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1980 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
The 3rd Stinkers Bad Movie Awards were released by the Hastings Bad Cinema Society in 1981 to honour the worst films the film industry had to offer in 1980. The ballot was later revisited and the expanded version was released in 2006. Listed as follows are the original ballot's picks for Worst Picture and its dishonourable mentions, which are films that were considered for Worst Picture but ultimately failed to make the final ballot (24 total), and all nominees included in the expanded ballot. All winners are highlighted. Original Ballot Worst Picture Dishonourable Mentions * ''Attack of the Killer Tomatoes'' (NAI) * '' The Blue Lagoon'' ( Columbia) * '' Caligula'' (Analysis Film) * '' Cruising'' ( UA) * '' First Family'' (Warner Bros.) * '' Flash Gordon'' (Universal) * '' Friday the 13th'' (Paramount) * ''The Gong Show Movie'' (Universal) * ''Herbie Goes Bananas'' (Disney) * '' The Hunter'' (Paramount) * ''The Jazz Singer'' ( AFD) * '' Night Games'' (AVCO) * ''The Nude Bom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards (formerly known as the ''Hastings Bad Cinema Society'') was a Los Angeles-based group of film buffs and film critics devoted to honoring the worst films of the year. The society was founded by Mike Lancaster and Ray Wright, two former ushers who met in the late 1970s at what is now the Pacific Hastings Theater in Pasadena, California (from which the society originally got its name). ''The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards'' have been featured in ''Entertainment Weekly'', ''USA Today'', ''Los Angeles Times'', and on the BBC, CNN, as well as in several newspapers and magazines. History Founding Lancaster and Wright offered the annual Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, which was a parody of the Academy Awards. The Stinkers were similar to the Golden Raspberry Awards (the "Razzies"), which debuted four years after the Stinkers. Aside from the usual categories one might expect in an Oscar parody (Worst Picture, Worst Actor, etc.), the Stinkers offered other categor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Family (film)
''First Family'' is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by comedian and actor Buck Henry, and starring Bob Newhart, Madeline Kahn, Gilda Radner, Harvey Korman, Rip Torn, Austin Pendleton, Fred Willard and Richard Benjamin. It received negative reviews. Plot Manfred Link is the president of the United States. He and the usually tipsy First Lady have a 28-year-old, sex-starved daughter named Gloria. The president is surrounded by a number of eccentric staffers and allies, including Vice President Shockley, Ambassador Spender, Press Secretary Bunthorne and a presidential aide named Feebleman. He also is advised by General Dumpston, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The administration needs the support of the (fictional) African nation of Upper Gorm for an upcoming vote and must deal with Longo, that country's United Nations ambassador. Unfortunately, it can find only one American who knows how to speak the Upper Gormese language, a man named Alexander Grade. As be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh! Heavenly Dog
''Oh! Heavenly Dog'' is a 1980 American fantasy comedy film written by Rod Browning and stars Benjean, billed here as Benji (she was the daughter of Higgins (dog), Higgins, who originated the role of Benji), Chevy Chase, Jane Seymour (actress), Jane Seymour, and Omar Sharif. The film was directed by Joe Camp and released by 20th Century Fox. It was the third film in the Benji series. Plot On a rainy day in London, private investigator Benjamin Browning (Chevy Chase) accepts a ride from his friend, Freddie (Alan Sues), who is a dangerous driver. As Freddie drops Benjamin near his office, the investigator collides on the street with writer Jackie Howard (Jane Seymour (actress), Jane Seymour). When Benjamin asks her for a date, she tells him to contact her upon her return from Paris. Back at his office, Benjamin's secretary, Margaret (Barbara Leigh-Hunt), leaves for lunch, and a stranger named Quimby Charles (Richard Vernon), claiming to be a member of Parliament of the United King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh, God! Book II
''Oh, God! Book II'' is a 1980 American comedy film and a sequel to the film '' Oh, God!'' (1977). It was directed by Gilbert Cates, and stars George Burns, Suzanne Pleshette, David Birney and Louanne Sirota. Joyce Brothers and Hugh Downs also made cameo appearances in the film. ''Oh, God! Book II'' was followed by ''Oh, God! You Devil'' (1984). Burns was the only cast member who appeared in more than one of the films. Synopsis In this sequel, God asks the help of 11-year-old Tracy Richards (Louanne Sirota) to help promote Himself. Tracy creates the slogan "Think God" and soon has her friends spreading the message by posters, graffiti and other ways. But Tracy's parents and psychiatrists think the young girl is just insane. God is the only one that can straighten out the situation. Main cast * George Burns as God * Suzanne Pleshette as Paula Richards * David Birney as Don Richards * Louanne Sirota as Tracy Richards * John Louie as Shingo * Wilfrid Hyde-White as Judge Thomas Mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nude Bomb
''The Nude Bomb'' (also known as ''The Return of Maxwell Smart'') is a 1980 American spy comedy film based on the 1965-70 television series ''Get Smart''. It stars Don Adams as Maxwell Smart, Agent 86, and was directed by Clive Donner. It was retitled ''The Return of Maxwell Smart'' for television. Co-creators Mel Brooks and Buck Henry notably had no involvement in the making of the film. Furthermore, Adams and Robert Karvelas (as Larrabee) were the only original cast members of the TV series to reprise their roles for the film. Dana Elcar portrays the Chief in ''The Nude Bomb'' due to the death of Edward Platt, the original Chief, in 1974. Eugene Roche was originally cast as the Chief in this film, but was replaced by Elcar due to illness. Barbara Feldon as Agent 99 in the TV series, does not appear in the film nor is she referenced; Feldon claimed that she was unaware of the film's production and was not asked to reprise the role of 99, but wouldn't have accepted in any case. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embassy Pictures
Embassy Pictures Corporation (also and later known as Avco Embassy Pictures as well as Embassy Films Associates) was an American independent film Production company, production and Film distributor, distribution studio responsible for such films as ''The Graduate'', ''The Producers (1967 film), The Producers'', ''The Fog'', ''The Howling (film), The Howling'', ''Escape from New York'', and ''This Is Spinal Tap''. History Founding The company was formed in 1942 by Joseph E. Levine, initially to distribute foreign films in the United States. The company entered film production in 1945, co-producing with Maxwell Finn the documentary ''Gaslight Follies'', a compilation of silent film clips narrated by Ben Grauer. Success Embassy found success in 1956 bringing the Japanese film ''Godzilla (1954 film), Godzilla'' to the American general public (in a re-edited version), acquiring the rights for $12,000 and spending $400,000 promoting it under the title ''Godzilla, King of the Monst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Games (1980 Film)
''Night Games'' is a 1980 erotic thriller film directed by Roger Vadim. It was released in France as ''Jeux de Nuit''. The film stars Cindy Pickett as a woman still traumatised after being raped as a teenager, and is unable to have a satisfactory sex life with her husband, who eventually leaves her. Left alone in a large house, Valerie drifts into sexual fantasies, while facing danger from another potential rapist. Joanna Cassidy also stars, as Valerie's best friend. The film was released on CED in 1983 and VHS in 1989, with a running time of 104 minutes. A subsequent DVD release has a running time of only 96 minutes. Cast * Cindy Pickett as Valerie St. John * Joanna Cassidy as Julie Miller * Barry Primus as Jason St. John * Paul Jenkins as Sean Daniels * Gene Davis as Timothy Production Roger Vadim had previously made a number of provocative films, including '' And God Created Woman'' and '' Barbarella'', whose respective stars Vadim also married, Brigitte Bardot and Jane Fon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jazz Singer (1980 Film)
''The Jazz Singer'' is a 1980 American musical film, musical drama (film and television), drama film directed by Richard Fleischer and produced by Jerry Leider. The film stars Neil Diamond (in his acting debut), Laurence Olivier, Sir Laurence Olivier and Lucie Arnaz, and tells the story of a young singer who is torn between tradition and pursuing his dreams as a Pop music, pop singer. Based on the The Jazz Singer (play), 1925 play of the same name by Samson Raphaelson, this film is the fourth adaptation of the play, after the The Jazz Singer, 1927 and the The Jazz Singer (1952 film), 1952 theatrical adaptions, and a The Jazz Singer (Ford Startime), 1959 television adaptation. Developed as a starring vehicle for Diamond, who had undergone a revival of popularity in the late 1970s, the film was initially intended to be produced by Paramount Pictures, Paramount and AFD, with Sidney J. Furie directing, and Deborah Raffin acting opposite Diamond. However, production was plagued with se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunter (1980 Film)
''The Hunter'' is a 1980 American biographical action thriller film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Steve McQueen. The film was McQueen's final role before his death in November of that year at age 50. The cast also features Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton, Ben Johnson, and Richard Venture. This was the last theatrical film made by director Buzz Kulik. Plot Ralph "Papa" Thorson (Steve McQueen) arrives in a small town in Illinois where, despite being a terrible driver (a running joke used throughout the film), he captures fugitive Tommy Price (LeVar Burton) for fleeing on his bail. Thorson next drives to Houston to bring in a dangerous punk named Billie Joe, whose kinfolk include Sheriff Strong (Ben Johnson), a corrupt redneck lawman who warns Thorson not to get involved. Papa ignores him and ends up in a destructive fight with the enormous fugitive but succeeds in apprehending him. Thorson drives both Tommy Price and Billie Joe back to Los Angeles, where he collec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film production company and subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company. The studio is the flagship producer of live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios unit, and is based at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Animated films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios are also released under the studio banner. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributes and markets the films produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Disney began producing live-action films in the 1950s. The live-action division became Walt Disney Pictures in 1983, when Disney reorganized its entire studio division; which included the separation from the feature animation division and the subsequent creation of Touchstone Pictures. At the end of that decade, combined with Touchstone's output, Walt Disney Pictures elevated Disney to one of Hollywood's major film studios. Walt Disney Pictur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |