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Rapture-Palooza
''Rapture-Palooza'' (also known as ''Ecstasy'') is a 2013 American supernatural fiction, supernatural comedy film written by Chris Matheson (screenwriter), Chris Matheson and directed by Paul Middleditch. The film stars Anna Kendrick and John Francis Daley as a young couple who battle their way through a religious apocalypse on a mission to defeat "The beast (Revelation), The Beast" (Craig Robinson (actor), Craig Robinson). The film also stars Ken Jeong, Rob Corddry, Thomas Lennon (actor), Thomas Lennon, Tyler Labine, Paul Scheer, Calum Worthy, John Michael Higgins, and Ana Gasteyer. Plot Lindsey Lewis and her boyfriend Ben House are left on Earth after the rapture. The souls of the worthy have been taken to Heaven while everyone else has been left behind. The people left on Earth must fend for themselves in a world now plagued by evil locusts that constantly yell "suffer!", talking crows that use profanity, Fire and brimstone, brimstone, Ghosts in European culture#Terminology, wra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Kendrick
Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Satellite Award, five Teen Choice Awards, three MTV Movie Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award; making her one of the youngest people to be nominated for the "Triple Crown of Acting" and the youngest person to do so without winning. Kendrick began her career performing in theater productions at a young age. Her first starring role was in the 1998 Broadway musical ''High Society'', for which she earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She made her film debut in the musical comedy ''Camp'' (2003), and rose to prominence for her role in '' The Twilight Saga'' (2008–2012). She achieved further recognition for the comedy-drama film '' Up in the Air'' (2009), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and for her starring role in the ''Pitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Francis Daley
John Francis Daley (born July 20, 1985) is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and musician. He is known for playing high school freshman Sam Weir on the NBC comedy-drama ''Freaks and Geeks'' and FBI criminal profiler Dr. Lance Sweets on the crime drama series ''Bones'', for which he was nominated for a 2014 PRISM Award. He plays keyboards and sings for the band Dayplayer. In cinema, Daley is known for his collaborative work with Jonathan Goldstein as a film-making duo. The pair have worked on various projects together. Daley and Goldstein's first work together was initially based in comedy where they were co-screenwriters for ''Horrible Bosses'' (2011), co-writers for ''The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'' (2013), co-story writers for ''Horrible Bosses 2'' (2014), and co-wrote/co-directed the fifth film in the ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' film series, ''Vacation'' (2015). The duo were co-story writers and co-screenwriters for '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Solomon
Edward James Solomon (born September 15, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing the screenplays to ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (1989), ''Men in Black'' (1997), and '' Now You See Me'' (2013). Life and career Solomon began his career in college as a joke writer, stand up comedian, and playwright and, while still in college, was a staff writer for ''Laverne & Shirley'' – making him (at the time) the youngest member of the Writers Guild of America. He then spent three years writing the cult Showtime TV series, ''It's Garry Shandling's Show'', and has helped create critically acclaimed hit franchise films in each of the past four decades, including ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' and ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' (with Chris Matheson) (the 1980s), ''Men in Black'' (1990s), ''Charlie's Angels'' (2000s), and '' Now You See Me'' (2010s). In March 2016 he completed production on ''Mosaic'', a 12-hour long-form TV project for HBO in collaboration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lennon (actor)
Thomas Patrick Lennon (born August 9, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, director, and novelist. He plays Lieutenant Jim Dangle on the series ''Reno 911!'' Lennon is an accomplished screenwriter of several major studio comedies with writing partner Robert Ben Garant. They wrote the ''Night at the Museum'' films, ''The Pacifier'', ''Balls of Fury'', and ''Baywatch''. Early life Lennon was born on August 9, 1970 in Oak Park, Illinois. Of Irish and Scottish descent, he is the son of Kathleen (McSheehy) and Timothy Lennon. He graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School in 1988. At the age of 16, he met friend and future co-star Kerri Kenney at Theatre Camp at Northwestern University. The two later attended NYU, where they joined a comedy troupe called The New Group. Career Acting and performing While Lennon was a member of The New Group, the comedy troupe changed its name to The State. As they performed their material at theaters and clubs i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Gasteyer
Ana Kristina Gasteyer (born May 4, 1967) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1996 to 2002. She has since starred in such sitcoms as ABC's ''Suburgatory,'' TBS's '' People of Earth'', NBC's ''American Auto'', and the film ''Mean Girls''. Early life Gasteyer was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Mariana Roumell-Gasteyer, an artist, and Phil Gasteyer, a lobbyist who later became the mayor of Corrales, New Mexico. Gasteyer grew up on Capitol Hill, three blocks from the Capitol. Her maternal grandparents were Romanian and Greek. She graduated from Sidwell Friends School. She enrolled as a music major at Northwestern University, and graduated from Northwestern University School of Communication in 1989. Career Gasteyer developed comedy experience with the Los Angeles improv – sketch comedy group The Groundlings. She played small roles on ''Seinfeld'' (as a doomed customer of The Soup Nazi) as well as on the sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Matheson (screenwriter)
Christopher David Matheson (born December 11, 1960) is an American film director and screenwriter. Matheson is best known for his collaborations with fellow screenwriter Ed Solomon, together creating the ''Bill & Ted'' franchise, writing the three films ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'', ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'', and ''Bill & Ted Face the Music''. Together they also wrote the films ''Mom and Dad Save the World'' and '' Imagine That''. His 2015 book ''The Story of God: A Biblical Comedy about Love (and Hate)'' is an alternative interpretation of the Christian Bible as seen through the eyes of an atheist. He is the son of author Richard Matheson, as well as the younger brother of fellow screenwriter Richard Christian Matheson and the brother of Ali Marie Matheson. He is a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calum Worthy
Calum Worthy (born January 28, 1991) is a Canadian actor, writer, and producer, known for his roles as Dez on the Disney Channel series '' Austin & Ally'', Alex Trimboli in the Netflix series ''American Vandal'', Nicholas Godejohn in the Hulu series '' The Act'', and himself in ''The Coppertop Flop Show''. He has won two Young Artist Awards in the Leading Young Actor category for his performances in the comedy film ''National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion'' (2003) and the science fiction television series '' Stormworld'' (2009). He also won the Leading Actor award at the 2010 Leo Awards for his performance in ''Stormworld''. Worthy has guest-starred in numerous television series, including ABC Family's ''Kyle XY'', The CW's ''Supernatural'' and ''Smallville'', CTV's '' Flashpoint'', The Hub's '' R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series'', Disney Channel's ''Good Luck Charlie'', Disney XD's ''Zeke and Luther'', and ''Two and a Half Men''. Life and career Worthy was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Scheer
Paul Christian Scheer (born January 31, 1976) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster. Scheer is a SAG award-winning actor known for his roles in Showtime's comedy series ''Black Monday'' and FX/ FXX's ''The League.'' Scheer co-created and starred in MTV's ''Human Giant'' and Adult Swim's series '' NTSF:SD:SUV::''. He has had recurring roles on ABC's ''Fresh Off the Boat'' and HBO's ''Veep''. He co-hosts the award-winning film discussion podcast ''How Did This Get Made?'' alongside his wife, June Diane Raphael, and '' Unspooled'', with film critic Amy Nicholson. Early life and education Scheer was born in Huntington, New York, to Gail Ann (Decarlo) and William Paul Scheer. Scheer attended Catholic schools during his childhood and graduated from St. Anthony's High School. Scheer began performing in high school with Chicago City Limits, a New York-based short-form improv group. He later attended New York University, where he majored in com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Labine
Tyler Sean Labine (born April 29, 1978) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is best known for starring in the television series ''Breaker High'', ''Invasion'', ''Reaper'', '' Deadbeat'' and as Dr. Iggy Frome, head of psychiatry, in the NBC medical drama ''New Amsterdam'', and the film '' Tucker & Dale vs Evil''. Life and career Labine was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, but grew up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. He is the brother of actors Kyle Labine and Cameron Labine. He played the role of Dave Groves in ''Invasion'', and Bert "Sock" Wysocki in ''Reaper'', and Dale in the comedy-horror film '' Tucker & Dale vs Evil''. He played the lead character in the 2010 Fox comedy series ''Sons of Tucson'', but the show was cancelled after 4 episodes (the remaining 9 episodes that were shot aired that summer). He also played Jimmy Mortimor Farrell on YTV's ''Breaker High'' from 1997 to 1998. In 2011, he co-starred in the CBS comedy '' Mad Love'' as Larry Munsch. He starred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Michael Higgins
John Michael Higgins (born February 12, 1963) is an American actor and comedian whose film credits include Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, the role of David Letterman in HBO's '' The Late Shift'', and a starring role in the American version of ''Kath & Kim''. He portrayed Peter Lovett in the TV Land original sitcom ''Happily Divorced'' and provided the voice of Iknik Blackstone Varrick in ''The Legend of Korra'' and Mini-Max in '' Big Hero 6: The Series''. He also starred in the NBC sitcom ''Great News'' as Chuck Pierce for two seasons. Since 2018 he has hosted the game show ''America Says'', which earned him a 2019 Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Game Show Host, though he lost to Alex Trebek. Career In the early 1980s Higgins was a theatre instructor with Street 70, a theatre production company in Rockville, MD. It is now known as Round House Theatre. He also taught voice and improvisation. In 1991, Higgins was featured in Broadway's '' La Bête'', and in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Huebel
Robert Anderson Huebel (born June 4, 1969) is an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his sketch comedy work on the MTV series ''Human Giant'' and for his role of Dr. Owen Maestro on the Adult Swim series ''Childrens Hospital''. He also appeared as Russell on the FX/FXX series ''The League'' and as Len Novak on the Amazon Prime Video series ''Transparent''. In December 2022, Entertainment Weekly called Huebel "the premier d-bag character actor of his generation". Early life Huebel was born in Alexandria, Virginia, the son of Louisa and Jared Huebel. He attended Annandale High School in Annandale, Virginia, before attending Clemson University, where he studied marketing in hopes of working in advertising. He later moved to New York and began studying improv comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Career Huebel first began improvising when he was 27 by taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. His early work was as a sketch ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Corddry
Robert William Corddry (born February 4, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a correspondent on ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' (2002–2006) and for his starring role in the film ''Hot Tub Time Machine''. He is the creator and star of Adult Swim's ''Childrens Hospital'' and has been awarded four Primetime Emmy Awards. He previously starred in the HBO series ''Ballers'' and the CBS comedy '' The Unicorn''. Early life and education Corddry was born and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He is the son of Robin (née Sullivan) and Steven Corddry, who was a Massachusetts Port Authority official. He is the older brother of actor Nate Corddry. Corddry and his brother are both Eagle Scouts from Troop 19, located in Weymouth. After graduating from Weymouth North High School (1989), Corddry went to the University of Massachusetts Amherst (1989–93). According to an interview in the UMass Amherst alumni magazine, Corddry initially planned to major in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
