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A lumberjack is a worker in the logging industry who performs the initial harvesting and transport of trees for ultimate processing into forest products. The term usually refers to a bygone era (before 1945 in the United States) when hand tools were used in harvesting trees. Because of its historical ties, the term lumberjack has become ingrained in popular culture through folklore, mass media and spectator sports. The actual work was difficult, dangerous, intermittent, low--paying, and primitive in living conditions, but the men built a traditional culture that celebrated strength, masculinity, confrontation with danger, and resistance to modernization.
The term lumberjack is primarily historical; logger is used for workers in the 21st century. When lumberjack is used, it usually refers to a logger from an earlier time before the advent of chainsaws, feller-bunchers and other modern logging equipment. Other terms for the occupation include woodcutter, and the colloquial term woodhick (Pennsylvania, US). A logger employed in driving logs down a river was known locally in northern North America as a river pig, catty-man, river hog, or river rat. The term "lumberjill" has been known for a woman who does this work, for example in Britain during World War II. In Australia the occupation is referred to as timber cutter or cool cutters.
Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) was a British surreal comedy group who created Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series. The Python phenomenon developed from the television series into something larger in scope and impact, spawning touring stage shows, films, numerous albums, several books and a stage musical as well as launching the members to individual stardom. The group's influence on comedy has been compared to The Beatles' influence on music.
The television series, broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974, was conceived, written and performed by members Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Loosely structured as a sketch show, but with an innovative stream-of-consciousness approach (aided by Gilliam's animation), it pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable in style and content. A self-contained comedy team responsible for both writing and performing their work, the Pythons' creative control allowed them to experiment with form and content, discarding rules of television comedy. Their influence on British comedy has been apparent for years, while in North America it has coloured the work of cult performers from the early editions of Saturday Night Live through to more recent absurdist trends in television comedy. "Pythonesque" has entered the English lexicon as a result.
John R. "Johnny" Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003), was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is primarily remembered as a country music icon, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll—especially early in his career—as well as blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal led to Cash being inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
Cash was known for his deep, distinctive bass-baritone voice; for the "boom-chicka-boom" sound of his Tennessee Three backing band; for his rebelliousness, coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor; for providing free concerts inside prison walls; and for his dark performance clothing, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black". He traditionally started his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." and usually following it up with his standard "Folsom Prison Blues".
Actors: Christopher Lennertz (composer), Claire Danes (actress), Jeremy Sisto (actor), M. Ross-Michaels (miscellaneous crew), Peter Fonda (actor), James Marsden (actor), Mamie Mitchell (miscellaneous crew), Jon Tenney (actor), Anika Noni Rose (actress), Rick Chapman (miscellaneous crew), Andrew P. Aguilar (miscellaneous crew), Josh Berry (actor), Josh Berry (actor), Josh Berry (actor), Josh Berry (actor),
Plot: Sixteen-year-old Lucy is a tomboy. She gets on well with her father but is frequently separated from him for months on end when he goes to work in Canada. Her relationship with her mother is easy-going and she takes care of most things around the house. She tunes into her sexuality and her not so 'stable' family dynamics. She develops a relationship with her best friend Kenny and starts to realize that her parents' marriage is not as solid as she had previously imagined. She notices that her father's extended stays away from the family are not typical, and that her mother does not pine for her father as much as she herself does.
Keywords: absent-father, aids-test, animated-credits, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, cell-phone, child-protagonist, childhood-friend, climbing-through-a-window, coming-of-age, condomActors: Charles Ingram (director), Nick Corirossi (editor), Mike Farah (producer), Christin Trogan (producer), Nick Corirossi (writer), Charles Ingram (writer), Don Cheadle (actor), Nick Corirossi (director), Charles Ingram (editor), Efren Ramirez (actor), Jason Sereno (actor), Brenda Song (actress), Sam Varela (miscellaneous crew), Gillian Jacobs (actress), Brian Guest (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Peter Franzén (actor), Tiina Kaukanen (costume designer), Sulevi Peltola (actor), Vesa Mäkelä (actor), Esko Nikkari (actor), Jukka Nykänen (editor), Markku Pölönen (writer), Markku Pölönen (director), Niko Saarela (miscellaneous crew), Heikki Kujanpää (actor), Pertti Koivula (actor), Ilkka Koivula (actor), Marja Pyykkö (miscellaneous crew), Kari Sara (producer), Vesa Mäkinen (composer),
Plot: Topi's mother, who is also Tenho's wife dies and Tenho and Topi have to move out from the town because they don't have enough money to pay their rent. Tenho gets a job as a lumberjack (which by the way is the title in Finnish). The movie tells the story about Tenho and his 10 years old son who both have to grow up in the same summer.
Keywords: 1950s, father-son-relationship, log-driving, lumber-camp, river, river-rapids, rural, single-fatherActors: Pia Janols (miscellaneous crew), Stefan Jarl (writer), Stefan Jarl (producer), Jan Malmsjö (actor), Mikael Persbrandt (actor), Stefan Jarl (director), Pierre Lindstedt (actor), Thorsten Flinck (actor), Lakke Magnusson (actor), Peter Harryson (actor), Kenneth Milldoff (actor), Ulf Dageby (composer), Lena Nilsson (actress), Peter Kneip (actor), Anette Lykke-Lundberg (editor),
Plot: 13 year old Kim feels at home in the wilderness. One night, nature's soul appears to him in the form of an Indian, and designates him nature's protector. Kim decides to remain out in the forest and live off what nature provides. Soon, however, Kim's assignment becomes more serious. He has to try and save as many animals as he can from man's pointless killing, and he will stop at nothing.
Keywords: american-indian, animal, animal-activist, animal-protection, animal-rescue, based-on-supposedly-true-story, ecological-sabotage, environmental-issue, environmental-issues, environmentalismActors: Robert Papazian (producer), Robert Wagner (producer), Rosanna Huffman (actress), James G. Hirsch (producer), Paul Williams (actor), Stefanie Powers (producer), Dakin Matthews (actor), Mike Connors (actor), Stefanie Powers (actress), Robert Wagner (actor), Ken Howard (actor), Michael Cavanaugh (actor), Thomas Kopache (actor), Lionel Stander (actor), James G. Hirsch (writer),
Genres: Adventure, Crime, Mystery,Actors: Allan Lane (actor), Frank Albertson (actor), Russell Hicks (actor), Teddy Infuhr (actor), William 'Billy' Benedict (actor), Billy Bletcher (actor), Robert Armstrong (actor), Paul Harvey (actor), Roy Butler (actor), Tom Chatterton (actor), Johnny Duncan (actor), Edward Gargan (actor), Pat Gleason (actor), Jonathan Hale (actor), Matt McHugh (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: T.J. Särkkä (producer), Hannes Häyrinen (actor), Eino Kaipainen (actor), Hannu Leminen (editor), Hannu Leminen (director), Hannu Leminen (writer), Veikko Linna (actor), Kerttu Salmi (actress), Emmi Jurkka (actress), Tyyne Haarla (actress), Olavi Saarinen (actor), Aku Peltonen (actor), Edvin Kajanne (actor), Edvin Kajanne (actor), Helena Kara (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Victor Adamson (actor), Monte Blue (actor), Sven Hugo Borg (actor), Eddie Phillips (actor), Rudy Sooter (actor), Marjorie Reynolds (actress), Bernard B. Ray (producer), James Oliver Curwood (writer), Jack Natteford (writer), Clarence Wheeler (composer), Bernard B. Ray (director), Jack Cheatham (actor), John Elliott (actor), George Humbert (actor), J. Farrell MacDonald (actor),
Plot: The H&L; Lumber Company headed by Henry Lorimer and his daughter "Perry", receives a huge national defense order, and prepares to cut the dangerous Antler Valley tract. Eastern dude John Gordon applies for a lumberjack's job and Lorimer hires him. Soon, a series of accidents occur, topped by a forest fire of unknown origin, in which Lorimer is killed. Perry decides to carry on in her father's place, despite the objections of camp manager Barnes, who covets the company. The storehouse, where the dynamite needed to clear an avalanche is stored, explodes and Barnes blames Gordon. The latter has some cartridge cases used by the rifleman to explode the storehouse, and Barnes instructs his henchman Hodge Mason to get the evidence and kill Gordon. Perry overhears and attempts to stop them, but Barnes knocks her unconscious and puts her in the cab of a runaway train. Unable to keep Mason from reaching the plunger to set off an explosion to wreck the train, Gordon boards the speeding engine and races it over the danger spot ahead of the explosion. The engine and a few cars of lumber get through, and Perry is able to deliver the lumber order on schedule. Mason and Barnes are apprehended and Perry learns that Gordon is really John Gordon Hamilton, son of her late father's partner.
Keywords: arson, defense-contract, destroyed-bridge, dynamite, forest-fire, knocked-unconscious, logging, lumber-industry, lumberjack, runaway-trainActors: Ossi Elstelä (actor), Irja Kuusla (actress), Eino Kaipainen (actor), Mika Waltari (writer), Otto Noro (actor), Yrjö Tuominen (actor), T.J. Särkkä (producer), Aku Korhonen (actor), Evald Terho (actor), Kyösti Käyhkö (actor), Ida Salmi (actress), Kaisu Leppänen (actress), Martti Similä (composer), Wilho Ilmari (director), Wilho Ilmari (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Henry Fonda (actor), Henry Brandon (actor), George Ernest (actor), Irving Bacon (actor), Robert Barrat (actor), Hank Bell (actor), Alan Baxter (actor), Nigel Bruce (actor), James Burke (actor), Fred Burns (actor), Richard Carle (actor), John Beck (actor), Jim Corey (actor), Jack Curtis (actor), Otto Fries (actor),
Plot: A feud, the origins of which can barely be remembered, has been boiling for decades between two sheltered mountain families, the Tollivers and the Falins. With plans to build a railroad through both families' land and mine coal deposits beneath it, enterprising outsider Jack Hale ('Fred MacMurray' (qv)) inadvertently becomes entangled in the region's politics. He soon captures the attention of the beautiful June Tolliver ('Sylvia Sidney (I)' (qv)) and quickly becomes involved in a love triangle with her and her cousin Dave (Henry Fonda)
Keywords: based-on-novel, feud, remake, train