Richard Kiel
Biography: Richard Dawson Kiel was an American actor best known for his role as the steel-toothed Jaws in the James Bond movies The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979) as well as the video game Everything or Nothing, and Mr. Larson in Happy Gilmore. He was 7 feet 1.5 inches (2.18 m) tall in his prime but now due to injury and age, he is slightly under 7 feet tall. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Kiel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 13, 1939
Deathday: September 10, 2014
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Inspector Gadget
1999-07-23
Inspector Gadget
Overview: John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a laboratory, where Brenda, a leading robotics surgeon, replaces his damaged limbs with state-of-the-art gadgets and tools. Named "Inspector Gadget" by the press, John -- along with his niece, Penny, and her trusty dog, Brain -- uses his new powers to discover who was behind the explosion.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-07-23
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The Spy Who Loved Me
1977-07-07
The Spy Who Loved Me
Overview: Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-07-07
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Moonraker
1979-06-26
Moonraker
Overview: After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and even outer space.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-06-26
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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019-11-14
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Overview: Six episodes of the original series, restored and on the big screen for the first time, and a special retrospective documentary encompass this Fathom Event.
Genres: Documentary Drama Thriller Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-14
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Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
1984-01-25
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Overview: A master thief is duped by lookalikes for James Bond and the Queen of England into stealing a valuable gem from a heavily guarded location then must help the police recover it.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-01-25
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Silver Streak
1976-12-03
Silver Streak
Overview: A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.
Genres: Comedy Crime Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-12-03
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Eegah
1962-04-17
Eegah
Overview: Teenagers stumble across a prehistoric caveman, who goes on a rampage.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-04-17
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Cannonball Run II
1984-06-29
Cannonball Run II
Overview: When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is one person crazy enough to hit the road hard with wheels spinning fast. Legendary driver J.J. McClure enters the competition along with his friend Victor and together they set off across the American landscape in a madcap action-adventure destined to test their wits and automobile skills.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-29
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Pale Rider
1985-06-28
Pale Rider
Overview: A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
Genres: Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-28
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Skidoo
1968-12-19
Skidoo
Overview: Ex-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks demurs, God kidnaps his daughter Darlene on his luxury yacht.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-19
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Happy Gilmore
1996-02-16
Happy Gilmore
Overview: Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-16
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The Phantom Planet
1961-12-13
The Phantom Planet
Overview: After an asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-13
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The Human Duplicators
1965-03-03
The Human Duplicators
Overview: An alien is dispatched from a faraway galaxy to take over the Earth by "duplicating" humans and creating a race of zombies.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-03-03
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Think Big
1989-09-30
Think Big
Overview: Two truckers hired to transport toxic waste across the country get caught up with a teen genius who stows away on their truck.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-30
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Force 10 from Navarone
1978-08-16
Force 10 from Navarone
Overview: World War II, 1943. Mallory and Miller, the heroes who destroyed the guns of Navarone, are sent to Yugoslavia in search of a ghost from the past.
Genres: Drama Adventure War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-08-16
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Hysterical
1982-12-22
Hysterical
Overview: Frederic Lansing is a writer who hopes to find inspiration while vacationing in Hellview, Oregon; however, the lighthouse in which he's staying is haunted by the ghost of Venetia, who had killed herself 100 years ago and now wants to use Lansing as a vessel for her dead husband, Captain Howdy. When Howdy's ghost starts killing people, two bumbling scientists are brought in to investigate the history of the lighthouse and solve the case.
Genres: Horror Comedy Fantasy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-22
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The Humanoid
1979-04-11
The Humanoid
Overview: Hoping to overthrow his brother as ruler of the planet Metropolis, the evil Graal enlists the help of the insane Dr. Kraspin, who has invented a chemical capable of turning an ordinary person into a perfect soldier. They test this chemical on the pilot Golob, turning the unsuspecting victim into a mindless but indestructible automaton possessing superhuman strength. The people of Metropolis must somehow outwit Graal before he can create an army of these soldiers, or their planet will be destroyed.
Genres: Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1979-04-11
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So Fine
1981-09-25
So Fine
Overview: While trying to get his father out of a financial jam, a man comes up with an idea that turns into an unexpected overnight financial fashion success - the bottomless pants.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-09-25
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House of the Damned
1963-03-01
House of the Damned
Overview: An architect and his wife are staying in an empty castle in California. They are joined by an unhappily married lawyer and his wife. Things start getting strange when they spot a half man/half beast prowling around the house and keep seeing a headless woman wandering the grounds.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-03-01
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They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978-12-01
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Overview: Dewey and Wallace are small-town lawmen who are ordered by the governor to go undercover as prison inmates to find out where a gang of thieves have hidden their loot. While they're undercover, however, the governor dies, and because no one else knows about the ruse Dewey and Wallace are stranded in prison.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-01
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The Nasty Rabbit
1964-12-01
The Nasty Rabbit
Overview: Russian spies secretly infect rabbits with a deadly bacteria, then let them loose in the U.S.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-12-01
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Now You See It, Now You Don't
1968-11-11
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Overview: A bumbling art expert, hired by an insurance company to protect a Rembrandt on loan from the Louvre, schemes to steal it.
Genres: Comedy Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-11-11
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The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990-12-25
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Overview: A mountain man is falsely accused of the murder of his parents.
Genres: Western Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-25
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A Man Called Dagger
1968-01-31
A Man Called Dagger
Overview: An agent finds himself pitted against a former Nazi who has a plan to become ruler of the world through mind control.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-01-31
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The Phantom
1961-01-01
The Phantom
Overview: The Phantom, along with canine companion Devil, investigate wicked doings at the plantation of Mrs. Harris. An unsold TV pilot based on the popular superhero.
Genres: Action Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Lassie's Great Adventure
1963-08-01
Lassie's Great Adventure
Overview: While in Canada Timmy and Lassie encounter a downed hot air ballonist. By accident they end up in the balloon which takes them into the wilderness. The young boy and his dog must find a way to survive even fending off a wild pig.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-08-01
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Tangled
2010-11-24
Tangled
Overview: Feisty teenager Rapunzel, who has long and magical hair, wants to go and see sky lanterns on her eighteenth birthday, but she's bound to a tower by her overprotective mother. She strikes a deal with Flynn Rider, a charming wanted thief, and the duo set off on an action-packed escapade.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-24
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Gus
1976-07-07
Gus
Overview: The California Atoms are in last place with no hope of moving up. But by switching the mule from team mascot to team member, (He can kick 100 yard field goals!) they start winning, and move up in the rankings, Hurrah! The competition isn't so happy.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-07-07
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Brainstorm
1965-05-05
Brainstorm
Overview: Scientist Jim Grayam saves his boss' wife from suicide but then falls in love with her.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-05-05
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Best Ever Bond
2002-11-22
Best Ever Bond
Overview: Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.
Genres: Documentary Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-22
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The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
2004-07-13
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
Overview: There are some movies that are so bad they're good. And there are some movies that are so bad- that they're just bad...
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-13
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Flash and the Firecat
1975-05-31
Flash and the Firecat
Overview: Gang of robbers use dune buggies for their big heist.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-05-31
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The Nutty Professor
1963-06-04
The Nutty Professor
Overview: A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-06-04
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Mob Busters
1985-01-01
Mob Busters
Overview: An American in Hong Kong battles mobsters.
Genres: Crime Action Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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The Phoenix
1978-01-01
The Phoenix
Overview: With the clash of steel from his mighty magic sword and the beat of the wings of the giant Phoenix, Ty sets forth on his quest to regain his Magic Bronze Pot and thwart the evil intentions of Flower Fox and her villainous companion Grasshopper. A warrior conjured out of stone, a massive tidal wave — one after another, Ty has to overcome the obstacles which Flower Fox throws in his path until he reaches her secret island sanctuary. And then the real battle begins. With the tide of the battle running first one way and then the other, courageous Ty risks his life in a last attempt to save the world from destruction.
Genres: Action Fantasy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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The Longest Yard
1974-08-21
The Longest Yard
Overview: A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-08-21
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Deadhead Miles
1972-08-08
Deadhead Miles
Overview: A long-distance trucker, dressed like a sea captain, aimlessly sails the American highways in his 18 wheeler mumbling manic, southern accented non sequiturs; carnivalizing roadside stops and happenstance towns while out-weirding cops and weigh stations with his new cryptic, over-coated hitchhiker buddy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-08-08
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The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1970-09-20
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
Overview: A frontier huckster, Colonel Ryder, and a young orphan, Davey, operate a travelling tent show. They are loaned an elephant by an old friend, Molly, who is also a rival circus owner. Davey trains the elephant and the two soon become inseparable. When the Colonel loses the elephant in gambling, Davey steals the elephant and begins a 20-mile search for Molly, the rightful owner.
Genres: Family Drama Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-09-20
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Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012-10-29
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Overview: Richard Hammond celebrates 50 years of Bond's amazing history with cars revealing the entertaining behind-the-scenes stories of the most iconic cars.
Genres: Documentary Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-29
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970-06-17
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Overview: Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking to please her fiancé, Warren. She goes to a doctor of hypnosis to do it. But once she's under, her doctor finds out that she can regress into past lives and different personalities, and he finds himself falling in love with one of them.
Genres: Fantasy Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-06-17
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Las Vegas Hillbillys
1966-05-11
Las Vegas Hillbillys
Overview: A Hillbilly hits the big time in Las Vegas.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-05-11
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Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
2000-01-01
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
Overview: A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me"
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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Inside 'Moonraker'
2000-05-16
Inside 'Moonraker'
Overview: Documentary looking at the production of the James Bond movie 'Moonraker'. Narated by Patrick Macnee.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-16
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The World of James Bond
1995-10-29
The World of James Bond
Overview: Elizabeth Hurley hosts a one hour documentary on the history of the James Bond film series to tie in with the seventeenth Bond film, GoldenEye.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-29
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The Secrets of 007
1997-12-04
The Secrets of 007
Overview: Behind-the-scenes look at more than three decades of the James Bond feature film series.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-04
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Two on a Guillotine
1965-01-13
Two on a Guillotine
Overview: The daughter of a dead magician who accidentally killed his wife, her mother, while performing a guillotine trick must spend the night in his house in order to collect her inheritance. Is the house haunted or is it all magic?
Genres: Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-01-13
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