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The Incredible Melting Man
''The Incredible Melting Man'' is a 1977 American Science fiction film, science fiction horror film directed and written by William Sachs. The plot concerns an astronaut whose body begins to melt after he is exposed to radiation during a space flight to Saturn, driving him to commit murders and consume human flesh to survive. During post-production, the producers reshot scenes without Sachs' participation. The film starred Alex Rebar as the main character, alongside Burr DeBenning as a scientist trying to help him and Myron Healey as a United States Air Force general seeking to capture him. While writing and shooting, Sachs was influenced by ''Night of the Living Dead.'' With the changes by the producers, the final film has been described as a remake of ''First Man into Space'' (1959), which in turn was directly influenced by ''The Quatermass Xperiment'',Hamilton, 2013, pp. 39--41. even though Sachs had never seen either of those films.William Sachs: Audio Commentary and interview ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sachs
William Sachs is an American film director/producer and writer. Besides his work as a writer and director, since working on ''Joe'', Sachs has been particularly noted for successfully doctoring others' films prior to release in order to conform them to the producers' wishes for broader commercial appeal. His films have screened and received more than 25 awards at various festivals. Life and career Originally, Sachs studied business and accounting, but disliked it. After enlisting in the United States Air Force and serving in England, he went to college again, majoring in sociology. After talking a film course, he found his passion and decided to study film at London Film School where he directed three short films that won awards during his studies. In addition, he studied acting with Michael Gough in London, and with various teachers in the US. Following his studies, he started working in the US, first re-working films deemed problematic by producers, including ''Joe'', for whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Post-Standard
''The Post-Standard'' is a newspaper serving the greater Syracuse, New York, metro area. Published by Advance Publications, it and sister website Syracuse.com are among the consumer brands of Advance Media New York, alongside NYUp.com and ''The Good Life: Central New York'' magazine. ''The Post-Standard'' is published seven days a week and is home-delivered to subscribers on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. History ''The Post-Standard'' was founded in 1829 as ''The Onondaga Standard''. The first issue was published Sept. 10, 1829, after Vivus W. Smith consolidated the ''Onondaga Journal'' with the ''Syracuse Advertiser'' under ''The Onondaga Standard'' name. Through the 1800s, it was known variously as ''The Weekly Standard'', ''The Daily Standard'' and ''The Syracuse Standard''. On July 10, 1894, ''The Syracuse Post'' was first published. On Dec. 26, 1898, the owners of ''The Daily Standard'' and ''The Syracuse Post'' merged to form ''The Post-Standard''. The first issue of the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Demme
Robert Jonathan Demme ( ; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker. Beginning his career under B-movie producer Roger Corman, Demme made his directorial debut with the 1974 women-in-prison film ''Caged Heat'', before becoming known for his casually humanist films such as ''Melvin and Howard'' (1980), '' Swing Shift'' (1984), '' Something Wild'' (1986), and ''Married to the Mob'' (1988). His direction of the 1991 psychological horror film '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991) won him the Academy Award for Best Director. His subsequent films earned similar acclaim, notably ''Philadelphia'' (1993) and ''Rachel Getting Married'' (2008). Demme also directed numerous concert films such as ''Stop Making Sense'' (1984), '' Neil Young: Heart of Gold'' (2006), and ''Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids'' (2016), and worked on several television series as both a producer and director. Early life Demme was born on February 22, 1944, in Baldwin, New York, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisle Wilson
Lisle Astor Wilson (September 2, 1943 – March 14, 2010), born Lisle Astor Wilson Jr., was an American actor known for playing Leonard Taylor on the ABC sitcom ''That's My Mama'' which ran from 1974 to 1975. His film roles included appearances in Brian De Palma's horror film ''Sisters'' (1972) and ''The Incredible Melting Man'' (1977). He was also widely recognized for his guest appearances on television shows such as ''Lou Grant Lou Grant is a fictional character played by Ed Asner in two television series produced by MTM Enterprises for CBS. The first was ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (1970–1977), a half-hour light-hearted situation comedy in which the character ...'', '' The White Shadow'', and '' Falcon Crest'', to name a few. Lisle was the Director of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts West in Pasadena, California for several years. After ending his regular acting career in 1992, Lisle went on to teach Vocal Techniques, to up and coming Broadcasters at the Acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Alldredge
Dennis Michael Alldredge (April 13, 1941 – December 19, 1997) was an American film and television actor. He played Frank Foley in the short-lived drama television series '' Almost Grown''. He also played Bill Graham in the miniseries '' V'' and Tony Montana's lawyer George Sheffield in the 1983 film '' Scarface''. Alldredge guest-starred in numerous television programs, including '' ER'', ''The Bob Newhart Show'', ''Quantum Leap'', '' One Day at a Time'', ''Three's Company'', '' Who's the Boss?'' and ''All in the Family''. He also appeared on two segments of the 1985 anthology television series ''The Twilight Zone''. Alldredge died in December 1997 at Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ..., at the age of 56. Filmography Film Tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surface is made up of the ocean, dwarfing Earth's polar ice, lakes, and rivers. The remaining 29% of Earth's surface is land, consisting of continents and islands. Earth's surface layer is formed of several slowly moving tectonic plates, which interact to produce mountain ranges, volcanoes, and earthquakes. Earth's liquid outer core generates the magnetic field that shapes the magnetosphere of the Earth, deflecting destructive solar winds. The atmosphere of the Earth consists mostly of nitrogen and oxygen. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere like carbon dioxide (CO2) trap a part of the energy from the Sun close to the surface. Water vapor is widely present in the atmosphere and forms clouds that cover most of the planet. More solar e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RedLetterMedia
Red Letter Media, LLC is an American film and video production company operated by independent filmmakers Mike Stoklasa (formerly of GMP Pictures) and Jay Bauman (formerly of Blanc Screen Cinema). It was formed by Stoklasa in 2004 while he was living in Scottsdale, Arizona, but is currently based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It attracted significant attention in 2009 through Stoklasa's 70-minute video review of the 1999 film ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace''. The review was posted in seven parts on YouTube, and was presented by his character "Harry S. Plinkett" (often shortened to "Mr. Plinkett"). While Stoklasa had published other video reviews of several ''Star Trek'' films before that, his ''Phantom Menace'' and subsequent ''Star Wars'' prequel reviews were praised for both content and presentation. Numerous other series have been produced by Red Letter Media, including several movie review-based web series (''Half in the Bag'', ''Best of the Worst'', and ''re:View' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery Science Theater 3000
''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (abbreviated as ''MST3K'') is an American science fiction comedy film review television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. It then moved to nationwide broadcast, first on The Comedy Channel/Comedy Central for seven seasons until its cancellation in 1996. Thereafter, it was picked up by The Sci-Fi Channel and aired for three more seasons until another cancellation in August 1999. A 60-episode syndication package titled ''The Mystery Science Theater Hour'' was produced in 1993 and broadcast on Comedy Central and syndicated to TV stations in 1995. In 2015, Hodgson led a crowdfunded revival of the series with 14 episodes in its eleventh season, first released on Netflix on April 14, 2017, with another six-episode season following on November 22, 2018. A second successful crowdfunding effort in 2021 will bring at least 13 additional episodes to be shown through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RoboCop
''RoboCop'' is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, and Miguel Ferrer. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, in the near future, ''RoboCop'' centers on police officer Alex Murphy (Weller) who is murdered by a gang of criminals and subsequently revived by the megacorporation Omni Consumer Products as the cyborg law enforcer RoboCop. Unaware of his former life, RoboCop executes a brutal campaign against crime while coming to terms with the lingering fragments of his humanity. The film was conceived by Neumeier while working on the set of ''Blade Runner'' (1982), and he developed the idea further with Miner. Their script was purchased in early 1985 by producer Jon Davison on behalf of Orion Pictures. Finding a director proved difficult; Verhoeven dismissed the script twice because he did not understand its satiri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Came From Hollywood
''It Came from Hollywood'' is a 1982 American comedy documentary film compiling clips from various B movies. Written by Dana Olsen and directed by Malcolm Leo and Andrew Solt, the film features wraparound segments and narration by several famous comedians, including Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner, and Cheech and Chong. Sections of ''It Came from Hollywood'' focus on gorilla pictures, anti- marijuana films and the works of Ed Wood. The closing signature song was the doo wop hit " What's Your Name" by Don and Juan. Cast * Dan Aykroyd as himself/col. Dan Diamond (segment ''Aliens'')/The High School Patrol (segment ''Troubled Teenagers'')/the Scientist (segment ''The Brains'') * John Candy as himself/the producer/the proiectionist * Cheech and Chong as themselves * Gilda Radner as herself/ Judy Miller The character of the col. Dan Diamond is a reference to the Motor Sergeant Frank Tree from the film 1941, also starring Aykroyd. List of films * '' Sunny Side Up'' (1929) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Baker (makeup Artist)
Richard A. Baker (born December 8, 1950), known professionally as Rick Baker, is an American retired special make-up effects creator and actor. He is mostly known for his creature designs and effects. Baker won the Academy Award for Best Makeup a record seven times from a record eleven nominations, beginning when he won the inaugural award for the 1981 horror comedy film '' An American Werewolf in London''. Early life Baker was born in Binghamton, New York, to Doris (née Hamlin), a bank teller, and Ralph B. Baker, a professional artist. He and his family moved to Covina, California when he was less than one year old. Career As a teenager, Baker began creating artificial body parts in his own kitchen. He also appeared briefly in the fan production ''The Night Turkey'', a one-hour, black-and-white video parody of '' The Night Stalker'' (1972), directed by William Malone. Baker's first professional job was as an assistant to prosthetic makeup effects veteran Dick Smith on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosthetic Makeup
Prosthetic makeup also called special make-up effects and FX prosthesis) is the process of using prosthetic sculpting, molding and casting techniques to create advanced cosmetic effects. Prosthetic makeup goes back to the beginning of film making with '' A Trip to the Moon'' Fench film ''Le Voyage dans la Lune'' a 1902 French adventure short film directed by Georges Méliès where the man on the moon effect was accomplished using a combination of makeup and a prosthetic type mask with added pastes. The makeup artist Jack Pierce was another early Hollywood make-up artist, best remembered for creating the iconic makeup worn by Boris Karloff in ''Frankenstein'', his makeup for '' the Wolfman'', and more. Modern prosthetic makeup was revolutionized by John Chambers, whose work can be seen in ''Planet of the Apes'' as well as Dick Smith's work in ''Little Big Man,'' Stan Winston in the ''Terminator'' series, and Rob Bottin in '' The Thing''. Many of the techniques developed du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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