Heathcote Williams

Heathcote Williams

John Henley Heathcote-Williams (15 November 1941 – 1 July 2017), known as Heathcote Williams, was an English poet, actor, political activist and dramatist. He wrote a number of book-length polemical poems including Autogeddon, Falling for a Dolphin and Whale Nation, which in 1988 was described by Philip Hoare as "the most powerful argument for the newly instigated worldwide ban on whaling." Williams invented his idiosyncratic "documentary/investigative poetry" style which he put to good purpose bringing a diverse range of environmental and political matters to public attention. His last published work, American Porn was a critique of the American political establishment and the election of President Donald Trump; its publication date was the day of Trump's inauguration (20 January 2017). In June 2015 he published a book-length investigative poem about the "Muslim Gandhi", Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Badshah Khan. As well as being a playwright and screenwriter, Williams appeared in a number of independent and Hollywood films and was among the celebrity guests in the last episode of season 4 of Friends, '"The One With Ross's Wedding"'. He played Prospero in Derek Jarman's The Tempest (1979) and appeared in several "arthouse" films, including Orlando (1992), as well as the Hollywood film Basic Instinct 2 (2006). Al Pacino played the part of a Williams fan in a spoof arts documentary, Every Time I Cross the Tamar I Get into Trouble. Williams also wrote lyrics, collaborating with Marianne Faithfull among others. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Title : Heathcote Williams
  • Popularity : 2.494
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1941-11-15
  • Place of Birth : Helsby, Cheshire, England, UK
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Heathcote Williams Movies

  • 2006
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    Basic Instinct 2

    Basic Instinct 2

    5 2006 HD

    Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though,...

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  • 1987
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    Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

    6.5 1987 HD

    A drama based on the novel by Charles Dickens which tells the story of Arthur Clennam who is thrown into a debtor's prison. There he meets a young...

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  • 1996
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    The Cold Light of Day

    The Cold Light of Day

    4.9 1996 HD

    A troubled detective befriends a single woman and her daughter with the intention of using them as bait for a serial killer.

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  • 1995
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    Blue Juice

    Blue Juice

    4 1995 HD

    JC is the hero of the Cornish surfing community. Staring thirty hard in the face, he fears that the wave that has carried him through a prolonged...

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  • 1989
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    Here Is the News

    Here Is the News

    1 1989 HD

    Freelance journalist David Dunhill stumbles onto the biggest story of his career - but his personal eccentricities seem likely to thwart him.

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  • 2001
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    Hotel

    Hotel

    3.8 2001 HD

    A sex worker, a hired killer, and a movie crew cross paths in a Venice hotel where human meat is on the menu.

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  • 1979
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    The Tempest

    The Tempest

    6 1979 HD

    Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping...

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  • 1995
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    The Steal

    The Steal

    5.9 1995 HD

    A young American computer hackeress is hired by a liberal British lawyer to right the wrong done to a third world country by a London investment...

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  • 1994
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    W.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban Myth

    W.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban Myth

    1 1994 HD

    A folklorist researching an 'urban legend' becomes caught up in his task. The film tells its fictional story in documentary style, featuring...

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  • 1988
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    Stormy Monday

    Stormy Monday

    5.8 1988 HD

    When a corrupt American businessman tries to strong arm his way into businesses in Newcastle, England, he is thwarted by a club attendant and his...

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  • 1999
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    Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

    6.3 1999 HD

    Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy...

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  • 2000
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    Honest

    Honest

    1.7 2000 HD

    The film is an edgy black comedy set in swinging London in the late 60s. The All Saints girls play three street wise sisters who head 'up West' to...

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  • 1992
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    Orlando

    Orlando

    6.9 1992 HD

    England, 1600. Queen Elizabeth I promises Orlando, a young nobleman obsessed with poetry, that she will grant him land and fortune if he agrees to...

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  • 1981
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    Nightshift

    Nightshift

    10 1981 HD

    It is night and, in the foyer of a small hotel, a receptionist performs her tasks, unhurried and impassive, her face ghost-white, an emotional mask....

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  • 2006
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    Nostradamus

    Nostradamus

    1 2006 HD

    The trials and horrific visions that made the most famous mystic of all time.

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  • 1999
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    Toy Boys

    Toy Boys

    1 1999 HD

    Middle-class parents face difficult decisions if they want their sons to go to the “right” school.

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  • 1994
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    The Browning Version

    The Browning Version

    6.5 1994 HD

    Andrew Crocker-Harris is an embittered and disliked teacher of Greek and Latin at a British prep school. After nearly 20 years of service, he is...

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  • 1999
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    Alegría: An Enchanting Fable

    Alegría: An Enchanting Fable

    6.8 1999 HD

    Frac, a mime who is suffering from a severe bout of depression, happens to meet a troupe of circus entertainers and immediately falls in love with...

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  • 1970
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    Malatesta

    Malatesta

    5.7 1970 HD

    Enrico Malatesta (Eddie Constantine) leads a group of Latvian dissidents in the siege of Sidney Street. Chief of police Winston Churchill organizes...

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  • 2008
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    City of Ember

    City of Ember

    6.3 2008 HD

    For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is...

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  • 2004
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    The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

    6.4 2004 HD

    In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small...

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  • 2001
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    Lover's Prayer

    Lover's Prayer

    4.6 2001 HD

    A younger boy falls in love with a tragic girl who flirts with, and manipulates, her older suitors in 1800s Russia.

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  • 2001
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    Revelation

    Revelation

    4.8 2001 HD

    Since A.D. 50, a mysterious sacred artifact known as the Loculus has been at the center of a bloody clandestine war. Missing for a few hundred years,...

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  • 2000
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    The Sandman

    The Sandman

    6 2000 HD

    One of several collaborative dance films by the Brothers Quay & (dancer, choreographer) William Tuckett. Little enough info around on line, but...

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  • 1999
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    Miss Julie

    Miss Julie

    5.8 1999 HD

    A footman seduces a count's daughter. Adaptation of August Strindberg's famous play.

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  • 1999
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    The Escort

    The Escort

    5.3 1999 HD

    Fleeing from his wife in France to London, 45-year-old Pierre is barely able to support himself. He meets friendly Tom, who offers to help him make...

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  • 1998
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    The Legend of 1900

    The Legend of 1900

    8.3 1998 HD

    The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 (Tim Roth) learned about the...

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  • 1998
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    Cousin Bette

    Cousin Bette

    5.659 1998 HD

    Cousin Bette is a poor and lonely seamstress, who, after the death of her prominent and wealthy sister, tries to ingratiate herself into lives of her...

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  • 1997
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    The IMAX Nutcracker

    The IMAX Nutcracker

    1 1997 HD

    This 37-minute 3-D Imax film adaptation from E.T.A. Hoffman's story is a straight narrative fantasy rather than a ballet. Little Clara receives a...

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  • 1997
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    The Tango Lesson

    The Tango Lesson

    6.481 1997 HD

    On a trip to Paris Sally meets Pablo, a tango dancer. He starts teaching her to dance then she returns to London to work on some "projects". She...

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  • 1997
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    Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

    Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

    4.1 1997 HD

    Marla Darland is blessed with the voice of an angel, a singing legend. But when her agent, Marty Starr, finds his agency in trouble, he concocts a...

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  • 1990
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    The Local Stigmatic

    The Local Stigmatic

    5.104 1990 HD

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  • 2023
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    Whale Nation

    Whale Nation

    5.4 2023 HD

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  • 1974
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    Wet Dreams

    Wet Dreams

    5 1974 HD

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  • 1970
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    Malatesta

    Malatesta

    5.7 1970 HD

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  • 2001
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    Hotel

    Hotel

    3.8 2001 HD

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  • 2001
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    Judge John Deed

    Judge John Deed

    6.25 2001 HD

    Judge John Deed is a British legal drama television series produced by the BBC in association with One-Eyed Dog for BBC One. It was created by G.F....

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  • 1994
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    Friends

    Friends

    8.4 1994 HD

    Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get...

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