Dennis Christopher

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Dennis Christopher (born Dennis Carrelli on December 2, 1955) is an American actor. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for playing Dave Stoller in Breaking Away and tragic film buff psychopath Eric Binford in Fade to Black. His Golden Globe-nominated breakthrough role was as Dave Stohler in the coming-of-age classic Breaking Away (1979). Other roles include American track star Charlie Paddock in Chariots of Fire, and Fade to Black, science fiction movies like Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II. He has appeared in nearly 40 movies and made-for-TV movies since 1975. Television roles include "Jack of All Trades" in the Profiler TV series, Eddie Kaspbrak in Stephen King's It, Desmond Floyd in Jake Speed, and in the HBO series Deadwood. Christopher has guest starred in two Star Trek episodes: the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Search (Part II)" and the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Detained". He also guest-starred as the demon-sorcerer Cyvus Vail in three episodes of Angel. Christopher had a reunion with Breaking Away "father" Paul Dooley, again as his son, in an episode of TV's Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The two had first played father and son in Robert Altman's A Wedding. In December 2006 he played Dr. Martin Ruber in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room.

Most Popular Dennis Christopher Trailers

Total trailers found: 49

False Arrest Trailer (1991)

03 November 1991

A luxury home, a handsome husband and terrific children. But it all comes crashing down when she is accused of being a mastermind behind a brutal triple-homicide and is arrested and handcuffed in front of her own children.

Django Unchained Trailer (2012)

25 December 2012

With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story Trailer (1992)

08 November 1992

A homemaker is driven by jealousy to conspire against the mother of her daughter's rival.

Prisoners Trailer (2013)

19 September 2013

Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in.

A Sinful Life Trailer (1989)

30 June 1989

A former 'Sonny and Cher' dancer tries to pull her life together when social services threaten to take her daughter away from her.

Boys Life Trailer (1994)

30 September 1994

Each of the three short films in this collection presents a young gay man at the threshold of adulthood.

Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution Trailer (2012)

07 September 2012

In an era known for protests and sit-ins, the 1973 Grand Divertissement at Versailles, made a statement of its own - a fashion statement.

Skeletons Trailer (1997)

04 April 1997

A heart attack moves a Pulitzer winning journalist to leave NY for the peace of a small New England town, but he soon finds himself pulled into a case of a man accused of killing his gay lover with the blade of a shovel.

The Last Word Trailer (1979)

10 October 1979

When politicians try to force out a renter in a corrupt real-estate deal, the man decides to take matters into his own hands.

Queen of the Lot Trailer (2010)

19 November 2010

An electronic ankle bracelet and being under house arrest aren't about to stop up-and-coming actress Maggie Chase (Tanna Frederick) from the two things she craves the most: real fame and true love.

Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder Trailer (1982)

03 May 1982

During the Vietnam War, Brian Anderson, a young Army medic, is stationed in Saigon. Initially apathetic and self-serving, he eventually has his heart won over by the children at a nearby orphanage where he does volunteer work.

Dangerous Isolation Trailer (2006)

13 September 2006

A top software engineer and her daughter are kidnapped. The kidnappers want her to decrypt sensitive government information, and they are threatening her and her daughter's life if she doesn't cooperate.

Aurora: Operation Intercept Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

There have been two mysterious plane crashes in only 48 hours. The aircraft suddenly lose control and crash, killing everyone aboard.

Chariots of Fire Trailer (1981)

15 May 1981

In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics.

The Falling Trailer (1986)

05 August 1986

Three young friends who are on vacation in Spain and a NASA scientist must join forces to save themselves and the rest of the world from an alien menace.

The Young Graduates Trailer (1971)

02 June 1971

Spunky and precocious high school senior Mindy Evans spurns her decent, but frustrated boyfriend Bill and has a fling with hunky married nice guy teacher Jack Thompson.

Necronomicon Trailer (1993)

01 November 1993

H.P. Lovecraft anthology is divided into four segments: "The Library" which is the wraparound segment involving Lovecraft's research into the Book of The Dead and his unwitting release of a monster and his writing of the following horror segments "The Drowned", "The Cold", and "Whispers".

3 Women Trailer (1977)

29 April 1977

Two co-workers, one a vain woman and the other an awkward teenager, share an increasingly bizarre relationship after becoming roommates.

Nine Lives Trailer (2004)

13 August 2004

Lust and dysfuntion come full circle in this collection of nine steamy scenes exploring gay life, sex, addition, drugs and HIV/AIDS as revealed by a latino pool boy, a television writer, a meth dealer and others.

A Wedding Trailer (1978)

29 August 1978

Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony, only the families actually turn up as the Corelli Italian connection is suspect, security guards watch the gifts rather over-zealously, and Dino's grandma expires in bed just as the reception starts.

Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II Trailer (1994)

16 April 1994

In the backdrop of Earths polluted future a female FBI agent removes Danner, a pleasure android from an asylum in order to coerce him into helping her hunt down the criminal psychopath Plughead.

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows Trailer (1999)

11 January 1999

The life of legendary actor Anthony Perkins is recounted by friends and family, colleagues and co-stars, revealing the man underneath Norman Bates.

Breaking Away Trailer (1979)

24 May 1979

Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike.

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story Trailer (2022)

07 October 2022

Robert Englund has become one of the most revolutionary horror icons of our generation. This intimate portrait captures the man behind the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise and features interviews with Englund, Lin Shaye, Eli Roth, Tony Todd and more.

Doppelganger Trailer (1993)

01 March 1993

After being implicated in a murder, a young woman flees New York City and moves to Los Angeles, where she rents a room from a writer.

Elvis Trailer (1979)

10 February 1979

This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.

Battle at Versailles Trailer (2016)

05 May 2016

M2M's first original long-form documentary, Battle at Versailles, follows an event in 1973 at Palace of Versailles where top French designers such as Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Cardin faced of against American newcomers Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Anne Klein and Halston.

Fade to Black Trailer (1980)

14 October 1980

A shy, lonely film buff embarks on a killing spree against those who browbeat and betray him, all the while stalking his idol, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike.

The Disco Years Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

Tom Peters looks back to 1978, the year in high school that he came out of the closet. Tom's mom is both sweet and intrusive, urging him to take out girls.

Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare Trailer (1995)

07 March 1995

When bees attack an isolated country house, a family must stick together to survive.

Blood and Lace Trailer (1971)

17 March 1971

After her prostitute mother and her john are beaten to death while they are asleep in bed, teen-aged Ellie Masters is sent to an isolated orphanage run by a mysterious woman and her handyman, both whom she comes to suspect are hiding dark secrets.

It's My Party Trailer (1996)

22 March 1996

Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function normally.

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ Trailer (2021)

15 October 2021

Thirty-plus years after its release, the popular two-part miniseries "It" and its infamous villain Pennywise live on in the minds of horror fans around the world.

Tarzan: The Epic Adventures Trailer (1996)

28 August 1996

Tarzan has a tough encounter with arms dealer Nikolai who then kidnaps Colette and wants to sell her in Africa.

Jake Speed Trailer (1986)

30 May 1986

Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) is the lead character in some of the biggest page-turners of the 1940s. A chiseled, heroic action figure, Speed saves lives on paper, but when a young girl is kidnapped and her sister (Karen Kopins) begs the real-life Speed for help, he must find a way to be as gallant as the book hero whose creation he's inspired.

Roma Trailer (1972)

16 March 1972

A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.

California Dreaming Trailer (1979)

01 April 1979

Young T.T. comes from Chicago to spend the summer in California. He slowly becomes "California-ized," while learning about love and life in the Golden State.

Circuitry Man Trailer (1990)

01 May 1990

In a future where most humans have moved underground to escape the pollution, one of the few pleasures left is a kind of narcotic in the form of chips which can be plugged directly into the brain.

Mind Rage Trailer (1996)

05 January 1996

A string of brutal murders unravels a dark connection between two brothers and a woman caught between them.

The Silencers Trailer (1996)

23 April 1996

U.S. Senator is assassinated by Men in Black, mysterious organization which suppresses all knowledge about UFOs.

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple Trailer (2001)

20 January 2001

The adventures of a family who head west to the California gold fields in the 1850s.

September 30, 1955 Trailer (1977)

19 August 1977

A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.

Bernice Bobs Her Hair Trailer (1976)

06 October 1976

Bernice, a shy young woman, leaves her safe home to go visit her flapper cousin. When her cousin tries to teach Bernice how to be much more modern, Bernice gives her much more than she bargained for.

Jack and the Beanstalk Trailer (1983)

08 September 1983

Imaginative and creative Jack seeks adventure while trying to provide for himself and his mother. Will he ever solve the mystery of how his father died?

Didn’t You Hear? Trailer (1970)

16 December 1970

Kevin is wandering through the confused haze that most college students pass through at one time or another: lectures that make little - if any - sense, pranks by the fraternities and sororities, deep yet meaningless discussions on philosophy with ones friends.

Jobriath A.D. Trailer (2012)

15 June 2012

Called "The American Bowie," "The True Fairy of Rock & Roll" and "Hype of the Year," Jobriath's reign as the first openly gay rock star was brief and over by 1975.

Flight of the Spruce Goose Trailer (1986)

17 January 1986

A Pittsburgh miner kidnaps a model and drives her to Hollywood to see Howard Hughes' plane, the Spruce Goose.

Dead Women in Lingerie Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

A private detective is hired to catch a serial killer who makes immigrant garment workers his victims.

Friends Trailer (1987)

20 November 1987

John is a legal assistant who is looking forward to marriage to his fiancee Sally, but his daydream is interrupted when a model plane crashes through his window.