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Friday The 13th (franchise)
''Friday the 13th'' is an American Horror fiction, horror media franchise, franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and tie‑in merchandise. The franchise primarily focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees, who was thought to have drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp staff. Decades later, the lake is rumored to be "cursed" and is the setting for a series of mass murders. Jason is featured in all of the films, as either the killer or the motivation for the killings. The Friday the 13th (1980 film), original film was written by Victor Miller (writer), Victor Miller, produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham, and released by Paramount Pictures. The films have grossed over $468 million at the box-office. Although the films were not popular with critics, ''Friday the 13th'' is considered one of the most successful media franchises in America—not only for the success of the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Miller (writer)
Victor Brooke Miller (born May 14, 1940) is an American writer for film and television. He is best known for his screenplay of the original ''Friday the 13th'' film, the popularity of which spawned a long series of sequels. Miller was not involved with any of the sequels, though he remains credited for creating the characters of Jason Voorhees, his mother Pamela Voorhees, and the heroine Alice Hardy. He has also written for several daytime television series, for which he has won three Daytime Emmy Awards. His television work includes ''Guiding Light'', ''One Life to Live'', '' Another World'', and ''All My Children''. Much of his tenure of several shows has been working under head writer Megan McTavish. Early life Miller was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of John Dabney and Barbara Leovy Miller. He attended Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts, and Yale in New Haven, Connecticut, where he says he took every creative writing course offered. Beginning in 1962, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean S
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Hiberno-English, is a male given name of Irish language, Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (Anglicisation of names, anglicized as ''Shaun/Shawn (given name), Shawn/Shon (given name), Shon'') and Séan (Ulster Irish, Ulster variant; anglicized ''Shane/Shayne''), rendered ''John (given name), John'' in English and Johannes/Johann/Johan in other Germanic languages. The Norman language, Norman French ''Jehan'' (see ''Jean (male given name), Jean'') is another version. In the Irish language, the presence and placement of the síneadh fada is significant, as it changes the meaning of the name. The word "Sean" in Irish means "old", while the word "Séan" means "omen". For notable people named Sean, refer to List of people named Sean. Origin The name was adopted into the Irish language most likely from ''Jean'', the French variant of the Hebrew name ''Yohanan''. As Irish has no letter ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carl Buechler
__NOTOC__ John Carl Buechler (pronounced ''Beekler''; June 18, 1952 – March 18, 2019) was an American special make-up effects artist, film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He was best known for his work on horror and science-fiction films, mostly as part of Charles Band's Empire Pictures, and directed films such as ''Troll (1986 film), Troll'', ''Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'', ''Cellar Dweller'', ''Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College'', and ''Curse of the Forty-Niner''. His make-up work includes ''Ghoulies'', ''From Beyond (film), From Beyond'', ''Troll'', ''TerrorVision'', ''Dolls (1987 film), Dolls'', ''Prison (1987 film), Prison'', ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master'', ''Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers'', and ''Hatchet (film), Hatchet''. After he was diagnosed with Stage IV prostate cancer, his wife set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for medical expenses. Buechler died on March 18, 2019. Filmography Special Make-Up Effects * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Blood
The New Blood was a professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 2000. History In early 2000, WCW decided that Kevin Sullivan's booking style was not as successful as they had hoped. So, they decided to bring back former WCW president Eric Bischoff and former World Wrestling Federation (WWF) head of creative Vince Russo, putting them together to run WCW, with the thought that they could keep each other in check. On-screen, Bischoff and Russo took over and declared all WCW titles vacant on April 10, 2000. They also declared a new stable with both of them at the head called The New Blood, which consisted of most of the younger wrestlers in WCW as well as longtime talent that had been largely in the background for years, feuding with "The Millionaire's Club", the older stars of WCW, who they claimed held them all back. On April 16, at Spring Stampede in Chicago, Illinois, all of the titles were filled with matches between the New Blood and the Milliona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom McLoughlin
Thomas Maurice "Tom" McLoughlin is an American screenwriter, film director, film/television director and former pantomime, mime who is most notable for directing ''Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives'' and ''One Dark Night''. His other credits include numerous television films such as ''Murder in Greenwich (TV movie), Murder in Greenwich'', At Risk (TV movie), ''At Risk'', ''Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life'', ''Date with an Angel'' and the 2010 Lifetime Movie Network film ''The Wronged Man''. In 1977, McLoughlin was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program, Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program for his contributions to ''Van Dyke and Company'', a special starring Dick Van Dyke. Two years later, he portrayed the robot S.T.A.R. (Special Troops/Arms Regiment) in the Disney film ''The Black Hole (1979 film), The Black Hole.'' He also played (along with Kevin Peter Hall) Prophecy (film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Lives
''Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives'' (stylized onscreen as ''Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI'') is a 1986 American slasher film written and directed by Tom McLoughlin, and starring Thom Mathews, Jennifer Cooke, David Kagen, and C.J. Graham. It is a sequel to '' Friday the 13th: A New Beginning'' (1985) and the sixth installment in the ''Friday the 13th'' franchise. It was the final film to feature Tommy Jarvis (Mathews) as the protagonist and marked Tony Goldwyn's film debut. Continuing from the events of the previous film, the plot follows Tommy after he accidentally resurrects mass murderer Jason Voorhees (Graham) while attempting to destroy his body to ensure he will not return. While Jason returns to Crystal Lake for another killing spree, Tommy must overcome his fear of the masked killer that has haunted him for years and find a way to stop him once and for all. The original storyline had Tommy become the series' new antagonist, but after the poor reception of ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |