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Ben Gazzara loses cancer battle -
4 February 2012
-Stage and screen legend Ben Gazzara has died after losing a battle with pancreatic cancer - the same disease that killed his Road House co-star Patrick Swayze.-Gazzara, who was 81, died at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan on Friday.- A native New Yorker, the Emmy win
Ben Gazzara - what members say
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Anatomy of a Masterpiece 11 March 2004
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Richer For Ricci 30 September 2005
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Nothing to get hysterical about... 20 October 2005
Ben Gazzara - filmography
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Land Of The Dinosaurs - Paleoworld - Ser...
(2012)
Starring: Ben Gazzara
Director: none
Certificate: 
They are the awesome predators that ruled the Earth millions of years ago. These incredible creatures roamed our planet for centuries before suddenly disappearing, wiped-out by an asteroid six miles wide. This incredible series transports you back to a time when dinosaurs were king, to a land where ..read more »
 
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Due for release on 11th June 2012
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Christopher Roth
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Joaquim De Almeida, Anna Galiena, Inigo Placido
Director: Max Sender, Maxime Alexandre
Certificate: 
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Bestselling horror novelist Christopher Roth (Joaquim De Almeida) feels in need of a change, the gruesome ideas in his novels are starting to take over his dreams and have him asking the question: 'How long before I become one of the insane killers I write about?' In need of a break, he and his ..read more »
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from 98 members
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Holy Money
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Aaron Stanford, Ben Gazzara, Joaquim De Almeida
Director: Maxime Alexandre
Certificate: 
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Edge-of-your-seat thriller starring Aaron Stanford (X-Men 2), Joaquim De Almeida (24, CSI: Miami) and Francesco Guzzo (Captain Corelli's Mandolin). When Anthony's childhood friend, Dario, dies in suspicious circumstances, he's surprised to find he is the benefactor of a small Italian vineyard in ..read more »
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from 151 members
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Hysterical Blindness
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Uma Thurman, Ben Gazzara, Gena Rowlands
Director: Mira Nair
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A pair of Jersey girls wander through the singles bar scene of the New York City suburb of Bayonne. As they seek lasting relationships amidst the smoky dive bars and Springsteen songs, Debby (Uma Thurman) and Beth (Juliette Lewis) begin to understand that love isn't like the pop songs that are ..read more »
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from 282 members
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Brian's Song
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Sean Maher, Mekhi Phifer, Ben Gazzara
Director: John Gray
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This remake of the classic 1971 made-for-TV tear jerker details the late-1960s interracial friendship between new Chicago Bears recruit Gale Sayers (Mekhi Phifer, in the Billy Dee Williams role) and valuable running back Brian Piccolo (Sean Maher, in the role originally played by James Caan). ..read more »
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from 240 members
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Summer Of Sam
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino
Director: Spike Lee
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SUMMER OF SAM, Spike Lee's sizzling interpretation of the summer of 1977 in New York City, when thermometers shattered and a serial killer terrorized the city, focuses on an Italian-American community in the Bronx specifically, Dionna (Mira Sorvino) and Vinny (John Leguizamo), a couple whose ..read more »
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from 3,864 members
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Buffalo 66
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara
Director: Vincent Gallo
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An electric directorial debut (seven years in the making) by New York artist/musician/model/actor Vincent Gallo. He portrays troubled Billy Brown, who has just been let out of jail on a cold and miserable day. Before returning home to visit his parents and kill the football star who missed the ..read more »
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from 7,701 members
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The Spanish Prisoner
(1998)
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Felicity Huffman, Ricky Jay
Director: David Mamet
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Moody, austere, and unabashedly clever, THE SPANISH PRISONER is familiar ground for puzzle-loving writer-director David Mamet. Campbell Scott plays the Hitchcockian hero Joe Ross, an unassuming fall guy who has invented a mysterious process worth an unnamed, but presumably enormous, figure. Joe's ..read more »
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from 1,809 member
Not currently released
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Shark In A Bottle
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Danny Nucci, Tommy Lister, Ben Gazzara
Director: Mark Anthony Little
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In the darkly comical SHARK IN A BOTTLE, Guy Normal (Danny Nucci) is, well, a normal guy. Stuck in a boring low-paying job as a postman in Phoenix, Arizona, it seems unlikely he'll ever realise his ambitions of a laid-back new life on the Australian coast. However, in the course of one day, Guy ..read more »
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from 17 members
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Valentine's Day
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Mario Van Peebles, Randy Quaid, Rae Dawn Chong
Director: Duane Clark
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Tony Denisio, a member of the Massimo crime family has agreed to turn state's evidence but has refused official police protection. Luckless Detective Jack Valentine (Mario van Peebles) has been assigned to protect him and no sooner arrives at his assignment only to see the crime boss blown away in ..read more »
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from 57 members
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Illuminata
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Beverly D'Angelo, Susan Sarandon, John Turturro
Director: John Turturro
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Fans of John Tuturro and those with an unhealthy interest in backstage glimpses will enjoy this farce about a would-be theatrical production in turn-of-the-century New York. Tuturro is the struggling playwright, Christopher Walken is the gay theater critic, and Susan Sarandon is the desperate ..read more »
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from 160 members
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The Big Lebowski - HD
(1998)
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore
Director: Joel Coen
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The Coen brothers have done it again. Mixing in Leninist philosophy, mistaken identity, crazy characters, a kidnapping plot, and a deep love of bowling, they have unleashed upon an unsuspecting world the many glories of THE BIG LEBOWSKI. Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski, known as the Dude, a laid-..read more »
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from 882 members
Currently unavailable
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Happiness
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Jane Adams, Lara Flynn Boyle, Cynthia Stevenson
Director: Todd Solondz
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Building on the darkly comic angst of WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, Todd Solondz's HAPPINESS conveys suburban desperation and frustration on a larger scale than his previous film. The ensemble cast of characters centers around the lives of three sisters: Joy (Jane Adams), an awkward, naive, and unlucky ..read more »
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from 10,279 members
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Stag
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Mario Van Peebles, Andrew McCarthy, Jennifer McShane
Director: Gavin Wilding
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A bachelor party goes awry when a stripper is killed after a party game goes horribly wrong. The ten men vow to stick to the same story but there is one problem, there is another stripper who's not so keen to go along with their plan.
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from 122 members
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The Big Lebowski
(1997)
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore
Director: Joel Coen
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When unemployed Dude is attacked in his apartment by two thugs who mistakenly think he is millionaire Jeff Lebowski, he decides to pay a visit to his namesake in the hope of receiving compensation.
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from 50,228 members
Not currently released
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Convict Cowboy
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Jon Voight, Kyle Chandler, Ben Gazzara
Director: Rod Holcomb
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Clay Treyton and Ry Weston meet up in jail and find a common interest in rodeos. A drug runner has other ideas for Clay as he soon becomes a pawn in a deadly game...
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from 27 members
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Lies Before Kisses
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Jaclyn Smith, Ben Gazzara, Nick Mancuso
Director: Lou Antonio
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A wealthy publisher is accused of murdering a prostitute he had once spent the night with. The accusations appear false until his own son testifies against him. Desperate to discredit her stepson, the publisher's wife tries to clear her husband's name, but is drawn deep into a tangled web.
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from 59 members
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Road House
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Sam Elliott
Director: Rowdy Herrington
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Dalton is the best bouncer in the business. He is hired to help clean up a rowdy Missouri roadhouse by the name of 'Double Deuce'. This is a job he can handle with ease, or so he thinks. The 'Double Deuce' has other problems in the shape of the town's kingpin who will kill anyone who gets in his way...
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from 5,335 members
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The Professor
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Laura Del Sol, Luciano Bartoli
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
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Mafia thriller story of a man, condemned to prison for murder, where his coldblooded ruthlessness and brilliance earns him the nickname 'The Professor'. From his cell he sets out to take control of all the extortion rackets in Naples. The streets soon run red...
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from 142 members
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Bloodline
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Romy Schneider, James Mason
Director: Terence Young
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Suspense thriller based on the best-selling novel by Sidney Sheldon. When Sam Roffe, president of a multinational pharmaceutical company, is killed while mountain-climbing, his beautiful daughter Elizabeth (Audrey Hepburn) inherits the controlling interest of his empire - and almost immediately ..read more »
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from 122 members
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Opening Night
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara
Director: John Cassavetes
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In Opening Night, ageing Broadway actress Myrtle Gordon (Gena Rowlands) begins rehearsals for her role in a play about a middle aged woman living in denial at the onset of her autumn years. A series of pre-show setbacks and disasters threaten preparations and when Myrtle witnesses the accidental ..read more »
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from 704 members
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The Death Of Richie
(1977)
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Eileen Brennan, Robby Benson
Director: Paul Wendkos
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This powerful made-for-television drama made a memorable impact on audiences in the late '70s and has earned a cult following as a result. The story focuses on Richie (Robby Benson), a well-meaning but emotionally confused teen who finds it all too easy to turn to drugs when he feels the world ..read more »
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
(1976)
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey
Director: John Cassavetes
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Ben Gazarra (Dogville) plays Cosmo Vitelli in crime thriller The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. Cosmo owns a run down LA strip club called The Crazy Horse West and is in danger of losing his beloved club when he gambles away $23,000 one night. The mob offer to clear him of his debt if he agrees to ..read more »
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from 1,048 member
Not currently released
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Shattered Silence
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley
Director: Philip Leacock
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An atmospheric, made-for-TV movie, SHATTERED SILENCE (aka WHEN MICHAEL CALLS) stars Ben Gazzara, Elizabeth Ashley and a young Michael Douglas. Helen (Ashley) is a divorced single mother, still trying to cope with the mental breakdown of her sister and the subsequent death of her nephew many years ..read more »
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from 8 members
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Husbands
(1970)
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes
Director: John Cassavetes
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The quiet, simple family lives of Gus, Harry and Archie (John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk) are shattered when their best friend, Stuart, has a heart attack and dies suddenly. Now facing their mortality, the three men fall into their own midlife crises. First by spending their days playing ..read more »
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from 2 members
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Anatomy Of A Murder
on DVD
(1959)
Starring: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara
Director: Otto Preminger
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A riveting courtroom drama of rape and premeditated murder is brought to life with an all-star cast in the suspenseful and highly-acclaimed Anatomy Of A Murder. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture (1959), the film pits a humble small-town lawyer (James Stewart) against a hard-..read more »
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... relaxed but supremely effective lawyer, he is well-supported by Lee Remick and Ben Gazzara as the couple involved in the murder. The film is long but holds the interest t...
