Bubba Smith Movies
During his stay at Michigan State University in the mid-1960s, Charles "Bubba" Smith achieved legendary status for his gridiron activities. The All-American defensive lineman joined the Baltimore Colts as a first-round draft choice in 1967. After playing in two Super Bowls, Smith was sidelined with a knee injury in 1972; he made a comeback the following year with the Oakland Raiders, then... (read more) played with the Houston Oilers, but by 1975 his football days were over. After a few seasons as a sportscaster, Smith started a whole new career as an actor, beginning with the role of Puddin in the 1980 TV-series version of the 1977 film Semi-Tough. He went on to play regular roles in weekly TVers Open All Night (1982, as Robin) Blue Thunder (1984, as Bubba Kelsey) and Half Nelson (1985, as Beau). In films from 1983, Bubba Smith's best screen showings were as the misleadingly mild-mannered Moses Hightower in the six low-budget, high-grossing Police Academy flicks. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Down 'n Dirty
R 2000
Blaxploitation icon Fred Williamson produced, directed, and stars in this action thriller as Dakota Smith, a hard-nosed but scrupulously honest cop who has more than a few...
The Silence of the Hams
R 1994
In the tradition of Mel Brooks, this Italian comedy offers an episodic parody of classic thrillers and horror movies. Film includes cameos from several stars including Mel...
Holy Matrimony
PG13 1994
As if losing both her husband and her money isn't enough, a woman in her mid-20s also finds herself married to a 12-year-old boy (who doesn't even like her) in the comedy Holy...
Married... With Children: Dud Bowl
1994
Once again, Al (Ed O'Neill) shoots off his big mouth, and the result is a grudge match between his alma mater Polk High School and longtime rival Onassis High. Unfortunately,...
Fist of Honor
R 1992
Mafia hijinks provide the basis of this violent crime drama. The trouble begins the night before an uneasy truce between the warring Malucci family and the Diamonds is to begin. A...
My Samurai
R 1992
In this martial-arts actioner a young man is forced to learn physical and spiritual self-defense tactics from a master after he witnesses a gangland murder. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi...
Married... With Children: All Night Security Dude
1991
Briefly laid off because of a freak accident at the shoe store, Al (Ed O'Neill) goes to work as a security guard at Polk High School, his alma mater. On the first night of the...
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
PG13 1990
Where the original Gremlins was a horror film spiked with comedy, Gremlins 2: The New Batch is essentially a black comedy, with a couple of horrifying touches. As the film...
Stuck With Each Other
1989
The made for TV Stuck With Each Other stars Richard Crenna and Tyne Daly as two luckless New Yorkers, a salesman and a secretary respectively. One morning they come to...
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
PG 1989
Who do you send after a gang of stump-dumb crooks? Who else but the most intellectually-challenged police force in America, in the sixth installment of the Police Academy...
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
PG 1988
America's most inept law enforcement team mixes business with pleasure as they head to sunny Florida in this comedy. The aging and often-confused head of the Police Academy,...
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
PG 1987
In the third sequel to the hit comedy Police Academy, Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes) decides that the police force is overworked and understaffed, and he comes up with...
The Wild Pair
R 1987
When uptight FBI agent Joe Jennings (Beau Bridges) is forced to team up with reluctant local officer Benny Avalon (Bubba Smith), the two must learn to overcome their...
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
PG 1986
In this third installment of the slapstick comedy series about novice police officers with less than dubious abilities, two police academies have to compete with each other in...
Black Moon Rising
R 1986
A John Carpenter story served as the launching pad for Black Moon Rising. Veteran thief Quint (Tommy Lee Jones) is hired by the FBI to steal some politically volatile...
Bubba Until It Hurts
R 1985
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Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
PG13 1985
In this weak, undistinguished sequel to the successful Police Academy, Mahoney and his cohorts have now graduated from their police training and are ready to tackle real...
Half-Nelson
1985
Half-Nelson was a very brief TV cop series which made its bow on March 24, 1985, with a two-hour "special". Joe Pesci, sporting lots and lots of hair, stars as ex-Manhattan...
Police Academy
R 1984
Public safety takes a turn for the worse in this hit comedy, which spawned a long-running franchise. As a crime wave sweeps through a major city, the mayor decides that part of...
Blue Thunder [TV Series]
1984
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