Wayne Crawford

Writer · 1947 – 2016 · Geneva, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wayne Crawford is an American film and television actor, and film producer, screenwriter, and director. Crawford has appeared in nearly thirty films, produced 15, written 9, and directed 7. Crawford received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida Atlantic University and has served at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts teaching directing for their School of Filmmaking . The Variety Movie Guide called his portrayal of the title character in the film Jake Speed "well played" and stated he delivered his lines "as an old-fashioned paperback hero would - in cliches". He directed and starred in Crime Lords, which was called "predictable" by DVD & video guide 2005 while the Variety TV Review called it unpretentious and entertaining. He co-wrote and co-produced the film Valley Girl with Andrew Lane He fought against the studio to ensure that Martha Coolidge was maintained as the director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wayne Crawford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Movie6.0
ComedyRomance
Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.
Valley Girl
1983 · 282 votes
Movie6.7
ComedyDrama
While navigating life with his hyper-protective mother along the enigmatic Outer Banks of North Carolina's coast (site of the first attempted English settlement in the New World), conflicted teen Loren learns of his expecting girlfriend's ambivalence toward him. After a near tragic accident, he must learn to assemble the broken pieces into a stronger, wiser form and approach a more worldly consciousness. A searchlight cast upon the earliest traces of America and the mystery of settlers vanished, Lost Colony scans a once virgin watershed for signs of life.
Lost Colony
2015 · 3 votes
Movie5.4
CrimeDrama
A veteran hitman, Dekker is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. His final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when a sadistic man recruits the assassin to kill his wife, Jain, and their baby, but he can’t bring himself to do the job, complicating all of their lives.
Diary of a Hitman
1991 · 45 votes
Movie5.1
DramaComedy
Welcome to Sunrise Village, a little piece of trailer park heaven where retired war vets Sam, Carl and Eddie are enjoying their golden Years while vying for the affection of their sexy neighbor. When they stumble upon a stash of mob money, they find themselves on the run from the Mafia and the Feds in this hilarious farce about the myth that age brings wisdom.
Forget About It
2006 · 12 votes
Movie4.6
ActionComedy
Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) is the lead character in some of the biggest page-turners of the 1940s. A chiseled, heroic action figure, Speed saves lives on paper, but when a young girl is kidnapped and her sister (Karen Kopins) begs the real-life Speed for help, he must find a way to be as gallant as the book hero whose creation he's inspired. Accompanied by the victim's sibling, Speed flies to Africa to see if he's up to the task.
Jake Speed
1986 · 18 votes
Movie5.9
DramaAction
LA's finest have crossed the thin blue line between Cop and Criminal. Based on a true story.
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
2001 · 11 votes
Movie5.8
ActionCrime
Violent crime is routine. Organized drug trade runs rampant in the face of powerless authority. And a vicious street gang holds dominion with a savage reign of terror. Welcome to Lincoln High! Here the cobras rule the school and everyone in it. Everyone except for Jeff Hanna.
3:15 the Moment of Truth
1986 · 33 votes
Movie3.6
ActionHorror
A group of American tourists heading down an African river make a brief stop at Snake Island, an island that has been virtually abandoned for years. When they end up getting trapped on the island overnight, they find thousands of deadly snakes intent on reclaiming the tropical island for themselves.
Snake Island
2002 · 20 votes
Movie4.8
DramaThriller
A mysterious drifter lures two boys into uncovering the secrets of a sleepy southern town.
Dog Days of Summer
2007 · 12 votes
Movie4.1
HorrorThriller
A Miami cop finds out his wife has a female lover, so he starts crashing on the couch of his female partner. Meanwhile, a voodoo demon from Africa arrives among Miami's Nigerian community and begins decapitating some people and possessing others.
Headhunter
1989 · 27 votes
Movie4.2
HorrorThriller
Little coastal town is being terrorized by deadly Barracudas.
Barracuda
1978 · 38 votes
Movie9.0
A retrospective of the 1983 film "Valley Girl," featuring interviews with the cast and crew.
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
2003 · 1 votes
Movie5.0
ActionComedy
The year is 2099. The United States is ruled by the Reverend Jimmy Joe II, in a dictatorship where big guns and fundamentalist religion are used to keep the masses in control. The Reverend's troopers patrol the streets and the slums with assault rifles, ready to prevent any trouble from the revolutionary Kropfelders.
Rising Storm
1989 · 11 votes
Movie4.8
Action
July '72. Vietnam. Lt. Steve Shepard missing in action. Presumed dead...15 years later he's still there.
White Ghost
1988 · 18 votes
Movie6.1
ActionCrime
Two ex-cops find themselves alone in their fight against the largest crime syndicate in the world - the Crime Lords. The action takes us from the streets of Los Angeles to the back alleys of Hong Kong in this buddy movie.
The Crime Lords
1991 · 4 votes
Movie3.8
HorrorMystery
A down-on-his-luck sea captain goes treasure hunting for a wrecked Spanish galleon that is rumored to be cursed by God and protected by supernatural forces.
The Evil Below
1989 · 16 votes
Movie4.0
CrimeDrama
When four degenerate thugs rape and murder a young waitress in part of their rape and murder spree, they are arrested, but get away with though a legal technicality. The brother of one of the rape/murder victims decides to become vigilante and kill the four degenerates by himself.
Tomcats
1977 · 12 votes
Movie5.0
ThrillerHorror
A couple moves into a new home and find success and happiness, but soon their dream becomes a nightmare when they hear chilling voices in the night, vandalous attacks and a faceless, nameless menace threatens to destroy them. The law won't help, and when an intruder is shot and killed, their ordeal has just begun.
Trial by Terror
1983 · 2 votes
Movie4.9
Horror
Two eccentric fugitives become roommates in Miami to avoid the law, while one dresses in drag as the other's aunt, leading to deception and murder.
Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things
1971 · 19 votes
Movie6.0
Adventure
A bush pilot and a senator's wife try to survive in the jungles of Africa after witnessing an assassination.
Quiet Thunder
1988 · 2 votes
Movie9.0
Horror
A student film production is threatened when its faculty advisor unexpectedly dies. A guest artist agrees to help them, but the star of their movie -- a ravenous monster -- is not amused.
South of Hell
2005 · 1 votes
Movie4.1
DramaHorror
Three mountain men live a simple life in a forest, until a construction crew shows up to make a park, and the men are prepared to defend their land and lifestyle by any means necessary.
God's Bloody Acre
1975 · 9 votes
Movie6.0
CrimeComedy
An LA cop on vacation in Russia is mistaken for a US federal agent and gets pulled into involvement with the Russian Mafia.
Americanski Blues
1995 · 2 votes