Robert Townsend
Is eol do: Acting
Breithlá: 1957-02-06
Áit bhreithe: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Ar a dtugtar:
Senior Trip
A group of graduating students from a midwestern high school comes to New York City on a trip to celebrate the impending end of school. The students...
Scaoileadh : 1981.12.30Coitianta : 3.532
The Meteor Man
One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the...
Scaoileadh : 1993.08.06Coitianta : 9.651
The Mighty Quinn
Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found...
Scaoileadh : 1989.02.17Coitianta : 9.627
A Soldier's Story
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain...
Scaoileadh : 1984.09.14Coitianta : 11.373
Hollywood Shuffle
Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled...
Scaoileadh : 1987.03.20Coitianta : 6.925
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
This documentary praises comedian Richard Pryor by showing fragments of various shows Pryor made and having famous comedians talk about the...
Scaoileadh : 2003.01.01Coitianta : 1.047
The Five Heartbeats
In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky...
Scaoileadh : 1991.03.29Coitianta : 7.05
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of...
Scaoileadh : 2009.01.01Coitianta : 2.272
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local...
Scaoileadh : 1988.11.10Coitianta : 11.804
Odd Jobs
Five college buddies start their own moving business only to find themselves tangling with sleazy competitors and the mob.
Scaoileadh : 1986.03.01Coitianta : 3.438
Directors on Directing
A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.
Scaoileadh : 2009.09.24Coitianta : 0.859
Ratboy
A failed window dresser exploits a being with rat-like features in an effort to make money.
Scaoileadh : 1986.10.17Coitianta : 5.403
The Warriors
Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader...
Scaoileadh : 1979.02.01Coitianta : 37.991
Black Listed
Alan Chambers (Townsend) is a lawyer and sick of his job. He corrals his friends into forming a vigilante group. Everyone goes along with it at...
Scaoileadh : 2003.01.21Coitianta : 0.422
Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
Rodney Dangerfield hosted this HBO special which includes fantastic performances by some of the best new talent of 1986. Comedians include Jeff...
Scaoileadh : 1986.09.06Coitianta : 1.037
Taxman
After a homocide that the police believe is over gasoline theft, a tax investigator discovers the Russian mafia is involved and that they are...
Scaoileadh : 1999.09.16Coitianta : 3.736
Of Boys and Men
Robert Townsend stars as the patriarch of a family devastated when his wife is killed in a senseless auto accident. Reeling with grief, each family...
Scaoileadh : 2008.10.21Coitianta : 1.117
Tao of The Golden Mask
In the 70's, Langston Faizon Santisima, barely 18, left his native Cuba on an impossible quest- to direct a film starring Bruce Lee. Against all...
Scaoileadh : 2007.06.23Coitianta : 0.813
Up, Up, and Away
A boy is the only family member without superpowers in this Disney Film. The world depends on him saving his family from computerized brainwashers....
Scaoileadh : 2000.01.22Coitianta : 3.259
Edge of Outside
An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and...
Scaoileadh : 2006.06.11Coitianta : 1.112
Uptown Comedy Express
TV Special with a variety of comedians
Scaoileadh : 1987.05.09Coitianta : 1.18
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a laugh for optimal effect. This second riotous...
Scaoileadh : 1988.09.24Coitianta : 1.638
Mercenary II: Thick & Thin
Mercenary Captain "Hawk" is in Acion again to save a hostage. But he and his team are betrayed. Nothing is as it seems...
Scaoileadh : 1999.07.20Coitianta : 0.559
Robin Harris: One Night Stand
American stand-up comedian Robin Harris performs his legendary comedic jokes as part of HBO's classic comedy series One Night Stand.
Scaoileadh : 1990.03.03Coitianta : 0.683
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
From comedian and filmmaker Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) comes this collection of comedy sketches starring some of the biggest names in show...
Scaoileadh : 1987.12.19Coitianta : 0.34
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a laugh for optimal effect. This third riotous...
Scaoileadh : 1989.05.20Coitianta : 1.307
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a laugh for optimal effect. This fourth and final...
Scaoileadh : 1989.09.16Coitianta : 0.707
Cooley High
In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting...
Scaoileadh : 1975.06.25Coitianta : 5.806
I Was a Teenage Faust
15 year old Brendan Willy hates himself for being un-cool when he falls in love with the girl of his dreams. Enter Mr. Five, a no good tempter from...
Scaoileadh : 2002.06.01Coitianta : 1.943
Playin' for Love
Coach Banks (Robert Townsend) is used to calling all the shots for his championship high school basketball team and in his own love life. But...
Scaoileadh : 2015.01.16Coitianta : 1.516
That's Adequate
This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his...
Scaoileadh : 1989.01.20Coitianta : 1.36
Streets of Fire
Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be...
Scaoileadh : 1984.06.01Coitianta : 16.444
Undercover Brother
An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the...
Scaoileadh : 2002.05.31Coitianta : 21.266
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
Rudy Ray Moore tells all as only he can in this all-new retrospective legendary career. From his humble beginnings to his crowning as "King of the...
Scaoileadh : 1994.01.01Coitianta : 0.612
In Love with an Older Woman
A 29-year-old lawyer falls for a 43-year-old woman.
Scaoileadh : 1982.11.24Coitianta : 1.12
A Walk with Charles Burnett
Filmmaker Robert Townsend executive-produced the following fifty-six-minute program for Criterion’s Meet the Filmmakers series in 2018. In it,...
Scaoileadh : 2019.02.27Coitianta : 0.719
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
Book of Love delivers humor along with the mysteries of unrequited love and relationships gone bad. The film's story line focuses on three men...
Scaoileadh : 2002.02.14Coitianta : 1.247
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
Scooby and the gang have their first musical mystery in “Scooby Doo: Music of the Vampire.” It begins when they take a sing-a-long road...
Scaoileadh : 2012.03.07Coitianta : 9.718
Joseph's Gift
Joseph is the youngest member of a large family that owns a successful garment business in Los Angeles. His father, Jacob, makes no attempt at hiding...
Scaoileadh : 1999.01.01Coitianta : 1.181
Willie and Phil
Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — become friends after a thought-provoking...
Scaoileadh : 1980.08.15Coitianta : 2.124
American Flyers
When Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone a fatal brain disease that runs in their family, he...
Scaoileadh : 1985.08.16Coitianta : 9.255
Love Songs
Louis Gossett, Jr, Robert Townsend and Andre Braugher come together to each direct a short story, all of which are interconnected through themes of...
Scaoileadh : 1999.04.25Coitianta : 1.66
Women at West Point
A fictionalized drama about the first women to enter the U.S. Military Academy in 1976 and the reactions they faced.
Scaoileadh : 1979.02.27Coitianta : 0.347
Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media
Cultural theorist Stuart Hall offers an extended meditation on representation. Moving beyond the accuracy or inaccuracy of specific representations,...
Scaoileadh : 1997.01.01Coitianta : 1.602
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica; the difficulties he encountered in New York City...
Scaoileadh : 2000.02.02Coitianta : 0.473
The Monkey Hustle
A new highway threatens a Chicago neighborhood, so to protest the residents throw a block party.
Scaoileadh : 1976.12.24Coitianta : 2.025
Jackie's Back!
A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.
Scaoileadh : 1999.06.14Coitianta : 1.709