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Rattlers (film)
''Rattlers'' is a 1976 horror film starring Sam Chew, Elisabeth Chauvet, Tony Ballen, Dan Priest, Ron Gold, Darwin Joston, and Gary Van Ormand. The film was produced, directed and co-written by John McCauley. Harry Novak, head of Boxoffice International Pictures was the executive producer. The film features an early score by Golden Globe nominated film composer Miles Goodman. Plot When two young boys are savagely attacked and killed by a legion of rattlesnakes in a small California desert town, the local sheriff (Tony Ballen) calls upon herpetologist Dr. Tom Parkinson (Sam Chew), a Los Angeles college professor, to discover why the snakes are displaying abnormal aggression and swarming behavior. The sheriff teams Parkinson with war photographer Ann Bradley (Elisabeth Chauvet). As more people in the desert town are killed by the vicious rattlesnakes, Parkinson's and Bradley's investigation leads them to a nearby army base, where the commanding officer, Colonel Stroud (Dan ...
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John McCauley (director)
Air Marshal Sir John Patrick Joseph McCauley, KBE, CB (18 March 1899 – 3 February 1989) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1954 to 1957. A Duntroon graduate, McCauley spent four years in the Australian Military Forces before transferring to the RAAF in 1924. He was Director of Training from 1936 to 1938, and commanded engineering and flying training schools for the first eighteen months of World War II. Having been promoted to group captain in 1940, he was posted to Singapore in June 1941 to take charge of all RAAF units defending the area. He earned praise for his efforts in attacking invading Japanese forces before the fall of Singapore, and for his dedication in evacuating his men. After serving as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff in 1942–44, he was appointed to a senior operational role with the Royal Air Force's 2nd Tactical Air Force in Europe, where he saw out the rest of th ...
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Mystery Science Theater 3000
''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (abbreviated as ''MST3K'') is an American science fiction comedy film review television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. It then moved to nationwide broadcast, first on The Comedy Channel/Comedy Central for seven seasons until its cancellation in 1996. Thereafter, it was picked up by The Sci-Fi Channel and aired for three more seasons until another cancellation in August 1999. A 60-episode syndication package titled ''The Mystery Science Theater Hour'' was produced in 1993 and broadcast on Comedy Central and syndicated to TV stations in 1995. In 2015, Hodgson led a crowdfunded revival of the series with 14 episodes in its eleventh season, first released on Netflix on April 14, 2017, with another six-episode season following on November 22, 2018. A second successful crowdfunding effort in 2021 will bring at least 13 additional episodes to be shown through the ...
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Films Set In Deserts
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ...
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Films Scored By Miles Goodman
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photography, photographing actual scenes with a movie camera, motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of computer-generated imagery, CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still imag ...
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Films About Snakes
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ...
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American Natural Horror 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 ...
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1976 Films
The year 1976 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1976 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January – Paramount Pictures sets up a separate motion picture division and names David V. Picker as president. *March 22 – Filming begins on George Lucas' ''Star Wars'' science fiction film. In one of the most lucrative business decisions in film history, Lucas declines his directing fee of $500,000 in exchange for complete ownership of merchandising and sequel rights. *April 1 – ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is officially re-released as a midnight movie at the Waverly Theater (Now the IFC Center) in Greenwich Village in New York City, starting through the run and still being shown in there all around the world. *April 9 – Alfred Hitchcock's last film, '' Family Plot'', is released. *August 11 – John Wayne appears in his final film, ''The Shootist''. *August 26 – Alan Ladd Jr. i ...
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List Of Killer Snake Films
Natural horror is a subgenre of horror films that features natural forces, typically in the form of animals or plants, that pose a threat to human characters. Though killer animals in film have existed since the release of '' The Lost World'' in 1925, two of the first motion pictures to garner mainstream success with a "nature run amok" premise were '' The Birds'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released in 1963; and ''Jaws'', directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 1975. Following ''Jaws'', numerous horror films of a similar narrative were produced, including ''Grizzly'' (1976), ''Piranha'' (1978), and ''Alligator'' (1980). Arthropods See also the section on insects. Arachnids * ''Kingdom of the Spiders'' (1977; tarantulas) * '' Arachnophobia'' (1990; spiders) * ''Ticks'' (1993; giant ticks) * ''Eight Legged Freaks'' (2002; giant spiders) * ''Big Ass Spider!'' (2013; giant spider) * ''Lavalantula'' (2015; giant lava-breathing tarantulas) Crustaceans * '' The Ba ...
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WTBL-LD
WTBL-LD is a low power television station in Biloxi, Mississippi, broadcasting locally on channel 31, owned by Gray Television alongside dual ABC/CBS affiliate WLOX (channel 13). History The original construction permit for the station was granted on October 29, 1987, for operation on channel 46; the station was assigned the call letters W46AV. Originally owned by Tel-Radio Communications Properties, the permit was transferred to the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) in 1988. A license to cover was issued August 16, 1990. It moved to channel 51 in 2000 and became W51CU. TBN sold W51CU to Tim Wall, owner of Scranton Broadcasting Company, LLC in 2010. Soon after the sale was approved (but while still under TBN ownership), the station changed its call letters to WGUD-LP. Scranton relaunched WGUD-LP on September 1, 2010, as a FamilyNet affiliate, with some local programming. On January 4, 2013, the station changed its call sign to WGUD-LD. In 2017, due to the eventual rebranding of ...
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Brinke Stevens
Brinke Stevens (born Charlene Elizabeth Brinkman, September 20, 1954) is an American actress, model, and writer. A native of San Diego, Stevens initially pursued a career as a marine biologist prior to becoming an actress, earning an undergraduate degree in biology from San Diego State University before studying marine biology at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Unable to find employment in the field of biology, Stevens began modeling in Los Angeles in 1980, and she worked as a film extra. Her first major film role was in the slasher film ''The Slumber Party Massacre'' (1982). She went on to appear in a number of horror films, including ''Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama'' (1988), ''Nightmare Sisters'' (1988), ''Grandmother's House'' (1988), and '' Mommy'' (1995). In addition to acting, Stevens has co-written several films, including the comedy horror feature '' Teenage Exorcist'' (1991). Biography Early life and education Stevens was born Charlene Elizabet ...
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Mel Novak
Mel Novak (born June 16, 1942) is an American actor who is best known for villainous roles in ''Black Belt Jones'', ''Game of Death'', and ''An Eye for an Eye''. He is also known for doing all of his own stunts and fighting scenes. Career 1970s to 1980s Born in Pittsburgh to Serbian parents as Milan Mrdjenovich ( sr, Милан Мрђеновић, ''Milan Mrđenović''), Novak made his film debut in 1974, appearing in two blaxploitation films, ''Truck Turner'' starring Isaac Hayes and ''Black Belt Jones'' starring Jim Kelly that was directed by Robert Clouse that led to a part in Clouse's ''The Ultimate Warrior'' (1975) starring Yul Brynner. ''Cat in the Cage'' (1978) starring Sybil Danning, and others followed. One of his more high-profile parts from the 70's was as the hitman Stick in ''Game of Death'' (1978), again directed by Robert Clouse. Novak also had roles in two Chuck Norris films, ''A Force of One'' (1979) and ''An Eye for an Eye'' (1981). Since the turn of the 80's, N ...
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Dustin Ferguson
Dustin Ferguson is an American underground filmmaker from Lincoln, Nebraska. He has directed numerous music videos and more than 100 horror films since 2007, including '' The Amityville Legacy''."Dark Delights: Dustin Ferguson"
''Coma Music'' magazine, August 26, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2019
He writes, directs and edits his own films and is known for his prolific output, releasing several each year as well as for making mockbusters and sequels.


Filmmaking career

Ferguson originally wanted to open up his own