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A Summer To Remember
''A Summer to Remember'' is a 1985 American family television drama film written and directed by Robert Michael Lewis and starring James Farentino, Tess Harper and Louise Fletcher. Plot Two young children find an Orangutan living in their treehouse. Toby who uses sign finds out that the Orangutan can sign and his little sister interprets. They get up one morning and take the Orangutan out and go on an adventure.. The parents take the kids to see a circus and there is a sick gorilla there called mad max who is really poorly.. The children come home and find that Kacey the Orangutan has gone.. They try to find her but she ends up been captured and they put Kacey in the same cage as Max until they can find her owner.. The children steal the keys and let them both go.. Then there is an Orangutan and a gorilla on the loose followed by the owners and police with guns and vets.. Max is shot with sleeping drugs and gets the help he needed and Kacey goes back to her owners and Toby regains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Farentino
James Farentino (February 24, 1938 – January 24, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in nearly 100 television, film, and stage roles, among them '' The Final Countdown'', ''Jesus of Nazareth'', and ''Dynasty''. Career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Farentino attended local schools followed later by studying drama and acting in Catholic school. In the 1950s and 1960s, he performed on the stage and a few TV roles. Among his many television appearances, he guest-starred in 1964 with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. in the episode "Super-Star" of the CBS drama series '' The Reporter''. He starred in ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' alongside Vera Miles and John Carradine (episode "Death Scene"). Early in 1967, he appeared in Barry Sullivan's NBC Western series ''The Road West'' in the episode "Reap the Whirlwind". In 1969, he starred opposite Patty Duke in the film ''Me, Natalie''. Farentino was one of the lawyers in NBC's TV series ''The Bold Ones'' (1969–1972), which also starred Burl Ives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Haysbert
Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the '' Major League'' film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film '' Absolute Power'', Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the CBS action drama series ''The Unit'', God on the Netflix show ''Lucifer'', and President David Palmer on the first five seasons of '' 24''. He has also appeared in the films '' Love Field'', ''Heat'', ''Waiting to Exhale'', and '' Far from Heaven'', as well as the science fiction series '' Incorporated''. Early life Haysbert was born in San Mateo, California, the son of Gladys (née Minor), a homemaker and house cleaner, and Charles Whitney Haysbert Sr., a deputy sheriff and airline security guard. He is the eighth of nine children, having two sisters and six brothers. His parents were from Louisiana. Haysbert was raised Baptist. Haysbert graduated from San Mateo High School in 1972. After high school, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Scored By Charles Fox
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1985 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1985 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Context The year was considered an unsuccessful one for film. Despite a record number of film releases, many films failed at the box office, and ticket sales were down 17% compared with 1984. Industry executives believed the problem, in part, was a lack of original concepts. Films about fantasy and magic failed, as audiences leaned towards science-fiction. Janet Maslin said the fault for this lay partly with Steven Spielberg, who had created such a successful template with films like '' E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' and ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' that many fantasy films had imitated them. There was also a saturation of youth-oriented films targeted at those under 18. Executi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Drama Films
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reopen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Brunish
Corey Brunish is a Singing, singer, actor, director, writer and multiple Tony Awards, Tony Award-winning producer who is based in Portland, Oregon and New York City. Background Brunish was born in Los Angeles, California. After spending his early years in Belgium and Copenhagen, he attended Beverly Hills High School, where he first discovered his love of music while listening to the cast recordings of Broadway theatre, Broadway shows. He received a BA in Theatre Arts from Occidental College cum laude. It was there he began his acting career doing up to six shows in repertory at the Remsen Bird Theatre. He moved to Oregon shortly thereafter and worked as a property developer while appearing in numerous theatre productions, indie movies, TV shows and feature films. He also recorded over 500 songs. He has released more than a dozen CDs featuring mostly covers of standards and show tunes. CDs featuring his voice include Broadway Records' recording of "Jekyll and Hyde," which was rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Fimple
Dennis Clarke Fimple (November 11, 1940 – August 23, 2002) was an American actor. Biography Fimple was born in Ventura, California, the son of Dolly and Elmer Fimple. He graduated from Taft Union High School in 1958 and received a teaching certificate from San Jose State University, where he majored in Drama. He appeared in a variety of TV shows including ''Here Come the Brides'', ''Petticoat Junction'', ''Matt Houston'', ''M*A*S*H'', ''Centennial'', ''Simon & Simon'', ''Highway to Heaven'', ''Sledge Hammer!'', ''Knight Rider'', ''Quantum Leap'' and '' ER''. He also had roles in films such as ''Truck Stop Women'' (1974), ''The Apple Dumpling Gang'' (1975), '' Mackintosh and T.J.'' (1975), ''Stay Hungry'' (1976), ''King Kong'' (1976), ''The Shadow of Chikara'' (1977), ''Goin' South'' (1978), ''The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch'' (1982) and ''Maverick'' (1994), and shared the lead in ''Bootleggers'' (1974) and ''Creature from Black Lake'' (1976). His most popular role was that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Cheek
Molly Cheek (born March 2, 1950) is an American actress. A Connecticut College graduate she worked in ‘dinner-theater productions and summer stock’ before finding television and film work. Cheek is best known for her roles in the television sitcoms as Nancy Bancroft on ''It's Garry Shandling's Show'' (1986–1990), and as Nancy Henderson on '' Harry and the Hendersons'' (1991–1993). She also had main roles in a number of short-lived television shows, and guest starred on '' St. Elsewhere'', ''Diagnosis Murder'', ''Family Ties'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', '' Once and Again'', and ''Cold Case''. Cheek played the mother of main character Jim Levenstein in the 1999 film '' American Pie'' and in its sequels. |
Burt Young
Gerald Tommaso DeLouise (born April 30, 1940), known professionally as Burt Young, is an American actor, author and painter. He played Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the ''Rocky'' film series. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the first film. He has also appeared in ''Chinatown'' (1974), '' The Gambler'' (1974), ''The Killer Elite'' (1975), ''Convoy'' (1978), '' Uncle Joe Shannon'' (1978), ''Once Upon a Time in America'' (1984), ''The Pope of Greenwich Village'' (1984), ''A Summer to Remember'' (1985), ''Back to School'' (1986), ''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' (1990), ''Mickey Blue Eyes'' (1999), '' Transamerica'' (2005), ''Win Win'' (2011), '' Bottom of the 9th'' (2019), ''Beckman'' (2020) and the documentary film '' Stallone: Frank, That Is'' (2021) and had a guest appearance on ''The Sopranos'' in 2001. Early life, family and education Young was born in Queens, New York City, New York, the son of Josep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tess Harper
Tessie Jean Harper (''née'' Washam; born August 15, 1950) is an American actress. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her first film role in 1983's ''Tender Mercies'', and for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1986 film ''Crimes of the Heart''. Her other film appearances include '' Flashpoint'' (1984), ''Ishtar'' (1987), '' Far North'' (1988), and ''No Country for Old Men'' (2007). She also had a recurring role on the first three seasons of ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2010). Early life Harper was born in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, the daughter of Rosemary and Ed Washam, who operated Washam's Hardware. Harper has a brother and sister. She attended Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) in Springfield, Missouri, graduated with a degree in education, and taught ninth-grade English in Springfield, Missouri. Career Harper began acting in theater productions, theme parks (including Dogpatch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgette Andersen
Bridgette Andersen (July 11, 19751997) was an American child actress and child model. She starred in 1982's ''Savannah Smiles'', for which she received her first of four Youth in Film Award nominations. Personal life Andersen was born on July 11, 1975, to Frank and Teresa Andersen. By April 1982, she lived in Malibu, California, with her parents, younger sister Angelica, and two brothers. As an infant, Angelica appeared in television advertisements for Bank of America and Mervyn's. A reader since age two-and-a-half, the ''Havre Daily News'' reported that six-year-old Andersen had "a staggering IQ". Her favorite author was Ernest Hemingway, and her favorite book was ''The Old Man and the Sea''. A fan of the TV series ''Diff'rent Strokes'' and ''Silver Spoons'', she decided to pursue acting, and aspired to produce and direct films as well. Andersen died of an opioid overdose in 1997, in Los Angeles County, California, at the age of 21. Career During a February 1983 interv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
The ''Sarasota Herald-Tribune'' is a daily newspaper, located in Sarasota, Florida, founded in 1925 as the ''Sarasota Herald''. History The newspaper was owned by The New York Times Company from 1982 to 2012. It was then owned by Halifax Media Group from 2012 to 2015, when New Media Investment Group acquired Halifax. The ''Herald-Tribune'' was one of the first newspapers in the nation to have an in-house 24-hour cable news channel. SNN was founded in 1995 along with partner Comcast. SNN was sold to private investors in January 2009. The original former headquarters for the newspaper was added to the National Register of Historic Places and still exists, containing the Sarasota Woman's Exchange and several other small businesses; the 1969 replacement building torn down in 2010 to make room for a new Publix. The new headquarters building was designed by Arquitectonica and won the American Institute of Architect's Award of Excellence. In early 2017, the ''Herald-Tribune'' moved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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