Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne (born February 10, 1961) is an Oscar-winning filmmaker whose work has helped define modern-day American cinema. He is best known for the features Election (1999), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), About Schmidt (2002), Nebraska (2013) and The Holdovers (2023). His movies have garnered a total of 24 Academy Award nominations, including four times for Best Picture and three times for Best Director. He has won two Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay (Sideways, The Descendants), and two of his films have won the Golden Globe for Best Picture. His most recent film, The Holdovers, earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Da’Vine Joy Randolph. Five of his movies were shot at least partially in Nebraska, where he continues to live, dividing his time between there and Los Angeles. An Omaha native, Payne studied History and Spanish Literature at Stanford before earning an MFA in Film at UCLA. He serves on the boards of the Telluride Film Festival and The Film Foundation.

  • Title: Alexander Payne
  • Popularity: 5.166
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1961-02-10
  • Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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  • Also Known As: Constantine Alexander Payne, אלכסנדר פיין, Александер Пейн
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Alexander Payne Movies

  • 2021
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    Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil

    Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil

    8 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    Berlanga!!

    Berlanga!!

    8 2021 HD

    How does the vision of the brilliant Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010) remain relevant in a time whose popular culture has...

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  • 2012
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    Bergmans video

    Bergmans video

    6.2 2012 HD

    In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, left...

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  • 2023
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    Frank Capra: Mr. America

    Frank Capra: Mr. America

    6 2023 HD

    Tells the story of how Frank Capra, a young and penniless immigrant, rose through the ranks of early Hollywood to become one of the Great American...

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  • 2017
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    Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne

    Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne

    7 2017 HD

    The acclaimed director Alexander Payne gives his notes on the making and interpretation of 'The Last Detail

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  • 2004
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    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

    6.9 2004 HD

    A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the...

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  • 2017
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    About a Trip: Alexander Payne on Hal Ashby's 'The Last Detail'

    About a Trip: Alexander Payne on Hal Ashby's 'The Last Detail'

    1 2017 HD

    An appreciation of the film “The Last Detail” by Alexander Payne

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  • 2019
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    Hal

    Hal

    6.5 2019 HD

    Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But...

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  • 2006
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    Paris Je T'aime

    Paris Je T'aime

    6.8 2006 HD

    Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18...

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  • 2013
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    Trespassing Bergman

    Trespassing Bergman

    6.6 2013 HD

    In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, left...

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  • 2017
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    Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction

    Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction

    1 2017 HD

    Introductory piece to Alexander Payne's student film "The Passion of Martin" included on the Criterion Collection release of Election (1999).

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  • 2004
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    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

    7 2004 HD

    Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.

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  • 2001
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    Jurassic Park III

    Jurassic Park III

    6.1 2001 HD

    In need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and Amanda Kirby on an aerial tour of the infamous Isla...

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  • 2004
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    The Assassination of Richard Nixon

    The Assassination of Richard Nixon

    6.5 2004 HD

    It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and...

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  • 2002
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    About Schmidt

    About Schmidt

    6.832 2002 HD

    A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.

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  • 2002
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    About Schmidt

    About Schmidt

    6.832 2002 HD

    A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.

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  • 2006
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    Paris Je T'aime

    Paris Je T'aime

    6.8 2006 HD

    Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18...

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  • 2007
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    I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

    I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

    6.048 2007 HD

    Firefighters Chuck Ford and Larry Valentine are guy's guys, loyal to the core—which is why when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his lover...

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  • 2007
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    King of California

    King of California

    6.4 2007 HD

    Charlie gets released from an insane asylum and moves in with Miranda, the young daughter he left behind. Charlie believes that there is treasure...

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  • 2017
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    Crash Pad

    Crash Pad

    5.6 2017 HD

    Hopeless romantic Stensland thinks he's found true love with an older woman, Morgan, only to learn that she's married and that their fling is merely...

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  • 2006
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    Gray Matters

    Gray Matters

    5.8 2006 HD

    Sam and Gray are such a well-matched pair that it is difficult to believe they are brother and sister rather than husband and wife. They both share a...

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  • 2007
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    The Savages

    The Savages

    6.8 2007 HD

    A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

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  • 2004
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    Sideways

    Sideways

    7.1 2004 HD

    Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the...

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  • 2004
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    Sideways

    Sideways

    7.1 2004 HD

    Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the...

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  • 1999
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    Election

    Election

    6.9 1999 HD

    Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year’s high school student election. But Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a...

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  • 1999
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    Election

    Election

    6.9 1999 HD

    Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year’s high school student election. But Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a...

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  • 1996
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    Citizen Ruth

    Citizen Ruth

    6.6 1996 HD

    "Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film...

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  • 1996
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    Citizen Ruth

    Citizen Ruth

    6.6 1996 HD

    "Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film...

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  • 2011
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    The Descendants

    The Descendants

    6.846 2011 HD

    With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to...

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  • 2011
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    The Descendants

    The Descendants

    6.846 2011 HD

    With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to...

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  • 2011
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    The Descendants

    The Descendants

    6.846 2011 HD

    With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to...

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  • 2023
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    The Holdovers

    The Holdovers

    7.7 2023 HD

    A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with...

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  • 2009
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    Sideways

    Sideways

    4.5 2009 HD

    A struggling writer and his engaged buddy hit the road for California wine country. Remake of the 2004 film 'Sideways'.

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  • 2009
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    Sideways

    Sideways

    4.5 2009 HD

    A struggling writer and his engaged buddy hit the road for California wine country. Remake of the 2004 film 'Sideways'.

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  • 1985
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    Carmen

    Carmen

    5.3 1985 HD

    Carmen was Alexander Payne’s first short film, made while he was studying at UCLA Film School. It is a silent comedy, derived from the opera of...

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  • 1985
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    Carmen

    Carmen

    5.3 1985 HD

    Carmen was Alexander Payne’s first short film, made while he was studying at UCLA Film School. It is a silent comedy, derived from the opera of...

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  • 2013
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    Nebraska

    Nebraska

    7.4 2013 HD

    An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar...

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  • 2020
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    The Last Shift

    The Last Shift

    5.6 2020 HD

    Stanley, an aging fast food worker, prepares to work his final graveyard shift after 38 years. When he's asked to train his replacement, Jevon,...

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  • 2017
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    Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne

    Program Notes: An Introduction To The Last Detail By Alexander Payne

    7 2017 HD

    The acclaimed director Alexander Payne gives his notes on the making and interpretation of 'The Last Detail

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  • 1991
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    Inside Out

    Inside Out

    3 1991 HD

    Softcore anthology film containing stories: "Brush Strokes"; "Shrink Rap"; "Doubletalk"; "The Leda"; "My Secret Moments"; "Life Is For The Taking";...

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  • 2017
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    Downsizing

    Downsizing

    5.4 2017 HD

    A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and...

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  • 1991
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    Inside Out

    Inside Out

    3 1991 HD

    Softcore anthology film containing stories: "Brush Strokes"; "Shrink Rap"; "Doubletalk"; "The Leda"; "My Secret Moments"; "Life Is For The Taking";...

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  • 1992
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    Inside Out 3

    Inside Out 3

    2.5 1992 HD

    Softcore anthology film containing stories: "Dogs Playing Poker"; "The Branding"; "The Portal"; "The Perfect Woman"; "Within Ten Minutes"; "Tango";...

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  • 1991
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    The Passion of Martin

    The Passion of Martin

    6.1 1991 HD

    A lonely photographer gradually develops a rather unhealthy obsession with a young woman he once met by sheer chance.

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  • 2006
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    Cinema16: American Short Films

    Cinema16: American Short Films

    7.5 2006 HD

    CINEMA16 celebrates the short film by showcasing some of the best classic and award-winning shorts on DVD. With over three hours of films CINEMA16:...

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  • 2014
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    Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

    Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

    6.599 2014 HD

    Frustrated with her mundane life, a Tokyo office worker becomes obsessed with a fictional movie that she mistakes for a documentary. Fixating on a...

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  • 1970
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    Tracy Flick Can't Win

    Tracy Flick Can't Win

    1 1970 HD

    Tracy Flick, a type-A go-getter in high school, is now a hardworking assistant principal at a public high school in suburban New Jersey and is still...

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  • 1970
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    Tracy Flick Can't Win

    Tracy Flick Can't Win

    1 1970 HD

    Tracy Flick, a type-A go-getter in high school, is now a hardworking assistant principal at a public high school in suburban New Jersey and is still...

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  • 2017
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    Downsizing

    Downsizing

    5.4 2017 HD

    A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and...

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  • 2017
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    Downsizing

    Downsizing

    5.4 2017 HD

    A kindly occupational therapist undergoes a new procedure to be shrunken to four inches tall so that he and his wife can help save the planet and...

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  • 1970
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    Untitled Alexander Payne Western

    Untitled Alexander Payne Western

    1 1970 HD

    Western set in 1886 Nebraska. Plot details have not been revealed.

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  • 1991
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    The Passion of Martin

    The Passion of Martin

    6.1 1991 HD

    A lonely photographer gradually develops a rather unhealthy obsession with a young woman he once met by sheer chance.

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  • 1991
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    The Passion of Martin

    The Passion of Martin

    6.1 1991 HD

    A lonely photographer gradually develops a rather unhealthy obsession with a young woman he once met by sheer chance.

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  • 1991
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    The Passion of Martin

    The Passion of Martin

    6.1 1991 HD

    A lonely photographer gradually develops a rather unhealthy obsession with a young woman he once met by sheer chance.

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  • 2006
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    Paris Je T'aime

    Paris Je T'aime

    6.8 2006 HD

    Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18...

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  • 2011
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    Cedar Rapids

    Cedar Rapids

    5.9 2011 HD

    A naive Midwesterner insurance salesman travels to a big-city convention in an effort to save the jobs of his co-workers.

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  • 2020
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    Small Town Wisconsin

    Small Town Wisconsin

    6.5 2020 HD

    After losing a custody battle, perpetual teenager Wayne Stobierski steals his son away for one last father-son weekend to the city of their dreams -...

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  • 1970
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    6.6 1970 HD

    Desperate times call for desperate measures and Ray Drecker's situation couldn't be much tougher. The former high school sports legend turned...

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  • 1970
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    6.6 1970 HD

    Desperate times call for desperate measures and Ray Drecker's situation couldn't be much tougher. The former high school sports legend turned...

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