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Going in Style is a 1979 caper film written and directed by ___MASK79___ . It stars George Burns , Art Carney , Lee Strasberg and Charles Hallahan . The casino scenes were shot at the Aladdin Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip . ___MASK39___ ( born 15 November 1945 ) is an Australian - born New Zealand film director , producer and writer whose films include " The World ' s Fastest Indian " ( 2005 ), acclaimed 1981 relationship drama " Smash Palace ", and a run of titles shot in the United States , including ___MASK70___ starrers " No Way Out " and " Thirteen Days ", and the 1997 disaster film " Dante ' s Peak ". ___MASK18___ ( born May 15 , 1963 ) is an American actor , ___MASK25___ , screenwriter and director , known for producing " Argo " ( 2012 ) for which he received an Academy Award for Best Picture as co - producer in 2013 . He is also known for portraying Robbie in the 1996 screwball comedy " Black Sheep ". Smash Palace is a New Zealand feature film , released in 1981 . The film chronicles a former race car driver ( played by Bruno Lawrence ) who inadvertently helps ruin his own marriage , then kidnaps his daughter ( Greer Robson ). Lawrence ' s character runs a carwrecking yard in an isolated area of New Zealand ' s North Island . " Smash Palace " was the second feature directed by ___MASK39___ . Critical acclaim in the United States won him interest from Hollywood , and the chance to direct the first of a number of films financed outside of New Zealand , " The Bounty ". New Zealand is an island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean . The country geographically comprises two main landmasses  that of the North Island , or Te Ika - a - Mui , and the South Island , or Te Waipounamu  and numerous smaller islands . New Zealand is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia , Fiji , and Tonga . Because of its remoteness , it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans . During its long period of isolation , New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal , fungal and plant life . The country ' s varied topography and its sharp ___MASK75___ peaks , such as the Southern Alps , owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions . New Zealand ' s capital city is Wellington , while its most populous city is Auckland . Charles John Hallahan ( July 29 , 1943  November 25 , 1997 ) was an American film , television and stage actor known for his performances in " Going in Style ", " The Thing ", " Cast a Deadly Spell ", and " Dante ' s Peak ". Cast a Deadly Spell ( 1991 ) is a horror , detective ___MASK15___ film with ___MASK12___ , Julianne Moore , David Warner and Clancy Brown . It was directed by Martin Campbell , produced by ___MASK67___ , and written by Joseph Dougherty . The original music score was composed by Curt Sobel . Pierce Brendan Brosnan OBE ( born 16 May 1953 ) is an Irish actor , ___MASK25___ , and activist who after leaving comprehensive school at age 16 , began training in commercial illustration . He then went on to train at the Drama Centre in London for three years . Following a stage acting career he rose to popularity in the television series " Remington Steele " ( 1982  87 ), which blended the genres of romantic comedy , drama , and detective procedural . After the conclusion of " Remington Steele ", Brosnan appeared in films such as the Cold War spy film " The Fourth Protocol " ( 1987 ) and the comedy " Mrs . Doubtfire " ( 1993 ). Dante ' s Peak is a 1997 American dramatic disaster thriller film directed by ___MASK39___ . Starring ___MASK7___ , Linda Hamilton , Charles Hallahan , Elizabeth Hoffman , Jamie Renée Smith , Jeremy Foley , and Grant Heslov . The movie was set in the fictional town of Dante ' s Peak wherein the town must survive the volcano ' s eruption and its dangers . It was released in February 7 , 1997 under the production of Universal Pictures and Pacific Western . The ___MASK45___ is a 1984 American science - fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron . It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the ___MASK45___ , a cyborg assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor ( Linda Hamilton ), whose son will one day become a savior against machines in a post - apocalyptic future . Michael Biehn plays Kyle Reese , a soldier from the future sent back in time to protect Connor . Remington Steele is an American television series co - created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason . The series , starring Stephanie Zimbalist and ___MASK7___ , was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987 . The series blended the genres of romantic comedy , drama , and detective procedural . " Remington Steele " is best known for launching the career of ___MASK7___ . The World ' s Fastest Indian is a 2005 New Zealand biographical sports drama film based on the Invercargill , New Zealand speed bike racer Burt Munro and his highly modified Indian Scout motorcycle . Munro set numerous land speed records for motorcycles with engines less than 1 , 000 cc at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in the late 1950s and into the 1960s . The film stars Anthony Hopkins , and was produced , written and directed by ___MASK39___ . Mrs . Doubtfire is a 1993 American comedy - drama film directed by ___MASK38___ and written by Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon , based on " Madame Doubtfire " by Anne Fine . It stars ___MASK60___ ( who also served as co - producer ), ___MASK59___ , ___MASK7___ , Harvey Fierstein and Robert Prosky . It follows a recently divorced actor who dresses up as a female housekeeper to be able to interact with his children . Linda Carroll Hamilton ( born September 26 , 1956 ) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Sarah Connor in " The ___MASK45___ " film series and Catherine Chandler in the 1987  1990 television series " Beauty and the Beast ", for which she was nominated for two Golden Globes and an Emmy . She also starred as Vicky in the cult classic horror film " Children of the Corn ". Hamilton had a recurring role as Mary Elizabeth Bartowski on NBC ' s " Chuck ".