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Brian Levant
Brian Michael Levant (born August 6, 1952) is an American filmmaker. Early life and career Born in Highland Park, Illinois, Levant started his career in 1976 as a writer for the TV series ''Happy Days''. He also wrote for, among other TV shows, ''The Jeffersons,'' ''Mork & Mindy'' and '' Still the Beaver.'' He is best known for directing the films ''Beethoven'', ''The Flintstones'' and its 2000 prequel ''The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas'', ''Jingle All the Way'', ''Snow Dogs'' and '' Are We There Yet?''. Though his work is generally disliked by film critics, Levant has responded to the criticism with, "I'm making movies for the audience that I was when I was sitting at home watching '' Garfield Goose'' and ''The Three Stooges'' on WGN...To read those reviews is an act of self-flagellation, but reviews be damned when you're at Blockbuster, and you're seeing family after family grab one of your movies off the shelf on a Friday night. I can't tell you how many times I've seen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highland Park, Illinois
Highland Park is a suburban city located in the southeastern part of Lake County, Illinois, United States, about north of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 30,176. Highland Park is one of several municipalities located on the North Shore of the Chicago metropolitan area. History A traveler in the area in 1833 described visiting a village of bark-covered structures where he ate roasted corn with a chief named Nic-sa-mah at a site likely located south of present-day Clavey Road and east of the Edens Expressway. In 1847, two German immigrants, John Hettinger and John Peterman founded a town along Lake Michigan, which they called St. John's. Soon, the town was abandoned, due to questions regarding ownership of the land. Three years later, another German Immigrant, Jacob Clinton Bloom, founded Port Clinton, which happened to be just south of St. John's. Port Clinton was described by Elijah Middlebrook Haines as "one of the most promising villages in the cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blockbuster LLC
Blockbuster LLC, formerly known as Blockbuster Video, was an American-based provider of home video and video game rental services. Services were offered primarily at video rental shops, but later alternatives included DVD-by-mail, streaming media, streaming, video on demand, and cinema theater. Previously operated by Blockbuster Entertainment, Inc., the company expanded internationally throughout the 1990s. At its peak in 2004, Blockbuster consisted of 9,094 stores and employed approximately 84,300 people: 58,500 in the United States and 25,800 in other countries. Poor leadership and the impact of the Great Recession were major factors leading to Blockbuster's decline, as was the growing competition from Netflix's mail-order service, video on demand, and Redbox automated kiosks. Significant loss of revenue occurred during the late 2000s, and the company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2010. The following year, its remaining 1,700 stores were bought by satellite television pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bad News Bears (TV Series)
''The Bad News Bears'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 24, 1979, until July 26, 1980, consisting of 26 episodes (three unaired by CBS). It was based on the 1976 film of the same name, that was followed by two sequels in 1977 and 1978. Synopsis In the television series, Jack Warden portrayed former minor-leaguer Morris Buttermaker, the coach of the Hoover Junior High Bears, a team of young adolescents with poor skills and little ability to play baseball. Catherine Hicks played the role of Hoover Junior High principal Dr. Emily Rappant, Phillip Richard Allen played Roy Turner, the coach of the rival team the Lions. Corey Feldman, Billy Jayne (then credited as Billy Jacoby) and Meeno Peluce were cast amongst the team's players, and Tricia Cast played Amanda Wurlitzer, the Bears' talented pitcher. The series was originally scheduled on Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m. In September 1979, it was moved to 8:30 p.m. Three episodes into the series' second seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers And Sisters (1979 TV Series)
''Brothers and Sisters'' is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from January to April 1979. The series attempted to capitalize on the success of the 1978 motion picture ''National Lampoon's Animal House''. It was the second of three frat-house comedy series to air in early 1979 (the others were ABC's ''Delta House'' and CBS' ''Co-Ed Fever''). Synopsis ''Brothers and Sisters'' takes place on the campus of Crandall College, with William Windom starring as Dean Larry Crandall. Chris Lemmon (Milos "Checko" Sabolcik), Jon Cutler (Larry Zipper), and Randy Brooks (Ronald Holmes III) play three students who live in the basement of Pi Nu fraternity, nicknamed "Le Dump". Rather than attend class, the three cellar-dwellers create havoc with the more strait-laced members of the fraternity, and interact with the Gamma Iota sorority sisters who live nearby. On January 21, NBC debuted ''Brothers and Sisters'' as a follow-up to their telecast of Super Bowl XIII, three days after ABC aired the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scooby-Doo! Curse Of The Lake Monster
''Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster'' is a 2010 American made-for-television comedy horror mystery film directed by Brian Levant for Cartoon Network and based on the Saturday morning cartoon series ''Scooby-Doo'' by Hanna-Barbera. It is a sequel to the 2009 film ''Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins''. Robbie Amell, Hayley Kiyoko, Kate Melton, Nick Palatas and Frank Welker cast reprise their roles. The film was shot in Santa Clarita, California and Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California and premiered on October 16, 2010. Plot Summer vacation has come and Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo meet up with Fred and Daphne so they can go to meet Daphne's uncle, Thornton "Thorny" Blake V, who has given them summer jobs at his country club in Erie Point in order to pay back damages from a prior mystery. The night of the club's opening party, a huge frog-like monster suddenly appears and wreaks havoc. The gang decides to investigate the only person who has ever taken a picture of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
''Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins'' is a 2009 American made-for-television comedy horror mystery film directed by Brian Levant. It is a reboot to the films ''Scooby-Doo'' and '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed''. The film reveals how the Mystery Inc. gang met and the events of their first case. The live-action cast features Robbie Amell as Fred, Kate Melton as Daphne, Hayley Kiyoko as Velma and Nick Palatas as Shaggy. Scooby-Doo was created using computer-generated imagery and his voice is provided by Frank Welker, who was a cast member of the animated series. A sequel, ''Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster'', was released in October 2010. Plot In Coolsville, Ohio, a pet adoption fair is held. Scooby-Doo is up for adoption, but nobody wants him. Later, on the way back to the pound, Scooby is accidentally left behind. Seeking shelter from a rainstorm, he comes across a graveyard where he witnesses two ghosts rise from their graves. Scooby panics and runs away, ending up in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Captain Zoom In Outer Space
''The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space'' is a 1995 science fiction/comedy television film. This film follows the adventures of 1950s actor Ty Farrell (Riordan), who plays the title character in a Captain Video-like early television program, ''The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space''. Plot On the distant planet Pangea, a transmission of the TV series ''The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space'' is seen by the child genius brother of native forces leader Tyra. Tyra has been captured by the tyrannical Lord Vox of Vestron whose people, subsequent to some global catastrophe, migrated to the stars from Pangea thousands of years ago and now seeks to recover the lost ancient knowledge of their people. Lord Vox intends to do this by conquering Pangea, their old homeworld, and with the knowledge, rebuild it as the seat of his empire. In his desperation, Tyra's brother brings Captain Zoom to Pangea with hopes that he can save his sister and defeat the Vestrons. Unfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior In Love
Junior or Juniors may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959 * ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009 * ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010 * ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019 Films * ''Junior'' (1994 film), an American film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger * ''Junior'' (2008 film), a documentary about Quebec junior league ice hockey * ''Juniors'' (film), a 2003 Telugu film Characters * Junior, the main protagonist in '' Storks'' * Junior Soprano, the present-day patriarch on the TV show ''The Sopranos'' * Junior, son of the Gorgs in the '' Fraggle Rock'' television series * Junior, title character of the film '' Problem Child'' * Jr. (''Xenosaga''), short for Gaignun Kukai, Jr., a character in the ''Xenosaga'' series * Junior Asparagus, in the children's show ''VeggieTales'' * Junior, a character from '' SpongeBob SquarePants'' * Junior, Mr. Conductor's cousin in the film '' Thomas and the Magic Railroad''. Other * ''Junior'' (no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Grace & Rosie
Sophia Grace Brownlee (born 18 April 2003) and her cousin Rosie McClelland (born 7 September 2006), both from Harlow, Essex, England, make up a duo of singers, child actresses and internet personalities. They quickly gained popularity, by making regular appearances on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', after posting a cover version of the Nicki Minaj song "Super Bass" that became popular on YouTube. The video was originally posted to YouTube in September 2011 and has gained more than 55 million views as of May 2022. Sophia Grace debuted with her solo single "Girls Just Gotta Have Fun" in 2013, followed by the single " Best Friends" in late 2014, the latter of which charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The music videos for each single appear on her official YouTube channel. As of May 2022, "Girls Just Gotta Have Fun" has more than 239 million views. After signing a recording deal with Capitol Records France, she released her third single "Girl in the Mirror" on iTunes in 2016 fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Christmas Story 2
''A Christmas Story 2'' is a 2012 American Christmas comedy film directed by Brian Levant and starring Daniel Stern and Braeden Lemasters. The film is a direct sequel to the 1983 film ''A Christmas Story'' and ignores the events of the 1994 film ''My Summer Story''. The film, set six years after the original, follows fifteen-year-old Ralphie as he wishes for a 1939 Mercury Eight convertible for Christmas, but crashes the car before he even owns it. Now, Ralphie and his friends (Flick and Schwartz) must find a way to raise enough money to fix the car before Christmas before his dad (The Old Man) finds out. Although billed as an "official sequel" in the trailer, the film is not directly based on Jean Shepherd's writings, instead relying on an original script by Nat Mauldin, who also narrates the movie in place of the late Shepherd (the subplot of Ralphie and his friends finding jobs and then getting fired was originally by Shepherd and had previously been included in the telefilm ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beethoven's Big Break
''Beethoven's Big Break'' (formerly known as ''Beethoven: The Reel Story'' and sometimes referred to as ''Beethoven's 6th'') is a 2008 American family film and is the sixth installment in the ''Beethoven'' series. It was released on DVD on December 30, 2008. The film could be considered a reboot of the series, as it completely disregards all storylines from the previous five films, though some scenes in this film include references to the original storyline. Plot Eddie, a struggling animal trainer and widowed father, is an assistant animal trainer to Sal DeMarco, an untalented, egocentric animal show host. Both men have been hired to train the animals for a film called ''Frizzy, The Bichon Frise'': Sal as the dog handler, and Eddie is given only the responsibility of training the lizard. When Frizzy is kidnapped, Sal blames Eddie for being responsible for the dog handling. Eddie is promptly fired by the severe producer Patricia. The director Stanley and Patricia refuse to pay the ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leave It To Beaver (film)
''Leave It to Beaver'' is a 1997 American comedy film based on the television series of the same name. Many in-jokes and sub-plots relating to the series are adapted for the film. It features many of the original regular characters, most played by new actors, with some cameos by the original TV cast. Universal Pictures released the film on August 22, 1997. Plot The movie opens with a bakery truck driving down the street, and Beaver and Wally riding together on the latter's bicycle, delivering morning newspapers. Beaver tosses the newspapers wildly into the air with both hands: one of them plops into wet cement, others land on two roofs, one into a dog's mouth, one into a birdbath, one onto a cat, one into a man's leaf-vacuum nozzle, and one onto a painter's head. Then the leaf vacuum explodes and throws dirt through the bakery truck driver's window, causing him to slam on the brakes and have his sticky pies thrown about. Beaver and Wally apologize and ride away. Beaver has his he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
