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John Ashton (actor)
John David Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor, known for his roles in ''Beverly Hills Cop'', ''Beverly Hills Cop II'', '' Some Kind of Wonderful'' and ''Midnight Run''. Life and career Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Ashton attended Defiance College in Ohio and is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Theatre. He attended Enfield High School in Enfield, Connecticut. Ashton has made numerous appearances in both television and feature films. He played Willie Joe Garr on several episodes of ''Dallas''. He appeared in an episode of ''Columbo'', "Negative Reaction", and in episode 5 of ''Police Squad!'', "Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)". His early film credits included roles in ''An Eye for an Eye'' (1973), ''Breaking Away'' (1979), '' Borderline'' (1980), ''Honky Tonk Freeway'' (1981), in (1985)episode of the twilight zone (the chameleon ) '' Last Resort'' (1986) and ''King Kong Lives'' (1986). Ashton also star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Astin
John Allen Astin (born March 30, 1930) is an American actor and director who has appeared in numerous stage, television and film roles. He is best known for starring in ''The Addams Family'' (1964–1966), as patriarch Gomez Addams, reprising the role in the television film '' Halloween with the New Addams Family'' (1977) and the animated series ''The Addams Family'' (1992–1993). Astin starred in the TV film ''Evil Roy Slade'' (1972). Other notable film roles include ''West Side Story'' (1961), ''That Touch of Mink'' (1962), ''Move Over, Darling'' (1963), ''Freaky Friday'' (1976), ''National Lampoon's European Vacation'' (1985), ''Teen Wolf Too'' (1987) and ''The Frighteners'' (1996). Astin was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his directorial debut, the comedic short ''Prelude'' (1968). He has been married three times. His second wife was actress Patty Duke, and Astin is the adoptive father of Duke's son, actor Sean Astin. Early years Astin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honky Tonk Freeway
''Honky Tonk Freeway'' is a 1981 American-British comedy film directed by John Schlesinger. The film, conceived and co-produced by Don Boyd, was one of the most expensive box office bombs in history, losing its British backers Thorn EMI between $11 million and $22 million dollars and profoundly affecting its fortunes and aspirations. Plot In a small Florida tourist town named Ticlaw, the mayor/preacher Kirby T. Calo (William Devane) also operates a hotel and tiny wildlife safari park. The town's major draw is a water-skiing elephant named Bubbles. When the state highway commission builds a freeway adjacent to the town, Calo slips an official $10,000 to assure an off-ramp. The ramp does not come, so the townsfolk literally paint the town pink to attract visitors. Meanwhile, tourists from various parts of the United States, shown in a series of concurrent, ongoing vignettes, are heading to Florida and will all end up in Ticlaw, one way or another. They include a pair of bank robb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instinct (1999 Film)
''Instinct'' is a 1999 American psychological thriller film, directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., George Dzundza, Donald Sutherland, and Maura Tierney. It was very loosely inspired by ''Ishmael'', a novel by Daniel Quinn. In the United States, the film had the working title ''Ishmael''. In 2000, the film was nominated for and won a Genesis Award in the category of feature film. This was the first film produced by Spyglass Entertainment. Plot The film examines the mind of anthropologist Ethan Powell who had been missing for a few years, living in the jungle of Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest with mountain gorillas. He is convicted of killing and injuring several supposed Wilderness Park Rangers in East Africa, and is sent to prison. A bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder, tries to find out why he killed them, but becomes entangled in a quest to learn the true history and nature of humankind, stating that civilization has steadily des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meet The Deedles
''Meet the Deedles'' is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Steve Boyum in his directorial debut, and starring Paul Walker, Steve Van Wormer, A. J. Langer, John Ashton, Robert Englund, and Dennis Hopper. This was the first live-action film from DIC Entertainment. Released theatrically by Buena Vista Pictures in the United States on March 27, 1998, the film received largely negative reviews from critics. It was also a box office bomb, grossing only $4.4 million against a $24 million budget. Plot Fraternal twin brothers Phil (Walker) and Stew ( Van Wormer) Deedle live in Hawaii and enjoy a life of leisure living off of their father Elton’s ( Braeden) hard earned wealth. After they are reported truant from school so they could enjoy a surf session on their 18th birthday, the school expels them. Frustrated with their laziness Elton enrolls them in a boot camp at Yellowstone National Park, to the horror of the boys. Arriving on the mainland, they learn that the bootcamp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shooter (1995 Film)
''The Shooter'' (released under the alternative title ''Hidden Assassin'') is a 1995 American action drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Dolph Lundgren as a deputy United States Marshal who gets caught up in politics when he is hired to solve the assassination of a Cuban ambassador. There are two versions released for this film: the international cut running 104 minutes, and the shorter cut running 89 minutes, released in the U.S. and France. The movie was filmed mainly in the Czech Republic, in Prague. Plot A CIA agent gets caught up in political intrigue after he gets brought in to solve the murder of a Cuban ambassador. Cast *Dolph Lundgren as U.S. Marshal Michael Dane *Maruschka Detmers as Simone Rosset *Assumpta Serna as Marta *Gavan O'Herlihy as Dick Powell *John Ashton as Alex Reed *Simón Andreu Simón Andreu Trobat (born 1 January 1941) is a Spanish actor. He has appeared in more than 180 films and television shows since 1961. In 2013 he was awarde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapped In Paradise
''Trapped in Paradise'' is a 1994 American Christmas-themed crime comedy film written and directed by George Gallo and starring Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, and Dana Carvey. Plot At Christmas time, New York City convicts Dave and Alvin Firpo are paroled early and placed in the custody of their younger brother Bill, a restaurant manager. Dave and Alvin ask Bill to take them to Paradise, Pennsylvania to do a favor for a fellow inmate of theirs. Bill refuses as his brothers are not allowed out of the state; but agrees after getting linked to a robbery his brothers committed. When they discover Paradise's bank is light on security, Bill agrees to rob the bank. The vault is locked and the president, Clifford Anderson, is on lunch. While Dave stays in the bank, Alvin and Bill charge into the restaurant, taking Mr. Anderson and the restaurant patrons back to the bank. Bill and Dave gain access to the vault and soon rush out of the bank with $275,000, with Alvin driving the getaway car. Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Big League
''Little Big League'' is a 1994 American family sports film about a 12-year-old who suddenly becomes the owner and then manager of the Minnesota Twins baseball team. It stars Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield, and Dennis Farina. The film is director Andrew Scheinman's first and only feature film directorial project. Plot Billy Heywood, the 12-year-old son of widowed Jenny, is a Little League Baseball player. Billy's paternal grandfather, Thomas Heywood, owns the Minnesota Twins. When Thomas dies, Billy learns that he is now the owner of the Twins. Thomas' will specifies that the team executives are to help Billy until he is old enough to run the team by himself. Billy quickly runs afoul of the team manager, George O'Farrell. Billy believes O'Farrell is too hard on the players, while O'Farrell despises the idea of working for a kid. After O'Farrell repeatedly insults Billy, Billy fires him. With no other managers willing to work for a kid, and with his grade-school summer break s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert De Niro
Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. ( , ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor. Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, he is considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. In 2009, De Niro received the Kennedy Center Honor, and earned a Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016. Born in Manhattan in New York City, De Niro studied acting at HB Studio, Stella Adler Conservatory, and Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. His first major role was in ''Greetings'' (1968), and he gained early recognition with his role as a baseball player in the sports drama ''Bang the Drum Slowly'' (1973). De Niro's first collaboration with Scorsese was ''Mean Streets'' (1973), where he played small-time crook "Johnny Boy". Stardom followed with his role as young Vito Corleon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She's Having A Baby
''She's Having a Baby'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed and written by John Hughes and starring Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern. It tells the story of a young newlywed couple who try to cope with married life and their parents' expectations. The film was met with mixed reviews. Plot This film looks at the lives of Jefferson "Jake" (Kevin Bacon) and Kristy Briggs (Elizabeth McGovern), from their wedding day until the birth of their first child, mostly through Jake's eyes, with his voiceover commentaries and several imaginary scenes. Before their wedding day, Jake asks his best friend Davis McDonald ( Alec Baldwin) if he thinks Jake will be happy to which Davis says "Yeah, you'll be happy. You just won't know it." After their wedding that was attended by Jake's parents Jim (James Ray) and Sarah (Holland Taylor), his grandparents (Bill Erwin and Reba McKinney), and Kristy's parents Russ (William Windom) and Gayle ( Cathryn Damon), Jake and Kristy head off for N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hughes (filmmaker)
John Wilden Hughes Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American filmmaker. Hughes began his career in 1970 as an author of humorous essays and stories for the '' National Lampoon'' magazine. He went on to Hollywood to write, produce and sometimes direct some of the most successful live-action comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s such as ''National Lampoon's Vacation''; ''Mr. Mom''; ''Sixteen Candles''; '' Weird Science''; ''The Breakfast Club''; ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''; ''Pretty in Pink''; '' Some Kind of Wonderful''; ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles''; ''She's Having a Baby''; ''Uncle Buck''; ''Home Alone''; ''Dutch''; ''Beethoven'' (co-written under the pseudonym Edmond Dantès); '' Dennis the Menace''; and ''Baby's Day Out''. Most of Hughes's work is set in the Chicago metropolitan area. He is best known for his coming-of-age teen comedy films with honest depictions of suburban teenage life. Many of his most enduring characters from these years were written f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Stoltz
Eric Cameron Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) is an American actor, director and producer. He played the role of Rocky Dennis in the biographical drama film ''Mask'', which earned him the nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, and has appeared in a wide variety of films from mainstream ones including '' Some Kind of Wonderful'' to independent films such as ''Pulp Fiction'', ''Killing Zoe'' and '' Kicking and Screaming''. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in ''Pulp Fiction''. In 2010, he portrayed Daniel Graystone in the science fiction television series '' Caprica'' and became a regular director on the television series ''Glee''. Early life Stoltz was born in Whittier, California, the son of Evelyn (née Vawter), a violinist and schoolteacher and Jack Stoltz, an elementary school teacher. He has two sisters, Catherine, an opera singer, and Susan, a writer. Stoltz was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judge Reinhold
Edward Ernest "Judge" Reinhold Jr. (born May 21, 1957) is an American actor who has starred in several Hollywood movies, such as ''Ruthless People'', ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'', ''Stripes'' and ''Gremlins'', and co-starred in all of the films in the ''Beverly Hills Cop'' and ''The Santa Clause'' franchises. Early life Reinhold was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of Regina Celeste ( Fleming; born 1923) and Edward Ernest Reinhold (1907–1977), a trial lawyer. He was raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia and attended Alexis I. duPont High School until his family moved to Martin County, Florida prior to his junior year in high school. He attended Mary Washington College and Palm Beach Community College. His maternal grandfather was from County Meath, Ireland. Career Reinhold has appeared in more than 60 films. Early roles His first appearance on screen was in the ''Wonder Woman'' episode "Amazon Hot Wax" (1979), in which he played Jeff Gordon, a singer who gets caught u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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