9 Movies Starring George Kennedy

Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1967-11-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

126 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (109282 Reviews)

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Donn Pearce (screenplay)

Frank Pierson (screenplay)

Donn Pearce (novel)

Fullplot:

Luke Jackson is a cool, gutsy prisoner in a Southern chain gang, who, while refusing to buckle under to authority, keeps escaping and being recaptured. The prisoners admire Luke because, as Dragline explains it, "You're an original, that's what you are!" Nevertheless, the camp staff actively works to crush Luke until he finally breaks.

The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1968-10-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (5589 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Edward Anhalt (screenplay)

Gerold Frank (book)

Fullplot:

Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from the point of view of the investigators who have very few clues to build a case upon.

Earthquake

Earthquake

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1974-11-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

123 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (9536 Reviews)

Director:

Mark Robson

Fullplot:

Construction Engineer Stuart Graff is estranged from his jealously possessive wife, Remy, and has an affair with Denise Marshall, the widow of a co-worker. Meanwhile, Remy tries to persuade her father, Sam Royce, who is Stuart's employer, to use his influence to stop Stuart from seeing Denise. Rogue policeman Lew Slade is suspended from the L.A.P.D. for having punched an obtuse officer from another jurisdiction. Embittered, Slade contemplates quitting the police force. Jody, a perverted grocery store manager, lusts after Rosa Amici, sister of Sal, the assistant to Miles Quade, an aspiring daredevil motor cyclist. The lives of all these people are devastated when a major earthquake rips through Los Angeles and reduces the city to ruins.

Bolero

Bolero

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-08-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

2.7 (3941 Reviews)

Director:

John Derek

Fullplot:

Follows the tale of a young woman's sexual awakening and subsequent journey around the world in pursuit of her ideal lover. Encounters include an Arabian sheik and a Spanish bullfighter. Her friend and butler accompany her and help to arrange her couplings. Moderate nudity and soft-porn.

Creepshow 2

Creepshow 2

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-05-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (14573 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Gornick

Cast:

Writer:

Stephen King (stories)

George A. Romero (screenplay)

Fullplot:

"Creepshow 2" is divided into three stories, conducted by a leading segment where a boy that loves the horror comic book Creepshow buys seeds of carnivorous plant and is bullied by four teenagers. Meanwhile the Creep tells the tales of Creepshow: (1) "Old Chief Wood'nhead" - The elders Ray (George Kennedy) and Martha Spruce (Dorothy Lamour) have lived their whole life and raised their family with their small store in an Arizona town. Now the town is economically decadent and Ray gives credit to his costumers including the Indians of Ben Whitemoon's tribe. When Ray is repairing the wooden statue of an old chief in the front door, Ben (Frank Salsedo) arrives and asks him to keep the jewels of his tribe as a guarantee for their debts. However, Ben's nephew Sam (Holt McCallany) unexpectedly arrives with two other punks to steal Ray, and he kills the elders. They expect to travel to Hollywood, but the Old Chief Wood'nhead will not let them go. (2) "The Raft" - The teenagers Deke (Paul Satterfield) and Randy (Daniel Beer) travel with Laverne (Jeremy Green) and Rachel (Page Hannah) to a lake expecting to smoke weed, swim and get laid. They swim to a raft that is floating in the middle of the lake, but they discover a carnivorous blob in the lake that is hungry. (3) "The Hitchhiker" - In Maine, the unfaithful Annie Lansing (Lois Chiles) stays too long having sex with her escort and is late to meet her husband in the airport. She drives her Mercedes Bens in a hurry and loses control on the road. Annie runs over a hitchhiker, but she does not help the man and hit-and-run, questioning whether she can live with the situation. She discovers that the hitchhiker will not leave her.

Death Street USA

Death Street USA

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-07-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.6 (495 Reviews)

Director:

Nico Mastorakis

Cast:

Writer:

Nico Mastorakis

Kirk Ellis

Fullplot:

Scientists poison the water supply of a small town, turning the residents into homicidal maniacs who kill each other and anybody who passes through.

The Naked Gun 2è: The Smell of Fear

The Naked Gun 2è: The Smell of Fear

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-06-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (76343 Reviews)

Director:

David Zucker

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Jim Abrahams (television series Police Squad)

David Zucker (television series "Police Squad")

Jerry Zucker (television series Police Squad)

David Zucker

Pat Proft

Fullplot:

Lt. Frank Drebbin returns to save the day once again. This time he's out to foil the "big boys" in the energy business. A top scientist (Dr Mainheimer) is about to publish his report on energy supply for the future. Things don't look good for the traditional suppliers; oil, coal and nuclear. To save their industries, the suppliers kidnap Mainheimer and replace him with a decoy with a more favourable report. Jane, the Dr's secretary, is Drebbin's old flame; they're passionate love affair is thus rekindled.

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-03-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (70628 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Segal

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Pat Proft

David Zucker

Robert LoCash

Jim Abrahams (television series: "Police Squad")

David Zucker (television series: "Police Squad")

Jerry Zucker (television series "Police Squad")

Fullplot:

Oscar night. Who will win? Who will lose? And will someone please kick that numbskull off stage? Wait! That's no ordinary numbskull. That's Lt. Frank Drebin, crashing the ceremonies to stop a terrorist plot that could mean curtains for him -- or will a simple window shade be enough?

The Gambler

The Gambler

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-12-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(38092 Reviews)

Director:

Rupert Wyatt

Cast:

Writer:

William Monahan (screenplay)

James Toback

Fullplot:

Jim Bennett is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett's future. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance...

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