Kris Kristofferson biography and movies
Kris Kristofferson's father was an Air Force general who pushed his son to a military career. Kris was a Golden Gloves boxer and went to Pomona College in California. From there, he earned a Rhodes scholarship to study literature at Oxford. He ultimately joined the army and achieved the rank of captain. He became a helicopter pilot, which served him well later. In 1965 he resigned his commission to pursue songwriting. He had just been assigned to become a teacher at West Point. He got a job sweeping floors in Nashville studios. There he met Johnny Cash, who initially took some of his songs but ignored them. He was also working as a commercial 'copter pilot at the time. He got Cash's attention when he landed his helicopter in Cash's yard and gave him some more tapes. Cash then recorded Kristofferson's 'Sunday Morning Coming Down', which was voted 1970's Song Of The Year by the Country Music Association. Kris was noted for his heavy boozing. He lost his helicopter pilot job when he passed out at the controls, and his drinking ruined his marriage to singer Rita Coolidge, when he was reaching a bottle and half of Jack Daniels daily. He gave up alcohol in 1976. His acting career nose-dived after making Heaven's Gate (1980) in 1980. In recent years he has made a comeback with his musical and acting careers. He does say that he prefers his music, but says his children are his true legacy.

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Rate: 4 For Sale By Owner

Year: 2009

Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama

Director: Robert J. Wilson

Artists: Brad Dison, Mark Adam, Tom Bower, Rachel Nichols, Joanna Cassidy, Scott Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, James Keane, Frankie Faison, Forrest Sawyer, Scott Wilson, Skeet Ulrich, Aimee Teegarden, Tom Skerritt


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Rate: 4 For Sale By Owner

Year: 2009

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror

Director: Robert J. Wilson

Artists: Joanna Cassidy, Skeet Ulrich, Aimee Teegarden, Rachel Nichols, Mark Adam, Scott Cooper, Tom Bower, Scott Wilson, Tom Skerritt, Forrest Sawyer, Kris Kristofferson, James Keane, Frankie Faison, Brad Dison


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Rate: 5.7 14 Hours

Year: 2005

Genres: Thriller, Action, Drama

Director: Gregg Champion

Artists: Emy Aneke, Kirsten Robek, JoBeth Williams, Rick Schroder, Kris Kristofferson


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Rate: 6.7 Dreamer: Inspired By A True Story

Year: 2005

Genres: Sport, Family, Drama

Director: John Gatins

Artists: Holmes Osborne, Kurt Russell, Kris Kristofferson, David Morse, Dakota Fanning


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Rate: 5.7 Blade: Trinity

Year: 2004

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller

Artists: Wesley Snipes, Drake, Whistler, Blade, Kris Kristofferson


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Rate: 9.7 Blade: Trinity

Year: 2004

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: David S. Goyer

Artists: Ryan Reynolds, Jessica Biel, Dominic Purcell, Kris Kristofferson, Wesley Snipes


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Rate: 6.6 Blade II

Year: 2002

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Artists: Ron Perlman, Wesley Snipes, Blade, Whistler, Kris Kristofferson


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Rate: 6.9 Payback

Year: 1999

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: Brian Helgeland

Artists: Lucy Liu, Maria Bello, Mel Gibson, Kris Kristofferson, John Glover


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Rate: 7.5 Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Year: 1974

Genres: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Sam Peckinpah

Artists: Warren Oates, Isela Vega, Robert Webber, Gig Young, Helmut Dantine, Tamara Garina, Janine Maldonado, Enrique Lucero, Don Levy, Jorge Russek, Donnie Fritts, Chano Urueta, Kris Kristofferson


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