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Thomas Wingett "Tom" Corbett, Jr. (born June 17, 1949) is an American politician who served as the 46th Governor of Pennsylvania from January 18, 2011 to January 20, 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Born in Philadelphia, Corbett is a graduate of the St. Mary's University School of Law and served as a captain in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Corbett began his career as an assistant district attorney in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1976. Corbett then joined the U.S. Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, serving from 1980 to 1983, upon entering private practice. In 1988 Corbett was first elected to public office as a Commissioner in the Pittsburgh suburb of Shaler, before serving as the United States Attorney for Western Pennsylvania from 1989 to 1993 in the George H.W. Bush administration.
In 1995, Corbett was appointed to fill the remainder of Ernie Preate's term as Attorney General of Pennsylvania, until 1997. Corbett then reentered private practice and worked as the general counsel for Waste Management, Inc before being elected Attorney General of Pennsylvania in 2004. Corbett was then elected to a second term in 2008, serving a total of two non-consecutive tenures as Attorney General from 1995 to 1997, and 2005 to 2011.
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Plot: Depicting the events after the Gamma Bomb. 'The Incredible Hulk' tells the story of Dr Bruce Banner, who seeks a cure to his unique condition, which causes him to turn into a giant green monster under emotional stress. Whilst on the run from military which seeks his capture, Banner comes close to a cure. But all is lost when a new creature emerges; The Abomination.
Keywords: 2000s, action-hero, aikido, ambiguous-ending, anti-hero, antidote, arm-sling, bar, bare-chested-male, barking-dogActors: Tom Skerritt (actor), Chelah Horsdal (actress), Nathan Lomax (miscellaneous crew), Terri Douglas (actress), Malcolm Stewart (actor), Brynn Kinnee (miscellaneous crew), Kwesi Ameyaw (actor), David C. Williams (composer), Craig Stapleton (miscellaneous crew), Les Ford (miscellaneous crew), Mikael Salomon (producer), Mikael Salomon (director), Phillip Mitchell (actor), Byron Mann (actor), Peter Williams (actor),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi,Actors: Gary Halvorson (director), Josh Hutcherson (actor), Ken Marino (actor), Zak Orth (actor), Jamie Denbo (actress), David Pressman (actor), Sean Moran (actor), Nicole Bilderback (actress), Ken Mok (miscellaneous crew), Brandon Cruz (actor), Clay Lapari (miscellaneous crew), Rachel York (actress), Karman Graham Franck (miscellaneous crew), Brian Hall (producer), Art Kellner (editor),
Genres: ,Actors: Ulli Lommel (producer), Joe Estevez (actor), David Jean Thomas (actor), Robert J. Walsh (composer), Casper Van Dien (actor), Ulli Lommel (actor), Jan-Michael Vincent (actor), Ulli Lommel (director), Christopher Mitchum (actor), Bentley Mitchum (actor), Wolf Schmidt (producer), Dana MacDuff (producer), Tyler MacDuff (actor), Barry Hickey (actor), Barry Hickey (producer),
Plot: A group of recently trained astronauts are sent into space to probe a new experiment, only to be stranded and face an eternity in space unless successful contact can be established from earth. In between flashes of the story, a court is in process determining the cause of the accident.
Keywords: independent-film, space, trainActors: Coriolano Gori (composer), Fernando Di Leo (writer), Fernando Di Leo (writer), Franco Ukmar (actor), Rina Franchetti (actress), Linda Sini (actress), Romano Puppo (actor), Giuseppe Addobbati (actor), Tom Felleghy (actor), Salvatore Borghese (actor), George Hilton (actor), Nino Castelnuovo (actor), Franco Nero (actor), John Bartha (actor), Lucio Fulci (director),
Plot: In 1866 New Mexico, Tom Corbett is a prospector who is called back to his hometown in Laramie Town, Texas at the bequest of a old family friend. Tom arrives in the town to see it under the control of a ruthless and greedy gangster named Jason Scott, who's psychotic and murder-crazed son, Junior Scott, runs it with fear with a posse of thugs who kill anyone who protests their business tactics. Tom finds his brother Jeff, a drunkard looked after by their family maid Mercedes. Tom then tries to persuade Jeff to help him take down the sadistic Scotts so the town can rest easy in peace and harmony again.
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Plot: Eddie thinks it is time for his father to remarry. However, in his opinion his father's taste in women leaves much to be desired. He believes the girl next door would be a far better choice...
Keywords: affection, based-on-novel, character-name-in-title, courtship, dating, emotional-breakdown, family-relationships, father, father-son-relationship, friendship