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Rent-a-Cop
''Rent-a-Cop'' is a 1987 American thriller comedy starring Burt Reynolds and Liza Minnelli. Reynolds plays a disgraced police officer, now working as a security guard, who falls in love with Minnelli, who plays a prostitute. The film saw both lead actors to be nominated for the 1988 Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Actor and Worst Actress. (These nominations were not solely on the merits of ''Rent-a-Cop'', however; Reynolds and Minnelli were also cited for ''Switching Channels'' and '' Arthur 2: On the Rocks'', respectively). Minnelli ended up "winning" the Worst Actress prize. The film earned under $300,000 in American ticket sales. Initially released on 26 November 1987 in West Germany, its American premiere came two months later on 15 January 1988. Although set in Chicago, the movie was mostly filmed in Italy. Plot Chicago cop Tony Church (Burt Reynolds) and his team are completing a drug bust. Just as the cops make the arrest a masked thief called Dancer (James Remar) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Golden Raspberry Awards
The 9th Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 29, 1989, at the Hollywood Palace to recognize the worst the movie industry had to offer in 1988. Awards and nominations File:Blake Edwards 1966.jpg, Blake Edwards, Worst Director co-winner. File:Stewart Raffill (2).png, Stewart Raffill, Worst Director co-winner. File:Sylvester Stallone Cannes 2019.jpg, Sylvester Stallone, Worst Actor winner. File:Liza Minnelli Publicity 1973.jpg, Liza Minnelli, Worst Actress winner. File:Dan Aykroyd cropped.jpg, Dan Aykroyd, Worst Supporting Actor winner. File:Kristy McNichol (1982).jpg, Kristy McNichol, Worst Supporting Actress winner. File:MG 8571 (19492588742) (cropped).jpg, Ronald McDonald, Worst New Star winner. Films with multiple nominations These films received multiple nominations: See also * 1988 in film * 61st Academy Awards * 42nd British Academy Film Awards *46th Golden Globe Awards External linksOfficial summary of awards [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Shryack
Dennis Shryack (August 25, 1936 – September 14, 2016) was an American screenwriter. Born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota, Shryack began his career as a singer in The Escorts quartet, which toured as an opening act for well-known artists such as Sammy Davis Jr. and Sophie Tucker. Following his time with The Escorts, Shryack was hired as a mailroom worker at Universal Pictures. Shryack's first produced screenplay was for the 1969 Western comedy film, ''The Good Guys and the Bad Guys'', which he co-wrote and co-produced with Ronald M. Cohen. His second film, the 1977 thriller ''The Car'', starred James Brolin and Kathleen Lloyd. Shryack wrote for a variety of stars, such as Chuck Norris (two films) and Clint Eastwood (two films), most notably co-writing the screenplay for ''Pale Rider'' in 1985, directed by Clint Eastwood, which became one of the highest grossing Western film of the 1980s, taking in the $41 million (the equivalent of nearly $92 million in 2016). Shryack often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Minnelli
Liza May Minnelli ( ; born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli is among a rare group of performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy (Grammy Legend Award), Oscar, and Tony ( EGOT). Minnelli is a Knight of the French Legion of Honour. Daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, Minnelli was born in Los Angeles, spent part of her childhood in Scarsdale, New York, and moved to New York City in 1961 where she began her career as a musical theatre actress, nightclub performer, and traditional pop music artist. She made her professional stage debut in the 1963 Off-Broadway revival of '' Best Foot Forward''Scott Schechter (2004): ''The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook'', pp. 12–13. and received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for starring in '' Flora the Red Menace'' in 1965, which marked the start of her lifelong collaboration with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Blodgett
Michael Blodgett (September 26, 1939 – November 14, 2007) was an American actor, novelist, and screenwriter. Of his many film and television appearances he is best known for his performance as gigolo Lance Rocke in Russ Meyer's 1970 cult classic ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls''. He retired from acting in the late 1970s and began a writing career. Early life and career Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Blodgett attended the University of Minnesota before moving to Los Angeles to act. Once in Los Angeles, he earned a degree in political science from Cal State Los Angeles and attended Loyola Law School for one year before turning his attention to acting. In the summer of 1967, Blodgett served as emcee of ''The Groovy Show'', a beach-party dance show for teens on Los Angeles's KHJ-TV. In 1968, Blodgett moved to KTTV, where he hosted a 90-minute Saturday night talk show, ''The Michael Blodgett Show''. After his role in ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' in 1970, Blodgett appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Rotunno
Giuseppe Rotunno (19 March 1923 – 7 February 2021) was an Italian cinematographer. Biography Sometimes credited as Peppino Rotunno, he was director of photography on eight films by Federico Fellini. He collaborated with several celebrated Italian directors including; Vittorio De Sica on ''Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow'' starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, and Luchino Visconti on '' Rocco and His Brothers'' (1960), ''The Leopard'' (1963), and '' The Stranger'' (1967). Rotunno also served as the director of photography for ''Julia and Julia'' (1987), the first feature shot using high definition television taping technique and then transferred to 35 mm film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for '' All That Jazz'' and won seven Silver Ribbon Awards. Rotunno was the first non-American member admitted to the American Society of Cinematographers in 1966. Rotunno died on 7 February 2021, at the age of 97. Filmography 1950s * '' Scanda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernie Casey
Bernard Terry Casey (June 8, 1939 – September 19, 2017) was an American actor, poet and professional American football player. Early life Casey was born in Wyco, West Virginia, the son of Flossie (Coleman) and Frank Leslie Casey. He graduated from East High School in Columbus, Ohio. Career Athletics Casey was a record-breaking hurdler for Bowling Green State University and helped the 1959 football team win a small college national championship. Casey earned All-America recognition and a trip to the finals at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1960. In addition to national honors, he won three consecutive Mid-American Conference titles in the high-hurdles, 1958–60. Casey was the ninth overall selection of the 1961 NFL Draft, taken by the San Francisco 49ers. He played eight NFL seasons (several positions, first five seasons mainly a halfback, last three seasons a flanker (setback wide receiver)): six with the 49ers and two with the Los Angeles Rams. His best-known play came in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lawrence (film Editor)
Robert Lawrence (November 9, 1913 – September 19, 2004) was a Canadian film editor who was nominated at the 33rd Academy Awards in the category of Best Film Editing for the film ''Spartacus''. Filmography *'' Stalag 17'' (1953) (assistant editor) (uncredited) *'' Man of Conflict'' (1953) *'' Giant'' (1956) (uncredited) *''Hot Rod Rumble'' (1957) (associate editor) *'' Anna Lucasta'' (1958) (uncredited) *'' City of Fear'' (1959) *'' Day of the Outlaw'' (1959) *''Tokyo After Dark'' (1959) *''Spartacus'' (1960) *''El Cid'' (1961) *''55 Days at Peking'' (1963) *'' A Carol for Another Christmas'' (1964) *''The Fall of the Roman Empire'' (1964) *'' Is Paris Burning?'' (1966) *'' Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell'' (1968) (editorial supervisor) *'' Uptight'' (1968) *''Loving'' (1970) *'' Promise at Dawn'' (1970) *''Fiddler on the Roof'' (1971) *'' Up the Sandbox'' (1972) *'' S*P*Y*S'' (1974) *'' Whiffs'' (1975) *'' I Will, I Will... for Now'' (1976) *'' Fingers'' (1978) *''Exposed'' (1983) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry London
Jerry London (born January 21, 1947) is an American television director and producer. Life and career London has directed more than forty television movies including Emmy Award nominated '' Chiefs''. London won best director for James Clavell's ''Shōgun'', a nine-hour miniseries for NBC. He has also directed ten other miniseries, including the acclaimed '' The Scarlet and the Black'' with Gregory Peck, '' Chiefs'' with Charlton Heston, and ''Ellis Island'' with Richard Burton. He has taught film production at UCLA and Los Angeles Film School. London is the father of Todd London, a TV producer of HBO's ''Rome'' and '' The Pacific'', and a senior vice president and post-production executive of Walt Disney Pictures. Lisa London, casting director, is his daughter. Filmography *'' Killdozer!'' (1974) *'' Ma and Pa'' (1974) *''Goodnight Jackie'' (1974) *'' The World of Darkness'' (1977) *'' Cover Girls'' (1977) *''Wheels'' (1978) *'' Escapade'' (1978) *''Evening in Byzantium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Goldsmith
Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for five films in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and three in the ''Rambo'' franchise, as well as for '' Logan's Run'', ''Planet of the Apes'', ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'', ''Patton'', ''Chinatown'', ''Alien'', ''Poltergeist'', ''Gremlins'', '' Hoosiers'', '' Total Recall'', ''Air Force One'', ''L.A. Confidential'', '' Mulan'', and ''The Mummy''. He also composed the fanfares accompanying the production logos used by multiple major film studios, and music for the Disney attraction Soarin'. He collaborated with directors including Robert Wise, Howard Hawks, Otto Preminger, Joe Dante, Richard Donner, Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, Paul Verhoeven, and Franklin J. Schaffner. His work for Donner and Scott also involved a rejected score for ''Timeline'' and a controversially edited score for ''Alien'', where music by Howard Hans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robby Benson
Robby Benson (born Robin David Segal; January 21, 1956) is an American actor and director. He rose to prominence as a teen idol in the late 1970s, appearing in the sports films '' One on One'' (1977) and '' Ice Castles'' (1978). He subsequently garnered more fame for portraying the voice of Beast in the Disney animated film ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1991) and its numerous sequels and spin-offs. He later directed television, including six episodes of the sitcom ''Friends''. In addition to acting and directing, Benson is an activist in the field of heart research, having undergone four open-heart surgeries since age 28 to correct congenital aortic valve defects and related damage. In 2012, he published a memoir recounting his medical journey and numerous surgeries. Early life Benson was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Freda Ann (''née'' Benson), a singer, actor, and business promotions manager, and Jerry Segal, a writer. His family is Jewish. When Benson was five years old, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stanton (actor)
John Stanton (born 28 October 1944) is an Australian actor. Stanton has appeared in many stage, television and film productions throughout his extensive fifty-year career. Early life Stanton was born in Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ..., Queensland. He attended Banyo State High School for his secondary education where he was a runner and swimmer. He is the brother of ecologist Peter Stanton. Despite his obvious sporting talents, Stanton was more interested in pursuing acting as a career although he also had a desire to become a veterinarian. Stanton worked various jobs including as a school teacher and as a prawn fishery, prawner on Moreton Bay. At the age of 24, he unsuccessfully auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Art. Stage Stant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burt Reynolds
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, considered a sex symbol and icon of 1970s American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in television series such as '' Gunsmoke'' (1962–1965), '' Hawk'' (1966) and ''Dan August'' (1970–1971). Although Reynolds had leading roles in such films as '' Navajo Joe'' (1966) and ''100 Rifles'' (1969), his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in ''Deliverance'' (1972). Reynolds played the leading role – often a lovable rogue – in a number of subsequent box office hits, such as '' White Lightning'' (1973), '' The Longest Yard'' (1974), '' Smokey and the Bandit'' (1977) (which started a six-year box office reign), '' Semi-Tough'' (1977), '' The End'' (1978), '' Hooper'' (1978), '' Starting Over'' (1979), ''Smokey and the Bandit II'' (1980), '' The Cannonball Run'' (1981), ''Sharky's Machine'' (1981), ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' (1982), and ''Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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