
Mike Bacarella
Actor · b. 1948 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mike Bacarella was born on 4 August 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for While You Were Sleeping, The Fugitive and The Relic. He is also an author, having wrote Lincoln's Foreign Legion, the regimental history of the 39th New York Infantry known as the Garibaldi Guard, soldiers who came from fifty-two European principalities and fourteen American States, which served during the Civil War 1861-1865 and Italactors, a directory of 630 actors and actresses who you may or may not have known were Italian Americans, backed up with a data base of nearly 6,000 more names and biographies.
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Movie7.8CrimeHistoryElliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.
The Untouchables
1987 · 6.3K votes
Movie7.7CrimeDramaDefense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
Primal Fear
1996 · 4.2K votes
Movie7.5ActionThrillerWrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.
The Fugitive
1993 · 5K votes
Movie7.0RomanceDramaWhen architect Alex Wyler moves into an unusual glass house on stilts over a lake, he discovers a note from the previous tenant in the mailbox--but no one's lived in the house for years. He replies and soon discovers that he's corresponding with a doctor named Kate Forster. Their correspondence, only through the 'magical' mailbox, turns romantic and their paths cross in unexpected ways, but when they try to truly connect, danger looms. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
The Lake House
2006 · 3.1K votes
Movie6.0ComedyFamilyBillionaire heir Richie Rich has it all, including Reggie Jackson as a batting coach and Claudia Schiffer as a personal trainer -- but no playmates. What's more, scoundrel Laurence Van Dough is scheming to take over the family empire. Uh-oh! Enter faithful butler Cadbury to save the day.
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994 · 2.5K votes
Movie7.0RomanceComedyA transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.
While You Were Sleeping
1995 · 2.1K votes
Movie6.7HorrorMysteryAfter being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.
Stir of Echoes
1999 · 1.4K votes
Movie6.8FantasyDramaSix-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.
Miracle on 34th Street
1994 · 1.2K votes
Movie5.9ActionComedyFred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas.
Fred Claus
2007 · 940 votes
Movie6.2FamilyComedyWhen the cast comes off his once broken arm, a 12-year-old boy can throw a 100-mile-an-hour fastball, and the Chicago Cubs want him as their new pitcher.
Rookie of the Year
1993 · 407 votes
Movie6.2HorrorMysteryA homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people in a Chicago museum.
The Relic
1997 · 667 votes
Movie6.6ComedyRomanceWhen she receives word that her longtime platonic pal Michael O'Neal is getting married to debutante Kimberly Wallace, food critic Julianne Potter realizes her true feelings for Michael -- and sets out to sabotage the wedding.
My Best Friend's Wedding
1997 · 3K votes
Movie5.5RomanceComedyRival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.
I Love Trouble
1994 · 235 votes
Movie6.9ComedyWhen Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate—but only a losing season will make that possible, which should be easy given the misfits she's hired. Rachel is sure her dream will come true, but she underestimates their will to succeed.
Major League
1989 · 916 votes
Movie6.1ComedyDramaDavid Spritz, a Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
The Weather Man
2005 · 1.1K votes
Movie5.8DramaDuring the 1950 World Cup, the hastily assembled U.S. soccer team enters as heavy underdogs when matched up against the highest-ranked team in competition — England.
The Game of Their Lives
2005 · 71 votes
Movie6.1ThrillerActionExperienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.
The Package
1989 · 288 votes
Movie5.8ActionCrimeAn unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
No Mercy
1986 · 209 votes
Movie6.1ComedyCrimeTwo street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in the past.
Running Scared
1986 · 260 votes
Movie6.5DramaKhaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.
Losing Isaiah
1995 · 110 votes
Movie6.0ComedyDramaNaive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the cocktail lounges of nearby Chicago, where he meets and beds the alluring Ellen, who unfortunately turns out to be Skip's mother. The division between the friends is further deepened when a cheating scandal engulfs the school.
Class
1983 · 214 votes
Movie4.8CrimeMysteryVictoria "V.I" Warshawski is a Chicago based private detective who agrees to babysit for her new boyfriend; then he is murdered. Being the detective type, she makes the murder her next case. In doing so she befriends the victim's daughter, Kat, and together they set out to crack the case.
V.I. Warshawski
1991 · 115 votes
Movie5.7DramaRomanceA disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.
Bright Lights, Big City
1988 · 145 votes
Movie5.6ThrillerActionChicago psychiatrist Judd Stevens is suspected of murdering one of his patients when the man turns up stabbed to death in the middle of the city. After repeated attempts to convince the cops of his innocence, Dr. Stevens is forced to go after the real villains himself.
The Naked Face
1984 · 42 votes
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TV8.1Action & AdventureCrimeDue to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.
Prison Break
2005 · 6.2K votes
TV7.8DramaER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
ER
1994 · 971 votes
TV7.2SoapDramaChicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago Hope
1994 · 83 votes
TV6.6DramaComedyAmerican Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.
American Playhouse
1982 · 8 votes
TV7.4Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaGary Hobson thinks he may even be losing his mind when tomorrow's newspaper mysteriously arrives today giving him a disconcerting look into the future. What will he do with tomorrow's news?
Early Edition
1996 · 174 votes
TV8.0DramaTurks is an American police drama that aired on CBS from January 21, 1999 to April 23, 1999.
Turks
1999 · 4 votes