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Fathers' Day (1997 Film)
''Fathers' Day'' is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Nastassja Kinski. It is a remake of the 1983 French film '' Les Compères''. In the film, Collette Andrews (Kinski) enlists two former lovers, cynical lawyer Jack Lawrence (Crystal) and lonely, ex-hippie, suicidal writer Dale Putley (Williams) to help her search for her runaway teenage son Scott by telling each man that he is the father. When Jack and Dale run into each other and find out what is happening, they work together to find Scott and determine the identity of the actual father. The film features an appearance by the musical groups Sugar Ray and the Muffs. It was a critical and commercial failure. Plot 16-year-old Scott Andrews runs away from home with his girlfriend Nikki. His mother, Collette, visits her ex-boyfriend, lawyer Jack Lawrence, telling him that Scott is really his son, and she wants him to find Scott. Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman (; October 27, 1946 – February 12, 2022) was a Canadian film director and producer. He was known for his comedy films, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. Reitman was the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998. Films he directed include ''Meatballs (film), Meatballs'' (1979), ''Stripes (film), Stripes'' (1981), ''Ghostbusters'' (1984), ''Twins (1988 film), Twins'' (1988), ''Ghostbusters II'' (1989), ''Kindergarten Cop'' (1990), ''Dave (film), Dave'' (1993), ''Junior (1994 film), Junior'' (1994) and ''Draft Day'' (2014). Reitman also served as producer for such films as ''Animal House, National Lampoon's Animal House'' (1978), ''Heavy Metal (film), Heavy Metal'' (1981), ''Space Jam'' (1996) and ''Private Parts (1997 film), Private Parts'' (1997). Early life Ivan Reitman was born in the town of Komárno, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), on October 27, 1946, the son of Klara (Raab) and Ladislav "Leslie" Reitman. Both of Reitman's parents were History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugar Ray
Sugar Ray is an American rock band formed in Newport Beach, California, in 1986. Originally playing heavier funk metal and nu metal style music, the band achieved mainstream popularity in 1997 with their more pop-influenced single " Fly". The song's success led the band to shift its style dramatically to the more radio-friendly pop sound with their subsequent releases. Their best-selling album, '' 14:59'', was released in 1999, and featured popular singles " Every Morning", " Someday", followed by a self-titled album in 2001 featuring the single " When It's Over". The band would release two further albums, '' In the Pursuit of Leisure'' (2003) and '' Music for Cougars'' (2009), though the albums and respective singles generally sold far less. The band continued to tour into the 2010s. In 2019, ten years after the band's last album, they announced their seventh studio album, '' Little Yachty'', in June 2019. The lead single, "Make It Easy", was released the same month. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Herman
Paul Herman (March 29, 1946 – March 29, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for playing Randy in David O. Russell's dramedy ''Silver Linings Playbook'' (2012) and Whispers DiTullio in Martin Scorsese's crime epic ''The Irishman'' (2019). Career His other appearances in movies include ''Once Upon a Time in America'', ''At Close Range'', '' We Own the Night'', ''Heat'', '' Crazy Heart'', ''Quick Change'', '' Sleepers'', ''Cop Land'', '' The Fan'', ''Analyze That'', '' The Day Trippers'', and ''American Hustle''. He had a recurring role on ''The Sopranos'' as Peter "Beansie" Gaeta, as well as another HBO series, ''Entourage'', as Vincent Chase's accountant, Marvin. Herman also played minor background characters in two other Scorsese crime films. In '' Goodfellas'', he was The Pittsburgh Connection, and in the montage sequence 'Back Home, Years Ago' in Scorsese's ''Casino'', he was a gambler who rushes to the phone booth to place the same bet that Sam Rothstein (R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudette Wells
Claudette Wells (born February 20, 1954, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actress and voice actress who is best known for her roles as LaDonna Fredericks in ''Square Pegs.'' She is also known for her role as Peggy Harley on ''A Different World'' and her voice work in numerous movies including Shrek (2001) and '' Kill Bill: Volume 1'' (2003). Career Her best known role is as LaDonna Fredericks on ''Square Pegs'' from 1982 - 1983. She was the only black character in the cast. She became and stayed best friends in real life with co-star Tracy Nelson. They also played best friends on the show. She also played Peggy Harley on ''A Different World'' (1988), Bindi in the Donna Mills TV movie ''False Arrest'' (1991), Maxine in the unaired CBS sitcom '' The Elvira Show'' (1993), and Ms. Tweesbury in ''Father's Day'' (1997). She had roles in many television series including '' Father Dowling Investigates'', '' The Steve Harvey Show'', ''Melrose Place'', ''Double Trouble'', '' N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Rocket
Charles Adams Claverie (August 28, 1949 – October 7, 2005), known by stage names Charlie Hamburger, Charlie Kennedy, and Charles Rocket, was an American actor. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live,'' played the villain Nicholas Andre in the film '' Dumb and Dumber'', and played Dave Dennison in Disney's '' Hocus Pocus''. Early life Rocket was born in Bangor, Maine, the son of Mary Aurelia (née Fogler) and Sumner Abbott "Ham" Claverie. His grandfather was Raymond H. Fogler, who had served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He attended Winnacunnet High School and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in the late 1960s and was part of the Rhode Island underground culture scene in the 1970s that also included Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and film director Gus Van Sant. Career Rocket made several short films and fronted his band, the Fabulous Motels, on accordion (which he later used in an ''SNL'' sketch about a crazed criminal who uses an accordion to kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti D'Arbanville
Patricia D'Arbanville (born May 25, 1951)Willis, John; Monush, Barry (2006). Screen World: 2005 Film Annual, Volume 56'. New York: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 357. . is an American actress known for her appearance in Andy Warhol projects. Career After appearing in ''Flesh (1968 film), Flesh'' (1968), D'Arbanville performed in Warhol's ''L'Amour (film), L'Amour'' (1973), and as the title character in the David Hamilton (photographer), David Hamilton film ''Bilitis (film), Bilitis'' (1977). D'Arbanville has worked in film and television series in the United States and France, including her role as Lt. Virginia Cooper on the Fox series ''New York Undercover''. Personal life In the late 1960s, when she was a model in London, D'Arbanville met and developed a romance with singer and songwriter Cat Stevens. She was the inspiration for his hit song "Lady D'Arbanville" (released 1970). D'Arbanville left Stevens for periods of time to continue her modeling career in Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Lombardi
Louis Lombardi (born January 17, 1968) is an American actor known for his roles in ''The Sopranos'', ''Fantasy Island'', and ''24'' and also as the bartender in ''Battleship''. Early life Lombardi was born in The Bronx, New York City, the son of Louis Lombardi Sr. Career On television, Lombardi had a recurring role on ''The Sopranos'' as Agent Skip Lipari, and guest starred on such shows as ''Chuck'', '' Entourage'', '' Heroes'' and '' CSI''. He was a cast member of a 1990s revival of '' Fantasy Island'' and played Edgar Stiles on '' 24''. He also played Stucky Fein in the short-lived television show '' Mob City''. He has had roles in films including '' Beer League'', ''The Usual Suspects'', '' Natural Born Killers'', '' Suicide Kings'', '' Beverly Hills Cop III'', '' The Animal'', '' Spider-Man 2'', '' 3000 Miles to Graceland'', '' The Crew'', '' The Hot Chick'', '' The Spirit'', ''Battleship A battleship is a large, heavily naval armour, armored warship with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Harris
Jared Francis Harris (born 24 August 1961) is a British actor. His roles include Lane Pryce in the drama series ''Mad Men'' (2009–2012), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series; King George VI in the historical drama series ''The Crown'' (2016–2017); and Valery Legasov in the miniseries '' Chernobyl'' (2019), for which he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie''.'' Harris also had roles as David Robert Jones in the science fiction series ''Fringe'' (2008–2012), Anderson Dawes in the science fiction series '' The Expanse'' (2015–2017) and Captain Francis Crozier in the series '' The Terror'' (2018). He is also known for his significant supporting roles in films such as '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), '' Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'' (2011), and Hari Seldon, a leading characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Greenwood
Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor and producer. He has starred in five films by Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan and has been nominated for three Canadian Screen Awards, once for Best Actor for '' Elephant Song'' (2014) and twice for Best Supporting Actor, for '' The Sweet Hereafter'' (1997) and '' Being Julia'' (2004). Greenwood is known for frequently portraying the President of the United States, beginning with his role as John F. Kennedy in '' Thirteen Days'' (2000), for which he won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture; he later played fictional presidents in '' National Treasure: Book of Secrets'' (2007) and '' Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' (2017). He also portrayed Captain Christopher Pike in J. J. Abrams's ''Star Trek'' reboot series (2009–2013) and Gerald Burlingame in '' Gerald's Game'' (2017). He has appeared in other supporting roles in such films as ''Double Jeopardy'' (1999), ''I, Robot'' (2004), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Hofheimer
Charles Nathan Hofheimer (born April 17, 1981) is an American actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, Hofheimer made his film debut in ''Lassie (1994 film), Lassie'' (1994), subsequently appearing in ''Boys (1996 film), Boys'' (1996) and ''Fathers' Day (1997 film), Fathers' Day'' (1997). Transitioning into adult roles, Hofheimer had supporting roles in films such as ''Music of the Heart'' (1999), ''Black Hawk Down (film), Black Hawk Down'' (2001), ''The Village (2004 film), The Village'' (2004), ''Would You Rather (film), Would You Rather'' (2012), ''Paranoia (2013 film), Paranoia'' (2013), and ''Easy Living (2017 film), Easy Living'' (2017). He is best known for his supporting roles as Abe Drexler on the Mad Men season 4, fourth, Mad Men season 5, fifth, and Mad Men season 6, sixth seasons of the AMC (TV channel), AMC period drama series ''Mad Men'' (2010–13), Ben Grimes on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox political espionage thriller series ''24: Legacy'' (2017), and Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reno, Nevada
Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County, Nevada, Washoe County. Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the Truckee River valley, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, it is about northeast of Lake Tahoe. Known as "The Biggest Little City in the World", Reno is the List of United States cities by population, 78th most populous city in the United States, the List of cities in Nevada, third most populous city in Nevada, and the most populous in Nevada outside the Las Vegas Valley. The city had a population of 264,165 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is named after Civil War Union major general Jesse L. Reno, who was killed in action during the American Civil War at the Battle of South Mountain, on Fox's Gap. Reno is part of the Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area, Reno–Sparks metropolitan area, the second-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacramento
Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 population of 524,943 makes it the fourth-most populous city in Northern California, the sixth-most populous in the state, the ninth-most populous state capital, and the 35th most populous city in the United States. Sacramento is the seat of the California Legislature and the governor of California. Sacramento is also the cultural and economic core of the Greater Sacramento area, which at the 2020 census had a population of 2,680,831, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in California. Before the arrival of the Spanish, the area was inhabited by the Nisenan, Maidu, and other indigenous peoples of California. In 1808, Spanish cavalryman Gabriel Moraga surveyed and named the ''Río del Santísimo Sacramento'' (Sacramento River), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
