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William Tannen

Born August 31, 1942 · New York City, New York, USA (age 84)

Born and raised in New York City, William "Bill" Tannen graduated from Boston University and pursued a career in advertising. He created the famous "Girl Watchers" campaign for Diet Pepsi in 1967, which won four Clio Awards, and then created his own company, Sunday Productions, to produce TV commercials. Tannen moved to Los Angeles in 1972 and continued to direct commercials all over the world, ga…

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The CutterThe Cutter · 2005
The Cutter
6.02005
MovieActionAdventure
A former cop turned Los Angeles P.I. takes on a case of a missing diamond cutter that leads him on an adventure of love and villainy spanning of mob to the present day Jewelry District.
Cover-UpCover-Up · 1991
Cover-Up
4.01991
MovieActionThriller
Mike Anderson, a tough American reporter on a dangerous foreign assignment, finds his own life in jeopardy when he uncovers a deadly labyrinth of political intrigue that threatens the lives of thousands. Dispatched to investigate a mysterious and fatal attack on an overseas US naval base, Anderson, a leading investigative journalist and ex-US marine, finds himself back on familiar ground. Instinct makes him question the official CIA explanation that cites an unknown terrorist group called Black October. Alone, and armed only with his combat training and determination to uncover the truth, he sets out to expose a complex and dangerous political web.
Hero and the TerrorHero and the Terror · 1988
Hero and the Terror
5.41988
MovieDramaAction
Danny O'Brien is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O'Brien had single-handedly captured The Terror and was called Hero by the people of L.A. Now Simon has escaped and has started killing women again, and O'Brien is the only man who can stop him.
Nobody Knows Anything!Nobody Knows Anything! · 2004
Nobody Knows Anything!
3.62004
MovieComedyDrama
Sarah thinks making a movie is easy. With the guidance of her screenwriter uncle, she goes on a wild journey into the world of Hollywood where she meets crazy studio execs, insane producers and a gangster who agrees to finance her film – for a price…
FlashpointFlashpoint · 1984
Flashpoint
6.21984
MovieCrimeThriller
Two Texas border guards find a jeep buried in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle, and a box with $800,000 in cash. Before they decide whether to keep the money or report it, they privately investigate the clues and unravel a decades old mystery.
WindRunnerWindRunner · 1994
WindRunner
5.61994
MovieDramaFamily
A young man in high school moves in with his Mother to a town in the U.S. Southwest where his father is serving time in prison.
Inside EdgeInside Edge · 1993
Inside Edge
5.11993
MovieCrimeAction
For months, Richard Montana has been giving drug lord Mario Gio hell. But it's only when he meets Gio's leggy blonde girlfriend, nightclub singer Lisa, that things get personal. And after Montana and Lisa have been in bed, things get absolutely deadly. Especially because the headstrong beauty has her own plans. Because only she is the key to Gio's next big deal. And Lisa wants the drugs, the dollars and Montana all to herself. And because that's the case, all hell breaks loose and Gio's killers go on the hunt!
Deadly IllusionDeadly Illusion · 1987
Deadly Illusion
5.51987
MovieDramaCrime
A private eye hired to kill a man's wife warns her instead and then finds both are impostors.

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