Movies by J.T. Walsh
As part of the cast:
-
The Negotiator (1998)
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse …
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman (Samuel L. Jackson), who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate…
-
Hidden Agenda (1998)
Cast: Kevin Dillon, Christopher Plummer, Andrea Roth …
Directed by: Iain Paterson
This convoluted thriller set in Germany is a story of East-West intrigue that evokes films about the Cold War era. When American tourist David McLean (Kevin Dillon) arrives in Berlin, he…
-
Breakdown (1997)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Kathleen Quinlan, J.T. Walsh …
Directed by: Jonathan Mostow
When his SUV breaks down on a remote Southwestern road, Jeff Taylor (Kurt Russell) lets his wife, Amy (Kathleen Quinlan), hitch a ride with a trucker (J.T. Walsh) to get help. When she…
-
Executive Decision (1996)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry …
Directed by: Stuart Baird
When terrorists hijack a 747 and turn it into a nerve-gas bomb aimed at Washington, D.C., commandos (including Steven Seagal and John Leguizamo) use an experimental plane to board the…
-
Sling Blade (1996)
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh …
Directed by: Billy Bob Thornton
In an Oscar-winning tour de force, writer-director Billy Bob Thornton stars as Karl Childers, a man who returns home after being released from a psychiatric hospital, where he'd been…
-
Persons Unknown (1996)
Cast: Xander Berkeley, Jon Favreau, Kelly Lynch …
Directed by: George Hickenlooper
Director George Hickenlooper (Dogtown) helms this edgy thriller about an ex-cop (Joe Mantegna) who's working as a security expert when he's duped by a pair of sisters (Kelly Lynch…
-
Gang in Blue (1996)
Cast: Stephen Lang, Cynda Williams, J.T. Walsh …
Directed by: Mario Van Peebles, Melvin Van Peebles
When African-American cop Michael Rhoades (Mario Van Peebles) goes after bigoted police officers, he discovers an organized racist brotherhood on the force. With little evidence, the FBI…
-
Nixon (1995)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Powers Boothe …
Directed by: Oliver Stone
The Watergate scandal toppled the world's most powerful man: United States president Richard Nixon (Anthony Hopkins). Director Oliver Stone re-creates the turbulent days of the early…
-
The Babysitter (1995)
Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Jeremy London, J.T. Walsh …
Directed by: Guy Ferland
This suburban thriller stars Alicia Silverstone as an attractive, naive teen who accepts what sounds like a simple baby-sitting job one evening and ends up receiving all kinds of attention…
-
The Low Life (1995)
Cast: Rory Cochrane, Sean Astin, Kyra Sedgwick …
Directed by: George Hickenlooper
Hollywood-bound Yale grad John (Rory Cochrane) believes success as a writer awaits him in Tinseltown. But life has other plans for him. Instead of fame, he finds a slacker existence in which…
-
Black Day, Blue Night (1995)
Cast: Gil Bellows, Michelle Forbes, Mia Sara …
Directed by: J.S. Cardone
Scorned wife Hallie (Mia Sara) and tough Rinda (Michelle Forbes), the woman who's been sleeping with Hallie's husband, forge a bond and leave their sleepy town on a road trip. When…
-
The Client (1994)
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Brad Renfro, Tommy Lee Jones …
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
After witnessing the suicide of a lawyer whose client is in the mob, 11-year-old Mark Sway (Brad Renfro) seeks the aid and protection of lawyer Reggie Love (Susan Sarandon), while federal…
-
Silent Fall (1994)
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton, Liv Tyler …
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Police arrive at a crime scene to find two dead parents, a sleeping teenager (Liv Tyler) and an autistic boy gripping the murder weapon. To help the cops crack the case, a child psychologist…
-
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott …
Directed by: Les Mayfield
From director Les Mayfield, this remake of the perennial classic stays true to the beloved original. Dorey Walker (Elizabeth Perkins) and her young daughter Susan (Mara Wilson) are much too…
-
The Last Seduction (1994)
Cast: Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, Bill Pullman …
Directed by: John Dahl
In a twisted plot, femme fatale Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino), a sexy, savvy hustler, swindles her husband, Clay (Bill Pullman), out of $700,000 in drug money and then runs off to find a…
-
Charlie's Ghost: The Secret of Coronado (1994)
Cast: Trenton Knight, Cheech Marin, Anthony Edwards …
Directed by: Anthony Edwards
Charlie's archaeologist father has just unearthed the remains of the legendary conquistador Coronado (Cheech Marin). A good thing, right? But late one night, Charlie (Trenton Knight)…
-
Blue Chips (1994)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, J.T. Walsh …
Directed by: William Friedkin
College basketball coach Pete Bell (Nick Nolte) knows his squad of underdogs can't win without an infusion of fresh talent. After starting a nationwide search for players, Bell promises…
-
Needful Things (1993)
Cast: Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia, Amanda Plummer …
Directed by: Fraser C. Heston
From Stephen King's No. 1 best-selling novel comes this terrifying thriller starring Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia, Max von Sydow, J.T. Walsh and Amanda Plummer. A mysterious new antique…
-
Red Rock West (1993)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle …
Directed by: John Dahl
Nicolas Cage stars in this noir thriller as Michael Williams, a drifter who lands a job when a bartender, Wayne (J.T. Walsh), mistakes him for "Lyle from Dallas." But the gig isn't…
-
Sniper (1993)
Cast: Tom Berenger, Billy Zane, J.T. Walsh …
Directed by: Luis Llosa
Tom Berenger (Platoon) is back in uniform again, as a veteran marine sniper reluctantly teamed with an Olympic-medalist marksman (a pre-Titanic Billy Zane) in the jungles of Panama. Their…
-
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1993)
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Molly Ringwald, Brent Briscoe …
Directed by: George Hickenlooper
The short film that inspired the Oscar-winning feature takes a controversial look inside the mind of mentally challenged murderer Karl Childers. Shot in stark black-and-white, the movie stars…
-
Morning Glory (1993)
Cast: Deborah Raffin, Christopher Reeve, Lloyd Bochner …
Directed by: Steven Hilliard Stern
When recently widowed Elly Dinsmore (Deborah Raffin) hires ex-con Will Parker (Christopher Reeve) to help out on her farm, the situation proves healing for both. But just as they're…
-
A Few Good Men (1992)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore), are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could…
-
Hoffa (1992)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Armand Assante …
Directed by: Danny DeVito
Oscar winner Jack Nicholson stars as infamous Teamster boss James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa in this Academy Award-nominated biopic penned by David Mamet that traces Hoffa's rise through…
-
Backdraft (1991)
Cast: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro …
Directed by: Ron Howard
They say a blast of flames can take a life ... and hide a secret. But now firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey (William Baldwin and Kurt Russell) are battling each other over past…
-
Iron Maze (1991)
Cast: Jeff Fahey, Bridget Fonda, J.T. Walsh …
Directed by: Hiroaki Yoshida
A Japanese tycoon shuts down the steel mill in a small Pennsylvania town to make way for an amusement park, much to the chagrin of the people who live there. When the businessman's son…
-
Defenseless (1991)
Cast: Barbara Hershey, Mary Beth Hurt, Christopher M. Brown …
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Los Angeles lawyer T.K. Katwuller (Barbara Hershey) steps in as defense attorney for her former college roommate, Ellie Seldes (Mary Beth Hurt), when she's charged with offing her…
-
The Grifters (1990)
Cast: Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening …
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Roy Dillon's (John Cusack) life is turned upside down when a con job goes bad. His estranged mother, Lilly (Anjelica Huston), who happens to be on the lam, reunites with her son to…
-
Narrow Margin (1990)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James B. Sikking …
Directed by: Peter Hyams
In this loose remake of a 1952 noir classic, Carol Hunnicut (Anne Archer) experiences the worst blind date imaginable when mob thugs slay her companion. Realizing she's the lone witness…
-
The Russia House (1990)
Cast: Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roy Scheider …
Directed by: Fred Schepisi
After intercepting a Russian manuscript meant for small-time publisher Barley Blair (Sean Connery), CIA agents urge Blair to follow up on the deal. He wants nothing to do with it -- until he…
-
Crazy People (1990)
Cast: Dudley Moore, Daryl Hannah, Paul Reiser …
Directed by: Tony Bill
Emory (Dudley Moore) is a stressed-out advertising exec who sets off a company scandal with his unorthodox, but truthful, ad campaigns. Sent to a mental institution, he finds understanding…
-
Dad (1989)
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis …
Directed by: Gary David Goldberg
Family bonds are revived after a father is diagnosed with cancer in this bittersweet drama. Dutiful son John (Ted Danson) cares for his aging father, Jake (Jack Lemmon), but not without…
-
The Big Picture (1989)
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Jason Leigh, J.T. Walsh …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Hollywood is the satiric target of this directorial debut by actor-writer Christopher Guest. Kevin Bacon plays a "boy wonder" director whose willingness to compromise his ideals allows him to…
-
House of Games (1987)
Cast: Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum …
Directed by: David Mamet
When psychiatrist Margaret Ford tries to intervene on behalf of a patient -- a compulsive gambler in hock to a smooth-talking con artist -- she soon finds herself in over her head as she gets…
-
Tin Men (1987)
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Danny DeVito, Barbara Hershey …
Directed by: Barry Levinson
A nostalgic evocation of a simpler era, and perhaps the best of director Barry Levinson's quartet of Baltimore-based film reminiscences, Tin Men immortalizes a fast-talking, early-1960s…
-
Power (1986)
Cast: Richard Gere, Julie Christie, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Media consultant Pete St. John (Richard Gere) can package a politician, create a spin and transform an on-camera gaffe into a moment of glory. Representing a variety of sometimes-corrupt…
-
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Cast: Barbara Hershey, Carrie Fisher, Michael Caine …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Woody Allen's classic tale about three New York City sisters -- Hannah (Mia Farrow), Holly (Dianne Wiest) and Lee (Barbara Hershey) -- begins with a festive Thanksgiving dinner, during…