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Michael Bailey Smith
Michael Bailey Smith is an American actor. He is best known for his appearances on the television series ''Charmed'', where he played Belthazor, a Grimlock leader and Shax. Early life Smith was born in Alpena, Michigan, to an Air Force family, who lived in Tehran, Iran, during his last two years of high school. He graduated from Tehran American School. After working for Westinghouse, he joined the United States Army where he served in the 82nd Airborne Division as a paratrooper. He then attended college at Eastern Michigan University, where his athletic talents earned him a spot as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys in 1985. Smith's football career was cut short by injury and he returned to Eastern Michigan University, where in 1988 he earned a bachelor of science degree in computer aided design. Career Smith stumbled upon acting when he accompanied a friend to an audition for the 1989 film '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child''. Smith landed the role of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmed
''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast by The WB from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006. The series narrative follows a trio of sisters, known as The Charmed Ones, the most-powerful, good witches of all time, who use their combined " Power of Three" to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern-day San Francisco. Keeping their supernatural identities separate and secret from their ordinary lives often becomes a challenge for them, with the exposure of magic having far-reaching consequences on their various relationships and resulting in a number of police and FBI investigations throughout the series. The series initially focuses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is an English actor. He first became known for portraying Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's ''if....'' (1968), a role he later reprised in ''O Lucky Man!'' (1973) and ''Britannia Hospital'' (1982). His performance in ''if....'' prompted Stanley Kubrick to cast him as Alex (A Clockwork Orange), Alex in ''A Clockwork Orange (film), A Clockwork Orange'' (1971), the role for which McDowell became best known. McDowell's other notable film credits include ''The Raging Moon'' (1971), ''Voyage of the Damned'' (1976), ''Time After Time (1979 film), Time After Time'' (1979), ''Caligula (film), Caligula'' (1979), ''Cat People (1982 film), Cat People'' (1982), ''Blue Thunder'' (1983), ''The Caller (1987 film), The Caller'' (1987), ''Star Trek Generations'' (1994), ''Tank Girl (film), Tank Girl'' (1995), ''Mr. Magoo (film), Mr. Magoo'' (1997), ''I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003 film), I'll Sleep When I'm Dead'' (2003), ''The Company (fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hills Have Eyes (2006 Film)
''The Hills Have Eyes'' is a 2006 American horror film directed by Alexandre Aja and co-written by Aja and Grégory Levasseur, in their English-language debut. It is a remake of Wes Craven's 1977 film of the same name. The film stars Aaron Stanford, Kathleen Quinlan, Vinessa Shaw, Emilie de Ravin, Dan Byrd, Robert Joy, and Ted Levine and follows a family that is targeted by a group of cannibalistic mutants after their car breaks down in the desert. ''The Hills Have Eyes'' was released theatrically in the United States and United Kingdom on March 10, 2006. It earned $15.5 million in its opening weekend in the United States, where it was originally rated NC-17 for strong gruesome violence, but was later edited down to achieve an R rating. An unrated DVD version was released on June 20, 2006. A sequel, '' The Hills Have Eyes 2'', was released in 2007. Plot Retired detective 'Big' Bob Carter and his wife Ethel are traveling from Cleveland to San Diego through the New Mexic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desperate Housewives
''Desperate Housewives'' is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Marc Cherry, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a total of 180 episodes. Executive producer Marc Cherry served as showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily, George W. Perkins, John Pardee, Joey Murphy, David Grossman, and Larry Shaw. Set on Wisteria Lane, a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State, ''Desperate Housewives'' follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their friend and neighbor who commits suicide in the pilot episode. The series covers fifteen years of the women's lives, which includes a five-year timeline jump in the series' narrative. The women work through domestic struggles and family life, while being faced with the secrets, crimes, and mysteries hidden behind the doors of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The O
O, or o, is the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet. O may also refer to: Letters * Օ օ, (Unicode: U+0555, U+0585) a letter in the Armenian alphabet * Ο ο, Omicron, (Greek), a letter in the Greek alphabet * O (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet * O (kana), a romanization of the kana (お and オ) in Japanese writing * ㅇ, a consonant in Hangul, the Korean alphabet * ဝ, a consonant in Burmese script Arts and entertainment Film and television * O (2001 film), ''O'' (2001 film), a film starring Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, and Julia Stiles * O (2022 film), ''O'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language horror thriller film Literature * ''O: A Presidential Novel'', anonymous novel published in 2011 * O, fictional planet that is the setting of several short stories by science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin * O, fictional character from the French erotic novel ''Story of O'' * ''"O" Is for Outlaw'', the fifteenth novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet mystery" ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Man (film)
''Monster Man'' is a 2003 American comedy horror film written and directed by Michael Davis. It stars Eric Jungmann, Justin Urich, Aimee Brooks, and Michael Bailey Smith. In Latin America, the film was released with the title ''Wrong Turn 2.'' Plot Adam ( Eric Jungmann) and Harley (Justin Urich) drive a red 1970 Chevrolet Kingswood across the country so Adam can tell his ex-girlfriend Betty-Ann he still loves her before she gets married. After an encounter with a hearse, the two stop at a pub. They see a monster truck rally on TV, and Harley mocks the people watching it. As they drive away, a giant monster truck drives them off the road. Later on, they have to siphon gasoline from an abandoned RV. However, it is revealed that the RV has a mutilated body inside and is surrounded by truck tracks that form a pentagram. Adam sees the strange-looking driver, and Harley urinates in the cab of the monster truck before they speed away. At a hotel, Adam and Harley wake up with road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men In Black II
''Men in Black II'' (stylized as ''MIIB'') is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film based on the Marvel Comics series of a similar name based on the conspiracy theory. Produced by Columbia Pictures and Amblin Entertainment in association with MacDonald/Parkes Productions, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the sequel to ''Men in Black'' (1997) and the second installment in the ''Men in Black'' film series. The film was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld from a screenplay by Robert Gordon and Barry Fanaro, and it stars Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, with Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub, and Rip Torn in supporting roles. It featured one of Michael Jackson's last theatrical film appearances before his death in 2009. In the film, the emergence of an alien threat reunites Kevin Brown / Agent K (Jones) and James Darrell Edwards III / Agent J (Smith). Development for a sequel film began following the box office succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grimlock
Grimlock is a fictional character of the Transformers franchise. He is usually portrayed as the leader of the Dinobots, a subfaction of Autobots who can transform into dinosaurs. Grimlock is known for his dialogue being spoken in the third person and his alternate mode being that of a tyrannosaurus. He appeared on screen along with other Dinobots in the fourth installment of the Transformers film series. Since his debut he has become a staple character of the franchise, appearing in cartoons, comics and other literature, video games. And having numerous toys and other forms of merchandise made in his likeness. Transformers: Generation 1 In the Generation 1 continuity, Grimlock is the leader of the dinobots. Grimlock's character is merciless and contemptuous of those he considers beneath him, such as human beings and, at times his fellow Autobots. The character's initial sense of superiority was changed by the relationships he formed with others as he got to know them on a pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The X-Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The original series aired from September 10, 1993, to May 19, 2002, on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox, spanning List of The X-Files episodes, nine seasons, with 202 episodes. A The X-Files season 10, tenth season of six episodes ran from January to February 2016. Following the ratings success of this revival, ''The X-Files'' returned for an The X-Files season 11, eleventh season of ten episodes, which ran from January to March 2018. In addition to the television series, two feature films have been released: the 1998 film ''The X-Files (film), The X-Files'' and the stand-alone film ''The X-Files: I Want to Believe'', released in 2008, six years after the original television run ended. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent, Special Agents Fox Mulder (David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Favorite Martian (film)
''My Favorite Martian'' is a 1999 American science fiction comedy film directed by Donald Petrie, written by Sherri Stoner and Deanna Oliver. The film is loosely based on the 1960s television series of the same name which starred Ray Walston, who also has a supporting role in the film. The film stars Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Daniels, Daryl Hannah, Elizabeth Hurley, Wallace Shawn, and Wayne Knight. A '' Mickey Mouse Works'' short, ''Pluto Gets the Paper: Spaceship'', was shown in theaters with it. ''My Favorite Martian'' was released in the United States on February 12, 1999. The film received negative reviews from critics and was a box-office failure, grossing $36.8 million against a $65 million budget. Plot The film opens on Mars, showing the last moments of a Mars rover's mission. As the rover prepares to sample Martian rock, it dies. The mission controllers congratulate themselves on a successful mission, while back on Mars the scene pans up from the dead rover to sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Petrie
Donald Mark Petrie (born April 2, 1954) is an American film director and actor. Life and career Petrie was born in New York City, New York (state), New York, the son of Dorothea G. Petrie, Dorothea (née Grundy), a television producer, actor, and novelist, and Daniel Petrie, a director. He is the brother of writer Daniel Petrie Jr. Petrie began his entertainment career as an actor, having trained and graduated from California State Northridge as a theatre major. Petrie soon was appearing in many television episodes. In 1980, Petrie decided to shift his focus to directing when he was accepted as a Fellow at the American Film Institute. Petrie has acted and guest-starred on television programs since 1976. Filmography Film * ''Mystic Pizza'' (1988) * ''Opportunity Knocks (film), Opportunity Knocks'' (1990) * ''Grumpy Old Men (film), Grumpy Old Men'' (1993) * ''The Favor (1994 film), The Favor'' (1994) * ''Richie Rich (film), Richie Rich'' (1994) * ''The Associate (1996 film), Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conan The Adventurer (1997 TV Series)
''Conan the Adventurer'', or simply ''Conan'', is an American television live-action-adventure series. It was produced by Max A. Keller and Micheline Keller from 1997 to 1998 and was loosely based on the fantasy hero Conan the Barbarian. The show premiered on September 22, 1997, and comprised 22 episodes, filmed mainly in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. Keller Entertainment Group, the same production company responsible for the series '' Tarzan: The Epic Adventures'' and '' Acapulco H.E.A.T.'', continues to market and distribute the series worldwide. The role of Conan was played by Ralf Moeller, two time Mr. Universe, a native of Germany, and friend to Arnold Schwarzenegger. The rest of the ensemble cast included Danny Woodburn (Otli), Robert McRay (Zzeben), T. J. Storm (Bayu), Aly Dunne (Karella), and briefly, Andrew Craig (Vulkar). The script for the pilot was written by Steve Hayes, the head of project development for the series. The storyline deviated from the essenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
