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He Knows You're Alone
''He Knows You're Alone'' is a 1980 American psychological slasher film directed by Armand Mastroianni, written by Scott Parker and starring Caitlin O'Heaney, Don Scardino, Elizabeth Kemp, Tom Rolfing, and Tom Hanks in his film debut. The plot follows a woman who is stalked by a killer targeting soon-to-be brides the weekend before her wedding. Independently made by several producers, including Edgar Lansbury, ''He Knows You're Alone'' was shot on location in Mastroianni's native Staten Island, New York in December 1979 under the working title ''Blood Wedding''. The film was subsequently sold to Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, who retitled it and released it with United Artists on August 29, 1980. Although the film received mixed reviews, it was a commercial success for MGM, grossing nearly $5 million at the U.S. box office. ''He Knows You're Alone'' has been credited for being one of the first horror films inspired by the success of ''Halloween'', and shares a number of similarities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Mastroianni
Armand Mastroianni (born August 1, 1948) is an American film director and producer. Biography Armand Mastroianni's directorial debut was the 1980 horror film '' He Knows You're Alone'' which was also the screen debut of actor Tom Hanks. He has directed some studio films such as '' The Celestine Prophecy'', the bulk of his career has mainly been focused on directing television films, such as "The Ring," "First Daughter," '' One of Her Own'', and Robin Cook's "Invasion," and television dramas, such as "Dark Shadows" and "Nightmare Cafe." He is currently producing and directing material for his production company. Filmography Film * '' He Knows You're Alone'' (1980) * '' The Clairvoyant'' (1982) * ''The Supernaturals'' (1986) * ''Distortions'' (1987) * '' Cameron's Closet'' (1988) * ''Double Revenge'' (1988) * '' The Celestine Prophecy'' (2006) TV series TV movies * ''Perfect Crimes'' (1991) * ''When No One Would Listen'' (1992) * ''Les audacieux'' (1993) * '' Desperate Justic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Wood (film Critic)
Robert Paul "Robin" Wood (23 February 1931 – 18 December 2009) was an English film critic and educator who lived in Canada for much of his life. He wrote books on the works of Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hawks, Satyajit Ray, Ingmar Bergman, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Arthur Penn. Wood was a longtime member—and co-founder, along with other colleagues at Toronto's York University—of the editorial collective which publishes '' CineACTION!'', a film theory magazine. Wood was also York professor emeritus of film. Biography Early life Wood was born in Richmond, Surrey, England. According to ''Contemporary Authors'' he attended Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was influenced by F. R. Leavis and A. P. Rossiter, and graduated in 1953 with a BA in English and a diploma in education. From 1954 to 1958, Wood taught in schools in both England and Sweden. After a year in Lille, France, teaching English, Wood returned to schools in England, and again in Sweden, where he met Aline M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kenneth Muir
John Kenneth Muir (born December 3, 1969) is an American literary critic. As of 2022, he has written thirty reference books in the fields of film and television, with a particular focus on the horror and science fiction genres. Biography Born December 3, 1969, Muir began his full-time writing career in 1996, penning several books for the North Carolina–based publisher of scholarly reference books, McFarland & Company. Muir also has written monographs about SF-TV, including ''Exploring Space: 1999 (''1997), ''An Analytical Guide to Battlestar Galactica'' (1998), ''A Critical History of Dr. Who on TV'' (1999), ''A History and Critical Analysis of Blake's 7'' (1999) and ''An Analytical Guide to TV's One Step Beyond'' (2001). Muir was educated at the University of Richmond in Virginia from 1988 to 1992, where he studied for two years under renowned ''Hudson Review'' film critic, Bert Cardullo (a student of The New Republic's film critic Stanley Kauffmann). Muir also counts Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Todd
Russell Todd Goldberg (born March 14, 1958) is an American former film and television actor. Early life and career Todd graduated from Troy High School in 1976 and later attended Syracuse University where he studied filmmaking but dropped out in his junior year. After leaving college, Todd worked as a model for the Zoli Agency before moving on to an acting career. He studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse. His film and television acting career includes parts in the films ''Friday the 13th Part 2'', ''Where the Boys Are '84,'' '' Chopping Mall'', ''He Knows You're Alone'' and roles in television series including ''High Mountain Rangers'' '' Another World'', ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' and ''The Young and the Restless''. He left acting in 1997 and now runs an agency for steadicam operators and "A" and "B" camera operators. He reunited with various cast members from the ''Friday the 13th Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Gleason
Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He was known for his roles on television series such as ''All My Children'' and films such as '' The Breakfast Club'', ''Trading Places'', and ''Die Hard''. Early life Gleason was born on May 4, 1939, in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Eleanor (née Doyle), a registered nurse, and George L. Gleason, a restaurateur, professional boxer, iron worker, and roofing manufacturer. Gleason was raised in Miami Beach, Florida. At age 16, he ran away from home and hitchhiked across the east coast, sleeping on beaches and playing baseball. He attended North Miami High School and Florida State University, where he played football with Burt Reynolds. He signed a professional baseball contract with the Cleveland Indians, but played just briefly in two minor league seasons between 1959 and 1960. In 1960, a West Coast trip led to an introduction to sitcom icon Ozzie Nelson, which, in turn, led t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Barron
Dana Barron (born April 22, 1966) is an American actress who is best known for her role as the original Audrey Griswold in the 1983 film ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' which she reprised in 2003's '' National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure'' for NBC television. Early life Barron's father, Robert Weeks Barron, was a director of commercials and a Congregationalist church pastor; Robert founded The Weist-Barron School of Television, the first commercial and soap opera acting for television school in the world."Celebrity Parents Exclusive: Dana Barron" . Celebrity Parents Magazine. Retrieved July 14, 2013. Barron is a fifth generation entertainer. Her great-grandparents were musicians, and her gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rebhorn
James Robert Rebhorn (September 1, 1948 – March 21, 2014) was an American character actor. Rebhorn appeared in over 100 films, television series, and plays. Rebhorn portrayed George Wilbur in '' My Cousin Vinny'', Dr. McElwaine in '' Basic Instinct'', and FBI Agent Flynn in '' White Sands'' and Mr. Trask in '' Scent of a Woman'' (all in 1992), John Merino in '' Up Close & Personal'', Albert Nimziki in ''Independence Day'' , Charlie Reynolds in '' My Fellow Americans'' , Alvin Hooks in '' Snow Falling on Cedars'' , and Dr. Larry Banks in '' Meet the Parents''. He had several recurring roles in TV series, including Charles Garnett in ''Law & Order'' (where he also played other characters), Captain Elchisak in ''Third Watch'', Bertram Webster in '' The Book of Daniel'', Reese Hughes in '' White Collar'', Carl Franklin in '' Big Lake'', and Frank Mathison in ''Homeland''. Early life Rebhorn was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 1, 1948, the son of Ardell Frances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patsy Pease
Patsy Pease is an American actress. She is most known for her role as Kimberly Brady on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Career Pease's first soap opera role was as waitress Cissie Mitchell Sentell on the soap opera ''Search for Tomorrow'', a role she played from 1978 until 1980. In 1984, Pease debuted as Kimberly Brady on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Her character was part of a popular supercouple in her love affair and eventual marriage to Shane Donovan (played by Charles Shaughnessy). Pease was on contract with ''Days Of Our Lives'' until 1992 and again from 1996 to 1998. In 1990 she took maternity leave, returning from late 1991 to December 1992 after her child was born. Pease has reprised the role in guest appearances multiple times since. In 2015, Pease joined the cast of the soap opera web series '' The Bay'' in the role of Lola Baker. In 2016, she was nominated for an Indie Series Award for Best Guest Actress in a Drama, and a Daytime Emmy Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Arlt
Lewis Arlt is an American director, actor, and writer. He has been nominated for Daytime Emmys (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime, 1979, and Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team, 1995), and four Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Daytime Serials, Writers Guild of America Awards (he has won three times: Writers Guild of America Awards 1993, 1993 (''Loving''), 1994 (''General Hospital''), and 1995). Acting credits *''Confessions of A Dangerous Mime'' *''Fuck'' *''Hamlet'' *''Trinity'' *''Law & Order'' *''Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel'' *''Orpheus Descending'' *''The Littlest Victims'' *''See You In The Morning'' *''Guiding Light'' *''Tales From The Darkside'' (as Michael Nelson in Payment Overdue - 1988) *''Ryan's Hope'' *''Another World (TV series), Another World'' (as David Thatcher from 1983-1984 & Ken Jordan from 1990–1991) *''He Knows You're Alone'' *''The Andros Targets'' (1977) *''Search for Tomorrow'' Writing credits He has written on ''Loving (TV seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joint (cannabis)
A joint is a rolled Cannabis (drug), cannabis cigarette. Unlike commercial tobacco cigarettes, the user ordinarily hand-rolls joints with rolling papers, though in some cases they are machine-rolled. Rolling papers are the most common rolling medium in industrialized countries; however, brown paper, cigarettes or beedies with the tobacco removed, receipts and paper napkin can also be used, particularly in developing country, developing countries. Modern papers are manufactured in a range of sizes from a wide variety of materials including rice, hemp, and flax, and are also available in liquorice and other flavored varieties. Joint size can vary, typically containing between net weight of cannabis. Tobacco is sometimes used in the rolling process. Like smoking tobacco cannabis smoking is very dangerous to the health of the smoker, and may be dangerous to others like passive smoking. Variations and terminology Although joints by definition contain cannabis, regional diff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelorette Party
A bachelorette party (United States and Canada) or hen night (United Kingdom, UK, Republic of Ireland, Ireland and Australia) is a party held for a woman (the bride or bride-to-be) who will soon be Marriage, married. While Beth Montemurro concludes that the bachelorette party is modelled after the centuries-old Bachelor party, stag night in the US, which is itself historically a dinner given by the bridegroom to his friends shortly before his wedding, Sheila Young argues that its British counterpart evolved from a number of earlier pre-wedding traditions for women (Ribbon Girl, Pay Off, Bosola, Taking Out, Jumping the Chanty, to name but a few) whose origins are obscure but which have been around for at least a century in factories and offices across the UK. Despite its reputation as "a sodden farewell to maiden days" or "an evening of debauchery", these events can simply be parties given in honor of the bride-to-be, in the style that is common to that social circle. Terminology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgue
A morgue or mortuary (in a hospital or elsewhere) is a place used for the storage of human corpses awaiting identification (ID), removal for autopsy, respectful burial, cremation or other methods of disposal. In modern times, corpses have customarily been refrigerated to delay decomposition. Etymology and lexicology The term ''mortuary'' dates from the early 14th century, from Anglo-French ''mortuarie'', meaning "gift to a parish priest from a deceased parishioner," from Medieval Latin mortuarium, noun use of neuter of Late Latin adjective mortuarius "pertaining to the dead," from Latin ''mortuus'', pp. of ''mori'' "to die" (see mortal (adj.)). The meaning of "place where the deceased are kept temporarily" was first recorded in 1865, as a euphemism for the earlier English term "deadhouse". The term ''morgue'' comes from the French. First used to describe the inner wicket of a prison, where new prisoners were kept so that jailers and turnkeys could recognize them in the fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
