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In Search Of Tomorrow
''In Search of Tomorrow'' is a 2022 documentary film, written and directed by David A. Weiner. It takes the viewer on a year-by-year deep dive into science fiction films of the 1980s, such as '' Star Wars'' (namely ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi''), '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'', ''Blade Runner'', '' E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'', ''Back to the Future'', '' Dune'', '' RoboCop'', '' Aliens'', ''Tron'', ''WarGames'', '' The Terminator'', ''Ghostbusters'', ''Predator'', '' Akira'', ''The Road Warrior'', ''The Abyss'', ''Short Circuit'', and several more. The film also examines the science and technology behind the fiction amid insider tales of the creative process. The documentary features original interviews of key '80s sci-fi filmmakers, actors, special-effects and visual effects masters, as well as tech advisors, authors, influencers, composers and visionaries. Interspersed between the yearly timelines is a wide range of chapters that delve deeper int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David A
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Predator (film)
''Predator'' is a 1987 American science fiction film, science fiction action film directed by John McTiernan and written by brothers Jim Thomas (screenwriter), Jim and John Thomas (screenwriter), John Thomas. It is the first installment in the Predator (franchise), ''Predator'' franchise. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of an elite paramilitary rescue team on a mission to save hostages in guerrilla-held territory in a Central American rainforest, who encounter the deadly Predator (fictional species), Predator (Kevin Peter Hall), a skilled, technologically advanced alien who stalks and hunts them down. ''Predator'' was written in 1984 under the working title of ''Hunter''. Filming ran from March to June 1986 with creature effects devised by Stan Winston; the budget was around $15 million. 20th Century Fox released the film on June 12, 1987, in the United States, and it grossed $98 million worldwide. Initial reviews were mixed, but the film has since been considered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Weller
Peter Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor, television director, and art historian. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including ''RoboCop'' (1987) and its sequel ''RoboCop 2'' (1990), in which he played the title character; ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'' (1984); and ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' (2013). He also appeared in such films as Woody Allen's ''Mighty Aphrodite'' (1995), the Oliver Stone-produced ''The New Age'' (1994), and David Cronenberg's adaptation of William Burroughs's novel ''Naked Lunch'' (1991). In addition to a Saturn Award nomination for his ''RoboCop'' role, he received an Academy Award nomination for his 1993 short ''Partners'', in which he also acted. In television, he hosted the program ''Engineering an Empire'' on the History Channel from 2005 to 2007. He played Christopher Henderson in the fifth season of '' 24'', Stan Liddy in the fifth season of the Showtime origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Verhoeven
Paul Verhoeven (; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch director, producer and screenwriter, active in the Netherlands, France and the United States. His blending of graphic violence and sexual content with social satire is a trademark of both his drama and science fiction films. After receiving attention for the TV series '' Floris'' in his native Netherlands, Verhoeven got his film breakthrough with romantic drama ''Turkish Delight'' (1973), starring frequent collaborator Rutger Hauer. The film was nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and later received the award for Best Dutch Film of the Century at the Netherlands Film Festival. Verhoeven later directed successful Dutch films including the period drama ''Keetje Tippel'' (1975), the war film ''Soldier of Orange'' (1977), the teen drama ''Spetters'' (1980) and the psychological thriller ''The Fourth Man (1983 film), The Fourth Man'' (1983). In 1985, Verhoeven made his first Hollywood film ''Flesh and Blood (1985 film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrienne Barbeau
Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress, singer and the author of three books. Barbeau came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Rizzo in the musical '' Grease'', and as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter of Maude Findlay (played by Bea Arthur) on the sitcom '' Maude'' (1972–1978). In 1980, she began appearing in horror and science fiction films, including ''The Fog'' (1980), ''Escape from New York'' (1981), ''Creepshow'' (1982), and ''Swamp Thing'' (1982). During the 1990s, she became known for providing the voice of Catwoman on '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995), and subsequent Batman cartoon series. In the 2000s, she appeared on the HBO series ''Carnivàle'' as Ruthie the snake dancer. Early life Barbeau was born on June 11, 1945, in Sacramento, California,Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine the daughter of Armene (née Nalbandian) and Joseph Barbeau, who was a public relations executive for Mobil Oil. Her mother wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carpenter
John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, actor, and composer. Although he worked in various film genres, he is most commonly associated with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s. He is generally recognized as one of the greatest masters of the horror genre. At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, the French Directors' Guild gave him the Golden Coach Award, lauding him as "a creative genius of raw, fantastic, and spectacular emotions". Carpenter's early films included box office and critical successes like '' Halloween'' (1978), ''The Fog'' (1980), ''Escape from New York'' (1981), and ''Starman'' (1984). His other productions from the 1970s and the 1980s only later came to be considered cult classics, and he has been acknowledged as an influential filmmaker. These include '' Dark Star'' (1974), '' Assault on Precinct 13'' (1976), '' The Thing'' (1982), ''Christine'' (1983), ''Big Trouble in Little China'' (1986), '' Prince o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Mary Stewart
Catherine Mary Stewart (; born 22 April 1959) is a Canadian actress. Her film roles include '' The Apple'', ''The Last Starfighter'' and ''Weekend at Bernie's''. She was also the original Kayla Brady in '' Days of our Lives''. Early life Stewart was born on 22 April 1959, in Edmonton, Alberta, the daughter of Mary (Stewart) and John Ralph Nursall. Her parents taught at the University of Alberta, her mother a physiology teaching assistant and her father a biology professor. Stewart attended Strathcona Composite High School. She first took jazz dance lessons, and moved to London after high school to study dance and general performing arts, and where she passed the audition for her first movie, ''The Apple''. Career In 1980, Stewart landed a role in '' The Apple'', a musical science fiction cult film. During the production of ''The Apple'', the director Menahem Golan took issue with her original name Mary Nursall and insisted she change it, which she did using her mother's maide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wil Wheaton
Richard William Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Gordie Lachance in the film ''Stand by Me (film), Stand by Me'', Joey Trotta in ''Toy Soldiers (1991 film), Toy Soldiers'', and Bennett Hoenicker in ''Flubber (film), Flubber''. Wheaton has also appeared in recurring voice acting roles as Aqualad in ''Teen Titans (TV series), Teen Titans'', Cosmic Boy on the ''Legion of Super Heroes (TV series), Legion of Super Heroes'', and Mike Morningstar/Darkstar in the ''Ben 10'' franchise's original continuity. He appeared regularly as a fictionalized version of himself on the sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory'' and in the roles of Fawkes on ''The Guild (web series), The Guild'', Colin Mason on ''Leverage (American TV series), Leverage'', and Dr. Isaac Parrish on ''Eureka (American TV series), Eureka''. Wheaton was the host and co-creator of the YouTube board game show ''TableTop''. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Young
Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress. She is particularly known for working in sci-fi films, although she has performed roles in a variety of genres. Young's early roles include the independent romance ''Jane Austen in Manhattan'' (1980) and the comedy feature ''Stripes'' (1981), the latter being a commercial success. Her breakthrough role was that of Rachael in the sci-fi ''Blade Runner'' (1982), which emerged as a significant work in popular culture; she reprised the role for ''Blade Runner'''s acclaimed sequel '' Blade Runner 2049'' (2017). She originated the character of Chani in the sci-fi ''Dune'' (1984), led the neo-noir '' No Way Out'' (1987), played Kate in '' Wall Street'' (1987), and had starring roles in the comedies ''Fatal Instinct'' (1993) and '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' (1994). Early life Young was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Donald Young, Jr., a television producer and journalist, and Lee Guthrie (born Mary L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clancy Brown
Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles. Brown's film roles include Viking Lofgren in ''Bad Boys'' (1983), The Kurgan in '' Highlander'' (1986), Sheriff Gus Gilbert in '' Pet Sematary Two'' (1992), Capt. Byron Hadley in ''The Shawshank Redemption'' (1994), Sgt. Charles Zim in ''Starship Troopers'' (1997), and Stanley Thomas in ''Promising Young Woman'' (2020). On television, he has played Brother Justin Crowe on the HBO series ''Carnivàle'' (2003–2005), Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat on the Showtime series '' Billions'' (2018–2019), and Kurt Caldwell on the Showtime series '' Dexter: New Blood'' (2021–2022). Brown provided the voices of Mr. Krabs on ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (1999–present) and Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Universe (1996–2006), and several subsequent DC Comics animated projects. Other characters he has voiced include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Guest
Lance R. Guest (born July 21, 1960) is an American film and television actor, best known for his starring role in 1984's ''The Last Starfighter''. Biography Guest developed a serious interest in acting as a freshman while attending Saratoga High School, and he majored in theater while attending UCLA. He has starred in many theatrical films, including his role as Jimmy alongside actress Jamie Lee Curtis in '' Halloween II'' (1981), and also starred in '' Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures''. His most notable role was in the science fiction film ''The Last Starfighter'' (1984) as Alex Rogan, and as Beta, a robot sent to replace Alex while he was in space. He has starred in '' Jaws: The Revenge'' (1987) as Michael Brody. Guest played Cosmo Cola in ''Stepsister from Planet Weird'' (2000). He played Hugo Archibald in ''The Jennie Project'' (2001). Also that year, he appeared in '' Mach 2'' (2001). Guest's starring television roles included ''Lou Grant'' (1981–1982) and ''Kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Circuit (1986 Film)
''Short Circuit'' is a 1986 American science fiction comedy film directed by John Badham and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock. The film's plot centers upon an experimental military robot that is struck by lightning and gains a human-like intelligence, prompting it to escape its facility to learn more about the world. The film stars Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton and G. W. Bailey, with Tim Blaney as the voice of the robot named "Number 5". A sequel, ''Short Circuit 2'', was released in 1988, directed by Kenneth Johnson, but did not do as well at the box office. Plot NOVA Laboratory robotics experts Newton Crosby and Ben Jabituya have developed several prototype robots called S.A.I.N.T. (Strategic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport) for the U.S. military to use in Cold War operations, though Crosby and Ben would rather seek peaceful applications of the robots. After a live demonstration for the military, one of the units, S.A.I.N. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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