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A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. The adjective montane is used to describe mountainous areas and things associated with them. The study of mountains is called orography. Exogeology deals with planetary mountains, which in that branch of science are usually called montes (singular—mons). The highest mountain on Earth based from sea level is Mount Everest (8,848 m (29,029 ft)) in the Himalayas of Asia. The highest known mountain in the Solar System is Olympus Mons on the planet Mars at 21,171 m (69,459 ft). Mountains and mountain ranges on Earth are typically formed by the movement and/or interaction of lithospheric plates.
There is no universally accepted definition of a mountain. Elevation, volume, relief, steepness, spacing and continuity have been used as criteria for defining a mountain. In the Oxford English Dictionary a mountain is defined as "a natural elevation of the earth surface rising more or less abruptly from the surrounding level and attaining an altitude which, relatively to the adjacent elevation, is impressive or notable."
"The Man" is a slang phrase that may refer to the government or to some other authority in a position of power. In addition to this derogatory connotation, it may also serve as a term of respect and praise.
The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority, and essentially means "fight back" or "resist", either openly or via sabotage.
The earliest recorded use[citation needed] of the term "the Man" in the American sense dates back to a letter written by a young Alexander Hamilton in September 1772, when he was 15. In a letter to his father James Hamilton, published in the Royal Dutch-American Gazette, he described the response of the Dutch governor of St. Croix to a hurricane that raked that island on August 31, 1772. "Our General has issued several very salutary and humane regulations and both in his publick and private measures, has shewn himself the Man." [dubious – discuss] In the Southern U.S. states, the phrase came to be applied to any man or any group in a position of authority, or to authority in the abstract. From about the 1950s the phrase was also an underworld code word for police, the warden of a prison or other law enforcement or penal authorities.
Actors: Sewell Whitney (actor), Faye Dunaway (actress), Robert Wagner (actor), Sal Lopez (actor), Stacy Keach (actor), Tom Todoroff (actor), Mike Moroff (actor), Emilio Rivera (actor), Luis Robledo (actor), Damian Chapa (actor), Gary Busey (actor), Brad Dourif (actor), Tommy 'Tiny' Lister (actor), Rachel Hunter (actress), Melora Hardin (actress),
Plot: In the streets of East Los Angeles, Manny is a formidable drug dealer. Impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess, his young son, Kilo, yearns to follow in his footsteps. Kilo resolves to learn how to prosper in the drug world, and his new life as a dealer begins. Starting off small, dealing to the high school and college market, Kilo discovers the drug business to be very profitable. With a little help from the well-connected and seductive daughter of a Colombian gangster, he becomes a drug kingpin with a nationwide monopoly on drug running. While conquering the drug world, Kilo falls in love with a local Latina who quickly becomes pregnant. Shortly thereafter, Kilo is involved in a drug deal with a wired frat boy that goes bad, and he is imprisoned. His exciting and stylish life as a drug lord seems to have come to a halt. But prison life does not stop Kilo from running his operation. He enlists the support of other prisoners including Crips, Bloods, and a very powerful Jamaican mobster and is able to expand his drug empire. Not only is his business booming, he is also hired by the governor to kill another inmate in return for an early release. It seems like a perfect opportunity for Kilo to get back to his family, but this job leads to a world of trouble for Kilo after his release. Kilo is now a free man and a new father with a drug franchise covering both coasts. He is living a life of luxury in a huge mansion and a Mercedes in the driveway. Several years after his release, his drug-using father, Manny, comes back into his life and Kilo reluctantly welcomes him back with a job overseeing all of his drug runners. Everything is perfect. Watching his son grow up has a profound effect on him and he limits his dealing to marijuana. This business decision slows down his profits. Also, a conservative judge and the attorney general become suspicious of his early release and its relation to the murdered prisoner. The feds are now determined to bring Kilo's operation down. Arrests of his posse are piling up and, profits are plummeting. Everything has taken a turn for the worse, and Kilo can't seem to stop it. In a world where a man wants everything, he may end up with nothing.
Keywords: atf, burned-alive, burned-to-death, california, car-chase, cocaine, courtroom, crime-boss, drug-dealer, drug-smugglingActors: John Carroll Lynch (actor), Rachael Leigh Cook (actress), Joe Grifasi (actor), Ethan Coen (writer), Michael Jeter (actor), John Slattery (actor), Michael Rapaport (actor), Joseph Stephans (miscellaneous crew), Kurt W. Gensmer (miscellaneous crew), Robert Graf (actor), Robert Graf (producer), Andrew Peterson (miscellaneous crew), Mark Povinelli (actor), Alex Rizzo (actor), Ben Barenholtz (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Alun Armstrong (actor), John Considine (writer), Lena Headey (actress), Nicholas Farrell (actor), Henry Winkler (producer), Bob Sherman (actor), Richard Dean Anderson (actor), Richard Dean Anderson (producer), Barbara Lane (costume designer), Suzanne McGeachan (miscellaneous crew), Angus More Gordon (miscellaneous crew), Rocky Taylor (actor), Michael Cronin (actor), Beatie Edney (actress), Peter Egan (actor),
Plot: A close friend of MacGyver is murdered. In searching for a reason for this assassination MacGyver discovers a secret nuclear weapons plant right in the center of Britain.
Keywords: agent, based-on-tv-series, bomb, burglary, castle, climbing, countdown, detective, england, ex-kgbActors: Richard Gant (actor), William Forsythe (actor), Jules Sylvester (miscellaneous crew), Mace Neufeld (producer), Charles A. Tamburro (miscellaneous crew), Kim Davis (miscellaneous crew), Michael Douglas (producer), Nick Dimitri (actor), Sam McMurray (actor), Lance Henriksen (actor), Moshe Diamant (producer), Renée O'Connor (actress), Sylvester Levay (composer), Tami Mor (costume designer), Kevin Page (actor),
Plot: Joe Huff is a tough, go-it-alone cop with a flair for infiltrating dangerous biker gangs. The FBI blackmail Joe into an undercover operation to convict some extremely violent bikers, who are angry at the capture of their leader.
Keywords: action-hero, bar, biker, biker-gang, blood, blood-spatter, body-landing-on-a-car, capital-punishment, city-hall, combatActors: John A. Russo (writer), Tom Savini (actor), Michael J. Pollard (actor), John A. Russo (director), Bingo O'Malley (actor), Moon Unit Zappa (actress), Matthew Myers (miscellaneous crew), Tommy Lafitte (actor), Peggy McIntaggart (actress), Bill Dalzell (actor), Paul McCollough (composer), Jonathan Adams (actor), John Hall (actor), John Hall (actor), Chuck Aber (actor),
Plot: A physician who was hanged during the American Revolution for being a vampire is resurrected. He confesses his crimes to a priest, but starts to kill again. His modern descendant turns out to be a serial killer who also wants to be a vampire.
Keywords: cult-film, independent-film, vampireActors: Aaron Michael Lacey (actor), Red West (actor), Marshall R. Teague (actor), Kevin Tighe (actor), Henry Kingi (actor), Gary Hudson (actor), Patrick Swayze (actor), Anthony De Longis (actor), Sam Elliott (actor), Terry Funk (actor), Ben Gazzara (actor), John Doe (actor), Keith David (actor), Kelly Lynch (actress), Jasae (actress),
Plot: Dalton is the Cooler in bars; He backs up and directs the bouncers. He takes a job in a Road House that has gotten far too rough. His attempts to clean things up put him in conflict with Brad Wesley, the town bully and rich person. Things heat up.
Keywords: acting-musician, action-hero, arson, automobile, automobile-salesman, bar, bar-brawl, bar-fight, bar-keeper, bare-breastsActors: Annette Funicello (producer), Dan Curry (miscellaneous crew), Frankie Avalon (producer), Annette Funicello (actress), Connie Stevens (actress), Steve Dorff (composer), O.J. Simpson (actor), Alan Hale Jr. (actor), Don Adams (actor), David Bowe (actor), Barbara Billingsley (actress), Paul Reubens (actor), Frankie Avalon (actor), Julie Pitkanen (miscellaneous crew), Tony Kerum (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Frankie and Annette grow up and have kids in the midwest. They return to LA to visit their daughter who is shacked up with her boyfriend and tries to hide the fact. They begin to have marriage problems when Frankie runs into Connie, who has erected a shrine to him in her night club. Their punk son has joined up with the local surf toughs, and things all come to a head when the toughs challenge the good guys to a surfing duel.
Keywords: actor-shares-first-name-with-character, beach, beach-party, family-relationships, product-placement, ska, surfer, surfingActors: Rip Torn (actor), Glenne Headly (actress), Gary Grubbs (actor), Kim Basinger (actress), Jeff Bridges (actor), Howard Shore (composer), Albert Wolsky (costume designer), Mickey Jones (actor), Blue Deckert (actor), Gwen Verdon (actress), Jerry Stiller (actor), Robert Benton (director), Robert Benton (writer), James N. Harrell (actor), Loyd Catlett (actor),
Plot: Working in an Austin, Texas, beauty parlour in 1954, Nadine Hightower endeavours to retrieve some 'art studies' she injudiciously had taken. Her visit to the photographer leaves him dead and her in possession of highly valuable plans of a proposed new road. With both the police and the murderous villains after her she enlists the help of her (almost) ex-husband Vernon, the none too successful owner of the Bluebonnet Bar. Fortunately the thugs are as much no-hopers as the Hightowers.
Keywords: 1950s, accordion, character-name-in-title, lingerie, map, murder, one-word-title, rattlesnake, texas, title-spoken-by-characterActors: George 'Buck' Flower (actor), John F. Goff (actor), Jefferson Richard (actor), Patrick Wright (actor), Maria Arnold (actress), Tallie Cochrane (actress), William Kirschner (actor), Brenda Fogarty (actress), Barbara Bourbon (actress), Nicolle Riddell (actress), Margie Lanier (actress), Harry Jones (actor), Janet Garden (actress), Jean Jenson (actress), Corry Phelps (director),
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Western,Actors: Walter Lantz (actor), Bernice Hansen (actress), Walter Lantz (producer), Victor McLeod (writer), James Dietrich (composer), Walter Lantz (director), Carl Laemmle (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Animation, Animation, Short, Short,