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James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors, as well as a poet. Following The Doors' explosive rise to fame in 1967, Morrison developed a severe alcohol and drug dependency that culminated in his death at the age of 27 in Paris. He is presumed to have died from a heroin overdose, but as no autopsy was performed, the events surrounding his death and the exact cause of it continue to be disputed by many to this day.
Morrison was well known for often improvising spoken word poetry passages while the band played live. Due to his wild personality and performances, he is regarded by critics and fans as one of the most iconic, charismatic and pioneering frontmen in rock music history. Morrison was ranked number 47 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time", and number 22 on Classic Rock Magazine's "50 Greatest Singers In Rock".
James Douglas Morrison was born in Melbourne, Florida, to future Rear Admiral George Stephen Morrison and Clara Morrison. Morrison had a sister, Anne Robin, who was born in 1947 in Albuquerque, New Mexico; and a brother, Andrew Lee Morrison, who was born in 1948 in Los Altos, California. He was of Irish and Scottish descent.
Actors: Rhoda Pell (actress), Luke Barnett (actor), Tim Chizmar (miscellaneous crew), Katarina Leigh Waters (actress), Marianne Bourg (actress), Carl Watts (actor), Adam Krayvo (editor), Adam Krayvo (writer), Adam Krayvo (director), Adam Krayvo (producer), Royce Allen Dudley (producer), Ilya Gorovatsky (miscellaneous crew), Marina Orlova (actress), Mickey River (actor), Reece Kirk (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Eddie Vedder (actor), Jimmy Fallon (actor), Jimmy Fallon (actor), Jimmy Fallon (actor), Lorne Michaels (producer), Dave Matthews (actor), Paul McCartney (actor), Barack Obama (actor), Jimmy Fallon (actor), Bruce Springsteen (actor), Justin Timberlake (actor), The Roots (actor), Carly Rae Jepsen (actress), Michael Wren Gucciardo (actor), Gavin Purcell (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Music,Actors: Michael R. Thomas (actor), Kim Gatewood (actress), Caroline Whitney Smith (actress), Don Creech (actor), Kerry Douglas Dye (director), Kerry Douglas Dye (writer), Kerry Douglas Dye (actor), Kerry Douglas Dye (writer), Kerry Douglas Dye (editor), Jen MacNeil (actress), Jen MacNeil (actress), Jen MacNeil (actress), Danielle Langlois (actress), Mike Urdaneta (actor), Jordan Hoffman (producer),
Plot: Jesus returns to Earth in present-day NYC, sent by his Father to usher in 2000 years of Godly peace. Unfortunately, modern young people respond poorly to this bearded weirdo. Taking the advice of a market research guru, Jesus has a Spandex costume made and declares himself "Ultrachrist", an urban sin-fighter. Unfortunately, his Father doesn't approve of these unorthodox techniques, while the Antichrist (the NYC Parks Commissioner) ressurects an army of famous sinners to make sure Ultrachrist's mission fails.
Keywords: antichrist, character-name-in-title, dominatrix, fish-out-of-water, hitler, independent-film, jewish-humor, lesbian, new-york-city, nixonActors: John Corbett (actor), Bret Roberts (actor), Chris Ellis (actor), Curtis Armstrong (actor), Taylor Negron (actor), George Wendt (actor), Andrew Gross (composer), Kevin Thomas Roy (miscellaneous crew), Brian Groh (actor), Quinton Flynn (actor), Jay Michael Ferguson (actor), Adam Tomei (actor), Rob Benedict (actor), Andrea Ajemian (actress), Kirk Ward (actor),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Bryan Larkin (actor), Uisdean Murray (director), Ron Stirling (actor), Coral Preston (actress), David Newman (producer), David Newman (actor), Bryn Owen (writer), Bryn Owen (actor), Catriona Swan (miscellaneous crew), Robert Young (actor), Robert Young (actor), Catriona Swan (actress), Will Martin (actor), Andy Ayr (actor), Gordon McCulloch (composer),
Plot: For Gareth, it rains every day. He starts to want things that men aren't supposed to want. He wants to have someone to hug and to hold. He wants to meet a nice woman. For his flat mate this is too much to stomach. Calvin believes that agents are following him from some shadowy government agency. While Leon, well Leon is just plain weird. Gareth has never been the most forward man in the world, talking to women has never been easy at the best of times. So when Calvin explains the concept of 'alternate universes' to Gareth he starts him thinking. What if out of all the different Gareths, in all the different universes, he is the one who is permanently unlucky in love? What if he is the one who is destined to go without? While Gareth may not fully understand the whole alternate universes concept there is one thing he does understand. Unless he takes action soon. He may be left in a universe all by himself.
Genres: Comedy, Romance,Actors: Jennifer Harland (miscellaneous crew), Ken Hovgaard (miscellaneous crew), Nicole Oliver (actress), George Segal (actor), Ashley Fester (miscellaneous crew), Debbie Coe (miscellaneous crew), David Lewis (actor), Doug Abrahams (actor), Barry W. Levy (actor), Hiro Kanagawa (actor), Armand Mastroianni (director), Jodelle Ferland (actress), J. Peter Robinson (composer), Jamie Payton (miscellaneous crew), Andrew Wheeler (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance,Actors: Harvey Weinstein (producer), Julia Stiles (actress), Joana Vicente (producer), Bob Weinstein (producer), Henry Winkler (actor), Rosario Dawson (actress), Selma Blair (actress), Jason Kliot (producer), Adam Carolla (actor), Lucie Arnaz (actress), Jimmy Kimmel (actor), Ashton Kutcher (actor), Freddie Prinze Jr. (actor), Emilie Maison (miscellaneous crew), Al Cerullo (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Imogen and Al meet at college in New York City when she's a frosh and he's a sophomore. She's a talented artist; he wants to be a chef, following in his father's footsteps. They fall in love, she picks a song for them, they make love. But she fears losing her youth, committing too soon, having a child before she's ready. He's worried that this may be an illusion, not true love. She sleeps with someone else; he's hurt; the relationship ruptures. She leaves for San Francisco; he goes into an alcohol-assisted depression. He even drinks her shampoo, hoping to cure his obsession. Can anything help him recover?
Keywords: argument, barbecue, beer-drinking, best-friend, bong, book-in-film-with-same-name, bookstore, car-accident, central-park-manhattan-new-york-city, champagneActors: Bob Odenkirk (actor), Bob Pepper (actor), Mike Myers (actor), Ed O'Neill (actor), Googy Gress (actor), Charlton Heston (actor), Jay Leno (actor), Ted McGinley (actor), Ralph Brown (actor), Chris Farley (actor), Tim Meadows (actor), Dana Carvey (actor), James Hong (actor), Kevin Pollak (actor), Joe Perry (actor),
Plot: Wayne is back, this time trying to organize a rock festival with help from friend Garth and the spirit of Jim Morrison (Doors). Meanwhile, his girlfriend's manager is busy trying to woo her away from Wayne and move her to LA. Life gets interesting when Wayne must rush from the concert to try and stop the wedding. Aerosmith are featured at the concert.
Keywords: 1990s, based-on-sketch-comedy, based-on-tv-series, broken-glass, car-falling-off-a-cliff, cell-phone, character-name-in-title, concert, cult-film, desertActors: Alan Silvestri (composer), David Koepp (writer), Bruce Willis (actor), Meryl Streep (actress), Isabella Rossellini (actress), Robert Zemeckis (producer), Kenneth Hughes (actor), John Ingle (actor), Clement von Franckenstein (actor), Jonathan Silverman (actor), Goldie Hawn (actress), Sydney Pollack (actor), Michael Higgins (actor), Jennifer Darling (miscellaneous crew), Robert Zemeckis (director),
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Keywords: 1940s, 1960s, 1970s, 27-year-old, acid-the-drug, acid-trip, airplane, alcohol, alcohol-abuse, alcoholic