Sam Coppola
Also Known As: Sam J. Coppola
Biography: Sam Coppola was born on July 31, 1935 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Saturday Night Fever (1977), Fatal Attraction (1987) and Jacob's Ladder (1990). He was married to Helen Shinnick. He died on February 5, 2012 in Leonia, New Jersey.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Birthday: July 31, 1935
Deathday: February 05, 2012
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Gender: Male
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Saturday Night Fever
Overview: Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attracted to Stephanie.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-16
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Palookaville
Overview: Jerry and his two pals, Russ and Syd, are just looking for some easy money to help them break out of their nowhere lives in their nowhere town. Despite a bungled jewelry store heist which exposes their incompetence as criminals, a fateful event (and an old black-and-white film) convinces them that they can pull off an armored-truck robbery. While they are busy plotting their caper, their dysfunctional families spin out of control, all around them.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-07
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Sally
Overview: Jack is driving aimlessly on a road to nowhere with his imaginary girlfriend, Sally, when he meets Beth. The duo becomes a trio when escaped mental patient Bugs, also fixated on an imaginary woman named Sally, finds himself along for the ride with Jack and Beth. Disagreements between the new acquaintances coincide with a series of violent and criminal confrontations.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-30
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The Big Heist
Overview: Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this TV movie tells the story about the 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK Airport in New York - the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil. The heist was also the subject of the much better-known 1990 film "Goodfella"s, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was also the subject of another made-for-television film: "The 10 Million Dollar Getaway" from 1991.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-10
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Crazy Joe
Overview: The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey Gallo.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-08
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King Crab
Overview: Two brothers take over the family seafood business, and battle each other for control of the company - and their father's attention.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-06-15
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Nola
Overview: An urban fairy tale-romantic comedy, in which Nola, an aspiring songwriter, leaves an abusive Kansas home and journeys to New York to find her biological father. Once there, she finds more than she expected.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
Overview: Both sides of the law hunt Costabile 'Gus' Farace for slaying a federal drug agent in 1989 New York.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-24
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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Overview: A Brooklyn mobster and his gang try to rub out their rivals.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-12-22
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Run It
Overview: Two thugs, a substitute teacher, and a young student get tangled up in violent crimes that unexpectedly bind them together in an unforgiving day.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-05-31
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Reunion
Overview: Ten years after the death of a close friend, a group of Yale graduates who formed a secret society to make the world a better place reunite, only to discover how far from their ambitious, selfless goals they have strayed. Brett Cullen, Jessica Hecht and Jamey Sheridan star in this ensemble drama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-06
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The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Overview: A debt-ridden divorced mother and factory worker strives to get a higher-paying job on the traditionally all-male main assembly line.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-26
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Internal Affairs
Overview: A skilled police detective in a case involving the strange, sadistic murder of a young prostitute who has been killed in exactly the same fashion as a young nightclub singer in Saigon during the Vietnam War. At the same time, the detective attempts to ferret out corruption in the police ranks.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-06
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A Kiss Before Dying
Overview: Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father. When Dorothy tells Jonathan that she is pregnant and that her father will deny her inheritance if he finds out, Jonathan murders her, but he stages her death as a suicide. As Jonathan works his way onto Mr. Carlsson's payroll, Dorothy's twin sister, Ellen, investigates the apparent suicide.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-04-26
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She's Back
Overview: A henpecked electrician is nagged by his recently deceased wife into taking revenge on the gang responsible for her death.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-07-07
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Hardhat & Legs
Overview: A sex education teacher falls for a construction worker with a gambling problem.
Genres: Comedy Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-02-09
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Driving Me Crazy
Overview: Meet Elliot Brown. He is one of Brooklyn's most neurotically sweet and eligible bachelors . . . who also happens to be pushing forty and living with his mother. Not getting any younger, Elliot embarks on a 3000 mile road trip across the country to take a chance on a girl he has never met. His travel companion? Her fun-loving sister. Now, he must face his fears, confront his past and learn to take risks to be the man worthy of her love. Buckle up. It's going to be a crazy drive.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-06
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The Deli
Overview: An enchanting slice-of-life comedy about a hard luck gambler who gets in over his head when he starts putting his store's profits on the line.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-07
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Joey Breaker
Overview: Joey is a player, a hot-shot movie agent in New York. If a deal can be made, he'll make it. If a rising talent can be snapped up, he'll be the first in line. And when it comes to luring Hollywood in a bidding war for a script nobody's read, Joey is your man. Joey's definitely cruising in the fast lane. Bu there's one thing Joey has never taken the time to do... live. Joey's programmed life is turned topsy-turvy by a series of unexpected events which culminates in a serendipitous romance with a throughly remarkable young Jamaican woman.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-14
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The Counterfeit Contessa
Overview: Gina Nardino, a young saleswoman at the food counter of a posh department store, falls hard for a society stud, and, through a series of accidents, impresses him by taking on the false identity of an Italian contessa. But the masquerade begins to get out of hand when the stud's brother sees through her disguise...and likes what he sees.
Genres: Romance Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-04
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Fatal Attraction
Overview: A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
Genres: Thriller Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-18
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Friends and Family
Overview: Gay New York couple Stephen Torcelli and Danny Russo have something to hide from Stephen's parents -- their jobs as Mafia enforcers. When the Torcelli family plans to visit, Stephen and Danny panic because Stephen's father works for the FBI. Despite efforts to keep family and Mafia separate, a birthday party gets mixed up with a mobster's daughter's engagement party. Trouble arises when the mobsters concoct a political scheme at the party.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-17
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Over/Under
Overview: A man becomes a bookie after losing his job as a day trader.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-04
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Death Journey
Overview: Fearful that their star witness might be murdered, two attorneys hire a protector to bring him from Los Angeles to New York. Jesse Crowder (Fred Williamson) is a no-nonsense tough guy. He buddies up with the witness, an accountant, and they hit the road. Outwitting their foes means taking all manner of conveyance, including automobile, train, and airplane.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-05-01
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The Anderson Tapes
Overview: Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is being recorded on audio and video, although he is not the subject of any surveillance.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-06-17
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Serpico
Overview: Frank Serpico is an idealistic New York City cop who refuses to take bribes, unlike the rest of the force. Frank's actions get him shunned by the other officers, and often placed in dangerous situations by his partners. When his superiors ignore his accusations of corruption, Frank decides to go public with the allegations. Although this causes the Knapp Commission to investigate his claims, Frank has also placed a target on himself.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-12-18
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House of Satisfaction
Overview: Has-been rock star Jesse Limbo ventures from a life of dereliction to New York City in search of his long-lost teenage son. While there, he confronts his past in an effort to discover what - if anything - the future holds.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-01
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Heavy Petting
Overview: Charlie thinks he's met the perfect woman, but in order to be with her, he must first get past her dog. Just when he thinks all is lost, he realizes that he loves the dog too! Now he must do everything he can to keep them both.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-20
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Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
Overview: Two New York City cops investigate a drug-smuggling ring that they believe is run by New York-based foreign diplomats.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-14
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The Super Cops
Overview: The true story of two New York City cops. Greenberg & Hantz fought the system, became detectives and were known on the streets as "Batman & Robin".
Genres: Action Comedy Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-03-20
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Empire
Overview: Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this will be his chance to go out on top, Victor soon finds out that he's been double crossed and his last option is to get revenge.
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-06
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Street Hunter
Overview: Logan Blade is a tough police officer who has to confront a gang led by ruthless Colonel Walsh.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-02
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Blue Steel
Overview: Megan Turner, a rookie NYC cop, foils an armed robbery on her first day and then engages in a cat-and-mouse game with one of the witnesses who becomes obsessed with her.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-16
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Citizen Cohn
Overview: As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.
Genres: Drama TV Movie History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-08-22
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Money for Nothing
Overview: When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. After all, he says, finders keepers. He turns to his ex-girlfriend Monica, who works in an investment firm, for advice, before turning to the mob for help laundering the money. While Joey makes plans to leave the country, however, a detective is following his ever-warmer trail in order to recover the cash.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-10
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Jacob's Ladder
Overview: After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.
Genres: Drama Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-02
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The Warrior Class
Overview: Rookie lawyer Alec Brno has just been assigned the case of his career: exposing a billion-dollar oil scam led by a ruthless mafia boss. When he reluctantly falls for the gangster's beautiful but drug-addicted wife - also his key witness - Alec soon realizes that all the legal savvy in the world can't protect him from the dangerous reality of mob violence. In a system where criminals often walk free, sometimes courtroom warriors must take the battle for justice into their own hands. Written by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-06
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Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Overview: Detectives Cagney and Lacey come face-to-face with their true feelings about capital punishment when they're assigned to the city's first capital murder case in 10 years.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-29
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Zits
Overview: When their music teacher needs an expensive operation after being mugged, a group of precocious middle school students attempt to raise the money by selling fake military secrets to the KGB.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-07
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Murder in Black and White
Overview: A recently appointed black police commissioner is killed. So, Frank Janek is assigned to investigate.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-07
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Without a Trace
Overview: English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon, a frantic Selky contacts the police. Detective Al Menetti, a father himself, takes an interest in the case that quickly turns into an obsession. As a devastated Selky struggles to come to terms with Alex's disappearance, Menetti steps out from behind the badge to continue investigating.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-04
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A Question of Honor
Overview: Television account of an honest New York narcotics cop who becomes unwillingly involved in a plan to uncover corruption in his department.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-28
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