Clayton Norcross Movies
- 1994
A beautiful and charismatic young artist is the prime suspect in a series of bizarre missing-persons cases in this thriller which proves that some art is worth dying for. A series of men have gone missing from the local nightclub scene, and Detective Wilder (Jim Hanks) is determined to crack the case. When all leads point to sensual artist Rebecca Barlow (Lisa Comshaw), Detective Wilder learns that the talented artist holds a strange and hypnotic power over men. His suspicions grow as popular actor Adam Baxter (Clayton Norcross) hastily breaks off his relationship with longtime girlfriend Laurel (Cynthia Rothrock) to be with Rebecca, and now Detective Wilder must race to find the one clue that might save Adam's life before it's too late. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Albert Brooks wrote, directed, and stars in this philosophical comedy about a man having a hard time making a case for himself in the afterlife. When advertising executive Daniel Miller (Albert Brooks) finds himself in a fatal car crash minutes after taking delivery on a new BMW, he's whisked away to Judgment City, where the recently dead are put on a sort of trial to decide their fate. If in your time on Earth you were able to face your fears and learn from your mistakes, you get to move on to a life in a better world. However, if you didn't, you have to go back to Earth and try again. As he spends the next several days watching various episodes from his life, Daniel gets the impression he doesn't stand much of a chance of moving on -- and his representative, Bob Diamond (Rip Torn), seems to have little confidence in his case. In the meantime, he frequents Judgment City's many restaurants (where the food is delicious and you can eat all you want without gaining an ounce), pays a visit to the Past Life Pavilion, and meets Julia (Meryl Streep), who seems so kind, sweet, and noble that her advancement is practically assured. Daniel and Julia fall in love, but what's going to happen if they don't end up in the same place? Albert Brooks and Meryl Streep make a witty and engaging romantic team in Defending Your Life, and Shirley MacLaine appears in a highly appropriate cameo. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, (more)
- 1986
Considering his later well-publicized involvement in "l'affaire Heidi Fleiss," Ivan Nagy was ideally suited to direct the-made-for TV Encounters in the Night. Even more prescient so far as Nagy is concerned is the film's original title: Intimate Encounters. Donna Mills plays an attractive young woman stuck in a blah marriage. To alleviate her ennui, she begins fantasizing about affairs with handsome strangers. It sounds like a romance novel and plays that way too. James Brolin, Veronica Cartwright and Cicely Tyson co-star in Encounters in the Night, which debuted September 28, 1986. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Daniel Hirsch, Clayton Norcross and Frank Schultz play three American college students vacationing in Greece. As these things are wont to happen in the movies, the boys come into possession of a valuable videotape. The cassette contains several Soviet top secrets, and there are those who'd kill to lay their hands on them. Our heroes don't know where to turn, inasmuch as they've been targetted by assassins from both the KGB and the CIA. The story is nothing new, but the Greek scenery is awe-inspiring. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Daniel Hirsch, Clayton Norcross, (more)
