Rick Ducommun
Biography: Rick Ducommun was a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer. He was known for his supporting turns in various films, most prominently 1989's The 'Burbs and Little Monsters. Ducommun was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, on July 3, 1952. He grew up on a farm and began doing stand-up comedy in his teens. He moved to Vancouver in the early 1980s and hosted the children's television show Zig Zag. Ducommun's film career began in the mid-1980s with small roles in films such as No Small Affair (1984) and A Fine Mess (1986). He had his breakthrough role in 1989 as Art Weingartner, the nosy neighbor in Joe Dante's The 'Burbs. He followed that up with a starring role in Little Monsters (1989), as the monster-fighting kid's show host. Ducommun continued to work steadily in film and television throughout the 1990s, appearing in films such as Spaceballs (1987), Die Hard (1988), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), and The Hunt for Red October (1990). He also had recurring roles on the television shows Amazing Stories (1985-1987) and Max Headroom (1987-1988). Ducommun's career slowed down in the 2000s, but he continued to work in film and television. He appeared in films such as Scary Movie (2000) and MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000), and he had a recurring role on the television series Just Shoot Me! (1997-2003). Ducommun died in Vancouver on June 12, 2015, at the age of 62. He had been suffering from complications from diabetes.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 03, 1956
Deathday: June 12, 2015
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Known For
Groundhog Day
1993-02-11
Groundhog Day
Overview: A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer, and his mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
Genres: Romance Fantasy Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-11
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No Small Affair
1984-11-09
No Small Affair
Overview: A 16-year-old aspiring photographer pursues a beautiful "older woman" of 22, a down-on-her-luck rock singer.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-09
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Class Act
1992-06-05
Class Act
Overview: Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is juvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up with their school records, everyone thinks each is the other one. Now, Duncan kind of likes the attention from being thought of as a real bad dude, if only the school bully would stop trying to rough him up. And Blade definitely likes being thought of as important instead of as trouble.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-06-05
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The 'Burbs
1989-02-17
The 'Burbs
Overview: When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.
Genres: Comedy Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-17
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George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
1986-06-14
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
Overview: George Carlin is in top form with these stand-up recorded at the Beverly Theater in Los Angeles in 1986. Routines included are "Losing Things," "Charities," "Sports," "Hello and Goodbye," "Battered Plants," "Earrings," and "A Moment of Silence." Also included is a short film entitled "The Envelope" co-starring Vic Tayback.
Genres: Documentary Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-06-14
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Dogmatic
1999-05-30
Dogmatic
Overview: This spirited comedy poses the age old question: if dogs are man's best friends, what happens when a man trades places with one, and literally lives "a dog's life"?
Genres: Comedy Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-30
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Ghost in the Machine
1993-12-20
Ghost in the Machine
Overview: After a freak, fatal accident, the soul Karl—aka The Address Book Killer—ends up trapped in the electrical grid. He targets Terry and her son for his next victims, turning home technology against them as deadly weapons.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-20
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Little Monsters
1989-08-25
Little Monsters
Overview: A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games under his bed where pulling pranks on kids and other monsters is the main attraction.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-25
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Final Voyage
2000-06-20
Final Voyage
Overview: This is the story of a modern day pirate mad man and his crew of eight, searching for fortune on a cruise ship but a small group of passengers fight back.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-20
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The Shaggy Dog
1994-11-12
The Shaggy Dog
Overview: Preteen Moochie Daniels just wants a dog, but his dad, Daniel, is allergic to canines, like Bundles, the shabby sheep dog of neighbor Charlie Mulvihill who secretly trained his pet to help him steal jewels. Mooch's big brother Wilbert 'Wilby' is smart, shy and a promising inventor, but hopelessly clumsy when it comes to girls, and is jealous of his slick mate Trey who has no problems. Desperate Wilby resorts to a spell from the ring of Lucrezia Borgia (he accidentally got from dad's museum of curiosities), which magically turns him into Bundles and back at uncontrollable times. This is how he also knows that the diamond on loan in his father's museum is Charlie's next target.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-12
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The Last Precinct
1986-01-26
The Last Precinct
Overview: In this spoof of TV cop shows, which served as the pilot to the subsequent short-lived series, a bunch of bumbling misfits and rejects from the police academy, all assembled under a straitlaced but dimwitted captain, fumble their way to success cracking a drug ring run by a blind mobster.
Genres: Comedy Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-26
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Back By Midnight
2005-01-25
Back By Midnight
Overview: The warden of a small, rundown, minimum-security prison plots revenge against the the prison's dishonest owner by having four inmates break out and plan a department store robbery to spruce up the prison's faculties.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-25
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990-06-15
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Overview: Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the devilish green creatures invade a top-secret laboratory and develop genetically altered powers, making them even harder to destroy!
Genres: Comedy Horror Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-06-15
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Die Hard
1988-07-15
Die Hard
Overview: NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-15
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Encino Man
1992-05-22
Encino Man
Overview: High school misfits Stoney and Dave discover a long-frozen primeval man buried in their backyard. But the thawed-out Link—as the boys have named him—quickly becomes a wild card in the teens' already zany Southern California lives. After a shave and some new clothes, Link's presence at school makes the daily drudgery a lot more interesting.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-22
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Jury Duty
1995-04-12
Jury Duty
Overview: When jobless Tommy Collins discovers that sequestered jurors earn free room and board as well as $5-a-day, he gets himself assigned to a jury in a murder trial. Once there, he does everything he can to prolong the trial and deliberations and make the sequestration more comfortable for himself.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-12
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Spaceballs
1987-06-24
Spaceballs
Overview: When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-24
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A Fine Mess
1986-08-08
A Fine Mess
Overview: Two friends an actor and a chef discover a plot to fix a horse race and try to capitalize on it. But also have to deal with the two men who fixed it who are trying to silence them. And there's also the mob boss whom the two guys work for who planned the fixing thing whose wife is having an affair with the actor.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-08
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The Hunt for Red October
1990-03-02
The Hunt for Red October
Overview: A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-02
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993-02-04
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Overview: An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. Two cops partner to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distributing their wares via the 'Wilderness Girls' cookie drive.
Genres: Comedy Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-04
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Blank Check
1994-02-11
Blank Check
Overview: Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston is fed up with his family -- especially their frugality. But he gets his chance to teach them a lesson when a money-laundering criminal nearly bulldozes Preston with his car and gives the boy a blank check as compensation. Preston makes the check out for $1 million and goes on a spending spree he'll never forget. Maybe now, his family will take him seriously!
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-11
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The Experts
1989-01-13
The Experts
Overview: Travis and Wendell are two down-on-their-luck New Yorkers who think they're relocating to a small town in Nebraska to open a nightclub. What they don't know is they've actually been abducted by a KGB operative and flown to the Soviet Union, where they'll unwittingly serve as "experts" on all things cool in America. The town, created expressly for KGB spies-in-training, is meant to serve as a training ground for Soviet agents. What can these two hapless Americans possibly teach the Soviet spies, and will they ever learn they are not actually in Nebraska?
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-13
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Scary Movie
2000-07-07
Scary Movie
Overview: A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-07-07
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MVP: Most Valuable Primate
2000-08-11
MVP: Most Valuable Primate
Overview: Jack is a three-year-old chimpanzee who has been the subject of a long-term experiment by Dr. Kendall, a researcher who been teaching Jack to communicate through sign language. Jack scrambles onto the ice in the midst of practice for Steven's junior league hockey team, and he and his teammates discover the monkey has a natural talent for the game.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-11
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Last Action Hero
1993-06-18
Last Action Hero
Overview: After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is transported into the film and teams up with the cop to stop a villain who escapes into the real world.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Action Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-06-18
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Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003-03-11
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Overview: Hollywood comedian/actor Pauly Shore loses everything: his house, nobody in Hollywood wants to represent him, he moves back home with his mom and is now parking cars at the Comedy Store. Then one night when he's up in his mom's loft, a dead famous comedian appears who tells Pauly to kill himself cause he'll go down as a comedic genius who died before his time. Pauly then fakes his own death, and the media goes crazy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-11
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The Last Boy Scout
1991-12-13
The Last Boy Scout
Overview: When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-13
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Like Mike
2002-07-03
Like Mike
Overview: Calvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to get the shoes when Calvin and the shoes are struck by lightning. Calvin now has unbelievable basketball powers and has the chance to play for the NBA.
Genres: Family Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-07-03
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Funky Monkey
2004-09-17
Funky Monkey
Overview: A teen genius teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker to take down an animal testing lab. In exchange, the scientist gives the teen some pointers on the girl of his dreams.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-17
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Ready to Run
2000-07-14
Ready to Run
Overview: A 14-year-old girl who works at a racetrack trains a talking racehorse with issues, transforming him into a winner.
Genres: Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-07-14
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The Earth Day Special
1990-04-22
The Earth Day Special
Overview: The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour special featured an all-star cast addressing concerns about global warming, deforestation, and other environmental ills.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-22
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