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Necessary Evil (2008 Film)
''Necessary Evil'' is a 2008 American thriller film. It was directed by Peter J. Eaton, written by Eric Feldman and Christopher James Harvill, starring Frank Novak, Donald Agnelli and Lance Henriksen. The film is also known under the title ''Sabotage'' in the United States, and ''Species Evil'' in Japan. Cast * Frank Novak as Army General * Lance Henriksen as Dr. Fibian * Donald Agnelli as Albert Fielding * Greg Collins as Michael Russo * Danny Trejo as Barro * Drue Delio as Mental patient * James DuMont as Officer #1 * Mark Casimir Dyniewicz Jr. as Interrogator #2 * Evan Elliot as Ronald Benjamin * Eric Feldman as Russo * Kathryn Fiore as Deborah * Aaron Fors as Stephen Green * Daniele Gaither Daniele Gaither is an American actress and comedian. Gaither is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series ''MADtv''. Early life Daniele Gaither was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. As a child, Gait ... as Gail References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Feldman
Eric Drew Feldman (born April 16, 1955) is an American musician. Feldman has worked with Captain Beefheart, Fear, Snakefinger, The Residents, Pere Ubu, Pixies, dEUS, Katell Keineg, Frank Black, The Polyphonic Spree, Tripping Daisy, Reid Paley, Charlotte Hatherley, Custard and PJ Harvey. History ''The Magic Band (1976 - 1982)'' When Feldman joined Captain Beefheart's Magic Band in 1976 as keyboardist and bassist, he was already an experienced musician. Like other members of the band, Feldman was expected to capture (on tape or notepad) Beefheart's musical ideas. Once instrumental parts had been created, the band members had to play them exactly as composed: "I never had a problem with that. I felt like I was getting parts dictated to me from one of the best, especially when they were designed for me. You just feel like a model in a fashion show wearing a really nice dress, I guess." During his time in the Magic Band, he was also given a nickname by Don, Black Jew Kitabu. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Novak
Frank Novak (born March 4, 1945) is an American character actor who has made dozens of film and television appearances in ''Independence Day'', ''Newsies'', ''Breast Men'', ''Seinfeld'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''NYPD Blue'', ''Becker'', ''Charmed'', ''Diagnosis Murder'', ''Party of Five'', ''Monk'', and ''Las Vegas''. He gave a memorable performance as General Douglas MacArthur in the miniseries ''The Korean War'' made for Chinese television, and played Henry Kissinger in the science fiction epic ''Watchmen.'' Theatre work Novak has appeared in numerous theatrical productions including ''A Cat Among Pigeons,'' as Lenny in ''Of Mice and Men'' for the Santa Susanna Repertory Company, the title role in ''King Lear'' at the Basement Theater, and as the mob boss Salvadore Lombardi in Jon Mullich's adaptation of ''A Servant of Two Masters'', set in Prohibition-era Chicago. Filmography *'' I Am Joe's Eye'' (1983) *'' Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2'' (1987) - Loan Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller (genre)
Thriller is a genre of fiction, having numerous, often overlapping subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the mood (psychology), moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, Psychomotor agitation, excitement, Surprise (emotion), surprise, anticipation (emotion), anticipation and anxiety. Successful examples of thrillers are Alfred Hitchcock filmography, the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Thrillers generally keep the audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax (narrative), climax. The cover-up of important information is a common element. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, unreliable narrators, and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is often a villain-driven plot, whereby they present obstacles that the protagonist must overcome. The most common genres that overlap with the thriller genre include crime fiction, crime, horror fiction, horror and detective fiction. Characteristics Writer Vla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen (born May 5, 1940) is an American actor. He is known for his works in various science fiction, action and horror films, such as that of Bishop in the ''Alien'' film franchise, and Frank Black in Fox television series ''Millennium'' (1996–1999) and ''The X-Files'' (1999). He has also done extensive voice work for Kerchak the gorilla in the 1999 Walt Disney Feature Animation film ''Tarzan'' (1999), General Shepherd in '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'' (2009) and Fleet Admiral Steven Hackett (as well as Narl) in BioWare's ''Mass Effect'' video game trilogy (2007–2012). He also appeared as Vukovich in '' The Terminator'', Chains Cooper in '' Stone Cold'', and starred as Ed Harley in the cult horror film '' Pumpkinhead'' (1988). Early life Henriksen was born on May 5, 1940, in Manhattan, New York. His father, James Henriksen, was a Norwegian merchant sailor and boxer nicknamed "Icewater" who spent most of his life at sea, while his mother, Margueritte Werner, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Collins (American Football)
Gregory Vincent Collins (born December 8, 1952) is an American character actor and a former professional American football linebacker who played in three National Football League seasons from 1975–1977. Early life Collins was born in Troy, Michigan. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame, and played on the 1973 Notre Dame National Championship team under Ara Parseghian. Career During his career in the NFL, Collins played for the San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Buffalo Bills. As an actor he has appeared in films, including '' 976-EVIL'', '' The Rock'' and ''New Alcatraz'', and television shows, including '' 24'', and ''True Blood''. He also had four appearances in ''Full House'' as Second Prisoner, Tough Guy, and Sy. He also had an appearance on ''The Jeff Foxworthy Show ''The Jeff Foxworthy Show'' is an American sitcom television series created by Tom Anderson, starring comedian Jeff Foxworthy and based on Foxworthy's stand-up c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Trejo
Danny Trejo ( ; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. He has appeared in films including ''Desperado'', ''Heat'', and the ''From Dusk Till Dawn'' film series. With frequent collaborator and his second cousin Robert Rodriguez, he portrayed the character of Isador "Machete" Cortez, which was originally developed for the ''Spy Kids'' series and was later expanded into its own franchise of the same name. Trejo's movie career began in 1985, when he accidentally landed in the American indie film ''Runaway Train'', where he played the role of a boxer for a daily fee of 320 dollars. He went on to star in a multitude of other films, including ''Desperado'', ''From Dusk till Dawn'', ''Con Air'', '' From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money'', '' From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter'', ''Reindeer Games'', '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'', and ''Grindhouse''. Early life Childhood Trejo was born on May 16, 1944, on Temple Street in the Echo Park neighborhood of Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathryn Fiore
Kathryn Fiore (born 1976) is an American actress, voice actress and comedian. Personal life She dated fellow voice actor Rino Romano in 1999. On May 28, 2013, Fiore gave birth to her first child, a girl, named Alice Harper Fiore Tigerman. She suffered complete organ failure after delivering Alice from an emergency cesarean. Fiore is now stabilized after undergoing life-saving procedures, including emergency dialysis. Filmography Film Television Video games Other *Various Commercials for ABC Family, FX, and Lifetime Network *''The Powerpuff Girls Rule'' (2008) - Additional voices Characters * Katie Williams (''Embarrassing Parents'') * Taylor Rosenblatt (''Sorority Row: Kappa Kappa Kappa'') Impressions * Alyssa Milano * Amber Valletta * Barbara Pierce Bush * Barbara Eden (as her character Jeannie from "I Dream of Jeannie") * Jessica Biel * Kate Beckinsale * Lynne Koplitz * Mandy Moore * Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen * Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Michelle Prinze ( ; b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniele Gaither
Daniele Gaither is an American actress and comedian. Gaither is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series ''MADtv''. Early life Daniele Gaither was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. As a child, Gaither was always the class clown with a knack for storytelling and mimicry. Like her fellow ''MADtv'' castmates Nicole Sullivan and Josh Meyers (actor), Josh Meyers, she attended Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois. In 1993, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, and attend the The Groundlings, Groundlings School, where aspiring sketch and improv performers are given a systematic approach to learning improvisation and writing skills. While she studied at the Groundlings school, Gaither was trained by Michael McDonald (actor), Michael McDonald, before his tenure on ''MADtv''. She completed the school and became a member of The Groundlings on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. After several years as a member, she left the gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Films
The year 2008 involved many major film events. ''The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while ''Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema. The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to ''The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's ''WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of ''Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting ''The Incredible Hulk''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s English-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter '' samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the compli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Thriller Films
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Thriller Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
