Jack Perkins
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Biography: Earl Jack Perkins (September 19, 1921 – March 7, 1998) was an American film actor. He appeared in over one hundred films from 1956 to 1983, toward the end of his career mainly as a comic drunk.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Medford, Wisconsin, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: September 19, 1921
Age: 103 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: March 07, 1998
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Nightmare Honeymoon
Overview: A newlywed couple seek revenge after narrowly surviving a savage attack in rural Louisiana.
Genres: Crime Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-09-20
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The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Overview: An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are usurped by a younger, but incompetent Marshal, and a younger, but vicious gang leader.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-10-10
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The Losers
Overview: A couple of hard-drinking cardsharp drifters find themselves in the unlikely situation of having to play Cupid. A TV movie / episode of The Dick Powell Theatre.
Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-01-15
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Blazing Saddles
Overview: A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-07
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Katahdin: The Mountain of the People.
Overview: This documentary explores the history, geography and folklore of Mount Katahdin, the tallest and most treacherous mountain in the state of Maine.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-16
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Hart to Hart
Overview: In this pilot film, a friend of Jonathan Hart's is killed in a motor accident just after he has left a health farm, apparently committing suicide. There was no warning of him being troubled so the Harts go undercover to find out what happened at the farm.
Genres: Action Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-25
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Spartacus
Overview: The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
Genres: History War Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-10-13
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Nickelodeon
Overview: In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, they soon team up with the filmmakers and become important players in the show business industry. Leo learns he has a talent for directing, and Buck's cowboy persona quickly earns him leading-man status — but both men fall for beautiful starlet Kathleen Cooke, leading to a heated personal rivalry.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-12-21
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The Bank Shot
Overview: A bank temporarily housed in a mobile home while a new building is built, looks like an easy target to break into. On the other hand, why not steal the whole bank, and rob it in a safer location.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-07-31
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Ruby
Overview: Strange killings occur at Ruby's drive-in theatre, sixteen years after the murder of her gangster boyfriend.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-06-23
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The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
Overview: Xaviera Hollander has to navigate some sleazy studio politics to see the production of the film version of her memoirs.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-06-04
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The Strongest Man in the World
Overview: Medfield College science major Dexter Riley and his classmates have been working on a new vitamin compound when a lab accident creates a supercharged mix that ends up in Dexter's cereal box, giving him superhuman strength. The powerful formula comes to the attention of the college dean and two rival cereal companies, touching off a hilarious chain of events.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-02-06
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The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Overview: Amos and Theodore, the two bumbling outlaw wannabes from The Apple Dumpling Gang, are back and trying to make it on their own. This time, the crazy duo gets involved in an army supply theft case -- and, of course, gets in lots of comic trouble along the way!
Genres: Comedy Family Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-06-27
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Grand Theft Auto
Overview: A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward seekers are determined to stop her.
Genres: Comedy Action Crime Adventure Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-06-16
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Herbie Goes Bananas
Overview: The adorable little VW helps its owners break up a counterfeiting ring in Mexico.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-06-25
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Killer Bees
Overview: A strong-willed woman not only dominates her family of California winegrowers, but also has a strange hold on a colony of bees in her vineyard.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-26
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The Million Dollar Duck
Overview: Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-06-30
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The Badlanders
Overview: Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, The Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from certain people in a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. The other, McBain, is just trying to go straight, but that is easier said than done once The Dutchman involves him in his gold theft scheme. Based on the 1949 novel The Asphalt Jungle by W. R. Burnett, the story is given an 1898 setting. It is the second film adaptation of the novel following 1950's noir classic The Asphalt Jungle.
Genres: Western Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-09-03
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Fuzz
Overview: Police in Boston search for a mad bomber trying to extort money from the city.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-07-14
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What's Up, Doc?
Overview: The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-03-09
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There Was a Crooked Man...
Overview: Arizona Territorial Prison inmate Paris Pitman, Jr. is a schemer, a charmer, and quite popular among his fellow convicts — especially with $500,000 in stolen loot hidden away and a plan to escape and recover it. New warden Woodward Lopeman has other ideas about Pitman. Each man will have the tables turned on him.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-09-18
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The Boston Strangler
Overview: Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from the point of view of the investigators who have very few clues to build a case upon.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-10-08
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