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Far Out Man
''Far Out Man'' is a 1990 American comedy film written, directed by and starring Tommy Chong. Plot An aging hippie goes on a road trip in search of his long lost family. He meets up with his son (Paris Chong, Tommy's real-life son). Together they go off to see America. A majority of Tommy's real life family have roles; daughter Rae Dawn plays his daughter and wife Shelby has a lead role as his ex. Chong's former partner Cheech Marin makes a cameo appearance as a passenger in the back of Far Out Man's truck. Cast *Tommy Chong as Far Out Man *C. Thomas Howell as himself *Rae Dawn Chong as herself *Shelby Chong as Tree *Paris Chong as Kyle *Martin Mull as Dr. Leddledick *Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, Bobby Taylor as Bobby *Reynaldo Rey as Lou *Peggy McIntaggart as Misty (Peggy F. Sands) *Al Mancini as Fresno detective *Judd Nelson as himself *Cheech Marin as Cheech *Michael Winslow as airport cop *Lisa M. Hansen as police radio dispatcher *Cynthia Darlow as Truck Stop Waitress *He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Chong
Thomas B. Kin Chong (born May 24, 1938) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, musician, activist. He is known for his marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movies with Cheech Marin, as well as playing the character Leo on Fox's ''That '70s Show''. He became a naturalized United States citizen in the late 1980s. Early life Thomas B. Kin ChongArchived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine was born on May 24, 1938, in Edmonton, Alberta. His mother was of Scotch-Irish Canadian ancestry, and his father was a Chinese Canadian who immigrated in the 1930s. He had an older brother, Stan (1936-2019). After arriving in Canada, the senior Chong had first lived with an aunt in Vancouver. As a youth, Tommy Chong moved with his family to Calgary, settling in a conservative neighbourhood Chong has referred to as " Dog Patch". He has said that his father had "been wounded in World War II and there was a veterans' hospital in Calgary. He bought a $500 house in Dog Patch and raise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Chong
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intellig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Comedy Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CineTel Films Films
CineTel can refer to: * CineTel Films, an independent film distributor *CineTel Productions, which became Scripps Productions after being bought out by E. W. Scripps Company {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Independent Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the " United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Films
The year 1990 in film involved many significant events as shown below. Universal Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1990 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * March 2 - '' The Hunt for Red October'' is released. It is the first film in Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" franchise and is met with critical and blockbuster commercial success. * March 23 – ''Pretty Woman'' is released and grosses $463 million, making Julia Roberts a worldwide star. * March 30 – '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is released to massive box office success. At the time, it is the highest-grossing independent film in history. * May 25 – Universal Pictures unveils a new opening logo with music composed by James Horner, which debuts on ''Back to the Future Part III''. It is the first change to the Universal opening logo in 27 years. * June 1 – CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in '' Total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Dog Night
Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in 1967, with founding members consisting of vocalists Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, and Chuck Negron. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass), Michael Allsup (guitar), and Floyd Sneed (drums). The band had 21 ''Billboard'' Top 40 hits between 1969 and 1975, with three hitting number one. Three Dog Night recorded many songs written by outside songwriters, and they helped to introduce mainstream audiences to writers such as Randy Newman (" Mama Told Me Not to Come"), Paul Williams (" An Old Fashioned Love Song"), and Hoyt Axton ("Joy to the World", " Never Been to Spain"). Name origin The official commentary included in the CD set ''Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965–1975'' states that vocalist Danny Hutton's girlfriend, actress June Fairchild (best known as the "Ajax Lady" from the Cheech and Chong movie '' Up In Smoke'') suggested the name after reading a magazine article ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hertzberg
Paul Hertzberg (born December 7, 1949) is an American film producer and former actor. His genres included thrillers, action, drama, and sci-fi. He is currently the president and chief executive officer of CineTel Films, Inc.Corporate Profile CineTel Films. Much like his company's vice president, Lisa M. Hansen, Hertzberg also frequently made cameos in the films he has been involved with. Career Hertzberg founded Chicago Teleproductions in 1980 and recruited Hansen a year later. He later moved to Los Angeles in 1983 with her to do sales for the company, which was renamed CineTel Films. Later, during the early 1980s, Hertzberg, along with Hansen, went to[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rae Allen
Rae may refer to: People *Rae (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Rae (surname), including a list of people with the surname Nicknames for *Rachel (given name) *Rachelle * Raquel * Raven (given name) *Reema *Reena (other) * Rekha (born 1954) * Reshma (1947–2013) * Raelyn * Valkyrae Science *RaE, the historic notation of Bismuth-210 isotope Entertainment *'' Norma Rae'', 1979 American film *The Rock-afire Explosion, an animatronic robot band * ''Rae'' (album), an album by American singer-songwriter Ashe Sport * Rae (motorsport), a racing car constructor Places *Rae Parish, municipality in Harju County, Estonia * Rae, Harju County, village in Rae Parish, Harju County, Estonia * Rae, Pärnu County, village in Vänrda Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia * Rae Craton (in geology of northern Canada) Institutions * Real Academia Española, Spanish language institution *Royal Aircraft Establishment, a British research establishment from 1904–1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Kingi
Henry Kingi (born December 2, 1943) is an American stuntman and actor. As a stuntman he has worked in films like ''Fast Five'' (2011). His acting roles include Goody in ''Car Wash'' (1976), Shell in ''Earth Star Voyager'' (1988), the mean Indian in ''Far Out Man'' (1990), Kungai Demon in ''Parting Gifts'', an episode of ''Angel'' (1999), and George in ''From Mexico with Love'' (2009). As a miscrew he worked in films like ''The Assault'', '' From Paris with Love'', '' Patriots Day'' and '' Colt 45''. Background Henry Kingi was born in Los Angeles on December 2, 1943. He is of Native American, African American, European, and Japanese descent. He has a son, Henry Kingi Jr. who was born in 1970 and also a stuntman. He married actress Lindsay Wagner in May 1981, divorcing in 1984. Together they have sons Dorian (1982) and Alexander (1986). Both sons are also stuntmen. In her book, ''Art of Men (I Prefer Mine Al Dente)'', Kirstie Alley referred to him as the most gloriously cool- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Darlow
Cynthia A. Darlow (born June 13, 1949) is an American actress. Education Darlow graduated from Hampton High School in 1967 and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 1970. Career For five seasons, Darlow was an ensemble player and announcer on the children's educational series '' Square One Television''. On television, she has made numerous appearances in three of the different ''Law & Order'' series, and guest starred on '' Soul Man'' and '' The Sopranos''. In 1990, she played the part of Marge in ''Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse''. In 2017, Darlow began playing the recurring role of Mrs. Moskowitz on the Amazon Prime comedy-drama series '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''. Her film credits include '' The Thomas Crown Affair'' (1999), '' Lost Souls'' (2000) and ''25th Hour'' (2002). Darlow has many on- and off-Broadway credits, including '' Grease'', '' Prelude to a Kiss'', ''Rumors'', ''Taller Than a Dwarf'' and ''Trouble in Paradise Trouble in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Mancini
Alfred Benito "Al" Mancini (November 13, 1932 – November 12, 2007) was an American stage, television and film actor, born in Steubenville, Ohio. Acting career He was a 1950 graduate of London High School in London, Ohio. In 1960, he appeared in Ted Flicker's improvisational group ''The Premise'' Off-Broadway, and transferred with the show to the Comedy Theatre in London's West End. From there, he graduated to writing and performing for the British satire show ''That Was the Week That Was'' (popularly known as TW3) on BBC television, for producer Ned Sherrin and David Frost. Staying in London for several years, his foremost film role was as Tassos Bravos in Robert Aldrich's ''The Dirty Dozen'' (1967), and he later reunited with one of his co-stars Ben Carruthers in the 1968 film '' To Grab the Ring''. Also in 1967 he appeared as the Announcer in ''The Prisoner'' episode 'The General'. In 1970, he appeared as Lieutenant Andy Conroy in the '' UFO'' episodes "The Cat with T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
