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Ving Rhames
Born
Irving Rameses Rhames
(1959-05-12) May 12, 1959 (age 58)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Education
State University of New York, Purchase
Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1984–present
Spouse(s)
Valerie Scott (m. 1994; div. 1999)
Deborah Reed (m. 2000)
Children
3
Irving Rameses "Ving" Rhames (born May 12, 1959) is an American actor of screen and stage known for his roles as Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible film series, as well as Pulp Fiction, Don King: Only in America, Rosewood, Con Air, Dawn of the Dead, and Bringing Out the Dead, as well as the voice of Cobra Bubbles in the 2002 film Lilo & Stitch. Rhames is a Golden Globe Award winner, as well as an Emmy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominee.
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1 Early life and education
2 Career
3 Filmography
4 Awards and nominations
5 References
6 External links
Early life and education[edit]
Rhames was born in Harlem, New York City, New York, the son of Reather, a homemaker, and Ernest Rhames, an auto mechanic.[1][2] His parents were raised as sharecroppers in South Carolina.[2][3] He was named after the late NBC journalist, Irving R. Levine.[4]
He entered New York's High School of Performing Arts, where he discovered his love of acting. After high school, he studied drama at SUNY Purchase, where fellow acting student Stanley Tucci gave him his nickname "Ving". Rhames later transferred to the Juilliard School's Drama Division (Group 12: 1979–1983)[5] where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1983.[6]
Career[edit]
Rhames first appeared on Broadway in the play The Boys of Winter in 1984. He started out in film in Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs (1991) as Leroy; he watched over Kevin Kline as Secret Service agent Duane Stevensen in Dave (1993); and he played Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994).
Rhames played Dr. Peter Benton's brother-in-law on the TV medical drama ER, a recurring role he filled for three seasons. He played ace computer hacker Luther Stickell opposite Tom Cruise in Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible (1996). In 1997 Rhames portrayed the character of Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones in the popular film Con Air. and Muki in the Ice Cube film Dangerous Ground.
Rhames won a Golden Globe in 1998 for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film in HBO's Don King: Only in America. At the ceremony Rhames gave his award to fellow nominee Jack Lemmon, saying, "I feel that being an artist is about giving, and I'd like to give this to you." Lemmon was clearly touched by the gesture as was the celebrity audience who gave Lemmon a standing ovation. Lemmon, who tried unsuccessfully to give the award back to Rhames, said it was "one of the nicest, sweetest moments I've ever known in my life." The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced later that they would have a duplicate award prepared for Rhames. That moment was #98 on E!'s 101 Awesome Moments in Entertainment.[7][8][9] The New York Times lauded Rhames for the act, writing that in doing so he "demonstrated his capacity for abundant generosity."[9]
Rhames appeared in Striptease (1996) as the wisecracking bodyguard Shad, Bringing Out the Dead (1999), then reprised his Luther Stickell role for Mission: Impossible 2 (2000). He played Johnnie Cochran in American Tragedy (2000), the ex-con boyfriend of Jodie's mother in the John Singleton film Baby Boy, portrayed a gay drag queen in the television movie Holiday Heart, contributed his voice for the character of Cobra Bubbles in Lilo & Stitch (2002) and the subsequent TV series, and played a stoic cop fighting zombie hordes in Dawn of the Dead (2004) and Day of the Dead (2008) remakes. Rhames has also appeared in a series of television commercials for RadioShack, usually performing with Vanessa L. Williams.
In March 2005, Rhames played the lead role on a new Kojak series, on the USA Network cable channel (and on ITV4 in the UK). The bald head, lollipops, and "Who loves ya, baby?" catchphrase remained intact, but little else remained from the Savalas original.
Rhames voiced the part of Tobias Jones in the computer game Driver 3.
Rhames reprised his role in Mission: Impossible III (2006), had a cameo appearance in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), and played a major role in the fifth film, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015).[10] He is the only actor besides Tom Cruise to appear in all five Mission: Impossible films. It was announced that he would have a role in the Aquaman-based show Mercy Reef, however due to the integration of The WB and UPN for the new network, CW, Mercy Reef was not picked up. Rhames played a homosexual, possibly also homicidal, firefighter who comes out of the closet in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. He narrates the BET television series American Gangster.
In the 2008 film Saving God, he played an ex-con who is released from prison a changed man looking to take over his father's former church congregation in a deteriorating neighborhood. Rhames stars in Phantom Punch, a biopic of boxer Sonny Liston released directly to DVD as well as The Tournament portraying a fighter out to win a no-rules tournament.
Rhames makes an appearance in Ludacris's song "Southern Gangstas" on his album Theater of the Mind. Rappers Playaz Circle and Rick Ross are also featured on the track.
In 2010, he filed a lawsuit against the producer of a film titled Red Canvas,[11] claiming that he had only been paid $175,000 of a $200,000 contract.
He filmed the movie Submission with Ernie Reyes, Jr. and UFC lightweight contender Gray Maynard and Randy Couture.
In 2015, he filmed a series of commercials for The ADT Corporation.
Rhames is one of the narrators for UFC.
Rhames introduced the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons in the 2017 Super Bowl LI (51).
Rhames's deep voice is the center of many recent (2015-present) Arby's commercials, with the catchline 'Arby's, we have the meats!'
Filmography[edit]
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1984 Go Tell It on the Mountain Young Gabriel Grimes
1986 Native Son Jack
1988 Patty Hearst Cinque Mtume
1989 Casualties of War Lt. Reilly
1990 The Long Walk Home Herbert Cotter
1990 Jacob's Ladder George
1991 Flight of the Intruder CPO Frank McRae
1991 Homicide Robert Randolph
1991 The People Under the Stairs Leroy
1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot Mr. Stereo
1993 Blood in Blood Out Ivan
1993 Dave Duane Stevenson
1993 The Saint of Fort Washington Little Leroy
1994 Pulp Fiction Marsellus Wallace
1994 Drop Squad Garvey
1995 Kiss of Death Omar
1996 Mission: Impossible Luther Stickell
1996 Striptease Shad
1997 Dangerous Ground Muki
1997 Rosewood Mann
1997 Con Air Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones
1998 Body Count Pike
1998 Out of Sight Buddy Bragg
1999 Entrapment Aaron Thibadeaux Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Supporting Actor – Action
1999 Bringing Out the Dead Marcus Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor
2000 Mission: Impossible 2 Luther Stickell
2001 Baby Boy Melvin Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor
2001 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Ryan Whittaker
2002 Undisputed George "Iceman" Chambers
2002 Lilo & Stitch Cobra Bubbles Voice only
2002 Dark Blue Arthur Holland Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor
2003 Stitch! The Movie Cobra Bubbles Voice only
2003 Sin Eddie Burns
2004 Dawn of the Dead Sgt. Kenneth Hall
2005 Back in the Day Joseph "J-Bone" Brown
2005 Animal James "Animal" Allen
2005 Shooting Gallery Cue Ball Carl Bridgers
2006 Mission: Impossible III Luther Stickell
2006 Idlewild Spats
2006 Leroy & Stitch Cobra Bubbles
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Fred G. Duncan
2008 Animal 2 James "Animal" Allen
2008 A Broken Life Vet
2008 Day of the Dead Capt. Rhodes
2008 Saving God Armstrong Cane
2008 Phantom Punch Sonny Liston
2009 Echelon Conspiracy Agent Dave Grant
2009 The Bridge to Nowhere Nate
2009 Evil Angel Carruthers
2009 The Tournament Joshua Harlow
2009 The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard Jibby Newsome
2009 Surrogates The Prophet
2009 Give 'Em Hell, Malone Boulder
2010 Operation: Endgame Judgement
2010 Caged Animal Miles "Cain" Skinner
2010 Master Harold...and the Boys Sam
2010 Piranha 3D Deputy Fallon
2010 Red Canvas Himself
2010 King of the Avenue Norman De'Sha
2011 Death Race 2 R.H. Weyland
2011 Julia X The Man
2011 Pimp Bullies Miguel
2011 Soldiers of Fortune Grimaud Torneur
2011 The River Murders Captain Langley
2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Luther Stickell Cameo
2011 Zombie Apocalypse Henry
2012 Mafia Renzo Wes
2012 Seven Below Jack
2012 Piranha 3DD Deputy Fallon
2012 Won't Back Down Principal Thompson
2013 Death Race 3: Inferno R.H. Weyland
2013 Force of Execution Ice Man
2014 Jamesy Boy Conrad
2015 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Luther Stickell
2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Charlie-27 Cameo
2017 The Star Thaddeus Voice only
2017 Father Figures Rod Hamilton
2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout Luther Stickell Post-production
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1985 Miami Vice Georges Episode: "The Maze"
1986 Crime Story Hector Lincoln Episode: "Abrams for the Defense"
1987 Miami Vice Walker Monroe Episode: "Child's Play"
1987 Tour of Duty SP4 Tucker Episode: "Burn Baby, Burn"
1988 Spenser: For Hire Henry Brown Episode: "McAllister"
1989 Men Charlie Hazard 6 episodes
1989 The Equalizer Luther Paxton Episode: "Suicide Squad"
1990 When You Remember Me Leon TV film
1994–1996 ER Walter Robbins 8 episodes
1995 Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning Detective Artie Brown TV film
1995 New York Undercover Max Villareal Episode: "Olde Thyme Religion"
1995 Deadly Whispers Det. Jackson TV film
1997 Don King: Only in America Don King TV film
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
2000 American Tragedy Johnnie Cochran TV film
2000 Holiday Heart Holiday Heart TV film
Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Actor on Television
2001 UC: Undercover Quito Real 3 episodes
2002 Sins of the Father Garrick Jones TV film
Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Actor on Television
2002 Little John John Morgan TV film
2002 RFK Judge Jones TV film
2002 The Proud Family Garrett Krebs Episode: "A Hero for Halloween"
2002–2003 The District Attorney General Troy Hatcher 5 episodes
2003 Lilo & Stitch: The Series Cobra Bubbles Voice only
2003 Jimmy Neutron Chief Episode: "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion"
2005 Kojak Theo Kojak 9 episodes
Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Actor on Television
2006 Aquaman McCaffery TV pilot
2007 Football Wives Frank Wallingford TV pilot
2010 Gravity Dogg McFee 10 episodes
2011 Black Jack Black Jack TV film
2013 Monday Mornings Dr. Jorge Villanueva 10 episodes
2014 A Day Late and a Dollar Short Cecil Price TV film
Video games
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2003 Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma Luther Stickel Voice only
2004 Driver 3 Tobias Jones Voice only
2017 Call of Duty: WWII Jefferson Potts Voice only
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Award
Category
Work
Result
Ref.
1998 Golden Globe Awards Best Actor in Mini-Series or Motion Picture Don King: Only in America Won [12]
Primetime Emmy Awards Best Actor in Mini-Series or Movie Don King: Only in America Nominated
Acalpulco Black Film Festival Best Actor Rosewood Nominated
Image Awards Outstanding Actor in Motion Picture Rosewood Nominated
Outstanding Actor in Television or Mini-Series Don King: Only in America Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Actor - Mini-Series or TV Film Don King: Only in America Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Actor - Mini-Series or TV Film Don King: Only in America Nominated
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Best Supporting Actor - Action Entrapment Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor - Comedy or Music Bringing out the Dead Nominated
ShoWest Convention Best Supporting Actor Won [13]
2001 Black Reel Awards Best Actor - Network Holiday Heart Nominated
Image Awards Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Mission: Impossible 2 Nominated
Locarno International Film Festival Special Mention Baby Boy Won
2002 Black Reel Awards Best Supporting Actor Baby Boy Nominated
Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series UC: Undercover Nominated
Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Baby Boy Nominated
2003 Black Reel Awards Best Actor - Mini-Series Sins of the Father Nominated
Image Awards Best Supporting Actor - Comedy The Proud Family Nominated
Best Actor - Mini-Series or TV Film Sins of the Father Nominated
2004 Black Reel Awards Best Supporting Actor Dark Blue Nominated
2006 Black Reel Awards Best Actor - Television Kojak Nominated
2015 Black Reel Awards Best Actor - Television A Day Late and a Dollar Short Nominated
Image Awards Best Actor - Television Nominated
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Mills, Bart (October 17, 1999). "Ving And A Prayer Faith Is The Cornerstone Of Rhames' Life — And His Character's In Scorsese's 'Bringing Out The Dead'". New York Daily News.
^ Jump up to: a b Charles, Nick (June 23, 1996). "Nursery Rhames ... 'Mission Impossible' And 'Pulp Fiction' Star Ving Learned His Values At His Mother's Knee". New York Daily News.
Jump up ^ WHO LOVES YA, BABY? 'KOJAK'S' BACK – AND THIS TIME, HE'S BLACK
Jump up ^ Newsmakers – Newsweek Entertainment – MSNBC.com
Jump up ^ "Alumni News". The Juilliard School. April 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
Jump up ^ "Ving Rhames". All Movie Guide. The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
Jump up ^ Riché Richardson (2007). Black masculinity and the U.S. South: from Uncle Tom to gangsta. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 0-8203-2890-1. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
Jump up ^ Marlene Calvin (2010). Diasporic Lives: Alienation and Violence as Themes in African American Jamaican Cultural Texts. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 3-643-10574-6. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
^ Jump up to: a b Gerston, Jill. "Ving Rhames – About This Person". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Ving Rhames Returns for Mission: Impossible 5". www.superherohype.com. August 17, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
Jump up ^ Ving Rhames to Producer: Do I Look Like a Bitch?. TMZ.com. Retrieved on 2010-08-28.
Jump up ^ "1998 Golden Globes Award". Ropeofsilicon. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
Jump up ^ Jones, Anderson (2000-03-10). "ShoWest 2000 Signs Off". Eonline.com. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
External links[edit]
Biography portal
Ving Rhames on IMDb
86387 Ving Rhames at the Internet Broadway Database
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The 40-yard dash is a sprint covering 40 yards (36.58 m). It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of American football players by scouts, particularly for the NFL Draft but also for collegiate recruiting. A player's recorded time can have a heavy impact on his prospects in college or professional football. This was traditionally only true for the "skill" positions such as running back, wide receiver, and defensive back, although now a fast 40-yard dash time is considered important for almost every position. The 40-yard dash is not an official race in track and field athletics and is not an IAAF-recognized event.
The origin of timing football players for 40 yards comes from the average distance of a punt and the time it takes to reach that distance.[1] Punts average around 40 yards in distance from the line of scrimmage, and the hangtime (time of flight) averages approximately 4.5 seconds. Therefore, if a coach knows that a player runs 40 yards in 4.5 seconds, he will be able to leave the line of scrimmage when a punt is kicked, and reach the point where the ball comes down just as it arrives.
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1 Timing method and track comparisons
2 Records
2.1 Records at the NFL Scouting Combine
3 Average time by position
4 References
Timing method and track comparisons[edit]
In terms of judging a person's speed, the best method of timing is through lasers which start and stop the times when passed through. A laser start (from a stationary position) is more accurate for measuring pure speed as it does not register a runner's reaction time. However, the method of timing a 40-yard dash can affect the accuracy by as much 0.5 seconds (with the manual stopwatch method). The National Football League (NFL) did not begin using partial electronic timing (started by hand, stopped electronically) at the NFL Scouting Combine until 1999.[2] [3] For purposes of measurement at the Combine, the run is made along the lower sideline from the 40 yard-line to the end zone, which has built-in rundown space.
In track and field races, the runner must react to the starting gun, which takes approximately 0.24 seconds, based on FAT timing. A runner with a reaction time less than .100 is subject to disqualification as that is deemed too fast of a reaction time. In contrast, for electronically timed 40-yard dashes, the runner is allowed to start when he wishes, and a timer hand-starts the clock. This aspect means that comparisons with track times are impossible given that a reaction time is not factored in. Furthermore, the use of hand-timing in the 40-yard dash can considerably alter a runner's time; the methods are not comparable to the rigorous electronic timing used in track and field.
Jacoby Ford, who ran a 4.28 s in the 2010 NFL Combine, had a collegiate best of 6.51 s in the 60-meter dash (outside the top-40 of the all-time lists).[4] This highlights the difficulties in comparing track running times to football 40-yard times due to the different timing methods.[5]
Records[edit]
Auburn's Bo Jackson claims to have run a 40-yard dash with a time of 4.13 s.[6][7] A time of 4.18 run by Jackson within the same week added some support to the legitimacy of the times.[8][9] Texas Tech's Jakeem Grant was hand-timed by a New Orleans Saints scout as running a 4.10 in 2016, potentially beating Jackson's record.[10] Deion Sanders ran a 4.27-second 40-yard dash in 1989.[11]
In 2013, Carlin Isles recorded a time of 4.22 at a Detroit Lions facility during a workout.[12]
In 2017 Olympic sprinter Christian Coleman ran a time of 4.12 seconds on turf in response to claims that NFL players are as fast as Usain Bolt.[13]
Records at the NFL Scouting Combine[edit]
This is a list of the official 40-yard dash results of 4.30 seconds or better recorded at the NFL Scouting combine since 1999, the first year electronic timing was implemented at the NFL Scouting Combine.[14][15]
Time
Name
Height
Weight
Position
College
Year
Draft
R
4.22 John Ross 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Wide receiver Washington 2017 No. 9 overall by Cincinnati Bengals [16]
4.24 Rondel Menendez 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 192 lb (87 kg) Wide receiver Eastern Kentucky 1999 No. 247 overall by Atlanta Falcons
Chris Johnson 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 192 lb (87 kg) Running back East Carolina 2008 No. 24 overall by Tennessee Titans
4.26 Jerome Mathis 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 184 lb (83 kg) Wide receiver Hampton 2005 No. 114 overall by Houston Texans
Dri Archer 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 173 lb (78 kg) Running back Kent State 2014 No. 97 overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
4.27 Stanford Routt 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 193 lb (88 kg) Cornerback Houston 2005 No. 38 overall by Oakland Raiders
Marquise Goodwin 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 181 lb (82 kg) Wide receiver Texas 2013 No. 78 overall by Buffalo Bills
4.28 Champ Bailey 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 192 lb (87 kg) Cornerback Georgia 1999 No. 7 overall by Washington Redskins
Jacoby Ford 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Wide receiver Clemson 2010 No. 108 overall by Oakland Raiders
Jalen Myrick 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 200 lb (91 kg) Cornerback Minnesota 2017 No. 222 overall by Jacksonville Jaguars [17]
J. J. Nelson 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 156 lb (71 kg) Wide receiver UAB 2015 No. 159 overall by Arizona Cardinals [18]
DeMarcus Van Dyke 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 187 lb (85 kg) Cornerback Miami 2011 No. 81 overall by Oakland Raiders
4.29 Fabian Washington 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 188 lb (85 kg) Cornerback Nebraska 2005 No. 23 overall by Oakland Raiders
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 184 lb (83 kg) Cornerback Tennessee State 2008 No. 16 overall by the Arizona Cardinals
Josh Robinson 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 199 lb (90 kg) Cornerback UCF 2012 No. 66 overall by Minnesota Vikings
4.30 Darrent Williams 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) 176 lb (80 kg) Cornerback Oklahoma State 2005 No. 56 overall by Denver Broncos
Tye Hill 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) Cornerback Clemson 2006 No. 15 overall by St. Louis Rams
Yamon Figurs 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 174 lb (79 kg) Wide receiver Kansas State 2007 No. 74 overall by Baltimore Ravens
Darrius Heyward-Bey 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) Wide receiver Maryland 2009 No. 7 overall by Oakland Raiders [19]
Average time by position[edit]
According to a five-year NFL combine report, wide receivers and cornerbacks had the fastest average times at 4.55, followed by running backs at 4.59. The following average times were measured between 2008 and 2012 at the NFL combine.[20]
Position
Time
Wide receiver 4.55
Cornerback 4.55
Running back 4.59
Safety 4.62
Outside linebacker 4.74
Tight end 4.77
Fullback 4.80
Inside linebacker 4.80
Quarterback 4.87
Defensive end 4.88
Defensive tackle 5.13
Center 5.30
Offensive tackle 5.32
Offensive guard 5.36
References[edit]
Jump up ^ MacCambridge, Michael (2005). America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation (1st ed.). New York: Anchor Books. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-375-72506-7. Intent on building a fast team, [Paul Brown in the mid-1940s] began timing players in the 40-yard dash, rather than the 100, reasoning that the 40 was a more meaningful measure of true football speed, about the distance a player would cover on a punt.
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Jump up ^ Rothstein, Matthew (February 29, 2016). "Bo Jackson Talking About His 4.13 40-Yard-Dash Is A Reminder Of How Superhuman He Was". Uproxx.com.
Jump up ^ Tanier, Mike (July 16, 2015). "NFL Urban Legends: Bo Jackson and the Too-Fast-to-Be-True 40-Yard Dash". BleacherReport.com.
Jump up ^ Based on Cooney, Frank (23 February 2008). "Combine 40-yard times -- Nothing is official". The Sports Xchange. , plus updates.
Jump up ^ Cooney, Frank (24 Feb 2008). "With 40-yard dash times, nothing's quite 'official'". USA Today.
Jump up ^ Haislop, Tadd (11 March 2016). "Texas Tech's Jakeem Grant clocked at 4.10 in 40-yard dash". SportingNews. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
Jump up ^ Hessler, Warner (23 April 1989). "NFL General Managers Moan About Another Diluted Draft". Daily Press. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
Jump up ^ "Detroit Lions sign rugby player Carlin Isles to practice squad". Daily News. New York. 26 Dec 2013.
Jump up ^ "Olympic sprinter shows up John Ross". USA Today. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
Jump up ^ "Top Performers 2006-2011". 16 July 2011.
Jump up ^ Cooney, Frank (1 Mar 2011). "Officially, Van Dyke is combine's fastest player". USA Today.
Jump up ^ "John Ross III runs 40-yard dash in record 4.22 seconds at NFL Combine". Sportsnet. March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Jalen Myrick Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
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Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Genre
Entertainment
Created by
Ant & Dec
Directed by
Carol Preston
Chris Power
Presented by
Anthony McPartlin
Declan Donnelly
Starring
Kirsty Gallacher
Ashley Roberts
Stephen Mulhern
Scarlett Moffatt
Voices of
Mitch Johnson
Marc Silk
Lorraine Ashdown
Noddy Holder
Murray Walker
John Helm
Clive Tyldesley
Opening theme
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway by Will Slater
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language(s)
English
No. of series
15
No. of episodes
104 (+ 1 Christmas special) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Richard Cowles
Siobhan Greene
Becca Walker
Pete Ogden
Anthony McPartlin
Declan Donnelly
Producer(s)
Richard Berkshire
Laura Gallen
Iona McKenzie
Ruth Breading
Lily Evans
Ben Aston
Mike Spencer
Sarah Webber
Patrick Carr
Saul Fearnley
Tom Locking
Location(s)
The London Studios (2002−2018)
MV Britannia (2016)
Walt Disney World (2017)
Universal Orlando (2018)
Running time
60–90 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company(s)
LWT (2002)
Granada Productions (2003−2005)
ITV Productions (2006)
ITV Studios & Gallowgate (2007−2009)
ITV Studios & Mitre Television (2013−)
Release
Original network
ITV
Picture format
16:9 (HDTV)
Original release
8 June 2002 – present
Chronology
Related shows
Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris
External links
Website
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (referred to simply as Saturday Night Takeaway or SNT) is a British television variety show, presented by Ant & Dec, both of whom also act as the show's executive producers, and broadcast on ITV since its premiere on 8 June 2002. Its format is heavily influenced by previous Saturday night light entertainment shows, most notably Noel's House Party and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, while individual items often pay homage to Saturday night TV of the past, such as Opportunity Knocks. The show is notable for a quiz show in which a random member of the studio audience can win prizes based on television adverts, and for a competition in each series between the two presenters. An official Saturday Night Takeaway iOS app for iPod, iPhone and iPad was released on 15 February 2013.
Despite the programme enduring a three-year hiatus between 2010–2012, while its presenters worked on other projects,[1] it was an immense success for the broadcaster since its launch. Over the course of its history, it earned notable awards, including Best Presenters at the 18th National Television Awards on 23 January 2013, and the BAFTA for Entertainment Programme, alongside the presenters winning the award for Entertainment Performance in 2014 and 2015 respectively.
Since its thirteenth series in 2016, the show has aired its series finale outside of the UK - in 2017, Saturday Night Takeaway became the first UK show to be aired live from Walt Disney World, which it repeated again in 2018 for its series finale being aired live from Universal Orlando. On 3 March 2018, the show celebrated its 100th episode, while the penultimate episode of the fifteenth series on 31 March was the final one to be aired from The London Studios, before the studio's closure for redevelopment as had been announced in February 2017. Starting from the sixteenth series, the programme will be aired from the newly redeveloped Television Centre.
Contents
[hide]
1 Format
1.1 Segments
1.2 Discontinued segments
2 Transmissions
3 Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Presents...
4 Ant & Dec Takeaway on Tour
5 Marketing
6 International versions
7 References
8 External links
Format[edit]
Initial Saturday Night Takeaway logo, used from 8 June 2002 until 21 March 2009 and for the 100th episode on 3 March 2018.
The general set up for each episode is a selection of segments consisting of specially crafted games, comedy/entertainment films, participation by either a studio audience member, or unsuspecting viewer/public member, and a show finale consisting of a performance by a musician, dance group, singer, or group performers. Episodes of Saturday Night Takeaway are broadcast live during the weekend, during a prime time slot on Saturday evenings for the entire run of a series. Each episode is introduced with a line-up of what segments will be featured during its broadcast, along with an introduction of the hosts themselves - from the seventh series onwards, this responsibility was given to a special celebrity announcer, who would not only give an introduction of themselves and the hosts, but would also state what viewers would expect in the show for that episode, along with an update on what was still to come before each commercial break in the programme. In the majority of episodes, the opening titles are preceded by a cold open scene involving the hosts performing a comedy sketch, similar to the cold openings of US light entertainment programme Saturday Night Live and usually with celebrity guests for the episode, which ended with them or the celebrities saying - "Roll the titles!"
Segments[edit]
Throughout the show's history, the programme has featured a variety of different segments, some based on notable elements in Saturday night TV. However, Saturday Night Takeaway features a regular selection of segments that it uses frequently in the majority of its episodes. These segments include:
An Audience Member's Game - Played at the beginning of an episode, the segment focuses on the presenters initially picking on certain audience members over something embarrassing about them. However, the last person picked takes part in a specially themed game just for them, in which they receive a prize regardless of the outcome. Research for the game usually is done by the production team, via input from relations and close friends who nominated the participant for this.
Ant vs. Dec - Played throughout a series, the presenters compete against each other in a number of themed challenges, in which neither presenter knows what each challenge is about. The winner of the game earns a point, and at the end of the series, the winner is the one to have the highest score; the loser is forced to undertake a forfeit during the series finale. The segment originally was designed as a surprise challenge for the two presenters, entitled "What's Next", in which neither pair knew what the challenge was, but had to work together to complete it. Between the eighth and ninth series, the presenters were joined by a team of celebrities who partook in the games. The segment is joined by a co-presenter, who gives out the rules and relay the results of the challenge, and is sometimes joined by a commentator during the challenge.
Ant & Dec Undercover - The presenters pull a prank on a selected celebrity, involving scripted scenes, such as a situation going wrong for their target. The prank would sometimes include the pair being on scene with their target, but in specially made disguises. The footage is shown with the celebrity in question present in the studio to watch it and to display their reactions towards what occurred when it was filmed. The segment was introduced in the second series, dropped after the fifth series, and then revived for the tenth series onwards.
I'm a Celebrity... Get Out of Me Ear! - Similar to "Undercover" and introduced in the tenth series, the presenters give a celebrity a concealed ear piece, and task them with doing whatever the pair instruct them to do before unsuspecting public members. Such instructions often involving doing or saying anything bizarre, weird, or downright silly.
Singalong Live - The presenters surprise three unsuspecting viewers, who become contestants in a karoake-style quiz. Each is tasked with singing a segment of a song that is being sung by its artist, whereupon they must correctly identify a word that is missing from it. If they correctly identify the missing word, the viewer wins £500. The segment was first introduced in the eleventh series.
Read My Lips - This segment, introduced in the fourteenth series, focuses on a contestant giving answers to questions to the guest announcer, via Skype. However, the announcer wears noise-cancelling headphones, meaning that they have to read the contestant's lips to get the answer. If the contestant manage to get the announcer to give out three correct answers, they win a place on the series finale taking place outside of the UK.
Win the Ads - Often the penultimate segment, a member of the audience is randomly selected to take part in a quiz to win a series of prizes. Prior to the show's broadcast, an ITV programme that had been broadcast during the week is randomly selected, whereupon the adverts broadcast during its commercial break(s) are used to create the prizes. Before the quiz begins, the prizes are placed onto a grid, concealed and randomly rearranged, before being given a number. The contestant is then given a set amount of time to answer as many questions correctly as possible, with each correct answer allowing the contestant to pick a number as their prize at the end. After time is up, the contestant is given the option to take their prizes, or gamble for the chance of winning all the prizes if they answer correctly one final question. The segment was originally used during the first series, and featured three people competing for the chance to win up to twenty prizes, with a consolation prize of a toilet roll given to any contestant that gambled and lost. The segment didn't return until the tenth series, which retained most of the format, but in favour of just having one contestant. After the twelfth series, the format was amended again, reducing the number of prizes to sixteen and dropping the use of a consolation prize.
"End of the Show" Show - The final segment of an episode, it focus on a big entertainment act to help finish off an episode's broadcast. From the first series to the ninth, it was mostly a musical act - singer, pop group and so forth - performing their latest hit in the charts. When the show returned from its hiatus, the segment's format was changed to become a musical number, which would be performed by the presenters alongside a special guest star(s).
Discontinued segments[edit]
The following is a list of segments used on the programme in the course of its history, that have since been retired:
Grab the Ads (Series 1–9) - Run for nine series, the segment focused on one randomly chosen viewer taking part in a prize give out. Viewers are initially asked to phone in for a place in the segment, with the chosen viewer receiving one of nine prizes on offer. Each prize was hidden behind a number - 1 to 9 - and whichever number was chosen was the prize that viewer got. In the first series, the format focused on the viewer picking a number from a grid upon being chosen, but for the majority of series, the number was generated through a game that was played by a different celebrity; after the prize was revealed, the presenters would announce the viewer who had been chosen to receive it. It's discontinuation came down to the production team opting to use the more commercial "Win the Ads" game when Saturday Night Takeaway returned for its tenth series.
Banged Up with Beadle (Series 1) - This segment functioned liked a spoof of a reality show, in which each week, a different member of the public was chosen to spend seven days locked up in a dungeon at Spitbank Fort in the Solent, with Jeremy Beadle. When they appeared live in the episode on Saturday, they were given a task, in which they won £5,000 if successful. The segment featured a spin-off ITV2 show of the same name, presented by Donna Air and Brendan Courtney, to rival that of Channel 4's smash hit series Big Brother.
Make Ant Laugh (Series 1) - This segment focused on a contestant chosen by the show, attempting to impress Ant by making him laugh. If they succeeded, they won a trophy, otherwise they were gunged on the episode. The format was similar in nature to the Challenge Ant segment of SMTV Live.
Jim Didn't Fix It (Series 1–3) - This segment functioned as a spoof version of the format for Jim'll Fix It, in which an audience member who had written to Jimmy Savile in their youth for the means to fulfil their dreams but had never been lucky to receive it, were given the chance to realise their dreams years later.
Home Run (Series 1–3) - This segment focused on unsuspecting members of the public being surprised by the presenters at a public location they were in, shown to viewers and the studio audience via hidden cameras set up at the location. The members selected by the show take part in a race to get back to their home immediately for a cash prize of £3,000. The person(s), regardless of being successful, would then be forced to read an oath in which they stated that they must never go out on Saturday nights again. The segment was briefly revived as part of the programme's 100th episode celebrations in 2018.
Opportunity Knocks, Again (Series 2–5) - Based upon Opportunity Knocks, the format focused on members of the studio audience, who had previously performed on the show, to repeat their act on Saturday Night Takeaway.
Saturday Cash Takeaway (Series 3) - This segment focused on a member of the studio audience randomly selecting one of nine popular takeaways, each being delivered to their customers. The one chosen would then be stuffed with £1,000, which the unsuspecting customer could receive, along with their food, if they answered a question correctly from their front door.
Saturday Night Pub Olympics (Series 4) - This segment focused the production team selecting a random pub across the country, in which a number of unsuspecting customers visiting it would be invited to take part in a series of sporting events, dubbed the "Saturday Night Pub Olympics". The members taking part, are split into two teams, and face other against each other in three different events, with Dickie Davies providing commentary on proceedings.
Beat the Boys (Series 5–8) - This segment focused on the presenters competing against a pair of celebrities in a specially themed time-trail event. Each pair would drive around a specially created course in a specific type of vehicle, and attempt to set a fast lap time. For each episode that the segment was featured in, the course included a specially designed set of obstacles that both pairs had to complete correctly; any not completed correctly would incur a ten-second penalty to the pair's lap time.
Jiggy Bank (Series 6–7) - This segment focused on a studio audience member being randomly chosen to take part in a special game with a cash prize. The game focused on them riding a robotic pig, like a rodeo, and holding for as long as possible, with their time affecting the amount of money they won. A maximum of £5,000 was on offer, and any money not won went into a jackpot for "Grab the Ads".
The Mouse Trap (Series 8–9) - This segment focused on a viewer being randomly picked to take part in a special game. The chosen viewer is given one minute to collect as much cheese from a specially created maze as they could possibly get and escape the maze before time ran out. Each piece of cheese collected was worth £1,000, with a total of five pieces to collect. If the contestant failed to get out of the maze in time, they would lose and be locked in the maze by "Tiddles the Takeaway Cat".
Escape from Takeaway Island (Series 9) - This segment focused on twenty celebrities being imprisoned in a fictional prison of the show, in which they competed against each other in a series of games, to win their freedom.
A Ticket To Slide (Series 12) - This segment focused on the presenters choosing a random member of the public to take part in a special game, in which they, along with their friends and family, had to collect keys while travelling down an inflatable slide. If enough keys were collected, the contestant would win tickets for a vacation to New York.
Little Ant & Dec (Series 1−14) - Two young "look-alikes" of the presenters, nicknamed "Little Ant" and "Little Dec", meet with celebrities and ask them blunt questions regarding various subjects, which sometimes bamboozled the interviewee into giving some surprisingly straight answers. From its introduction in the second series to the end of the sixth series, the look-alikes were played by James Pallister and Dylan McKenna-Redshaw. When the segment was revived for the tenth series onwards, both Pallister and McKenna-Redshaw were too old to resume their roles, leading to them being replaced by Neil Overend and Haydn Reid. The segment was dropped after the fourteenth series, when the production team decided that both Overend and Reid were too old to continue in these roles and should be allowed to focus on their education.
In for a Penny (Series 14 - 15) - Hosted by Stephen Mulhern and pre-recorded before an episode, this segment focuses on members of public being approached by Mulhern and taking part in a special gameshow, so long as they can provide a penny. Each contestant takes part in five rounds - four focusing on different challenges, and the final focusing on stopping at a selected number of seconds (i.e. stopping between 9-10 seconds) - and should they complete all five, they win £1,000, otherwise the game ends. At the end of Series 15, ITV confirmed that the segment would be spun-off as its own show.[2]
Transmissions[edit]
Main article: List of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway episodes
Series
Episodes
Start Date
End Date
Ave. viewers
(millions)
1 6 8 June 2002 (2002-06-08) 13 July 2002 (2002-07-13) 4.76
2 11 11 January 2003 (2003-01-11) 23 March 2003 (2003-03-23) 7.91
3 6 13 March 2004 (2004-03-13) 17 April 2004 (2004-04-17) 7.86
4 6 2 October 2004 (2004-10-02) 6 November 2004 (2004-11-06) 7.97
5 10 12 February 2005 (2005-02-12) 16 April 2005 (2005-04-16) 7.68
Special 24 December 2005 (2005-12-24) 6.22
6 6 16 September 2006 (2006-09-16) 21 October 2006 (2006-10-21) 7.22
7 6 8 September 2007 (2007-09-08) 13 October 2007 (2007-10-13) 6.25
8 6 16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) 23 March 2008 (2008-03-23) 7.27
9 6 14 February 2009 (2009-02-14) 21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) 6.63
10 7 23 February 2013 (2013-02-23) 6 April 2013 (2013-04-06) 7.82
11 7 22 February 2014 (2014-02-22) 5 April 2014 (2014-04-05) 7.61
12 7 21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 4 April 2015 (2015-04-04) 6.91
13 7 20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 7.71
14 7 25 February 2017 (2017-02-25) 8 April 2017 (2017-04-08) 7.94
15 6 24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) 7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) 8.43
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Presents...[edit]
During the thirteenth series, the show aired a mini-serial of a spoof "whodunnit", comedy drama, starring Ant & Dec. Entitled "Who Shot Simon Cowell?", the serial focused on the pair becoming caught up in a mystery surrounding an incident at Cowell's birthday party, in which Cowell is mysteriously gunned down, leading to them working together to solve who did the deed. Along with themselves, the serial also featured appearances from a variety of celebrities, many of whom either worked with/had worked with the pair and/or Cowell. The format was well liked, and led to a second mini-serial being created for the fourteenth series, entitled "The Missing Crown Jewels", in which the presenters became members of a special organisation called "Honoured", after receiving OBEs, whereupon their first mission is to recover the crown jewels from a mysterious villain. Both mini-serial were later condensed into a special feature-length episodes under the title of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Presents..., and broadcast in late December 2017.[3] A third mini-serial was later created for the fifteenth series, entitled "Saturday Knight Takeaway", with the plot focusing on the presenters' tackling their second mission for the Honoured by finding out who is kidnapping its members, including the organisations' leader.
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No.
Title
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1
1 "The Missing Crown Jewels" 23 December 2017 (2017-12-23)
2
2 "Who Shot Simon Cowell?" 30 December 2017 (2017-12-30)
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3 "Saturday Knight Takeaway" 2018 (2018)
Ant & Dec Takeaway on Tour[edit]
On 31 October 2013, it was announced that a live tour of the show, under the title "Takeaway on Tour", would be co-produced between Ant & Dec, James Grant Live, and ITV Studios.[4] Presented by the show's hosts, with Kim Gavin as the tour's artistic director, it featured appearances by various celebrities and performers and a number of segments from the programme, including an appearance by Ashley Roberts as the host of the tour's version of "Ant vs. Dec".
Demand for tickets was high, and led to extra dates and venues being added on 28 November 2013, along with some shows having their dates rearranged.[5] The tour ran for only one series of shows, between August - September 2014 across various cities in the United Kingdom, including London, Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, and Glasgow, and also in Dublin, Ireland.
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A board game of the show was released in 2016, under licensing by Paul Lamond Games.
International versions[edit]
The success of Saturday Night Takeaway led to the creation of a number of international versions:
A Finnish version of the programme, entitled Huuma (Enchantment in English) was aired on MTV3. Premiering in March 2005, it ran for four years before it was axed in 2009. The show featured its own take on notable segments, such as "Little Ant & Dec" and "Win the Ads", and featured various hosts presenting it.
A Chinese version of the programme was launched on 11 January 2008. Entitled Friday Night Takeaway（快乐2008 in Chinese), it was broadcast on Hunan TV, and hosted by He Jiong and Ma Ke.
Two German versions of the programme were created. The first version, made in 2005, was cancelled after just one episode was shown on Sat.1. The second version was launched on 29 August 2008, under the title Die Sonja & Dirk Show, and had better success. Created for RTL Television, it was hosted by Sonja Zietlow and Dirk Bach, both of whom were known for presenting the German version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, and featured a similar format to the British original in terms of segments. The programme ran for four years before it was axed, following the death of Bach on 1 October 2012.
A Portuguese version named Sabadabadão was launched on 10 May 2014. Broadcast on SIC, and co-produced by FremantleMedia, it was hosted by Júlia Pinheiro and João Baião, and ran for only one series of twelve episodes before it was axed.
An American version of the programme was launched on 15 September 2015. Announced the previous year on 27 October 2014, it was entitled Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (referred to also as Best Time Ever), presented by Neil Patrick Harris, and produced by NBC as part of their Tuesday night entry for 2015–16 television season.[6] The show ran for one season, ending on 3 November 2015, before it was announced on 15 December, later that year, that it had been cancelled.[7]
A French version of the programme was launched on 11 February 2015. Announced the previous month, it was entitled Tout Peut Arriver ("Anything Could Happen"), aired on M6, and hosted by Guillaume Pley and Jerome Anthony.[8] The show performed poorly in the ratings and was cancelled after airing three episodes, the third of which was aired on W9.
In October 2015, Australian network Seven announced plans to create an Australian version of the British original, intended to be aired on Sundays under the title of Sunday Night Takeaway.[9] However, no further information was given after this announcement on the show's details, including who the hosts would be. As of the beginning of 2018, no evidence has emerged to detail the status of the programme.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Sperling, Daniel (9 November 2011). "Ant & Dec to bring back 'Saturday Night Takeaway' under ITV deal". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK.
Jump up ^ http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/saturday-night-takeaway/news/a854205/stephen-mulhern-saturday-night-takeaway-in-for-a-penny-own-series/
Jump up ^ "Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway to air Christmas sketches". 9 December 2017.
Jump up ^ "Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway: 2014 arena tour announced". Digital Spy. 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
Jump up ^ "Ant & Dec announce extra 'Saturday Night Takeaway' tour dates". Digital Spy. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
Jump up ^ "Neil Patrick Harris to host variety show at NBC". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
Jump up ^ "Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris Cancelled by NBC; No season Two". Retrieved 15 December 2015.
Jump up ^ "ITV Studios France To Make Saturday Night Takeaway". ITV Studios. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
Jump up ^ Knox, David (21 October 2015). "Seven Upfronts 2016: Jessica Mauboy drama, Live streaming of all channels". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
External links[edit]
Official Ant & Dec website
Saturday Night Takeaway at itv.com
Saturday Night Takeaway at stv.tv
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway at UKGameshows.com
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway on IMDb
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Throw Momma from the Train
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Danny DeVito
Produced by
Larry Brezner
Written by
Stu Silver
Starring
Danny DeVito
Billy Crystal
Anne Ramsey
Kim Greist
Music by
David Newman
Cinematography
Barry Sonnenfeld
Edited by
Michael Jablow
Distributed by
Orion Pictures
Release date
December 11, 1987 (1987-12-11) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$14 million
Box office
$57,915,972
Throw Momma from the Train is a 1987 American black comedy film directed by and starring Danny DeVito in his directorial feature film debut. The film co-stars Billy Crystal and Anne Ramsey. Branford Marsalis, Kim Greist, Rob Reiner and Kate Mulgrew appearing in supporting roles.[1]
The title comes from Patti Page's 1956 hit song, "Mama from the Train (A Kiss, A Kiss)". The film was inspired by the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers on a Train,[2] which is also seen in the film.[3]
The film received mixed reviews, but was a commercial success. Anne Ramsey was singled out for praise for her portrayal of the overbearing Mrs. Lift; she won a Saturn Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Reception
4 Awards and nominations
5 References
6 External links
Plot[edit]
Novelist Larry Donner (Billy Crystal) struggles with writer's block due to his resentment towards his ex-wife Margaret (Kate Mulgrew), who stole his book and garnered mainstream success and critical acclaim with it. Owen Lift (Danny DeVito) is a timid, middle-aged fellow who still lives with his overbearing, abusive and paranoid mother (Anne Ramsey). Owen fantasizes about killing his mother but can't summon the courage to bring his desires into fruition. As a student in Larry's community college writing class, Owen is given advice by Larry to view an Alfred Hitchcock film to gain some insight into plot development for his mystery stories. He sees Strangers on a Train, in which two strangers conspire to commit a murder for each other, figuring their lack of connection to the victim will, in theory, establish a perfect alibi. Having overheard Larry's public rant that he wished his ex-wife dead, Owen forms a plan to kill Margaret, believing that Larry will, in return, kill his mother.
He tracks Margaret down to Hawaii and eventually follows her onto a cruise ship she is taking to her book signing. He then apparently pushes her overboard while she tries to retrieve an earring that fell. Owen returns from Hawaii to tell Larry of Margaret's death and that Larry now "owes" him the murder of his mother, lest he inform the police that Larry was the killer. After having spent the night drinking alone during the hours of Margaret's disappearance, Larry panics because he lacks a sufficient alibi. That, along with a news report announcing that the police suspect foul play, convinces Larry that he's the prime suspect. He decides to stay with Owen and his mother in an attempt to hide from the police. Larry meets Mrs. Lift, but despite her harsh treatment of him he refuses to kill her. Eventually, when Mrs. Lift drives Owen to breaking point, Larry finally relents and agrees to go through with the murder.
After two unsuccessful attempts, Larry flees the Lift home when Mrs. Lift recognizes him as a suspect from a news broadcast about his ex-wife's disappearance. He boards a train to Mexico and, surprisingly, Owen and Mrs. Lift come along so as to avoid having to lie for him. During the journey, Larry's patience with Mrs. Lift finally runs out when she impolitely gives him advice on writing. He follows her to the caboose with the intent of throwing her from the train, but Owen begins having second thoughts about having his mother killed and gives chase. In the ensuing fight, Mrs. Lift falls from the train but is rescued by Owen and a repentant Larry. Mrs. Lift is grateful at her son for saving her, but unappreciative of Larry's help and kicks him, resulting in him losing his balance, landing on the tracks and breaking his leg.
During his recovery in hospital, Larry discovers that Margaret is still alive; she simply fell overboard by accident and was rescued by a Polynesian fisherman whom she has decided to marry. Much to his annoyance, Larry learns that Margaret plans to sell the rights of her ordeal for $1.5 million. On the advice of a fellow patient, Larry chooses to free himself of his obsession with his ex-wife and instead focus on his own life, thereby freeing him of his writer's block.
A year later, Larry has finished a novel based on his experiences with Owen and Mrs. Lift entitled Throw Momma from the Train. Owen visits and informs him that his mother has died (of natural causes) and that he's going to New York City for the release of his own book. Unfortunately for Larry, Owen reveals that his book is also about their experiences together. Thinking that his book has been scooped once again, an enraged Larry proceeds to strangle him, but stops when Owen shows him that his book is a children's pop-up book called Momma, and Owen, and Owen's Friend, Larry with the story drastically altered to be suitable for children. Months later, Larry, Owen, and Larry's girlfriend Beth (Kim Greist) vacation together in Hawaii, reflecting on the final chapter of Larry's book. Larry and Owen's books have now become best-sellers, making them both successful writers as well as close friends.
Cast[edit]
Danny DeVito as Owen Lift
Billy Crystal as Larry Donner
Anne Ramsey as Momma Lift
Kim Greist as Beth
Kate Mulgrew as Margaret Donner
Branford Marsalis as Lester
Rob Reiner as Larry's agent Joel
Bruce Kirby as Detective DeBenedetto
Oprah Winfrey as Herself
Farley Granger as Guy Haines (archive footage)
Robert Walker as Bruno Anthony (archive footage)
Reception[edit]
Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 63% based on reviews from 32 critics, with the consensus being that "Danny DeVito's direction is too broad to offer the kind of nastiness that would have made Throw Momma from the Train truly special, but DeVito's on-screen chemistry with co-star Billy Crystal makes this a smoothly entertaining comedy."[4]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Award
Category
Subject
Result
Academy Award Best Supporting Actress Anne Ramsey Nominated
Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress Won
Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Danny DeVito Nominated
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Maslin, Janet (December 11, 1987). "Throw Momma from the Train". The New York Times.
Jump up ^ Gardner, Eriq (January 29, 2015). "Two Men Inspired By 'Throw Momma from the Train' Fail To Get Away With Murder". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
Jump up ^ Bailey, Jason (January 14, 2015). "David Fincher, 'Strangers on a Train,' and the Tricky Business of Remaking Hitchcock". Flavorwire. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
Jump up ^ Rotten Tomatoes
External links[edit]
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Throw Momma from the Train at Box Office Mojo
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The Ratings Game (1984)
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Matilda (1996)
Death to Smoochy (2002)
Duplex (2003)
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Reality Bites (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
8 Seconds (1994)
Get Shorty (1995)
Feeling Minnesota (1996)
Matilda (1996)
Gattaca (1997)
Out of Sight (1998)
Living Out Loud (1998)
Man on the Moon (1999)
Drowning Mona (2000)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
How High (2001)
Camp (2003)
Garden State (2004)
Along Came Polly (2004)
Be Cool (2005)
Even Money (2006)
Relative Strangers (2006)
Freedom Writers (2007)
Reno 911!: Miami (2007)
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