Winston Rekert
Biography: Winston Houghton Rekert (June 10, 1949 – September 14, 2012) was a Canadian actor. He was best known for starring in the television series Adderly and Neon Rider. In 1985, he played the role of Detective Langevin in the American film Agnes of God. In the same year, he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 6th Genie Awards for his performance in the film Walls. From 1986 to 1988, he starred as the lead character in the Canadian television series Adderly, a comedy drama that was a spoof of the spy genre. In 1987, he won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Role for his work on the series. Following Adderly's cancellation, Rekert's childhood friend, Danny Virtue, pitched him an idea for a television series that eventually became Neon Rider. The series ran from 1990 to 1995 and starred Rekert as Michael Terry, a therapist who ran a ranch for troubled adolescents. He also worked on the series as a writer, director and producer. Through the show, he became involved with a variety of youth groups and was named the national spokesman for Youth at Risk. In 2003, he won his second Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series for his appearance on the television series Blue Murder. In April 2012, he was awarded with the Sam Payne Lifetime Achievement Award—an annual award that "recognizes professional performers displaying humanity, artistic integrity and encouragement of new talent." He died on September 14, 2012, at the age of 63 after a three-year battle with cancer. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Birthday: June 10, 1949
Deathday: September 14, 2012
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Agnes of God
1985-09-13
Agnes of God
Overview: When a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets, in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novice, psychiatrist Martha Livingston is called in to determine if the seemingly innocent novice, who knows nothing of sex or birth, is competent enough to stand trial for the murder of the baby.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-13
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Phantom Racer
2009-08-22
Phantom Racer
Overview: Seventeen years after being killed in a fiery accident, a racing car driver returns from the dead to seek vengeance on his enemies.
Genres: Horror Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-22
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Honeymoon with Mom
2006-05-14
Honeymoon with Mom
Overview: When Shannon is dumped at the altar, her single mother, Marla, suggests they take the planned honeymoon to a remote island resort together. Marla, a publisher of a top magazine, tells Shannon that the trip to paradise will make their relationship stronger, but she has ulterior motives: she needs a big interview to help her magazine, and the resort owner is the perfect catch.
Genres: Romance Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-14
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Trapped Ashes
2006-09-12
Trapped Ashes
Overview: Trapped in a house of horror, seven people discover that the only way they'll get out alive is to tell their scariest stories.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-12
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Trial by Fire
2008-09-27
Trial by Fire
Overview: A firefighter is wrongly blamed for the death of her father, hours before he was due to retire from the department. Eager to prove herself to her peers, she sets out to join an elite squad of smoke jumpers who are expected to jump from aeroplanes into the heart of a blaze.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-27
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NYC: Tornado Terror
2008-10-04
NYC: Tornado Terror
Overview: An unexplained, local split in the atmosphere causes a series of total unpredictable, yet devastating tornadoes. Rookie fireman Brian Flynn gets trapped in the underground sewage with his girlfriend, deputy mayor James 'Jim' Lawrence and climatologist Dr. Cassie Lawrence's niece Lori. Mayor Leonardo of New York initially refuses to pay proper attention to the phenomenon, a 'reelection threat', so the alert status remains too low for long. Atypical lightning discovered inside tornadoes adds unprecedented dangers. The Lawrences and aeronautics renegade Dr. Lars Liggenhorn conceive a possible solution by launching rockets, but NASA's Dr. Quinn overrules them, imposing standard silver iodine.
Genres: Drama Action Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-04
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The Last Stop
2000-05-16
The Last Stop
Overview: A group of snowbound strangers discover there are killers amongst them.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-16
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Freefall: Flight 174
1995-10-10
Freefall: Flight 174
Overview: True story of a brand-new Canadian airliner running out of fuel in-flight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-10
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Cabin Pressure
2001-08-08
Cabin Pressure
Overview: A fully automated commercial jetliner is prepared to make its maiden voyage. Without an on-flight pilot, the craft relies on satellite linking for its course. But when the plane suddenly deviates from its determined route and establishes a circular pattern over Seattle, it becomes evident that the craft has been hijacked by a disgruntled former airline employee who has hacked into the flight's computer system from his apartment, somewhere in the United States. Now, a former discredited Navy pilot and an oddball technician must race against the clock to find where the angry employee is, and regain control of the plane before it crashes into the city.
Genres: Action TV Movie Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-08
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Eternal Evil
1985-01-04
Eternal Evil
Overview: A dissatisfied Montreal director of TV commercials is taught to astrally project himself by a mysterious woman. But soon he finds that he does it against his will when he sleeps, and while he does it, he commits savage acts against those in his life.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-04
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Christmas Crash
2009-01-01
Christmas Crash
Overview: A husband, wife and their two daughters take a Christmas break at a lodge in the woods. There's evident tension between the couple. He's pulled by attention to his corporation and negotiations about a merger. Even on their vacation he's on the phone. She's feeling abandoned. He takes her on a light plane flight to a cabin across the lake, but their plane suddenly loses altitude. They crash into the lake before they can notify anyone. The husband is more seriously hurt but with his wife's assistance they navigate cross-country towards a distant highway.. While they struggle to cross a ridge, the husband's business partner moves behind the scenes to sell the company to raiders, apparently assuming Frank is dead. Attacked by rogue wolves, the husband and wife are rescued in the nick of time. The FAA begins an investigation of the plane crash while the family begins to heal the emotional and physical wounds.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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A Cooler Climate
1999-08-22
A Cooler Climate
Overview: Iris is broke after her divorce and takes a job working as a housekeeper for a wealthy woman named Paula. When Paula and her husband separate, an unlikely friendship blossoms between the women.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-08-22
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Wicked Minds
2003-03-01
Wicked Minds
Overview: Holden returns home from college and is surprised to find his overpowering competitive father married to a much younger woman Lana. Holden quickly falls for the beauty and charisma of his step mother. A passionate affair begins between son and stepmother.
Genres: Mystery Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-01
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The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid
1990-09-20
The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid
Overview: A sophisticated lawyer (Donna Mills), who is always the bridesmaid but never the bride, gets romantically involved with her down-to-earth secretary (Brian Wimmer).
Genres: Comedy Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-20
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Before I Say Goodbye
2003-01-01
Before I Say Goodbye
Overview: Nelly McDermott, the granddaughter of a prominent politician, loses her husband, architect Adam Cauliff, in a fiery boat explosion. When she's informed that he was murdered, Nell is compelled to find the killer by searching for the truth, with the help of a psychic, which could solve the mystery — or end her life.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Moonlight Becomes You
1998-01-11
Moonlight Becomes You
Overview: At a party in Manhattan, Maggie Holloway—one of the fashion world’s most successful photographers—is thrilled to be reunited with her beloved stepmother. A widow now, Nuala Moore is equally delighted to see her long-lost stepdaughter, and she invites Maggie to spend a few weeks at her home in Newport, Rhode Island. But when Maggie arrives, she finds Nuala murdered, apparently by a burglar. Heartbroken, Maggie is stunned to learn she had inherited Nuala’s stunning Victorian home...and horrified when she begins to suspect that Nuala’s death was not random, but part of a diabolical plot conceived by a twisted mind.
Genres: Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-11
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Loving Evangeline
1995-03-11
Loving Evangeline
Overview: Robert Cannon manager for a large computer company, hit by one disaster after another - his brother's death and at the same time an important contract end up at his worst competitor. In the hunt for the leak he directs suspicion of beautiful Evie Shaw, but as he gets closer to her Robert realizes that he must choose between revealing Evie, or revealing his own feelings for her.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-11
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Eve's Christmas
2004-12-06
Eve's Christmas
Overview: A wealthy and successful career woman gets a second chance in life when a magical wish transports her back in time eight years to when she walked away from her fiance to lead a business life in New York.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-06
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Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
2000-12-17
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
Overview: A comedic murder mystery set in the middle of the Cannes Film Fest. Amidst the bumbling and drama, twists and turns emerge.
Genres: Comedy Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-17
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Coming Out Alive
1980-09-27
Coming Out Alive
Overview: A woman hires a contract-killer when her ex-husband kidnaps her son.
Genres: Action Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-09-27
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Love
1982-07-01
Love
Overview: A unique anthology of six short vignettes on the subject of love, all of them written, directed and produced by women.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-07-01
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Who'll Save Our Children?
1978-12-16
Who'll Save Our Children?
Overview: A childless couple provide shelter for a pair of homeless children. When they try to adopt them the natural parents appear leading to the inevitable court battle.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-16
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Walls
1984-01-01
Walls
Overview: a relentlessly nerve-wracking deadlock between three convicts and an emergency response team deployed to quell the rebellion.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Dead Wrong
1983-01-01
Dead Wrong
Overview: An exciting action-packed story about a group of modern-day pirates who agree to smuggle dope into Canada.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Heartaches
1981-07-04
Heartaches
Overview: A young wife becomes pregnant, but the child's father is not her husband. Afraid to tell him, she leaves home, and meets an outgoing, free-spirited woman on a bus. Although the two are polar opposites, the wife moves in with the young woman, and finds out that they have much more in common than she realized.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-07-04
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Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
1981-09-19
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Overview: Set within the super-rich jet-set society of Paris, Richard Harris portrays a man whose life is gradually being destroyed. From sexual trauma to financial disaster, he slowly descends into a world of insanity, perversion and finally the bottomless pit!
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-09-19
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Toby McTeague
1986-03-01
Toby McTeague
Overview: Toby is a teenager who doesn't care much about school. In fact, he has his eyes on the title of a prestigious dog-sleigh race. He will have to undergo extensive training in order to win it.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-01
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Suzanne
1981-09-18
Suzanne
Overview: An unhappy married woman has an affair with a violent criminal. She gets pregnant with his baby, but he gets arrested and goes to prison. Now what?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-09-18
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To Brave Alaska
1996-11-03
To Brave Alaska
Overview: True story of a yuppie couple's Alaskan trip turning into a wilderness survival struggle.
Genres: Drama Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-03
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The Secret of Hidden Lake
2006-10-29
The Secret of Hidden Lake
Overview: After her dad is critically injured in a so-called hunting accident, Maggie returns to her hometown in the mountains of Colorado to be by his side. But during her stay, this devoted daughter learns that the shooting was no mistake. As Maggie attempts to unravel the mystery of what really happened, secrets start to surface that put her life in grave danger! Grab some popcorn and kick back for this thrill ride.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-29
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The Art of War II: Betrayal
2008-08-12
The Art of War II: Betrayal
Overview: Agent Neil Shaw is called out of retirement and finds himself in the midst of a plot to assassinate several leading Senators with himself set-up to take the rap for a recent killing
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-12
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Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
1986-06-07
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
Overview: C-3PO and R2-D2 are on their way to Biitu to meet their new master, Mungo Baobab, when their ship is attacked and they are taken prisoner. Biitu has been taken over by the giant mechanical Great Heep who works with the Empire, enslaving the natives by using droid enforcers and draining R2 units to keep up his strength. Meanwhile Mungo has been imprisoned to be handed over to his arch enemy Admiral Screed.
Genres: Science Fiction Animation Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-06-07
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High Stakes
1986-10-01
High Stakes
Overview: Hard boiled tales of tough molls and trigger happy gangsters, screwball chases, and wartime intrigue are spun together in this send-up of the 40's film noir adventure, with a modern twist. Stars David Foley, Roberta Weiss.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-01
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Undercover Christmas
2003-12-07
Undercover Christmas
Overview: Jake Cunningham is an uptight,workaholic FBI agent from a wealthy family. Jake is assigned to protect Brandi O'Neill, cocktail waitress, after she turns in her billionaire boyfriend for tax fraud.Jake is called home unexpectedly during the holidays,and must take Brandi with him.They pose as couple to his family, who are for the most part unhappy with their son's new "girlfriend"
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-07
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Glory! Glory!
1989-09-25
Glory! Glory!
Overview: A rock singer revives a failing TV ministry, but the cost may be high when she falls for a reporter planning an exposé.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-25
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Savage Island
2004-04-20
Savage Island
Overview: Julia Young and Steven Harris are having marital troubles, but on a weekend trip to visit Julia's family on the remote Savage Island, marital problems quickly become the least of their worries. An intense struggle between the Young and the Savage families, the only residents living on the island, takes thrills and chills to a whole new and disturbing level. The Savages, a bunch that take the terms 'hillbilly', and 'hick' to a new frontier, are out to claim Steven and Julia's baby as payment for the death of their own son who was accidentally run over by Julia's pot-head younger brother
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-20
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Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet
2004-11-30
Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet
Overview: Mungo Baobab and his droids, Threepio and Artoo, are trailing the Rainbow comets of Manda in search of the fabled Roon system. Before they get there, they make an enemy out of the greedy Governor Koong. On Roon, they meet Auren Yomm and join her Umbo racing team in the Roon Games. Mungo takes up his old uncle Ogger's quest of finding the source of the valuable Roonstones. Meanwhile, Koong uses germ warfare against the rebellious province of Umboo and it becomes a race against time to find a cure for the Rooze infection. Written by Il Tesoro
Genres: Science Fiction Animation Adventure Family Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-30
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