Amy Locane

Acting

Amy Locane

Born December 19, 1971 · Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. (age 54)

Amy Rose Locane (born December 19, 1971) is an American convicted felon and former actress. She is best known for her role in John Waters' 1990 musical comedy Cry-Baby. In 2013, Locane was convicted of vehicular homicide and assault by auto after causing the death of a 60-year-old woman in a 2010 drunk driving crash. She was driving with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit at the ti…

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SecretarySecretary · 2002
Secretary
★ 6.82002
MovieRomanceDrama
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
School TiesSchool Ties · 1992
School Ties
★ 6.51992
MovieDrama
When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.
Going All the WayGoing All the Way · 1997
Going All the Way
★ 4.81997
MovieDramaRomance
Korean War--era veterans and ex-classmates "Gunner" Casselman and "Sonny" Burns reunite upon their return home. Gunner, who spent the war years abroad, is trying to convince his mother that his gal Marty is good enough for him, while Sonny, who was stationed stateside, is torn between loyal Buddy and tempting Gale Ann. As they commiserate, the men realize that they're outgrowing the lives they lived before the war.
Cry-BabyCry-Baby · 1990
Cry-Baby
★ 6.51990
MovieComedyRomance
A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.
Battle of the YearBattle of the Year · 2013
Battle of the Year
★ 6.82013
MovieMusicDrama
A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.
AirheadsAirheads · 1994
Airheads
★ 6.21994
MovieComedyCrime
The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an FM rock radio station and hold the deejays hostage until they agree to broadcast the band's tape.
Blue SkyBlue Sky · 1994
Blue Sky
★ 6.11994
MovieDramaRomance
Hank Marshall is a tough, square-jawed, straitlaced Army engineer and nuclear science expert, assigned to help conduct weapons testing in 1950s America. Hank has become a thorn in the side of the Army, though, for a couple of very different reasons. He is an outspoken opponent of atmospheric testing, though his superiors hold contrary views and want to squelch his concerns...and his reports. The other problem is his wife, Carly. She is voluptuous and volatile, wreaking havoc in his personal life and stirring up intrigue at each new Army base.
EbenezerEbenezer · 1998
Ebenezer
★ 3.81998
MovieDramaFantasy
A Wild West retelling of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol," with Scrooge as a land baron, gunfighter, and card cheat who is visited by three spirits who attempt to teach him the true meaning of Christmas.

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SpencerSpencer · 1984
Spencer
★ 7.01984
SeriesComedy
Spencer, later titled Under One Roof, is an American teen situation comedy broadcast on NBC for one season starting in December 1984. The show originally starred Chad Lowe as high school student Spencer Winger, Mimi Kennedy as his mother Doris Winger, and Ronny Cox as his father George Winger. Lowe left the series in 1985 after six episodes and was replaced by Ross Harris, who assumed the role of Spencer. At that time the show's title was changed from Spencer to Under One Roof; the first episode with the new title aired March 23, 1985. Cox also left the show during the retooling, his character written off as having left the family for a 23-year-old woman. Harold Gould and Frances Sternhagen were added to the cast as Spencer's maternal grandparents. Former WKRP in Cincinnati star Richard Sanders played a high school guidance counselor in the series.