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Keith Samples

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Keith Samples is a film and television director, producer and writer. He founded Rysher Entertainment in 1991 and was CEO before leaving in 1997 to concentrate on writing and directing. Media Rights Capital. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keith Samples, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Walking Tall

Walking Tall · 2004

MovieAdventureDrama

A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.

It Takes Two

It Takes Two · 1995

MovieComedyFamily

Identical 9-year-olds from very different backgrounds: orphaned Amanda and wealthy Alyssa meet at summer camp and decide to switch places -- and play matchmaker between Alyssa's dad, Roger, and the kind social worker who cares for Amanda.

Single White Female 2: The Psycho

Single White Female 2: The Psycho · 2005

Single White Female 2: The Psycho

MovieThrillerDrama

A warped woman takes deadly measures to help a new roommate get rid of her problems.

Kingpin

Kingpin · 1996

After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncovers the next big thing: an Amish kid named Ishmael. So, the corrupt and the hopelessly naive hit the circuit intent on settling an old score with Big Ern.

Turbulence

Turbulence · 1997

MovieActionThriller

On a flight transporting dangerous convicts, murderer Ryan Weaver manages to break free and cause complete chaos throughout the plane. As various people on board fall victim to Weaver, it is ultimately down to flight attendant Teri Halloran to keep the aircraft from crashing, with on-ground support from an air traffic controller. While Halloran struggles to pilot the plane, Weaver continues to terrorize the surviving members of the crew.

Election

Election · 1999

MovieComedyDrama

A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.

Hard Eight

Hard Eight · 1997

MovieDramaCrime

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

Switchback

Switchback · 1997

MovieThrillerMystery

After FBI agent Frank Lacrosse believes his son was kidnapped by a notorious serial killer, he travels to Amarillo, Texas, where he believes the murderer is in hiding. Although officially taken off the case because of its personal significance to him, Frank continues to pursue the killer, causing concern for local sheriff Buck Olmstead. When another victim pops up at a nearby car garage, Frank knows that he is as close as he'll ever be to tracking down the elusive killer.

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Walking Tall

Walking Tall · 2004

MovieAdventureDrama

A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.

Executive Producer

It Takes Two

It Takes Two · 1995

MovieComedyFamily

Identical 9-year-olds from very different backgrounds: orphaned Amanda and wealthy Alyssa meet at summer camp and decide to switch places -- and play matchmaker between Alyssa's dad, Roger, and the kind social worker who cares for Amanda.

Executive Producer

Single White Female 2: The Psycho

Single White Female 2: The Psycho · 2005

Single White Female 2: The Psycho

MovieThrillerDrama

A warped woman takes deadly measures to help a new roommate get rid of her problems.

Director

Kingpin

Kingpin · 1996

After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncovers the next big thing: an Amish kid named Ishmael. So, the corrupt and the hopelessly naive hit the circuit intent on settling an old score with Big Ern.

Executive Producer

Turbulence

Turbulence · 1997

MovieActionThriller

On a flight transporting dangerous convicts, murderer Ryan Weaver manages to break free and cause complete chaos throughout the plane. As various people on board fall victim to Weaver, it is ultimately down to flight attendant Teri Halloran to keep the aircraft from crashing, with on-ground support from an air traffic controller. While Halloran struggles to pilot the plane, Weaver continues to terrorize the surviving members of the crew.

Executive Producer

Election

Election · 1999

MovieComedyDrama

A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.

Producer

Hard Eight

Hard Eight · 1997

MovieDramaCrime

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

Executive Producer

Switchback

Switchback · 1997

MovieThrillerMystery

After FBI agent Frank Lacrosse believes his son was kidnapped by a notorious serial killer, he travels to Amarillo, Texas, where he believes the murderer is in hiding. Although officially taken off the case because of its personal significance to him, Frank continues to pursue the killer, causing concern for local sheriff Buck Olmstead. When another victim pops up at a nearby car garage, Frank knows that he is as close as he'll ever be to tracking down the elusive killer.

Executive Producer

The Evening Star

The Evening Star · 1996

The Evening Star

MovieComedyDrama

Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has one grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter, and another grandson living just above the poverty line.

Producer

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

The Death and Life of Bobby Z · 2007

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

MovieDramaAction

A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord. When the negotiations go awry, Kearney flees, with Z's son in tow.

Producer

2 Days in the Valley

2 Days in the Valley · 1996

2 Days in the Valley

MovieComedyCrime

In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men, a mistress, a nurse, a vindictive ex-wife, a wealthy art dealer and his lovelorn assistant, a suicidal writer and his dog, and a bitter cop and his partner.

Executive Producer

Three Wishes

Three Wishes · 1995

MovieFantasyFamily

While Jane Holman is driving with her two sons, she accidentally runs into a drifter, Jack McCloud, who breaks his leg. Being responsible, Jane invites Jack, and his dog, to stay at her home until his leg has healed. Jack struggles to adapt their lifestyle, and finds himself loved by the family.

Executive Producer

House Arrest

House Arrest · 1996

MovieComedyFamily

High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned, are acting childishly when they decide to divorce after 18 years of marriage, so they lock them up in the basement until they'll sort out their problems.

Executive Producer

Private Parts

Private Parts · 1997

MovieComedyDrama

The life and career of shock-jock superstar Howard Stern is recounted from his humble beginnings to his view from the top. Possessing a desire to be an on-air personality since childhood, Stern meanders through the radio world, always with his supportive wife, Alison, by his side. Landing a gig in Washington, D.C., Stern meets Robin Quivers, who will become his long-time partner in crime. When the two move to New York, they face the wrath of NBC executives.

Executive Producer

Shattered Image

Shattered Image · 1994

Shattered Image

MovieDramaThriller

An FBI agent investigating the kidnap then apparent murder of a wealthy businessman, has his suspicions. The authorities believe Ben to be dead, but the body could not be identified. Ben's wife is the prime suspect with her accomplice, the victim's brother. Brian has to go undercover(s) to get to the truth.

Executive Producer

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion · 1995

Above Suspicion

MovieDramaThriller

Dempsey Cain is an honored cop, a loving husband and father, and mentor to his handsome younger brother. Then a drug dealer's bullet paralyzes him for life and Dempsey's world is shattered. Suddenly, his wife and brother seem to care less about him than for each other, and a million-dollar insurance.

Executive Producer

Big Night

Big Night · 1996

MovieDramaRomance

Primo and Secondo, two immigrant brothers, pin their hopes on a banquet honoring Louis Prima to save their struggling restaurant.

Executive Producer

Let It Be Me

Let It Be Me · 1995

Right after getting engaged, a man starts taking dance lessons.

Producer

A Smile Like Yours

A Smile Like Yours · 1997

A Smile Like Yours

MovieComedyRomance

Danny and Jennifer Robertson are happily married, except for one major issue – he's doubtful about having children, and she desperately wants a baby. Soon, both are tempted to stray from their marriage as their baby conception woes mount.

Director

Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding · 2008

Love Lies Bleeding

MovieActionCrime

A struggling young couple stumbles upon a cache of dirty money after a shootout in their apartment building.

Director

Destiny Turns on the Radio

Destiny Turns on the Radio · 1995

Destiny Turns on the Radio

MovieCrimeComedy

Johnny Destiny burns into Las Vegas in his hot Plymouth RoadRunner, stopping only to pick up a stranger stranded in the desert. But then, things aren't always as they seem. Anything can happen in that town of many possibilities...especially since there's been some weird electrical disturbances. As the stranger, fresh out of prison, tries to put his life back together--to recover his money from an old bank heist and the girl he lost in doing the job--something keeps interfering with his plans. Is it fate...or just Destiny?

Executive Producer

Weep No More, My Lady

Weep No More, My Lady · 1992

Weep No More, My Lady

MovieCrimeDrama

When demanding actress Leila is found drowned there are numerous suspects but the main suspect is her husband Ted. Adapted from the novel by Mary Higgins Clark.

Executive Producer

Hunting Season

Hunting Season · 2013

MovieDramaThriller

Samantha visits an old family house and comes face-to-face with a buried and potentially fatal past.

Director

Judicial Consent

Judicial Consent · 1994

Judicial Consent

MovieMysteryThriller

Judge Gwen Warwick becomes involved in the murder trial she has been assigned. Her marriage is on the rocks and the murder victim is an old friend, who rumour has it, had an affair with her.

Executive Producer

One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill · 2003

In Tree Hill, North Carolina two half brothers share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his skills are appreciated only by his friends at the river court. Popular, affluent Nathan basks in the hero-worship of the town, as the star of his high school team. And both boys are the son of former college ball player Dan Scott whose long ago choice to abandon Lucas and his mother Karen, will haunt him long into his life with wife Deb and their son Nathan.

Director

Dawson's Creek

Dawson's Creek · 1998

SeriesDramaSoap

Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.

Director

Everwood

Everwood · 2002

SeriesDramaFamily

After the death of his wife, world-class neurosurgeon Dr. Andrew Brown leaves Manhattan and moves his family to the small town of Everwood, Colorado. There he becomes a small-town doctor and learns parenting on the fly as he raises his talented but resentful 15-year-old son Ephram and his 9-year-old daughter Delia.

Director

The O.C.

The O.C. · 2003

Ryan Atwood, a teen from the wrong side of the tracks, moves in with a wealthy family willing to give him a chance. But Ryan's arrival disturbs the status quo of the affluent, privileged community of Newport Beach, California.

Director

The Practice

The Practice · 1997

A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”

Director

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street · 1993

Homicide: Life on the Street

SeriesMysteryDrama

An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

Director

Judging Amy

Judging Amy · 1999

Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character is a judge who serves in a family court, and in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes of the show focus on her own experiences as a divorced mother, and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker who works in the field of child welfare. This series was based on the life experiences of Brenneman's mother.

Director

Party of Five

Party of Five · 1994

Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents.

Director

Felicity

Felicity · 1998

SeriesDramaSoap

Felicity Porter, a sensitive and intelligent girl from the San Francisco Bay Area, decides to give up a slot at Stanford University's pre-med program to follow her long time crush to college in New York City. Things get even more complicated when she meets her dorm's resident advisor and they fall in love.

Director

SeriesCrimeDrama

The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their mutual enemies.

Director

Haven

SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.

Director

Roswell

Roswell · 1999

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Bizarre things start happening in the little New Mexico town where UFOs were spotted in 1947. Cut to 1999, when a cute high-school student saves the life of a teenage waitress. Surrounded by cliques of clever, angst-filled classmates, the two form a bond that threatens the survival of a secret universe involving superhuman powers, a yen for hot sauce and an alien gene pool.

Director

Reba

After her dentist husband of 20 years leaves her for his dental hygienist, Reba Hart's seemingly perfect world is turned upside down.

Director

Republic of Doyle

Republic of Doyle · 2010

Republic of Doyle

SeriesComedyDrama

Jake Doyle and his ex-cop father, Malachy, run a Newfoundland detective agency. Their rugged seaside town never lacks for intriguing cases, and the Doyles don't always land on the right side of the law.

Director

Jack & Bobby

Jack & Bobby · 2004

If "greatness is thrust upon us," as Winston Churchill once said, then it stands to reason that those who are destined for greatness are rarely aware of it. Take Jack and Bobby McCallister for example: two bright young brothers growing up under the watchful eye of their eccentric single mother Grace McCallister. Grace's personality is a force of nature destined to shape both of these young men's lives and secure one a place in the history books - as President of the United States.

Director

Freddy's Nightmares

Freddy's Nightmares · 1988

Freddy's Nightmares

SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

The evil, sinister killer of the "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies, Freddy Krueger, hosts this show, where each week, he shows us a tale of evil and death about the lives of people who live in Springwood.

Director

Jack & Jill

Jack & Jill · 1999

SeriesDramaComedy

A lighthearted romantic comedy about post-collegiate life, love and career in New York City.

Director

John Doe

John Doe · 2002

SeriesDramaMystery

John Doe tell the story of a man who wakes up naked on an island off the coast of Seattle, knowing everything in the world there is to know—except for who he is and how and why he ended up there.

Director

L.A. Dragnet

L.A. Dragnet · 2003

Within L.A. incredibly diverse landscape, two dedicated cops are relentless when it comes to solving crime. Detective Joe Friday is a seasoned veteran who has seen it all. Through his voiceovers, viewers will gain insight into the crime investigation process, as well as hear the honest thoughts of a 21st century cop. Although a veteran of the beat, Friday still has the same passion and energy as his young partner, Frank Smith, who has recently been promoted to the robbery/homicide division from vice.

Director

Gabby Duran and the Unsittables

Gabby Duran and the Unsittables · 2019

Gabby Duran and the Unsittables

SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Gabby Duran, who constantly feels like she’s living in the shadows of her mother and younger sister, finally finds her moment to shine when she inadvertently lands an out-of-this-world job to babysit an unruly group of very important extraterrestrial children who are hiding out on Earth with their families, disguised as everyday kids.

Director

Like Family

Like Family · 2003

Tanya, Ed, and their kids, 16-year-old Danika and 12-year-old Bobby, are a middle-class African-American family who open their door for an old friend who needs parenting help. Juggling the demands of single parenthood, Maddie believes her 16-year-old son, Keith, could benefit from living in a traditional family structure, and especially from a strong male influence. They discover that their differences are definitely more than skin deep.

Director

Bull

Bull is a short-lived American drama series created by Michael S. Chernuchin, who had worked on Law & Order and Brooklyn South in 2000. It was TNT's first original series, and was cancelled in the middle of Season 1. The show's name is in reference to the bull market, but the airing of the series coincided with the dot-com bubble crash that turned what had until then been a bull economy in the United States into a bear market.

Director

Gideon's Crossing

Gideon's Crossing · 2000

Gideon's Crossing

Ben Gideon, a doctor of great skill and with a great bedside manner, heads the experimental oncology ward at a fictional teaching hospital in New England. Based on the work of Dr. Jerome Groupman, Gideon fights to inspire the next generation of doctors.

Director

Thieves

Thieves · 2001

SeriesDramaCrime

Two high-class thieves caught red-handed strike a deal with the FBI to avoid imprisonment: put their skills at the service of an inter-agency task force whose mission is to recover missing and stolen government property.

Director