"W" Titled Films!
These are all the movies I have seen that start with the letter 'W'. It will be continually updated as I view more and more films....
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- DirectorBrian PeckStarsSean AstinJason HorstJoshua John MillerA harmless backyard camp out becomes an unforgettable night of chills and thrills for three young boys as they share their favorite scary stories.Co-starring: Dana Ashbrook, Bill Erwin, Kimmy Robertson, Kathleen Freeman, Ian Fried, Jeremy Miller, Clu Gulager, Michael Bower, Ralph Drischell, Suzanne Goddard-Smythe, Mike Pniewski, Chelsea Noble, Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold
On story two when Gordy Belcher is having a nightmare, his TV is switching channels on it's own and Kirk Cameron and Tracey Gold are seen playing their characters of 'Mike and Carol Seaver' from "Growing Pains". Jeremy Miller, who plays Brad, one of the bullies in story one, was Ben Seaver on "Growing Pains". - DirectorTed DemmeStarsEd LoverDoctor DréBadja DjolaThe two worst barbers in Harlem become cops while a real estate developer forces people out of Harlem.Co-starring: Jim Moody, Ice-T, Colin Quinn, Bowlegged Lou, Bernie Mac, Bill Bellamy, Denis Leary, Kim Chan, Vincent Pastore, George T. Odom, Karen Duffy, Kid Capri, KrissKross, Naughty By Nature, Busta Rhymes, (Run DMC):Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels Sandra 'Pepa' Denton, Terrence Howard, Queen Latifah, Paul Anthony, B-Fine, Ashanti (uncredited) Anthony 'Treach' Criss (uncredited)
- DirectorArt LinsonStarsChris PennIlan Mitchell-SmithEric StoltzA high-school wrestler parties with his buddy at a swinging-singles apartment complex.Also starring: Lea Thompson, Rick Moranis, Hart Bochner, Robert Ridgely, Jack Kehoe, Michael Bowen, Angel Salazar, Randy Quaid, Dick Rude, Sherilyn Fenn, Leo Penn, Lee Ving, Dean Devlin, Ben Stein, Kevin Peter Hall, Ted White, Kitten Natividad, Ron Wood, Nancy Wilson, Ashley St. Jon, Tommy Swerdlow, Hildy Brookes, William Bramley, Reginald Farmer, Robert Chestnut, Leigh Lombardi,Keone Young, Brin Berliner
The film's title, "The Wild Life", is said one time only in the film. It is said by actor Robert Ridgely who played the character of 'Craig Davis', the manager of the apartments where Eric Stoltz (Bill Conrad) rents. It's is included in his pitch-speech in renting the room to Bill.
Eric Stoltz was going to star in Back to the Future film as Marty McFly and had actually filmed weeks of footage, but he was replaced by the great Michael J. Fox. Had Stoltz stayed on, he would have once again co-starred with Lea Thompson, who had a major role in BTTF. Only this time she would have been his 'mom' and not his girlfriend.
Actor Brin Berliner ,who played Jim's only friend Tony, one and only film credit.
This film was actor's William Bramley (Security Guard) and Reginald Farmer (Reggie) final film.
Eric Stoltz, Reginald Farmer, and Nancy Wilson all starred in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and in "The Wild Life" Cameron Crowe also wrote both films.
Lea Thompson and Chris Penn previously played together in All The Right Moves (1983).
In the strip club scene, the music played was Madonna's "Burning Up". Coincidently, years later Madonna became star Chris Penn's sister-in-law when she married his brother Sean.
The actor who appears at the party scene claiming to be the father of Chris Penn is Leo Penn, his real father.
In the documentary on the 2005 DVD and Blu-Ray editions of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Ben Stein refers to this movie as a sequel to Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), although it is not officially considered one. Cameron Crowe wrote both films.
Writer Cameron Crowe's wife, Nancy Wilson (from the rock group Heart) appears as the wife of the character David the cop.
According to Lea Thompson, she had a nude scene that was cut out of the final print. According to her, it was "too sexy" for the film. - DirectorRaoul WalshStarsJames CagneyVirginia MayoEdmond O'BrienA psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.Also starring: Steve Cochran, John Archer, Ian MacDonald (uncredited) Robert Osterloh (uncredited) G. Pat Collins (uncredited)
James Cagney took credit for having the idea for the scene in which Cody sits in his mother's lap. He said he told Raoul Walsh, "Let's see if we can get away with this," and Walsh agreed. But in his 1974 autobiography "Each Man in His Time" (which film writer Leonard Maltin has called "highly entertaining fiction with an occasional nod at the truth"), Walsh took credit for the idea and said the scene worked because Cagney and Margaret Wycherly made it so convincing.
Madonna's song "White Heat", off of her 1986 album "True Blue" used this film as a backdrop, with some lines from the film used throughout the song.
The character of Cody Jarrett was based on New York murderer Francis Crowley, who engaged in a pitched battle with police in the spring of 1931 at the age of 18. Murdered on January 21, 1932, his last words were: "Send my love to my mother."
If the surprise expressed by James Cagney's fellow inmates during "the telephone game" scene in the prison dining room appears real, it's because it is. Director Raoul Walsh didn't tell the rest of the cast what was about to happen, so Cagney's outburst caught them by surprise. In fact, Walsh himself didn't know what Cagney had planned; the scene as written wasn't working, and Cagney had an idea. He told Walsh to put the two biggest extras playing cons in the mess-hall next to him on the bench (he used their shoulders to boost himself onto the table) and to keep the cameras rolling no matter what. - DirectorKevin ReynoldsStarsKevin CostnerJeanne TripplehornDennis HopperIn a future where the polar ice-caps have melted and Earth is almost entirely submerged, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land.Also starring: Rick Aviles, R.D. Call, Leonardo Cimino, Zakes Mokae, Lanny Flaherty, Michael Jeter, Neil Giuntoli, Robert Joy, Jack Black, Kim Coates, Robert LaSardo, Lee Arenberg, Annie Costner (uncredited)
Mark Isham's score, which was not recorded and only demos were completed for approximately 25% of the film, was reportedly rejected by Kevin Costner because it was "too ethnic and bleak", contrasting the film's futuristic and adventurous tone; Isham offered to try again, but was not given the chance.
In the original ending of the film, we learn that The Mariner leaving because he is freaked out over Dryland and wants to return to open waters of Waterworld because he feels it's where he truly belongs, isn't the only reason why he is leaving and The Mariner tells Helen that there maybe other mutants like himself out there and that he must find them and that he will tell them about Dryland and he'll tell them about Helen.
Final on-screen film appearance of Rick Aviles.
There is a fan-edit of the film called Waterworld: Ulysses Cut, which includes all of the deleted scenes. These additional scenes explain more about the world and beliefs of the people who live there, including the religious concepts of the Smokers, and their ability to refine crude oil. The additional scenes tie up several loose ends left ambiguous by the theatrical release.
Tina Majorino was nicknamed "Jellyfish Candy" by the crew after she was stung three different times by the creatures during production.
Although the exact year that the film takes place is never mentioned, Production Designer Dennis Gassner has suggested it takes place in 2500.
Samuel L. Jackson turned down the role of Deacon in order to be in Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995).
The picture on the wall that Deacon refers as "Old Saint Joe" is actually Joseph Hazelwood, infamous captain who crashed the Exxon Valdez oil tanker into the Alaskan landscape, negligently discharging millions of gallons of crude oil. The base of the Smokers is the Exxon Valdez, as evident when it sinks. The stern rises and the word "Valdez" is visible. The real Exxon Valdez was repaired and renamed the Sea River Mediterranean. It is used to haul oil across the Atlantic.
The map tattoo on Enola's back is in Chinese traditional characters (or Japanese Kanji). The characters in the middle surrounding the arrow are actual coordinates for longitude and latitude. While one number is not quite readable, the others give almost exact coordinates for Mount Everest, which is Latitude 27° 59' N Longitude 86° 56' E. The movie coordinates give: Latitude 27 or 28° 58' N Longitude 86° 56' E.
Jeanne Tripplehorn refused to strip for this film, even though she had done nude scenes before (and would do them after this film). However, she insisted on choosing her body double, as she wanted the naked backside shown to resemble her own. She had the three finalists come into her trailer and drop their robes. She described it as such an odd experience that none of them could stop laughing. In between takes of the nude scene, Tripplehorn remained off-camera to offer a robe or towel to the double.
If the icecaps melted, the oceans would only rise a few hundred feet; not enough to flood civilization into a floating oblivion.
It is rumored that director Kevin Reynolds and Kevin Costner had a huge squabble over the film, resulting in Reynolds walking off the project and left Costner to finish it. Reynolds was quoted as saying that "Kevin should only star in movies he directs. That way he can work with his favorite actor and favorite director". - DirectorWalter HillStarsMichael BeckJames RemarDorsey WrightA street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island when its members are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.Also starring: David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Marcelino Sánchez, Terry Michos, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, David Patrick Kelly, Mercedes Ruehl, J.W. Smith, Steve James, Paul Greco, Irwin Keyes, Sonny Landham, Apache Ramos, Robert Townsend (uncredited) Thomas G. Waites (uncredited)
David Patrick Kelly played a character named Luther in The Warriors and 48 Hrs. starring Eddie Murphy both with James Remar (Ajax The Warriors, Ganz 48 Hrs).
First of four cinema film collaborations of actor James Remar and writer/director Walter Hill. The films include The Warriors (1979), 48 Hrs. (1982), Wild Bill (1995) and The Long Riders (1980).
First of three collaborations of actor David Patrick Kelly and writer/director Walter Hill. The films include The Warriors (1979), 48 Hrs. (1982) and Last Man Standing (1996).
One of the songs featured on the soundtrack, "In Havana" by Kenny Vance and Ismael Miranda, features backup vocals by numerous singers, including Chevy Chase.
Surprisingly this adult R rated, gritty, and violent gang themed film has a connection to the PBS children's program "321 contact" as two of the original hosts Leon W. Grant and Ginny Ortiz had small cameos in the movie, along with the late Marcelino Sánchez who was featured both in the "Bloodhound Gang" segments on "321 Contact" and as "Rembrandt" one of "The Warriors".
The film's added-on opening prologue for the DVD Director's Cut edition of the movie states: "Battle of Cunaxa 401 BC. Over two millenniums ago, an army of Greek Soldiers found themselves isolated in the middle of The Persian Empire. One thousand miles from safety. One thousand miles from the sea. One thousand miles with enemies on all sides. Theirs was a story of a desperate forced march. Theirs was a story of courage. This too is a story of courage".
Debut American film of American actress Mercedes Ruehl who plays a policewoman. The movie was though actually the second feature film for Ruehl whose one previous picture had been the Brazilian movie "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands" [Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)].
One of a number of 1979 "gang movies" which were first released in that year. The pictures included Walk Proud (1979), The Warriors (1979), Boulevard Nights (1979) and The Wanderers (1979). Then in 1980 came another New York gang movie, John Carpenter's Escape from New York (1981).
The television version started with a day shoot at Coney Island with Cleon and his girlfriend (played by Pamela Poitier). The producers cut this scene stating that the only day scene should be at the end of the film after a night of horror.
The film originally sported the subtitle "Sometime in the Future". This was removed for the original theatrical release version but was re-instated, displayed within the comic book title cards, for Walter Hill's 2005 Director's Cut DVD edition.
When Ajax and Cowboy are running from the Baseball Furies, you can see several times that James Remar reaches over and slaps Tom McKitterick on the butt. He does this to coax him into running faster.
The second-in-command of the Riffs who takes over when Cyrus is killed is named Masai. This name is not used in the film, however it does appear in the credits.
One of the "Baseball Furies" was late martial-artist/actor Steve James.
One of the "Punks" in the men's room-brawl is Craig R. Baxley. He is the one that gets thrown into a toilet booth upside down. Another is the late stunt-great A.J. Bakunas.
Irwin Keyes was also considered for the role of Ajax, but wasn't cast because Walter Hill thought he was too old for the part. However, Keyes still appears in the movie as the cop who arrests Ajax in the park.
Tony Danza was offered the lead, but he chose to film the television series Taxi (1978) instead
Paul Greco's character, the Orphan leader, isn't given a name in the film, and other media frequently refer to the character simply as "Orphan" or "Orphan Leader." However, his character's actual name, Sully, was revealed in the Warriors video game.
Michael Beck was discovered by Walter Hill when Hill was watching the movie Madman (1978), which Beck co-starred in with a then less-famous Sigourney Weaver. Hill saw that film because he wanted to see Weaver's performance, as she was being considered for the upcoming film Alien (1979), but was so impressed by Beck's work that he had him come in for an audition which led to his being cast in THE WARRIORS.
The night scenes of The Warriors talking about Cyrus and the big meeting at The Bronx were part of re-shoots after the original opening of the film was cut out. The original opening of the film (which can be viewed on the Ulimate Edition DVD) was set in Coney Island during the daytime which Cleon's girlfriend says goodbye to Cleon and also features the rest of the gang being told by Cleon why they were chosen to go to the big meeting. The main reason why this opening was cut was because the editors told Walter Hill that the scene completely fell through because it set in the daytime (95% of the film is set in nighttime) and they felt it wouldn't work since it would cut to nighttime and it was a distraction. Walter agreed and decided to go back and re-shot the conversations that The Warriors have before their train arrives.
In the original script for the movie, Cleon is killed by the Grammercy Riffs, Cochise is killed by the Baseball Furies, Ajax is caught by the police, Vermin is killed by the Lizzies, and Swan gets kidnapped by the Dingos. This leaves only four Warriors in the battle with the Punks. Swan does, however, reappear at Coney Island to fight the final battle after the Riffs learn the truth about who shot Cyrus.
James Remar earned his role as Ajax after becoming so involved in the audition reading of the park bench scene, that he lifted the massive table around which the director and producers were seated.
David Patrick Kelly improvised Luther's "come out to play-ay" taunt, basing it on an intimidating neighbor of his.
In the subway where Mercy is running with Fox's double, she fell and broke her wrist because the actor didn't let go of her hand. This is why she later appears in a jacket as it is covering up the cast. The filmmakers had Mercy disappear from the film for a while, meeting up with the Warriors at the subway platform and saying that she stole the jacket she was wearing before arriving there.
Crew members were sent death threats because local gangs weren't cast. Thousands of dollars worth of equipment were damaged when one gang tore through the set during a lunch break.
Ajax's line, "I'll shove that bat up your ass and turn you into a Popsicle" is ranked #12 on UGO's Top 50 Tough Guy Lines, and on the top 50 Greatest Baseball Lines Ever.
The Baseball Furies were created due to Walter Hill's love of baseball and the Glam Rock band Kiss.
The original poster featured the words "These are the armies of the night. They are 100,000 strong. They outnumber the cops five to one. They could run New York City." This upset and outraged many people; some tried to have the film banned.
President Ronald Reagan was a fan of the film, even calling the film's lead actor, Michael Beck, to tell him he had screened it at Camp David and enjoyed it.
In the script, Fox was originally the love interest of Mercy, but the two actors had no chemistry and the Mercy romance was transferred to Swan. Waites was fired eight weeks into principal photography, for being difficult and arguing with Walter Hill (director); his character was removed from the movie when a cop threw him into the path of a train during a fight. To this day, Hill felt bad about the rough times he has with Waites. Waites is not in the final credits because he didn't finish the movie.
Here are the gangs that were listed in the script (some made it into the movie; others didn't): - The Alleycats, - The Amsterdam All-Stars, - The Baseball Furies aka The Furies, - The Black Hands, - The Blackjacks, - The Big Trains, - The Boppers, - The Boyle Avenue Runners, - The Charlemagnes, - The Colt 45's, - The Dealers, - The Delaney Rovers, - The Dingos, - The E Street Blazers / The E Street Shufflers , - The Easy Aces, - The Electric Eliminators, - The Eighth Street Bombers / The Eighth Avenue Apaches, - The Fastballs, - The Fifth Street Bombers, - The Filmores, - The Firetasters, - The Five Points, - The Gerrards, - The Gladiators, - The Go Hards, - The Gun Hill Dancers, - The Gramercy Riffs aka The Riffs, - The High Hats, - The High Rollers, - The Homeboys, - The Hoplites, - The Howitzers, - The Huks, - The Hurricanes, - The Imps, - The Jesters, - The Jones Street Boys, - The Judas Bunch, - The Jupiters, - The Knockdowns, - The Knuckles, - The Lizzies, - The Locos, - The Magicians, - The Meatpackers, - The Mongols, - The Moonrunners, - The Napoleons, - The Nickel Steaks, - The Nightriders, - The Ninth Avenue Razors, - The Orphans, - The Panzers, - The Phillies, - The Plainsmen, - The Punks, - The Queen's Bridge Mutilators, - The Real Boys, - The Red Hook Shooters, - The Roadmasters, - The Rogues, - The Romans, - The Runaways, - The Saracens, - The Saratogas, - The Savage Huns, - The Shanghai Sultans, - The Southern Cross, - The Speedwagons, - The Sports, - The Stevedores, - The Stilletos, - The Stonebreakers, - The Terriers, - The Turks, - The Turnbull AC's, - The Van Cortlandt Rangers, - The Warriors (aka The Coney Island Warriors), - The Whispers, - The Xenophones, - The Xylophones, - The Yo-Yo's, - The Youngbloods, - The Zodiacs, - The Zulus. - DirectorMarc ForsterStarsBrad PittMireille EnosDaniella KerteszFormer United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatens to destroy humanity itself.Also starring: Matthew Fox, Fana Mokoena, David Morse, Peter Capaldi, Pierfrancesco Favino, Ruth Negga, David Andrews, Maddox Jolie-Pitt (uncredited)
- DirectorJonathan LiebesmanStarsSam WorthingtonLiam NeesonRosamund PikePerseus braves the treacherous underworld to rescue his father, Zeus, captured by his son, Ares, and brother Hades who unleash the ancient Titans upon the world.Co-starring: Édgar Ramírez, Bill Nighy, Danny Houston,
Just like the two previous versions of Clash of the Titans, this film also features a former James Bond Girl. The 1981 version had Ursula Andress from Dr. No, the 2010 version had Gemma Arterton from Quantum of Solace, and this sequel has Rosamund Pike from Die Another Day.
Alexa Davalos is the only surviving cast member not to return, citing she was 'unavailable' for the sequel. Rosamund Pike was then cast as Andromeda.
Hephaestus is seen conversing with Bubo, the mechanical owl from Clash of the Titans.
Javier Bardem was considered for the role of Ares, and James Franco was considered to play Agenor. Ultimately Édgar Ramírez and Toby Kebbell were cast.
Gemma Arterton was originally supposed to return, but scheduling conflicts with Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters prevented the actress from taking the role.
The title in Spanish for the first movie (and the old one) is "Furia de Titanes", Which in English means Wrath of the Titans, the name of this sequel. - DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostMartin FreemanFive friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from twenty years earlier unwittingly become humanity's only hope for survival.Co-starring: Bill Nighy, Edgar Wright (uncredited)
As this is the conclusion of the unofficial Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy, the characters are seen eating peppermint with chocolate chip ice-cream - as what the Cornetto green wrapper represents. According to Edgar Wright, green represents science fiction and extraterrestrial elements, which is the main motif in the film. For Wright's other films, Shaun of The Dead, it was red / strawberry flavor, symbolizing blood and zombies while the second part, Hot Fuzz, it was blue/ vanilla symbolizing the police.
The main characters surnames all have royal/court connections: (Gary) King, (Andy) Knightly, (Peter) Page, (Steven) Prince, (Oliver) Chamberlain.
The girl sitting next to Gary in the opening focus group is played by Nicola Cunningham, who had previously appeared in Shaun of the Dead as "Bloody" Mary (the zombie girl who shows up in Shaun and Ed's garden).
At the end of the opening monologue/flashback, when Gary and Andy are looking out over the town from the hillside, to the upper left of the screen, a shooting star can be seen for a quick instant.
The fruit machine in The King's Head has the same tune as the fruit machines that are featured prominently in both Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.
This is the second film in the unofficial trilogy to include a former James Bond (Timothy Dalton had been in Hot Fuzz), and the first to include a former Bond babe: both Pierce Brosnan and Rosamund Pike had previously worked together as antagonists in Die Another Day.
Each of the names of the 12 pubs featured in the movie foreshadow events that take place there. The first pub they visit is 'The First Post'; The interior of 'The Old Familiar' is exactly the same as 'The First Post'; Gary King is finally recognized as the banned teenager in 'The Famous Cock'; they get into a fight at 'The Cross Hands'; the drug dealer Reverend Green is met in 'The Trusted Servant'; the bitchy twins are met in 'The Two-Headed Dog'; at 'The Mermaid', the characters are tempted to their downfall by beautiful women; at 'The King's Head', Gary King makes a last stand and decides to continue his journey without anyone else's help; a car is driven through 'The Hole in the Wall', leaving a hole in the wall and the events that transpire at 'The World's End' lead to the end of the world. - DirectorNeil JordanStarsRobert De NiroSean PennDemi MooreTwo fugitives pass themselves off as priests in the hope of evading capture and passing the police blockade at the border with Canada.Co-starring: Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Wallace Shawn, John C. Reilly, Ray McAnally
Deputy: Father, Father I've been shot!
Ned: I'm very happy for you.
The town in which the film takes place was built from scratch in Canada.
The film was originally planned to have an R rating. But during the first week of shooting, the studio changed the aimed rating from R to PG-13 to attract a wider audience.
Co-stars and friends Sean Penn and Robert De Niro share the same birthday.
Both De Niro and Penn underplay their parts as dim-witted convicts. While Russo and Moore overplay their parts.
In the ending credits, the film is dedicated to the actor Ray McAnally who passed away shortly after this film was made. - DirectorGregory JacobsStarsEmily BluntAshton HolmesMartin DonovanTwo college students share a ride home for the holidays, but when they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they are preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.Guy: So, did your parents do the whole traditional family Christmas?
Girl: Yeah.
[pause]
Girl: You?
Guy: No, my grandparents are Dutch. So I was raised on salted licorice and Sinterklaus.
Girl: How is that different from regular Santa Claus?
Guy: Well, instead of the North Pole, he lives in Spain and instead of elves, he's got this enforcer named Black Pete. So he's basically like your Santa Claus, only scarier.
[drops voice on "scarier"]
Girl: That's charming.