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Bud Cort (born Walter Edward Cox; March 29, 1948) is an American film and stage actor, comedian, writer, director and voice artist widely known for his portrayals of Harold in Hal Ashby's 1971 film Harold and Maude and the eponymous hero in Robert Altman's 1970 film Brewster McCloud. Both films have large cult followings today.
Cort was born in New Rochelle, New York, and grew up in Rye, New York. His father, Joseph Parker Cox, was a bandleader and pianist, as well as a World War II veteran and merchant. His mother, Alma Mary (née Court), was a reporter and a merchant, who also worked in MGM studios. Cort has four siblings—three younger sisters and one older brother. His parents ran a clothing business in downtown Rye from the 1950s until the mid-1980s.
Most of Cort's adolescence was spent caring for his sisters and father; his father had multiple sclerosis and died of it in 1971. He also engaged in reading and painting. As a teenager he was a local portrait painting prodigy and began taking acting lessons. He was educated in Catholic schools and graduated from Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle in 1966.
Pumping Iron is a 1977 docudrama about the world of bodybuilding, focusing on the 1975 IFBB Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia competitions. Inspired by a book of the same name by Charles Gaines and George Butler, the film nominally focuses on the competition between Arnold Schwarzenegger and one of his primary competitors for the title of Mr. Olympia, Lou Ferrigno. The film also features brief segments focusing on bodybuilders Franco Columbu and Mike Katz, in addition to appearances by Ken Waller, Ed Corney, Serge Nubret, and other famous bodybuilders of the era.
Shot during the 100 days leading up to the Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia competitions and during the competitions themselves, the filmmakers ran out of funds to finish production, and it stalled for two years. Ultimately, Schwarzenegger and other bodybuilders featured in the film helped to raise funds to complete production, and it was released in 1977. The film became a box office success, making Schwarzenegger a household name. The film also served to popularize the then somewhat niche culture of bodybuilding, helping to inspire the fitness craze of the 1980s; following the film's release, there was a marked increase in the number of commercial gyms in the United States. The film was released on CED, VHS, and then re-released on DVD in 2003 for the 25th Anniversary of the theatrical debut. The film inspired three sequels: George Butler's Pumping Iron II: The Women in 1985, a documentary about the world of female bodybuilding; and David and Scott McVeigh's Raw Iron in 2002, a documentary about the making of Pumping Iron and how the film affected the lives of those who appeared in it; and Vlad Yudin's 2013 documentary Generation Iron—Pumping Iron producer Jerome Gary also served as executive producer on Generation Iron.
Harold and Maude is a 1971 American romantic dark comedy directed by Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures. It incorporates elements of dark humor and existentialist drama, with a plot that revolves around the exploits of a young man named Harold (played by Bud Cort) intrigued with death. Harold drifts away from the life that his detached mother (Vivian Pickles) prescribes for him, and slowly develops quite a strong and close friendship and eventually a romantic relationship with a 79-year-old woman named Maude (Ruth Gordon) who teaches Harold about living life to its fullest and that life is the most precious gift of all.
The film was based on a screenplay written by Colin Higgins and published as a novel in 1971. Filming locations in the San Francisco Bay Area included both Holy Cross Cemetery and Golden Gate National Cemetery, and the ruins of the Sutro Baths.
Critically and commercially unsuccessful when originally released, the film developed a cult following and in 1983 began making a profit. The film is ranked number 45 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Funniest Movies of all Time and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1997, for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".The Criterion Collection special edition Blu-ray and DVD were released June 12, 2012.
This man is 65 today -- I think it's worth a mention and time to show some gratitude. * I do not own any of this material * I handle it with care * All credit goes to the artists *
Some extra footage that didn't make it into the final cut of Pumping Iron. Taken from the Raw Iron extra featurette. A segment with Bud Cort, star of Harold and Maude. For those of you who don't know about Pumping Iron, taken from Wikipedia: Pumping Iron is a 1977 docudrama about the world of bodybuilding. The book as well as the movie are about the run-up to the 1975 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition. Released by George Butler's company Cinegate, the film focuses on Arnold Schwarzenegger and his competitors, Lou Ferrigno and Franco Columbu. The documentary was co-directed by Robert Fiore and George Butler. It was based on the book of the same name by Charles Gaines and George Butler (Simon and Schuster, 1974). Pumping Iron documents, and to some extent dramatises, what is commonly r...
a moving scene from 'Ted and Venus' ... "poor doggy"
The movie rocked, you don't say!
Interview with the cult movie star in Summer of 2000, to promote his theatrical production of The Oblong Man
... real flying... we could leave now * I do not own this material * I handle it with care *
"Oddly enough, I had a job waiting for me when I got out of the hospital. It was a role in 'Die Laughing' that I had been scheduled to do before the accident. Jon Peters, the producer, called me in the hospital. My leg was up in the air, my arm was in a cast and my face was torn up. All I did was concentrate on breathing. I was sure he was going to have to fire me, but to my amazement he said, 'Well, you're playing the villain anyway. I'll put back the start date. It'll be perfect. Think about how good it will be for the character.'" (Bud Cort in People Magazine, November 12, 1984) Music: Brilliant Mind by Furniture *I do not own this material*all credit goes to the artists*
Harold and Maude movie clips: http://j.mp/1J8YHo5 BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/uucb9x Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Harold (Bud Cort) tells Maude (Ruth Gordon) about the first time he ever pretended to be dead, and the effect it had on his mother. FILM DESCRIPTION: A young man with a death wish and a 79-year-old high on life find love in Hal Ashby's cult black comedy. Deadpan rich boy Harold (Bud Cort) keeps staging elaborate suicide tableaux to get the attention of his mother (Vivian Pickles), but she keeps planning his brilliant future for him instead. Obsessed with the trappings of death, Harold freaks out his blind dates, modifies his new sports car to look like a mini-hearse, and attends funerals, where he meets the spirited Maude (Rut...
Jamie Lee Curtis and Bud Cort in a scene from Amy Holden Jones' "Love Letters."
* I've made this trailer, yet I do not own this material * I handle it with care * please support the artist by purchasing their work legally * if you love Bud Cort, do yourself a favour and buy this DVD * he is an amazing actor, writer and director and he deserves so much more * and at least he gets his share of the proceeds from this film, unlike for 'Harold and Maude' * Music: Melody Gardot *
Interview with the cult movie star in Summer of 2000, to promote his theatrical production of The Oblong Man
The movie rocked, you don't say!
a moving scene from 'Ted and Venus' ... "poor doggy"
Part 2 of the rare interview with the cult movie star in Summer of 2000, to promote his appearance in the theatrical production of The Oblong Man. Here he talks of his memories living with Groucho Marx
... real flying... we could leave now * I do not own this material * I handle it with care *
Elizabeth Perkins talks about the film HAROLD AND MAUDE during an interview for AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008). CONNECT WITH AFI: http://facebook.com/AmericanFilmInstitute http://twitter.com/AmericanFilm http://AFI.com/members AFI FACEBOOK APP: http://apps.facebook.com/afiytapp/
Some extra footage that didn't make it into the final cut of Pumping Iron. Taken from the Raw Iron extra featurette. A segment with Bud Cort, star of Harold and Maude. For those of you who don't know about Pumping Iron, taken from Wikipedia: Pumping Iron is a 1977 docudrama about the world of bodybuilding. The book as well as the movie are about the run-up to the 1975 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition. Released by George Butler's company Cinegate, the film focuses on Arnold Schwarzenegger and his competitors, Lou Ferrigno and Franco Columbu. The documentary was co-directed by Robert Fiore and George Butler. It was based on the book of the same name by Charles Gaines and George Butler (Simon and Schuster, 1974). Pumping Iron documents, and to some extent dramatises, what is commonly r...
From BUD & SHELLEY ARE GOD'S FAVORITE FUN-COUPLE by F. Scott Fitzgerald: "Afterward they would drive around until they found the center of the summer night and park there while the enchanted silence spread over them like leaves over the babes in the wood."
as Sigmund Freud and Martha Bernays in the 1984 Comedy "The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud" * the photos at the end are mine, taken during my trip to Vienna in 1988 * otherwise I do not own this material * I handle it with care * all credit goes to the artists*
"I think women should feel free to indulge themselves. Depending on the shape of their heads, of course." [Bud Cort]
This man is 65 today -- I think it's worth a mention and time to show some gratitude. * I do not own any of this material * I handle it with care * All credit goes to the artists *
Some extra footage that didn't make it into the final cut of Pumping Iron. Taken from the Raw Iron extra featurette. A segment with Bud Cort, star of Harold and Maude. For those of you who don't know about Pumping Iron, taken from Wikipedia: Pumping Iron is a 1977 docudrama about the world of bodybuilding. The book as well as the movie are about the run-up to the 1975 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition. Released by George Butler's company Cinegate, the film focuses on Arnold Schwarzenegger and his competitors, Lou Ferrigno and Franco Columbu. The documentary was co-directed by Robert Fiore and George Butler. It was based on the book of the same name by Charles Gaines and George Butler (Simon and Schuster, 1974). Pumping Iron documents, and to some extent dramatises, what is commonly r...
a moving scene from 'Ted and Venus' ... "poor doggy"
The movie rocked, you don't say!
Interview with the cult movie star in Summer of 2000, to promote his theatrical production of The Oblong Man
... real flying... we could leave now * I do not own this material * I handle it with care *
"Oddly enough, I had a job waiting for me when I got out of the hospital. It was a role in 'Die Laughing' that I had been scheduled to do before the accident. Jon Peters, the producer, called me in the hospital. My leg was up in the air, my arm was in a cast and my face was torn up. All I did was concentrate on breathing. I was sure he was going to have to fire me, but to my amazement he said, 'Well, you're playing the villain anyway. I'll put back the start date. It'll be perfect. Think about how good it will be for the character.'" (Bud Cort in People Magazine, November 12, 1984) Music: Brilliant Mind by Furniture *I do not own this material*all credit goes to the artists*
Harold and Maude movie clips: http://j.mp/1J8YHo5 BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/uucb9x Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Harold (Bud Cort) tells Maude (Ruth Gordon) about the first time he ever pretended to be dead, and the effect it had on his mother. FILM DESCRIPTION: A young man with a death wish and a 79-year-old high on life find love in Hal Ashby's cult black comedy. Deadpan rich boy Harold (Bud Cort) keeps staging elaborate suicide tableaux to get the attention of his mother (Vivian Pickles), but she keeps planning his brilliant future for him instead. Obsessed with the trappings of death, Harold freaks out his blind dates, modifies his new sports car to look like a mini-hearse, and attends funerals, where he meets the spirited Maude (Rut...
Jamie Lee Curtis and Bud Cort in a scene from Amy Holden Jones' "Love Letters."
* I've made this trailer, yet I do not own this material * I handle it with care * please support the artist by purchasing their work legally * if you love Bud Cort, do yourself a favour and buy this DVD * he is an amazing actor, writer and director and he deserves so much more * and at least he gets his share of the proceeds from this film, unlike for 'Harold and Maude' * Music: Melody Gardot *
life story of American painter http://bit.ly/2ahLZHv Jackson Pollock. It stars Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Jennifer Connelly, Robert Knott, Bud Cort, Molly Regan....
Un film di Lucio Marcaccini. Con Leopoldo Trieste, Marcel Bozzuffi, Bud Cort, Eva Czemerys. durata 94 min. - Italia 1976 Un astuto commissario per incastrare un grosso spacciatore di droga mafioso pedina uno studente ma, proprio quando crede di aver risolto il caso, è ostacolato da alcuni potenti complici. Studente e spacciatore sono eliminati dalla mafia stessa… http://www.rarovideo.com http://www.minervapictures.com
"Ted Whitley (Bud Cort) is a poet who is stalking the woman of his dreams, Linda Turner (Kim Adams). She was volunteering at a community resource..." ======================================================== #"Get Best Quality..? ► found here«+»"[[http://smarturl.it/9aax0a]]"#«+» -------------------------------------------------------- "Thank you do not forget to subscribe and share"
The harold Chasen (Bud Cort) is a young http://maudeharoldthee.blogspot.com/0067185 man obsessed with death. He stages elaborate fake suicides, attends funerals and drives a hearse, all to the chagrin of his socialite mother (Vivian Pickles).
The film centers on Harold is a young boy attempts to gain his mother's attention. He is always obsessed the death. One day, his life changed absoluetly when he encounters a 79-year-old woman at a funeral.
The film centers on Harold is a young boy attempts to gain his mother's attention. He is always obsessed the death. One day, his life changed absoluetly when he encounters a 79-year-old woman at a funeral.
Harold and Maude is a 1971 American romantic dark comedy directed by,== http://bit.ly/1UefXBG ==Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures. It incorporates elements of dark humor and existentialist drama, with a plot that revolves around the exploits of a young man named Harold (played by Bud Cort) intrigued with death.
Brave New World movie1980 . stars : Julie Cobb, Bud Cort, Keir Dullea film summery : In a future society based on pleasure without moral worries, love is ... Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 1980 BBC Television Production. Brave New World(1980)-Full Length Movie.mp4. Bud Cort stars as Bernard Marx in 1980 TV Miniseries, only available to watch on YOUTUBE currently. This 3-hour TV adaptation of the 1932 Aldous Huxley novel is set 600 years in the future. In this "well- ordered" society, t BraveNewWorld 1980 part2 BraveNewWorld 1980 part2
Electric Dreams is a 1984 American-British science fiction romantic comedy-drama film set in San Francisco, California, that depicts a love triangle between a man, a woman and a personal computer. It stars Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Maxwell Caulfield, and the voice of Bud Cort and was directed by Steve Barron. It was the first film released by the Virgin Films production company. The film's credits dedicate it to the memory of UNIVAC I.
You a-go tired fe see me face;
Can't get me out of the race.
Oh, man, you said I'm in your place
And then you draw bad cyard -
A-make you draw bad cyard,
And then you draw bad cyard.
Propaganda spreading over my name;
Say you wanna bring another life to shame.
Oh, man, you just a-playing a game
And then you draw bad cyard (draw bad cyard);
A-make you draw bad cyard (draw bad cyard);
A-make you draw bad cyard.
I want to disturb my neighbour,
'Cause I'm feelin' so right;
I want to turn up my disco,
Blow them to full watts tonight, eh! -
In a rub-a-dub style, in a rub-a-dub style,
In a rub-a-dub style, in a rub-a-dub style.
'Cause we guarding the palace so majestic;
Guarding the palace so realistic!
Them a-go tired to see we face (oh yeah!),
Me say them can't get we out of the race;
Oh, man, it's just a big disgrace.
The way you draw bad cyard (draw bad cyard);
The way you make wrong moves (make wrong moves);
The way you draw bad cyard (draw bad cyard);
A-make you draw bad cyard (draw bad cyard);
A-make you draw bad cyard -
In a rub-a-dub style, rub-a-dub style,