Skatetown, U.S.A.
Swayze plays Ace Johnson, a skater who indulges into a rivalry with Stan Nelson(Greg Bradford) which culminates in a contest, the winning prize for which is $1000. The two rivals later become friends. This comedy is directed by William A. Levey. Co-starring Scott Baio, Flip Wilson, Maureen McCormick and Katherine Kelly Lang.
A dancer-turned-actor is not viewed very well in this business. I kept it quiet at first, hoping it would turn into ‘actor with other talents.’ But I saw what dancing would and could do to me after my first movie came out. The reviews came in, and they were accolades, not for the movie, or for my acting talent, but just for the way I could move. I read those reviews and knew that’s what I was headed for: teen-idol status. So I turned down a four-picture deal at Columbia – turned all the offers down, in fact – and went back to acting classes.
Mad Max
Gibson plays the role of Mad Max Rockatansky, an Australian policeman who sets out to avenge his partner, wife and son’s death which was a result of a motorcycle gang’s retaliation for the death of their leader:
It was the only job. I just walked in and director George Miller asked me to tell him a joke. I did, and I got the gig.
Invasion of The Body Snatchers
Nimoy plays Dr. David Kibner, a psychologist, in the remake of the 1953 science fiction horror thriller, directed by Philip Kaufman. A group of people discover the human race is being replaced one by one, with clones devoid of emotion. Co-starring Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams.
Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses?
Williams plays a lawyer and a man with a toothache in this film of short sexually suggestive skits, directed by Robert Levy. Co-starring Roger Behr and Joey Camen. Williams states about this first film:
Gave me the idea that it can be free-form, that you can go in and out of things pretty easily.
Carrie
Carrie becomes the first of King’s novels to be adapted into a feature film. Directed by Brian Da Palma and starring Sissy Spacek and John Travolta, the film grosses $33.8 million after being filmed on a $1.8 million budget. King believed Da Palma depicted his character perfectly.
Carrie White is a sadly mis-used teenager, an example of the sort of person whose spirit is so often broken for good in that pit of man- and woman-eaters that is your normal suburban high school. But she’s also Woman, feeling her powers for the first time and, like Samson, pulling down the temple on everyone in sight at the end of the book.
Jaws
Dreyfuss stars as an oceanographer brought in to consult when a shark starts killing swimmers on the beaches of a New England tourist town. Roy Scheider, and Robert Shaw also star in this Steven Spielberg directed horror film, which will eventually become famous for all the difficulties that occurred during the production.
We started the film without a script, without a cast and without a shark.
I Spy
Cosby becomes the first African-American actor to be cast in an episodic television series when he stars in I Spy, about two American agents facing, funny but skillful espionage adventures. Cosby plays Alexander Scott, his partner’s trainer and a language expert. Co starring Robert Culp
People writing and people news said that I was the Jackie Robinson of television drama.
Once Upon A Coffee House
In this comedy, directed by Shepard Traube, Rivers plays a coffeehouse singer who is the object of a young man’s fancy and pursues her endlessly. Co-starring Curtis Taylor, Karen Thorsell, and Oscar Brand.
From Russia With Love
United Artists releases the second James Bond film—From Russia With Love. Based on the novel by Ian Fleming, the lead role is played by Scottish actor, Sean Connery. Bond falls into an assassination ploy into stealing a valuable Russian decoding machine. Bond gets involved with the irresistible Tatiana Romanova, played by Daniela Bianchi. He finds himself enmeshed in a deadly game of cross and double cross.
Calypso Heat Wave
Produced by Sam Katzman and directed by Fred Sears, this musical film stars Angelou’s performing the song Run Joe. Angelou is 29 years old at the time, and is hired for the film due to her experience on stage as both an actress and singer.
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