John Ritter

A look at the life and prolific career of the talented comic actor known as Jack Tripper on the hit 1977 sitcom “Three's Company.”

For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films.

A 14-part documentary that explores the life and career of Billy Bob Thornton, chronicling his journey that led him to work on Sling Blade. The piece features plenty of interview snippets with cast, crew, friends, and family; clips from other Thornton films; the origins of the Karl Childers character; how Sling Blade shaped his career; and more.

Clifford e seus amigos embarcam em uma jornada através do país quando decidem participar de um concurso de talentos dispostos a ganhar um suprimento eterno de Tummy Yummies. Reforçados por novos companheiros, incluindo o furão Shackelford e o chihuahua Rodrigo, esta divertida trupe trabalha unida para realizar o maior show de suas vidas! Como sempre, o grande amor de Clifford faz de qualquer um ganhador.

O vigarista Willie ganha a vida disfarçado de Papai Noel para assaltar lojas em pleno Natal, mas desta vez ele e seu parceiro --um anão que se disfarça de elfo-- encontram um menino que vai lhes mostrar o verdadeiro espírito natalino.

O vigarista Willie ganha a vida disfarçado de Papai Noel para assaltar lojas em pleno Natal, mas desta vez ele e seu parceiro --um anão que se disfarça de elfo-- encontram um menino que vai lhes mostrar o verdadeiro espírito natalino.

A black comedy about a reformed womanizer who struggles to keep his family together.

Lifetime's "Intimate Portrait" series shines a spotlight on the Golden Girls -- Bea Arthur, Betty White, Estelle Getty and Rue McClanahan -- with a collection of four programs offering an up-close look at the remarkable lives of the hit show's stars. Valerie Harper, John Ritter and Alex Trebek narrate this tribute, with guests including Angela Lansbury, Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Rosie O'Donnell and many others.

Take a nostalgic ride through movie history and relive the glory days of the Western -- when kids spent their Saturdays watching double-feature matinees and eating popcorn that cost a nickel. Through movie clips and interviews with film critics, actors and fans, this tribute to a bygone era explores the genre from the early days of the Thomas Edison Studios to the heyday of cowboy stars Tom Mix, Hoot Gibson and Gene Autry and the Singing Cowboys.

Um jovem de 15 anos, Oscar Grubman (Aaron Stanford), é sensível, extremamente culto e inteligente. Ele fala francês fluentemente, é apaixonado por Voltaire e pensa que o que mais diz sobre uma mulher são suas mãos. No trem, quando está indo para sua casa em Nova York, para passar o feriado do Dia de Ação de Graças, o melhor amigo dele, Charlie (Robert Iler), não se conforma por Oscar dispensar Miranda Spear (Kate Mara), uma colega de colégio que nitidamente está interessada nele. Entretanto Oscar está apaixonado por Eve (Sigourney Weaver), sua madrasta. Para piorar a situação, numa noite após beber um pouco ele vai tomar um café no apartamento de Diane Lodder (Bebe Neuwirth), a melhor amiga de Eve. Como Diane estava usando uma echarpe de Eve ele se excita e acaba passando a noite com ela. Ao acordar Oscar fica em pânico, pois teme que se o acontecido for comentado Eve vai saber, o que prejudicará seus planos de declarar seu amor e conquistá-la.

Stuart faz uma festa para comemorar o prêmio de "Homem do Ano" de Bill, seu melhor amigo e sócio, mas durante a noite, diversos segredos são revelados e confianças quebradas. Bill não é todo esse homem que seus amigos vêem. Agora, seu castelo de cartas cuidadosamente construído começa a ruir e a vida de Bill nunca mais será a mesma.

Third musical in the Nunsense series.

Alex, que trabalha secretamente como assassino para o seu pai, passa a visitar um psicoterapeuta para enfrentar seus problemas. É quando, apesar de casado, se apaixona por Sarah, uma jovem moça de 23 anos que encontra na sala de espera do consultório. Quando o próximo trabalho de seu pai envolve matar o próprio terapeuta, Alex precisa tomar importantes decisões que podem não agradar a sua família.

Um corretor tenta desesperadamente vender um imóvel para um casal, mas parece que cada casa que ele mostra tem uma terrível história sobre os antigos proprietários. Na primeira, um homem de negócios descobre que sua mulher o está enganando somente para ser assassinada por ele. Na segunda, o crescente medo e paranoia de um pacato homem de família cuja jovem filha encontra e adota um macaco abandonado. Na terceira, um problemático adolescente com habilidades psíquicas, visita uma terapeuta para alertá-la que ela será a próxima vítima de um assassino serial.

A serial killer turns the life of a family on vacation into a nightmare.

In 1970s Atlanta, a diminutive gay man tries to find succor from the small-town religion that filled him with self-loathing. He meets Miss Make-Do, who teaches him the fun of reckless behavior and emotional management via getting higher than a kite. The film features a host of cameos from John Ritter, Marilu Henner, Kathy Kinney and others.

David Farris é um marido e pai atencioso que perde sua esposa em circunstâncias misteriosas. Porém, nos últimos 15 anos, Ellen, sua primeira esposa, luta contra uma doença que interrompeu sua vida e destruiu seu casamento. Sua frustração cresce com a incapacidade dos médicos de descobrir a causa para a sua doença. Quando a nova mulher de seu ex-marido começa a ter os mesmos sintomas e falece, Ellen, com ajuda de detetive, investiga seu ex-marido. Conforme juntam as provas, suspeitam que ele as envenenou.

Jarvis and Pepper crash land their small plane on the roof of the Bridges family. Pepper finds herself having a positive effect on the households' autistic son Andy.

In the sleepy town of Vine Creek, preacher and volunteer fireman Joe Cass wakes up to realize his family and community are at a breaking point. Joe decides to take control of his life and must prove his bravery when he is called to save a child trapped inside a burning building. Lost inside the inferno, a mysterious fireman helps them to safety and quickly disappears. As Joe waits for the mystery fireman to come forward, rumors circulate throughout Vine Creek that the apparition was an angel sent from above.

Dr. Carter Elson is a man who finds a list of men's names among his wife Alex's possessions. When Carter discovers his own name at the bottom of the list, and that some of the other names are those of dead men, he confides in his friend/agent Betty. Time is ticking as they try and figure out what the list means before his name reaches the top. Alex, a small town girl who marries the up-and-coming doctor as an entry to the social-climbing world she always coveted, is frustrated when obstacles are placed in her path. She meets two other "unhappy wives," played by Sonja Smits and Donna Pescow, and discovers a way out that may be the answer to all of her prayers. The women conspire to 'shorten the list!'

Após ressuscitar o ex-namorado com um ritual de vodu, Tiffany também é transformada em uma boneca. Com o objetivo de chegar até o cemitério onde está enterrado o corpo humano de Chucky, o demoníaco casal usa dois jovens e mata, sem nenhum remorso, qualquer um que atrapalhar o caminho. Numa versão Barbie e Clyde, estes dois monstrinhos espalharão sangue, terror e sexo.

A crime novelist searches for a missing baby at his sister's behest and makes painful discoveries about himself along the way.

A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam!

An attorney uncovers a political conspiracy in the brutal killing of a wealthy young woman.

Desempregado e sem dinheiro, o jornalista Tom Maguire precisa operar a coluna. Para que tenha direito ao plano de saúde, ele concorda com a ideia de sua amiga e ex-editora Irene de um casamento por conveniência. Em troca, Tom decide ajudá-la a arranjar um amor. Mas a relação dos dois começa a complicar quando uma terceira pessoa aparece. E os problemas não param por aí.

A seasoned enforcer is given the seemingly routine task of finding the Boss's runaway mistress, Kitty. However Kitty is involved in plans to overthrow the Boss and this routine task gets very complicated.

Brian is a television writer-producer who has to script a 22-episode anthology, but lacks inspiration. He witnesses a strange romantic encounter between two figures on the balcony of hotel near his flat and decides to write scripts with his writer friends based on what he saw.

In this homage to film noir, a wheelchair bound (Jim Metzler) paraplegic fantasizes about the new blonde (Andrea Thompson), who moves into the house across from him..

O diretor definiu o filme como Barrados no Baile em ácido e como apocalipse adolescente. No filme Estrada para Lugar Nenhum (Nowhere) um grupo de garotos e garotas de Los Angeles tentam resolver seus problemas e suas vidas, mas muita coisa acontece: rapto por alieníginas, viagens alucinógenas, desentendimentos entre namorados, experiências bissexuais, ciúmes, violência, suicídio, mortes estranhas, estupro por uma celebridade da TV. E tudo isso num único dia, antes da grande festa do ano.

A family discovers their youngest daughter has cancer. But the real struggle has yet to start.

The life and death of a young woman who suffered from scleroderma, and how she and her family coped.

Jonas Ambler is a rich businessman whose wife is killed by kidnappers, so he decides to get even. He hires a mercenary to find and kill the kidnappers. There's only one catch --- he wants to go with them.

Karl Childers (Billy Bob Thornton), que é um pouco retardado, passou parte da sua vida num sanatório, pois quando era garoto viu sua mãe fazendo amor com Jesse Dixon, que não conhecia. Karl se descompensou e matou ambos. Só quando adulto foi libertado, pois decidiram que ele não oferecia mais perigo. Perambulando pela cidade Karl faz amizade com um garoto, Frank Wheatley (Lucas Black), o filho de uma viúva, Linda (Natalie Canerday). O administrador do hospício, Jerry Woolridge (James Hampton), consegue um emprego para Karl e, como Linda percebeu que seu filho ficava feliz com a presença dele, concordou que Karl morasse na casa dela. Porém isto desagrada muito Doyle Hargraves (Dwight Yoakam), um bêbado cruel que é o namorado de Linda e se comporta como o dono da casa. Doyle gera uma tensão constante, o que deixa Frank cada vez mais infeliz e faz com que Karl sinta que precisa fazer algo.

A one man CBS Special featuring classic close-up magic, card tricks and other sleight of hand.

Paul Hegstrom is a so-called family man who puts his wife through domestic violence and his children through emotional torture. After leaving his family and almost killing his new girlfriend in one of his rages, Paul is ordered to either seek professional help through an innovative therapy program or go to jail.

Explores sexuality and censorship over a hundred years of motion pictures.

A man and his family move from a crime-ridden inner city suburb to a self-proclaimed violence-free haven overseen by a godlike businessman. However, they soon discover that life in The Colony is much more sinister than it first appeared.

After a long search, lawyer Clarke MacGruder finally locates his long lost father Jack. At first, everything seems fine with his new extended family, until the two set off on a hunting trip, where Jack starts showing a rather violent streak to his nature.

Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus North starts off on a journey around the world to find parents that really care about him.

Jeremy Carlisle's ex-wife Lynn is trying to stay away from her dangerously disturbed ex-boyfriend Tony, and Jeremy does all he can do protect his family.

A divorced father falls in love with a pregnant woman whose husband had abandoned her when he discovered she was expecting a child.

Casal americano com problemas conjugais. Roy tornou-se um viciado em televisão, e um helen ressentido quer que ele deixe o controle remoto. Quando o demoníaco Spike (Jeffrey Jones) oferece a Roy um acordo sobre o último sistema de TV por satélite, Roy não percebe que acabou de assinar sua alma. Roy e Helen são sugados para sua própria televisão, onde passam por uma série de programas de televisão infernais como "Northern

Contratado para levar uma peça britânica para os Estados Unidos, o nervoso diretor Lloyd Fellowed (Michael Caine) faz de tudo para controlar um grupo de atores excêntricos. Durante os ensaios, tudo parece normal, mas o caos toma conta quando Lloyd e seus atores começam a fazer apresentações antes da estreia na Broadway. Os encontros e desencontros da trupe de teatro indicam que o espetáculo de estreia está destinado ao fracasso.

Documentary about High Noon featuring Fred Zinnemann and Stanley Kramer.

Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis were the hottest act in America in the 1950's & the highest paid comedy team in show business. They starred in nightclubs, radio, television & movies. Martin & Lewis were a unique team. Both were talented entertainers & good friends on & off stage. Thru rare TV appearances, film clips, movie highlights & newsreels, follow their career from the beginning to their break-up.

In this children's video a little girl asks a little pine tree to stay green through the winter to remind people of spring. The little tree must disobey King Winter to stay green. He gets thrown into King Winter's dungeon. Anneka sets off to save her friend with Piney, the pinecone gnome, and Little Acorn.

Recém divorciado, Ben e seu filho Junior mudam-se para uma nova cidade onde existem muitas mulheres separadas disponíveis. Logo elas tratam de fazer fila na porta de Ben, enquanto Junior tortura seus vizinhos e colegas de classe com suas travessuras cruéis. Uma divorciada persistente consegue colocar suas garras no novo solteirão da cidade, apesar do amor dele por uma bela enfermeira, e os dois concordam em se casar. Agora Junior e sua amiga Trixie, filha da enfermeira, precisam impedir o casamento a qualquer custo.

A divorced and remarried doctor tries to reconnect with his eleven-year-old son whom he has always neglected.

The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz.

Ben quer ter um filho, mas sua mulher Flo não pode engravidar. Um agente lhes apresenta um curioso e rebelde menino de sete anos que foi devolvido trinta vezes ao orfanato devido ao seu caráter incorrigível.

Barney is a guy who comes home for his father's funeral. Eleanor, his brother's wife who is Barney first love meets him and they go to the club where they first met. And Barney recalls how things kept them apart like his need to act out at his father. And his fear of commitment.

Hard-drinking novelist Zach Hutton spirals out of control after his wife and mistress both leave him. Alone and crippled by a bad case of writer's block, Zach slips in and out of casual relationships and one-night stands, while his drinking becomes more and more severe. With the help of a bartender and his therapist, Zach confronts his demons — women and alcohol.

After her picture perfect husband is murdered in a prostitute's apartment, Beverly Hills homemaker Catherine is devastated. But she doesn't spend too long mourning, because she's soon on a mission to put her husband's killer behind bars. To do so, she forms an unlikely partnership with Marla, the Hollywood hooker who serviced the deceased. Under Marla's guidance, the pair navigate the seedier side of Los Angeles to put this mystery to rest.

This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic hat from a Sorcerer and is put under a spell by the angry magi so that no one will recognize him until he finds his own magic within. While Mickey is on his quest, network news teams around the country desperately try to find the famous, beloved mouse who has mysteriously disappeared. On his quest, Mickey goes into the "Cheers" bar, meets up with the characters from "Family Ties", and winds up on Disneyland's Main Street the night before his Birthday celebration is to take place. It is there that he finds he has all the magic inside him that he will ever need. The spell is broken and the Birthday bash commences as the whole World celebrates the beloved Mickey Mouse.

Agente da CIA pretende obter fórmula alienígena que age como antídoto para a toxina que está destruindo a cadeia alimentar e logo irá exterminar a vida na Terra. Mas primeiro ele deve obter a ajuda do único homem com quem os alienígenas se comunicam.

Gloria é a noiva de Jason e descobre que ele está saindo com alguns amigos para curtir a vida de solteiro pela última vez. Ela considera isso um pouco bárbaro, então a conselho de alguns amigos ela sai para curtir também pela última vez. Ela conhece Phillip, um homem cuja cansado de uma noite fica e quer um relacionamento monogâmico sério. Quando eles se encontram, ele é tomado com ela imediatamente, mas ela esquece de dizer-lhe o seu verdadeiro nome. Então, depois de passar a noite juntos, ela o deixa um vídeo dizendo que ela está envolvida e que esta deveria ser a sua última aventura. Mas ele a ama e ele sabe que ela se sente da mesma forma, então ele tenta encontrá-la antes de ela se casar.

A country-western singer on a trip through the Tennessee mountains runs into a reclusive backwoodsman — and a witch.

Frank Coleman is a Vietnam veteran dying from cancer brought on by exposure to the defoliant chemical Agent Orange which he turns to Maude DeVictor, a Veterans Administration benefits counselor who teams up with Coleman to fight a lopsided batted against the bureaucratic system for its cover up of the possible dangers of Agent Orange.

Letting Go stars John Ritter as a widower and Sharon Gless as a lonely unmarried woman. They meet during a group-therapy session. Romance is inevitable, but the road to true happiness is pockmarked by a series of comic complications. Advertised as a straight romantic drama, Letting Go is actually more akin to the screwball comedies of the 1930s, with a strong satirical bent regarding "behavior modification" theories. The made-for-TV film debuted May 11, 1985.

Donald is shown in both animated and costumed form, interacting with emcee Dick Van Dyke and other cast members. The film not only shows Donald's life, but also depicts an extensive international tour that Donald went on in 1984 as well as showing various celebrities of the day wishing Donald happy birthday. The tour culminates in a parade in Donald's honor at Disneyland.

When Danny’s wife and Linda’s husband run away together, the two neighbors form an unlikely bond.

Strong Kids, Safe Kids was put together because so many of us are concerned about the horrible potential dangers our kids face every day. Sexual molestation and abduction are an unfortunate part of our times. And as loving parents, it's up to us to teach our kids to stay safe. It's like teaching them to look both ways before crossing the street... only it's a whole lot trickier. That's where Strong Kids, Safe Kids comes in. This film brings all of the problems - and questions - out in the open. It talks to you and your kids one-on-one. The material is frank and to the point. But presented so entertainingly with music and humor that it's a delight for the whole family to watch together. Again and again.

Alan O'Black is a comic who wants to hit it big. But his endless attempts at stardom have worn down his relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Julie. Thinking she'll give him another chance if he gets a real job, Alan gets a gig as a limo driver, which promptly lands him in a slew of trouble when he meets and gets involved in the hijinks of a crooked entrepreneur, Bradley Coleman.

A 29-year-old lawyer falls for a 43-year-old woman.

Taped in Toronto between August 9-24, 1982, Miss Piggy hosts her own variety show, with special guests John Ritter, George Hamilton and Tony Clifton (Andy Kaufman). Under the direction of Kermit the Frog, the Muppets work in the control room and, amidst chaos, manage to keep the show on the air. Throughout the show, a romantic triangle develops among Piggy, Ritter (who is smitten with the pig) and Hamilton (who is deeply uncomfortable with the star's romantic inclinations).

The realm of magic is being threatened by the realm of logic, so Carolinus, the green wizard decides to shield it for all time. Ommadon, the evil red wizard, stands in his way. Carolinus then calls for a quest that is to be led by a man named Peter Dickinson, who is the first man of both the realms of science and magic. It is Peter's job to defeat Ommadon.

A newly ordained minister accepts a summer job with a dynamic TV evangelist only to find deep conflicts between the latter's conventional activities servicing his community's spiritual needs and his power wielded as a TV celebrity.

A Agência de Detetive Odyssey de Nova York é contratada por dois clientes diferentes para seguir duas mulheres suspeitas de infidelidade. John Russo segue Angela Niotes, a elegante mulher de um rico industrial italiano, enquanto Charles Rutledge e Arthur Brodsky seguem Dolores Martin, a bela e jovem esposa de um marido muito ciumento. Seus respectivos casos se complicam quando John se apaixona por Angela e Charles se apaixona por Dolores.

Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command from God to free his people from slavery, but Moses keeps getting all the credit.

John Ritter shows off his comedic talent with a collection of comedy sketches.

John Ritter shows off his comedic talent with a collection of comedy sketches.

A down and out former minor league ballplayer finds romance and a renewed zest for life when he takes a job coaching a group of underprivileged kids.

An idealistic but struggling actor finds his life unexpectedly complicated when he stops a robbery while wearing the costume of Captain Avenger, a superhero character of a film he is hired to to promote. He decides to dabble at being a superhero only to find that it is more difficult and dangerous than he ever imagined.

In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.

Robin Williams stand up special.

A happy-go-lucky veterinary student, paralyzed for life in a college polo meet, finds love with a young woman who leaves her fiancée to help him overcome his handicap.

Ringo, stressed out by fame, trades places with a schmuck who looks exactly like him. Then the problems start!

Goldie Hawn’s second TV special was in 1978, “The Goldie Hawn Special” and it was a sort of comeback for her, after she had been out of the spotlight for over two years. On the TV special she performed show tunes and comedy bits alongside comic legend George Burns, teen idol Shaun Cassidy, television star John Ritter and even the Harlem Globetrotters joined her on the show. The special later went on to be nominated for a primetime Emmy Award.

A 1978 special starring Mary Tyler Moore, Harvey Korman, and John Ritter. Dick Van Dyke guest stars.

In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, they soon team up with the filmmakers and become important players in the show business industry. Leo learns he has a talent for directing, and Buck's cowboy persona quickly earns him leading-man status — but both men fall for beautiful starlet Kathleen Cooke, leading to a heated personal rivalry.

A dramatization of the Oct. 30, 1938 mass panic that Orson Welles' radio play, "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provoked.

Um executivo de repente desempregado sofre um colapso nervoso. A história de Mel e Edna (Jack Lemmon e Anne Bancroft), um casal de classe média, meia-idade e meio-feliz que mora em um prédio de apartamentos em Manhattan. Mel perde o emprego, o apartamento é assaltado, Edna consegue um emprego, Mel perde a cabeça, Edna perde o emprego... para não falar das pequenas atribulações com os vizinhos intrometidos, os parentes úteis e as tarifas exatas dos ônibus. O casal sofre indignidade após indignidade (algunas se autoinfligem) e, quando parecem à beira da rendição, eles fazem uma careta desafiadora e cavam as trincheiras para a batalha. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)

Após ser acusado de matar sem necessidade um jovem armado, o detetive Lou Torrey é transferido para Los Angeles. Lá prende Armitage, que era procurado por assassinato em Nova York. Torrey recebe a incumbência de levá-lo até lá, mas antes de Armitage ser entregue é morto na frente de detetive, que nada pôde fazer. Torrey gradativamente descobre uma trama de Don Alberto Vescari, um mafioso siciliano que está usando veteranos do Vietnã para se vingar de algo que aconteceu há 42 anos.

An Ingmar Bergman script. Produced for Swedish Television as "Reservatet" (1970) and for BBC as "The Lie" (1971). An American couple is trapped in their marriage and way of life. Locked up in their bourgeois inferno.

Numa comunidade rural americana, as brincadeiras de dois irmãos gêmeos tornam-se cada vez mais perigosas, chegando a ameaçar a vida dos parentes e vizinhos. Filme de terror ambientado em 1935, onde os gêmeos Niles e Holland acabam se dividindo na personificação do bem e do mal. Enquanto Holland cada vez mais brinca com o medo e o perigo, inclusive podendo ferir outras pessoas, seu irmão Niles que acompanha tudo, não gosta do que vê, mas ao mesmo tempo alguma coisa faz com o que garoto não denuncie o irmão.

Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone—save for his teddy bear—and mean. As an adult, he is notorious for being the "meanest villain in the West"—so he's thrown for quite a loop when he falls for sweet schoolteacher Betsy Potter (Pamela Austin). There's also Nelson L. Stool (Mickey Rooney), a railroad tycoon, who, along with his dimwitted nephew Clifford (Henry Gibson), is trying to get revenge on Evil Roy Slade for robbing him.

John é um velho rancheiro que, em dias passados, atuava como pistoleiro. Homens da lei querem desapropriar suas terras para construir uma represa, mas John se mantém resistente.

O entusiasmado funcionário Steven Post aborrece diariamente o arrogante diretor de programação, Francis Wilbanks, com suas ideias sobre como aumentar a audiência de seu estúdio de televisão, que são sempre rejeitadas. A namorada de Steven, Jennifer Scott, cuida de um recém-abandonado chimpanzé, Raffles, que gosta de assistir televisão e beber cerveja. Quando Steven percebe que o chimpanzé pode prever a audiência da televisão, ele arquiteta um novo plano.