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Motorama (film)
''Motorama'' is a 1991 American black comedy road movie about a 10-year-old boy who drives a 1965 Mustang across a fictional landscape. The film features cameos by Drew Barrymore, Flea, Garrett Morris, Jack Nance, Robert Picardo, Martha Quinn, and Meat Loaf. It was directed by Barry Shills and written by Joseph Minion, screenwriter of '' After Hours'', who Shills also worked with for Vampire's Kiss. In 2000, Barrymore reprised her role as Fantasy Girl for the film ''Skipped Parts''. Plot After a night of hearing his parents fight about the possibility of another mouth to feed, Gus a ten-year old boy, decides to cash out his piggy bank and take off in a stolen Ford Mustang. His plan is to collect all the MOTORAMA cards across the country, in order to claim the grand prize, which will set him up for a promising future. The cards are only available at specific, participating gas stations. Stopping at a diner he is able to convince the patrons that he is an adult, and for the rest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Shils
Barry Shils is an American film director and producer. He is best known for directing and producing the films ''Motorama (film), Motorama'' and ''Wigstock: The Movie'', and for producing ''Vampire's Kiss'' starring Nicolas Cage. Early life Born in Philadelphia, Shils became an integral part of the vibrant downtown New York City art scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s. A graduate of Yale University, he is the son of academic, Dr. Edward B. Shils (deceased 2004) a professor at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and Founder of the Wharton Entrepreneurial Center. Shils' grandparents on both sides were first generation Americans of Russian Jewish descent. Career Shils' films and videos from this period are part of the New York Museum of Modern Art collection. Inspired by the fertile Club 57 scene, titles include "Beehive", "The Jones", "Love Comix", and "Lady Wrestling". Shils and his various collaborators: Steve Brown, Jim Self, Ellie Nagler and Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Duke
Robin Duke (born March 13, 1954) is a Canadian actress, comedian, and voice actress. Duke may be best known for her work on the television comedy series '' SCTV'' and, later, ''Saturday Night Live''. She co-founded ''Women Fully Clothed'', a sketch comedy troupe which toured Canada. She teaches writing as a faculty member at Humber College in Toronto and had a recurring role playing Wendy Kurtz in the sitcom ''Schitt's Creek''. Early life Duke was born in Etobicoke, Ontario. She went to high school with Catherine O'Hara at Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke; they first met in homeroom class. Career In 1976, Duke joined O'Hara as part of the Toronto version of the stage comedy troupe The Second City, while also making several appearances in the troupe's television series, ''SCTV''. Duke became a regular on ''SCTV'' from 1980 to 1981. She joined the cast of ''Saturday Night Live'' in 1981 when O'Hara suddenly dropped out of that show. She now teaches at Humber Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Powell
Lake Powell is an artificial reservoir on the Colorado River in Utah and Arizona, United States. It is a major vacation destination visited by approximately two million people every year. It is the second largest artificial reservoir by maximum water capacity in the United States behind Lake Mead, storing of water when full. However, Lake Mead has fallen below Lake Powell in size several times during the 21st century in terms of volume of water, depth and surface area. Lake Powell was created by the flooding of Glen Canyon by the Glen Canyon Dam, which also led to the 1972 creation of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, a popular summer destination of public land managed by the National Park Service. The reservoir is named for John Wesley Powell, a civil war veteran who explored the river via three wooden boats in 1869. It primarily lies in parts of Garfield, Kane, and San Juan counties in southern Utah, with a small portion in Coconino County in northern Arizona. The northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Page, Arizona
Page is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 7,247. History Unlike other cities in the area, Page was founded in 1957 as a housing community for workers and their families during the construction of nearby Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. Its site was obtained in a land exchange with the Navajo Nation. The city is perched atop Manson Mesa at an elevation of above sea level and above Lake Powell. The city was originally called Government Camp, but was later named for John C. Page, commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, 1936–1943. After the dam was completed in 1966, Page officially incorporated as a town on March 1, 1975. The city grew steadily to today's population over 7,000. Because of the new roads and bridge built for use during construction, it has become the gateway to the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell, attracting more than 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Willson
Paul Lee Willson (born December 25, 1945) is an American film, television and voice actor well known for many roles, including as Paul Krapence on '' Cheers''. He was born in Fairmont, Minnesota, the son of Doris Geraldine and Lee Wilford Willson. Career Willson has played numerous guest characters on a variety of shows including '' Laverne & Shirley'' as Eraserhead in episode "A Date with Eraserhead", and ''Full House'' as Stu in episode "Crimes and Michelle's Demeanor" in 1990, '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'', ''Boston Public'', '' Caroline in the City'', '' The Newsroom'' and '' Star Trek: Voyager''. He is perhaps most famous for his repeated guest character of Paul Krapence on the television show '' Cheers'' (which he also reprised in an episode of the ''Cheers'' spin-off, ''Frasier''). His character was originally called "Gregg" because Paul Vaughn was already playing a character named "Paul" on ''Cheers''. For five years (1986-1990) he was Garry Shandling's neighbor Leona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Tyner
Charles Tyner (June 8, 1923 – November 8, 2017) was an American film, television and stage character actor best known, principally, for his performances in the films ''Harold and Maude'' (1971), '' Emperor of the North Pole'' (1973), '' The Longest Yard'' (1974), ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' (1987) and ''Pulse'' (1988). Early years Tyner was a native of Danville, Virginia and served in the United States Army as a combat infantryman in Germany and France during World War II. Career In 1957, Tyner made his debut on Broadway in ''Orpheus Descending''. Two years later, he appeared with Paul Newman in ''Sweet Bird of Youth'' on Broadway. During 1959, Tyner made his film debut with an uncredited part in ''That Kind of Woman''. He worked with Newman again in 1967 as Boss Higgins, the sadistic prison guard in ''Cool Hand Luke'' and became a regular character actor, appearing in films such as ''The Reivers'', '' Lawman'', ''Harold and Maude'', ''The Cowboys'', '' The Outlaw Josey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelley Berman
Sheldon Leonard Berman (February 3, 1925 – September 1, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, teacher, and lecturer. In his comedic career, he was awarded three gold records and he won the first Grammy Award for a spoken comedy recording in 1959. He played Larry David's father on ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', a role for which he received a 2008 Emmy Award nomination. Berman taught humor writing at the University of Southern California for more than 20 years. Early life and education Berman was born in Chicago, the son of Irene (née Marks) and Nathan Berman. He was Jewish. He had a younger brother, Ronald. He served in the Navy during World War II. He then enrolled in Chicago's Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul University) as a drama student. There he met fellow student Sarah Herman; they married in 1947. His acting career began with an acting company in Woodstock, Illinois. Leaving Woodstock in 1949, the couple made their way to Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allyce Beasley
Allyce Beasley ( Tannenberg) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as rhyming, love-struck receptionist Agnes DiPesto in the television series ''Moonlighting''. From 2001 to 2007, she was the announcer on Playhouse Disney, a morning lineup of programming for toddlers on Disney Channel. She appeared briefly as a guidance counselor in the comedy film ''Legally Blonde'' and played Coach's daughter, Lisa Pantusso, on '' Cheers''. She also announced the safety video during The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood and Florida. Early life Beasley was born in Brooklyn, New York as Allyce Tannenberg, the daughter of Marvin, a magazine cartoonist, and Harriet Tannenberg, who worked as a bookkeeper. Beasley is Jewish. She and her family moved frequently during her childhood, living in Philadelphia, Long Island and New York City, before settling in the latter location. She studied philosophy at the State University of New York, aspiring to be a poet. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Miller
Richard Miller (December 25, 1928 – January 30, 2019) was an American character actor who appeared in more than 180 films, including many produced by Roger Corman. He later appeared in the films of directors who began their careers with Corman, including Joe Dante, James Cameron, and Martin Scorsese, with the distinction of appearing in every film directed by Dante. He was known for playing the beleaguered everyman, often in one-scene appearances. Miller's main roles in films included ''Gremlins'', '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'', ''Explorers'', ''Piranha'', ''The Howling'', ''A Bucket of Blood'', ''The Little Shop of Horrors'', '' Not of This Earth'', '' Chopping Mall'', ''Night of the Creeps'', ''The Terminator'', ''The 'Burbs'', ''Small Soldiers'' and '' Quake''. Early life Miller was born on Christmas Day, 1928, in The Bronx, New York, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Rita (Blucher), an opera singer, and Ira Miller, a printer. He served a tour of duty in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Edwards
Vince Edwards (born Vincent Edward Zoine; July 9, 1928 – March 11, 1996) was an American actor and director. He was best known for his TV role as doctor Ben Casey and as Major Cliff Bricker in the 1968 war film '' The Devil's Brigade''. Early life Edwards was born in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York City, New York, to Julia and Vincento Zoine, an Italian-American bricklayer. He and his twin brother, Anthony, were the youngest of seven children. He studied aviation mechanics at East New York Vocational High School, graduating in June 1945. An excellent swimmer, he worked as a lifeguard at Coney Island and swam for the Flatbush Boys Club. He was a standout on his high school swim team, also playing on the school's baseball and track teams. He studied at Ohio State University on an athletic scholarship. He was part of the university's swim team that won the United States National Championships. After two years at Ohio State, he transferred to the University o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Diehl
John Henry Diehl (born May 1, 1950) is an American character actor. Noted for his work in avant-garde theater, Diehl has performed in more than 140 films and television shows, including ''Land of Plenty'', ''Stripes'', ''City Limits'', ''Nixon'', ''Jurassic Park III'' and the TV series ''Miami Vice'', ''The Shield'', and '' Point Pleasant''. Diehl has "largely avoided the typecasting that is an accepted part of most character actors' careers." He has been a member of The Actors Studio since 2004. Early life Diehl was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1950. His father, John A. Diehl, was a civil engineer, and his mother, Mary, was a social worker. Raised in a devoutly Roman Catholic family, he was educated at parochial schools, and graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1968. Career In 1970, Diehl moved to New York, encouraged by his sister, who had just graduated from the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. He spent 1971 squatting in Amsterdam and returned to New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Laughlin (actor)
John Laughlin (born April 3, 1956), sometimes credited as John C. McLaughlin or John McLaughlin, is an American film and television actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li .... Career Since 1978, he has appeared in over 25 films and at least 30 television productions. Filmography Film Television References External links * * "Love Comes Softly Film #3: Love's Abiding Joy with Erin Cottrell, Logan Bartholomew, James Tupper" article 1956 births American male film actors American male television actors Living people {{US-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
