Tag Archives: joe don baker

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Roger Spottiswoode Writer: Bruce Feirstein (Based on characters created by Ian Fleming) Jonathan Pryce and Ricky Jay as villains is cool but overall a pretty stinky movie.

Posted in Action, Adventure, Thriller | Tagged 1997, agent, barbara broccoli, britain, british, bruce feirstein, china, desmond llewelyn, gerard butler, hugh bonneville, ian fleming, james bond, joe don baker, jonathan pryce, judi dench, julian fellowes, k.d. lang, media, mi6, michael g. wilson, michelle yeoh, mission, moby, mogul, news, pierce brosnan, ricky jay, robert elswit, roger spottiswoode, samantha bond, secret agent, sheryl crow, spy, submarine, teri hatcher, tomorrow never dies, tycoon | Leave a comment

The Living Daylights (1987)

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Glen Writers: Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson (Based on the short story by Ian Fleming)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Thriller | Tagged 007, 1987, a-ha, action, adaptation, adventure, afghanistan, Albert R. Broccoli, arms deal, art malik, barbara broccoli, Chrissie Hynde, desmond llewelyn, general, ian fleming, james bond, jeroen krabbe, joe don baker, john barry, john glen, john rhys-davies, kgb, maryam d'abo, michael g. wilson, murder, richard maibaum, robert brown, russia, russian, secret agent, sequel, sniper, soviet, spy, the living daylights, the pretenders, thriller, timothy dalton, weapon | Leave a comment

Fletch (1985)

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Ritchie Writer: Andrew Bergman (Based on the novel by Gregory McDonald)

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Mystery | Tagged 1985, adaptation, andrew bergman, california, chevy chase, comedy, crime, dana wheeler-nicholson, disguise, fletch, geena davis, george wendt, gregory mcdonald, Hitman, insurance, joe don baker, journalist, kareem abdul-jabbar, kenneth mars, los angeles, m. emmet walsh, michael ritchie, millionaire, money, mystery, newspaper, police, reporter, richard libertini, tim matheson | Leave a comment

The Natural (1984)

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Barry Levinson Writers: Roger Towne and Phil Dusenberry (Based on the novel by Bernard Malamud)

Posted in Drama, Review, Sports | Tagged 1930s, 1984, adaptation, alan fudge, barbara hershey, barry levinson, baseball, bernard malamud, caleb deschanel, drama, glenn close, joe don baker, john finnegan, kim basinger, lightning, michael madsen, middle age, natural, phil dusenberry, pitcher, player, randy newman, richard farnsworth, robert duvall, robert prosky, robert redford, roger towne, roy hobbs, shot, sport, sports, talent, team, the natural, tree, wilford brimley | Leave a comment

The Underneath (1995)

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Soderbergh Writers: Steven Soderbergh and Daniel Fuchs (Based on the novel “Criss Cross” by Don Tracy)

Posted in Drama, Review, Thriller | Tagged adam trese, addict, addiction, alison elliott, armored car, cliff martinez, crime, criss cross, daniel fuchs, don tracy, drama, driver, elisabeth shue, family, film noir, gamble, gambling, gambling addict, heist, joe don baker, marriage, mystery, noir, paul dooley, peter gallagher, remake, richard linklater, sam lowry, shelley duvall, steven soderbergh, the underneath, thriller, underneath, wedding, wife, william fichtner | Leave a comment