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Kaufmann is a surname with many variants such as Kauffmann, Kaufman, and Kauffman. In German, the name means merchant. It is the cognate of the English Chapman (which had a similar meaning in the Middle Ages, though it disappeared from modern English). Often it is a Jewish Name. "Kaufmann" may refer to:
Andrew Geoffrey "Andy" Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer, actor, and performance artist. While often referred to as a comedian, Kaufman did not consider himself to be one. He disdained telling jokes and engaging in comedy as it was traditionally understood, referring to himself instead as a "song-and-dance man". Pranks and elaborate ruses were major elements of his career. His body of work maintains a cult following and he continues to be respected for his original material, performance style, and unflinching commitment to character.
Kaufman was born on January 17, 1949 in New York City, the first son of Janice (née Bernstein) and Stanley Kaufman. He grew up in a middle-class Jewish family in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, and began performing at age 9. He attended the now defunct two-year Grahm Junior College in Boston; after graduating in 1971, he began performing stand-up comedy at various small clubs along the East Coast.
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King".
Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, as a twinless twin, and when he was 13 years old, he and his family relocated to Memphis, Tennessee. His music career began there in 1954, when he recorded a song with producer Sam Phillips at Sun Records. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was an early popularizer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who managed the singer for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. He was regarded as the leading figure of rock and roll after a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines that coincided with the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, made him enormously popular—and controversial.
John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, actor, and musician, best known for his thirty years as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Emmy Awards, the Governor's Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Johnny Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.
Although his show was already successful by the end of the 1960s, during the 1970s Carson became an American icon and remained so even after his retirement in 1992. He adopted a casual, conversational approach with extensive interaction with guests, an approach pioneered by Arthur Godfrey and previous Tonight Show hosts Steve Allen and Jack Paar. Former late-night host and friend, David Letterman, cited Carson's influence.
Actors: James Atkins (miscellaneous crew), Roxanne Cuenca (miscellaneous crew), Robert Toretto (actor), Marianne Huet (miscellaneous crew), Helier Bissell-Thomas (producer), Helier Bissell-Thomas (editor), Helier Bissell-Thomas (director), Helier Bissell-Thomas (writer), Francesca Brooks (miscellaneous crew), Elizabeth Marshall (miscellaneous crew), Luca Della Valle (actor), Toby Osmond (producer), Toby Osmond (actor), Amy Pemberton (actress), Jared Colao (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller,Actors: Paul McGann (actor), Barry Bliss (director), Barry Bliss (writer), John Hollingworth (actor), Fiona Bavinton (miscellaneous crew), Esther Gimenez (editor), Jaspreet Pandohar (miscellaneous crew), Sean McConaghy (actor), William Bliss (actor), Doug Berwick (composer), Otis Waby (actor), Debbie Bliss (producer), Sarah O'Connor (actress), Hedydd Dylan (actress), Donnla Hughes (actress),
Plot: An uncompromising anarchic comedy about the state of independent film making in Britain's ever increasing surveillance society. With specific reference to Godard's call to revolutionary action with his movie La Chinoise we follow the exploits of two guerrilla film makers in contemporary London as they try to make relevant and committed films whilst at the same time keeping one step ahead of the authorities - we see all this while being lectured by a charismatic teacher on how to survive with a camera in Britain today.
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Steve Broster (director), Harry Fowler (actor), Daniel Hall (producer), Simon Williams (actor), Simon Williams (actor), Steve Broster (producer), Michael Sheard (actor), Sylvester McCoy (actor), Sylvester McCoy (actor), William Russell (actor), Alan Whicker (actor), Sophie Aldred (actress), Sophie Aldred (actress), Jacqueline Hill (actress), Bonnie Langford (actress),
Genres: Documentary, Short,Actors: Greg Nicotero (actor), John Leguizamo (actor), Robert Joy (actor), Tony Nappo (actor), Michael Felsher (actor), Gene Mack (actor), Dennis Hopper (actor), Matt Birman (actor), Simon Baker (actor), Bruce McFee (actor), Boyd Banks (actor), Rick Cordeiro (actor), Eugene Clark (actor), Simon Pegg (actor), Peter Outerbridge (actor),
Plot: Now that zombies have taken over the world, the living have built a walled-in city to keep the dead out. But all's not well where it's most safe, as a revolution plans to overthrow the city leadership, and the zombies are turning into more advanced creatures.
Keywords: apocalypse, arrest, arson, assault, auto-theft, bitten-hand, bitten-in-the-throat, black-humor, blood, blood-splatterActors: Lloyd Kaufman (actor), Gregory Stone (miscellaneous crew), Ryan A. Markle (producer), Ryan A. Markle (writer), Ryan A. Markle (actor), Ryan A. Markle (editor), Ryan A. Markle (miscellaneous crew), Jennifer Popagain (actress), Kevin Toth (actor), Kevin Toth (miscellaneous crew), Kevin Toth (miscellaneous crew), Shawn Stutler (producer), Shawn Stutler (actor), Shawn Stutler (actor), Casey Kirkpatrick (actor),
Plot: After finding a mysterious film reel hidden in their ceiling, the well-meaning staff of a struggling movie theater assume that the film is an old B-movie preview trailer and play it before a midnight screening of the timeless George A. Romero masterpiece, 'Night of the Living Dead'. When the film is revealed to be a long-dead Nazi scientist's mind control experiment, their audience of horror movie fanatics is transformed into a mob of mindless zombies with a fierce hunger for the flesh of the living! Ten survivors struggle to stay alive as the cinema is overrun by shambling hordes of the undead, while outside, ruthless government agents plot to halt the spread of the mysterious outbreak by any means necessary. Sometimes creepy, sometimes campy, 'Dead at the Box Office' pays tribute to the low budget horror films of the '70s and '80s. Combining the elements of these "B" classics with a fresh twist on the zombie origin, 'Dead at the Box Office' is a tongue-in-cheek salute to horror fans everywhere!
Keywords: b-movie, black-comedy, blood, cinema, cult-film-reference, dance-number, digital-film, ex-nazi, experiment-gone-wrong, film-buffActors: Zach Braff (writer), Alison Cohen (miscellaneous crew), Danny DeVito (producer), Michael Shamberg (producer), Natalie Portman (actress), Zach Braff (director), Jean Smart (actress), Jim Parsons (actor), Zach Braff (actor), Method Man (actor), Ian Holm (actor), Denis O'Hare (actor), Peter Sarsgaard (actor), Tracy Scott (miscellaneous crew), Steve McAuliff (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Andrew Largeman is a semi-successful television actor who plays a retarded quarterback. His somewhat controlling and psychiatrist father has led Andrew ("Large") to believe that his mother's wheelchair bound life was his fault. Andrew decides to lay off the drugs that his father and his doctor made him believe that he needed, and began to see life for what it is. He began to feel the pain he had longed for, and began to have a genuine relationship with a girl who had some problems of her own.
Keywords: abyss, acoustic-guitar, actor, adopted-son, african-american, airliner, airplane-crash, airport, alligator, american-footballActors: Olivia d'Abo (actress), Anne Bancroft (actress), John Badham (actor), Harvey Keitel (actor), James Handy (actor), Michael Rapaport (actor), Geoffrey Lewis (actor), Dermot Mulroney (actor), Gabriel Byrne (actor), Robert Harvey (actor), Miguel Ferrer (actor), John Capodice (actor), Gary Kasper (actor), Carmen Zapata (actress), Bridget Fonda (actress),
Plot: Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as phantom killer and subdued into obedience. She gets a new cover identity as saleswoman Claudia Anne Doran. She also gets a wonderful house-mate, building super J.P., a broad-minded, gentle photographer. The two fall in love, and that complicates hit jobs. His good influence extends to breeding in her a conscience that places love over business, unlike Bob's agency.
Keywords: action-heroine, ambulance, ambush, arrest, assassin, assumed-identity, axe, beach, beach-house, birthday-cakeActors: Barry Foster (actor), Sylvester McCoy (actor), Renée Glynne (miscellaneous crew), Leslie Stevens (director), Leslie Stevens (writer), Samantha Fox (actress), Michael Mellinger (actor), Robert Ginty (actor), Mary Tamm (actress), Reginald Marsh (actor), Jack Hedley (actor), Edwin Craig (actor), Oscar James (actor), Patrick Durkin (actor), Vincent Wong (actor),
Genres: Action, Comedy,Actors: John Randolph (actor), Allen Garfield (actor), James Keach (actor), Kenneth Tobey (actor), David Janssen (actor), Linda Evans (actress), Lance LeGault (actor), Stefanie Powers (actress), Charles Siebert (actor), John Finnegan (actor), Jerrold Immel (composer), Jim Byrnes (writer), Jim Byrnes (producer), Gary Griffin (editor), Anthony Eisley (actor),
Plot: Harry's married to Marian and things are not going all that well, so he wants out but somehow feels that a divorce is not the answer. After developing a winning blackjack system, he hatches a plan that takes years of preparation: to fake his death, assume a new identity and win $500,000 at blackjack. When his wife notices his peculiar behavior, she is urged by her parents to hire a private investigator to find out what he is doing. In an unusual twist of events, Harry discovers the private investigator and not only hires him to keep tabs on his wife (whom he suspects is having an affair) but they become confidants. Harry carries out his fake suicide successfully and heads for Reno to complete the rest of his plan, but he doesn't count on meeting lovely Amy and falling in love. To further complicate matters, Amy is planning to leave for Israel and Harry decides to go with her, but en route the plane is hijacked and Harry must find a way to conceal both his $500,000 blackjack winnings and his true identity.
Keywords: based-on-novel, husband-wife-relationship, private-detective, secret, three-word-titleActors: Roy Stewart (actor), Warner Richmond (actor), Frank Baker (actor), Pat Somerset (actor), Ben Hendricks Jr. (actor), Frank Albertson (actor), Ivan Lebedeff (actor), Stuart Erwin (actor), J. Farrell MacDonald (actor), Charles K. Gerrard (actor), Walter McGrail (actor), Alberto Morin (actor), Warren Hymer (actor), Robert Parrish (actor), Harry Tenbrook (actor),
Plot: Aboard the U.S. submarine S13 in the China seas, Chief Torpedoman Burke goes about his duties. In actuality, he is Quartermaine, the infamous former commander of the British ship Royal Scot, which was sunk by Germans with a Field Marshal aboard. Quartermaine had told his sweetheart that the Field Marshal would be aboard, not knowing that she was an informant for the enemy. When the S13 sinks, Burke takes charge when the commander, Ensign Price, is unable to command. Burke must keep his mates alive long enough on the bottom of the sea for rescuers to arrive.
Keywords: british-navy, china-sea, collision, courage, drunkenness, freighter, rescue, sailor, self-sacrifice, shanghaiA monster lives in your backyard.
the 2x4's are making their way around.
the big get bigger when the fight's done.
i found that secret door.
a man with a shovel's gonna dig deep down to find out where it feeds.
a house.
a catalog full of nothing good.
the white house ponders no remourse.
the big get bigger when the fight's done.
i found that secret door.
a man with a shovel's gonna dig deep down to find out where it feeds.
a house.
it seems like a drag to be torn apart by unexpected hands.