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Thunderpants
''Thunderpants'' is a 2002 family comedy film about a boy whose incredible capacity for flatulence gets him a job as an astronaut. The film was directed by Pete Hewitt, whose previous work included ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' (1991) and ''The Borrowers'' (1997). The script was written by Phil Hughes, based on a story by Pete Hewitt about a boy who dreams of being a spaceman, but has a problem with flatulence. Plot Born with two stomachs, Patrick Smash (Bruce Cook) is uncontrollably and devastatingly flatulent. No more than thirty seconds after his birth, he first breaks wind, horrifying his parents (Bronagh Gallagher, and Victor McGuire) and doctor (Robert Hardy). As he grows up, Patrick's farts become so uncontrollable and destructive that his father has to flee their home, as he is often injured by his son's gaseous emissions, whose force is so strong that it can blow people over. Patrick is bullied at school as a result of his condition, but eventually finds strength in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Cook (actor)
''Thunderpants'' is a 2002 family comedy film about a boy whose incredible capacity for flatulence gets him a job as an astronaut An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally r .... The film was directed by Pete Hewitt, whose previous work included ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' (1991) and ''The Borrowers (1997 film), The Borrowers'' (1997). The script was written by Phil Hughes, based on a story by Pete Hewitt about a boy who dreams of being a spaceman, but has a problem with flatulence. Plot Born with two stomachs, Patrick Smash (Bruce Cook) is uncontrollably and devastatingly flatulent. No more than thirty seconds after his birth, he first breaks wind, horrifying his parents (Bronagh Gallagher, and Victor McGuire) and doctor (Robert Hardy). As he grows up, Patrick's farts beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Grint
Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint (; born 24 August 1988) is an English actor. Grint rose to fame for his role as Ron Weasley in the ''Harry Potter'' film series, for which he was cast at age eleven, having previously acted only in school plays and his local theatre group. Since then, he continued his work on film, television, and theatre. Beginning in 2002, he began to work outside of the ''Harry Potter'' franchise, with a co-leading role in ''Thunderpants''. He has had starring roles in ''Driving Lessons'', a dramedy released in 2006, and '' Cherrybomb'', a limited-release drama film in 2010. He co-starred with Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt in the comedy ''Wild Target''. His first film project after the ''Harry Potter'' series was a supporting role in the 2012 anti-war film ''Into the White.'' In 2013, his film ''CBGB'' was released, and he was cast in CBS's new show ''Super Clyde''. He made his stage debut in Jez Butterworth's ''Mojo'' in October 2013 at the Harold Pinter Theatre i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hewitt (director)
Peter Hewitt (born 9 October 1962) is an English film director and writer. Career Upon graduating from the National Film and Television School in 1990, Hewitt flew to the United States with his BAFTA award-winning short film, ''The Candy Show'', in hand. Once there, he called executives from major Hollywood studios and asked if he could show them his film. Soon after, he landed an agent and made his feature film directorial debut with ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey''. Although not as big a success as the original, ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'', the movie made a profit. He turned to TV next, directing the first two hours of the miniseries ''Wild Palms''. He directed Disney's ''Tom and Huck'' in 1995 which was based on Mark Twain's ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer''. Hewitt returned to the U.K. to film ''The Borrowers'', loosely based on a children's novel by Mary Norton of the same name. He remained in England to helm ''Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?'' (1999), then trie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flatulence
Flatulence, in humans, is the expulsion of gas from the intestines via the anus, commonly referred to as farting. "Flatus" is the medical word for gas generated in the stomach or bowels. A proportion of intestinal gas may be swallowed environmental air, and hence flatus is not entirely generated in the stomach or bowels. The scientific study of this area of medicine is termed flatology. Flatus is brought to the rectum and pressurized by muscles in the intestines. It is normal to pass flatus ("to fart"), though volume and frequency vary greatly among individuals. It is also normal for intestinal gas to have a feculent or unpleasant odor, which may be intense. The noise commonly associated with flatulence ("blowing a raspberry") is produced by the anus and buttocks, which act together in a manner similar to that of an embouchure. Both the sound and odor are sources of embarrassment, annoyance or amusement (flatulence humor). There are several general symptoms related to intest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned Beatty
Ned Thomas Beatty (July 6, 1937 – June 13, 2021) was an American actor and comedian. In a career that spanned five decades, he appeared in more than 160 films. Throughout his career, Beatty gained a reputation for being "the busiest actor in Hollywood". His film appearances included ''Deliverance'' (1972), ''White Lightning (1973 film), White Lightning'' (1973), ''All the President's Men (film), All the President's Men'' (1976), ''Network (1976 film), Network'' (1976), ''Superman (1978 film), Superman'' (1978), ''Superman II'' (1980), ''Back to School'' (1986), ''Rudy (film), Rudy'' (1993), ''Shooter (2007 film), Shooter'' (2007), and ''Toy Story 3'' (2010). Beatty was nominated for an Academy Awards, Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, and a Golden Globe Award; he also won a Drama Desk Award. Early life Beatty was born on July 6, 1937, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Margaret (''née'' Fortney) and Charles William Beatty. He had an older sister, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronagh Gallagher
Bronagh Gallagher (born 26 April 1972) is an Irish singer and actress from Northern Ireland. Gallagher had her first acting role in the 1989 television movie '' Dear Sarah''. In 2020, she was listed at number 33 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Early life During her teenage years, she got involved in drama and music activities through school and joined a local amateur dramatics group called the Oakgrove Theatre Company. At one time she was a backing singer in a local band called The Listener (1989–90). The band practised in a garage that belonged to Kevin McLaughlin, the drummer. Laurence Harkin, aka L, was lead singer and guitar. Career A former hairdresser, Gallagher's big break came when she starred as Bernie in '' The Commitments'' (1991). She followed up with small parts in ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994) and '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999). Other film appearances include '' You, Me & Marley'' (1992), '' Mary Reilly'' (1996), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flatulent
Flatulence, in humans, is the expulsion of gas from the intestines via the anus, commonly referred to as farting. "Flatus" is the medical word for gas generated in the stomach or bowels. A proportion of intestinal gas may be swallowed environmental air, and hence flatus is not entirely generated in the stomach or bowels. The scientific study of this area of medicine is termed flatology. Flatus is brought to the rectum and pressurized by muscles in the intestines. It is normal to pass flatus ("to fart"), though volume and frequency vary greatly among individuals. It is also normal for intestinal gas to have a feculent or unpleasant odor, which may be intense. The noise commonly associated with flatulence ("blowing a raspberry") is produced by the anus and buttocks, which act together in a manner similar to that of an embouchure. Both the sound and odor are sources of embarrassment, annoyance or amusement (flatulence humor). There are several general symptoms related to intesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Broadbent
Graham Neil Broadbent is a British film and television producer. Career Co-founder of Mission Pictures with Andrew Hauptman and Damien Jones, Graham Broadbent produced ''Thunderpants'' (2002) by Peter Hewitt and ''Piccadilly Jim'' (2004) by John McKay. More recently, he produced '' Millions'' by Danny Boyle, winner of the British Independent Film Award 2005 for Best Screenplay. He previously created and directed with Damien Jones the production company Dragon Pictures, for which he produced ''Welcome to Sarajevo'' (1996) by Michael Winterbottom, shown in the Festival de Cannes 1997, and cited by ''Time'' magazine as one of the ten best films of the year, as well as ''Dancing at the Blue Iguana'' (2000) by Michael Radford, '' Some Voices'' by Simon Cellan Jones, ''Very Annie Mary'' (2001) by Sara Sugarman, ''Splendor'' (1999) by Gregg Araki, ''A Texas Funeral'' by William Blake Herron and '' The Debt Collector''. In 2004 Broadbent, witPeter John Joseph "Pete" Czernin (born Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Phillips
Leslie Samuel Phillips (20 April 1924 – 7 November 2022) was an English actor, director, producer and author. He achieved prominence in the 1950s, playing smooth, upper-class comic roles utilising his "Ding dong" and "Hello" catchphrases. He appeared in the ''Carry On'' and ''Doctor in the House'' film series as well as the long-running BBC radio comedy series ''The Navy Lark''. In his later career, Phillips took on dramatic parts including a BAFTA-nominated role alongside Peter O'Toole in ''Venus'' (2006). He provided the voice of the Sorting Hat in several of the ''Harry Potter'' films. Early life Leslie Samuel Phillips was born in Tottenham on 20 April 1924, the third child of Cecelia Margaret (''née'' Newlove) and Frederick Samuel Phillips, who worked at Glover and Main, manufacturers of cookers in Edmonton. Phillips described his street as "beyond the sonic reach of the Bow Bells but within the general footprint of cockneydom." In 1931, the family moved to Chingf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Herdman
Joshua Colin M. Herdman''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 26 March 1987) is an English actor and mixed martial artist, best known for playing Gregory Goyle in the ''Harry Potter'' film series. Early life Herdman was born in Hampton, London. The son of actor and former professional rugby league player Martin Herdman and Jessica Herdman, the youngest of the four brothers. He was educated at Orleans Park School. Josh and his father Martin Herdman were involved in an motorcycle accident at 2:30 pm on the afternoon of 15 September 2015 on Staines Road, Hounslow while navigating a small roundabout. Their motorcycle skidded on oil and the two were thrown off, knocked unconscious and sustained injuries. Both were left waiting with police, who arrived shortly after the accident, for an ambulance for approximately 90 minutes after the accident. The police were reportedly unable to take them to a hospital in their cars due to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Popplewell
Anna Katherine Popplewell is an English actress. Popplewell is known for playing Susan Pevensie in the fantasy film series '' ''The Chronicles of Narnia'''' (2005–2010), which grossed an excess of US$1.5 billion and earned her a number of accolades. Asides from her ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' role, Popplewell played the role of Chyler Silva in the web series '' Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn'' (2012) which is based on the video game of the same name, and starred as Lady Lola in the historical romantic drama series ''Reign'' (2013–2016), which is her first leading role in a television series. She has sporadically worked in acting since ''Reign''. Early life Popplewell, the oldest of three children, is the daughter of the Court of Appeal judge Andrew Popplewell and Debra Lomas, a dermatologist who studied at Newnham College Cambridge. She was born in London. Her siblings are actress Lulu Popplewell, who starred as Daisy in ''Love Actually'', and Freddie Popplewell, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Godley
Adam Godley (born 22 July 1964) is a British-American actor. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards and four Laurence Olivier Awards for his performances on the New York and London stages which include, ''Private Lives'' in 2001, ''The Pillowman'' in 2002, ''Rain Man'' in 2008, and ''The Lehman Trilogy'' in 2019. He made his Broadway debut in 2002 in a revival of Noël Coward's ''Private Lives'' for which he earned a Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway debut. In 2011 he returned to Broadway in the musical ''Anything Goes'' for which he earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. In 2021, ''The Lehman Trilogy'' made its Broadway transfer to great critical acclaim, and securing Godley another Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Play. His film roles include ''Love Actually'' (2003), and the children's films ''Around the World in 80 Days'' (2004), ''Nanny McPhee'' (2005), and ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' (2005). He also has recurring ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
