Tommy Hollis
Biography: Tommy Janor Hollis (March 22, 1954 – September 9, 2001) was an American film, television, and stage actor. A native of Jacksonville, Texas, his first major film appearance was in Ghostbusters as the mayor's aide (1984). He played Earl Little in the Spike Lee-directed movie Malcolm X (1992). Hollis died in New York City from complications of diabetes. He had no children. Source: Article "Tommy Hollis" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 22, 1954
Deathday: September 09, 2001
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Ghostbusters
1984-06-08
Ghostbusters
Overview: After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-08
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Mary and Rhoda
2000-02-07
Mary and Rhoda
Overview: The old friends from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," Mary and Rhoda, are reunited, only to discover that Mary has a daughter named Rose and Rhoda's daughter is named Meredith.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-02-07
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The Colored Museum
1991-02-01
The Colored Museum
Overview: Ten satirical sketches written by George C. Wolfe use drama, comedy and music to examine black stereotypes and express the need for African-Americans to preserve their culture by remembering their painful but glorious heritage. Presented as museum "exhibitions," the songs and sketches address the problem of having to renounce one's history and suppress anger in order to assimilate.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-02-01
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The Vernon Johns Story
1994-01-15
The Vernon Johns Story
Overview: In 1948, Johns served as the outspoken spiritual leader of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Incensed at the racial injustice that pervaded the South, he was determined to fight for equality for all African Americans.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-15
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Moonstruck
1987-12-16
Moonstruck
Overview: 37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-16
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Separate But Equal
1991-04-07
Separate But Equal
Overview: A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.
Genres: History TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-04-07
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Malcolm X
1992-11-18
Malcolm X
Overview: A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-18
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Léon: The Professional
1994-09-14
Léon: The Professional
Overview: Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1994-09-14
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Astonished
1988-01-01
Astonished
Overview: A European woman living in Greenwich Village sees her life starting to come apart. She's broke, seems to be hallucinating and seeing people she dreams about appear in her real life, and on top of that finds herself accused of a pair of murders.
Genres: Drama Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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The Piano Lesson
1995-02-05
The Piano Lesson
Overview: 1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But whether he is able to sell the piano so that he can get enough money to buy some property and "no longer have to work for someone else" involves the story (or lesson) that the piano has to show him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-02-05
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Primary Colors
1998-03-20
Primary Colors
Overview: In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-03-20
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Joe's Apartment
1996-07-26
Joe's Apartment
Overview: A nice guy has just moved to New York and discovers that he must share his run-down apartment with a couple thousand singing, dancing cockroaches.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-07-26
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Stay the Night
1992-04-26
Stay the Night
Overview: Based on a true story, Barbara Hershey and Morgan Weisser portray two star crossed lovers who will stop at nothing to be together without any ridicule. "Stay the Night" tells the dark tale of the controversial romance of a small town teenage boy named Michael Kettman and a free-spirited older woman named Jimmie Sue Finger, who suffers from an abusive marriage. Jimmie Sue and her younger lover plot to murder her husband, which leads to either eternal bliss for the both of them or a curse on their relationship.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-26
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Zooman
1995-03-19
Zooman
Overview: Shots ring out on a Brooklyn street and suddenly a young girl lies dead on her front steps. The killer's name is Zooman (Khalil Kain), and though dozens of neighbors saw the unintentional shooting, no one is willing to come forward with information. Life goes on, a killer goes free, and one grieving, broken father (Louis Gossett Jr.) is forced to take his cry for justice to the media, hoping to spark a confrontation with his daughter's murderer. Charles Dutton and CCH Pounder costar in this powerful original drama.
Genres: Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-19
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First Time Felon
1997-09-06
First Time Felon
Overview: Inspired by the true story of Greg Yance. In the film, Yance (Epps) is a hood who goes to jail for possession of drugs. He is given a choice: 5 years in jail or a couple of months in boot camp. He chooses boot camp and finds out it is tougher than he thought it would be. He braves it through and comes home a better man. He then has to deal with the real world, and never gives up no matter what the odds.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-06
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