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Bill McKinney
Actor 1931 - 2011

Bill McKinney

Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Bill McKinney was an American character actor whose most famous role was the sadistic mountain man who abused and then sodomized Bobby Trippe (Ned Beatty) in the movie Deliverance. McKinney is also recognizable for his performances in seven Clint Eastwood films, most notably... Read full bio →

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How Do You Know

How Do You Know

James L. Brooks 2010 2h 1m 5.1

After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.

Pride and Glory

Pride and Glory

Gavin O'Connor 2008 2h 10m 6.7

A saga centered on the Tierneys, a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law.

Lucky You

Lucky You

Curtis Hanson 2007 2h 4m 5.1

A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.

Undertow

Undertow

David Gordon Green 2004 1h 48m 6.2

The Munns, father John and sons Chris and Tim, recede to the woods of rural Georgia. Their life together is forever changed with the arrival of Uncle Deel, though the tragedy that follows forces troubled Chris to become a man.

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Joe Dante 2003 1h 32m 6.1

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck team up with an aspiring stuntman and a studio executive in order to rescue the stuntman's missing father and locate a mythical diamond before the head of a major conglomerate uses it for his own wicked deeds.

The Green Mile

The Green Mile

Frank Darabont 1999 3h 9m 8.6

Paul Edgecomb is the chief guard on death row in a U.S. Southern prison in the late 1950's. A huge black inmate named John Coffey awaits his execution. Racism and prejudice are themes in this war time drama of civil courage and the power of magic.

It Came from Outer Space II

It Came from Outer Space II

Roger Duchowny 1995 1h 29m

Aliens crashland near a small desert town, strewing odd bluish-glowing rocks throughout the area. Townfolk notice something is amiss when temperatures begin to soar, water disappears, power goes down and people seem not to be themselves.

City Slickers II, Legend of Curly's Gold

City Slickers II, Legend of Curly's Gold

Paul Weiland 1994 1h 56m 6.0

Mitch Robbins' 40th birthday begins quite well until he returns home and finds his brother Glen, the black sheep of the family, in his sofa. Nevertheless he is about to have a wonderful birthday-night with his wife when he discovers a treasure map of Curly by chance.

La classe américaine

La classe américaine

Michel Hazanavicius, Dominique Mézerette 1993 1h 12m 8.1

Following the death of the world classiest man, George Abitbol, three journalists investigate to try to understand his last words: "Monde de merde!" La Classe Américaine is a montage of scenes taken from the Warner Bros. catalog and dubbed to fit the narration.

Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

Robert Zemeckis 1990 1h 59m 8.0

The final installment of amusing time-traveling trilogy Back to the Future sends Marty and his scientist friend Doc Brown back in time to the Old West in the year 1885. Things are rosy until Marty must somehow travel in time to prevent Doc from being shot dead.

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

J. Lee Thompson 1989 1h 37m 8.0

A Tokyo businessman (Hiroshi Hada), transferred to L.A, molests a teenage girl on a train. It turns out that the girl is the daughter of a vice cop. But in one of those plot twists that can only occur in the movies, the cop is assigned to find the businessman's own daughter who has been kidnapped and forced into a teen prostitution ring.

Against All Odds

Against All Odds

Taylor Hackford 1984 2h 1m 5.8

She was a beautiful fugitive. Fleeing from corruption. From power. He was a professional athlete past his prime. Hired to find her, he grew to love her. Love turned to obsession. Obsession turned to murder. And now the price of freedom might be nothing less than their lives

Heart Like a Wheel

Heart Like a Wheel

Jonathan Kaplan 1983 1h 53m

Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.

St. Helens

St. Helens

Ernest Pintoff 1982 1h 32m 5.0

Dramatization of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. The movie begins with the volcano's awakening on March 20, 1980 and ends with its eruption on May 18.

First Blood

First Blood

Ted Kotcheff 1982 1h 33m 7.6

A mentally unstable Vietnam war vet gets abused by a bigoted small town police force and begins a one man war with it.

Carny

Carny

Robert Kaylor 1980 1h 47m 6.5

Tired of being a small-town waitress, Donna departs with the latest carnival show, living with entertainers Frankie and Patch in a tense, emotional triangle.

Bronco Billy

Bronco Billy

Clint Eastwood 1980 1h 56m 6.0

An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.

Any Which Way You Can

Any Which Way You Can

Buddy Van Horn 1980 1h 55m 5.7

Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he is pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and an orangutan called Clyde all add to the 'fun'.

Every Which Way But Loose

Every Which Way But Loose

James Fargo 1978 1h 50m 5.9

Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest.

Valentino

Valentino

Ken Russell 1977 2h 8m 6.0

In 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide...

The Gauntlet

The Gauntlet

Clint Eastwood 1977 1h 49m 6.9

Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness named Gus Mally from Vegas. Mally turns out to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties and incriminating information regarding a high-placed figure.

The Shootist

The Shootist

Don Siegel 1976 1h 40m 6.8
The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Clint Eastwood 1976 2h 15m 7.9

After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.

Cannonball!

Cannonball!

Paul Bartel 1976 1h 33m 5.0

Racing across the country from L.A. to New York, a plethora of exotic cars carries contestants hoping to win a huge sum.

Breakheart Pass

Breakheart Pass

Tom Gries 1975 1h 35m 5.7

At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote army post. But one by one the passengers are being murdered, and their only hope is the mysterious John Deakin, who's being transported to face trial for murder.

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Michael Cimino 1974 1h 56m 6.9

With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.

The Parallax View

The Parallax View

Alan J. Pakula 1974 1h 42m 6.7

The story concerns a reporter's dangerous investigation into an obscure organization, the Parallax Corporation, whose primary, but not ostensible, enterprise is political assassination.

The Outfit

The Outfit

John Flynn 1973 1h 43m 7.0

A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death in this drama based on a novel by Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake). Earl Macklin (Robert Duvall) is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.

Cleopatra Jones

Cleopatra Jones

Jack Starrett 1973 1h 29m 5.0

Cleopatra Jones (Tamara Dobson) goes after the the notorious drug-lord "Mommy".

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

John Huston 1972 2h 7.3

A no account outlaw establishes his own particular brand of law and order and builds a town on the edges of civilization in this farcical western. With the aid of an old law text and unpredictable notions Roy Bean distinguishes between lawbreakers and lawgivers by way of his pistols

Junior Bonner

Junior Bonner

Sam Peckinpah 1972 1h 40m 7.0

With his bronco-busting career on its last legs, Junior Bonner heads to his hometown to try his luck in the annual rodeo. But his fond childhood memories are shattered when he finds his family torn apart by his greedy brother and hard-drinking father.

Deliverance

Deliverance

John Boorman 1972 1h 49m 8.1

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

Firecreek

Firecreek

Vincent McEveety 1968 1h 44m 6.0

A peace-loving, part-time sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.

She Freak

She Freak

Byron Mabe 1967 1h 23m 3.0

Jade is a waitress who leaves the greasy-diner business for the excitement of the carnival. She quickly discovers that she despises freaks and human oddities.

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