Peter Graves
2) Airplane!
Language
English
Description
In this spoof of disaster movies, Ted Striker, an ex-Navy pilot, just got dumped by his long-time girlfriend Elaine Dickinson, who works as a stewardess. In his wish to get her back, he follows her aboard a plane, although he has had a deep aversion against anything winged since he lost several men in the war. During flight, he tries to make up with her again and again, but a crisis looms as the crew and many passengers get seriously ill due to a...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Airplane! : Parody of airplane disaster films in which a former pilot gets his nerve back when he has to land a plane on which everyone has food poisoning.
Airplane II the sequel ; In a spoof of disaster films, an airplane is out of control and the crew struggles to save it. Worst of all, they are out of coffee.
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the most decorated soldier of World War II, Audie Murphy, who, after earning thirty-three medals in combat, appeared in over forty films; discusses his exploits in Hollywood, his battles with post-traumatic stress disorder and drug addiction, and his early death.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Disc 1. A coffee shop owner enlists three customers to help him rob an armored car. Disc 2. A secret agent comes out of retirement to stop a Dutch drug lord from taking over the world with hallucinogenic chewing gum. Disc 3. A young Air Force pilot is bent on winning the respect of his controlling father, a congressman and former flying ace. Disc 4. A curious clone becomes a fugitive from the law after learning the frightening truth about his existence....
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Following the globe-trotting exploits of a team of government spies--leader Jim Phelps, electronics wiz Barney Collier, muscle man Willy Armitage, plus a new team member, the master magician Paris--the series distinguished itself with its high-tech gadgetry, intricate plotting, inventive storylines, and pulsating music.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Excerpts from Custer's journals and letters tell of his remarkable rise through the ranks of the Union Army during the Civil War, and his re-invention as an Indian fighter afterwards. Leading scholars explore his critical relationship with his wife and reveal how she helped turn her husband into an American legend after his death. And period accounts and artifacts help bring the historic "Last Stand" to life"--Publisher's description.
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A review of Bob Hope's eight-decade career in vaudeville, stand-up comedy, movies and television, as well as his support for U.S. armed forces abroad. Includes newsreel footage, family photographs, clips of Hope's greatest performances, comments by friends and colleagues and commentary by Hope himself.
12) Airplane!
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
After everyone on a plane, including the pilot, gets food poisoning, a passenger who is a former pilot gets his nerve back when he has to land the plane.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Jim Phelps, new head of the IMF (Impossible Mission Force), starts a tape recorder each morning and learns his latest assignment. He picks his team of skilled agents for the next covert mission: Cinnamon Carter is the female seductress, Rollin Hand is the master of disguise, Willie Armitage is the muscle, and Barney Collier is the electronics whiz. With tight, clockwork-precision plots and an array of neat gadgetry, television's coolest spies take...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Recounts the life and conquests of Genghis Khan, whose empire spread from the Pacific Ocean to the Danube River during the 13th century. Follows the infamous warlord's rise to power: from his brillant tactics in psychological warfare to the alliances he both created and destroyed, to his seeemingly endless successes on the bloody battlefields.
19) Savannah smiles
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Two bungling criminals accidentally kidnap a little girl who's run away from her neglectful politician father.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Call of the wild (1972, 100 min.): Jack London's epic saga of gold fever, romance and adventure. A dog is abducted and brought to the north as a sled dog where an adventurer saves its life. They then become close companions in this adventure story set in the arctic wilderness.
Beneath the twelve mile reef (1953, 102 min.): A father and son team, who dive for sponges off the coast of Florida, are robbed by crooks. They decide to take their men to...