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Chris Young (actor)
Christopher Tyler Young is an American actor, producer and director, best known for portraying child prodigy computer hacker Bryce Lynch in the ''Max Headroom'' (1987–1988), and Buckley "Buck" Ripley in ''She's Having a Baby'' and '' The Great Outdoors'' (both 1988), and voicing Rob in ''The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars'' (1988) and ''The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue'' (1989). Life and career Young was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Judy (née Kreutz), a teacher and librarian, and Dick Young, a businessman. Young's show business career started at the age of 15 when he played Bryce Lynch, a child computer hacker prodigy, in the ''Max Headroom'' science fiction television series. He starred in many other television shows and several feature-length films thereafter including '' PCU'', '' Book of Love'' and '' The Great Outdoors''. Further to his acting, Young co-produced and starred in the NBC movie ''Killing Mr. Griffin'' in 1997, produced ''The Prou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Outdoors (film)
''The Great Outdoors'' is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Howard Deutch, written and produced by John Hughes (filmmaker), John Hughes, and starring Dan Aykroyd and John Candy with supporting roles done by Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening (in her film debut), Chris Young (actor), Chris Young, Lucy Deakins, and Robert Prosky. It tells the story of two families spending their week-long vacation at a lake resort in the fictional town of Pechoggin, Wisconsin with hilarious outcomes. Aykroyd, Candy, and Young reprise their roles from Hughes' previous film, ''She's Having a Baby''. The film was met with mixed reviews and has gained a cult following. Plot Chicagoan Chester "Chet" Ripley, his wife Connie, and their two sons Buckley "Buck" and Ben are spending a week vacationing at Wally and Juanita's Perk's Pine Lodge Resort in Pechoggin, Wisconsin, for the summer. They get a vacation cabin called The Loon's Nest from its owner Wally. All goes as planned until Connie's sister Kate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marigold (2007 Film)
''Marigold'' (also known as ''Marigold: An Adventure in India'') is a 2007 romantic musical comedy directed by Willard Carroll. The film is about an American actress who begins a personal transformation and becomes enamored with India as she experiences Bollywood firsthand. Plot Marigold Lexton, a self-centered and temperamental young American actress, arrives in India expecting to be treated like a star, despite the fact that she has been making nothing but B movie sequels for some time. She is stranded in Goa after the film she was to star in is canceled, and a sympathetic crew member offers her a ride, which brings her to the set of another movie, a Bollywood musical. She actually tells her boyfriend Barry that she was hoping she wouldn't have to marry him if this trip was successful, and soon finds herself the center of attraction on the set, where she quickly lands a minor role and a date with the spoiled young lead actor. But after she rebuffs his crude proposal that nigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Down (film)
''Deep Down'' is a 1994 American erotic thriller film directed by John Travers and starring George Segal, Tanya Roberts, and Chris Young. The alternative title is ''Conversations in Public Places''. Plot A young man, Andy, comes to California, hoping to become a rock musician. He stays in a small house with a swimming pool, renting a room from a man who believed in his debt. There he meets a beautiful woman, Charlotte, who lives with a fierce and jealous husband much older than her. Charlotte seduces Andy, but later this affair proves to be far more sinister as she in fact wants to get rid of her husband. Cast *George Segal as Gil *Roderick Thorp as Cook * Chris Young as Andy *Mathew Valencia as Boy *Lisa Rhoden as Holly *Kristoffer Tabori as Craig *Tanya Roberts as Charlotte *Paul Le Mat as Ray *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 Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runaway Daughters (1994 Film)
''Runaway Daughters'' is a 1994 television film directed by Joe Dante that originally aired on the cable television network Showtime as part of the anthology series ''Rebel Highway''. It is a loose remake of '' Runaway Daughters'', an American International Pictures production from 1956, the year in which both the original and the remake are set. Much of the cast of Dante's ''The Howling'' is reunited on this film, including Christopher Stone, Dee Wallace, Robert Picardo, Dick Miller, and Belinda Balaski. Plot The title characters are Angie Gordon, Mary Nicholson, and Laura Cahn. Their picaresque adventure begins in 1956 when Mary has a pregnancy scare after letting Bob Randolph go too far with her. Mr. Russoff, named for Lou Rusoff who wrote the screenplay of the original version, is a widower from the wrong side of the tracks, and he seeks to cover his tracks by enlisting in the United States Navy. Angie and Laura accompany Mary in a flight from the suburbs as she decides what ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Armageddon
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Married People
''Married People'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC as part of its 1990–91 schedule. It was a production of Sternin & Fraser Ink, Inc. in association with Columbia Pictures Television and aired between September 18, 1990 and March 16, 1991. Jay Thomas and Bess Armstrong led the ensemble cast. Synopsis The series follows three couples in different stages of their relationships who lived in the same building in New York City. Newlyweds Allen and Cindy Campbell ( Chris Young and Megan Gallivan) were occupants of the third floor; he attended Columbia University while she supported them as a waitress. On the second floor were the Meyers, Russell (Jay Thomas) and Elizabeth (Bess Armstrong). Elizabeth was a lawyer while Russell was a free-lance writer and househusband, particularly after the birth of their son, Max. Living on the ground floor were Nick and Olivia Williams (Ray Aranha and Barbara Montgomery), an older couple who were the building's owners (the bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Runestone
''The Runestone'' is an American 1991 adventure/horror film, the first film written and directed by Willard Carroll. The film is an updating of the Ragnarok legend, with Fenrir being found in a runestone in Pennsylvania unearthed by archaeologists. The film is based upon the novel by Mark E. Rogers, which was published in a small press limited edition pamphlet. Plot Deep in a coal mine in Pennsylvania, a strange stone is found with Norse runes. The stone is transported to New York City, where archaeologists investigate the mystery. Death and destruction follow, as one of the archeologists becomes possessed, and begins killing everyone around him. Sam Stewart and wife Marla (Joan Severance) find it has some connection to their friend Martin. A young boy named Jacob ( Chris Young) is haunted by terrifying nightmares of what is to come, and his uncle ( William Hickey) explains these dreams through stories from Norse legend, which says that the only one who can destroy Fenrir is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falcon Crest
''Falcon Crest'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired for nine seasons on CBS from December 4, 1981, to May 17, 1990. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the California wine industry. Jane Wyman stars as Angela Channing, the tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery, opposite Robert Foxworth as Chase Gioberti, Angela's nephew, and later David Selby as Richard Channing, the illegitimate son of Angela's ex-husband. Other notable series regulars include Abby Dalton and Margaret Ladd as Angela's daughters Julia and Emma, Lorenzo Lamas as Angela's grandson Lance, Susan Sullivan as Chase's wife Maggie and William R. Moses as their son Cole, and Ana Alicia as heiress Melissa Agretti. The series is set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley (modeled after the Napa Valley) northeast of San Francisco. Creation The show was created by Earl Hamner, Jr., who had previously created ''The Waltons''. Hamner wanted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live-In
''Live-In'' is an American sitcom created by Robert Sternin and Prudence Fraser that aired briefly on CBS from March 20 to May 22, 1989. The series focuses on young Australian au pair Lisa Wells (Lisa Patrick) integrating into the home life of a New Jersey family and their teenage son Danny Mathews' ( Chris Young) efforts to become her boyfriend. Nine episodes were filmed in Los Angeles, which CBS hoped would draw a younger audience to the network. While premiering to decent ratings, subsequent episodes suffered from low viewership, and CBS canceled the mid-season replacement before the final episode aired. The show received highly negative reviews from television critics; some named it one of the worst series of 1989 and felt it did not live up to CBS' reputation for airing high-quality programming. They described the writing as childish and thought the content was unoriginal, but were mostly approving of Patrick's role. Premise and characters The Mathews, a suburban New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance 'til Dawn
''Dance 'til Dawn'' is a 1988 made for television teen movie directed by Paul Schneider. Plot It's the day of the senior prom at Herbert Hoover High School. The prom has been organized by one of the most popular girls at the school, the beautiful but obnoxious Patrice Johnson (Christina Applegate). When Shelley Sheridan (Alyssa Milano) and her jock boyfriend Kevin McCrea (Brian Bloom) break up just before the prom because she refuses to sleep with him, they are both forced to try to find new dates on short notice. When Shelley can't find a new date, she lies to her friends and tells them that she is going to a college frat party instead. In fact she goes to the town cinema to watch an old horror movie, where she assumes that she will not run into anyone from school. But she bumps into Dan Lefcourt ( Chris Young), one of the school geeks, who has also gone to the cinema to avoid the prom. Dan has lied to his father (Alan Thicke), telling him that he was going to the prom becaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake's Journey
''Jake's Journey'' was a television pilot created, co-written and starring Monty Python member Graham Chapman in 1988. It was one of the last projects for Chapman and the last for director Hal Ashby. The script is included in the book ''Ojril: The Complete Incomplete Graham Chapman''. Plot A teenage boy time travels back to the Middle Ages. He meets George, a knight and they embark on a quest together. Cast * Chris Young - Jake *Graham Chapman - Sir George/Queen/Taxi Driver *Peter Cook - King *Nancy Lenehan - Jake's Mother *Lane Smith - Jake's Father *Gabrielle Anwar -Princess/Fiona Penwarden *Rik Mayall - Troll *Alexei Sayle - Head Torturer * Liz Smith - Witch *Griff Rhys Jones - Innkeeper *Richard Strange - Lobster 1 *Tony Slattery - Lobster 2 *Susie Blake - Torturer's Wife *Daniel Peacock Daniel Peacock (born 2 October 1958) is an English actor, director, writer and carer. He has worked with the team of ''The Comic Strip, The Comic Strip Presents...'' and played "Mental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringside (band)
Ringside is an indie rock band from Hollywood, California, originally formed in Los Angeles. They specialize in fusing indie rock with electronic beats. The band consists of Scott Thomas, (vocals, guitar, and keyboard), Kirk Hellie (guitarist), Sandy Chila (live drums), Max Allyn (live keys), and actor Balthazar Getty, who doubles as a beatmaker and producer. Scott Thomas' inspiration came from artists like The Stooges, The Clash, T. Rex, and Depeche Mode. Thomas eventually collaborated with Getty, who was already into making beats for underground hip-hop groups. Their debut album ''Ringside'' was released on April 19, 2005, under Fred Durst's label Flawless Records and Geffen Records, with the single "Tired of Being Sorry" achieving moderate success. The song was later covered by singer/songwriter Enrique Iglesias on his eighth album '' Insomniac'' and was released as a single in Europe. Also the same song, "Tired of Being Sorry" was featured on the movie Her Minor Thing. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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