Warren Oates

Date of Birth

1928-07-05

Date of Death

1982-04-03

Place of Birth

Depoy, Kentucky, USA

Known for

The Wild Bunch, Badlands, In the Heat of the Night, Shenandoah, Stripes

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Blue Thunder: An 80s classic gets the 4K treatment from Arrow

Posted 2 days ago

1983's Blue Thunder gave Roy Scheider a solid, action-packed leading role, and it was a box office hit.

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Blue Thunder: The Best 80s Action Flick You Never Saw!

Posted 2 years ago

We take a look back at the 1983 action classic Blue Thunder, starring Roy Scheider and Malcolm McDowell.

The new episode of The Best Horror Movie You Never Saw video series looks back at the 1975 action horror classic Race with the Devil!

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Race with the Devil (1975) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

Posted 4 years ago

Chris From Rosemary’s Baby to The Exorcist and The Omen, the devil was big business at the box office in the 1960s and ‘70s. Also popular at that time were motorcycle movies, most notably the pop culture sensation Easy Rider....

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The Best Movie You Never Saw: Blue Thunder!

Posted 7 years ago

Chris Welcome to The Best Movie You NEVER Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was...

TV adaptation of Bill Murray’s Stripes in development at CBS

Posted 9 years ago

One of Bill Murray's most iconic comedies is apparently ripe to be adapated for television, as CBS is in the process of developing a single-camera comedy series based upon the film. There's no way this goes horribly wrong. Right? The...

Sony remaking 80s flick Blue Thunder; will trade helicopters for drones

Posted 11 years ago

Your first thought of Roy Scheider may be JAWS or SeaQuest DSV, but for me it will always be BLUE THUNDER. The 1983 action movie about a pilot using an enhanced military helicopter to patrol Los Angeles was one of...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Anchorman, The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Walking Dead

Posted 12 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...