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The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The winner of the national pageant is awarded the title of "Miss America" for one year.
The pageant originated as a beauty contest in 1921, but now prefers to avoid this term since Swimsuit and Evening Wear comprise 35 percent of the overall score used to judge contestants. The pageant began in Atlantic City, New Jersey and was held there each year in September through 2004 (except for the year 2001, when it was held on October 14).
In January 2006, the pageant moved to its new home and time in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pageant presents itself as a "scholarship pageant," and the primary prizes for the winner and her runners-up are scholarships to the institution of her choice. The Miss America Scholarship program, along with its local and state affiliates, is the largest provider of scholarship money to young women in the United States and in the world. In 2006 it made available more than $45 million in cash and scholarship assistance. Since most of the contestants are college graduates already, or on the verge of graduating, most of their prize money is devoted to graduate school or professional school, or to pay off student loans for courses already taken.
Actors: Thomas Smith (editor), Thomas Smith (actor), Thomas Smith (producer), Thomas Smith (writer), Thomas Smith (director), Erin Lilley (actress), Erin Lilley (producer), Soren Odom (composer), Khristian Fulmer (actor),
Plot: Captain Condor and Miss America are two of Mega City's most famous crime fighters. Trusted by the people to put an end to evil and villainy, these two superheroes somehow manage to get the job done time and again. When called into action to stop the scheming Mega Brain, Condor and America are forced to work together for the greater good. But no one said these superheroes were super friends.
Keywords: megabrain, miss-america, spoof, super-villain, superhero, superhero, superhero-spoof, superhero-team, superhero-villianActors: Matt Braunsdorf (actor), Matt Braunsdorf (producer), Ryan G. Metzger (actor), Dave Conte (writer), Dave Conte (producer), Dave Conte (director), Dave Conte (composer), Dave Conte (actor), Dave Conte (editor), Nicholas Schwartz (writer), Nicholas Schwartz (director), Nicholas Schwartz (producer), James Steelman (actor), Andrew Stockwell (actor), Andrew Stockwell (writer),
Plot: The streets are unsafe. One by one, a relentless serial killer known only as the Blood Grinder strikes, leaving no survivors in his wake. Now, one man will fight back. That man is Ronnie America. On their wedding day, during a passionate celebration of their love, Ronnie's wife is taken from him and murdered by the Blood Grinder. Facing a slow police investigation spearheaded by Detective Cliff Thompson and The Rookie, Ronnie decides to take the law into his own hands. But he won't do it alone, for he is helped on his way by Mammary Jones, a large-breasted prostitute with nothing left to live for.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Roy Dupuis (actor), Andréa Ferréol (actress), David Kodsi (producer), Alex Descas (actor), Gaston Lepage (actor), Céline Bonnier (actress), François Aubry (miscellaneous crew), Émilie Dequenne (actress), Marc Labrèche (actor), André Forcier (writer), André Forcier (director), Frédéric Desager (actor), Mark Krasnoff (actor), Annie Dufresne (actress), Geneviève Brouillette (actress),
Plot: Albert Renaud, a young Quebec actor with aspirations to become the next Rudolph Valentino, sets off by train for Hollywood with a letter of recommendation from his drama teacher who is Mary Pickford's aunt. Along the way he meets a succession of bizarre characters ... a militant feminist Mormon who believes in polyandry (Émilie Dequenne), a womanizing golfer who plays in the Californian desert with ambergris-scented golf balls(Roy Dupuis), and a man called Noah who is trying to break a record by perching on a boat on top of a pole.
Keywords: cinema, desert, dream, golf, train, travelActors: Patrick Bauchau (actor), William Katt (actor), Pascal (miscellaneous crew), Garrett Morris (actor), Jon Gries (actor), Jon Gries (producer), Lesley Ann Warren (actress), Holly Woodlawn (actress), Michael Polish (actor), Michael Polish (director), Michael Polish (writer), Ant (actor), Mark Polish (actor), Mark Polish (writer), Jill Andre (actress),
Plot: Francis and Blake Falls are conjoined twins who live in a neat little room in a rundown hotel. While sharing some organs, Blake is always fit and Francis is very sickly. Into their world comes a young lady, who turns their world upside down. She gets involved with Blake, and convinces the two to attend a Halloween party, where they can pass themselves off as wearing a costume. Eventually Francis becomes really ill, and they have to be separated. They then face the physical and mental strains that come from their proposed separation. Viewers will be inclined to believe that the two are really Siamese twins, but in fact they are simply real-life brothers playing the parts convincingly.
Keywords: absurdism, adoption, arm, bicycle, birthday, birthday-cake, bisexual, bride-and-groom, brother-brother-relationship, buttActors: Bert Rhine (producer), Cheryl Song (actress), Ginger Miller (actress), Garrett Adkins (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Anthony Andrews (actor), Vincent Price (actor), Milo O'Shea (actor), Harry H. Corbett (actor), James Booth (actor), T.P. McKenna (actor), André Maranne (actor), Ronald Fraser (actor), Barry Humphries (actor), Barry Humphries (actor), Gertan Klauber (actor), George Coulouris (actor), Denholm Elliott (actor), Elke Sommer (actress), Bernard Lee (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Beatrice Dawson (costume designer), Val Guest (director), Earl St. John (producer), Sid James (actor), Val Guest (writer), Kay Walsh (actress), Edmund Purdom (actor), Marianne Stone (actress), André Maranne (actor), Ronald Fraser (actor), Paul Carpenter (actor), Val Guest (producer), Norman Bird (actor), Francis Matthews (actor), Jean Claudio (actor),
Plot: On a seaside holiday, pretty Bristol typist Shirley meets Dan Mackenzie from her local paper. He persuades her that she has what it takes in the world of beauty contests, and so it proves. Ditching her predictable fiance and having to leave home, Shirley moves to London to continuing success. Increasingly smitten by her, Dan reckons he should be more than just her manager, but this is not at all the way Shirley sees things.
Keywords: beauty-pageant, independent-filmActors: Charles Marsh (actor), Wilbur Mack (actor), Nolan Leary (actor), Jack Kenney (actor), Brooks Benedict (actor), Donald Kerr (actor), Jerry Colonna (actor), Stanley Andrews (actor), Stanley Brown (actor), Charley Grapewin (actor), Jesse Graves (actor), Harrison Greene (actor), Dell Henderson (actor), Stuart Holmes (actor), LeRoy Mason (actor),
Plot: In 1915, Atlantic City is a sleepy seaside resort, but Brad Taylor, son of a small hotel and vaudeville house proprietor, has big plans: he thinks it can be "the playground of the world." Brad's wheeling and dealing proves remarkably successful in attracting big enterprises and big shows, but brings him little success in personal relationships. Full of nostalgic songs and acts, some with the original artists.
Keywords: 1900s, 1920s, 1930s, armistice-day-1918, atlantic-city-new-jersey, atlantic-ocean, b-movie, barmaid, bartender, bathing-beautyActors: Monty Banks (actor), Claude Hulbert (actor), Sidney Morgan (producer), Monty Banks (writer), Alfred J. Goulding (writer), Alfred J. Goulding (director), Joan Morgan (writer), Sally Gray (actress), Victor Fairley (actor), Vladimir Sagovsky (editor), Warren Chetham Strode (writer), Tully Comber (actor), Princess Pearl (actress), Bob Bowman (actor), F. Dawson Gratrix (writer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Fred Malatesta (actor), Charley Grapewin (actor), Armand Kaliz (actor), Paul Bryar (actor), Fritz Feld (actor), Robert Graves (actor), George Davis (actor), Jack Benny (actor), Eugene Borden (actor), Fred Cavens (actor), André Cheron (actor), Chester Clute (actor), Jean De Briac (actor), Francisco Marán (actor), Alphonse Martell (actor),
Plot: Buck Boswell and his all-girl troupe are stranded in Paris, but Buck manages to con the manager of the 'Hotel de Navarre' in furnishing accommodations for his group, but the proprietor's wife locks them out. In his search for funds, Buck meets Patricia Harper, the fourth-richest girl in the world, but he isn't aware of that and thinks she is penniless. Patricia joins his troupe as a lark, and her father, James Harper, also pretends he is broke. Through some chicanery, Buck gets jobs for the girls as models at the Palace of Feminine Arts at the Paris International Exposition. James Harper borrows the priceless Napoleaon necklace to have a copy made for his daughter, but Buck thinks he stole it.
Keywords: 1930s, american, artist, busboy, cafe, cigarette-smoking, deceit, deception, delivery-boy, designerI love America, her secret's safe with me
And I know her wicked ways
The parts you never see
Oh super-girl, you'll be my super-model
Although you have a reputation
Can I afford to move above my station
I'm not the only heart you've conquered
And I love America, but boy can she be cruel
And I know how tall she is
Without her platform shoes
Oh super-girl, you'll be my super-model
Although at times it might seem awkward
Don't run away, oh don't you recognize me
I'm not the only heart you've conquered
And I kissed America, when she was fleecing me
She knows I understand that she needs to be free
And I miss America and sometimes she does too
And sometimes I think of her
When she is fucking you
I love America
Yo siempre he confiado en ti [=I have always trusted you]
I love America
Por que me tratas asi? [=Why do you treat me like this?]
Oh super-girl, you'll be my super-model
Although your pants are round your ankles
And when you're down, I'll be your Dirty Harry
It will be just like in the movies
Oh super-girl, you'll be my super-model
Although at times it might seem awkward
Don't look away, I'll be your teenage fanclub