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The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue has become an icon of freedom and of the United States.
Bartholdi was inspired by French law professor and politician Édouard René de Laboulaye, who commented in 1865 that any monument raised to American independence would properly be a joint project of the French and American peoples. Due to the troubled political situation in France, work on the statue did not commence until the early 1870s. In 1875, Laboulaye proposed that the French finance the statue and the Americans provide the pedestal and the site. Bartholdi completed the head and the torch-bearing arm before the statue was fully designed, and these pieces were exhibited for publicity at international expositions. The arm was displayed at the Centennial Exposition in 1876 and in New York's Madison Square Park from 1876 to 1882. Fundraising proved difficult, especially for the Americans, and by 1885 work on the pedestal was threatened due to lack of funds. Publisher Joseph Pulitzer of the World started a drive for donations to complete the project that attracted more than 120,000 contributors, most of whom gave less than a dollar. The statue was constructed in France, shipped overseas in crates, and assembled on the completed pedestal on what was then called Bedloe's Island. The statue's completion was marked by New York's first ticker-tape parade and a dedication ceremony presided over by President Grover Cleveland.
Actors: Paul Rudd (actor), Billy West (actor), Bob Odenkirk (actor), Yuri Lowenthal (actor), Billy West (actor), Danny Trejo (actor), Yuri Lowenthal (actor), Dave Attell (actor), Larry Flynt (actor), Zach Galifianakis (actor), Danny Trejo (actor), David Koechner (actor), Larry David (actor), Billy West (actor), David Koechner (actor),
Genres: Animation,Actors: Eric Roberts (actor), Richard Riehle (actor), Waymond Lee (actor), Bear McCreary (actor), Shawn C. Phillips (actor), Adam Rifkin (actor), Andrew Kasch (actor), Ron Jeremy (actor), Sean Paul Lockhart (actor), Timothy A. Bennett (actor), Kane Hodder (actor), Joel David Moore (actor), Ron Jeremy (actor), Jim Ward (actor), Tim Sullivan (actor),
Plot: It's the closing night at the last drive-in theater in America and Cecil B. Kaufman has planned the ultimate marathon of lost film prints to unleash upon his faithful cinephile patrons. Four films so rare that they have never been exhibited publicly on American soil until this very night! With titles like Wadzilla, I Was A Teenage Werebear, The Diary of Anne Frankenstein, and Zom-B-Movie, Chillerama not only celebrates the golden age of drive-in B horror shlock but also spans over four decades of cinema with something for every bad taste.
Keywords: actor-playing-multiple-roles, actress-playing-multiple-roles, anal-rape, anne-frank, anthology, arm-ripped-off, bare-chested-male, beach, bitten-in-the-neck, bitten-on-the-buttActors: Kevin Porter (producer), Kevin Porter (director), Kevin Porter (producer), Andrew Gordon (producer), Jade Tailor (actress), Bobby Alltop (actor), Nicole Essen (editor), Down Theory (composer), Nick Lee (actor),
Genres: Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: Franklin Ruehl (actor), Michael Cornacchia (actor), Geoffrey Gould (actor), Jennifer Morrison (actress), Johnny Galecki (actor), Christine Nguyen (actress), Naomi Grossman (actress), Jesse Bradford (actor), Peter Sands (miscellaneous crew), Brandon Routh (actor), Kim Rocco Shields (miscellaneous crew), Toshi Toda (actor), Melora Harte (actress), Chris Cortez (miscellaneous crew), Philip Giffin (composer),
Plot: Scott Teller's life is turned upside down when he meets Ryan and Mary, a seemingly perfect couple who move into his apartment and his life. He quickly becomes their third wheel. But when Scott meets the girl of his dreams in Leslie he believes that Ryan and Mary are intentionally sabotaging his chances with her because they desperately need him in their life to hold their dysfunctional relationship together.
Keywords: number-in-titleActors: Jeremy Inman (actor), Kelley Beaman (producer), Kelley Beaman (actress), Hugh Richard Massey III (actor), Hugh Richard Massey III (producer), Hugh Richard Massey III (editor), Hugh Richard Massey III (writer), Hugh Richard Massey III (actor), Hugh Richard Massey III (actor), Hugh Richard Massey III (director), Grace Holley (actress), Angela Gant (actress), Angela Gant (producer), Angela Gant (actress), Angela Gant (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Stephen E. Miller (actor), Kristen Bell (actress), Alan Cumming (actor), Michael A. Goorjian (actor), Steven Weber (actor), Steven Weber (actor), John Kassir (actor), John Kassir (actor), Christian Campbell (actor), Tseng Chang (actor), Kevin McNulty (actor), Alan Cumming (actor), Alan Cumming (actor), Neve Campbell (actress), Lynda Boyd (actress),
Plot: This film tells the tale of the Harper Affair, in which young Jimmy Harper finds his life of promise turn into a life of debauchery and murder thanks to the new drug menace marijuana. Along the way he receives help from his girlfriend Mary and Jesus himself, but always finds himself in the arms of the Reefer Man and the rest of the denizens of the Reefer Den.
Keywords: 1930s, 420, animated-sequence, anti-establishment, based-on-play, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, campy, cannabis, carelessness, classroomActors: Brandon Baker (producer), Brandon Baker (actor), Bill Sebastian (actor), Jon Keeyes (director), Jon Keeyes (producer), Charles Baker (miscellaneous crew), Todd Jenkins (actor), Natalie Jones (miscellaneous crew), Rick Herod (actor), Randy Manis (producer), Robert J. Castaldo (editor), Mark E. Howell (actor), Robert J. Castaldo (miscellaneous crew), Michael Baker (producer), John F. Beach (actor),
Plot: Eight college students become trapped in an Annual Haunted House when an ancient spell turns them into their Halloween costumes. By night's end, a group of survivors will have to take one final stand against ghouls, ghosts, zombies and vampires.
Keywords: bisexuality, ghoul, haunted-house, magic, magic-book, vampire, zombieActors: Emily Booth (actress), Jonathan Ross (actor), Robert Black (actor), Eileen Daly (actress), David Warbeck (actor), Mark Lamarr (actor), Alex Chandon (writer), Alex Chandon (actor), Alex Chandon (director), Jason Moola (actor), Shend (actor), Howard J. Ford (actor), Geraldine Geraghty (producer), Geraldine Geraghty (actress), François Evans (composer),
Plot: This is the story of the beautiful young Pervirella. Set in the mythical English land of Condon, the grotesque, power-mad Queen Victoria builds a wall around the country and establishes a "Monarchy of Terror." Intellectuals and "pervs" are prosecuted and killed, or driven underground to form the "Cult of Perv." Their leader, the Demon Nanny gives birth to a possible savior, then dies. The infant Pervirella grows to maturity with supernatural speed and shows amazing abilities, including raging nymphomania whenever her magical necklace is removed. Pervirella is sought by various rebels, agents of Victoria, the Cult of Perv, and a trio of witches. Eventually she teams up with Amicus Reilly, a James Bond spoof played to stiff, campy perfection by the late David Warbeck. Wild adventures ensue!
Keywords: character-name-in-title, female-nudity, independent-film, lesbian, orgy, queen, sex, tyrantActors: Tom Hanks (actor), Meg Ryan (actress), Meg Ryan (actress), Abe Vigoda (actor), Amanda Plummer (actress), Robert Stack (actor), Carol Kane (actress), Dan Hedaya (actor), Jack E. Herman (actor), Branscombe Richmond (actor), Nathan Lane (actor), Ossie Davis (actor), Lloyd Bridges (actor), Kathleen Kennedy (producer), Meg Ryan (actress),
Plot: Joe versus the Volcano is a fable which opens with somewhat surrealistic scenes of the dehumanization of Joe Bank's job and work environment (at a company whose product rather literally screws people) with imagery that seems to have been inspired by the classic film Metropolis. Joe is diagnosed with an incurable disease, quits his dehumanizing job, and accepts an offer to briefly "live like a king, die like a man" - but to fulfill his agreement he must willingly jump into a live volcano on the island of Waponi Woo in order to appease the volcano god. En route to the island, Joe meets a series of interesting characters in NYC and LA, then boards a yacht, captained by Patricia Graynamore. During the voyage Joe and Patricia survive disaster, fall in love, and finally arrive at the island where they face their destiny.
Keywords: actor-playing-multiple-roles, boredom, character-name-in-title, chauffeur, dying-man, dying-man's-last-fling, escape, falling-from-height, island, loveActors: Hugh O'Brian (actor), Dick Martin (actor), Ed McMahon (actor), Ed McMahon (actor), Roscoe Lee Browne (actor), Michael Landon (actor), George Burns (actor), Bing Crosby (actor), Jack Benny (actor), Dean Martin (actor), Lorne Greene (actor), Glen Campbell (actor), Bob Hope (actor), Johnny Cash (actor), William Shatner (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Family, History, Music,