Sam Bottoms

Date of Birth: 17 Oct 1955
Country: USA
Total Credits at Criticker: 33 (Actor)
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An edgy indie-psychological drama about an alluring but mixed up L.A. girl who flip-flops between facing life's uncertainty under her own direction or the "Good Life" provided by a wealthly disturbing middle-aged benefactor. (Penelope Pictures)
The tale of a down-and-out racehorse that took the entire nation on the ride of a lifetime. (Universal Pictures)
At a mental institution, the resident physician, Dr Cohen, encourages his patients who believe they are important Nazi figures to act out their fantasies. The therapy sessions show Hitler consolidating his power by assembling his gang of supporters; however, they are interrupted at times, once because Davidson's uniform is at the dry cleaners, and another time because a patient who believes he is Picasso interrupts a session. (imdb)
Based on Steve Martin's bestselling novella, Shopgirl is a funny and poignant story of love in the modern age. The film catches a glimpse inside the lives of three very different people on diverse paths, but all in search of the same thing.
Actress Reese Holden (Deschanel) has been offered a small fortune by a book editor if she can secure for publication the love letters that her father (Harris), a reclusive novelist, wrote to her mother, who has since passed away. Returning to Michigan, Reese finds that an ex-grad student (Warner) and a would-be musician (Ferrell) have moved in with her father, who cares more about his new friends than he does about his own health and well-being. (imdb)
We follow Captain Willard on his mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe (imdb)
In tiny Anarene, Texas, in the lull between World War Two and the Korean Conflict, Sonny and Duane are best friends (imdb)
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest. (imdb)
Hardened, uncomprimising drug dealer Roemello Skuggs decides to quit his scumbag profession so he may start a new life with his girlfriend... (imdb)
A Missouri farmer joins a Confederate guerilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family. (imdb)
Documentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems--nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director. (imdb)
Three years after entering prison for robbery as a 19-year-old heroin addict, Sherry Swanson (Gyllenhaal) begins her first day of freedom, clean and sober. A model prisoner who has undergone personal transformation, she immediately sets out to regain custody of her young daughter Alexis. (IFC Films)
A seemingly-untroubled adolescent carries disturbing secrets that compel a psychiatrist to unearth the patient's gruesome past. (imdb)
A touching, insightful look at stateside military life during the Vietnam War at Ft. Meyer and Arlington National Cemetery (the Garden). A veteran sergeant takes a young soldier under his wing and tries to prepare his men for the deadly environment of war. (imdb)
Zandy Allan purchases a mail-order bride, Hannah Lund. He treats her as a possession, without respect or humanity, until their shared ordeal as they struggle to survive develops in him a growing love. (imdb)
A female engineer, with the assistance of her pilot-wannabe male friend, discovers a way to rip off ATM machines, but in doing so stumbles upon a plot to destroy the U.S. monetary system. (imdb)
Mercenary II: Thick & Thin (1997) - TV Movie
Mercenary Captain "Hawk" is in Acion again to save a hostage. But he and his team are betrayed. Nothing is as it seems... (imdb)
An American family moves to Mexico to fabricate dolls, but their toyfactory happens to be next to a Satan grave and the toys come into possession of an old, malicious spirit. (imdb)
A group of hunting buddies runs afoul of some hard-core rednecks in the woods. (Kris Gilpin)
A student-teacher relationship goes way beyond the classroom, including prehistoric times. (imdb)
Sequel to "Summer of '42" reunites Hermie, Oscy and Benjie as they graduate from high school. Benjie departs shortly to war while Hermie and Oscy go on to college and experience fraternity hazings, cheating on exams, sex scandals and other unsavory college activities. Hermie grows apart from his childhood friend Oscy and begins a relationship with Julie that allows him to settle down into maturity. (imdb)
Desperate Lives (1982) - TV Movie
A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results. (imdb)
After his girlfriend is kidnapped by a vicious mobster, Cage rips into action with a vengeance. Retired from kickboxing to pursue dreams of being an entertainer, Cage is forced into a death match with the brutal doctor death. He must win, or he will die. (imdb)
Angel Blue (1998) - TV Movie
The story of a love affair between a successful banker and his best friend's teenage daughter. Dennis Cromwell is the all-around California kid grown up: handsome, athletic, accomplished and well liked. A civic leader, he befriends a newcomer in town and helps his beautiful daughter Angela. Their friendship soon develops into a passionate love affair. When the truth of their relationship becomes known, everyone it touches is thrown into a spiraling turmoil of devastation and destruction.
Project Shadowchaser 3000 (1995) - Direct-to-Video
It has been 25 years since the ore spaceship Siberia was last heard from. Unfortunately, it is now on a collision course with the communications station Comstat 5 which is orbiting Mars. After one successful maneuver to avoid the Siberia, it rams Comstat 5 and the crew soon finds that the Siberia crew is dead and the reason that it has been missing for 25 years. But that reason is trying to destroy them all as it destroyed the Siberia crew. (imdb)
Zooman (1995) - TV Movie
Just another typical day in the life of a shooter. Not one person in this fine neighborhood is willing to come forward with any clues as to the identity of the killer of an innocent little girl. No one wants to get involved.
Hell Hath No Fury (1999) - Short Film
The making of the film "The Outlaw Josey Wales" featuring film footage, behind the scenes footage, and current interviews with the cast. (imdb)
Savages (1974) - TV Movie
Ben Campbell, a 22 year old gas station attendant in a small desert town, is looking to make some extra money. He is surprised when Madec, a wealthy lawyer, asks him to be his guide in a hunting trip in the desert. When Madec accidentally shoots a prospector, he is fearful of what it will do his reputation, and decides to eliminate the only witness, Ben, who is forced to go on the run. In addition to being hunted by Madec, Ben must also contend with the harsh desert elements. (imdb)
Francis Ford Coppola's masterful 1979 Vietnam War epic was previously expanded in 2001 into Apocalypse Now Redux by adding back 49 minutes of excised footage. This 2019 version of the film clocks in midway between the two prior releases by including just some of that added footage. In addition, the entire film has been remastered in 4K.
The Witching of Ben Wagner (1987) - TV Movie
Ben Wagner and his family are moving to a new town. On the shores of Lake Ontario, he meets Regina. Strange things start to happen whenever she is around. He wonders if the rumors are true: could she come from a family of witches?
East of Eden (1981) - TV Mini-Series
Screen adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel which begins in the years after the American Civil War and, through the story of the Trask family, brings to light a struggle and conflict inherent in the human condition. (imdb)