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Gary Busey

William Gareth Jacob "Gary" Busey, Sr. (born June 29, 1944) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-nominated American film and stage actor, as well as an artist. He has appeared in a number of films, including The Buddy Holly Story, Big Wednesday, Lethal Weapon, Point Break, The Firm and Under Siege. (more)

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  • Point Break: Point Break is a 1991 action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze and Gary Busey. The title refers to the surfing term point break. The film was a box office success upon its release, and it has since gathered a
  • The Buddy Holly Story: :For the musical about Holly, see Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story The Buddy Holly Story is a 1978 biographical film which tells the life story of rock musician Buddy Holly. It stars Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis, William Jo
  • Big Wednesday: Big Wednesday (1978) is an American coming of age film directed by John Milius. The picture stars Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt and Gary Busey as California surfers facing life, the Vietnam War, and use of the ever changing surf as a metaphor for
  • Lethal Weapon: Lethal Weapon is a 1987 action film, the first in a series of American movies that were released in 1987, 1989, 1992, and 1998, all directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as a mismatched pair of LAPD detectives. These mov
  • Under Siege: Under Siege is a 1992 action film in the Die Hard mold. Directed by Andrew Davis, it stars Steven Seagal as a former Navy SEAL who must stop a group of mercenaries, led by Tommy Lee Jones, on a U.S. Navy battleship. It was followed by a 1995 sequel,
  • Hex (film): Hex is a 1973 US horror film starring Keith Carradine, Dan Haggerty, Gary Busey, Hillarie Thompson and Tina Herazo that, according to Phil Hardy's The Encyclopedia of Horror Movies "crosses elements of the bike film with those of the post-western and
  • Rookie of the Year (film): Rookie of the Year is a 1993 baseball movie starring Thomas Ian Nicholas and Gary Busey. Albert Hall, Dan Hedaya, Eddie Bracken, Amy Morton, Bruce Altman, John Gegenhuber, and Daniel Stern (who also directed) co-star. John Candy also co-stars, but wa
  • Predator 2: Predator 2 is a 1990 science fiction horror film starring Danny Glover and Gary Busey. Written by Jim & John Thomas and directed by Stephen Hopkins, the film is a sequel to the successful 1987 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Apart from actor Kev
  • Eye of the Tiger (film): Eye of the Tiger is a 1986 action/drama film, starring Gary Busey, Yaphet Kotto, Denise Galik-Furey, Seymour Cassel, William Smith and Judith Barsi. The movie was directed by Richard C. Sarafian.
  • The Bear (feature film): The Bear is a feature film about the life of Paul Bryant, a famous American football coach, starring Gary Busey and Jon-Erik Hexum. It was directed by Richard C. Sarafian and released on September 28 1984. The movie depicts important scenes in the li
  • Maneater (film): Maneater a 2007 made-for-television Sci Fi Pictures original film starring Gary Busey and Ty Wood. Produced by RHI Entertainment, it is third film in the "Maneater Film Series", which also includes Blood Monkey and Grizzly Rage. Based on Jack Warner'
  • The Firm (1993 film): This article is about the 1993 film. For the 1988 film of the same name, see The Firm (1988 film) The Firm is a legal thriller film released in 1993, directed by Sydney Pollack, and starring Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Ho
  • D.C. Cab: D.C. Cab is a 1983 comedy film, starring Mr. T, Max Gail, Adam Baldwin, Gary Busey and a special appearance by singer Irene Cara. The film was co-written and directed by Joel Schumacher. The R-rated comedy was controversial upon release due to Mr. T'
  • Surviving the Game: Surviving The Game is a 1994 action film directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, starring Ice-T, Rutger Hauer and Gary Busey. It is loosely based on the short story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell.
  • Straight Time: Straight Time is a 1978 film directed by Ulu Grosbard, starring Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh, and Kathy Bates.
  • Barbarosa: Barbarosa (Spanish for "Red-Beard") is a 1982 motion picture starring Willie Nelson and Gary Busey, about a young cowboy on the run from the law who hooks up with a famous bandito and learns about life from him. "One of the best overlooked westerns o
  • The Gingerdead Man: Gingerdead Man is a 2005 film starring Gary Busey. It is shot back-to-back with Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust. The Gingerdead Man was realeased on DVD by Shoot Productions
  • Let's Get Harry: Let's Get Harry is a 1986 action film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. It stars Michael Schoeffling, Thomas F. Wilson, Glenn Frey, Rick Rossovich, Gary Busey, Mark Harmon and Robert Duvall. The film is notable because Rosenberg chose to officially credi
  • Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice: Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice is a 2002 direct-to-video film starring Stephen Baldwin and Gary Busey and directed by Steve Boyum. The film is the sequel to the 1977 film Slap Shot .
  • Beyond the Ring: Beyond the Ring is a 2008 film directed by Gerson Sanginitto, starring Gary Busey, AndrĂ© Lima and Martin Cove. It was rated PG-13 for some violence.
  • Leon Russell: Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States) is a singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist. Russell attended Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is occasionally referred to as "The Master
  • Soldier (film): Soldier is a 1998 science fiction film directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. The film stars Kurt Russell as Sgt. Todd, a soldier trained from birth. The film also features Gary Busey, Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs, Connie Nielsen, Sean Pertwee and Michael
  • Silver Bullet (film): Silver Bullet is a 1985 film based on the Stephen King novella Cycle of the Werewolf. It stars Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Megan Follows, Corey Haim, Terry O'Quinn, Lawrence Tierney, Bill Smitrovich, Kent Broadhurst, David Hart, and James Gammon. The
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  • Carried Away (film): Carried Away is a 1996 English language film directed by Brazilian Bruno Barreto. It stars Dennis Hopper, Amy Irving (Barreto's then wife), Gary Busey, and Amy Locane. The film contains full frontal nudity of both Dennis Hopper and Amy Irving.
  • The Gumball Rally: The Gumball Rally is a 1976 film about a coast-to-coast road race. It was inspired by the actual Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash run held by Brock Yates that inspired several other movies, such as Cannonball with David Carrad
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  • Cycle of the Werewolf: Cycle of the Werewolf is a 1983 horror novel by Stephen King, featuring illustrations by renowned comic book artist Bernie Wrightson. Each chapter is a short story unto itself. The intended audience is enthusiasts of classic short horror stories. The
  • High Chaparall: High Chaparall is a Swedish TV-show. Taking a camera-team to America, Filip and Fredrik filmed a series of interviews with minor celebrities and has-beens such as Fabio Lanzoni, Ron Jeremy, Tonya Harding, Uri Geller, and Gary Busey. Rather than just
  • The Texas Wheelers: The Texas Wheelers was an ABC situation comedy television series that aired in 1974 and 1975. The series, produced by MTM Enterprises, was about the cantankerous but lovable Zack Wheeler, a long-lost father who returned to raise his children Truckie,
  • I'm with Busey: I'm with Busey was a comedy/documentary television show which aired on Comedy Central in the summer of 2003. It revolved around a young writer named Adam de la Pena, who met and befriended his childhood idol, actor Gary Busey. The two would wander th



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