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Chaindance
''Chaindance'' is a 1991 Canadian drama film. The film stars Michael Ironside, Brad Dourif, Rae Dawn Chong, and Don S. Davis as "Sergeant". Background The film is based on Alan Aylward's work with physically disabled children as a recreational therapist at a residential chronic care centre in Toronto from 1974 to 1980. The original script suggested Nick Nolte as Blake and John Hurt as Johnnie, but both passed on the roles which went to Michael Ironside and Brad Dourif, respectively. Hurt, who had previously worked with Aylward during a documentary series ''The Disability Myth'', was initially interested in the role of Johnnie; Nolte's agent reportedly required a few million dollars for a retainer which Aylward was unable to raise. Ironside was on set with Nick Nolte and Powers Boothe in New Mexico making a film called Extreme Prejudice when he was presented a draft of the script for Chaindance by his Toronto agent, Lori Rotenberg. Ironside had just finished reading the script ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Dourif
Bradford Claude Dourif (; born March 18, 1950) is an American actor. He was nominated for an Oscar, and won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for his film debut role as Billy Bibbit in '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975). He is also known for portraying Gríma Wormtongue in ''The Lord of the Rings'' series (2002–2003) and voicing Chucky in the ''Child's Play'' franchise (1988–present). Dourif's other film roles include ''Wise Blood'' (1979), ''Ragtime'' (1981), '' Dune'' (1984), '' Blue Velvet'' (1986), '' Mississippi Burning'' (1988), ''The Exorcist III'' (1990), ''Alien Resurrection'' (1997), the 2007 remake of '' Halloween'' and its sequel. He also appeared in many television series, notably '' Deadwood'' (2004–2006, 2019), for which he received Primetime Emmy and Satellite Award nominations for his portrayal of Amos "Doc" Cochran. Early life Dourif was born in Huntington, West Virginia, on March 18, 1950, to Joan Mavis Felton ( née Bradford), an actr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Glover
Bruce Herbert Glover (born May 2, 1932) is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of the assassin Mr. Wint in the James Bond film '' Diamonds Are Forever''. He is the father of actor Crispin Glover. Life and career Glover was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Eva Elvira (née Hedstrom) and Herbert Homan Glover. He is of English, Czech, and Swedish descent. Glover was drafted into the US Army serving from 1953 to 1955 where he served six months in Korea. He began acting with numerous appearances on various television shows including ''My Favorite Martian'' (1963), ''Perry Mason'': '' The Case of the Golden Girls'' (1965), ''The Rat Patrol'' (1966), ''Hawk'' (1966), ''The Mod Squad'' (1968), ''Gunsmoke'' (1969), ''Adam 12'' (1969), '' Mission: Impossible'' (1970), ''Bearcats!'' (1971), '' Police Story'' (1977), ''The Feather and Father Gang'' (1977), ''CHiPs'' (1978), and ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' (1979). In 1978, he appeared on the ''Barney Miller'' episode: "The P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rae Dawn Chong
Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian-American actress. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1978 musical drama film ''Stony Island (film), Stony Island'', and in 1981 starred in the fantasy film ''Quest for Fire (film), Quest for Fire'', for which she received Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress, Genie Award for Best Actress. Chong later starred in films ''Beat Street'' (1984), ''American Flyers'' (1985), ''The Color Purple (1985 film), The Color Purple'' (1985), ''Commando (1985 film), Commando'' (1985), ''Soul Man (film), Soul Man'' (1986), ''The Principal'' (1987), ''Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, Tales from the Darkside'' (1990), ''Time Runner'' (1993), and ''Boulevard (1994 film), Boulevard'' (1994). She is the daughter of comedian and actor Tommy Chong. Early life Chong was born on February 28, 1961, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the first daughter of actor/comedian Tommy Chong. Her father is of Chinese Canadians, Chinese and Scots-Irish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ironside
Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950), known as Michael Ironside, is a Canadian actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is known for playing villains and "tough guy" heroes, and has also portrayed sympathetic characters. Early life Ironside was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Robert Walter Ironside and Patricia June Ironside (' Passmore). His father was a street lighting technician and laborer and his mother a housewife. He is of English, Irish and Scottish descent, and is one of five children. Ironside attended the Ontario College of Art in Toronto and at age 15 wrote a play, ''The Shelter'', which won the first prize in a university contest. He also won the Senior writing award at Riverdale Collegiate Institute in 1968. Career Ironside specializes in playing villains and tough guys. One of his first roles was as evil telepath Darryl Revok in ''Scanners'' (1981), an early film by David Cronenberg. He played the role of a serial killer, Colt Hawker, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genie Award For Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actor in a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . The award was first presented in 1968 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1969, when no eligible feature films were submitted for award consideration, and 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year. From 1980 until 2012, the award was presented as part of the Genie Awards ceremony; since 2013, it has been presented as part of the new Canadian Screen Awards. From 1980 to 1983, only Canadian actors were eligible for the award; non-Canadian actors appearing in Canadian films were instead considered for the separate Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor. After 1983, the latter award was discontinued, and both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genie Award For Best Motion Picture
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Motion Picture to the best Canadian film of the year.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . The award was first presented in 1949 by the Canadian Film Awards under the title Film of the Year. Due to the economics of Canadian film production, however, most Canadian films made in this era were documentaries or short films rather than full-length narrative feature films. In some years, a Film of the Year award was not formally presented, with the highest film award presented that year being in the Theatrical Short or Amateur Film categories. In 1964, the Canadian Film Awards introduced an award for Best Feature Film. For the remainder of the 1960s, the two awards were presented alongside each other to different films, except in 1965 when a Feature Film was named and a Film of the Year was not, and in 1967 when the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genie Award For Best Achievement In Art Direction/Production Design ...
The Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film art direction/production design. 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Prix Iris for Best Art Direction References {{Canadian Screen Awards Awards for best art direction Art direction Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Lee
Allan Lee (born in Hamilton, Scotland) is a film editor who lives in Vancouver, Canada and works regularly in Europe, UK and Canada. Selected filmography *1993 – '' Highlander'' *1995 – ''Magic in the Water'' *1997 – ''Bliss'' *1997–2002 – ''Stargate SG-1'' *1998 – ''Da Vinci's Inquest'' *2000 – ''Suspicious River'' *2002 – ''No Night Is Too Long'' *2004 – ''Earthsea'', ''The L Word'' *2005 – ''The 4400'', ''Terminal City'' *2006 – '' Skinwalkers'', ''Psych'' *2007 – '' Tin Man'' *2009 – '' Alice'', '' Defying Gravity'' *2010 – ''The Lost Future'' *2011 – ''Neverland'' *2012 – ''Continuum'', ''Missing Missing or The Missing may refer to: Film * ''Missing'' (1918 film), an American silent drama directed by James Young * ''Missing'' (1982 film), an American historical drama directed by Costa-Gavras * ''Missing'' (2007 film) (''Vermist''), a Bel ...'' *2013 – ''Eve of Destruction'' *2014 – '' Intruders'' *2015 – ''Olympus'' Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme Prejudice (film)
''Extreme Prejudice'' is a 1987 American Neo-western action thriller film starring Nick Nolte and Powers Boothe, with a supporting cast including Michael Ironside, María Conchita Alonso, Rip Torn, William Forsythe, and Clancy Brown. The film was directed by Walter Hill, with a screenplay by Harry Kleiner and Deric Washburn (the latter collaborated with Michael Cimino on ''Silent Running'' and ''The Deer Hunter'') from a story by John Milius and Fred Rexer. ''Extreme Prejudice'' is an homage, of sorts, to ''The Wild Bunch'', a western directed by Sam Peckinpah, with whom Hill worked on '' The Getaway''. Both films end with a massive gunfight in a Mexican border town. The title originates from "terminate with extreme prejudice", a phrase popularized by ''Apocalypse Now'', also written by Milius. The lead character of Jack Benteen (Nolte) was loosely based on Joaquin Jackson. Nolte spent three weeks in Texas with Jackson learning the day-to-day activities of a Ranger. Nolte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weeds (1987 Film)
''Weeds'' is a 1987 American drama film directed by John D. Hancock, and starring Nick Nolte, Ernie Hudson, Lane Smith and Rita Taggart. The screenplay concerns a prison inmate who writes a play that catches the attention of a visiting reporter. Plot Lee Umstetter (Nick Nolte) is incarcerated in San Quentin for armed robbery, serving "life without possibility" (with no chance of parole). After two suicide attempts, Lee begins to read books from the prison library. He attends a performance of '' Waiting for Godot'' given for the prisoners and is deeply moved. He begins to write plays about imprisonment and then stages them, too. One is a social-protest musical extravaganza about life in the penitentiary. It attracts visitors and earns Lee the regard of a San Francisco theatre reviewer (Rita Taggart) who persuades the governor to release him. Lee organises an acting troupe made up of former convicts: a shoplifter ( William Forsythe), a murderer (Ernie Hudson), an embezzler (Lane Sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan A
Allan may refer to: People * Allan (name), a given name and surname, including list of people and characters with this name * Allan (footballer, born 1984) (Allan Barreto da Silva), Brazilian football striker * Allan (footballer, born 1989) (Allan dos Santos Natividade), Brazilian football forward * Allan (footballer, born 1991) (Allan Marques Loureiro), Brazilian football midfielder * Allan (footballer, born 1994) (Allan Christian de Almeida), Brazilian football midfielder * Allan (footballer, born 1997) (Allan Rodrigues de Souza), Brazilian football midfielder Places * Allan, Queensland, Australia * Allan, Saskatchewan, Canada * Allan, the Allaine river's lower course, in France * Allan, Drôme, town in France * Allan, Iran (other), places in Iran Other uses * Allan, a Clan Grant split (or sept) * Ahlawat or Allan, an ethnic clan in India * ''Allan'', a 1966 film directed by Donald Shebib * "Allan" (song), a 1988 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Schmidt
Phil may refer to: * Phil (given name), a shortened version of masculine and feminine names * Phill, a given name also spelled "Phil" * Phil, Kentucky, United States * Phil (film), ''Phil'' (film), a 2019 film * -phil-, a lexical fragment, used as a root term for many words * Philippines, a country in Southeast Asia, frequently abbreviated as ''PHIL'' * Philosophy, abbreviated as "phil." * Philology, abbreviated as "phil." See also * Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) * Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil or Ph.D) * University Philosophical Society, known as "The Phil" * * Big Phil (other) * Dr. Phil (other) * Fil (other) * Fill (other) * Philip (other) * Philipp * Philippa * Philippic * Philipps {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
