Chris Makepeace Filmography

Born:: April 22, 1964 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: Canadian leading man Chris Makepeace was 15 when he made his first film appearance in the raunchcom Meatballs (1979). He was top billed in his next film, My Bodyguard (1980), playing a bethumped high schooler who hires hulking Adam Baldwin to protect him from bullying Matt Dillon. He has since...Read More

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Aloha Summer

Actors: Chris Makepeace, Yuji Okumoto, Don Michael Paul, Andy Bumatai, Sho Kosugi

Synopsis: Aloha Summer is set in 1959 Hawaii. The six teenaged protagonists are drawn from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, resulting in the expected prejudices, hostilities and misunderstandings. The story's focus is on Chris Makepeace, an Italian-American lad who learns by means both soft and hard how to Read More

2/26/88
Captive Hearts

Actors: Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Chris Makepeace, Mari Sato, Michael Sarrazin, Seth Sakai

Synopsis: In this WWII melodrama, a young pilot captured by the Japanese falls in love with a village woman. Robert (Chris Makepeace) is shot down over wartime Japan. Village elder Fukushima (Pat Morita) saves him from execution. Over time, Robert wins over the village people, particularly young widow Read More

6/5/87
Vamp

Actors: Chris Makepeace, Sandy Baron, Robert Rusler, DeDee Pfeiffer, Gedde Watanabe

Synopsis: Predating the 1990s cycle of vampire-stripper films (From Dusk Till Dawn, Bordello of Blood, etc.) this cynical entry from director Richard Wenk concerns frat boys looking for a go-go girl to perform at their upcoming party. Wandering to the wrong side of town, the randy youths enter a seedy strip Read More

7/18/86
The Undergrads

Synopsis: Art Carney is virtually the only American cast member in the Canadian TV movie The Undergrads. Carney plays an elderly rest-home resident, while Chris Makepeace co-stars as his teen-aged grandson. Makepeace sneaks Carney out of the home, and together grandpa and grandson attend college. If it Read More

1985
The Falcon and the Snowman

Actors: Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, David Suchet, Lori Singer, Pat Hingle

Synopsis: John Schlesinger directed this fact-based drama - adapted from Robert Lindsay's bestseller of the same title -- about two Californians, friends since boyhood, who are caught selling government secrets to the Soviet Union. Christopher Boyce (Timothy Hutton) is an all-American boy, studying for the Read More

1985
A Savage Hunger

Actors: Chris Makepeace, Scott Hylands, Richard Cox, Dori Brenner, Rick Podell

Synopsis: Nine passengers survive an airplane crash in the desert with few supplies and no exit sign -- that situation begins this undistinguished, run-of-the-mill story about who makes it to civilization and who does not -- all fairly obvious from the beginning. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide Read More

1984
The Terry Fox Story

Actors: Robert Duvall, Eric Fryer, Michael Zelniker, Chris Makepeace, Rosalind Chao

Synopsis: This moving docudrama on a man whose courage raised $20,000,000 for a worthy cause is also an honest look at the nature of determination. When Canadian Terry Fox was diagnosed with cancer in 1977, his right leg was amputated and rather than simply battle depression, Fox decided to run his own Read More

1983
Mark Twain Classics: Mysterious Stranger

1982
Going Great [TV Series]

Actors: Chris Makepeace, Megan Follows, Keanu Reeves

Synopsis: Co-produced by the CBC and Cineworld, Going Great was a Canadian magazine show aimed at kids and pre-teens. Hosted by actor Chris Makepeace, the series trafficked heavily in segments featuring "ordinary" people pursuing extraordinary jobs or hobbies, and also celebrity interviews. Ironically, two Read More

1982
Mazes and Monsters

Synopsis: Remember that controversial participation game of the 1980s called "Dungeons and Dragons"? Remember how sociologists warned us that the game was potentially dangerous to those who couldn't altogether separate fantasy from reality. This is the premise of Mazes and Monsters, a made-for-TV film based Read More

1982
The Mysterious Stranger

Synopsis: This adaptation of a Mark Twain story features a daydreaming apprentice who finds himself in medieval Europe. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1982
The Last Chase

Actors: Lee Majors, Burgess Meredith, Chris Makepeace, Alexandra Stewart, George Touliatos

Synopsis: This futuristic adventure stars Lee Majors as a former racing champ who reassembles his old Porsche and drives to California in a world where cars have been outlawed by the powers that be. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

1981
My Bodyguard

Actors: Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Ruth Gordon, John Houseman, Martin Mull

Synopsis: This quietly compelling film explores the hardships and anxieties of high school with intelligence, sensitivity, warmth and humor. Chris Makepeace stars as a shy, bookish student who has recently moved to Chicago and begun a new school. There he finds himself the target of a group of punks led by Matt Dillon Read More

1980
Meatballs

Actors: Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, Kate Lynch, Russ Banham, Jack Blum, Kristine de Bell

Synopsis: Set at a low-end summer camp and aimed squarely at a teen audience, Meatballs is a light screwball comedy that turned its low-budget Canadian roots into a very profitable box-office run. The biggest reason for the film's success is Bill Murray who stars as Tripper, the head counselor who runs Read More

1979