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The Rat Pack was a group of actors originally centered on Humphrey Bogart. In the mid-1960s it was the name used by the press and the general public to refer to a later variation of the group, after Bogart's death, that called itself "the summit" or "the clan," featuring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop, who appeared together on stage and in films in the early-1960s, including the movie Ocean's 11. Sinatra, Martin and Davis were regarded as the group's lead members.
The name "The Rat Pack" was first used to refer to a group of friends in New York. Several explanations have been offered for the famous name over the years. According to one version, the group's original "Den Mother," Lauren Bacall, after seeing her husband (Bogart) and his friends return from a night in Las Vegas, said words to the effect of "You look like a goddamn rat pack." "Rat Pack" may also be a shortened version of "Holmby Hills Rat Pack", a reference to the home of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall which served as a regular hangout.
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra, /sɨˈnɑːtrə/, (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and film actor.
Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the "bobby soxers", he released his first album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra in 1946. His professional career had stalled by the 1950s, but it was reborn in 1953 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in From Here to Eternity.
He signed with Capitol Records in 1953 and released several critically lauded albums (such as In the Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin' Lovers, Come Fly with Me, Only the Lonely and Nice 'n' Easy). Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records in 1961 (finding success with albums such as Ring-a-Ding-Ding!, Sinatra at the Sands and Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim), toured internationally, was a founding member of the Rat Pack and fraternized with celebrities and statesmen, including John F. Kennedy. Sinatra turned 50 in 1965, recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and scored hits with "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way".
John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host and comedian, known for thirty years as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Emmy Awards, the Governor Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Johnny Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.
Although his show was already successful by the end of the 1960s, during the 1970s Carson became an American icon and remained so until his retirement in 1992. He adopted a casual, conversational approach with extensive interaction with guests, an approach pioneered by Arthur Godfrey and previous Tonight Show hosts Steve Allen and Jack Paar. Late night hosts David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Craig Ferguson, and Jimmy Fallon have all cited Carson's influence on their late-night talk shows, which resemble his in format and tone.
Carson was born in Corning, Iowa, in the year 1925, to Homer Lloyd "Kit" Carson, a power company manager, and Ruth Hook Carson, who was of Irish descent. He grew up in the nearby towns of Avoca, Clarinda, and Red Oak in southwest Iowa before moving to Norfolk, Nebraska, at the age of eight. At the age of twelve, Carson found a book on magic at a friend's house and immediately purchased a mail-order magician's kit. He debuted as "The Great Carsoni" at fourteen and was paid $3; many other performances at local picnics and country fairs followed.
Actors: Patsy Kelly (actress), Elwood Ullman (writer), Benny Rubin (actor), Jesse White (actor), James H. Nicholson (producer), Samuel Z. Arkoff (producer), Christopher Riordan (actor), Basil Rathbone (actor), Andy Romano (actor), Herb Andress (actor), Francis X. Bushman (actor), Boris Karloff (actor), George Barrows (actor), Don Weis (director), Les Baxter (composer),
Plot: Hiram Stokley is a recently desased corpse who learns that he has 24 hours to mastermind and perform one good deed in order to get into Heaven, so he enlists the help of his long deceased girlfriend Cecily, a ghost, to stop his greedy lawyer, Reginald Ripper and his henchman J. Sinister Hulk from claiming his estate for themselves and protecting his eligible heirs, Chuck, Lili, Hiram's cousin Myrtle, and her son who brings his beach party friends up at the mansion for a pool party while Reginald Ripper also employs his daughter Sinistra, and J. Sinister Hulk's slow-witted associates Chicken Feather and Yolanda to help them terrorize the teens, while dopey biker Eric Von Zipper and his Malibu Rat Pack bikers also get involved in pursuing Yolanda for a share of the estate.
Keywords: beach-party, biker, bikini, bound-and-gagged, ghost, gorilla, haunted-house, independent-film, inheritance, last-will-and-testamentActors: Patsy Kelly (actress), Elwood Ullman (writer), Benny Rubin (actor), Jesse White (actor), James H. Nicholson (producer), Samuel Z. Arkoff (producer), Christopher Riordan (actor), Basil Rathbone (actor), Andy Romano (actor), Herb Andress (actor), Francis X. Bushman (actor), Boris Karloff (actor), George Barrows (actor), Don Weis (director), Les Baxter (composer),
Plot: Hiram Stokley is a recently desased corpse who learns that he has 24 hours to mastermind and perform one good deed in order to get into Heaven, so he enlists the help of his long deceased girlfriend Cecily, a ghost, to stop his greedy lawyer, Reginald Ripper and his henchman J. Sinister Hulk from claiming his estate for themselves and protecting his eligible heirs, Chuck, Lili, Hiram's cousin Myrtle, and her son who brings his beach party friends up at the mansion for a pool party while Reginald Ripper also employs his daughter Sinistra, and J. Sinister Hulk's slow-witted associates Chicken Feather and Yolanda to help them terrorize the teens, while dopey biker Eric Von Zipper and his Malibu Rat Pack bikers also get involved in pursuing Yolanda for a share of the estate.
Keywords: beach-party, biker, bikini, bound-and-gagged, ghost, gorilla, haunted-house, independent-film, inheritance, last-will-and-testamentActors: Samuel Z. Arkoff (miscellaneous crew), Fred R. Feitshans Jr. (editor), James H. Nicholson (producer), Buster Keaton (actor), Don Rickles (actor), Les Baxter (composer), Linda Evans (actress), Samuel Z. Arkoff (producer), Frankie Avalon (actor), Andy Romano (actor), John Ashley (actor), Annette Funicello (actress), Timothy Carey (actor), James H. Nicholson (miscellaneous crew), Paul Lynde (actor),
Plot: In the fourth of the highly successful Frankie and Annette beach party movies, a motorcycle gang led by Eric Von Zipper kidnaps singing star Sugar Kane managed by Bullets, who hires sky-diving surfers Steve and Bonnie from Big Drop for a publicity stunt. With the usual gang of kids and a mermaid named Lorelei.
Keywords: actor-shares-first-name-with-character, airplane, aquarium, beach-party, biker-gang, billiards, bound-and-gagged, breaking-the-fourth-wall, car-goes-over-a-cliff, character-turns-greenActors: Fred R. Feitshans Jr. (editor), Les Baxter (composer), Annette Funicello (actress), Andy Romano (actor), Samuel Z. Arkoff (producer), James H. Nicholson (producer), Buster Keaton (actor), John Ashley (actor), Christopher Riordan (actor), Brian Donlevy (actor), Frankie Avalon (actor), Mickey Rooney (actor), Len Lesser (actor), Christopher Riordan (miscellaneous crew), Elizabeth Montgomery (actress),
Plot: Frankie, on naval-reserve duty in Tahiti, doesn't trust Dee Dee to stay faithful, so he hires Bwana, a witch doctor, to help. Bwana conjures up a floating bikini, "stuffs" it with Cassandra, and sends her to distract advertising executive Ricky from Dee Dee.
Keywords: acoustic-guitar, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, advertising, bachelor-pad, beach-party, bikini, billiards, bird, cheesecake, clumsinessActors: Samuel Z. Arkoff (miscellaneous crew), Fred R. Feitshans Jr. (editor), James H. Nicholson (producer), Buster Keaton (actor), Don Rickles (actor), Les Baxter (composer), Linda Evans (actress), Samuel Z. Arkoff (producer), Frankie Avalon (actor), Andy Romano (actor), John Ashley (actor), Annette Funicello (actress), Timothy Carey (actor), James H. Nicholson (miscellaneous crew), Paul Lynde (actor),
Plot: In the fourth of the highly successful Frankie and Annette beach party movies, a motorcycle gang led by Eric Von Zipper kidnaps singing star Sugar Kane managed by Bullets, who hires sky-diving surfers Steve and Bonnie from Big Drop for a publicity stunt. With the usual gang of kids and a mermaid named Lorelei.
Keywords: actor-shares-first-name-with-character, airplane, aquarium, beach-party, biker-gang, billiards, bound-and-gagged, breaking-the-fourth-wall, car-goes-over-a-cliff, character-turns-greenActors: Fred R. Feitshans Jr. (editor), Les Baxter (composer), Annette Funicello (actress), Andy Romano (actor), Samuel Z. Arkoff (producer), James H. Nicholson (producer), Buster Keaton (actor), John Ashley (actor), Christopher Riordan (actor), Brian Donlevy (actor), Frankie Avalon (actor), Mickey Rooney (actor), Len Lesser (actor), Christopher Riordan (miscellaneous crew), Elizabeth Montgomery (actress),
Plot: Frankie, on naval-reserve duty in Tahiti, doesn't trust Dee Dee to stay faithful, so he hires Bwana, a witch doctor, to help. Bwana conjures up a floating bikini, "stuffs" it with Cassandra, and sends her to distract advertising executive Ricky from Dee Dee.
Keywords: acoustic-guitar, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, advertising, bachelor-pad, beach-party, bikini, billiards, bird, cheesecake, clumsinessActors: Keenan Wynn (actor), Renie Riano (actress), Stevie Wonder (actor), Don Rickles (actor), Annette Funicello (actress), Martha Hyer (actress), James Westerfield (actor), Andy Romano (actor), John Ashley (actor), Boris Karloff (actor), Timothy Carey (actor), Frankie Avalon (actor), Frankie Avalon (actor), James H. Nicholson (producer), Samuel Z. Arkoff (producer),
Plot: Millionaire Harvey Huntington Honeywagon III tries to prove to his colleague Vivian Clements that his chimp, Clyde, is more intelligent than American teenagers. Meanwhile Dee Dee is torn between Frankie and British recording star, the Potato Bug. Eric Von Zipper shows up to aid Harvey's anti-teen campaign. Big Drag shows up with others in a gag bit part.
Keywords: actor-playing-dual-role, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, artist, beach, beach-party, black-stockings, chase, cheesecake, chimpanzee, drag-racingActors: James H. Nicholson (producer), Renie Riano (actress), Teri Garr (actress), Elsa Lanchester (actress), Jesse White (actor), Samuel Z. Arkoff (producer), Toni Basil (actress), Annette Funicello (actress), Buster Keaton (actor), Dorothy Lamour (actress), Frankie Avalon (actor), Don Rickles (actor), Andy Romano (actor), Don Weis (director), Les Baxter (composer),
Plot: Gogo, a Martian teenager, is sent to Earth to prepare the way for an invasion. The first Earthling he meets, one Aunt Wendy, is a rich widow who runs a dress shop catering to teenagers. Her nephew, Big Lunk, is a volleyball-loving guy with little interest in romance, which causes frustration for his girlfriend Connie. Naturally, Gogo meets Connie and they fall in love. Meanwhile, Aunt Wendy's shady neighbor and his gang concoct a scheme to part Aunt Wendy from her cash. Also meanwhile, the local motorcycle gang wants revenge on the volleyball players for... getting footprints on their beach. Somehow all the subplots come together at the pajama party.
Keywords: alien, alien-technology, arm-wrestling, bathtub, beach-party, biker-gang, bikini, breaking-the-fourth-wall, con-man, convertibleActors: Keenan Wynn (actor), Renie Riano (actress), Stevie Wonder (actor), Don Rickles (actor), Annette Funicello (actress), Martha Hyer (actress), James Westerfield (actor), Andy Romano (actor), John Ashley (actor), Boris Karloff (actor), Timothy Carey (actor), Frankie Avalon (actor), Frankie Avalon (actor), James H. Nicholson (producer), Samuel Z. Arkoff (producer),
Plot: Millionaire Harvey Huntington Honeywagon III tries to prove to his colleague Vivian Clements that his chimp, Clyde, is more intelligent than American teenagers. Meanwhile Dee Dee is torn between Frankie and British recording star, the Potato Bug. Eric Von Zipper shows up to aid Harvey's anti-teen campaign. Big Drag shows up with others in a gag bit part.
Keywords: actor-playing-dual-role, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, artist, beach, beach-party, black-stockings, chase, cheesecake, chimpanzee, drag-racingActors: James H. Nicholson (producer), Renie Riano (actress), Teri Garr (actress), Elsa Lanchester (actress), Jesse White (actor), Samuel Z. Arkoff (producer), Toni Basil (actress), Annette Funicello (actress), Buster Keaton (actor), Dorothy Lamour (actress), Frankie Avalon (actor), Don Rickles (actor), Andy Romano (actor), Don Weis (director), Les Baxter (composer),
Plot: Gogo, a Martian teenager, is sent to Earth to prepare the way for an invasion. The first Earthling he meets, one Aunt Wendy, is a rich widow who runs a dress shop catering to teenagers. Her nephew, Big Lunk, is a volleyball-loving guy with little interest in romance, which causes frustration for his girlfriend Connie. Naturally, Gogo meets Connie and they fall in love. Meanwhile, Aunt Wendy's shady neighbor and his gang concoct a scheme to part Aunt Wendy from her cash. Also meanwhile, the local motorcycle gang wants revenge on the volleyball players for... getting footprints on their beach. Somehow all the subplots come together at the pajama party.
Keywords: alien, alien-technology, arm-wrestling, bathtub, beach-party, biker-gang, bikini, breaking-the-fourth-wall, con-man, convertibleYou wanna jump me in the pack
Rat Pack, rat pack
My crew has got my back
Rat pack, rat pack
Been through this shit before
Rat pack, rat pack
Now you've got a fucking war
Rat pack, rat pack
I got my pride, glory's on my side
I got my pride, glory's on my side
See you alone you start to run
Rat pack, rat pack
Take your chances one on one
Rat pack, rat pack
I got my pride, glory's on my side