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Michael Laughlin

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Michael Laughlin

Born November 28, 1938 · Minonk, Illinois, USA

Died October 20, 2021 · aged 82

Michael Laughlin was born in 1938 in the USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Strange Invaders (1983), Strange Behavior (1981) and Mesmerized (1985). He was married to Leslie Caron. He died on 20 October 2021 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. In 2012, Two-Lane Blacktop was chosen as one of only 20 films to be housed in the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress. Hailed as a minimalist c…

Known For

Two-Lane BlacktopTwo-Lane Blacktop · 1971
Two-Lane Blacktop
★ 6.91971
MovieDrama
A driver and mechanic drag racing for money cross paths with a female hitchhiker and a drifter who challenges them to a cross-country race.
Town & CountryTown & Country · 2001
Town & Country
★ 4.52001
MovieComedyRomance
Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and turns lead to myriad missteps, some with his wife Ellie, others with longtime friends Mona and her husband Griffin. Deciding which direction to take often leads to unexpected encounters with hilarious consequences.
Strange InvadersStrange Invaders · 1983
Strange Invaders
★ 4.91983
MovieHorrorMystery
Alien beings, who settle in a small midwestern town, are disturbed by a young professor determined to rescue his daughter from their clutches.
Strange BehaviorStrange Behavior · 1981
Strange Behavior
★ 5.51981
MovieScience FictionHorror
When the teenagers in a small Illinois town start getting murdered, the police chief makes a connection to the mysterious scientific experiments being done at the local university and must stop them before his own son is dragged into the deadly scheme.
ChandlerChandler · 1971
Chandler
★ 4.61971
MovieCrimeDrama
A private eye is hired to follow a mobster's former mistress.
Shanghai 1920Shanghai 1920 · 1991
Shanghai 1920
★ 4.51991
MovieDramaCrime
Billy Fong, a Chinese boy working the Shanghai docks, becomes friends with Dawson Cole, the spoiled son of an American shipping tycoon. As adults, the friends become business partners. Dawson wants to run a legitimate trade, but Billy craves the power that comes with leadership among the cities gangster underground.
The WhisperersThe Whisperers · 1967
The Whisperers
★ 6.51967
MovieDramaThriller
Margaret Ross is an impoverished old woman who lives alone in a seedy apartment and enjoys a rich fantasy life as an heiress. One day she discovers stolen money hidden by her son and believes her fantasy has come true.
MesmerizedMesmerized · 1985
Mesmerized
★ 4.81985
MovieDrama
An orphan weds an older man in circa-1900 New Zealand, then finds out he's a miser who spies on her.

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