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Modern Girls
''Modern Girls'' is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Jerry Kramer, starring Virginia Madsen, Daphne Zuniga, and Cynthia Gibb. Set during a single night in Los Angeles, it follows two young women who, while venturing through the city's nightclub scene, befriend their roommate's blind date. Plot Three women in their early twenties, Margo, Kelly, and Cece, are roommates living in Los Angeles working menial jobs by day, and by night they enjoy the vibrant and decadent nightlife of the city. Margo has a boring job in telemarketing, Cece gets fired from her job at a department store, while Kelly works in a pet store and is very good at selling pets, mainly thanks to her looks. It is Friday night and the women are getting ready for a night out on the town. However, Margo and Cece soon discover that Kelly has taken Margo's car to go meet a DJ she is infatuated with in downtown Los Angeles. Luckily, Kelly's blind date for the night, the bookish Clifford—one of her many inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Goetzman
Gary Michael Goetzman (born November 6, 1952) is an American film and television producer and actor, and co-founder of the production company Playtone with actor Tom Hanks. Life and career Born in Los Angeles, Goetzman began his career as a child actor. He had starred in the film '' Yours, Mine and Ours'' with Lucille Ball, appeared on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', and eventually started a waterbed company and pinball arcade. Goetzman at one time delivered a waterbed to Jon Peters's home. His exploits as a performer and a salesman inspired his friend Paul Thomas Anderson's 2021 film ''Licorice Pizza''. In 1984, he produced the Talking Heads concert film ''Stop Making Sense'' with director Jonathan Demme. That initiated a successful run as a music supervisor, on such films as '' Something Wild'', ''Colors'', ''Modern Girls'' and ''Married to the Mob'', among many others. In 1991, producer Goetzman and director Demme again collaborated to make '' The Silence of the Lambs'', which gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comparative Literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, national, geographic, and disciplinary boundaries. Comparative literature "performs a role similar to that of the study of international relations but works with languages and artistic traditions, so as to understand cultures 'from the inside'". While most frequently practised with works of different languages, comparative literature may also be performed on works of the same language if the works originate from different nations or cultures in which that language is spoken. The characteristically intercultural and transnational field of comparative literature concerns itself with the relation between literature, broadly defined, and other spheres of human activity, including history, politics, philosophy, art, and science. Unlike other forms of literary study, comparative literature places its emphasis on the interdisciplinary analysis of social and cultur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Muscat
Mike Muscat (born May 22, 1952) is an American actor. He has played an assortment roles in various television shows, including ''Totally Outrageous Behavior'' and ''The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''. Career One of Muscat's earliest roles was in the 1973 film, ''The Last American Hero'' which starred Jeff Bridges and Valerie Perrine. The following year he had a supporting role as Clarence in the 1974 film ''Hot Summer in Barefoot County''. He was Howard Tindell in the William Malone directed horror / sci-fi film, '' Scared to Death''. 1996 saw him in the Frank Harris directed ''The Patriot''. It was a film about stolen atomic bombs which starred Gregg Henry, Leslie Nielsen and Stack Pierce. Muscat had a role as Uncle Ralph in the film ''Horrorween''. He was also one of the writers for the film.BuddyTV BuddyTV is an entertainment-based website, which generates content about television programs and sporting events. The website publishes information about celebrity an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Springsteen
Pamela Colleen Springsteen (born ) is an American actress and photographer. She had a short acting career, and is best known for playing the role of serial killer Angela Baker in the cult slasher/comedy/horror films '' Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers'' (1988), and '' Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland'' (1989). She had two co-starring roles in the obscure comedies ''Dixie Lanes'' (1988), ''The Gumshoe Kid'' (1990), and smaller roles in mainstream films like ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982), '' Reckless'' (1984) and ''Modern Girls'' (1986). She is a still photographer in the film and music industry. She is the younger sister of Bruce Springsteen. Early life Pamela Springsteen was born in Freehold Township, New Jersey, to Adele Ann (née Zerilli), a legal secretary of Italian ancestry, and Douglas Frederick "Dutch" Springsteen, who was of Dutch and Irish ancestry, and worked as a bus driver. When Springsteen was 7 years old, she moved with her parents to California i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Richman
Josh Eric Richman (born May 21, 1965) is an American actor, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for his work with Guns N' Roses. Career His first acting job was a minor role in the science fiction television show '' V: The Series''. In 1991, Richman developed a professional relationship with Axl Rose from Guns N' Roses that led to him directing their video for a cover of Paul McCartney's " Live and Let Die". He is featured prominently in the Guns N' Roses home video titled, ''Making F@#$ing Videos Part 1'' which chronicles his involvement in co-writing the promotional video for the GN'R hit "Don't Cry". Richman's involvement with the band landed him the inclusion of his photo in the booklet of their multi-platinum selling ''Use Your Illusion I'' and ''Use Your Illusion II'' albums. Richman had a small speaking role in the spoken word section of their cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". Richman's first big role was in the hit 1986 drama film ''River's Edge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Thor
Cameron Thor (born March 17, 1960) is a former American actor, filmmaker and acting coach. He is best known for his appearances in the films ''Jurassic Park'' and ''Hook''. Career Thor began his career in 1984, he appeared in the 1991 films ''Hook'' and ''Curly Sue''. He is best known for playing Lewis Dodgson in the 1993 film ''Jurassic Park''. Thor had originally auditioned for the role of Ian Malcolm. While his character was a major part of the sequel novel, '' The Lost World'', the character was left out of the film adaptation. Thor also had a few guest roles in several television series such as ''Tanner '88'', ''Freddy's Nightmares'', ''China Beach'', '' Matlock'', ''Mann & Machine'', ''Cheers'', ''SeaQuest DSV'' and '' The Net''. He also had a recurring role as Narik in two episodes of the science fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. He also worked as an acting coach in Los Angeles were he and his wife Alice Carter were co-owners of Carter Thor Stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Charno
Stuart Charno (born September 29, 1956) is an American actor. He has been a stand-up comic and has starred in film and on television. His first role was in the 1981 horror film ''Friday the 13th Part 2''. Other notable appearances of his include the 1985 comedy film ''Just One of the Guys'' (as Harold "Reptile" Sherpico) and the 1986 film ''Modern Girls'', in which he appeared with ''Just One of the Guys'' co-star Clayton Rohner. Charno has made guest appearances on various television shows including ''M*A*S*H'', ''The X-Files'', ''Chicago Hope'', ''Team Knight Rider'', and '' Profiler''. He also received story credits on three episodes of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (" The Wounded", " New Ground" and "Ethics"). Charno is the uncle of current Ice Nine Kills Ice Nine Kills (sometimes stylized in all capital letters or abbreviated to INK, and formerly known as Ice Nine) is an American heavy metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, who are signed to Fearless Records. Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Holton
Mark Douglas Holton (born April 2, 1958) is an American actor, best known for portraying Francis Buxton in '' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' (1985), Chubby in the ''Teen Wolf'' film series and Ozzie Jones in ''Leprechaun'' (1993), and ''Leprechaun Returns'' (2018). Early life Holton was born in Oklahoma City. He graduated from Okmulgee High School in 1976. He attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Career Holton's professional breakthrough came with the role of Francis Buxton, Pee-wee Herman's nemesis in the blockbuster comedy '' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' (1985). He found further fame as high school basketball player Chubby in the werewolf comedies ''Teen Wolf'' (1985), and ''Teen Wolf Too'' (1987). His mainstream visibility grew with supporting roles in '' The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'' (1988), ''A League of Their Own'' (1992), ''My Life'' (1993), and ''Little Giants'' (1994). Holton has been equally prolific in television, performing in epis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dye
John Carroll Dye (January 31, 1963 – January 10, 2011) was an American film and television actor known for his role as Andrew in the spiritual television drama series ''Touched by an Angel''. Early life Dye was born in Amory, Mississippi, one of four sons of Jim and Lynn Dye, a furniture manufacturer and homemaker, respectively, who raised their sons in the Methodist denomination. The family moved to Cleveland, Tennessee, where he attended Cleveland High School, and later to Tupelo, Mississippi. He was introduced to acting by playing the role of Friedrich, the eldest male von Trapp child in a school production of ''The Sound of Music'' at Cleveland High School. He graduated from Tupelo High School, where he again played Friedrich von Trapp. Dye found himself bitten by the acting bug. After graduating, he enrolled at Mississippi State University in hopes of becoming a civil rights lawyer. After a year at Mississippi State University, he decided to become an actor, and was advise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Evans (actor)
Troy Evans (born February 16, 1948) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Desk Clerk Francis "Frank" Martin in the television drama series '' ER'', and more recently for his role as Detective II Johnson (Barrel) in Amazon's TV series '' Bosch.'' He has also appeared in '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', ''Under Siege'', ''Teen Wolf'', ''Kuffs'', ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'', ''Black Dahlia'', '' Demolition Man'', ''The Frighteners'', '' Tiger Cruise'', ''View from the Top'' and ''Article 99'' among others. He voiced Thistle Jinn in the 2013 animated adventure film '' Epic''. He served with the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam, and was later cast as SFC Bob Pepper in the TV series ''China Beach'' which was set during the Vietnam War. Selected filmography *''Rhinestone'' (1984) – Rhinestone Heckler / Bettor *''Teen Wolf'' (1985) – Dragon Basketball Coach *''Modern Girls'' (1986) – Club Owner *''Near Dark'' (1987) – Plainclothes Officer *''Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Overton
Richard Overton (born August 10, 1954) is an American screenwriter, actor and comedian. His writing credits include ''Dennis Miller Live'', and his acting credits include ''Beverly Hills Cop'', ''Groundhog Day'' and ''Mrs. Doubtfire''. Life and career Overton was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, the son of Nancy Overton (née Swain), a singer, and Hall Overton, a teacher and music arranger. He grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where he attended Dwight Morrow High School. Overton made his first onscreen appearance in the 1982 film ''Young Doctors in Love'', followed by a small role in '' Airplane II: The Sequel'' later that year. In 1987, he wrote an episode of '' The New Adventures of Beans Baxter'' while also appearing in various films and television shows including ''Willow'', ''Amazing Stories'' and '' Million Dollar Mystery''. In 1992, he landed a role in the FOX Network sketch comedy show ''The Edge''. The show ended in 1993. Later that year, Overton appeared in tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Shellen
Stephen Shellen, also known as Stephen Shellenberger (born June 17, 1957), is a Canadians, Canadian actor. He is probably best known for his role as Luke Brenner on the TV series ''Counterstrike (1990 TV series), Counterstrike'', for his role as Neal in Robert Redford's ''A River Runs Through It (film), A River Runs Through It'', and for his voice acting in the video game ''Deus Ex: Human Revolution''. Appearances External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shellen, Stephen 1957 births Living people Male actors from Victoria, British Columbia Canadian male film actors Canadian male voice actors 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
