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Sidney J. Furie



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Sidney J. Furie - filmography


  • The Veteran on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Ally Sheedy,  Bobby Hosea,  Michael Ironside
    Director: Sidney J. Fu,  Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Vietnam war-themed drama follows former US combatants back to the country. Over 1800 US armed forces members remain unaccounted for after the end of hostilities in Vietnam. A government official (Ally Sheedy) who long ago lost her father in the war is charged with tracking them down. One veteran, ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 224 members
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  • Direct Action on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Polly Shannon,  Larry Day,  Alex Karzis
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Action thriller starring Dolph Lundgren as Segeant Frank Gannon, a veteran officer in the highly-skilled Direct Action task force who must come to terms not only with having to fight the toughest underworld crime and corruption out on the streets, but also within his own department. Called on to ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 841 members
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  • Detention on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Kata Dobo,  Corey Sevier,  Alex Karzis
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Action thriller starring Dolph Lundgren as former Marine Sam Decker, a man who - since retiring from the Special Forces - has been teaching at Hamilton High, one of the toughest inner-city schools. He is overseeing the detention class at the end of the school day when a well-organised group of ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 409 members
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  • Going Back on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Casper Van Dien,  Bobby Hosea,  Martin Kove
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Captain Ramsey (Casper Van Dien) was the commanding officer of Echo Company, back in the hell that was the Vietnam war. Years later, accompanied by attractive journalist Kathleen Martin (Carré Otis) he returns to the site of one of the worst battles for the company's reunion. But arriving in ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 110 members
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  • Hide And Seek (1999)
    Starring: Bruce Greenwood,  Daryl Hannah,  Jennifer Tilly
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Ann and Jack White (Daryl Hannah and Bruce Greenwood) are a successful and happily married couple whose life is shattered when mad doctor Frank (Vincent Gallo) and his psychotic wife Helen (Jennifer Tilly) arrive on the scene. Frank and Helen kidnap Ann, tie her to the end of a bed and await the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 961 members
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  • Iron Eagle 4 on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Dean McDermott,  Jason Blicker,  Jason Cadieux
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Louis Gossett Jnr. returns as Ex-Air Force General 'Chappy' Sinclair in the fourth Iron Eagle film in which he starts a flight school for young offenders. During training he and his kids discover Air Force Officers mysteriously moving canisters from an abandoned air base. These canisters contain ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 54% from 285 members
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  • Iron Eagle 2 on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Alan Scarfe,  Stuart Margolin,  Mark Humphrey
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The sequel to Iron Eagle has Colonel Sinclair (Louis Gosset Jr.) heading a secret mission to the Middle East and joining forces with the Soviet Union. This time the enemy is Iran who have been stocking-up on nuclear weapons.The Soviet/U.S alliance launch an unofficial attack on their missile base.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 215 members
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  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
    Starring: Christopher Reeve,  Gene Hackman,  Jackie Cooper
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Heeding the emotional appeal of a 12 year-old boy, Superman agrees to rid the world of all nuclear weapons. Arch-villain Lex Luthor, however, has other ideas. Now an enterprising nuclear arms dealer, Luthor attempts to thwart the peace plan by creating the ultimate henchman in the fearsome form of ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 5,045 members
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  • Iron Eagle (1986)
    Starring: Caroline Lagerfelt,  Jason Gedrick,  David Suchet
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When a US jet fighter pilot is shot down and taken prisoner in the Middle East, the American government claim they are unable to do anything to secure his release. The airman's 18-year-old son, Doug Masters (Jason Gedrick), decides to take matters into his own hands, 'commandeering' a F-16 fighter ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 938 members
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  • The Entity (1982)
    Starring: Barbara Hershey,  Ron Silver
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A young woman (Barbara Hershey) is continuosly attacked and raped by a demonic invisible entity and no one believes her. She is referred to a psychiatrist who thinks it's all in her mind, but some parapsychologists manage to isolate the creature. Based on events which were alleged to have taken ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 3,698 members
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  • The Boys In Company C on DVD (1977)
    Starring: Scott Hylands,  Craig Wasson,  James Canning
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Recognised as one of the inspirations for Stanley Kubrick's 'Full Metal Jacket' (1987), this Vietnam war film follows the lives of five young Marines (Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, James Canning, Michael Lembeck and Craig Wasson) from their boot camp training through a tour in Vietnam that quickly ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 605 members
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  • The Appaloosa on DVD (1966)
    Starring: Marlon Brando,  Anjanette Comer,  Anjanette Comer
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Marlon Brando plays Matt Fletcher a bone-weary saddle trap, tired of life on the range who wants to settle down and breed horses. His dream is shattered when the prize Appaloosa stallion is stolen by a Mexican bandit.
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 124 members
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  • The Ipcress File - Blu-ray (1965)
    Starring: Guy Doleman,  Michael Caine,  Nigel Green
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Michael Caine plays Cockney secret service man Harry Palmer in the first of a trilogy of 1960s spy capers. Here Harry tracks down a missing scientist, only to discover that one of his own superiors is a double agent. The film's sequels were 'Funeral in Berlin' (1966) and 'Billion Dollar Brain' (1967).
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 814 members
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  • The Ipcress File (1965)
    Starring: Guy Doleman,  Michael Caine,  Nigel Green
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Michael Caine plays Cockney secret service man Harry Palmer in the first of a trilogy of 1960s spy capers. Here Harry tracks down a missing scientist, only to discover that one of his own superiors is a double agent. The film's sequels were 'Funeral in Berlin' (1966) and 'Billion Dollar Brain' (1967).
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 6,023 members
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  • The Boys on DVD (1962)
    Starring: Richard Todd,  Robert Morley,  Ronald Lacey
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Made in 1962, this British social-conscience drama is directed by Sidney J. Furie. When the night watchman of a London garage is found murdered, four working class teenagers are put on trial for the crime. Under cross-examination in court, suspects and witnesses give their various accounts of the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 68 members
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  • The Young Ones on DVD (1961)
    Starring: Cliff Richard,  Robert Morley,  Carole Gray
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The Young Ones When aspiring young pop singer Nicky Black (Cliff Richard) learns that his local youth club is to be demolished by his millionaire tycoon father (Robert Morley), he and his friends decide to stage a variety show to buy the lease. But as they begin jamming the airwaves with pirate ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 606 members
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  • During One Night on DVD (1960)
    Starring: Sean Sullivan,  Susan Hampshire,  Jackie Collins
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Drama set in World War Two about the trauma elicited from war casualties. Pilot David (Don Borisenko), is left distressed after hearing that one of his comrades was castrated due to a serious injury. Anxious that he might endure such an injury, David becomes consumed with the need to lose his ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 43% from 16 members
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Sidney J. Furie facts

5 most recent films

The Veteran - 2.5 stars
Direct Action - 2.5 stars
Detention - 2.5 stars
Hollow Point - 2.5 stars
Going Back - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Lady Sings the Blues - 3.5 stars
The Ipcress File - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Boys - 3.5 stars
The Ipcress File - 3.5 stars
The Boys In Company C - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

During One Night - 2.0 stars
Wonderful Life - 3.5 stars
Top Of The World - 2.0 stars
The Veteran - 2.5 stars
Going Back - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Susan Hampshire - 6 times - show films
Cliff Richard - 4 times - show films
Robert Morley - 4 times - show films
Louis Gossett Jr. - 4 times - show films
Sean Sullivan - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Sidney J. Fu - 1 times - show films