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1994; indie short directed by Vin Diesel
written by Vin Diesel
cast: Vin Diesel (as himself), Lewis Steidl, Cara Gaffen, Phillip Jones, Ian Jordain, F. Morales
produced by Vin Diesel, Lydia Sugarman (line)
sound editing by Paul Vincent (Vin's twin brother)
synopsis: (coming soon)
available on: DVD
purchase online: www.amazon.com
websites: Official Site (coming soon)
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Strays
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1996; U.S.A. ; 102mins; color; One Race Productions directed by Vin Diesel
written by Vin Diesel
cast: Vin Diesel (as Mike), Joey Dedio, F. Valentino Morales, Mike Epps, T.K. Kirkland, Darnell Williams, Suzanne Lanza
produced by Vin Diesel, George Zakk, John Sale
synopsis: click here
available on: see www.strays.net
purchase online:
websites: Official Site
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Saving Private Ryan
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1998; Dreamworks SKG & Paramount Pictures Corporation & Amblin Entertainment, Inc. directed by Steven Spielberg
written by Robert Rodat, Frank Darabont
cast: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns (I), Barry Pepper, Adam Goldwin, Vin Diesel (as Private Adrian Caparzo), Giovanni Ribisi, Jeremy Davies, Matt Damon, Ted Danson, Paul Giamatti, Dennis Farina, Joerg Stadler...
produced by Ian Bryce
synopsis: click here
availble on: VHS, VHSwide, DVD, DTS-DVD
purchase online: www.amazon.com;
websites: EW.com
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The Iron Giant
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1999; Warner Bros directed by Brad Bird
written by Ted Hughes, Brad Bird, Tom McCanlies
voice cast: Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel (as the Iron Giant), James Gammon (I), Cloris Leachman, Christopher McDonald, John Mahoney, Eli Marienthal, M. Emmet Walsh
produced by Alan Bodner
synopsis: A metal-eating robot falls to Earth and befriends a human boy. Along the way, he learns about love and hate, loyalty and honesty, and about life and death. This is one of my favourite movies of all-time. Every kid (and kid at heart) should see this film.
available on: VHS, VHSwide, DVD
purchase online: www.amazon.com; www.reel.com
websites: Official Site
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Pitch Black
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1999; U.S.A. Films directed by David Twohy
written by Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat, David Twohy
cast: Vin Diesel (as Richard B. Riddick), Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David (I), Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Claudia Black, Rhiana Griffith, John Moore (VIII), Simon Burke
produced by Tom Engelman
synopsis: Perhaps one of the best movies sci-fi films of the Millenium, Pitch Black tells the story of a group of space travellers whose emergency crash landing on an alien planet dooms them into becoming the inhabiting creatures' next meal. An eclipse plunges the planet into a lasting darkness, placing the marooned travellers at the mercy of fate as they must battle against hordes of nocturnal, carnivorous creatures with a taste for human blood.
I thought Pitch Black was one of the most interesting sci-fi films I had seen in a long while. I think Vin's character, Riddick, had a lot to do with that fact. Riddick's development from someone we fear to someone we sympathize with is amazing (and I could go on about that but I won't). I also applaud the camera techniques used (though I'm no film techie, I did notice the originality in the film's cinematographical effects).
available on: VHS and DVD as of Oct 00
websites: SciFi.com
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Boiler Room
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1999; NewLine Cinema directed by Ben Younger
written by Ben Younger
cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel (as Chris Varrick), Nia Long, Nicky Katt, Scott Caan, Ron Rifkin, Jamie Kennedy, Taylor Nichols, Bill Nichols, Tom Everett Scott, Ben Affleck, David Younger
produced by Suzanne Todd and Jennifer Todd
synopsis: click here
available on: VHS and DVD
websites: Boilermovie.com
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Knockaround Guys
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2001; NewLine Cinema directed by Brian Koppelman, David Levien
written by Brian Koppelman, David Levien
cast: Barry Pepper, Andrew Davoli, Vin Diesel (as Taylor Reese), Seth Green, Dennis Hopper, John Malkovich
produced by
synopsis:
available on: August 31, 2001
websites: Official Site
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The Fast and the Furious
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2001; Universal Pictures directed by Rob Cohen
written by Gary Scott Thompson, Erik Bergquist, John Pogue, David Ayer, Kario Salem
cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez,
Jordana Brewster, Hill Harper, BT, Ted Levine, Chad Lindberg, Vyto Ruginis, Ja Rule, Matt Schulze, Johnny Strong, Rick Yune
produced by Neal H. Moritz
synopsis: click here
available on: in theatres June 22, 2001
websites: www.thefastandthefurious.com
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Diablo
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TBA 2002; New Line Cinema/Newman/Tooley Films directed by F. Gary Gray
written by Christian Gudegast, Paul Scheuring
cast: Vin Diesel, Larenz Tate, Timothy Olyphant, Jacqueline Obradors, Geno Silva, Steve Eastin, Juan Fernandez, Jeff Kober, Mike Moroff, Emilio Rivera, Marco Rodriguez, George Sharperson
produced by Tucker Tooley, Joseph Nittolo, Vincent Newman
executive producer: Vin Diesel
synopsis: A mysterious man known only as Diablo (Olyphant) takes over a powerful drug cartel when the former boss goes to prison. That former drug lord then teams up with a DEA agent (Diesel) and his partner (Tate) to try to take down Diablo.
available on:
websites: Corona.bc.ca
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Pitch Black 2:
The Chronicles of Riddick
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release date unknown; Universal Pictures directed by David Twohy
written by David Hayter (X-Men)
cast: Vin Diesel (so far)
produced by
synopsis:
available on:
websites:
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Terminator 3
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summer 2002; possibly MGM directed by Johnathan Mostow
written by Tedi Sarafian
cast: Edward Furlong, Arnold Schwarzenegger, possibly Famke Janssen and VIn Diesel
produced by C-2 Pictures, VCL, Toho Towa
synopsis: This third film will tell the tale of the first battles between humans and the artificial intellgences of the SkyNet network. John Connor (played by Edward Furlong in the 2nd movie) will be the star. The advanced android that Schwarzenegger will be going up against will be female this time around. Arnold told The New York Post that the female cyborg will have several new powers, like being able to disappear, mold into someone else, or even turn into an energy form. Famke Janssen is in talks to play that advanced female android. The producers are continuing to tweak the script, with word from USA Today that the famale cyborg might now be a "good guy", and the villain would be a male (Vin Diesel was mentioned as a possibility).
available on:
websites: Upcomingmovies.com
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Triple X
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Sumer, 2002; Columbia Pictures directed by Rob Cohen
written by Rich Wilkes
cast: Vin Diesel (in talks for the lead according to UpcomingMovies.com)
produced by Revolution Studios, Original Film
synopsis: A charismatic extreme sports competitor, Triple X [described by The Hollywood Reporter (6/10/01) as "a James Bond-like hero with the personality of a rock star/chick magnet like Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst"] is recruited by the government to infiltrate a crime ring.
available on:
websites:
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