Constance Forslund
Constance Forslund (born June 19, 1950) is an American actress whose performances include a revival of Clare Boothe Luce's '' The Women'' on Broadway and the films ''The Way We Were'' and ''The Great Bank Hoax''. Career In television movies, Forslund portrayed Ginger Grant in ''The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island'' and Marilyn Monroe in ''This Year's Blonde'', one of a series of three movie specials under the "Moviola" name. She also appeared on such television series as ''Fantasy Island'', ''Taxi'', '' One Day at a Time'', ''Trapper John, M.D.'', ''CHiPs'', ''Magnum, P.I.'', ''The Love Boat'', '' Murder, She Wrote'', ''It's a Living ''It's a Living'' (renamed for season two as ''Making a Living'') is an American sitcom television series set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The show aired on ABC from October 30, 1980, until June 11, 1982. ...'' and '' ER''. Filmography Film Television References External links * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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San Diego, California
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States and the seat of San Diego County, the fifth most populous county in the United States, with 3,338,330 estimated residents as of 2019. The city is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water harbor, extensive beaches and parks, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a healthcare and biotechnology development center. San Diego is the second largest city in the state of California, after Los Angeles. Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, San Diego is frequently referred to as the "Birthplace of California", as it was the first site visited and settled by Europeans on what is now the U.S. west coast. Upon landing in San Diego Bay in 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claimed the area for Spain, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Love Boat
''The Love Boat'' is an American romantic comedy/drama television series that aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986; in addition, four three-hour specials aired in 1986, 1987, and 1990. The series was set on the luxury passenger cruise ship MS ''Pacific Princess'', and revolved around the ship's captain Merrill Stubing (played by Gavin MacLeod) and a handful of his crew, with passengers played by guest actors for each episode, having romantic and humorous adventures. The ship's regular ports of call were Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco and Mazatlán. The series was part of ABC's popular Saturday-night lineup of the time, which also included ''Fantasy Island'' until 1984. The original 1976 made-for-TV movie on which the show was based (also titled ''The Love Boat'' was itself based on the nonfiction book ''The Love Boats'' by Jeraldine Saunders, a real-life cruise director for a passenger cruise-ship line. Saunders was also partly inspired by the German cruise ship MV ''Aurora''. The TV mo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pleasure Cove
''Pleasure Cove'' is a 1979 television film directed by Bruce Bilson and starring singer Tom Jones in his acting debut alongside Constance Forslund, Melody Anderson, Jerry Lacy, David Hasselhoff and Tanya Roberts. The film was intended to be a pilot for a potential television series to cash in on the popularity of series like ''Fantasy Island'' and ''Love Boat'' but was not picked up. It aired on NBC on January 3, 1979. Plot The movie follows the lives of staff and guests in a holiday island resort named Pleasure Cove. Raymond Gordon is the leading protagonist ( Tom Jones) playing a suave conman hiding in disguise at the resort run by manager Kim Parker ( Constance Forslund) with whom he falls in love. Cast * Tom Jones as Raymond Gordon * Constance Forslund as Kim Parker *Melody Anderson as Julie *Jerry Lacy as Chip Garvery *Joan Hackett as Martha Harrison *Harry Guardino as Bert Harrison * Shelly Fabares as Helen *David Hasselhoff as Scott *Tanya Roberts as Sally * Barbara Lu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Legend Of Valentino
''The Legend of Valentino'' is a 1975 American made-for-television biographical film written and directed by Melville Shavelson. It deals with real life events about the actor and sex symbol of the 1920s Rudolph Valentino. It was broadcast by ABC on November 23, 1975. Not to be confused with the 1961 documentary film "The Legend of Valentino". Cast * Franco Nero as Rudolph Valentino Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), known professionally as Rudolph Valentino and nicknamed The Latin Lover, was an Italian actor based in the United States who starred ... * Suzanne Pleshette as June Mathis * Judd Hirsch as Jack Auerbach * Lesley Ann Warren as Laura Lorraine (as Lesley Warren) * Milton Berle as Jesse L. Lasky * Yvette Mimieux as Natacha Rambova * Harold J. Stone as Sam Baldwin * Alicia Bond as Alla Nazimova, Nazimova * Constance Forslund as Silent Star * Brenda Venus as Constance Ca ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Doctors (1969 TV Series)
''The Doctors'' is a British television series, produced by the BBC between 1969 and 1971. The series was set around a general practice in north London and leading cast members included: Justine Lord, Nigel Stock, Barry Justice, Richard Leech, Isla Blair and Lynda La Plante (billed as Lynda Marchal). Nigel Stock's character, Dr. Thomas Owens, was the lead in a later spin-off series, ''Owen, M.D. ''Owen, M.D.'' was a BBC One, BBC 1 television series that ran from 1971 to 1973. It centred around the eponymous lead character's new country practice, following his departure from ''The Doctors (1969 TV series), The Doctors'', which had been se ...'', which aired between 1971 and 1973. Most of the episodes produced are missing from the archives; 139 of the 160 shows are thought to be los External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doctors, The BBC television dramas British medical television series 1969 British television series debuts 1971 British television series endings 1960s British ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Far Side Of Jericho
''The Far Side of Jericho'' is a 2006 Western (genre), Western film directed by Tim Hunter (director), Tim Hunter. It stars Patrick Bergin and Lawrence Pressman. Plot When three outlaw brothers are killed after a bank robbery, their widows, Maxine (Suzanne Andrews), Claire (Judith Burnett), and Bridget (Lissa Negrin), must escape from the murderous locals who think they know where he is hiding stolen money. Fleeing through New Mexico from Sheriff Jake (Patrick Bergin), banker Van Damm (Lawrence Pressman), Native Americans, and a group of vigilantes, among others, widows discover a map that appears to lead to the fortune of their deceased husbands. Dangerous adventures will have to face the three widows after witnessing the live and public execution of their three husbands by the Hangman. How to flee in the middle of a shooting, endure the glances of savage men in Rita's bar, the taunts of the Pinkerton cowboys about their husbands, and even the harassment of the occasional desper ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Clockwatchers
''Clockwatchers'' is a 1997 American comedy-drama film directed by Jill Sprecher. It stars Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, and Alanna Ubach as temporary office staffers in an office complex. The four become misfit friends in an office environment where they are ignored and mistrusted by their co-workers. Plot Iris is a timid young woman who begins a new office job at a credit company where she temps. She soon meets Margaret who is as assertive as Iris is meek; the two women become friends as Margaret teaches Iris the many ways to deal with the sorrowful world of being a temp. She introduces Iris to two other temps: aspiring actress Paula eagerly awaits post-work happy hours and the chance to flirt with attractive men, and naive Jane is engaged to marry a jerk who makes up for his rude behavior by buying her gifts. Margaret is upset when a strange woman named Cleo arrives at the company and is hired as a permanent employee after her first day. Margaret hopes to becom ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Village Of The Damned (1995 Film)
''Village of the Damned'' is a 1995 American science fiction-horror film directed by John Carpenter and starring Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Paré, Mark Hamill, and Meredith Salenger. It is based on the 1957 novel ''The Midwich Cuckoos'' by John Wyndham, which was previously adapted into the 1960 film of the same name. The 1995 version is set in Northern California, whereas the book and original film are both set in the United Kingdom. The 1995 film was marketed with the tagline, "Beware the Children". This was the last publicly released film starring Reeve before he was paralyzed in an equestrian accident in May 1995, as well as his last theatrically released film. The film was panned by critics and failed at the box office upon release. Plot The people and animals of the sleepy coastal town of Midwich in California's Marin County fall asleep at a 10 AM "blackout" and regain consciousness at 4 PM. Following the blackout, ten women of child-bea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Baby Boom (film)
''Baby Boom'' is a 1987 American Romance film, romantic comedy-drama film directed by Charles Shyer, written by Nancy Meyers and Shyer, and produced by Meyers and Bruce A. Block for United Artists. It stars Diane Keaton as a yuppie who discovers that a long-lost cousin has died, leaving her a fourteen-month-old baby girl as inheritance. The film received generally favorable reviews and was a modest box-office success during its original run, eventually grossing $26 million. The film spawned a Baby Boom (American TV series), television series of the same name (1988–1989) and was nominated for two 45th Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Awards. Plot J. C. Wiatt is a driven Manhattan management consultant (nicknamed the "Tiger Lady") committed to her demanding and high-profile job. She lives with her boyfriend Steven Buchner, an investment banker. They both are happily focused on their careers and have no interest in having children. Notified that a distant cousin has died and le ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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River's Edge
''River's Edge'' is a 1986 American crime drama film directed by Tim Hunter, written by Neal Jimenez, and starring Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye Leitch, Daniel Roebuck and Dennis Hopper. It follows a group of teenagers in a Northern California town who are forced to deal with their friend's murder of his girlfriend and the subsequent disposal of her body. Jimenez partially based the script on the 1981 murder of Marcy Renee Conrad in Milpitas, California. Shot in Los Angeles in 1986, the film premiered that year at the Toronto International Film Festival before Island Pictures purchased it for distribution, theatrically releasing it in the United States in May 1987. Several critics praised the film's performances, and its subject matter resulted in several critics classifying it as a contemporary horror film. It was awarded Best Picture at the 1986 Independent Spirit Awards. Contemporary film scholars have noted ''River's Edge'' as an example of the "killer kid" film ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Uncommon Valor
''Uncommon Valor'' is a 1983 American action war film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Gene Hackman, Fred Ward, Reb Brown, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Robert Stack, Patrick Swayze, Harold Sylvester and Tim Thomerson. Hackman plays a former U.S. Marine colonel who puts together a rag-tag team to rescue his son, who he believes is among those still held in Laos after the Vietnam War. Plot In the early 1980s, retired Marine Colonel Jason Rhodes is obsessed with finding his son Frank, an Army Lieutenant listed as "missing in action" since 1972. After 10 years of searching Southeast Asia and turning up several leads, Rhodes believes that Frank is still alive and being kept in Laos as a prisoner of war. After petitioning the United States government for help, but receiving none, Colonel Rhodes brings together a disparate group of Vietnam War veterans, including some who were a part of Frank's platoon: Wilkes, a "tunnel rat" who suffers from PTSD; "Blaster", a demolitions expert; and " ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hail (film)
''Hail!'' (aka ''Hail to the Chief'', ''Mr. President'', ''Washington, B.C'') is an American political comedy film directed 1970-1971 by Fred Levinson to a screenplay by Phil Dusenberry and Larry Spiegel. The film was screened 1972, but not released until 1973.New York Times July 28, 1973Screen 'Hail to the Chief':Farce on the President Is at the Playboy"No more Congress!" shouts the President of the United States. "No more Supreme Court! Just me!" The President, who looks a lot like Bob Newhart and is played by another seriously comic actor named Dan Resin, can barely contain his old-fashioned, down-home joy. Sufferin' catfish! He can now give full rein to his paranoia, so that the Attorney General is able to warn that "the Commies and their dupes" (pronounced "doo-pays") "will have to go elsewhere for their revolution." Plot Made during the administration of President Richard Nixon, the movie follows a presidential adviser who learns that the Chief Executive is jailing and perse ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |