David Bowe
Biography: David Bowe (born January 4, 1964) is an often seen but rarely recognized character actor in American movies and television. His best known role is that of "Weird Al" Yankovic's sidekick, Bob, in 1989's UHF. His other film credits include A Few Good Men (1992), Made in America (1993, starring Whoopi Goldberg), The Rock (1996), Kicking & Screaming (2005) and Rubber (2010). Bowe also had a recurring role on the short-lived television series Life... and Stuff, which aired in 1997 and co-starred Andrea Martin. His wife is Olivia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 04, 1964
Deathday: N/A
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Malice
1993-09-29
Malice
Overview: A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-29
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Where There's a Will
2006-05-06
Where There's a Will
Overview: A hapless grifter stands to inherit a small fortune from his estranged grandmother if he travels to Harmony, Texas to live with her. Instead of a short road to easy money, he finds a soft spot in his heart for the little town and unconditional love from his only living relative.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-06
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Air America
1990-08-10
Air America
Overview: Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local villagers. After losing his pilot's license, Billy Covington is recruited, and ends up in the middle of a bunch of lunatic pilots, gun-running by his friend Gene Ryack, and opium smuggling by his own superiors.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-08-10
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UHF
1989-07-21
UHF
Overview: The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-07-21
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Grind
2003-08-15
Grind
Overview: Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.
Genres: Action Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-15
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Back to the Beach
1987-08-07
Back to the Beach
Overview: Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of their old-time, good-time beach movies. With special appearances by Bob Denver, Tony Dow, Pee-Wee Herman, Jerry Mathers and other familiar faces. Frankie and Annette grow up and have kids in the midwest. They return to LA to visit their daughter who is shacked up with her boyfriend and tries to hide the fact. They begin to have marriage problems when Frankie runs into Connie, who has erected a shrine to him in her night club. Their punk son has joined up with the local surf toughs, and things all come to a head when the toughs challenge the good guys to a surfing duel
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-08-07
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The Rock
1996-06-07
The Rock
Overview: When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-07
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I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
1992-04-24
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
Overview: Bernie Fishbine is overweight. He stops at the neighborhood store to buy some chocolate kisses every day. This is where he meets Theresa Garabaldi. Then they take the same bus route every evening. Theresa invites Bernie to see her play piano at her father's restaurant. It is here that she gets him to join a gym. Theresa is in college and gets the idea to write about Bernie's weight problem for her thesis. She does this without telling Bernie. Meanwhile, Bernie is falling in love with Theresa, and vice versa.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-24
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Checking Out
2005-04-10
Checking Out
Overview: A feisty octogenarian on the verge of his ninetieth birthday invites his three grown children to his upcoming birthday celebration with the explicit understanding that when the festivities end, so does his life.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-10
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Rubber
2010-11-09
Rubber
Overview: A group of people gather in the California desert to watch a "film" set in the late 1990s featuring a sentient, homicidal car tire named Robert. The assembled crowd of onlookers watch as Robert becomes obsessed with a beautiful and mysterious woman and goes on a rampage through a desert town.
Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy Horror Mystery
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2010-11-09
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Masters of Menace
1990-09-06
Masters of Menace
Overview: The Masters of Menace are actually a motorcycle gang. When one of their own dies while performing a dangerous bike stunt, they decide to cross the country to go bury him. With the coffin in the back of the pick-up truck and the tight-butt lawyer in the front, their craving for beer combined with lack of manners will disturb quite a few people wherever they go, including the police.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-06
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Think Big
1989-09-30
Think Big
Overview: Two truckers hired to transport toxic waste across the country get caught up with a teen genius who stows away on their truck.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-30
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The Cable Guy
1996-06-10
The Cable Guy
Overview: When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behaviour.
Genres: Comedy Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-10
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Live! From Death Row
1992-04-03
Live! From Death Row
Overview: Convicted killer Laurence Dvorak grants an exclusive last interview to TV newswoman Alana Powers shortly before his scheduled execution. Urbane and unrepentant, he seems almost mild at first. But Dvorak's real intention is revealed when he takes Powers, her crew and two guards hostage, and demands that the television network broadcast an execution - live.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-03
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Heaven Sent
1994-01-01
Heaven Sent
Overview: Eddie, a fourteen-year-old juvenile delinquent of sorts, collides with a car during a petty theft and dies in the hospital. Due to some confusion in heaven, however, he is given three days to clean up his life with the help of a beginner angel - and save his mom.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Sleeping with the Devil
1997-04-22
Sleeping with the Devil
Overview: Professional nurse Rebecca Dubrovich is swept off her feet by charming millionaire Dick Strang, and the two begin a passionate romance. Only when it is too late does Rebecca discover that Strang has a very dark side...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-22
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Future Shock
1994-01-19
Future Shock
Overview: A psychiatrist uses virtual reality to probe the minds of three unsuspecting patients, unleashing horrific psychic forces in the process.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-19
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Kicking & Screaming
2005-05-13
Kicking & Screaming
Overview: Phil Weston has been unathletic his entire life. In college he failed at every sport that he tried out for. It looks like his 10-year old son, Sam, is following in his footsteps. But when Phil's hyper-competitive dad benches Sam, Phil decides to transfer his son to a new team which needs a coach. Phil steps in to be the temporary coach and immediately begins to butt heads with his dad over this new competition in their lives.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-13
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A Dog's Tale
1999-01-01
A Dog's Tale
Overview: Anything is possible when the Professor tells Tim about a supernova that grants wishes. Unfortunately, when Tim's wish doesn't go as planned, he finds himself in a dog's body!
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out
2005-06-12
McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out
Overview: In this particular episode, McBride's client is double-crossed during a custody case by his psychiatrist. The client later confesses to McBride that he believes he accidentally shot the doctor when he confronted him in his home. When McBride goes to the murder scene, the doctor is, as the title says, out - as in gone! A search for the body begins, with time of the essence. David Bowe has a nice comic turn as the panicked client. Former child star Sydney Penny plays one of the suspects, and she has grown up to be a very beautiful young woman. Soap star John Ingle is the confused head of the hospital.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-12
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They Shoot Divas, Don't They?
2002-10-05
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?
Overview: Sloan McBride is an 1980s music star who is trying to hold on to her career. She hires Jenny as her assistant and Jenny seems to be the perfect employee. However, Jenny is actually planning her revenge because she blames Sloan for ruining her mother's career and causing her suicide.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-05
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Drillbit Taylor
2008-02-04
Drillbit Taylor
Overview: Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-04
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Maybe Baby
1988-12-05
Maybe Baby
Overview: For a happily married man changes his life completely and he finds himself in distress when his wife decides to have a baby after several years of marriage.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-05
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My Boyfriend's Back
1989-09-24
My Boyfriend's Back
Overview: A female singing group from the '60s reunites for a TV special.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-24
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Air Panic
2002-09-12
Air Panic
Overview: FAA system analyzer named Neil McCabe is the only person who seems to have this different hunch towards a group of international terrorists after a horrific plane incident occured. He thinks that an evil genius computer hacker sets out and manipulate the computer electronical system which linked to several airplanes to cause destruction and tragedy. In order to prevent the mishap, McCabe and his teammate, Rudy, finds out about the machine used by the criminals which leads them to a psychotic thrilling fight between the terrorist.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-12
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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
1990-07-11
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
Overview: To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a heavy-metal musician dies mid-concert, Fairlane is on the case before the lights come up. But things turn shocking when radio personality Johnny Crunch hires Fairlane to find a missing groupie mere hours before he is electrocuted live on air.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-07-11
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Mystery Woman
2003-08-31
Mystery Woman
Overview: A famous writer is found hanged in his office. At first, all police investigations conclude that it was suicide, but when Samantha Kinsey, owner of Seller 'Mystery Woman' starts his own investigation, he discovers that there is chance that has been committed murder. The film is the first in a long series of American TV movies called" Mystery Woman", in which Samantha Kinsey, the owner of a bookshop specializing in thrillers and suspense is involved in the resolution of real cases.
Genres: Mystery Crime Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-31
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Ablaze
2002-07-16
Ablaze
Overview: The owner of a gigantic oil refinery decides to burn the place down for insurance purposes, only to create a giant fireball that endangers the lives of a small town.
Genres: Action Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-07-16
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A Few Good Men
1992-12-11
A Few Good Men
Overview: When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-11
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009-06-19
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Overview: Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-19
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Wedding Band
1990-03-02
Wedding Band
Overview: A couple who both work at wedding receptions encounter complications when they decide to marry.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-02
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Heavyweights
1995-02-17
Heavyweights
Overview: Camp Hope is a summer retreat for overweight boys run by a kindly couple who make the campers feel comfortable with their extra pounds. But when tyrannical fitness guru Tony buys the camp, he puts the kids on a cruel regimen that goes too far. Sick of the endless weeks of "all work and no play," the kids stage a coup and reclaim their summer of fun.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-02-17
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Cheaper by the Dozen
2003-12-24
Cheaper by the Dozen
Overview: The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.
Genres: Comedy Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-24
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Late Last Night
1999-06-20
Late Last Night
Overview: After a fight with his wife, who's leaving him, Dan's day is getting worse by the minute. He calls an old friend for a night of binge drinking and intoxication. They start a cathartic ride through the city's underbelly.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-20
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Made in America
1993-01-06
Made in America
Overview: A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that wasn't bad enough, he's white.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-06
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For the Boys
1991-11-22
For the Boys
Overview: On a USO tour during World War II, entertainer Eddie Sparks needs a partner to round out his act. Soon after hiring performer Dixie Leonard, Eddie decides he wants her out of the show — mostly because she upstages him. Dixie is close to leaving of her own accord, but her uncle, Art Silver, convinces her to stay. As the years and wars go by, Eddie and Dixie experience a tumultuous relationship onstage and off while they continue the act for the troops.
Genres: Drama Music Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-22
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Jim Henson Idea Man
2024-05-18
Jim Henson Idea Man
Overview: Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man whose boundless imagination inspired the world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-05-18
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