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Suspect Device (film)
''Suspect Device'' is a 1995 American film directed by Rick Jacobson and starring C. Thomas Howell. It was the first film of the ''Roger Corman Presents'' series. Premise A man discovers that he really is a cyborg carrying a nuclear device set to explode, and therefore marked for erasure. Cast *C. Thomas Howell as Dan Jericho *Stacey Travis as Dr. Jessica Parker *Jed Allan Jed Allan Brown (March 1, 1935 – March 9, 2019), known professionally as Jed Allan, was an American actor and television host, best known as C.C. Capwell on '' Santa Barbara'', Don Craig on ''Days of Our Lives'', Rush Sanders on '' ... as Artemus Lockwood * John Beck as CIA Director References External linksReview of filmat Variety * * * 1996 films Films produced by Roger Corman 1990s science fiction films 1990s English-language films Films directed by Rick Jacobson American science fiction action films 1990s American films {{action-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Jacobson
Rick Jacobson is an American film director, television director and producer, and stage and television actor. Biography A graduate from the California Institute of the Arts film and television program, Rick Jacobson began his professional filmmaking career with legendary film producer Roger Corman when he hired Jacobson to direct the martial arts actioner “FULL CONTACT”, Jacobson's first full-length feature film, at the age of 21. With 16 feature films as director, producer and writer to his credit, Jacobson shifted to the small screen where he continues work as director, producer and writer of over 100 episodes of episodic television including "SPARTACUS: Blood and Sand / Gods of the Arena / Vengeance / War of the Damned", "ASH vs EVIL DEAD", "KNIGHTFALL", '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. Jacobson's most recent work includes 2021's ''Don't Breathe 2''" (Executive Producer) and Netflix's 2022 romantic comedy, '' The Royal Treatment'' (Director). References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Peschken
Christian "Chris" Peschken (born June 9, 1955) is a German-American cameraman, director, producer and screenwriter. He has been involved in film and radio and television production since 1974. He is a professionally trained Film-Camera Assistant (1974 at German Newsreel / Filmwochenschau 'Blick in die Welt"), and later Film Cameraman, and certified Radio Broadcast Audio Engineer (earned during his service at the 'Bundeswehr' (German Federal Defence Forces) at the Army's Radio Station 'Radio 701 Andernach'. Since 2014 Peschken and his wife have been living in France, close to Geneva, Switzerland. They created and operated a project Pax Press Agency, Sarl., a Catholic faith based press agency until mid 2019. The couple where accredited TV Correspondents and producers at the United Nations Geneva for EWTN Germany (Eternal Word Television Network) until December 2019. Early life Peschken was born in Nümbrecht, West Germany, and grew up in Moers am Rhein. His parents were Cornel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Corman
Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works that have an already-established critical reputation, such as his cycle of low-budget cult films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. In 1964, Corman—admired by members of the French New Wave and '' Cahiers du Cinéma''—became the youngest filmmaker to have a retrospective at the Cinémathèque Française, as well as in the British Film Institute and the Museum of Modern Art. He was the co-founder of New World Pictures, the founder of New Concorde and is a longtime member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2009, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award "for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers". Corman is also famous for distributing in the U.S. many foreign directors, such as Federico Fellini (Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Horizons
''New Horizons'' is an Interplanetary spaceflight, interplanetary space probe that was launched as a part of NASA's New Frontiers program. Engineered by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), with a team led by Alan Stern, the spacecraft was launched in 2006 with the primary mission to perform a Planetary flyby, flyby study of the Pluto system in 2015, and a secondary mission to fly by and study one or more other Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) in the decade to follow, which became a mission to 486958 Arrokoth. It is the List of artificial objects leaving the Solar System, fifth space probe to achieve the escape velocity needed to leave the Solar System. On January 19, 2006, ''New Horizons'' was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station by an Atlas V rocket directly into an Earth-and-solar Escape velocity, escape trajectory with a speed of about . It was the fastest (average speed with respect to Earth) man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Corman Presents
''Roger Corman Presents'' was a series of films made for Showtime by movie producer Roger Corman. Production Showtime approached Corman with the idea of doing a series of science fiction and horror feature films. They started filming in January 1995 and finished shooting 13 films in mid June. Corman said, "I don't think a day went by that we weren't shooting. We were shooting on weekends, we were shooting at our studio here. We were shooting at local locations, and we shot one film in Moscow and one film in Manila. So we were all over the world with this thing." Corman ended up re-making two more films in the first season. According to Corman, "They were actually chosen by Showtime who did a lot of market research. I had said I didn't want to remake the Edgar Allan Poe pictures, because I didn't want to do those without Vincent, and also the period style of the pictures means that they're as new now as they were when they were made. Because the 19th century is the 19th century. Whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacey Travis
Stacey Elaine Travis (born August 29, 1964) is an American actress. She has appeared in films '' Hardware'' (1990), '' The Super'' (1991), '' Only the Strong'' (1993), ''Traffic'' (2000), ''Bandits'' (2001) and ''Intolerable Cruelty'' (2003). Life and career Travis was born in Dallas, Texas. Her brother is actor and comedian Greg Travis. She attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and graduated from University of Southern California (USC) with a degree in film. She began her career appearing in low-budget comedies and genre films include, ''Phantasm II'', '' Dr. Hackenstein'' and ''Earth Girls Are Easy'' (1988). From 1989 to 1992, she was regular cast member in the MTV comedy series, ''Just Say Julie'' where she played a variety of characters. In 1990, Travis played a female leading role in the science fiction horror film '' Hardware'' opposite Dylan McDermott. She next starred in the comedy film '' The Super'' (1991) and martial arts film '' Only the Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jed Allan
Jed Allan Brown (March 1, 1935 – March 9, 2019), known professionally as Jed Allan, was an American actor and television host, best known as C.C. Capwell on '' Santa Barbara'', Don Craig on ''Days of Our Lives'', Rush Sanders on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', Scott Turner on ''Lassie'', Harold Johnson on '' The Bay'', and the host of ''Celebrity Bowling''. Life and career Education and early career Allan attended the University of Washington, where he majored in Drama. While in college, he supported himself working as a radio and television announcer and sportscaster. In the 1960s, he appeared in several Broadway productions such as ''Viva Madison Avenue!'', ''Oliver!'', and ''Barefoot in the Park''. Daytime television roles Allan starred in several soap operas. He made his debut as trouble-making Ace Hubbard on ''Love of Life'' in 1964. He played college professor Paul Britton on ''The Secret Storm'' in 196465. Allan was one of many actors to play Paul, who was involve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Beck (actor)
John Beck (born January 28, 1943) is an American retired actor, known for his role as Mark Graison in the television series ''Dallas'' during the mid-1980s. Early life Beck was born in Chicago, Illinois but he grew up in Evanston and Joliet on his father's ranch with the goal of becoming a veterinarian. His goals changed at the age of sixteen after performing in a play in high school to overcome shyness. Three years later, Beck moved to California and took jobs in television commercials. In 1963-4, Beck attended Joliet Junior College but quit to begin acting in plays in other cities. Career Beck's television debut was as a Sergeant in the 1965 ''I Dream of Jeannie'' episode, "Russian Roulette". His first regular role was on the western series ''Nichols'' (1971-1972) alongside James Garner, playing the role of Orv Ketcham. In film, one of Beck's earliest roles was as Skinny in '' Cyborg 2087'' (1966). Beck played Erno who leads a revolt against a fascist government in the Wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Films
The year 1996 involved many significant films. The major releases this year included ''Scream'', '' Independence Day'', '' Fargo'', '' Trainspotting'', '' The Rock'', ''The English Patient'', ''Twister'', ''Space Jam'', ''Mars Attacks!'', ''Jerry Maguire'' and a film version of the musical '' Evita''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1996 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records * ''Independence Day'' became the highest-grossing film of Will Smith's career, up until it was surpassed by '' Aladdin'' (2019). * ''Rumble in the Bronx'' was released in North America, becoming Jackie Chan's first major box office hit in the region. It became the year's most profitable film, with its US box office alone earning over 20 times its budget. It was Chan's biggest ever hit up until then. Events * July 10 – Nickelodeon releases its first feature film, ''Harriet the Spy'', a spy-comedy-drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name. It also launches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Produced By Roger Corman
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 sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Science Fiction Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s English-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia Mesopotamia ''Mesopotamíā''; ar, بِلَاد ٱلرَّافِدَيْن or ; syc, ܐܪܡ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ, or , ) is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the ... is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new Roman legion, legions, Legio I Parthica, I Parthica and Legio III Parthica, III Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
