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Overboard (2018 Film)
''Overboard'' is a 2018 American romantic comedy film directed by Rob Greenberg. The screenplay was written by Greenberg, Bob Fisher, and Leslie Dixon. The film stars Eugenio Derbez, Anna Faris, Eva Longoria, and John Hannah. The film is a remake of the original 1987 film, reversing the role of the lead character. The film portrays a struggling, working-class single mother who convinces a rich playboy with amnesia that they are married. ''Overboard'' was released in the United States on May 4, 2018, and grossed $91 million worldwide against a budget of $12 million. The film received unfavorable reviews from critics, who praised Faris's comedic performance but criticized the story as mediocre and failing to distinguish itself from the original. Plot Kate Sullivan is a widowed single mother of three daughters who works two jobs while studying to be a nurse. Assigned to clean carpets on a yacht owned by spoiled, arrogant playboy Leonardo 'Leo' Montenegro, he makes rude remarks to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Greenberg
Rob Greenberg is an American writer. Credits Writing Television *'' The Moodys'' (written by) *''Spellbound'' (2004/I) (TV) (writer) *''Harry's Girl'' (2003) (TV) (writer) *''Spellbound'' (2003) (TV) (writer) *''Bad Haircut'' (2001) (TV) (writer) *''Frasier'' Film *'' Meet Dave'' (2008) (written by) *''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' (2009) (additional screenplay material) *'' Overboard'' (2018) (written by) *''The Valet'' (2022) (written by) Directing Television *'' The Moodys'' *''My Boys'' *''How I Met Your Mother'' *'' Scrubs'' *'' Happy Endings'' *''Worst Week'' *'' Mike Birbiglia's Secret Public Journal'' (2008 special) Film *'' Overboard'' (2018) Awards and nominations Nominated for 4 Emmy Awards and 2 Writers Guild of America Award The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantelion Films
Pantelion Films is an American film production company that was created in 2010 and based in Santa Monica, California. The studio's goal is to bring wider theatrical distribution of movies aimed at Latino audiences. It is backed by TelevisaUnivision and Lionsgate. It has made theatrical relationships with movie exhibition chains including Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Theatres, Cinemex, and Cinemark. The studio's first film was 2011's ''From Prada to Nada'', which Lionsgate and Grupo Televisa announced it had commissioned for a television series that did not materialize in 2012. History Pantelion Films bills itself as the first major Latino Hollywood film studio. It marks a transformation of Hollywood film studios in recognizing the fastest growing segment of the United States entertainment targeting Hispanic audiences. Pantelion Films' stature within the film industry was raised further when it successfully acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the 2012 Will Ferrell film, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrián Uribe
Adrián Garcia Uribe (born September 8, 1972) is a Mexican actor, comedian and television host. He is recognized for his roles as El Vítor, Carmelo and Poncho Aurelio at ''La hora pico'', and for his co-lead role as Johnny in ''Mi corazón es tuyo''. In 2020, he starred as the lead in ''Como tú no hay 2 ''Como tú no hay 2'' (originally written as ''Como tú no hay dos'' English: ''No one like you''), is a Spanish-language comedy-drama television series produced by W Studios and Lemon Studios for Televisa and Univision. It stars Adrián Urib ...''. Filmography Film Television References External links * Adrián Uribe hizo fuerte revelación luego de estar al borde de la muerte , La Verdad Noticias {{DEFAULTSORT:Uribe, Adrian 1972 births Living people Mexican male film actors Mexican male television actors Mexican male voice actors Mexican comedians Mexican television presenters Mexican impressionists (entertainers) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Chaparro
Omar Chaparro Alvarez (born November 26, 1974) is a Mexican actor, comedian, television host and singer. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaparro, Omar 1974 births Living people 20th-century Mexican male actors 20th-century Mexican male singers 21st-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male singers Big Brother (franchise) winners Mexican male comedians Mexican male film actors Mexican male television actors Mexican television talk show hosts People from Chihuahua City People from Chihuahua (state) Reality show winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús Ochoa (actor)
Jesús Ochoa (; born December 24, 1959) is a Mexican actor. Life and career Ochoa was born in Ures, Sonora, México, the son of Manuel Ochoa Martínez and María Cruz Domínguez de Ochoa, and a brother of Manuel Ignacio, Tobías, Juan Ángel, Miriam Guadalupe, Mari Cruz, and Ana Isabel Ochoa Domínguez. "Choby", as he is known, is an actor whose origin is considered as being from Ures, Sonora, since he grew up there from the age of three years up until he was fourteen, age at which he returned to Hermosillo to continue his studies at Normal del Estado. In 1974, his artistic career began when he appeared in several plays in the city of Hermosillo. In 1979, he moved to Mexico City to study at the Instituto de Arte Escénico until 1984, in which he began to perform university theater with José Ramón Enriquez in "Ciudad sin sueños". In 1985, he returned to Hermosillo and acted in the well known play "La Tuba de Goyo Trejo", also participated in several commercials and TV shows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Segarra
Josh Segarra (born June 3, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the television series ''The Electric Company'', '' Sirens'', and ''Arrow'' as well as for originating the role of Emilio Estefan in the musical ''On Your Feet!''. His other television credits include '' Chicago P.D.'', ''The Other Two'', and ''Orange Is the New Black'', while his other theatrical credits include the musicals ''Lysistrata Jones'' and ''Dogfight''. Early life Segarra was born on June 3, 1986, in Longwood, Florida. He is of Puerto Rican descent, and is fluent in Spanish. He learned to sing in his Pentecostal church but aspired to be a professional wrestler. Segarra is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Career From 2009 to 2011, Segarra portrayed a main role of Hector Ruiz on the PBS Kids Go television series ''The Electric Company''. He then originated the role of Mick in the musical ''Lysistrata Jones''. In May 2012, Segarra was announced as a cast member for the Off-Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swoosie Kurtz
Swoosie Kurtz ( ; born September 6, 1944) is an American actress. She is the recipient of an Emmy Award and two Tony Awards. Kurtz made her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of '' Ah, Wilderness''. She has received five Tony Award nominations, winning for both ''Fifth of July'' (1981) and '' The House of Blue Leaves'' (1986); her other nominations were for '' Tartuffe'' (1988), '' Frozen'' (2004), and ''Heartbreak House'' (2007). For her television work, she has received eight Emmy Award nominations, with one win for '' Carol and Company'' in 1990. Other television credits include the NBC drama ''Sisters'' (1991–1996), '' Huff'' (2004–2006), ''Pushing Daisies'' (2007–2009), and the hit CBS sitcom '' Mike & Molly'' (2010–2016). Her films include, '' Wildcats'' (1986), '' Dangerous Liaisons'' (1988), '' Stanley & Iris'' (1990), ''Citizen Ruth'' (1996), '' Liar Liar'' (1997) and '' Bubble Boy'' (2001). Early life Kurtz was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the only child of aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyvia Alyn Lind
Alyvia Alyn Lind (born July 27, 2007) is an American actress. She is known for playing the roles of Faith Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' from 2011 to 2021, 9-year-old Dolly Parton in the made-for-television movies ''Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors'' and '' Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love'', and Angelica Green in the 2019 Netflix series '' Daybreak''. She is currently starring as Lexy Cross in the 2021 TV series ''Chucky''. Career Lind made her feature film debut in 2013 in the film ''Dark Skies''. From 2011 to early 2021 she played Faith Newman in the television daytime soap opera '' The Young and the Restless.'' She has had recurring roles in the television series ''Revenge'' as young Amanda Clarke, as well as in ''Transparent'' as Grace. She guest starred on such series as '' NCIS'' and ''Masters of Sex''. In 2014, she appeared in the feature movie '' Blended''. In 2016, Lind starred in the Amazon Studios special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedy Gonzales
Speedy Gonzales is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons. He is portrayed as "The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico" with his major traits being the ability to run extremely fast, being quick-witted and heroic while speaking with an exaggerated Mexican accent. He usually wears a yellow ''sombrero'', white shirt and trousers (which was a common traditional outfit worn by men and boys of rural Mexican villages), and a red kerchief, similar to that of some traditional Mexican attires. To date, there have been 46 theatrical shorts made either starring or featuring the character. History Speedy's first appearance was in 1953's ''Cat-Tails for Two'' though he appeared largely in name (and super speed) only. It would be two years before Friz Freleng and layout artist Hawley Pratt redesigned the character into his modern incarnation for the 1955 Freleng short of the same name. The cartoon features Sylvester the Cat g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typical romantic comedy, the two lovers tend to be young, likeable, and seemingly meant for each other, yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance (e.g., class differences, parental interference, a previous girlfriend or boyfriend) until, surmounting all obstacles, they are finally united. A fairy-tale-style happy ending is a typical feature. Romantic comedy films are a certain genre of comedy films as well as of romance films, and may also have elements of screwball comedies. However, a romantic comedy is classified as a film with two genres, not a single new genre. Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies. Description The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters meet, part ways due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Office Mojo
Box Office Mojo is an American website that tracks box-office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way. The site was founded in 1998 by Brandon Gray, and was bought in 2008 by IMDb, which itself is owned by Amazon. History Brandon Gray began the site on August 7, 1998, making forecasts of the top-10 highest-grossing films in the United States for the following weekend. To compare his forecasts to the actual results, he started posting the weekend grosses and wrote a regular column with box-office analysis. In 1999, he started to post the Friday daily box-office grosses, sourced from Exhibitor Relations, so that they were publicly available online on Saturdays and posted the Sunday weekend estimates on Sundays. Along with the weekend grosses, he was publishing the daily grosses, release schedules, and other charts, such as all-time charts, international box-office charts, genre charts, and actor and director charts. The site gradually expanded to include weekend charts goin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
