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John Hayes (director)
John Patrick Hayes (March 1, 1930 – August 21, 2000) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career as a screenwriter, writing 1959's ''The Kiss'', which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Film. Hayes is best known for directing low-budget B-movie features and later, exploitation films. Biography Hayes was born March 1, 1930, in New York City to first-generation Irish American parents. His parents divorced when he was four years old, after which he was raised by his grandmother and uncle. He had a sister, Dolores, who was raised separately from him in a Catholic convent, and subsequently developed schizophrenia as an adult. After spending two years in the United States Navy, Hayes returned to New York City and began studying acting with Erwin Piscator. Career Hayes began his career in the 1950s producing and directing short films. In 1959, he was nominated for an Academy Award for the short film ''The Kiss''. In 1961, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shaggy D
''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] |
1930 Births
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Tales From The Darkside
''Tales from the Darkside'' is an American horror anthology television series created by George A. Romero. A pilot episode was first broadcast on October 29, 1983. The series was picked up for syndication, and the first season premiered on September 30, 1984. The show would run for a total of four seasons. The series spans various genres of speculative fiction, including science fiction and fantasy in addition to horror, and many episodes have darkly comic elements. Production The movie '' Creepshow'' was released in 1982. It was based on the EC horror comic books of the 1950s, such as '' Tales from the Crypt'' and '' The Vault of Horror''. In light of the film’s moderate success, its producer, Laurel Entertainment, decided to explore the potential for a television series based on the feature. However, Warner Bros. had the rights to some elements of ''Creepshow''. Laurel chose to move forward with a series that omitted aspects of the movie that were owned by Warner Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mama's Dirty Girls
''Mama's Dirty Girls'' is a 1974 exploitation film starring Gloria Grahame and Candice Rialson about a woman and her three daughters who murder men for money. Producer Ed Carlin later commented, "If you haven’t seen it, you didn’t miss much." Plot Mama loves men, but she loves money even more. She's trained her three teenage daughters to meet, marry and murder men for their money. But soon they meet Harold and he's got other plans. Cast *Gloria Grahame - Mama Love * Paul Lambert - Harold *Sondra Currie - Addie * Candice Rialson - Becky *Mary Stoddard - Cindy *Christopher Wines - Sheriff * Anneka De Lorenzo - Charity Production The film was shot in seven consecutive twelve-hour working days. According to writer John Dorr, "The people in charge were middle-aged men who had made their money in the pornography market. For them. ''Mama’s Dirty Girls'' was a step toward legitimacy and a larger potential market. One of the producers wrote the story himself. He knows what his au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garden Of The Dead
''Garden of the Dead'' (also known as ''Tomb of the Undead'') is a 1972 horror film directed by low-budget film director John Hayes and stars Phil Kenneally, Duncan McLeod, Lee Frost and Susan Charney. Plot A group of prison inmates in a chain gang obtain some experimental formaldehyde, and get high off of it. They later try to escape and are shot dead. They are buried, and rise again to kill everyone in their path, and to find more formaldehyde from which to get high. Cast * Phil Kenneally as Warden * Duncan McLeod as Dr. Saunders * John Dullaghan as Sgt. Burns * John Dennis as Jablonski * Susan Charney as Carol Johnson * Marland Proctor as Paul Johnson * Tony Vorno as Mitchell * Lee Frost as McGee * Virgil Frye as Braddock * Jerome Guardino as Gravedigger Production The AFI mentions that "some modern sources claim that the film was shot in ten days in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles County" from May to late June 1972. Release The film premiered in August 1972 by Entertainmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shell Shock (film)
''Shell Shock'', also known as ''82nd Marines Attack'', is a 1964 film B-movie directed and co-written by John Hayes and produced by and starring Beach Dickerson. The film takes place in Italy during World War II, and tells the story of a sergeant with his group of soldiers. Plot Cast *Beach Dickerson Beach Dickerson ( – 2005) was an American actor known for such films as '' The Trip'' and ''Crazy Mama''. Career Dickerson worked frequently with director Roger Corman. His first appearance was in '' Attack of the Crab Monsters''. He also app ... as Rance * Carl Crow as Johnny Wade * Frank Leo as Gil Evans * Pamela Grey as Maria * William Guhl as Wrigley * Max Huber as Major * Dolores Faith as American girl External links * 1964 films 1964 drama films Italian Campaign of World War II films American war drama films 1960s English-language films Films directed by John Hayes 1960s American films {{war-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Minutes To Love
''Five Minutes to Love'' (originally known as ''The Rotten Apple'', ''Junk Yard Love'' and ''It Only Takes Five Minutes'') is a 1963 American drama film directed by John Hayes and starring Rue McClanahan as Poochie, a woman who lives in a junkyard. The film was critically lambasted, and later picked up by exploitation filmmaker Kroger Babb. Plot Young couple Ben and Edna, along with their baby, are on their way to California when their car breaks down. Ben walks to a local junkyard looking for a part to fix his car. At the junkyard, the seedy owner Harry is being accused of selling stolen auto parts. Ben appears in perfect time to be a scapegoat and Harry tells the police he's the one who's been supplying stolen cars. When Ben fails to return in the time she expected, Edna goes in search of him and is chased around the junkyard by Harry's strange friend "Blowhard". Cast *Rue McClanahan as Sally "Poochie" *King Moody as Blowhard *Will Gregory as Ben * Gaye Gordon as Edna * N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grave Of The Vampire
''Grave of the Vampire'' is a 1972 American vampire film directed by John Hayes, and starring William Smith, Michael Pataki, and Lyn Peters. Its plot follows a vampire who rapes a living woman, resulting in the birth of a child who feeds only on blood. It is based on the novel ''The Still Life'' by David Chase. The film is also known as ''Seed of Terror'' (American reissue title). Plot In 1940 California, college student Paul proposes to his girlfriend, Leslie Hollander, in the cemetery where they shared their first kiss. During the proposal, Caleb Croft—a serial rapist and murderer in life, now a vampire—awakens from his crypt. Caleb brutally murders Paul and rapes Leslie. A local lieutenant, Panzer, investigates the crime, and discovers that Croft's tomb is also empty. Panzer visits a catatonic Leslie in the hospital. When he shows her a mugshot of Croft, she violently recoils. It turns out that Croft was a prolific murderer and rapist in Massachusetts, who was electro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream No Evil
''Dream No Evil'' is a 1970 American horror film written and directed by John Hayes, and starring Edmond O'Brien, Brooke Mills, and Marc Lawrence. Its plot follows a young woman who, adopted and raised by a traveling evangelist group, develops a deadly obsession with locating her birth father. It was also released under the alternate titles ''The Faith Healer'' and ''Now I Lay Me Down to Die''. Plot Grace MacDonald is orphaned by her parents and adopted as a child by a traveling Evangelist church in California who performs entertainment acts as part of their proselytizing. As an adult, Grace famously performs a high dive in the church's Hell-themed performances, led by Reverend Paul Jessie Bundy. The Reverend's brother, Patrick Bundy, a Los Angeles medical student engaged to Grace, lives his life separate from the church, though he remains committed to her. Patrick drives into the desert to visit Grace at one of the church's events in the Antelope Valley. Grace, a virgin, ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walk The Angry Beach
''Walk the Angry Beach'' (also known as ''Hollywood After Dark'' and ''The Unholy Choice'') is a 1961 American exploitation drama film written, produced and directed by John Hayes. Plot It stars Rue McClanahan as Sandy, a stripper who aspires to become an actress but ends up being taken advantage of by the industry. Cast * Anthony Vorno as Tony * Rue McClanahan as Sandy * John Barrick as Tom * Paul Bruce as Nick * Ernest Macias as Ernest * Lea Marmer as Mrs. McVea * Leslie Moorhouse as Shakespearean * Doug Rideout as Fitz * Joanne Stewart as Patti Home media In 2006, the film was released as a double feature DVD with another McClanahan film, '' The Rotten Apple'' by Something Weird Video. In 2007, it was featured as part of the short-lived ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' spin-off direct-to-DVD series ''The Film Crew''. See also *List of American films of 1961 *''Girl in Gold Boots'' - 1968 exploitation film featured on ''Mystery Science Theater 3000 ''Mystery Science Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A New Beginning
(A) New Beginning(s) may refer to: Film and television * '' Friday the 13th: A New Beginning'', a 1985 film in the ''Friday the 13th'' series * '' Dragonheart: A New Beginning'', a 2000 sequel to the film ''Dragonheart'' * '' Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 2: New Beginnings 1970–1980'', an audio CD featuring music from TV's ''Doctor Who'' * ''New Beginnings'', a DVD Box set featuring three ''Doctor Who'' stories (''The Keeper of Traken'', ''Logopolis'' and '' Castrovalva'') * ''New Beginnings'' (2010 TV series), Singaporean drama series * ''New Beginnings'' (2015 TV series), Kenyan soap opera * ''A New Beginning'', a religious television show and radio program hosted by Greg Laurie * "New Beginnings" ''(NCIS: Los Angeles)'', the 2023 two-part series finale * "A New Beginning" (''Saving Hope''), a 2012 television episode * "A New Beginning" (''The Walking Dead''), a 2018 television episode Other * ''New Beginnings'' (Dragonlance), an adventure for fantasy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
