Mel Harris’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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Mel Harris has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2000s.
Recurring themes

Raw Deal
1986
Action · Crime

Lone Wolf McQuade
1983
Action · Crime

Armed and Dangerous
1986
Action · Comedy

Flashback
1990
Action · Comedy

Running Scared
1986
Comedy · Crime

Sudden Impact
1983
Thriller · Crime

Murphy's Law
1986
Action · Thriller

Beverly Hills Cop
1984
Comedy · Crime

Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequences of this past on his own psyche and the influence of his returning father and violent brother Cain, Carter becomes involved in a series of murders and kidnappings. Meanwhile, his wife Jenny rekindles an old love affair, placing herself in the crosshairs of her increasingly unstable husband.
Dir. Brian De Palma · With John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer
The extravagant cop Michael Dooley needs some help to fight a drug dealer who has tried to kill him. A "friend" gives him a dog named Jerry Lee (Officer Lewis), who has been trained to smell drugs. With his help, Dooley sets out to put his enemy behind the bars, but Jerry Lee has a personality of his own and works only when he wants to. On the other hand, the dog is quite good at destroying Dooley's car, house and sex-life...
Dir. Rod Daniel · With Jim Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe

Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the unknown world of books, and he has to try and get home again.
Dir. Pixote Hunt, Joe Johnston · With Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Whoopi Goldberg
Follows a seasoned detective on the trail of a ruthless killer intent on slaughtering prostitutes along West Hollywood's Sunset Strip. It appears that the murderer's grisly methods are identical to that of London's infamous 19th century psychopath Jack the Ripper – a relentless serial killer who was never caught by police. To make matters worse, the detective soon notices the parallels between the crimes committed by the West Hollywood stalker and those of a serial murderer incarcerated years ago. Could the wrong man be behind bars?
Dir. David Ondaatje · With Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Shane West

Nick Randall is a Los Angeles-based bounty hunter and an ex-CIA operative who is asked by a former co-worker to help track down terrorist Malak Al Rahim. However, Malak Al Rahim is also looking for Randall, forcing a showdown on the waterfront.
Dir. Gary Sherman · With Rutger Hauer, Gene Simmons, Eli Danker