Movies starring John Spence

Black Rain (1989)

125 mins     Action , Crime, Drama      

From a simple entertainment point of view "Black Rain" is just average, you could almost say cliche with a cop who skirts the edges of being dirty. In fact whilst it stars Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia the best thing about ...

Presumed Innocent (1990)

127 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

"Presumed Innocent" is a movie which for some strange reason the negatives are just as memorable as the positives such as an early scene where Brian Dennehy as D.A. Raymond Horgan sounds like a cliche film-noir detective with...

In the Arms of a Killer (1992)

93 mins     Drama, Thriller, TV Movie      

Movie Review - In the Arms of a Killer (1992) Jaclyn Smith stars as Maria Quinn, a rookie detective on her first murder case having to deal with self appointed top cop, Vincent Cusack (John Spencer), who doesn't believe the c...

A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994)

96 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

"A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor" was the third of the four "A Perry Mason Mystery" movies which were made following the death of Raymond Burr with Hal Holbrook reprising the role of "Wild" Bill McKe...

Forget Paris (1995)

101 mins     Comedy, Romance      

"Forget Paris" starring Billy Crystal and Debra Winger tries in part to emulate the success of the movie "Sleepless in Seattle" with it's adult orientated romantic comedy although taking on a slightly different tale. But then...

The Rock (1996)

136 mins     Action , Drama, Thriller      

The first of 3 consecutive action movies for Nicolas Cage "The Rock" sees Nicolas Cage as biochemist Standely Goodspeed who ends up part of a crack force sent on to Alcatraz island to stop General Hummel (Ed Harris) from firi...

Cop Land (1997)

104 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

As always I will lay my cards on the table and say that I have always been a fan of Sylvester Stallone and whilst he has appeared in some turkeys is a much greater actor than many give him credit for. So "Cop Land" interested...

The Negotiator (1998)

140 mins     Action , Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Danny Roman (Samuel L. Jackson - The Long Kiss Goodnight) is a hot shot police negotiator who find himself accused of corruption and murder when he is discovered standing over his murdered partner who had been investigating p...

Twilight (1998)

94 mins     Drama, Thriller      

For those who hear the name "Twilight" and think of the teen vamp fest from 2008 should realise that there are other movies called "Twilight" one of which is the 1998 crime drama starring Paul Newman, Gene Hackman and Susan S...

Sunshine on Leith (2013)

100 mins     Comedy, Drama, Musical      

Sunshine on Leith - The Proclaimers songs provide the backbone of this drama about relationships amonst a group of friends...