Steve Oedekerk
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Biography: Steve Oedekerk is an American comedian, director, editor, producer, screenwriter and actor. Oedekerk is best known for his collaborations with actor Jim Carrey and director Tom Shadyac (particularly the Ace Ventura franchise), his series of "Thumbmation" shorts and his film Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002).
Department: Writing
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthday: November 27, 1961
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Gender: Male
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High Strung
Overview: Thane Furrows, an extremely cynical but unintentionally hilarious children's book writer, wakes up one morning, and, since pretty much everyone and everything annoys him, begins another day of complaining to himself. However, the day proves to be much different than normal when Thane begins to recieve strange phone calls, letters, and voices in his head, all indicating that something will happen at 8 o'clock. As the day goes on, Thane rants and raves about the things that annoy him, as the clock slowly ticks closer and closer to his destiny
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-08
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Nothing to Lose
Overview: Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary joyride. Soon the betrayed businessman and the incompetent crook strike up a partnership and develop a robbery-revenge scheme. But it turns out that some other criminals in the area don't appreciate the competition.
Genres: Comedy Crime Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-18
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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Overview: A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way he encounters some strange characters.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-25
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Thumbtanic
Overview: Short-subject movie parodies with casts completely comprised of the digits. Released in 1999, Thumbtanic gives the thumb-treatment to James Cameron's box-office and Oscar juggernaut Titanic and features the voice talents of Mary Jo Keenan and Mark DeCarlo, among others.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-07-07
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Barnyard
Overview: When the farmer's away, all the animals play, and sing, and dance. Eventually, though, someone has to step in and run things, a responsibility that ends up going to Otis, a carefree cow.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-04
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Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle
Overview: The hilarious story of a restless young farm-thumb, Loke Groundrunner, and his tasty companion, Princess Bunhead, who go on an quest to combat Black Helmet Man and the Evil Thumbpire.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-11-02
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Frankenthumb
Overview: It's ALIVE and ready to deliver nonstop comedy in Steve Oedekerk's outrageous spoof on a classic horror film...
Genres: Comedy Horror Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-24
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The Blair Thumb
Overview: A trio of eager and intrepid college student filmmakers venture into the woods to make a documentary about the legendary Blair Thumb. Naturally, they get hopelessly lost and find themselves in considerable jeopardy.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-22
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Bat Thumb
Overview: Super hero Wuce Bane (a.k.a. Bat Thumb) and his trusty sidekick, Blue Jay, are called upon to save Gaaathumb City from the evil, despicable, and poorly dressed "No Face." Will the city survive? Will Bat Thumb's true identity be revealed? Will Vicky Nail learn to control her unruly waves? Find out the answers to all these questions in this latest comic adventure from master storyteller Steve O.
Genres: Action Comedy Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Thumb Wars/Thumbtanic Thumb Double Feature
Overview: This Thumb Double Feature includes exclusive special appearances by The Thumbersons.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Romance Adventure Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-06
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The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition With Host Jay Leno
Overview: "The 1984 Los Angeles Comedy Competition with Host Jay Leno," the first stand up comedy special featuring Jay Leno with 25 minutes of never-before-seen footage of Leno's classic comedy club. act that made him a star. The show took an "American Idol" approach to stand-up comedy with Jay Leno hosting a competition that features competing stand up comics Ray Combs, Howie Gold, Jeff Gerbino and Steve Oedekerk performing in front of a live crowd and a panel of celebrity judges that includes funnyman Fred Willard.
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-27
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The Barnyard
Overview: Test pitch of the 2007 Nickelodeon series Back at the Barnyard.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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The Godthumb
Overview: From Steve Odekirk's "Thumb Parodies" series, a take on Coppola's classic involving those thumb-headed mafiosos and their struggle for power. You'd might even call it a thumb war...
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-21
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Santa vs. the Snowman
Overview: A lonely snowman finds Santa's workshop. But when he sets off the perimeter alarms and is chased away, he wonders why he couldn't be Santa and get all the love and fun this year. With the aid of "Snow Minions Made Easy", he pits his snow army against Santa's elves and captures Santa. But can he really do Santa's job?
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-01
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steve.oedekerk.com
Overview: A mix of stand-up comedy and sketches, notable for its mixing of live action and computer animation. The "premise" is that a young boy is watching the show on a strange CD that his mom bought. Sketches include "Glass Booth Guy" in which a gas station clerk mocks people from his bullet-proof glass box and a sketch in which a woman is trying to break up with her weird boyfriend (he's a skeleton). The undisputed highlight is "OEDEBATTLE", a parody of Mortal Kombat-style games. In it, the young boy tries to defeat Steve's muscle-bound character; unfortunately, the characters he gets to choose from are "Accountant," "Sick Old Woman," "Little Girl," "Puppy" and "HerbaPet."
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-03
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Casual Sex?
Overview: Two girls go away to a holiday resort looking for a change of pace, hoping to meet some nice men for a change. They discover that they can't find the perfect man, and this forces them to reconsider their attitudes to men in general.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-22
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