Oliver Samuels
Oyuncu · d. 1948
Oliver Adolphus Samuels is a Jamaican comedian and actor. He is often described as the Jamaican "King of Comedy", performing both stand-up and comic theatre. Abroad, he is known as Jamaica's Bill Cosby, and is a brand name that is synonymous with Jamaica and laughter. Samuels is widely regarded as one of the funniest talents to emerge from the Caribbean.
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Film6.0AksiyonSuçOscar ödüllu Denzel Washington (The Hurricane) ve Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) bu "nükteli, romantik, eğlenceli ve rahat" (Vincent Canby, The New York Times) filmde başrolleri paylaşıyorlar. Baharat ve macera dolu The Mighty Quinn, "güneşin parladığı Karayipler'de içeceğiniz bir kokteyl kadar baştan çıkarıcı" (The Washington Post!) Karayipler'de hayat Polis Şefi Xavier Quinn (Washington) için pek de kolay değildir. Espritüel adalıların "The Mighty Quinn" adını taktıkları ve evde çocuk bakmasını isteyen bir karısı olan Quinn, çocukluk arkadaşı Maubee (Townsend) cinayetle suçlandığında kendisini bir anda olayların tam ortasında bulur. Kaçak arkadaşını bulmaya zorlanan Quinn, aralarında ölü adamın bir salon şarkıcısı olma hayalleri kuran güzel metresi (Mimi Rogers), evinde yılan besleyen bir Karayip büyücüsü (Esther Rolle) ve gizli niyetlere sahip esrarengiz bir Amerikalı ziyaretçinin de (M.Emmet Walsh) olduğu renkli bir şüpheliler listesiyle tanışır.
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1994 · 9 votes
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Hammerhead
1987 · 10 votes
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Out the Gate
2011 · 2 votes