Movies by Michael Parks
As part of the cast:
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Red State (2011)
Cast: Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo …
Directed by: Kevin Smith
Director Kevin Smith puts a unique spin on the horror genre in this tale of hormonal urges gone awry. Three high school boys answer an online ad from a woman seeking wild sex and soon find…
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Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010)
Cast: Tom Berenger, Vinnie Jones, Ernie Hudson …
Directed by: P.J. Pesce
In this comic shoot-'em-up prequel to 2006's Smokin' Aces, lawman Walter Weed must guard a mob informant in witness protection against an assassin named McTeague. But Weed…
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Three Priests (2008)
Cast: Michael Parks, Olivia Hussey, Wes Studi …
Directed by: Jim Comas Cole
As retired sheriff Jake (Michael Parks) and his wife, Rachel (Olivia Hussey), tend to their Montana ranch and try to keep their family together, their polar opposite sons, Dusty (Alexander…
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Noble Things (2008)
Cast: Brett Moses, Ryan Hurst, Dominique Swain …
Directed by: Dan McMellen, Brett Moses
Jimmy Wayne Collins (Brett Moses, who also co-directs), a country star with a career gone bust, drifts home to Texas to nurse his dying father, Pete (Michael Parks). But it's the severed…
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Ted Levine …
Directed by: Andrew Dominik
After Robert Ford (Casey Affleck, in an Oscar-nominated role) joins the most notorious gang in the West, he grows tired of the charismatic Jesse James (Brad Pitt) and begins to resent his…
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Fighting Words (2007)
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Jeff Stearns, Fred Willard …
Directed by: E. Paul Edwards
After down-on-his-luck coffeehouse poet Jake Thompson (Jeff Stearns) catches the attention of publisher Marni Elliot (Tara D'Agostino) at a slam poetry contest, their business…
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Grindhouse: Planet Terror (2007)
Cast: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Josh Brolin …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
In this extended version of Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, El Wray and his ex, Cherry Darling, fight off a zombie army infected with a biochemical weapon that was unleashed by a…
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The Dead One (2007)
Cast: Michael Parks, Tony Plana, Maria Conchita Alonso …
Directed by: Brian Cox
Trapped between the living and the dead, Diego de la Muerte (Wilmer Valderrama) fights to rescue his soul from the evil god of death that controls him. But a bigger battle awaits him when the…
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The Listening (2006)
Cast: Andrea Tidona, Maya Sansa, Michael Parks …
Directed by: Giacomo Martelli
In this high-tech thriller, an Italian woman is marked for death after she stumbles on a top secret government phone-tapping technology, prompting National Security Agency operative James…
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Miracle at Sage Creek (2005)
Cast: David Carradine, Wes Studi, Tracy Nelson …
Directed by: James Intveld
Sometimes, the most wondrous miracles occur when you least expect them. A solid cast headlines this heartwarming, redemptive tale of two families that struggle to overcome prejudice and…
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Cast: Gordon Liu, Uma Thurman, David Carradine …
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
In the second installment of Quentin Tarantino's outrageously inventive Kill Bill series, the Bride unwaveringly continues on her "roaring rampage of revenge" against the band of…
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Cast: Gordon Liu, Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu …
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
In the first volume of this gritty revenge saga, an assassin is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle. But she survives and sets…
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Big Bad Love (2002)
Cast: Arliss Howard, Debra Winger, Paul Le Mat …
Directed by: Arliss Howard
Down-and-out writer Leon Barlow (Arliss Howard), an alcoholic Vietnam vet, struggles to make peace with his ex-wife, Marilyn (Debra Winger), in order to spend time with their children. But an…
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Bullfighter (2000)
Cast: Michelle Forbes, Olivier Martinez, Michael Parks …
Directed by: Rune Bendixen
Olivier Martinez plays Jack, a rebel on the run with his pregnant girlfriend, Mary (Michelle Forbes) -- who may, against all odds, be carrying a baby with Messianic powers. Dogged by devil…
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From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999)
Cast: Marco Leonardi, Michael Parks, Temuera Morrison …
Directed by: P. J. Pesce
Set in Mexico in the early 1900s, this prequel to the popular series begins with outlaw Johnny Madrid running from the hangman with the executioner's daughter in tow. The two escapees…
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Wicked (1998)
Cast: Julia Stiles, William R. Moses, Patrick Muldoon …
Directed by: Michael Steinberg
In her first starring role, Julia Stiles plays Ellie Chistianson, a seriously disturbed 14-year-old. Unlike most teen girls, Ellie's problems extend far beyond boyfriends and popularity:…
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Deceiver (1997)
Cast: Chris Penn, Ellen Burstyn, Tim Roth …
Directed by: Joshua Pate, Jonas Pate
When a young prostitute (Renée Zellweger) is brutally murdered in Charleston, S.C., a manipulative upper-crust resident, Wayland (Tim Roth), becomes the prime suspect. As the man endures a…
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Julian Po (1997)
Cast: Christian Slater, Robin Tunney, Michael Parks …
Directed by: Alan Wade
When Julian (Christian Slater) is stranded after his car breaks down in a small mountain town, the wary locals soon realize he plans to kill himself -- which happens to be the most exciting…
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From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Cast: George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Robbers-on-the-lam Seth and Richard Gecko take an ex-preacher and his kids hostage. On a race to the Mexican border, they rendezvous at a cantina, not knowing the owners and clientele are…
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Death Wish 5: The Face of Death (1994)
Cast: Charles Bronson, Lesley-Anne Down, Michael Parks …
Directed by: Allan A. Goldstein
For years, Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) has fought a one-man battle against crime on both coasts. Now that he's moved back to New York, he's ready to settle down with his…
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Stranger by Night (1994)
Cast: Steven Bauer, Jennifer Rubin, William Katt …
Directed by: Alexander Gregory Hippolyte
Detective Bobby Corcoran (Steven Bauer) and his partner, Detective Larson (Michael Parks), are on the hunt for a vicious serial killer in this tense police thriller. As the murderous villain…
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Storyville (1992)
Cast: James Spader, Joanne Whalley, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Mark Frost
Based on a novel by Fran Galbally and Robert Macklin, this story finds Clay Fowler (James Spader), the heir apparent to a political family's dynasty, at a crossroads: His political…
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The Hitman (1991)
Cast: Chuck Norris, Michael Parks, Al Waxman …
Directed by: Aaron Norris
When cop Cliff Garret is wounded during a drug bust, he pulls through -- but his superiors decide to spread the word that the brave officer is dead. After recuperating, Garret assumes a new…
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The China Lake Murders (1990)
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Bill McKinney, Lauren Tewes …
Directed by: Alan Metzger
When the small desert community of China Lake is rocked by a series of seemingly random murders, Sheriff Sam Brodie (Tom Skerritt) turns to Officer Donnelly (Michael Parks) -- a big-city cop…
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Caged Fury (1989)
Cast: Erik Estrada, Richard Barathy, Roxanna Michaels …
Directed by: Bill Milling
In this fast-paced exploitation actioner, Erik Estrada comes to the rescue of two innocent women wrongfully incarcerated in a rough lesbian-run prison and forced to be sex slaves for wealthy…
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Welcome to Spring Break (1988)
Cast: Nicolas De Toth, Sarah Buxton, Rawley Valverde …
Directed by: Umberto Lenzi
A local biker who's about to be put to death in the electric chair swears revenge with his last breath. Meanwhile, Spring Break is bustin' out all over, and that means one thing:…
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Hard Country (1981)
Cast: Jan-Michael Vincent, Tanya Tucker, Kim Basinger …
Directed by: David Greene
The hard-partying antics of small-town factory worker Kyle (Jan-Michael Vincent) grow tiresome for his girlfriend, Jodie (Kim Basinger), who increasingly feels the tug of the big city,…
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Ffolkes (1980)
Cast: Roger Moore, James Mason, Anthony Perkins …
Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
When a band of terrorists led by Lou Kramer (Anthony Perkins) commandeers a Norwegian vessel and threatens to blow up two North Sea oil rigs, cocky adventurer-for-hire Rufus Excalibur Ffolkes…
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The Evictors (1979)
Cast: Vic Morrow, Michael Parks, Jessica Harper …
Directed by: Charles B. Pierce
Shortly after moving into a cute farmhouse in a quaint Louisiana town, Ben (Michael Parks) and his wife, Ruth (Jessica Harper), experience strange and disturbing events and soon come to the…
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The Last Hard Men (1976)
Cast: Charlton Heston, James Coburn, Barbara Hershey …
Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
An escaped convict aims to exact revenge on the sheriff who not only put him behind bars, but also was responsible for the death of his wife. The now-retired lawman must dust off his…
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The Bible... In the Beginning (1966)
Cast: Michael Parks, Ulla Bergryd, Richard Harris …
Directed by: John Huston
Filmmaker John Huston directs this elaborate, star-studded epic inspired by the first 22 chapters of the book of Genesis. Tales include Abraham's sacrifice, the creation of Noah's…