The Movies Database

Movie: "Walking Tall" (1981)

“Buford Pusser is the big, brawling sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee. He uses a 4-foot club to enforce the law and is hated by the local criminals. His wife Pauline was killed in an assassination attempt on Buford; he must now raise his two children, Michael and Dwana, with the help of his father Carl while chasing the criminals. Written by shmv”

• Release Date: 17 January 1981 (USA)
• Run Time: 60 min (7 episodes)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Crime , Drama , Action

Trivia: At the end of the seventh and last episode, Pussar’s famous stick breaks. He’s left standing with the broken-off handle in his hand.

Movie: "Wan piisu: One Piece" (1999)

“There once lived a pirate named, Gold Roger. He obtained Wealth, Fame, and Power to earn the title as the Pirate King. When he was captured and about to be executed. He reveals that his treasure called One Piece, is hidden somewhere at the Grand Line. This made all people set out to search and uncover the One Piece treasure. But no one has ever found the location of Gold Roger’s treasure, and the Grand Line is too dangerous of a place to over come. 22 years after Gold Roger’s death, a boy named Monkey D. Luffy has decided to become a pirate and search for Gold Roger’s treasure to become the next Pirate King. Written by J LeGault”

• Director: Kônosuke Uda
• Release Date: 18 September 2004 (USA)
• Run Time: Japan:24 min (original version) | USA:21 min (edited version) | Germany:22 min
• Country: Japan
• Genre: Animation , Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Tagline: Set sail for One Piece!

Trivia: Part of the names of Sanji’s attacks are in French. Part of Nico Robin’s are in Spanish

Movie: "The War Next Door" (2000)

“Kennedy Smith, a super secret agent, just wants to retire. Unfortunately, his seemingly indestructible nemesis, Kriegman, wants to make his life hell and so moves into the suburbs and becomes Smith’s next-door neighbor and evil opponent. Written by {crow_steve@hotmail.com}”

• Release Date: 23 July 2000 (USA)
• Run Time: 30 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Comedy

Movie: "The War of Gene" (2004)

“Janet Wu, the daughter of Wu Tian-Ming (China’s equivalence to Steven Spielberg) partners up with Edward Shao (Executive Producer) and Derek Wan (Director) to create 22 one-hour episodes of The War of Gene based on the top-ten best seller of the same name by Chinese novelist Frank Shi. The War of Gene is a thriller that revolves around an outbreak of a deadly virus that rapidly spreads across the Los Angles area. The American biological laboratory consists of: Professor Rudy Steinbeck (Max Thayer), the conniving Executive Secretary, Sonny (Kelly Taylor), and Jim (James Evans) as the profiteering security officer. They team up with a Chinese molecular biologist and join forces with support from the US Military and LAPD to contain the infectious virus and save thousands of lives. Written by China Pacific Publicity Co.”

• Director: Derek Wan
• Release Date: 1 April 2004 (China)
• Country: USA , China
• Genre: Drama , Action , Thriller

Movie: "War of the Worlds" (1988)

“At the end of the 1953 film “War of the World”, earth is saved from alien invaders when they are apparently killed by common bacteria. However, what if the aliens weren’t really dead? In “War of the Worlds” the aliens from the 1953 invasion are brought out of suspended animation when radiation kills the infecting bacteria. Now the aliens launch a genocidal war against an unsuspecting Earth, using their ability to take over human bodies to allow them to move freely. Dr. Harrison Blackwood teams up with microbiologist Suzanne McCullough, computer programmer Norton Drake, and army Lt. Colonel Paul Ironhorse to save the world from this alien menace. In the second season, Harrison and Suzanne are joined by mercenary John Kincaid, who help them fight in a post-apocalyptic urban wasteland against a second wave of invaders dedicated to the death of all life on earth. Written by L. Ross Raszewski {rraszews@skipjack.bluecrab.org}”

• Release Date: 7 October 1988 (USA)
• Run Time: 60 min (44 episodes)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Drama , Horror , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Trivia: Jared Martin and Lynda Mason Green are the only actors to appear in all 43 episodes of the series.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: In one episode, an actor dressed as an alien jumps down from an air duct onto a human. As he jumps, you can see his socks.

Movie: "Warship" (1973)

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• Release Date: 7 June 1973 (UK)
• Run Time: 50 min (45 episodes)
• Country: UK
• Genre: Action , Drama

Movie: "Wat nu weer?!" (1995)

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• Run Time: 30 min
• Country: Belgium
• Genre: Drama , Family , Action , Romance

Movie: "Water Rats" (1996)

“Beneath its surface exists a playground for the murky underworld, a place of illicit rubbish dumps. pollution hazards, the remnants of huge drug hauls, and a graveyard of bodies from years of suicides, accidents and murders. That’s the world of the WATER RATS, and elite bunch of 70 brave men and women guarding the harbour against all the elements that threaten to foul the blue waters. With the breathtaking actions stunts, thrilling races against time, chases across both waves and wharves, intrigue mystery, triumphs, heartbreak, love, lust and laughter, WATER RATS is a compelling drama from Southern Star and the Nine Network. Written by Rayne Constatine”

• Release Date: 12 February 1996 (Australia)
• Run Time: Australia:60 min
• Country: Australia
• Genre: Action , Crime , Drama , Mystery

Trivia: While underwater filming usually takes place in special tanks, all the exteriors for the series were filmed in the port of Sydney and also off-shore.

Movie: "WCW Monday Nitro" (1995)

“The toughest wrestlers in the world, get together with the hottest babes in professional wrestling to bring you two hours of exciting WCW Monday night action. High flying moves, chair shots, cat fights – WCW Nitro has it all. Written by Hollywood.”

• Director: Craig Leathers
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Sport

Trivia: David Arquette is the only non-wrestling-oriented actor who appeared as the World Champion. This was during the promotion of the WCW-influenced movie Ready to Rumble (2000/I), which starred Arquette.