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Michael Rooker
Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor known for playing the title role in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.
Rooker, with eight brothers and sisters, was born in Jasper, Alabama and studied at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago, where he moved to be with his mother and...
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Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder is an auto racing drama film released in 1990 by producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes and Michael Rooker. The film...
L.A. Takedown
L.A. Takedown is a crime/thriller made for TV movie that aired on NBC on August 27, 1989 at 9 pm. It was written and directed by Michael Mann, and its ensemble cast includes Scott Plank, Alex McArthur, Michael Rooker, Daniel Baldwin, and Xander...
Sea of Love
Sea of Love is a 1989 crime/thriller film about New York City detective Frank Keller trying to catch a serial killer who finds victims through the singles column in a newspaper. It stars Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin and John Goodman.
The movie was...
Slither
Slither is a 2006 comedy horror film produced by Gold Circle Films and Strike Entertainment, released by Universal, written and directed by James Gunn, and starring Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rooker, Gregg Henry, Tania Saulnier and...
The Dark Half
The Dark Half is a 1993 horror film adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. The film was directed by George A. Romero and stars Timothy Hutton as Thad Beaumont and George Stark, Amy Madigan as Liz Beaumont, and Michael Rooker as...
The Replacement Killers
The Replacement Killers is a 1998 American action film, directed by Antoine Fuqua in his directorial debut. It stars Chow Yun-Fat and Mira Sorvino. The film was Chow's American debut, but not his first shot on American soil; he previously appeared...
JFK
JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. It examines the events leading to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and alleged subsequent cover-up, through the eyes of former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison (played by...
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Shadow Builder
Shadow Builder is a 1998 film directed by Jamie Dixon. It is based on the story "The Shadow Builder" by Bram Stoker. An evil Archbishop and his followers summon a demon to destroy the world, but the demon's first act is to kill its summoners. It...
Cliffhanger
Cliffhanger is a 1993 action film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow. Stallone plays a climber, who becomes embroiled in a failed heist set in a U.S. Treasury plane flying through the Rocky Mountains. The film...
Replicant
Replicant is a 2001 film starring Michael Rooker and Jean-Claude Van Damme and directed by Ringo Lam. It is set in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Seattle, Washington, United States. It's the second collaboration between Van Damme and...
The 6th Day
The 6th Day is a 2000 action film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The action hero plays family man Adam Gibson, who is cloned against his will in the future of 2015. Schwarzenegger received a salary of $25 million...
Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is a 1986 film directed by John McNaughton about the random crime spree of a serial killer who seemingly operates with impunity. It stars Michael Rooker as the nomadic killer Henry, Tom Towles as Otis, a prison...
Brown's Requiem
Brown's Requiem is a 1998 film written and directed by Jason Freeland, based on the novel by James Ellroy.
Fritz Brown is a disgraced former LAPD officer now working as a Private Investigator and part-time repo man. Fritz is hired by an obese caddy...
Eight Men Out
Eight Men Out is an American dramatic sports film, released in 1988 and based on 8 Men Out, published in 1963 by Eliot Asinof. It was written and directed by John Sayles.
The film is a dramatization of Major League Baseball's 1919 Black Sox scandal,...
Mallrats
Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's "View Askewniverse" series of interlocking films set mostly in New Jersey, although the movie was filmed in Eden Prairie Center, which is located in...
Tombstone
Tombstone is a 1993 Western movie written by Kevin Jarre and directed by its star Kurt Russell, with credited director George P. Cosmatos ghost-directing. The film, which boasts an ensemble cast with 85 speaking roles, involves Wyatt Earp and his...
Skeleton Man
Skeleton Man is a 2004 Sci Fi Pictures original film. It was directed by Johnny Martin, and stars Michael Rooker and Casper Van Dien.
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Repo! The Genetic Opera is a 2006 short film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. This 10-minute trailer was shot to promote the real film Repo! The Genetic Opera. The trailer starred Michael Rooker and Shawnee Smith. It showcased the songs "21st...
Rosewood
Rosewood is a 1997 film, directed by John Singleton. The film stars Ving Rhames as a fictional character who travels to the town of Rosewood, Florida, United States, and becomes a witness to the 1923 Rosewood massacre. The supporting cast includes...
Undisputed
Undisputed is a 2002 action movie released through Miramax. The film starred and was co-produced by Wesley Snipes, directed by Walter Hill, and written by David Giler and Walter Hill, who is probably best known as the writer/director of 48 Hours and...
The Bone Collector
The Bone Collector is a 1999 drama-mystery-thriller film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie.
The movie was based on a crime novel written by Jeffery Deaver, concerning the quadriplegic detective Lincoln Rhyme. It was the first book of the...
Jumper
Jumper is a 2008 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises. It is loosely based on the 1992 science fiction novel of the same name by Steven Gould. The film is directed by Doug Liman, director of The Bourne Identity...
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Super Capers
Super Capers is a 2009 action comedy film and a parody of superhero movies, written and directed by Ray Griggs who also starred in as one of the misfit superheros.
Would-be superhero, Ed Gruberman, who possesses no super powers must join a team of...
Deceiver
Deceiver, also known as Liar (UK release), is a 1997 murder mystery film about two detectives (Chris Penn and Michael Rooker) interviewing a highly intelligent underachiever (Tim Roth) about the brutal murder of a hooker.
It won Best Cinematography...
Bastard Out of Carolina
Bastard Out of Carolina is a 1996 film made by Showtime Networks, directed by Anjelica Huston. It is based on a novel by Dorothy Allison and adapted for the screen by Anne Meredith. Jena Malone stars as a poor, physically abused and sexually...
