Sparks filmography

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Russell: " Это дополнительная запись песни к фильму того же самого названия. Я был нанят на исполнение роли главного лица, но после просмотра кинофильма, я был
весьма счастлив, что они отдали часть для Malcolm McDowell. Это вовсе не «Заводной Апельсин» (''Clockwork Orange'')


Sparks-The band. Upon seeing the movie, most folks thought that it was
a fake band just assembled for the shoot. Not so, as Sparks had been an
L.A. group for a good part of the ''70''s and today continues to pump out
hits. The songs featured in the film are "Big Boy" and "Fill ''Er Up"
which were featured as a single and "B" side. The band, formed around
brothers Russell and Ron Mael, are probably best known for songs like
"Angst In My Pants", "Cool Places" (with Jane Wiedlin) and "Music That
You Can Dance To" - http://www.coasterville.com/rcrev.htm




Although many don’t notice it, there is a blacklist in Hollywood. For years, television stars were essentially restricted to practicing the craft they love only on the small screen. Television stars were television stars, film st ars were film stars, and film stars were the higher life form. The line separating them was not successfully crossed (in an upward direction, that is).

No one should be [a major multimedia star] in the 90’s, for film and television have become only a distantly related media. TV appeals to the broad middle-aged, movies to the young and younger. The living room is the woman’s domain, the Cineplex a guy’ s clubhouse. TV bathes in social reassurance, movies strut toward sociopathic threat. Not many performers commute between the two with much profit and comfort. (Corliss 97)

Whether you agree with the rationale or not, it is undeniable that crossing the very clear line from television to film in not easy. But, in the past few years, that line has been in the process of being erased, largely due to one single great actr ess: Helen Hunt.


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Rollercoaster 1978
Valley Girl 1983
Get Crazy 1983
Growing Pains (Bad Manners) 1984
Where the Boys are 1984
Heavenly Bodies 1984
Fright Night 1985
Rad 1985
Black Rain 1989
Unlawful entry 1992
A Cute Candidate 1999

Martha Coolidge''s "Valley Girl" is a modern day version of "Romeo and Juliet" except with a happy ending. Written, directed and acted with a passion, "Valley Girl" tells the story of Randy (Nicolas Cage), a Hollywood punk scene fanatic who falls for Julie (Deborah Foreman) a dazzling girl from the valley. Julie has just dumped her valley dude, Tommy (Michael Bowen). Julie and Randy meet and are swept away by each other. Julie''s choice alienates her conformist friends. Will true love survive?


Get Crazy (1983)

Genre(s): Genre Spoofs, Rock Flicks, Screwball Comedy

Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Allen (Goorwitz) Garfield, Daniel Stern, Gail Edwards, Ed Begley Jr., Lou Reed, Bill Henderson, Fabian, Bobby Sherman, Miles Chapin, Howard Kaylan, Franklin Ajaye, Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel, Jackie Joseph, Dick Miller, Lee Ving, Clint Howard; DIRECTED BY: Allan Arkush; WRITTEN BY: Henry Rosenbaum, Danny Opatoshu, David Taylor; CINEMATOGRAPHY BY: Thomas Del Ruth; MUSIC BY: Michael Boddicker.

Review: The owner of the Saturn Theatre is attempting to stage the biggest rock-and-roll concert of all time on New Year''s Eve 1983, and everything is going wrong in this hilarious, off-beat film.

Bad Manners: Plot Outline: Two kids on the run from an orphanage spring a kid from a rich family, then trash the whole house.
Never mind its obscurity , fans of 80s glossy childish trash will love this as well as young teenagers who may find it a little dated.Altenatively known as BAD MANNERS in Australia Karen Black stars and is in full nerosis here and has never been better. Rumour has it this canadian made curiousity was first put forward by Disney who later backed out of the project. Younger Fans of REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS should eat this up with Martin Mull, that blonde girl with the annoying voice in Twin Peaks, Russ Meyers ex wife and a cast of unknowns who fit with the zany acting style this movie requires. Has a snippet of SHOGUN ASSASSIN and band SPARKS supply the excellent soundtrack.If anyone knows if a LP or CD exists please contact me!!! I thought it was goofy and great!

Where the Boys Are ''84 (1984)Genre(s): Sex & Sexuality, Teen Angst, VacationsReview: Horrible remake of the 1960 comedy still features girls searching for boys during spring break in Fort Lauderdale. Telling about its era: charm gives way to prurience.

Heavenly Bodies (1984)В советском прокате «Любовь и аэробика». Synopsis: Young woman dreams of running a health club despite stiff competition in this musical drama. Bonnie Pointer began her career as one-fourth of the singing Pointer Sisters during the early ''70s. She married producer Jeffrey Bowen and started a solo career at Motown in 1978. She released two albums of mostly covers of early Motown hits. Bonnie.

Plot Summary for
Rad (1986)
The story of Cru Jones, a young man who can overcome all obstacles that prevent him from participating in the BMX race "Helltrack." As he works towards his dream, Cru falls in love with Christian, an amateur racer. With the help of Christian and his friends, can Cru''s "Rad Racing Team" defeat the top BMX factory rider, Bart Taylor ?http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091817/http://www.heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/glamcd.cgi?BandNum=262&CDName=Rad


Black Rain (1989)Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Police, Gangsters, Suspense, Culture Clash, Murder, Detectives, Prison, Escape, Martial Arts

Plot: Director Ridley Scott''s international crime thriller stars Michael Douglas as Mike Conklin, a New York detective under investigation for corruption. When yakuza hit man Sato (Yusaku Matsuda) kills two American mobsters in New York, he''s extradited to Osaka to face trial, with Conklin and Charlie Vincent (Andy Garcia) as his escorts. Mistakenly turning over their prisoner to yakuza disguised as police, Conklin and Vincent realize, after running down some blind alleys, that they have no chance of finding Sato in the unfamiliar city and enlist the services of Japanese desk cop Masahiro "Mas" Masumoto (Ken Takakura). While relaxing with Mas at a karaoke bar, the cops also get information on the world of the yakuza from Joyce Kinglsey (Kate Capshaw), a high-class bargirl. As they continue the search for Sato, the scrupulous, methodical, and civilized style of Japanese police work rubs the improvisational, rule-breaking Americans the wrong way. But when Vincent is murdered, Mas and Conklin realize that success will come only through a blending of investigative and cultural styles. The almost impenetrably sooty, neon-saturated city of Osaka is superbly photographed by future director Jan de Bont.

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Valley Girl
Rollercoaster 1978
Get Crazy
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