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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Mulcahy (born 23 June 1953 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian film director. His work is easily recognized by his use of fast cuts, tracking shots and use of glowing lights. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russell Mulcahy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
June 23, 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Filmography
43 films, 13 shows


Teen Wolf: The Movie
2023 · 2h 20m
country: United States
The wolves are howling once again, as a terrifying ancient evil emerges in Beacon Hills. Scott McCall, no longer a teenager yet still an Alpha, must gather new allies and reunite trusted friends to fight back against this powerful and deadly enemy.


In Like Flynn
2018 · 1h 35m
country: Australia
A mostly true account of future Hollywood star Errol Flynn's sea adventures in the early thirties, sailing from Australia to Papua in search of gold, along with his best friend Rex, a former Canadian smuggler; Dook, a handy English gentleman; and Charlie, a grumpy old sailor.


Prayers for Bobby
2009 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of, much less understood, Bobby finally came out to his family.


Give 'em Hell, Malone
2009 · 1h 36m
country: United States
A tough as nails private investigator (Malone) squares off with gangsters and their thugs to protect a valuable secret. Malone goes through hell to protect the information but he dishes some hell as well...


The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
2008 · 1h 49m
country: United States
The heroic tale of young Mathayus and his relentless quest for justice against an evil and powerful villain, King Sargon. Mathayus faces heart-stopping tribulations during his adventurous, odds-defying trajectory toward his ultimate destiny: becoming the formidable warrior king of an ancient desert empire.


Crash and Burn
2008 · 1h 25m
country: United States
When undercover FBI agent Kevin Hawkins agrees to infiltrate the ruthless underground world of choppers, he is quickly thrown into a world of fast cars and high stakes. Pitted between a ruthless crime boss and cutthroat gangsters with a penchant for murder Hawkins must risk everything in the most deadly race of his life.


Resident Evil: Extinction
2007 · 1h 34m
country: Canada
Years after the Racoon City catastrophe, survivors travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska. Alice joins the caravan and their fight against hordes of zombies and the evil Umbrella Corp.


While the Children Sleep
2007 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A prosperous couple find the perfect live-in nanny but soon discover she intends to do her job to deadly perfection.


The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
2006 · 2h 50m
country: United States
Thousands of years ago, the great Child King Tutankhamen ruled. Few know the details of his life -- No one knows the secrets of his death. All that is about to change.Free -spirited archaeologist Danny Fremont (Casper Van Dien, Sleepy Hollow) is certain that if found, King Tut's Emerald Tablet would hold the power to control the world. Unfortunately, the only one who believes Fremont is his nemesis archaeologist Morgan Sinclair (Jonathan Hyde, Titanic), a member of a secret society who wants the tablet to harness unspeakable evil on the world and will stop at nothing to get it.


Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
2005 · 2h 52m
country: United States
Five prisoners of war escape captivity in a Confederate prison camp only to land in an uncharted Pacific island where time stands still and dastardly pirates don't take kindly to strangers in director Russell Mulcahy's screen adaptation of fantasy author Jules Verne's literary classic. They thought they were on their way to freedom when they leapt into a balloon and took to the skies, but upon landing on an island where nothing is as it seems, these escapees are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. From bloodthirsty beasts to murderous pirates and a mad genius named Captain Nemo (Patrick Stewart), treachery lurks behind every corner on this island, and if these five survivors have any hope of staying alive, they'll have to fight to their dying breaths to escape the island and get back to the modern world.


AC/DC: Family Jewels
2005 · 2h 30m
country: Unknown
Over 3 hours of classic videos,live footage and TV appearances from 1975 to 1993 (+ home video and alternate versions). [Tracklist:] 1-1 Baby Please Don't Go 1-2 Show Business 1-3 HighVoltage 1-4 It's A Long Way To The Top 1-5 TNT 1-6 Jailbreak 1-7 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 1-8 DogEatDog 1-9 Let There Be Rock 1-10 Rock'N'Roll Damnation 1-11 SinCity 1-12 RiffRaff 1-13 Flying Thing/Rocker 1-14 Whole Lotta Rosie 1-15 Shot Down In Flames 1-16 Walk All Over You 1-17 Touch Too Much 1-18 If You Want Blood 1-19 Girls Got Rhythm 1-20 Highway To Hell 2-1 HellsBells 2-2 Back In Black 2-3 What Do You Do For Money Honey 2-4 Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution 2-5 Let's Get Up 2-6 For Those About To Rock 2-7 Flick Of The Switch 2-8 NervousShakedown 2-9 Fly On The Wall 2-10 Danger 2-11 Sink The Pink 2-12 StandUp 2-13 Shake Your Foundations 2-14 Who Made Who 2-15 You Shook Me All Night Long 2-16 Heatseeker 2-17 That's The Way I Wanna Rock N Roll 2-18 Thunderstruck 2-19 Moneytalks 2-20 Are You Ready


3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004 · 1h 32m
country: United States
A biopic of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, Sr., documenting the driver's career from his earliest days onward and also looking at the family he built along the way. Earnhardt's death in 2001 rocked the sport, but his seven championships and 76 wins made an impact on NASCAR forever.


Swimming Upstream
2003 · 1h 54m
country: Australia
A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons.


First to Die
2003 · 3h
country: United States
A homicide inspector -- Lindsay Boxer -- who teams with three other professional women to catch an ingenious serial killer targeting newlyweds on their wedding nights.


The Lost Battalion
2001 · 1h 32m
country: United States
Fact-based war drama about an American battalion of over 500 men which gets trapped behind enemy lines in the Argonne Forest in October 1918 France during the closing weeks of World War I.


On the Beach
2000 · 3h 17m
country: Australia
The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians. The calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is doomed. However, one of his rivals says that he is wrong. He believes that 1000 people can be relocated to the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right.


Resurrection
1999 · 1h 48m
country: United States
A jaded homicide detective has been put on the case of a ruthless killer in the city of Chicago, who leaves a trail of horribly mutilated and dismembered corpses along with perversely ironic biblical quotes.


Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998 · 1h 28m
country: Germany
Centuries ago, under the sands of ancient Egypt, a Prince was buried and his tomb eternally cursed so that no man would ever again suffer from his evil ways. But hundreds of years later on a greedy search for treasure, a group of archaeologists break the cursed seal of the tomb. Every man vanishes without a trace, leaving behind only a log book, and a deadly warning of the legend of the bloodthirsty Talos.


Silent Trigger
1996 · 1h 33m
country: Canada
Waxman is a former Special Forces soldier who is now working as a heavily armed assassin for a top secret government agency. When a covert mission goes terribly wrong, Waxman and fellow assassin Clegg become that agency's prime targets.


The Shadow
1994 · 1h 48m
country: United States
Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.


The Real McCoy
1993 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Karen McCoy is released from prison with nothing but the clothes on her back. Before being incarcerated, Karen was the bank robber of her time, but now she wishes for nothing more than to settle down and start a new life. Unfortunately, between a dirty parole officer, old business partners, and an idiot ex, she will have to do the unthinkable in order to save her son.


Blue Ice
1992 · 1h 45m
country: United Kingdom
An ex-British spy (Michael Caine) helps a U.S. diplomat's wife (Sean Young) and blows the lid off a deadly government cover-up.


Ricochet
1991 · 1h 42m
country: United States
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.


Highlander II: The Quickening
1991 · 1h 40m
country: United Kingdom
The Prize has been won. Connor MacLeod is mortal... Now an old man on the verge of death, memories of his past on the planet Zeist resurface, where a vengeful enemy, General Katana, plots to destroy him once and for all.


Highlander
1986 · 1h 56m
country: United Kingdom
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.


Duran Duran: The Making of Arena
1985 · 45m
country: Unknown
The making of Duran Duran’s film arena.


Arena
1985 · 58m
country: Unknown
Call my name, and I'll be there. Dr. Duran Duran escapes the punishment of the Matmos at the height of British rock group Duran Duran's 1980s popularity. Mistaking the cries of teenage girls at crowded concerts for devotees screaming his name, the Doctor makes his way to Earth so he can lead his faithful masses. Once he discovers the kids don't want an evil Doctor, he goes about trying to destroy the source of the real desires a rock concert taking place at the Oakland (Calif.) Colesium.


As the Lights Go Down
1985 · 58m
country: Unknown
Duran Duran's Oakland, California concerts that were filmed for the Arena (An Absurd Notion) movie were also edited to form the one-hour As The Lights Go Down concert video. As The Lights Go Down is essentially the Arena video without the theatrical sequences, although the live footage for many songs was edited differently. This version was first aired on the Cinemax cable television channel, and later on MTV and other music channels.


Razorback
1984 · 1h 35m
country: Australia
In the Australian outback a vicious wild boar kills and causes havoc to a small community.


Red Hot Rock
1984 · 46m
country: Unknown
Eleven sexy music videos you could never see on television complete and uncensored for the first time.


Elton John: Visions
1981 · 45m
country: United Kingdom
Compilation film with a very loose plot released for Elton John’s album The Fox.


Derek and Clive Get the Horn
1979 · 1h 29m
country: United Kingdom
A documentary recording the making of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's comedy album Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam.