Sonny Bono
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Biography: Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono (February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and politician. In partnership with his second wife, Cher, he formed the singing duo Sonny & Cher. A member of the Republican Party, Bono served as the 16th mayor of Palm Springs, California, from 1988 to 1992, and served as the U.S. representative for California's 44th district from 1995 until his death in 1998.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Birthday: February 16, 1935
Age: 90 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: January 05, 1998
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Airplane II: The Sequel
Overview: A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all the while trying to patch up his relationship with Elaine.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-10
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Family Fundamentals
Overview: With a rare gift for unflinching impartiality, director Arthur Dong delves into the lives and attitudes of fundamentalist families who actively oppose homosexuality, despite having gay offspring themselves.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-26
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Troll
Overview: When a family moves into a San Francisco apartment, an opportunistic troll decides to make his move and take possession of little Wendy, thereby paving the way for new troll recruits, the first in his army that will take eventual control of the planet. We soon discover Torok is the ex-husband of Eunice St. Clair, a resident in the building who was married to Torok.
Genres: Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-17
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Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea
Overview: The Salton Sea: An inland ocean of massive fish kills, rotting resorts, and 120 degree nights located just minutes from urban Southern California. This film details the rise and fall of the Salton Sea, from its heyday as the "California Riviera" where boaters and Beach Boys mingled in paradise to its present state of decaying, forgotten ecological disaster.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-24
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Escape to Athena
Overview: During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They not only want their freedom, but also seek an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the summit of the island's mountain.
Genres: Adventure Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-21
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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Overview: A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-04
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Herb Alpert Is...
Overview: From the success of Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, through the founding of A&M Records, to giving away more than $150 million to arts and education programs across the country, we’ll witness the humanity and the humility inherent in everything he does, as well as come to understand the power of creativity to entertain, inspire, heal and transform.
Genres: Documentary Music History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-02
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Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
Overview: This film covers the early history of post World War II educational films, especially those involving traffic safety by the Highway Safety Foundation under direction of Richard Wayman. In the name of promoting safe driving in teenagers, these films became notorious for their gory depiction of accidents to shock their audiences to make their point. The film also covers the role of safety films of this era, their effect on North American teenage culture, the struggle between idealism and lurid exploitation and how they reflected the larger society concerns of the time that adults projected onto their youth.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-27
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The Wrecking Crew
Overview: A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew." a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, and Bing Crosby.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-11
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Under the Boardwalk
Overview: It is the final weekend of summer and a group of Californian teenagers are looking forward to an upcoming surf contest. Rival gangs the 'Vals' and the 'Lowks' are confident that they will take home the trophy, but things become complicated when Reef Yorpin - leader of the Lawks - discovers his sister Allie has fallen in love with 'Val' surfer Nick after meeting at a beach party.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-14
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Murder on Flight 502
Overview: On a flight to London, a note is found stating that there will be murders taking place on the airliner before it lands.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-21
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Case Study: LSD
Overview: A young girl relates what happened during her first LSD trip, when – among other things – her food began talking to her.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-31
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Marijuana
Overview: Sonny Bono appears onscreen to tell kids that marijuana is a "bummer" that turns you into a "weedhead" and will make you "trip out" (the fact that, based upon his performance, Sonny appears to have ingested unknown substances before the cameras started rolling tends to limit the film's crediblity somewhat).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-31
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Wild on the Beach
Overview: 3 boys, 3 girls, one beachhouse. The cast of this 1965 comedy includes Frankie Randall, Sherry Jackson, The Astronauts and Sonny & Cher.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-08-25
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The Vals
Overview: Sam, Trish, Beth, and Annie are four Valley Girls bored with shopping and frat parties. They come across kind Mr. Stanton, who is running a home for orphaned boys. Mr. Stanton and his charges are in danger of being evicted from their home if they don't come up with the rent money that is due, and one of the boys has taken to selling drugs for a couple of sleazy dealers. When Trish's prized "TUBUL R" Mercedes convertible is lost in a bet in which their Beverly Hills rivals have cheated, mayhem ensues as the Vals, with the help of their frat boy boyfriends, save Mr. Stanton and his boys from being evicted, give the drug dealers their just desserts, and exact revenge on the Beverly Hills brats in a rematch.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-11-01
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Cher: Life in the Spotlight
Overview: A legendary musician, a timeless icon, Cher has secured her legacy amongst the stars. Starting out as a young girl with crippling stage fright, evolving into one of the most recognised figures in Hollywood, she has established six decades of stardom, with an increasing popularity throughout. Follow the journey through Cher's career up to her most recent 2019 tour. Gain understanding about her difficult start, motivating her to work hard to become one of the most influential pop stars in the world. At 72, Cher is the perfect example of everything that is hot and current whilst being lasting and timeless. No matter how many times the industry tries to erase her, she makes a historical comeback, proving that she's still got it, and that age is just a number.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-17
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Phil Spector: He's a Rebel
Overview: Biography of famed record producer Phil Spector, noted for discovering and producing the records of such rock icons as The Righteous Brothers, The Ronettes and The Crystals, and who worked with such stars as Ike and Tina Turner and even The Beatles. Included is footage of him rehearsing The Blossoms in a recording studio, and interviews with two of his recording engineers who explain how his famous "Wall of Sound" was created.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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The Sonny Bono Story
Overview: Sonny Bono ranked as one of pop-rock's most visible and famous musician/producers of the mid- to late '60s; and in the '70s, he was one of the very few successful musical-variety personalities on American television. His work and career straddled the eras of Brill Building pop, the British Invasion, and folk-rock, right through to 1970s pop. His talent and keen sense of where popular culture was heading sent him and his partner and wife Cher into the birth of the counterculture and through to a post-rock career in Las Vegas and onto television and politics.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-10
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Balboa
Overview: A battle between a man's determination to bring legal gambling to an island off the California coast and a local councilman's equally strong determination to stop him. The catch is they both love the same woman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-02
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Thanksgiving Day
Overview: Light-hearted spoof about a dysfunctional upper-income family who have to come to terms with family and business problems around the titular holiday.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-19
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Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
Overview: A lady private eye on her first job working a routine divorce case teams up with a cynical, heavy-drinking police detective after inadvertently stumbling upon a much bigger caper involving a mysterious fugitive.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-19
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The Top of the Hill
Overview: Michael Stone is a rising company executive who decides to chuck his career and marriage to fulfill a fantasy to be a member of the U.S. Olympic bobsled team and partake in the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid.
Genres: TV Movie Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-02-06
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Good Times
Overview: Given the opportunity to headline their own feature film by studio executive Mr. Mordicus, Sonny and Cher have three days to come up with an idea for a hit movie or they'll have to use the studio's hackneyed script.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-04-11
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Detroit Rock City
Overview: In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete in a strip club's amateur-night contest, take on religious protesters, even rob a convenience store!
Genres: Comedy Music Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-08-13
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Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier
Overview: Leslie Nielsen teaches frustrated rookie golfer Billy how to bend the rules of golf to his advantage.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-03
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Murder in Music City
Overview: A brash songwriter who buys a detective agency as a tax shelter finds himself and his photographer's model bride involved in a puzzling murder, when a dead body turns up in their honeymoon suite, and on a trail that leads them to Nashville.
Genres: Comedy Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-16
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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Overview: This rapturous documentary steps into the dynamic world of queer stand-up and examines the powerful cultural influence it has had on social change in America. The film combines rare archival materials, stand-up performances, and interviews with a show-stopping lineup to present a definitive history of queer comedy.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-07
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Dirty Laundry
Overview: A young man and his girlfriend unwittingly come into possession of a bag containing one million dollars belonging to a drug-smuggling ring. The mobsters try to catch the couple and retrieve their money.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-01
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LSD a Go Go
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-14
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420 Triple Feature
Overview: Take a trip down memory lane with some of the most absurd 'educational' films about marijuana use. Stars Sonny Bono.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-01
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Weedjies! Halloweed Night
Overview: When a midnight scavenger hunt for a rare bud of weed brings a group of party-hungry stoners to a haunted hotel, they open a portal and unleash a group of ghastly hysterical creatures that has only one mission: party ‘till you die.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-21
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The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour
Overview: Sonny & Cher joke, sing and dance their way through the program, leaving a lasting impression of Cher's magnificent voice, charisma and beauty as well as Sonny's songwriting.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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The Best Of Beat
Overview: 1 –No Artist. Introduction, 2 –Stevie Wonder. Fingertips, Part 2, 3 –Bob Dylan. Blowin' In The Wind, 4 –Gene Pitney. 24 Hours From Tulsa, 5 –Roy Orbison. Pretty Woman, 6 –Sonny & Cher. I Got You Babe 7 –The Byrds. All I Really Want To Do, 8 –The Hollies. Look Through Any Window, 9 –Beach Boys*. Sloop John B., 10 –The Four Tops*. Reach Out, 11 –Ike & Tina Turner. River Deep Mountain High, 12 –Nancy Sinatra. These Boots Are Made For Walking, 13 –Peter & Gordon. Woman, 14 –Simon & Garfunkel. Homeward Bound, 15 –Pink Floyd. See Emily Play, 16 –The Moody Blues. Nights In White Satin, 17 –The Mamas & The Papas. Dedicated To The One I Love, 18 –Donovan. Mellow Yellow, 19 –Esther & Abi Ofarim. Cinderella Rockafella, 20 –Fleetwood Mac. Need Your Love So Bad, 21 –Janis Joplin. A Piece Of My Heart, 22 –Unknown Artist. When Rock Goes On (Instrumental)
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-01
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Hairspray
Overview: 'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-26
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First Kid
Overview: Some say that to be the leader of a country is one of the loneliest jobs in the world. But being the child of a world leader can be doubly so. Constantly surrounded by security officers, restricted in movements and having almost every waking moment carefully monitored makes normalcy an impossibility. No one knows this better than young Luke Davenport, the son of U.S. President Davenport. He vents his loneliness, frustration and feelings of isolation from family and friends by being a brat to his private Secret Service agent. When the agent snaps from the strain in front of the First Lady, a new agent is assigned to Luke. He turns out to be the enormous Sam Simms, a bit of a rogue who managed to rise through the ranks by sheer determination rather than strict adherence to Secret-Service protocol. At first, Luke tries all his old tricks upon Sam. But instead of getting angry, Sam seems to actually understand.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-30
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Waco: The Rules of Engagement
Overview: In one of the most tragic face-offs in the history of law enforcement, the deadly debacle at Waco pitted the Branch Davidian sect against the FBI in an all-out war. This documentary makes the most of footage and recordings to examine how the events that led to the tragedy of April 19, 1993, unfolded, and how the FBI's unrelenting approach made what was already a bad situation much worse.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-19
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Cher: In Her Own Words
Overview: Cher, the star who refused to be boxed in, stood up to conformity, and championed female independence. Proving the doubters wrong with every change of direction. Her influence on women in the industry, and direction of modern music is incalculable.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-05-04
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Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers
Overview: Cher hosts this retrospective about her life and career with former partner and husband, Sonny Bono.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-20
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