Her credits also expanded to meet the hollowheads 1989 starring john glover, the worlds most wanted man pbs, 199798 and king leopolds ghost 2006. The hollow, a fictional entity in the television series charmed. Cast and crew credits for meet the hollowheads, 1989, directed by tom burman, with john glover, nancy mette, richard portnow, at turner classic movies. The film is a black comedy and satire of 1950s sitcoms set in a dystopic future populated by bizarre, tentacled creatures. Miscellaneous notes and facts about meet the hollowheads, 1989, directed by tom burman, with john glover, nancy mette, richard portnow, meet the hollowheads 1989 misc notes skip navigation. Caine quickly becomes too lunatic for us to empathize with his plight. Henry, the pacifist head of the family, is hoping for a promotion at the slime factory where he works, and when his sleazy boss.
Other recent film, television and commercial projects to which barney has. Completing his studies, daniel worked for ten years 19992009 with italian. The hollowheads are a normal, loving, futuristic, middle class family who live in a dystopian, corporatecontrolled, the jetsons 1962type future world populated with many cool gadgets and some alien creatures. It premiered at the 2015 sundance film festival on 25 january 2015. It is a britishirish coproduction filmed in ireland. Exploring the idea that love isnt always enough when it comes to getting clean and the inevitable sacrifice that comes with sobriety.
All horror anime fans will love this anime top list, especially the casual anime fan. The film takes forever to get going and still drags after the couples arrive at the house. The film also screened at the raindance film festival and was nominated for british independent film award. Along with his film career, he is also a singer, songwriter, theater actor. The hollowheads, a slightly darker and more satirical 80s take on the jetsons 1962, have their hands full when the head of the familys sleazy and abusive boss invites himself to their family dinner the hollowheads are a normal, loving, futuristic, middle class family who live in a dystopian, corporatecontrolled, the jetsons 1962type future world populated with many cool. The horny, pervert, rude boss does not know what he is up against when he begins with his advances towards mrs. In 1988, claudia brenner and rebecca wight, a lesbian couple hiking the appalachian trail, are attacked by a homophobic mountain man. Meet the hollowheads aka life on the edge 1989 trailer. Meet the hollowheads is definitely going to be an aquired taste, but for the right audience this is cult film caviar. The hollowheads, a slightly darker and more satirical 80s take on the jetsons 1962, have their hands full when the head of the familys sleazy and. The notion of confronting the dark fantasies that might be unleashed if we could become invisible is intriguing, but its never taken past cheap and nasty titillation here.
Meet the hollowheads 1989 pg 1h 26min comedy, horror, scifi 15 november 1989 usa the hollowheads, a slightly darker and more satirical 80s take on the jetsons 1962, have their hands full when the head of the familys sleazy and abusive boss invites himself to their family dinner. Feb 27, 2017 monster from an ancient irish forest wreak havoc on a family with insidious motives. Miles christopher doleac is an american film and television actor, director, writer and producer. With john glover, nancy mette, richard portnow, matt shakman.
The hollowheads, a slightly darker and more satirical 80s take on the jetsons 1962, have their hands full when the head of the familys sleazy and abusive boss invites himself to their family dinner. Henry is hoping for a promotion at the slime factory in which he works and decides to bring his boss home for dinner and to meet the family. There are obvious sexual double meanings referred to in all the tube talk. Gordon and starring orson welles, pamela franklin, michael ontkean, and lee purcell. Meet the hollowheads 1989 meet the hollowheads 1989. Hear classic music from meet the hollowheads, 1989, directed by tom burman, with john glover, nancy mette, richard portnow, at tcm. The hollow is a 1946 detective novel by agatha christie. This is supposed to be supernatural horror, but there is nothing even remotely scary in the entire film, unless heavy breathing into a shaky cam frightens you. In her relatively short film career, juliette lewis has amassed an impressive array of screen credits.
Persistent technological advances see video games and social media taking on an increasingly prominent role in everyday life sapping the social skills out of all those who dare to use them. When his fellow scientists are unable to restore him back to normal, he eventually. Bacon portrays the title character, a scientist who volunteers to be the first human test subject for an invisibility serum. Geoffrey lewis died on april 7, 2015 of natural causes. The hollowheads are an odd family unit living in a bizarre future. Hollow is a sensitive observation about the nature of addiction. Meet the hollowheads 1989 random dance scene duration. Patriarch henry john glover, who works as a meter reader, is excited when his boss, marty crabneck richard portnow, agrees to. Meet the hollowheads, also known as life on the edge, is a 1989 movie written and directed by specialeffects makeup artist thomas r. The movie features a cameo by the hilarious anne ramsey throw mamma from the trainand very young juliette lewis before her breakthrough role in cape. Meet the hollowheads, also known as life on the edge, is a 1989 movie written and directed by specialeffects makeup. Things eventually turn nasty with the hollowheads defending themselves from mr.
Meet the hollowheads goes underground for a few laughs. Miscellaneous notes and facts about meet the hollowheads, 1989, directed by tom burman, with john glover, nancy mette, richard portnow. The film is being distributed by tribeca film via nationwide on demand outlets. Scott most recently acted in the mystery footprints 2011 with sybil temtchine. Hollow can be seen with french, german, spanish and italian subtitles on rob sorrentis vimeo page. Meet the hollowheads is a 1989 movie written and directed by specialeffects makeup artist thomas r. As such, much of the film is devoted to creating an environment, and does so beautifully, though occasionally at the cost of the story itself. Years later, claudia returns to the trail for the first time. The hollow is a good whodunitstyle suspense thriller with enough characters to make ones head spin.
The film premiered on the abc family channel, on october 24, 2004. These are kept in order with good writing and directing as well as talented performances. Meet the hollowheads aka life on the edge 1989 trailer duration. While searching for her missing father, an emotionally damaged woman confronts her tragic past and a shadowy figure with sinister intentions. Truth be told, i spent the bulk of the film trying to imagine how severe mollys future hysterectomy scar is going to be. The film also screened at the raindance film festival and was nominated. John glover plays the unflappable father, henry hollowhead, who works at united. Burman on allmovie in a futuristic society, a menial worker john. Jan 16, 2012 meet the hollowheads 1989 random dance scene duration.
Meet the hollowheads letterboxd social film discovery. Director and writer mj dixon legacy of thorn 2014, slasher house 2012, end of the line 20 did a lovely job executing his masterpiece which i think is one of his creepiest movies ever. It stars juliette lewis, john glover, richard portnow, and joshua john miller. As such, much of the film is devoted to creating an environment, and does so beautifully, though occasionally at the cost of. The plot follows an enigmatic cult leader in a small california town who attempts to harness the powers of a local woman to resurrect his dead son. Monster from an ancient irish forest wreak havoc on a family with insidious motives. The hallow originally titled the woods is a 2015 horror film directed by corin hardy, written by hardy and felipe marino, and starring joseph mawle, bojana novakovic, michael mcelhatton, and michael smiley. The hollow is a 2016 american crime film, directed and written by miles doleac. In may 1988, girlfriends claudia brenner and rebecca wight were attacked while hiking the appalachian trail by a mountain man named stephen roy carr. Hollow man is a 2000 scifi horror thriller directed by paul verhoeven and starring kevin bacon, elisabeth shue and josh brolin, a story inspired by h. The hollow, a crime drama film the hollow song, a 2000 song by a perfect circle. This movie is truly a posttim burtonterry gilliam sort of film, with a completely inventive and unique world made up of pipes, creatures, slime and yuck. Meet the hollowheads 1989 aka life on the edge meet the hollowheads is a 1989 movie written and directed by specialeffects makeup artist thomas r.
She followed this with roles in the dystopian film meet the hollowheads, and the. Meet the hollowheads is definitely a film that needs to be seen to be believed. Obviously not for everyone, meet the hollowheads is a tweakedout live action cartoon vision of an alternate universe, sort of a leave it to beaver drops acid and goes to jupiter. A new york horror novelist retreats to the mountains with his lover to work on his next book, but their getaway quickly turns into a reallife horror story when they are caught up in a missing. Inspired by her wellknown character actor father, geoffrey lewis, she has been acting in films and television since the age of. Meet the hollowheads is complete with a lipsyncing juliette lewis, dated futuristic styling and enough weirdness to keep you watching. Hollow 2012 near a ruined british monastery, two young couples encounter an ancient evil that drives people to suicide. Burman and featuring john glover and juliette lewis. Geoffrey lewis, a craggyfaced character actor in tv and film, was best known for playing ornery cowpokes, laconic criminals, and flustered sidekicks, notably in several clint eastwood vehicles. The search for spock, the offspring, brain dead and meet the hollowheads. Overview of meet the hollowheads, 1989, directed by tom burman, with john glover, nancy mette, richard portnow, at turner classic movies. Necromancy is a 1972 american supernatural horror film directed by bert i.
The hollow is a 1946 detective novel by agatha christie the hollow may also refer to. Meet the hollowheads 1989 aka life on the edge youtube. The film is a black comedy and satire of 1950s sitcoms set in a dystopic future populated by bizarre, tentacled creatures which function dually as household appliances and food. Le film meet the hollowheads 1989 vostfr film complet. Hollow man pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released hollow man pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. The hollowheads are a strange, futuristic family that live in a jetsons type world complete with many cool gadgets. And more unlikable people you are unlikely to ever meet. Even for mature viewers, though, hollow man is a flop. Demon possessions have existed in every known culture and religion since the beginning of time, but science still rejects them as real. The film won 3 awards best actor, supporting actor, and cinematography at the 2016 long island international film expo. Jun 11, 2016 meet the hollowheads is a 1989 movie written and directed by specialeffects makeup artist thomas r. Le film meet the hollowheads 1989 vostfr admin 20170623t21. Hollower 2016 horror, thriller movie directed by mj dixon.
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