Synopsis
Ho (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a racecar driver who is sponsored by a colorful gangster. When his friend is involved in an accident that leads to his death, Ho leaves the world of auto racing behind. He joins the mob and becomes a getaway driver for thugs who pull off bank robberies. When the mob boss dies, Ho muscles in and tries to take over the gang. Kidnapping a journalist to cover the story firsthand, he has an affair with a famous model. The police are soon on the trail of the aspiring crime boss as a shootout leaves the beautiful model dead. Ho sees the end of his criminal dreams coming to an end as the authorities and newspaper photographers converge to chronicle his capture.
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Movie News
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ROLE CALL: Ho! Ho! 'Joe'!
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 15, 2001 -- Reprising a role in "The Santa Clause" is apparently not as attractive as playing a guy named Joe.
Daily Variety says that the actor-director team of Tim Allen and Tim Pasquin has opted to tackle the comedy "Joe Somebody," after the two temporarily put "The Santa Clause" sequel project in the back burner due to the possible Hollywood strike next summer.
Plans are to get "Joe" in production before the strike. The Fox comedy is said to concern a divorced corporate guy at the end of his rope.
EASY RIDERS: Robert Redford is gearing up to tame the road. The Sundance top dog has thrown his weight behind "The Motorcycle Diaries" and will executive produce the flick, Variety tells us.
The film is based on Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara's memoirs and chronicles the motorcycle trip he took through the deserts of South America.
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ROLE CALL: Ho! Ho! Ho! Redux
HOLLYWOOD, July 24, 2000 -- Home is where the money is, and Tim Allen is going back home. Daily Variety is reporting that Allen and Disney studios have a sequel to 1994's "The Santa Clause" in the works. That was the family comedy where Allen played a burned-out ad executive who reluctantly assumed St. Nick's present-distribution duties.
And, oh yeah, it made $144 million.
KISS AND SELL: This sounds kinda interesting. Gene Simmons of KISS, who produced the ill-fated "Detroit Rock City" movie, is developing a new flick called "Jon Sable, Freelance," according to Variety. Based upon a 1980s comic book about an African big-game hunter who writes children's books in his spare time, the property was made into a short-live TV series in the late 1980s, with Rene Russo playing the hero's girlfriend.
PRISON BRATT: Benjamin Bratt, he of ex-"Law and Order" fame, will play t