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George Flower
George Albert "Buck" Flower (October 28, 1937 – June 18, 2004) was an American actor, writer, producer, assistant director, production manager, and casting director. He was sometimes credited as Ernest Wall, Buck Flower, George "Buck" Flower, George Flower, Buck Flowers, C. D. LaFleur, C.D. LaFleure, C.D. Lafleuer, and C.D. Lafleur. Because of his gruff appearance, he was often cast as a drunk or homeless Homelessness or houselessness – also known as a state of being unhoused or unsheltered – is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and adequate housing. People can be categorized as homeless if they are: * living on the streets, also kn ... character. Director John Carpenter gave Flower a cameo role in several films he made throughout the 1980s. Flower was also the father of actress/costume designer Verkina Flower and Key Grip Marcus "Roo" Flower. He died of cancer at age 66 on June 18, 2004. Filmography Film Television References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Flower (reformer)
Morris Birkbeck (January 23, 1764 – June 4, 1825) was an English agricultural innovator, author/publicist, anti-slavery campaigner and early 19th-century pioneer in southern Illinois, in the United States. With George Flower he founded the English Settlement and the town of Albion, Illinois, and served briefly as the Secretary of State of Illinois. Early years Birkbeck was born at Settle, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, the son of an influential Quaker also named Morris Birkbeck, and his wife Hannah Bradford. He is of the same Birkbeck family as George Birkbeck (1776-1841), doctor, educationalist, philanthropist, reformer, and founder of Birkbeck College, London, and the Mechanics' Institutes; and of John Birkbeck (1817-1890), a Yorkshire banker, alpinist, and pioneer potholer. By 1794, as leaseholder, Birkbeck was farming an estate of at Wanborough, Surrey, where he joined others in England and France who were experimenting with crossbreeding Merino sheep. On April 24, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teenage Seductress
''Teenage Seductress'' is a 1975 American drama film filmed in Taos, New Mexico. It was directed by Chris Warfield, and co-written by Warfield, George Buck Flower, and John F. Goff. The film stars Sondra Currie and Warfield. The film follows a young woman who enacts an elaborate plan of revenge against her estranged father, a famous author, by seducing him. However, things do not go as planned when she becomes torn between a charismatic art gallery owner and her own father, with whom she begins developing romantic feelings for. Plot Terry Nelson, born Emily King, is visiting Taos, New Mexico to see the father who abandoned her, famous author Preston King, but she does not know where he lives. After Preston left his family when Terry was two years old, her mother, also named Emily, began resenting men and constantly berated her daughter for saying that her father loves her and for having a boyfriend as a teenager. Terry eventually grows up resenting her father, and formulates a pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Further Adventures Of The Wilderness Family
''The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family'' (a.k.a. ''Wilderness Family Part 2'') is a 1978 adventure/family movie that stars Robert Logan, George Buck Flower and Susan Damante-Shaw and is a sequel to ''The Adventures of the Wilderness Family''. In this sequel to the first movie, Heather Rattray now plays the role of Jenny. Barry Williams (Greg Brady from ''The Brady Bunch'') sings some of the songs in the soundtrack of this movie. The third and final film in this family film series, '' Mountain Family Robinson'', was released in 1979. Plot In this sequel, the Robinsons continue their relaxed life in the mountains. More adventure awaits as they prepare themselves for the upcoming fierce winter. Pat fights a bout of pneumonia as the cold weather takes hold. The wildlife continues to be menacing and dangerous at times. Skip attempts to return to civilization for medication to treat Pat's pneumonia on skis and is caught in an avalanche. Meanwhile, Pat and the children ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Alpha Incident
''The Alpha Incident'' (also known as ''The Alien Incident'', and ''Gift from a Red Planet'') is a 1978 American science fiction horror film directed by Bill Rebane and starring Ralph Meeker, Stafford Morgan, John F. Goff, Carol Irene Newell, and George "Buck" Flower. Premise A space probe returns to Earth from Mars, carrying with it a deadly organism which has the lethal potential to destroy all life on Earth. Being transported across country by train, the micro-organism is released when a nosy train employee inspects the cargo. This results in an entire train station being quarantined along with government biologist Dr. Sorenson. Those who are trapped wait for other government scientists to find a cure while trying not to fall asleep―—sleep triggers the microorganism. because that's when the virus strikes. While asleep, the disease causes the brain to swell to the point the skull is fractured. Although a cure is found, government agents begin killing those who surv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bare Knuckles
''Bare Knuckles'' is a 1977 blaxploitation film, starring Robert Viharo, Sherry Jackson and Gloria Hendry. The film was written and directed by Don Edmonds. Plot L.A. bounty hunter, Zachary Kane, is on the hunt for a masked serial killer on the loose. Production Director Edmonds said he didn't get any permits for the movie, it was made for $25,000 with another $25,000 spent for goods and services. Legacy It is one of the films that have inspired Quentin Tarantino, and it was selected by Tarantino himself to be shown at his Los Angeles Grindhouse Festival in 2007. In May 2008, it was being shown by Robert Viharo's son, Will, as part of his long-running Thrillville theater program. Hip-hop duo Gangrene sampled the film's opening theme for the song "Breathing Down Yo Neck", featuring rapper MED, on their debut album Gutter Water. Cast * Robert Viharo — Zachary Kane * Sherry Jackson — Jennifer Randall * Michael Heit — Richard Devlin * Gloria Hendry — Barbara Darrow * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Georgia Road
''Bad Georgia Road'' is a 1977 American action comedy film produced, co-written and directed by John C. Broderick and starring Gary Lockwood, Carol Lynley and Royal Dano. Synopsis A New York City woman inherits a moonshine farm in the South. Cast *Gary Lockwood - Leroy Hastings *Carol Lynley - Molly Golden *Royal Dano - Arthur Pennyrich * John Wheeler - Dub Douchette *John Kerry - Larch *Cliff Emmich Clifford Joseph Emmich (December 13, 1936 – November 28, 2022) was an American film, stage and television actor. He appeared in over 90 films and television programs, and is perhaps best known for playing the character of Chicago in the 1973 fi ... - Earl DePue *Tom Kibbe - Darryl *Glynn Rubin - Laura Jean References External links * * * 1977 films 1970s action comedy films American action comedy films 1977 comedy films Dimension Pictures films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Across The Great Divide (film)
''Across the Great Divide'' is a 1976 American Western film directed by Stewart Raffill and starring Robert Logan, Heather Rattray, and George Buck Flower. The film was shot on location in Utah and Canada. Plot In 1876, two orphans, Holly and Jason, travel across the Rocky Mountains to claim their inheritance at the end of the Oregon Trail. They run into Zachariah Coop, a gambler on the run from a group of angry men. Coop tries to join the two kids, but at first they don't know whether to trust him. The trio shows unyielding courage in the face of hardship, adventure and danger as they travel across the Great Divide to reach their dream. Cast * Robert Logan as Zachariah Coop * Heather Rattray as Holly Smith * Mark Edward Hall as Jason Smith * George Buck Flower as Ben * Hal Bokar as Sternface * Frank Salsedo as Mosa Release The film was released on December 20, 1976 by Pacific International Enterprises. The film was officially released on DVD on January 1, 2003. More re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drive In Massacre
''Drive-In Massacre'' is a 1976 American B-movie slasher film written and directed by Stu Segall, and co-written by John F. Goff and George Buck Flower. Plot A couple go to a drive-in theater in a rural California town, and are butchered by an unseen assailant, who uses a sword to decapitate the man, and skewer the woman through the neck. Investigating this dual homicide are police detectives Mike Leary and John Koch, who interview the drive-in's boorish manager, Austin Johnson, and the odd custodian, Germy. Germy mentions that a peeping tom likes to cruise the area to watch couples and lone girls, and he is told to try and write down the voyeur's license plate number the next time he sees him. That night, the killer strikes again, impaling two lovers while they are making out in their vehicle, and leaving a sword behind. To see if the sword belongs to the missing drive-in owner, Germy is brought in to the police station identify it. Germy states that the sword is not a part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Small Town In Texas
''A Small Town in Texas'' is a 1976 action film directed by Jack Starrett and starring Bo Hopkins, Susan George, and Timothy Bottoms. It was filmed in Lockhart, Texas. Plot After serving a five-year prison sentence for marijuana possession, Daniel "Poke" Jackson returns to his hometown in Texas where he is greeted by the man who convicted him, Sheriff Duke Calley. Poke assures Duke that he will soon be leaving to go to California, but Duke warns Poke that he is under close watch. Poke calls his old girlfriend Mary Lee Carter and arranges a meeting to see their son Kevin, whom he was never met. Duke warns him off and Poke discovers that Duke and Mary Lee are now sleeping together. However, Poke visits her anyway to confront her and the two end up making love. Later, Duke arrives at the mansion of county political boss C.J. Crane and is assigned to guard congressman-elect Jesus Mendez, who is scheduled to speak at a barbecue. After Mendez delivers the speech, he is shot and kille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilsa, Harem Keeper Of The Oil Sheiks
''Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks'' is a 1976 sexploitation women in prison film, the first sequel to ''Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS''. Plot Three crates arrive at the harem. Inside each is a gagged, buxom, chastity belt-wearing Western woman: the sole heiress of a "chain store king of the United States", a film actress dubbed "the new Scandinavian love goddess" in the media, and an Asian-European equestrian champion. Sheikh El-Sharif lies in bed while his personal sex slave, Katsina, lovingly rubs her breasts against him. El-Sharif confirms his promise to let her accompany him on his travels the next day, starting after meeting with an American oil businessman, who is accompanied by an American Navy commander. Ilsa, who manages the harem, promises luxury to the new women, but they oppose their white slavery. Ilsa, who herself has no lover, declines having a Western man kidnapped for her, stating she is repulsed by the notion of a man who would sleep with her just because he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criminally Insane (film)
''Criminally Insane'', (also known as ''Crazy Fat Ethel)'', is a 1975 horror film written and directed by Nick Millard. Shot on location in San Francisco, it was followed by a 1987 sequel titled '' Criminally Insane 2''. A remake, ''Crazy Fat Ethel'', was released in 2016. Plot The morbidly obese Ethel Janowski, who is institutionalized because of her bouts of depression and violence, is released into her grandmother's care despite Dr. Gerard's unease about Ethel's discharge. Upon moving into her grandmother's San Francisco home, Ethel begins consuming massive amounts of food, repeatedly claiming that the institution employees had tried to starve her to death. Mrs. Janowski tries to stop Ethel's gorging by emptying the refrigerator and locking the cupboards. When she threatens to call Dr. Gerard, Ethel stabs her to death, then stabs the old woman's hand to get the cabinet key she was holding in a death grip. Ethel locks her grandmother's corpse in a bedroom and places an order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Cocoa
''Lady Cocoa'' (also known as ''Pop Goes the Weasel'') is a 1975 low-budget American blaxploitation crime drama that was directed by Matt Cimber. With Lola Falana in the title role, the film also featured Millie Perkins, Alex Dreier, Gene Washington and Joe Greene. It was released by Moonstone Entertainment, and written by George Theakos. Premise The film tells the story of a woman (Lola Falana) who is released from jail for 24 hours prior to testifying against her ex-boyfriend (James A. Watson Jr.) Reception Linda Gross of the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the U ...'' called ''Lady Cocoa'' "a slick, predictable, but well-made blaxploitation film." Joe Baltake, writing for the '' Philadelphia Daily News'', complimented Falana's performance but calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |