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Steve Tom
Stephen Wilson Tom (born September 20, 1953) is an American actor best known for hosting the HBO comedy series '' Funny or Die Presents''. Career He has guest-starred in a number of television series including '' Parks and Recreation, Major Crimes'', ''Modern Family'', ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''Drake & Josh'', '' ER'', ''NYPD Blue'', '' Sleeper Cell'', ''Two and a Half Men'', ''The King of Queens'', ''Prison Break'', ''The West Wing'', '' The Spoils of Babylon'', '' The Spoils Before Dying'', among other television series. For two seasons, he was the critically acclaimed host of the HBO comedy series '' Funny or Die Presents''. He also appeared in the feature films '' Dumb and Dumber To'', '' The Campaign'', '' The Guilt Trip'', ''Seven Pounds'', '' First Daughter'', '' Disney's The Kid'', ''Pulse In medicine, the pulse refers to the rhythmic pulsations (expansion and contraction) of an artery in response to the cardiac cycle (heartbeat). The pulse may be felt ( palpate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spoils Before Dying
''The Spoils Before Dying'' is an American comedy miniseries written by Matt Piedmont and Harper Steele, and directed by Piedmont. It stars Will Ferrell, Michael Kenneth Williams and Kristen Wiig. The miniseries premiered on July 8, 2015, on the American cable channel IFC. A follow-up to the miniseries '' The Spoils of Babylon'', ''The Spoils Before Dying'' follows a 1950s jazz pianist-turned-private eye who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation. Cast * Will Ferrell as Eric Jonrosh (the author of ''The Spoils Before Dying'') who portrays J. Edgar Hoover * Michael Kenneth Williams as Rock Banyon, a 1950s jazz pianist-turned-private eye * Kristen Wiig as Lauoreighiya Samcake (Jonrosh's ex-wife) who portrays Delores O’Dell * Haley Joel Osment as Marty Comanche who portrays Alistair St. Barnaby-Bixby-Jones * Michael Sheen as Christopher Smith who portrays Kenton Price * Steve Tom as Chip Donwelly * Marc Evan Jackson as Kermit Biggs * Maya Rudolph as Fresno Foxglove * Kat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pig (2011 Film)
''Pig'' is a 2011 American science fiction film written and directed by Henry Barrial and starring Rudolf Martin. Plot A man wakes up in the middle of a desert with no memories and he is nursed back to health by a woman. His search for his past takes him to Los Angeles and his only clue is a name written on a piece of paper. Cast Release ''Pig'' debuted on 16 April 2011 at the Nashville Film Festival The Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm), held annually in Nashville, Tennessee, is the oldest running film festival in the South and one of the oldest in the United States. In 2016, Nashville Film Festival received more than 6,700 submissions from ... and opened in other film festivals on the dates given below. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pig (2011 film) 2011 films American science fiction films Films about amnesia 2010s English-language films 2010s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Of Lemon
''Life of Lemon'' is a 2011 drama film. It stars Barry Kneller, Rachel Miner, Dan Lauria and Beth Grant. It is directed by Randy Kent and written by Barry Kneller. Cast *Barry Kneller as Lemon *Rachel Miner as Esther *Beth Grant as Phyllis * Dan Lauria as Arthur *Mimi Kennedy Mary Claire "Mimi" Kennedy (born September 25, 1948) is an American actress, author and activist. Best known for her roles in television sitcoms, Kennedy co-starred in numerous short-lived sitcoms before her role as Ruth Sloan on '' Homefront'' ... as Louise Phillips * John Farley as Jimmy *Todd Sherry as LJ * Rahvaunia as Cindy *Tom Ohmer as Peter Cardale External links * * * 2011 films American drama films 2011 drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-US-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confidence (2003 Film)
''Confidence'' is a 2003 American crime drama film starring Edward Burns, Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia and Rachel Weisz, directed by James Foley and written by Doug Jung. Plot A group of grifters rip off their latest mark and celebrate, while de facto group leader, Jake Vig, explains the art of the con. When one of the four, Big Al, is found shot to death, the other three learn that the latest money they stole belonged to a local Los Angeles crime lord known as The King. Jake proposes that the grifters work for The King and steal money from Morgan Price, a rival who owns a bank. Jake enlists the aid of his remaining partners, Gordo and Miles, and also convinces an independent con artist named Lily to round out their foursome. The King, a ruthless killer with ADHD, demands that one of his men, Lupus, also go along. The con involves bribing a bank vice president to wire money offshore. The plan hits a snag when Special Agent Gunther Butan shows up in Los Angeles looking t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G-Men From Hell
''G-Men from Hell'' (released on DVD as ''Michael Allred's G-Men from Hell'') is a 2000 American comedy film directed by Christopher Coppola and written by Robert Cooper, Richard L. Albert, and Nicholas Johnson. It is based on Michael Allred's comic book series ''Grafik Muzik'' published by Caliber Press. It stars William Forsythe and Tate Donovan as two violent FBI agents who die, go to hell, and escape back to Earth, where they become embroiled in a mystery. Plot When corrupt FBI agents Dean Crept and Mike Mattress die, they are sent to Hell, though they believe it must be an error. They escape by stealing a magical crystal from Satan that sends them back to Earth. Determined to buy their way into Heaven, the two perform good deeds despite their ignorance of morality. They set up a private investigation business, and Greydon Lake and his wife, Gloria, both hire them to investigate the other. They attempt to solve the mystery of their own murders and evade the police, led by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revenge Of The Fallen
''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' is a 2009 American science fiction action film based on Hasbro's ''Transformers'' toy line. The film is the second installment in the ''Transformers'' film series and a sequel to ''Transformers'' (2007). The film is directed by Michael Bay and written by Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci, and Alex Kurtzman. Set two years after the events of ''Transformers'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'' recounts the battle between the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen), and the Decepticons, led by Megatron (voiced by Hugo Weaving). The Autobots and Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) ally again to face an ancient Decepticon named the Fallen (voiced by Tony Todd), who pursues revenge on Earth. Development on a sequel to ''Transformers'' began by May 2007. With deadlines jeopardized by possible strikes by the Directors Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild, Bay managed to finish the production on time with the help of previsualization and a scri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rendition (film)
''Rendition'' is a 2007 American political film, political thriller film directed by Gavin Hood, and starring Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin and Omar Metwally. It centers on the controversial CIA practice of extraordinary rendition and is based on the true story of Khalid El-Masri, who was mistaken for Khalid al-Masri. Plot In North Africa, CIA analyst Douglas Freeman briefs an agent. A suicide attack kills the agent and 18 civilians; the target was high-ranking police official Abbas-i "Abasi" Fawal, a liaison for the United States who conducts interrogations with techniques amounting to torture, but Fawal is unharmed. Egyptian-born Anwar El-Ibrahimi, a chemical engineer living in Chicago with his mother, his pregnant wife Isabella, and their young son, is believed linked to known terrorist Rashid by records indicating several calls to Anwar's cellphone. Returning from a conference in South Africa, Anwar is detained by American offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulse (2006 Film)
''Pulse'' is a 2006 American techno-horror film directed by Jim Sonzero from a screenplay co-written by Wes Craven, and starring Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder and Christina Milian. It is an English-language adaptation of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 Japanese film of the same name. The film was released by Dimension Films on August 11, 2006. It received generally negative reviews. It spawned two straight-to-DVD sequels: '' Pulse 2: Afterlife'' and '' Pulse 3'', both released in 2008. Plot When Josh Ockmann enters a dark university library hoping to find a man named Douglas Ziegler, he is attacked by a humanoid spirit that sucks the life force out of him. Some days later, Josh's girlfriend, Mattie Webber, visits his apartment, seeing evidence that it has not been well kept. Josh tells Mattie to wait in the kitchen while he walks off. While waiting, she finds Josh's pet cat locked in a closet and dying from severe malnutrition. But when she rushes to tell him, she finds that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney's The Kid
''The Kid'' (also known as ''Disney's The Kid'') is a 2000 American fantasy comedy-drama film, directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by Audrey Wells. The film follows a 40-year-old image consultant (Bruce Willis) who is mysteriously confronted by an eight-year-old version of himself (Spencer Breslin); Emily Mortimer, Lily Tomlin, Chi McBride, and Jean Smart also star. The film was released in the United States by Walt Disney Pictures on July 7, 2000. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $110 million against its $65 million budget. Plot Days from turning 40, Russ Duritz is a successful but abrasive image consultant in Los Angeles and has a strained relationship with his father. Returning home one day he finds a toy plane on his porch and a strange boy indoors, whom he chases through the streets. After seeing the boy enter a diner, Russ finds no sign of him inside. Thinking he is hallucinating, he visits a psychiatrist, but finds the same boy on his couch eating po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Daughter (2004 Film)
''First Daughter'' is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film released by 20th Century Fox. It stars Katie Holmes as Samantha MacKenzie, daughter of the President of the United States, who enrolls at college and develops a relationship with another student (Marc Blucas). The film follows Samantha as she experiences a new sense of freedom during her time away from the White House, and the advantages and disadvantages of her college life. It co-stars Michael Keaton as the President of the United States and Amerie as Samantha's roommate, Mia Thompson. The film was directed by Forest Whitaker, written by Jessica Bendinger and Kate Kondell from a story by Bendinger and Jerry O'Connell, and produced by John Davis. The film languished in "development hell" for five years, finally being completed and released eight months after the similar '' Chasing Liberty'' (2004). The film was a commercial failure upon its release, and received primarily negative reviews. Plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Pounds
''Seven Pounds'' is a 2008 American drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino, written by Grant Nieporte, and starring Will Smith as a man who sets out to change the lives of seven people; Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, and Barry Pepper also star. The film was released in theaters in the United States of America on December 19, 2008, by Columbia Pictures. Despite receiving negative reviews from critics, it was a box-office success, grossing $169.7 million worldwide against a production budget of $54 million. Plot Tim Thomas, sending a text message while driving, caused a car crash in which seven people died: six strangers and his fiancee, Sarah Jenson. In a bid for redemption, and unable to live with the guilt of his actions, Tim sets out to save the lives of seven good people. A year after the crash, having quit his job as an aeronautical engineer, Tim donates a lung lobe to his brother Ben, an IRS employee. Six months later he donates part of his liver to social service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
