Victor Magnotta
Biography: Magnotta was known in the film industry as a stunt coordinator for numerous features shot in New York during the 1970s and 1980s. In addition to handling the stunts on "Taxi Driver," Magnotta lent his expertise to films like Brian De Palma's "Dressed to Kill," Francis Ford Coppola's "The Cotton Club," Ron Howard's "Splash" and Russel Mulcahy's "Highlander," among many other titles. Magnotta's final screen credit was as coordinator and stunt performer in the 1988 film "The In Crowd." While performing a stunt for the 1987 film "The Squeeze" which required him to drive a car off a ramp and into the Hudson River, a specially designed Plexiglass windshield trapped him inside the car after it entered the water, resulting in Magnotta's death at the age of 43.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: October 10, 1943
Deathday: January 08, 1987
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After Hours
1985-08-16
After Hours
Overview: Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-16
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The World According to Garp
1982-08-13
The World According to Garp
Overview: A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-08-13
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The Warriors
1979-02-01
The Warriors
Overview: Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-02-01
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Taxi Driver
1976-02-09
Taxi Driver
Overview: A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feed his urge for violent action.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-02-09
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A Private Battle
1980-10-07
A Private Battle
Overview: A dramatization of the story of noted writer/journalist Cornelius Ryan, author of "The Longest Day," and the valiant battle against terminal cancer that led him to write about his ordeal, with the help of his loving wife, while at the same time determined to complete "A Bridge Too Far," which he had spent years researching.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-10-07
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Raging Bull
1980-11-14
Raging Bull
Overview: The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-11-14
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Who's That Knocking at My Door
1968-09-13
Who's That Knocking at My Door
Overview: A Catholic New Yorker falls in love with a girl and wants to marry her, but he struggles to accept her past and what it means for their future.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-09-13
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The Soldier
1982-06-01
The Soldier
Overview: Terrorists take over a plutonium bomb and threaten to detonate it in a Saudi Arabian oil field. A special anti-terrorist unit is sent in to stop them.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-06-01
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It's Not Just You, Murray!
1964-01-13
It's Not Just You, Murray!
Overview: Now middle-aged, mobster Murray looks back at his humble beginnings as a bootlegger and his rise to becoming wealthy and highly influential. Through it he talks about how much of his success and happiness is due to the support of his "friend" Joe. Unfortunately the only one who blindly believes Joe is anything close to a friend is Murray, because it's obvious to everyone that Joe back-stabs him at every chance and is sleeping with his wife.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-13
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