John Ashton
Biography: John David Ashton (February 22, 1948 – September 26, 2024) was an American actor best known for his role as Sergeant John Taggart in the hit action-comedy films Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), where he played alongside Eddie Murphy. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Ashton developed a passion for acting early in life, later attending the University of Southern California's School of Theatre. Beyond his iconic role in the Beverly Hills Cop series, Ashton appeared in a wide range of films and TV shows throughout his career. His notable film appearances include Midnight Run (1988) alongside Robert De Niro, where he portrayed a bounty hunter named Marvin Dorfler. On television, Ashton has made guest appearances on popular series such as Columbo, MASH, and The A-Team. Ashton's performances are often characterized by his ability to balance humor and toughness, making him a beloved character actor, especially in roles that highlight his everyman charm and strong screen presence.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 22, 1948
Deathday: September 26, 2024
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Beverly Hills Cop
1984-12-05
Beverly Hills Cop
Overview: Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.
Genres: Comedy Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-05
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Beverly Hills Cop II
1987-05-18
Beverly Hills Cop II
Overview: Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-18
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Lawman Without a Gun
1979-05-30
Lawman Without a Gun
Overview: During the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small Southern town and runs for sheriff against the incumbent, a popular segregationist.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-30
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Gone Baby Gone
2007-09-18
Gone Baby Gone
Overview: When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-18
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Breaking Away
1979-05-24
Breaking Away
Overview: Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-24
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Little Big League
1994-06-29
Little Big League
Overview: When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take orders from a 12-year-old.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-29
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Trapped in Paradise
1994-12-02
Trapped in Paradise
Overview: Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-02
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King Kong Lives
1986-12-16
King Kong Lives
Overview: After falling from the Twin Towers, Kong lies in a coma for ten years. When his heart begins to fail, scientists engineer an artificial heart, and a giant female ape is captured to serve as a source for a blood transfusion. When Kong awakens following his heart transplant, he senses the nearby presence of the female ape and the two escape to wreak havoc together.
Genres: Fantasy Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-16
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Borderline
1980-12-19
Borderline
Overview: Jeb Maynard is a patrolman guarding the U.S.-Mexican border, whose partner and buddy Scooter has just been murdered. Maynard knows that a smuggler of illegal aliens is responsible for Scooter's death, but the feds insist that drug dealers committed the crime.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-19
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Midnight Run
1988-07-20
Midnight Run
Overview: A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who embezzled $15 million of mob money. He is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-20
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She's Having a Baby
1988-02-05
She's Having a Baby
Overview: Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their parents) expect from them. Do they want babies? Their parents certainly want them to. Is married life all that there is? Things certainly aren't helped by Jake's friend Davis, who always seems to turn up just in time to put a spanner in the works.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-05
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Meet the Deedles
1998-03-27
Meet the Deedles
Overview: Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for revenge.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-03-27
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Reign of the Gargoyles
2007-03-24
Reign of the Gargoyles
Overview: During World War 2 a group of brave US Airmen are downed in Nazi controlled Europe, after their aircraft is attacked by Nazi-controlled mythological Gargoyles.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-24
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Psycho Sisters
1974-12-25
Psycho Sisters
Overview: After her husband dies, a woman begins to have a nervous breakdown and is consoled by her younger sister. Soon, however, other members of the family begin to suspect the younger woman's motives.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-25
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Some Kind of Wonderful
1987-02-27
Some Kind of Wonderful
Overview: A young tomboy, Watts, finds her feelings for her best friend, Keith, run deeper than just friendship when he gets a date with the most popular girl in school.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-27
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An Eye for an Eye
1973-09-28
An Eye for an Eye
Overview: The host of a children's TV show is really a psychopathic killer, and when he hears stories from the kids who watch his show about the abuse they get from their parents, he starts visiting the parents and murdering them.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-09-28
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Escape from Alaska
1999-07-28
Escape from Alaska
Overview: A helicopter pilot work with a husband and his wife in the frozen North tagging foxes for the Environmental Protection Agency. When an avalanche hits the group, the husband is killed and only by the pilot's perseverance is the wife saved. Two years later, the wife takes on a corporation which wants to extend an oil pipeline across the tundra above Juneau. She is convinced that this will cause an avalanche on the town. Of course, she is rejected by the corporation executives. She recruits the pilot to try to aid her, but with no success.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-07-28
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The Shooter
1995-12-15
The Shooter
Overview: A CIA agent gets caught up in political intrigue after he gets brought in to solve the murder of a Cuban ambassador.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-15
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The Deliberate Stranger
1986-05-04
The Deliberate Stranger
Overview: Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Ted Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974, after having murdered several young women, he leaves Seattle for Utah, where he is a law student and where other girls disappear. It takes the cooperation of a number of police forces to work efficiently on this case. Soon, but not soon enough, the police eliminate endless possibilities and close in on him. Bundy is tried in the media and his good-boy attitude brings him sympathy but also the hatred of many.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-04
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The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands
1978-02-28
The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands
Overview: While studying the behavior of birds on one of the western Florida island wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico, the Wild family encounters hunters and an island recluse.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-28
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Fast Money
1996-08-13
Fast Money
Overview: Butler is an experienced car thief, McCoy a struggling reporter trying to nail a bad guy-senator. Meeting for the first time when they're both in dire need of air transportation, they team up long enough for Butler to steal a car with a very special piece of luggage in the trunk, and all hell breaks loose. Suddenly they're chased by both sides of the law, and who can tell which is which?
Genres: Action Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-13
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Cat Murkil and the Silks
1976-07-01
Cat Murkil and the Silks
Overview: A street-gang member kills the gang's leader and blames it on a rival gang.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-07-01
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For Which He Stands
1996-05-17
For Which He Stands
Overview: To save his family he'll risk losing everything. Fame, fortune, his life... even his soul.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-17
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The Day Lincoln Was Shot
1998-04-12
The Day Lincoln Was Shot
Overview: A dramatization of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Based on the book by Jim Bishop.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-04-12
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Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
1997-01-18
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
Overview: A gymnast moves to a gym where the top coach in the US is and has difficulties adjusting.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-18
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Middle Men
2009-05-17
Middle Men
Overview: Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and pornstars.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-05-17
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Last Resort
1986-03-31
Last Resort
Overview: George Lollar takes his family on vacation with "Club Sand", a shoddy and untrustworthy company. On their tropical island, they find soldiers everywhere, an unhelpful staff, inhospitable accomodation and undesirable holiday makers, but everyone except for George manages to have fun in the sun.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-31
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Lonesome Soldier
2023-11-03
Lonesome Soldier
Overview: Based on a true American story, Lonesome Soldier immerses viewers in the captivating journey of Jackson Harlow, a young man hailing from the heart of Tennessee to the war-torn lands of Iraq. Haunted by the vivid memories of war, Jackson's homecoming proves to be a profound turning point in his life, as he discovers that the battle he faces is far from over—it’s just different. Lonesome Soldier vividly portrays the profound challenges and profound triumphs experienced by those who have bravely faced the crucible of war, only to return to a world that may never fully comprehend their struggles.
Genres: Drama War Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-03
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Oh, God!
1977-10-07
Oh, God!
Overview: When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-10-07
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024-06-20
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Overview: Forty years after his unforgettable first case in Beverly Hills, Detroit cop Axel Foley returns to do what he does best: solve crimes and cause chaos.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-20
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All Happy Families
2024-09-20
All Happy Families
Overview: The Landrys are blindsided by news of their son's behavior, and must rally to find their way amidst comical family dysfunction.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-09-20
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Uncle John
2015-03-16
Uncle John
Overview: In this tale of small town intrigue, an urbanite returns to his quiet hometown on an impromptu trip as his Uncle, widely respected in town, struggles to evade suspicion of a murder.
Genres: Mystery Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-16
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Dirty Work
1992-07-22
Dirty Work
Overview: A bail bondsman deals drugs on the side and thinks he's struck it rich when he conceives a scheme to steal counterfeit money. When the mob comes calling for it, he tries to set up a fellow employee as the culprit.
Genres: Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-07-22
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Condition Red
1995-12-08
Condition Red
Overview: Prison guard falls in love with inmate. She wants him to let her escape.
Genres: Thriller Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-08
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Instinct
1999-06-04
Instinct
Overview: In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder. Driven by ambition and a hunger for the truth, Caulder will eventually risk everything—even put his very life on the line—in a harrowing attempt to understand the bizarre actions of this madman.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-04
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BRATS
2024-06-07
BRATS
Overview: In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies. However, when the New York magazine cover story in 1985 dubs them the Brat Pack, stars in the making suddenly find themselves losing control over the trajectory of their careers. Now, almost forty years later, McCarthy looks to reconnect with peers and co-stars so that together they can reflect on their respective legacies.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-07
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Curly Sue
1991-10-25
Curly Sue
Overview: Bill is a penniless drifter who scams strangers out of just enough money to feed himself and his partner in crime, an orphan girl known as Curly Sue. Bill and Curly Sue target Grey, a yuppie lawyer, but their con takes an unexpected turn when the successful woman begins to like the ramshackle duo. But there's one problem—Grey's jealous, conniving boyfriend, Walker.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-25
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984-08-10
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Overview: Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-08-10
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The Joke Thief
2018-04-16
The Joke Thief
Overview: The Joke Thief takes us on a journey of one man's last hurrah. Simon McCabe is a stand up comedian who has been making people laugh for 35 years. All his life he has been the life of the party, but now he is tired, miserable and almost washed up since he's never got a lucky break due to a reputation of joke stealing. One faithful night, his longtime friend and fellow comedian convinces a comedy club owner to give Simon some stage time and one last shot at redemption. On the ride down to his gig, Simon takes us on a whirlwind journey of his life, as he replays back special moments in an emotional series of flash backs that made him the sad, funny man that he is today.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-16
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Elvis and the Beauty Queen
1981-03-01
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Overview: Don Johnson stars as Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV true story about The King's love affair with Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), a young beauty pageant contestant who was his live-in girlfriend and traveling companion for the last four years of his life. The story begins with their first meeting and traces their years together when Thompson tried to keep Presley off drugs in the last years of his career.
Genres: Drama Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-01
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Making a Deal with the Devil
2019-06-20
Making a Deal with the Devil
Overview: A fascinating and dramatic tale of a behind the scenes plot developed by the FBI as they work secretly with the mob to eradicate corruption and crime in USA.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-20
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The Last Big Save
2019-05-18
The Last Big Save
Overview: A professional hockey player who is only happy when he is miserable signs a long-term contract that covers his entire career only to ruin it in his first year due to substance abuse and alcoholism. He rides his good luck in the final month of the final year of his contract when he gets a last chance at redemption in the seventh game of the finals.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-18
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Once Upon a River
2019-05-10
Once Upon a River
Overview: After her father’s violent death, Native American teenager Margo Crane flees down Michigan’s Stark River in search of her estranged mother. On the way, she encounters allies, enemies, danger, and the beauty of nature, all while coming to grips with her past and her own identity.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-10
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American Christmas
2019-11-04
American Christmas
Overview: It took another ruined Christmas dinner to make Martha finally realize: her kids are jerks. Daughter, Penny is a 42-year old bully who's still letting Prom Queen go to her head. Son, Danny, 57 is a scam artist who owes the state more than he could sell his organs for. To top it off, Martha's husband has washed his hands of the whole mess. While she's sweeping up the shattered china, he's upstairs watching "It's a Wonderful Life" in his underwear. But this Christmas, Martha has had enough. With the help of her grandson, Sully, Martha is determined to make each of her family members face their ghosts of Christmas past. Will three surprise guests inspire them to turn their lives around? Or will this gift be a Pandora's Box you can't re-wrap? And what happens when Martha gets a taste of her own Christmas medicine? Find out whether Martha's plans will bring her family together or truly tear them all apart. Either way it is sure to be A Very Odd Christmas.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-04
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Honky Tonk Freeway
1981-08-21
Honky Tonk Freeway
Overview: Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The people of Ticlaw, leaded by its Mayor, will do anything in order to convince the governor to alter the project.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-08-21
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A Letter to Dad
2009-07-27
A Letter to Dad
Overview: Dan Donahue has finally met the woman of his dreams. But on the night he is going to propose, he is overcome by deep-rooted anger caused by the father who abandoned him as a boy. Dan confronts his feelings of bitterness head on as he pours his heart out in a letter to his father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-27
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I Want to Go Home
1989-09-27
I Want to Go Home
Overview: Joey Wellman, an American cartoonist from Cleveland now largely forgotten at home, visits France with his partner Lena to attend an exhibition in Paris about the comic strip (bande dessinée) which features his work. He also hopes to be reconciled with his daughter Elsie who has been a student in Paris for two years, in flight from the American culture of which she sees her father as a typical example. Elsie is naively infatuated with French literature, and is trying to secure an introduction to the brilliant university professor Christian Gauthier, an expert on Flaubert but also an enthusiast for comic books. The meeting of father and daughter goes badly, but Elsie is persuaded to join Joey and Lena for the weekend at the country house of Gauthier's mother, Isabelle. During a comic-themed masquerade party, all of the characters are made to reconsider their present and past relationships.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1989-09-27
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Death in Texas
2022-10-06
Death in Texas
Overview: Recently released from prison, Billy will do whatever it takes to save the only person who has stuck by him, his mother Grace who desperately needs a liver transplant and she is all out of legal options.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-06
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Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link
1984-01-01
Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link
Overview: In this film noir comedy, detective Cash Hunt follows clues to solve a difficult puzzle. The producers offered a prize of $100,000 for the first viewer who could find the solution.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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My Father's House
1975-06-01
My Father's House
Overview: Recovering from a heart attack, a workaholic editor recalls the simple days of his youth. Robertson adds an emotional center to this messy, flashback-filled 'heavy' dramatic piece. Plenty of co-star talent.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-06-01
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Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2
Overview: Twin brothers - one a Marshal, one an Outlaw - join forces against a hardened killer bent on revenge in the old west.
Genres: Action Family Western
Original Language: en
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