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9th Youth In Film Awards
The 9th Youth in Film Awards ceremony (now known as the Young Artist Awards), presented by the Youth in Film Association, honored outstanding youth performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film, television and music for the 1986-1987 season, and took place on December 5, 1987, at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California. Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member, Maureen Dragone, the Youth in Film Association was the first organization to establish an awards ceremony specifically set to recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 18 in the fields of film, television, theater and music. Categories ★ Bold indicates the winner in each category. Best Young Superstar in Motion Pictures Best Young Male Superstar in Motion Pictures ★ Corey Haim - ''The Lost Boys'' (Warner Bros) *River Phoenix - '' The Mosquito Coast'' (Warner Bros) *Wil Wheaton - '' Stand By Me'' (Columbia Pictures) Best Young Female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Palladium
The Hollywood Palladium is a theater located at 6215 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. It was built in a Streamline Moderne, Art Deco style and includes an dance floor including a mezzanine and a floor level with room for up to 4,000 people. The theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. The Palladium was designated Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument No. 1130 on September 28, 2016. History ''Los Angeles Times'' publisher Norman Chandler funded the construction of the art deco Hollywood Palladium at a cost of $1.6 million in 1940. It was built where the original Paramount lot once stood between Argyle and El Centro avenues,Sterling, Scott T. (October 15, 2008). "Light it Up! The Rad Return of a Hollywood Gem". ''Metromix Los Angeles''. and was operated by film producer Maurice Cohen. The dance hall was designed by Gordon Kaufmann, architect of the Greystone Mansion, the ''Los Angeles Times'' Building and the Santa Anita Racetrack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mosquito Coast (film)
''The Mosquito Coast'' is a 1986 American drama film directed by Peter Weir and starring Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Andre Gregory, and River Phoenix. It is based on the 1981 novel of the same name by Paul Theroux. The film tells the story of a family that leaves the United States and tries to find a happier and simpler life in the jungles of Central America. However, their jungle paradise quickly turns into a dystopia as their stubborn father's behavior becomes increasingly erratic and aggressive. It was shot in the cities of Cartersville and Rome in Georgia, in addition to Baltimore, Maryland and Belize. Plot Allie Fox is a brilliant but stubborn inventor who has grown fed up with the American Dream and consumerism. Furthermore, he believes that a nuclear war is on the horizon as a result of American greed and crime. After Allie and his eldest son Charlie acquire the components at a local dump, he finishes assembling his latest creation, an ice machine known as Fat Boy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua John Miller
Joshua John Miller (born December 26, 1974) is an American actor, screenwriter, author, and director. Miller co-writes with his life partner M. A. Fortin; the two wrote the screenplay for the 2015 horror comedy ''The Final Girls'', and the USA Network drama series '' Queen of the South''. Personal life Miller was born in Los Angeles to actor and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Jason Miller and actress and ''Playboy'' pin-up Susan Bernard. Miller's half-brother is actor Jason Patric, and his maternal grandfather was photographer Bruno Bernard, also known as "Bernard of Hollywood". His father was of Irish and German descent, and his mother is Jewish. Miller is gay and, as of 2013, is in a relationship with fellow screenwriter M. A. Fortin. Career Miller began appearing in films and television when he was eight years old. His first film role was in '' Halloween III: Season of the Witch''. He would go on to star in such films as ''River's Edge'', ''Near Dark'', ''Class of 1999' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Believers
''The Believers'' is a 1987 Canadian-American crime thriller horror film directed by John Schlesinger, starring Martin Sheen, Robert Loggia and Helen Shaver. It is based on the 1982 novel ''The Religion'' by Nicholas Conde. Plot After his wife Lisa dies from an accidental electrocution, psychologist Cal Jamison relocates with his young son, Chris, from Minneapolis to New York City, where Cal begins working as a police psychologist for the New York City Police Department. The city has been plagued by a series of brutal, ritualistic child murders. The first victim is a young boy found murdered in an abandoned movie theater. A policeman named Tom Lopez frantically phones in the discovery of the body, and claims the crimes are being committed by members of a Hispanic cult practicing a malevolent version of brujería. Cal is appointed to examine Tom, who raves about the cult's powerful leader. A second victim is found eviscerated on a makeshift altar beneath a dock in Staten Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harley Cross
Harley Cross (born March 10, 1978) is an American entrepreneur, film/television actor and producer. He is currently the Director of Strategy foLand Core a 501(c)3 non-profit that he co-founded in 2018 advancing soil health programs and policies that create value for farmers, businesses, and communities. He was co-founder, CEO, and artistic director of Hint Mint Inc., a designer breath mint/candy company that was master licensed to Giftcraft LLC (a Toronto-based gift company) in 2016. In 2015 he co-created the after-school music education prograPlay with Music which focuses on bringing relevant music education to at-risk youth. The program is currently running at Allen Leroy Locke High School in South Los Angeles. Cross was also the co-founder oInterconnected a Los Angeles-based creative agency and production company, that he started in 2011 with his friend and business partner Nirvan Mullick. Through Interconnected, Cross and Mullick produced the viral video Caine's Arcade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Princess Bride (film)
''The Princess Bride'' is a 1987 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant, and Christopher Guest. Adapted by William Goldman from his 1973 novel of the same name, it tells the story of a swashbuckling farmhand named Westley, accompanied by companions befriended along the way, who must rescue his true love Princess Buttercup from the odious Prince Humperdinck. The film preserves the novel's metafictional narrative style by presenting the story as a book being read by a grandfather to his sick grandson. The film was first released in the United States on September 25, 1987, and was well received by critics at the time. After only having modest success at the box office at first, it has over time become a cult film and been considered as one of the best films of the 1980s, and one of Reiner's best works. The film is number 50 on the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Savage
Frederick Aaron Savage (born July 9, 1976) is an American actor and director. He is known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series ''The Wonder Years'' (1988 to 1993). He has earned several awards and nominations, such as People's Choice Awards and Young Artist Awards. He is also known for playing the Grandson in '' The Princess Bride'', and voiced the title protagonist in ''Oswald''. Savage has worked as a director, and in 2005 later starred in the television sitcom '' Crumbs''. Savage returned to acting in the television series '' The Grinder'', as well as the Netflix series '' Friends from College''. Early life and education Savage was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Joanne and Lewis Savage, who was an industrial real estate broker and consultant. Savage grew up in Glencoe, Illinois, before moving to California. His younger brother is actor Ben Savage and his younger sister is actress/musician Kala Savage. His grandparents were Jewish immigran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadly Friend
''Deadly Friend'' is a 1986 American science fiction horror film directed by Wes Craven, and starring Matthew Laborteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Twomey, Richard Marcus, and Anne Ramsey. Its plot follows a teenage computer prodigy who implants a robot's processor into the brain of his teenage neighbor after she is pronounced brain dead; the experiment proves successful, but she swiftly begins a killing spree in their neighborhood. It is based on the 1985 novel ''Friend'' by Diana Henstell, which was adapted for the screen by Bruce Joel Rubin. Originally, the film was a sci-fi thriller without any graphic scenes, with a bigger focus on plot and character development and a dark love story centering on the two main characters, which were not typical aspects of Craven's previous films. After Craven's original cut was shown to a test audience by Warner Bros., the audience criticized the lack of graphic, bloody violence and gore that Craven's other films included. Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristy Swanson
Kristen Noel Swanson (born December 19, 1969) is an American actress. She is best recognized for having played Buffy Summers in the 1992 film ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and appeared in the 1996 film ''The Phantom''. Her first starring role was in Wes Craven's horror film ''Deadly Friend'' (1986), followed by her portrayal of Catherine "Cathy" Dollanganger in the film adaptation of V. C. Andrews's ''Flowers in the Attic'' (1987). Swanson also starred in several films, including ''Hot Shots!'' (1991), '' The Program'' (1993), '' The Chase'' (1994), ''8 Heads in a Duffel Bag'' (1997), '' Big Daddy'' (1999), and ''Dude, Where's My Car?'' (2000), and appeared in ''Pretty in Pink'' (1986) and ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986). Early life Swanson was raised in Mission Viejo, California. At the age of nine, she expressed interest in acting to her parents, and began pursuing roles in television commercials. She landed her first job appearing in a doll house commercial, which was fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) is an American actress. Her feature-film debut was in '' Rollover'' (1981); she subsequently rose to prominence in the Richard Donner film ''The Goonies'' (1985). She has also appeared in '' The Mosquito Coast'' (1986), ''Shy People'' (1987), '' Running on Empty'' (1988), '' Parenthood'' (1989), '' Samantha'' (1992), ''Raising Hope'' (2010), and '' Small Town Murder Songs'' (2011). She is recognized on Broadway for her roles in ''The Coast of Utopia'' (2006–2007), ''Shining City'' (2006–2007), ''Top Girls'' (2007–2008), and '' Pal Joey'' (2008–2009). Other theatre productions in which she has performed include ''The Playboy of the Western World'', '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''The Glass Menagerie'', ''The Sisters Rosensweig'', and ''Uncle Vanya''. She returned to Broadway in the fall of 2014 in a revival of '' A Delicate Balance'', and starred in the ABC sitcom ''The Real O'Neals'' from March 2016 to March 2017. She played Vir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Heart
''Angel Heart'' is a 1987 American neo-noir psychological horror film, an adaptation of William Hjortsberg's 1978 novel ''Falling Angel''. The film was written and directed by Alan Parker, and stars Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, and Charlotte Rampling. Harry Angel (Rourke), a New York City private investigator, is hired to solve the disappearance of a man known as Johnny Favorite. His investigation takes him to New Orleans, where he becomes embroiled in a series of brutal murders. Following publication of the novel, Hjortsberg began developing the screenplay for a film adaptation, but found that no major studio was willing to produce his script. The project resurfaced in 1985, when producer Elliott Kastner brought the book to Parker's attention. Parker began work on a new script and in doing so made several changes from Hjortsberg's novel. He also met with Mario Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna, who agreed to finance the $18 million production through their independent f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Bonet
Lilakoi Moon (born Lisa Michelle Bonet; November 16, 1967), known professionally as Lisa Bonet (), is an American actress. She is known for playing Denise Huxtable on the sitcom '' The Cosby Show'' (1984–1992), for which she earned widespread acclaim and several awards, such as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1986; she reprised the role of Denise in the spinoff series '' A Different World'' (1987–1993). She also appeared in the psychological horror film '' Angel Heart'' (1987), which earned her a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Bonet has starred in the action thriller film '' Enemy of the State'' (1998), the comedy-drama film '' High Fidelity'' (2000), the action drama film ''Biker Boyz'' (2003) and the thriller film ''Road to Paloma'' (2013). She has sporadically worked in TV acting, appearing in roles such as Maya Daniels in '' Life on Mars'' (2008–2009) and Marisol on ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
