Movies starring Dennis Quaid
| Biography: Dennis Quaid was born in Houston, Texas, the son of an electrician. He studied drama in high school and in college, but dropped out before completing his studies, moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career. His brother, Randy Quaid, had already began to build a successful career, but Dennis initially had trouble finding work. He began to gain notice when he appeared in "The Breaking Away (1979)" and ... show all |
The Rookie (2002)Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 |
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When a shoulder injury ended his minor league pitching career twelve years ago, Jim Morris resorted to the next best thing: coaching. But Jim’s team, knowing their coach is a great ball player, makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, they want Jim to try out for a major-league organization. Going from worst to first, the team makes it to state, and Jim is forced to live up to his end of the deal. While there prove to be a lot of pitches to be thrown before he makes it off the mound, big-league dreams are revived, and there’s no telling where he could go. |
The Big Easy (1987)Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 |
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Set in New Orleans. Remy McSwain, lieutenant in Homicide finds that he has two problems, the first of a series of gang killings and Ann Osborne, a beautiful attorney from the D.A.’s police corruption task force in his office. He begins a relationship with her as the killings continue only to have charges filed against him for accepting bribes as he stumbles on a police corruption Sting. While this is happening, the criminals insist that none of the crime gangs are behind the killings. |
Caveman (1981)Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 |
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In this comedy, Atouck (Ringo Starr) becomes leader of the misfit cavemen. Disgraced and cast out of his tribe for lusting after Lana (Barbara Bach), the mate of tribe’s head muscle man (John Matuszak), Atouck stumbles along gathering other misfits and learning a bit about the world outside of his cave. Eventually he and friends Lar (Dennis Quaid), and Tala (Shelley Long) learn the secrets of fire, cooked meat, and how to defend themselves from the brutal, yet very stupid dinosaurs. |
Enemy Mine (1985)Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 |
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Enemy Mine (1985)Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 |
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Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)Monday, February 15th, 2010 |
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With her children, widowed nurse Helen North moves to San Francisco to work at a naval base. There, she meets Naval Officer Frank Beardsley, himself widowed. They are immediately attracted to each other and go on a date. Although they feel their attraction to each other could lead to a more permanent relationship, they decide to call it off when they learn that she has eight children and he has ten. However, Frank’s colleague, Naval Officer Darrell Harrison, who also knows Helen, sees the attraction between the two and does whatever he can to push the two together. Despite the obstacles of such a large combined family, and their respective children’s dislike of the idea of having a new parent, Helen and Frank decide to get married. They end up having all eighteen of their children living under one roof with them. Together, the children have a “ours” and “theirs” mentality toward their new family unit. The only real bond that immediately emerges is between Helen’s adolescent son Philip, who wants so much to be known as a “Beardsley”, and Frank’s oldest son Mike, who is Philip’s protector in navigating through the trials and tribulations of the lives of sixteen other siblings. But things change even more in the household when Mike makes a decision about his future, Frank and Helen make a decision about the children, and when it looks as if there will be an addition to the family, who will not have the burden of being known by any of the other children as one of “them”. |
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone (1994)Thursday, October 1st, 2009 |
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Combining colorized footage from the television series ‘The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp’ with new scenes shot in Tombstone, Az in 1994-this movie shows the return of the legendary former Marshal to his old stomping grounds. He visits old friends, teaches bad guys some manners and reveals secrets about his early life. Search keywords |
Pandorum (2009)Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 |
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A pair of crew members aboard a spaceship wake up with no knowledge of their mission or their identities. |
Playing by Heart (1998)Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 |
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Eleven articulate people work through affairs of the heart in L.A. Paul produces Hannah’s TV cooking show, and they must move beyond gentle barbs when she wants to know about an affair of his years ago. Mark is dying of AIDS, and his mother comes to his bedside: they must talk truthfully. Men have scalded Meredith so she rebuffs Trent’s charm, but he persists. The trendy, prolix Joan tries to pull the solitary Keenan into her orbit: why is he reluctant? An adulterous couple meet at hotels for evening sex, but she is unwilling for the relationship to grow. Hugh tells tall tales, usually tragic, to women in bars. By the week’s end, their parallel stories converge. |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)Thursday, August 20th, 2009 |
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An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer. Search keywords |
The Horsemen (2008)Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 |
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Aidan Breslin is a bitter detective emotionally distanced from his two young sons following the untimely death of his devoted wife. While investigating a series of murders of rare violence, he discovers a terrifying link between himself and the suspects in a chain of murders that seem to be based on the Biblical prophecies concerning the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death. Search keywords |
The Parent Trap ()Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 |
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What if you have spent your whole life's desire something you do not know you had already? Hallie Parker and Annie James are about to find out. Hallie is a cool girl from California. Annie is a fair rose from London. When the two accidentally meet at summer camp, they think they have anything in common except … they are identical twins! Now they are up to their freckles in schemes and dreams to switch places, get parents together again, and have the family they've always wanted! Hva om du har brukt hele livet ditt ønske om noe du ikke visste du hadde allerede? Hallie Parker og Annie James er i ferd med å finne det ut. Hallie er en kul jente fra California. Annie er en virkelig rose fra London. Når de to tilfeldigvis møtes på sommerleiren, de tror de har noe til felles bortsett … de er identiske tvillinger! Nå er de opp til sine freckles i planer og drømmer for å bytte plasser, få foreldrene sammen igjen, og har familien de har alltid ønsket! |
In Good Company ()Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 |
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Dan Foreman is headed for a shakeup. Is demoted as head of advertising sales for a major magazine when the company he works for is acquired in a corporate takeover. His new boss, Carter Duryea, is half his age, a business school prodigy who preaches corporate synergy. While Dan develops clients through handshake deals and of relationships, Carter cross-promotes the magazine with the cell division and Krispity Krunch, an indeterminate snack food under the same corporate umbrella. Both men are going through turmoil at home. Dan has two daughters, Alex, 18, and Jana, 16, and is surprised when told that his wife is pregnant with a child. Carter, meanwhile, is dumped by his wife of seven months, as is his promotion. Dan Carter and the uneasy friendship is put in jeopardy when Carter falls for, and starts a romance with Alex, the daughter of Dan. Dan Foreman está encabezada por una sacudida. Es degradado de jefe de ventas de publicidad para una importante revista, cuando la empresa para la que trabaja es adquirida en una adquisición corporativa. Su nuevo jefe, Carter Duryea, tiene la mitad de su edad-una escuela de negocios prodigio que predica la sinergia corporativa. Dan clientes mientras se desarrolla a través de apretón de manos y trata de las relaciones, Carter promueve la cruzada de la revista con la división celular y Krispity Krunch, un alimento indeterminado bocadillo bajo el mismo paraguas corporativo. Ambos hombres están pasando por la agitación en el hogar. Dan tiene dos hijas, Alex, de 18 años, y Jana, de 16 años, y es sorprendido cuando su mujer le dice que está embarazada con un nuevo hijo. Carter, mientras tanto, es objeto de dumping por su esposa de siete meses, tal y como se pone de su promoción. Dan Carter y de la incómoda amistad es puesta en peligro cuando se enamora de Carter, y comienza un romance con Alex, la hija de Dan. |
The Express ()Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 |
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Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron and a man of integrity of the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went to Syracuse University, where as a sophomore, he led his team to an undefeated season and a national championship in 1959, and earned his nickname the Elmira Express. Thursday seasons later, Davis had broken the legendary Jim Brown's rushing records, and became the first black athlete to be awarded the Heisman Trophy. Number one pick in the 1962 NFL draft, Davis signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns and appeared to be the leader for professional stardom. But Davis never ended up playing in the NFL: He was diagnosed with leukemia during the summer before his rookie season and succumbed to the disease less than a year later. In the fight his illness, Davis showed great dignity and courage, inspired the nation, and moved President John F. Kennedy to eulogize him as "an outstanding man of great character. An enduring story of a true scholar-athlete, The Express is a touching, impeccably researched, deeply personal portrait of Ernie Davis, and a vivid look at sport in America at the beginning of the Civil Rights era. Ernie Davis var en All-American på grillrist og en mann av integritet av feltet. Et multi-sport high school Stjerne i Elmira, New York, Davis gikk videre til Syracuse University, der som en sophomore han ledet sitt lag til en ubeseiret sesong og et nasjonalt mesterskap i 1959, og fikk sin kallenavn i Elmira Express. To sesonger senere, Davis hadde brutt den legendariske Jim Brown's rushing poster, og ble den første svarte utøveren til å bli tildelt Heisman Trophy. Nummer én plukke i 1962 NFL utkastet, Davis signert kontrakt med Cleveland Browns og syntes å være leder for profesjonell stardom. Men Davis aldri havnet spille i NFL: Han ble diagnostisert med leukemi i løpet av sommeren før hans rookie årstid og succumbed til sykdommen mindre enn ett år senere. I kampen hans sykdom, Davis viste stor verdighet og mot, inspirert nasjonen, og flyttet president John F. Kennedy til eulogize ham som "en enestående mann av stor bokstav. En varig historien om en sann scholar-utøveren, The Express er en rørende, uklanderlig undersøkt, dypt personlig portrett av Ernie Davis, og en levende se på sport i Amerika på begynnelsen av Civil Rights era. |
The Day After Tomorrow ()Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 |
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This film takes the big budget, special effects filled look in the fact that the world would resemble if greenhouse effect and total warming went on at such levels which they had as result worldwide disaster and disaster, by including numerous hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, inundations and the beginning of next glacial Period. In the centre of history a paléoclimatologue is (a scientist who studies ways the meteorological drawings changed in the past), professor Jack Hall (Quaid), who tries to save the world of the effects of total warming also by trying to arrive at his son, Sam (Gyllenhaal), who was in New York as part of a scholastic competition, when the city was immersed by the cooling beginning of new glacial Period. Besides all other challenges Dr. The faces of foyer, he also goes against flow as shopping of humanity to the south to the hotter sky and he is almost the only one going to the north. Ce film prend le grand budget, les effets spéciaux ont rempli le regard à ce quoi le monde ressemblerait si l’effet de serre et le réchauffement global ont continué à de tels niveaux qu’ils avaient pour résultat la catastrophe mondiale et le désastre, en incluant des ouragans multiples, des tornades, des raz-de-marée, des inondations et le début de la Période glaciaire suivante. Au centre de l’histoire est un paléoclimatologue (un scientifique qui étudie les voies les dessins météorologiques changés dans le passé), Professeur Jack Hall (Quaid), qui essaie de sauver le monde des effets de réchauffement global en essayant aussi d’arriver à son fils, Sam (Gyllenhaal), qui était à New York dans le cadre d’une compétition scolastique, quand la ville a été submergée par les débuts refroidissants de la nouvelle Période glaciaire. En plus de tous les autres défis Dr. Les visages de hall, il va aussi contre l’écoulement comme les courses d’humanité au sud aux cieux plus chauds et il est presque le seul allant au nord. |
Smart People ()Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 |
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New love and an unexpected visit of his accepted brother comes to the life of a widowed professor. Ins Leben eines verwitweten Professors kommt eine neue Liebe und ein unerwarteter Besuch von seinem angenommenen Bruder. |
Vantage Point ()Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 |
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The tried murder of the American president is told and told about several different perspectives again. Der versuchte Mord des amerikanischen Präsidenten wird erzählt und von mehreren verschiedenen Perspektiven nochmals erzählt. |
The Long Riders ()Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 |
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Origins, feats and ultimate destiny of the gang of Jesse James are said in a nice portrait of the bank robbers invented about the brothers who begin their legendary raids of bank because of revenge. Les origines, les exploits et le destin ultime du gang de Jesse James sont dits dans un portrait sympathique des voleurs de banque inventés des frères qui commencent leurs raids de banque légendaires à cause de la vengeance. |
Dragonheart ()Friday, January 18th, 2008 |
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Game in the 10th century, a man (Bowen) teams with the last dragon to remind people of a long code of lost honour and to inspire them to struggle for their freedom of a tyrannical king. Le jeu au 10ème siècle, un homme (Bowen) fait équipe avec le dernier dragon à rappeler aux gens d’un long code de l’honneur perdu et les inspirer à lutter pour leur liberté d’un roi tyrannique. |
Frequency ()Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 |
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A rare atmospheric phenomenon permits city to a firefighter of New York to inform with his son 30 years in the future on the short wave radio. The son uses this opportunity to warn the father of his menacing death in a campfire, and gets to save his life. However, what he does not understand, is that changing the history has released a new sentence of tragic events including the murder of his mother. Now two men have to go, 30 years remotely work together to find the murderer, before he hits, so that they can change history— again. Ein seltenes atmosphärisches Phänomen erlaubt einem Feuerwehrmann von New York City, mit seinem Sohn 30 Jahre in der Zukunft über das Kurzwellenradio mitzuteilen. Der Sohn verwendet diese Gelegenheit, den Vater seines drohenden Todes in einem Lager-Feuer zu warnen, und schafft, sein Leben zu sparen. Jedoch was er nicht begreift, ist, dass das Ändern der Geschichte einen neuen Satz von tragischen Ereignissen einschließlich des Mords an seiner Mutter ausgelöst hat. Die zwei Männer müssen jetzt, 30 Jahre entfernt zusammenarbeiten, um den Mörder zu finden, bevor er schlägt, so dass sie history&mdash ändern können; wieder. |


















