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Christopher Pettiet
Christopher Lee Pettiet (February 12, 1976 – April 12, 2000) was an American television and film actor best known for his role as Jesse James in the Western TV series '' The Young Riders'' and as Zach Crandell in the cult comedy film '' Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead'' (1991). Career Pettiet began his career as a child actor making appearances in television series such as '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''L.A. Law'', ''Empty Nest'', and '' Doogie Howser, M.D.''. He played the middle brother in the 1991 comedy film '' Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead''. Also in 1991, Pettiet appeared in the hit film ''Point Break'' alongside actors Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves, and in the same year joined the final season of '' The Young Riders'' as a teenage version of Jesse James. Most of his subsequent career was in episodic television and independent films, including '' Boys'' and '' Carried Away'', both released in 1996. He had a brief recurring role on the first season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plano, Texas
Plano ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for "flat surface" /'plano/) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, where it is the largest city in Collin County, Texas, Collin County. A small portion of Plano is located in Denton County, Texas, Denton County. Plano is also one of the principal cities of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. With a population of 285,494 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Texas, ninth most-populous city in Texas, and, respectively, the List of United States cities by population, 73rd most populous city in the United States. Plano's economy makes up a significant portion of Economy of Dallas, Dallas' economy, home to many large companies such as Frito-Lay, Frito Lay, JCPenney, Pizza Hut, and other major distributors. It is also home to the headquarters of Toyota Motor North America. Plano has also been named as both one of the fastest growing cities and one of the best places to live in the country. History Sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carried Away (1996 Film)
''Carried Away'' (also known as ''Acts of Love'') is a 1996 American English language film directed by Bruno Barreto. It is based on the novel ''Farmer'' by Jim Harrison. The film stars Dennis Hopper, Amy Irving (Barreto's then wife), Gary Busey, and Amy Locane. The tagline reads "No love is safe from desire". Plot Joseph Svenden is a middle-aged schoolteacher who lives on a farm with his dying mother. In his simple life there is no excitement, even in his long-time relationship with a widow. However, when a beautiful 17-year-old girl enrolls in his class, life takes an unexpected turn. She boards her horse in his barn, and they flirt. They carry on a furtive relationship which leaves him torn between passion and knowing that he is doing something wrong. When their relationship becomes public, many different reactions ensue. Cast * Dennis Hopper as Joseph Svenden * Todd Duffey as Young Joseph Svenden * Amy Irving as Rosealee Henson * Amy Locane as Catherine Wheeler * Julie Harr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dreamer Of Oz
''The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story'' is a 1990 American television film, made-for-television biographical film starring John Ritter as L. Frank Baum, Lyman Frank Baum, the author who wrote the 1900 novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and List of Oz books#The original Oz books by L. Frank Baum, thirteen other Oz books. Also starring in it were Annette O'Toole as Baum's supportive wife, Maud Gage Baum, Maud, and Rue McClanahan as Baum's tough mother-in-law, Matilda Gage. Plot The film is told as a flashback from the point of view of L. Frank Baum's widow, Maud Gage Baum. It tells how her husband came to create ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' while undergoing and eventually overcoming professional and personal failures. It's 1939 and the classic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM film The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), The Wizard of Oz is about to premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre, Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood. 78 year old Mrs. Baum has been invited t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Generation)
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Law (1997 Film)
''Against the Law'' is a 1997 American action crime directed by Jim Wynorski and starring Nick Mancuso, Nancy Allen and Richard Grieco. Plot In California, a homeless and mentally ill man, Rex, comes to believe he is a gunfighter from the American Old West, and heads for Los Angeles. While travelling, he begins a murder spree, and his victims include police officers. He becomes fixated on Los Angeles police officer John Shepard, who is in the news after killing a drug dealer in a shootout, and news anchor Maggie Hewitt, who broke the story. He terrorizes Hewitt before arriving in Los Angeles, where he challenges Shepard to a Western-style showdown at high noon. Cast * Nancy Allen as Maggie Hewitt * Richard Grieco as Rex *Nick Mancuso as Det. John Shepard * Steven Ford as Lt. Bill Carpenter * Thomas Mikal Ford as Det. Siegel * Gary Sandy as Chief Leitner * Leslie Bega as Lucia * James Stephens as Det. Ben Hamada * Herb Mitchell as Carl Stensgard * Heather Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashes To Ashes
Ashes to Ashes may refer to: In religion * "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust", a phrase from the Anglican ''Book of Common Prayer'' burial service In literature * ''Ashes to Ashes'' (play), by Harold Pinter, 1996 * ''Ashes to Ashes'' (Kluger book), by Richard Kluger, about smoking in the United States, 1996 * ''Ashes to Ashes'' (novel), by Tami Hoag, 1999 *''Ashes to Ashes'', by Isabel Ostrander In films * ''Ashes to Ashes'' (Wednesday Theatre), an Australian television play * ''Ashes to Ashes'' (film), by Wayne Gerard Trotman * '' Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes'', 2006 made-for-television sequel in the ''Pumpkinhead'' franchise of horror films In television * ''Ashes to Ashes'' (British TV series), a follow-on from the BBC drama ''Life on Mars'' * ''Ashes to Ashes'' (South African TV series) * "Ashes to Ashes" (''Only Fools and Horses''), an episode of ''Only Fools and Horses'' * "Ashes to Ashes" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), an episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' * "Ashes to Ashes" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dreamer Of Oz
''The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story'' is a 1990 American made-for-television biographical film starring John Ritter as Lyman Frank Baum, the author who wrote the 1900 novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and thirteen other Oz books. Also starring in it were Annette O'Toole as Baum's supportive wife, Maud, and Rue McClanahan as Baum's tough mother-in-law, Matilda Gage. Plot The film is told as a flashback from the point of view of L. Frank Baum's widow, Maud Gage Baum. It tells how her husband came to create ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' while undergoing and eventually overcoming professional and personal failures. It's 1939 and the classic MGM film The Wizard of Oz is about to premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. 78 year old Mrs. Baum has been invited to attend the premiere. Before she enters the theatre a young journalist recognizes her and asks if he may interview her. She politely agrees and begins to recount how she first met her husband. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United States Census Bureau, U.S. census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry. It has a diverse economy, hosting headquarters of companies such as Hulu, Activision Blizzard, Universal Music Group, Starz Entertainment Corp., Starz Entertainment, Lionsgate Studios, Illumination (company), Illumination and The Recording Academy. Santa Monica traces its history to Rancho San Vicente y Santa Mónica, granted in 1839 to the Sepúlveda family of California. The rancho was later sold to John Percival Jones, John P. Jones and Robert Symington Baker, Robert Baker, who in 1875, along with his Californio heiress wife Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker, founded Santa Monica, which inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cremation
Cremation is a method of Disposal of human corpses, final disposition of a corpse through Combustion, burning. Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative to burial. In some countries, including India, Nepal, and Syria, cremation on an Pyre, open-air pyre is an ancient tradition. Starting in the 19th century, cremation was introduced or reintroduced into other parts of the world. In modern times, cremation is commonly carried out with a Crematorium, closed furnace (cremator), at a crematorium. Cremation leaves behind an average of of remains known as ''ashes'' or ''cremains''. This is not all ash but includes unburnt fragments of bone mineral, which are commonly ground into powder. They are inorganic and inert, and thus do not constitute a health risk and may be buried, interred in a memorial site, retained by relatives or scattered in various ways. History Ancient Cremation dates from at least 17,000 years ago in the archaeological record, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy is a group of primary diseases of the heart muscle. Early on there may be few or no symptoms. As the disease worsens, shortness of breath, feeling tired, and swelling of the legs may occur, due to the onset of heart failure. An irregular heart beat and fainting may occur. Those affected are at an increased risk of sudden cardiac death. As of 2013, cardiomyopathies are defined as "disorders characterized by morphologically and functionally abnormal myocardium in the absence of any other disease that is sufficient, by itself, to cause the observed phenotype." Types of cardiomyopathy include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken heart syndrome). In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy the heart muscle enlarges and thickens. In dilated cardiomyopathy the ventricles enlarge and weaken. In restrictive cardiomyopathy the ventricle stiffens. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diazepam
Diazepam, sold under the brand name Valium among others, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family that acts as an anxiolytic. It is used to treat a range of conditions, including anxiety disorder, anxiety, seizures, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, muscle spasms, insomnia, and restless legs syndrome. It may also be used to cause amnesia, memory loss during certain medical procedures. It can be taken Oral administration, orally (by mouth), as a suppository inserted into the rectum, Intramuscular injection, intramuscularly (injected into muscle), Intravenous therapy, intravenously (injection into a vein) or used as a nasal spray. When injected intravenously, effects begin in one to five minutes and last up to an hour. When taken by mouth, effects begin after 15 to 60 minutes. Common side effects include sleepiness and trouble with coordination. Serious side effects are rare. They include increased risk of suicide, decreased breathing, and a paradoxical increased risk of seizures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dextropropoxyphene
Dextropropoxyphene is an analgesic in the opioid category, patented in 1955 and manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company. It is an optical isomer of levopropoxyphene. It is intended to treat mild pain and also has antitussive (cough suppressant) and local anaesthetic effects. The drug has been taken off the market in Europe and the US due to concerns of fatal overdoses and heart arrhythmias. It is still available in Australia, albeit with restrictions after an application by its manufacturer to review its proposed banning. Its onset of analgesia (pain relief) is said to be 20–30 minutes and peak effects are seen about 1.5–2.0 hours after oral administration. Dextropropoxyphene is sometimes combined with acetaminophen. Trade names include Darvocet-N, Di-Gesic, and Darvon with APAP (for dextropropoxyphene and paracetamol). The British approved name (i.e. the generic name of the active ingredient) of the paracetamol/dextropropoxyphene preparation is co-proxamol (sold under a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
