Frank Cavestani

Frank Cavestani was raised in New York City. His father worked for many years at the famed Copacabana night club and his mother was a New York telephone operator. Frank won a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. But his professional career began after doing a number of projects with the New York Actors Studio, Frank took over the leading role in a play by written by director James Bridges, "Days of the Dancing" starring Shelley Winters, after the lead actor Robert Walker Jr. broke his leg. Frank was also instrumental in the founding of the now famous weekly newspaper The LA Weekly with publisher Jay Levin and movie actor Michael Douglas. Frank lives and works in Hollywood with his actress wife Jade Hykush and actress daughter Samantha, his website Acting on the Web is his current successful project which he says is "designed to bring professional acting techniques to the masses around the world."

The American President (1995)

CharmingSmartRomanticInspiring

Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Reiner
CAST:  Michael Douglas  •  Annette Bening  •  Michael J. Fox  •  Martin Sheen

Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Reiner
CAST:  Michael Douglas  •  Annette Bening  •  Michael J. Fox  •  Martin Sheen

A Few Good Men (1992)

ThrillingEpicThought provokingIntense

When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Reiner
CAST:  Tom Cruise  •  Jack Nicholson  •  Demi Moore  •  Kevin Bacon

When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Reiner
CAST:  Tom Cruise  •  Jack Nicholson  •  Demi Moore  •  Kevin Bacon

Apollo 13 (1995)

BrilliantFast pacedGrippingSmart

The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Bill Paxton  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Gary Sinise

The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Bill Paxton  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Gary Sinise

Deadly Friend (1986)

After his friend is killed by her abusive father, the new kid in town attempts to save her by implanting a robotic microchip into her brain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Matthew Labyorteaux  •  Kristy Swanson  •  Michael Sharrett  •  Anne Twomey

After his friend is killed by her abusive father, the new kid in town attempts to save her by implanting a robotic microchip into her brain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Matthew Labyorteaux  •  Kristy Swanson  •  Michael Sharrett  •  Anne Twomey

Shattered (1991)

Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Judith who is trying to help him start his life again. He keeps getting flashbacks about events and places that he can't remember. He meets pet shop owner and part ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolfgang Petersen
CAST:  Tom Berenger  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Greta Scacchi  •  Joanne Whalley

Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Judith who is trying to help him start his life again. He keeps getting flashbacks about events and places that he can't remember. He meets pet shop owner and part ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolfgang Petersen
CAST:  Tom Berenger  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Greta Scacchi  •  Joanne Whalley

The China Syndrome (1979)

While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Bridges
CAST:  Jane Fonda  •  Jack Lemmon  •  Michael Douglas  •  Scott Brady

While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Bridges
CAST:  Jane Fonda  •  Jack Lemmon  •  Michael Douglas  •  Scott Brady

Women in Revolt (1971)

Candy is an aloof heiress caught in an unhappy relationship with her brother. Jackie is a virginal intellectual who believes women are oppressed in contemporary American society. And Holly is a nymphomaniac who has come to loathe men, despite her attraction to them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Morrissey
CAST:  Holly Woodlawn  •  Johnny Kemper  •  Candy Darling  •  Jackie Curtis

Candy is an aloof heiress caught in an unhappy relationship with her brother. Jackie is a virginal intellectual who believes women are oppressed in contemporary American society. And Holly is a nymphomaniac who has come to loathe men, despite her attraction to them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Morrissey
CAST:  Holly Woodlawn  •  Johnny Kemper  •  Candy Darling  •  Jackie Curtis

Perfect (1985)

A female aerobics instructor meets a male reporter doing a story on health clubs, but it isn't love at first sight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Bridges
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Marilu Henner  •  Laraine Newman

A female aerobics instructor meets a male reporter doing a story on health clubs, but it isn't love at first sight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Bridges
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Marilu Henner  •  Laraine Newman

Brand X (1970)

In 1969, Taylor Mead complained to his friend artist Wynn Chamberlain that Andy Warhol had never paid him for any of the work he had done for him and Wynn said he would make a film especially for Taylor. Inspired by the banality of 1960's television, Chamberlain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Win Chamberlain
CAST:  Sally Kirkland  •  Taylor Mead  •  Abbie Hoffman  •  Candy Darling

In 1969, Taylor Mead complained to his friend artist Wynn Chamberlain that Andy Warhol had never paid him for any of the work he had done for him and Wynn said he would make a film especially for Taylor. Inspired by the banality of 1960's television, Chamberlain ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Win Chamberlain
CAST:  Sally Kirkland  •  Taylor Mead  •  Abbie Hoffman  •  Candy Darling

The Fergusons (2011)

Happy family in the suburbs have unusual zest for life. Their secret? They're cannibals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keith Singleton
CAST:  Keith Singleton  •  Monique Parent  •  Ben Caughman  •  Lilly Caughman

Happy family in the suburbs have unusual zest for life. Their secret? They're cannibals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keith Singleton
CAST:  Keith Singleton  •  Monique Parent  •  Ben Caughman  •  Lilly Caughman

Events (1970)

Sexuality without pretense gives the wallop to Events. A dramatic street story of young runaway flower-kids in the Greenwich Village of 1968, it raises ethical questions while the screen explodes with erotica."EVENTS is without question, the most far-out sexually ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Baker
CAST:  Joy Bang  •  Frank Cavestani  •  Robert Altman  •  Kristen Steen

Sexuality without pretense gives the wallop to Events. A dramatic street story of young runaway flower-kids in the Greenwich Village of 1968, it raises ethical questions while the screen explodes with erotica."EVENTS is without question, the most far-out sexually ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Baker
CAST:  Joy Bang  •  Frank Cavestani  •  Robert Altman  •  Kristen Steen

Time Share (2000)

Two single parents - male and female - along with their kids have to involuntarily share a house for their holidays.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sharon von Wietersheim
CAST:  Nastassja Kinski  •  Timothy Dalton  •  Kevin Zegers  •  Billy Kay

Two single parents - male and female - along with their kids have to involuntarily share a house for their holidays.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sharon von Wietersheim
CAST:  Nastassja Kinski  •  Timothy Dalton  •  Kevin Zegers  •  Billy Kay

Annie (1999)

Things seem pretty bad for a young girl living a "hard-knock life" in an orphanage. Fed up with the dastardly Miss Hannigan, Annie escapes the run-down orphanage determined to find her mom and dad. It's an adventure that takes her from the cold, mean streets of New ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Marshall
CAST:  Kathy Bates  •  Victor Garber  •  Alan Cumming  •  Audra McDonald

Things seem pretty bad for a young girl living a "hard-knock life" in an orphanage. Fed up with the dastardly Miss Hannigan, Annie escapes the run-down orphanage determined to find her mom and dad. It's an adventure that takes her from the cold, mean streets of New ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Marshall
CAST:  Kathy Bates  •  Victor Garber  •  Alan Cumming  •  Audra McDonald

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Stone
CAST:  Tom Cruise  •  Raymond J. Barry  •  Caroline Kava  •  Holly Marie Combs

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Stone
CAST:  Tom Cruise  •  Raymond J. Barry  •  Caroline Kava  •  Holly Marie Combs

Fred Baker - filmmaker (2007)

The house he lived In: A conversation with Fred Baker (1932-2011) filmmaker , director , screenwriter , film producer, actor and jazz musician. A shining example of America's bohemian underground that has been around since the days of Walt Whitman. A sensualist. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Proyect
CAST:  Fred Baker  •  Louis Proyect  •  Pearl Primus  •  Assata Shakur

The house he lived In: A conversation with Fred Baker (1932-2011) filmmaker , director , screenwriter , film producer, actor and jazz musician. A shining example of America's bohemian underground that has been around since the days of Walt Whitman. A sensualist. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis Proyect
CAST:  Fred Baker  •  Louis Proyect  •  Pearl Primus  •  Assata Shakur

Elvis from Outer Space (2020)

A psychedelic rant about a gambling Elvis impersonator and his troubles with the Vegas Mafia, featuring a hapless crew of broken down Elvis impersonators who find themselves in competition with an Elvis who's so good, everybody starts to wonder. Could it really be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Z Silverman  •  Tracy Wuischpard
CAST:  George Thomas  •  David Heavener  •  Barry Ratcliffe  •  Diane Yang

A psychedelic rant about a gambling Elvis impersonator and his troubles with the Vegas Mafia, featuring a hapless crew of broken down Elvis impersonators who find themselves in competition with an Elvis who's so good, everybody starts to wonder. Could it really be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Z Silverman  •  Tracy Wuischpard
CAST:  George Thomas  •  David Heavener  •  Barry Ratcliffe  •  Diane Yang