Morton Downey, Jr.

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Dec 09, 1932 (92 years old)
Death date
Mar 12, 2001

Morton Downey, Jr.

Known For

Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
1h 25m
Movie 2021

Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper

Focuses on 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper, who is universally considered one of WWE's greatest villains. During his Hall of Fame career, he played the role of the antagonist against a who's who of WWE greats, while amassing more than 30 championships.

Manufacturing Ignorance
1h 37m
Movie 2020

Manufacturing Ignorance

Tobacco, climate change, pesticides,... Never has scientific knowledge seemed so vast, detailed and shared. And yet it appears to be increasingly challenged. It is no longer surprising to see private corporations put strategies in place to confuse the public debate and paralyze political decision-making. Overwhelmed by excess of information, how can we, as citizens, sort out fact from fiction? One by one, this film dismantles the workings of this clever manoeuvre that aims to turn science against itself. Thanks to declassified archives, graphic animations and testimonies from experts, lobbyists and politicians, this investigation plunges us into the science of doubt. Along with a team of experts (philosophers, economists, cognitive scientists, political men, or even agnotologists), we explore concrete examples of doubt making and try to understand the whole process and the issues behind it.

Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
1h 27m
Movie 2013

Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie

Long before O'Reilly and Beck, Morton Downey, Jr., was tearing up the talk-show format with his divisive populism. Between the fistfights, rabid audience, and Mort's cigarette smoke always "in your face," The Morton Downey Jr. Show was billed as "3-D television," "rock and roll without the music." Évocateur meditates on the hysteria that ended the '80s and ultimately its most notorious agitator.

The Silencer
1h 32m
Movie 1992

The Silencer

Harley-riding Angel plays to win in her fight against a slavery and prostitution ring that abuses young runaways -- It's a life-and-death game in which video-games hold the clues, and the only way to win is to kill without conscience. The chill of each killing drives Angel into the arms of anonymous lovers -- a desperate attempt for affection -- but her ex-boyfriend George is watching ... In a demented rage he stalks her through her steamy video-arcade reality. But when the game is over and the high score is counted, will Angel be able to walk away?

Hollywood Cabaret The Movie
1h 34m
Movie 1992

Hollywood Cabaret The Movie

Two Aliens — drop-dead gorgeous ZAB (Jessica Hahn) and her knock-out sister, DOB (Julie Strain) have left their drab alien home to visit the mysterious planet, Earth. As luck would have it, they land in Hollywood, and mistakenly end up in an audition for THE HIGH HEELS REVUE, a racy cabaret show. They get the parts, but they also get the unscrupulous Carlton, (Morton Downey Jr.), who manages the Cabaret. Entwined in the plot are some very slick song-and-dance routines, plus a lot of down-to-earth, human drama. Quite a trip for our Aliens, who return home with a new outlook on life.

Driving Me Crazy
1h 27m
Movie 1991

Driving Me Crazy

An eccentric East German inventor and defector travels to Los Angeles, California to sell a prototype revolutionary new car that runs on vegetables and produces no pollution, but he runs into one madcap situation after another to find a buyer and financier for mass production.

Predator 2
1h 48m
Movie 1990

Predator 2

A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.

Thanksgiving Day
1h 29m
Movie 1990

Thanksgiving Day

Light-hearted spoof about a dysfunctional upper-income family who have to come to terms with family and business problems around the titular holiday.

Biography

Morton Downey Jr. (December 9, 1932 – March 12, 2001) was an American television talk show host and actor who pioneered the "trash TV" format in the late-1980s on his program The Morton Downey Jr. Show.

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