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Critters 2
''Critters 2: The Main Course'' (also known as ''Critters 2'') is a 1988 American science fiction comedy horror film directed by Mick Garris in his directorial debut, and the second installment in the ''Critters'' franchise. A direct sequel to '' Critters'', the film was written by David Twohy and Garris, and stars Scott Grimes, Don Keith Opper and Terrence Mann reprising their roles. The plot takes place two years after the first film, as a batch of planted Critter eggs begin to hatch and resume their carnivorous appetite upon the town once again. Although it did not gross as much as the original, the sequel grossed $3.8 million during its theatrical run in the United States. It is the last installment in the series to be released theatrically, and is followed by '' Critters 3'' in 1991. Plot Out in space on a desolate planet, the shape-shifting bounty hunters Ug and Lee and their human companion Charlie McFadden search for a vicious, worm-like creature. After killing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Garris
Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, as well as making Stephen King adaptations. Early life Garris was born in Santa Monica, California and raised in Van Nuys. Career He is known for his work in the horror genre. He has worked with Stephen King several times, such as directing the horror film '' Sleepwalkers'', written by King and starring Mädchen Amick and is the creator of the Showtime series ''Masters of Horror'' and the NBC series '' Fear Itself''. Garris won a 1986 Edgar Award for an episode he wrote for the Steven Spielberg-produced television series'' Amazing Stories''. Garris directed the FEARnet web series ''Post Mortem''. He contributes to the web series Trailers From Hell. Garris was also the co-screenwriter and executive producer of '' Hocus Pocus''. Garris directed the 2011 miniseries adaption of Stephen King's novel ''Bag of Bones'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Critters 3
''Critters 3'' is a 1991 American science fiction comedy horror direct to video movie and the third installment of the ''Critters'' franchise, directed by Kristine Peterson. Cary Elwes mentioned on the commentary for the uncut edition DVD of ''Saw 3D'' that he passed on the role of Josh. It was shot simultaneously (from February 1991 until July 1991) with its sequel, ''Critters 4''. Unlike the first two films, it does not take place in the town of Grover's Bend. Plot Sometime after the events in '' Critters 2: The Main Course'', Charlie MacFadden is tracking down the last of the Critters. A family of three – Annie (the main protagonist), Johnny (her little brother) and Clifford (the father) – stops at a rest stop when their car's tire pops. At the rest stop, Charlie warns them and Josh, stepson of a corrupt landlord, about the Critters. As this happens, a Critter lays eggs under the family's car and the family leaves, unknowingly taking the eggs with them. Soon after they ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazing Stories (1985 TV Series)
''Amazing Stories'' is an American anthology television series created by Steven Spielberg, that originally ran on NBC in the United States from September 29, 1985 to April 10, 1987. The series was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards and won five. The first season episode "The Amazing Falsworth" earned writer Mick Garris an Edgar Award for Best Episode in a TV Series. It was not a ratings hit (ranking 40th in Season 1 and 52nd in Season 2), however, and the network did not renew it after the two-year contract expired. The 1987 science fiction film ''Batteries Not Included'' was originally intended as a story for ''Amazing Stories'', but Spielberg liked the idea so much that he decided to make it a theatrical release. The series title licensed the name of ''Amazing Stories'', the first dedicated science fiction magazine created by Hugo Gernsback in April 1926. The title sequence was made by computer-generated imagery (CGI) firm, Robert Abel and Associates. On March 6, 2020, a reviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American director, writer, and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Spielberg is the recipient of various accolades, including three Academy Awards, a Kennedy Center honor, a Cecil B. DeMille Award, and an AFI Life Achievement Award. Seven of his films been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. He moved to California and studied film in college. After directing several episodes for television including ''Night Gallery'' and '' Columbo'', he directed the television film ''Duel'' (1971) which gained acclaim from critics and audiences. He made his directorial film debut with ''The Sugarland Express'' (1974), and became a household name with the 1975 summer blockbuster ''Jaws''. He then directed box office succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hanna
William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator and cartoonist who was the creator of ''Tom and Jerry'' as well as the voice actor for the two title characters. Alongside Joseph Barbera, he also founded the animation studio and production company Hanna-Barbera. Hanna joined the Harman and Ising animation studio in 1930 and steadily gained skill and prominence while working on cartoons such as '' Captain and the Kids''. In 1937, while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Hanna met Joseph Barbera. In 1957, they co-founded Hanna-Barbera, which became the most successful television animation studio in the business, creating or producing programs such as ''The Flintstones'', ''The Huckleberry Hound Show'', ''The Jetsons'', ''Scooby-Doo'', ''The Smurfs'', and ''Yogi Bear''. In 1967, Hanna-Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for $12 million, but Hanna and Barbera remained heads of the company until 1991. At that time, the studio was sold to T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Deezen
Edward Harry Deezen (born March 6, 1957) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his roles as "nerd" characters in films including '' Grease'', ''Grease 2'', '' Midnight Madness'', ''I Wanna Hold Your Hand'', ''1941'', and ''WarGames''. He has had larger starring roles in independent films such as '' Surf II'', ''Mob Boss'', ''Beverly Hills Vamp'', and '' Teenage Exorcist''. Deezen is also a prolific voice actor, whose more notable characters include Mandark in the Cartoon Network series '' Dexter's Laboratory'', Snipes the Magpie in '' Rock-a-Doodle'', Ned in '' Kim Possible'', and the Know-It-All Kid in ''The Polar Express''. Early life Edward Harry Deezen was born in Cumberland, Maryland, on March 6, 1957, the son of Irma and Robert Deezen. He was raised Jewish. A class clown in his youth, Deezen aspired to become a stand-up comedian; he moved to Hollywood within days of graduating high school in order to pursue a comedy career. As a stand-up comedian, Deezen perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Rowe
Douglas Rowe (born 1938) was an American actor. Career Rowe is mostly a character and supporting actor, he has appeared in films such as '' The Incident'' (1990) and '' Appointment with Fear'' (1985), his character as the off-beat, seedy looking detective in ''Appointment with Fear'' was described as a "maniac detective inspired by Dirty Harry.". On television he appeared in the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', episode "The Outrageous Okona." In the 1990s he appeared as a Proprietor in ''Murder She Wrote'', portrayed Dr. Arndt in '' ER'' and Ricky in '' Northern Exposure'' and pilot Aylesworth in '' M*A*S*H''. Theater Rowe was managing director of the Laguna Playhouse from 1964 to 1966, and served as artistic director from 1976 to 1991. Rowe is also a prolific stage actor, starring in productions of ''Death of a Salesman'', '' Caesar and Cleopatra'', ''Our Town ''Our Town'' is a 1938 metatheatrical three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder which won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Shaye
Linda Shaye (born October 12, 1943) is an American film, television, and theater actress. In a career spanning over forty years, she has appeared in more than a hundred feature films. She is perhaps best known for her starring role as Elise Rainier in the ''Insidious'' film series (2010–2018), and as Magda in ''There's Something About Mary''. Shaye is regarded as a scream queen due to her roles in various horror films, including '' Alone in the Dark'' (1982), ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984), '' Critters'' (1986) and its sequel '' Critters 2: The Main Course'' (1988), '' Amityville: A New Generation'' (1993), ''Wes Craven's New Nightmare'' (1994), ''Dead End'' (2003), '' 2001 Maniacs'' (2005) and its sequel '' 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams'' (2010), ''Ouija'' (2014) and its prequel '' Ouija: Origin of Evil'' (2016), ''Tales of Halloween'' (2015), ''Abattoir'' (2016), ''The Final Wish'' (2018), '' Room for Rent'' (2019), ''The Grudge'' (2020), and the ''Insidious '' univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herta Ware
Herta Ware (June 9, 1917 – August 15, 2005) was an American actress and activist. Early life Ware was born Herta Schwartz in Wilmington, Delaware, the daughter of Helen Ware, a musician and violin teacher, and Laszlo Schwartz, an actor who was born in Budapest. Her mother's brother was Harold Ware, who headed the Ware Group, the most extensive Soviet spy ring in American history — and her maternal grandmother was labor organizer and socialist Ella Reeve Bloor, the co-founder of the Communist Labor Party of America and later a member of the central committee of the Communist Party USA. Her father was Jewish and her mother was Christian. Career Ware made her Broadway debut in ''Let Freedom Ring'' (November 6, 1935–February 1936), co-starring husband Will Geer, whom she had married in 1934. The couple appeared together in other New York plays, including ''Bury the Dead'' (1936), ''Prelude'' (1936), ''200 Were Chosen'' (1936) and ''Journeyman'' (1938), and ''Six O'Clock T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Parker
Lindsay Parker (born March 30, 1980) is an American former actress. Career Parker started her career as Little Girl on an episode of ''MacGyver''. She appeared in the film '' Shocker'' three years later, and played Kirstie Alley's daughter Melissa in the 1987 film ''Infidelity''. She provided the voice of Corey in ''Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue'' and also played Carrie in the 1987 film ''Flowers in the Attic''. She remained active in acting up until 2007. In April 2014, Parker published her first children's book, ''Fiona Von Finnigan - Fairy Tale Fixer'', written and illustrated entirely by her. Her father is Andy Parker, the drummer of the English heavy rock band, UFO An unidentified flying object (UFO), more recently renamed by US officials as a UAP (unidentified aerial phenomenon), is any perceived aerial phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained. On investigation, most UFOs are id .... References External links * 1980 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Anderson
Sam Anderson (born April 2, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his character roles such as Sam Gorpley on '' Perfect Strangers'', Holland Manners on ''Angel'', dentist Bernard Nadler on ''Lost'' and in film, as the principal in ''Forrest Gump''. Early life Anderson was born in Wahpeton, North Dakota. He received a Master of Arts degree in American literature and creative writing at the University of North Dakota and the University of Wisconsin. During the 1970s, he taught drama at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California. Career Anderson is best known for his roles as mailroom supervisor Mr. Gorpley on '' Perfect Strangers'', the lawyer Holland Manners on the first two seasons of ''Angel'' and as Bernard on ''Lost''. He notably played the school principal in ''Forrest Gump''. He is also known as the assistant manager of the Hotel Royale in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode " The Royale", and as Mike Seaver's adversarial Principal DeWitt on ''Growi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Hodges (actor)
Thomas E. Hodges (born July 1, 1965) is an American actor and film producer, famous for roles such as Bruno in the 1986 teen film ''Lucas'', and Rich in the NBC (later CBS) series ''The Hogan Family''. He also appeared in such films as 1987's '' Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise'', 1988's '' Critters 2: The Main Course'', 1989's ''Going Overboard'' and ''Steel Magnolias'' and 1995's ''Heavyweights''. Hodges was also in the movie ''Look''. Hodges co-wrote the season six episode of ''The Hogan Family'' titled "Best of Friends, Worst of Times", in which his character Rich revealed that he was battling the effects of AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual m .... References External links * 1965 births Living people Male actors from Chicago Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
