Bob Burns
Actor · b. 1935
Bob Burns (born May 12, 1935) is an actor, consultant, producer, archivist and historian of props, costumes, and other screen used paraphernalia from some of the greatest (and not so great) science fiction, fantasy, and horror motion pictures. He is best known for his work with and collection of movie props, particularly from horror and science-fiction movies. He has also had numerous smaller acting roles in movies, including Tracy the Gorilla from the 1975 television show The Ghost Busters.
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Movie7.1FantasyDramaAfter being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
The Lovely Bones
2009 · 5.1K votes
Movie6.1ActionAdventureA prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.
Drive
1997 · 159 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryA chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film industry, a pioneer of independent filmmaking and discoverer of new talent.
Corman's World
2011 · 88 votes
Movie7.3DocumentaryAfter three decades, Jaws continues to intrigue, thrill and frighten viewers. This documentary focuses on the many ways in which Jaws has helped to shape popular culture.
The Shark Is Still Working
2009 · 24 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryHistoryThe astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, a landmark of cinema, one of the most influential motion pictures in history.
Movie7.0DocumentaryLegendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects films from the wild and funny days of B-movies to blockbusters that have captured the world's imagination. This is the story of the Sci-Fi Boys, who started out as kids making amateur movies inspired by Forrest J Ackerman's FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine and grew up to take Hollywood by storm, inventing the art and technology for filming anything the mind can dream.
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006 · 12 votes
Movie7.8DocumentaryChronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks.
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007 · 17 votes
Movie5.3DocumentaryHistoryA comprehensive story of Hollywood's horror and science fiction films of the 1950s, told by the people who made them.
Movie4.9Science FictionComedyAliens equipped with venomous claws invade a small town, but the town's teenage population is mobilized to fight the menace.
Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957 · 48 votes
Movie7.4DocumentaryA 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) on a $3000 loan in 1954 with his partner, James H. Nicholson, a former West Coast exhibitor and distributor. The company made its mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to tackle.
Movie5.9HorrorComedyIn the 1930s the family of old Sinas Cavinder, gathered for the reading of his will, find themselves being murdered by a mysterious phantom while two rival reporters compete for the story.
Dark and Stormy Night
2009 · 18 votes
MovieDocumentaryDocumentary on the making and impact of "House of Wax".
Movie5.0TV MovieCanada's only sci-fi and fantasy television awards show. SPACE's annual celebration of genre entertainment. In a sea of boring television award shows, the SPACEYS is the only one that avoids podiums and red carpets. Instead, we take the show around the globe to stalk find the winners, wherever they happen to be, and present them with our much coveted silver alien-head statuette!
07 Spaceys
2007 · 1 votes
Movie4.7DocumentaryScience FictionA documentary about the making of, and legacy of, the Forbidden Planet movie.
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006 · 3 votes
Movie8.5DocumentaryFirst surfacing in 1954, the Gill-Man from CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON has been one of the most influential screen monsters. This documentary fondly recalls the history of the 3-D horror film - which spawned several sequels and countless imitators - and the behind-the-scenes story of its making as told by cast and crew.
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man
2004 · 2 votes
Movie9.0HorrorComedyThis documentary on Halloween visits haunted houses around the U.S. and presents interviews with horror celebrities.
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
1997 · 3 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryScience FictionDocumentary/Sequel to 1960 adaptation of "The Time Machine"
Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993 · 3 votes
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The Vampire Hunters Club
2001 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryGodzilla… Predator… Robby the Robot… The Gill Man… These are some of the most iconic characters in cinema, but many people still don't know about the incredible actors who bring these creatures to life!
Men in Suits
2012 · 1 votes
- Movie8.2Documentary
A look behind the scenes at Cortlandt Hull's "The Witch's Dungeon," a movie-themed Halloween attraction in Bristol, Connecticut -- now the longest-running show of its type in the United States.
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
2006 · 3 votes
Movie8.4DocumentaryTribute to Universal make-up artist Jack Pierce who created some of the studio's most famous works including Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolf Man, the Mummy and countless other creatures. Rick Baker, Tom Savini, Howard Berger, Bob Burns, Scott Essman, Kim Newman, Gregory Nicotero and others discuss the work of Pierce and his enduring legacy.
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
2008 · 5 votes
Movie3.4ComedyScience FictionInsect-like aliens invade a small town. The local teenagers have been watching a sci-fi marathon in the local theater, and from those films they get ideas on how to fight the creatures.
Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here
1988 · 7 votes
Movie5.7DocumentaryScience FictionNarrator Rudy Behlmer guides a look through Universal's place in film history as a source of alien visitation, extraterrestrial life, and other Science Fiction staples. The piece further looks at the political and social implications, parallels, and escapism in the movie. The piece spends much of its screen time on how 'It Came From Outer Space' echoed and influenced the genre, its legacy, performances, adherence to Ray Bradbury's source material, 3D photography and presentation, score and effects, and more. This is a quality piece that informs and entertains alike, one that fascinatingly examines the film, and others like it, as both entertainment and echoes of real life.
The Universe According to Universal
2002 · 3 votes
Movie6.9DocumentaryA behind the scenes look at the making of 'Alien'
The Alien Legacy
1999 · 13 votes
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TV7.1ComedyThe Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star. The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.
The Lucy Show
1962 · 53 votes
TV7.1Sci-Fi & FantasyFamilyThe Ghost Busters was a live-action children's television series that ran in 1975, about a team of bumbling detectives who would investigate ghostly occurrences. Only 15 episodes were created. This series reunited Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch in roles similar to their characters in F Troop. Tucker played Jake Kong, and Storch played zoot suit-wearing Eddie Spencer. The third member of the trio was Tracy the Gorilla, played by actor Bob Burns. The series was unrelated to the 1984 film Ghostbusters.
The Ghost Busters
1975 · 29 votes