Alan King
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Biography: Alan King (born Irwin Alan Kniberg; December 26, 1927 – May 9, 2004) was an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well known as a Jewish comedian and satirist. He was also a serious actor who appeared in a number of movies and television shows. King wrote several books, produced films, and appeared in plays. In later years, he helped many philanthropic causes.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York, New York, USA
Birthday: December 27, 1927
Deathday: May 09, 2004
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Gender: Male
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Casino
Overview: In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex Lester Diamond and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-22
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Cat's Eye
Overview: Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throws suspicion on the family cat.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-04-12
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Rush Hour 2
Overview: It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot. The boys are soon up to their necks in fist fights and life-threatening situations. A trip back to the U.S. may provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting, and the true allegiance of sexy customs agent Isabella.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-03
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The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
Overview: The Comedy Central Roasts are a series of celebrity roast specials which air on the Comedy Central cable network. This one is for Hugh Hefner.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-11
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Mind the Gap
Overview: Five seemingly unrelated people decide to take huge risks in their personal lives in an effort to find happiness.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
Overview: Taped for HBO in August 1998, on the final date of Jerry Seinfeld's tour appearances at New York City's Broadhurst Theater, I'm Telling You for the Last Time presents the standup comedian's so-called "final" standup, or at least his final tour with the standup material that made him famous.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-08
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The Anderson Tapes
Overview: Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is being recorded on audio and video, although he is not the subject of any surveillance.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-06-17
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The Infiltrator
Overview: In the early 1990s, an Israeli freelance journalist travels to Germany and uncovers a dangerously pervasive underground Neo-Nazi faction intent on bringing Nazism back to the forefront in Germany.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-24
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
Overview: After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and opportunists clamber to use it to their advantage.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-21
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Night and the City
Overview: Looking to get rich quick, an unsuccessful lawyer uses dishonest means to try to become a boxing promoter.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-16
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I, the Jury
Overview: Jack Williams was the best friend of Vietnam veteran and detective Mike Hammer. When Jack is murdered, Mike makes it his business to solve the crime. He is helped by his secretary Velda, and partly helped, partly hindered by the Chief of Police, Pat Chambers. On the trail of the killer, Mike discovers government conspiracies, and plots used by the CIA and the Mafia.
Genres: Crime Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-22
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Steve Martin: Homage to Steve
Overview: This video contains three segments: First, the Oscar-nominated short The absent-minded waiter (1977), then a fake interview with Steve Martin about his art (comedians-segment) and finally a full live performance from September 28, 1979, at the Universal Ampitheater
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-06
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Funny
Overview: People are asked to tell their favorite jokes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-01
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Lovesick
Overview: Sigmund Freud's ghost advises a married New York psychiatrist in love with a patient.
Genres: Romance Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-18
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Sunshine State
Overview: A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-06-21
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Memories of Me
Overview: After a heart attack, Abbie Polin (Crystal), a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his father, Abe (King), who works in Hollywood as the "king of the extras." Their relationship has been strained for several years. Lisa, the romantic interest in Abbie's life, bonds with Abe, who gets along famously with everyone but his son. Abe begins having memory loss and eventually is diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. He and his son grow closer in time and, before it's too late, Abbie tries to get Abe a speaking role in a film.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-28
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The Helen Morgan Story
Overview: Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-10-02
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Mystics
Overview: A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-12
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Enemies, a Love Story
Overview: A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-13
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On the Fiddle
Overview: Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedlar Pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the RAF. By means of various devious schemes Pope and Pascoe manage to avoid the front lines until they are sent to France - where they find themselves making unexpected and uncomfortably close contact with the enemy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-10-10
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Just Tell Me What You Want
Overview: A television producer woman tries to let down her overbearing boyfriend who is her boss. She wants to marry with a young writer.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-18
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The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
Overview: On his wedding day, in the few remaining hours of his bachelorhood, Barney Kempinski goes off to tour the city and sing his song to life, love and the city of New York.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-05-10
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You Talkin' To Me?
Overview: A young actor's fascination with Rober De Niro's TAXI DRIVER persona leads him into a morass of strange and obsessional behaviors.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-25
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Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Overview: Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-16
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An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall
Overview: Comic Alan King brings his humorous everyday insights and biting topical wit to the stage.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-09
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Uncovering Wolfen
Overview: After the huge financial and cultural success of WOODSTOCK (1970), filmmaker and political activist Michael Wadleigh spent many years in Hollywood writing scripts that were never produced. However, WOLFEN (1981), his only other major motion picture, was. After that he would never complete another feature film again. This is the story of that film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-02-02
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Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Overview: Nostalgic history of the Friars Club. Aired on Cinemax Reel Life
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-26
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Pinocchio's Christmas
Overview: As Geppetto prepares for Christmas, Pinocchio joins a puppet show to earn money for a present. There he meets and elopes with the beautiful girl puppet, Julietta, leaving Geppetto alone and worried.
Genres: Family Animation Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-03
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Bye Bye Braverman
Overview: One day, Morroe Rieff learns that his friend and fellow writer, Leslie Braverman, has died. After meeting Leslie's widow, Inez, who is more flirtatious than grieving, Morroe joins up with three other writer friends, Barnet, Felix, and Holly to attend funeral services. However, the quartet faces numerous obstacles that could keep them from paying their respects.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-02-21
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On the Fiddle
Overview: Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedlar Pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the RAF. By means of various devious schemes Pope and Pascoe manage to avoid the front lines until they are sent to France - where they find themselves making unexpected and uncomfortably close contact with the enemy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-10-10
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Pleasure Palace
Overview: Story of a professional gambler, connoisseur, gourmet and sportsman who sets out to help a Las Vegas hotel-casino owner from losing his controlling interest to a business syndicate but finds his reputation is on the line when he runs into a mystery lady who seems to operate on both sides of the law.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-10-22
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The Girl He Left Behind
Overview: A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director David Butler's 1956 film stars '50s teen favorites Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood, with supporting roles played by Jim Backus, Jessie Royce Landis, Murray Hamilton, Henry Jones, James Garner, Alan King, Ernestine Wade, David Janssen and Raymond Bailey.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-10-26
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Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
Overview: The New York Friars club roasts Don Rickles. Hosted by Johnny Carson.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-09-30
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The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast
Overview: The famed baseball player and manager gets the gagged filled joke treatment.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Author! Author!
Overview: A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belong to her.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-06-18
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Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Overview: Jerry Lewis biography
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-18
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Miracle in the Rain
Overview: Wartime romance about a lonely man and woman who meet one rainy afternoon in New York.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-03-31
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Joys
Overview: Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious killer known only as "Joys."
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-05
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Judy Garland: By Myself
Overview: As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life presented a smiling kid with the big voice, who, alongside Mickey Rooney, just wanted to put on a show. But drugs, overwork, even psychological abuse at the hands of the studio is now part of the Garland legend. But despite the number of Garland books and documentaries, one account has always been missing -- Garland herself never managed to write a memoir. She did make several attempts at an autobiography, often recording stories on a tape recorder. Judy Garland: By Myself (2004), finally fills in the blanks - using Judy's personal recordings to tell the story in her own words.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-25
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Hit the Deck
Overview: Sailors on leave in San Francisco get mixed up in love and show business.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-02-24
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Judy Garland: The Concert Years
Overview: This very special program-hosted by Judy's daughter, Lorna Luft-is a loving tribute to the life and timeless popularity of superstar Judy Garland, who began as a small-time vaudeville act and grew up to be one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Featuring the fond reminiscences of many family and friends, this show is filled with some of Judy's finest filmed performances. Includes the legendary performer singing-on her own and with stars such as Barbra Streisand, Lena Horne, Liza Minnelli, and Tony Bennett-several of her greatest songs such as The Man That Got Away, Swanee, San Francisco. Chicago, Over the Rainbow, and many more.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-24
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The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
Overview: Based on the book by Thomas M. Disch and intended as the third film in the series, this sequel was finished and released prior to 'The Brave Little Toaster To The Rescue'. Whilst trying to protect their new "Little Master" the anthropomorphic appliances set off on an epic adventure and make many new friends along the way.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-19
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Dad, the Angel & Me
Overview: A divorced doctor finds himself in real trouble living with his daughter alone now. But fortunately a guardian angel is watching over the lives of both of them.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
Overview: Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-27
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How to Pick Up Girls!
Overview: The amusing adventures of an unsophisticated small-town lad who arrives in New York, moves in with his swinging buddy, and surprisingly becomes an authority on the ways and wiles of women as he enters the world of big-time girl-chasing.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-03
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