Chris Penn - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Chris Penn: Encyclopedia Ii - Chris Penn - Career
Born in Los Angeles, California, Penn started acting at the age of 12 at the Loft Studio and made his film debut in 1979's Charlie and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christopher Walken: Encyclopedia - Christopher Walken
Ronald Walken (born March 31, 1943), known professionally as Christopher Walken, is an American film, television, and theatre actor best ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christopher Walken: Encyclopedia Ii - Christopher Walken - Career
Walken initially trained as a dancer in musical theatre before moving on to more serious roles in theatre and then film. A select number ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corky Romano: Encyclopedia Ii - Corky Romano - Plot Summary
Veterinarian Corky Romano, having been banished from his family after the death of his mother, is unaware of their underworld connections...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Characters In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Characters In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Major Characters
List of characters in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Carl CJ Johnson. Carl "CJ" Johnson is the protagonist, anti-hero and player-contr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shane Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Shane Film - Awards
It won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color. It was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Brandon De Wilde), Best Act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sherilyn Fenn: Encyclopedia Ii - Sherilyn Fenn - Acting Career
Sherilyn Fenn - Early career. The sultry, feline, versatile Sherilyn Fenn began her career with a number of B-movies including teen-fan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venice Film Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Venice Film Festival - Other Awards
Venice Film Festival - Mussolini Cup for best Italian Film. 1934 Teresa confalonieri by Guido Brignone 1935 Casta Diva by Carmine Gall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - True Romance: Encyclopedia Ii - True Romance - True Romance Script
As it turned out, the script for True Romance had been sold when Tarantino was introduced to director Tony Scott. Scott read both of Tara...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tony Scott: Encyclopedia Ii - Tony Scott - The 1980s
Grieving, Scott nevertheless persisted in trying to kickstart a feature film career. Among the projects interesting him was an adaptation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar: Encyclopedia Ii - To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar - Critical Response
Swazye earned a nomination for the "Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical" Golden Globe Award, and Leguizamo ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Characters In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Characters In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Major Characters
List of characters in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Carl CJ Johnson. Carl "CJ" Johnson is the protagonist, anti-hero and player-contr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darwin Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - Darwin Awards - Rules
Darwin Awards - Requirements. According to Wendy Northcutt, the five requirements for a Darwin are Inability to reproduce - Nominee mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Italian-american Actors: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Italian-american Actors - In Alphabetical Order
List of Italian-American actors - A. F. Murray Abraham (Italian mother) Carmine Gotti Agnello Frank Gotti Agnello John Gotti Agnello D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Masked And Anonymous: Encyclopedia Ii - Masked And Anonymous - History
The film was shot in only twenty days and was funded by the BBC. It was distributed by Sony Pictures Classics, a well-known distributor o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Show Business Families: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Show Business Families - Families
List of show business families - A-B. Alda acting family Actor Robert Alda is father to actor/director Alan Alda Arkin acting famil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grand Theft Auto Series: Encyclopedia Ii - Grand Theft Auto Series - Series Overview
The games allow the player to take on the role of a criminal in a big city, typically a lowly individual who rises in the ranks of organi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reservoir Dogs: Encyclopedia Ii - Reservoir Dogs - Plot Synopsis
Reservoir Dogs - Beginning. The film portrays the events preceding and immediately following a badly botched Los Angeles jewel heist (b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sean Penn: Encyclopedia Ii - Sean Penn - Partial Filmography
Sean Penn - Acting. In Search of Captain Zero (2005) All the King's Men (2005) The Interpreter (2005) The Assassination of Richard Nix...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tony Scott: Encyclopedia Ii - Tony Scott - The 2000s
His subsequent films, Spy Game (2001) and Man on Fire (2004), though further demonstrating his technical skills, did so at the expense of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tony Scott: Encyclopedia Ii - Tony Scott - The 1990s
In 1990, Scott returned the Simpson-Bruckheimer fold to helm the big-budget auto racing saga Days of Thunder. Once again directing Tom Cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - True Romance: Encyclopedia Ii - True Romance - The Sicilian Scene
The movie features a scene between Dennis Hopper (as Worley) and Christopher Walken (as Vincent Coccotti, legal counsel for a gangster na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grand Theft Auto Series: Encyclopedia Ii - Grand Theft Auto Series - History
The Grand Theft Auto series may be divided into eras, based on the inclusion of a numbering after the recognizable title name (e.g. Grand...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grand Theft Auto Series: Encyclopedia Ii - Grand Theft Auto Series - Gta Cities And Towns
Grand Theft Auto series - Cities. Fictional Liberty City = New York City (Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto Adv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar: Encyclopedia Ii - To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar - On The Set
The opening and closing scenes were both filmed in New York City featuring dozens of New York's local drag performers and underground sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Masked And Anonymous: Encyclopedia Ii - Masked And Anonymous - Quotes
"Would you reach out your hand to save a drowning man if you thought he might pull you in?" Edmund: There will be no more stupidity. Ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darwin Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - Darwin Awards - History
Darwin Awards have circulated for a long time as emails. The Google Usenet archive shows two early mentions of the Darwin Awards, one dat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tony Scott: Encyclopedia Ii - Tony Scott - Pre-filmmaking Years
Born in Stockton-on-Tees in the farmlands of Northern England, Tony Scott's first foray into filmmaking was not from behind the camera, b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Masked And Anonymous: Encyclopedia Ii - Masked And Anonymous - Symbolism
There is much symbolism in the film that has yet to be seriously discussed. Almost universally bad reviews stalled any possible discussio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sherilyn Fenn: Encyclopedia Ii - Sherilyn Fenn - Personal Life
In October 1990, Sherilyn Fenn made the cover for Rolling Stone magazine (along with Mädchen Amick and Lara Flynn Boyle) and in December...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reservoir Dogs: Encyclopedia Ii - Reservoir Dogs - Influences
Tarantino is well-known for his encyclopedic knowledge of cinema, and Reservoir Dogs is liberally influenced by numerous films, particula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chris Penn: Encyclopedia Ii - Chris Penn - Death
The actor was found dead in his Santa Monica condominium on January 24, 2006. Investigators suspect Penn's death was the result of natura...   » Read the article