Fixer
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A fixer or the fixer may refer to:
in comics and literature:
in film and television:
in songs:
in albums:
see also
in comics and literature:
- The FixerThe Fixer (Malamud novel)The Fixer is a 1966 novel by Bernard Malamud inspired by the true story of Menahem Mendel Beilis, an unjustly imprisoned Jew in Tsarist Russia. The notorious "Beilis trial" of 1913 caused an international uproar that forced Russia to back down in the face of world indignation. The Beilis case is...
, a 1966 novel by Bernard Malamud - FixerFixer (comics)The Fixer is a name used by two fictional characters, both of are which were introduced as villains in the Marvel Comics universe.-Roscoe Sweeney:...
, the name of two different characters appearing in Marvel Comics publications - The Fixer, a 2003 comic strip about the Bosnian War
in film and television:
- The FixerThe Fixer (TV series)The Fixer is a British drama television series, produced by Kudos for ITV. Set in modern Britain, it follows the life of an ex-British Special Forces soldier arrested by police after he killed his aunt and uncle following his discharge from the military...
, a British 2008 television drama, starring Andrew Buchan - The FixerThe Fixer (film)The Fixer is a 1968 British drama film based on the 1966 semi-biographical novel of the same name, written by Bernard Malamud.-Plot:Like the book, the film's main character Yakov Bok, a Jew living in the Russian Empire, who was unjustly imprisoned based on prejudice and the charge of having...
, a 1968 film based on the Malamud novel - The Fixer, a 1915 silent film starring Alma HanlonAlma HanlonAlma Hanlon was an American silent film actress. Hanlon's film career was short, lasting only four years. She appeared in twenty-three films...
- "The Fixer", an episode of the British sitcom Black Books (series 2, episode 3)
in songs:
- "The Fixer", a song by George Thorogood from Ride 'Til I Die
- "The FixerThe Fixer (song)"The Fixer" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music co-written by drummer Matt Cameron and guitarists Mike McCready and Stone Gossard, "The Fixer" was released on August 24, 2009 as the first single from the band's ninth studio...
", a song by Pearl Jam from BackspacerBackspacerBackspacer is the ninth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on September 20, 2009. Pearl Jam began work for the follow-up to its previous album—2006's Pearl Jam—in early 2008. In 2009, the band began to build on instrumental and demo tracks written... - "The Fixer", a song by Humble Pie from Smokin'Smokin' (Humble Pie album)Smokin' is the fifth studio album by the English group Humble Pie, released in 1972. The album peaked at #6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart, and hit the UK Top 30.-Album profile:...
- "Fixxxer", a song by Metallica from ReLoadReLoadReLoad is the seventh studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on November 18, 1997 through Elektra Records. The album is a sequel or counterpart to the band's previous album, Load. It debuted number 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 417,000 copies in its first week....
in albums:
- FiXeR, an album by the band Download
see also
- Photographic fixerPhotographic fixerPhotographic fixer is a chemical or a mix of chemicals used in the final step in the photographic processing of film or paper. The fixer stabilises the image, removing the unexposed silver halide remaining on the photographic film or photographic paper, leaving behind the reduced metallic silver...
, a chemical that removes unexposed silver salts from photographic media and renders them insensitive to light. - A fixer-upperFixer-UpperA fixer-upper is a real-estate property that will require maintenance work though it usually can be lived in as it is....
, a house that is in a state of disrepair, or needs to be "fixed up". - RC-1140, known as 'Fixer', a character of Delta SquadDelta SquadNot to be confused with Delta Force.Delta Squad is the designation of a group of fictional specialized clones, in George Lucas's science fiction saga Star Wars. They first appeared in the video game Star Wars: Republic Commando and later were seen in the novel Triple Zero. The game introduces the...
in the Star Wars universe