Mary Ellen Trainor
Biography: Mary Ellen Trainor was an actress well-known for roles in a variety of 80s movies including Romancing the Stone, The Goonies, Lethal Weapon (and its sequels), The Monster Squad, Action Jackson, Die Hard, Scrooged, Ghostbusters II, and Back to the Future 2, among other things. One of her most iconic roles was that of the greedy wife in the famous killer Santa episode of Tales From the Crypt "And All Through the House".
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 08, 1952
Deathday: May 20, 2015
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Lethal Weapon
1987-03-06
Lethal Weapon
Overview: Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.
Genres: Adventure Action Comedy Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-06
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Lethal Weapon 2
1989-07-07
Lethal Weapon 2
Overview: In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under Murtaugh's toilet, the action explodes!
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-07-07
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Lethal Weapon 3
1992-05-15
Lethal Weapon 3
Overview: Archetypal buddy cops Riggs and Murtaugh are back for another round of high-stakes action, this time setting their collective sights on bringing down a former Los Angeles police lieutenant turned black market weapons dealer. Lorna Cole joins as the beautiful yet hardnosed internal affairs sergeant who catches Riggs's eye.
Genres: Adventure Action Comedy Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-15
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Lethal Weapon 4
1998-07-10
Lethal Weapon 4
Overview: Officers Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh of the Los Angeles Police Department must stop a dangerous crime lord from China from getting his brother out of jail.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-10
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Die Hard
1988-07-15
Die Hard
Overview: NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-15
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Executive Decision
1996-03-15
Executive Decision
Overview: Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-15
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Congo
1995-06-09
Congo
Overview: Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers -- some with ulterior motives -- stumble across a race of killer apes.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-09
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Moonlight Mile
2002-09-09
Moonlight Mile
Overview: As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-09
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Rock Hudson
1990-01-08
Rock Hudson
Overview: Biography of actor Rock Hudson focuses on his struggle with his homosexuality. Based on the book by his ex-wife, Phyllis Gates, and on the court records from the civil suit brought by his former lover, Marc Christian.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-08
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A Face to Die For
1996-03-11
A Face to Die For
Overview: A scarred, unattractive young woman is conned into helping with a robbery of her employer. As a result, she is sent to prison, gets plastic surgery, and returns to seek revenge on those who wronged her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-11
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Greedy
1994-03-04
Greedy
Overview: Meet the McTeagues. They've come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will… only he's not dead yet!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-04
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Ricochet
1991-10-04
Ricochet
Overview: An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
Genres: Crime Thriller Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-04
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The Goonies
1985-06-07
The Goonies
Overview: A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of Pirate One-Eyed Willie.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-07
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Scrooged
1988-11-22
Scrooged
Overview: Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-22
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The Monster Squad
1987-08-14
The Monster Squad
Overview: Count Dracula adjourns to Earth, accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them power to rule the world. Our heroes - the Monster Squad are the only ones daring to stand in their way.
Genres: Comedy Action Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-08-14
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Ghostbusters II
1989-06-16
Ghostbusters II
Overview: Having lost their status and credibility five years after covering New York City with gooey roasted marshmallows in Ghostbusters (1984), the city's former heroes and once-popular spirit-hunters struggle to keep afloat, forced to work odd jobs. However, when Dana and her baby have yet another terrifying encounter with the paranormal, it is up to Peter Venkman and his fearless team of supernatural crime fighters to step up and save the day. Once more, humankind is in danger, as rivers of slimy psycho-reactive ectoplasm, paired with the dreadful manifestation of evil sixteenth-century tyrant Vigo the Carpathian, threaten to plunge the entire city into darkness. Is the world ready to believe? Can the Ghostbusters save us for the second time?
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-16
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Seduced and Betrayed
1995-04-24
Seduced and Betrayed
Overview: A beautiful but equally dangerous widow won't take "no" for an answer as she draws a dedicated family man into a world of passion, deceit and betrayal, threatening to destroy him in the process.
Genres: Thriller Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-24
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Cake: A Wedding Story
2007-10-05
Cake: A Wedding Story
Overview: When two star-crossed lovers, set on eloping, are forced into having a big wedding, the bride develops a plan of her own. Unfortunately, the groom is not privy to the plan. Meanwhile, family and friends start to take sides at a reception for a wedding that never took place!
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-05
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Romancing the Stone
1984-03-30
Romancing the Stone
Overview: Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.
Genres: Romance Comedy Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-30
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Back to the Future Part II
1989-11-22
Back to the Future Part II
Overview: Marty and Doc are at it again in this wacky sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-22
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Forrest Gump
1994-06-23
Forrest Gump
Overview: A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-23
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Freaky Friday
2003-08-05
Freaky Friday
Overview: Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-05
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Little Giants
1994-10-14
Little Giants
Overview: When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn enough to beat the elite team, coached by his brother, a former pro player?
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-14
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Death Becomes Her
1992-07-30
Death Becomes Her
Overview: Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once arch-rival Helen's fiance. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-07-30
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Someone to Love Me
1998-09-14
Someone to Love Me
Overview: Cayley is still recovering from her father's sudden death when she begins attending a new school. Lonely and depressed, she has sex on the first and only date with classmate Ian Hall. After Ian gives her the cold shoulder, she succumbs to his friend's advances. Soon the school is abuzz with rumors about Cayley. With help from a guidance counselor, Cayley begins to change her behavior, but one night Ian approaches her expecting sex. When she rejects him, he rapes her. Now, Cayley's reputation is a roadblock to proving Ian's guilt.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-14
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Action Jackson
1988-02-12
Action Jackson
Overview: Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-12
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Anywhere but Here
1999-11-12
Anywhere but Here
Overview: Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-11-12
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Hope
1997-10-19
Hope
Overview: The story of a town's secret, a family's crisis, and a young girl's struggle to reveal the truth.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-19
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Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999-09-07
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Overview: In "All Through the Night," perhaps the single most famous story from the original comic book series, a psychotic killer dressed as Santa escapes Christmas Eve and terrorizes a middle-class home where murder has already made a holiday appearance: a homicidal wife plunges a fireplace poker into her husband's skull. (It was also adapted in the 1972 British anthology movie Tales from the Crypt). Kirk Douglas stars as a blood-and-thunder World War I general who discovers his son is a coward in the grim "Yellow," the most dramatically acute of the trio. Digital magic morphs Humphrey Bogart into "You, Murderer," a high-concept, rather gimmicky tale of murder, double crosses, and poetic justice as seen through a dead man's eyes. Isabella Rossellini (daughter of Bogie's Casablanca costar Ingrid Bergman) and John Lithgow costar as plotting lovers.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-07
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The Stone Boy
1984-04-04
The Stone Boy
Overview: 12-year-old Arnold Hillerman and his 17-year-old brother Eugene live with their family on a farm in Montana. In an accident, Eugene is killed by Arnold's gun. Isolated from emotions he cannot comprehend, Arnold now has to come to terms with his grieving family - including his father, mother, hostile uncle, and grandfather - while his family has to come to terms with Arnold.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-04-04
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Fire Birds
1990-05-25
Fire Birds
Overview: A joint task force operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Army has been formed to dismantle one of the largest drug cartels operating in South America. Multiple attempts to assault the cartel's mountainous compound have been thwarted by a Scorpion-attack helicopter piloted by a cartel leader, Eric Stoller (Bert Rhine). After having several aircraft shot down, most notably a pair of UH–60 Black Hawks and their AH–1 Cobra escorts, the army turns to the new AH–64 Apache attack helicopter, which can match its enemies' maneuverability and firepower.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-25
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Grand Canyon
1991-12-25
Grand Canyon
Overview: Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-25
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Kuffs
1992-01-10
Kuffs
Overview: George Kuffs didn't finish high-school, just lost his job, and his college-age girlfriend is pregnant. To top it off, George's brother Brad is killed and George inherits Brad's "patrol special" privatized police district and all the problems that come with it.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-10
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Amy's Orgasm
2001-03-08
Amy's Orgasm
Overview: Amy is a single 29 year old Jewish woman. She wrote a successful self-help book about how women can't truly be in love and experience "mental orgasm." Her parents and acquaintances always try to give her advice. Eventually, she breaks her celibacy and starts dating a radio shock jock, who is known for hitting on his bimbo guests. Of all men, will she find in him the true love she never believed in
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-08
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Fear Stalk
1989-12-17
Fear Stalk
Overview: A producer from Beverly Hills is shocked when someone steals all of her belongings out of her purse. The thief begins to make threatening phone calls and withdraws money from her accounts. The stalker becomes more and more dangerous until he finally tries to kill the producer.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-17
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