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Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. An Academy Award-winner, Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades, and was named the all-time top money-making star. An enduring American icon, he epitomized rugged masculinity and is famous for his demeanor, including his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height.
Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa but his family relocated to the greater Los Angeles area when he was four years old. He found work at local film studios when he lost his football scholarship to USC as a result of a bodysurfing accident. Initially working for the Fox Film Corporation, he mostly appeared in small bit parts. His acting breakthrough came in 1939 with John Ford's Stagecoach, making him an instant star. Wayne would go on to star in 142 pictures, primarily typecast in Western films.
Among his best known films are The Quiet Man (1952), which follows him as an Irish-American boxer and his love affair with a fiery spinster played by Maureen O'Hara; The Searchers (1956), in which he plays a Civil War veteran who seeks out his abducted niece; Rio Bravo (1959), playing a Sheriff with Dean Martin; True Grit (1969), playing a humorous U.S. Marshal who sets out to avenge a man's death in the role that won Wayne an Academy Award; and The Shootist (1976), his final screen performance in which he plays an aging gunslinger battling cancer.
Actors: Joaquim de Almeida (actor), Lawrence Pressman (actor), Noel Neill (actress), Robert Amico (actor), Rhoda Pell (actress), Randall Batinkoff (actor), Margaret O'Brien (actress), Rudolf Martin (actor), Paul Gregory (producer), Paul Gregory (actor), Paul Gregory (actor), Paul Gregory (actor), Curtis Reid (actor), Lenny von Dohlen (actor), Jon Provost (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Juan Riedinger (actor), Larry Thomas (actor), Tom Lodewyck (actor), Xango Henry (actor), John Wesley Norton (writer), John Wesley Norton (director), John Wesley Norton (producer), John Wesley Norton (producer), Heather Dorff (actress), Deneen Melody (actress), Bob Farster (actor), Michael Velasquez (producer), Colleen Elizabeth Miller (actress), Alan Jones (composer), Renee Domenz (actress),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Declan Lynch (editor), Pom Boyd (writer), Pom Boyd (director), Darren Balfe (actor), Jimmy Wynne (miscellaneous crew), Sine Lynch (producer), Damien Byrne (actor), Mick Egan (producer), Joan O Rourke (actor), Martin Gibbons (actor), Mick Egan (director), Nicola Clifford (actor), Geraldine Murphy (actress), Mary Killeen (actress), Janine McGonagle (actor),
Plot: Bossy and overbearing Margo is the eldest of the three sisters who is busy putting the finishing touches to Mammy's birthday party.Her husband John Wayne, the strong, silent, passive aggressive type has being staying out of her way but unbeknownst to her its not just tonight but the last 9 months.Eliza and Sadie arrive separately, Eliza in tears cause she can't get pregnant while Sadie is very heavily pregnant.As the guests arrive and the drinks flow tension rises as curiosity over the suspected father mounts.However, the sound of moans and groans unite the party goers as they await the new arrival.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Michael Lott (actor), Ingrid Koller (editor), Henning Baum (actor), Peter Faerber (actor), Norbert Heisterkamp (actor), Wolfgang Rest (producer), Peter Gersina (director), Klaus Ortner (actor), Janine Kunze (actress), Serge Falck (actor), Daniel Keberle (actor), Dirka Pfab (miscellaneous crew), Karl Künstler (actor), Thomas Rabitsch (composer), Brigitte Neumeister (actress),
Genres: Crime,Actors: Kevin Crowley (actor), Kat Primeau (actress), Jennifer Granville (actress), Michael Kortlander (director), Michael Kortlander (writer), Craig Boldman (actor), Ron Hayden (actor), Michael Mihm (actor), Bekka Prewitt (actress), Andrew Ford (producer), Wesley Cronk (editor), Colin Studebaker (producer), Tim Macy (writer), Tim Macy (writer), Chad Kean (producer),
Plot: In The Dying Western, Howard obsessively pursues his dreams to be the next John Wayne, but has only been successful at playing dying extras in western movies. Set in 1960's Hollywood, Howard's steadfast commitment to his work gets in the way of his relationships at home as he practices for his roles by faking his death on a near-nightly basis. These playful imitations grow competitive when his wife June is diagnosed with cancer and Howard becomes convinced that she is trying to "out-die" him.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Corbin Bernsen (actor), Robert Hatch (actor), E. Roger Mitchell (actor), Joan Severance (actress), Bren Allison (actress), Michael Valverde (producer), Michael Valverde (director), Keith G. Lewis (costume designer), Charles Van Eman (actor), Marian Wagner (actress), Nina Jones (actress), Steve Barnes (actor), Steve Barnes (producer), Steve Barnes (producer), Sarah Cooper (actress),
Plot: When Sam Taylor (Rodney Scott) meets Lisa Wayne (Joan Severance), he experiences every 18-year old guy's ultimate fantasy: no-strings-attached sex with a beautiful, uninhibited older woman. However, as the summer between high school and college wears on, Sam learns that when it comes to sex there are always strings attached. Sam unwittingly becomes a pawn in Lisa's twisted emotional game.
Keywords: female-nudity, independent-film, infidelity, motel, parking-lot, police, police-officer, seduction, sexActors: Dennis Farina (actor), Quentin Tarantino (actor), Rokki James (producer), Rokki James (actor), Rokki James (director), Rokki James (writer), Desi Singh (actor), Matthew McGrory (actor), Craig Gellis (actor), Sofia Shinas (actress), Elias McCabe (actor), Celeste Octavia (actress), Shannon Fenady (actor), Jay Kruetzer (actor), Peter Tsadilas (producer),
Plot: First day on the job publicist Mark Clock has the assignment of a lifetime; to pick up A list Brad Beau Hodges (modeled after Brad Pitt) and while avoiding paparazzi, safely escort the celebrity to his own surprise birthday party in Malibu. The mission goes sour when Brad accidentally drinks a coke containing roach repellent at a Nuclear Power Plant located in Sun Valley, Ca. Bear (modeled after Kid Rock / power plant supervisor) suggests taking Brad to the nearest supermarket and purchase a laxative as an antidote for relieving Brad from his Planet of the Apes hallucinations caused by the poisoned soda. The two elect to stop at Mark's psychiatrist before the supermarket run. Dr. Rosenblum a psychiatrist who takes control of the situation by choosing to be the designated driver; only Rosenblum has his own plans and appoints to drive to the city of Compton to aid his crack addiction. In the heat of panic, Mark is accompanied with a strange entourage including a Pimp from the ghetto. The entourage escorts the delusional Brad to his surprise birthday party in Malibu. The real heat is laid on Mark when his psychiatrist lures a young make up artist named Fancy "24""Felicity" into a bedroom for sex and drugs. The makeup artist overdoses and now Mark's bizarre crew lead by Toto "Big Fish", "House of a Thousand Corpses" are on a mission to bury Fancy in the Barstow Desert. After the burial one of the most Bizarre situations ever captured in a motion picture will go down.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, independent-film, publicistActors: Jules Stewart (miscellaneous crew), Susan Kirr (producer), Jenni Tooley (actress), David Precopia (actor), David Precopia (actor), Glendon Rich (actor), Todd Faulkner (actor), Page McConnell (composer), Sarah Scott Davis (actress), Bruce DuBose (actor), James Clarke (actor), Lars Wyka (actor), James Clarke (miscellaneous crew), Alexandria Hunter (actress), Katherine Owens (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Noah Beery (actor), Frank Stanmore (actor), Vi Kaley (actress), Bessie Love (actress), Arthur Maude (director), John Garrick (actor), Stan Paskin (actor), John Quin (writer), Pamela Randall (actress), G.B. Morgan (producer), Cecil Gray (actor), Gertrude Bibby (actress), Lynwood Roberts (actor),
Genres: Musical,Actors: Charles Horan (writer), Henry A. Barrows (actor), Agostino Borgato (actor), William Holmes (editor), Syd Crossley (actor), Clyde Bruckman (director), Arthur Thalasso (actor), Ernest Wood (actor), Monty Banks (actor), Mary Foy (actress), Charles Horan (writer), Ruth Dwyer (actress), Hazel Howell (actress), Jackie Combs (actor), Tom Mintz (actor),
Genres: Comedy,did you think i'd change my mind
i know you think i watch you sleep
but my heart will never keep
could you ever act your age
i'd act jealous, but i'd hate to make your week
so no more you will with me
i find it hard to sleep, cause i know what you need
i know you need your faith, so i'm killing you with lies
fooled you, fooled myself without even trying
that's over now
fooled you, and never even got to say i'm sorry
you were sorry first
well it's worth about as much as mine, dear
it's only rivaled by the burning summertime
and the winter of blue cold feet
i find it hard to sleep, cause i know what you need
i know you need your faith, so i'm killing you with eyes
fooled you, fooled myself without even trying
that's over now
fooled you, and never even got to say i'm sorry
you were sorry first
you know what sorry's really worth
i won't hurt you, i won't even pray at all
better yet if i'm all alone
shredding prayers is like shredding paper
most, i'm not falling for you, i'm not falling for you