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Zuma Beach (film)
''Zuma Beach'' is a 1978 TV movie written by John Carpenter & William Schwartz from a story by John Herman Shaner & Al Ramrus and directed by Lee H. Katzin and starring Suzanne Somers. Plot A fading rock singer goes to the beach to get away from it all and winds up getting involved in the lives of the teenage beachgoers. Cast * Suzanne Somers as Bonnie Katt * Steven Keats as Jerry McCabe * Mark Wheeler as David Hunter * Kimberly Beck as Cathy * Perry Lang as Billy * Michael Biehn as J.D. * Biff Warren as Norman * Les Lannom as Stan * Rosanna Arquette as Beverly * Gary Imhoff as Frank * Leonard Stone as Johnson * Steve Franken as Rick * Richard Molinare as Frank * Tanya Roberts as Denise * P.J. Soles as Nancy * Timothy Hutton as Art * Janus Blythe as Jennifer History Suzanne Somers' fame was rising due to the success of the sitcom ''Three's Company ''Three's Company'' is an American sitcom television series that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the oldest genres in film and it is derived from the classical comedy in theatre. Some of the earliest silent films were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1930s, comedy films took another swing, as laughter could result from burlesque situations but also dialogue. Comedy, compared with other film genres, puts much more focus on individual stars, with many former stand-up comics transitioning to the film industry due to their popularity. In '' The Screenwriters Taxonomy'' (2017), Eric R. Williams contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character, and story. Therefore the labels "drama" and "comedy" are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Maltin's Movie And Video Guide
''Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide'' was a book-format collection of movie capsule reviews that began in 1969, was updated biannually after 1978, and then annually after 1986. The final edition was published in September 2014. It was originally called ''TV Movies'', which became ''Leonard Maltin's TV Movies and Video Guide'', and then ''Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide'', before arriving at its final title. Film critic Leonard Maltin edited it and contributed a large portion of its reviews. Features The book used a star rating system. The lowest rating was "BOMB", followed by one and a half stars, rising in half-star increments to a maximum of four stars, and frequently giving out two-and-a-half star ( **1/2 ) reviews. The sole exception to this was '' Naked Gun : The Final Insult'', which was rated with two and one third stars out of four, referencing the film's title. Maltin did not cover direct-to-video films because of their great number (six released each week by 1994). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three's Company
''Three's Company'' is an American sitcom television series that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. It is based on the British sitcom ''Man About the House''. The story revolves around three single roommates: Janet Wood (Joyce DeWitt), Chrissy Snow (Suzanne Somers) and Jack Tripper (John Ritter), who all platonically live together in a Santa Monica, California, apartment complex owned by Stanley Roper (Norman Fell) and Helen Roper (Audra Lindley). After Fell and Lindley left the series in 1979 for their own sitcom, Don Knotts joined the cast as the roommates' new building manager, Ralph Furley. Following Somers's departure in late 1980, Jenilee Harrison joined the cast as Chrissy's first cousin Cindy Snow, who was soon replaced by Priscilla Barnes as Terri Alden. The show, a farce, chronicles the escapades and hijinks of the trio's constant misunderstandings, social lives, and financial struggles. A top-10 hit from 1977 to 1983, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janus Blythe
Janus Blythe (born January 29, 1951) is an American actress and scream queen known for her roles in horror films. She played major roles in films by Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper, and other major horror film directors during the latter half of the twentieth century. A major role was that of Ruby, a feral girl in the middle of the Nevada desert, in the original 1977 film ''The Hills Have Eyes'' directed by Wes Craven Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and editor. Craven has commonly been recognized as one of the greatest masters of the horror genre due to the cultural imp .... Craven wanted the actress playing the role to be fast, and Blythe won the role by racing other girls trying out for the role and beating them. Filmography References External links * American film actresses Living people 1951 births 21st-century American women {{US-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Hutton
Timothy Tarquin Hutton (born August 16, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He is the youngest recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at age 20 for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in ''Ordinary People'' (1980). Hutton has since appeared regularly in feature films and on television, with featured roles in the drama '' Taps'' (1981), the spy film ''The Falcon and the Snowman'' (1985), and the horror film ''The Dark Half'' (1993), among others. Between 2000 and 2002, Hutton starred as Archie Goodwin in the A&E drama series ''A Nero Wolfe Mystery''. Between 2008 and 2012, he starred as Nathan "Nate" Ford on the TNT drama series ''Leverage''. He also had a role in the first season of the Amazon streaming drama series '' Jack Ryan''. Early life Timothy Hutton was born in Malibu, California. His father was actor Jim Hutton; his mother, Maryline Adams (née Poole), was a teacher. His parents divorced when Hutton was three years old, and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanya Roberts
Tanya Roberts (born Victoria Leigh Blum; October 15, 1949 – January 4, 2021) was an American actress. She played Julie Rogers in the final season of the television series ''Charlie's Angels'' (1980–1981), Stacey Sutton in the James Bond film ''A View to a Kill'' (1985), Sheena in '' Sheena'' (1984), Kiri in ''The Beastmaster'' (1982) and Midge Pinciotti on ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2004). Early life Tanya Roberts was born Victoria Leigh Blum in 1949 (although long given as 1955) either in Manhattan or the Bronx, New York City, to Oscar Blum and his wife Dorothy (née Smith). Oscar Maximilian Blum was born in New York City. Oscar's father, Theodor Blum, has been called "The most outstanding oral surgeon in America" for his pioneering work in local anesthesia and the use of x-rays in dental care. Theodor was born in Vienna, Austria and emigrated to New York in 1904. Oscar earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1934 and was a first year student in the medica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Molinare
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Franken
Stephen Robert Franken (May 27, 1932 – August 24, 2012) was an American actor who worked in film and television for over fifty years. Career Franken, the son of a Hollywood press agent, was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Cornell University in 1953. His first screen role was in 1958 as Willie in the episode "The Time of Your Life" on the anthology series ''Playhouse 90''. Another early role was as Bully in the 1961 episode "The Pit" of the series '' The Rebel'', starring Nick Adams. He played the lead guest-starring role in the 1961 episode "The Case of Willie Betterley" in '' Lock Up''. In 1962, he was cast as Dunc Tomilson in "The Yacht-Club Gang" on ''Checkmate''. He appeared as Jerry Allen in two episodes of the ''Mr. Novak''. In 1964, he appeared in ''The Time Travelers''. In 1965, he appeared in "Birth of a Salesman" on ''McHale's Navy'', and in "Tim and Tim Again" on ''My Favorite Martian''. Producer Rod Amateau saw him in a Los Angeles stage producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Stone
Leonard Stone (born Leonard Steinbock; November 3, 1923 – November 2, 2011) was an American character actor who played supporting roles in over 120 television shows and 35 films. Early years Stone was born in Salem, Oregon. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Steinbock, he was a graduate of Salem High School. He majored in speech and drama at Willamette University, graduating cum laude. Military service He was a midshipman during training with the U.S. Navy, going on to serve as "skipper on a minesweeper in Japanese waters." Stage Stone started his career as a young actor studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London He performed in the West End, on Broadway, and toured the world. He traveled for eight years in Australia and New Zealand with the musical '' South Pacific''. He won a Tony Award in 1959 for Best Supporting Actor in ''Redhead'', a Bob Fosse musical. He also was in the Tony Award-nominated cast of ''Look Homeward, Angel'' in 1957, which premiered at the Eth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Imhoff
Gary Lee Imhoff is an American actor. He was a teacher at Milton Katselas' Beverly Hills Playhouse. Imhoff teaches The Professional Artists Workshop and The Musical Artists Workshop at The Whitmore-Lindley Theatre in North Hollywood, California. Imhoff is probably best known for playing Curtis Estabrook on the TV series ''Falcon Crest'' and for providing the voice of Prince Cornelius in the Don Bluth film ''Thumbelina (1994 film), Thumbelina'' and Harry Osborn in the 1994 ''Spider-Man (1994 TV series), Spider-Man'' animated TV series. He is a Scientology, scientologist. Television *''Another Day (TV series), Another Day'' (1978) - Peter Sloane (2 episodes) *''The Runaways (TV series), The Runaways aka Operation Runaway'' (1978) - Danny (1 episode) *''How the West Was Won (TV series), How The West Was Won'' (1979) - Lt. Barker (1 episode) *''Taxi (TV series), Taxi'' (1979) - Richard (1 episode) *''Barney Miller'' (1979) - Joseph Hutton (1 episode) *''The Waltons'' (1980) - Roland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosanna Arquette
Rosanna Lisa Arquette (; born August 10, 1959) is an American actress. She was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film ''The Executioner's Song (film), The Executioner's Song'' (1982), and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film ''Desperately Seeking Susan'' (1985). Her other film roles include ''After Hours (film), After Hours'' (also 1985), ''The Big Blue'' (1988), ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994), and ''Crash (1996 film), Crash'' (1996). She also directed the documentary ''Searching for Debra Winger'' (2002) and starred in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitcom ''What About Brian?'' from 2006 to 2007. Early life Arquette was born in New York City on August 10, 1959, the daughter of Brenda Olivia "Mardi" (''née'' Nowak), an actress, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher, and therapist, and Lewis Arquette, a film actor, screenwriter, and pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Lannom
Les Lannom (born November 4, 1946) is an American actor and musician. Born in Johnston City, Illinois. He is perhaps best known for playing Lester Hodges in the American private detective television series ''Harry O'' from 1974 to 1976, and his role as Sergeant Casper in ''Southern Comfort''. Career Lannom appeared as a guest on the television series ''Judging Amy'', ''The X Files'', '' ER'', ''NYPD Blue'', ''The Larry Sanders Show'', ''Columbo'', ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King'', ''CHiPs'', ''Benson'', ''Knots Landing'', ''The Waltons'' (as Sweet Billy), ''The Streets of San Francisco'', ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', ''Cannon'', and ''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries''. He played Larry Penzoss in the 1985 television miniseries ''Space'' and played Bufe Coker in the 1978 television miniseries ''Centennial''. Both miniseries were based on James A. Michener novels. Lannom appeared in part V of the miniseries, "Roots, The Next Generations" as Jake, a gas station operator. He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
