What film did an American stand-up comedian star in that had Quicksilver Lightning as its theme tune?
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Quicksilver Lightning "Quicksilver Lightning" is a song by Roger Daltrey, who at the time was the former lead singer of The Who. The track is credited as being written by Dean Pitchford and being composed by Giorgio Moroder. The track is the theme tune for the 1986 film "Quicksilver" starring Kevin Bacon, Jami Gertz, Paul Rodriguez, Louie Anderson, Laurence Fishburne and Rudy Ramos. The film was directed by Thomas Michael Donnelly. The film went quite unnoticed, so both the song and the film are not easily remembered.
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Louie Anderson Louis Perry "Louie" Anderson (born March 24, 1953) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and television host. Anderson created the cartoon series "Life with Louie", has written three books, and was the initial host of the third revival of the game show "Family Feud", from 1999 to 2002.
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Dane Cook Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He has released five comedy albums: "Harmful If Swallowed"; "Retaliation"; ""; ""; and "Isolated Incident". In 2006, "Retaliation" became the highest charting comedy album in 28 years and went platinum. He performed an HBO special in the Fall of 2006, "Vicious Circle", a straight-to-DVD special titled "Rough Around The Edges" (which is included in the album of the same name), and a Comedy Central special in 2009 titled "Isolated Incident". He is known for his use of observational, often vulgar, and sometimes dark comedy.
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Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008), known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, guitarist, and songwriter, as well as an actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included "Guitar Man", "U.S. Male", "A Thing Called Love", "Alabama Wild Man", "Amos Moses", "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (which garnered a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance), "Ko-Ko Joe", "Lord, Mr. Ford", "East Bound and Down" (the theme song for the 1977 blockbuster "Smokey and the Bandit", in which Reed co-starred), "The Bird", and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)".
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Bob Newhart George Robert Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery. Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues, "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart", became a worldwide bestseller and reached number one on the "Billboard" pop album chart—it remains the 20th-best selling comedy album in history. The follow-up album, "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!", was also a massive success, and the two albums held the "Billboard" number one and number two spots simultaneously.
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Buddy Lester Buddy Lester (January 16, 1917 – October 4, 2002) was an American comedian and actor who played dozens of character roles in films and television. Though probably best known for his appearances in Jerry Lewis's comedy films, he was also regularly seen on popular television shows (such as "The New Phil Silvers Show" and "Barney Miller") in the 1960s and 1970s. As a comedian, he was a fixture on the international nightclub circuit for several decades and was the brother of comedian Jerry Lester.
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Dangerously Delicious Dangerously Delicious is a 2012 American stand-up comedy film written by and starring Aziz Ansari. It was filmed in June 2011 at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. during his Dangerously Delicious Tour.
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Airplane! Airplane! (titled Flying High! in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and the Philippines) is a 1980 American satirical parody film directed and written by David and Jerry Zucker as well as Jim Abrahams, and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson. The film is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film "Zero Hour!", from which it borrows the plot and the central characters, as well as many elements from "Airport 1975". The film is known for its use of surreal humor and its fast-paced slapstick comedy, including visual and verbal puns and gags.
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Mudbone (character) Mudbone is a recurring character in Richard Pryor's stand-up shows. Debuting on the 1975 album "...Is It Something I Said?", Mudbone is easily Pryor's most famous creation. A wino philosopher born in Tupelo, Mississippi, his character was an alter-ego for Pryor.
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Bob Lazarus Bob Lazarus (January 4, 1956 – January 4, 2009) was an American stand-up comedian and film actor.
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This Is Spinal Tap This Is Spinal Tap (stylized as This Is Spın̈al Tap) is a 1984 American rock music mockumentary comedy film directed, co-written, scored by, and starring Rob Reiner, and co-starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. The film portrays the fictional British heavy metal band Spinal Tap. The film satirizes the wild personal behavior and musical pretensions of hard rock and heavy metal bands, as well as the hagiographic tendencies of rock documentaries of the time. The three main members of Spinal Tap—David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls and Nigel Tufnel—are played by actors McKean, Shearer, and Guest, respectively. The three actors play their musical instruments and speak with mock English accents throughout the movie. Reiner appears as Marty Di Bergi, the maker of the documentary. Other actors in the movie are Tony Hendra as group manager Ian Faith, and June Chadwick as St. Hubbins' interfering girlfriend Jeanine. Actors Paul Shaffer, Fred Willard, Fran Drescher, Bruno Kirby, Howard Hesseman, Ed Begley, Jr., Patrick Macnee, Anjelica Huston, Vicki Blue, Dana Carvey, Billy Crystal and Linnea Quigley all play supporting roles or make cameo appearances in the movie.
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Mel Brooks Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American actor, writer, producer, director, comedian, and composer. He is known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for the early TV variety show "Your Show of Shows". He became well known as part of the comedy duo with Carl Reiner in the comedy skit "The 2000 Year Old Man". He also created, with Buck Henry, the hit television comedy series "Get Smart", which ran from 1965 to 1970.
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Keith Stubbs Keith Stubbs (born January 12, 1960) is an American stand up comedian, actor, radio personality and businessman.
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Lombardo Boyar Lombardo Boyar is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, and comedian. On "The Bernie Mac Show", he had a recurring role as Chuy.
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Brian Unger (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and commentator.
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Bill Cosby William Henry Cosby Jr. ( ; born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and author. His start in stand-up comedy began at the hungry i in San Francisco; he then landed a starring role in the 1960s television show "I Spy". He was also a regular on the children's television series "The Electric Company" during the show's first two seasons.
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Jack Benny Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky; February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American comedian, vaudevillian, radio, television and film actor, and violinist. Recognized as a leading American entertainer of the 20th century, Benny portrayed his character as a miser, playing his violin badly. In character, he would claim to be 39 years of age, regardless of his actual age.
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David Cross David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director and writer, known primarily for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series "Mr. Show", and his role as Tobias Fünke in the sitcom "Arrested Development". Cross created, wrote, executive produced, and starred in "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret", developed and had a prominent role in "Freak Show", appeared on "Modern Family", portrayed Ian Hawke in the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" film franchise, and voiced Crane in the "Kung Fu Panda" film franchise.
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Greg Johnson (comedian) Greg Johnson is an American stand-up comedian, actor and TV host.
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Bobby Slayton Bobby Slayton (born May 25, 1955) is an American actor, voice actor, and stand-up comedian sometimes referred to as "The Pitbull of Comedy" or "Yid Vicious". Slayton, a native of Scarsdale, New York, is probably best known for a supporting role in the 2001 film "Bandits", and as a frequent guest on "The Adam Carolla Show".
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Flip Wilson Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr. (December 8, 1933 – November 25, 1998) was an American comedian and actor, best known for his television appearances during the late 1960s and 1970s. In the early 1970s, Wilson hosted his own weekly variety series, "The Flip Wilson Show". The series earned Wilson a Golden Globe and two Emmy Awards, and at one point was the second highest rated show on network television. Wilson also won a Grammy Award in 1970 for his comedy album "The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress".
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Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security is a 2002 stand-up comedy television special starring Jamie Foxx. It premiered on HBO. It is his second stand-up special following 1993's "". The DVD bonus features include behind the scenes commentary by Chris Spencer and deleted scenes commentary by Chris Foxx. The DVD has since sold over 200,000 copies in the United States earning a multi platinum certification.