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John Lazar
John LaZar (born May 22, 1946) is an American actor of both stage and screen, best remembered for his lead role as Ronnie 'Z-man' Barzell in the Russ Meyer film ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' (1970), co-written by Meyer and Roger Ebert. LaZar grew up in San Francisco, California and is of Mediterranean and Native American heritage. He trained at the American Conservatory Theater and has studied acting with Uta Hagen. A veteran of many Shakespearean stage productions, Lazar is also a martial arts expert and fencer. LaZar later appeared in Russ Meyer's '' Supervixens'' (1975) and Roger Corman's ''Deathstalker II'' (1987). Selected credits *''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' (1970) (director Russ Meyer) *'' Supervixens'' (1975) (director Russ Meyer) *''Every Girl Should Have One'' (1978) *''Greatest Heroes of the Bible'' (TV series) (1978) *''Up 'n' Coming'' (1983) (X-rated film starring Marilyn Chambers) (Non-sexual role) *''Scorpion'' (1986) *''Deathstalker II'' (1987) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supervixens
''Supervixens'' is a 1975 American film directed by American filmmaker Russ Meyer. The cast features Meyer regulars Charles Napier, Uschi Digard, and Haji. The film also features Shari Eubank (in a dual role) in one of her only two film roles and Christy Hartburg in her only film role. Plot Gas station attendant Clint Ramsey, who works at ''Martin Bormann's Super Service'' in the desert, finds himself too irresistible to a series of girls, all of whom have the word "Super" in their given names. In the beginning, he is married to the hypersexual, demanding, and jealous SuperAngel, who constantly harasses him at work. She orders him home at once when she calls Clint and overhears a female customer, SuperLorna, hitting on him at work. Clint finds SuperAngel's constant accusations and arguing a turn-off and, back at home, they fight after he rejects her aggressive advances. A neighbor calls the police as Clint leaves for a local bar, where the bartender is the very scantily clad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Births
1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade. Events January * January 6 – The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies of World War II recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 – Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sage Stallone
Sage Moonblood Stallone (May 5, 1976 – July 13, 2012) was an American actor. He was the eldest child of actor Sylvester Stallone. Early life Sage Stallone was born in Los Angeles, California, the elder son and first child of Sasha Czack and actor Sylvester Stallone. He was the brother of Seargeoh "Seth" Stallone, and half-brother of Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet Stallone. He was the nephew of actor and singer Frank Stallone, and grandson of Jackie Stallone. He was the stepson of model and entrepreneur Jennifer Flavin. Stallone graduated from Montclair College Preparatory School in Van Nuys, California, in 1993, and then studied filmmaking for a year at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Career As a child, Stallone made a guest appearance on ''Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling'', a series that was promoted by his grandmother, Jackie Stallone. Stallone made his acting debut alongside his father in ''Rocky V'' (1990), the fifth installment of the ''Rocky'' fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Of The Scarecrow
''Night of the Scarecrow'' is a 1995 American supernatural slasher film directed by Jeff Burr, and starring Elizabeth Barondes, John Mese, Stephen Root, Bruce Glover, Dirk Blocker, John Hawkes, Gary Lockwood, and Martine Beswick. Its plot focuses on a small farming community where the spirit of a warlock is unleashed and possesses a scarecrow. The film premiered at the Fantasy Filmfest in Berlin in August 1995, before premiering on home video in the United States through Republic Pictures in January 1996. Plot After a devastating drought, townsfolk make a deal with a warlock that he has complete immunity in exchange for a bountiful harvest. At first all is well but the warlock eventually corrupts the townsfolk with hedonism. When mayor Silas Goodman's own daughter is seduced, Silas has had enough and plans with the uncorrupted townsfolk to dispose of the warlock for good. After stealing the warlock's magic book, the mayor and townsfolk drug the warlock and crucify him unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Olen Ray
Fred Olen Ray (born September 10, 1954) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter of more than 200 low- to medium-quality feature films in many genres, including Horror film, horror, science fiction, action film, action/adventure film, adventure, erotic thrillers, crime dramas, and holiday films. Ray is the head of Retromedia, which releases DVDs of both his own productions and archival films. He has also worked for other well-known independent studios and on a few occasions for major Hollywood studios. He has been cited as an inspiration for many independent filmmakers. He loaned a 16mm camera to Quentin Tarantino so he could make ''My Best Friend's Birthday''. Aside from his work in the film industry, Ray was also a professional wrestler. His wrestling name was ''Fabulous Freddie Valentine''. Early life Ray was born September 10, 1954, in Wellston, Ohio, to a family originally from West Virginia. As a teenager, he regularly read ''Famous Monsters of Filmland'' m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attack Of The 60 Foot Centerfold
''Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold'' (also known as ''Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfolds'') is a 1995 comedy satirical science fiction film directed by Fred Olen Ray and starring J.J. North, Ted Monte, Tammy Parks, Raelyn Saalman, Nikki Fritz, John LaZar, Tim Abell, Jay Richardson as well as cameos by Russ Tamblyn, Michelle Bauer and a "running man" credit for science fiction author Brad Linaweaver. The film is a parody of '' Attack of the 50 Foot Woman'', but contains much nudity. The film was loosely remade as '' Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012)''. Plot The three finalists for ''Plaything'' Magazine's "Centerfold of the Year" - Inga (Raelyn Saalman), Betty (Tammy Parks) and Angel Grace ( J. J. North) - are at a photoshoot. Betty makes disparaging remarks about Angel's appearance. After the shoot, Angel goes to Dr. Lindstrom's (John LaZar) clinic. She took experimental beauty enhancing drugs previously, and now wants to start taking them again. Dr. Lindstrom warns her t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Burr
Jeffrey Cameron Burr (July 18, 1963 – October 10, 2023) was an American film director, writer, and producer known for his work in horror sequels, such as ''Stepfather II'', ''Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III'', ''Puppet Master 4'' and ''Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter, 5'', and ''Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings, Pumpkinhead II''. Early life and education Jeff Burr was born in Aurora, Ohio, on July 18, 1963. He grew up in rural Dalton, Georgia, Dalton, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, where he avidly read horror fanzines like ''Castle of Frankenstein'', ''The Monster Times'', and ''Famous Monsters of Filmland'', and eventually began making his own Super-8 films. Burr attended the University of Southern California (USC) (with R. A. Mihailoff who played Leatherface in ''Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III''). He and fellow director Kevin Meyer (director), Kevin Meyer dropped out of USC after his third year to finish their American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Presley
''Eddie Presley'' is a 1992 dramedy film directed by Jeff Burr and featuring Duane Whitaker in the title role. It is based on a one man show Whitaker had written and performed in Los Angeles. Whitaker plays Eddie Presley, a former successful owner of a chain of pizza restaurants who, against the wishes of his father ( Joe Estevez) and mother (Whitaker's real-life mother Barbara), decides to sell his business in the pursuit of living his dream of becoming an Elvis Presley impersonator, going so far as to legally change his last name to "Presley". After several years, he's living in his van and desperate for work. After his boss (Lawrence Tierney) fires Presley from his night security job for sleeping (with the Polaroids to back it up), he finally lands a gig in a seedy Hollywood bar (managed by Roscoe Lee Brown). After a technical malfunction, he proceeds to bare his soul to the audience in an improvisational one man show, where he admits to spending time in a psychiatric hospi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilyn Chambers
Marilyn Ann Taylor (née Briggs; April 22, 1952 – April 12, 2009), known professionally as Marilyn Chambers, was an American pornographic actress, exotic dancer, model, actress, singer and vice-presidential candidate. She was known for her 1972 hardcore film debut, ''Behind the Green Door'', and her 1980 pornographic film '' Insatiable''. She ranked at No. 6 on the list of Top 50 Porn Stars of All Time by AVN, and ranked as one of Playboy's Top 100 Sex Stars of the Century in 1999. Although she was primarily known for her adult film work, she made a successful transition to mainstream projects and has been called "porn's most famous crossover". Early life Born Marilyn Ann Briggs in Providence, Rhode Island, Chambers was raised in Westport, Connecticut, in a middle-class household. It is often reported that she was born in Westport; however, in a 2007 interview, Chambers confirmed she was born in Providence but grew up in Westport. Her father was in advertising and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Every Girl Should Have One
''Every Girl Should Have One'' is a 1978 whodunit independent film. In Brazil, the film is known as ''O Que Toda Mulher Tem''. Its tagline was "a 14 Karat Caper". The film had a printed film format of 35 mm. Plot A diamond theft takes place involving unlikely thieves, crazy lovers and fast-paced action. Cast * Zsa Zsa Gabor - Olivia Wayne * John LaZar - Roger Marks * Sandra Vacey - Wendy * Robert Alda - Adam Becker * Alice Faye - Kathy * Herb Vigran - Ambrose * Hannah Dean - Ernestine * Michael Heit - Frank * Dan Barrows - Homer * Daina House - Tina * William Boyett - Detective Rand * David Chow - Derek * Dorothy Burham - Spider Woman * Napoleon Whiting - Napoleon * Hy Pyke - Willie References 1978 films 1970s mystery drama films American mystery drama films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films English-language mystery drama films {{mystery-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
