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August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 132 days remaining. August 21 - Events. 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192) 1680 - Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt 1770 - James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales. 17 ...

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Thomas Crown, a young, handsome millionaire pulls off the perfect crime by having four men rob a bank and dump the money in a trash can, which Crown retrieves later and stores in a Geneva bank. Vicki Anderson, an independent insurance investigator, is contracted to investigate the heist. As she digs deeper into the case she begins to suspect Crown's involvement. In an attempt to get closer she begins seeing Crown socially, openly telling him she is investigating him. They enjoy together activities like racing a dune buggy. Like other action movies of the late 1960s, th ...

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The Thomas Crown Affair 1968 film, The Thomas Crown Affair 1968 film - Plot summary, The Thomas Crown Affair 1968 film - Cast and characters, The Thomas Crown Affair 1968 film - Crew

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The location is Maple Street, USA, in late summer. It is mid-evening and the street is full of playing children and adults talking. A shadow passes overhead and a loud roar is heard. Later, after it has gone dark, the residents of Maple Street find that the telephones no longer work, and there is no power or radio. They gather together in the street to discuss the matter. Steve Brand decides to go into town and see what is happening, but his car will not start and he plans to walk instead. Tommy, a young boy from the neighborhood, ple ...

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The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street - Details, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street - Cast, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street - Synopsis, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street - Closing narration, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street - Themes, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street - Twilight Zone links

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Ben Jahrvi has moved to New York City, and is trying to assemble and sell miniature Johnny 5 toy robots, with his friend and partner, (also con-man) Fred Ritter. In a huge stroke of luck one of his little toys is discovered by floundering toy marketer/maker Sandy Banatoni. Sandy loves the tiny Johnny 5's and is in fairly desperate need of something new to offer to her boss, thus she places a single order for one thousand of them, with a delivery deadline. Ben and Fred have no way of assembling that many in ...

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Short Circuit 2, Short Circuit 2 - Plot, Short Circuit 2 - Cast, Short Circuit 2 - Trivia

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Frances, a.k.a. "Baby," Houseman (Grey) is an idealistic Jewish teenager vacationing with her wealthy family at Kellerman's, a fictional resort in the Catskill Mountains of New York in the summer of 1963. One evening, stirring music draws her to the staff quarters, where "dirty dancing" is all the rage. Here she meets Johnny Castle (Swayze), a gentile dance instructor, who is as experienced as she is naïve. Baby soon becomes Johnny's pupil in dance and in love. But the two are from different worlds, and Baby's gruff father (Orbach) disapproves. As the summer winds down, Johnny and Baby must come to grips with res ...

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Dirty Dancing, Dirty Dancing - Plot summary, Dirty Dancing - Main cast

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