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The Sasquatch Gang
''The Sasquatch Gang'' (also known as ''The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang'') is a 2006 comedy film written and directed by Tim Skousen, the first assistant director on ''Napoleon Dynamite''. The six-week shoot was completed in the summer of 2005. The film premiered in January 2006 at the Slamdance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. It was also shown at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, picking up 2 awards. One for Justin Long for Best Actor and Tim Skousen Best Director. It also showed at the Waterfront Film Festival, New Zealand Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, and Vail Film Festival. The film opened in limited release in the United States on November 30, 2007. The film was released on DVD on March 25, 2008. With a production budget of 1.6 million USD, the film's return from box office sales were a domestic gross of $9,458 USD. The film had a limited cinema run with only 9 opening theaters and an average 1 week run at each theatre. Plot Zerk is a young job ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Skousen
Tim Skousen is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He grew up in London, The Bahamas, Washington, D.C., Santiago, and Winter Park, Florida. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2001 with a degree in Media Arts. Career Skousen wrote, produced, and directed the award-winning short film ''Leon'' in 2001. He produced, filmed, and edited the 2004 documentary film ''Awful Normal''. Skousen was first assistant director on the 2004 comedy ''Baptists at Our Barbecue'', and the 2004 feature film ''Napoleon Dynamite''. Skousen directed the 2006 comedy feature film ''The Sasquatch Gang'', starring Jeremy Sumpter. In 2011, Skousen directed the documentary film ''Zero Percent''. It follows several inmates at the Sing Sing Sing Sing Correctional Facility, formerly Ossining Correctional Facility, is a maximum-security prison operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in the village of Ossining, New York. It is about north of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addie Land
Addie is a given name, nickname and surname. It may refer to: People with the name Given name * Addie Aylestock (1909–1998), Canadian minister in the British Methodist Episcopal Church, the first woman minister to be ordained in that church, and the first black woman to be ordained in Canada * Addie L. Ballou (1838–1916), American suffragist, poet, artist, author and lecturer * Addie Cherry (1864–1942), one of the three Cherry Sisters, who performed a vaudeville act * Addie Mae Collins, one of four children killed in the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, perpetrated by members of the Ku Klux Klan * Addie Worth Bagley Daniels (1869–1943), American suffragist leader and writer * Addie Elizabeth Davis (1917–2005), American Southern Baptist religious leader * Addie Whiteman Dickerson (1878–1940), American businesswoman, politician, clubwoman, suffragist, and peace activist * Addie Graham (1890–1978), American folk singer * Addie Harris, a member of 1960s Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Teen Comedy Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Comedy Films
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second smallest composite number, behind 4; its proper divisors are , and . Since 6 equals the sum of its proper divisors, it is a perfect number; 6 is the smallest of the perfect numbers. It is also the smallest Granville number, or \mathcal-perfect number. As a perfect number: *6 is related to the Mersenne prime 3, since . (The next perfect number is 28.) *6 is the only even perfect number that is not the sum of successive odd cubes. *6 is the root of the 6-aliquot tree, and is itself the aliquot sum of only one other number; the square number, . Six is the only number that is both the sum and the product of three consecutive positive numbers. Unrelated to 6's being a perfect number, a Golomb ruler of length 6 is a "perfect ruler". Six is a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2006, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year Legendary film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' described 2006 as "an outstanding year for British cinema". He went on to emphasize, "Six of our well-established directors have made highly individual films of real distinction: Michael Winterbottom's ''A Cock and Bull Story'', Ken Loach's Palme d'Or winner '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'', Christopher Nolan's ''The Prestige'', Stephen Frears's ''The Queen'', Paul Greengrass's '' United 93'' and Nicholas Hytner's ''The History Boys''. Two young directors made confident debuts, both offering a jaundiced view of contemporary Britain: Andrea Arnold's Red Road and Paul Andrew Williams's London to Brighton. In addition the gifted Mexican Alfonso Cuaron came here to make the dystopian thriller '' Children of Men''." He also stated, "In the (Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laser Tag
Laser tag is a recreational shooting sport where participants use infrared-emitting light guns to tag designated targets. Infrared-sensitive signaling devices are commonly worn by each player to register hits and are sometimes integrated within the arena in which the game is played. Since its birth in 1979, with the release of the Star Trek Electronic Phasers toy manufactured by the South Bend Electronics brand of Milton Bradley, laser tag has evolved into both indoor and outdoor styles of play, and may include simulations of close quarter combat, role play-style adventure games, or competitive sporting events including tactical configurations and precise game goals. Laser tag is popular with a wide range of ages. Laser tag tournaments are staged for local, regional/state, inter-regional, national, bi-lateral international, and international levels. History In late 1970s and early 1980s, the United States Army deployed a system using infrared beams for combat training. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Heder
Jonathan Joseph Heder (; born October 26, 1977) is an American actor, best known for his role as the title character of the 2004 comedy film ''Napoleon Dynamite''. He has also appeared in the films '' Just Like Heaven'', ''The Benchwarmers'', ''School for Scoundrels'', ''Blades of Glory'', ''Mama's Boy'', '' When in Rome'', and as Roy Disney in ''Walt Before Mickey''. He also provided voice work for the animated films ''Monster House'', ''Surf's Up'', and ''Pinocchio'', as well as the ''Napoleon Dynamite'' animated series. Early life Heder was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of Helen (née Brammer) and physician James Heder. He has an identical twin brother, Dan; an older sister, Rachel; an older brother, Doug; and two younger brothers, Adam and Matt. He is of Swedish descent, and is a nephew by marriage of former NFL player Vai Sikahema. When he was about two years old, he and his parents moved to Salem, Oregon. He attended Walker Middle School in Salem and gradua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in ''Groundhog Day'' and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in '' Memento'', as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry ('' Deadwood''), Bob Bishop (''Heroes''), Sandy Ryerson (''Glee''), Stu Beggs (''Californication'' and ''White Famous''), "Action" Jack Barker (''Silicon Valley''), Dr. Leslie Berkowitz ('' One Day at a Time''), and Principal Earl Ball ('' The Goldbergs''). Tobolowsky has a monthly audio podcast, ''The Tobolowsky Files'', of autobiographical stories of his acting and personal life. In 2015, he co-hosted a short-lived second podcast, ''Big Problems – An Advice Podcast'', with David Chen. He has also authored three books: ''The Dangerous Animals Club'', ''Cautionary Tales'', and '' My Adventures With God''. Early life and education Tobolowsky was born in Dallas, Texas, into a Jewish family from Russia and Poland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Weathers
Carl Weathers (born January 14, 1948) is an American actor and former professional football player. He is known for his roles as boxer Apollo Creed in the first four ''Rocky'' films (1976–85), George Dillon in ''Predator'' (1987), Action Jackson in '' Action Jackson'' (1988), and Chubbs Peterson in ''Happy Gilmore'' (1996) and in ''Little Nicky'' (2000), and Combat Carl in the ''Toy Story'' franchise. He also portrayed Det. Beaudreaux in the television series ''Street Justice'' (1991–93) and a fictionalized version of himself in the comedy series ''Arrested Development'' (2003–19), and voiced Omnitraxus Prime in '' Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' (2017–19). He has a recurring role as Greef Karga in the '' Star Wars'' series ''The Mandalorian'' (2019–). Weathers played college football at San Diego State University. After going undrafted in the 1970 NFL Draft, he signed with the Oakland Raiders. He would sign with the B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Gries
Jonathan Gries ( '; born June 17, 1957) is an American actor, writer, and director. He is best known for the role of Uncle Rico in '' Napoleon Dynamite '' for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, and also as recurring characters Roger Linus on ''Lost'' and Rusty the Bum on ''Seinfeld''. He is also known for his roles in ''Martin'', '' The Pretender'', ''The Monster Squad'', '' Running Scared'', ''Real Genius'', ''Dream Corp LLC'', and ''The White Lotus''. Life and career Gries is the son of writer, director, and producer Tom Gries. His first film role came at the age of 11, when he played the Boy Horace in the Charlton Heston film ''Will Penny'', which was written and directed by his father. Some of his signature roles have come in cult classics. He played Lazlo Hollyfeld in ''Real Genius'' (1985), Azzolini in ''Rainbow Drive'', Shawn McDermott in the TV series ''Martin'' (1992-1994), Ronnie Wingate in ''Get Shorty'' (1995), Harvey i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff D'Agostino
Jeff D'Agostino is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and musician; professionally known as the recording artist Oekiin (stylized as OEKIIN; pronounced "owaken" or "awaken"). After becoming an established TV and film actor, D'Agostino began a career in music. He signed to Rock Mafia Records in 2011, and was signed to Interscope Records by Co-Founder and former Chairman/C.E.O Jimmy Iovine in 2012. He has collaborated on songs with artist/producer Timbaland and DJ/producer Illenium. Early life Born and raised in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, D'Agostino started singing, acting, and performing in theater when he was eight years old. While taking local acting classes, a visiting talent agent from Los Angeles offered him representation. At age thirteen, he landed the lead role in the television pilot, '' Skwids''. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time at seventeen. Acting career Television D'Agostino has appeared in commercials and television shows includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Santiago
Raymond "Ray" Santiago (born June 15, 1984 in South Bronx, New York) is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent. Early life Santiago graduated in 2002 from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Arts in New York City. Career Raymond Santiago played Jorge Villalobos in the film ''Meet the Fockers'', and had minor roles in 2005's '' Dirty Deeds'' and 2006's ''Accepted''. He also starred as Michelle Rodriguez's brother, Tiny Guzman in the 2000 film ''Girlfight'', as Lardo in 2009's '' Endless Bummer'' and as Alberto in Suburban Gothic. He also played in the 2006 film '' The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang'' (also known as ''The Sasquatch Gang''), alongside Justin Long, and in '' American Son'' along Nick Cannon. He also appeared in the 2011 film ''In Time''. Santiago appeared in episodes of the television series ''My Name is Earl'', ''Crossing Jordan'', '' Law & Order: LA'' and ''Dexter''. In the '' Ash vs. Evil Dead'' television series from 2015-2018, he portrayed Pablo Simon Bol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
