Ray Parker, Jr.
出生 : 1954-05-01, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Chances are, even someone who doesn't immediately recognize the name Ray Parker Jr. will recognize his monster smash hit song "Ghost Busters" This is the amazing and fascinating story of Ray Parker Jr. who escaped the violence of the 1967 Detroit riots to become one of the most prolific session guitarists, songwriters and stars of the 70's and 80's. From award winning director and producer of the hit film, Hired Gun, Fran Strine unveils the never before told stories of Ray Parker Jr. who has given him unprecedented access to his story. You know Ray Parker Jr. as the artist who wrote and recorded Ghostbusters, but what you don't know his his back story and what it took for him to get there. From the streets of Detroit to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Parkers journey is one you won't believe.
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The documentary that tells us the full story from where it all started through to the future of the "Ghostbusters" franchise.
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A documentary film about session and touring musicians that are hired by well-established and famous bands and artists. These people may not be household names, but are still top-notch performers!
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A documentary that explores the extreme side of the Ghostbusters fandom. Join us as we travel the world meeting extreme Ghostbusters fans. Every Ghosthead is unique. Every Franchise is its own. Every pop culture fandom should learn how to give back to the community.
This DVD focuses on the Crusaders performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2003, one of a number of visits the band have made to Montreux over the years. Founding members Joe Sample and Wilton Felder were joined in the line-up by long standing friend and collaborator Ray Parker Jr. on guitar and featured a special guest appearance by the inimitable Randy Crawford on vocals. They delivered a set that spanned their career from early days up to their latest album capped by a stunning rendition of their classic "Street Life".
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In this sentimental holiday tale, a young boy is taken away from his loving, adoptive household when his new mom is killed in an auto accident and his traveling musician dad is deemed unfit to care for him, being on the road too much. Now, the only thing that can help is if a cold, bureaucratic adoption agency caseworker sees the error of her ways and allows them to be together.
Pizza Deliveryman
As not-quite-orderlies who're downright Disorderlies, rap-music favorites The Fat Boys rule. Playing the freewheeling caretakers of the frail Dennison, they stir up a comedic culture clash in Palm Beach society that only proves laughter is the best medicine this side of a tax refund.
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An insurance salesman inadvertently gets trapped after dark in an apartment building that is terrorized by a street gang called "The Vampires."
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Vincent Price playing host to a mix of “Halloween” music videos, including Halloween playlist staples like ‘Time Warp” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me,” Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters,” and Ozzy Osbourne’s “Bark at the Moon.” The special also features two performances from illusionist Abb Dixon, who performs a “cremation” and “the table of death.”
Theme Song Performance
ニューヨークのコロンビア大学で超常現象や幽霊・霊体の研究を行っていたピーター・ヴェンクマン博士ら冴えない研究者3人。ある日、一方的に研究費を打ち切られたことをきっかけに借金に借金を重ね、科学的に超常現象全般を扱い幽霊退治を行う会社「ゴーストバスターズ」を開業。当初は資金もなく依頼もゼロに近かったが、とあるホテルでの幽霊退治をきっかけにビジネスは大当たり、メディアや行政からも注目視される。
Ray (uncredited)
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.