Mark Blum
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Biography: Mark Blum (May 14, 1950 - March 26, 2020) was an American actor in movies, on television and stage. He found success with a lead role as Gary Glass in the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan, which he followed up the next year with a supporting role as Richard Mason in Crocodile Dundee. He had a regularly recurring role as Union Bob on the Amazon Prime series Mozart in the Jungle from 2014 to 2018. He was married to actress Janet Zarish from 2005 until his death in 2020 from COVID.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Birthday: May 14, 1950
Deathday: March 26, 2020
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Gender: Male
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Blind Date
Overview: When bachelor Walter Davis is set up with his sister-in-law's pretty cousin, Nadia Gates, a seemingly average blind date turns into a chaotic night on the town. Walter's brother, Ted, tells him not to let Nadia drink alcohol, but he dismisses the warning and her behaviour gets increasingly wild. Walter and Nadia's numerous incidents are made even worse as her former lover David relentlessly follows them around town.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-27
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The Presidio
Overview: Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the military police over a disagreement over the handling of a drunk driver. Now a series of murders that cross jurisdictions force them to work together again. That Austin is now dating Caldwell's daughter is not helping their relationship.
Genres: Action Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-10
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Desperately Seeking Susan
Overview: A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-29
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Crocodile Dundee
Overview: When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. He proves that his instincts are quite useful in the city and adeptly handles everything from wily muggers to high-society snoots without breaking a sweat.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-26
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Lovesick
Overview: Sigmund Freud's ghost advises a married New York psychiatrist in love with a patient.
Genres: Romance Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-18
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I Don't Know How She Does It
Overview: As an employee at a Boston-based financial firm, Kate Reddy struggles daily to balance the demands of her high-powered career with the needs of her husband, Richard, and their two children. When she gets an account that requires frequent trips to New York and her husband gets a new job, Kate finds herself spread even thinner. Complicating Kate's life even more is her new business associate Jack Abelhammer, who throws temptation into the mix.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-16
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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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Things Are Looking Up
Overview: A group of high-school students deal with everyday life while attending JFK High School in Ventura, California.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-24
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The Judge
Overview: When a key witness in a case of corruption is killed in courts all suspicion falls on Judge Armando Acosta. Now the judge Madiani will defend his innocence.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-06
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The Defenders: Payback
Overview: Television movie remake of the 1960s courtroom drama series, "The Defenders." After the death of his eldest son and his partner in the law firm of Preston and Preston, senior partner, Lawrence Preston enlists his granddaughter, M.J, a former prosecutor, and his other son Don, a law professor, to continue the work of ensuring that every individual accused of a crime is entitled to a proper defense. In this telefilm, a father murders the rapist of his young daughter after the man is released from prison and moves back to his old neighborhood. The Prestons take the case even though the father is unrepentent and unwilling to offer the attorneys any help in finding legally mitigating circumstances for his actions.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-12
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Emma and Elvis
Overview: Alice and Eddie, two misfit political activists challenge the problems of their time.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-02
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Zen and the Art of Landscaping
Overview: All manner of family secrets are out when the lawnmower man is invited inside one fateful day.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Blumenthal
Overview: A comedy that follows the relatives of Harold Blumethal, a legendary playwright who made his career parodying his family in his work and died laughing at his own joke.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-03
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A Wife Alone
Overview: A former prostitute ensnares a young investment banker into marriage determined to avenge her lesbian lover and rob a group of corrupt business men, her husband included.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-06
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Step Up 3D
Overview: A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke and Natalie, team up with NYU freshman Moose, and find themselves pitted against the world's best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-04
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Night Springs
Overview: Night Springs is a collection of short stories that pays homage to shows like The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits. It can only be found within the video game Alan Wake.
Genres: Science Fiction Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-06-02
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How He Fell in Love
Overview: A struggling musician enters into a chance affair with a married woman. The illicit encounters and resulting bond affect both in lasting and significant ways.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-11
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Shattered Glass
Overview: The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff writer at The New Republic for three years. Looking for a short cut to fame, Glass concocted sources, quotes and even entire stories, but his deception did not go unnoticed forever, and eventually, his world came crumbling down.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-14
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Human Capital
Overview: Ian begins a relationship with Drew's daughter, who works in the financial sector. The couple gets involved in a tragic accident that will change their lives forever. At the same time, the accident has a major impact on both their families who, despite the class difference, cross paths.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-07-17
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Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Overview: The McMartin family's lives are turned upside down when they are accused of serious child molestation. The family run a school for infants. An unqualified child cruelty "expert" videotapes the children describing outrageous stories of abuse. One of the most expensive and long running trials in US legal history, exposes the lack of evidence and unprofessional attitudes of the finger pointers which kept one of the accused in jail for over 5 years without bail.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-20
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Coin Heist
Overview: When a crisis threatens to destroy their high school, four teens hatch a daring plan to raise $10 million. Step one? Breaking into the U.S. Mint.
Genres: Family Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-06
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Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Overview: Jesse investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the police force deals with the arrogant new police chief who is the son-in-law of a town councilman.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-05-21
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Getting to Know You
Overview: A chance encounter alters a teenage girl's perception of herself and her outlook on life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-22
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Condition: Critical
Overview: Medical drama about a killer virus on the loose in Los Angeles.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-20
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You Can Thank Me Later
Overview: In this Canadian comedy-drama, Shirley Cooperberg heads a Montreal Jewish family. During her husband's operation, her brood arrives at the hospital -- failed writer Eli, neurotic Susan, and successful theatrical producer Edward. An onslaught of one-liners find targets amid sibling rivalries and angst-ridden animosities.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-23
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Down to You
Overview: College coeds in New York City, Al, the son of a celebrity chef, and Imogen, a talented artist, become smitten the second they lay eyes on one another at a bar. However, the road to happiness is not a smooth one. Outside forces, including a predatory porn star who wants to lure Al into her bed, threaten to pull apart the young lovers before their romance has a chance to really flourish.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-21
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The Low Life
Overview: Yale graduate John has come to Hollywood to catch his big break. It hasn't happened yet.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-01
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Stag
Overview: An accidental death at a bachelor party spurs a night of shooting, kidnapping and murder in the host's home.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-01
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Denise Calls Up
Overview: A group of friends in New York, working away at their PCs and laptops, keep in touch exclusively by phone and fax. They are all too busy to meet face to face. Gale plays matchmaker, by phone, to Jerry and Barbara who, in turn, hit it off beautifully – via phone and fax. Martin gets a telephone call from someone he's never met. It's Denise, with some extraordinary news. Tapping away at his computer all the while, he develops a sort of friendship with Denise – via phone. And so it goes as the friends, tap, tap, tapping away, share news, hopes, and dreams – via phone and fax. Finally Gale has an unfortunate encounter with a phone, Denise has some more news for Martin, and Frank plans a gala New Year's Eve party, but will he answer the door?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-17
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The Green
Overview: Michael Gavin and his partner Daniel trade the rat race of New York City for the idyllic charm of the Connecticut shoreline, with hopes of a simpler life and time for Michael to finish his first novel. All that changes when one of Michael's high school students accuses him of 'inappropriate conduct', and the town rushes to judgment.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-22
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Just Between Friends
Overview: Holly and Sandy strike up an instant friendship; they don't know however that they have more in common than they'd like. When tragedy strikes, their relationship is tested.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-21
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Sudden Manhattan
Overview: Twenty-something Donna is jobless, single and broke. On a fateful day, reality turns itself upside down, and she is suddenly faced with one absurdity after another.
Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-11
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No Pay, Nudity
Overview: Aging actor Lester Rosenthal (Gabriel Byrne), who has lost his way with his career, with his family, and with his friends (Nathan Lane, Frances Conroy, & Boyd Gaines) finds out that the way out is through.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-04
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Love Is Blind
Overview: A funny and irresistible story of a young girl who literally cannot see or hear her mother, even though she is living with her under the same roof. With the help of an eccentric psychiatrist, and a local, accidental hero, our heroine has to grow up, but falls in love and eventually takes hold of her future - despite not being able to see what's right in front of her.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-25
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Worth Winning
Overview: Taylor is a man who has no problems with women. So confident is he that he accepts a challenge from his friends: he has to secure proposals of marriage from three women of their choice.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-27
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Miami Rhapsody
Overview: Even though Gwyn Marcus is engaged to her boyfriend, Matt, she is still afraid of commitment. While she admires her parents' loving relationship, she discovers that her family has not always been faithful in marriage, making it harder than ever to settle down. As her mother pressures her to get married, and plenty of attractive men appear in her life, Gwyn learns that she must balance her career, relationships and marriage to be truly happy.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-27
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Victor in Paradise
Overview: A comic and melancholic take on the struggling artist, shot on 35mm.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-05-22
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Sister of the Groom
Overview: Audrey attempts to stop her brother from marrying a young French woman during their rescheduled wedding weekend in the Hamptons, which happens to be the same weekend she turns 40.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-18
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Life on the Ledge
Overview: Brian Leib, a thirty-two year old, ritualistic neurotic recluse who lives with his paranoid parents, only leaves his house to see his psychiatrist. His days are kept as simple as the loaf of bread he makes every morning; the first slice his breakfast, the last slice his dessert--this gives him a "sense of closure for the day." On the verge of jumping he finds a tumor on his neck. Through this new found bad news he gets the strength to talk to Claire, another patient of his psychiatrist's. Claire, a beautiful stripper with a badly stained childhood lets her male guard down and lets Brian in. In order to protect Claire, Brian gets involved with a motley crew of gangsters, faces his fears and gains the will to live... but is it too late?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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