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Charles Napier
Actor 1936 - 2011

Charles Napier

Scottsville, Kentucky, USA

Charles Lewis Napier (April 12, 1936 – October 5, 2011) was a prolific American actor known for his many supporting and occasional leading roles in television and film. Born near Scottsville, Kentucky, Napier served in the U.S. Army before pursuing higher education, earning a... Read full bio →

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The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

Neal Brennan 2009 1h 29m 6.7

Who is Don Ready? Salesman? Lover? Song Stylist? Semi-professional dolphin trainer? Ready is all of the above - except for a dolphin trainer. When he’s asked to help save an ailing local car dealership from bankruptcy, Ready and his ragtag crew descend on the town of Temecula like a pack of coyotes on a basket full of burgers.

Your Name Here

Your Name Here

Matthew Wilder 2008 1h 46m 8.0

The lines between reality and perception blur in this comic journey into the life and mind (literally!) of one of sci-fi's most brilliant authors. Paranoid conspiracies of the highest order, drug-fueled interdimensional shifts, and 1970's pop culture combine for the mind-bending adventure of the century.

One-Eyed Monster

One-Eyed Monster

Adam Fields 2008 1h 24m 4.0

In February 2007, ten people went to the remote mountains of Northern California to shoot an adult movie. What happened next was something no one expected, but everyone saw coming. Amber Benson, Charles Napier, and Ron Jeremy star in an homage to "Alien", "The Thing", and porn.

Lords of Dogtown

Lords of Dogtown

Catherine Hardwicke 2005 1h 47m 7.9

The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970's.

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

Jonathan Demme 2004 2h 10m 6.4

Capt. Bennett Marco and Sgt. Raymond Shaw are taken captive during the first Persian Gulf War and brainwashed so that they're programmed to rebel once they return home. Ten years later, as Shaw's mother is busy helping her son in his bid for the presidency, Marco recalls the brainwashing. Can he get to Shaw before it's too late?

Dinocroc

Dinocroc

Kevin O'Neill 2004 1h 26m 9.0

After an African dinosaur ancestor of the crocodile is found, Dr. Campbell uses its DNA to create prototypes at Paula Kennedy's Gereco lab.

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook 2002 1h 23m 7.2

As a wild stallion travels across the frontiers of the Old West, he befriends a young human and finds true love with a mare.

Extreme Honor

Extreme Honor

Steven Rush 2001 1h 30m 3.0

A highly decorated Navy Seal is forced out of retirement in order to save his son's life and bring justice to the man who destroyed his career.

Down 'n Dirty

Down 'n Dirty

Fred Williamson 2001 1h 42m

Dakota Smith is an experienced policeman with a problem: his partner was shot dead, and corrupt cops are responsible. Dak's investigation leads him to widespread corruption in the department, as well as a corrupt district attorney. Smith finds an unlikely ally in timid photographer Nick Gleem.

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Peter Segal 2000 1h 47m 5.0

The hilarity begins when professor Sherman Klump finds romance with fellow DNA specialist, Denise Gaines, and discovers a brilliant formula that reverses aging. But Sherman's thin and obnoxious alter ego, Buddy Love, wants out...and a big piece of the action. And when Buddy gets loose, things get seriously nutty.

The Big Tease

The Big Tease

Kevin Allen 1999 1h 27m

The Big Tease is big fun, a fish-out-of-water tale teeming with charm and a hilariously satiric view of life in L. A.

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Jay Roach 1999 1h 35m 6.8

The mad comedy and parody of secret agent films like James Bond. The second from a total of three films produced written and starring Mike Myers as Austin Powers as well as his enemy Dr. Evil.

Beloved

Beloved

Jonathan Demme 1998 2h 52m 6.3

After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen...

Armstrong

Armstrong

Menahem Golan 1998 1h 36m 5.0

Former Navy SEAL "Rod Armstrong" (Frank Zagarino) is now a freelance military trainer living in Moscow, Russia, who is unexpectedly visited by the man (Charles Napier) who trained him as a SEAL. "Bob" (Napier) is accompanied to Moscow by his wife (Kimberly Kates), whom he also trained as a SEAL, for a vacation.

Alien Species

Alien Species

Peter Maris 1998 1h 31m 3.0

Five miles below the surface of planet Earth, a new fear is born.

Men in Black: The Series

Men in Black: The Series

1997 30m

A secret government organization made up of men provide intergalactic immigration services for Earth-bound aliens.

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Jay Roach 1997 1h 29m 7.2

An out of control comedy and parody of secret agent films like James Bond. This is the first from three total films starring the secret agent Austin Powers. Produced and written by Mike Myers who also plays Powers as well as his arch nemesis Dr. Evil.

The Cable Guy

The Cable Guy

Ben Stiller 1996 1h 36m 6.4

A lonely and disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences.

3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up

3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up

Shin Sang-ok 1995 1h 25m 4.0

Rocky, Colt and TumTum must battle an evil wealthy toxic waste dumper in order to save a local Indian tribe and their friend Joe. The 3 Ninjas must help find Joe's father and find a secret disk that contains evidence that could stop the toxic landfill that is destroying the Indian community.

Raw Justice

Raw Justice

David A. Prior 1994 1h 35m 3.0

Mayor Stiles' daughter Donna is killed the night after a lousy date with the shy Mitch. Of course this makes him the main suspect. When Mitch gets free on bail, Styles hires ex-cop Mace to follow him.

Jailbreakers

Jailbreakers

William Friedkin 1994 1h 16m

A 1950's high school cheerleader meets a leather clad rebel biker and goes out on the town with him. When he steals an item of jewellery he gets thrown in prison but not for long. He makes a desperate escape and he is determined to catch up with his lost love and re-new their criminal activities.

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Jonathan Demme 1993 2h 6m 7.6

No one would take his case until one man was willing to take on the system. Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for aids discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.

Loaded Weapon 1

Loaded Weapon 1

Gene Quintano 1993 1h 24m 6.4

An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. A "Lethal Weapon" style cop team tries to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distributing their wares via the "Wilderness Girls" cookie drive.

Body Bags

Body Bags

John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper 1993 1h 35m

A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college student working a graveyard shift is terrorized by a serial killer; a hair transplant goes horribly wrong; and a baseball player loses an eye and gets a new one from a recently executed murderer.

Frogtown II

Frogtown II

Donald G. Jackson 1992 1h 30m

In the sequel to Hell Comes to Frogtown, the Mutant-Frog leader of Frogtown kidnaps a professor and forces him to make a serum that will turn everyone into Frogs, they also kidnap some people to test the serum on. And courageous Sam Hell will have to save them.

The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

Jonathan Demme 1991 1h 59m 8.8

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism.

The Grifters

The Grifters

Stephen Frears 1990 1h 50m 7.3

Based on the pulp novel by Jim Thompson, this neo-noir film tells the story of Lilly Dillon, a long-time female con artist who begins to rethink her life when her son Roy, also a grifter, suffers an almost-fatal injury when he is beaten after a failed scam.

Miami Blues

Miami Blues

George Armitage 1990 1h 37m 7.5

When Fred gets out of prison, he decides to start over in Miami, where he starts a violent one-man crime wave. He soon meets up with amiable college student Susie. Opposing Fred is Sgt Hoke Moseley, a cop who is getting a bit old for the job, especially since the job of cop in 1980's Miami is getting crazier all the time.

Maniac Cop 2

Maniac Cop 2

William Lustig 1990 1h 27m 4.7

A supernatural, maniac killer cop teams up with a Times Square serial killer.

Future Zone

Future Zone

David A. Prior 1990 1h 22m

Sequel to 'Future Force' has John Tucker's son traveling back in time 30 years to save his father from being killed by thugs he is currently pursuing back in 1990.

Ernest Goes to Jail

Ernest Goes to Jail

John Cherry 1990 1h 21m 5.5

Ernest P. Worrell is a bank janitor sent to jail when people mistake his identity for a look-alike.

Alien degli abissi

Alien degli abissi

Antonio Margheriti 1989 1h 31m 5.0

Two members of Greenpeace discover that a local factory sheds radioactive waste into an active volcano, which has created a terrifying creature that wreaks havoc in the area.

The Incredible Hulk Returns

The Incredible Hulk Returns

Nicholas Corea 1988 1h 34m

Years after the end of the original series, David Banner continues his wandering search for a cure for the condition that turns him into the Hulk. He reunites with former colleague Don Blake, unaware of his mystical connection to Thor.

Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob

Jonathan Demme 1988 1h 44m 6.0

An undercover FBI agent falls in love with a recently widowed mafia wife seeking to start her life over after her husband's murder.

Deep Space

Deep Space

Fred Olen Ray 1988 1h 30m 4.0

Secretly engineered and blasted into space by government scientists, a vile monster crash-lands back on Earth and begins killing everyone it encounters. As the death toll rises, veteran cop McLemore bravely steps forward to crush the scary creature.

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

Howard Avedis 1987 1h 40m

A sister is kidnapped on her 16th Birthday.

Something Wild

Something Wild

Jonathan Demme 1986 1h 54m 6.7

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.

Camping del terrore

Camping del terrore

Ruggero Deodato 1986 1h 27m 6.0

A group of teens are stalked and killed by a Shaman at a cursed camping site.

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II

George P. Cosmatos 1985 1h 36m 6.4

John Rambo is removed from prison by his former superior, Colonel Samuel Troutman, for a top-secret operation to bring back POW's still held in Vietnam. Rambo's assignment is to take pictures of where the POWs are being held, but Rambo wants to rescue them.

Swing Shift

Swing Shift

Jonathan Demme 1984 1h 40m 6.0

In 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, she takes a job at the local aircraft plant where she meets Hazel, the singer from across the way. The two soon become firm friends and with the other girls become increasingly expert workers.

Wacko

Wacko

Greydon Clark 1982 1h 25m 4.0

Cops try to track down the infamous "Lawnmower Killer"

The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

John Landis 1980 2h 13m 8.6

Direct out of jail, Jake Blues and his Brother Elwood are off on a “mission from god” to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. The only thing they can do is do what they do best: play music. So they get their old band together and they're on their way yet not without getting in a bit of trouble here and there.

Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard

Jonathan Demme 1980 1h 35m 6.0

The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.

Last Embrace

Last Embrace

Jonathan Demme 1979 1h 42m 6.0

A government agent recovering from a nervous breakdown deciphers a death threat written in ancient Hebrew.

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

1978 50m 7.4

A fugitive scientist has the curse of becoming a powerful green monster under extreme emotional stress.

Thunder and Lightning

Thunder and Lightning

Corey Allen 1977 1h 35m 5.0

A young man who hauls liquor for moonshiners comes up against a competing gang of moonshiners who intend to get rid of him and take over his operation.

Citizens Band

Citizens Band

Jonathan Demme 1977 1h 38m

The interlaced stories of several characters in a small town united by their use of CB (citizen's band) radio.

Supervixens

Supervixens

Russ Meyer 1975 1h 46m 6.9

Supervixens is a 1975 sexploitation satire by American filmmaker Russ Meyer. The cast features Meyer regulars Charles Napier, Uschi Digard, and Haji. The film also features Shari Eubank (in a dual role) in one of her only two film roles ever and Christy Hartburg in her only film role ever.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supervixens

The Seven Minutes

The Seven Minutes

Russ Meyer 1971 1h 51m 5.0

The Seven Minutes is a steamy book written in 1969. To help with an upcoming election, a bookstore clerk is indicted for selling obscene material and most of the film centers about the trial. The defense attorneys need to find the mystery of the original publication of the book.

Cherry, Harry & Raquel!

Cherry, Harry & Raquel!

Russ Meyer 1970 1h 12m 6.4

In a small border town, a sheriff and his 'associate', involved in an operation in which they divert marijuana through the border, must kill another smuggler who has gone into business for himself.

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Russ Meyer 1970 1h 49m 6.3

A hip and happenin' all girl rock group head to LA to claim lead-singer Kelly's inheritance and make it (and make it) in LA. Soon the girls fall into a morass of drugs and deceit as their recording success soars. It takes several tragedies to make them stop and think... but is it too late?

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