Lance Guest
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Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lance R. Guest (born July 21, 1960) is an American actor. He developed a serious interest in acting in the 9th grade, and he majored in theater while attending UCLA. Guest has starred in many theatrical films including his role as Jimmy alongside actress Jamie Lee Curtis in the film Halloween II and also starred in I Ought to Be in Pictures. His most notable role is in the 1984 science fiction film The Last Starfighter as Alex Rogan, and as Beta, a robot sent to replace Alex while he was in space. In 1987, Lance starred in Jaws: The Revenge as Michael Brody. In 2000, he played Cosmo Cola in Stepsister from Planet Weird. In 2001, he played Hugo Archibald in The Jennie Project. His starring TV roles included Lou Grant from 1981–1982 and Knots Landing in 1991. He has guest starred on St. Elsewhere, The Wonder Years, Party of Five, JAG, NYPD Blue, The X-Files, Becker, Life Goes On, House, and Jericho. Lance has starred on Broadway as Johnny Cash in the musical Million Dollar Quartet, a fictionalized depiction of a unique moment in music history: the one and only time Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley ever met and recorded music as a group. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lance Guest, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Saratoga, California, USA
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Birthday: July 21, 1960
Age: 64 years old
Gender: Male
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Jaws: The Revenge
Overview: After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Michael, and his family. But a great white shark has followed her there, hungry for more lives.
Genres: Adventure Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-17
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Halloween II
Overview: After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-10-30
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The Wizard of Loneliness
Overview: After his mother dies and father goes to fight in World War II, a young boy moves in with his aunt and uncle who live in the countryside. Lonely and unhappy, he starts believing he has super powers. Then a "dead" man shows up.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-02
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The Last Starfighter
Overview: Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering the video game The Last Starfighter, only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-07-13
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I Ought to Be in Pictures
Overview: Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has been out of Libby's life for 16 of her 19 years. Libby arrives in LA on a Tuesday and phones Dad the one night that Stephanie, who does Jane Fonda's hair, stays over. Stephanie is there the next morning when Libby decides she needs to tell her story face-to-face.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-26
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Flu Bird Horror
Overview: A group of teenagers go on a excursion to the mountains. There, they are attacked by birds infected with a lethal virus. When the teens reach a nearby village, the haunting birds start passing their virus on to all the dwellers.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-23
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Stepsister from Planet Weird
Overview: Megan's world is turned upside down when she hears her calm life with her little brother and single mum is about to change. She hears she's soon to have a stepfather and a stepsister. Megan thinks they're a bit weird and is determined to stop the wedding. She discovers they're actually even stranger than she thought - they're from another planet.
Genres: Family Science Fiction TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-17
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Just the Way You Are
Overview: Despite her success as a professional flute player and the constant attention of men around her, Susan Berlanger feels insecure because of her lame right leg. During a European tour, she decides to cover her leg with a cast to see how people will react to her as a nondisabled person.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-16
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The Jennie Project
Overview: Hugo Archibald is a doctor and brings home a wide variety of exotic animal species. The latest animal he brings home is a chimpanzee named Jennie. Dr. Archibald is not home very much, and Andrew feels he does not care about him. And Lea his wife does not want Jennie, and says she makes trouble. But the children take an instant liking to her. Jennie is unique in that she is learning to use and understand sign language. Jennie becomes an important part of Archibald family and Dr. Archibald's son, Andrew develops a close relationship with her. Jennie loves the things Andrew does, such as baseball and comic books. Jennie is also there for Andrew when he and his father disagree. A doctor Pamela Prentiss starts training with Jennie. She does not agree with the way Jennie is being cared for, and is seen as being rude to the Archibald family. She teaches Jennie sign language in a way that Jennie does not understand, but Lea finds a way she understands.
Genres: TV Movie Adventure Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-13
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The Making of Jaws The Revenge
Overview: A behind the scenes look on Jaws The Revenge with interviews from the cast and crew.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-10
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Late Phases
Overview: When deadly attacks from a nearby forest beset a secluded retirement community, it is up to a blind army veteran to discover what the residents are hiding.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-21
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One Too Many
Overview: Four high school friends find their lives changed forever when one of the friends drives drunk with devastating results.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-01
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Altered Perceptions
Overview: A psychological thriller that probes the neurology of identity and the age old problem of mind and brain. What happens when the human brain becomes toxic? When thinking becomes hallucinatory in intensity. When we appear to have lost the emotional, the concrete, the personal aspects of functioning. When our sense of reality is virtually destroyed.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-22
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Confessions of a Married Man
Overview: A middle-aged man suffering from boredom selfishly walks out on his wife and family in search of excitement and adventure. Before he snaps out of his male-menopause moment, he has a brief affair with a much-younger woman named Jennifer.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-31
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Please Don't Hit Me, Mom
Overview: A babysitter realizes that one of the children she looks after is being physically abused by his mother.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-19
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Hart to Hart Returns
Overview: Jonathan Hart, the wealthy entrepreneur, and his charming investigative reporter wife, Jennifer, once again get caught up in a mystery, this time involving corrupt government contractors. Aided by their trusty servant Max, who is more family than employee, and their dog Freeway, the Harts try to resolve issues with an investigation into Jonathan’s business dealings with an old friend in the aerospace industry, and find themselves in the midst of a dark plot which will put Jonathan’s freedom, their home, and even their lives in jeopardy.
Genres: Adventure Crime Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-02
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Hart to Hart Returns
Overview: Jonathan Hart, the wealthy entrepreneur, and his charming investigative reporter wife, Jennifer, once again get caught up in a mystery, this time involving corrupt government contractors. Aided by their trusty servant Max, who is more family than employee, and their dog Freeway, the Harts try to resolve issues with an investigation into Jonathan’s business dealings with an old friend in the aerospace industry, and find themselves in the midst of a dark plot which will put Jonathan’s freedom, their home, and even their lives in jeopardy.
Genres: Adventure Crime Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-02
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Mach 2
Overview: A Presidential candidate running against the Vice-President plans a trip to the Balkans to negotiate the release of American servicemen being held hostage. Before he leaves, he receives a disk documenting evidence that the Vice-President has been trying to revive the American economy by causing a war in the Balkans. He plans to show it to both sides in the hopes of ending the situation. However, Secret Service agents hijack the Concorde he is on and kill the pilots. It's up to an Air Force officer, nicknamed "Washout" because he can't fly a plane, to land the Concorde. Written by Leigh Roche
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Traces
Overview: Facing unemployment from his record store job, divorce and his 20 year high school reunion, a listless former 90's 'one hit wonder' is given a unique second chance when he agrees to produce and record the debut album of an up and coming Internet sensation.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-01-01
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Shadowbox
Overview: A war hero forces himself to relive the war by watching the film of his own torture.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-04
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My Father, My Rival
Overview: A student with a crush on his teacher becomes even more frustrated when his widowed father begins going out with the woman.
Genres: Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-03
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The Roommate
Overview: Set in 1952, this tells of two young men who are polar opposites being assigned to the same dorm room at Northwestern University.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-20
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The Least of These
Overview: A priest returns to his old Catholic high school to replace a priest who has gone missing, only to begin to suspect that the missing priest may have been murdered by someone at the school to hide a darker secret.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-02
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The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II
Overview: Retrospective documentary about the making of "Halloween II."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-18
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Plan B
Overview: A group of friends in their 20s and 30s wrestle with the fact that their lives haven't turned out like they planned.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-03
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In Search of Tomorrow
Overview: A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were inspired to turn their visions into reality.
Genres: Documentary Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-02-19
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Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter
Overview: Crossing the Frontier: Making 'The Last Starfighter', an original documentary with a fascinating look at the creation of the film and its groundbreaking computer-generated visual effects. Hosted by star Lance Guest (Alex Rogan) and featuring behind-the-scenes footage and all new interviews with director Nick Castle, production designer Ron Cobb, art director James Bissell, producer Gary Adelson, composer Craig Safan and some of the computer artists who blazed the trail for a new era of effects technology at Digital Productions. Also included are comments from leading artists at Industrial Light and Magic who discuss the historical importance of The Last Starfighter in the annals of the visual effects field.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-22
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