August Schellenberg
Biography: August Werner Schellenberg (July 25, 1936 – August 15, 2013) was a Canadian actor. He played Randolph in the first three installments of the Free Willy film series (1993–1997) as well as characters in Black Robe (1991), The New World (2005), and dozens of other films and television shows. During his career, Schellenberg won a Gemini Award in 1986 and a Genie Award in 1991, as well as being nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2007.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 25, 1936
Deathday: August 15, 2013
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Free Willy
1993-07-16
Free Willy
Overview: When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help of kindly whale trainer Rae Lindley, develop a routine of tricks. However, greedy park owner Dial soon catches wind of the duo and makes plans to profit from them.
Genres: Family Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-07-16
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Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
2004-01-02
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
Overview: In 1889, seventeen men die under mysterious circumstances, and spooked by recent events, the miners who populate the town leave in droves until there's nothing left but a shell of a community.
Genres: Action Comedy Horror Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-02
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The New World
2005-12-25
The New World
Overview: A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-25
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Iron Will
1994-01-14
Iron Will
Overview: When Will Stoneman's father dies, he is left alone to take care of his mother and their land. Needing money to maintain it, he decides to join a cross country dogsled race. This race will require days of racing for long hours, through harsh weather and terrain. This young man will need a lot of courage and a strong will to complete this race.
Genres: Adventure Family Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-14
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Eight Below
2006-02-17
Eight Below
Overview: In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is called-off and the dogs are left alone at their own fortune. For six months, Jerry tries to find a sponsor for a rescue mission.
Genres: Adventure Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-17
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Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995-07-19
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Overview: Jesse becomes reunited with Willy three years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from an oil spill.
Genres: Family Adventure Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-07-19
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Death Hunt
1981-04-15
Death Hunt
Overview: Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the mountains, buys a dog almost dead after a brutal dogfight, a good deed that will put him in trouble.
Genres: Action Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-15
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007-05-27
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Overview: Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is told through two unique perspectives: Charles Eastman, a young, white-educated Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation, and Sitting Bull the proud Lakota chief whose tribe won the American Indians’ last major victory at Little Big Horn.
Genres: Western Drama History TV Movie War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-27
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45 R.P.M.
2008-08-08
45 R.P.M.
Overview: In the Autumn of 1960, a fluke atmospheric weather condition allows a young teenager, Parry Tender, to receive a radio broadcast from New York City. Nestled in the Northern town of Goose Lake, Saskatchewan, Parry believes the contest the New York radio D.J. is running may be his ticket out of town, and away from a life to which he feels he never belonged. When Debbie Baxter, a young girl from California, arrives in the town by way of her father's position with the military, Parry soon discovers love, loss, and the magic of rock and roll.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-08
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Black Robe
1991-10-04
Black Robe
Overview: Missionary Father LaForgue travels to the New World in hopes of converting Algonquin Indians to Catholicism. Accepted, though warily, by the Indians, LaForgue travels with the Indians using his strict Catholic rules and ideals to try and impose his religion.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-04
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True Heart
1999-02-17
True Heart
Overview: A brother and sister are plane-wrecked in Canada, where they must rely on the help of a native and his bear.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-02-17
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Mission to Mir
1997-10-17
Mission to Mir
Overview: This film shows how far we have come since the cold-war days of the 50s and 60s. Back then the Russians were our "enemies". And to them the Americans were their "enemies" who couldn't be trusted. Somewhere in all this a young girl in Oklahoma named Shannon set her sights on becoming one of those space explorers, even though she was told "girls can't do that." But she did.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-17
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Bear Island
1979-12-05
Bear Island
Overview: A group of people converge on a barren Arctic island. They have their reasons for being there but when a series of mysterious accidents and murders take place, a whole lot of darker motives become apparent. Could the fortune in buried Nazi gold be the key to the mystery? Donald Sutherland and Vanessa Redgrave investigate
Genres: Thriller Action Adventure Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-05
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Free Willy 3: The Rescue
1997-08-06
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
Overview: Willy the whale is back, this time threatened by illegal whalers making money off sushi. Jesse, now 16, has taken a job on an orca-researching ship, along with old friend Randolph and a sarcastic scientist, Drew. On the whaler's ship is captain John Wesley and his son, Max, who isn't really pleased about his father's job, but doesn't have the gut to say so. Along the way, Willy reunites with Jesse
Genres: Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-06
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High Noon
2000-08-20
High Noon
Overview: High Noon tells the story of a lawman named Will Kane (Skerritt) who has just married a young bride, Amy (Thompson), promising to leave his dangerous career and settle down for a quiet life. Just as they are about to leave, word comes that a vicious killer Kane had sent to prison years earlier, is coming to town on the noon train seeking vengeance. Kane attempts to rally the town to fight the gunman, but not even his former deputy Harvey (Diamond) is willing to help. Harvey's cowardice infuriates his girlfriend, Helen (Alonso), whose romantic past with both Kane and with the arriving gunman convinces her to pack up and leave town. As the dreaded noon hour approaches, Kane realizes he must stand alone against the coming storm.
Genres: Drama Action Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-20
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Going the Distance
2004-08-20
Going the Distance
Overview: Nick is a successful young man whose comfortable West Coast life couldn't be better. However, when his girlfriend falls under the influence of lecherous music producer Lenny Swackhammer, Nick impulsively decides to travel to Toronto to intervene. Nick's buddies Tyler and Dime opt to turn the quest into a cross-country road trip that's complete with wacky antics and encounters with beautiful women.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-20
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The Ruffian
1983-01-12
The Ruffian
Overview: The adventures of a group of friends who plan to recover crates full of gold from a fall in Canada.
Genres: Drama Adventure Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1983-01-12
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Running Brave
1983-11-04
Running Brave
Overview: The story of Billy Mills the American Indian that came from obscurity, to win the 10,000 meter long distance foot race in the Tokyo Olympics.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-04
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Dreamkeeper
2003-12-28
Dreamkeeper
Overview: In South Dakota, in an Indian reservation, an old storyteller Indian asks his grandson Shane, who is in trouble owing money to some bad guys, to take his old pony and him to Albuquerque to the great powwow, an Indian meeting. While traveling, Grandpa tells mysterious Indian tales of love, friendship and magic.
Genres: Fantasy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-28
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Mark of Cain
1986-09-24
Mark of Cain
Overview: A couple live in an old, isolated mansion. The husband's murderous, insane twin escapes from a lunatic asylum. The cops haul off the wrong twin and the wife is stuck with the killer.
Genres: Horror Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-24
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September 1972
1997-09-28
September 1972
Overview: Welcome to September 28, 1972. Let us take you back to what is called by many to be one of "the greatest month in the history of Canadian sport". Relive those incredible 27 days of September which culminated with Paul Henderson's winning goal in Game 8 of the Canada-U.S.S.R. Summit Series. September 1972 defies the historic conventions of a documentary and unfolds as a drama, placing you in the arena and in the hearts of the players and spectators that witnessed this momentous occasion. This September 1972 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition includes digitally enhanced game footage, restored sound and "never-before-seen on video" archival film that will put you in a front row seat for the "shot heard 'round the world."
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-28
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The Green Chain
2007-10-08
The Green Chain
Overview: The battle between loggers and environmentalists is defining, dividing and destroying communities in Canada and around the world. The Green Chain is a powerful, funny and thought-provoking film about the people who love trees.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-08
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Kings and Desperate Men
1981-08-22
Kings and Desperate Men
Overview: A group of terrorists take a radio disk jockey and his wife and child hostage in order to get their manifesto out to the world.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-08-22
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Confidential
1986-01-01
Confidential
Overview: The year is 1949 and reporter Hugh Jameson is looking for a story. He focuses on Emma Porter, a woman who was accused of the axe murder of her father thirty seven years earlier. Jameson disappears during his search and his wife hires Charles Ripley P.I. to find him. Ripley's search leads him to Emma's son who has his own nasty secrets to protect.
Genres: Horror Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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The Broken Cord
1992-02-03
The Broken Cord
Overview: Fact-based story of an idealistic single dad who discovers that his beloved Native American adopted son is afflicted with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and complicates his life with the woman who becomes his wife.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-03
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Walk With Dignity
1972-01-01
Walk With Dignity
Overview: First Nations documentary
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Divided Loyalties
1990-02-13
Divided Loyalties
Overview: Story of Joseph Brant, chief of the Mohawks, and the events that led to the birth of Canada as a nation. During the time of the American Revolution, while Britain faces full scale insurrection in its American colonies, the great Indian empire of the Six Nations must choose between longtime British allies and the American Patriots, whose democratic ideals they share.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-13
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Covergirl
1984-01-13
Covergirl
Overview: Young girl enters the modeling industry wanting to becoming "the face of the '80s."
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-13
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What Love Sees
1996-09-22
What Love Sees
Overview: Jean Treadway, a beautiful young girl in her twenties, comes from a world of wealth and privilege. Gordon Holly is a handsome but humble rancher, the pride of his small town and honest to a fault. But they share something which makes the love that blossoms between them all the more pure and intense, they are both totally blind.
Genres: Romance Fantasy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-22
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Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
1994-10-16
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
Overview: Mary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the protests of the 1960s and becomes sensitized to the injustices that society inflicts on her people. She aids the Lakota in their struggle for their rights: a struggle that culminates in an armed standoff with US government forces at the site of an 1890 massacre.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-16
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Power Play
1978-11-01
Power Play
Overview: A thriller, released 1st November 1978, based on the non-fiction book Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook by Edward N. Luttwak.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-01
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Crazy Horse
1996-07-07
Crazy Horse
Overview: The legendary Native American chieftain refuses to go with his people peacefully to the reservation and starts a rebellion.
Genres: War Action Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-07-07
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Our Spirits Don't Speak English
2008-03-22
Our Spirits Don't Speak English
Overview: Told from the Native American perspective, this documentary will uncover the dark history of the U.S. government and will give a voice to the countless Indian children forced through the system.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-22
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Lakota Moon
1999-05-22
Lakota Moon
Overview: This movie depicts the life of a small Indian tribe, in a time shortly before the white men became a threat. In the focus of the story is the young Skywalker, who woos cute Morning Sun, but can't seem to convince her father of his qualities. When the outcast Kayowa attack the camp, he hopes for an opportunity to impress him.
Genres: Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-22
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Grand Avenue
1996-06-30
Grand Avenue
Overview: When Mollie's boyfriend Jack dies on the reservation, she is asked to leave the reservation by her boyfriend's sister for not being one of their own, aside from Mollie's son. Mollie is forced to pack up her belongings and her children and move to northern California, right into a gang infested neighborhood.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-30
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Getting Gotti
1994-05-10
Getting Gotti
Overview: Though she grew up in the same neighborhood with him, the new Assistant U.S. Attorney is determined to prosecute Mafia boss John Gotti. Uncooperative FBI agents and bureaucrats will not deter the driven young prosecutor as her quest culminates in the memorable and controversial trial of the "Dapper Don."
Genres: Action Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-10
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The Coffin Affair
1980-09-10
The Coffin Affair
Overview: In 1953, in the Gaspé forest, there are three bodies half eaten by bears. Fearing repercussions on tourism and investment, Prime minister Maurice Duplessis decided to make an example accusing Wilbert Coffin.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1980-09-10
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The Painted Door
1984-10-01
The Painted Door
Overview: The Painted Door is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Bruce Pittman and released in 1984. Based on a short story by Sinclair Ross, the film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada and Atlantis Films of Toronto. It follows a housewife who struggles with loneliness after her husband ventures into a blizzard. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-10-01
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Striker's Mountain
1985-11-01
Striker's Mountain
Overview: A construction conglomerate, headed by a ruthless millionaire, wants to buy a ski resort that has been a family business for years, but the family does not want to sell. The businessman resolves to get the property, whether they want to sell it or not.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-01
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The Last Movie
2012-11-30
The Last Movie
Overview: Madness turns the making of a noir thriller into a variation on the same genre.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-30
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Drying Up the Streets
1978-08-26
Drying Up the Streets
Overview: An ex-junkie takes on seedy urban culture to try and locate his daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-08-26
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The West Side Waltz
1995-11-23
The West Side Waltz
Overview: Margaret keeps her neighbours at a distance and avoids contact except with Cara. She enjoys her company just for making music since Cara plays the violin accompanying Margaret at the piano. Because of her arthritis she accepts the housemaid Robin who wants to become an actress. With this naive pretty girl her life gets suddently really exciting and she makes a lot of new friends.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-23
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Out of Time
2000-05-17
Out of Time
Overview: A man awakwens after sleeping for 20 years to find that his small local town has changed for the worse.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-17
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Heavy Metal
1981-08-07
Heavy Metal
Overview: The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Adventure Fantasy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-08-07
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Sisters and Other Strangers
1997-05-06
Sisters and Other Strangers
Overview: A woman (Joanna Kerns), at odds with her eccentric sister (Debrah Farentino) over a real-estate deal, becomes the prime suspect when the latter is found dead.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-06
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Cross Country
1983-11-18
Cross Country
Overview: After a woman is found butchered in her New York apartment, suspicion falls on her estranged husband, an ad executive who has suddenly left town on a cross-country road trip. He takes along a beautiful girl he met in a bar and a drifter he picked up along the way. A cop sets out after the husband, but he's more interested in shaking him down than bringing him back.
Genres: Crime Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-18
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A Question of Loving
1986-07-25
A Question of Loving
Overview: A drama of manners, spiced by light moments, describing the "love stories" of a mother and her daughter. The two women spend a summer together. Madeline, the mother, a professional, independent woman, begins a romantic relationship with an engineer after ending a previous relation. For her part, Renée, her 20-year old daughter, tries to see her father again and dreams of stable love.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1986-07-25
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Missionary Man
2007-11-29
Missionary Man
Overview: A mysterious stranger rolls into town on a unique motorcycle. All he carries is the bible and a desire for justice. Past vengeance collides as Ryder rights an injustice from his past and liberates the small town from a malicious oppressor.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-29
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Geronimo
1993-12-05
Geronimo
Overview: The story of the greatest Native American warrior who, together with the rest of his Apache tribesmen, defied American and Mexican Armies in 1867. Finally caught and sent to a reservation camp, he eluded a military force of 5000 for 18 months before finally surrendering to the government.
Genres: Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-05
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Terror on Track 9
1992-09-20
Terror on Track 9
Overview: A New York detective tracks a serial killer who injects his victims with poison at Grand Central Station.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-20
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The Unsaid
2001-09-14
The Unsaid
Overview: A doctor dealing with the aftermath of his son's death tries to help a troubled young man.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-14
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One Man
1977-04-26
One Man
Overview: In this socially conscious drama, a TV journalist begins investigating a large factory that has been threatening the health of the children who live in the town's poorest, most polluted section. Because of his investigation, he and his family are threatened by company thugs. He gets no help from his TV station as they are loathe to tangle with big business.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-04-26
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The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996-05-19
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Overview: A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white seperatist. The ten-day siege, begun over a minor gun charge, resulted in the deaths of Weaver's son, wife and dog, and a U.S. Marshall. The incident caused major public outcry against the FBI and U.S. Marshals.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-19
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Scattering Dad
1998-01-04
Scattering Dad
Overview: An agoraphobic woman who hasn't left her home in 20 years receives a visit from the spirit of her deceased husband who reminds her of a promise she made to scatter his ashes at his favorite vacation spot. With her daughters unavailable, she sets off to fulfill the promise herself.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-04
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