4 Movies Starring Brad Davis

Midnight Express

Midnight Express

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-10-06

Languages:

English, Maltese, French, Turkish

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (49941 Reviews)

Director:

Alan Parker

Cast:

Writer:

Billy Hayes (book)

William Hoffer (book)

Oliver Stone (screenplay)

Fullplot:

On October 6, 1970 while boarding an international flight out of Istanbul Airport, American Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle 2 kilos of hashish out of the country, the drugs strapped to his body. He is told that he will be released if he cooperates with the authorities in identifying the person who actually sold him the hash. Billy's troubles really begin when after that assistance, he makes a run for it and is recaptured. He is initially sentenced to just over four years for possession, with no time for the more harsh crime of smuggling. The prison environment is inhospitable in every sense, with a sadistic prison guard named Hamidou ruling the prison, he who relishes the mental and physical torture he inflicts on the prisoners for whatever reason. Told to trust no one, Billy does befriend a few of the other inmates, namely fellow American Jimmy Booth (in for stealing two candlesticks from a mosque), a Swede named Erich, and one of the senior prisoners having already served seven years, an Englishman named Max, the latter two also in for hash related charges. One prisoner not befriended is Rifki, who wields power in the prison as the unofficial eyes and ears for the guards. As Billy, his family and his girlfriend Susan attempt through legal and diplomatic channels for Billy's release, Max tells him that the only way out is to "catch the midnight express" aka escape, which is what Jimmy is continually trying to do. When Billy's situation changes, he becomes more desperate in every sense of the word. It seems as if Billy has only two options: to let the prison ultimately figuratively then literally kill him, or to somehow regain control of his life through whatever means available.

Querelle

Querelle

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-09-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

West Germany, France

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (3834 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Jean Genet (novel)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder (screenplay)

Burkhard Driest (screenplay)

Fullplot:

French sailor Querelle arrives in Brest and starts frequenting a strange whorehouse. He discovers that his brother Robert is the lover of the lady owner, Lysiane. Here, you can play dice with Nono, Lysiane's husband : if you win, you are allowed to make love with Lysiane, if you lose, you have to make love with Nono... Querelle loses on purpose...

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-05-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(389 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Altman

Genres:

DramaWar

Fullplot:

A full-length adaptation, originally staged as a play, of the court-martial segment from the novel "The Caine Mutiny".

Rosalie Goes Shopping

Rosalie Goes Shopping

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-05-01

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

USA, West Germany

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(629 Reviews)

Director:

Percy Adlon

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Christopher Doherty

Percy Adlon

Eleonore Adlon

Fullplot:

Rosalie loves to shop too much to let a little thing like no money stop her. When the local shopkeepers no longer take her bad checks or bad credit cards, she's reduced to stealing from one family member to buy presents for others. It's looking pretty bleak until her daughter pushes her into buying a 'guilt gift' of a PC, complete with modem. Master shopper becomes master hacker, and Rosalie is back on top.

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