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Crazy People
''Crazy People'' is a 1990 American black comedy film starring Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah, directed by Tony Bill, and music by Cliff Eidelman. Plot Emory Leeson is an advertising executive who experiences a nervous breakdown. He designs a series of "truthful" advertisements, blunt and bawdy and of no use to his boss Drucker's firm. One of his colleagues, Stephen Bachman, checks him into a psychiatric hospital. Emory goes into group therapy under the care of Dr. Liz Baylor and meets other voluntary patients, such as the lovely and vulnerable Kathy Burgess. There is also George, who can speak only one word: "Hello." By mistake, Emory's advertisements get printed and the new campaign turns out to be a tremendous success. Campaigns like: "Jaguar — For men who'd like hand jobs from beautiful women they hardly know." and "Volvo — they're boxy but they're good." Drucker grabs credit for the ads. He assigns Stephen and the rest of his employees to design similar new ad campaign ...
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Tony Bill
Gerard Anthony Bill (born August 23, 1940) is an American actor, producer, and director. He produced the 1973 movie ''The Sting'', for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips (producer), Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips. As an actor, Bill had supporting roles in ''Come Blow Your Horn'' (1963), ''Shampoo (film), Shampoo'' (1975), ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' (1985), and ''Less than Zero (film), Less than Zero'' (1987). He made his directorial debut with ''My Bodyguard'' (1980) and directed movies ''Six Weeks'' (1982), ''Five Corners (film), Five Corners'' (1987), ''Crazy People'' (1990), ''Untamed Heart'' (1993), and ''Flyboys (film), Flyboys'' (2006). Early life Bill was born in San Diego, California, and attended St. Augustine High School (San Diego), St. Augustine High School. He majored in English and art at the University of Notre Dame, from which he graduated in 1962. Career Bill began his career as an actor in the 1960s, first appear ...
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Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring thousands of islands. The country consists of nine traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilization, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical p ...
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AFI Catalog Of Feature Films
The ''AFI Catalog of Feature Films'', also known as the ''AFI Catalog'', is an ongoing project by the American Film Institute (AFI) to catalog all commercially-made and theatrically exhibited American motion pictures from the birth of cinema in 1893 to the present. It began as a series of hardcover books known as ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures'', and subsequently became an exclusively online filmographic database. Each entry in the catalog typically includes the film's title, physical description, production and distribution companies, production and release dates, cast and production credits, a plot summary, song titles, and notes on the film's history. The films are indexed by personal credits, production and distribution companies, year of release, and major and minor plot subjects. To qualify for the "Feature Films" volumes, a film must have been commercially produced either on American soil or by an American company. In accordance with the Inter ...
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John Malkovich
John Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 films, including '' The Killing Fields'' (1984), ''Empire of the Sun'' (1987), '' Dangerous Liaisons'' (1988), ''Of Mice and Men'' (1992), ''In the Line of Fire'' (1993), '' Mulholland Falls'' (1996), ''Con Air'' (1997), ''Rounders'' (1998), '' Being John Malkovich'' (1999), '' The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'' (1999), '' Shadow of the Vampire'' (2000), ''Ripley's Game'' (2002), '' Johnny English'' (2003), ''Burn After Reading'' (2008), '' Red'' (2010), '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (2011), '' Warm Bodies'' (2013), ''Cesar Chavez'' (2014), ''Bird Box'' (2018), and ''Velvet Buzzsaw'' (2019). He has also produced films such as '' Ghost World'' (2001), '' ...
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David Packer (actor)
David Packer (born August 25, 1962) is an American actor. Early life He was born on August 25, 1962 in Passaic, New Jersey. Career His first starring role was as the human traitor Daniel Bernstein in the 1983 NBC miniseries '' V''. He reprised the role in the 1984 sequel '' V: The Final Battle''. Packer subsequently appeared in such films as ''You Can't Hurry Love'', '' Strange Days'', ''True Crime'' and '' Infested''. In 1994, he received the Cable Ace Award for his role as Leo in the 1993 television series '' Big Al''. He also appeared in the video game '' Double Switch'' as Jeff, who leads the band Scream, and has made guest appearances in numerous television shows such as '' ER'', '' Fame'', '' St. Elsewhere'', ''thirtysomething'', ''The Division'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', '' CSI: NY'' and ''M*A*S*H''. Packer was good friends with the actress Dominique Dunne (replaced by actress Blair Tefkin Blair Tefkin (born December 9, 1959) is an American actress, ...
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Floyd Vivino
Floyd Vivino (born October 19, 1951), also known as Uncle Floyd, is an American television, film, and stage performer primarily known for his comedy/variety TV show ''The Uncle Floyd Show'' (1974–1998). Early life Vivino was born in Paterson, New Jersey to Jerry Vivino Sr., a jazz trumpeter, and Emily Vivino. He grew up in Paterson, Point Pleasant, Island Heights, and Glen Rock. He attended Glen Rock High SchoolStaff"Uncle Floyd - His TV Program Gathers A Cult - It's So Bad, It's Good" ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', February 26, 1984. Accessed February 28, 2011. "He studied piano as a child, and like his brothers - Jimmy, an arranger for the vocalist Phoebe Snow, and Jerry, for years a saxophonist for Frankie Valli - began making a living at music soon after his graduation in 1969 from Glen Rock High School in Bergen County." where he produced a musical revue starring the school's janitorial staff. Floyd began his live performance career working as a child tap dancer in A ...
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Dick Cusack
Richard John CusackMartin, Douglas ''The New York Times'', June 04, 2003 (August 29, 1925 – June 2, 2003) was an American actor, filmmaker, and documentarist. Personal life Cusack was born in New York City, the son of Margaret Cusack (née McFeeley) and Dennis Joseph Cusack. His family was of Irish Catholic background. He served with the U.S. Army in the Philippines in World War II. After the war Cusack attended College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he played basketball with Bob Cousy and roomed with Philip F. Berrigan, the peace activist. Cusack and his wife, Ann Paula "Nancy" (Carolan), had five children: Ann Cusack, Joan Cusack, Bill Cusack, John Cusack and Susie Cusack, all of whom followed him into the acting profession. Circa 1963-1966, the Cusack family moved from New York City to Evanston, Illinois, where the five children grew up. Career Until 1970 Cusack worked as a Clio Award-winning advertising executive. He then pursued a ...
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Danton Stone
Danton Stone (born in Queens, New York) is an American stage, film and television actor. Stage Broadway *'' Fifth of July'' (1980) as Weston Hurley *'' Angels Fall'' (1983) as Don Tabaha *'' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (2001) as Martini Off-Broadway (selected) *''Mrs. Murray's Farm'' (1976) *''Balm in Gilead'' (1984) *''In This Fallen City'' (1986) *''Fortune's Fools'' (1995) *''Mere Mortals and Others'' (1997) Regional * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', Steppenwolf Theatre Company (2000) *''Miss Julie'', Steppenwolf Theatre Company (1985) Filmography (selected) * ' The Chosen'' (1981) as Fighting Student * ''National Lampoon's Joy of Sex'' (1984) as Farouk * '' Maria's Lovers'' (1984) as Joe * ''Band of the Hand'' (1986) as Aldo * ''Eight Men Out'' (1988) as Hired Killer * '' Checking Out'' (1989) as Dr. Wolfe * ''Crazy People'' (1990) as Saabs * '' Once Around'' (1991) as Tony Bella * '' He Said, She Said'' (1991) as Eric * ''McHale's Navy'' (1997) as Gruber * '' ...
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Bill Smitrovich
William Stanley Zmitrowicz Jr. (born May 16, 1947), known professionally as Bill Smitrovich ( ), is an American actor. Personal life Smitrovich was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Anna (née Wojna) and Stanley William Zmitrowicz, a tool and die maker. He is of Polish descent. Bill is a graduate of the University of Bridgeport (1972) and holds an MFA from Smith College (1976). He is married to Shaw Purnell from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They have a son, Alexander John, and a daughter Maya Christina, four years younger. Career Smitrovich has starred in a number of television series. His first prominent TV series role was in the 1980s series '' Crime Story'' as Det. Sgt. Danny Krychek. He went on to star in the hit drama series '' Life Goes On'' (1989–93). Smitrovich was the lead guest star in the pilot film of the 1980s crime drama hit series ''Miami Vice''. He also appeared in the final episode of '' NYPD Blue''. He has also been seen in ''The Henry Lee Project'' ...
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David Paymer
David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, and television director. He has been in films such as ''Mr. Saturday Night'', ''Quiz Show'', '' Searching for Bobby Fischer'', ''City Slickers'', '' Crazy People'', '' State and Main'', '' Payback'', '' Get Shorty'', ''Carpool'', '' The American President'', '' The Hurricane'', ''Ocean's Thirteen'', and '' Drag Me to Hell''. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1992 for ''Mr. Saturday Night.'' He played the lead role as the Boss in ''Bartleby'', an adaptation of Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener." He played a mob boss in the television series '' Line of Fire''. Early life Paymer was born in Oceanside, New York, the son of Sylvia, a travel agent, and Marvin Paymer, a pianist and musical director who originally worked in the scrap metal business. They divorced in 1973. Paymer is Jewish; his mother was born in Belgium and left for the United States to escape the Na ...
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Alan North
Alan North (December 23, 1920 – January 19, 2000) was an American actor. Early life North was born in Bronx, New York, and joined the United States Navy during the Second World War. Career After the war, he became a stage manager and made his Broadway debut in 1955 in '' Plain and Fancy''. His film career included roles in ''Plaza Suite'' (1971), ''Serpico'' (1973), '' The Formula'' (1980), '' Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer'' (1983), ''Thief of Hearts'' (1984), ''Highlander'' (1986), '' Act of Vengeance'' (1986), '' Billy Galvin'' (1986), ''The Fourth Protocol'' (1987), '' Lean on Me'' (1989), ''See No Evil, Hear No Evil'' (1989), '' Glory'' (1989) and '' The Long Kiss Goodnight'' (1996). On television, he played Captain Ed Hocken in the 1982 television series '' Police Squad!''. He also appeared on the soap opera '' Another World'' in the recurring role of Captain Sean Delaney from 1984 to 1988. His last stage performance was in 1999, in ''Lake Hollywood''. Pers ...
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Mercedes Ruehl
Mercedes J. Ruehl (; born February 28, 1948) is an American screen, stage, and television actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, two Obie Awards, and two Outer Critics Circle Awards. Ruehl is known for her leading performance in the play '' Lost in Yonkers'' (1990) and supporting performance in the film ''The Fisher King'' (1991). Her other film credits include ''Big'' (1988), ''Married to the Mob'' (1988), ''Last Action Hero'' (1993), '' Roseanna's Grave'' (1997), and ''Hustlers'' (2019). Early life and education Ruehl was born February 28, 1948 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, to Mercedes J. Ruehl, a schoolteacher, and Vincent Ruehl, an FBI agent. Her father was of German and Irish descent and her mother was of Cuban and Irish descent. The family frequently moved during her childhood owing to Vincent Ruehl's assignments with the FBI, and lived in other states including ...
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