Bill Wise

Bill Wise

Movies for Bill Wise...

Rent Free
Title: Rent Free
Character: Jeff Coleman
Released: June 7, 2024
Type: Movie
After hitting emotional and financial rock bottom, best friends Ben and Jordan come up with a scheme to spend an entire year living “rent free” with the help of friends, family and strangers alike in a rapidly changing Austin.
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Home Free
Title: Home Free
Character: Todd (garage sale organizer)
Released: July 2, 2023
Type: Movie
In 1997, a group of college misfits invite an unhoused professor to crash on their porch.
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Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Title: Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Character: Dad
Released: March 24, 2022
Type: Movie
A man narrates stories of his life as a 10-year-old boy in 1969 Houston, weaving tales of nostalgia with a fantastical account of a journey to the moon.
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The Get Together
Title: The Get Together
Character: Rick
Released: October 22, 2020
Type: Movie
A recent college post-grad, a soon-to-possibly-be-engaged couple, and a failing musician all deal with the realities of growing up as their three stories intersect over the course of one night at a house party in Austin.
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Fetish
Title: Fetish
Character: Bill
Released: November 28, 2019
Type: Movie
Oddball Clark meets the girl of his dreams, but the relationship is threatened by his foot fetish.
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Waves
Title: Waves
Character: Coach Wise
Released: November 15, 2019
Type: Movie
A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.
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Frances Ferguson
Title: Frances Ferguson
Character: Parole Officer
Released: March 10, 2019
Type: Movie
Frances Ferguson, the eponymous character at the center of Bob Byington’s new film, is discontent. Like a lot of us, she does a bit of “acting out” and pays the price —an arrest, a trial, incarceration. And then a new identity, one that’s not terribly comfortable. Nick Offerman narrates this deviant comedy, based on actual events.
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Thunder Road
Title: Thunder Road
Character: The Captain
Released: September 12, 2018
Type: Movie
A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.
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Support the Girls
Title: Support the Girls
Character: Grady, Pugnacious Commuter
Released: August 24, 2018
Type: Movie
Lisa Conroy is general manager at a highway-side 'sports bar with curves', Double Whammies. She nurtures and protects her employees fiercely - but over the course of one trying day, her optimism is battered from every direction. Double Whammies sells a big, weird American fantasy, but what happens when reality pokes a bunch of holes in it?
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The Golden Rut
Title: The Golden Rut
Character: Moses Duval
Released: October 16, 2016
Type: Movie
Opposites attract when a broke, bohemian playboy actor falls for a sweet natured, career driven entrepreneur with a sexy identical twin sister.
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Title: Crunch Time
Character: Dean Samuelson
Released: September 11, 2016
Type: TV
Crunch Time begins when four grad students accidentally open up a black hole that could be the end of the world. After recklessly handling cutting-edge tech in their school lab, this brilliant team of jackasses creates a small, but potentially earth shattering, black hole that grabs the attention of government operatives. Since the “wanna-be” scientists can’t pinpoint exactly where their experiment went wrong, they must work with the secret government agency sent in to save the day by detailing EVERY illegal thing they’ve done in the lab thus far.
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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Title: Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: August 5, 2016
Type: Movie
Highlighting one of the most innovative American directors, this film reveals the path traveled by the auteur from his small-town Texas roots to his warm reception on the awards circuit. Long before he directed Boyhood, Richard Linklater’s intense desire to create fueled his work outside the Hollywood system. Rather than leave Texas, he chose to collaborate with like-minded artists crafting modest, low-budget films in a DIY style. His ability to showcase realistic characters and tell honest stories was evident from his films, and others soon took notice of his raw talent.
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Krisha
Title: Krisha
Character: Doyle
Released: March 18, 2016
Type: Movie
When Krisha returns to her estranged family for Thanksgiving dinner, past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
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Lazer Team
Title: Lazer Team
Character: Football Announcer #1
Released: January 27, 2016
Type: Movie
Four losers are thrust into the position of saving the world when they stumble upon a UFO crash site and become genetically equipped to the battle suit on board.
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Title: iZombie
Character: Martin Roberts
Released: March 17, 2015
Type: TV
A medical student who becomes a zombie joins a Coroner's Office in order to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat so that she can maintain her humanity. But every brain she eats, she also inherits their memories and must now solve their deaths with help from the Medical examiner and a police detective.
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The Samaritans
Title: The Samaritans
Character: Jim
Released: March 13, 2015
Type: Movie
A man gets into a terrible traffic accident in the middle of nowhere, and two religious zealots try their best to "save" him.
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You Are Your Body / You Are Not Your Body
Title: You Are Your Body / You Are Not Your Body
Character: Preacher Bill
Released: November 11, 2014
Type: Movie
A group of estranged siblings must reconcile with the past when the death of their mother coincides with the appearance of an apocalyptic cult, suicidal clown, and the second coming of Christ.
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Title: The Leftovers
Character: Emcee
Released: June 29, 2014
Type: TV
When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. The drama series 'The Leftovers' is the story of the people who didn't make the cut.
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Boyhood
Title: Boyhood
Character: Steve Evans
Released: June 5, 2014
Type: Movie
The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
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Austin High
Title: Austin High
Character: Chet
Released: October 22, 2011
Type: Movie
What would happen if a group of high school slackers grew up and became the faculty at their own high school?
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God Thinks You're a Loser
Title: God Thinks You're a Loser
Character: Peter
Released: August 27, 2009
Type: Movie
Sex, drugs, money, murder - not to mention love, heartache, humiliation, guilt, revenge, redemption - are central themes in this wicked dark comedy. Tracking six not-quite-so-young oilmen and dancers as they pursue life with reckless abandon in boomtown Houston during the Eighties, the story careens from casual pick-ups to painful break-ups, from betrayal to reunion with hardly a pause for breath.
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Six Gun
Title: Six Gun
Character: Will
Released: October 18, 2008
Type: Movie
When three cowboys show up dead, Tommy, a hard-drinking, retired bounty hunter whose ranch is on the brink for foreclosure, must saddle up one more time to stop the bandit and collect a ransom. Prepare yourself to go back in time to the real old west, when he takes the law into his own hands and kills anyone in his way.
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Screen Door Jesus
Title: Screen Door Jesus
Character: Luther
Released: March 11, 2003
Type: Movie
A vision of Jesus sighted on the screen door of Mother Harper's front porch sparks misadventures as the media and crowds gather around the phenomenon and the townsfolk start to take sides. As more people flock to the door, some for guidance, some for healing and some for pure entertainment, the pressure on this sleepy town starts to build. From the wanton Mayor to the scheming town seductress; from the white banker to the desperate black rough neck who seeks his help; from the security guard with all the answers to the hoards gathering with nothing but questions, there's something boiling under this town and only one thing is certain: no one will escape the apocalyptic results unchanged.
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Waking Life
Title: Waking Life
Character: Boat Car Guy
Released: October 19, 2001
Type: Movie
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
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Attack Of The Bat Monsters
Title: Attack Of The Bat Monsters
Released: October 7, 1999
Type: Movie
Join schlock impresario Francis Gordon as his intrepid crew attempt to shoot an impromptu monster movie in the three days left over from the film they’ve just wrapped. From the Saul Bass opening title homage to its highly authentic, comic evocation of 1950s’ grade-Z grind house, this was lost when it was made in 1999. But ace restorer Mark Rance (who restored Tobe Hooper’s Eggshells) found it and has lovingly refurbished it under writer/director Kelly Greene’s supervision.
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American Detective
Title: American Detective
Character: Ed Hayes
Released: June 14, 1999
Type: Movie
An awkward loner becomes a mail-order private investigator, only to become somewhat of a bumbling stalker for the girl of his dreams.
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The Monster Hunter
Title: The Monster Hunter
Character: Ferrel Dickenson
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
Residents of an East Texas town react strangely when a serial killer invades their small town world.
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SubUrbia
Title: SubUrbia
Character: George the Limo Driver
Released: February 7, 1997
Type: Movie
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
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The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Title: The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Character: Heckler
Released: September 22, 1995
Type: Movie
When a helpful family invites two lost couples in for a good ol' down-home massacre, the prom night teens find themselves all dressed up... with no place to escape.
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Sunlight
Title: Sunlight
Character: Wade
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Disappearing into a monkey costume and creating a new persona, Jane strives to break free from a toxic relationship when she encounters a suicidal radio show host, Roy, who presents a path to freedom. After hitting the open road in Roy's Airstream, the unlikely duo soon hatch a plan that could help finance a new life but could also land them in jail. Hot on their heels is Jane's controlling partner, Wade, who aims to put an end to Jane's newfound freedom.