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The Last Hit
''The Last Producer'' is a 2000 American drama film directed by and starring Burt Reynolds. It also featured Sean Astin, Ann-Margret, Lauren Holly, Rod Steiger, and Benjamin Bratt Benjamin Bratt (born December 16, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for playing Paco Aguilar in '' Blood in Blood Out''. He had supporting film roles in the 1990s in ''Demolition Man'' (1993), ''Clear and Present Danger'' (1994) and '' .... It was also referred to as ''The Final Hit'' in final packaging and promotional materials. It is the final film to be directed by Reynolds before his death in 2018. Plot Sonny Wexler is an aging, washed-up, veteran film producer with a pill-popping wife. In his heyday, Sonny produced an Oscar nominated movie, but now he finds he's a "has been" in a Hollywood that's been taken over by a younger generation, personified by studio executive Damon Black and foreign investors. Knowing that he is soon going to die or be forgotten, he decides to wager all his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burt Reynolds
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor most famous during the 1970s and 1980s. He became well known in television series such as ''Gunsmoke'' (1962–1965), '' Hawk'' (1966) and '' Dan August'' (1970–1971). He had leading roles in films such as '' Navajo Joe'' (1966) and '' 100 Rifles'' (1969), and his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in ''Deliverance'' (1972). Reynolds played leading roles in financial successes such as '' White Lightning'' (1973), '' The Longest Yard'' (1974), '' Smokey and the Bandit'' (1977) (which started a six-year box-office reign), '' Semi-Tough'' (1977), ''The End'' (1978), '' Hooper'' (1978), '' Starting Over'' (1979), ''Smokey and the Bandit II'' (1980), '' The Cannonball Run'' (1981), '' Sharky's Machine'' (1981), '' The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' (1982) and '' Cannonball Run II'' (1984), several of which he directed. He was nominated twice for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angie Dickinson
Angie Dickinson (born Angeline Brown; September 30, 1931) is an American retired actress. She began her career on television, appearing in many Anthology series#Television, anthology series during the 1950s, before gaining her breakthrough role in ''Gun the Man Down'' (1956) with James Arness and the Western film ''Rio Bravo (film), Rio Bravo'' (1959) with John Wayne and Dean Martin, for which she received the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress, Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. Dickinson has appeared in more than 50 films, including ''China Gate (1957 film), China Gate'' (1957), ''Cry Terror!'' (1958), ''Ocean's 11'' (1960), ''The Sins of Rachel Cade'' (1961), ''Jessica (film), Jessica'' (1962), ''Captain Newman, M.D.'' (1963), ''The Killers (1964 film), The Killers'' (1964), ''The Art of Love (1965 film), The Art of Love'' (1965), ''The Chase (1966 film), The Chase'' (1966), ''Point Blank (1967 film), Point Blank'' (1967), ''Pretty Maids All in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Drama Films
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Los Angeles
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Drama Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Films
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. The top grosser worldwide was '' Mission: Impossible 2''. Domestically in North America, '' Gladiator'' won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ( Russell Crowe). '' Dinosaur'' was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success. __TOC__ Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2000 by worldwide gross are as follows: 2000 box office records * '' Chicken Run'' became the highest-grossing stop motion animated film ever. * '' Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas''s $55.1 million opening weekend became the highest debut for a Christmas-themed film. It had the highest opening weekend for a Jim Carrey film and a Ron Howard film, surpassing both '' Batman Forever'' and '' Ransom'' simultaneously. Events Award ceremonies Awards 2000 films By country/region * List of American films of 2000 * List of Argentine films of 2000 * List of Australian films of 2000 * List of Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Mantegna
Joseph Anthony Mantegna (, ; born November 13, 1947) is an American actor best known for starring on CBS's ''Criminal Minds'' since 2007 as FBI Supervisory Special Agent David Rossi. He has voiced the recurring role of mob boss Fat Tony on the animated series ''The Simpsons'', beginning with the 1991 episode " Bart the Murderer", as well as in ''The Simpsons Movie'' (2007). Mantegna began his career on stage in 1969 in the Chicago production of the musical ''Hair''. He earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and a Joseph Jefferson Award for portraying Richard Roma in the first American productions of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize–winning play '' Glengarry Glen Ross'', the first of many collaborations with Mamet. His long-standing association with Mamet includes the premieres of '' A Life in the Theatre'', ''The Disappearance of the Jews'', and '' Speed-the-Plow'' on Broadway. Mantegna also directed a highly lauded production of Mamet's '' Lakeboat'', which enj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shecky Greene
Shecky Greene (born Fred Sheldon Greenfield; April 8, 1926 – December 31, 2023) was an American comedian and actor. He was known for his nightclub performances in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he became a headliner in the 1950s and 1960s. He appeared in several films, including '' Tony Rome''; '' History of the World, Part I''; and '' Splash''. In television, he guest-starred on such television shows as ''Love, American Style'' and '' Combat!'', and later ''Laverne & Shirley'' and '' Mad About You''. Early life and education Fred Sheldon Greenfield was born on April 8, 1926, to Jewish parents, Carl and Bessie Greenfield, and raised on the North Side of Chicago. In his youth, Greene enjoyed performing as a singer and in a drama club he formed while attending Sullivan High School. He emulated his older brother, who liked to speak in accents. During World War II, Greene served in the U.S. Navy for three years and was discharged in 1944. He was briefly, but more than once, enrolled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelley Berman
Sheldon Leonard Berman (February 3, 1925 – September 1, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, teacher, and lecturer. He was awarded three gold records for his comedy albums and he won the first Grammy Award for a spoken comedy recording in 1959. In 2008 he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Larry David's father on '' Curb Your Enthusiasm. Berman taught humor writing at the University of Southern California for more than 20 years. Early life and education Berman was born in Chicago, the son of Irene (née Marks) and Nathan Berman. He was Jewish. He had a younger brother, Ronald. He served in the Navy during World War II, after which he enrolled in Chicago's Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul University) as a drama student. There he met fellow student Sarah Herman, whom he married in 1947. His career began with an acting company in Woodstock, Illinois, and in 1949 he and his wife made their way to New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
