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James Fargo
James Fargo (born August 14, 1938) is an American film director. He directed numerous films from 1976 to 1998. After serving as assistant director to Steven Spielberg on Duel and on many films starring Clint Eastwood, he was then given the chance to direct the third Dirty Harry film, '' The Enforcer'', in 1976. Later he also directed Eastwood in 1978's ''Every Which Way but Loose''. It would be his final film working with Eastwood. Fargo has also directed other films such as '' Caravans'', '' A Game for Vultures'', ''Voyage of the Rock Aliens'', as well as ''Forced Vengeance'' with Chuck Norris. Fargo has also directed television shows, such as ''The A-Team'', ''Hunter'', ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King'' and ''Beverly Hills 90210''.James Fargo Movies & TV
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American Express
American Express Company (Amex) is an American multinational corporation specialized in payment card services headquartered at 200 Vesey Street in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The company was founded in 1850 and is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company's logo, adopted in 1958, is a gladiator or centurion whose image appears on the company's well-known traveler's cheques, charge cards, and credit cards. During the 1980s, Amex invested in the brokerage industry, acquiring what became, in increments, Shearson Lehman Hutton and then divesting these into what became Smith Barney Shearson (owned by Primerica) and a revived Lehman Brothers. By 2008 neither the Shearson nor the Lehman name existed. In 2016, credit cards using the American Express network accounted for 22.9% of the total dollar volume of credit card transactions in the United States. , the company had 121.7million cards in force, includ ...
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Scarecrow And Mrs
A scarecrow is a decoy or mannequin, often in the shape of a human. Humanoid scarecrows are usually dressed in old clothes and placed in open fields to discourage birds from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops.Lesley Brown (ed.). (2007). "Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles". 6th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. . Scarecrows are used around the world by farmers, and are a notable symbol of farms and the countryside in popular culture. Design The common form of a scarecrow is a humanoid figure dressed in old clothes and placed in open fields to discourage birds such as Corvus, crows or Old World sparrow, sparrows from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops. Machinery such as windmills have been employed as scarecrows, but the effectiveness lessens as animals become familiar with the structures. Since the invention of the humanoid scarecrow, more effective methods have been developed. On California far ...
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Second Chances (film)
''Second Chances'' is a 1998 film directed by James Fargo. It stars Tom Amandes, former ''A Little Princess'' star Kelsey Mulrooney, Isabel Glasser, and The Nanny's Charles Shaughnessy and Madeline Zima. ''Second Chances'' is based on a true story. Plot After a car accident kills her father and damages her leg, a 10-year-old girl named Sunny Matthews moves with her overprotective mother Kathleen Matthews to a trailer park. Next door is a horse ranch run by former rodeo star Ben Taylor. While adjusting to her new life, Sunny develops a fondness for Ben and Ginger, a beautiful barrel racing American Quarter Horse. Kathleen doesn't approve of Ben and Ginger, but she eventually trusts them. Sunny finds happiness in ginger and gets motivation to heal their injuries to be able to race. Cast *Kelsey Mulrooney as Sunny Matthews *Tom Amandes as Benjamin "Ben" Taylor *Isabel Glasser as Kathleen Matthews * Terry Moore as Dallas Taylor Judd *Stuart Whitman as William "Buddy" *Charles Shaughne ...
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Beverly Hills, 90210
''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (often referred to by its short title, ''90210'') is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling under his production company Spelling Television. The series ran for ten seasons on Fox from October 4, 1990, to May 17, 2000, and is the first of six television series in the ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' franchise. The series follows the lives of a group of friends living in Beverly Hills, California, as they transition from high school to college and into the adult world. "90210" refers to one of the city's five ZIP codes. The initial premise of the show was based on the adjustment and culture shock that twins Brandon (Jason Priestley) and Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty) experienced when they and their parents, Jim (James Eckhouse) and Cindy ( Carol Potter), moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Beverly Hills, California. In addition to chronicling the characters' friendships and romantic relationships, ...
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Berlin Break
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its location ...
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Sky High (TV Movie)
Sky High or Skyhigh may refer to: Business * Sky High Aviation Services, an airline based in the Dominican Republic Film and television * ''Sky High'' (1922 film), an American silent film * ''Sky High'' (1951 film), a US Air Force comedy with Sid Melton * ''Sky High'' (1986 film), an American comedy film * ''Sky High'' (2003 film), a supernatural action film * ''Sky High'' (2005 film), an American Disney live-action comedic superhero family film * ''Sky High'' (2020 film), a Spanish crime thriller film * "Sky High", a season five episode of the TV series ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' * ''Sky High'' (TV series), a live-action, supernatural Japanese television drama series Music * ''Sky High'', a 1925 revised version of the musical comedy ''Whirled into Happiness'' * "Sky High" (song), a 1975 single by the band Jigsaw * ''Sky High'', a 2012 album by Mike Posner * ''Sky High!'', a 1976 album by American soul/R&B group Tavares * "Sky High", a song by Ben Folds Five fr ...
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Riding The Edge
''Riding the Edge'' is a 1989 film directed by James Fargo and starring Raphael Sbarge and Catherine Mary Stewart. Synopsis When his scientist father is kidnapped by Middle-Eastern terrorists, Matt Harman (Raphael Sbarge), a championship motocross contestant, is designated by his dad's captors as the ideal courier. Western governments agree that the boy can serve as a go-between, and he is all prepared to deliver a special computer chip to the terrorists. He is accompanied in his travels by lovely female secret agent Maggie Cole (Catherine Mary Stewart) and a local Middle Eastern boy who has the rare distinction of also being royalty. Together, they work to save Matt's father and defeat the terrorists. Cast *Raphael Sbarge as Matt Harman *Catherine Mary Stewart as Maggie Cole *James Fargo James Fargo (born August 14, 1938) is an American film director. He directed numerous films from 1976 to 1998. After serving as assistant director to Steven Spielberg on Duel and on many films ...
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Hunter (1984 American TV Series)
''Hunter'' is an American crime drama television series created by Frank Lupo, which ran on NBC from September 18, 1984 to April 26, 1991. It stars Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall. The title character Sgt. Rick Hunter is a wily, physically imposing, often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series. The show, known for its graphic depiction of violence, aired for seven seasons, with 153 episodes. Stepfanie Kramer left after the sixth season (1990) to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh and final season, Hunter partnered with two different female officers. Episodes Season one (1984–85) The show began in a Tuesday night time slot with the two-part pilot episodes of "Hunter" initially broadcast in a time slot on a Friday night, competing for ratings against the popu ...
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Born To Race (1988 Film)
''Born to Race'' is a 1988 film directed by James Fargo. It stars Joseph Bottoms and Marla Heasley. Plot Al Pagura is a NASCAR driver who wants to win. He finds out that a beautiful Italian auto engineer is trying to sell her new engine. At the same time, rival team owner Vincent Dupalin kidnaps her so his driver Kenny Landruff can win. Al and his pit crew rescue her. In the last race at Charlotte, Landruff passes Al on the last lap and just when it seems he is going to win, his engine blows and he hits the wall. Al wins as Dupalin is arrested while Landruff is airlifted to the hospital. Cast *Joseph Bottoms as Al Pagura *Marla Heasley as Andrea Lombardo * Robert Logan as Theo Jennings *George Kennedy as Vincent Duplain *Marc Singer as Kenny Landruff *Dirk Blocker as Bud *Michael McGrady as Walt * LaGena Hart as Jenny *Leon Rippy as Joel *Antonio Sabato Sr Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance ...
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Sidekicks (TV Series)
''Sidekicks'' is a martial arts television series, a spin-off of the Walt Disney 1986 special, ''The Last Electric Knight''. The series starred Ernie Reyes Jr. as Ernie Lee, the Last Electric Knight, and Gil Gerard as Sergeant Jake Rizzo. ''Sidekicks'' aired as part of ABC's Friday night primetime lineup during the 1986-1987 season at 9 pm. After '' Life with Lucy'' was cancelled, ''Sidekicks'' moved to Saturdays at 8 pm. Synopsis Sergeant Jake Rizzo (Gil Gerard) is chosen by Sabasan as tutor of his grandson Ernie Lee ( Ernie Reyes, Jr.), the last heir of an ancient clan of special martial artists and a highly trained karate fighter. Through the series, Ernie often tends to get into dangerous situations where bullies at school or in the streets of Los Angeles threaten him or his friends, or in dangerous situations where his adoptive father ends up needing his help after criminals which he has captured try to escape or try to harm him. With help of his quick moves, unique power ...
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Gus Brown And The Midnight Brewster
Gus is a masculine name, often a diminutive for Angus, August, Augustine, or Augustus, and other names (e.g. Aengus, Argus, Fergus, Ghassan, Gustav, Gustave, Gustafson, Gustavo, Gussie). It can also be used as the adaptation into English of the popular Greek name (of Latin origin) Kostas or Konstantinos (Constantin), especially amongst Greek immigrants in English-speaking countries, probably due to similarity in the sound. Gus may refer to: People Given name * Gus Arnheim (1897–1955), American pianist, bandleader and songwriter * Gus Edwards (vaudeville) (1878–1945), German-born American songwriter, vaudevillian and music producer, born Gustave Schmelowsky * Gus Edwards (American football) (born 1995), American football player * Gus Hall (1910–2000), longtime leader of the Communist Party USA, born Arvo Kustaa Halberg * Gus Johnson (basketball) (1938–1987), American National Basketball Association player * Gus Johnson (jazz musician) (1913–2000), American jazz drumm ...
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Tales Of The Gold Monkey
''Tales of the Gold Monkey'' is an American adventure (genre), adventure drama television series broadcast in prime time on Wednesday nights by American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 22, 1982, until June 1, 1983. Debuting the year following the release of ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', the series featured the romance of early aviation, exotic locales, and cliff-hanging action. Premise and major characters Set in 1938 in the Oceania, South Pacific, the series is about an ex-Flying Tigers fighter pilot named Jake Cutter (Stephen Collins (actor), Stephen Collins). Now the operator of an air cargo delivery service based on the fictional South Seas island Bora Gora, he flies a red and white Grumman Goose called ''Cutter's Goose''. Jake's best friend is his mechanic Corky (Jeff MacKay), a good-hearted Alcoholism, alcoholic with a hazy memory from heavy drinking. However, a one-eyed Jack Russell terrier named Jack, which barks once for "no" and twice for "yes" (or the opposite ...
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