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Mystery Date (other)
''Mystery Date'' is a 1991 American dark comedy film directed by Jonathan Wacks, and starring Ethan Hawke, Teri Polo, and Brian McNamara. Shock-rockers Gwar have a brief cameo in the film. Plot Tom McHugh quickly learns that his perfect big brother Craig isn't all he's cracked up to be while on a night on the town with the girl next door, during which Tom is harassed by unpleasant strangers, threatened by mobsters, pursued by police, attacked by an irate florist, accused of murder, and has his date kidnapped—all because everyone thinks he's Craig...and the classic 1959 DeSoto Firesweep he borrowed off his brother has two dead bodies in the trunk. Cast * Ethan Hawke as Tom McHugh * Teri Polo as Geena Matthews * Brian McNamara as Craig McHugh * Fisher Stevens as Dwight * BD Wong as James Lew * Tony Rosato as Sharpie * Don S. Davis as Doheny * James Hong as Fortune Teller * Victor Wong as The Janitor * Ping Wu as Vince * Duncan Fraser as Crully * Jerry Wasserman as Detective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery Date (game)
''Mystery Date'' is a board game from the Milton Bradley Company released in 1965, conceived by Marvin Glass and created by Henry Stan. Marketed to girls 6 to 14 years of age, it has been reissued in 1970, 1999, and 2005. It is popularly referenced as a trope in TV and film. Gameplay ''Mystery Date'' can be played with two, three, or four players. The object of the game is to acquire a desirable date, while avoiding the "dud". Players acquire cards to assemble outfits in four different colors by rolling a die to move around the board, then drawing, discarding, or trading cards as dictated by the spaces where they land. After assembling a three-piece outfit in a single color, the player can open a large plastic "mystery door" set into the center of the board to reveal one of five different dates. These are the "formal dance" date, the "bowling" date (replaced by a "picnic" date in the 1970s version), the "beach" date, the "skiing" date, and the "dud", and are chosen at random by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Rosato
Antonio Rosato (26 December 1954 – 10 January 2017) was a Canadian actor and comedian, who appeared in television and films. He was best known as a cast member on both '' SCTV'' and ''Saturday Night Live'', and for voicing Luigi in '' The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World''. Early life Antonio Rosato was born in Naples, Campania on 26 December 1954, and came to Canada at age four. He was raised in Halifax, Ottawa, and Toronto. He graduated from Oakwood Collegiate Institute. He planned to study chiropractic medicine, but dropped out of the University of Toronto after he began doing improv comedy at The Second City. Career Rosato first gained attention when he and Robin Duke joined the cast of the first incarnation of '' SCTV'' in its third season during the fall of 1980. His most well-known character on the program was the TV chef Marcello Sebastiano (a parody of Chef Pasquale). Rosato then moved with Duke to the cast of ''Saturday Night Live'' for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Romantic Comedy Films
It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union collapsed, leaving fifteen sovereign republics and the CIS in its place. In July 1991, India abandoned its policies of dirigism, license raj and autarky and began extensive liberalisation to its economy. This increased GDP but also increased income inequality over the next two decades. A UN-authorized coalition force from 34 nations fought against Iraq, which had invaded and annexed Kuwait in the previous year, 1990. The conflict would be called the Gulf War and would mark the beginning of a since-constant American military presence in the Middle East. The clash between Serbia and the other Yugoslav republics would lead into the beginning of the Yugoslav Wars, which ran through the rest of the decade. In the context of the apartheid, the year after the liberation of political prisoner Nelson Mandela, the Parliament of South Africa repeals the Population Registration Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Films
The year 1991 in film involved numerous significant events. Important films released this year included '' The Silence of the Lambs'', '' Beauty and the Beast'', '' Thelma & Louise'', '' JFK'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events *February 14 – '' The Silence of the Lambs'' is released and becomes only the third film after '' It Happened One Night'' (1934) and '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) to win the top five categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director ( Jonathan Demme); Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins); Best Actress ( Jodie Foster); and Best Adapted Screenplay ( Ted Tally). It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film. * March 20 - Frank Mancuso Sr. leaves as the head of Paramount Pictures. * July 1 - Brandon Tartikoff is appointed as chairman of Paramount Pictures. * July 3 – '' Termin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'', locally known as ''The'' ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'' or ''WP'', is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area and has a national audience. As of 2023, the ''Post'' had 130,000 print subscribers and 2.5 million digital subscribers, both of which were the List of newspapers in the United States, third-largest among U.S. newspapers after ''The New York Times'' and ''The Wall Street Journal''. The ''Post'' was founded in 1877. In its early years, it went through several owners and struggled both financially and editorially. In 1933, financier Eugene Meyer (financier), Eugene Meyer purchased it out of bankruptcy and revived its health and reputation; this work was continued by his successors Katharine Graham, Katharine and Phil Graham, Meyer's daughter and son-in-law, respectively, who bought out several rival publications. The ''Post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor Theatre, stage performance, the direct inspiration for the name from Duong, Lee, and Wang came from an equivalent scene in the 1992 Canadian film ''Léolo''. Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros. in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango Media, Fandango ticketing company. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. The site is influential among moviegoers, a third of whom say they consult it before going to the cinema in the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Williams (actor)
Peter Williams (born 31 December 1957) is a Jamaican-born Canadian actor. He is known for playing Apophis, a primary antagonist on ''Stargate SG-1''. Career The majority of his work has been in television, including his role as the primary villain Apophis in the first four seasons of ''Stargate SG-1'' (plus a few appearances thereafter). However, he has also appeared on the big screen in films such as ''Catwoman'' and ''The Chronicles of Riddick''. His brother Stephen is also in the entertainment business, and has directed several episodes of television shows including '' Dark Angel'', ''Crossing Jordan'', and '' Lost''. In 1995, two years prior to ''Stargate SG-1''s premiere, Williams starred in the 1995 movie ''Jungleground'' with three other actors from the Stargate franchise: Torri Higginson (Elizabeth Weir), J. R. Bourne (Martouf), and Lexa Doig (Dr. Lam). In 2007, he played the lead, Gene Wright, in Frances-Anne Solomon's feature film '' A Winter Tale''. Filmography T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave 'Squatch' Ward
David Ward (born 14 January 1957), commonly known as Dave "Squatch" Ward or David "Squatch" Ward, is a Scottish-born voice actor who has played roles in television and movies. His most popular starring roles have been on ''Dragon Ball'', Aldo in '' Sitting Ducks'', ''Gundam Wing'', and the live-action role of Ned Bell in ''So Weird''. Filmography Animation * ''The Adventures of Snowden the Snowman'' – Einstein / Mr. Bear * ''Action Man'' – Additional Voices * ''Being Ian'' – Male Nurse * ''The Dragon Prince'' – Deadwood / Elmer * ''Firehouse Tales'' – Stinky Bins * ''Gadget & the Gadgetinis'' – Additional Voices * ''Krypto the Superdog'' – Big Bad Wolf, Jackhammer Man, Mike * '' Martha Speaks'' – Bob's owner * ''Pucca'' – Muji * '' Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy'' – Additional Voices * '' Sitting Ducks'' – Aldo * ''What About Mimi?'' – Additional Voices * '' Yakkity Yak'' – Chuck Damage * ''Yvon of the Yukon'' – Killer Kolofski Anime * ''Dragon Ball'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Little
Michele Little (born c. 1960s) is an American former actress, best known for her appearances in the 1980s and early 1990s. She retired in 1995 to raise a family after giving birth to a daughter with husband Brett Cullen Peter Brett Cullen (born August 26, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Dan Fixx in ''Falcon Crest'' (1986–1988), Sam Cain in '' The Young Riders'' (1989–1990), Governor Ray Sullivan in ''The West Wing'' (2005–2 ... and again in 1999. Filmography References External links * 1960s births Place of birth missing (living people) Canadian film actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-screen-actor-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry David Mulligan
Terry David Mulligan (born June 30, 1942) is a Canadian actor and radio and television personality based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Life and career Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Mulligan worked as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer in Olds, Alberta, and Red Deer, Alberta, from 1960 through 1964. After leaving the Mounties, Mulligan worked as a radio disc jockey for 20 years, he hosted a TV show on Global TV called '' The New Quiz Kids'', and then joined CBC Television as host of the music video series '' Good Rockin' Tonite'' (simultaneously, he was also a regular on the children's TV series '' Zig Zag'', produced by BCTV). He left the CBC in 1985 to become a VJ and producer for MuchMusic West – a show he created, covering primarily the West Coast music scene as host of the long-running '' Much West'' series. At the same time he also hosted ''MovieTelevision'' for Citytv. His stories and ''MT'' provided years of support for the Canadian TV and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Wasserman
Jerry Wasserman (born November 2, 1945) is an Americans, American professor and film and television actor. Wasserman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a professor of English and Theatre at the University of British Columbia. He was also a frequent co-star of Don S. Davis. At Cornell University, he received a doctorate in English literature. Edited works *''Modern Canadian Plays'' (1985) *''Spectacle of Empire: Marc Lescarbot’s Theatre of Neptune in New France'' (2006) *''Theatre and AutoBiography: Writing and Performing Lives in Theory and Practice'' (2006) (with Sherrill Grace) Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wasserman, Jerry 1945 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Cornell University alumni Male actors from Cincinnati Academic staff of the University of British Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ping Wu
Ping Wu (born May 16, 1956) is an American television and film actor. Personal life Wu is Chinese–American. His father was author and educator Nelson Ikon Wu, and his sister, Ting Wu, is a genetics professor at the Harvard Medical School. Career Wu is best known for the recurring role of "Ping," the delivery boy, on the television sitcom, ''Seinfeld''. He has also appeared on other sitcoms, such as ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''Two and a Half Men'', ''The King of Queens'', ''Anger Management'', and '' Rules of Engagement''. He appeared in the 1988 TV mini-series, '' Noble House,'' ''Rock Hudson'' and '' The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance''. He played a Japanese officer in the 2001 film ''Pearl Harbor'', as well as a physician in the 1991 medical drama ''The Doctor''. He appeared in three episodes of the fourth season of 24. He also appeared in an episode of ''Californication''; and has been featured in several televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
