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William Blinn is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 21 july 1937 at Clayton (USA)
William Frederick Blinn (born July 21, 1937) is an American screenwriter and television producer.
Born in Toledo, Ohio, Blinn began his career in television in the 1960s. As a screenwriter, Blinn has written episodes of Rawhide, Here Come the Brides, Gunsmoke, The Rookies, and Fame (where he also served as executive producer). In 1971, Blinn wrote the screenplay for the television movie Brian's Song for which he won an Emmy and Peabody Award. He won a second Emmy in 1977 for his work on the miniseries Roots. Blinn also created two series for producing mogul Aaron Spelling: Starsky and Hutch (Blinn later produced the 2004 film of the same name); and the less-successful Heaven Help Us, which co-starred Ricardo Montalban of Fantasy Island fame.
Other famous William Blinn's series are Eight is Enough and Fame.
In addition to screenwriting (which includes Purple Rain), Blinn has also produced several television series and television movies including Aaron's Way, Polly: Comin' Home!, and Pensacola: Wings of Gold.
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Birth name William Taylor Blinn
Nationality USA
Birth 21 july 1937 (87 years) at Clayton (USA)
Awards Emmy Award, Writers Guild of America Award, Peabody Award
Nationality USA
Birth 21 july 1937 (87 years) at Clayton (USA)
Awards Emmy Award, Writers Guild of America Award, Peabody Award
Biography
CareerBorn in Toledo, Ohio, Blinn began his career in television in the 1960s. As a screenwriter, Blinn has written episodes of Rawhide, Here Come the Brides, Gunsmoke, The Rookies, and Fame (where he also served as executive producer). In 1971, Blinn wrote the screenplay for the television movie Brian's Song for which he won an Emmy and Peabody Award. He won a second Emmy in 1977 for his work on the miniseries Roots. Blinn also created two series for producing mogul Aaron Spelling: Starsky and Hutch (Blinn later produced the 2004 film of the same name); and the less-successful Heaven Help Us, which co-starred Ricardo Montalban of Fantasy Island fame.
Other famous William Blinn's series are Eight is Enough and Fame.
In addition to screenwriting (which includes Purple Rain), Blinn has also produced several television series and television movies including Aaron's Way, Polly: Comin' Home!, and Pensacola: Wings of Gold.
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Brian's Song (2001)
, 1h28Directed by Mekhi Phifer, Ben Gazzara, Sean Maher, Elise Neal, William Blinn, Paula Cale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, Sports films, American football films, Films about cancer
Actors Sean Maher, Mekhi Phifer, Paula Cale, Elise Neal, Dean McDermott, Ben Gazzara
Rating65%
Brian and Gale aren't friends in the beginning, in fact they are rivals. Brian, during their season together, was always one-upped by Gale, never being in the spotlight. After their first season, Brian pledges to beat Gale and take his position on the team.
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Starsky & Hutch (2004)
, 1h41Directed by Todd Phillips
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Juliette Lewis, Snoop Dogg, Fred Williamson
Roles Characters
Rating60%
The movie takes place in 1975. The story centers around two cops who eagerly work for the Bay City Police Department. Detective David Starsky (Ben Stiller) is a loud, macho acting cop who loves his Ford Gran Torino, and recklessly pursues people for minor offenses, and Detective Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson (Owen Wilson), is a cool easy-going cop, who sometimes actually works alongside criminals, claiming to be undercover, to investigate their activity. The two cops are made partners, almost as punishment for their recent shenanigans. While the two are wary of each other from the beginning, Jewish-American drug kingpin, Reese Feldman (Vince Vaughn), and his partner-in-crime, Kevin (Jason Bateman), are planning to bring in a shipment of drugs worth millions of dollars. They have developed a new type of cocaine which is untraceable in scent and taste. When Feldman finds out that one of his drug pushers failed a drug transport operation, he kills him and leaves the body in the ocean.
Brian's Song (2001)
, 1h28Directed by Mekhi Phifer, Ben Gazzara, Sean Maher, Elise Neal, William Blinn, Paula Cale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, Sports films, American football films, Films about cancer
Actors Sean Maher, Mekhi Phifer, Paula Cale, Elise Neal, Dean McDermott, Ben Gazzara
Roles Story
Rating65%
Brian and Gale aren't friends in the beginning, in fact they are rivals. Brian, during their season together, was always one-upped by Gale, never being in the spotlight. After their first season, Brian pledges to beat Gale and take his position on the team.
The Boys Next Door (1996)
, 1h40Directed by John Erman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Nathan Lane, Robert Sean Leonard, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Jeter, Courtney B. Vance, Mare Winningham
Roles Teleplay
Rating71%
Four mentally-challenged men share a house and are looked after by Jack (Tony Goldwyn), their social worker. The four men try to make sense of a mixed-up world, dealing with everything from runaway rodents to helping Norman, who has a new girlfriend (Mare Winningham). Jack's life with his wife is put on hold, and he feels it's time to let them go.
Polly (1989)
, 1h40Directed by Debbie Allen
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Musical films, Children's films
Actors Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashād, Dorian Harewood, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Barbara Montgomery, T. K. Carter
Roles Teleplay
Rating79%
The film is set in Alabama during the 1950s and features an all African-American cast (with the exception of Celeste Holm). Pulliam stars as Polly Whittier, an orphan who is sent to live with her aunt Polly Harrington, who is a descendant of the founding family of a small Southern town (also called Harrington) during the segregation era. A key point in dividing the town is a ravine which has an unrepaired bridge which burned down many years ago, and no one knows how it started and is suspicious of everyone else. Polly is able to convince people to look at the bright side of things, but tragedy strikes when Polly falls two stories from a tree, suffering a spinal injury.
Purple Rain (1984)
, 1h51Directed by Prince, Albert Magnoli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Clarence Williams III, Olga Karlatos, Lisa Coleman, Doctor Fink
Roles Writer
Rating65%
"The Kid" is the talented but troubled frontman of his Minneapolis-based band, The Revolution. To escape his difficult home life - his father is verbally and physically abusive, and his mother is emotionally abusive - he spends his days rehearsing and his nights performing at the First Avenue nightclub. First Avenue's three house band slots are held by The Revolution, the flashy Morris Day and his group The Time, and Dez Dickerson and The Modernaires. Morris knows that the Kid's guitarist, Wendy, and keyboardist, Lisa, are growing disgruntled with the Kid's leadership of the band, especially his refusal to play any of the music they have composed. Taking advantage of the situation, Morris lobbies Billy Sparks, the nightclub's owner, to back a more commercial girl group (which Morris is already forming) to replace the Revolution. He targets the Kid's girlfriend Apollonia - an aspiring singer, newly-arrived in Minneapolis - for his girl group, and tries to persuade her that the Kid will never help her establish herself because he can't even establish himself. Apollonia eventually relents and joins Morris' group, which Morris names Apollonia 6. When she reveals her partnership with his rival to the Kid, he becomes furious and slaps her, mirroring his father's actions.
The Lazarus Syndrome (1978)
, 1h13Directed by Jerry Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Louis Gossett Jr., Ronald Hunter, E. G. Marshall, Sheila Frazier, Lara Parker, Peggy Walton-Walker
Roles Writer
Rating50%
This script must be run from the command line
Brian's Song (1971)
, 1h13Directed by Buzz Kulik
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Medical-themed films, Sports films, American football films, Films about cancer
Actors James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden, Bernie Casey, Shelley Fabares, Judy Pace
Roles Writer
Rating74%
The movie begins as Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers (Williams) arrives to team practice as an errant punt is sent to Sayers. Running back Brian Piccolo (Caan) goes to retrieve the ball, and Sayers flips it to him. Before Sayers meets with coach George Halas (Jack Warden) in his office, Piccolo tells him - as a prank - that Halas has a hearing problem, and Sayers acts strangely at the meeting. Sayers pranks him back by placing mashed potatoes on his seat while Piccolo is singing his alma mater's fight song. During practice, Piccolo struggles while Sayers shines. Sayers and Piccolo are placed as roommates, a rarity during the racial strife at the time. Sayers quickly becomes a standout player, but he injures his knee in a game against the San Francisco 49ers. To aid in Sayers' recovery, Piccolo brings a weight machine to his house. In Sayers' place, Piccolo rushes for 160 yards in a 17-16 win over the Los Angeles Rams, and is given the game ball. Piccolo challenges Sayers to a race across the park, where Sayers stumbles but wins. Piccolo is given the starting fullback position, and both he and Sayers excel. But Piccolo starts to lose weight and his performance declines, so he is sent to a hospital for a diagnosis. Soon after, Halas tells Sayers that Piccolo has cancer. In an emotional speech to his teammates, Sayers states that they will give Piccolo the game ball. After a game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Sayers visits Piccolo's wife, who reveals that Piccolo has to have another surgery for his tumor. After he is awarded the "George S. Halas Most Courageous Player Award," Sayers dedicates his speech to Piccolo. Sayers told the crowd that they had selected the wrong person for the award and said, "I love Brian Piccolo, and I'd like all of you to love him, too. Tonight, when you hit your knees to pray, please ask God to love him, too." In a call, Sayers mentions that he gave Piccolo a pint of blood while he was in critical condition. Piccolo dies with his wife by his side. The movie ends with a flashback of Piccolo and Sayers running through the park, while the narrator says that Piccolo died at age 26, and is remembered as he lived, rather than how he died.
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Starsky & Hutch (2004)
, 1h41Directed by Todd Phillips
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Juliette Lewis, Snoop Dogg, Fred Williamson
Roles Producer
Rating60%
The movie takes place in 1975. The story centers around two cops who eagerly work for the Bay City Police Department. Detective David Starsky (Ben Stiller) is a loud, macho acting cop who loves his Ford Gran Torino, and recklessly pursues people for minor offenses, and Detective Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson (Owen Wilson), is a cool easy-going cop, who sometimes actually works alongside criminals, claiming to be undercover, to investigate their activity. The two cops are made partners, almost as punishment for their recent shenanigans. While the two are wary of each other from the beginning, Jewish-American drug kingpin, Reese Feldman (Vince Vaughn), and his partner-in-crime, Kevin (Jason Bateman), are planning to bring in a shipment of drugs worth millions of dollars. They have developed a new type of cocaine which is untraceable in scent and taste. When Feldman finds out that one of his drug pushers failed a drug transport operation, he kills him and leaves the body in the ocean.
The Lazarus Syndrome (1978)
, 1h13Directed by Jerry Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Louis Gossett Jr., Ronald Hunter, E. G. Marshall, Sheila Frazier, Lara Parker, Peggy Walton-Walker
Roles Producer
Rating50%
This script must be run from the command line