Plot
The increased gap between the rich and the poor, economic instability, greed, resources dwindling for those on the bottom, mindless citizens, the addiction for war, the inability to invest in education, the need to dumb down their own people for prosperity. Are these the ingredients that will lead to the destruction of a civilization? C.A. Shields thinks so. Which is why this one-time felon wants to get away from his homeland and journey to Laos. But the civilization that imprisoned C.A. has really affected his mentality. Which causes a lot friction between C.A. and the people who've come to help him out. Who knows if C.A. has the will to get to his destination before the flames that he foresees in his prophecy hits America.
Plot
New York postal worker Jacob Singer is trying to keep his frayed life from unraveling. His days are increasingly being invaded by flashbacks to his first marriage, his now-dead son, and his tour of duty in Vietnam. Athough his new wife tries to help Jacob keep his grip on sanity, the line between reality and delusion is steadily growing more and more uncertain.
Keywords: 1970s, angel, anxiety, apostrophe-in-title, army, auditory-hallucination, bare-butt, barefoot, bathtub, blood
The most frightening thing about Jacob Singer's nightmare is that he isn't dreaming.
Louis: Eckhart saw Hell too. He said: The only thing that burns in Hell is the part of you that won't let go of life, your memories, your attachments. They burn them all away. But they're not punishing you, he said. They're freeing your soul. So, if you're frightened of dying and... and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the earth.
Louis: If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. If you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
Jezebel: Well, personally, I never went for church names. [Jacob laughs] What?::Jacob Singer: Where do you think Jezebel came from?::Jezebel: No one calls me that.::Jacob Singer: You're such a heathen, Jezzie. How'd I ever get involved with such a fuckin' ninny?::Jezebel: You sold your soul, remember? That's what you told me.::Jacob Singer: Yeah? For what?::Jezebel: A good lay.::Jacob Singer: Look what I got.::Jezebel, Jacob Singer: The best.
Jacob's Doctor: You're a lucky guy, Jake. You must have friends in high places.
Army Officer: Mr. Singer. What an appropriate name for a man who can't shut up.
Jacob Singer: Jezzie? Get me out of here.::Evil Doctor: Where do you want to go?::Jacob Singer: Home.::Evil Doctor: Home? This is your home. You're dead.::Jacob Singer: Dead? No. I just hurt my back, I'm not dead.::Evil Doctor: What are you, then?::Jacob Singer: I'm alive.::Evil Doctor: Then what are you doing here?::Jacob Singer: I don't know.::[crying]::Jacob Singer: This isn't happening.::Evil Doctor: What *is* happening?::Jacob Singer: Get me out of here.::Evil Doctor: There is no out of here. You've been killed, don't you remember?
Louis: Well, you've done it to yourself this time, haven't you?::Jacob Singer: Am I dying, Louie?::Louis: From a slipped disk? That'll be a first.
Michael: I'd only been in jail 13 hours, I thought 'Nam couldn't be any worse.::Jacob Singer: Shows how little you knew.::Michael: Yeah, really.
Jacob: You know you look like an angel, Louie? Like an overgrown cherub. Anyone ever tell you that?::Louis: [smiling] Yeah, you. Every time you see me.::Jacob: You're a lifesaver, Louie.::Louis: [smiling] Yeah, I know.
Elsa: [reading Jacob's palm] See. According to this, you're already dead. [laughs]
Plot
Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home, has just been quickly and expertly stripped. He chases down the miscreants, who turn out to be six orphan children. He has no recourse to the law, for the corrupt local sheriff takes most of the proceeds of their thievery in exchange for not putting them in an orphanage. They are charming rogues who are in turn charmed by him. Disliking their arrangement with the sheriff, they stow away with him, and he finds himself becoming a reluctant stepfather. Thanks to their enthusiasm and incredible mechanical know-how, he begins to make a name for himself on the racing circuit. But the sheriff doesn't take kindly to losing his extra income...
Keywords: auto-mechanic, automobile-racing, bar, birmingham-alabama, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, brother-brother-relationship, brother-sister-relationship, car, car-driver, children
Kenny Rogers is Brewster Baker. His racing career was going in reverse, until six car-crazy kids joined his pit crew and put him back on the track.
Brewster Baker: You watch your mouth, Shiftey!::Swifty: It's Swifty! SWIFTY, you toad sucker!
Sheriff: Get your asses out here on the double!
Sheriff: [Repeated line] Shut up, Otis!
Swifty: [as Brewster drives off] You no good, rotten, washed up, fork tongue, black hearted, double dealing, backstabbing, alci bum! We could've been great together.
Swifty: Kick his ass, Brewster! Don't take that shit from this fungus faced toad sucker!::Terk: [to Brewster] I'd tell that little punk that he shouldn't be talking to me like that if I were you.::Brewster Baker: He's right, Swifty. Be polite, Mr. Logan here's a very sensitive man. [takes a few steps away and looks at Terk] On second thought, I got a good mind to turn this little kid loose and let him just whip your ass, Terk!
Swifty: That's it, Brewster! Drive it 'till you hear glass and smell shit!::Brewster Baker: What'd you say, mister?::Swifty: I said 'where we going, sir?'.
Sheriff: Not this time, boy. I'm in charge of my charges.::Brewster Baker: I want those kids, Sheriff.::Sheriff: I just bet you do.::T.V. Commentator: [running to pit road, with microphone in hand and camera crew in tow] On my way to Baker's car. Be there in a minute.::Sheriff: Well, I got an arrest warrant from the state of Texas, and extradition papers from the state of Georgia.::T.V. Commentator: Pardon me, officer. Brewster, what made you take that wrong turn?::Brewster Baker: Chris, I don't think I took a wrong turn. I'll tell ya, this sheriff here is from the same hometown as my six pack, and he's driven all the way from Texas to arrest these six hardened criminals.::T.V. Commentator: How 'bout a comment, Sheriff?::Sheriff: I'm a Texas law officer. I don't have to talk in front of no damn camera.::Brewster Baker: [to Chris] Ask one of the kids. They'll tell you what's going on.::T.V. Commentator: That sounds like a great story. How 'bout some comments, Sheriff?::Sheriff: [talking softly to Brewster] Look, can't we talk about this in private somewhere?::Brewster Baker: Well, there's no need to do that Sheriff. We are on network TV, but there's a good chance that the Governor of Texas, and the good people who elected you to office, are watching. Now's your chance to explain to them why you came here to arrest these six little kids.::Sheriff: Well, we didn't come here to arrest them, exactly.::Otis: Can I say 'howdy' to the folks back home?::Sheriff: Shut up Otis!::Brewster Baker: What did you come for?::Sheriff: We came to... check on 'em. Yeah.::Brewster Baker: To check on 'em?::Sheriff: Yeah. [to Chris] See, these children are orphans, and we have to make sure they have proper supervision. Well, I can see they're getting that. [looking into camera, tipping his cowboy hat] So I am very proud to report to the good people of the great State of Texas that these children are in the capable hands of... [mumbling] Mr. Brewster Baker.::Little Harry: [with Brewster holding him in his arms, flips down the Sheriff's hat] No shit Dick Tracy.
Beast of the seven seas!
In every roaring port they knew the "Wolf" and his savage crew...and what befell his human prey!
Louis or Louÿs may refer to:
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After a brief spell as coach at AZ, Van Gaal served as assistant coach under Leo Beenhakker at Ajax, and eventually took over as head coach in 1991. Under his lead, the club won three league titles, the UEFA Cup, and the Champions League. Van Gaal moved to Barcelona in 1997 and won two Spanish league titles and one Spanish Cup. After some disagreements at Barcelona, he was appointed coach of the Dutch national team, but then failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. Another brief spell at Barcelona followed, before he became manager of AZ. After having won the Dutch championship with AZ in 2008–09, he was hired by Bayern Munich on 1 July 2009. In his first season at Munich, he secured the German league title and won the German Cup, and made it to the final of the Champions League.
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Santiago was born in the Carabanchel neighbourhood in Madrid. After studying Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid, he decided to pursue a career as a film-maker and in 1989 he directed the short Relatos de medianoche with a budget of 7000 pesetas (around US$50). In 1992 he went on to direct his first professional short "Evilio", followed with "Perturbado" in 1993.
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