Joe Pantoliano
Actor
Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American film and television actor. He played the character of Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos, Bob Keane in La Bamba, Cypher in The Matrix, Teddy in Memento, Francis Fratelli in The Goonies, Guido "the Killer Pimp" in Risky Business, and Jennifer Tilly's violent mobster boyfriend, Caesar, in Bound. He also played US Marshall Renfro in both The Fugitive and U.S. Marshals. He is often referred to as "Joey Pants", due to the difficulty some have pronouncing his Italian surname.
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The Brawler (2019)
As: Al Braverman
The true story of underdog boxer, Chuck Wepner, who gets a shot to fight the champ, Muhammed Ali.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Ken Kushner
Stars: Taryn Manning | Amy Smart | Burt Young | Zach McGowan | Jerrod Paige
Lake Placid: Legacy (2018)
A group of young explorers discover a secret area hidden from all maps and GPS devices. When they reach the center of the lake, they discover an abandoned facility that houses one of the largest, and deadliest apex-predators known to man.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Darrell James Roodt
Stars: Tim Rozon | Katherine Barrell | Greg Kriek | Craig Stein | Luke Newton
Happy Anniversary (2018)
As: Aldo
A quirky couple spends their three-year dating anniversary looking back at their relationship and contemplating whether they should break up.
Runtime: 78 min.
Directed by: Jared Stern
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Ben Schwartz | Leonardo Nam | Annie Potts | Noël Wells
Just Getting Started (2017)
As: Joey
Duke Diver is living the high life as the freewheeling manager of a luxurious resort in Palm Springs, Calif. He soon faces competition from Leo, a former military man who likes the same woman that Duke is interested in. When Diver's past suddenly catches up with him, he must put aside his differences and reluctantly team up with Leo to stop whoever is trying to kill him.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Ron Shelton
Stars: Morgan Freeman | Joe Pantoliano | Tommy Lee Jones | Glenne Headly | Rene Russo
Random Tropical Paradise (2017)
As: Vincent Gambazzo
At the onset of RANDOM TROPICAL PARADISE, Harry Fluder’s life was working out exactly as planned: great job, loyal friends, and the perfect fiancée – until he caught his perfect fiancée having sex with one of his maybe not-so-loyal friends at their wedding. With the wedding cancelled and honeymoon already paid for, Bowie, Harry's best man, convinces Harry to take him along on a "homie-moon." What ...
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Sanjeev Sirpal
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Bryan Greenberg | Beth Littleford | Spencer Grammer | Brooks Wheelan
The Perfect Match (2016)
As: Marty
Terrence J. stars as Charlie, a playboy who's convinced that relationships are dead. His two best friends, Donald Faison and Robert C. Riley, bet him that if he sticks to one woman for one month, he's bound to get attached. Charlie denies this until he crosses paths with the beautiful and mysterious Eva, played by singer/actress Cassie. They may agree to a casual affair, but eventually Charlie is ...
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Bille Woodruff
Stars: Terrence Jenkins | Kali Hawk | Lauren London | Paula Patton | Brandy Norwood
The Identical (2014)
As: Avi Hirshberg
During the Great Depression, identical twins are separated at birth. One, Drexel Hemsley becomes a wildly successful '50s rock star, while the other, Ryan Wade, struggles to balance his passion for music and pleasing his parents, who want him to become a preacher. Finally, Ryan rebels against his parents' wishes and launches his own music career -- performing the hits of Drexel Hemsley. Ryan later learns ...
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Dustin Marcellino
Stars: Amanda Crew | Ray Liotta | Ashley Judd | Danny Woodburn | Seth Green
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life (2012)
As: Oswald
Jeremy Fink and his best friend Lizzy must search high and low throughout the streets of Manhattan for clues to unlock the mysterious box he received a month before his birthday.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Tamar Halpern
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Mira Sorvino | Ryan Simpkins | Maxwell Beer | Michael Urie
The Legend Of Secret Pass (2010)
As: Chucksta
The 'Legend of Secret Pass' takes place in the mountains of the South West and involves Thunderbirds of Indian mythology and an animal refuge of mystical proportions. An unlikely troop of animals and humans are caught up in a clash of ageless magic. In this moment of crisis, the barest chance to avoid cataclysm falls into the hands of an Indian boy, Manu. Written by Erik Stoops
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Steve Trenbirth
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | David Cross | Cheryl Hines | Ron Perlman | Frankie Muniz
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
As: Peek (voice)
The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.
Runtime: 82 min.
Directed by: Brad Peyton
Stars: Nick Nolte | Christina Applegate | James Marsden | Bette Midler | Pascale Hutton
Deadly Impact (2010)
As: David Kaplow
Deadly Impact follows hard-nosed cop Thomas Armstrong (Flanery) whose life was shattered when he became the helpless target of a mastermind murderer. Returning home after a much-needed break, Armstrong joins the FBI to seek revenge and help track down the same killer that threatened his existence, however this time the assassin is back to terrorize not just a single person, but the entire city.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Robert Kurtzman
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Sean Patrick Flanery | Greg Serano | Amanda Wyss | Carmen Serano
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
As: Gabe Ugliano
Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Stars: Sean Bean | Brandon T. Jackson | Logan Lerman | Alexandra Daddario | Jake Abel
Falling up (2009)
As: George
A nursing student forced to quit school for family reasons winds up taking a job as a doorman in an elite apartment building in New York City, where he sparks to one of his residents.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: David M. Rosenthal
Stars: Sarah Roemer | Claudette Lali | Snoop Dogg | Rachael Leigh Cook | Joseph Cross
The Job (2009)
As: Perriman
A guy looking to find employment and marry the love of his life, gets in over his head when a fast-talking temp agent lands him a job.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Shem Bitterman
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Taryn Manning | Mark Harelik | Patrick John Flueger | Ron Perlman
Canvas (2006)
As: John Marino
A woman's schizophrenia affects her relationships with her husband and son.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Joseph Greco
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Marcia Gay Harden | Devon Gearhart | Griffin Miner | Julie Upton
Unknown (2006)
As: Bound Man
Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to stay alive.
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Simon Brand
Stars: Jim Caviezel | Joe Pantoliano | Barry Pepper | Bridget Moynahan | Greg Kinnear
Wedding Daze (2006)
As: Smitty
After losing the woman of his dreams, Anderson is convinced he'll never fall in love again. But at the urging of his best friend, he spontaneously proposes to a dissatisfied waitress named Katie and an innocent dare evolves into the kind of love that both have been looking for all along.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Michael Ian Black
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Isla Fisher | Edward Herrmann | Joanna Gleason | Jason Biggs
The Amateurs (2005)
As: Some Idiot
Sex sells in America and these guys know it. The Amateurs follows a small town band of loveable losers who hit upon an idea that can make their dreams and fantasies come true. Thinking they've found the road to riches and fame they decide to make the world's most innocent adult film. Everyman's fantasy turns into a hilarious misadventure when they find they're in way over their heads.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Michael Traeger
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Ted Danson | Jeff Bridges | Lauren Graham | Tim Blake Nelson
Racing Stripes (2005)
As: Goose (voice)
Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as different, he decides he'll race anyway. And with help from the young girl who raised him, he just might end up in the winner's circle.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Frederik Du Chau
Stars: Bruce Greenwood | Mandy Moore | Frankie Muniz | Wendie Malick | Hayden Panettiere
The Easter Egg Adventure (2004)
As: Terrible Timothy Takit (voice)
The idyllic Egg Town is the location for the The Easter Egg Adventure, which sees the beautiful location under threat from some dastardly thieves. Making off with the collection of Easter Egg's the town has managed to collate, it's up to some brave residents to retrieve them from the evil doers. A wonderfully touching children's tale, The Easter Egg Adventure is a heartwarming seasonal story.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: John Michael Williams
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Brooke Shields | James Woods | Nancy Kerrigan | John Michael Williams
Perfect Opposites (2004)
As: Louis Carbonelli
The story of two college graduates from the Midwest who move to Los Angeles, where their love is tested for the first time.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Matt Cooper
Stars: Kathleen Wilhoite | Andrew Keegan | Piper Perabo | Martin Henderson | Jason Winer
Bad Boys II (2003)
As: Captain C. Howard
Out-of-control, trash-talking buddy cops Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force reunite, and bullets fly, cars crash and laughs explode as they pursue a whacked-out drug lord from the streets of Miami to the barrios of Cuba. But the real fireworks result when Marcus discovers that playboy Mike is secretly romancing Marcus’ sexy sister.
Runtime: 147 min.
Directed by: Michael Bay
Stars: Peter Stormare | Jordi Mollà | Will Smith | Martin Lawrence | Gabrielle Union
Daredevil (2003)
As: Ben Urich
He dwells in a world of eternal night, but the blackness is filled with sounds and scents, tastes and textures that most cannot perceive. Although attorney Matt Murdock is blind, his other four senses function with superhuman sharpness. By day, Murdock represents the downtrodden. At night he is Daredevil, a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city, a relentless avenger of justice.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Mark Steven Johnson
Stars: Colin Farrell | Michael Clarke Duncan | Ben Affleck | Jennifer Garner | Jon Favreau
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
As: Mogan
The year is 2087, the setting is the moon. Pluto Nash, the high-flying successful owner of the hottest nightclub in the universe, finds himself in trouble when he refuses to sell his club to lunar gangster Mogan, who just happens to be helping the mysterious Rex Crater mastermind a plan to take over the entire moon.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Ron Underwood
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Jay Mohr | Rosario Dawson | Eddie Murphy | Randy Quaid
Memento (2000)
As: John Edward "Teddy" Gammell
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty, however, of locating his wife's killer is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.
Runtime: 113 min.
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Mark Boone Junior | Carrie-Anne Moss | Joe Pantoliano | Stephen Tobolowsky | Guy Pearce
New Blood (2000)
One morning, the cops find eight dead bodies, gunshot victims, near a farmhouse. They also find a wounded man who tells the story of what happened. He is Alan White, the father of a young woman awaiting a heart transplant. The night before, his wounded son Danny has come to him with a tale of a kidnapping gone wrong. Danny, whom Alan hasn't seen for eight years, offers a deal: if Alan will pose ...
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Michael Hurst
Stars: Carrie-Anne Moss | Joe Pantoliano | Nick Moran | John Hurt | Shawn Wayans
Ready to Rumble (2000)
As: Titus Sinclair
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Brian Robbins
Stars: Oliver Platt | Rose McGowan | David Arquette | Scott Caan | Bill Goldberg
Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)
As: Martini (voice)
After mis-hearing a radio broadcast about Santa canceling his Christmas trip due to an injured reindeer, Olive the dog decides to travel to the North Pole and volunteer to be a replacement. Unfortunately, Olive must deal with an evil postman who's tired of handling all the extra Christmas mail. Will Martini the penguin be able to help Olive realize her dream?
Runtime: 45 min.
Directed by: Steve Moore
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Drew Barrymore | Peter MacNicol | Ed Asner | Dan Castellaneta
Taxman (1999)
As: Al Benjamin
After a homocide that the police believe is over gasoline theft, a tax investigator discovers the Russian mafia is involved and that they are stealing millions in gasoline tax money. Only one rookie cop is willing to believe him and together they must get the evidence they need or die trying.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Avi Nesher
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Michael Chiklis | Wade Dominguez | Elizabeth Berkley | Robert Townsend
The Life Before This (1999)
As: Jake Maclean
Several innocent persons are hurt after two robbers, fleeing from the police, run into a neighborhood cafe.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Jerry Ciccoritti
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Alison Pill | Stephen Rea | Sarah Polley | Catherine O'Hara
Black and White (1999)
As: Bill King
Rich Bower is an up-and-coming star in the hip-hop world. Everyone wants to be around him, including Raven and her fellow upper-class white high school friends. The growing appeal of black culture among white teens fascinates documentary filmmaker Sam Donager, who sets out to chronicle it with her husband, Terry. But before Bower was a rapper, he was a gangster, and his criminal past comes back ...
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: James Toback
Stars: Allan Houston | Robert Downey Jr. | Scott Caan | Gaby Hoffmann | Stacy Edwards
The Matrix (1999)
As: Cypher
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Runtime: 136 min.
Directed by: Lana Wachowski | Lilly Wachowski
Stars: Hugo Weaving | Keanu Reeves | Laurence Fishburne | Carrie-Anne Moss | Joe Pantoliano
Hoods (1998)
As: Charlie Flynn
A 50-year-old mobster struggles to carry out his father's order to execute a rival's 9-year-old child.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Mark Malone
Stars: Jennifer Tilly | Joe Mantegna | Kevin Pollak | Jay Brazeau | Vincent Berry
U.S. Marshals (1998)
As: Marshal Cosmo Renfro
U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that Sheridan is more than just another murderer.
Runtime: 131 min.
Directed by: Stuart Baird
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Tommy Lee Jones | Daniel Roebuck | Wesley Snipes | Robert Downey Jr.
Top of the World (1998)
As: Vince Castor
In Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robbed. The police believe their big win was a staged diversion, and the two of them become suspects. Over the course of the evening and next morning, the two attempt to escape to surrounded casino, and to prove their ...
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Sidney J. Furie
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Peter Weller | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | Dennis Hopper | Tia Carrere
Pitch (1997)
As: Himself
Two young writers try to pitch their script to the big and famous.
Runtime: 81 min.
Directed by: Spencer Rice | Kenny Hotz
Stars: Gérard Depardieu | Spencer Rice | Kenny Hotz | Samuel Z. Arkoff | Roger Ebert
Natural Enemy (1997)
As: Stuart
William McNamara plays a young man who was given away by his mother at birth, seeking revenge on her for abandoning him.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Douglas Jackson
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Lesley Ann Warren | Christian Tessier | William McNamara | Donald Sutherland
Bound (1996)
As: Caesar
Corky, a tough female ex con and her lover Violet concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet's crooked boyfriend Caesar.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Lilly Wachowski | Lana Wachowski
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Gina Gershon | Jennifer Tilly | Christopher Meloni | John P. Ryan
The Flight of the Dove (1996)
As: Attorney Brezner
A beautiful spy trades sex for secrets. A reclusive explosives expert is haunted by a tragic past. When these two meet, the sparks fly...
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Steve Railsback
Stars: Scott Glenn | Theresa Russell | Lane Smith | Terence Knox | Katherine Helmond
The Immortals (1995)
As: Pete
An elaborate heist unites 8 strangers in a simultaneous assault on targets all over the city- and explodes in a hailstorm of gunfire and high-speed chases in this powerful action-thriller. Recruited by a Mafia nightclub owner (Eric Roberts), 4 teams launch a brutal cross-town attack to retrieve suitcases full of cash. But as the violence escalates, the team members discover just who their real target has ...
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Brian Grant
Stars: Eric Roberts | Joe Pantoliano | Clarence Williams III | Tia Carrere | Tony Curtis
Steal Big Steal Little (1995)
As: Eddie Agopian
Ruben and Robby are twin brothers, adopted by Mona, one of the wealthiest - and most eccentric - women in Santa Barbara. Ruben is devoted to Mona, but Robby is more devoted to her money. So when Mona leaves her fortune and estate to Ruben it starts a battle between brothers that soon leads to madness, mayhem, and even attempted murder. On Ruben's side is Lou Perilli an ex-Chicago cop and used car ...
Runtime: 135 min.
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Alan Arkin | Rachel Ticotin | Ally Walker | Andy García
The Last Word (1995)
As: Doc
A journalist with solid mob connections falls for a stripper with a dark past.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Tony Spiridakis
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Timothy Hutton | Richard Dreyfuss | Chazz Palminteri | Michelle Burke
Bad Boys (1995)
As: Captain C. Howard
Marcus Burnett is a hen-pecked family man. Mike Lowry is a foot-loose and fancy free ladies' man. Both are Miami policemen, and both have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Michael Bay
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Tchéky Karyo | Téa Leoni | Will Smith | Martin Lawrence
Baby's Day Out (1994)
As: Norby
Baby Bink couldn't ask for more; he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, he lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world is as nice as Baby Bink's parents; especially the three enterprising kidnapers who pretend to be photographers from the newspaper. Successfully kidnaping Baby Bink, they have a harder time ...
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Patrick Read Johnson
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Cynthia Nixon | Joe Mantegna | Brian Haley | Lara Flynn Boyle
Teresa's Tattoo (1994)
As: Bruno
Mathematician Teresa just wanted to study during the College spring break. But her friends, who want her to live a little, drag her out to parties. The next thing she knows, she has been drugged, kidnapped, made a redhead, tattooed, and wearing leather?!? Her captors seem to be the most inept crooks ever. They seem to have a plan, if only she could figure out why it involves her.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Julie Cypher
Stars: C. Thomas Howell | Lou Diamond Phillips | Jonathan Silverman | Casey Siemaszko | Nancy McKeon
Robot in the family (1994)
As: The Father
A manic search for a valuable relic pits a father, son and trouble-prone robot against a nasty villain.
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Mark Harry Richardson | Jack Shaoul
Stars: John Rhys-Davies | Joe Pantoliano | Amy Wright | Danny Gerard | Howard Scott Nicoll
Dangerous Heart (1994)
As: Barclay
A cop begins to turn to booze and cocaine during a tough undercover assignment. When a big drug-buy goes sour and the cop ends up with a million in cash, he decides to take off with the money. The drug dealer catches up with him, but he dies before revealing where he stashed the cash. Months later, the drug dealer finds the cop's wife and seduces her, in an effort to find his missing million. ...
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Michael Scott
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Lauren Holly | Tim Daly | Bill Nunn | Alice Carter
Me and the Kid (1993)
As: Roy
A lonely and emotionally neglected rich kid forms an attachment to one of the men who kidnap him during a botched robbery of his father's safe.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Dan Curtis
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Danny Aiello | Cathy Moriarty | Alex Zuckerman | David Dukes
Calendar Girl (1993)
As: Harvey Darpinian
Like many adolescent boys, Roy Darpinian had the hots for movie divas, and one in particular was his wet dream as half of America's in the 1950s: Marilyn Monroe. The difference is, one summer holiday he actually decided to enlist his spineless buddies, Scott Foreman and Ned Bleuer, to actually drive all the way to Hollywood and make as many desperate attempts as it takes to meet her or get arrested trying, ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: John Whitesell
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Steve Railsback | Gabriel Olds | Jerry O'Connell | Jason Priestley
The Fugitive (1993)
As: Cosmo Renfro
Wrongfully accused of murdering his wife, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find her killer and clear his name. Pursuing him is a team of U.S. marshals led by Deputy Samuel Gerard, a determined detective who will not rest until Richard is captured. As Richard leads the team through a series of intricate chases, he discovers the secrets behind his wife's death and struggles to ...
Runtime: 130 min.
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Harrison Ford | Tommy Lee Jones | Julianne Moore | Sela Ward
Three of Hearts (1993)
As: Mickey
A lesbian hires a male escort to break the heart of the bisexual woman who has just dumped her.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Yurek Bogayevicz
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Kelly Lynch | Gail Strickland | Sherilyn Fenn | William Baldwin
Through the Eyes of a Killer (1992)
As: Jerry
A woman has a brief affair with the contractor who is renovating her apartment and he refuses to accept the end of the relationship.
Runtime: 94 min.
Stars: David Marshall Grant | Tippi Hedren | Marg Helgenberger | Melinda Culea | Richard Dean Anderson
Zandalee (1991)
As: Gerri
Bored with her marriage to burnt out poet turned corporate executive Thierry, Zandalee falls prey to an old friend of her husband, the manipulative and egotistical Johhny and becomes enmeshed in a sensual, passionate and destructive affair.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Sam Pillsbury
Stars: Nicolas Cage | Joe Pantoliano | Judge Reinhold | Viveca Lindfors | Erika Anderson
Backstreet Dreams (1990)
As: Paul Antangeli
Backstreet Dreams is the story of a man, who has a disturbed child. He and his wife take their son to a clinic, where he is diagnosed by a talented psychologist (Stevie), as being autistic. After catching his unfaithful wife with another man, Dean tells Lucy to leave, and is faced with the task of raising Shane on his own. Stevie believes that she can improve Shane's condition, going back to Dean's ...
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Jason O'Malley | Rupert Hitzig
Stars: Brooke Shields | Sherilyn Fenn | Burt Young | Anthony Franciosa | Jason O'Malley
El Diablo (1990)
As: Kid Durango
When mild-mannered teacher Billy Ray Smith (Anthony Edwards) vows to bring a student's kidnapper to justice, he needs a bit of help. Lacking any cowboy skills of his own, he signs on a speedy gunslinger (Joe Pantoliano) and a no-nonsense cowboy (Louis Gossett Jr.) to help. Now, Smith may just have a chance at capturing his man: the merciless bandit El Diablo (Robert Beltran).
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Peter Markle
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | John Glover | Anthony Edwards | Robert Beltran | Louis Gossett, Jr.
Short Time (1990)
As: Scalese
Nearing retirement, Dabney Coleman finds that he has a disease that will kill him within days. He then finds that his life insurance only pays off if he is killed in the line of duty. In order to leave something to his wife and children, Coleman becomes supercop, ignoring danger and trying his best to get killed.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Gregg Champion
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Barry Corbin | Matt Frewer | Teri Garr | Dabney Coleman
The Last of the Finest (1990)
As: Wayne Gross
An elite group of vice cops are fired from the L.A.P.D. for being over-zealous in their war against drugs. It is immediately apparent that some of their superiors are involved in the drug ring. Banded together, four of the banned cops (which quickly becomes three when one is killed early) band together to fight the drug ring undercover. They gain capital for weapons by ripping off minor drug dealers. ...
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: John Mackenzie
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Jeff Fahey | Brian Dennehy | Bill Paxton | Michael C. Gwynne
Downtown (1990)
As: White
Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now work in the deadliest precinct in Philly, where he is partnered with tough veteran cop Dennis Curran. Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves ...
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Richard Benjamin
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Forest Whitaker | Anthony Edwards | Penelope Ann Miller | David Clennon
Nightbreaker (1989)
As: Sgt. Jack Russell
Dr. Alexander Brown (Martin Sheen) arrives in Las Vegas, awarded for his recent medical invention. An ex-G.I. tells Brown he was a test subject during the 1950's, exposed to atomic bomb radiation in the Nevada desert-- will Brown help the man uncover the truth? In 1950's Nevada, Brown (played by Emilio Estevez) is a young psychiatrist and a guest of the U.S. Army, where soldiers were routinely exposed to ...
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Peter Markle
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Emilio Estevez | Martin Sheen | Lea Thompson | Melinda Dillon
Midnight Run (1988)
As: Eddie Moscone
An accountant embezzles $15 million of mob money, jumps bail and is chased by bounty hunters, the FBI, and the Mafia.
Runtime: 126 min.
Directed by: Martin Brest
Stars: Dennis Farina | Robert De Niro | John Ashton | Charles Grodin | Yaphet Kotto
The In Crowd (1988)
As: Perry Parker
A young man of the rock and roll generation is in his senior year of high school. When one day he successfully gets on a popular teen dance television show he becomes a star. The plot follows him as he lives his new life in his new world. What he finds are adoring fans, jealous rivals, bitter friends left behind, and the girl of his dreams...his dance partner.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Mark Rosenthal
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Scott Plank | Jennifer Runyon | Bruce Kirby | Donovan Leitch
Empire of the Sun (1987)
As: Frank Demarest
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor named Basie, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirits, providing a beacon of ...
Runtime: 153 min.
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Christian Bale | Miranda Richardson | Ben Stiller | John Malkovich | Nigel Havers
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
As: Sy Swerdlow
Acclaimed director John Landis (Animal House, The Blues Brothers) presents this madcap send-up of late night TV, low-budget sci-fi films and canned-laughter-filled sitcoms packed with off-the-wall sketches that will have you in stitches. Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, ...
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Joe Dante | Carl Gottlieb | Peter Horton | John Landis | Robert K. Weiss
Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer | Griffin Dunne | Monique Gabrielle | Peter Horton | Steve Forrest
Scenes From the Goldmine (1987)
As: Manny Ricci
A girl trying to make it in the 1980's New Wave rock and roll scene in L.A.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Marc Rocco
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Steve Railsback | Catherine Mary Stewart | Alex Rocco | Cameron Dye
La Bamba (1987)
As: Bob Keane
Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of singer Ritchie Valens whose life was cut short by a plane crash.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Luis Valdez
Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips | Elizabeth Peña | Esai Morales | Rosanna DeSoto | Danielle von Zerneck
The Squeeze (1987)
As: Norman
Harry Berg is both a con artist and an actual artist -- he constructs large sculptures out of television sets -- but he is not particularly successful in either role. He owes some money, which gets him involved with Rachel Dobs, a police detective who works with a collection agency. When Harry comes into possession of a strange parcel, both the con man and the detective find themselves wrapped up ...
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Roger Young
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Michael Keaton | Rae Dawn Chong | Ronald Guttman | Danny Aiello III
Running Scared (1986)
As: Snake
Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in the past.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Peter Hyams
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Steven Bauer | Billy Crystal | Darlanne Fluegel | Gregory Hines
The Goonies (1985)
As: Francis Fratelli
A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of Pirate One-Eyed Willie.
Runtime: 114 min.
Directed by: Richard Donner
Stars: Sean Astin | Josh Brolin | Corey Feldman | Kerri Green | Jeff Cohen
The Mean Season (1985)
As: Andy Porter
A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues increase, the reporter is lured into a deadly trap.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Phillip Borsos
Stars: Kurt Russell | Mariel Hemingway | Richard Jordan | Robert Small | Andy García
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
As: Doc Robbins
Michael Paré stars as Eddie Wilson of the rock band Eddie and Cruisers. The band is at the height of their career in the 1960s when front man Eddie drives his car off a bridge in an apparent suicide -- but the body was never found.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Martin Davidson
Stars: Tom Berenger | Joe Pantoliano | Ellen Barkin | Michael Paré | Matthew Laurance
Risky Business (1983)
As: Guido
Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash, in a risky way.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Paul Brickman
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Rebecca De Mornay | Tom Cruise | Richard Masur | Curtis Armstrong
The Final Terror (1983)
As: Eggar
A group of friends and their girlfriends head out for what is expected to be a vacation of hiking, camping and a good time, but when a backwoods mama finds them on her turf, it becomes anything but a vacation.
Runtime: 82 min.
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Stars: Adrian Zmed | Ernest Harden Jr. | Daryl Hannah | Lewis Smith | John Friedrich
Monsignor (1982)
As: Pvt. Joe Musso
The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market to raise money for the Vatican, he also falls in love with a young French nun.
Runtime: 121 min.
Directed by: Frank Perry
Stars: Fernando Rey | Geneviève Bujold | Christopher Reeve | Adolfo Celi | Jason Miller
The Idolmaker (1980)
As: Gino Pilato
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
Runtime: 117 min.
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Stars: Joe Pantoliano | Peter Gallagher | Ray Sharkey | JoJo D'Amore | Paul Land