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D.A.R.Y.L.
''D.A.R.Y.L.'' is a 1985 science fiction film written by David Ambrose, Allan Scott, and Jeffrey Ellis. It was directed by Simon Wincer and stars Barret Oliver, Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Danny Corkill, and Josef Sommer. D.A.R.Y.L. was released in the United States on June 14, 1985 and released in Singapore on May 5, 1986. The original music score was composed by Marvin Hamlisch. Plot "Daryl" (whose name is an acronym for "Data-Analyzing Robot Youth Lifeform") (Barret Oliver) is an experiment in artificial intelligence, created by a government company called TASCOM. Although physically indistinguishable from an ordinary ten-year-old boy, his brain is actually a super-sophisticated microcomputer with several unique capabilities. These include exceptional reflexes, superhuman multitasking ability, and the ability to "hack" other computer systems. The D.A.R.Y.L. experiment was funded by the military, with the intention of producing a "super-soldier". One of the original scie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barret Oliver
Barret Spencer Oliver (born August 24, 1973) is an American photographer and a former child actor. He is best known for his role as Bastian Balthazar Bux in the film adaptation of Michael Ende's novel '' The Neverending Story'', followed by roles in ''D.A.R.Y.L.'', '' Cocoon'', and '' Cocoon: The Return''. Career Oliver had minor roles in television and film, until starring as Bastian in the 1984 movie '' The NeverEnding Story''. Subsequently, he was cast as the lead in Tim Burton's short film '' Frankenweenie'' and as the cyborg "Daryl" in the 1985 film ''D.A.R.Y.L.'', a part for which he won a Saturn Award. His last role in a feature film was Willie Saravian in Paul Bartel's 1989 ensemble comedy ''Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills''. Later Oliver became a printer and photographer, specializing in nineteenth-century processes such as collodion Collodion is a flammable, syrupy solution of nitrocellulose in ether and alcohol. There are two basic types: flexible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael McKean
Michael John McKean (; born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, composer, singer, and musician known for various roles in film and television such as Lenny Kosnowski in ''Laverne & Shirley'', David St. Hubbins in ''This Is Spinal Tap'', and Chuck McGill on ''Better Call Saul''. McKean's breakout role was annoying neighbor Lenny Kosnowski on the sitcom ''Laverne & Shirley''. He played David St. Hubbins, lead vocalist and co-lead guitarist of the fictional rock band Spinal Tap in ''This Is Spinal Tap'' and had roles in several Christopher Guest ensemble films. He co-wrote the song "A Mighty Wind" (for the Guest film '' A Mighty Wind''), for which he won a Grammy Award, as well as "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from the same film, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. McKean was a cast member on '' Saturday Night Live'' for its 19th and 20th seasons in the mid-1990s. McKean received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer and conductor. Hamlisch was one of only seventeen people to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. This collection of all four is referred to as an " EGOT". He is one of only two people (along with composer Richard Rodgers) to have won those four prizes and a Pulitzer Prize (" PEGOT"). Early life Hamlisch was born in Manhattan, to Viennese-born Jewish parents Lilly (née Schachter) and Max Hamlisch. His father was an accordionist and bandleader. Hamlisch was a child prodigy and, by age five, he began mimicking the piano music he heard on the radio. A few months before he turned seven, in 1951, he was accepted into what is now the Juilliard School Pre-College Division.Marvin Hamlisch biography . |
Danny Corkill
Daniel Bryon Corkill (born March 8, 1974) is an American former child actor who saw early success in such films as ''Without a Trace'' and '' D.A.R.Y.L.''. He appeared in a number of commercials and had a small part in the TV series ''Ryan's Hope''. He was born in Park Ridge, Illinois Park Ridge is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a Chicago suburb. Per the 2020 census, the population was 39,656. It is located northwest of downtown Chicago. It is close to O'Hare International Airport, major expressways, an ..., and, now retired from acting, lives in the St. Paul area. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Corkill, Danny 1974 births Living people American male child actors American male film actors Male actors from Chicago Actors from Park Ridge, Illinois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Beth Hurt
Mary Beth Hurt (''née'' Supringer; born September 25, 1946) is an American actress of stage and screen. She is a three-time Tony Award-nominated actress. Notable films in which Hurt has appeared include '' Interiors'' (1978), ''The World According to Garp'' (1982), ''The Age of Innocence'' (1993), and '' Six Degrees of Separation'' (1993). She has also collaborated with her husband, filmmaker Paul Schrader, in such films as '' Light Sleeper'' (1992) and '' Affliction'' (1997). Early life Hurt was born Mary Beth Supinger in Marshalltown, Iowa, the daughter of Delores Lenore (née Andre) and Forrest Clayton Supinger. Her childhood babysitter was actress Jean Seberg, also a Marshalltown native. Hurt studied drama at the University of Iowa and at New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts. Career Hurt made her New York stage debut in 1974. She was nominated for three Tony Awards for her Broadway performances in '' Trelawny of the Wells'', '' Cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathryn Walker
Kathryn Walker is an American theater, television and film actress. Biography Walker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Wells College in Aurora, New York, and was a Fulbright Scholar in music and drama. Walker's career began on the off-Broadway New York stage with her performance in ''Slag'' in 1971. On Broadway she appeared in ''The Good Doctor'' (1974), ''A Touch of the Poet'' (1977), ''Private Lives'' (1983) and ''Wild Honey'' (1986), among others. She also has been a sporadic presence on daytime drama, including ''Search for Tomorrow'' and '' Another World'', and received an Emmy award for her outstanding performance as First Lady Abigail Adams in PBS's 13-part epic miniseries ''The Adams Chronicles'' (1976). On film, she has co-starred or played secondary femme roles in ''Blade'' (1973), ''Slap Shot'' (1977), ''Girlfriends'' (1978), and ''Rich Kids'' (1979), and she also played John Belushi's wife in the dark, oddball comedy '' Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleen Camp
Colleen Celeste Camp (born June 7, 1953) is an American character actress and producer. After appearing in several bit parts, she had a lead role in the comedy ''The Swinging Cheerleaders'' (1974), followed by roles in two installments of the '' Police Academy'' series. Camp had supporting roles in ''Death Game'' (1977), ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979), and '' The Seduction'' (1982), after which she played Julie’s mother in ''Valley Girl'' and Yvette the Maid in the 1985 comedy '' Clue''. Camp has continued to have minor and supporting roles in various independent and studio films, including '' Die Hard with a Vengeance'' (1995), ''Election'' (1999), '' Factory Girl'' (2006), ''Palo Alto'' (2013), ''American Hustle'' (2013), and ''The House with a Clock in Its Walls'' (2018). Early life Colleen Camp was born in San Francisco, California. She has two brothers, Don and Glen. She moved to the San Fernando Valley at a young age and attended John H. Francis Polytechnic High School, Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Sommer
Maximilian Josef Sommer (born June 26, 1934) is a retired German-American stage, television, and film actor. Early life He was born in Greifswald, Germany, and raised in North Carolina, the son of Elisabeth and Clemens Sommer, a professor of Art History at the University of North Carolina. He studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He has a daughter, Maria. Career Sommer made his acting debut at the age of nine in a North Carolina production of ''Watch on the Rhine''. He made his film debut in ''Dirty Harry'' (1971) and appeared in films such as '' The Stepford Wives'' (1975), ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977), '' Still of the Night'' (1982), '' Silkwood'' (1983), Peter Weir's thriller ''Witness'' (1985) opposite Harrison Ford (where he played a dirty cop), ''Target'' (1985), '' Malice'' (1993), ''Patch Adams'' (1998), and '' X-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006). He appeared as President Gerald Ford opposite Gena Rowlands in the TV movie '' The Betty Ford Story'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ambrose
David Edwin Ambrose (born 21 February 1943) is a British novelist, playwright and screenwriter. His credits include at least twenty films, four stage plays, and many hours of television, including the controversial '' Alternative 3'' (1977). He was born in Chorley, Lancashire, and educated at Blackburn Grammar School and Merton College, Oxford. He was married to the Swiss-born artist Laurence Ambrose from 1979 until her death in 2019. Early life After passing the eleven-plus, Ambrose attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, between 1954 and 1961. From 1962 until 1965 he studied law at Merton College, Oxford. While there he wrote two plays which were successfully performed (one winning an OUDS prize for best college production) as well as directing and acting in several productions. He was also a frequent debater in the Oxford Union Society, where he served a term on standing committee. Despite winning a mock trial in front of a high court judge while still an und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Ryan (actor, Born 1947)
Steve Ryan (June 19, 1947 – September 3, 2007) was an American actor known for his recurring role as J. Walter Weatherman on the Fox sitcom '' Arrested Development'', Detective Nate Grossman on ''Crime Story'' (American TV series) (1986–1988), and Mike Healy on '' Oz'' (1997). Career He was best known for his recurring role on the Fox sitcom '' Arrested Development'' as J. Walter Weatherman. Some of his other roles included "Detective Nate Grossman" on the NBC Police series '' Crime Story'' and his role as "Bobick" on ''Daddio''. He had recurring roles as Sgt. Adams on '' CSI'', as Secretary of Defense Miles Hutchinson on ''The West Wing'', as Father Conti on '' American Dreams'', as Officer Mike Healy on '' Oz'', and as Mark Volchek on '' Wiseguy'' Ryan's notable stage appearances included the original Broadway production of ''I'm Not Rappaport'' and revivals of ''On the Waterfront'' and ''Guys and Dolls''. He also performed at most of America's major regional theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Wincer
Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus authority ''Simon'' * Tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel Places * Şimon ( hu, links=no, Simon), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania * Șimon, a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Simon'' (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin * ''Simon'' (2004 film), Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall Games * ''Simon'' (game), a popular computer game * Simon Says, children's game Literature * ''Simon'' (Sutcliff novel), a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff * Simon (Sand novel), an 1835 novel by George Sand * ''Simon Necronomicon'' (1977), a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Simo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outline Of Life Forms
Life form (also spelled life-form or lifeform) is an entity that is living, such as plants (flora) and animals (fauna). It is estimated that more than 99% of all species that ever existed on Earth, amounting to over five billion species, are extinct. Earth is the only celestial body known to harbor life forms. No form of extraterrestrial life has ever been discovered. Archaea * Archaea – a domain of single-celled microorganisms, morphologically similar to bacteria, but they possess genes and several metabolic pathways that are more closely related to those of eukaryotes, notably the enzymes involved in transcription and translation. Many archaea are extremophiles, which means living in harsh environments, such as hot springs and salt lakes, but they have since been found in a broad range of habitats. ** Thermoproteota – a phylum of the Archaea kingdom. Initially *** Thermoprotei **** Sulfolobales – grow in terrestrial volcanic hot springs with optimum growth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
