Brian Backer
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Brian Backer (born December 5, 1956) is an American actor who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his role in the 1982 hit comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High as shy teenager Mark "Rat" Ratner. His other films include the 1985 comedy film Moving Violations (playing the role of Scott Greeber) and the 1987 comedy film Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol. Backer's primary television role was on the soap opera Santa Barbara in 1990 as A. Bartlett Congdon. He has made guest appearances on such shows as Charles in Charge and Growing Pains. Backer won the 1981 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, and the Theatre World Award for Woody Allen's The Floating Light Bulb, in which he portrayed an Allen-like protagonist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Backer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: December 05, 1956
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The Money Pit
1986-03-26
The Money Pit
Overview: After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-26
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Steel and Lace
1991-01-30
Steel and Lace
Overview: After her attackers go free, Gaily Morton, the victim of a vicious assault, commits suicide. Her vengeful brother, brilliant robotics engineer and scientist, Dr. Albert Morton, decides to use his skills to exact vengeance, transplanting his sisters's brain into a humanoid cyborg with bone-crushing strength and an array of built-in torture devices...
Genres: Action Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-30
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The Burning
1981-05-08
The Burning
Overview: A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a bloody killing spree with the caretaker making his way back to his old stomping ground to confront one of the youths that accidentally burned him.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-05-08
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982-08-13
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Overview: Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. At the center of the film is Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer who faces-off with the resolute Mr. Hand—a man convinced that everyone is on dope.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-08-13
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Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987-04-02
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Overview: A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have joined Commandant Lassard's new Citizens on Patrol program. Although the community relations project has strong governmental support, a disgusted Captain Harris is determined to see it fail.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-04-02
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Vamps
2012-08-25
Vamps
Overview: The modern-day story focuses on two beautiful young vampires who are living the good nightlife in New York until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardize their immortality.
Genres: Comedy Romance Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-25
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Moving Violations
1985-04-19
Moving Violations
Overview: A group of careless and unlucky drivers are sentenced to attend traffic school to keep their records clean.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-04-19
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Loser
2000-07-21
Loser
Overview: On a university scholarship, a good natured student from the midwest gets a crash course in city life while dealing with three evil roommates. He befriends a virtually homeless college student whom he falls for, but she's dating a nasty professor.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-07-21
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Talk to Me
1984-01-10
Talk to Me
Overview: Richard, a successful New York accountant, has a chronic stuttering problem that causes great exhaustion and personal strife for him. After trying a number of different therapies to alleviate his condition, Richard travels to Roanoke, Virginia, where he enters the Hollins Institute, a treatment center devoted to the research and cure for stuttering. Here, Richard's painful memories form the core of this poignant drama.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-10
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
1989-02-12
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Overview: Ken Malansky, a law student of Perry Mason's, is accused of murdering a fellow student. Perry is reluctant to take on his case as the victim was the son of a close friend.
Genres: Mystery Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-12
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Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1999-12-21
Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Overview: This documentary is featured on the Collector's Edition, High School Reunion Edition, and Awesome Special Edition DVDs for 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High'.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-12-21
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A Clown in Babylon
1999-12-19
A Clown in Babylon
Overview: Haunted by childhood memories of his father's murder, Frank Carroll, a private detective/circus clown, sets out on a mission of vengeance. Jingles Carroll, a gentleman in a red nose, was gunned down in cold blood by Max & Fudge, two members of a secret society, as his young son watched in horror. Now, twenty years later, Frank strikes back.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-12-19
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