Victor Nuñez

Victor Nuñez

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Victor Nuñez (born 1945) is a film director, professor at the Florida State University College of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts, and a founding member of the Independent Feature Project. He is best known for directing Ulee's Gold, a critically acclaimed movie starring Jessica Biel and Peter Fonda. Nuñez grew up in Peru and Tallahassee, Florida. He received his undergraduate degree from Antioch College and an MFA in film directing from the UCLA Film School. He spent the beginning of his career directing low-budget, non-"Hollywood" projects. In the 1970s he made three fictional shorts, "Taking Care of Mother Baldwin" (1970), "Charly Benson's Return to the Sea" (1972), and "A Circle in the Fire" (1974). Nuñez made his feature debut in 1979 with the film Gal Young 'Un. It was another six years before his next film A Flash of Green, his first film to employ big-name actors. In 1993 he directed Ruby in Paradise, which featured actress Ashley Judd in her first leading role. This was followed by his 1997 film, Ulee's Gold, starring Peter Fonda. He lives outside Panama City Beach, Florida, the setting of most of his films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Victor Nuñez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Victor Nuñez Movies

  • 1997
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    Squeeze

    Squeeze

    5.714 1997 HD

    Ty, Hector, and Bao are close friends in a tough section of Boston, where they're called "the PG-13 crew." They're 14, decent kids with few skills who've bailed out of school. A small gang of older tough guys, led by Marcus and Tommy, menace them, and when the PG-13s fight back and rob one of the gang, Marcus and Tommy vow to kill them. They seek protection from Derick, a drug dealer, who agrees to help if they'll sell drugs. Meanwhile, Ty is recruited to work at a community center by J.J., its quiet leader. Ty and his friends are in a squeeze: surrounded by violence, drugs, and no opportunities, is there any way out?

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  • 2002
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    Coastlines

    Coastlines

    5 2002 HD

    An ex-con returns to his Florida hometown after three years and becomes involved with the wife of his best friend, the local sheriff.

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  • 2002
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    Coastlines

    Coastlines

    5 2002 HD

    An ex-con returns to his Florida hometown after three years and becomes involved with the wife of his best friend, the local sheriff.

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  • 2009
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    Spoken Word

    Spoken Word

    5.4 2009 HD

    A San Francisco spoken word artist returns to New Mexico to be with his dying father, only to find he loses his "voice" as he is sucked back in to the dysfunctional life of drugs and violence he left behind.

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  • 1993
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    Ruby in Paradise

    Ruby in Paradise

    5.9 1993 HD

    Reeling from her mother's recent death, Ruby Lee Gissing relocates to Florida to start anew. After finding a job at a souvenir store, Ruby becomes friends with the shop's owner, Mildred Chambers, and slowly acclimates to her new surroundings. Before long, she's juggling the affections of Mildred's Lothario son, Ricky, and the good-natured Mike. As she wavers between Ricky and Mike, Ruby also tries to come to terms with her past.

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  • 1993
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    Ruby in Paradise

    Ruby in Paradise

    5.9 1993 HD

    Reeling from her mother's recent death, Ruby Lee Gissing relocates to Florida to start anew. After finding a job at a souvenir store, Ruby becomes friends with the shop's owner, Mildred Chambers, and slowly acclimates to her new surroundings. Before long, she's juggling the affections of Mildred's Lothario son, Ricky, and the good-natured Mike. As she wavers between Ricky and Mike, Ruby also tries to come to terms with her past.

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  • 2009
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    El estudiante

    El estudiante

    7.685 2009 HD

    After retiring to the beautiful Mexican town of Guanajuato, a 70 year old decides to follow his dreams and enroll at the university where he stumbles upon a new generation and they are bound together by the novel Don Quijote de la Mancha.

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  • 1997
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    Ulee's Gold

    Ulee's Gold

    6.5 1997 HD

    Third-generation Florida beekeeper Ulee Jackson may have gotten out of Vietnam alive, but he left a part of himself behind. Now he methodically tends his bees, carefully provides for his two grandchildren and keeps his emotions at bay. But when a long-buried secret threatens Ulee's business and family, he is forced to break through his emotional walls and confront the terror of his wounded spirit.

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  • 1997
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    Ulee's Gold

    Ulee's Gold

    6.5 1997 HD

    Third-generation Florida beekeeper Ulee Jackson may have gotten out of Vietnam alive, but he left a part of himself behind. Now he methodically tends his bees, carefully provides for his two grandchildren and keeps his emotions at bay. But when a long-buried secret threatens Ulee's business and family, he is forced to break through his emotional walls and confront the terror of his wounded spirit.

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  • 1984
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    A Flash of Green

    A Flash of Green

    4.769 1984 HD

    A reporter at a local Florida newspaper is torn between his friendship with a corrupt real estate developer and his love for an activist opposing the developer's latest project.

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  • 1984
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    A Flash of Green

    A Flash of Green

    4.769 1984 HD

    A reporter at a local Florida newspaper is torn between his friendship with a corrupt real estate developer and his love for an activist opposing the developer's latest project.

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  • 1984
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    A Flash of Green

    A Flash of Green

    4.769 1984 HD

    A reporter at a local Florida newspaper is torn between his friendship with a corrupt real estate developer and his love for an activist opposing the developer's latest project.

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  • 2002
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    Coastlines

    Coastlines

    5 2002 HD

    An ex-con returns to his Florida hometown after three years and becomes involved with the wife of his best friend, the local sheriff.

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  • 2002
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    Coastlines

    Coastlines

    5 2002 HD

    An ex-con returns to his Florida hometown after three years and becomes involved with the wife of his best friend, the local sheriff.

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  • 2011
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    Ella y el Candidato

    Ella y el Candidato

    5 2011 HD

    Luis Fernando and Lorena are the image of a happy marriage, with three children and a life full of achievements. But this changes completely when Luis decides to run again for the Mexican presidency. This opens a new perspective on their lives, and new challenges to keep this family together.

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  • 1979
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    Gal Young 'Un

    Gal Young 'Un

    3.8 1979 HD

    Mattie, a widow living in the backwoods of Florida during Prohibition, meets Trax, a charming man much younger that herself. Trax is a womanizing, lying bootlegger who needs money and he sets his sights on Mattie who can support him. After energetically courting her, Mattie marries Trax, who before long brings home a young woman to be their housekeeper, but it is obvious that she is to be his mistress. When Trax leaves on business, the two women each contemplate how they are being exploited and Mattie comes up with a plan of her own.

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  • 2023
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    Rachel Hendrix

    Rachel Hendrix

    1 2023 HD

    A creative writing professor experiences a relapse of grief one year after the loss of her husband. Rachel Hendrix must face the challenge of how to deal with private grief in a time of public trauma as COVID-19 wrecks its way through both town and her much loved coastal world.

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  • 2023
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    Rachel Hendrix

    Rachel Hendrix

    1 2023 HD

    A creative writing professor experiences a relapse of grief one year after the loss of her husband. Rachel Hendrix must face the challenge of how to deal with private grief in a time of public trauma as COVID-19 wrecks its way through both town and her much loved coastal world.

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  • 1995
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    Without Evidence

    Without Evidence

    4.8 1995 HD

    It is based on the true story of Michael Francke, who was the Head of Corrections for the state of Oregon before being murdered. Just before his murder, Francke visits his brother and informs him of a drug ring involving his prison colleagues. When Michael is killed, his brother begins his own investigation into the murder, leading him to more lies and deceit.

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  • 1993
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    Ruby in Paradise

    Ruby in Paradise

    5.9 1993 HD

    Reeling from her mother's recent death, Ruby Lee Gissing relocates to Florida to start anew. After finding a job at a souvenir store, Ruby becomes friends with the shop's owner, Mildred Chambers, and slowly acclimates to her new surroundings. Before long, she's juggling the affections of Mildred's Lothario son, Ricky, and the good-natured Mike. As she wavers between Ricky and Mike, Ruby also tries to come to terms with her past.

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  • 1997
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    Ulee's Gold

    Ulee's Gold

    6.5 1997 HD

    Third-generation Florida beekeeper Ulee Jackson may have gotten out of Vietnam alive, but he left a part of himself behind. Now he methodically tends his bees, carefully provides for his two grandchildren and keeps his emotions at bay. But when a long-buried secret threatens Ulee's business and family, he is forced to break through his emotional walls and confront the terror of his wounded spirit.

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  • 1984
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    A Flash of Green

    A Flash of Green

    4.769 1984 HD

    A reporter at a local Florida newspaper is torn between his friendship with a corrupt real estate developer and his love for an activist opposing the developer's latest project.

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  • 1979
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    Gal Young 'Un

    Gal Young 'Un

    3.8 1979 HD

    Mattie, a widow living in the backwoods of Florida during Prohibition, meets Trax, a charming man much younger that herself. Trax is a womanizing, lying bootlegger who needs money and he sets his sights on Mattie who can support him. After energetically courting her, Mattie marries Trax, who before long brings home a young woman to be their housekeeper, but it is obvious that she is to be his mistress. When Trax leaves on business, the two women each contemplate how they are being exploited and Mattie comes up with a plan of her own.

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  • 1979
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    Gal Young 'Un

    Gal Young 'Un

    3.8 1979 HD

    Mattie, a widow living in the backwoods of Florida during Prohibition, meets Trax, a charming man much younger that herself. Trax is a womanizing, lying bootlegger who needs money and he sets his sights on Mattie who can support him. After energetically courting her, Mattie marries Trax, who before long brings home a young woman to be their housekeeper, but it is obvious that she is to be his mistress. When Trax leaves on business, the two women each contemplate how they are being exploited and Mattie comes up with a plan of her own.

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  • 1979
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    Gal Young 'Un

    Gal Young 'Un

    3.8 1979 HD

    Mattie, a widow living in the backwoods of Florida during Prohibition, meets Trax, a charming man much younger that herself. Trax is a womanizing, lying bootlegger who needs money and he sets his sights on Mattie who can support him. After energetically courting her, Mattie marries Trax, who before long brings home a young woman to be their housekeeper, but it is obvious that she is to be his mistress. When Trax leaves on business, the two women each contemplate how they are being exploited and Mattie comes up with a plan of her own.

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  • 1979
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    Gal Young 'Un

    Gal Young 'Un

    3.8 1979 HD

    Mattie, a widow living in the backwoods of Florida during Prohibition, meets Trax, a charming man much younger that herself. Trax is a womanizing, lying bootlegger who needs money and he sets his sights on Mattie who can support him. After energetically courting her, Mattie marries Trax, who before long brings home a young woman to be their housekeeper, but it is obvious that she is to be his mistress. When Trax leaves on business, the two women each contemplate how they are being exploited and Mattie comes up with a plan of her own.

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  • 1974
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    A Circle in the Fire

    A Circle in the Fire

    1 1974 HD

    When two scrappy boys show up at Mrs. Cope's farm, she doesn't quite know what to do.Only boys, how much damage can they do? When Mrs. Cope finally tells the boys they must leave, they hide and then in a fit of anger set fire to her woods.

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  • 1974
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    A Circle in the Fire

    A Circle in the Fire

    1 1974 HD

    When two scrappy boys show up at Mrs. Cope's farm, she doesn't quite know what to do.Only boys, how much damage can they do? When Mrs. Cope finally tells the boys they must leave, they hide and then in a fit of anger set fire to her woods.

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