Wesley "Wes" Studi (born December 17, 1947) is a U.S. actor of Native American descent.
Born in Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, Studi was schooled on a reservation. Until he attended grade school, he spoke only Cherokee. In 1967, he was drafted into the Army and served 18 months in Vietnam. After his discharge, Studi studied at Tulsa Junior College.
He is best known for his roles as both brave and vicious Indians, such as the Pawnee warrior in Dances with Wolves and Magua in The Last of the Mohicans (1992). In 2002, Studi brought to life the legendary Tony Hillerman character Lt. Joe Leaphorn, for a series of PBS movies produced by Robert Redford.
In 2005, he portrayed a character inspired by the Powhatan warrior Opechancanough in The New World, a 2005 Academy Award-nominated film directed by Terrence Malick, and starring Colin Farrell. The historical adventure is set during the founding of the Jamestown, Virginia settlement and includes other characters inspired by historical figures,...
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Undisputed is a 2002 action movie released through Miramax. The film starred and was co-produced by Wesley Snipes, directed by Walter Hill, and written by David Giler and Walter Hill, who is probably best known as the writer/director of 48 Hours and Streets of Fire, but had most recently directed Supernova. He co-wrote the film with David Giler, with whom he had previously collaborated on the Alien series and Southern Comfort. Direct to video sequel without any of the original cast members Undisputed II: Last Man Standing was released in 2006.
In this film that is surely reminiscent of the real-life events of Mike Tyson and Desiree Washington, George "Iceman" Chambers (Rhames), a heavyweight boxing champion, is convicted of rape and sentenced to prison; which turns his world upsidedown. Apparently, the warden allows a limited amount of boxing to take place at the prison, and an old-time con, Mendy Ripsten (Falk) arranges a fight between Chambers and the undisputed prison champion,...
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Mystery Men is a 1999 comedy film directed by TV commercial director Kinka Usher. It starred William H. Macy, Ben Stiller, and Hank Azaria as a trio of lesser superheroes with fairly unimpressive superpowers who need to save the day. The film's two great strengths were considered to be the art direction and the dialogue, much of which was improvised by the cast. Despite its list of stars, Mystery Men was widely considered to be a flop with a final box office gross of just $29,762,011 domestic and $3,699,000 foreign[1].
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The movie opens in Champion City, a metropolis in a slightly altered comic book-style reality, where costumed crime fighters of varying skill levels are fairly common. Three such individuals are 'The Shoveler' (William H. Macy), who can wield a shovel very well; 'Mr. Furious' (Ben...,
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Heat is an American made crime/thriller/drama film released on December 15, 1995. It was written and directed by Michael Mann. It stars Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.
De Niro plays a professional robber named "Neil McCauley," who is a calm, methodical loner and an introvert, while Pacino's cop, "Vincent Hanna," is a veteran LAPD homicide detective whose devotion to his job leads to a doomed marriage that is collapsing around him. This is the first movie that Pacino and De Niro have appeared in together onscreen.
The central conflict of the film was based on the experiences of former Chicago police officer Chuck Adamson and his pursuit of a criminal named McCauley in the 1960s.
The film is a remake of L.A. Takedown, a 1989 made-for-television film also written and directed by Mann. Heat was a critical and commercial success, grossing $187,436,818 worldwide.
Neil McCauley (De Niro) is an ex-con and expert thief who has centered his life around the creed "Do not allow anything into your...,
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Street Fighter is a 1994 action movie based on Capcom's popular fighting game series Street Fighter. It was written and directed by Steven E. de Souza.
Although it was based on Street Fighter II, the movie also features characters from Super Street Fighter II. It starred an international and multicultural cast that included Jean-Claude Van Damme (in the role of William F. Guile), the late Puerto Rican acting legend Raúl Juliá (as General M. Bison) and pop singer Kylie Minogue (Cammy) along with Native American actor Wes Studi (as Victor Sagat) and Chinese American actor Ming-Na (as Chun-Li).
The movie altered the plot of the original game and motives of the Street Fighter characters. It also significantly lightened the tone of the adaptation, inserting several comical interludes into the mix (for instance one particular fight scene between E. Honda and Zangief plays homage to the old Godzilla movies). When released, the movie was panned by critics, fans of the series, and moviegoers...,
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The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 historical epic film set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. It was directed by Michael Mann and based on James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel, although it owes more to George B. Seitz's 1936 film adaptation than the source novel. The main cast includes Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Wes Studi, Eric Schweig and Jodhi May.
The soundtrack features music by Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman, and a song by Clannad. The film won an Academy Award for Sound.
The film is set in 1757 during the French and Indian War, in which the British and French battle for control of the North American colonies. Though they are bound by law to aid the British Armies, many colonial settlers are reluctant to leave their homes along the frontier for fear of attacks by Huron Indians allied to the French.
The film opens with Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis), Chingachgook (Russell Means), and Uncas (Eric Schweig), the last of an ancient tribe called the Mohicans...,
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