Bruce Boa

Bruce Boa was a Canadian actor, who found success playing the token North American in British films and television.

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Full Metal Jacket (1987)

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A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kubrick
CAST:  Matthew Modine  •  Adam Baldwin  •  Vincent D'Onofrio  •  R. Lee Ermey

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kubrick
CAST:  Matthew Modine  •  Adam Baldwin  •  Vincent D'Onofrio  •  R. Lee Ermey

Ragtime (1981)

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Brad Dourif  •  Moses Gunn  •  Elizabeth McGovern

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Brad Dourif  •  Moses Gunn  •  Elizabeth McGovern

Return to Oz (1985)

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Murch
CAST:  Fairuza Balk  •  Nicol Williamson  •  Piper Laurie  •  Jean Marsh

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Murch
CAST:  Fairuza Balk  •  Nicol Williamson  •  Piper Laurie  •  Jean Marsh

Screamers (1995)

SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078. On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as Screamers designed for one purpose only -- to hunt down and destroy all ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christian Duguay
CAST:  Peter Weller  •  Roy Dupuis  •  Jennifer Rubin  •  Andrew Lauer

SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078. On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as Screamers designed for one purpose only -- to hunt down and destroy all ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christian Duguay
CAST:  Peter Weller  •  Roy Dupuis  •  Jennifer Rubin  •  Andrew Lauer

Superman (1978)

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Donner
CAST:  Christopher Reeve  •  Margot Kidder  •  Marlon Brando  •  Gene Hackman

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Donner
CAST:  Christopher Reeve  •  Margot Kidder  •  Marlon Brando  •  Gene Hackman

The Omen (1976)

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Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Donner
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Lee Remick  •  David Warner  •  Billie Whitelaw

Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Donner
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Lee Remick  •  David Warner  •  Billie Whitelaw

The Razor's Edge (1984)

An American WWI vet undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Byrum
CAST:  Bill Murray  •  Theresa Russell  •  Catherine Hicks  •  Denholm Elliott

An American WWI vet undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Byrum
CAST:  Bill Murray  •  Theresa Russell  •  Catherine Hicks  •  Denholm Elliott

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irvin Kershner
CAST:  Mark Hamill  •  Harrison Ford  •  Carrie Fisher  •  David Prowse

The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irvin Kershner
CAST:  Mark Hamill  •  Harrison Ford  •  Carrie Fisher  •  David Prowse

The Ninth Configuration (1980)

Col. Vincent Kane is a military psychiatrist who takes charge of an army mental hospital situated in a secluded castle. Among Kane's many eccentric patients is Capt. Billy Cutshaw, a troubled astronaut in the midst of an existential crisis. Although Kane's own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Peter Blatty
CAST:  Stacy Keach  •  Scott Wilson  •  Ed Flanders  •  Neville Brand

Col. Vincent Kane is a military psychiatrist who takes charge of an army mental hospital situated in a secluded castle. Among Kane's many eccentric patients is Capt. Billy Cutshaw, a troubled astronaut in the midst of an existential crisis. Although Kane's own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Peter Blatty
CAST:  Stacy Keach  •  Scott Wilson  •  Ed Flanders  •  Neville Brand

Octopussy (1983)

James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Glen
CAST:  Roger Moore  •  Maud Adams  •  Louis Jourdan  •  Kristina Wayborn

James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Glen
CAST:  Roger Moore  •  Maud Adams  •  Louis Jourdan  •  Kristina Wayborn

Hawks (1988)

Two terminally ill patients in a hospital yearn for relief from their predicament. With little or no friends, they form an uneasy alliance and plot an escape for one last wild time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Ellis Miller
CAST:  Timothy Dalton  •  Anthony Edwards  •  Camille Coduri  •  Robert Lang

Two terminally ill patients in a hospital yearn for relief from their predicament. With little or no friends, they form an uneasy alliance and plot an escape for one last wild time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Ellis Miller
CAST:  Timothy Dalton  •  Anthony Edwards  •  Camille Coduri  •  Robert Lang

Water (1985)

A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Clement
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Brenda Vaccaro  •  Billy Connolly  •  Leonard Rossiter

A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Clement
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Brenda Vaccaro  •  Billy Connolly  •  Leonard Rossiter

Man in the Moon (1960)

William is an unsuccessful guinea pig for a medical group interested in researching the common cold. He is soon fired and offered a job by the nearby National Atomic Research Center where they figure anyone who could fail at being a guinea pig is just what they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dearden
CAST:  Kenneth More  •  Shirley Anne Field  •  Norman Bird  •  Michael Hordern

William is an unsuccessful guinea pig for a medical group interested in researching the common cold. He is soon fired and offered a job by the nearby National Atomic Research Center where they figure anyone who could fail at being a guinea pig is just what they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dearden
CAST:  Kenneth More  •  Shirley Anne Field  •  Norman Bird  •  Michael Hordern

Who? (1974)

After an American scientist is severely injured and scarred in a car crash along the border with East Germany, he is captured by East German military. The scientists use metal implants to save him. Once he's back in the States, no one can tell if it's really him, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  Elliott Gould  •  Trevor Howard  •  Joseph Bova  •  Edward Grover

After an American scientist is severely injured and scarred in a car crash along the border with East Germany, he is captured by East German military. The scientists use metal implants to save him. Once he's back in the States, no one can tell if it's really him, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  Elliott Gould  •  Trevor Howard  •  Joseph Bova  •  Edward Grover

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (2000)

In the third film in the series, in 1908, Henry Jones Sr. takes his wife, son and the boy's tutor to the world's first psycho-analytical conference in Viena, Austria. Young Indy meets Princess Sophie of Austia, daughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and develops deep ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bille August  •  Mike Newell
CAST:  Corey Carrier  •  Margaret Tyzack  •  Ruth de Sosa  •  Lloyd Owen

In the third film in the series, in 1908, Henry Jones Sr. takes his wife, son and the boy's tutor to the world's first psycho-analytical conference in Viena, Austria. Young Indy meets Princess Sophie of Austia, daughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and develops deep ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bille August  •  Mike Newell
CAST:  Corey Carrier  •  Margaret Tyzack  •  Ruth de Sosa  •  Lloyd Owen

The London Connection (1979)

A missing formula, a defecting Eastern European scientist kidnapped, car chases, foot chases, air chases, the British secret service, and a couple of American tourists caught right in the middle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clouse
CAST:  Jeffrey Byron  •  Roy Kinnear  •  Mona Washbourne  •  Lee Montague

A missing formula, a defecting Eastern European scientist kidnapped, car chases, foot chases, air chases, the British secret service, and a couple of American tourists caught right in the middle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clouse
CAST:  Jeffrey Byron  •  Roy Kinnear  •  Mona Washbourne  •  Lee Montague

Scream for Help (1984)

A teenaged girl discovers that her stepfather is trying to murder her and her mother, but when she tells people, no one will believe her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  Rachael Kelly  •  Marie Masters  •  David Allen Brooks  •  Lolita Lorre

A teenaged girl discovers that her stepfather is trying to murder her and her mother, but when she tells people, no one will believe her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  Rachael Kelly  •  Marie Masters  •  David Allen Brooks  •  Lolita Lorre

The Adding Machine (1969)

An accountant whose job is about to be taken over by a computer starts to re-examine his life and his priorities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerome Epstein
CAST:  Milo O’Shea  •  Phyllis Diller  •  Billie Whitelaw  •  Sydney Chaplin

An accountant whose job is about to be taken over by a computer starts to re-examine his life and his priorities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerome Epstein
CAST:  Milo O’Shea  •  Phyllis Diller  •  Billie Whitelaw  •  Sydney Chaplin

The Cherry Picker (1974)

American V.I.P James Burn II finds his son James Burn III (Bob Sherman) leading a giant "sleep-in" that has taken over Windsor Castle. He hires Nancy (Lulu) to get him out of the castle and into work. With the help of her crazy eccentric father, (Wilfred ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Curran
CAST:  Lulu  •  Bob Sherman  •  Wilfrid Hyde-White  •  Spike Milligan

American V.I.P James Burn II finds his son James Burn III (Bob Sherman) leading a giant "sleep-in" that has taken over Windsor Castle. He hires Nancy (Lulu) to get him out of the castle and into work. With the help of her crazy eccentric father, (Wilfred ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Curran
CAST:  Lulu  •  Bob Sherman  •  Wilfrid Hyde-White  •  Spike Milligan

For the Moment (1993)

This Canadian film presents and old-fashioned war time romance. It is set during 1942 in Manitoba and traces the doomed affair between a young farmer's wife (Christianne Hirt) whose husband is fighting abroad and a dashing Australian pilot (Russell Crowe). The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aaron Kim Johnston
CAST:  Russell Crowe  •  Christianne Hirt  •  Wanda Cannon  •  Scott Kraft

This Canadian film presents and old-fashioned war time romance. It is set during 1942 in Manitoba and traces the doomed affair between a young farmer's wife (Christianne Hirt) whose husband is fighting abroad and a dashing Australian pilot (Russell Crowe). The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aaron Kim Johnston
CAST:  Russell Crowe  •  Christianne Hirt  •  Wanda Cannon  •  Scott Kraft
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