Tamara Glynn
Tamara Glynn (born December 6, 1968) is an American actress. She began her career as a teenager in the late 1980s, appearing in television shows such as ''Miami Vice'' and ''Growing Pains'' before becoming known for her horror roles as Samantha Thomas in the slasher film '' Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers'' (1989), Laura in an episode of the anthology series ''Freddy's Nightmares'' (1989), and a cameo role as a mother in the slasher film ''Terrifier 2'' (2022)—featuring horror icons Michael Myers of the ''Halloween'' franchise, Freddy Krueger of the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise, and Art the Clown of the ''Terrifier'' franchise. Career Glynn made her television debut in 1987 on the short-lived NBC musical, ''Rags to Riches''. The following year, she guest-starred as Susan Fryman on the ABC sitcom ''Growing Pains''. She also appeared in the Don Johnson-produced television film, ''Life on the Flipside''. Glynn first became associated with the horror genr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is a resort city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County. The city is located in the Ouachita Mountains among the U.S. Interior Highlands, and is set among several natural hot springs for which the city is named. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 37,930. The center of Hot Springs is the oldest federal reserve in the United States, today preserved as Hot Springs National Park. The hot spring water has been popularly believed for centuries to possess healing properties, and was a subject of legend among several Native American tribes. Following federal protection in 1832, the city developed into a successful spa town. Incorporated January 10, 1851, the city has been home to Major League Baseball spring training, illegal gambling, speakeasies and gangsters such as Al Capone, horse racing at Oaklawn Park, the Army and Navy Hospital, and 42nd President Bill Clinton. One of the largest Pentecostal denominations in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Art The Clown
Art the Clown is a fictional character in the ''Terrifier'' franchise and related media. He first appeared in the short films ''The 9th Circle'' (2009) and ''Terrifier'' (2011) before making his feature film debut in ''All Hallows' Eve'' (2013). In these early appearances, Art was portrayed by retired actor Mike Gianelli. In the canon ''Terrifier'' film series, David Howard Thornton was cast in the role; portraying Art in ''Terrifier'' (2016), ''Terrifier 2'' (2022), and '' Terrifier 3''. Created by Damien Leone, Art debuted as a background character for his directorial debut short film to test out different concepts to see what would work. Audiences highlighted Art and Leone wanted to develop the character into a recurring slasher franchise villain, which took a decade of work. Art became a popular culture figure after the critical and commercial success of ''Terrifier 2''. The character's background remains ambiguous—although all his appearances show him possessing supernatu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daddy And Them
''Daddy and Them'' is a 2001 American comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Billy Bob Thornton. In addition to Thornton, it stars John Prine, Laura Dern, Andy Griffith, Ben Affleck, Kelly Preston, Diane Ladd, Brenda Blethyn, Tuesday Knight, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jim Varney in his final film appearance before his death in February 2000. ''Daddy and Them'' was filmed in 1998 in the wake of Thornton’s success with ''Sling Blade'' and was originally planned as a theatrical release. The release was ultimately delayed by Miramax, who found the film not "commercial" enough. The film debuted at the Newport International Film Festival on June 6, 2001. Miramax eventually aired the film on Showtime in January 2003 and released it on DVD on January 13, 2004. Plot synopsis Ruby and Claude Montgomery are a very insecure and jealous couple who must reunite with extended family in Arkansas when Claude's Uncle Hazel is jailed for attempted murder. The couple travels with Ruby's ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Super Force
''Super Force'' is an American action-adventure TV series which aired from October 1990 to May 1992. The series is about a former astronaut turned cop who uses a highly advanced powered exoskeleton and motorcycle to fight crime in the city of Metroplex during the then future year of 2020. Among the features of the black battle suit were enhanced strength and armament and a force field that protected the wearer from virtually all known weapons, whereas the motorcycle had an array of James Bond-type gadgets and weapons. Syndicated by Viacom, ''Super Force'' was designed to be a companion series to ''Superboy'', and the second series in a proposed two-hour block of action programming that also included ''Lightning Force''. Unusual for a series that only ran 30 minutes per episode, ''Super Force'' debuted with a two-hour TV pilot film, which was later split into four episodes for syndication purposes. Plot summary Astronaut Zachary Stone (Ken Olandt) returns from his acclaimed d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Disney
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Studio; it also operated under the names the Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before changing its name to the Walt Disney Company in 1986. Early on, the company established itself as a leader in the animation industry, with the creation of the widely popular character Mickey Mouse, who is the company's mascot, and the start of animated films. After becoming a major success by the early 1940s, the company started to diversify into live-action films, television, and theme parks in the 1950s. Following Walt's death in 1966, the company's profits began to decline, especially in the animation division. Once Disney's shareholders voted in Michael Eisner as the he ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor stage performance, the original inspiration comes from a scene featuring tomatoes in the Canadian film ''Léolo'' (1992). Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. History Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12, 1998, as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. His objective in creating Rotten Tomatoes was "to create a site where people can get access to reviews from ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Knots Landing
''Knots Landing'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on CBS from December 27, 1979, to May 13, 1993. A spin-off of ''Dallas'', it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles and initially centered on the lives of four married couples living on a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle. Throughout its fourteen-year run, storylines included marital strife, rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, politics, environmental issues, corporate intrigue, and criminal investigations. By the time of its conclusion, it had become the third-longest-running primetime drama on U.S. television after '' Gunsmoke'' and '' Bonanza'' and the last scripted primetime comedy/drama show that debuted in the 1970s to leave the air. ''Knots Landing'' was created by David Jacobs (one-time writer of ''Family'' and later producer of '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'') in conjunction with producer Michael Filerman (who would also later co-produce '' Falcon ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jeffrey Combs
Jeffrey Alan Combs (born September 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for starring in horror films, such as ''Re-Animator'', and appearances playing a number of characters in the ''Star Trek'' and the DC animated universe television franchises. Early life Combs was born in Oxnard, California, the fifth of nine children born to Jean Owens (formerly Sullins; 1921–1986) and Eugene "Gene" Combs (1922–1999), and raised in Lompoc. Both of his parents were from the Ozarks region of Arkansas. A graduate of Lompoc High School, as a senior, Combs played the lead role of Captain Fisby in a stage production of '' The Teahouse of the August Moon''. Combs then attended Santa Maria's Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, and later developed his acting skills in the Professional Actor's Training Program at the University of Washington. In 1980, after spending several years performing in playhouses on the West Coast, Combs moved to Los Angeles. He landed his first role in t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Lafia
John Lafia (April 2, 1957 – April 29, 2020) was an American film and television writer, director, producer and musician. He is best known for co-writing the 1988 film '' Child's Play'' and directing its 1990 sequel ''Child's Play 2''. Career Lafia's first feature film was ''The Blue Iguana'', which he wrote and directed as well as producing the soundtrack. It was selected to screen at a special midnight showing in the Palais des Festivals at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. Lafia co-wrote the screenplay for '' Child's Play'' (1988). As a credited screenwriter, he was responsible for coining the name "Chucky (Child's Play), Chucky" and contributing trademark dialog such as "Hi, I'm Chucky, wanna play?" Upon its release, ''Child's Play'' was number one at the North American box office. The film won a Saturn Award for Best Horror Film, as well as a nomination for best writing. The film was also an Official Selection at the Festival International du Film Fantastique d'Avoriaz. Lafia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nightmare On Elm Street (franchise)
''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' is a 1984 American Supernatural horror film, supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Robert Shaye. It is the first installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise), ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise and stars Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, and Johnny Depp in his film debut. Craven filmed ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' on an estimated budget of $1.1 million. The film was released on November 9, 1984, and grossed $57 million worldwide. ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' was met with rave critical reviews and is considered to be List of films considered the best, one of the greatest horror films ever made, spawning a franchise consisting of six sequels, a television series, a Freddy vs. Jason, crossover with ''Friday the 13th'', various other merchandise, and a A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film), remake of the same name.Jim Harper, ''Legacy of Blood: A Com ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Don Johnson
Donnie Wayne Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor, producer and singer. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series ''Miami Vice'', for which he won a Golden Globe, and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his work in the role. He also played the titular character in the 1990s series '' Nash Bridges''. Johnson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1996. Johnson has appeared in films such as ''A Boy and His Dog'' (1975), ''Tin Cup'' (1996), ''Machete'' (2010), ''Django Unchained'' (2012) and ''Knives Out'' (2019). As a singer, he released the albums '' Heartbeat'' (1986) and '' Let It Roll'' (1989). His cover version of " Heartbeat" peaked at No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Early life Johnson was born on December 15, 1949, in Flat Creek, Missouri. His mother, Nell ( née Wilson; 1933–1975), was a beautician. His father, Fredie Wayne Johnson (1930–2017), was a farmer. At the time of his birth, Jo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |