Manny Coto

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Manny Coto

Born June 10, 1961 · Havanna, Cuba

Died July 9, 2023 · aged 62

Manuel Hector "Manny" Coto was an American writer, director and producer of films and television programs. Coto graduated from the American Film Institute and has experience in the sci-fi and fantasy genres. In 1990, Brian Helgeland and Coto sold a script, The Ticking Man, for $1 million, but the film was never made. He wrote and directed an episode of Tales from the Crypt and also wrote an epis…

Known For

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.
Dr. GigglesDr. Giggles · 1992
Dr. Giggles
5.51992
MovieHorrorComedy
In 1957, Evan Rendell flees after his father is lynched for killing multiple patients in his effort to find a replacement heart for his ailing wife. After 35 years, Evan escapes from a mental institution and returns to town for revenge, killing off residents one by one. When Jennifer and her friends break into the Rendell house out of morbid curiosity, Evan notices Jennifer has a heart condition similar to his mother and decides to make her his final victim.
The Other MeThe Other Me · 2000
The Other Me
5.62000
MovieTV MovieFamily
When Will Browning is threatened with military summer school if he doesn't get better grades, he decides to do a science project that will definitely get an A. So he buys some Ocean Pups, unhatched sea creatures that will look spectacular, but he hasn't bargained for the cloning agent that the unscrupulous manufacturers have put in the kit. Next thing he knows there's another him.
Star KidStar Kid · 1997
Star Kid
6.51997
MovieActionAdventure
Shy seventh-grader Spencer Griffith's life changes when the meteor falls into local junkyard and he finds a Cybersuit - the wise and strong robot from another galaxy. Spencer puts Cybersuit on and becomes a different kind of guy
Zenon: The ZequelZenon: The Zequel · 2001
Zenon: The Zequel
5.62001
MovieFamilyTV Movie
Zenon Kar is 15 and lives on a space station which the military has taken over and is dismantling. She receives a mysterious signal and must convince everyone that it's from aliens who have come to help them.
Hostile IntentHostile Intent · 1997
Hostile Intent
6.21997
MovieThrillerAction
Paint-ball playing computer geeks who invent a computer chip which can keep the government or any agency from gaining access to computer files are targeted by government assassins during a paint-ball competition.
Star Trek: Enterprise - Storm FrontStar Trek: Enterprise - Storm Front · 2014
Star Trek: Enterprise - Storm Front
2014
MovieActionAdventure
Following the destruction of the Xindi weapon, the Enterprise crew discovers that they have been sent back in time to 1944. However, history has been altered, leaving Nazi Germany in control of a large portion of the eastern United States.
PlayroomPlayroom · 1990
Playroom
4.71990
MovieHorror
An archaeologist is haunted by a nightmare in which his family is murdered.

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Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver ScreenStar Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen · 2016
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
1.52016
SeriesDocumentarySci-Fi & Fantasy
In celebration of Star Trek's 50th anniversary, this documentary explores this enduring franchise by offering viewers an unprecedented, candid exploration into the original series cancellation and subsequent resurrection as one of the most successful series of motion pictures in Hollywood history. Features new interviews with key creative and production people as well as never before seen images from the production of all six classic Star Trek films along with details on all the un-produced Trek theatrical projects including The God Thing, Star Trek: Planet of the Titans, Star Trek: The Academy Years, and many other aborted big screen voyages for the crew of the Enterprise.