Garrett Morris
Рождение : 1937-02-01, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
История
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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
Вооружившись удивительной способностью уменьшаться в размере, но обладать при этом большой силой, мошенник Скотт Лэнг должен стать героем и помочь своему наставнику, доктору Хэнку Пиму, сохранить в тайне существование костюма Человека-муравья от угроз нового поколения.
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, a married and melancholy parole officer, deals with three eccentric ex-convicts who have been placed under his supervision.
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
Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of African American comedy in America, from the earliest minstrel shows to the latest HBO special. Featuring interviews with cultural critics and loads of comedic clips, this program features appearances by a who's-who of black comedians including Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, Whoopi Goldberg and many more.
Reverend Pratt
Реальная история одиннадцатилетней Джасмин Пламмер — первой девушки, принявшей участие в турнире по американскому футболу среди детей и подростков.
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
A collection of classic Saturday Night Live sketches featuring 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
Дарси продолжает вершить правосудие в городе Ангелов. Каждую ночь она надевает костюм из чёрного латекса, прикрывает лицо маской и отправляется в рейд по городу. У Дарси появились два сильных и коварных врага: гангстер Прэнкстер и Афтершок, злодей, словно из под земли появившийся в городе после землетрясения.
Clayton
В канун Рождества эксцентричный миллионер Торн, мускулистый гигант, облачившись в хаки, бегает со своими друзьями по городу, пугая полицейских оружием, стреляющим краской. Полицейские, сытые по горло ребячеством миллионера-хулигана, загоняют Торна в супермаркет. Чтобы скрыться от погони, Торн облачается в костюм Санта Клауса. Миллионер так входит в роль, что вскоре ему начинает казаться, что он и есть настоящий Санта, а значит — должен творить рождественские чудеса! Вскоре силачу Санте представляется возможность проявить себя. Злодей Фрост собирается закрыть местный приют. Богатырь Санта собирается пустить в ход свою силу, чтобы спасти Рождество для сирот.
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
В основу фильма положена популярная серия комиксов. В вымышленном городе Ангелов нет Бэтмена, правосудие здесь вершит стремительная, роковая, сексуальная и непобедимая девушка-скорпион… Отца Дарси Уокер уволили из полиции, когда в перестрелке с бандитами он случайно застрелил человека. 18 лет спустя ситуация повторилась с самой Дарси — её вышвырнули из полиции за то, что она осмелилась поднять руку на коррумпированного прокурора. Тогда Дарси берет правосудие в свои руки. Вспомнив легенду о Черном скорпионе, рассказанную в детстве отцом, Дарси создаёт себе из латекса костюм скорпиона. В распоряжении воительницы-одиночки есть полицейское радио, через которое она ловит сообщения о совершаемых преступлениях и старается прибыть на место быстрее полиции.
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
Вполне может быть, что человек не одинок во Вселенной, и встреча с собратом по разуму, отличающимся от землян только формой черепа, не исключена. Во время посадки на Землю корабль яйцеголовых инопланетян сбивает истребитель ВВС США. Яйцеголовые вынуждены жить среди людей. Постепенно семейство чужаков осваивается среди землян и даже принимает американский образ жизни.
Stripes
A regeneration experiment on a severed arm goes awry, turning the limb into a murderous, reptilian creature.
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
Cindy and Lucy are eighteen and going away to college. As a ritual they must rid themselves of the dirt of their small home town (Allburg) by swimming in an abandoned church crypt. They jump in and begin talking about sex when Lucys crucifix falls into the water and drifts down to land on Czakyr's (an ancient vampire) head, apparently waking him up. Some time onwards a school teacher from a nearby town, Mark, gets directed to Allburg to help Lucy and her grandmother, who are suspected to be in trouble. Lucy becomes the target of a town turned vampire because of her 'virgin blood'. Mark, Lucy and an old wino shack up in an abandoned building outside of town but eventually get lured back to Allburg by the locals. There, with a giant glowing cross spearing the front of their Toyota, they take the town on and battle Czakyr.
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
A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past 15 years.
Dummont
Danny Warren is a former minor-league shortstop that becomes a narc to uncover drug dealing in this situation comedy. Investigating at a high-school adult-education class, he falls for the tempting teacher. He joins a colorful group of characters that includes ex-cons, illegal aliens, and brain-dead baby boomers that cause more trouble than their younger counterparts. Swimming classes and wine tastings serve as background for a series of comic catastrophes.
Helicopter Junkie
В надежде избежать тюрьмы Эдди выдает себя за сумасшедшего. Для проверки психического состояния он направляется судом в больницу. Воспользовавшись неразберихой из-за короткого замыкания, Эдди быстро перевоплощается в доктора. Теперь клиника заживет новой жизнью!..
Various characters
'Chocolate Chip' Charlie W. Hobbs
Зимой на Аляске группа людей находит на снегу некую липкую массу, похожую на сгущёнку. Люди пробуют её — она оказывается очень вкусной. Но эта масса обладает одним интересным свойством — она живая. Но такой её особенности люди не придают особого внимания...
Harvey
When George and Martha let Harvey, an annoying census taker, into their home, they find themselves under a barrage of increasingly abusive questions. Furious at his intrusiveness, and at their wit's end, they kill the census taker and with the help of their friends Pete and Eva, must hide the body from a determined investigator.
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
Орегон, 1980: Джейн, Элайн и Луиза ощущают на себе инфляцию и не могут обеспечить себе достойную жизнь. В местном торговом центре объявляется соревнование, где главный приз гигантский шар с деньгами. Элайн придумывает план, как выкрасть оттуда деньги и поделить на троих.
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
Фильм детализирует жизнь, надежды, мечты, амбиции и несчастья работников и клиентов на мойке автомобилей.
Mr. Mason
In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes for two of the guys when they are falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through to the dramatic end of high school.
Officer Everson
Фильм рассказывает о воре, который выходит на свободу после 10 лет в тюрьме. Он направляется в роскошную квартиру своей бывшей, замышляя обокрасть всех ее состоятельных соседей. Однако он не подозревает, что каждый его шаг записывается с помощью навороченной системы наблюдения.
Garrett
When New York attorney Gordon Hocheiser meets Louise Callan, the girl of his dreams, he schemes to eliminate his aging, senile mother, even though he promised his late father that he'd always take care of her. He fears that his batty mom's eccentricities will shortly lead to Louise's departure.