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Parker is a 2013 American action thriller film directed by Taylor Hackford and written by John J. McLaughlin. Starring Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez , the film is adapted from Flashfire , the 19th Parker novel written by Donald Westlake under the pen name Richard Stark.
The film had a theatrical release in the U.S. in 2009. Point Blank (1967, MGM) was based on the novel The Hunter. It was directed by John Boorman and starred Lee Marvin as Walker, the Parker character. The film also starred Angie Dickinson, John Vernon, Carroll O'Connor and Keenan Wynn.
Donald Sutherland (1935–2024) was a Canadian film, television, and stage actor, which spanned over 60 years of his career. He was nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films Citizen X (1995) [1] and Path to War (2002); [2] the former also earned him a Primetime Emmy Award. [3]
Donald Henry Pleasence (/ ˈ p l ɛ z ə n s /; [2] 5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995) [3] was an English actor. He began his career on stage in the West End before having a screen career, which included starring in a 1954 BBC adaptation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, before playing numerous supporting and character roles in films including RAF Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe in The ...
The film was produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler. They had just made Point Blank, another movie based on a Parker novel, for MGM. Winkler first offered the lead role to Steve McQueen, who was interested, but ultimately decided to make Bullitt instead. Brown, who had read the script and was enthusiastic about it, was then cast as the lead.
James Donald (18 May 1917 – 3 August 1993) was a Scottish actor. [1] ... (1953) and was cast in his first Hollywood film in MGM's Beau Brummell (1954).
Tuff Turf is a 1985 American drama film directed by Fritz Kiersch and starring James Spader and Kim Richards. [1] The film was released in the United States on January 11, 1985. Producer Donald Borchers later said the film was a personal favorite of his. "That's Donald P. Borchers on a plate," he said.
The heist goes perfectly, but one of the crew, Mal Resnick, double-crosses Parker and the others. Because he is too afraid to face Parker directly, he convinces Lynn to shoot Parker in bed rather than be killed herself. After killing the other robbers, Mal escapes with the heist proceeds and Lynn, both believing Parker to be dead.