name | Buck Rogers |
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director | Ford BeebeSaul A. Goodkind |
producer | Barney A. Sarecky |
writer | Norman S. HallRay TrampeDick CalkinsPhilip Francis Nowlan ''(comics strip)'' |
starring | Buster CrabbeConstance MooreJackie MoranAnthony WardeC. Montague ShawJack Mulhall |
cinematography | Jerome Ash |
editing | Joseph GluckLouis SackinAlvin Todd |
distributor | Universal Pictures |
released | February 2, 1939 |
runtime | 12 chapters (237 min) |
country | |
language | English }} |
''Buck Rogers'' (1939) is a Universal serial film based on the Buck Rogers comic strip. It starred Buster Crabbe (who had previously starred in two Flash Gordon serials) as the heroic Buck Rogers, Constance Moore as relatively seldom-seen romantic interest Wilma Deering, Jackie Moran as sidekick George "Buddy" Wade, and Anthony Warde as "super-racketeer" "Killer" Kane.
Buck and Buddy join the resistance, and they set out for Saturn, where they hope that they can find help in their fight against Kane. Saturn is run by Aldar (Guy Usher) and the not-so-aptly-named Council of the Wise and Prince Tallen. To the dismay of Buck and Buddy, they also discover that Kane has dispatched ambassadors of his own, headed by his loyal henchman, Captain Laska (Henry Brandon). The serial then becomes a back-and-forth struggle between Buck and Kane to secure the military support of Saturn for the struggles on Earth.
Korean-American actor Philson Ahn, younger brother of noted actor Philip Ahn, played Prince Tallen, a Saturnian native who befriends Buck Rogers.
The noted actor and "crown prince of stuntmen" David Sharpe, who appeared in over 4,500 films over the course of a seven-decade career, also appeared in the Buck Rogers serial in several roles: as a Kane pilot, a Hidden City sentry, and a Saturnian lieutenant.
The serial had a small budget and saved money on special effects by re-using material from other stories: background shots from the futuristic musical ''Just Imagine'' (1930), as the city of the future, the garishly stenciled walls from the Azura palace set in ''Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars'', and even the studded leather belt that Crabbe wore in ''Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars'', turned up as part of Buck's uniform.
In 1953, the 1939 movie serial was edited into a feature film entitled ''Planet Outlaws''. Then it was edited again to feature length and titled ''Destination Saturn'' for syndication to television, in 1965. Finally, the serial was edited once again to feature form in the late 1970s, this version simply entitled ''Buck Rogers'' with the theatrical poster advertising, "Star Wars owes it all to Buck Rogers", and later was sold on videotape in the early 1990s by VCI Entertainment under the catalogue title of ''Planet Outlaws'' (which title, to make it appear legitimate, was also superimposed onto the first shot of film following the main titles). VCI released all twelve installments on DVD in September of 2000. In November of 2009, VCI released a special 70th anniversary edition on DVD, with extras including "The History of Buck Rogers" by Clifford Weimer, a photo gallery and the 1935 Buck Rogers short feature originally shown at the 1933-34 Worlds Fair.
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name | Erin Gray |
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birth date | January 07, 1950 |
birth place | Honolulu, Hawaii,United States |
occupation | Film, television actress |
years active | 1967-present |
spouse | |
website | http://www.eringray.com }} |
Erin Gray (born January 7, 1950) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Kate Summers in the situation comedy ''Silver Spoons'' and as Colonel Wilma Deering in the science fiction television series ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.''
Gray's first appearance on television was in 1967 as a dancer in the variety series, ''Malibu U''. After moving to Hollywood, she soon had her first starring role on the miniseries ''Evening in Byzantium'', in 1978. Following good notices, in 1978, Gray was put on a seven year contract at Universal Studios, which led directly to her taking the role of Colonel Wilma Deering in ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' - at first for a theatrically released movie, then for a recurring TV series.
Gray's trim, shapely figure, augmented by a tight one piece jumpsuit, was popular with the show's predominantly young male audience. Gray commented that she was aware of the sexiness of her uniform which was so tight that she had to be sewn into it.
Her character was also high profile within the show, second only to Gil Gerard in the lead role, thus representing one of the early examples of a strong female character in a science fiction setting. Because of this Gray was seen as an important role model for female viewers. She once told an interviewer:
Shortly after ''Buck Rogers'', Gray appeared in the first season ''Magnum, P.I.'' episode, "J. 'Digger' Doyle", in which she played security expert, "Joy 'Digger' Doyle", of the episode title. The role was planned to become recurring, even possibly a spin-off series, but it did not come about, and it was the character's only appearance in the series. In 1982, she played the role of Lilah in the summer movie ''Six Pack'' as a love interest opposite Kenny Rogers. She also went on to play "Kate Summers" in the 1982–1987 television series, ''Silver Spoons''. When that show ended, she took regular film and TV work; she appeared in an episode of the series ''Superboy'' in 1992; In 1993, she had a featured role in ''Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday'', the ninth entry in the ''Friday the 13th'' series. In 2005, she appeared in the film, ''Siren''. In 2010, she appeared in the web series ''Buck Rogers'', playing the mother of Lucas 'Buck' Rogers. She is also active as a casting agent through her agency, Heroes for Hire, which specializes in booking sci-fi and fantasy stars for appearances. She has also found work in commercials, including a 2010 spot for Pup-Peroni dog treats.
Gray and Gil Gerard returned to ''Buck Rogers'' by playing the characters' parents in the pilot episode of James Cawley's ''Buck Rogers'' Internet video series.
She also owns Heroes for Hire, a talent agent company, and teaches Tai Chi.
In 1998 Gray wrote a book entitled ''Act Right'' with co-author Mara Purl, which contains advice for novice television and movie actors. A revised edition (ISBN 1-58436-000-3) was published in 2002.
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name | Tom Clancy |
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birth date | May 12, 1947 |
birth place | Baltimore County, Maryland, United States |
occupation | Novelist |
nationality | American |
period | 1984–present |
genre | Techno-thriller, Crime fiction, nonfiction |
influences | H.P. Lovecraft, William Shakespeare, Eric Donovan, Robert A. Heinlein |
influenced | Dale Brown, James Wesley Rawles |
website | }} |
Clancy and his first wife Wanda married in 1969, separated briefly in 1995, and permanently separated in December 1996. Wanda Clancy filed for divorce in November 1998, which became final in 1999.
In 1993, Tom Clancy joined a group of investors that included Peter Angelos and bought the Baltimore Orioles from Eli Jacobs. In 1998, he reached an agreement to purchase the Minnesota Vikings, but had to abandon the deal because of the divorce settlement cost.
On June 26, 1999, Clancy married freelance journalist Alexandra Marie Llewellyn, whom he had met in 1997. Llewellyn is the daughter of J. Bruce Llewellyn, and a family friend of Colin Powell, who originally introduced the couple to each other.
In 2008, the use of Clancy's name was purchased by French video game manufacturer Ubisoft for an undisclosed sum. It will be used in conjunction with video games and related products such as movies, and books.
Some of his books bear dedications to Republican political figures, most notably Ronald Reagan. In his novels, countries portrayed as hostile to the United States include the former Soviet Union, Syria, China, Iran, India, and Japan while Russia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, South Korea, Taiwan, Israel, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom are shown as close allies of the United States.
On September 11, 2001, Clancy was interviewed by Judy Woodruff on CNN. During the interview, he observed that Islam does not condone suicide. Among other observations during this interview, Clancy cited discussions he had with military experts on the lack of planning to handle a hijacked plane being used in a suicide attack and criticized the news media's treatment of the United States Intelligence Community. Clancy appeared again on PBS's ''Charlie Rose'', where he debated Senator and future Vice-Presidential candidate John Edwards.
Clancy has been a Life Member of the National Rifle Association since 1978. He is a Republican.
The first NetForce novel was adapted as a television movie, starring Scott Bakula and Joanna Going. The first Op-Center novel was released to coincide with a 1995 NBC television mini-series of the same name (Tom Clancy's Op-Center) starring Harry Hamlin and a cast of stars. Though the mini-series did not continue, the book series did, but it had little in common with the first mini-series other than the title and the names of the main characters.
With the release of ''The Teeth of the Tiger'', Clancy introduced Jack Ryan's son and two nephews who were main characters; these characters continue in one of his latest novels, ''Dead Or Alive''.
Clancy has written several nonfiction books about various branches of the U.S. armed forces (see non-fiction listing, below). Clancy has also branded several lines of books and video games with his name that are written by other authors, following premises or storylines generally in keeping with Clancy's works. These are sometimes referred to by fans as "apostrophe" books; Clancy did not initially acknowledge that these series were being authored by others, only thanking the actual authors in the headnotes for their "invaluable contribution to the manuscript".
In 1997, Clancy signed a book deal with Penguin Putnam Inc. (both part of Pearson Education), that paid him US$50 million for the world-English rights to two new books. He then signed a second agreement for another US$25 million for a four-year book/multimedia deal. Clancy followed this up with an agreement with Berkley Books for 24 paperbacks to tie in with the ABC television miniseries ''Tom Clancy's Net Force'' aired in the fall/winter of 1998. The Op-Center universe has laid the ground for the series of books written by Jeff Rovin, which was in an agreement worth US$22 million bringing the total value of the package to US$97 million.
In the order in which they occur in the storyline (and when they occur):
Starting with the following novel, the series becomes distinctly different from real history as noted below.
Study in Command
Other
Many of the games bearing the Clancy name have been very successful, spawning several sequels and expansions. It is unknown how much input Clancy has into the games.
World news media is a fictional news network that had been featured in many Tom Clancy's video games.
It has been said that an attempt will be made to merge the various series into one coherent universe (~2:40-3:30)
Clancy received an honorary doctorate in humane letters and delivered the commencement address at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1992, and has since worked a reference to the school into many of his main works.
Clancy is an honorary Yeoman Warder of The Tower of London holding the title "Supernumerary Yeoman". On the television show Ace of Cakes his wife commissioned, for his 60th birthday, a special cake in the shape of the Tower of London in acknowledgment of his status. In the episode, Tom Clancy referred to the ''Beefeaters'' as, "Just a terrific bunch of guys".
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Name | Buck Rodgers |
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Position | Catcher / Manager |
Bats | Switch |
Throws | Right |
Birth date | August 16, 1938 |
Birth place | Delaware, Ohio |
Debutdate | September 8 |
Debutyear | 1961 |
Debutteam | Los Angeles Angels |
Finaldate | September 28 |
Finalyear | 1969 |
Finalteam | California Angels |
Stat1label | Batting average |
Stat1value | .232 |
Stat2label | Home runs |
Stat2value | 31 |
Stat3label | Runs batted in |
Stat3value | 288 |
Stat4label | Games managed |
Stat4value | 1,559 |
Stat5label | Win–loss record |
Stat5value | 784–774 |
Stat6label | Winning % |
Stat6value | .503 |
Teams | |
Highlights |
rowspan="2" | Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="4"|Regular Season !! colspan="4"|Post Season | |||||||||
! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Finish !! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result | ||||||||||
1980 Milwaukee Brewers season>MIL | 1980 | 39 | 31| | .557 | 3rd in AL East | - | - | - | - | |
1981 Milwaukee Brewers season>MIL | 62 | 47| | .569 | 1st in AL East | 2 | 3 | .400 | Lost to New York Yankees | ||
1982 Milwaukee Brewers season>MIL | 23 | 24| | .489 | 5th in AL East | - | - | - | - | ||
1985 Montreal Expos season>MON | 84 | 77| | .522 | 3rd in NL East | - | - | - | - | ||
1986 Montreal Expos season>MON | 78 | 83| | .484 | 4th in NL East | - | - | - | - | ||
1987 Montreal Expos season>MON | 91 | 71| | .562 | 3rd in NL East | - | - | - | - | ||
1988 Montreal Expos season>MON | 81 | 81| | .500 | 3rd in NL East | - | - | - | - | ||
1989 Montreal Expos season>MON | 81 | 81| | .500 | 4th in NL East | - | - | - | - | ||
1990 Montreal Expos season>MON | 85 | 77| | .525 | 3rd in NL East | - | - | - | - | ||
1991 Montreal Expos season>MON | 20 | 29| | .408 | 6th in NL East | - | - | - | - | ||
1991 California Angels season>CAL | 20 | 18| | .526 | 7th in AL West | - | - | - | - | ||
1992 California Angels season>CAL | 33 | 40| | .452 | 5th in AL West | - | - | - | - | ||
1993 California Angels season>CAL | 71 | 91| | .438 | 5th in AL West | - | - | - | - | ||
1994 California Angels season>CAL | 16 | 24| | .400 | 4th in AL West | - | - | - | - | ||
colspan="2" | Total | 784| | 774 | .503 | 2 | 3 | .400 | - |
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name | Paul W. S. Anderson |
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birth date | March 04, 1965 |
birth place | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England |
occupation | Film director, producer and screenwriter |
spouse | Milla Jovovich (2009–present) |
children | Ever Gabo Anderson (3 November 2007) }} |
After this, he directed the successful 1995 video game adaptation ''Mortal Kombat''. While prior video game movies, like ''Street Fighter'' and ''Super Mario Bros.'', had been all-out disasters, ''Mortal Kombat'' was well received by fans, and some critics. He declined to direct the sequel, ''Mortal Kombat: Annihilation'', which was not well received by critics or fans. Anderson was asked to direct a third movie, ''Mortal Kombat: Devastation'', but declined again because he was too busy filming Resident Evil.
The success of ''Mortal Kombat'' gave Anderson free rein to choose his next project, ''Soldier'', written by ''Blade Runner'' screenwriter David Webb Peoples. Intended as a "sidequel" to ''Blade Runner'', the movie was set in the same universe (but not the same planet), and contained numerous references to the earlier film. Kurt Russell was attached to star, but was unavailable at the time, which delayed the production. In the meantime, Anderson made the science fiction horror film ''Event Horizon''. It was poorly received at the box office, and Anderson blamed the failure on studio-enforced cuts. While not a box-office success, the film gained a small cult following. ''Soldier'' was eventually completed and released in 1998, but was a disaster both commercially and critically.
After the poor performance of both ''Event Horizon'' and ''Soldier'', Anderson was forced to think smaller. His planned remake of the cult film ''Death Race 2000'' was put on hold, and he set about writing and directed a TV movie, ''The Sight'', in 2000. It was a minor success, and Anderson returned to cinema screens in 2002 when he wrote and directed an adaptation of the survival horror series ''Resident Evil''. At that point he began to credit himself as "Paul W. S. Anderson", to avoid confusion with the American director Paul Thomas Anderson.
Produced on a moderate budget in comparison to his earlier movies, ''Resident Evil'' was a commercial success in cinemas and on DVD, prompting Anderson to write (but not direct) the sequels, ''Resident Evil: Apocalypse'' and ''Resident Evil: Extinction'' both were commercially successful but failed critically.
Anderson's next project was the much-anticipated ''Alien vs. Predator'', a concept hinted at in ''Predator 2'' and later popularized by a series of Dark Horse Comics. A movie version had been stuck in development hell for several years despite the franchise crossing into every other form of media, from books to comics to video games. The film was finally released in August 2004, grossing $172,544,654 internationally on a budget of $60 million, despite his success it received mostly negative reviews. Only one sequel was made, called Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, which Anderson was not involved in. After completing ''Alien vs. Predator'' Anderson rebooted his ''Death Race 2000'' remake and finally got it released as ''Death Race'' in 2008. A prequel was made in 2011, called ''Death Race 2'', which Anderson wrote (but did not direct). In 2010, Anderson wrote and directed the fourth installment in the ''Resident Evil'' film franchise, ''Resident Evil: Afterlife''.
Anderson will next direct an adaptation of ''The Three Musketeers'', who will be played by Logan Lerman, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson and Luke Evans.
rowspan="2" style="width:33px;" | Year | Film | Credited as | |||
Director | Writer | Producer | ||||
1994 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Shopping'' | ||||
1995 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Mortal Kombat'' | ||||
1997 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Event Horizon'' | ||||
1998 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Soldier'' | ||||
2000 | style="text-align:left;" | ''The Sight'' | ||||
2002 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Resident Evil'' | ||||
style="text-align:left;" | ||||||
2005 | style="text-align:left;" | ''The Dark'' | ||||
2008 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Death Race'' | ||||
2009 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Pandorum'' | ||||
2010 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Resident Evil: Afterlife'' | ||||
2011 | style="text-align:left;" | ''The Three Musketeers'' | ||||
2011 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Death Race 2'' | ||||
2012 | style="text-align:left;" | ''Resident Evil: Retribution'' | ||||
TBA |
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