Jason Gedrick
Biography: An American actor best known for his work on the television series Murder One and Boomtown, as well as the motion picture Iron Eagle. Gedrick began his career as an extra in films such as Bad Boys (1983) and Risky Business (1983). After roles in The Heavenly Kid (1985), Iron Eagle (1986), Promised Land (1987) with director Michael Hoffman, Iron Eagle II (1988 in an uncredited role for the first few minutes of the movie), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Backdraft (1991), and Crossing the Bridge (1992), Gedrick appeared in television series such as Class of '96 (1993) and Sweet Justice (1994). In 1994, Gedrick starred in the film The Force with Yasmine Bleeth and Kim Delaney. Gedrick's big break was in Steven Bochco's innovative 1995 series Murder One. The series followed the trial of Gedrick's character, bad-boy actor Neil Avedon, alleged to have murdered a 15-year-old girl. The series, which also starred talent such as Daniel Benzali, Patricia Clarkson, Mary McCormack, Dylan Baker and Stanley Tucci was a runaway success. Due to this, a second season was commissioned. Due to network concerns, the new season featured several small cases rather than one big one. Anthony LaPaglia stepped in to replace the cast such as Benzali, Tucci and Gedrick, who had left, and the series was canceled midway through its second season. Gedrick's next major project was the three-hour TV movie The Third Twin, a 1997 thriller based on the best-selling 1996 novel by British writer Ken Follett. Gedrick plays a university employee accused of rape, whose friend later discovers he has a twin--and actually several more twins cloned by an evil millionaire university donor and biomedical technology CEO (played to the hilt by Larry Hagman, a.k.a. Dallas's J. R. Ewing). Gedrick next took roles in television series such as EZ Streets (1996), Falcone (2000) and The Beast (2001). None of which were major successes. In 1999, he guest starred on Ally McBeal as the "hot car wash guy". Also appearing in Mario Puzo's 1997 mini-series, The Last Don and in its sequel, The Last Don II. Gedrick returned to television screens as Tom Turcotte in 2002's Boomtown. The series, which also starred Donnie Wahlberg and Neal McDonough was a moderate success, but ratings plummeted - particularly after the second season suffered a format change, and Boomtown was cancelled. In 2003, Gedrick played Andrew Luster, the infamous rapist in a Lifetime movie based on his trial, A Date with Darkness. Gedrick is part of the cast of the 2006 NBC television series Windfall also starring Luke Perry and Gedrick's former Boomtown alumni, Lana Parrilla. In 2007 Gedrick again starred alongside Donnie Wahlberg in the A&E original movie Kings of South Beach. He is also the new love interest at Scavo's Pizzeria in Desperate Housewives Season 3 and 4 on ABC. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Gedrick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Backdraft
1991-05-24
Backdraft
Overview: Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
Genres: Drama Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-24
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Iron Eagle
1986-01-17
Iron Eagle
Overview: When Doug's father, an Air Force Pilot, is shot down by MiGs belonging to a radical Middle Eastern state, no one seems able to get him out. Doug finds Chappy, an Air Force Colonel who is intrigued by the idea of sending in two fighters piloted by himself and Doug to rescue Doug's father after bombing the MiG base.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-17
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Kings of South Beach
2007-03-12
Kings of South Beach
Overview: This fact-based crime thriller details the downfall of Miami's hottest nightclub. Chris Troiano owns the trendiest nightclub in all of South Beach; a place where the line always winds down the block and only the most beautiful people make it past the velvet rope.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-12
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Jesus, Mary and Joey
2006-01-01
Jesus, Mary and Joey
Overview: Twenty-something and aimless, Joey Vitello still lives at home with his colorful Italian-American family when he is reunited with a childhood schoolmate, Mary O'Callahan. Once mocked as 'Scary Mary' this ugly duckling has blossomed into an irresistible beauty. She's returned to the old neighborhood after an intense bout with cancer. When Joey learns her cure was the result of a miracle, friendship turns to romance as she educates him on the crossroads to the Almighty. Joey challenges his family's faith with his new found revelations and chaos ensues as they all search for a miracle of their own.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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The Heavenly Kid
1985-07-26
The Heavenly Kid
Overview: After dying in a car crash, Bobby Fantana is forced to pay for his misdeeds by becoming someone's guardian angel. He reluctantly agrees to watch over awkward high schooler Lenny Barnes, teaching him how to be cool and confident. As Bobby teaches Lenny, the two form a close bond.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-26
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Acts of Desperation
2018-12-09
Acts of Desperation
Overview: A desperate cop on the edge is obsessed over the fact that his beautiful but desperate wife is having an affair. At the same time, he tracks a desperately shrewd bank robber who is falling in love with a desperately obsessed woman whose life he just saved from suicide. As if that's not enough, he is also being blackmailed by two desperately unhinged street criminals who will stop at nothing to get their money. Time is running out for all of them as their worlds collide in in this intensely unique and desperately compelling and unpredictable thriller!
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-09
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Summer Catch
2001-08-22
Summer Catch
Overview: Local boy Ryan Dunne, now a pitcher for Boston College, meets Tenley Parrish, the daughter of a wealthy couple who summer on the Cape. Ryan and Tenley fall in love, much to the chagrin of their families, while Ryan clings to one last hope of being discovered and signed to a pro baseball contract.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-22
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One Eyed King
2001-09-07
One Eyed King
Overview: Residents of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen attempt to balance family and friendship against the harsh street life that unfolds around them
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-07
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Depth Charge
2008-06-30
Depth Charge
Overview: Jason Gedrick and Eric Roberts lead the cast of this thriller about a submarine captain who attempts to hold Washington, D.C. hostage for a billion dollars, and the heroic doctor who struggles to thwart the plan before the situation escalates.
Genres: Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-30
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Promised Land
1988-01-22
Promised Land
Overview: Three recent high school grads - star athlete Hancock, his cheerleader girlfriend, Mary, and the awkward Senator - aim to leave their small town behind and realize big dreams, but their idealistic plans collide with life's harsh realities.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-22
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At the Sinatra Club
2010-09-01
At the Sinatra Club
Overview: Brutal and celebrated Mafia gangster John Gotti (Danny Nucci) schemes, shoves and murders his way to the top of that world in this gritty biography told from the perspective of Salvatore Polisi (Jason Gedrick), who owns the Sinatra Club, where Gotti's crew hangs out. Determined to make his name, the young Gotti plans a daring armored-car robbery that he expects to get him noticed by the bosses of each of New York's five major crime families.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-01
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Sand Serpents
2009-07-11
Sand Serpents
Overview: Jason Gedrick and a small group of Marines are stranded in the remote Afghan desert. But it ain't the Taliban that's worrying them, it's these giant refugees from Tremors. In fact the big worms prove to be an ally of sorts by doing better against the Taliban than themselves but battling these enemies is something not covered in their training.
Genres: Action Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-11
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Rapid Fire
2006-01-01
Rapid Fire
Overview: A desperate band of Militia men attempts a daylight bank robbery in the sleepy semi-rural City of Norco, California, and leads the local Police on the longest, most violent running gun battle in Law Enforcement history. Based on the true events.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Wisegal
2008-03-15
Wisegal
Overview: A drama centered around Patty Montanari, the widowed mother of two who went to work for her lover Frank Russo, a captain in a Brooklyn crime family.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-15
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Hidden Places
2006-01-01
Hidden Places
Overview: A drama about a young widow who finds a guardian angel in the form of a hobo who comes to her rural community looking for work.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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The Christmas Choir
2008-12-06
The Christmas Choir
Overview: A chance encounter with a homeless man named Bob inspires a workaholic accountant to start a choir at a homeless shelter, allowing him to find a purpose to his life and discover the power of music, while providing the choir members with a chance at a new, better life.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-06
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Power 98
1996-05-17
Power 98
Overview: A controversial talk show host becomes involved in the murder of a beautiful woman in a war for ratings.
Genres: Action Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-17
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A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster
2003-08-03
A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster
Overview: Andrew Luster, the heir to the Max factor fortune, is convicted of rape on 86 counts. This Lifetime original movie recounts the rapes committed by the infamous Andrew Luster and the women who brought him to justice.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-03
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The Force
1994-02-21
The Force
Overview: When a police officer is killed in the line of duty, his soul enters into the body of a young officer to seek revenge for his murder. However, when the spirit takes over, the officer is unaware of what is going on and most think he is in need of a psychiatrist, including the wife of the fallen cop.
Genres: Action Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-21
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Bad Boys
1983-03-25
Bad Boys
Overview: Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-25
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Strange Frequency²
2003-05-13
Strange Frequency²
Overview: Strange Frequency 2
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-13
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The Wishing Tree
2012-11-11
The Wishing Tree
Overview: A special Christmas tree decorated with handwritten wishes helps Evan and his group of orphaned students develop a connection and a sense of family.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-11
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Rooftops
1989-03-17
Rooftops
Overview: T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in the city. Their one passion is 'combat'. Combat is a dance/streetfight during which the contestants try to push each other out of the arena, while not allowed to actually touch each other. When drugdealers move into the neighbourhood and kill T's best friend he embarks on a mission to eradicate the drug-presence in the neigbourhood. His friends are reluctant to help though, knowing what happened to T's friend when he crossed them.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-03-17
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War Flowers
2012-08-31
War Flowers
Overview: North Carolina 1863, the Civil War is raging. In this inspired story of tragedy and love we follow the lives of Melody, a precocious seven-year old, and her young mother Sarah as they struggle on their farm to survive during the Civil War.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-31
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Crossing the Bridge
1992-09-11
Crossing the Bridge
Overview: A film about three high school friends who find their happy-go-lucky existence tarnished forever the instant they get embroiled in a drug-running scheme that goes awry. When things start getting messy, they rue the day they agreed to the venture; instead of smuggling weed from Canada to Detroit, which they'd expected, the threesome's forced to traffic a huge stash of heroin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-11
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The Zoo Gang
1985-05-19
The Zoo Gang
Overview: A former boxer known as Old Leather Face opens a nightclub called the Zoo, which does not do a good business. A group of homeless teenagers want to rent the place and start what they hope will be a profitable business, but a gang threatens to shut it down. Old Leather Face accepts the teenagers offer and becomes involved with trying to help them succeed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-19
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Still Life
1990-08-08
Still Life
Overview: The alleys of downtown Manhattan become a modern killing field when corpses begin turning up, disfigured and gruesomely posed to appear as pieces of art.In the frightening climate of the "Art Killer", Peter Sherwood, a struggling musician, is hired to compose for a patron of the arts, and thinks his dreams are coming true. But as the body count continues to rise, the clues surrounding the murders oddly begin to lead police closer and closer to Peter and his new job. Suddenly, all eyes are on Peter and he must scramble to find the real killer - before he becomes his next masterpiece.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-08-08
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Silent Cradle
1997-01-01
Silent Cradle
Overview: A woman has a miscarriage. After her grief becomes bearable, she attempts to adopt a baby, but discovers evidence that her baby might not have been dead when it was removed from her stomach. If so, who took the baby, why and where?
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Born on the Fourth of July
1989-12-20
Born on the Fourth of July
Overview: Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-20
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Stacking
1987-01-22
Stacking
Overview: After her father is injured, a teenager and an alcoholic employee struggle to save their financially troubled farm in 1954 Montana.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-22
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Risky Business
1983-08-05
Risky Business
Overview: Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash, in a risky way.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-08-05
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Dare to Love
1995-12-17
Dare to Love
Overview: A mentally fragile woman is pushed over the edge by the death of her brother, to whom she was inordinately close.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-17
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Skating to New York
2013-11-02
Skating to New York
Overview: The coming-of-age journey of 5 teenage boys who leave their small, Canadian town behind and risk skating across Lake Ontario to New York on the coldest day of the year.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-02
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Massive Retaliation
1984-09-01
Massive Retaliation
Overview: Three families that are best friends head to their secret retreat when WW3 seems to be nearing. The adults arrive at the retreat and must endure the stress to come while the children are separated from the adults and have their own troubles along the way.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-01
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Bella's Story
2018-11-13
Bella's Story
Overview: Young Bella lives in a bad situation and wants to go to college to become a journalist. From tragic beginnings this young girl finds a way to realize her dreams but not with out facing some very hard truths.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-13
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Iron Eagle II
1988-11-11
Iron Eagle II
Overview: Chappy Sinclair is called to gather together a mixed Soviet/U.S. strike force that will perform a surgical strike on a massively defended nuclear missile site in the Middle East. Chappy finds that getting the Soviet and U.S. Pilots to cooperate is only the most minor of his problems as he discovers someone in the Pentagon is actively sabotaging his mission.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-11
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Amazing Racer
2009-04-23
Amazing Racer
Overview: After the sudden death of her father leaves a teenage girl without a family, she becomes lost in her own anger and sadness. Her family doctor informs her that her father had a secret, that the mother she never knew was alive and well. When she travels to meet her, she befriends a horse trainer and discovers that in caring for the horse, she is able to overcome her hardships and emotional trauma. Together they begin to win many races and upset the favorites, owned by an egocentric mogul . Through the victories and new friendships she forms, she learns to find her way back to happiness.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-23
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