Tag Archives: Peter Boyle

Hardcore (1979) Paul Schrader, George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley, Drama, Thriller

Hardcore (1979)
Jake Van Dorn is a businessman from the American heartland who shares strong Calvinist convictions with most of his countrymen. His teenage daughter is missing from her church youth convention trip to California and Van Dorn hires a private investigator to find her. The result of the investigation is his daughter is spotted in a cheap X-rated movie. Van Dorn decides to bring her back personally and during the quest he becomes familiar with the pornographic underworld.
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The Candidate (1972) Michael Ritchie, Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Comedy, Drama

The Candidate (1972)
Californian lawyer Bill McKay fights for the little man. His charisma and integrity get him noticed by the Democratic Party machine and he is persuaded to run for the Senate against an apparently unassailable incumbent. It’s agreed he can handle it his own way, on his own terms. But once he’s in the race and his prospects begin to improve, the deal starts to change.
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