Ray Aranha

​Ray Aranha was an American actor, playwright, and stage director, known for Maid in Manhattan (2002), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) and Dead Man Walking (1995). He died on 9 October 2011.

Dead Man Walking (1995)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Robbins
CAST:  Susan Sarandon  •  Sean Penn  •  Robert Prosky  •  Raymond J. Barry

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Robbins
CAST:  Susan Sarandon  •  Sean Penn  •  Robert Prosky  •  Raymond J. Barry

City Hall (1996)

The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Becker
CAST:  Al Pacino  •  John Cusack  •  Bridget Fonda  •  Danny Aiello

The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Becker
CAST:  Al Pacino  •  John Cusack  •  Bridget Fonda  •  Danny Aiello

Deconstructing Harry (1997)

This film tells the story of a successful writer called Harry Block, played by Allen himself, who draws inspiration from people he knows in real-life, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Kirstie Alley  •  Billy Crystal  •  Stephanie Roth Haberle

This film tells the story of a successful writer called Harry Block, played by Allen himself, who draws inspiration from people he knows in real-life, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Kirstie Alley  •  Billy Crystal  •  Stephanie Roth Haberle

Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)

New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John McTiernan
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Jeremy Irons  •  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Graham Greene

New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John McTiernan
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Jeremy Irons  •  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Graham Greene

Shortcut to Happiness (2003)

In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alec Baldwin
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Alec Baldwin  •  Jennifer Love Hewitt  •  Ken Murton

In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alec Baldwin
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Alec Baldwin  •  Jennifer Love Hewitt  •  Ken Murton

Five Corners (1987)

A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Bill
CAST:  Jodie Foster  •  Tim Robbins  •  Todd Graff  •  John Turturro

A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Bill
CAST:  Jodie Foster  •  Tim Robbins  •  Todd Graff  •  John Turturro

Maid in Manhattan (2002)

Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Wang
CAST:  Jennifer Lopez  •  Ralph Fiennes  •  Natasha Richardson  •  Stanley Tucci

Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wayne Wang
CAST:  Jennifer Lopez  •  Ralph Fiennes  •  Natasha Richardson  •  Stanley Tucci

The Kid (1997)

Jimmy Albright is a young athlete with a passion for boxing. His mentor, Harry Sloan, an aging trainer and former boxer, sees Jimmy's potential, not only as a boxer but as a young man. With Harry's guidance, Jimmy trains and fights his way to the top of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hamilton
CAST:  Jeff Saumier  •  Mark Camacho  •  Ray Aranha  •  Tod Fennell

Jimmy Albright is a young athlete with a passion for boxing. His mentor, Harry Sloan, an aging trainer and former boxer, sees Jimmy's potential, not only as a boxer but as a young man. With Harry's guidance, Jimmy trains and fights his way to the top of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hamilton
CAST:  Jeff Saumier  •  Mark Camacho  •  Ray Aranha  •  Tod Fennell

Box of Moonlight (1996)

Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides to take his time coming home from a business trip, rents a car, and heads out looking for a lake he remembers from his childhood. But his wandering takes him into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom DiCillo
CAST:  John Turturro  •  Sam Rockwell  •  Catherine Keener  •  Dermot Mulroney

Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides to take his time coming home from a business trip, rents a car, and heads out looking for a lake he remembers from his childhood. But his wandering takes him into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom DiCillo
CAST:  John Turturro  •  Sam Rockwell  •  Catherine Keener  •  Dermot Mulroney

Good Advice (2001)

An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's important in life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Rash
CAST:  Charlie Sheen  •  Angie Harmon  •  Denise Richards  •  Jon Lovitz

An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's important in life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Rash
CAST:  Charlie Sheen  •  Angie Harmon  •  Denise Richards  •  Jon Lovitz

City of Hope (1991)

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sayles
CAST:  Vincent Spano  •  Stephen Mendillo  •  Tony Lo Bianco  •  Joe Morton

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sayles
CAST:  Vincent Spano  •  Stephen Mendillo  •  Tony Lo Bianco  •  Joe Morton

Twisted (1996)

This retelling of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist may be populated by drug pushers, pimps and prostitutes, but the book's classic themes remain the same. Caught under the thumb of a lecherous brothel owner, 10-year-old Lee befriends an aspiring musician named Angel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seth Michael Donsky
CAST:  Ray Aranha  •  Keivyn McNeill Grayes  •  Elise Ballard  •  Sharlene Brown

This retelling of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist may be populated by drug pushers, pimps and prostitutes, but the book's classic themes remain the same. Caught under the thumb of a lecherous brothel owner, 10-year-old Lee befriends an aspiring musician named Angel ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seth Michael Donsky
CAST:  Ray Aranha  •  Keivyn McNeill Grayes  •  Elise Ballard  •  Sharlene Brown

Hallelujah (1993)

Christmas at the Messiah Church in Washington D.C. A young preacher and, later in the day, a mysterious pregnant girl arrive at the church doors looking to begin new lives. The preacher, the Reverend Oliver Crawford, is not the judgmental church committee's first ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lane
CAST:  James Earl Jones  •  Phylicia Rashād  •  Keith David  •  Deon Richmond

Christmas at the Messiah Church in Washington D.C. A young preacher and, later in the day, a mysterious pregnant girl arrive at the church doors looking to begin new lives. The preacher, the Reverend Oliver Crawford, is not the judgmental church committee's first ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lane
CAST:  James Earl Jones  •  Phylicia Rashād  •  Keith David  •  Deon Richmond