Joe Ponazecki
Actor · 1934 – 2018 · Rochester, New York, USA
Joe Ponazecki was born on January 7, 1934 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Money Pit (1986), Jeffrey (1995) and Man on a Swing (1974). He died on January 15, 2018.
Movies13
Movie6.5ComedyRomanceAfter being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.
The Money Pit
1986 · 1.3K votes
Movie5.9CrimeThrillerWhen a young schoolteacher is found dead in her car in a parking lot in broad daylight, police chief Lee Tucker can find no clues pointing to her killer. Flamboyant self-proclaimed psychic Franklin Wills offers his help to the skeptical policeman, and, when his supposed visions about the case begin to reveal clues and information that only the killer could possibly have known, he becomes a suspect himself.
Man on a Swing
1974 · 27 votes
Movie5.9HorrorComedyA compilation of episodes from the classic '80s horror anthology TV series "Tales From The Darkside" for the VHS market.
Tales from the Darkside
1990 · 9 votes
Movie6.2ComedyDramaJeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes that being celibate is the only option to protect himself. As fate would have it, shortly after his declaration of a sex-free existence, he meets the handsome Steve Howard, his dream man -- except for his HIV-positive status. Facing this dilemma, Jeffrey turns to his best friend and an outrageous priest for guidance.
Jeffrey
1995 · 76 votes
Movie6.7ComedyA new infection that simply makes people feel happy is treated as a threat by the authorities while its "victims" work to spread it to others.
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968 · 9 votes
Movie4.0ThrillerHorrorKathy DeMaio checks into the hospital and thinks she sees a body being loaded into the trunk of a car. When the body turns up later and the murderer, Dr. Highley, thinks that DeMaio can identify him, her life is put in jeopardy. Originally made for television and adapted from a novel by Mary Higgins Clark, the interesting twist to this thriller is that several cast members of the daytime soap opera "Guiding Light" play those same roles here.
The Cradle Will Fall
1983 · 5 votes
Movie6.5DramaComedyDuring the last years of World War II, Hermie, Oscy, and Benjie are coming of age. They went their separate ways when they graduated from high school in 1944. Benjie joins the Marines as Hermie and Oscy enter college. There, Hermie falls head over heels for another freshman named Julie, and the two old friends deal with a troublesome fraternity president who is in charge of hazings.
Class of '44
1973 · 7 votes
Movie5.7CrimeDramaBased on the real-life ordeal of Baltimore priest Bernard Pagano, who was accused of several armed robberies in the late Seventies.
The Gentleman Bandit
1981 · 6 votes
Movie6.0TV MovieA newspaper columnist becomes determined to clear a woman who is blamed for the death of her child in a tragic fire.
Concrete Beat
1984 · 3 votes
Movie8.7DramaRomanceAn unmarried, middle-aged woman accidentally gets pregnant by an internationally renowned pianist and decides to keep and raise the baby on her own.
The Tenth Month
1979 · 3 votes
Movie6.8ActionCrimeLori Myers has no idea of the terrifying danger she attracts after accepting a gift from her husband Rick to celebrate their marriage. For the beautifully hand-crafted Russian puppet he buys in suburban New York contains a fortune in smuggled jewels from the fabled collection of the last Czar. Unknown to Rick, the Brighton Beach antique store is really a front for the deadly activities of the Russian Mafia. And Uilanov, their sadistic mob leader, wants the priceless treasure back in his possession at all costs. As sinister henchmen track down all recent newlyweds in the area and embark on a bloody killing spree, the couple enter their own private hell when dark secrets erupt from the forgotten mists of Lori's childhood. But fighting her personal demons is just one of the many menacing hazards Lori faces on a perilous journey packed with seat-edged suspense and shocking surprise.
Puppet
1999 · 4 votes
Movie7.0DramaTV MovieA mother afflicted with depression comes into conflict with own mother and children when she refuses to seek professional health care.
The Brass Ring
1983 · 1 votes
MovieHorrorTown miser Gideon Hackles spends Halloween hiding IOU's in his house, which he then rigs as haunted and invites local kids to search for the IOU's so he can scare them. This year, he gets his comeuppance.
Trick or Treat
1983
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TV7.3CrimeDramaIn cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Law & Order
1990 · 729 votes