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Scott Valentine (actor)
Scott Eugene Valentine (born June 3, 1958) is an American actor, best known for his role as Nick Moore on the series ''Family Ties''. Life and career Valentine was born in Saratoga Springs, New York, the son of Beverly Ann (née Hanna) and Edward Eugene Valentine. He began to pursue acting one year into his college education, attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. He completed the three-year program in one and a half years. He got as far as a screen test for the film ''The Lords of Discipline'' when he was hit, run over, and dragged by a truck on September 17, 1981 and his career was halted for three years as he recovered. He moved to Los Angeles and landed a recurring role on the TV series ''Family Ties'' as Nick Moore, the loveable but dim-witted boyfriend of Mallory Keaton from 1985 to 1989, for seasons 4 through 7. During an interview for Montreal radio station CJAD, Valentine thought the role was not challenging enough for the money he was rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saratoga Springs, New York
Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 28,491 at the 2020 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area, which has made Saratoga a popular resort destination for over 200 years. It is home to the Saratoga Race Course, a thoroughbred horse racing track, and Saratoga Performing Arts Center, a music and dance venue. The city's official slogan is "Health, History, and Horses." History The British built Fort Saratoga in 1691 on the west bank of the Hudson River. Shortly thereafter, British colonists settled the current village of Schuylerville approximately one mile south; it was known as Saratoga until 1831. Native Americans believed the springs about 10 miles (16 km) west of the village—today called High Rock Spring—had medicinal properties. In 1767, William Johnson, a British soldier who was a hero of the French and Indian War, was brought by Native American friends to the spring to treat his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Adventures Of Superman
''The New Adventures of Superman'' is a half-hour series of six-minute animated Superman adventures produced by Filmation that were broadcast Saturday mornings on CBS from September 10, 1966, to September 5, 1970. The 68 segments appeared as part of three different programs during that time, packaged with similar shorts featuring ''The Adventures of Superboy'' and other DC Comics superheroes. History These adventures were the first time that Superman (and his guise of Clark Kent), Lois Lane and Perry White had been seen in animated form since the Fleischer brothers had immortalized them in the Superman short films of the 1940s. The first TV series produced by Filmation Associates, ''The New Adventures of Superman'' was extremely popular in its Saturday morning time slot and employed the services of several DC Comics writers including George Kashdan, Leo Dorfman and Bob Haney. Many of the character designs (later based upon the artwork of Superman artist Curt Swan in the show's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matlock (TV Series)
''Matlock'' is an American mystery legal drama television series created by Dean Hargrove, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by Intermedia Entertainment Company (first season only), The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions (called Strathmore Productions in the first two seasons) and Viacom Productions, originally aired from March 3, 1986, to May 8, 1992, on NBC, and from November 5, 1992, to May 7, 1995, on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS' ''Perry Mason'' (both ''Matlock'' and the 1980s ''Perry Mason'' television films were created by Dean Hargrove), with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial from the jury. Since 1991, reruns of ''Matlock'' have been shown in syndication and on TBS, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knight Rider (1982 TV Series)
''Knight Rider'' is an American action crime drama television series created and produced by Glen A. Larson. The series was originally broadcast on NBC from September 26, 1982, to April 4, 1986. The show stars David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, a sleek and modern crime fighter assisted by KITT, an advanced, artificially intelligent, self-aware, and nearly indestructible car. This was the last series Larson devised at Universal Television before he moved to 20th Century Fox Television. Plot Self-made billionaire Wilton Knight rescues police Detective Lieutenant Michael Arthur Long after a near fatal shot to the face, giving him a new identity (by plastic surgery) and a new name: Michael Knight. Wilton selects Michael to be the primary field agent in the pilot program of his public justice organization, the Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG). The other half of this pilot program is the Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT), a heavily modified, technologically advanced Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harpies (film)
''Harpies'' (or ''Stan Lee's Harpies'') is a Sci Fi Pictures original films, Sci Fi Pictures original film directed by Josh Becker (filmmaker), Josh Becker. Stan Lee is the executive producer. The film began pre-production under the working title ''The Harpy'' on June 26, 2006 and first aired on June 23, 2007. The movie was shot in Bulgaria. Plot Jason is a former cop turned security guard for a local museum who is accidentally transported back in time via an amulet. He wins the trust of Celestia and her father after he rescues him from a harpy attack, in the process reminding the village priest of the legend of a prodigal figure referenced in ancient scrolls. Jason is initially dismissive of the villagers' pleas to help them fight the evil wizard Vorian and end his control over the king Castor, as he would rather return home. He tries soliciting help from Vorian, only for this to result in the wizard trying to kill him via the harpies he controls. Jason manages to break free with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frostbite (2005 Film)
''Frostbite'' is a 2005 American direct-to-video film. It features List of Playboy Playmates of 2000, Suzanne Stokes and Buffy Tyler and the Hawaiian girls. Plot summary In Mammoth Mountain, a group of misfit slackers battle a group of egotistical snobs for snowboarding rights to a ski mountain. Cast *Peter Jason as Colonel Jaffe *Traci Lords as Naomi Bucks *Adam Grimes as Billy Wagstaff *Phil Morris (actor), Phil Morris as J.P. Millhouse External links * 2005 direct-to-video films 2005 films American direct-to-video films 20th Century Fox direct-to-video films Films set in California Snowboarding 2005 comedy films 2000s English-language films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Object Of Obsession
Gregory Dark (born Gregory Hippolyte Brown on July 12, 1957, in Los Angeles) is an American film director, film producer, music video director, and screenwriter. Dark is an adult filmmaker who transitioned into directing Hollywood movies. He has also been credited as Alexander Hippolyte, Gregory Hippolyte, Gregory Brown, and as The Dark Brothers. Early career Dark began his career as a fine artist of both paintings and conceptual art and installations. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree from Stanford University, he moved to New York City to pursue graduate studies in film at New York University. From the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s, Dark directed hardcore and Rated R films. His work from this period helped create the current " alt porn" genre as well as inventing the noir-romance genre of the erotic thriller. ''Sight & Sound'' the journal of the British Film Institute considered Dark's erotic thrillers groundbreaking films of the genre. In the 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unborn 2
''The Unborn 2'' is a 1994 American horror film directed by Rick Jacobson, and a sequel to the 1991 film '' The Unborn''. Plot A fertility experiment gone awry has created at least several disfigured children with extremely high IQs. A woman who had the treatment is making it her mission to kill the mutants one by one before they destroy mankind. One mutant child's mother is trying to save her own deformed child from the pursuer, but the baby leaves a path of destruction in its wake. Cast * Michele Greene as Catherine Moore * Robin Curtis as Linda Holt * Scott Valentine as John Edson * Darryl Henriques as Artie Philips * Carole Ita White as Marge Philips * Brittney Powell as Sally Anne Philips * Leonard O. Turner as Lieutenant Briggs * Anneliza Scott as Officer Craig Reception In 2011, author John Kenneth Muir John Kenneth Muir (born December 3, 1969) is an American literary critic. As of 2022, he has written thirty reference books in the fields of film and tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killer Instinct (1991 Film)
''Killer Instinct'', also called ''Homicidal Impulse'', is a 1992 film written and directed by David Tausik. Plot A young lawyer has problems with a case that he's been working on for over a year. The district attorney's niece helps him by first blackmailing, then plotting the murder of the D.A., while having a sexual relationship with the young lawyer, who eventually discovers the truth about her. Principal cast * Scott Valentine (actor), Scott Valentine as Tim Casey * Vanessa Angel (English actress), Vanessa Angel as Deborah Walker * Talia Balsam as Emma * Brian Cousins as Kent * Kevin West as Egghead References External links * * *{{amg movie, 22971, Killer Instinct 1992 films 1992 directorial debut films Films produced by Roger Corman 1990s English-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Shock
''After the Shock'' is a made-for-television movie about the aftermath of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake that hit San Francisco on October 17, 1989.Kay, Glenn and Michael Rose, Disaster Movies, Chicago Review Press, An A Capella Book, Chicago, 2006 p. 76 Cast *Jack Scalia as Jack Thompson *Yaphet Kotto as William McElroy *Tuck Milligan as Terry Brown *Richard Anthony Crenna as Patrick Wallace *Rue McClanahan as Sherra Cox *Paul Ben-Victor as Dr. Steven Brattesani *Michael Clark as Capt. Bob Boudoures *Gary Swanson as Lt. Pete Cornyn * Scott Valentine as Gerry Shannon *Brian Thompson Brian Earl Thompson (born August 28, 1959) is an American actor. His career began with a small role in the 1984 film ''The Terminator''. He played the villainous "Night Slasher" in the 1986 film '' Cobra''. His first named role was on ''Werew ... as Tom * Charlotte Crossley as Mother with Child *Carlease Burke as Screaming Woman * Clinton Derricks-Carroll as Neighbor Awards The film was nomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Without Her Consent
''Without Her Consent'' is a 1990 American television film, made-for-television drama (film and television), drama film directed by Sandor Stern. Originally airing on NBC, the film is based on a true story ''The New York Times'' and stars Melissa Gilbert as a woman who seeks justice after being raped by an acquaintance. Plot When she moves from Idaho to Los Angeles because of a new job offer, Emily Briggs (Gilbert) quickly meets Jason Barnes (Valentine), a friendly neighbor who works as a set decorator for movies. He invites her to his home in Santa Monica, California, Santa Monica to pick up an old table which she can use at her new place, though uses the meeting to rape her. Emily unsuccessfully struggles to get away, and fears for her life throughou ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Stories (film)
''True Stories'' (full onscreen title: ''True Stories: A Film About a Bunch of People in Virgil Texas.'') is a 1986 American musical film, musical satirical film, satirical comedy film directed by David Byrne, who stars alongside John Goodman, Swoosie Kurtz, and Spalding Gray. The majority of the film's music is supplied by Talking Heads. A soundtrack album, titled ''Sounds from True Stories'', featured songs by Byrne, Talking Heads, Terry Allen (country singer), Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band, and others. Around the same time, Talking Heads released an album titled ''True Stories (Talking Heads album), True Stories'', composed of studio recordings of songs featured in the film. ''True Stories'' was released by Warner Bros. in the United States, Canada, Italy, and Sweden in 1986, with limited release elsewhere the following year. Byrne was given much creative control over the motion picture's direction, largely due to the mainstream success of Talking Heads' 1984 concer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
