Glenn, Scott 1942-

Overview

Works:	314 works in 1,060 publications in 9 languages and 43,211 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Film adaptations Biography Police films Juvenile works Fiction Made-for-TV movies Domestic fiction, American Thrillers (Motion pictures) Action and adventure films
Roles:	Actor, Narrator, Performer, Editor, Costume designer, Interviewee, Other
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1970 |

|2020

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Publications about Scott Glenn

Publications by Scott Glenn

Most widely held works about Scott Glenn

Silverado ( Visual )
Silverado ( Visual )
Disney's Tall tale : the unbelievable adventures of Pecos Bill ( Book )
Get ready for the ride of your life four strangers became friends, four friends became heroes on the road to Silverado ( Visual )

Most widely held works by Scott Glenn

The silence of the lambs by Jonathan Demme ( Visual )
140 editions published between 1990 and 2012 in 8 languages and held by 4,791 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A young female FBI agent is sent to interview the notorious killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter, in the hopes of obtaining information that will help the Bureau catch another killer

The hunt for Red October by John McTiernan ( Visual )
46 editions published between 1989 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 2,851 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A new technologically superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the United States coast under the command of Captain Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it. At the same time, the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius too

Freedom Writers by Richard LaGravenese ( Visual )
27 editions published between 2001 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 2,739 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hilary Swank stars in this story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed a voice. Swank plays Erin Gruwell, the real-life teacher at Long Beach's Wilson High who inspired her students to overcome the gangs that divided them and the education system that forgot them

The Bourne ultimatum by Paul Greengrass ( Visual )
17 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in English and held by 2,714 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Once again, Jason Bourne emerges from hiding and into chaos. His return this time prompted inadvertently by London-based reporter Simon Ross. Ross's writing is unveiling Operation Blackbriar--an upgrade to Project Treadstone--in a series of newspaper columns which have woken, and profoundly disturbed, Bourne's former masters. Bourne must uncover and eradicate the sources of their paranoia, before they eradicate him. Clawing his way out of madness, Jason Bourne has regained his conscience even though he has lost most of his mind

The right stuff by Philip Kaufman ( Visual )
59 editions published between 1983 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 2,535 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The true story of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton - the seven men chosen to launch the U.S. into space

Secretariat by William Nack ( Visual )
16 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,329 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Behind every legend lies an impossible dream. Witness the spectacular journey of an incredible horse named Secretariat and the moving story of his unlikely owner, a housewife who risked everything to make him a champion

Training day by Antoine Fuqua ( Visual )
32 editions published between 2001 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 2,129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jake Hoyt, a fresh-faced rookie in the Los Angeles Police Department, gets a chance to join the elite narcotics squad headed up by 13-year veteran Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris. Jake is to prove himself during a one-day ride-along. As the day wears on, it becomes increasingly clear that Detective Harris has blurred the line between right and wrong to an alarming degree, enforcing his own code of ethics and street justice. Eventually, Hoyt begins to suspect that he is, rather than having the opportunity to join the squad, being set up to take the fall

Silverado by Lawrence Kasdan ( Visual )
54 editions published between 1984 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 2,053 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A fast-riding adventure story of four strangers drawn together on the Western frontier

Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks ( Visual )
10 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 1,857 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Adrienne Willis is a woman with her life in chaos. She retreats to the small coastal town in the Outer Banks where she hopes to find the tranquility she so desperately needs. She has a wayward husband who has asked to come home and a teen-aged daughter who resents her every decision. Upon arrival, a major storm is forecast and a guest named Dr. Paul Flanner arrives. Paul is the only guest at the inn, and he is facing his own crisis of conscience. With the storm closing in, the two turn to each other for comfort, and in one magical weekend, set in motion a life-changing romance that will resonate throughout the rest of their lives

The Bourne legacy ( Visual )
6 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 1,818 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Aaron Cross is an agent groomed by the government program that also unleashed Jason Bourne, but with a few new wrinkles. Cross is busy training in Alaska when he's caught in a tsunami of hurt, thus beginning a frantic search for answers that leads to a mad motorcycle chase through the streets of Manila. He picks up a partner in government doctor Marta Shearing, who is confused herself after nearly being caught in a madman's bloody rampage

W by Oliver Stone ( Visual )
9 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 1,787 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A look at the life of the 43rd president of the United States, from his beginnings as a privileged alcoholic to his becoming a born-again Christian whose belief in religious destiny helped move him to the top ranks of political power. How Christianity turned his life around, how he met and married his wife, and the days before his decision to declare war on Iraq are featured

Backdraft by Ron Howard ( Visual )
36 editions published between 1991 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,492 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stephen McCaffrey and his younger brother Brian are two feuding siblings carrying on an heroic family tradition in the Chicago fire department. Stephen is so relentless that he drives Brian out of firefighting and into arson investigation. Assisting arson investigator Donald Rimgale, Brian becomes involved in a puzzling series of arson attacks, each ignited by explosive phenomena known as backdrafts. Before the smoke clears, love affairs are rekindled and lives are shattered as the McCaffrey brothers fight to resolve their differences and solve the mystery

Seabiscuit by Gary Ross ( Visual )
10 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in English and held by 1,388 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
While not looking the part, Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history. In the 1930s, when Americans longed to escape the grim realities of Depression-era life, four men turned Seabiscuit into a national hero

The virgin suicides by Sofia Coppola ( Visual )
9 editions published between 2000 and 2011 in English and held by 1,017 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In the mid-1970s, in a sleepy Michigan community, live the Lisbon sisters, five teenagers whose beauty has bewitched a group of neighborhood boys. Isolated by their over-protective parents, they move like fleeting visions against the suburban landscape, luminous and unattainable. But when school hunk Trip Fontaine convinces Lux Lisbon and her sisters to go to the prom, the boys' romantic fantasies threaten to come true - until they are engulfed in a stunning chain of events that will change their lives forever." -- Container

Courage under fire by Edward Zwick ( Visual )
12 editions published between 1997 and 2009 in English and held by 996 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"When Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling is asked to review the posthumous candidacy of the first woman to receive a Medal of Honor, he finds himself plunged into an apparent cover-up surrounding the actions that led to her death. As he struggles to uncover the truth, he also finds himself forced to confront his own tormenting demons."--Container

Sucker punch by Zack Snyder ( Visual )
7 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 989 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this epic action fantasy, Babydoll, locked away against her will, must band together with four fellow prisoners and use imagination and dreams to escape her dark reality"--Container

Tall tale ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1995 and 2008 in English and held by 963 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The dynamic Pecos Bill teams with larger-than-life heroes Paul Bunyan and John Henry to help a brave young man in the fight against a greedy land-grabber who'll stop at nothing to get his hands on the deed to the youngster's family farm

A painted house ( Visual )
9 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and French and held by 954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10-year-old Luke lives with his parents and grandparents in Arkansas during the Korean War. To pick the cotton in their fields, they must hire "hill people" and Mexicans. Hank is a "hill person" who doesn't take kindly to people looking down on him. Luke witnesses a fight that Hank gets into that causes the death of another person. With better times ahead to look forward to, the town gets excited about a new invention - television

Urban cowboy by James Bridges ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1980 and 2013 in English and French and held by 855 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bud Davis, a Texas oil refinery worker, meets and falls in love with Sissy at Gilley's, a popular country-western nightclub in Houston. However, their relationship becomes endangered when a mechanical bull-riding ex-convict schemes to steal Sissy's heart

The river by Mark Rydell ( Visual )
12 editions published between 1984 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 603 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tom and Mae Garvey are struggling to keep their homestead safe from the local power authority who wants to flood their land. When Mae's former beau, Joe Wade, turns out to be in charge of the plan to acquire the property, tensions run high, climaxing in a devastating confrontation on the flooded river banks