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Shout (film)
''Shout'' is a 1991 American musical romance film directed by Jeffrey Hornaday and starring John Travolta as a music teacher who introduces rock and roll to a west Texas home for boys in 1955. The film also features James Walters, Heather Graham, Richard Jordan, Linda Fiorentino, Scott Coffey, Charles Taylor, and Glenn Quinn as well as an early role for Gwyneth Paltrow. Plot Jesse Tucker and his four friends live at Benedict Boys Home, under the strict guidance of headmaster Eugene Benedict, who has a daughter Sara. Newcomer music teacher Jack Cabe introduces them to rock and roll, until headmaster Benedict threatens to fire Cabe. Cabe instructs the boys to get a radio and listen to the show Midnight Rider. Jesse bets with the guys that he would have sex with Sara, but instead falls in love with her. The boys go to the club where they see people enjoying rock and roll to the hilt; Jesse gets inspired and gives an impressive performance on stage. Cabe gets into an altercation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Hornaday
Jeffrey Hornaday is an American choreographer and film director. He has choreographed films such as ''Flashdance'', ''Dick Tracy'', ''Captain Eo'' and ''A Chorus Line'' . Hornaday was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for his direction of the 2011 Disney Channel original movie Geek Charming. He received a second Directors Guild of America Award nomination for his direction of Disney's 2013 movie Teen Beach Movie which is the highest viewed non-sequel movie in cable television history. In 2003 he was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography for adapting his dance routines from ''Flashdance'' for Jennifer Lopez in her music video '' I'm Glad''. Hornaday has also directed multiple world tours for entertainers such as Madonna and Paul McCartney. Hornaday created specialized marketing campaigns for companies such as Sony and Nike, and has served as creative director for events featuring President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama. Personal l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Taylor (actor)
L. Charles Taylor is an American actor best known for the role of David Dalton in the ''Code of Vengeance'' television series. Taylor was born in the United States but he was an "air force brat" who spent his early childhood in Italy and moved frequently around the US. A martial artist, wrestler and football player as a high school student in Detroit, he later attended Oakland University in Michigan where he discovered acting. Taylor studied at the Hedgerow Theatre in Philadelphia for five years before moving to New York City. In New York, he worked as a bouncer at Studio 54, Regine's, and other nightclubs. After a dangerous encounter with an unruly clubgoer, Taylor moved to California to break into television and motion pictures. Aside from his starring role in ''Code of Vengeance'', Taylor's other television roles include the movie ''A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder'' and appearances in episodes of ''Knight Rider'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', ''Days of Our Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Teen Drama Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ..." or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headqua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Musical Drama Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Musical Drama Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian Roman ... [...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] |
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] |
Frank Von Zerneck
Frank von Zerneck (born November 4, 1940) is an American television producer. Career Zerneck's career began as a theater producer in Los Angeles, but moved to television in 1975 in a collaboration with Robert Greenwald through Moonlight Productions, which resulted in the Emmy nominated docudrama ''21 Hours at Munich''. They briefly partnered with former ABC employee Stu Samuels in the mid to late 1980s. In 1987 Zerneck and fellow producer Robert M. Sertner created von Zerneck/Sertner Films, a long-term venture which has resulted in nearly a hundred television films. Of the company's most notable productions are four Native American films produced for Turner Network Television between 1993 and 1996, which included the Emmy winning ''Geronimo'', ''Crazy Horse'', and Golden Globe The Golden Globe Awards are awards presented for excellence in both international film and television. It is an annual award ceremony held since 1944 to honor artists and professionals and their wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Bacall
Michael Bacall (born Michael Stephen Bucellato;: "Le petit Michael Bucellato qui a choisi le pseudo de Michael Bacall..." April 19, 1973) is an American screenwriter and actor, known for having co-written the films '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' (2010), '' Project X'' (2012), ''21 Jump Street'' (2012), and its sequel ''22 Jump Street'' (2014). Life and career Bacall was born in Los Angeles, California to a family of Sicilian descent. He acted in movies and television from an early age. Turning to writing in the 2000s, he co-wrote and co-starred in '' Manic''. As of 2007, Bacall has sold a number of scripts to major studios, including ''Psycho Funky Chimp'' and ''In Search of Captain Zero''. In June 2007, New Line announced that Bacall would be writing a feature adaptation of the documentary '' The King of Kong''. He co-wrote the adaptation of the Canadian graphic novel series ''Scott Pilgrim'', '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'', with its director, Edgar Wright. Filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Hennings
Samuel DeWitt Hennings (born December 17, 1950) is an American actor, best known for his roles in ''Memphis Beat,'' ''Four Good Days'', ''Supernatural'', and his starring role in ''The Work and the Glory'' trilogy. Life and career Born in Macon, Georgia, Hennings has lived in New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles for much of his acting career. He was raised in Athens, Georgia. Hennings has been an actor since 1985. He starred in a variety of films and television shows. This included more than 70 feature films and television productions. His cinematic roles include ''Caddo Lake'' with Dylan O'Brien, '' The Neon Highway'' with Beau Bridges and Rob Mayes, ''Four Good Days'' with Glenn Close and Mila Kunis, ''The Work and the Glory'' trilogy, Martin Scorsese's '' The Aviator'' with Leonardo DiCaprio, ''Havoc'' with Anne Hathaway, ''Drop Zone'' with Wesley Snipes, ''Pawn Shop Chronicles'' with Paul Walker, Brendan Fraser, Norman Reedus, and Elijah Wood, '' Shout'' with John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
