (born April 26, 1980) is an American actor, most notable for his role as Raymond 'Ray' Alvarado in Nickelodeon's ''The Secret World of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broke Sky
''Broke Sky'' is a 2007 neo-noir 35 millimeter film, and the directorial debut of cinematographer Thomas L. Callaway. The film stars Will Wallace, Joe Unger, Bruce Glover, Duane Whitaker and Barbara Chisholm, and has earned comparisons to the work of the Coen Brothers. Plot Bucky and Earl are the two man team that collect and dispose of road kill for the county. A new, specially designed carcass removal truck forces them to choose which one of them gets to keep his job and who is let go. Earl comes up with a plan so they can both keep their jobs, but it means working at night. One night they are called out to Rufus's house where there is something dead in the well that needs to be removed. When Earl and Bucky discover what is fouling the well, their shock and confusion turns to panic and fear as they figure out what to do. Disagreement and conflict arise between them and this gradually builds to mistrust, suspicion and mystery, revealing secrets of a dirty, vile, inconceivable pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Buttleman, Daredevil Stuntman
''Harold Buttleman, Daredevil Stuntman'' (also known as Buttleman) is a 2003 film written and directed by Francis Stokes; the only movie he has directed. It won the Jury Prize at the Deep Ellum Film Festival in 2003. It was awarded the audience award in the Had to Be Made Film Festival in 2005. The film is a comedy about a small town tuxedo salesman who thinks he's the next Evel Knievel, a renowned American stunt man. It stars John Hawkes as Harold Buttleman, and co-stars Karen Black and Dan Castellaneta Daniel Louis Castellaneta ( ; born October 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for voicing Homer Simpson on the animated series ''The Simpsons'' (as well as other characters on the show such as Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, .... Francis Stokes released the film in its entirety on on July 26, 2007, making it the second feature film to be released on the platform after Four-Eyed Monsters in the same year. Its runtime is 94 minutes. This film feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groom Lake (film)
''Groom Lake'', also called ''The Visitor'', is a 2002 science fiction film directed by William Shatner and starring Amy Acker. Cast * William Shatner as John Gossner * Dan Gauthier as Andy * Amy Acker as Kate * Tom Towles as Dietz * Dick Van Patten as Irv Barnett * John Prosky as Hester Dealt * Dan Martin as Captain Morgan * Rickey Medlocke as Rancher * Duane Whitaker as Dr. Stevens * Brenda Bakke Brenda Jean Bakke (born May 15, 1963) is an American actress, best known for her roles in 1990s films '' Hot Shots! Part Deux'', '' Gunmen'', ''Demon Knight'', '' Under Siege 2: Dark Territory'', and '' L.A. Confidential''. Life and career Bak ... as Joyce * J. T. Colosa as J.T. * Debra Mayer as Nurse in clinic * Chuck Williams as The Alien References External links * * 2002 films Full Moon Features films American science fiction horror films Films directed by William Shatner 2002 horror films 2000s science fiction horror films Films about extraterrestrial life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spoiler (film)
''Spoiler'' is a 1998 American action sci-fi film directed by Jeff Burr and starring Gary Daniels and Meg Foster. It takes place in New York in the far future. Plot summary In a futuristic, cyber-punk New York City, convicted felon Roger Mason (Gary Daniels) is serving a sentence and is locked away in a high security prison facility, where Cryonics are applied to some of the inmates, including Mason himself, to keep them in a state of suspended animation. Mason, despite all the security measures applied at his confinement facility, manages to escape repeatedly to see his daughter, which is the only reason why he's making attempt after attempt to break free. However, the authorities are able to catch him and bring him back every time to serve an even longer sentence as punishment for his attempts to escape. Since he's being cryonically frozen to serve his time for years at a time, he remains practically the same age while his daughter grows older normally. As more and more time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Haunted Sea
''The Haunted Sea'' is a 1997 American horror film directed by Dan Golden, starring Krista Allen, James Brolin, Joanna Pacula and Don Stroud. It was originally intended as an installment of the television anthology '' Roger Corman Presents'', but was rejected by the series' broadcaster and instead premiered on home video on November 11, 1997. It shares part of its title with Corman's 1961 film '' Creature from the Haunted Sea'', but similarities are limited to the supernatural marine theme. Plot Near the Yucatan Peninsula, Captain Ramsey's freighter finds the ship "Hades" drifting in the ocean, showing no apparent sign of life on board. Ramsey and his crew explore the Hades, while they are being observed by an unseen entity. In the cargo hold, they discover an ancient Aztec treasure, which gives second mate Medina flashbacks to a violent ritual. They also learn from the diary of the Hades' captain, Jameson, that the artefacts were retrieved from Montezuma's temple. Two of Ramsey' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Of The Scarecrow
''Night of the Scarecrow'' is a 1995 American supernatural slasher film directed by Jeff Burr, and starring Elizabeth Barondes, John Mese, Stephen Root, Bruce Glover, Dirk Blocker, John Hawkes, Gary Lockwood, and Martine Beswick. Its plot focuses on a small farming community where the spirit of a warlock is unleashed and possesses a scarecrow. The film premiered at the Fantasy Filmfest in Berlin in August 1995, before premiering on home video in the United States through Republic Pictures in January 1996. Plot After a devastating drought, townsfolk make a deal with a warlock that he has complete immunity in exchange for a bountiful harvest. At first all is well but the warlock eventually corrupts the townsfolk with hedonism. When mayor Silas Goodman's own daughter is seduced, Silas has had enough and plans with the uncorrupted townsfolk to dispose of the warlock for good. After stealing the warlock's magic book, the mayor and townsfolk drug the warlock and crucify him unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Final Chapter
The Final Chapter may refer to: Film * '' Walking Tall: Final Chapter'', the third ''Walking Tall'' film, released in 1977 * '' Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter'', the fourth ''Friday the 13th'' film, released in 1984 * '' Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter'', a 1988 anime television film based on the ''Maison Ikkoku'' manga series, aired in 1988 * '' Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter'', the fifth ''Urusei Yatsura'' film, released in 1988 * '' Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter'', the fifth ''Puppet Master'' film, released in 1994 * '' Lake Placid: The Final Chapter'', the fourth ''Lake Placid'' film, released in 2012 * '' Saw 3D: The Final Chapter'', the seventh ''Saw'' film, released in 2010 * ''Shrek Forever After'', the fourth ''Shrek'' film, sometimes referred to as ''Shrek: The Final Chapter'', released in 2010 * '' Resident Evil: The Final Chapter'', the sixth ''Resident Evil'' film, released in 2017 Music * ''The Final Chapter'' (Hypocrisy album), 1997 * ''The Final Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
''Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III'' is a 1990 American slasher film directed by Jeff Burr and written by David J. Schow. It is the sequel to ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'' (1986) and the third installment in ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' film series. The film stars Kate Hodge, William Butler, Ken Foree, Tom Hudson, Viggo Mortensen, Joe Unger, and R.A. Mihailoff. The film follows Leatherface and his cannibalistic family stalking a motorist couple in the backroads of Texas. The film was distributed by New Line Cinema, who bought the rights to the series from The Cannon Group after producing ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2''. Initially, this film was given an X rating by the Motion Picture Association of America, which limited the studio's release possibilities. After the studio made cuts, it was re-rated R, and New Line released it in the United States on January 12, 1990. It was refused classification in the United Kingdom upon its initial release. It has sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
