Alan Metzger — Director (12)

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From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One (1992)
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In the first of a potential series of films inspired by the real-life experiences of Los Angeles police officer turned bestselling author Joseph Wambaugh, an on-the-skids detective, with memories of having accidentally shot and killed his partner while they were pursuing a pair of bank robbers, tries to put his life back in order.

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Kojak: None So Blind (1990)
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other title: Kojak: Die Verschwörung / Kojak : Le témoin
After a flighty young woman accidentally witnesses a Mob hit in an Italian restaurant, New York Police Inspector Theo Kojak must both protect her from an unscrupulous Dutch hitman, and bring Mob kingpin Tony Salducci to justice.

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Murder C.O.D. (1990)
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other title: Meurtre contre remboursement / Cash for Killing – Umsonst ist nicht einmal der Tod
Someone is killing people in Portland, Oregon, and later blackmails the relatives, who profit most from the death, to pay him for this "service". Captain Murtaugh leads the police investigation. When his wife starts feeling stalked, he suspects his current case is related to his last one in Chicago. He never told his wife the whole truth about what happened - now he has to fear for her life.

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My Husband's Double Life (2001)
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other title: Doppeltes Spiel / La doble vida de mi marido …
Patrick and Elizabeth Welsh seem to have the perfect family…but their idyllic life is rocked when Patrick is charged with embezzlement. Months later, he leaves a suicide note and is presumed dead. Ten years later, Elizabeth and their two sons are astonished that the authorities are claiming that he is still alive. It isn't long before Elizabeth learns the shocking truth about the man she thought she knew.

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Frequent Flyer (1996)
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other title: Mari volage / Ein Pilot zum Verlieben
Drama about airline pilot who is married to two separate women in separate towns and who eventually takes on a third wife. Much to his dismay, the separate worlds he lives in begin to collide, and the truth of his womanizing and bigamy begin to come to light.

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Red Wind (1991)
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other title: 赤色杀意 / Fluch der Leidenschaft …
A psychotherapist who specializes in treating people in abusive relationships inadvertently causes a patient to kill her abusive husband.

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For My Daughter's Honor (1996)
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other title: Indecent Seduction / Por el honor de mi hija …
Fourteen-year-old high school student, Amy Dustin, becomes an object of romantic affection to the school's biology teacher and football coach, Pete Nash. They take a sudden interest in each other, sending each other notes and talking on the telephone. Although Pete has a family, the two begin a secret relationship. People then begin to suspect that Pete and Amy are having an affair.

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Deadly Vows (1994)
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other title: 死亡誓言
Based on a true story. Bobbi Gilbert finds herself seduced by a married man named Tom Weston. This leads to Tom living out his dreams as a lethal ladies man, ending up in arson, bigamy, and finally, murder.

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Roommates (1994)
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艾兰·梅茨格 actor: 兰迪·奎德 / 埃里克·斯托尔兹 …
other title: 乱室艾友情
上映于1994年的美国NBC电视电影《乱室艾友情》以描述艾滋病人间的相互关怀作为叙事主题,讲述了直率粗鲁的前抢劫假释犯吉姆·赖利(兰迪·奎德 饰)因医疗输血事故患上了身为恐同偏执狂的他宁死也不会想到的“基佬病”——艾滋。因此对社会充满怨恨的他,逐渐令身边所有人甚至包括老父亲巴尼(查尔斯·德恩 饰)在内都难以忍受。 很快地,他开始独居在公益庇护所的双人套间里。但没过多久,公寓管理员丽莎(伊丽莎白·佩纳 饰)告知他将有一个新室友——此前一直负责社区抗艾宣传的中产白领比尔·托马斯(兰迪·奎德 饰)。家世优渥的比尔在重度肺炎的折磨与某种普世心理的指引下,选择离家入住于此。像所有的欢喜冤家一样,在历经各种滑稽风波后,他们从你死我活的“包办婚姻”关系发展成了肝胆相照的亲密战友……

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找回苏西 (1999)
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other title: If You Believe
编剧:安西-西尔博特、里查德-罗马尼斯 导演:阿兰-梅奇格 主演:阿莉-沃克、汤姆-阿曼德斯 故事梗概: 伴随着每年的圣诞节,苏西-斯通从一个13岁的小女孩长成了37岁的成熟女人,她经历了一次不成功的婚姻,如今在出版社当图书编辑,至今仍独身一人。眼看另一个圣诞节又将到来,弟弟鲍比邀她到家中过感恩节,但当她告诉小侄女圣诞老人根本不存在的时候,鲍比终于和她发生了争执,他们互相指责婚姻失败,但苏西更被认为没有爱心,从此成了鲍比家不受欢迎的人。 她的工作很不顺心,固定合作的作者近来一直写不出东西,而她因工作不起色几乎到了丢掉工作的边缘。一日工作后回到家中,她突然发现小侄女艾丽斯竟然坐在自己的沙发上,她把孩子送回弟弟家却发现一直在身边的孩子消失了,而一回家,孩子又出现了。苏西又惊又怕,小女孩却说自己是苏西的童心,是幼年时的苏西。从此,苏西和幼年的自己开始了一段新的生活。 苏西的秘书鲁宾向她推荐了一个新作者汤姆的书,但苏西读了几句便把稿子丢在了一边,觉得那个作者肯定没有希望。小苏西鼓励她花些时间把稿子看下去,结果苏西真的被汤姆的故事吸引了,她第二天决定约见汤姆,还痛斥了企图抢走汤姆的同事。 小苏西认为苏西应当向鲍比道歉并和他们一起过圣诞节,苏西照办了。她还从鲁宾那里得到消息说汤姆要到乡下去修改自己的稿子并邀苏西一起帮他改稿,苏西欣然应允。工作中,二人朝夕相处摩擦出了爱情的火花,但当编辑苏西完成工作时,她决定把二人的关系只维持在工作关系范围内。 回到办公室,苏西心中失落。小苏西让她给汤姆打电话,但却没能联系到人。在工作会议上,她把自己精心编辑的汤姆的书稿拿给人们看,结果得到了主编的重视。她重新获得了同事的尊敬。圣诞节之后,汤姆上门造访,而小苏西却在清晨消失了。 精彩视点: 1999年美国出品的电视电影。影片的两位编剧获得了2001年美国作家协会奖长篇原创剧本奖的提名,而在片中扮演小苏西的女演员海丹-佩恩蒂尔还提名了2000年年轻艺术家奖最佳表演奖(电视电影/电视试播节目,十岁或以下)。有点奇幻,有点童趣,让成年人找回孩子时自己身上的天真和梦想。