Big Al is the costumed mascot of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The origin of the mascot dates back to 1930. On October 8, a sportswriter wrote about the previous weekend's Alabama-Ole Miss football game. The writer, using the flair for the dramatic common in sportswriting at the time, wrote that an anonymous fan yelled out "Hold your horses, the elephants are coming!" upon hearing the rumble of the first team coming on the field. The name stuck throughout what became a national championship season and beyond.
Melford Espey, Jr., then a student, was the first to wear an elephant head costume to portray the Crimson Tide's mascot in the early 1960s. Espey later became a university administrator and Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant asked him to take responsibility when student groups asked to resurrect the costumed mascot in the late 1970s.
The "Big Al" mascot officially debuted at the 1980 Sugar Bowl, when the 1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football team beat the Arkansas Razorbacks. Student Hugh Dye earned the honor to bring "Big Al" back to life in New Orleans, followed by Kent Howard and Maury Smith to kickoff the inaugural 1980 season and roam the sidelines. "Big Al" celebrated his first year with Bear Bryant's 300th win against Kentucky and a win against Baylor in the 1981 Cotton Bowl. Since then, the mascot has been a fan favorite for the Tide fans. As the Crimson Tide does not have a logo on their helmets or uniforms, Big Al's likeness appears on much of the merchandise.
Actors: Mark Robert Ellis (miscellaneous crew), Dean Cain (actor), Ian M. Stratford (miscellaneous crew), Austin Wintory (composer), Matthew Lillard (actor), Donald Bruce (miscellaneous crew), Mark Robert Ellis (actor), Annabeth Gish (actress), Barry Bostwick (actor), Annie Jeeves (miscellaneous crew), Wayne Duvall (actor), Susan Boyajian (miscellaneous crew), Joe Gressis (editor), Joe Gressis (producer), Aimee McDaniel (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Joey Deluca is an ex-minor league baseball player working in his dad's sports bar. Since he left baseball, he's bounced from hobby to hobby, but hasn't stuck with anything long enough to find his new niche. Joey's brother, Rico, was a more successful and popular professional ball player. He owns the local Chevrolet dealership and coaches one of the town's little league baseball teams. When their father, Al, learns that the league needs one more coach, he insists that Joey take the job. The heart and soul of Joey's team, the Cubs, is a new kid in town named Lori. His mother died, and his father is in prison. Lori's goal is to take the field shagging balls at the upcoming Home Run Showdown. He desperately wants to be on television so his dad can see him from jail. However, only the league's top three teams can participate. He works diligently to ensure the Cubs' success, but Joey isn't as motivated. Al soon sweetens the deal for Joey by proposing that he'll leave his bar to the son whose team collects the most balls at the Home Run Showdown. Game on!
Keywords: baseball, little-leagueActors: Klaus Badelt (composer), Paul Hirsch (editor), Andrew Sensenig (actor), Geraldine Glenn (actress), Geraldine Glenn (actress), Ashok Amritraj (producer), Harvey Lowry (actor), Douglas M. Griffin (actor), Marco St. John (actor), Kurt Angle (actor), Peter Stormare (actor), Taye Diggs (actor), Ted Ferguson (actor), Harvey Lowry (miscellaneous crew), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller,Actors: Matt Jade (actor), Al Burgo (actor), Aaron Fiore (actor), Paul Dunleavy (actor), Steve Devito (actor), Carly Robins (actress), Steven Gleich (actor), Eddie Sicoli (actor), Rob Reilly (writer), Rob Reilly (editor), Rob Reilly (director), Rob Reilly (producer), Sibel Kipchak (actress), Ami Colon (actress), Jerry A. Deal (actor),
Plot: Set in the heart of the Big Apple, a chain of events unfolds that brings together two of the dumbest Loan Sharks and the world's unluckiest Suburbanite. A madcap ensemble of misfits and a parade of mishaps that's sure to put a New York Smile on your face.
Keywords: misadventure-comedyActors: Ara Paiaya (miscellaneous crew), Ara Paiaya (producer), Ara Paiaya (actor), Robert Englund (actor), Ara Paiaya (director), Ara Paiaya (writer), Ara Paiaya (editor), Bey Logan (actor), Raquel Paiaya (producer), Raquel Paiaya (actress), Chris Robb (actor), Alex Clark (actor), Christopher Ramsey (actor), Julie Shek (actress), John Sleeman (actor),
Plot: Agent Ara is back! In this final episode in the DUBBED & DANGEROUS TRILOGY. When the world is being held ransom by an evil criminal madman, it's going to take a very special secret agent to save the day. Special Agent Ara (Ara Paiaya) answers the call to action and adventure in DUBBED AND DANGEROUS 3. Agent Ara must face all manner of bad guys including assorted martial arts thugs, ninjas, hair wielding femme fatals, mini shek and much more to keep the world safe. Ara's only assistance comes from Agent Raquel and her team of sexy fighters. A spooftacular martial arts cult comedy classic!
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy,Actors: Ara Paiaya (producer), Ara Paiaya (miscellaneous crew), Ara Paiaya (editor), Ara Paiaya (actor), Ara Paiaya (director), Ara Paiaya (writer), Raquel Paiaya (actress), Raquel Paiaya (producer), Alex Clark (actor), Julie Shek (actress), Graham McConnell (actor), Christopher Ramsey (actor), Arianne Paiaya (actress), John Sleeman (actor), Waikee Shek (actor),
Plot: Spectacular martial arts action comedy. An undercover agent has been abducted by a criminal organisation. Agent Ara must now use all his martial skill to defeat Big Al, The Shek, The deadly Mr Goodbye and not forgetting the hopeless Mexican Ninja in order to save the woman he loves. Before it's too late!
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Plot: Based on an attraction at Disneyland, the Country Bear Jamboree, "The Country Bears" (2002) is one in a long line of live action Disney family films. The movie is a satire of Behind the Music rock & roll bands. Beary, a young bear raised by a human family in a world where humans and talking bears coexist, attempts to trace his roots. He meets up with the Country Bears, a long-since broken-up band, a parody of bands like the Eagles. Beary helps the Country Bears reunite for one final concert, while searching for who he truly is.
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Keywords: alley, answering-the-telephone, armed-robbery, asian-stereotype, bald-man, bar, barroom-brawl, black-church, black-woman, blond-man(Everybody everywhere is scratching for what they can get
Did you think anybody in this town is any different?
They don't give a damn who gets killed
Just as long as "the dice keep rollin
The hoes keep hoein
And the money keeps flowin")
My name is L, and I'm from a part of town where clowns
Get beat down and all you hear is gunshot sounds
On 139 and Lennox Ave. there's a big park
And if you're soft, don't go through it when it gets dark
Cause at nighttime niggas try to tax
They're sneakier than alley cats
That's why I carry gats
Yo, I'm a muthafuckin fugitive
Buckwild and foul is the lifestyle that I choose to live
Because to me it's all about a buck
I used to have a partner in crime by the name of Chuck
We stormed the city, shootin shit up like Frank Nitty
We robbed kids and split the dough 50/50
One day we stuck a dice game on the ave. and split the cash
Then I murdered his ass and took his half
Because I'm all about ends and skins
When you got dough, you don't need no muthafuckin friends
If I catch you on a late night, black, you're gettin stuck, jack
My moms told me to get a job, fuck that
Aiyo, picture me gettin a job
Takin orders from Bob, sellin corn on the cob
Yo, how the hell I'ma make ends meet
Makin about 120 dollars a week?
Man, I rather do another hit
I want clean clothes, mean hoes, and all that other shit
Yo, I admit, I'm a sucker
A low down, dirty, sneaky, double-crossin canivin muthafucka
Breakin in cribs with a chrome bar
I wasn't 'poor', I was po', I couldn't afford the 'o-r'
I used to wait until it gets dark
And tell a nigga to strip, I wanna see some birthmarks
Like a ninja, dressed in black with a ski mask
I take all the funds, then I run down the street fast
I vicked this nigga named Eugene
Took his brand new ring
Cause stickin up's a everyday routine
Once I was crusin in a beat-up ride
Saw this nigga named Clyde
And snuck up on him from the blind side
I told him, "Give up the dough, before you get smoked
Oh you're broke? ( *shots* ) now you're dead broke"
The Big L was cold crazy
A top-notch crook snatchin pocket books from old ladies
I don't care, I'll do anything to get a buck
Even rob a Miller truck, cause I don't give a fuck
Some say I'm ruthless, some say I'm grim
Once a brother done broke into my house and I robbed him
Plenty and many brains I bust
Cause I was livin the lifestyle of the poor and dangerous
Word
All of us from Harlem
That's livin the lifestyle of the poor & dangerous
Uknowmsayin?
This goes out
To my brothers
Big Lee and Don Ice
Reggie Reg, T.C., Todd, Lou, Black Tone
Whitey, Ty Speeder, Ru Dog, Herb McGruff
E-Jet, G Love, Doc Ring, Slice and Rich Dice
I can't forget the 1-4-0
Lennox Ave., troop
And I gotta say rest in peace to Mate the Skate, Dog
And my man Kerry
Peace
(Now what kinda life is that for a child?
Now what kinda life is that for a child?
Now what kinda life is that for a fuckin child?
Word to mother
Fuck all that stupid shit