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National Lampoon's Movie Madness
''National Lampoon's Movie Madness'' is a 1982 American comedy film produced by '' National Lampoon'' as the second film from the magazine. The film was originally produced under the title ''National Lampoon Goes to the Movies''; completed in 1981, the film was not released until 1982, and was reedited and retitled as ''Movie Madness''. ''Movie Madness'' consists of three short segments which satirize personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories. The first two segments of the film, ''Growing Yourself'' and ''Success Wanters'', were directed by Bob Giraldi, while the film's final segment, ''Municipalians'', was directed by Henry Jaglom, and featuring Julie Kavner's first film appearance. Its title song, "Going to the Movies", was sung by Dr. John. The film was a critical and commercial failure. Cast Growing Yourself ''Growing Yourself'' has a confused family man (Peter Riegert) who throws his wife (Candy Clark) out of the house in order for him to "grow" a new path ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Giraldi
Bob Giraldi (born January 17, 1939) is an American film and television director, educator, and restaurateur. He is known for directing the film ''Dinner Rush'' (2000) and the music video for Michael Jackson's '' Beat It'' (1983). Giraldi has been inducted into the Art Director’s Hall of Fame, one of the few film directors to be honored; and, in 2014, was the first director ever to be inducted to the Advertising Hall of Fame. His work has garnered several London International Awards, Cannes Advertising Awards, NY International Awards, Addy Awards, Chicago Film Festival Awards, and dozens of Clio Awards. He has been named one of the 101 Stars Behind 100 Years of Advertising. Early life Giraldi was born on January 17, 1939 in Paterson, New Jersey, to a working-class Italian-American family. He attended Eastside High School. Giraldi attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1960. He was a student of Herschel Levit. In 1960, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Coblentz
James Coblentz is a film editor most recognised for his work on the television series ''The X-Files''. In 1994 he won an International Monitor Award for his work on the ''X-Files'' episode '' Beyond the Sea''. In 1995 he was nominated for both an International Monitor Award and also an Emmy for the episode ''Duane Barry''. Filmography *''Final Destination'' *''The One'' *''The Long Kiss Goodnight (uncredited) *''The People Under the Stairs'' *'' It's My Turn'' *''Foxes'' *'' Runaway'' *'' Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis'' *''National Lampoon Goes to the Movies'' *''Curse of Chucky ''Curse of Chucky'' is a 2013 American slasher film and the sixth installment of the ''Child's Play'' franchise. The film was written and directed by Don Mancini, who created the franchise and wrote the first six films. It stars Fiona Dourif, Da ...'' References External links * American film editors Living people American television editors Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titos Vandis
Titos Vandis ( el, Τίτος Βανδής; 7 November 1917 – 23 February 2003) was a Greek actor. Biography Vandis began his career on the Greek stage in the late 1930s. In 1962, he won the Best Actor award for the film ''Poliorkia'' at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Vandis left Greece when a dictatorship took power and lived in the United States for 24 years. Vandis appeared in over 250 plays before making his Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated musical ''On A Clear Day You Can See Forever'' (1965). He originated the role of Themistocles Kriakos, a Greek shipping magnate who believed in reincarnation and planned to leave his fortune to his future self. ''Boston Globe'' critic Kevin Kelly wrote that Vandis played the role with "marvellous finesse" and that the character was "rather like Zorba as a businessman with $4 million." Vandis was in the original Broadway cast and led the title song in ''Illya Darling'' (1967), a musical based on his film ''Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Culp
Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010) was an American actor widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on ''I Spy'' (1965–1968), the espionage television series in which co-star Bill Cosby and he played secret agents. Before this, he starred in the CBS/ Four Star Western series '' Trackdown'' as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman in 71 episodes from 1957 to 1959. The 1980s brought him back to television as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell on ''The Greatest American Hero''. Later, he had a recurring role as Warren Whelan on ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. Culp gave hundreds of performances in a career spanning more than 50 years. Early life Culp was born on August 16, 1930, in either Oakland, California, or Berkeley, California. He was the only child of Crozier Cordell Culp, an attorney, and his wife, Bethel Martin Culp (née Collins). He graduated from Berkeley High School, where he was a pole vaulter and took se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Willard
Frederic Charles Willard (September 18, 1933 May 15, 2020) was an American actor, comedian, and writer. He was best known for his roles in the Rob Reiner mockumentary film ''This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984); the Christopher Guest mockumentaries ''Waiting for Guffman'' (1996), '' Best in Show'' (2000), ''A Mighty Wind'' (2003), '' For Your Consideration'' (2006), and ''Mascots'' (2016); and the ''Anchorman'' films; as well as for his television roles on ''Fernwood 2 Night'', ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', and ''Modern Family'' the latter of which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Early life Frederic Charles Willard was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 18, 1933. Willard's mother, Ruth (née Weinman) was a housewife. His father, Frederick Charles Willard, died in 1945 when he was 12 years old. He was raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Willard graduated from the Kentucky Military Institute in 1951 and the Virginia Military Institute in 1955. He was stationed in Germany wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nedra Volz
Nedra Volz (née Gordonier; June 18, 1908 – January 20, 2003) was an American actress. In television, she portrayed Aunt Iola on ''All in the Family'', Adelaide Brubaker on ''Diff'rent Strokes'', Emma Tisdale on ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', and Winona Beck on ''Filthy Rich''. Her roles in films include appearing as Big Ed in ''Lust in the Dust'' (1985), Loretta Houk in ''Moving Violations'' (1985), and Lana in ''Earth Girls Are Easy'' (1988). Early life and career Born in Montrose, Iowa, she began her career in the family tent show, appearing as a toddler (called "Baby Nedra"). The act continued until she was 11 years old and had outgrown the act's title. She unsuccessfully tried acting in high school, which led her to pursue music. In the early 1930s, Volz was featured vocalist with Cato's Vagabonds, a Des Moines, Iowa, big band that briefly enjoyed national popularity. Cato never made records, but Volz managed to appear on exactly one 78 side, with Will Osborne's orchestr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lawlor (actor)
John Lawlor (born June 5, 1941) is an American actor and assistant director. Early life Born Johnathan H. Lawlor, on June 5, 1941, he spent much of his early life in Boulder, Colorado, where his mother was a teacher of special needs children at Casey Jr. High School. In the late-1960s, he worked as a AmeriCorps Seniors volunteer trainer in Denver. Career His best known roles are Supervisor Leonard Marsh on the television series ''Phyllis'' from 1976 to 1977, and later of Headmaster Steven Bradley on the television series '' The Facts of Life'' from 1979 to 1980. The name Steven Bradley was likely meant as a tribute to Steve Bradley in Boulder, a friend and one-time manager of the Winter Park ski area. He also guest-starred in ''L.A. Law'', ''Knots Landing'', ''Mr. Belvedere'', ''Barney Miller'', ''The Rockford Files'', ''Ellery Queen'', ''Baa Baa Black Sheep'', and '' Alice''. He played the locksmith exhorted by Skylar White in ''Breaking Bad''. He appeared in the movies '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad Silva
Trinidad Silva, Jr. (January 30, 1950 – July 31, 1988) was an American comedian and character actor who played small supporting roles in a number of films of the 1980s. He is best known for the roles of Jesus Martinez, a gang leader in the TV series ''Hill Street Blues''; Frog in the film ''Colors''; and Raul, the bizarre animal lover in "Weird" Al Yankovic's first film, '' UHF''. Biography Silva was born in Mission, Texas. Death Silva died at the age of 38 in a car crash with a drunken driver in Whittier, California. His wife and toddler son were also injured. Douglas Robert Owens pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter, drunken driving, and hit-and-run charges. Owens was sentenced to 10 years in state prison, which was the maximum allowed under the law. Silva’s death occurred during production of the 1989 "Weird Al" Yankovic film '' UHF''. Parts of the film had to be rewritten since he had not finished filming his part. The film was dedicated to his memory. He is buried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ina Fried
Ina Fried (born December 17, 1974), formerly Ian Fried, is an American journalist for Axios. Prior to that, she was senior editor for All Things Digital, a senior staff writer for CNET Network's News.com, and worked for Re/code. She is a frequent commenter on technology news on National Public Radio, local television news and for other print and broadcast outlets. Early life Fried, as a child actor was best known for her role as Rocky's son, Rocky Jr., in the 1982 movie ''Rocky III'' and also as the voice of the character Timothy in the 1982 movie ''The Secret of NIMH''. After that she mainly appeared in guest roles portraying young boys on various television series including ''Cagney and Lacey'', ''Silver Spoons'', '' V'', '' Alice'', ''Diff'rent Strokes'', ''Newhart'', ''The Wonder Years'', and a recurring role on '' St. Elsewhere''. Professional Fried is a personal technology writer and generally covered Microsoft related stories in the CNET blog "Beyond Binary" from 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Ganzel
Teresa Ganzel is an American actress and comedian. Career Ganzel was a recurring cast member of ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' as the Matinee Lady in the "Tea Time Movie" skits. She has often played stereotypical ditzy blonde bimbo roles, including Greedy Gretchen in the ''Three's Company'' episode "Lies My Roommate Told Me" (1981), ''National Lampoon's Movie Madness'' (1982), the film '' The Toy'' (1982) with Jackie Gleason and Richard Pryor, and the '' Married... with Children'' episode "A Three Job, No Income Family" (1989). In 1984, Ganzel played another young and ditzy blonde, Sheree Winkler, in the short-lived sitcom ''The Duck Factory'', which introduced Jim Carrey to American audiences. She was a frequent game show celebrity in the 1980s, particularly on the $25,000 and $100,000 incarnations of ''Pyramid'', as well as a recurring celebrity on the 1986–1989 version of ''Hollywood Squares''. She also appeared as a celebrity in the game show pilot for ''Mone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Kavner
Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1950) is an American actress. Best known for her voice role as Marge Simpson on the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', Kavner first attracted notice for her role as Brenda Morgenstern, the younger sister of Valerie Harper's title character in the sitcom ''Rhoda'', for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also voices other characters for ''The Simpsons'', including Marge's mother, Jacqueline Bouvier, and sisters Patty and Selma Bouvier. Known for her improvisation and distinctive "honeyed gravel voice", Kavner was cast in her first professional acting role as Brenda Morgenstern in ''Rhoda'' in 1974. Starting in 1987, Kavner started appearing on ''The Tracey Ullman Show''. ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' included a series of animated shorts about a dysfunctional family. Voices were needed for the shorts, and the producers asked Kavner to voice Marge. The shorts were spun off into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Lampoon (magazine)
''National Lampoon'' was an American humor magazine that ran from 1970 to 1998. The magazine started out as a Spin-off (media), spinoff from the ''Harvard Lampoon''. ''National Lampoon'' magazine reached its height of popularity and critical acclaim during the 1970s, when it had a far-reaching effect on American humor and comedy. The magazine spawned National Lampoon's Vacation (film series), films, The National Lampoon Radio Hour, radio, live theater, various sound recordings, and print products including books. Many members of the creative staff from the magazine subsequently went on to contribute creatively to successful media of all types. During the magazine's most successful years, parody of every kind was a mainstay; surrealist content was also central to its appeal. Almost all the issues included long text pieces, shorter written pieces, a section of actual news items (dubbed "True Facts"), cartoons and comic strips. Most issues also included "Foto Funnies" or Photonove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
