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Reptiles (Reptilia) are members of a class of air-breathing, ectothermic (cold-blooded) vertebrates which are characterized by skin covered in scales and/or scutes. They are tetrapods, either having four limbs or being descended from four-limbed ancestors. Modern reptiles inhabit every continent with the exception of Antarctica. Reptiles originated around 320-310 million years ago during the Carboniferous period, having evolved from advanced reptile-like amphibians that became increasingly adapted to life on dry land. Four living orders are typically recognized:
Aves (birds), which are not cold-blooded or scaly, are not included in this list. Crocodiles are more closely related to birds than they are to lizards, however, so some writers who prefer a more unified (monophyletic) grouping also include the birds: over 10,000 species.
Unlike amphibians, reptiles do not have an aquatic larval stage. As a rule, reptiles are oviparous (egg-laying), although certain species of squamates retain the eggs until hatching and a few are viviparous. Many of the viviparous species feed their fetuses through various forms of placenta analogous to those of mammals, with some providing initial care for their hatchlings. Extant reptiles range in size from a tiny gecko, Sphaerodactylus ariasae, which can grow up to 17 mm (0.7 in) to the saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, which may reach 6 m (19.7 ft) in length and weigh over 1,000 kg (2,200 lb).
Actors: Michael Jai White (actor), James Lew (actor), Todd Johnson (actor), Jamie Bernadette (actress), Kristoffer Kjornes (actor), Jeri Ryan (actress), Kevin Tancharoen (director), Kevin Tancharoen (editor), Kevin Tancharoen (producer), Osa Danam (actress), James McQuaide (producer), Michael Medico (actor), Lateef Crowder (actor), Lateef Crowder (actor), Toby Moore (actor),
Genres: Action, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller,Actors: Kevin Halloran (miscellaneous crew), Bob Corff (miscellaneous crew), Peter Jason (actor), George S. Clinton (composer), Frank Welker (actor), Paul W.S. Anderson (director), Tom Woodruff Jr. (actor), Robin Shou (actor), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (actor), Kevin Michael Richardson (actor), Linden Ashby (actor), Christopher Lambert (actor), Frank Welker (actor), Robin Shou (miscellaneous crew), Burton Sharp (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Based on the popular video game of the same name "Mortal Kombat" tells the story of an ancient tournament where the best of the best of different Realms fight each other. The goal - ten wins to be able to legally invade the losing Realm. Outworld has so far collected nine wins against Earthrealm, so it's up to Lord Rayden and his fighters to stop Outworld from reaching the final victory...
Keywords: 1990s, actor, alternative-reality, american-abroad, bare-chested-male, based-on-comic-book, based-on-video-game, beach, blood, blood-splatterActors: Paul W.S. Anderson (director), Linden Ashby (actor), Christopher Lambert (actor), Robin Shou (actor), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (actor), Talisa Soto (actress), Bridgette Wilson-Sampras (actress), Chris Casamassa (actor), Keith Cooke (actor), Hakim Alston (actor), François Petit (actor), Jonathan Sloate (composer),
Genres: Short,Actors: Michael G. Kehoe (actor), Michael Shamus Wiles (actor), Robert Axelrod (actor), Jason Williams (producer), Jason Williams (actor), Jason Williams (writer), Tom Friedman (producer), Tom Friedman (writer), Robert Etoll (composer), Louis George (editor), Michael Wayne (actor), Teresa Truesdale (actress), Jami Ferreira (actor), Susan Medaglia (editor), David Crane (actor),
Plot: Six girls are on their way to Las Vegas to sing in a TV competition, but when their car breaks down, their only choice is to walk to a town they see in the distance. Little do they know that this ghost town is the hideout of a gang of drug dealing bikers. The bikers hold the girls captive, and only one man can save them....
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Plot: Terry Griffith has got it all -- looks, popularity, the perfect college boyfriend, and an article that's a shoo-in to win her a summer internship at the local newspaper... or so she thinks. When Terry's journalism teacher passes her article up in favor of a couple of pieces written by boys, Terry is convinced that sexism is to blame. Determined to win the internship at any cost, Terry goes undercover at a rival high school to resubmit her article... as a boy. But Terry gets more than she bargained for when she finds herself fending off a bully and the advances of an oversexed female admirer, and falling for her new pal Rick.
Keywords: 15-year-old, absent-parents, arizona, assumed-identity, bare-breasts, bare-chested-male, beach, bedroom, bicycle, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationshipToo dangerous to keep.
Too feeble to let go.
And you want to bite the hand.
Should have stopped this long ago.
Go now, youve been set free.
Another month or so youll be gorging on me (poisoning me on 2nd and 3rd times)
With your lovely smile.
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail,
Your flickering tongue and your rattling scales
Like a real reptile.
Had you coiled around my arm.
How could you ever know
How I loved your diamond eyes?
But that was long ago. (chorus)
And I should have believed eve.
She said we had to blow.
She was the apple of my eye.