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Rockets Redglare (May 8, 1949 – May 28, 2001) was an American character actor and stand-up comedian.  As well as his career as an entertainer, he worked as a roadie for a band called The Hassles (with a young Billy Joel), and as a bodyguard and drug supplier to punk rock bassist Sid Vicious and artist-musician Jean Michel Basquiat.

Most Popular Rockets Redglare Trailers

Total trailers found: 38

Big Trailer (1988)

03 June 1988

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big, he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight, but he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside.

The Perils of P.K Trailer (1986)

06 June 1986

P.K., a former movie star now reduced to working as a stripper in a Las Vegas nightclub, is desperate for a comeback, and thinks she could make one if she could only get a big-name star to appear in a movie with her.

After Hours Trailer (1985)

13 September 1985

Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

What About Me Trailer (1993)

10 January 1993

After a family tragedy, a young woman finds herself homeless and living on the streets of New York.

Down by Law Trailer (1986)

20 September 1986

A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

Mystery Train Trailer (1989)

06 September 1989

In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.

Police State Trailer (1987)

28 November 1987

In Nick Zedd's mock docu-drama Police State, he puts his own body on the line to illustrate his belief that “freedom is an illusion.

Stranger Than Paradise Trailer (1984)

01 October 1984

New York layabout Willie forms an unexpected bond with his young Hungarian cousin Eva when she pays him a surprise visit.

Basquiat Trailer (1996)

09 August 1996

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.

Talk Radio Trailer (1988)

23 December 1988

A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.

Sons Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

A trio of stepbrothers accompany their paralysed father on a jaunt to Normandy where the old boy saw combat and romantic action during the war.

Desperately Seeking Susan Trailer (1985)

29 March 1985

A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.

Trees Lounge Trailer (1996)

11 May 1996

Tommy has lost his job, his love and his life. He lives in a small apartment above the Trees Lounge, a bar which he frequents along with a few other regulars without lives.

Cookie Trailer (1989)

02 August 1989

Cookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished thirteen years in prison.

The Way It Is Trailer (1986)

04 April 1986

A group of actors in the East Village of New York City have been rehearsing for a play when the lead actress in the play turns up dead.

Animal Factory Trailer (2000)

13 October 2000

Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him.

Who Killed Nancy? Trailer (2009)

11 April 2009

On October 12th, 1978, New York Police discovered the lifeless body of a young woman, slumped under the bathroom sink in a hotel room.

Stars & Bars Trailer (1988)

18 March 1988

A British art expert leaves New York to buy a long-lost Renoir from a Georgia eccentric.

Hotshot Trailer (1987)

23 January 1987

The story of an American soccer player trying to make it big who turns to Pele, the greatest soccer player of all time, for guidance.

Shakedown Trailer (1988)

06 May 1988

When a local drug dealer shoots a dishonest cop in self-defense, lawyer and renegade undercover cop join forces to clear him.

Her Name is Lisa Trailer (1987)

09 January 1987

A Vermont farmer searches New York City for his dream girl, with his gay neighbor as his guide.

Rooftops Trailer (1989)

17 March 1989

T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in the city.

Rockets Redglare! Trailer (2003)

02 May 2003

A portrait of Rockets Redglare, the morbidly obese fixture of New York's underground until his death in 2001.

In the Spirit Trailer (1990)

06 April 1990

After her husband loses his job, Marianne moves from Beverly Hills to a nightmare New York City. She hires ditzy psychic Reva to redecorate her apartment, and they end up being chased by a crazed killer.

In the Soup Trailer (1992)

23 October 1992

An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.

Salvation! Trailer (1987)

11 September 1987

A troubled young woman hooks up with a money-crazed televangelist and becomes a rich, heavy-metal Christian rock star.

Louis & Frank Trailer (1998)

08 July 1998

Third-rate doo-wop singers making a comeback hook up with a campy manager who books them to perform in drag.

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

This is a dark story of a caring movie maker who struggles to make it and also struggles with his demons and obsessions.

Candy Mountain Trailer (1988)

20 January 1988

A mediocre musician goes on the road in search of the world's greatest guitar maker.

Fall Trailer (1997)

20 June 1997

For Michael Shiver, life as an easy-going cab driver in New York suddenly changes when he picks up supermodel Sarah Easton and falls head over heels in love.

She Must Be Seeing Things Trailer (1988)

13 April 1988

Agatha is an international lawyer, Jo a filmmaker. The two women are lovers. While Jo is on the road showing her films, Agatha discovers and reads her diaries.

Chelsea on the Rocks Trailer (2008)

23 May 2008

Chelsea on the Rocks celebrates the personalities and artistic voices that have emerged from New York’s legendary Chelsea Hotel.

Last Rights Trailer (1985)

16 March 1985

A Super-8 movie based on the case of grandmother murderess Velma Barfield who was executed for murdering her husband.

Craps Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

A slice of downtown New York City life (filmed partially on location at Katz' Deli).

Little Noises Trailer (1992)

24 April 1992

A struggling writer steals poems written by his mute friend to achieve fame and fortune.

Force of Circumstance Trailer (1990)

01 June 1990

A courier who represents Moroccan dissidents arrives in Washington with secret documents.

Where Evil Dwells Trailer (1985)

27 September 1985

Loosely based on an infamous 1984 Long Island murder case involving Satan-worshiping, teenage drug freaks (Knights of the Black Circle), David Wojnarowicz and Tommy Turner’s Where Evil Dwells is a low-budget D.

Dreamland Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

Small-town gangsters and ambitious young girls meet in "Dreamland", where they exchange nervous kisses and green banknotes.