Weber, Billy

Overview

Works:	46 works in 123 publications in 2 languages and 14,013 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Comedy films Action and adventure films Film adaptations War films Police films Crime films Thrillers (Motion pictures) Romance films Historical films
Roles:	Film editor, Editor, Author, Director, edm, fme
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Billy Weber

Jack Reacher by Tom Cruise( Visual )

18 editions published in 2017 in English and German and held by 1,917 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Based on Lee Child's bestselling novel Never Go Back, finds the itinerant problem-solver accused of murder, and learning that he may have a child he has never met

Top gun by Tony Scott( Visual )

5 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in English and held by 1,542 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell and his best friend Goose face some stiff competition when they're selected to train at the elite Navy Fighter Weapons School

The thin red line by Terrence Malick( Visual )

10 editions published between 1998 and 2010 in English and held by 1,265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In World War II, the outcome of the battle of Guadalcanal will strongly influence the Japanese's advance into the Pacific. This is the story of Charlie Company's landing and battle experience there in 1942. The story concentrates on how the battle affects, and is effected by, Commanding officer Lt. Col. Gordon Tall, Captain James Staros, Sgt. Edward Welsh, and two privates, Witt and Bell. Charlie Company is attacking a seemingly impregnable position, and them men just face the terror and chaos of war

Miss Congeniality by Marc Lawrence( Visual )

7 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in English and held by 1,262 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Her legs are waxed, her lips are glossed, her gun is ready. FBI agent Gracie Hart is going undercover as one of the hopefuls to be the next Miss United States. But Gracie, whose idea of a fashion accessory is the set of handcuffs she slaps onto lawbreakers, doesn't have a beauty pageant bone in her body

Beverly Hills cop by Martin Brest( Visual )

5 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 934 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A street-wise Detroit detective pursues his friend's murderer to Beverly Hills where he gets involved in an international network of smugglers and drug peddlers

Rules don't apply( Visual )

3 editions published in 2017 in English and held by 879 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her driver Frank Forbes, who is engaged to be married to his seventh grade sweetheart and is a deeply religious Methodist. Their instant attraction puts their religious convictions to the test, and also defies Hughes' number one rule: No employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress

Barnyard by Steve Oedekerk( Visual )

2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 853 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Despite the disapproval of his father, Ben, a young cow named Otis loves to have fun at his farm's wild late-night hoe-downs. When Ben dies defending the barnyard from marauding coyotes, Otis is chosen as the farm's new leader. For Otis, responsibility sits uneasily on his head and he fears he may not be able to protect his friends from the coyotes

Showtime by Tom Dey( Visual )

10 editions published between 2002 and 2013 in English and held by 836 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

LAPD detective Mitch Preston never wanted to be anything but a cop. Same for patrolman Trey Sellars. He always wanted to be a cop ... on TV. The two now have to come together to work for a TV show. Backed by a ratings-obsessed producer and coached in the finer points of TV copdom by a veteran star, Mitch and Trey soon becom America's favorite buddy cops. A brutal crimelord must be stopped - and that's where the shrapnel hits the fan

Grumpier old men( Visual )

1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 820 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Max and John team up against Maria who has turned their favorite bait shop into an Italian restaurant

The love guru by Marco Schnabel( Visual )

1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 734 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Guru Pitka is an American-born, Indian-raised guru who was taught to become an expert in matters of love. Now, a world famous spiritual advisor, he guides hundreds of followers. A way for Pitka to increase his popularity is by helping to heal the troubled relationship between Toronto Maple Leafs hockey player Darren Roanoke and his wife, Prudence. Jane Bullard is the owner of the Maple Leafs who wants Pitka to help Darren with his waning skills. When Pitka tells Darren his wife has forgiven him, his shots dramatically improve. Pitka understands that the key to Darren's success is about distraction, not merely about reconciling a feuding couple. Darren begins a strict regiment of spiritual guidance. Darren has to overcome obstacles, including his wife's new boyfriend and his overbearing mother. Intertwined with all of this is the relationship between Pitka and Jane. Jane feels inadequate because of what she calls the Bullard Curse. Everyone in the city blames her for the Maple Leafs' losing streak

Days of heaven by Terrence Malick( Visual )

4 editions published between 1978 and 1999 in English and held by 616 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A moving story about two men who love the same woman. A fugitive from the slums of Chicago finds himself pitted against a shy, rich Texan for the love of Abby

Badlands( Visual )

4 editions published between 1973 and 2013 in English and held by 528 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Based on the Starkweather-Fugate killing spree of 1958, in which a fifteen-year-old girl and her twenty-five-year-old boyfriend slaughtered her entire family and several others in the Dakota badlands

The thin red line( Visual )

8 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 507 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Adapted from the epic novel by James Jones, a powerful all-star cast explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II

Pee-Wee's big adventure by Tim Burton( Visual )

2 editions published between 1985 and 2008 in English and held by 488 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pee-wee hits the open road to look for his missing bicycle and encounters riotous adventures with bikers, bums, cowboys, cons, a phantom trucker, and a waitress with wanderlust

Passion play( Visual )

1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The last thing washed up jazz musician, Nate Pool, wanted to do was betray sinister gangster, Happy Shannon. But it may be the last thing he does unless he can deliver Lily, a beautiful and mysterious carnival sideshow attraction

Murder at 1600 by Dwight H Little( Visual )

1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 172 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Detective Harlan Regis and Secret Service agent Nina Chance are investigating the murder of Carla Town, whose body is found in the White House. The story of murder leads Regis to some dark political secrets and he has to defend the USA and the whole from danger

Days of heaven( Visual )

1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In 1910, Bill, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor. He flees to the Texas panhandle with his lover Abby and little sister Linda, where they work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer. When Bill learns that the farmer is ill and has less than a year to live, he encourages Abby to accept the man's attentions. The Farmer and Abby marry, and she and her "siblings" live in the big house, waiting for the Farmer to die, so Abby can inherit, and the three of them live happily ever after. But love seems to be a cure-all: the Farmer seems to be improving--and Abby is no longer seeing this as a marriage of convenience. From a landscape of panoramic vistas, vivid colors, and rich textures comes a timeless American idyll and a gritty evocation of turn-of-the-century labor

Beverly Hills cop II by Tony Scott( Visual )

2 editions published between 2002 and 2007 in Undetermined and English and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A street-wise Detroit detective pursues his friend's murderer to Beverly Hills where he gets involved in an international network of smugglers and drug peddlers

Gigli by Martin Brest( Visual )

5 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 55 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Larry Gigli is a low-level Los Angeles mob enforcer whose volatile boss, Louis, hires Gigli to kidnap Brian, the mentally handicapped younger brother of a federal prosecutor who's about to bring Louis' boss to trial in New York. Gigli gets the kid home without a hitch. Then Ricki, a beautiful woman, shows up at his door. Gigli soon learns that the nervous Louis has hired her to keep an eye on him. As Gigli and Ricky continue to look after the young, innocent Brian, they find themselves increasingly attracted to one another

Beverly Hills cop trilogy : Beverly Hills cop, Beverly Hills cop II, Beverly Hills cop III( Visual )

1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 40 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A police detective from Detroit helps solve crimes in Beverly Hills