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Double Take (2001 Film)
''Double Take'' is a 2001 American buddy action comedy film written and directed by George Gallo and starring Eddie Griffin and Orlando Jones. It is a remake of the 1957 British drama film '' Across the Bridge'', which was in turn based on the short story by Graham Greene. The supporting cast includes Edward Herrmann, Gary Grubbs, Garcelle Beauvais, and Daniel Roebuck. Plot Daryl Chase is a successful investment banker who handles international accounts for a major New York City firm. On his way to work he notices a man named Freddy Tiffany in a brawl against a thief with a knife. Freddy, able to defend himself, almost gets falsely arrested for theft. But Daryl and his doorman run over to clear Freddy from the police. Daryl gives Freddy $105 for injuries. Moments later Daryl notices Freddy and the man he fought with talking and laughing and realizes the fight was all for pretend as he rushes over but the two run off in a hurry. Chase discovers to his office's surprise, that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gallo
George Gallo Jr. (born March 20, 1956) is an American screenwriter, film director, producer, painter and musician. He is known for writing ''Midnight Run'' and ''29th Street (film), 29th Street'', and is an accomplished painter in the style of the Pennsylvania Impressionism, Pennsylvania Impressionists. In 1990, he won the coveted Arts for the Parks award, and has had three one-man exhibitions in New York City. In 2010, Gallo wrote and directed the film ''Middle Men (film), Middle Men'' starring Luke Wilson. Filmography Producer only Other works References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallo, George 1956 births Living people 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American painters 20th-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American painters 21st-century American screenwriters American Impressionist painters American male painters American male screenwriters Film directors from New York (state) Film producer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garcelle Beauvais
Garcelle Beauvais (, formerly Beauvais-Nilon; born November 26, 1966) is a Haitian-American actress and television personality. She is best known for her starring roles in the sitcom ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' and the crime drama series ''NYPD Blue''. She also appeared in the films ''Coming to America'' (1988) and its sequel, '' Coming 2 America'' (2021), '' White House Down'' (2013), and '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017). In 2020, Beauvais became a part of the main cast on the reality television series '' The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'', where she remained for five seasons before announcing her departure after season 14. She also co-hosted the daytime talk show ''The Real'' (2020–2022) alongside Adrienne Bailon, Loni Love, and Jeannie Mai for its final two seasons. Early life Beauvais was born in Saint-Marc, Haiti to Marie-Claire Beauvais, a nurse, and Axel Jean Pierre, a lawyer. Her parents divorced when she was 3 years old, and when she was 7 she moved with her mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stutter (Joe Song)
"Stutter" is a song by American R&B singer Joe, from his third studio album ''My Name Is Joe'' (2000). The original version of the song was produced by Roy "Royalty" Hamilton and Teddy Riley and written by Roy "Royalty" Hamilton and Ernest E. Dixon. A remix by Allen "Allstar" Gordon Jr. (marketed as the ''Double Take'' Remix due to its appearance in the 2001 film '' Double Take'') features rapper Mystikal and was a number-one hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for four weeks in 2001. It was one of three singles to have sold over 500,000 copies in the US in 2001. Composition The original version of "Stutter" is slower, more mellow and has no samples; however, the '' Double Take'' remix featuring Mystikal (with its faster tempo) samples both " Summer in the City" by Quincy Jones and " Passin' Me By" by The Pharcyde. Music video The song and video for "Stutter" refer to Joe's girlfriend, who comes home early in the morning while he wakes up and they discuss where she had been. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe (singer)
Joseph Lewis Thomas (born July 5, 1973), known mononymously as Joe, is an American R&B singer. He signed to Polygram Records in 1992, and rose to prominence after releasing his debut album '' Everything'' the following year. He followed it with a series of successful albums under Jive Records, including '' All That I Am'' (1997), the international bestseller '' My Name Is Joe'' (2000) as well as the multi-certified albums '' Better Days'' (2001) and '' And Then...'' (2003). Several songs from these albums became hit singles on the pop and R&B record charts, including the number-one hit " Stutter", the top-ten entries " All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)", " Don't Wanna Be a Player", and " I Wanna Know" as well as his collaborations "Faded Pictures" and " Thank God I Found You", the latter of which he performed alongside Mariah Carey, also a number-one hit, and " Still Not a Player". Since his departure from Jive, Joe has released most of his projects independently through vent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delinquent Habits
Delinquent Habits is an American hip hop group, formed in Norwalk, California in 1991. They are known for their Latin-tinged rap, which is both melodic and hardcore. Their first album was executive produced by Cypress Hill member Sen Dog and featured guest appearances by Sen himself as well as Puerto Rican New York City rapper Hurricane G. Their second album, '' Here Come the Horns'', again featured Sen Dog as well as Sen's brother, pioneering Latin rapper Mellow Man Ace. The melodic ''Merry-Go-Round'' featured the female singer Michelle Belle. The group chose to focus more on hardcore rap on their fourth offering, '' Freedom Band''. History Delinquent Habits was originally made up of two emcees Kemo The Blaxican (born David L.K. Thomas, April 13, 1969) and Ives Irie (born Ivan S. Martin, August 4, 1971), and a DJ/ producer O.G. Style (born Alejandro R. Martinez, July 3, 1970). Thus the group was often called Los Tres Delinquentes (Spanish spelling: ''los tres delincuen ... [...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] |
Save The Last Dance
''Save the Last Dance'' is a 2001 American dance film produced by MTV Films, directed by Thomas Carter and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas as a teenage interracial couple in Chicago who work together to help Stiles's character train for a Juilliard School dance audition. Released theatrically in the United States on January 12, 2001, the film received mixed reviews from critics. It was a box-office success and grossed $131.5 million worldwide against a $13 million budget. A direct-to-video sequel, '' Save the Last Dance 2'', was released in 2006. Plot Seventeen-year-old Sara Johnson, a promising ballet dancer in suburban Chicago, hopes to be admitted to the Juilliard School and implores her mother to attend the audition. She fails the audition and soon learns that her mother was killed in a car accident on her way to get to it. Sara is wracked with guilt and gives up ballet. She moves to the South Side to live wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cast Away
''Cast Away'' is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy. Hanks plays a FedEx troubleshooter who is stranded on a desert island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific, and the plot focuses on his desperate attempts to survive and return home. Initial filming took place from January to March 1999 before resuming in April 2000 and concluding in May. ''Cast Away'' was released on December 22, 2000, by 20th Century Fox in the United States and Canada and by DreamWorks Pictures in other territories. It grossed $429.6 million worldwide, making it the third-highest-grossing film of 2000. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the screenplay and Hanks's performance, for which he won Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama at the 58th Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 73rd Academy Awards. Plot In Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traffic (2000 Film)
''Traffic'' is a 2000 American crime drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Stephen Gaghan. It explores the illegal drug trade from several perspectives: users, enforcers, politicians, and traffickers. Their stories are edited together throughout the film, although some characters do not meet each other. The film is an adaptation of the 1989 British Channel 4 television series '' Traffik''. The film stars an international ensemble cast, including Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, Michael Douglas, Erika Christensen, Luis Guzmán, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacob Vargas, Tomas Milian, Topher Grace, James Brolin, Steven Bauer, and Benjamin Bratt. It features both English and Spanish-language dialogue. 20th Century Fox, the original financiers of the film, demanded that Harrison Ford play a leading role and that significant changes to the screenplay be made. Soderbergh refused and proposed the script to other major Hollywood studios; it was rejected becaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Kosh
Pamela Kosh (also known as Pamela K. Gilmore; October 1, 1928 – May 4, 2022) was a British- American character actress and former stage actress, pioneering female stage director, and magazine model. She had a successful career in television for over forty years (between the 1980s and 2010s). She was known for a wide variety of roles in television and is best known for playing Lavinia Peach in ''Days of Our Lives'', Mrs. Carmichael and Jessel in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Flora on ''The King of Queens'', Martha on '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'', and Mrs. Simpson in both ''Saved by the Bell'' and '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class''. Early life Pamela Kosh was born on October 1, 1928 in Crayford in Kent to Alfred and Rose Kosh, the youngest of six children. At an early age she aspired to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA), but her family decided it would be more practical to send her to Bexleyheath School to learn secretarial skills. She hated working as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivica A
Vivica or Vivika are female given names. Notable people with these names include: * Vivica Bandler (1917–2004), Finnish theater director * Vivica A. Fox (born 1964), US actress * Vivica Genaux (born 1969), US singer * Otto and Vivika Heino, US ceramicists See also * Viveca *Ivica * VICA (other) *"Vivica", a song by Jack Off Jill Jack Off Jill was an American alternative rock band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, founded in 1992 by vocalist Jessicka, drummer Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha, bassist/keyboardist Agent Moulder, and guitarist Michelle Inhell. Though these four women were th ... from '' Clear Hearts Grey Flowers'' {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Elliott (actor)
Shawn Elliott (February 24, 1937 – March 11, 2016) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for starring in the original cast of ''Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris'' onstage and as Paco in the film '' Short Eyes'' (1977). Early years Elliott was born Eliezer Santiago Solis in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and grew up in New York City's East Harlem area where he appeared in a community center production of ''Oklahoma!'' Singing career Elliott had a #1 hit in Europe and South America with a cover of Sir Lancelot's "Shame And Scandal In The Family" in 1965. The cover failed to chart in America where English comedian Lance Percival's version did. However, Peter Tosh and the Wailers, as well as The Blues Busters, copied the arrangement used by Elliot in preparing their own later covers of the song. Recorded a minor disco hit "Nice and Slow" in 1976. Elliott originally recorded for Roulette Records, before moving with his brother Roland to Atlantic Records in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
