• Skatetown, U.S.A. is a 1979 American comedy musical film produced to capitalize on the short-lived fad of roller disco. Directed by William A. Levey,...
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    number 41 and went gold. Mason played himself in the film Skatetown, U.S.A., performing two songs in a roller disco as well as writing and performing the film's...
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    cinematographer Charles Lang. Lang made her acting debut in the film Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979), alongside Scott Baio, Maureen McCormick, and Patrick Swayze...
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    as Ace in Skatetown, U.S.A. At the height of the popularity of disco, he starred in a Pabst Blue Ribbon commercial of him going on a date at a disco-themed...
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    of Valor for saving Officer Pete Malloy, played by Martin Milner. Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979). The final concert scene in The Blues Brothers depicted as...
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  • small roles in the films Americathon, the roller disco comedy Skatetown, U.S.A., and a lead role in the exploitation film Autumn Born, all released in...
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    and B movies such as A Vacation in Hell (1979) and Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979). McCormick later claimed she failed to get a role as a prostitute or heroin...
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  • Death Dimension (1978) .... Tatoupa Norma Rae (1979) .... Lucius White Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979) Angel City (1980) .... Jabbo Escape from New York (1981) ....
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  • later episodes with dialogue; and, albeit unnamed, on an episode of M*A*S*H as a USO comedian. He also made numerous guest appearances on The Tonight Show...
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  • Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, The Richard Pryor Show, Harper Valley PTA, Skatetown, U.S.A., The Devil and Max Devlin, Martians Go Home and Night Patrol. Dunlop...
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  • frequently cited among a number of films in the late-1970s that capitalized on the roller boogie trend, along with films such as Skatetown, U.S.A.. It was also...
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    also had a cameo as Myers in Halloween (2018). Castle also co-wrote Escape from New York (1981) with Carpenter. After Halloween, Castle became a director...
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  • and a successful national tour followed. Muses in popular culture Roller Boogie, a 1979 American musical roller-disco film Skatetown, U.S.A., a 1979...
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  • Hamilton and Arte Johnson, and Skatetown, U.S.A. with Patrick Swayze and Dorothy Stratten. His television credits include a regular role on NBC's C.P.O....
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    restrictions across the world. Roller Boogie (1979), a film about roller disco Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979) is set in a fictional Los Angeles area roller disco. La...
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    (1979) Hardcore (1979) The Onion Field (1979) Roller Boogie (1979) Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979) Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) Scooby Goes Hollywood 9 to...
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  • musical craze Saturday Night Fever (1977) Thank God It's Friday (1978) Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979) Roller Boogie (1979) The Apple (1980) Xanadu (1980) Can't Stop...
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    Gertrude Stein. Beetlejuice filmmaker Tim Burton went on to cast Shadix in 1993's The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes...
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    the 1950s, he became a television actor, appearing regularly in the Spike Jones ensemble. In the early 1970s, he appeared often in a variety of roles in...
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  • skating movie Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979). Val Kilmer was approached for a role in the film, but he turned it down as he was prepping for a Broadway play...
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    Washington (1977) - Night Watchman Gas Pump Girls (1979) - Bruno Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979) - Rent-a-Cop The Woman Inside (1981) The Colgate Comedy Hour - Episode...
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  • where he had a minor role as Raymond Linette. General Hospital (1978-1983) - Lt.Baines Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979) Psycho II (1983, stunts) The A-Team (1984)...
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    Kelly (June 19, 2015). "Scott Baio's wife diagnosed with brain tumor". USA Today. Retrieved July 21, 2015. Delzo, Janissa (March 10, 2018). "Who Is...
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    drama in Fla". USA Today. Associated Press. October 19, 2009. Freeman, Marc (September 5, 2009). "Former Sweathog, actor Ron Palillo, now a teacher in Palm...
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  • Retrieved April 24, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice...
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  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) Roller Boogie (1979) Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979) Known as Bruce Jenner until her gender transition in 2015....
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  • (1978) Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979) Roller Boogie (1979) The Apple (1980) Xanadu (1980) Can't Stop the Music (1980) Fame (1980) "THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY (A)". British...
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    Yankovic video "Gump" and similarly appeared in other music videos with the B-52's and the Presidents of the United States of America. She appeared on Saved...
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  • Breaking Away Emma Suárez – Memoirs of Leticia Valle Patrick Swayze – Skatetown, U.S.A. Joey Travolta – Sunnyside Jean-Claude Van Damme – Woman Between Wolf...
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  • Chicago, Illinois, to Russian Jewish immigrants. Lassick, who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and afterwards studied drama at DePaul University...
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