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Burke Byrnes
Burke Byrnes (born December 9, 1937) is an American actor, best known as the voice for Daddy Topps in ''The Land Before Time ''The Land Before Time'' is an American animated film series and media franchise created by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss, distributed by Universal Pictures and centered on dinosaurs. The series began in 1988 with the eponymous ''The Land Befo ...''. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1969 to 1994. Filmography References External links * 1937 births Living people American male film actors Male actors from New York (state) People from Oceanside, New York American male voice actors {{US-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oceanside, New York
Oceanside is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the southern part of the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 32,109 at the 2010 census. History Originally known as South Bay, the English government established a township there in 1674 called Christian Hook, basing the name on the predominant religious affiliation of colonists in the area. Land development proceeded rapidly, and oyster sales took their place as a dominant force, with the local business "Mott's Landing" becoming a favorite place to buy oysters. In the nineteenth century, the town residents decided that "Oceanville" sounded better than "Christian Hook": it was "Oceanville Oysters" that sold, and in 1864, the new name became official. However, there was already an Oceanville in New York, so "Ocean Side", as two words, was adopted as the town's name in 1890 (this despite it not actually fronting the Atlantic Ocean, which is located a few miles to the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legal Eagles
''Legal Eagles'' is a 1986 American legal romantic comedy mystery crime thriller film directed by Ivan Reitman, written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps, Jr. from a story by Reitman and the screenwriters, and starring Robert Redford, Debra Winger, and Daryl Hannah. Plot Tom Logan (Robert Redford), an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, is slated as the next District Attorney. Laura Kelly (Debra Winger), an attorney representing performance artist Chelsea Deardon (Daryl Hannah), seeks out Logan to discuss her client's case. Accused of attempting to steal a painting from millionaire Robert Forrester (John McMartin), Chelsea claims that her artist father, Sebastian Deardon (James Hurdle), gave her the painting eighteen years earlier for her 8th birthday. That same day, her father and most of his paintings were lost in a mysterious fire. At a formal dinner to publicly launch Logan's candidacy as the next District Attorney, Kelly unexpectedly arrives w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trial Of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977 Film)
''The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald'' is an American two-part television film shown on ABC in September 1977. The film stars Ben Gazzara, Lorne Greene and John Pleshette in the title role. It is an example of alternative history. The hypothesis is what might have happened if Lee Harvey Oswald had not been killed by Jack Ruby and had stood trial for the murder of President John F. Kennedy. Synopsis The film opens sometime in 1964 and Oswald is in a maximum security cage as a radio announcer tells how he has been on trial for the last 43 days as the eyes of the entire world watch. A bailiff announces the jury has reached a verdict and the world press rushes to their phones. Oswald is handcuffed and led back into the courtroom to learn his fate. The film then flashes back to the day before the Kennedy assassination. Oswald is trying to reconcile with his estranged wife Marina without luck. The next day, a friend drives him to the Texas School Book Depository and he puts a wrapped pac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hustling (film)
''Hustling'' is a 1975 American television film directed by Joseph Sargent based on a book about prostitution by Gail Sheehy. The film stars Jill Clayburgh as Wanda ("Redpants"), alongside Lee Remick, while its script is written by Fay Kanin. Plot Cast *Lee Remick *Monte Markham *Jill Clayburgh * Alex Rocco *Melanie Mayron *Burt Young * Beverly Hope Atkinson * Howard Hesseman Reception Jill Clayburgh credited the film as important in her career. "It changed my career,” Clayburgh said. “It was a part that I did well, and suddenly people wanted me. Sidney Furie saw me, and wanted me for ''Gable and Lombard''." Her performance in the TV film eventually earned her an Emmy nomination. References External links''Hustling''at IMDb''Hustling''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cradle Of Conspiracy
''Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy'' is a 1994 American made-for-television drama film directed by Gabrielle Beaumont. The film is a part of the ''Moment of Truth'' franchise and premiered on NBC on May 2, 1994. Filming took place in Los Angeles. Variety Plot Kristin Guthrie is a teenager growing up in an upper-class environment. She has trouble living up to her mother Suzanne's ideals and she starts to rebel by dating Kenny, a young man of whom her parents become immediately suspicious. Fearful of losing their daughter, they allow her to see him, until their nightmare comes true: Kristin runs away with Kenny. It soon turns out that Kenny is working in the black market, illegally selling babies he fathers with ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robot Wars (film)
''Robot Wars'' is a 1993 American cyberpunk film directed by Albert Band and written by Charles Band and Jackson Barr. It tells the story of a hotshot mech pilot in a post-apocalyptic 2041 who must stop mech hijackers from provoking global war. Plot By 2041, North America has been ravaged by "the great toxic gas scare of 1993": large swaths of land have been turned into inhospitable desert, where bands of raiders called "Centros" attack transports. The former United States have been assimilated into a Western bloc called the North Hemi. The opposing Eastern bloc is known as the Eastern Alliance, and the North Hemi is planning to salvage its economy by manufacturing defense robots called "mini-megs" for the Eastern Alliance. These robots would be half-sized offshoots of giant "mega-robots", once ubiquitous in warfare, but now reduced to a single specimen, the Mega-Robotic Assault System-2 (or MRAS-2, pronounced "Merras-2" for short in dialogue) which looks like a mechanized sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curly Sue
''Curly Sue'' is a 1991 American comedy drama film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes, and starring James Belushi, Kelly Lynch, and Alisan Porter. It tells the story of a homeless con artist and his young orphan companion who gain shelter with a rich divorce lawyer. This was the last film Hughes wrote and directed himself before his death in 2009. The film received generally negative reviews from critics. Plot Bill Dancer and his young companion Curly Sue, an orphaned little girl who Bill took in as a baby are the archetypal homeless folks with hearts of gold. Their scams are aimed not at turning a profit, but at getting enough to eat. One night, while sleeping at a shelter, Sue's tin ring, which was left to her by her late mother, is stolen and pawned by a drifter. After moving from Detroit to Chicago, the duo succeed in conning a rich divorce lawyer named Grey Ellison into believing she backed her Mercedes into Bill, in hopes of a free meal. When Grey accident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child's Play 3
''Child's Play 3'' is a 1991 American slasher film and the third installment in the '' Child's Play'' film series. The film is written by Don Mancini and directed by Jack Bender. Brad Dourif once again reprised his role as Chucky from the previous films while new cast members include Justin Whalin, Perrey Reeves and Jeremy Sylvers. Although released only nine months after ''Child's Play 2'', the story takes place eight years following the events of that film, and one month before the events of ''Bride of Chucky'' (which was made seven years later). It was executive-produced by David Kirschner, who produced the first two ''Child's Play'' films. Released on August 30, 1991, in the United States by Universal Pictures, ''Child's Play 3'' received generally negative reviews from critics and disappointed at the box office, grossing only $20.5 million worldwide against a budget of $13 million. The film became notorious in the United Kingdom when it was suggested it might have inspir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Dark, My Sweet
''After Dark, My Sweet'' is a 1990 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by James Foley and starring Jason Patric, Bruce Dern, and Rachel Ward. It is based on the 1955 Jim Thompson novel of the same name. Plot Ex-boxer Kevin "Kid" Collins is a drifter and an escapee from a mental hospital. In a desert town near Palm Springs he meets widow Fay Anderson who convinces him to help fix up the neglected estate her husband left and lets him sleep in a trailer out back, near her dying date palms. Her acquaintance "Uncle Bud" shows up. Calling himself an ex-cop, he has long been hatching a scheme to kidnap a rich man's child and needs somebody like Collins to help carry it out. Reluctant in the beginning, Collins tries to leave and encounters Doc Goldman, who immediately can tell the young man needs to be under medical observation. Doc takes a personal interest in Collins that might include a physical attraction as well. He intrudes on Collins' relationship with the alcohol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taking Care Of Business (film)
''Taking Care of Business'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''Filofax'') is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring James Belushi and Charles Grodin. It is named after the song of the same name by Randy Bachman, recorded by the Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO). The film is also known for being the first screenplay work written by J. J. Abrams, who later went on to make several blockbuster films, including '' Super 8'' and '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens''. Plot A convicted car thief and diehard Chicago Cubs fan, Jimmy Dworski (Belushi) wins tickets to the World Series. Unfortunately, he still has a couple of days left to serve in prison and the warden, Frank Toolman ( Héctor Elizondo), will not let him leave and come back. With the help of other inmates, Jimmy stages a riot so he can sneak out of prison to see the game. On the way, he finds the Filofax of uptight and spineless advertising executive Spencer Barnes (Grodin), which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air America (film)
''Air America'' is a 1990 American action comedy film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. as Air America pilots flying missions in Laos during the Vietnam War. When the protagonists discover their aircraft is being used by government agents to smuggle heroin, they must avoid being framed as the drug-smugglers. The plot of the film is adapted from Christopher Robbins' 1979 non-fiction book, chronicling the CIA-financed airline to transport weapons and supplies in Cambodia, Laos and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The publicity for the film, advertised as a lighthearted buddy movie, implied a tone that differs greatly from the actual film, which includes such serious themes as an anti-war message, focus on the opium trade, and a negative portrayal of Royal Laotian General Vang Pao (played by actor Burt Kwouk as "General Lu Soong"). Plot In late 1969, Billy Covington works as a helicopter traffic pilot for a Los Angeles radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catchfire
''Catchfire'' is a 1990 American romantic action thriller film directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Jodie Foster, Hopper, Fred Ward and Vincent Price, with cameo appearances by several notable actors, including Charlie Sheen, Joe Pesci, Catherine Keener and Bob Dylan. The film was disowned by Hopper before release and he is therefore credited under the pseudonym Alan Smithee. The film underperformed at the box office and received overwhelmingly negative reviews by film critics. In 1992, a Director's Cut of the film was released under the new title ''Backtrack''. It runs 18 minutes longer than the theatrical version and restores Hopper's directorial credit. In additional to cable TV airings it has been released on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray. ''Backtrack'' has received important praise from specialized critics, being hailed as a total improvement over the theatrical version, while also being widely considered as Hopper's true vision of the film's story. Plot Conceptual artist Anne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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