Actor Robert John Burke (1960)

Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, 2 Guns (2013) is an American action comedy starring Robert ‘Bobby’ Trench and Michael ‘Stig’ Stigman, two criminals who are actually undercover agents. Bobby works for the DEA while Stig is a US Navy SEAL and Petty Officer 1st Class with the Office of Naval Intelligence. Their mission leads them to meet drug lord Manny ‘Papi’ Greco at his Mexican farm where, instead of giving them cocaine as promised, Papi hands Bobby a large sum of cash. Back in the U.S., Bobby informs his superior Agent Jessup and colleague Deb Rees that they didn’t get the ...

An American seven-part television miniseries titled Generation Kill (2008), aired on HBO from July 13 to August 24, 2008. It is an adaptation of Evan Wright’s book about his time as an embedded reporter with the US Marine Corps’ 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, developed for television by David Simon, Ed Burns, and Wright. The production was helmed by director Susanna White and producer ...

Rescue Me (2004–2011) is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on FX from July 21, 2004, to September 7, 2011. The show centers around the personal and professional lives of a group of New York City firefighters. The main character is veteran firefighter Tommy Gavin, whose troubled family and co-workers face real-life challenges like post-9/11 trauma and personal issues. As a result of losing his cousin and best friend Jimmy Keefe in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Tommy struggles with grief and memories of other fallen firefighter friends. In ghostly dreams, Jimmy frequently visits Tommy.

Thinner (1996) is a body horror film by American director Tom Holland and writers Michael McDowell and Holland, based on Stephen King’s 1984 novel of the same name. The protagonist, Billy Halleck, is an overweight lawyer from a wealthy background who resides in Connecticut with his wife Heidi and their daughter Linda. Recently, he successfully defended Mafia boss Richie ‘The Hammer’ Ginelli in court and is now celebrating his acquittal on a murder charge. ...