Barret Oliver
Also Known As: Barret Spencer Oliver, بارت اولیور
Biography: Barret Spencer Oliver (born August 24, 1973) is an American photographer and former child actor. He is known for his role as Bastian Balthazar Bux in the film adaptation of Michael Ende's novel The NeverEnding Story, followed by roles in D.A.R.Y.L.,Cocoon and Cocoon: The Return.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthday: August 24, 1973
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Cocoon
Overview: When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-21
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Cocoon: The Return
Overview: The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-13
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Frankenweenie
Overview: When young Victor's pet dog Sparky (who stars in Victor's home-made monster movies) is hit by a car, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them (and his parents) that despite his appearance, Sparky's still the good loyal friend he's always been.
Genres: Family Fantasy Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-14
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The NeverEnding Story
Overview: While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Family Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1984-04-06
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D.A.R.Y.L.
Overview: Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and mental abilities. Even his name has a hidden meaning -- it's actually an acronym for Data Analyzing Robot Youth Life-form. When the organization that created him deems the "super soldier" experiment a failure and schedules Daryl to be disassembled, it is up to a few rogue scientists to help him escape.
Genres: Family Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-14
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The Secret Garden
Overview: When a spoiled English girl living in 19th century India loses both parents in a cholera epidemic, she is sent back to England to live in a country mansion. The lord is a strange old man-- frail and deformed, immensely kind but so melancholy. She wishes to discover what has caused him so much sorrow and to bring joy back to the household. It all must have something to do with the screams and wails which echo through the house at night and no one wants to talk about.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-30
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Uncommon Valor
Overview: A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.
Genres: Drama War Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-16
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Spot Marks the X
Overview: A dog trained to be a thief is the only member of a gang of bank robbers who knows where a quarter of a million dollars is hidden.
Genres: Family Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-17
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In the Usual Manner
Overview: In the evocative film shown here, Barret Oliver brings his darkroom and gear to the Huntington Library to produce hauntingly beautiful work 'in the usual manner' of the nineteenth-century photographer.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 2012-10-13
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Invitation to Hell
Overview: Family man Matt Winslow accepts a new job in Silicon Valley and quickly finds that his associates are obsessed with a mysterious local country club whose manager, Jessica Jones, holds sway over the community.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-24
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Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Overview: A wealthy Beverly Hills resident who has just become a widow, Clare Lipkin temporarily takes on her friend Lisabeth as a house guest. As the two women deal with their upper-class woes, Clare's driver, Frank, and Lisabeth's servant, Juan, make a wager to see who can be the first to seduce the other's boss.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-03
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Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Overview: Dr. Jekyll inhales white powder and becomes an obnoxious Southern Californian.
Genres: Comedy Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-11-10
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Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix
Overview: After Detective Michael Long is shot and left for dead, he is saved by the eccentric billionaire Wilton Knight. He is given a new face by plastic surgery, a new identity as Michael Knight, and the Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT) – a dream car with super-spy gadgets and nearly invulnerable armor.
Genres: Action Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-09-26
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Overview: Ichabod Crane becomes the headmaster at a schoolhouse. He falls for Katrina Van Tassel but she has a lover: Brom Bones. Brom scares him off acting as the Headless Horseman only to meet the real one himself.
Genres: Horror Comedy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-25
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Kiss Me Goodbye
Overview: Not until three years after the death of her husband Jolly, Kay dares to move back into their former home, persuaded by her new fiancée Rupert. But soon her worst expectations come true, when not only her old memories haunt her, but also Jolly's ghost, who doesn't approve of her new mate. Invisible to anyone but Kay, he tries to prevent the wedding.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-22
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