Macka Foley

Macka Foley was born on January 2, 1951 in Portland, Maine, USA as Martin Macka A. Foley, Jr., to the late Martin and Dorothy Dixie (Lee) Foley. He grew up in the West End, having attended St. Dominics School and graduating from Portland High School Class of 1969 where he was proud to have been voted most witty by his classmates. Macka was a well-known athlete and Captain of the basketball team. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps following high school; Macka served two tours in the Vietnam War and was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds he sustained in the line of duty. Following his honorable discharge, Macka was a heavyweight boxer from 1969-1979 having had 54 professional fights. He fought bouts all over the world, and on every continent except Antarctica. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of the history of boxing and could name every champion in every division since they started recording it in this country. He moved to Los Angeles California in 1986 where he became a boxing trainer. Macka was proud of those he trained, especially his championship fighters, James Toney, Manny Pacquiao, and Brian Viloria. He also trained several actors and actresses in California, earning the recognition of being one of the best trainers in the business. For the last 10 years, Macka trained James Franco who was like a son to him. Franco recently posted on Facebook, I just heard that Macka Foley passed away. He was a boxing trainer and a saint of the sweet science. I spent ...

Annapolis (2006)

Jake Huard, from a shipbuilders family, promised his dying mother he'ld make it to Anapolis Naval Academy. Thanks to tenaciously bugging a Congressman, he's selected despite dubious grades. Once inside, Jake soon proves sub-standard academically. Constantly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Lin
CAST:  James Franco  •  Donnie Wahlberg  •  Jim Parrack  •  Tyrese Gibson

Jake Huard, from a shipbuilders family, promised his dying mother he'ld make it to Anapolis Naval Academy. Thanks to tenaciously bugging a Congressman, he's selected despite dubious grades. Once inside, Jake soon proves sub-standard academically. Constantly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Lin
CAST:  James Franco  •  Donnie Wahlberg  •  Jim Parrack  •  Tyrese Gibson

Ghost (1990)

EmotionalRomanticClassicFunny

Even though Sam Wheat, the successful investment counsellor, still finds it difficult to express his deeper feelings for her after all these years, his young potter girlfriend, Molly Jensen, is the love of his life. However, a curious case of a systematic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Zucker
CAST:  Patrick Swayze  •  Demi Moore  •  Tony Goldwyn  •  Whoopi Goldberg

Even though Sam Wheat, the successful investment counsellor, still finds it difficult to express his deeper feelings for her after all these years, his young potter girlfriend, Molly Jensen, is the love of his life. However, a curious case of a systematic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Zucker
CAST:  Patrick Swayze  •  Demi Moore  •  Tony Goldwyn  •  Whoopi Goldberg

Ed (1996)

Jack Cooper could be a world-class baseball pitcher if he didn't keep buckling under the pressure. He tries to keep his spirits up after he's traded to a minor league team but loses all hope when he discovers that Ed, one of his teammates, is a chimp. Ed used to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Couturié
CAST:  Matt LeBlanc  •  Gene Ross  •  Paul Hewitt  •  Jayne Brook

Jack Cooper could be a world-class baseball pitcher if he didn't keep buckling under the pressure. He tries to keep his spirits up after he's traded to a minor league team but loses all hope when he discovers that Ed, one of his teammates, is a chimp. Ed used to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Couturié
CAST:  Matt LeBlanc  •  Gene Ross  •  Paul Hewitt  •  Jayne Brook

Fever (1991)

Fresh out of prison, all Ray wants is to get back with Lacy, but she's in a stable relationship now with Elliott, a pacifist, and wants nothing to do with him. When she's kidnapped by Ray's former associates, he and Elliott must team up to save the woman they love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Elikann
CAST:  Sam Neill  •  Armand Assante  •  Marcia Gay Harden  •  Mark Boone Junior

Fresh out of prison, all Ray wants is to get back with Lacy, but she's in a stable relationship now with Elliott, a pacifist, and wants nothing to do with him. When she's kidnapped by Ray's former associates, he and Elliott must team up to save the woman they love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Elikann
CAST:  Sam Neill  •  Armand Assante  •  Marcia Gay Harden  •  Mark Boone Junior

Bronx Cheers (1990)

Bronx Cheers is a 1991 short film directed by Raymond De Felitta. It follows Danny who returns to the Bronx after serving in World War II. He dreams of becoming a songwriter and instead gets sidetracked by an aging boxer tired of taking dives. After an ingenious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond De Felitta
CAST:  Macka Foley  •  Jolene Rae Harrington  •  Cathy McAuley  •  Sean Stanek

Bronx Cheers is a 1991 short film directed by Raymond De Felitta. It follows Danny who returns to the Bronx after serving in World War II. He dreams of becoming a songwriter and instead gets sidetracked by an aging boxer tired of taking dives. After an ingenious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond De Felitta
CAST:  Macka Foley  •  Jolene Rae Harrington  •  Cathy McAuley  •  Sean Stanek

Angel of Vengeance (1987)

A young woman newly arrived in a small town comes up against a crazed group of survivalists who have killed a party of motorcyclists in the desert. They capture and rape her, but she escapes and makes plans to take her vengeance on them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted V. Mikels  •  Ray Dennis Steckler
CAST:  Jannina Poynter  •  David O'Hara  •  Macka Foley  •  Carl Irwin

A young woman newly arrived in a small town comes up against a crazed group of survivalists who have killed a party of motorcyclists in the desert. They capture and rape her, but she escapes and makes plans to take her vengeance on them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted V. Mikels  •  Ray Dennis Steckler
CAST:  Jannina Poynter  •  David O'Hara  •  Macka Foley  •  Carl Irwin

Zombie Death House (1988)

A renegade federal agent uses a new drug to create an army of unbeatable warriors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Saxon
CAST:  Dennis Cole  •  Anthony Franciosa  •  John Saxon  •  Tane McClure

A renegade federal agent uses a new drug to create an army of unbeatable warriors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Saxon
CAST:  Dennis Cole  •  Anthony Franciosa  •  John Saxon  •  Tane McClure

Las Vegas Weekend (1986)

A computer nerd starts winning big in Las Vegas, and finds women being attracted to him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dale Trevillion
CAST:  Barry Hickey  •  Jace Damon  •  Macka Foley  •  Vickie Benson

A computer nerd starts winning big in Las Vegas, and finds women being attracted to him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dale Trevillion
CAST:  Barry Hickey  •  Jace Damon  •  Macka Foley  •  Vickie Benson