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Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith (February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor most known for his work in film and television scoring.
He composed scores for such noteworthy films as The Sand Pebbles, Planet of the Apes, Patton, Chinatown, The Wind and the Lion, The Omen, The Boys from Brazil, Alien, Poltergeist, Gremlins, Hoosiers, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Rudy, Air Force One, L.A. Confidential, Mulan, The Mummy, three Rambo films, and five Star Trek films. He was nominated for six Grammy Awards, nine Golden Globes, four BAFTAs, and seventeen Academy Awards. In 1977 he was awarded an Oscar for The Omen.
He collaborated with some of the most prolific directors in film history, including Robert Wise (The Sand Pebbles, Star Trek: The Motion Picture), Howard Hawks (Rio Lobo), Otto Preminger (In Harm's Way), Joe Dante (Gremlins, The 'Burbs, Small Soldiers), Roman Polanski (Chinatown), Ridley Scott (Alien, Legend), Steven Spielberg (Poltergeist, Twilight Zone: The Movie), and Paul Verhoeven (Total Recall, Basic Instinct). However, his most notable collaboration was arguably that with Franklin J. Schaffner, for whom Goldsmith scored such films as Planet of the Apes, Patton, Papillon, and The Boys from Brazil.
Actors: Fay Masterson (actress), Brian Howe (actor), Larry Blamire (actor), Larry Blamire (miscellaneous crew), Larry Blamire (director), Larry Blamire (writer), Darrin Reed (actor), Andrew Parks (actor), Dan Conroy (actor), Dan Conroy (miscellaneous crew), F. Miguel Valenti (producer), Bill Bryn Russell (editor), Jennifer Blaire (actress), Susan McConnell (actress), Robert Deveau (actor),
Plot: A dedicated scientist, aided by his clueless wife, rolls up his shirt sleeves and tries to save the world from a radioactive monster, curious space aliens, an evil scientist and a crabby skeleton in this send-up of the best of the B movies of the 1950's.
Keywords: alien, b-movie, doctor, farmer, husband-wife-relationship, monster, mutant, skeleton, spoof, the-end?-title-cardActors: Samuel Z. Arkoff (producer), Forrest J Ackerman (actor), Philip Carey (actor), Preston Foster (actor), Steve Franken (actor), John Hoyt (actor), Richard LaSalle (composer), Joan Woodbury (actress), Merry Anders (actress), Berry Kroeger (actor), Dennis Patrick (actor), David L. Hewitt (writer), J. Edward McKinley (actor), Ib Melchior (writer), Ib Melchior (writer),
Plot: In 1964, a team of scientists are trying to develop a view screen into the future. What they in fact get is a portal and they soon find themselves on the other side, 127 years into the future when the portal collapses. The Earth of the future is barren and they are soon attacked by mutated humans but rescued by a group of scientists who are building a spaceship to take them to a new planet. They learn that much of Earth was destroyed as the result of a nuclear war. When it's determined that the visitors from the past cannot be included in the planned voyage, they work furiously to rebuild the portal and return to their own time before departure day. Meanwhile, always under the threat of attack from the mutants , friendships are formed and they learn of life in the future including the use of robots for menial tasks.
Keywords: android, independent-film, mutant, portal, post-apocalypse, post-nuclear-war, time-loop, time-portal, time-travelHe is a the faker that sits by the river
Holding winged insects in front of his eyes
Face of the aged but feared they would wither
Living their lives, just fearing to die
Cardboard and leather and synthetic fiber
Don't cover his body or flutter his mind
The earth is like Heaven and the water like cider
He walks on the ground and he flies in the sky
Monk in the glass house was breaking his fingers
Doing his penance for someone to see
The head in the alley was licking his papers
And thinking, ?He's thinking he's better than me?
He is but wisdom who looks on the youngster
Thriving, surviving, contriving but free
And if in his wanderings, he should pass your doorstep