Abruptio
''Abruptio'' is a 2023 American puppet-animated horror film written, edited, and directed by Evan Marlowe. Produced by Barry Finlayson, Kerry Marlowe, Martin White, and Susan Finlayson, the film stars James Marsters, Christopher McDonald, Jordan Peele, Robert Englund, and Sid Haig in his final film before his death on September 21, 2019. ''Abruptio'' had its world premiere online at the Santa Monica Film Festival on January 17, 2023. Premise Cast Production Voice recording Voice recording started on May 23, 2015, in Los Angeles, California, with Evan Marlowe serving as cinematographer. Recording sessions wrapped on December 2, 2017. In December 2017, several actors were confirmed to have voiced characters, including James Marsters, Robert Englund, Sid Haig, Jordan Peele, Hana Mae Lee, and Christopher McDonald. Production On September 23, 2019, the film's crew relayed their feelings towards the passing of co-star Sid Haig Sidney Eddie Mosesian (July 14, 1939 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sid Haig
Sidney Eddie Mosesian (July 14, 1939 – September 21, 2019), known professionally as Sid Haig, was an American actor, film producer, and musician. He was known for his roles in several of Jack Hill's blaxploitation films from the 1970s, as well as for his appearances in horror films, most notably his role as Captain Spaulding in the Rob Zombie films ''House of 1000 Corpses'', ''The Devil's Rejects'' and '' 3 from Hell''. Haig's Captain Spaulding, and Haig himself, have been called icons of horror cinema. Haig had a leading role on the television series ''Jason of Star Command'' as the villain Dragos. He appeared in many television programs, including ''The Untouchables'', ''Batman'', ''Gunsmoke'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'', ''Star Trek'', ''Get Smart'', ''The Rockford Files'', ''Charlie's Angels'', ''Fantasy Island'', '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', ''The A-Team'', ''MacGyver'', and ''Emergency!''. Early life Haig w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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James Marsters
James Wesley Marsters (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor, musician, singer, comic book writer, and audiobook narrator. He is sometimes credited in various anime series and video games as David Gray and Sam Majesters in the series ''Dragon Ball Super'' and the video game ''Dragon Ball FighterZ'' respectively. He is best known for his role as the British punk vampire, Spike in The WB series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and its spin-off, ''Angel''. Since then, he has played the alien supervillain Brainiac along with Professor Milton Fine and Brainiac 5 on the Superman-inspired series ''Smallville'', Captain John Hart on ''Torchwood'' and terrorist Barnabas Greeley in Syfy's '' Caprica''. He appeared in a supporting role in the film '' P.S. I Love You'', as Victor Hesse in the 2010 reboot of ''Hawaii Five-0'', and Victor Stein in the Marvel series '' Runaways''. He is also the voice of Zamasu along with Future Zamasu for the ''Funimation'' dub of the ''Dragon Ball'' fra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christopher McDonald
Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American film, television, theatre and voice actor. McDonald is best known for playing the villainous professional golfer Shooter McGavin in the 1996 comedy ''Happy Gilmore''. Other notable starring roles for McDonald in film include "T-Birds" member Goose McKenzie in ''Grease 2'' (1982), Darryl Dickinson opposite his former fiance Geena Davis in ''Thelma & Louise'' (1991), Ward Cleaver in the film adaptation '' Leave It to Beaver'' (1997), and Tappy Tibbons in ''Requiem for a Dream'' (2000). Along with numerous independent and small-budget film roles, he played supporting characters in box-office hits '' Grumpy Old Men'' (1993), '' Flubber'' (1997), ''Rumor Has It'' (2005), ''The House Bunny'' (2008) and '' About Last Night'' (2014). Voice acting roles for McDonald include Jor-El on '' Superman: The Animated Series'' (1996), Kent Mansley in ''The Iron Giant'' (1999), Superman on ''Batman Beyond'' (2000) and Harvey Dent on ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Patrick Cavanaugh
Patrick Cavanaugh is an American screen actor on television and film, and voice actor in video games. Early life and education Cavanaugh was raised in Vallejo, California; his parents divorced when he was young. Cavanaugh started performing as a child and did a Young Actor's Workshop at a local community college. Cavanaugh attended Diablo Valley College before transferring to Arizona State University, where he majored in theatre. Cavanaugh was on the ASU improv team. Cavanaugh is a faculty member of John Rosenfeld Studios in West Hollywood. Career Cavanaugh played Pete in the film ''National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze'', returning as one of the leads in '' National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2''. Cavanaugh had the recurring role of Smitty Smith, a young, aspiring copywriter, on AMC's critically acclaimed ''Mad Men'' and played in the Horror comedy movie ''Transylmania ''Transylmania'' is a 2009 American comedy horror film directed by David and Scott Hillenbrand, and co-written b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carole Ruggier
Carole Ruggier is a British born actress of Egyptian, Maltese, Italian, and Irish descent. As a casting director, director, and voice actress, she is known for her work on award winning video games. Notable voice roles include Athena in ''God of War'' (2005) and ''God of War II'' (2007) with a cameo in 2018's ''God of War'', as well as Athena in '' Age of Mythology'' and Auntie Dot in '' Halo: Reach''. TV roles include playing Amanda Carter, mother of Peggy Carter and Michael Carter, in '' Agent Carter'' episode "Smoke & Mirrors", and multiple voice and sketch appearances on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live'' on ABC. Biography Ruggier trained as an actress at The Arts Educational School in London and worked extensively in theatre in leading and character roles. Productions include ''Julius Caesar'', ''Twelfth Night'', ''The Cherry Orchard'', ''The Accrington Pals'' by Peter Whelan, ''The Card'' adapted by Joyce Holliday, ''Outskirts'' by Hanif Kureshi, ''Stags and Hens'' by Willy Russell ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rich Fulcher
Richard Fulcher (born November 18, 1968) is an American comedian, actor and author. He played Bob Fossil and other characters in the British comedy series ''The Mighty Boosh'', and Edward Sheath in the American series '' Jon Benjamin Has a Van''. He has also appeared in Noel Fielding's more recent show, ''Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy''. His other appearances include '' Unnatural Acts'' with Julian Barratt and Fielding of ''The Mighty Boosh'' and he starred in and wrote the TV series ''Snuff Box'' alongside Matt Berry. Early life Fulcher was born in Massachusetts. He attended St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and then earned a degree in government from Dartmouth College. After graduating he pursued a career in comedy. He took to improvised comedy at the ImprovOlympic in Chicago, where he was one of the early members of the Upright Citizens Brigade. Beginning in late 1992 in Chicago, Fulcher began working on a new long-form improvisational comedy concept – a completely imp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ross King (presenter)
Derek Ross King MBE (born 21 February 1962) is a Scottish television presenter, actor and writer, best known for being the LA Correspondent for ITV Breakfast programmes ''Lorraine'' and '' Good Morning Britain''. King was honoured in the 2018 New Year Honours by being appointed an MBE for services in Broadcasting, Arts and Charity. Life King made his first stage appearance in 1966 at the age of four. At the age of 17 he appeared on Radio Clyde, presenting the Saturday morning flagship, "King's Clyde Countdown" and “The Lunchtime Show”. Two years later he made his television debut.Ross King Official website King presented Young Krypton in 1988 on , a show based on [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hana Mae Lee
Hana Mae Lee (born September 28, 1988) is an American actress, model, comedian, and fashion designer. She is best known for playing the role of Lilly Onakuramara in the musical comedy ''Pitch Perfect'' film series (2012–2017) and the role of Sonya in the horror comedy film '' The Babysitter'' (2017) and its 2020 sequel. Lee also owns the fashion line Hanamahn. Early life Lee was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, California. She attended Granada Hills Charter High School. Lee enrolled in college at 16. She received her BFA in fashion design from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California. She has designed for Juicy Couture, and Mossimo. She turned down working for Ralph Lauren in New York to further pursue acting. Career Lee's mother ran a beauty and hair salon for 25 years. At 15, Lee began doing makeup professionally, doing makeovers at Macy's before transitioning to editorial photo shoots. As of 2018, she has opted to forgo makeup work in pursuit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Robert Englund
Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing the supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise), Nightmare on Elm Street'' film series. Classically trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Englund began his career as a stage actor in regional theatre, and made his film debut in ''Buster and Billie'' in 1974. After supporting roles in films in the 1970s such as ''Stay Hungry'', ''A Star Is Born (1976 film), A Star Is Born'', and ''Big Wednesday'', Englund had his breakthrough as the resistance fighter Willie in the miniseries ''V (1983 miniseries), V'' in 1983. Following his performance in the original ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' in 1984, he became closely associated with the Horror film, horror film genre, and is widely-regarded as one of its iconic actors. Early life Englund was born on June 6, 1947, in Glendale, California, the son of Janis (married and maiden names, n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Patrick Savage (composer)
Patrick Savage is an Australian-born composer and violinist best known for his collaboration with Holeg Spies on the score for ''The Human Centipede (First Sequence)''. He was also formerly principal first violin with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, UK. A former student of the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne and the Royal College of Music in London, he now lives in London and collaborates regularly on scores with French composer Holeg Spies. He was also formerly leader of the Tippett Quartet in London. Filmography * ''Hex'' * ''Selling Isobel'' * ''Purple Heather'' * ''The Raven Club'' * '' The Outsider'' (James Caan, Shannon Elizabeth, Craig Fairbrass, Jason Patric, dir Brian A Miller) * ''Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom'' (game for Sony PlayStation 3) * ''Tarot'' (in development) * ''Becoming ''(dir Omar Naim, in pre-production) * ''Abruptio'' (dir Evan Marlowe) * ''Stolen Light'' * ''Asylum 108'' * ''Se vende perro que habla, 10 euros'' * ''Dead End'' * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dread Central
Dread Central is an American website founded in 2006 that is dedicated to horror news, interviews, and reviews. It covers horror films, comics, novels, and toys. Dread Central has won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Website four times and was selected as AMC's Site of the Week in 2008. History Dread Central was founded on July 4, 2006. When a venture to create a horror-themed cable television channel stalled, the web team left and established their own news site. In 2012, a negative review posted by Scott Foy attracted controversy when Foy and the film's director, Jim Wynorski, engaged in a verbal altercation online. On September 30, 2019, Jonathan Barkan announced he was stepping down as editor-in-chief. As of December 2021, Mary Beth McAndrews is now Editor-in-Chief and Josh Korngut is managing editor. Website The site's staff use horror-themed aliases. The website has a broad focus, and it covers both mainstream and fringe topics that range from ho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gannett
Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.Tysons Corner CDP, Virginia ." ''''. Retrieved May 7, 2009. It is the largest U.S. publisher as measured by total daily circulation. Massive layoffs and cessation of newspapers occurrred in November and December, 2022. It owns the [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |