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Spaced Invaders
''Spaced Invaders'' is a 1990 American science fiction comedy directed by Patrick Read Johnson and starring Douglas Barr, Royal Dano, and Ariana Richards. The film’s title is a pun on the classic video game ''Space Invaders''. Plot The space armada from Mars fights an interstellar war against their long-time enemy, the Arcturans. The Martian armada is sent into battle by Enforcer Drones, tasked to keep the Martian soldiers in line, despite objections by some that it won't work. Meanwhile, the incompetent crew of a small spaceship from the Martian "Civilian Asteroid Patrol" intercepts a distress signal from the fleet. Said signal is followed by a Halloween rebroadcast of Orson Welles' 1938 ''The War of the Worlds'' radio dramatization. Mistaking this for a real invasion—and not wanting to miss out on the glory of "kicking some Earthling butt"—the CAP crew lands their ship in the tiny community of Big Bean, Illinois; there they proceed with their "invasion" of the planet. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Barr
Douglas Barr (born May 1, 1949), also credited as Doug Barr, is an American actor, writer, and director. He has starred in movies and on television. Barr was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His big role came in the ABC TV series ''The Fall Guy'' as Howie Munson from 1981 to 1986. Barr then made some guest appearances on series such as ''Fantasy Island'', ''The Love Boat'', ''Hotel'', and ''Murder, She Wrote''. His other well-known role was in the short-lived CBS TV series ''The Wizard'' as Alex Jagger from 1986 to 1987, and he later starred as Bill Stillfield in the hit CBS series ''Designing Women'' from 1988 to 1991. The first feature film in which he starred was the horror movie ''Deadly Blessing'' (1981). He also starred in '' The Unseen'', another horror movie. His last film role was in the erotic film ''Temptation'' (1994). He went on to direct numerous TV movies. In 1998, Barr started Hollywood and Vine Cellars, a small, high-end wine producer in Napa Valley Napa Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregg Berger
Gregory Alan Berger (born December 10, 1950) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jecht from ''Final Fantasy X'' and the '' Dissidia Final Fantasy'' games, Grimlock from '' The Transformers'', Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter from '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', Odie from various ''Garfield'' animated media, Cornfed Pig from '' Duckman'', Bill Licking from '' The Angry Beavers'', Agent Kay from '' Men in Black: The Series'', The Gromble from ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'', Captain Blue from '' Viewtiful Joe'', Eeyore from ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Hunter the Cheetah (1999–2002) and Ripto from '' Spyro the Dragon'', as well as The Thing, Galactus, and Attuma from '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance''. Early life Berger was born on December 10, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri to an observant Russian-Jewish family. He graduated from University City High School in 1968. Career Voice acting and ''Garfield'' Berger started his career in 1978. He provided the voice of Adult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mars In Film
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere (less than 1% that of Earth's), and has a crust primarily composed of elements similar to Earth's crust, as well as a core made of iron and nickel. Mars has surface features such as impact craters, valleys, dunes and polar ice caps. It has two small and irregularly shaped moons, Phobos and Deimos. Some of the most notable surface features on Mars include Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and highest known mountain in the Solar System and Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Solar System. The Borealis basin in the Northern Hemisphere covers approximately 40% of the planet and may be a large impact feature. Days and seasons on Mars are comparable to those of Earth, as the planets have a similar rotation period an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiction Set Around Arcturus
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, "fiction" refers to written narratives in prose often referring specifically to novels, novellas, and short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium, including not just writings but also live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Definition Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly marketed and so the audience expects the work to deviate in some ways from the real world rather than presenting, for instance, only factually accurate portrayals or characters who are actual people. Because fiction is generally understood to not fully adhere to the real world, the themes and conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirk Thatcher
Kirk R. Thatcher (born February 14, 1962) is an American writer, producer, television and film director, an Internet video director, and a production designer. Personal life Thatcher was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. In high school, he met Joe Johnston, a production designer for ''Star Wars''. Johnston would later work with Thatcher on his first job in the industry, as a technical assistant on the ILM creature crew of ''Return of the Jedi''. Film Thatcher began his career at eighteen, leaving UCLA Film School to work at George Lucas' special effects facility, Industrial Light and Magic (ILM). Thatcher was the production designer on David Fincher's first music videos and spent over a year creating the look for a number of Rick Springfield and The Motels videos.As he mentioned in a recent interview, he was once a competitive power lifter in high school and college, where known for his ability to lift cars. He has also learned to play the ukulele, which he can be seen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Lanoil
Bruce Lanoil (born July 5, 1960) is an American puppeteer who works for The Jim Henson Company and for The Walt Disney Company. He frequently works with puppeteer David Alan Barclay. Early life Lanoil was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 5, 1960. Career Lanoil has worked as a puppeteer in various films and television shows since 1986. He performed the Cat in the Hat and Fox in Socks in the first season of ''The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss'', he also worked as a puppeteer in ''The Muppets'', ''Where the Wild Things Are'', ''Dr. Dolittle'', ''Jack Frost'', ''The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas'', and ''Cats & Dogs''.''The Internet Movie Database''. Bruce Lanoil. Accessed August 26, 2007. Outside of the Henson company, he was an on-set animation reference puppeteer and voice actor for the movies ''Monkeybone'' and '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (as Pepé Le Pew). For Disney, he is also a voice double for Timon from ''The Lion King''. He has voiced Timon in ''Kingdom Hearts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Alaskey
Joseph Francis Alaskey III (April 17, 1952 – February 3, 2016) was an American actor, voice actor, broadcaster, impressionist and stand-up comedian. Alaskey was one of Mel Blanc's successors at the Warner Bros. Animation studio until his death. He alternated with Jeff Bergman, Greg Burson, Jim Cummings, Bob Bergen, Maurice LaMarche, and Billy West in voicing Warner Bros. cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester, Tweety, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé Le Pew, Marvin the Martian, Speedy Gonzales, Wile E. Coyote and Taz, among many others. He also voiced Plucky Duck on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' from 1990 to 1995. Alaskey was the second actor to voice Grandpa Lou Pickles on the Nickelodeon cartoon ''Rugrats'' (taking over after David Doyle's death in 1997). He voiced Lou again in the ''Rugrats'' spin-off series ''All Grown Up!''. Early life Alaskey was born in Troy, New York, on April 17, 1952 to Joseph Francis Alaskey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Pope
Anthony J. Pope (March 22, 1947 – February 11, 2004), also known as "Anthony Mozdy", was an American voice actor. He is best remembered for voicing Goofy for eleven years. He also worked on the first two DVDs of LeapFrog, voicing Mr. Websley and Professor Quigley on The Letter Factory and Talking Words Factory (2003). Early life Anthony J. Pope was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 22, 1947. Career After graduating from college, Pope moved to Los Angeles, California in 1973 were he officially began his career as a voice actor. He was known for providing the voice of Furby in English and five other languages. He was also the voice of Goofy for eleven years garnering seventeen Gold and Platinum records. His voice is prominent at Disneyland on several rides, as well as in the JumpStart products by Knowledge Adventure. Personal life Pope married actress Patricia Lentz in 1984, together they have three children. They remained married until his death in 2004. Death He died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Winkless
Jeffrey Alan Winkless (June 2, 1941 – June 26, 2006) was an American actor. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts (U.S.). Two of his younger brothers, Terence H. Winkless and Daniel Owen Winkless, worked with him on ''The Banana Splits Adventure Hour''. He was also credited as Jeffrey Brock. He did voice-overs for several anime titles including '' Castle in the Sky'', '' Vampire Hunter D'', '' Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'', '' Wicked City'' and ''Lupin the Third''. Winkless died of a brain tumor on June 26, 2006 in Evanston, Illinois (U.S.). Filmography Anime * '' Honeybee Hutch'' (1970) * ''Babel II'' (1973) - Yamazaki * '' Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo'' (1978) - Police commissioner / Boris * '' Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro'' (1979) - Interpol Chairman / Jodo (Streamline Dub) * ''The New Adventures of Gigantor'' (1980-1981) * '' Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie'' (1982) - Crystal Boy / Preacher Dakoba * '' The Professional: Golgo 13'' (1983) - Informa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debbie Lee Carrington
Deborah Lee Carrington (December 14, 1959 March 23, 2018) was an American actress and stuntwoman. Her best known movie roles include playing a Martian rebel in '' Total Recall'', an Ewok in ''Return of the Jedi'' (and in subsequent TV movies) and an elf in '' The Polar Express''. Carrington's film career began in college when she replied to an ad for extras in a newsletter published by Little People of America for ''Under the Rainbow'', a film about the Munchkins from ''The Wizard of Oz''. Early life and career Carrington was born in San Jose, California. She had a brother, Robert, and sister, Kathy. In 1981 she answered a casting call for ''Under The Rainbow'' while attending college at University of California, Davis. She took a break from her studies after landing a role in the film, but later returned and earned a degree in early childhood development. Carrington appeared in many films and TV shows, including ''In Living Color'', ''The Drew Carey Show'', ''Howard the Duck' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Cox (actor)
Joseph Anthony Cox (born March 31, 1958) is an American actor known for his roles in '' Bad Santa'', ''Friday'', '' Me, Myself & Irene,'' '' Date Movie,'' '' Epic Movie'', '' Disaster Movie'', and '' Leprechaun 2''. He is also known for his role in George Lucas's ''Willow'', as an Ewok in ''Return of the Jedi'' and as The Preacher in Tim Burton's '' Beetlejuice''. Cox also appeared in various music videos. Early life Cox was born in Uniontown, Alabama, the son of Henrietta Cox-Penn and Joe Cox. He spent his childhood in Uniontown, with his grandmother and grandfather, Lottie and Henry Jones. His mother and stepfather, Rudolph (Rudy) Penn, live in College Park, Georgia. By the age of 10 he became an avid drummer. He met his future wife, Otelia, during high school. They were eventually married in 1981 when Cox was 23 years old. After graduation from high school, Cox attended the Alabama State University and originally planned to study music. Cox said in a 2003 interview with '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonya Lee Williams
Tonya Williams (born July 12, 1958) is a Canadian actress, producer, director and activist. Sometimes credited as Tonya Lee Williams, she is best known for her role as Dr. Olivia Barber Winters on the American daytime drama '' The Young and the Restless'' from 1990 to 2005 and 2007 to 2012. She is the founder and executive director of Reelworld Film Festival. Early life Williams was born in London, England to Jamaican parents. She lived in London and Kingston, Jamaica as a young child. At age five, she contracted rheumatic fever; she and her mother then moved to Birmingham. In 1969 she and her family settled in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. As a teenager she modeled in Eaton's catalogues and danced on a television series called ''Boogie!'' which ran on Citytv. In 1977 Williams was crowned Miss Black Ontario. Williams was married to Robert Simpson from 1983 to 1991, but she has never remarried. Career Williams' television debut was as a host of the Canadian children's show '' P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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