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The Change-Up
''The Change-Up'' is a 2011 American fantasy romantic comedy film produced and directed by David Dobkin and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman as Mitch Planko and Dave Lockwood, two best friends living in Atlanta who switch bodies after urinating into the fountain to wish they had each other's lives. The film was released on August 5, 2011, in North America, by Universal Pictures. It received negative reviews from critics. Plot In Atlanta, Dave Lockwood is married with three children, while his best friend Mitch Planko is single and at his sexual prime. After getting drunk at a bar, Mitch and Dave urinate into a fountain, simultaneously wishing they had each other's lives. The next morning, Mitch and Dave realize they have switched bodies. Returning to the park to wish for their lives back, the fountain has been removed for restoration. Forced to wait until the parks department locates the fountain, Mitch and Dave have to pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dobkin (director)
David Dobkin (born c. 1969/1970) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films ''Clay Pigeons'', ''Shanghai Knights'', ''Wedding Crashers'', ''The Judge (2014 film), The Judge'', and ''Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga''. Early life Dobkin was raised in Washington, D.C., where he attended Lafayette Elementary School, and later was raised in the suburb of Bethesda, Maryland, where he attended Walt Whitman High School (Maryland), Walt Whitman High School. Career Dobkin made his music-video debut with a video clips for rapper Tupac Shakur. Fifteen more videos followed for such music groups as Extreme (band), Extreme, Robin Zander, Sonic Youth, dada (band), dada, Blues Traveler, and others. Dobkin's music-video credits include George Thorogood's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," Elton John's "You Can Make History", and Coolio's "1, 2, 3, 4". Dobkin also collaborated with band Maroon 5 in their music videos "Sugar (Maro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Film
Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered a form of speculative fiction alongside science fiction films and horror films, although the genres do overlap. Fantasy films often have an element of magic, myth, wonder, escapism, and the extraordinary. Prevalent elements include fairies, angels, mermaids, witches, monsters, wizards, unicorns, dragons, talking animals, ogres, elves, trolls, white magic, gnomes, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, demons, dwarves, giants, goblins, anthropomorphic or magical objects, familiars, curses and other enchantments, worlds involving magic, and the Middle Ages. Subgenres Several sub-categories of fantasy films can be identified, although the delineations between these subgenres, much as in fantasy literature, are somewhat fluid. The most common fantasy subgenres depicted in movies are High Fantasy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turner Field
Turner Field was a baseball stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. From 1997 to 2016, it served as the home ballpark to the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). Originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics, the stadium was converted into a baseball park to serve as the new home of the team. The Braves moved less than one block from Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, which served as their home ballpark for 31 seasons from 1966 to 1996. Opening during the Braves' "division dominance" years, Turner Field hosted the NLDS a total of 11 times (1997–2005, 2010, 2013), the NLCS four times (1997–1999, 2001), one World Series ( 1999), one NL Wild Card Game (2012, the first in baseball history), and the 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The Braves played the final game at Turner Field on October 2, 2016, a 1–0 win over the Detroit Tigers. The franchise allowed its lease on the facility to expire at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TJ Hassan
TJ Hassan (born 23 May 1981) is a film, television and stage actor. He is perhaps best known for several supporting and leading roles both in independent and mainstream films and television. Career His first film role was in the Jerry Zaks directed 2008 biopic '' Who Do You Love?'', playing Lonnie Johnson, an American blues musician, opposite Alessandro Nivola and Chi McBride. Other supporting roles in films included ''Lottery Ticket'', ''The Change-Up'' and ''For Colored Girls''. Television appearances include guest starring as Major Brett Hagen, an Army psychiatrist on the Lifetime series ''Army Wives'', Detective Chico Cubbs on the Comedy Central-produced series '' M'larky'', along with Dan Fogler, Gilbert Gottfried, Jeffrey Ross, and Lennon Parham, and the ABC Family The American cable television, cable and satellite television network that is now known as Freeform (TV channel), Freeform was originally launched as the CBN Satellite Service on April 29, 1977, and has go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Stoller
Fred Stoller (born March 19, 1958) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and author. He is best known for portraying Gerard on ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. He is also the voice of Stanley in the ''Open Season'' series, Fred the Squirrel in ''The Penguins of Madagascar'', Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy in ''WordGirl'', Jimbo in Disney Junior's ''Mickey and the Roadster Racers'' and Rusty the monkey wrench on Playhouse Disney's ''Handy Manny''. Early life Stoller was born in New York City and grew up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. He has a sister, Cindy, six years his senior, and is Jewish. Stoller attended Kingsborough Community College before leaving to pursue comedy full time. Career Stoller had worked as a stand-up comedian in nightclubs since the early 1980s at the time of his first television appearance, in 1987, when he appeared on ''Stand-Up America'' and later on ''The Young Comedians Special'' alongside six other comedians. He gained recognition for his frequent a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taaffe O'Connell
Taaffe O'Connell (born May 14, 1951) is an American actress and publisher, best known by her fans for her performance in cult-classic sci-fi horror film ''Galaxy of Terror''. Her acting career began in the late 1970s and continued uninterrupted through the 1980s. Her career has seen a rebirth after 2000 and has continued to the present day. Apart from acting, O'Connell started and owned the Canoco Publishing Company during the 1990s. Canoco is a Los Angeles-based company produced ''Astro Caster Magazine'', which specialized in casting information and advice for actors and actresses. O'Connell has written numerous articles for the magazine as well as being its owner and publisher. Life and career O'Connell was born in Providence, Rhode Island. O'Connell's early career consisted primarily of TV show appearances (''Three's Company'', ''Happy Days'', ''Dallas'', ''Laverne & Shirley'', ''Blansky's Beauties''). In 1980 she starred in the slasher cult film '' New Year's Evil''. Rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Bierko
Craig Philip Bierko (born August 18, 1964) is an American actor and singer. Early life Bierko was born in Rye Brook, New York where his mother Pat ran The Harrison Players, a local community theatre. After graduating Blind Brook High School, Bierko spent his freshman year studying journalism at Boston University’s School of Public Communications. But he spent most of his time across the Charles River doing plays at Harvard. The following year Bierko transferred to Northwestern University to study acting alongside David Schwimmer, Stephen Colbert, George Newbern and Harry Lennox. He graduated in 1986 with a BS in theater arts from the School of Speech. Career Television and film Bierko’s film roles include Timothy in the 1996 action film ''The Long Kiss Goodnight'' which he credits for being cast in far more interesting, darkly humorous roles such as Max Baer in Ron Howard’s '' Cinderella Man'' opposite Russell Crowe, Tom Ryan in ''Scary Movie 4'' (spoofing Tom Cruise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dax Griffin
Dax S. Griffin (born March 22, 1972) is an American actor. He is known for portraying younger Hank Pym in ''Ant-Man'' and its sequel ''Ant-Man and the Wasp''. Career Griffin is known for his role as Tim Truman on the NBC serial '' Sunset Beach'' from January 1997 until November 1999. He had one more appearance in the series finale in a dream sequence. He also played assistant district attorney Justin McCoy on ''All My Children'' in 2003. Griffin joined the cast of ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' in the role of Shane McGrath on September 12, 2006. He left the show on April 20, 2007, when his character was killed off. Griffin also played Albert Grabner in the TV commercial for the Japanese video game '' Front Mission: Gun Hazard'', and is listed in the game's credits for that role. Griffin made an appearance as " Bester" on ''Firefly'' as '' Serenity''s original engine mechanic. He has also made guest appearances on ''Charmed'', '' CSI'', and ''Drop Dead Diva''. Personal life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned Schmidtke
Edwin Christian "Ned" Schmidtke Jr. (born June 19, 1942) is an American film and television actor. He played Greg Barnard on the U.S. TV show '' Another World''. Partial filmography *'' The Crazies'' (1973) - Sgt. Tragesser *'' Another World'' (1977–1978, TV Series) - Greg Barnard *'' First Steps'' (1985, TV Movie) - Dr. Chandler Phillips *''The Manhattan Project'' (1986) - Jenny's Parent *''Murder Ordained'' (1987, TV Movie) - Jeff Ellis *''Rent-a-Cop'' (1987) - Lindy *''Music Box'' (1989) - Dean Talbot *''Shaking the Tree'' (1990) - Mr. Jack *''The Babe'' (1992) - Hospital Reporter *''Chain Reaction'' (1996) - Wisconsin Chief Schmidke *''Early Edition'' (1996–1999, TV Series) - Ralph Stites / Mr. Roberts *''The Relic'' (1997) - Capt. Martin *''My Best Friend's Wedding'' (1997) - Captain *''Tangled'' (1997) - Pauley *''Mercury Rising'' (1998) - Senator *'' Roswell'' (2001, TV Series) - Pit Boss *''The Practice'' (2001, TV Series) - Dr. Donald Sideman *''The West Wing'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Itzin
Gregory Martin Itzin (April 20, 1948 – July 8, 2022) was an American character actor of film and television best known for his role as U.S. President Charles Logan in the action thriller series '' 24''. Early life Itzin was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Evelyn Loretta (née Smith) and Martin Joseph Itzin. When he was in sixth grade, his family moved to Burlington, Wisconsin, where his father was mayor. Itzin originally intended to become a theater actor, receiving training at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. He acted on many stages across the country. Career Television Itzin appeared in guest starring roles on various television shows like in the ''MacGyver'' episode "Final Approach" (1986). He received a Tony Award nomination for his role in the Pulitzer Prize–winning play '' The Kentucky Cycle''. In the movie ''Airplane!'', Itzin played Religious Zealot #1. He had a small role in ''The A-Team'' episode "Wheel of Fortune" as Howard, an accoun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mircea Monroe
Mircea Monroe (born March 11, 1982) is an American model and actress, known for her roles on the TV series ''Episodes'' as Morning Randolph (2011–2017), ''Hart of Dixie'' as Tansy Truitt (2011–2015), ''Impastor'' as Alexa Cummings (2015–2016) and ''Sing It!'' as Stacey Needles (2016). She has also performed in films including ''Cellular'' (2004), ''House of the Dead 2'' (2005), ''Just Friends'' (2005), ''The Change-Up'' (2011) and ''Magic Mike'' (2012). Life and career Monroe was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Her first name Mircea is a traditionally male given name in Romania. She says her father chose the name to honor his favorite professor, Mircea Eliade, with whom he studied History of the Religions at the University of Chicago. She lives with her long-term partner, English actor Stephen Merchant, in Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles. Her first professional acting job was in the New Line film, ''Cellular''. Since then, Monroe has appeared in various films, and pilots for The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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