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National Lampoon's Class Reunion
''National Lampoon's: Class Reunion'' is a 1982 American black comedy film produced by '' National Lampoon'' as the third film from the magazine. It was the second film released; although '' National Lampoon Goes to the Movies'' was filmed in 1981, it was delayed and not released until 1982. In the film, the 1972 graduating class of a high school is gathering for their class reunion. They are unaware that among the guests is an escaped mental patient, who wants revenge for a decade-old sadistic prank which had ruined his life and his sanity. After several deaths at the reunion, the surviving alumni team-up to discover who is their secret enemy. Plot Lizzie Borden High's class of 1972 is getting ready to go through the motions at their 10-year reunion when a deranged alumnus named Walter Baylor, who was driven insane by a horrible, sadistic, senior-year prank, escapes from the mental institution and decides to crash the party at his high school reunion. Guests start to disappear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hughes (filmmaker)
John Wilden Hughes Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American filmmaker and producer. He is best known for writing, producing, and directing such films as ''Sixteen Candles'', ''The Breakfast Club'', ''Weird Science (film), Weird Science'', ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'', and ''Uncle Buck'', and writing ''Pretty in Pink'' and ''Home Alone''. Most of Hughes's works were set in Chicago. His films often combine slapstick comedy with heartfelt moments. Actors whose careers Hughes helped launch include John Candy, Molly Ringwald, Matthew Broderick, Anthony Michael Hall, and Macaulay Culkin. Hughes has since been considered an icon defining the 1980s with his coming-of-age stories, capturing the teenage experience and shaping the teen movie genre. Early life and education Hughes was born on February 18, 1950, in Lansing, Michigan, to Marion Crawford, who volunteered in charity work, and John Wilden Hughes, who worked in sales. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Lampoon (magazine)
''National Lampoon'' was an American humor magazine that ran from 1970 to 1998. The magazine started out as a Spin-off (media), spinoff from ''The Harvard Lampoon''. ''National Lampoon'' magazine reached its height of popularity and critical acclaim during the 1970s, when it had a far-reaching effect on American humor and comedy. The magazine spawned National Lampoon's Vacation (film series), films, The National Lampoon Radio Hour, radio, live theater, various sound recordings, and print products including books. Many members of the publication's creative staff went on to contribute creatively to successful media of all types. The magazine often featured parody and surrealist content. Its issues often had long and short written pieces, a section of actual news items (dubbed "True Facts"), cartoons, and comic strips. Most issues also included "Foto Funnies" or Photonovel, fumetti, which often featured nudity. The magazine declined during the late 1980s and ceased publication in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randolph Powell
Randolph Powell (born April 14, 1950) is an American actor, best known for his roles on television. He was a leading cast member of the science fiction series ''Logan's Run'', also being known for the role of Alan Beam in the soap opera ''Dallas''. Life and career Born in Iowa City, Iowa, Powell was raised in nearby Mason City, Iowa. As a youth, Powell acted in plays in junior high as well as high school before landing the role of Tommy Djilas in a production of "The Music Man" in 1968 at age 17 at the Mason City Community Theatre. After graduating from high school im Mason City, Powell attended the University of Denver, where he was in the theater program. After doing summer stock on Cape Cod and in Illinois, he embarked on his professional acting career, heading for Hollywood in 1974. In addition to his recurring roles on ''Logan's Run'' and the original ''Dallas'' TV series, Powell has also made guest appearances on '' Laverne and Shirley'', ''Harry O'', ''Eight is Enough'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marla Pennington
Marla Lynn Pennington (born March 5, 1954) is an American former actress. She is best known for her role as Joan Anderson Lawson on '' Small Wonder'', her last acting role to date. Her other television credits include ''Soap'', ''Diff'rent Strokes ''Diff'rent Strokes'' is an American television sitcom, which originally aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and ...'', '' Magnum, P.I.'', '' Charlie's Angels'', '' Happy Days'', '' The Incredible Hulk'', and '' General Hospital''. Pennington's film credits include '' National Lampoon's Class Reunion'', and '' The Day of the Locust''. While ''Small Wonder'' was her last acting role, she appeared in a brief reunion with her co-stars on '' The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet'' on January 14, 2009. She provided commentary to the ''Small Wonder'' season 1 DVD set, released in February 2010. In 1988, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Evans (actor)
Arthur James Evans (March 27, 1942 – December 21, 2024) was an American actor who made multiple film and television appearances over five decades. Life and career Evans was born in Berkeley, California, on March 27, 1942. Evans' acting career, spanning almost 40 years, started with Frank Silvera's Theater of Being in Los Angeles. He took a starring role in '' The Amen Corner'' which transferred to Broadway in 1965. His first uncredited acting performance in film was '' Claudine'' in 1974. His first credited role was in '' Chico and the Man'' as Bubba in the episode "Too Many Crooks" which aired in 1976, and his talents for many instruments came in handy when playing Blind Lemon Jefferson in the movie '' Leadbelly'' (1976). One of Evans's early roles was the first victim in the John Carpenter film '' Christine'', based on the novel by Stephen King; Evans played a Detroit auto worker found dead on the assembly line after daring to flick cigar ash on Christine's upholstery. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Diamond
Barry Diamond (born November 14, 1951) is an American comedian who released one album, ''Fighter Pilot'', on IRS Records in 1983. He continues to perform stand-up comedy today. He has had bit parts in several films and television sitcoms. He played a tutor on Diff'rent Strokes in 1979. He played a comedian in an episode of ''Seinfeld'' - "The Movie", a part in ''Friends'' season 2 episode 7 “The One Where Ross Finds Out”, and a major role in 1984's ''Bachelor Party'', which starred Tom Hanks. As a stand-up comedian he was a regular on ABC's ''The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour'' c. 1983. He also appeared in Season 2, Episode 8 of ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2001). ''Fighter Pilot'' ''Fighter Pilot'' was released on IRS Records in June 1983 after Diamond was discovered by IRS's Miles Copeland III Miles Axe Copeland III (born May 2, 1944) is an American music and entertainment executive and former manager of The Police. Copeland later managed Sting's musical and acting career. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacklyn Zeman
Jacklyn Lee Zeman (March 6, 1953 – May 9, 2023) was an American actress who portrayed Bobbie Spencer on the ABC daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' for 45 years. Early life and education Zeman was born in Englewood, New Jersey, to a family of Jewish descent. Her parents are Rita Zeman-Rohlman, a magazine supervisor, and Richard S. Zeman, a systems engineer. She grew up in Bergenfield, New Jersey, and completed her high school studies at age 15, at Bergenfield High School, after which she studied dance on a scholarship at New York University. She was a Playboy Bunny at the Playboy Club in 1972. Career Zeman had several small parts before landing a regular role in the ABC daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'' playing Lana McClain from 1976 to 1977. Later that year, she was cast as Bobbie Spencer on the sister-soap ''General Hospital'', a role she played on a regular basis until 2010. Zeman received three Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zane Buzby
Zane Buzby is an American director, actress, and philanthropist. Life and career Zane Buzby grew up in East Meadow, New York, and graduated with honors from Hofstra University with degrees in performance and dramatic literature. She began her show business career as an assistant film editor working for The Beatles' Apple Films on ''The Concert for Bangladesh'' and '' The Holy Mountain'' by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Her first major acting credit was in the Carl Reiner film '' Oh, God!'' (1977). She appeared in the films ''Up in Smoke'' (1978) (opposite Cheech & Chong), '' Americathon'' (1979) (opposite John Ritter), ''National Lampoon's Class Reunion'' (1982) scripted by John Hughes), Jerry Lewis' film '' Cracking Up'' (1983), and the Rob Reiner film '' This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984). She also co-starred in and directed the feature film comedy '' Last Resort'' (1986), starring Charles Grodin. Buzby became a television director (mentored by James Burrows and producer Edgar J. Scherick), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mews Small
Mews Small (born Mary Edith Wilard Small) is an American actress and singer. She was known professionally as Marya Small during the 1970s and has also been credited as Merrya Small, Mary Small Rusk, and Mary Small. Acting career Small got her acting start in a 1966 theatre production of ''The Sound of Music'' in Stowe, Vermont. She has since acted in numerous feature films and television shows. Small originated the role of Frenchy in the original Broadway production of the musical '' Grease'', with a cast including Barry Bostwick and Adrienne Barbeau. She was later joined by cast members John Travolta, Patrick Swayze, Treat Williams, and Marilu Henner. Small is best known for her roles as Candy in the film ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (credited as Marya Small) and Dr. Nero in Woody Allen's film '' Sleeper''. She also portrayed the Janis Joplin-inspired role of Frankie in the animated rotoscope film '' American Pop''. Small appeared in the first episode of '' Kolchak: Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackie Dammett
Anthony Kiedis ( ; born November 1, 1962) is an American musician and lead vocalist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Kiedis and his fellow band members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Kiedis spent his youth in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his mother, and then moved shortly before his twelfth birthday to live with his father in Hollywood. While attending Fairfax High School, Kiedis befriended students Flea and Hillel Slovak, who were members of the band Anthym. After high school, Kiedis took classes at UCLA, but dropped out in his sophomore year. When Kiedis received an offer to be the opening act for a local band, he enlisted Flea, Slovak, and drummer Jack Irons. After a show under the name Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem, the band progressed and the lineup eventually became the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He has recorded thirteen studio albums with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Kiedis's lyrical style has evolved throughout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misty Rowe
Mistella Rowe (born June 1, 1952) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying the perky, squeaky-voiced blonde on the American television series ''Hee Haw'' for 19 years, often appearing as Junior Samples's assistant during used-car comedy segments. Rowe and other "honeys" on the series were notable for performing in cleavage-inducing halter tops, hot pants, and country-style miniskirt, minidresses. Rowe also starred in the 1978 ''Hee Haw'' spin-off ''Hee Haw Honeys'', cast with then-newcomer Kathie Lee Gifford (then known as Kathie Lee Johnson) as the singing daughters of truck stop diner owners portrayed by ''Hee Haw'' regulars Lulu Roman and Kenny Price. Rowe later appeared in a national road show version of the series entitled ''Hee Haw Honey Reunion''. Film & Television In addition to her roles on ''Hee Haw'' and ''Hee Haw Honeys'', Rowe portrayed carhop Wendy in early seasons of the sitcom ''Happy Days'' and Maid Marian in the Mel Brooks-produced ''When Things ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizzie Borden
Lizzie Andrew Borden (July 19, 1860 – June 1, 1927) was an American woman who was Trial, tried and Acquittal, acquitted of the August 4, 1892 axe murders of her Patricide, father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. No one else was charged in the murders and, despite ostracism from other residents, Borden spent the remainder of her life in Fall River. She died of pneumonia at age 66, just days before the death of her older sister Emma. The Borden murders and trial received widespread publicity in the United States, and have remained a topic in American popular culture depicted in numerous films, theatrical productions, literary works, and Skipping-rope rhyme, folk rhymes around the Fall River area. Early life Lizzie Andrew Borden was born on July 19, 1860, in Fall River, Massachusetts, Fall River, Massachusetts, to Sarah Anthony Borden (née Morse; 1823–1863) and Andrew Jackson Borden (1822–1892). Her father, who was of English people, English and Welsh people, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
