Frank Opperman Movies
This British drama tells the story of a soldier who escaped captivity after a mission gone-awry. Paul McGann plays Corporal Chris Ryan, one soldier in a crew sent on a mission to destroy SCUD missiles after Saddam Hussein threatened Israel. Ryan's team was attacked, leaving several dead and the rest in captivity. Ryan was the only one to escape -- and recount the tale. ~ Bernadette McCallion, All Movie Guide
- 1987
Based on a play by screenwriter Paul Slabolepszy which in turn is based on true story, and set in a fast-food restaurant in a South African suburb, this gripping and thought-provoking drama offers insight into the origins of apartheid as it follows a struggle between an antagonistic, frustrated white man and a black restaurant employee upon whom the white man vents his long-pent up rage. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Kani, Paul Slabolepszy, (more)
- 1914
Tango Tangles is an impromptu Keystone comedy which exploited the current "tango craze." A tango contest and exhibition prompted Mack Sennett to send a crew out to a local dance hall where some of the film was shot. Charlie Chaplin appears in a tuxedo, sans the famous Tramp makeup and costume, as a drunk who flirts with the hat-check girl, and he gets into fights with Ford Sterling and Roscoe Arbuckle, both musicians at the dance hall who are also enamored with her. Although slight in plot, the film is interesting because the three principal Keystone actors appear without comic makeup and because the audience can observe the mirthful reactions of the real dancers in the hall to the comic fight between Chaplin and Sterling. Also of interest is the blending of location and studio footage, noticeable due to differences in lighting and set. ~ Phil Posner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Charles Chaplin, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, (more)
- 1912
The Old Actor was produced by the Eclipse Company, one of the lesser film firms of the pre-1910 years. Unable to find work or to provide for his family, an elderly thespian decides to end it all. He heads to the river, where he is prevented from jumping in by the superimposed image of his wife and children. Given a new lease on life, the actor decides to create his own work by delivering Shakespearean recitations at a fancy restaurant. Noticed by a theatrical manager, the old actor is not only hired for a long-running show, but also given a huge cash advance, which he immediately turns over to his starving loved ones. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
