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Sean S. Cunningham
Sean Sexton Cunningham (born December 31, 1941) is an American film director, producer, and writer. He is best known for directing and producing several horror films, beginning in the early 1970s. Raised in Connecticut, Cunningham graduated from Franklin & Marshall College before earning an MFA from Stanford University. After completing his education, he worked as a manager for various theater companies, including New York City's Lincoln Center and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. While working for a documentary company in New York, Cunningham made his feature film directorial debut with '' The Art of Marriage'' (1970). While editing his second film, he met Wes Craven, with whom he collaborated as a producer of Craven's exploitation horror film '' The Last House on the Left'' (1972). Cunningham went on to co-create and direct the slasher film '' Friday the 13th'' (1980), which was a major box-office success. He produced several horror films throughout the 1980s, including ''House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin & Marshall College
Franklin & Marshall College (F&M) is a private liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1787 as Franklin College and later merged with Marshall College in 1853, it is one of the oldest colleges in the United States. F&M is named after Benjamin Franklin, who gave the college its first endowment, and John Marshall. Founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, F&M's early years were bilingual, serving the local Pennsylvania Dutch community in German and English. Originally founded as the German College and Charity School, Franklin College received its charter in 1787 from the Pennsylvania General Assembly as a German-language alternative to the University of Pennsylvania. Among its early supporters were Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris (financier), Robert Morris, and Peter Muhlenberg. Franklin & Marshall College offers 58 fields of study, including the humanities, Social Sciences, social sciences, Natural Sciences, natural sciences, Language, languages, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason X
''Jason X'' is a 2001 American science fiction slasher film directed by Jim Isaac and written by Todd Farmer. It is the tenth installment in the ''Friday the 13th'' franchise. It stars Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder, Chuck Campbell, and Kane Hodder in his fourth and final appearance as Jason Voorhees. In the film, Jason is cryogenically frozen for 445 years and awakens on a spaceship in 2455 after being found by a group of students who he kills one by one. While the previous films show Jason as a human serial killer or undead monster, this film depicts him as a superhuman who is transformed by future technology into a cyborg. This cyborg incarnation has been called Jason X in tie-in media but is also often referred to as Uber Jason (a nickname the art design team and production crew used, and which appeared in later comic books ''Jason X Special'' and ''Friday the 13th: Jason vs. Jason X''). When conceiving the film, Todd Farmer came up with the idea of sending Jason into space, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeepStar Six
''DeepStar Six '' (released in the Philippines as ''Alien from the Deep'') is a 1989 American science-fiction horror film directed and co-produced by Sean S. Cunningham. Its plot follows the crew of the titular underwater military outpost, who struggle to defend their base against the attacks of a sea monster (possibly a giant eurypterid). The film stars Greg Evigan, Taurean Blacque, Nancy Everhard, Cindy Pickett, Miguel Ferrer, Nia Peeples, Marius Weyers, Elya Baskin, Thom Bray, Ronn Carroll and Matt McCoy. ''DeepStar Six'' was theatrically released in the United States on January 13, 1989, and received generally negative reviews from critics. Plot ''DeepStar Six'' is an experimental deep-sea US Naval facility, crewed by a mix of 11 military and civilians, now in the final week of their tour. The project is headed by John Van Gelder to test underwater colonization methods while overseeing the installation of a new nuclear missile storage platform. Already nearing his deadli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Kids
''The New Kids'' is a 1985 American Horror film, horror thriller film, directed by Sean S. Cunningham and starring Shannon Presby, Lori Loughlin and James Spader. The film was released on January 18, 1985, by Columbia Pictures. Plot When Abby and Loren McWilliams' parents John and Mary Beth are killed in an accident, they are sent to live with their uncle Charlie and aunt Fay in the small town of Glenby, Florida. Charlie and Fay own a small amusement park with an attached gas station. Loren and Abby do not have much trouble making friends at their new school; Loren starts dating local sheriff's daughter Karen Goodsell, while Abby begins seeing a guy named Mark. The brother and sister settle into their new life, helping Charlie renovate the amusement park. However, trouble arises when Loren sees a guy harassing Abby in the cafeteria at school. Mark tells Loren and Abby that the thug is Eddie Dutra, a drug-addicted teenager who heads a gang as bad as he is, with Gideon Walters, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Break (film)
''Spring Break'' is a 1983 American sex comedy film directed and produced by Sean S. Cunningham. It stars David Knell, Perry Lang, Paul Land and Steve Bassett. The film follows two sets of two college guys spending a spring break together in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Plot Two nerds, Nelson (David Knell) and Adam (Perry Lang), are looking forward to their first spring break and book a room at an inexpensive hotel called the Breeze and Seas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They meet cool guys Stu ( Paul Land) and O.T. (Steve Bassett) from Brooklyn, New York, when the four of them are accidentally booked into the same room. With no other places available in town, they agree to share the room. Amidst the partying, a man named Eddie ( Richard B. Shull) is trying to shut down the hotel with the aim of then buying it himself. Nelson's greedy and overbearing step-father, Ernest ( Donald Symington), is running for political office. He becomes livid when he learns Nelson has shirked his as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Stranger Is Watching (film)
''A Stranger is Watching'' is a 1982 American thriller film directed by Sean S. Cunningham. The screenplay was written by Earl Mac Rauch and Victor Miller, based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Mary Higgins Clark. Plot Steve Peterson's wife, Nina is murdered in front of their young daughter Julie. Three years later, Julie and Peterson's new girlfriend Sharon Martin are kidnapped by the same killer, the psychotic Artie Taggart. Taggart imprisons them in a bunker below Grand Central Station, throwing the police into a race against time to save them. Cast * Kate Mulgrew as Sharon Martin * Rip Torn as Artie Taggart * James Naughton as Steve Peterson * Shawn von Schreiber as Julie Peterson * Barbara Baxley as Lally * Stephen Joyce as Detective Taylor * James Russo as Ronald Thompson * Frank Hamilton as Bill Lufts * Maggie Task as Mrs. Lufts * Roy Poole as Walter Kurner * Maurice Copeland as Roger Perry * Eleanor Phelps as Glenda Perry * Joanne Dorian as Nina Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manny's Orphans
''Manny's Orphans'' (also known as ''Kick!'') is a 1978 American family comedy film directed by Sean S. Cunningham. The film was also distributed under the title ''Kick!''. Plot Manny ( Jim Baker) coaches soccer for the fashionable Creighton Hall school, but is relieved of duty because he is "not a good match" for the school. He finds a job at a Catholic home for orphans, where he forms a new soccer team, with the help of one very good player, Pepe, who turns out to be a girl. Pepe is the sister of one of the orphans, who comes to the all-boy orphanage posing as a boy, because her former foster home was an abusive environment. Along the way, Manny has incurred a gambling debt, his creditors begin to lean on him, and the boys find out. They set up a soccer game and stake the outcome against Manny's debt. If they win, then the debt shall be forgiven. Cast * Jim Baker – Manny * Malachy McCourt – Father Arch McCoy * Chet Doherty – Dr. Berryman * Sel Skolnick – Mr. Caputo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here Come The Tigers
''Here Come the Tigers'' is a 1978 American sports comedy film directed by Sean S. Cunningham. Plot "A wild team of misfits think that they can make it big. What's a coach to do with a chronic nose-picker, a flatulent fielder, an out of control pitcher, a juvenile delinquent and the prettiest girl in the state? Turn this bunch of losers into a winning team! When their new coach enlists an unusual new teammate, it's a whole new ballgame as they band together to win their first championship, determined to prove that losers can be winners, too." Cast * Richard Lincoln – Eddie Burke * James Zvanut – Burt Honneger * Samantha Grey – Bette Burke * Manny Lieberman – Felix the Umpire * William Caldwell – Kreeger * Fred Lincoln – Aesop * Xavier Rodrigo – Buster * Sean Patrick Griffin – Art "The Fart" Bullfinch Production Cunningham said in ''Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th'' (2005) he believed that the film cost $250,000 to make, "if that. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Case Of The Full Moon Murders
''Case of the Full Moon Murders'' (also known as ''The Case of the Smiling Stiffs'') is a 1973 sexploitation comedy film directed by Sean S. Cunningham and Brud Talbot and starring Fred J. Lincoln and Harry Reems. It features many of the same cast and crew as the 1972 horror film ''The Last House on the Left'', though is wholly disparate in terms of its tone and content. It was advertised with the tagline "The First Sex-Rated Whodunit," reflecting the film's mix of softcore pornography and mystery film elements. Plot A killer, who may be a vampire, leaves her victims with smiles on their faces. Cast *Todd McMillan *Andrew Galloways Filming locations The movie was filmed in Miami, Florida. See also * List of American films of 1973 This is a list of American films released in 1973 in film, 1973. Box office The highest-grossing American films released in 1973, by domestic box office gross revenue as estimated by ''The Numbers (website), The Numbers'', are as follows: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Game
The Game most commonly refers to: * Triple H (born 1969), American professional wrestler * The Game (rapper) (born 1979), American rapper The Game or The Games may also refer to: Sports and games * The Game (dice game) (German: ''Das Spiel''), a dice game designed by Reinhold Wittig * The Game (mind game), a mind game, the objective of which is to avoid thinking about The Game itself * The Game (treasure hunt), a 24- to 48-hour treasure hunt / puzzlehunt / road rally * The Game Headwear, a sports apparel and equipment company College sports * Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon rivalry, an annual American college football game * Harvard–Yale football rivalry, an annual American college football game * Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, an annual American college football game Literature * ''The Game'' (Dryden book), a 1983 memoir by ice hockey player Ken Dryden * ''The Game'' (London novel), a 1905 novel by Jack London * ''The Game'' (Hughes novel), or ''Invitati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The CW
The CW Network, LLC (commonly referred to as The CW or simply CW) is an American commercial broadcast television network which is controlled by Nexstar Media Group through a 75% ownership interest. The network's name is derived from the first letters of the names of its two founding co-owners CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Nexstar acquired a 75% controlling stake in the network on October 3, 2022, with Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery ( CBS Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. Television's respective parent companies) each retaining a 12.5% ownership stake. The CW debuted on September 18, 2006 as the successor to UPN and the WB, which had respectively shut down on September 15 and 17 of that year. The CW's first two nights of programming – on September 18, 2006 and September 19, 2006 – consisted of reruns and launch-related specials. The CW marked its formal launch date on September 20, 2006, with the two-hour premiere of the seventh cycle of '' Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Lake Entertainment
Crystal Lake Entertainment is an American production company. The company was named after the fictional lake from founder Sean S. Cunningham's 1980 film ''Friday the 13th''. Filmography * '' Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday'' (1993) (as Sean S. Cunningham Films) * '' XCU: Extreme Close Up'' (2001) * ''Jason X'' (2001) * ''Terminal Invasion'' (2002) * ''Freddy vs. Jason'' (2003) * ''Friday the 13th Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year ...'' (2009) * '' The Last House on the Left'' (2009) Television * ''Friday the 13th'' (announced) References External links Official website (discontinued as of August 2021) Crystal Lake Entertainment on FacebookCrystal Lake Entertainment on Twitter Film production companies of the United States {{US-media-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
