6 Movies Starring Gregory Hines

Wolfen

Wolfen

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-07-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (6176 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Whitley Strieber (based on the novel by)

David Eyre (screen story)

Michael Wadleigh (screen story)

David Eyre (screenplay)

Michael Wadleigh (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A city cop is assigned to solve a bizarre set of violent murders where it appears that the victoms were killed by animals. In his pursuit he learns of an Indian legend about wolf spirits.

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-12-14

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

127 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (11941 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

William Kennedy (screenplay)

Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay)

William Kennedy (story)

Francis Ford Coppola (story)

Mario Puzo (story)

Jim Haskins (pictorial history "The Cotton Club")

Fullplot:

The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people that visited the club, those that ran it, and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous.

White Nights

White Nights

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-12-06

Languages:

English, Russian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

136 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (4868 Reviews)

Director:

Taylor Hackford

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

James Goldman (screenplay)

Eric Hughes (screenplay)

James Goldman (story)

Fullplot:

An expatriate Russian dancer is on a plane forced to land on Soviet territory. He is taken to an apartment in which a black American who has married a Russian woman lives with her. He is to become a dancer for the Bolshoi again, but he wishes to escape, but can he trust the American?

Running Scared

Running Scared

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-06-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (8163 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Hyams

Cast:

Writer:

Gary DeVore (story)

Gary DeVore (screenplay)

Jimmy Huston (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Danny and Ray are two street wise cops in Chicago. When they are almost killed on a case, they are forced to take a vacation by their captain. Key West offers a substantial change over frozen Chicago. They decide to quit and open a bar in Key West. Upon returning, they find that Julio, the drug dealer who nearly killed them has made bail and is trying to complete a giant drug deal. They decide to complete their case against Julio before quitting, but then begin being careful. Their effectiveness drops as they find they can't operate the way they did before if they don't have the edge of a long time commitment.

A Rage in Harlem

A Rage in Harlem

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-05-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (1363 Reviews)

Director:

Bill Duke

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Chester Himes (novel)

John Toles-Bey (screenplay)

Bobby Crawford (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A beautiful black gangster's moll flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout, unaware that the rest of the gang, and a few other unsavoury characters, are on her trail. A pudgy momma's boy becomes the object of her affections and the unlikely hero of the tale.

The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-12-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

123 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (8405 Reviews)

Director:

Penny Marshall

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Nathan (novel)

Robert E. Sherwood (earlier screenplay)

Leonardo Bercovici (earlier screenplay)

Nat Mauldin (screenplay)

Allan Scott (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Rev. Biggs prays to God for help - and help arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley. However, Dudley's arrival seems to cause even more trouble...

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