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Thrashin'
''Thrashin (released in the Philippines as ''Challenge to Win: Thrashin) is a 1986 American skater drama film directed by David Winters and starring Josh Brolin, Robert Rusler, and Pamela Gidley. The film features appearances from many famous skaters such as Tony Alva, Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi and Steve Caballero. The film also stars Sherilyn Fenn, who was cast by the director, together with her boyfriend at the time Johnny Depp, who was later rejected by the producer. The Red Hot Chili Peppers make an appearance in the film as well. The film is considered to be a cult classic. Plot Corey Webster is an amateur skateboarder from out of town staying in Los Angeles with friends in hopes of competing and winning a downhill competition for which he has been training. During his stay in LA, he falls for a beautiful blonde named Chrissy, who just happens to be the younger sister of Hook, the leader of "The Daggers", a tough punk rock skateboard gang in the Los Angeles/Venice Beac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Gidley
Pamela Catherine Gidley (June 11, 1965 – April 16, 2018) was an American actress and model. She began her career as an actress in 1986, debuting in the film ''Thrashin''', before appearing in a number of films, including '' Dudes'' (1987), '' Cherry 2000'' (1987), ''The Blue Iguana'' (1988), '' Permanent Record'' (1988), ''Highway to Hell'' (1992), '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), ''Jane Austen's Mafia'' (1998), and '' The Little Vampire'' (2000). Gidley is also known for her roles in television series, including ''Strange Luck'' as Audrey Weston (1995–1996), and her recurring role as Brigitte on '' The Pretender'' (1997–2000). Biography Early life Gidley was born in Methuen, Massachusetts, and raised in Salem, New Hampshire, the third of four siblings and the only daughter. She had two older brothers, Glenn and Daniel, and one younger brother, Brian. She won the Wilhemina Modeling Agency's "Most Beautiful Girl in the World" contest on March 12, 1985, in Sydn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke McCarter
Brooke McCarter (April 22, 1963 – December 22, 2015) was an American actor, producer, director, composer and musician. He is known for the role of Paul in the 1987 vampire horror comedy ''The Lost Boys''. Background McCarter was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, the son of Maria and Brooke McCarter. Brooke was born with athletic and musical talent. Sponsored by Ektelon, Brooke won dozens of trophies, was second in the state of Ohio for the Under 18 division, and earned a racquetball scholarship to Memphis State University. He spent two years in Memphis and one year at Ohio University. After winning a modeling contest, Brooke was signed to the Ford modeling agency and moved to New York City, where he studied with acting coach icon Stella Adler and recorded music in the studio. Upon moving to Los Angeles, he made his acting debut in the 1986 skater drama ''Thrashin'''. During the filming of ''The Lost Boys'', McCarter became friends with his co-star Corey Haim and became his man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Winters (choreographer)
David Winters (April 5, 1939 – April 23, 2019) was an English-born American actor, dancer, choreographer, producer, distributor, director and screenwriter. At a young age, he acted in film and television projects such as ''Lux Video Theatre''; '' Naked City''; ''Mister Peepers''; '' Rock, Rock, Rock''; and ''Roogie's Bump.'' He received some attention in Broadway musicals for his roles in ''West Side Story'' (1957) and ''Gypsy'' (1959). In the film adaptation of ''West Side Story'' (1961) he was one of the few to be re-cast. It became the highest grossing motion picture of that year, and won 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Winters became a dance choreographer. On films, he choreographed several projects with Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret starting with ''Viva Las Vegas'' (1964). Other dance choreography credits include ''T.A.M.I. Show'' (1964), ''Send Me No Flowers'' (1964), '' Billie'' (1965), '' A Star Is Born'' (1976), etc. On television, he was frequently seen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherilyn Fenn
Sherilyn Fenn (born Sheryl Ann Fenn; February 1, 1965) is an American actress and author. She came to attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. She is also known for her roles in '' Wild at Heart'' (1990), ''Of Mice and Men'' (1992), ''Boxing Helena'' (1993), the television sitcom '' Rude Awakening'' (1998–2001), ''The United States of Leland'' (2003), '' Shameless'' (2016), and ''Shining Vale'' (2022). Early life Fenn was born Sheryl Ann Fenn on February 1, 1965, in Detroit, Michigan. She comes from a family of musicians: her mother is keyboard player Arlene Quatro, her aunt is singer Suzi Quatro, her grandfather Art Quatro was a jazz musician, and her father, Leo Fenn, managed such rock bands as Suzi Quatro's The Pleasure Seekers, Alice Cooper, and The Billion Dollar Babies. Fenn is of Italian and Hungarian descent on her mother's side, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Winters (Director-Producer-Choreographer)
David Winters (April 5, 1939 – April 23, 2019) was an English-born American actor, dancer, choreographer, producer, distributor, director and screenwriter. At a young age, he acted in film and television projects such as ''Lux Video Theatre''; '' Naked City''; ''Mister Peepers''; '' Rock, Rock, Rock''; and ''Roogie's Bump.'' He received some attention in Broadway musicals for his roles in ''West Side Story'' (1957) and ''Gypsy'' (1959). In the film adaptation of ''West Side Story'' (1961) he was one of the few to be re-cast. It became the highest grossing motion picture of that year, and won 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Winters became a dance choreographer. On films, he choreographed several projects with Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret starting with ''Viva Las Vegas'' (1964). Other dance choreography credits include ''T.A.M.I. Show'' (1964), ''Send Me No Flowers'' (1964), '' Billie'' (1965), '' A Star Is Born'' (1976), etc. On television, he was frequently seen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Depp
John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA awards. Depp made his feature film debut in the horror film ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984) and appeared in ''Platoon'' (1986), before rising to prominence as a teen idol on the television series '' 21 Jump Street'' (1987–1990). In the 1990s, Depp acted mostly in independent films with auteur directors, often playing eccentric characters. These included ''Cry-Baby'' (1990), ''What's Eating Gilbert Grape'' (1993), ''Benny and Joon'' (1993), ''Dead Man'' (1995), '' Donnie Brasco'' (1997), and ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'' (1998). Depp also began his longtime collaboration with director Tim Burton, portraying the leads in the films ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''Ed Wood'' (1994), and '' Sleepy Hollow'' (1999)'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Brolin
Joshua James Brolin (; born February 12, 1968) is an American actor. He has appeared in films such as ''The Goonies'' (1985), ''Mimic'' (1997), ''Hollow Man'' (2000), ''Grindhouse'' (2007), ''No Country for Old Men'' (2007), '' American Gangster'' (2007), '' W.'' (2008), ''Milk'' (2008), ''True Grit'' (2010), and ''Men in Black 3'' (2012). He has also appeared in films such as ''Oldboy (2013 film), Oldboy'' (2013), ''Inherent Vice (film), Inherent Vice'' (2014), Everest (2015 film), ''Everest'' (2015), ''Sicario (2015 film), Sicario'' (2015), ''Hail, Caesar!'' (2016), and ''Deadpool 2'' (2018) in addition to playing Marvel Comics supervillain Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the MCU, he appeared as Thanos in ''Guardians of the Galaxy (film), Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015) and later starring in ''Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018) and ''Avengers: Endgame'' (2019). In 2021, he returned to provide t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Richman
Josh Eric Richman (born May 21, 1965) is an American actor, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for his work with Guns N' Roses. Career His first acting job was a minor role in the science fiction television show '' V: The Series''. In 1991, Richman developed a professional relationship with Axl Rose from Guns N' Roses that led to him directing their video for a cover of Paul McCartney's " Live and Let Die". He is featured prominently in the Guns N' Roses home video titled, ''Making F@#$ing Videos Part 1'' which chronicles his involvement in co-writing the promotional video for the GN'R hit "Don't Cry". Richman's involvement with the band landed him the inclusion of his photo in the booklet of their multi-platinum selling ''Use Your Illusion I'' and ''Use Your Illusion II'' albums. Richman had a small speaking role in the spoken word section of their cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". Richman's first big role was in the hit 1986 drama film ''River's Edge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Sacks
Alan Sachs is an executive producer, most well known as producer and co-creator of the TV series '' Welcome Back Kotter''. He formerly managed the band Unlocking the truth. Disney Alan Sacks produced a string of films for the Disney Channel, starting with '' Smart House'' in 1999. He followed it up with the Emmy Award-winning '' The Color of Friendship'' in 2000. He was executive producer of ''Camp Rock'' and '' Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'', starring Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers. He also produced the supervised television series ''Jonas''. Among his other Disney Channel projects, they include '' The Other Me'', '' Pixel Perfect'', and '' You Wish!''. In 2009, he produced the film '' Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience''. Television Sacks helped develop and co-create ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' with Gabe Kaplan in 1975, based on Kaplan's stand-up routine about his high school buddies in Brooklyn. He also worked on ''Chico and The Man'', a show created by ''Welcome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Hawk
Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamed Birdman, is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. A pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding, Hawk completed the first documented " 900" skateboarding trick in 1999. He also licensed a skateboarding video game series named after him published by Activision that same year. He retired from competing professionally in 2003 and is regarded as one of the most influential skateboarders of all time. Hawk has been involved in various philanthropic activities throughout his career, and is the founder of the Tony Hawk Foundation (now named The Skatepark Project), which helps to build skateparks in underprivileged areas around the world. Early life Tony Hawk was born on May 12, 1968, in San Diego, California, to Nancy (1924-2019) and Frank Peter Rupert Hawk, and was raised in San Diego. He has two older sisters, Pat and Lenore, and an older brother, Steve. As a child, Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Welinder
Per Nils Welinder (born April 17, 1962) is a Swedish entrepreneur and former professional skateboarder. During the 1980s he achieved international fame as a freestyle skater and was a leading member of the Powell-Peralta skate team known as the "Bones Brigade". He had a number of influential video parts with Powell during the 1980s, a series of signature models, and roles in several Hollywood movies. Welinder also has the unique distinction of being the only person to have ever beaten Rodney Mullen in a professional skate contest. Biography Welinder was born in Täby, just outside Stockholm. In the 1980s, Welinder and Rodney Mullen were competitors in freestyle skateboarding, and Welinder regularly placed second to Mullen's first place. At a 1983 contest, Mullen skated uncharacteristically below form and Welinder won. Mullen retired for a year and was soon allowed to return to the scene, overshadowing Welinder and all the other freestylers, but Welinder consistently was the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Marx
Brett Marx (born December 26, 1964) is an American movie and television actor and producer who appeared as Jimmy Feldman in the ''Bad News Bears'' movies. Biography Marx was born in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from North Hollywood High School. He has appeared on television, in one episode each of ''Tales from the Darkside'', ''My Two Dads'' and ''Party of Five ''Party of Five'' is an American television teen and family drama created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox for six seasons from September 12, 1994, to May 3, 2000. The series featured an ensemble cast led by ...''. In 1981, he was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor in ''The Lucky Star''. Today, Marx is a commercial and film producer. He is married and has two children. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marx, Brett American male film actors American male television actors 1964 births Living people Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
