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The Flamingo Kid
''The Flamingo Kid'' is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and produced by Michael Phillips. It stars Matt Dillon, Richard Crenna, Héctor Elizondo and Jessica Walter. The film tells the story of a working class boy who takes a summer job at a beach resort and learns valuable life lessons. It was the first film to receive a PG-13 rating, although it was the fifth to be released with that rating (after ''Red Dawn'', '' The Woman in Red'', '' Dreamscape'' and ''Dune''). Crenna received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his supporting role and Marisa Tomei made her big screen debut with a minor role in the film. Plot In the summer of 1963, Jeffrey Willis joins some friends for a day of gin rummy at ''El Flamingo Club'', a private beach resort. There, he meets the girl of his dreams Carla Sampson. After the gin game and being told of the club's strict policy regarding guests, Jeffrey is upset, but not for long, since he immediately lands a job as a car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry Marshall
Garry Kent Marshall (November 13, 1934 – July 19, 2016) was an American filmmaker and actor. He started his career in the 1960s writing for ''The Lucy Show'' and ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' before he developed Neil Simon's 1965 play '' The Odd Couple'' for television in 1970. He gained fame for creating ''Happy Days'' (1974–1984), '' Laverne and Shirley'' (1976–1983), and '' Mork and Mindy'' (1978–1982). He is also known for directing '' The Flamingo Kid'' (1984), '' Overboard'' (1987), ''Beaches'' (1988), ''Pretty Woman'' (1990), '' Runaway Bride'' (1999), and the family films ''The Princess Diaries'' (2001) and '' The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement'' (2004). He also directed the romantic comedy ensemble films ''Valentine's Day'' (2010), ''New Year's Eve'' (2011), and ''Mother's Day'' (2016). Early life Garry Kent Marshall was born in the Bronx, New York City, on November 13, 1934, the only son and the eldest child of Anthony "Tony" Masciarelli (later Anthony Wallace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman In Red (1984 Film)
''The Woman in Red'' is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed by and starring Gene Wilder. Wilder also wrote the script, adapting it from the Yves Robert film ''Pardon Mon Affaire'' (''Un éléphant ça trompe énormément''). It co-stars Charles Grodin, Gilda Radner, Joseph Bologna, Judith Ivey, and Kelly LeBrock. The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I Just Called to Say I Love You", written and performed by Stevie Wonder. Plot San Francisco advertising man Theodore "Teddy" Pierce is amused by, then infatuated with Charlotte, a beautiful woman whose red dress goes billowing over her head by a gust of wind from crossing over a ventilation grate, and exposing her red satin string bikini panties. Despite his interest, Teddy is already happily married to Didi, but he cannot get this woman out of his mind. When his friend Joe, who has an affair of his own, is abandoned by his wife, who leaves with everything, Teddy gets cold feet and decides to forget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Gehman
Martha Gehman (born 1955) is an American actress and acting coach, perhaps best known for her role as Ophelia in the 1985 cult classic ''The Legend of Billie Jean''. She also had supporting roles in '' The Flamingo Kid'', '' F/X'', ''Threesome'' and ''A Kiss Before Dying''. Gehman has a twin sister, Abbie, and is the daughter of actress Estelle Parsons and Richard Gehman. '''', November 23, 1989 ("Estelle Parsons... Now, the actress' own daughter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronson Pinchot
Bronson Alcott Pinchot (; born May 20, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Balki Bartokomous on the ABC sitcom '' Perfect Strangers'' (1986–93). He also performed in films, such as ''Risky Business'' (1983), ''Beverly Hills Cop'' (1984), '' After Hours'' (1985), ''True Romance'' (1993), ''Beverly Hills Cop III'' (1994), '' Stephen King's The Langoliers'' (1995), '' It's My Party'' (1996), ''Courage Under Fire'' (1996) and ''The First Wives Club'' (1996), and in television series, such as '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', ''Meego'' and '' Chilling Adventures of Sabrina''. In 2012, he starred in his own reality series, ''The Bronson Pinchot Project'' on the DIY Network. Pinchot has worked extensively as an audiobook narrator, with over 100 recordings as of 2014. '' AudioFile'' magazine recognized him as Best Voice in Fiction & Classics for his 2010 renderings of Flannery O'Connor's ''Everything That Rises Must Converge'' (1965), Karl Marlante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Robinson
Leon Preston Robinson (born March 8, 1962), usually credited as simply Leon, is an American actor who began his professional career as a film actor in the early 1980s. Robinson is best known for his roles as David Ruffin in the TV film '' The Temptations'' (1998), J.T. Matthews in the 1991 Robert Townsend film '' The Five Heartbeats'', Derice Bannock in the 1993 film '' Cool Runnings'', Shep in the 1994 basketball drama film '' Above the Rim'', and Little Richard in the 2000 film ''Little Richard''. Career Robinson appeared in a 1989 episode of the NBC series ''Midnight Caller'', in which he played an athlete who falls victim to crack cocaine. He also co-starred in the 1989 ABC miniseries '' The Women of Brewster Place'', as the boyfriend of a suburbanite (played by Robin Givens). He was cast as Saint Martin de Porres in Madonna's controversial 1989 music video " Like a Prayer". Robinson's early film roles included a football teammate of Tom Cruise in '' All the Righ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fisher Stevens
Fisher Stevens (born Steven Fisher; November 27, 1963) is an American actor, director, producer and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Ben in ''Short Circuit'' and '' Short Circuit 2'', Chuck Fishman on the 1990s television series '' Early Edition'', and villainous computer genius Eugene "The Plague" Belford in '' Hackers''. He portrays Marvin Gerard on NBC’s '' The Blacklist''. His most recent successes include winning the 2010 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for '' The Cove'' and the 2008 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature for '' Crazy Love''. In addition, he has directed the documentary '' Before the Flood'', which screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and by National Geographic on October 21, 2016. He stars as Hugo Baker on the HBO satirical drama series ''Succession''. Early life Stevens was born Steven Fisher in 1963 in Chicago, the son of Sally, a painter and AIDS activist, and Norman Fisher, a furnit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian McNamara
Brian McNamara is an American actor. His first major role was in the film '' The Flamingo Kid'' (1984). He then went on to appear in a few films, such as ''Short Circuit'' (1986), ''Caddyshack II'' (1988), ''Arachnophobia'' (1990) and ''Mystery Date'' (1991). McNamara was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for playing Dean Karny in the television film '' Billionaire Boys Club'' (1987). However, his most popular role was as Michael Holden in the television series ''Army Wives'' (2007–2013). Career Early in his career, he played Todd Young in ''Caddyshack II'' (1988). He had roles in such feature films as ''Arachnophobia'' and ''Short Circuit''. He guest starred in such television series as ''NYPD Blue'', '' The O.C.'', ''Seinfeld'', ''St. Elsewhere'', '' JAG'', '' Ned & Stacey'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', ''Mad About You'', '' Matlock'', '' Diagnosis: Murder'', ''Ellen'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', ''Murphy Brown'', ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'', '' CSI: Cyber'', and ''Army Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Jones
Janet may refer to: Names * Janet (given name) * Janet (French singer) (1939–2011) Surname * Charles Janet (1849–1932), French engineer, inventor and biologist, known for the Left Step periodic table * Jules Janet (1861–1945), French psychologist and psychotherapist * Maurice Janet (1888–1983), French mathematician * Paul Janet (1823–1899), French philosopher and writer * Pierre Janet (1859–1947), French psychologist, philosopher and psychotherapist * Roberto Janet (born 1986), Cuban hammer thrower Other uses * Janet, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Janet (airline), a military transport fleet known for servicing the US Air Force "Area 51" facility * JANET, a high-speed network for the UK research and education community * ''Janet'' (album), by Janet Jackson * ''Janet'' (video), a video compilation by Janet Jackson * Janet, a character in the TV series ''The Good Place'' * Hurricane Janet, 1955 * Janet, a character in the video game ''Brawl Stars ''Brawl Stars'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Press
''The Pittsburgh Press'' (formerly ''The Pittsburg Press'' and originally ''The Evening Penny Press'') was a major afternoon daily newspaper published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1884 to 1992. At one time, the ''Press'' was the second largest newspaper in Pennsylvania, behind only ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. For four years starting in 2011, the brand was revived and applied to an afternoon online edition of the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. Early history The history of the ''Press'' traces back to an effort by Thomas J. Keenan Jr. to buy ''The Pittsburg Times'' newspaper, at which he was employed as city editor. Joining Keenan in his endeavor were reporter John S. Ritenour of the Pittsburgh ''Post'', Charles W. Houston of the city clerk's office, and U.S. Representative Thomas M. Bayne. After examining the ''Times'' and finding it in a poor state, the group changed course and decided to start a new penny paper in hopes that it would flourish in a local market full of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei ( , ; born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She came to prominence as a cast member on '' The Cosby Show'' spin-off '' A Different World'' in 1987. After having minor roles in a few films, she came to international attention in 1992 with the comedy ''My Cousin Vinny'', for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received two additional Academy Award nominations for '' In the Bedroom'' (2001) and '' The Wrestler'' (2008). Tomei has appeared in a number of successful films, including '' What Women Want'' (2000), '' Anger Management'' (2003), '' Wild Hogs'' (2007), '' The Ides of March'' (2011), and '' Parental Guidance'' (2012). She also portrayed May Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having appeared in '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016), '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017), '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019), and '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021). Tomei was formerly involved with the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Globe Award For Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture is a Golden Globe Award that was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance in a motion picture released in the previous year. The formal title has varied since its inception; since 2005, the award has officially been called "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture". Six actors have won the award twice: Richard Attenborough, Edmund Gwenn, Martin Landau, Edmond O'Brien, Christoph Waltz, and Brad Pitt. Winners and nominees 1940s David Brian - Intruder in the Dust 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple nominations ;5 nominations * Jack Nicholson ;4 nominations * Ed Harris * Brad Pitt ;3 nominations * Red Buttons * Robert Duvall * Hugh Griffith * Philip Seymour Hoffman * Al Pacino * Joe Pesci * Christopher Plummer * Jason Robards ;2 nominations * Ben Affleck * Eddie Albert * Mahershala Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
