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Rebel Highway
''Rebel Highway'' was a revival of American International Pictures created and produced by Lou Arkoff, the son of Samuel Z. Arkoff, and Debra Hill for the Showtime network in 1994. The concept was a 10-week series of 1950s "drive-in classic" B-movies remade "with a '90s edge". The impetus for the series, according to Arkoff was, "what it would be like if you made ''Rebel Without a Cause'' today. It would be more lurid, sexier, and much more dangerous, and you definitely would have had Natalie Wood's top off". Arkoff originally wanted to call the series ''Raging Hormones'', but Showtime decided on ''Rebel Highway'' instead. Arkoff and Hill invited several directors to pick a title from one of Samuel Arkoff's films, hire their own writers and create a story that could resemble the original if they wanted. In addition, they had the right to a final cut and to select their own director of photography and the editor. Each director was given a $1.3 million budget and 12 days to shoot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showtime (TV Network)
Showtime (also known as Paramount+ with Showtime) is an American pay television, premium television broadcaster, television network and the flagship property of Showtime Networks, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Showtime's programming includes original programming, original television program, television series produced exclusively for the linear network and developed for the co-owned Paramount+ streaming media, streaming service, Art release#Film, theatrically released and independent film, independent Feature film, motion pictures, documentary film, documentaries, and occasional stand-up comedy television special, specials, Television film, made-for-TV movies, and softcore pornography, softcore adult programming. Headquartered at Paramount Plaza in the northern part of New York City's Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway district, Showtime operates eight 24-hour, linear Multiplex (television)#Pay television multiplexes, multiplex channel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salma Hayek
Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault ( , ; ; born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa (1989 TV series), Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well as the romantic drama ''Midaq Alley (film), Midaq Alley'' (1995). She soon established herself in Hollywood with appearances in films such as ''Desperado (film), Desperado'' (1995), ''From Dusk till Dawn'' (1996), ''Wild Wild West'' (1999), and ''Dogma (film), Dogma'' (1999). Hayek's portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo in the biopic ''Frida (2002 film), Frida'' (2002), which she also produced, made her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In subsequent years, Hayek focused more on producing while starring in the action-centered pictures ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico'' (2003), ''After the Sunset'' (2004) and ''Bandidas'' (2006). She achieved further commercial success with the comedies ''Grown Ups (fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Bowen
Julie Bowen (born Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer; March 3, 1970) is an American actress. She starred as Claire Dunphy in the ABC sitcom '' Modern Family'' (2009–2020), for which she received widespread critical acclaim. She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011 and 2012. Bowen also starred as Roxanne Please in NBC medical drama series '' ER'' (1998–1999), Carol Vessey in the NBC comedy-drama series '' Ed'' (2000–2004), and Denise Bauer in the ABC legal drama series '' Boston Legal'' (2005–2007), and recurred as Sarah Shephard in the ABC drama series '' Lost'' (2005–2007). Bowen has appeared in many films, such as ''Happy Gilmore'' (1996), '' Multiplicity'' (1996), '' Joe Somebody'' (2001), '' Horrible Bosses'' (2011), '' Life of the Party'' (2018), '' Hubie Halloween'' (2020), '' The Fallout'' (2021), and '' Totally Killer'' (2023). Early and personal life Bowen was born on March 3, 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland, the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Dante
Joseph James Dante Jr. (; born November 28, 1946) is an American film director. His films—notably ''Gremlins'' (1984) alongside its sequel, ''Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990)—often mix the 1950s-style B movie genre with Counterculture of the 1960s, 1960s radicalism and cartoon comedy. Dante's output includes the films ''Piranha (1978 film), Piranha'' (1978), ''The Howling (film), The Howling'' (1981), ''Explorers (film), Explorers'' (1985), ''Innerspace'' (1987), ''The 'Burbs'' (1989), ''Matinee (1993 film), Matinee'' (1993), ''Small Soldiers'' (1998), and ''Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (2003). His work for television and cable include the Satire (film and television), social satire ''The Second Civil War'' (1997), episodes of the anthology series ''Masters of Horror'' ("Homecoming (Masters of Horror episode), Homecoming" and "The Screwfly Solution (Masters of Horror episode), The Screwfly Solution") and ''Amazing Stories (1985 TV series), Amazing Stories'', as well as ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runaway Daughters (1994 Film)
''Runaway Daughters'' is a 1994 television film directed by Joe Dante that originally aired on the cable television network Showtime as part of the anthology series '' Rebel Highway''. It is a loose remake of '' Runaway Daughters'', an American International Pictures production from 1956, the year in which both the original and the remake are set. Much of the cast of Dante's '' The Howling'' is reunited on this film, including Christopher Stone, Dee Wallace, Robert Picardo, Dick Miller, and Belinda Balaski. Plot The title characters are Angie Gordon, Mary Nicholson, and Laura Cahn. Their picaresque adventure begins in 1956 when Mary has a pregnancy scare after letting Bob Randolph go too far with her. Mr. Russoff, named for Lou Rusoff who wrote the screenplay of the original version, is a widower from the wrong side of the tracks, and he seeks to cover his tracks by enlisting in the United States Navy. Angie and Laura accompany Mary in a flight from the suburbs as she decides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Busey
William Jacob Busey (; born June 15, 1971) is an American actor. Among his most prominent roles have been serial killer Johnny Bartlett in 1996's ''The Frighteners'', Ace Levy in 1997's ''Starship Troopers'', Kyle Brenner in 2001's '' Tomcats'', Aiden Tanner in the 2014–2016 TV series '' From Dusk till Dawn: The Series'', and Sean H. Keyes in the ''Predator'' franchise. Early life Busey is the son of actor Gary Busey. Busey spent his childhood on film sets and touring with bands in which his father sometimes played, such as Leon Russell, Willie Nelson and Little Feat. Career Busey's motion picture debut was in the 1978 crime film '' Straight Time'' with his father Gary, along with Dustin Hoffman and Theresa Russell. His two most notable appearances are as the murderous religious fanatic opposite Jodie Foster in '' Contact'' and as smart-mouthed soldier Ace Levy in ''Starship Troopers'', both in 1997. He appeared in '' H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds'', one of three 2005 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla Gugino
Carla Gugino ( ; born August 29, 1971) is an American actress. After early roles in the films '' Troop Beverly Hills'' (1989), '' This Boy's Life'' (1993), '' Son in Law'' (1993), and '' Snake Eyes'' (1998), Gugino received wider recognition for her starring roles in the ''Spy Kids'' trilogy (2001–2003), ''Sin City'' (2005), '' Night at the Museum'' (2006), '' American Gangster'' (2007), '' Righteous Kill'' (2008), '' Race to Witch Mountain'' (2009), Sally Jupiter in ''Watchmen'' (2009), ''Sucker Punch'' (2011), '' Mr. Popper's Penguins'' (2011), '' San Andreas'' (2015), '' Gerald's Game'' (2017), '' Gunpowder Milkshake'' (2021), and '' Lisa Frankenstein'' (2024). Gugino also starred in the crime drama series '' Karen Sisco'' (2003), the science fiction series '' Threshold'' (2005–2006), the crime drama series '' Jett'' (2019), and the supernatural horror miniseries '' The Haunting of Hill House'' (2018), '' The Haunting of Bly Manor'' (2020), and '' The Fall of the House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald McRaney
Gerald Lee McRaney (born August 19, 1947) is an American television and film actor. McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows ''Simon & Simon'', '' Major Dad'', ''Promised Land'' and '' House of Cards''. He most recently starred as Admiral Hollace Kilbride on '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. He was a series regular in the first season of the CBS drama series ''Jericho'' and the final season of the HBO series '' Deadwood''. He appeared in a recurring role as main antagonist Mason Wood in season eight of ''Castle''. Recently, he played Barlow Connally in the A&E series '' Longmire'' and had a recurring role in the NBC series '' This Is Us'' as Dr. Nathan Katowski, a role which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Early life McRaney was born in Collins, Mississippi, the son of Clyde and Edna McRaney. He is of Scottish and Choctaw ancestry. He graduated from Long Beach High School in Long Beach, Mississippi, then atten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Milius
John Frederick Milius (; born April 11, 1944) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is considered a member of the New Hollywood generation of filmmakers. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s for writing the scripts for ''The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean'' (1972), ''Jeremiah Johnson'' (also 1972), and the first two '' Dirty Harry'' films. He made his directorial debut with the film ''Dillinger'' (1973), followed by '' The Wind and the Lion'' (1975) and ''Big Wednesday'' (1978). In 1980, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for ''Apocalypse Now'', which he co-wrote with Francis Ford Coppola. During the 1980s, Milius established himself as a director of action and adventure films, with ''Conan the Barbarian'' (1982) and '' Red Dawn'' (1984). He was also a prolific script doctor. He later served as the co-creator of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning television series ''Rome'' (2005–2007). Off-screen, Milius is known for hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorcycle Gang (1994 Film)
''Motorcycle Gang'' originally aired on the cable television network Showtime on August 5, 1994, as part of the anthology series ''Rebel Highway ''Rebel Highway'' was a revival of American International Pictures created and produced by Lou Arkoff, the son of Samuel Z. Arkoff, and Debra Hill for the Showtime network in 1994. The concept was a 10-week series of 1950s "drive-in classic" B ...''. As with other films in the series, its name is taken from a 1950s B-movie but its plot bears no resemblance to that film. The film was directed by John Milius, who considers it one of his favorites. Plot A motorcycle gang terrorizes army veteran Cal Morris and his family as they are driving on the highway to their new home in California. When the gang kidnaps Cal's daughter Leann and takes her to Mexico, Cal and his wife pursue them. Production When asked why he chose to remake ''Motorcycle Gang'', Milius said "Why not? I never saw it. I just took a story that was kind of endemic to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Jayne Milano ( ; born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and activist. She has played Samantha Micelli in '' Who's the Boss?'' (1984–1992), Jennifer Mancini in '' Melrose Place'' (1997–1998), Phoebe Halliwell in '' Charmed'' (1998–2006), Billie Cunningham in ''My Name Is Earl'' (2007–2008), Savannah "Savi" Davis in '' Mistresses'' (2013–2014), Renata Murphy in '' Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later'' (2017), and Coralee Armstrong in '' Insatiable'' (2018–2019). As an activist, Milano is known for her role in the #MeToo movement in October 2017. Early life Alyssa Jayne Milano was born in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City on December 19, 1972, the daughter of fashion designer and talent manager Lin Milano and film music editor Thomas M. Milano. She and her family left Bensonhurst after a neighborhood shooting, relocating to Great Kills, Staten Island. She is of Italian descent and has a brother named Cory, who is a dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Bloom
Brian Keith Bloom (born June 30, 1970) is an American actor and screenwriter. He co-wrote the screenplay and starred in '' The A-Team'', produced by brothers Tony and Ridley Scott. Bloom is the voice of Captain America in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' and multiple subsequent Marvel titles. He is the voice of Varric Tethras in BioWare's ''Dragon Age'' franchise, B.J. Blazkowicz in MachineGames' '' Wolfenstein'' series, as well as multiple ''Call of Duty'' performances including Nick Reyes in '' Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'', which he co-wrote. He was also a co-writer of '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare''. He starred as The Punisher in '' Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher''. Life and career Bloom was born on June 30, 1970 and raised in Merrick, New York. He is the brother of actor Scott Bloom and musician Mike Bloom. As a child, he made his break in the Sergio Leone film '' Once Upon a Time in America''. From there, he was offered the role of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
