Ernie F. Orsatti
Also Known As: Eric Wahl, Ernie Osatti, Ernie Orsatti, Ernest Orsatti, Ernie Orsati, Ernest Frank Orsatti
Biography: Ernie Orsatti was an American stuntman, actor, and second unit director. Born in Beverly Hills, California, Ernie F. Orsatti started in the film industry at the age of sixteen. His mother, Inez Gorman, was a noted opera singer. His father, Ernie Orsatti, was a famous baseball player who played for The St. Louis Cardinals, known as "the gas house gang". The surname Orsatti name has been associated with Hollywood for decades, starting with the Orsatti agency, during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood.
Department: Crew
Place of Birth: Beverly Hills, California, USA
Birthday: February 13, 1940
Deathday: September 12, 2020
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Gender: Male
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The Stone Killer
Overview: A Los Angeles detective is sent to New York where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia family feud.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-08-08
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The Swarm
Overview: Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-07-14
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Viva Knievel!
Overview: The legendary stuntman plans his most incredible stunt yet while battling the mob in this action-adventure.
Genres: Adventure Action Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-06-10
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The Acid Eaters
Overview: A group of office workers go every Friday afternoon to the White Pyramid, a 50-foot tower of LSD.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-02-01
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The Green Berets
Overview: Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for two missions in South Vietnam. The first is to strengthen a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy. The second is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-07-04
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The Poseidon Adventure
Overview: When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Genres: Adventure Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-01
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The Last American Hero
Overview: A young hell raiser quits his moonshine business and tries to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen. Loosely based on the true story of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-07-27
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Defiance
Overview: Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a seaman and though he tries to avoid the gang and his neighbors, it does not work. Soon he is battling the Souls and not only changing their attitudes, but the attitudes of his previously intimidated neighbors as well.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-14
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The Towering Inferno
Overview: At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-14
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Sky Riders
Overview: When an industrialist's wife and kids are kidnapped by terrorists in Greece, the woman's ex-husband comes to the rescue with a plan involving hang gliders.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-26
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Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure
Overview: This documentary follows avid fans and the pop cultural impact of the classic disaster movie The Poseidon Adventure.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-31
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