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Peter Nelson (actor)
Peter Nelson (born September 10, 1959) (sometimes credited as Calvin Persson) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is perhaps best known for his role as the evil visitor youth leader Brian in the 1983 NBC miniseries '' V'' and the 1984 sequel, '' V: The Final Battle''.Winfrey, Lee (May 5, 1984). "The vicious Visitors will return tomorrow", ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', p. D1. His film credits range include ''Purple Haze'' (1983), ''The Last Starfighter'' (1984), '' The Expendables'' (1989), ''Crime Zone'' (1989), ''Sounds of Silence'' (1989), ''Silk 2'' (1989), ''Curfew'' (1989), ''Last Stand at Lang Mei'' (1989), and ''Die Hard 2'' (1990), ''Final Vendetta'' (1996) and ''Double Team'' (1997). In 2001 he appeared in the film '' Delivering Milo''. His most recent film appearance was in the Syfy movie ''Sharktopus'' as Commander Cox (credited under his alternate name Calvin Persson). Nelson has made guest appearances on TV shows such as '' The Facts of Life'', ''Miami Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Vice
''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann (director), Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, two Miami-Dade Police Department, Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. The series ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984 to 1989. The USA Network began airing reruns in 1988 and broadcast an originally unaired episode during its syndication run of the series on January 25, 1990. Unlike standard police procedurals, the show drew heavily upon 1980s New wave music, New Wave culture and is noted for its integration of contemporary pop and rock music and stylish or stylized visuals. ''People (magazine), People'' magazine states that ''Miami Vice'' was the "first show to look really new and different since color TV was invented". Michael Mann directed a Miami Vice (film), film adaptati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Sez
''Simon Sez'' is a 1999 action film starring Dennis Rodman, Dane Cook, and John Pinette. The film was directed by Kevin Alyn Elders, and the score was composed by Brian Tyler. The film received extremely negative reviews and became a box office bomb. Premise Interpol agent Simon goes on a mission in France to save a kidnapped girl and defeat an arms dealer. Cast *Dennis Rodman as Simon. *Dane Cook as Nick Miranda. *John Pinette as Micro, a fellow cyber-monk *Ricky Harris as Macro, a fellow cyber-monk *Filip Nikolic as Michael Gabrielli *Natalia Cigliuti as Claire Fence * Emma Wiklund as The Dancer *Jérôme Pradon as Ashton * Xiong Xin Xin as Xin Xin Production On June 18, 1998, ''Variety'' reported that Rodman had entered into an agreement with Sony to star in an action film, yet to be titled. ''Variety'' characterized the deal as a "byproduct of the 998lockout by NBA owners," as the work stoppage had temporarily put on hold Rodman's commitments to the league. Originally, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Harvest (1993 Film)
''The Harvest'' is a 1993 Mexican-American thriller directed by David Marconi and starring Miguel Ferrer, Leilani Sarelle, Tony Denison and Henry Silva. Its soundtrack was played by artists from World Domination Recordings. George Clooney appears briefly in the film, playing a transvestite; Clooney is also a cousin of the film's leading actor, Miguel Ferrer. Plot Charlie Pope (Miguel Ferrer) is a writer who goes to Mexico to write the ending of the plot for a movie. In Mexico he is attracted to a woman, Natalie (Leilani Sarelle). They go together to a beach where when she goes away to swim, he is attacked and wakes up five days later. When he wakes up he discovers that one of his kidneys has been removed. Rather than return he decides to find the "ring" whose members removed his kidney. He begins by tracking down Natalie (whose involvement with the ring he is unsure of). He returns to United States with Natalie. There he is attacked by Noel (Tony Denison) who tells him that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boys (TV Series)
''The Boys'' is an American superhero television series developed by Eric Kripke for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the comic book of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, it follows the eponymous team of vigilantes as they combat superpowered individuals who abuse their abilities. The series features an ensemble cast that includes Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher, Chace Crawford, Laz Alonso, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, and Nathan Mitchell. Originally intended to be a feature-length film, the comic book series adaptation began its development in 2008 with Adam McKay set to direct the film. Due to creative differences between the crew and the studios that picked up the film, the project was left in development hell. The development for the project was revived in 2016 by Cinemax, which announced that it would be reworked as a television series. Kripke was recruited to be the showrunner of the series, while S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Seeking Woman
''Man Seeking Woman'' is an American surrealist romantic comedy television series that aired for three seasons on FXX from January 14, 2015, to March 8, 2017. The series is set in Chicago, about a naïve and soft-spoken man in his 20s named Josh Greenberg (played by Jay Baruchel), who finds himself in several surreal and awkward circumstances while trying to find love. The series is based on a book of short stories, '' The Last Girlfriend on Earth'', by Simon Rich, who is also the series creator, executive producer, and showrunner. Jonathan Krisel, Andrew Singer, and Lorne Michaels are also executive producers, with Broadway Video, Allagash Industries and FXP (formerly FX Productions) as production companies. It has received generally positive reception from critics. On April 4, 2017, the show was canceled after three seasons. Premise Most episode plots are based on relatable conflicts and struggles of entering/maintaining a relationship; however, these conflicts are taken to abs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TripTank
''TripTank'' is an American adult animated sketch comedy television series which premiered April 2, 2014 on Comedy Central. The show is made up of various sketches, portrayed by multiple animation styles created by many different animators and writers. Although no direct correlation exists between the different stories, a continued theme of dark satire prevails throughout. Voicing talent includes Carlos Alazraqui, Bill Oakley, Wayne Brady, Bob Odenkirk, Curtis Armstrong, Nat Faxon, Tom Kenny, Rachel Butera, Larry David, Yotam Perel, Rob Yulfo, Zach Galifianakis, Kumail Nanjiani, Brett Gelman, Kyle Kinane, John DiMaggio, Duncan Trussell, Joey Diaz, Niecy Nash, among others. On July 18, 2016, the series was cancelled after two seasons. Recurring sketches Several sketch characters and scenarios recur within the series sometimes inter-spaced throughout the same episode or only once per episode. These include: *''TripTank Reception'' - A scenario starting Steve (Jonah Ray), the rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dress Gray
''Dress Gray'' is a 1986 American television miniseries starring Alec Baldwin, Lloyd Bridges and Hal Holbrook. The program, about a cadet at a West Point-like military academy who investigates the murder of a fellow cadet, was adapted for the screen by Gore Vidal from the novel of the same name by Lucian Truscott IV. ''Dress Gray'' originally aired March 9–10, 1986 on NBC. Plot ''Dress Gray'' is set during the era of the Vietnam War. A new class of cadets arrives at the Ulysses S. Grant Military Academy for its 100th anniversary. Ten months later one of those new cadets, David Hand ( Patrick Cassidy), is found dead, apparently drowned despite being a top swimmer. Following an autopsy, academy physician Major Consor (Ron Rifkin) informs the investigating officer, Colonel King (Lane Smith), that Hand was murdered and possibly raped. With the school under public scrutiny in the wake of recent drug and cheating scandals, the commandant, Brigadier General Charles Hedges (Hal Holbroo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Paper Chase (TV Series)
''The Paper Chase'' is a 1978 American drama television series based on the 1971 novel of the same name by John Jay Osborn Jr., and a 1973 film adaptation. It follows the lives of law student James T. Hart and his classmates at an unnamed law school, modeled on Harvard Law School. Plot overview Season 1 James T. Hart is a law student from rural Minnesota who enters the intensely competitive environment of a prestigious law school specifically to study with Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, the world's leading authority on contract law. Kingsfield inspires both awe and fear in his students in his unremitting determination to prepare them for the practice of law. To cope with the heavy workload, Hart joins a study group organized by Franklin Ford III. Ford is under immense pressure to succeed. His family has produced an unbroken string of outstanding lawyers going back generations, culminating in his demanding father, the senior partner in a very prestigious Wall Street law firm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space (miniseries)
''Space'' (also known as ''James A. Michener's Space'') is a 1985 American television miniseries starring James Garner as Sen. Norman Grant. It is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by James A. Michener that aired on CBS. Like the novel, the miniseries is a fictionalised history of the United States space program. ''Space'' won an Emmy Award, for film sound mixing. It originally aired from April 14 through 18, 1985, and consisted of five parts running a total of 13 hours. In subsequent showings, it was cut to nine hours.Most of this page, including summary and plot description, is primarily fro/ref> Characters Norman Grant (James Garner) is a former war hero turned senator who tirelessly promotes the American space program despite almost insurmountable opposition. Other principal players include John Pope (Harry Hamlin), who, after failing to win his way to Annapolis, matriculates from a Navy recruit to a naval officer, Naval Aviator, test pilot and pioneering astronaut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V The Final Battle
''V: The Final Battle'' (abbreviated as ''V:TFB'') is a 1984 American TV miniseries. It is a sequel to the 1983 miniseries ''V'' written by Kenneth Johnson about aliens known as "The Visitors" trying to take over Earth. Johnson parted ways with NBC over creative differences regarding the content of the miniseries; his writing contribution is credited under the pseudonym "Lillian Weezer". ''V: The Final Battle'' is included in the ''V'' novelization written by A. C. Crispin. Synopsis ''V: The Final Battle'' was played out over three episodes, set several months after the events of the original miniseries. Part 1 Teleplay by Brian Taggert and Peggy GoldmanStory by Lillian Weezer & Peggy Goldman & Faustus Buck (pseudonym for Craig Faustus Buck) & Diane Frolov and Harry & Renee Longstreet The first episode begins with a nightmare showing Mike Donovan and his son, Sean, trying to escape from a Visitor mother-ship with Visitor troopers in pursuit. Mike is knocked down by lase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity (American TV Series)
''Celebrity'' is a television miniseries based on a novel by Thomas Thompson. It was broadcast from February 12, 1984 to February 14, 1984 on NBC. Series overview Celebrity is based on a 1983 novel by Thomas Thompson. The series was filmed in Texas, New York and Los Angeles and is altogether six and a half hours long. In Germany, the UK and North America the series is published on VHS. The series was shown in Spain, Brazil, Finland, Turkey and Canada. Plot During their days as high school students in Texas, three friends – T.J. Luther, Mack Crawford and Kleber Cantrell – are involved in a rape. While only one of the boys commits the crime, the others watch and do nothing. The victim dies, and the boys hide the body and promise each other to never speak of it again. All three grow up to be very successful in their fields. 25 years later, Kleber is a world-famous journalist, Mack is a movie star, and Luther is a demagogic evangelist who runs a controversial church. When t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
