Beans (film)

To Live & Ride in L.A. (2010)

Actors: Timothy Jieh (producer), Timothy Jieh (editor), Sean Martin (actor), Rick Kleinsmith (producer), David Rowe (director), Ash (actor), Feliciano Lopez (actor), Stefanie Budiman (producer), Stefanie Budiman (miscellaneous crew), Michael Caigoy (miscellaneous crew), Ashish Sharma (actor), Michael Caigoy (miscellaneous crew), Keo Curry (actor), Josh Gonzales (actor), Danielle Marie (actor),

Plot: For fixed-gear cyclists, Los Angeles is a city that has it all. From the neon glow of Hollywood to the sun-drenched boardwalk of Venice Beach, fixed-gear has evolved into a vibrant street culture that is uniquely L.A. From director David Rowe ("Fast Friday") comes a new documentary feature that explores a side of L.A. few outsiders have seen. From races through rush-hour traffic to midnight loft parties, TO LIVE & RIDE IN L.A. is a fast paced-trip through the busy streets and back-alleys of one of the world's largest cities. TO LIVE & RIDE IN L.A. features talented local riders tearing up the streets with first-time visitor Keo Curry ("Fast Friday", "Macaframa") - one of the living legends of the sport. Bike to hidden spots off the map, race a midnight alley-cat, keep pace with the riders from Wolfpack, and hang with the local crews, graffiti artists and other L.A. personalities burning up the fixed-gear scene.

Keywords: beach, bicycle, bike-riding, fixed-gear-bike, los-angeles-california, summer, venice-beach-california
Genres: Documentary, Sport,

Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White (2005)

Actors: Leonard Maltin (actor), Tommy Bond (actor), Joe Dante (actor), Jerry Beck (actor), Keith Scott (actor), Friz Freleng (actor), Joe Dougherty (actor), Mark Kausler (actor), Charles Solomon (actor), Daniel Goldmark (actor),

Genres: Documentary, Short,

On the Beach (2000)

Actors: Bryan Brown (actor), Nicholas Hammond (actor), Armand Assante (actor), Heather Mitchell (actress), John Fox (miscellaneous crew), Russell Mulcahy (director), Bill Hunter (actor), Charles 'Bud' Tingwell (actor), Michael Carman (actor), Rachel Ward (actress), Martin Copping (actor), Mark Mitchell (actor), David Williamson (writer), Steve Bastoni (actor), Greg Coote (producer),

Plot: Well, the world has finally managed to blow itself up. Only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. Only two months are left. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians when it arrives. All of the calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is at doomsday - get ready. However, one of his rivals say that is incorrect. He believes that a 1000 people can be relocated into the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right (and along the way check out the devastation in Alaska and California - seemingly all bodies and vehicles were disintegrated). However, before the mission, all kinds of bland soap opera relationships are played out. Brown and his ex-fiancée battle it out in a love-hate relationship. Meanwhile she also takes a liking to Assante, who is divided in his loyalties to his men and his love for his now-dead wife and children.

Keywords: australia, based-on-novel, breeze, family-in-bed-together, fictional-war, friendship-between-men, nuclear-war, post-nuclear, remake, two-part-tv-movie
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi,

Quotes:

Moira Davidson: Hey, I'm not blaming you. If it was one of your politicians or your military with their bloody warrior mentality, I would be. "We're protecting your freedom!" [sarcastically] It really worked...

Cmdr. Dwight Towers: I carried warheads on my boat. That is correct. I was damn proud of it too. I served my country the best way I know how. And the only question I ask myself these days and I'm asking it every single millisecond now whatever the hell's left of what I've got, if where was I, where were you? Where were any of us? 'Cause I don't know what the hell two insane nations were doing facing each other down all those years. All that had to be done was that the brains, you know, the rational minds, the so-called best, you know all they had to do was just come, just come, come to the tables, negotiate, break a little bread. Do you know we had a combined arsenal of sixty-five thousand nuclear warheads. I have failed to find the logic in that. No logic.

The Blazing Forest (1952)

Actors: Brick Sullivan (actor), Steve Darrell (actor), Richard Arlen (actor), Chuck Roberson (actor), Lester Dorr (actor), Edward Earle (actor), Roscoe Ates (actor), Harold Goodwin (actor), William Demarest (actor), John Payne (actor), John Pickard (actor), Joey Ray (actor), Walter Reed (actor), Keith Richards (actor), Max Wagner (actor),

Plot: Kelly Hansen, the tough boss of a timber crew clearing property owned by Jessie Crain and her niece, Sharon Wilks, is, unknown to anybody else, working to pay back money stolen by his brother, Joe Roberts, who has a changed name, and no love for his brother. Just as the debt is about paid-off, Joe is killed in a truck accident, which starts a blazing forest fire.

Keywords: 1950s, accident, alias, archive-footage, aunt-niece-relationship, b-movie, barn, brother-brother-relationship, cigarette-smoking, dance
Genres: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Romance,
Taglines: AFLAME with THRILLS! (original print ad - many caps)

Boom Boom (1936)

Actors: Billy Bletcher (actor), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Norman Spencer (composer), Jack King (director), Jack King (miscellaneous crew), Joe Dougherty (actor),

Plot: World War I, apparently. There is a series of quick blackout gags, including a soldier that throws the pin, is blown sky-high by the grenade, and is caught in a net by an ambulance driver; one soldier's encounters with very smart bullets; a machine gunner with the jitters. Porky leads a charge, but with no support from his company, he runs back and dives under Beans' bunk. After a quick chorus of "You're in the Army Now," a messenger pigeon drops in with news that General Hardtack is being held prisoner. They dash off in a motorcycle/sidecar, chased by another smart bullet, and arrive in the nick of time to dispatch the general's captors. They fly off in a plane and get shot down to end up together in the hospital.

Keywords: airplane, airplane-crash, angel, bomb, bullet, cannon, carrier-pigeon, explosion, fear, general
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short, War,

Westward Whoa (1936)

Actors: Billy Bletcher (actor), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Norman Spencer (composer), Jack King (director), Joe Dougherty (actor),

Plot: Porky Pig and his friends Beans, Little Kitty and Ham and Ex, travel as pioneers toward the western frontier. As their wagon travels across the prairie, Ham and Ex cause trouble by pretending to be Indians. Then the real Indians show up!

Keywords: cartoon-pig, ham-and-ex, looney-tunes, reference-to-porky-pig, surrealism
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short, Western,

The Phantom Ship (1936)

Actors: Jack King (miscellaneous crew), Bernice Hansen (actress), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Tommy Bond (actor), Norman Spencer (composer), Jack King (director), Treg Brown (editor), Bernard B. Brown (composer),

Plot: Uncle Beans and the kids are off to visit a haunted ship ('The Phantom') trapped in the ice, hoping to find pirate treasure. They encounter all manner of ghosts and goblins, but eventually find what they've been looking for. When Beans tries to warm up by throwing some chairs in a stove and lighting it, he thaws out a pair of pirates that chase the trio around. They treasure-seekers are eventually forced back into their plane and they decide to fly away.

Keywords: airplane, anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, beating, cartoon-dog, cartoon-pig, chase, defrost, dog, fight
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Horror, Short,

Gold Diggers of '49 (1935)

Actors: Billy Bletcher (actor), Tex Avery (director), Treg Brown (editor), Bernice Hansen (actress), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Norman Spencer (composer), Bernard B. Brown (composer), Joe Dougherty (actor),

Plot: The gold rush. Beans finds gold in the mountains and rushes into town with the news. Soon, everyone (except Porky's daughter Little Kitty, who Beans fancies) has rushed out to the mountains, but because Porky takes Beans in his car (!), they get there first. Porky finds a gold nugget, then keeps taking it from his pocket. Beans finds a treasure chest that contains a book, "How to Find Gold." A bad guy spots a sack near Porky's equipment and lassos it; Porky tells Beans that if he retrieves the sack, he can have Porky's daughter. Beans gives chase in Porky's car; there's a shootout. The car runs out of gas, so Beans refills it with moonshine and it takes off like a shot. He snares the bad guy, the sack, and Porky and races back to town. Porky gives Beans his daughter's hand and reveals the contents of the sack.

Keywords: 1840s, automobile, bath, book, california, cartoon-pig, chase, father-daughter-relationship, gasoline, gold
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short,

I Haven't Got a Hat (1935)

Actors: Treg Brown (editor), Billy Bletcher (actor), Friz Freleng (director), Billy Bletcher (actor), Bernice Hansen (actress), Martha Wentworth (actress), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Norman Spencer (composer), Bernard B. Brown (composer), Joe Dougherty (actor),

Plot: It's recital day at the schoolhouse. First up: Porky, who recites The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. A nervous kitten recites Mary Had a Little Lamb. The puppies Ham and Ex sing the title song. Oliver Owl plays the piano; Beans the cat puts a cat and dog inside, and they play a tune as well.

Keywords: animal, beans, cartoon-cat, cartoon-dog, cartoon-owl, cartoon-pig, claim-in-title, ham-and-ex, mary-had-a-little-lamb, merrie-melodies
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical, Short,

Quotes:

Porky Pig: Listen, my children, and you shall hear 'The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere'.

Hollywood Capers (1935)

Actors: Tommy Bond (actor), Bernice Hansen (actress), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Norman Spencer (composer), Jack King (director), Treg Brown (editor),

Plot: W.C.Fields enters the Warmer Bros. Studio. Beans tries to drive in, but the guard throws him and his car against a tree. Charlie Chaplin drives in, followed by Oliver Hardy on foot - but we see that it's really Beans in disguise. Oliver Owl is directing a picture; Beans sneaks onto the stage. He's watching from a catwalk when someone knocks him off, into the middle of the scene. Beans is thrown off the set, right into the set of a Frankenstein movie. He accidentally brings the robotic monster to life, and it crashes into the original studio, eating the camera. Beans tries to stop the monster, but is sent flying. He lands against a wind machine. which chops up the monster.

Keywords: disguise, frankenstein, laurel-and-hardy, looney-tunes, movie-star, movie-studio, movie-studio-guard, reference-to-charlie-chaplin, reference-to-w.c.-fields, robot
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short,

Quotes:

Beans: Beans is the name. One of the Boston Beans.