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Running Scared (Eldar
Running Scared may refer to: In film * ''Running Scared'' (1972 film), a drama film starring Robert Powell * ''Running Scared'' (1980 film), an action film starring Ken Wahl and Judge Reinhold * ''Running Scared'' (1986 film), an action/comedy buddy cop film starring Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal * ''Running Scared'' (2006 film), an action/thriller film starring Paul Walker In literature and publications * ''Running Scared'', a 1964 novel by Gregory Mcdonald * ''Running Scared'', a 1998 novel by Ann Granger Patricia Ann Granger (born 1939) is a British crime writer. Granger was born in Portsmouth, England. She took a Modern Languages degree at the University of London, taught English for a year in France, but eventually went to work in the Visa ( ... In music * "Running Scared" (Eurovision 2011 winning song) * "Running Scared" (Roy Orbison song) * "Running Scared", a song by Nik Kershaw from '' Radio Musicola'' * "Sweet Freedom" (Michael McDonald song) (AKA, "'Runni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Scared (1972 Film)
''Running Scared'' is a 1972 British drama film directed and co-written by David Hemmings. This was Hemmings' only film as a writer, and his first time directing. It was based on the 1964 novel of the same name written by Gregory Mcdonald. Plot Tom Betancourt (Robert Powell), a student at Cambridge University, leaves after having watched his best friend commit suicide by slashing his wrists. On principle, Tom refused to interfere, having discussed the matter with his friend, who had insisted that the suicide was his choice and that he did not wish it to be prevented. Tom then visits his friend's parents under an assumed name, and falls in love with the dead boy's sister (Gayle Hunnicutt). A complicated affair ensues. Cast * Robert Powell as Tom Betancourt * Gayle Hunnicutt as Ellen Case * Barry Morse as Mr. Case * Stephanie Bidmead as Mrs. Case * Edward Underdown as Mr. Betancourt * Maxine Audley as Mrs. Betancourt * Georgia Brown as Sarah * Ben Howard as Charlie * Paul Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Scared (1980 Film)
''Running Scared'' is a 1980 action/adventure film directed by Paul Glickler, starring Ken Wahl and Judge Reinhold, and introducing Annie McEnroe. Plot The film takes place in April 1961, prior to the proposed Bay of Pigs Invasion. Two soldiers, LeRoy Beecher (Judge Reinhold) and Chaz McClain (Ken Wahl), are just finishing a two-year Infantry tour in the Army in Panama. They hitch a ride on a military C-47 back to their home state, Florida after bribing the pilot with a gift of LP records. LeRoy has stolen a footlocker full of surveillance equipment in-particular an infra-red camera (punishable with time in Leavenworth). During the flight to Florida the plane makes a brief stopover on some secret Caribbean island base. While at the island LeRoy, goofing around, unwittingly uses the infra-red camera to take photographs of the base and of Chaz (thereby identifying him). He leaves the tear-off part of the negative on the C-47's floor. The plane then continues to Florida, where Ler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Scared (1986 Film)
''Running Scared'' is a 1986 American action comedy film directed by Peter Hyams, written by Gary Devore and Jimmy Huston, and starring Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, with Steven Bauer, Jimmy Smits and Dan Hedaya in supporting roles. Hines and Crystal play Chicago police officers who, after nearly being killed on the job, decide to retire and open a bar in Key West, Florida, only to get caught up in making one last arrest before they go. The film was produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Ray Hughes and Danny Costanzo are two police officers working on Chicago's North Side, known for their wisecracking demeanors and unorthodox police methods, which get results in their various cases. One such case involves trying to bust up-and-coming drug dealer Julio Gonzales. After arresting Snake, one of Julio's associates, they convince him to wear a wire in order to get the necessary evidence to put Julio away. When they approach the meeting place (a cargo ship) they find that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Scared (2006 Film)
''Running Scared'' is a 2006 neo-noir action thriller film directed and written by Wayne Kramer. The film stars Paul Walker, Cameron Bright, Vera Farmiga and Chazz Palminteri. Its plot follows a low-ranking mafioso who is ordered to get rid of a gun used to kill corrupt cops only to find himself in a race against time when the murder weapon falls into the wrong hands. ''Running Scared'' was released in the United States on February 24, 2006, by New Line Cinema, and in Germany on April 13, 2006, by 3L Filmverleih. Plot A large drug deal between New Jersey mobsters and a Jamaican gang goes awry, leading to a shootout that kills two corrupt police officers who were attempting to rob the gangs. Mobster Tommy Perello orders his subordinate, Joey Gazelle, to dispose of the guns; Joey goes home to his wife Teresa and their ten-and-a-half-year-old son Nicky, where he stashes the weapons in his basement. Unbeknownst to him, Nicky and his friend Oleg secretly watch him. Oleg steals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Mcdonald
Gregory Mcdonald (February 15, 1937 – September 7, 2008) was an American mystery writer whose most famous character is the comedy investigative reporter Irwin Maurice "Fletch" Fletcher. Two of the Fletch books earned Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America: '' Fletch'' was named Best First Novel in 1975, and ''Confess, Fletch'' won for Best Paperback Original in 1977. This is the only time a novel and its sequel won back-to-back Edgars. Mcdonald would go on to write nine more ''Fletch'' novels, including prequels ''Fletch Won'', ''Fletch Too'', and ''Fletch and the Widow Bradley''. The original book became a 1985 movie of the same name starring Chevy Chase. Early life Mcdonald was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and attended Harvard, paying his own way by operating yachts. Career He worked as a teacher before becoming a journalist for the ''Boston Globe'' in the late 1960s. He left his newspaper position to become a novelist full-time with the publication of ''Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Granger
Patricia Ann Granger (born 1939) is a British crime writer. Granger was born in Portsmouth, England. She took a Modern Languages degree at the University of London, taught English for a year in France, but eventually went to work in the visa sections of British consulates and embassies in Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and Austria. She married a colleague in the foreign service and went with him to Zambia and Germany before returning to live in England with their two children. Her first novels were historical romances published under the ''nom de plume'' Ann Hulme. After her return to England, her first crime novel, ''Say It with Poison'', was published in 1991. Bibliography Historical romances (selection) *''A Poor Relation'' (1979) *'' Summer Heiress'' (1982) *'' The Garden of the Azure Dragon'' (1986) *'' The Unexpected American'' (1989) *'' A Scandalous Bargain'' (1990) *'' False Fortune'' (1991) Mitchell & Markby mysteries *''Say It with Poison'' (1991) *''A Season For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Scared (Eldar & Nigar Song)
"Running Scared" is a song performed by Azerbaijani duo Ell & Nikki. It won the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 for Azerbaijan, held in Düsseldorf, Germany. The song was performed in, and qualified from, the first semi-final on 10 May. It was performed in the final on 14 May, and won with 221 points. Ell and Nikki were the first mixed-gender duo to win the contest since 1963 and the first winners from Azerbaijan. Background Prior to the release of ''Running Scared'', neither singer had performed in a duo. According to Eldar Gasimov, at the initial stage, both singers were unsure of the success of such a project. Production and selection ''Running Scared'' was chosen from among 70 submissions coming from both Azerbaijan and abroad which were received by ITV within four weeks from January 10. Eldar Gasimov stated that the song was a perfect common ground for the singers' varying styles, voices and spirits. The authors of the song are Stefan Örn, Sandra Bjurman from Sweden togethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Scared (Roy Orbison Song)
"Running Scared" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson and sung by Orbison. An operatic rock ballad, the recording of the song was overseen by audio engineer Bill Porter and released as a 45 rpm single by Monument Records in March 1961 and went to number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. "Running Scared" also reached No.9 in the UK Singles Chart. It sold over one million copies in the US alone. The song was included on Orbison's 1962 album ''Crying'' as the final track on the album. Background Noted for being a song written without a chorus, the song builds in the lyrics, arrangement, and vocals to a climax that, without vibrato, demonstrates the power of Orbison's clear, full voice. It is written in the bolero style; Orbison is credited with bringing this to the rock genre. Fred Foster, producer of the session and of Monument Records, did not want the powerful high note that ends the song to end in falsetto but in full or natural voice. According to Foster, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Musicola
''Radio Musicola'' is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw, released on 24 October 1986 by MCA Records, just under two years after Kershaw's previous studio album, '' The Riddle'' (1984). It was the first studio album to be produced by Kershaw. It features guest backing vocalists, including Icehouse's Iva Davies, and Night's Stevie Lange, and Miriam Stockley. The album was released to critical acclaim, but wasn't as successful as Kershaw's previous studio albums. It peaked at #47 on the UK Albums Chart, marking the beginning of a downturn in Kershaw's fortunes on the album charts. Four singles were issued from ''Radio Musicola'': "When a Heart Beats", " Nobody Knows", " Radio Musicola", and "James Cagney", but none of them reached the Top 20, a first for Kershaw. However, Kershaw did find some minor success with the aforementioned single "When a Heart Beats" (which was not featured on the LP release, only on the cassette and CD versions of the albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Freedom (Michael McDonald Song)
"Sweet Freedom" is a song by Michael McDonald, and his last Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single's music video directed by Leslie Libman featured McDonald, along with actors Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines, in the film '' Running Scared''. In addition to being featured on ''Running Scared''s soundtrack, the song was featured on the 1986 re-release of McDonald's 1985 album ''No Lookin' Back''. The track peaked at #7 in the US, #12 in the UK, and #14 in Canada. Credits * Lead vocals – Michael McDonald * Backing vocals – Michael McDonald and Siedah Garrett * Guitars – Paul Jackson Jr. and Michael Thompson * Keyboards – Greg Phillinganes, Anthony Patler, Danny Sembello, Rod Temperton and Larry Williams * Synthesizer – Larry Williams * Synclavier – Wells Christie * Horns – David Boruff, Chuck Findley, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Kim Hutchcroft, Bill Reichenbach and Larry Williams * Arrangements – Rod Temperton * Producers – Bruce Swedien, Rod Temperto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |