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Oblivion (1994 Film)
''Oblivion'' is a 1994 space Western film directed by Sam Irvin and written by Peter David from a story by Charles Band, John Rheaume, Greg Suddeth, and Mark Goldstein. The film, starring Richard Joseph Paul, Andrew Divoff, George Takei, Julie Newmar, Musetta Vander, Isaac Hayes and Meg Foster, follows a sheriff's son who defends a futuristic Western town from a reptilian alien. Despite negative reviews, a sequel, ''Oblivion 2: Backlash'', was released in 1996. Plot Set in the year 3031 on a frontier planet light years away from Earth, a bizarre gang of futuristic desperadoes have their sight set on turning the tumbleweed town of Oblivion into their own private playground. The action begins with the murder of the town's Marshal Stone by a power-hungry villain called Red Eye (Andrew Divoff). Using a substance prized on the planet—which also happens to short out electrical devices—Red Eye cheats his way to victory during a showdown on the street, killing Stone and disabling h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Irvin
Sam Irvin (born June 14, 1956) is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, actor, author and film teacher. Irvin's directing credits include '' Guilty as Charged'', ''Oblivion'', ''Elvira's Haunted Hills'', and all the episodes of two television series: ''Dante's Cove'' and ''From Here on OUT''. His other credits include co-executive producer of Bill Condon's Academy Award-winner '' Gods and Monsters''; associate producer of Brian De Palma's ''Home Movies''; and historical consultant on the Tony Award-winner '' Liza's at the Palace''. Irvin authored the acclaimed biography '' Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise'' (Simon & Schuster), the children's book parody '' Sam's Toilet Paper Caper!'' (Knuckle Samwitch Books), and the novel '' ORBGASM: An Erotic Pulp Sci-Fi Satyricon'' (Knuckle Samwitch Books). Irvin has won two Rondo Awards for Best Article of the Year ("The Epic Saga Behind '' Frankenstein: The True Story''" published in ''Little Shoppe of Hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musetta Vander
Musetta Vander (born Musetta van der Merwe; 26 May 1963) is a South African actress, model and dancer. Biography In 1991, Vander landed her first notable role, portraying Zander Tyler in seven episodes of the action-adventure TV series '' Super Force''. In 1997, Vander portrayed Sindel in '' Mortal Kombat: Annihilation''. In 1998, Vander starred as Lady Elara, one of the lead characters in the video game ''Dune 2000''. In 2002, Vander reprised her role for the sequel, '' Emperor: Battle for Dune''. Vander's theater credits include '' The Bourgeois Gentleman'' and ''Soweto's Burning''. Vander appeared in commercials, including those for Lancôme, Sanyo, McDonald's, Diet Coke, Mercedes, Heineken and Skittles. She played Agent 24-7 for Prudential Real Estate. Vander is featured in magazines, including a pictorial in ''Maxim'' and a cover on ''Details''. 1999, Vander had a supporting role in Barry Sonnenfeld's film ''Wild Wild West'' portraying an assistant to Kenneth Branag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Bob Briggs
John Irving Bloom (born January 27, 1953), known by the stage name Joe Bob Briggs, is an American syndicated film critic, writer, actor, and comic performer. He is known for having hosted ''Joe Bob's Drive-in Theater'' on The Movie Channel from 1986 to 1996, the TNT television series ''MonsterVision'' from 1996 to 2000, and ''The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs'' on Shudder beginning in 2018. In 2019, he was named the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards' Monster Kid of the Year. Early years John Irving Bloom was born January 27, 1953, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Thelma Louise (née Berry) and Rudolph Lewis Bloom. He was raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, and by age 13 was a sportswriter at what was then the ''Arkansas Democrat''. He won a Fred Russell-Grantland Rice Sportswriting Scholarship to Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee, where he majored in English and wrote for the student newspaper, ''The Vanderbilt Hustler''. After graduating in 1975. he became a report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Corbett
William Daniel Corbett (born March 30, 1960) is an American writer and performer for television, film and theatre. He was a writer and performer on the cult television show ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K''), for which he voiced the robot Crow T. Robot during the show's later seasons on the Sci Fi Channel. During that time, he also played the character Observer, along with other minor roles. Career In addition to his work on Mystery Science Theater 3000, in 1991 he starred in the computer game '' Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective'', and in 2001, Corbett co-wrote the Sci Fi Channel miniseries '' The Adventures of Edward the Less'' with several other former ''MST3K'' writers. Corbett also co-wrote the 2008 film ''Meet Dave'' starring Eddie Murphy. From 2002 to 2006, Corbett was a member of The Film Crew, a movie-riffing comedic team comprising former ''MST3K'' costars Michael J. Nelson and Kevin Murphy. Since 2006, Corbett has also recorded audio commentary tracks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Murphy (actor)
Kevin Wagner Murphy (born November 3, 1956) is an American actor and writer best known as the voice and puppeteer of Tom Servo on the Peabody Award-winning comedy series ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. Murphy also records audio commentary tracks with Michael J. Nelson and Bill Corbett for Nelson's RiffTrax website. Biography Early career Murphy was born and raised in the Chicago suburb of River Forest, Illinois. After graduating from the University of Utah with a BA in journalism, he attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, studying stage, film and television directing, and earned a Master of Arts degree. After graduation he worked on the staff of Madison PBS affiliate WHA-TV. Murphy's production work on Jim Mallon's 1987 horror film, '' Blood Hook'', led to Murphy following Mallon to Minneapolis television station KTMA, where ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' began airing the following year. MST3K era For eleven years Murphy was a writer for ''MST3K''; fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael J
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RiffTrax
RiffTrax is an American company that produces scripted humorous commentary tracks which are synced to mostly public domain feature films, education shorts, and television episodes. With the talents of former ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K'') cast members and writers, RiffTrax also produces several live shows each year which are broadcast to movie theaters. The style of commentating originated from MST3K, their earlier television series, in which they would similarly mock (or "riff") films aloud while watching them. As of February 2022, RiffTrax has riffed 460 feature films, 410 short films, and 16 TV episodes. The first releases originally featured Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett, through audio-only tracks intended to be played in unison with unaltered VHS and DVD copies of these programs. After the introduction of already-synced VHS and DVD material, added to the riffers were Mary Jo Pehl and Bridget Jones Nelson, who also wrote and performed for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory is an American home video and music company founded in 2002 as Retropolis Entertainment. Its video releases include previously released feature films, classic and contemporary television series, animation, live music, and comedy specials. Shout! Factory also owns and operates Shout! Studios, Westchester Films, Timeless Media Group, Biograph Records, Majordomo Records, and Video Time Machine. History Retropolis Entertainment was founded in April 2002 by Bob Emmer, Garson Foos, and Richard Foos, three principals from Rhino Records, as the company was negotiating with the five majors for distribution. After selling Rhino to Warner Bros., the three set out to launch a new retro pop culture label. The company's first product was ''Red, White & Rock'', a joint release with PBS station WQED-TV that was produced with Warner Strategic Marketing. In August 2002, Retropolis acquired Biograph Records. Other early releases included blues and jazz CDs from the Biograph label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadine Emilie Voindrouh
Nadine Emilie Voindrouh or simply Nadine (born February 24, 1977) is a Romanian singer, actress and television presenter. She is of Congolese descent through her father. She was born in Bucharest to a Romanian mother who died when she was young and a Congolese father, whom she never met. Nadine was orphaned when she was only six years old, and lived in an orphanage. She lived in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ... seven years. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Voindrouh, Nadine 1977 births Romanian actresses Romanian television presenters Living people Actresses from Bucharest Romanian expatriates in the United States Romanian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent 21st-century Romanian singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carel Struycken
Carel Struycken (; born 30 July 1948) is a Dutch actor. He is known for playing the Giant/Fireman in the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017), the occasional guest role of Mr. Homn in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1992), and the household butler Lurch in the three 1990s ''Addams Family'' films. He also appeared in the films ''Gerald's Game'' (2017) and '' Doctor Sleep'' (2019). Early life Struycken was born on 30 July 1948 in The Hague, Netherlands. When he was 4 years old, his family moved to Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles. There, at age 15, he composed several Caribbean waltzes. At 16, he returned to his home country, where he finished secondary school. He graduated from the directing program at the film school in Amsterdam. After that, he spent a year at the American Film Institute, in Los Angeles. Career In 1978, Struycken was discovered as an actor at the corner of Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles by a woman who had abandoned her ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irwin Keyes
Irwin may refer to: Places ;United States * Irwin, California * Irwin, Idaho * Irwin, Illinois * Irwin, Iowa * Irwin, Nebraska * Irwin, Ohio * Irwin, Pennsylvania * Irwin, South Carolina * Irwin County, Georgia * Irwin Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania * Fort Irwin, California ;Australia * Shire of Irwin, Western Australia People * Irwin (given name) * Irwin (surname) Fruit * Irwin (mango), a mango variety from Florida Other uses * IRWIN, a painting collective that is a member of Neue Slowenische Kunst * Irwin 41, an American sailboat design * Irwin Toy, a Canadian toy manufacturer and distributor * Irwin Industrial Tools, a subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker * Irwin Magnetic Systems, a computer storage manufacturer See also * Earvin * Ervin (other) * Ervine * Erving (other) * Erwan * Erwin (other) * Irmin (other) * Irvin * Irvine (other) * Irving (other) Irving may refer to: People *Irving (name), including a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Genovese
Mike Genovese (born Peter Michael Genovese on April 26, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actor. Career Genovese was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri to an Italian American family. Genovese earned a master's degree in drama at Eastern Illinois University and taught acting at Webster College from 1969 to 1973 before devoting himself to work as actor in Washington, D.C., where he met his future wife, TV/film actress Ellen Crawford, Chicago, and later Los Angeles. A character actor known for playing heavies, Genovese has appeared in many films such as two Richard Pryor billed vehicles, ''Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling'' (1986) and ''Harlem Nights'', which also co-starred Eddie Murphy, Redd Foxx and Della Reese, and guest roles on TV series such as ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', '' The Paper Chase'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''Family Matters'', ''NYPD Blue'', ''Quantum Leap'', '' Arli$$'', '' ER'', '' Chicago Hope'', and '' JAG''. In 1990 he was a cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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