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Deborah Theaker
Deborah Theaker (born April 6, 1964) is a Canadian actress. She is best known as Casey Edison on the Lucasfilm science fiction satire ''Maniac Mansion'' which ran from 1990 until 1993. Early life and education Theaker was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. In 1985, she graduated from the University of Saskatchewan and later moved to Toronto, where she became a member of The Second City's resident company. Career Since 1987, she has played roles in various television shows and movies, including ''The Kids in the Hall'', ''Joey'', ''Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies'', ''Desperate Housewives'', ''Rat Race'', ''Entourage'', ''Bones'', and ''Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events'' as well as the ''Stargate SG-1'' season-eight episode entitled " Citizen Joe." She is a member of Christopher Guest's cinematic repertory company and has appeared in four films and multiple commercials for Guest. Theaker guest-starred as The Caterer in an episode of the first season of ''Curb Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161. Moose Jaw is an industrial centre and important railway junction for the area's agricultural produce. CFB Moose Jaw is a NATO flight training school, and is home to the Snowbirds, Canada's military aerobatic air show flight demonstration team. Moose Jaw also has a casino and geothermal spa. History Cree and Assiniboine people used the Moose Jaw area as a winter encampment. The Missouri Coteau sheltered the valley and gave it warm breezes. The narrow river crossing and abundance of water and game made it a good location for settlement. Traditional native fur traders and Métis buffalo hunters created the first permanent settlement at a place called "the turn", at p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stargate SG-1
''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction Adventure fiction, adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 science fiction film ''Stargate (film), Stargate'' by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. The television series was filmed in and around the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The series premiered on Showtime (TV network), Showtime on July 27, 1997 and moved to the Syfy, Sci Fi Channel on June 7, 2002; the final episode first aired on Sky1 on March 13, 2007. The story of ''Stargate SG-1'' begins about a year after the events of the feature film when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate (device), Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets and in space. SG-1 is an elite United States Air Force special operations t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Wheel (film)
''The Third Wheel'' is a 2002 American romantic comedy film directed by Jordan Brady and starring Luke Wilson, Denise Richards, Jay Lacopo and Ben Affleck. Its plot concerns a first date between the clumsy, shy Stanley ( Luke Wilson) and the gorgeous Diana (Denise Richards), which is interrupted by a homeless man Phil ( Jay Lacopo). Plot After more than a year fantasizing about asking out his co-worker, Stanley ( Luke Wilson) finally asks Diana Evans (Denise Richards) out on a date. Meanwhile, their office co-workers form an office pool, including his friend, Michael (Ben Affleck). They are monitoring the date between Stan and Diana at a type of party, betting on how far Stan will get with the beautiful Diana. One spies on them, following each step of the first date. Stanley hits a homeless man Phil ( Jay Lacopo) with his car as they leave the place where they had a drink, on the way to the theatre. The events that follow are far from the night of romance that Stanley had p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run Ronnie Run!
''Run Ronnie Run!'' is an American satirical comedy film directed by Troy Miller. The film is a spin-off inspired by David Cross's recurring character Ronnie Dobbs from the HBO sketch comedy series ''Mr. Show''. David Cross plays the lead and multiple other roles, while ''Mr. Show'' co-creator Bob Odenkirk plays multiple supporting roles. The film was produced in 2001 and premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, before being released released direct-to-video over 18 months later in 2003. Plot Ronnie Dobbs (David Cross)—a redneck petty criminal whose hijinks are caught on tape by a '' Cops''-like television show called ''Fuzz''—is noticed by failing infomercial personality/inventor Terry Twillstein (Bob Odenkirk), who notices Dobbs' popularity with lowbrow viewers. He promotes the idea for a Ronnie Dobbs show to television executives entitled "Ronnie Dobbs Gets Arrested" in which Ronnie is arrested in a different city each week. The show becomes a phenomenal success lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best In Show (film)
''Best in Show'' is a 2000 American mockumentary comedy film co-written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy and directed by Guest. The film follows five entrants in a prestigious dog show as they travel to the show and compete once there. Much of the dialogue was improvised. Many of the comic actors were also involved in Guest's other films, including ''Waiting for Guffman'', ''A Mighty Wind'', '' For Your Consideration'', and ''Mascots''. The film's score was composed by C. J. Vanston. Plot Five dogs and their owners, trainers and handlers travel to Philadelphia to compete in the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show. Gerry and Cookie Fleck are a middle-class couple from Florida who arrive at the Taft Hotel with their Norwich Terrier Winky. After having forgotten to pay their credit card bill and short of cash, they are forced to sleep in the hotel's storage room. While traveling to the show, they encounter several of Cookie’s former lovers who kiss her passionately and try to seduce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dill Scallion
''Dill Scallion'' is a 1999 feature film mockumentary that follows the rise and fall of a country-western singer, Dill Scallion. Description It was written and directed by Jordan Brady. It is best known for its eclectic cast including Lauren Graham, Kathy Griffin, David Koechner, Henry Winkler, Dave "Gruber" Allen, Wayne Federman, Jason Priestley, Robert Wagner, Dana Gould, Peter Berg, Michael Rodgers, Rachel Grate, and Spencer Garrett, as well as cameos from country western singers LeAnn Rimes, Travis Tritt, and Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album '' Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of '' Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (1 .... Michael Rodgers and Sheryl Crow wrote most of the music for the film. The film was released in 1999 only on VHS and a collectors edition was released on DVD in 2000. Cast External links * Austin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desperation Boulevard
''Desperation Boulevard'' is a 1998 American film written and directed by Greg Glienna. Plot An ex-child star attempts to get back on top in Hollywood. Cast * Lauren Alexander as Young Judy * Jim Bruce as Stalker * Charlene Cher * Emmy Collins as Homeless Pizza Thief * Alex DeVorak as German Man * Sean Dorgan as Abortion Protester * Greg Glienna as Director at Audition * Joey Gyondla as Pizza Delivery Guy * Bill Jenkins as Coco the Clown (as William B. Jenkins Jr.) * Ken Kleiber as Guy, The Waiter * Amber J. Lawson as Mother in Park * Michael Lerner * Leah Stanko Mangum as Fan * Jeff McLaughlin as Fan with Book * Lanko Miyazaki as News anchor * Erin Moran as Self * Ken Osmond as Self * Emo Philips Emo Philips (born Philip Soltanec February 7, 1956) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, writer and producer. His stand-up comedy persona makes use of paraprosdokians spoken in a wandering falsetto tone of voice. The confused, childlike deli ... * Paul Tuminaro as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayseed (film)
''Hayseed'' is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Josh Levy and Andrew Hayes and released in 1997.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 95. The film stars Jamie Shannon as Gordon, a naive "hayseed" from a small town in Northern Ontario who travels to Toronto after receiving a tip from a psychic that his lost dog is in the city, and meets a bizarre cast of characters, from prostitutes to gay sex slave traders, during his trip.Josh Brown, "Lights, camera, premiere: First-time filmmaker Josh Levy is off to a good start". ''Hamilton Spectator'', September 2, 1997. The film's cast includes Deborah Theaker, Elva Mai Hoover, Dan Lett, Daniel MacIvor, Scott Thompson, Mark McKinney, Maria Vacratsis, Dan Redican and Bruce LaBruce. The soundtrack included songs by Andy Kim, Babybird, By Divine Right, Local Rabbits, Odds, Pansy Division, Rusty and Treble Charger. The film premiered at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival, and was subsequentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waiting For Guffman
''Waiting for Guffman'' is a 1996 American mockumentary comedy film written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, and directed by Guest. The film's ensemble cast includes Guest, Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, and Parker Posey. The film's title is a reference to Samuel Beckett's play '' Waiting for Godot''. As in the other mockumentary films created by Guest, the majority of the dialogue was improvised (based on Guest and Levy's story). Because the film is about the production of a stage musical, it contains several original musical numbers written by Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer. Plot In the fictional small town of Blaine, Missouri, a few residents prepare to put on a community theater production led by eccentric director Corky St. Clair. The show, a musical chronicling the town's history titled ''Red, White and Blaine'', is to be performed as part of the town's 150th-anniversary celebration. Cast in the leads are Ron and Sheila Albertson, married travel age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Mouth Of Madness
''In the Mouth of Madness'' is a 1994 American supernatural horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter and written by Michael De Luca. It stars Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner and Charlton Heston. Neill stars as John Trent, an insurance investigator who visits a small town while looking into the disappearance of a successful author of horror novels, and begins to question his sanity as the lines between reality and fiction seem to blur. Informally, the film is the third installment in what Carpenter refers to as his "Apocalypse Trilogy", preceded by '' The Thing'' (1982) and '' Prince of Darkness'' (1987). ''In the Mouth of Madness'' pays tribute to the works of author H. P. Lovecraft in its exploration of insanity, and its title is derived from the Lovecraft novella ''At the Mountains of Madness''. Distributed by New Line Cinema, ''In the Mouth of Madness'' received mixed reviews upon release, but has since garnered a cult following. Plot In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A New Life (film)
''A New Life'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film written, directed by and starring Alan Alda, also featuring Ann-Margret, John Shea, Hal Linden and Veronica Hamel. Plot Steve Giardino, an abrasive, workaholic Wall Streeter, and his wife Jackie divorce after twenty-six years of marriage and find themselves thrust back into the dating world in middle age and in search of a new life. Steve's fellow trader, Mel Arons, likes being single and chasing women, encouraging Steve to join him, with disastrous results at first. Jackie, starved for affection, is at first thrilled by the romantic interest of a man called Doc, only to end up smothered by his attentions and in desperate need of some private space. Unwilling to stop smoking and drinking or to eat properly, Steve has a mild heart attack. He ends up falling for his doctor, Kay Hutton, but a rift develops when he insists that he is too old to father her children and begin a new family. Cast * Alan Alda as Steve Giardino * Hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husbands (TV Series)
''Husbands'' is an American web series written and created by Brad Bell and Jane Espenson, which premiered September 13, 2011, via super syndication on streaming platforms such as Blip, YouTube and Roku. The series stars Brad Bell and Sean Hemeon as a newly married couple. Billed as the world's first marriage equality comedy, ''Husbands'' is a modern look on the classic premise of the newlywed sitcom. The second season premiered August 15, 2012. After producing two seasons independently, it was announced that CW Seed had made a six-episode order for a third season of ''Husbands'', which aired on August 15, 2013. No forthcoming seasons have since been announced. Synopsis After six weeks of dating, an actor (Bell) and a baseball player (Hemeon) travel to Las Vegas in celebration of a federal amendment for marriage equality, only to wind up drunk-married to each other. Fearing that a public divorce would be devastating to the cause, and their careers, the two decide to stay married. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
