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Ed Brigadier
Ed Brigadier (October 16, 1949 – February 26, 2012) was an American actor immortalized as the gruesome motorcycle-riding title character in the cult slasher film, '' Dr. Chopper'' (2005). Brigadier made many other appearances in film and television on such shows as ''House'', ''Nip/Tuck'', ''Scrubs'', ''Alias'', ''How I Met Your Mother'' and ''Malcolm in the Middle''. He appeared many times on The History Channel, most memorably as Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil in the miniseries ''The War That Made America - The Story of the French and Indian War'', and acted on stage in such plays as ''The Imaginary Invalid'', ''A Servant of Two Masters,'' and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Military work In the 1980s, Brigadier spent time in Berlin, Germany working for the U.S. Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. maritime border with Canada, northeast of Cincinnati, northeast of Columbus, and approximately west of Pennsylvania. The largest city on Lake Erie and one of the major cities of the Great Lakes region, Cleveland ranks as the 54th-largest city in the U.S. with a 2020 population of 372,624. The city anchors both the Greater Cleveland metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton combined statistical area (CSA). The CSA is the most populous in Ohio and the 17th largest in the country, with a population of 3.63 million in 2020, while the MSA ranks as 34th largest at 2.09 million. Cleveland was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River by General Moses Cleaveland, after whom the city was named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mockingbird Don't Sing
''Mockingbird Don't Sing'' is a 2001 American independent film based on the true story of Genie, a modern-day feral child. The film is told from the point of view of Susan Curtiss (whose fictitious name is Sandra Tannen), a professor of linguistics at University of California, Los Angeles. Although the film is based on a true story, all of the names are fictitious for legal reasons (e.g. the pseudonym "Genie" has been changed to "Katie"). The film was released to US theaters on May 4, 2001. It won first prize for best screenplay at the Rhode Island International Film Festival (tied with '' Wings of Hope''). at the Rhode Island International Fil ...
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Profiler (TV Series)
''Profiler'' is an American crime drama created by Cynthia Saunders that aired on NBC from September 21, 1996, to July 1, 2000. The series follows the exploits of a criminal profiler working with the fictional FBI Violent Crimes Task Force (VCTF) based in Atlanta, Georgia. The show initially starred Ally Walker as profiler Dr. Samantha Waters, the victim of a stalker known as "Jack Of All Trades". At the end of the third season, Walker departed the series and was replaced by Jamie Luner as prosecutor-turned-profiler Dr. Rachel Burke during the show's final season. Robert Davi, Roma Maffia, Peter Frechette, and Julian McMahon co-starred for all four seasons. Caitlin Wachs and Erica Gimpel also co-starred for the first two seasons; Wachs was replaced by Evan Rachel Wood in a recurring role for the third season, while Gimpel appeared as a guest star. Along with '' The Pretender'', ''Profiler'' was a staple of NBC's Saturday night lineup during the late 1990s. The series shared a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humanoids From The Deep (1996 Film)
''Humanoids from the Deep'' is a 1996 American science fiction horror film. It was a remake of ''Humanoids from the Deep'' and was part of ''Roger Corman Presents''. Plot The United States Army conducts experiments on death row inmates in an attempt to create the perfect amphibious soldier and the resulting man/fish hybrids escape to the open ocean. Over the next few days, several people are killed by being pulled into the sea and drowned. In the nearby town of Harbor Shores, canning company Canco Industries is under fire from local environmentalists for dumping toxic chemicals into the harbor. When a Canco employee dies in an explosion, Kim Parker, whose father Wade works for Canco, alerts the Coast Guard. That night, Kim goes skinny-dipping with her friends and all but one are pulled under, where the humanoids keep the female victims in giant cocoons to use for mating purposes. Wade heads to the Police Station to bail out Matt, the lone survivor. who insists they were attacked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker, Texas Ranger
''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full seasons followed with new episodes airing from September 25, 1993, to May 19, 2001, and reruns continuing on CBS until July 28, 2001. It has been broadcast in over 100 countries and spawned a 2005 television film entitled '' Trial by Fire''. The film ended on a cliffhanger, which was never resolved. DVD sets of all seasons have been released (with the three pilots packaged with the first regular season). At various times since 1997, reruns of the show have aired, in syndication, on the USA Network and Action in Canada. Reruns are currently seen on CBS Action, WGN America, CMT, INSP, getTV, Pluto TV, Heroes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last U-Boat
''The Last U-Boat'' (german: Das letzte U-Boot) is a 1993 German television film directed by Frank Beyer, starring Ulrich Mühe and Ulrich Tukur, and scored by Oskar Sala. The film is loosely based on the true story of the German submarine ''U-234''. Cast *Ulrich Mühe as Kommandant Gerber *Ulrich Tukur as Röhler * Kaoru Kobayashi as Tatsumi *Goro Ohashi as Kimura *Manfred Zapatka as Beck *Matthias Habich as Mellenberg *Udo Samel as Dr. Falke *Sylvester Groth as Maschke *Barry Bostwick Barry Knapp Bostwick (born February 24, 1945) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Brad Majors in the musical comedy horror film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975) and Mayor Randall Winston in the sitcom ''Spin City'' (199 ... as Captain Hawkins * Andrew Wilson as Grant External links * 1992 films 1992 television films Films directed by Frank Beyer German drama television films 1990s German-language films German-language television shows Japan in non-Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallenda (2012 Film)
''Wallenda'' is a 2012 drama film set in the 1920s focusing on high-wire patriarch Karl Wallenda's beginnings working in the circus. Plot Youthful Wallenda (Marlon Wrede) does everything that it takes to be the best high-wire patriarch, but has moments of doubt and not feeling good enough. Later on in the story, he gains enough courage to take on his destiny of performing on the high-wire with the help of some friends. Cast * Marlon Wrede as Karl Wallenda * Clement von Franckenstein as Louis Weitzmann * Sylvianne Chebance as Margareta * Ed Brigadier as Theater Owner Production VW Scheich directed and wrote this film with Uyen K. Le. VW Scheich served as a producer for this film. ''Wallenda'' predominantly used a green screen for its scenes. During the post-production stage, over 300 CG artists, along with VW Scheich, created CG elements and backgrounds for the film. One of the 3D artists was Tyrone Evans Clark. Gresham Lochner and Kevin Williams are the VFX post produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ECupid
''eCupid'' is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by J. C. Calciano and starring Houston Rhines, Noah Schuffman and Morgan Fairchild. The title is a portmanteau of the names of dating websites eHarmony and OkCupid. The film found success at a variety of notable gay & lesbian film festivals including The 29th Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, The San Francisco Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (Frameline) and Newfest. Plot Marshall Thomas (Houston Rhines), an advertising designer, and his partner of seven years, cafe owner Gabe Horton (Noah Schuffman), who live in Los Angeles, California, are in a rut. Gabe seems too busy for intimacy and Marshall is feeling the pressure of a frustrating dead-end job. Marshall discovers a smart phone application called eCupid and agrees to install it without reading the terms of agreement (despite multiple warnings.) The application (voiced by Morgan Fairchild) proceeds to take over Marshall's phone and computer, and by proxy his life. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anderson's Cross
''Anderson's Cross'' is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by Jerome Elston Scott, who also stars in the film, as his first writing and directing project. Production for the movie began in 2003 and the movie had its world premiere on May 20, 2010, when it was given a limited theatrical release. It stars Elston Scott, Nicholas Downs, and Heather Bergdahl as three best friends whose evolving relationships cause tension in their senior year of high school. The film was released on DVD November 22, 2010. Premise Nick ( Jerome Elston Scott), Kevin (Nicholas Downs) and Tracy (Heather Bergdahl) are all the best of friends and are seemingly inseparable. They've spent most of their lives together and are so close that Kevin and Tracy (who are a couple) even allow Nick to watch while they have sex. This works out well until Nick meets Trevor (Micah Stuart) and begins questioning his own sexuality, as he's very attracted to Trevor. Things are made more tense by the fact that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jane Austen Book Club (film)
''The Jane Austen Book Club'' is a 2007 American romantic drama film written and directed by Robin Swicord. The screenplay, adapted from the 2004 novel of the same name by Karen Joy Fowler, focuses on a book club formed specifically to discuss the six novels written by Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the book club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel the themes of the books they are reading. Plot The book club is the brainchild of fiftysomething six-time divorcée Bernadette (Kathy Baker), who develops the idea when she meets Prudie (Emily Blunt), a prim, married high school French teacher in her mid-20s, at a Jane Austen film festival. Bernadette plans to have six members discuss all of Austen's six novels (Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Northanger Abbey), with each member hosting the group once a month. Also inducted into the club are Sylvia (Amy Brenneman), a librarian recent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters Keepers
Sisters Keepers were initially a subset of the band Brothers Keepers, formed in the autumn of 2001 in Germany, joined a compilation album ''Lightkultur'' (WEA) by the Brothers Keepers. Appealing against racism, famous female and mainly Afro-German singers joined together with reggae, Soul music and Hip-Hop background. Initial members Among others for the members of the original Sisters Keepers were Nadja Benaissa, Ayọ, Kaye, Nicole Hadfield (), and Tamika, along with Tesiree, Lisa, Mamadee, Pat and Meli (Skills en Masse, Ischen Impossible) with Onejiru (Pielina Schindler). "Liebe Und Verstand" was their largest hit on chart in Germany, Switzerland and Austria between December 2001 to February 2002, as many African artists joined together to form a musical statement. With two songs, both released on the album ''Lightkultur'' by Brothers Keepers (WEA), they took a stand against racism and violence. "Sisters eV" against racism and violence Actually, the members held positions amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
