Garrett Morris
Nacimiento : 1937-02-01, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Garrett Gonzalez Morris (born February 1, 1937 height 5' 8" (1,73 m)) is an Americancomedian and actor. He was part of the original cast of the sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live, appearing from 1975 to 1980.
Morris was a church-choir singer from his youth, trained at the Juilliard School of Music, and graduated from Dillard University in 1958. Early in his career, he soloed with the Harry Belafonte singers. He performed in a number of Broadwaymusicals, including Hallelujah, Baby! and Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death. He also appeared as a high school teacher in the 1975 film Cooley High. He had a small role as a police sergeant in The Anderson Tapes (1970). Morris also lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he worked as a postal carrier.
Taxi Driver
Armado con la asombrosa capacidad de reducir su tamaño a la dimensiones de un insecto, el estafador Scott Lang debe sacar a relucir al héroe que lleva dentro y ayudar a su mentor, el doctor Hank Pym, a proteger de una nueva generación de amenazas el secreto que se esconde tras el traje de Ant-Man, con un casco que le permite comunicarse con las hormigas. A pesar de los obstáculos aparentemente insuperables que les acechan, Pym y Lang deben planear y llevar a cabo un atraco para intentar salvar al mundo.
Rey
Rey (Garrett Morris) has made it a point to clip his only son's wings whenever he tries to venture off and be his own man. As a result, Mike (Foolish) is stuck working for penny pinching Rey and the oddball Tony (Cool Aide) at the Pawn Shop. The days are never dull as the trio are constantly at each other's throats. When jewelry is stole from Pierre (Joe Torry), the most feared person in the city, danger starts to lurk around Mike and the Pawn Shop. Mike learns that everything comes at a price, including doing the right thing.
Donuts
Walter Dishman es un melancólico oficial de libertad condicional que lucha contra el estrés que le produce el estancamiento de su vida matrimonial y la supervisión de tres excéntricos exconvictos.
Joe
Andy Taggert set out for Hollywood to pursue acting, but years later finds himself working in adult films. Disillusioned and trapped, Andy walks off the set and lands himself in a mental hospital. His estranged parents pick him up and take him to their Arizona retirement community where Andy’s troubles seemingly all but disappear until his past unexpectedly comes back to haunt him.
Richard A. Trophey
Two Brothers. One Dream. No Clue
Self
Documental sobre el humor afroamericano.
Reverend Pratt
The true story of Jasmine Plummer who, at the age of eleven, became the first female to play in Pop Warner football tournament in its 56-year history.
Reverend
Superstar rap mogul C-Note wants to join the Carolina Pines Golf & Country Club, but faces stiff opposition from the establishment's snooty members. C-Note forces the issue by purchasing the land adjacent to the golf course's 17th hole. As the club leaders search for a way to revoke his membership, C-Note realizes his family's honor and golf history are at stake, and digs in for the fight of his life.
Various Characters
Una colección de bocetos clásicos de Saturday Night Live con Dan Aykroyd.
Henry
Alex, Carrie and Andy, a group of middle of the road, Hollywood wannabes, spend their time waiting for their number to come up in a town that's full of rejection. While Carrie is trying to get a record deal through intimate relations and Andy endures humiliating auditions on his way to being a mega star, It's the new comer, Alex, who tries to make sense out of this place by writing his first screenplay.
Mr. Cobble
An orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents arrives in a town divided with racial conflict.
Man In Shadow
In this urban comedy, an aspiring young filmmaker named Sherlock heads off to Hollywood in hopes of making a blockbuster action movie and becoming famous. Everything seems to be going as planned, with filming underway, until the cameras record something accidentally. What ends up on film will be something that all involved wish they'd never been associated with. Stars A.J. Jamal.
Lester Irving
Sunny Holiday, a middle-aged country singer with dreams of stardom, walks out on his wife and child and hits the road with his manager in a desperate search for fame and fortune... and to get far away from the past he's left behind.
Carl Rainey
The story of Little Richard Penniman, from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a Black singer in the 1950s, to his born-again phase and brief "retirement" from rock and roll.
Jesus
Francis and Blake Falls are Siamese twins who live in a neat little room in a rundown hotel. While sharing some organs, Blake is always fit and Francis is very sickly. Into their world comes a young lady, who turns their world upside down. She gets involved with Blake, and convinces the two to attend a Halloween party, where they can pass themselves off as wearing a costume. Eventually Francis becomes really ill, and they have to be separated. They then face the physical and mental strains that come from their proposed separation.
Tom
Two dimwit owners of a struggling hauling company are approached about hauling a huge, mysterious box across country at the end of the century. The cargo has religious significance and may be an attempt to release Satan in the Devil's Triangle to start the next century. En route, many step out to try to stop their delivery...
Argyle
Darcy is back on the force, but still fights on as the Black Scorpion because "it's in her nature." This time, she fights Gangster Prankster; and a new villian emerges when the Mayor tries to protect his federal earthquake relief money: Aftershock. When the two villians team up and kidnap Argyle's girlfriend, Black Scorpion is faced with the theft of the Scorpionmobile and the imminent destruction of Angel City.
Clayton
Un millonario avaro y sin escrúpulos acaba disfrazado de Santa Claus en Un Centro comercial. Después de recibir un golpe en la cabeza se creerá realmente Santa Claus.
Wisdom
A tragic love story set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1920's Chicago jazz clubs. Georgia, a beautiful black singer catches the eye of mobster Johnny Varona. But Johnny is betrothed to the daughter of mob boss Costanza, a man you don't say no to... and live! Can Johnny and Georgia find a way to fulfill their love -and- stay alive? Or will the mob prove to be an insurmountable force.
Argyle
Darcy es una agente de policía que por la noche adopta la personalidad de una superheroína conocida como "Black Scorpion" para combatir la delincuencia. Pronto se encuentra con un científico asmático loco que pretende envenenar con un producto tóxico el suministro de gas de la ciudad. Se enfrentará a él con la ayuda de su fiel Argyle y un sofisticado vehículo.
After his friend is caught and killed by some drug dealers, a former commander of special forces search revenge.
Charles
The young jazz saxophonist Morris Poole is at the height of his career. When his wife dies he is almost overcome by grief and blames himself. When after a while he finds a new love, he ends up in a situation that reminds him of his wife's mysterious death.
Captain Orecruiser
Belder y Prymaat son emisarios de Remulack, planeta a 26 años-luz de la Tierra. Pertenecen a una civilización que intenta extender su imperio... esclavizando a pueblos de otros mundos. Su misión: conquistar nuestro planeta. Pero un accidente les obliga a aterrizar en la Tierra antes de tiempo, tratando de pasar desapercibidos y evitando a los agentes que les acosan. Así, encuentras cierta seguridad en Paramus, New Jersey, donde se convierten en la típica familiar trabajadora con una hija.
Stripes
La viuda (Elke Sommer) de un científico y su compañero (Oliver Reed) intentan beneficiarse del experimento de su hijo, mismo que se vuelve incontrolable.
Harold Brown
In this hilarious crime caper, a rich woman (Nell Carter) and her maid (Dinah Manoff) happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time -- and now, they're hotfooting it away from vicious mobsters who want to fit them for a couple pairs of cement overshoes. Can they stay free -- and alive -- long enough to gather evidence against the mobsters?
Andy
A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America playing "Motorama," a game sponsored by Chimera Gas Company. He has various encounters with different people, and eventually reaches the Chimera Gas Company where he finds they are not playing by the rules of the game.
Matty
Un profesor de instituto, una alumna y un mendigo unen sus fuerzas para vencer a un vampiro centenario que años atrás asesinó a todos los niños del pueblo y ahora la ha vampirizado...
Joey
When a prom queen dies in 1962, her only means of entering Heaven is by returning to 1990 earth, to assist friends from her youth.
Self
Un especial de televisión que celebra el 15º aniversario de Saturday Night Live. Antes de una audiencia de celebridades, muchos de los antiguos miembros del elenco y presentadores invitados vuelven a realizar sus monólogos característicos y presentan una mirada retrospectiva a algunas de las mejores parodias cómicas y números musicales de los últimos 15 años.
Dummont
Un jugador de beisbol inmaduro y problemático es chantajeado por la policía para colaborar en un caso difícil, conseguir pruebas para incriminar a un mafioso. A su vez, el mafioso promete prestarle dinero a cambio de que vigile a su mujer en la escuela nocturna.
Helicopter Junkie
Pryor es un estafador que, para librarse de la cárcel, finge estar loco. Enviado al ala de psiquiatría de un gran hospital, allí empieza la verdadera "locura", ya que durante un apagón intenta escapar disfrazado de doctor. De alguna manera consigue poner orden en el caos, bien sea llevando a cabo diagnósticos poco ortodoxos, ayudando a nacer a un bebe o utilizando un helicóptero a modo de aire acondicionado. Así, sin querelo, nuestro buen amigo se verá a cargo de la institución.
Various characters
'Chocolate Chip' Charlie W. Hobbs
Una extraña masa que emana de la tierra es descubierta por un par de mineros. Lo prueban y deciden comercializarlo al comprobar su buen sabor. Su fama se va extendiendo, y numerosa gente lo consume, pero esta masa controla los cerebros de los que la comen... volviéndoles zombis.
Harvey
George y Martha son la típica pareja americana, con una casa típica y con un par de típicos hijos en edad adolescente. Su vida entraba dentro de lo catalogado normal hasta la llegada de Harvey McGraw, un molesto trabajador de la oficina del censo, cuya única obsesión parece indagar en los secretos más profundos de la familia con comentarios de muy mal gusto. La situación acaba explotando en un asesinato... bien quizás no se trata de un asesinato en el sentido literal del término, pero el caso es que tendrán que pensar qué hacer con un cadáver en casa.
Lieutenant Greg Larkin
In a research lab, a scientist's pet chimpanzee mixes up an invisibility formula. A young woman accidentally drinks the solution and becomes invisible.
Power & Light Man
Oregon, 1980. Jane, Louise y Elaine, tres amigas inseparables desde la infancia, sufren los efectos de la crisis económica. Jane no puede casarse ni permitirse una niñera; por si fuera poco, su padre, un veterano de guerra, se va a vivir con ella. Louise, casada con un dentista, tiene una tienda de antigüedades que ha dejado de ser rentable y que sólo le causa problemas con Hacienda. Tras ser abandonada por su marido, Elaine tiene que afrontar graves problemas económicos. Las tres amigas, viendo que no pueden resolver su crítica situación, elaboran un plan para apoderarse de una importante cantidad de dinero que un centro comercial va a sortear entre sus clientes. (FILMAFFINITY)
Jack
A jive-talking Easter Bunny named Jack decides to retire, so his friends throw him a crazy roast before he officially hangs up his basket. A series of kooky flashbacks tells of his life-story and career, but will all this reminiscing only convince him not to quit after all?
Himself
This episodic comedy features the original cast of Saturday Night Live as they present individual skits that describe their summer vacations. Among the highlights is a concert segment featuring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as the Blues Brothers.
Slide
Una visión mundana, irreverente pero cariñosa, de un día normal en un túnel de lavado de coches de Los Ángeles. Una obra coral que entremezcla las vidas de empleados clientes y transeúntes. Interpretada por un elenco de actores, la mayoría de los cuales son relativamente desconocidos para los espectadores, y entre los que destaca un conjunto de estrellas invitadas que interpretan brillantes papeles episódicos, como George Carlin, el "Profesor" Irwin Corey, las Pointer Sisters y Richar Prior, que da vida a Daddy Rich, un extravagante reverendo que predica las bondades del dólar. "Car Wash" puede considerarse la primera película "disco" del mundo. La banda sonora, que suena casi sin interrupción, original de Norman Whitfield se ha convertido en un superventas
Mr. Mason
En los años sesenta, un grupo de amigos, alumnos de la escuela superior Cooley, pasan los días estudiando y haciendo gamberradas propias de su edad. Pero un mal día, la muerte de uno de ellos en circunstancias violentas, acaba con las bromas y hace madurar a muchos.
Officer Everson
Duke Anderson es un ladrón que acaba de cumplir una pena de diez años de cárcel. Se reúne con su antigua novia Ingrid en su apartamento para preparar el robo de un edificio entero. Lo que ignora es que, aunque no es objeto de vigilancia policial, todos sus movimientos están siendo grabados.
Garrett
Cuando el abogado de Nueva York, Gordon Hocheiser, conoce a Louise Callan, la chica de sus sueños, él trata de eliminar a su anciana y senil madre, a pesar de que le prometió a su difunto padre que siempre la cuidaría. Teme que las excentricidades de su madre loca conduzcan pronto a la partida de Louise.
