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Endless Bummer (film)
''National Lampoon Presents Endless Bummer'' aka ''Surf Party'' is an American 2009 comedy film directed by Sam Pillsbury, starring Jim Piddock and Khan Chittenden. The plot involves a group of teens and a veteran surfer, who take a road trip from Ventura, California to the San Fernando Valley, in order to track down a prized stolen surfboard. Cast * Jim Piddock as Mr. Newell * Ray Santiago as Lardo * Khan Chittenden as J.D. * Vanessa Angel as Brenda * Colton James as "Sparky" * Allison Scagliotti as Iris * Caitlin Wachs as Anne * Jane Leeves as Liv * Matthew Lillard as Mike Mooney * Jules Bruff as Carol * James J. Thomas as Richard * Joan Jett as Del * Richmond Arquette as Harry * Kathleen Wilhoite as Peggy * Kenny Laguna as Mr. Canadianedas * Sara Downing as Ginger Mooney * Andrew Caldwell as Kenny * James Remar as Sam Kramer * Lee Ving as Hot Rod Guy * Debbie DeLisi as Hot Rod Girl * Scott Caudill as Creepy Guy #1 * Jeff Staron as Creepy Guy #2 * Shayne Lamas Shayne Dahl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Pillsbury
Sam Pillsbury is an American film director, producer, and winemaker. Massachusetts-raised Sam Pillsbury emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 14. At age 23 he began working for the government-owned National Film Unit of New Zealand, joining a group of emerging filmmakers who were investigating new subjects and creative film making styles. Pillsbury directed seven films at the National Film Unit, including a multi-faceted study of artist Ralph Hotere, and a satirical look at workplace relations (Men and Supermen). He was also part of the directing team on Commonwealth Games chronicle Games '74, and worked both on set and at the editing bench for Paul Maunder's Gone Up North for a While. Pillsbury went solo in 1975. Documentary Birth with R.D.Laing won awards on both sides of the Tasman, and controversy in England and the United States. The film featured controversial Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing critiquing Western medical handling of childbirth. Pillsbury also worked on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Laguna
Kenneth Benjamin Laguna is an American songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Joan Jett. Biography Laguna was born in Greenwich Village, New York City, United States, and started playing piano at high school dances from the age of twelve. In the late 1960s, he worked as a songwriter and producer with Super K Productions, established at Buddah Records by producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz, writing songs for such acts as Tony Orlando, The Ohio Express and The Lemon Pipers, often in association with writers Bo Gentry, Bobby Bloom and Ritchie Cordell. Laguna played keyboards for a time with Tommy James and the Shondells, and played on their 1968 hit single "Mony Mony"; he also played keyboards on the second Ohio Express album, ''Yummy Yummy''. Some other credits that Laguna can be seen on include playing on and singing background vocals for "Simon Says", "Goody Goody Gumdrops", " Indian Giver", and most of the 1910 Fruitgum Company's record ''1 2 3 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Films
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films. Also in 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of that year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five (the first time since the 1943 awards). Evaluation of the year Film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' said that 2009 "began with the usual flurry of serious major movies given late December screenings in Los Angeles to qualify for the Oscars. They're now forgotten or vaguely regarded as semi-classics: ''The Reader'', ''Che'', '' Slumdog Millionaire'', '' Frost/Nixon'', ''Revolutionary Road'', '' The Wrestler'', '' Gran Torino'', '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''. It soon became apparent that horror movies would be the dominant genre once again, with vampires the pre-eminent sub-species, the most profitable inevitably being '' New Moon'', the latest in Stephenie Meyer's '' Twilight'' saga, the best t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Comedy Films
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typefaces, in typefaces with text figures the character usually has a descender, as, for example, in . The mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Lampoon Films
National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, census-designated place * National, Nevada, ghost town * National, Utah, ghost town * National, West Virginia, unincorporated community Commerce * National (brand), a brand name of electronic goods from Panasonic * National Benzole (or simply known as National), former petrol station chain in the UK, merged with BP * National Car Rental, an American rental car company * National Energy Systems, a former name of Eco Marine Power * National Entertainment Commission, a former name of the Media Rating Council * National Motor Vehicle Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 1900-1924 * National Supermarkets, a defunct American grocery store chain * National String Instrument Corporation, a guitar company formed to manufacture the first reso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Affion Crockett
Affion Crockett (born August 12, 1974) is an American actor and comedian. Early life Crockett was raised in Germany and Fayetteville, North Carolina. Career Crockett appeared in HBO's ''Def Comedy Jam'' in 1996, demonstrating his impressions and physical comedy. He was a cast member of the game show ''Wild 'n Out'', starring Nick Cannon. He has appeared on ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', ''Blackish'', co-starred in the films '' A Haunted House 1'' & '' 2'' with Marlon Wayans, ''Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins'' with Martin Lawrence, ''Soul Men'' with Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac, '' The Wedding Ringer'' with Kevin Hart and Josh Gad, and ''Pixels'' with Adam Sandler. In 2016, Affion was a contestant playing for charity, on Season 3, episode 18 of the game show idiotest Crockett starred in and produced his own sketch comedy show for Fox titled ''In the Flow with Affion Crockett'', which was executive produced by Jamie Foxx. He wrote, produced, and rapped on his debut comedy album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Jarret
Gabriel Jarret (born Gabriel Kronsberg; January 1, 1970, Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. He began his career in 1981. He is best known for his role as the young genius Mitch Taylor in the 1985 comedy film ''Real Genius'' in which he co-starred with Val Kilmer. Movie and television Jarret's first film was ''Going Ape!'' in 1981. Arguably his most notable appearance was as Mitch Taylor alongside Val Kilmer's Chris Knight in the movie ''Real Genius''. Other film roles include ''The Karate Kid Part III'', '' Apollo 13'' and ''Last Days''. Jarret also made television guest appearances in such shows as ''21 Jump Street'', ''L.A. Law'', ''Party of Five'', and ''The West Wing''. Jarret appeared as 1st Officer Chapman in ''Poseidon''. He performed in the Ron Howard film '' Frost/Nixon'' as Nixon speechwriter Ken Khachigian. Current activities Jarret is also an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter and shares his passion for the Deaf community onstage as well. He is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayne Lamas
Shayne Dahl Lamas (born November 6, 1985) is an American reality television personality and actress. She is known as the winner of the twelfth season of '' The Bachelor''. Early life Shayne Lamas was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Lorenzo Lamas and Michele Smith. Her brother is actor AJ Lamas. Her grandparents were Argentine actor Fernando Lamas and American actress Arlene Dahl. Career Lamas won season 12 of ABC's '' The Bachelor'', with Matt Grant ''The Bachelor: London Calling'' is the twelfth season of ABC reality television series '' The Bachelor''. The season premiere aired on March 17, 2008, and features Matt Grant, a 27-year-old British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and ..., who proposed to her on the season finale. Lamas has been in '' Leave it to Lamas'', '' General Hospital'', '' Air America'', '' The 13th Alley'' and '' In The Pines''. Personal life Lamas was engaged to British bachelor Matt Grant after winning ABC's ''The Bachelo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scooter Page
Scooter Page (born Scott Caudill on December 3, 1976), is an American actor, musician and songwriter from San Pedro, California. Early life Scooter Page was born and raised in San Pedro, California. Page attended San Pedro High School. Since he was young, Scooter has enjoyed writing songs and stories. At age 15, he made his acting debut as one of the Newsies Dancers in Disney's '' Newsies'' (1992). This led to roles in ''3 Ninjas'' (1992) as well as '' 3 Ninjas Kick Back'' (1994) and a steady career in film and television. Acting career Page, whose film and TV work is credited by his birth name, Scott Caudill has appeared in various films and television shows since his first appearance in Disney's Newsies (1992). Later that year, he was cast as Daren in 3 Ninjas and its 1994 sequel, 3 Ninjas Kick Back. In 2002, he appeared as Blaine in HBO's ''Wishcraft'', in which he co-starred with Meatloaf, who became a close on-set friend and adviser. Page is also known for his roles in ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Ving
Lee James Jude Capallero (born April 10, 1950), also known as Lee Ving, is an American guitarist, singer and actor. Ving is the frontman of the Los Angeles-based hardcore punk band Fear. As an actor, Ving played topless club owner Johnny C. in ''Flashdance'' (1983), motorcycle gang leader Greer in '' Streets of Fire'' (1984) and murder victim Mr. Boddy in the murder mystery film ''Clue'' (1985). Early life Ving was born Lee James Jude Capallero in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in the city's Kensington neighborhood. The Capallero family later moved to the suburbs and Ving attended St. Luke's Elementary School in Glenside as well as St. John of the Cross in Roslyn, before graduating from Abington Senior High School. Ving's mother taught him to play the mandolin at four years of age. He began studying guitar at age eleven and later studied with musicians Jim Hall and John Abercrombie. He also studied with Ted Greene after moving to Los Angeles. As a teen he list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Remar
William James Remar (born December 31, 1953) is an American actor. He has played numerous roles over a 40 year career, most notably Ajax in '' The Warriors'' (1979), Albert Ganz in ''48 Hrs.'' (1982), Dutch Schultz in '' The Cotton Club'' (1984), Jack Duff in ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1994), Richard Wright in ''Sex and the City'' (2001–2004), and Harry Morgan, the father of the title character, in ''Dexter'' (2006–2013). Since 2009 he has done voice-over work in ads for Lexus luxury cars. Remar studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. Remar's more recent roles include Frank Gordon in '' Gotham'' from 2016 to 2019, and from 2018 to 2021, Peter Gambi in ''Black Lightning''. Career Films Remar has spent the majority of his film career playing villains. He portrayed the violent gang member Ajax in the cult film '' The Warriors'' (1979), and the murdering sociopath Albert Ganz in the hit ''48 Hrs.'' (1982). Both films were direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
