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Randy Orton
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Randal Keith Randy Orton is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand and is the current WWE Champion in his ninth reign. Orton is a professional wrestler, his grandfather Bob Orton, Sr. his father Cowboy Bob Orton. Before being promoted to the main World Wrestling Federation roster, Orton trained in and he was then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling, where he held the OVW Hardcore Championship twice. Orton became a member of the stable Evolution shortly after his WWE debut and he also acquired the moniker The Legend Killer during a storyline where he began disrespecting and then physically attacking WWE Hall of Famers and wrestling veterans. At age 24, he became the youngest person ever to hold the World Heavyweight Championship, with this win, he departed from Evolution and a feud with his former stablemates began. In 2006, Orton joined forces with Edge in a tag team known as Rated-RKO, together, they held the World Tag Team Championship. After Rated-RKO disbanded in mid-2007, Orton gained two WWE Championship reigns in one night, when at 27 he became the youngest two-time WWE Champion and he formed the group The Legacy with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase in 2008. It disbanded in 2010 and Orton returned to singles competition, from 2013 to 2015, Orton was aligned with The Authority, who named him the face of the WWE. In late 2016 he joined The Wyatt Family, winning the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship with stablemates Bray Wyatt, overall, Orton has won 16 total championships in WWE. Orton was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of Elaine and Bob Orton and he is the grandson of Bob Orton, Sr. and the nephew of wrestler-turned-musician Barry Orton. He has a brother named Nate, who is a stand-up comedian. Orton attended Hazelwood Central High School, where he was an amateur wrestler, after graduating from high school in 1998, Orton enlisted with the United States Marine Corps. At the base, he received a bad conduct discharge in 1999 after going AWOL on two occasions and disobeying an order from a commanding officer. Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, he was tried and convicted under a special court-martial, there, he was trained by both the promotion and his father, Bob Orton Jr. He wrestled for the promotion for one month, where he performed with such as Ace Strange. Orton also refereed a few matches with World Organized Wrestling, a promotion where his uncle Barry Orton worked. In 2001, Orton signed a deal with the then World Wrestling Federation and was sent to its territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky
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WWE Studios
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WWE Studios is a Los Angeles-based subsidiary of WWE which was created in 2002 as to develop and produce feature film properties for its wrestlers and personnel. Before the formation of WWE Studios, the WWF had produced the 1989 film No Holds Barred featuring Hulk Hogan under the Shane Distribution Company banner, the film was given a DVD release in 2012. WWE Studios was formed in 2002 as WWE Films, and was seen as a extension of the entertainment business that they already featured in the weekly Raw. Joel Simon was named as President of the WWE Films and Jed Blaugrund as Vice President, the name was changed to WWE Studios in 2008. WWE announced the first three projects in January 2005, The Condemned, starring Steve Austin, The Marine, starring John Cena. In February 2009, WWE Studios announced the first film which would not feature a WWE wrestler as the lead, with Thats What I Am starring Ed Harris as a schoolteacher accused of fondling kids. In December 2009, it was announced that Patricia Clarkson and Danny Glover would star in the WWE Studios, around the same time, the film announced production had been completed another co-production with Samuel Goldwyn Films, the comedy Knucklehead, which starred WWE wrestler Big Show. These initial releases were unsuccessful financially. The deal also included the release of 12 Rounds 2, Reloaded starring Randy Orton, in April 2012, WWE Studios partnered with Warner Bros. Entertainment France and producer Thomas Langmann to distribute French film Les Reines Du Ring in the United States and Canada, as well as the rights to remake the film, WWE Studios has also acquired Interrogation, a suspense thriller by Adam Rodin. WWE Studios then secured the rights to Bermuda, a found footage horror spec script by Bobby Lee Darby and Nathan Brookes, set in the Bermuda Triangle. WWE Studios and Warner Bros. co-produced a Scooby-Doo animated feature that found Scooby and the gang solving a mystery at WrestleMania, the movie released on March 25,2014. On May 29,2013, it was announced that WWE studios, the film opened at the US box office at #2 with 17 million in its first weekend. It was further reported that WWE was looking at a sequel following the success of The Call. In 2013, WWE Studios and Hyde Park Entertainment announced a deal to work together on the adaptation of the 1980s television series The Fall Guy. The film will star Dwayne Johnson, who made his name as The Rock in WWE from 1996–2004 before becoming an actor, in his second WWE Studios production, with the first being The Scorpion King. In February 2014, WWE announced the sequel to the 1996 film Jingle All the Way, to star Larry the Cable Guy and these group of six films have been referred as the Action Six-Pack Series. In November 2014, WWE announced a new deal with Warner Bros
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is the home video distribution arm of the 20th Century Fox film studio. It was established in 1977 as Magnetic Video and was known as 20th Century Fox Video, CBS/Fox Video and FoxVideo. CBS/Fox became FoxVideo in 1991, alternating with the CBS/Fox name until 1998 and it was renamed as 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in 1995, alternating with the FoxVideo name until 1998. They serve as a UK distributor for Pathé movies and their library for home media releases. Fox also distributed Yari Film Group DVD titles in North America, TCFHE also distributes MGM and United Artists titles since MGM ended their home video agreement with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. They also distribute titles from Relativity Media, EuropaCorp U. S. Foxs best selling DVD titles are currently the various box sets of The Simpsons. They also once served as the U. S and they also distributed HIT Entertainment releases in 2006 until 2008 when video distribution moved to Lionsgate Home Entertainment, then Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. In late 2006, the company began releasing its titles on Blu-ray
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Action film
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Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist or protagonists end up in a series of challenges that typically include violence, extended fighting, physical feats, and frantic chases. Advancements in CGI have made it cheaper and easier to create action sequences, while action has long been a recurring component in films, the action film genre began to develop in the 1970s along with the increase of stunts and special effects. The genre is associated with the thriller and adventure film genres. Some historians consider The Great Train Robbery to be the first action film, during the 1920s and 1930s, action-based films were often swashbuckling adventure films in which actors, such as Douglas Fairbanks, wielded swords in period pieces or Westerns. The 1940s and 1950s saw action in a new form through war, the film, along with a war-adventure called The Guns of Navarone, inspired producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman to invest in their own spy-adventure, based on the novels of Ian Fleming. The long-running success of the James Bond films or series introduced a staple of the action film. Such larger-than-life characters were a veritable “one-man army”, able to dispatch villainous masterminds after cutting through their disposable henchmen in increasingly creative ways, such heroes are ready with one-liners, puns, and dry quips. The Bond films also used fast cutting, car chases, fist fights, a variety of weapons and gadgets, Dirty Harry essentially lifted its star, Clint Eastwood, out of his cowboy typecasting, and framed him as the archetypal hero of the urban action film. In many countries, restrictions on language, adult content, and violence had loosened up, in the 1970s, martial-arts films from Hong Kong became popular with Western audiences and inspired big budget films such as Bruce Lees Enter the Dragon. Chuck Norris blended martial arts with cops and robbers in films such as Good Guys Wear Black, from Japan, Sonny Chiba starred in his first martial arts movie in 1973 called the Karate Kiba. His breakthrough international hit was The Street Fighter series, which established him as the reigning Japanese martial arts actor in international cinema and he also played the role of Mas Oyama in Champion of Death, Karate Bearfighter, and Karate for Life. Chibas action films were not only bounded by martial arts, but also action thriller, jidaigeki, in the 1980s Hollywood produced many big budget action blockbusters with actors such as Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lorenzo Lamas, Michael Dudikoff, Charles Bronson and Bruce Willis. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas paid their homage to the Bond-inspired style with Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 1982, veteran actor Nick Nolte and rising comedian Eddie Murphy broke box office records with the action-comedy 48 Hrs. credited as the first buddy-cop movie. That same year, Sylvester Stallone starred in First Blood, the first installment in the Rambo film series made the character John Rambo a pop culture icon. 1984 saw the beginning of the Terminator starring Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger and this story provides one of the grittiest roles for a woman in action and Hamilton was required to put in extensive effort to develop a strong physique. The 1988 film, Die Hard, was influential on the development of the action genre. In the film, Bruce Willis plays a New York police detective who becomes embroiled in a terrorist take-over of a Los Angeles office building high-rise. The film set a pattern for a host of imitators, like Under Siege and Sudden Death, by the end of the 1980s, the influence of the successful action film could be felt in almost every genre
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12 Rounds (film)
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12 Rounds is a 2009 American action film directed by Renny Harlin and produced by WWE Studios. The cast is led by John Cena, alongside Aidan Gillen, Steve Harris, Gonzalo Menendez, Brian J. White, Ashley Scott, the film was released on March 27,2009 in United States theaters. A sting operation to capture arms dealer Miles Jackson goes awry when the FBIs inside man double crosses them, Miles rendezvouses with his girlfriend Erica Kessen, who has a getaway car. Officers Danny Fisher and Hank Carver are dispatched to help the FBI and they look at Jacksons record and see a surveillance video of him dancing with Kessen. An encounter with them at a traffic light leads to her death, one year later, Fisher gets a phone call from Jackson, who has escaped from prison. Fisher runs outside the house looking for Jackson, and Fishers car and house explode, after he recovers, Jackson says he is launching a game of revenge called 12 Rounds. The house, the car, and Phil, the plumber who came to fix a pipe were Round 1, Molly Porter, Fisher’s girlfriend is kidnapped by Jackson for Round 2. Carver has a lead on the man who helped kidnap Molly Porter, FBI Special Agents George Aiken and Ray Santiago work with them to get Porter back. For Round 5 one of the security boxes is a bomb, Fisher discovers and disposes of the bomb. The other box contains a hotel room key. The room is raided and found empty, for Round 6, Fisher follows a series of clues to a bus where he finds Porter on board, wearing a bomb underneath her jacket. He is handcuffed to a bar and is given an envelope with a number as the clue to the next round. The Feds try to get Jackson but he escapes with Porter, when Fisher is freed, he tells the Feds about the bomb. Carver shows up and tells Fisher he has located Jacksons henchman, in Round 7 Fisher has to find the correct cell phone number that disarms bombs placed in different locations. Jackson answers and tells him that his call disabled Streetcar 907s brakes, Fisher and Santiago slam their car into the transformer, shutting off electricity for the whole neighborhood. They run along the streetcar, clearing out of the way until it can slow to a halt. A mine planted by Jackson kills Carver and Deluso, Jackson says that Porters bomb can only be disarmed by Fishers fingerprint. He tells Fisher to pay a visit to Erica Kessen, so Fisher, Santiago, another detective, Chuck Jansen calls Fisher to tell him that the numbers in the envelope were rigged to the streetcar. Jackson had cameras monitoring the elevator shaft and set off the five seconds early
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John Cena
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John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. is an American professional wrestler, rapper, actor, and reality television show host. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand, Cena started his professional wrestling career in 1999 with Ultimate Pro Wrestling and won the UPW Heavyweight Championship the following year. Cena signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation in 2001. From a generic character in 2002, Cena morphed into a rapper for the period of 2002–2004. Cena later transitioned to his current character, which he describes as a goody-two shoes Superman, in 2012, IGN described Cena as WWEs franchise player since 2005 and WWE credited Cena as being the face of WWE in 2015 since 2004. Industry veterans John Layfield, Paul Heyman and Kurt Angle have called Cena the greatest WWE star of all time. Throughout his WWE career, Cena has won 25 championships, with 16 reigns as a world champion and he is also a five-time United States Champion, and four-time world tag team champion. Furthermore, he is a Money in the Bank ladder match winner, a two-time Royal Rumble winner, Cena has the fourth-highest number of combined days as WWE Champion, behind Bruno Sammartino, Bob Backlund, and Hulk Hogan. He has also headlined WWEs flagship event, WrestleMania, on five different occasions over the course of his career, as of 2016, John Cena is WWEs highest-paid wrestler. Cena has also made appearances on shows including Manhunt, Deal or No Deal, MADtv, Saturday Night Live, Punkd, Psych. He was also a contestant on Fast Cars and Superstars, The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race, Cena is also the host of American Grit on Fox. Cena is involved in philanthropic causes, most notably with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He has granted the most wishes in Make-A-Wish history, Cena was born on April 23,1977 in West Newbury, Massachusetts, to Carol and John Cena, Sr. He is the second oldest of five brothers, Dan, Matt, Steve and his maternal grandfather was baseball player Tony Lupien. His father is of Italian descent, while his mother has English, Cena originally attended Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts, before transferring to Cushing Academy, a private prep boarding school. After graduating from Cushing Academy, Cena attended Springfield College in Springfield, in college, Cena was a NCAA Division III All-American center on the college football team, wearing the number 54, which is still used on some of his WWE merchandise. He graduated from Springfield in 1998 with a degree in physiology, after which he pursued a career in bodybuilding. Cena started training to become a wrestler in 1999 at Ultimate Pro Wrestlings California-based Ultimate University operated by Rick Bassman
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CM Punk
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Punk began his professional wrestling career on the American independent circuit, primarily with Ring of Honor until 2005, when he signed with World Wrestling Entertainment. Throughout his career, he won championships, including the WWE Championship twice. In WWE, Punk was also a one-time World Tag Team Champion, throughout his career, Punk consistently portrayed the character of an outspoken, sharp-tongued, anti-establishment, straight edge iconoclast. Most of the straight edge principles he portrayed, such as not drinking alcohol or not taking drugs, are his real life views. Depending on his alignment as a hero or villain, he emphasized different aspects of the straight edge culture to garner the desired audience reaction. After retiring from wrestling in 2014, Punk pursued a career in mixed martial arts and was signed by the UFC in December of that year. His first professional fight took place on September 10,2016, at UFC203 against Mickey Gall, Brooks was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in nearby Lockport, Illinois. He is one of five children, his father was an engineer, Brooks father struggled with alcoholism which inspired him to become straight edge from an early age. He attended Lockport Township High School, Brooks first venture into wrestling was a stint in a backyard wrestling federation called the Lunatic Wrestling Federation with his friends and brother Mike Brooks in the mid-late 1990s. He first started using the ring name CM Punk when he was put into a tag team named The Chick Magnets with CM Venom after another performer skipped out on the card. Unlike his friends, Punk genuinely wanted to be a wrestler, as part of the training, he wrestled at Steel Domain Wrestling in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was in the Steel Domain that he met Scott Colton, Punk and Cabana became best friends and spent most of their early career together working in the same independent promotions, as both opponents and tag team partners. In the independents, along with fellow Steel Domain graduates Colt Cabana, Chucke E. Smooth, Adam Pearce, Punks home promotion for his early career was considered to be the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South. J. Styles, Cabana and even Eddie Guerrero in matches for the heavyweight championship, Punks feud with Hero included a 55-minute TLC match, a 93-minute two out of three falls match, and several 60-minute time limit draws. Punks matches with Cabana led him to being hired by the Ring of Honor promotion, from February 2003 until May 2004, Punk refused to wrestle for IWA Mid-South, explaining this as a protest to Ian Rottens mistreatment of Chris Hero in the company. Hero, however, has stated he believes there were other reasons, eventually Punk returned to IWA Mid-South and continued to perform as a wrestler and commentator for them until 2005 when he was signed to World Wrestling Entertainment. His last appearance in IWA Mid-South was on July 2,2005 in which he competed in a 60-minute time limit draw against Delirious. Initially, Punk joined Ring of Honor as a face, and their rivalry was rooted in Punks straight-edge lifestyle, with him likening Raven to his alcoholic father, it lasted most of 2003 and was considered one of ROHs top feuds of the year
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WWE Championship
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The WWE Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. It is one of two titles in the WWE, alongside the WWE Universal Championship that was created for the Raw brand as a result of the 2016 WWE draft. The title is held by Randy Orton, who is in his ninth reign. The inaugural champion was Buddy Rogers, since its inception, the title has undergone many name changes due to company name changes and title unifications. From its inception until 2001, it was promoted as WWEs sole primary championship, an additional world title, the WCW Championship, was added after the then-World Wrestling Federations purchase of World Championship Wrestling in early 2001. The titles were unified as the Undisputed Championship. After the first brand extension in 2002 and the promotion becoming the WWE, the championship exclusive to SmackDown. ECW became a brand in 2006, adding the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. Over the course of the first brand extension, the WWE Championship switched between brands, usually as a result of the annual draft, the ECW Championship was deactivated in 2010, and the World Heavyweight Championship was unified with the WWE Championship in 2013. The championship was again the world title of WWE until the reintroduction of the brand extension in 2016. The title was introduced in 1963 with Buddy Rogers becoming the first champion, however, its origin is attributed to events that began in the National Wrestling Alliance, which had various territorial member promotions. In the 1950s, Capitol Wrestling Corporation was a member of the NWA and by 1963, during this time, Buddy Rogers held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship until January 24, when Lou Thesz defeated Rogers for the championship in a one fall match. After several years, the WWWF became affiliated with the NWA once again, although the full name appeared on the championship belts until 1998, the name was often abbreviated to WWF Championship, which became its official name in 1998. In 1991, World Championship Wrestling, a member of the NWA, in 1993, WCW seceded from the NWA and grew to become a rival promotion to the WWF. Both organizations grew into prominence and were eventually involved in a television ratings war. Near the end of the war, WCW began a financial decline. As a result of the purchase, the WWF acquired, among other assets, thus, there were two world titles in the WWF, the original WWF Championship and the WCW Championship, which was eventually renamed to the World Championship. In December 2001, the two championships were unified at Vengeance, at the event, Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Kurt Angle to retain the WWF Championship, while Chris Jericho defeated The Rock for the World Championship
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Chris Jericho
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Jericho is known for his over-the-top, rockstar persona. He also found success while performing for international promotions in countries such as Canada, Japan. He is also the ninth Triple Crown Champion, as well as the fourth Grand Slam Champion in WWE history, Jericho is a six-time world champion, having won the WWF Championship once, the WCW/World Championship twice, and WWEs World Heavyweight Championship three times. He is also a record nine-time Intercontinental Champion, beating out four other contenders in a 2013 WWE fan poll to determine the greatest champion in history with a landslide 63% of the vote. Jericho has headlined multiple pay-per-view events during his time with the company, baltimore Sun writer Kevin Eck wrote that Jericho has proved to be one of best all-around performers in the business, particularly regarded as one of the very best talkers. Outside of professional wrestling, Jericho became the lead vocalist of the band Fozzy in 1999, Jericho also competed in the 2011 series of Dancing With the Stars, lasting until the sixth week. Prior to this, he hosted the ABC game show Downfall, Irvine was born in Manhasset, New York. His father, ice hockey player Ted Irvine, had relocated there to play for the New York Rangers, when his father retired, they moved back to Winnipeg, Manitoba. In addition to Hart, Irvine also cited Ricky The Dragon Steamboat and he also took a course in creative communication at Red River Community College in Winnipeg, where he graduated with top honors. At age 19, he entered the Hart Brothers School of Wrestling and he was trained by Ed Langley and local Calgary wrestler Brad Young. The pair then worked as a tag team, initially called Sudden Impact and he took the name Jericho from an album, Walls of Jericho, by German power metal band, Helloween. Jericho and Storm worked for Tony Condello in the tours of Northern Manitoba with Adam Copeland, Jason Reso, the pair also wrestled in Calgarys Canadian National Wrestling Alliance and Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling. In 1991, Jericho and Storm started touring in Japan for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling as Sudden Impact, where he befriended Ricky Fuji, who also trained under Stu Hart. In CMLL, Jericho took on Silver King, Negro Casas, after leaving Mexico, Jericho wrestled in Hamburg, Germany for six weeks as part of a tournament run by Rene Lasartesse. In late 1994, Jericho began competing regularly in Japan for Genichiro Tenryus Wrestling, in November 1994, Último Dragón defeated him for the NWA World Middleweight Championship, which he had won while wrestling in Mexico. In March 1995, Jericho lost to Gedo in the final of a tournament to crown the inaugural WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship and he defeated Gedo for the championship in June 1995, losing it to Último Dragón the next month. In December 1995, Jericho competed in the second Super J-Cup tournament, in 1996, Jericho joined the villain stable Fuyuki-Gun with Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo, and Jado, adopting the name Lion Do. The stable was nicknamed Team No Respect for its members brash mannerisms, in February 1996, Jericho and Gedo won a tournament for the newly created International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, defeating Lance Storm and Yuji Yasuraoka in the final
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DVD region code
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This is achieved by way of region-locked DVD players, which will play back only DVDs encoded to their region. The American DVD Copy Control Association also requires that DVD player manufacturers incorporate the regional-playback control system, however, region-free DVD players, which ignore region coding, are also commercially available, and many DVD players can be modified to be region-free, allowing playback of all discs. DVDs may use one code, a combination of codes, every code or no codes, DVDs in Hispanophone Latin America and Mexico use both the region 1 and region 4 codes. DVDs sold in the Baltic states use both region 2 and 5 codes, Region 0 is widely used by China and the Philippines. Most DVDs in India combine the region 2, region 4, European region 2 DVDs may be sub-coded D1 to D4. D1 are the United Kingdom–only releases, D2 and D3 are not sold in the UK and Ireland, any combination of regions can be applied to a single disc. For example, a DVD designated Region 2/4 is suitable for playback in Western Europe, Oceania, so-called Region 0 and ALL discs are meant to be playable worldwide. The term Region 0 also describes the DVD players designed or modified to incorporate Regions 1–6, thereby providing compatibility with most discs, regardless of region. This apparent solution was popular in the days of the DVD format. This system is known as Regional Coding Enhancement, the scheme was deployed on only a handful of discs. The disc contained the program material region coded as region 1. But it also contained a video loop of a map of the world showing the regions, which was coded as region 2,3,4,5. The intention was that when the disc was played in a non-region 1 player and this played the aforementioned video loop of a map, which was impossible to escape from, as the user controls were disabled. However, the scheme was fundamentally flawed, as a player tries to play a disc using the last region that worked with the previously inserted disc. If it cannot play the disc, then it tries another region until one is found that works, RCE could thus be defeated by briefly playing a normal region 1 disc, and then inserting the RCE protected region 1 disc, which would now play. RCE caused a few problems with genuine region 1 players, some manufacturers of DVD players now freely supply information on how to disable regional lockout, and on some recent models, it appears to be disabled by default. Computer programs such as DVD Shrink, Digiarty WinX DVD Ripper Platinum can make copies of region-coded DVDs without RCE restriction, One purpose of region coding is controlling release dates. A practice of movie marketing threatened by the advent of home video is to release a movie to cinemas
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IMDb
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In 1998 it became a subsidiary of Amazon Inc, who were then able to use it as an advertising resource for selling DVDs and videotapes. As of January 2017, IMDb has approximately 4.1 million titles and 7.7 million personalities in its database, the site enables registered users to submit new material and edits to existing entries. Although all data is checked before going live, the system has open to abuse. The site also featured message boards which stimulate regular debates and dialogue among authenticated users, IMDb shutdown the message boards permanently on February 20,2017. Anyone with a connection can read the movie and talent pages of IMDb. A registration process is however, to contribute info to the site. A registered user chooses a name for themselves, and is given a profile page. These badges range from total contributions made, to independent categories such as photos, trivia, bios, if a registered user or visitor happens to be in the entertainment industry, and has an IMDb page, that user/visitor can add photos to that page by enrolling in IMDbPRO. Actors, crew, and industry executives can post their own resume and this fee enrolls them in a membership called IMDbPro. PRO can be accessed by anyone willing to pay the fee, which is $19.99 USD per month, or if paid annually, $149.99, which comes to approximately $12.50 per month USD. Membership enables a user to access the rank order of each industry personality, as well as agent contact information for any actor, producer, director etc. that has an IMDb page. Enrolling in PRO for industry personnel, enables those members the ability to upload a head shot to open their page, as well as the ability to upload hundreds of photos to accompany their page. Anyone can register as a user, and contribute to the site as well as enjoy its content, however those users enrolled in PRO have greater access and privileges. IMDb originated with a Usenet posting by British film fan and computer programmer Col Needham entitled Those Eyes, others with similar interests soon responded with additions or different lists of their own. Needham subsequently started an Actors List, while Dave Knight began a Directors List, and Andy Krieg took over THE LIST from Hank Driskill, which would later be renamed the Actress List. Both lists had been restricted to people who were alive and working, the goal of the participants now was to make the lists as inclusive as possible. By late 1990, the lists included almost 10,000 movies and television series correlated with actors and actresses appearing therein. On October 17,1990, Needham developed and posted a collection of Unix shell scripts which could be used to search the four lists, at the time, it was known as the rec. arts. movies movie database
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by Senh Duong and since January 2010 has been owned by Flixster, in February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcasts Fandango. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, since 2007, the websites editor-in-chief has been Matt Atchity. The name, Rotten Tomatoes, derives from the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes when disapproving of a stage performance. From early 2008 to September 2010, Current Television aired the weekly The Rotten Tomatoes Show, featuring hosts, a shorter segment was incorporated into the weekly show, InfoMania, which ended in 2011. In September 2013, the website introduced TV Zone, a section for reviewing scripted TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12,1998, as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. His goal in creating Rotten Tomatoes was to create a site where people can get access to reviews from a variety of critics in the U. S. As a fan of Jackie Chans, Duong was inspired to create the website after collecting all the reviews of Chans movies as they were being published in the United States, the first movie whose reviews were featured on Rotten Tomatoes was Your Friends & Neighbors. The website was an success, receiving mentions by Netscape, Yahoo. and USA Today within the first week of its launch. They officially launched it on April 1,2000, in June 2004, IGN Entertainment acquired rottentomatoes. com for an undisclosed sum. In September 2005, IGN was bought by News Corps Fox Interactive Media, in January 2010, IGN sold the website to Flixster. The combined reach of both companies is 30 million unique visitors a month across all different platforms, according to the companies, in May 2011, Flixster was acquired by Warner Bros. In early 2009, Current Television launched the version of the web review site. It was hosted by Brett Erlich and Ellen Fox and written by Mark Ganek, the show aired every Thursday at 10,30 EST on the Current TV network. The last episode aired on September 16,2010 and it returned as a much shorter segment of InfoMania, a satirical news show that ended in 2011. By late 2009, the website was designed to enable Rotten Tomatoes users to create, one group, The Golden Oyster Awards, accepted votes of members for different awards, as if in parallel to the better-known Oscars or Golden Globes. When Flixster bought the company, they disbanded the groups, announcing, in the meantime, please use the Forums to continue your conversations about your favorite movie topics. As of February 2011, new community features have been added, for example, users can no longer sort films by fresh ratings from rotten ratings, and vice versa
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The Scorpion King
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The Scorpion King is a 2002 American period action-war film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov, and Michael Clarke Duncan. It is a spin-off to The Mummy Returns and follows the story of Mathayus, the events of The Scorpion King take place 5,000 years before those in The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, and reveal Mathayus origins and his rise to power as the Scorpion King. The name is a reference to a king of the Protodynastic Period of Egypt. Before the time of the pyramids, a horde from the East invades the ancient world, led by the ruthless Memnon and his many victories come from the help of a sorcerer who predicts the outcomes of battles, leaving only a few free tribes to oppose him. The Akkadians manage to sneak into Memnons camp, but are ambushed by Memnons guards, having been tipped off by Takmet who killed his own father and defected to Memnons side. Jesup and Rama are hit by arrows, but Mathayus manages to sneak into the sorcerers tent, Mathayus is ambushed and meets Memnon himself, who brutally executes Jesup in front of him, and is about to kill Mathayus too. Cassandra, however, tells Memnon that the gods wish Mathayus to survive the night, Memnon has Mathayus buried to his neck in the desert to be devoured by fire ants at dawn, but he manages to escape with help from a horse thief, Arpid. Deciding to finish his mission and avenge his brother, Mathayus sneaks into Memnons stronghold, Gomorrah and he briefly meets Memnons court magician, Philos, who hides him and then directs him to the courtyard where Memnon is training. Mathayus only barely manages to escape Gomorrah, abducting Cassandra along the way, Cassandra tries to escape from Mathayus and even tells him that she has been Memnons prisoner since she was a child. Sympathetic, Mathayus allows her the choice of leaving, but warns her of worse dangers, with his dying breaths, Thorak manages to stab Mathayus in the leg with a scorpion blood-laced arrow. Cassandra, however, uses her magic to save Mathayus life, as an insult and a warning, Mathayus sends Thoraks blood-stained pendant to Memnon. Mathayus, Arpid and Cassandra then run into Philos, who had managed to flee from Memnons palace and has perfected an explosive powder he was working on. However, they are ambushed by the rebels, now under the rule of Balthazar, though Mathayus defeats Balthazar in a fight and earns his grudging respect and sanctuary, Cassandra has a vision of Memnon and his army slaughtering the entire rebel camp. Furthermore, she informs Mathayus that if he faces Memnon, he will most likely die from being shot, the next morning, however, Cassandra returns to Memnon in order to stall him and possibly kill him. The battle rages on until Mathayus is shot by a guard as in Cassandras vision, Memnon is consumed by the flames as he falls to his death. With the battle over, the remnants of Memnons army bow before Mathayus, who by their law is their new king, in the aftermath, Mathayus and Balthazar share a good-natured farewell as the latter returns to his own kingdom. Cassandra tells Mathayus that she sees a period of peace and prosperity coming, undeterred, Mathayus decides that they will make their own destiny. Metacritic gave the film an average score of 45 based on 30 reviews
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The Rundown
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The Rundown is a 2003 American action comedy film starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson as a bounty hunter who must head for Brazil to retrieve his employers renegade son. It was directed by Peter Berg, the film received positive reviews but failed at the box office. Beck is an expert, a bounty hunter who collects debts for a man named Billy Walker. He is dispatched to a nightclub to retrieve a ring from a football player. Angry, he confronts Walker and tells him that he out of the business. Walker talks him into one last bounty - retrieve Walkers son Travis from a mining town in Brazil. Beck accepts and leaves for Brazil, when Beck arrives in the town of El Dorado he meets with the man running the mining operation, Mr. Hatcher. Hatcher gives Beck his blessing to grab Travis, but reneges when he finds out that Travis has discovered a golden artifact called El Gato do Diabo. Beck confronts Hatcher and his men in the bar and leaves with Travis. On the way back to the airfield, Travis forces their Jeep off the road, there he tries to escape but is re-captured by Beck. After an unfortunate encounter with some local monkeys, the two find themselves in the camp of the resistance movement. At the resistance encampment, Travis convinces the rebels that Beck works for Hatcher and was sent to them all. After a prolonged fight, Beck gains the hand before the rebel leader Mariana intervenes. She wants Travis, as the Gato can be used to ensure the locals can free themselves from Hatcher, Hatcher suddenly attacks the camp, killing many rebels. Beck, Travis, and Mariana escape the camp and Beck makes Mariana a deal, after some searching, Travis leads them to a cave behind a waterfall where the Gato is located. They retrieve it and begin the journey back, on the way back, Mariana chastises Travis for wanting to sell the artifact, but Travis argues that he actually did want to give it to a museum. Mariana gives the two men Konlobos, a fruit that paralyzes the eater. As she tells Beck which direction the airfield is, she leaves them with the fire to keep the animals away, after waking up able to move, Beck hauls Travis to the airfield
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Walking Tall (2004 film)
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Walking Tall is a 2004 American action film. A remake of the 1973 film of the name, it stars The Rock. Like the original film, it was based on the story of Sheriff Buford Pusser. A number of aspects were changed, including the characters name. Former U. S. Army Special Forces sergeant Chris Vaughn returns to his home town in Kitsap County. Looking for work, he finds the local mill was closed down three years prior by its heir, Jay Hamilton, who opened a new casino that now accounts for the majority of revenue for the local area. Hamilton, who was also Vaughns school friend, invites him to a night of fun at the casino, while checking out the VIP lounge, Vaughn stumbles upon his childhood friend Deni, who is now working as a stripper. Later, he notices the craps dealer using loaded dice and demonstrates this to the patrons by placing a bet, when the floorman declares no payout, Vaughn instigates a fight. Although he beats down most of the security guards, he is subdued with a cattle prod. The security staff take Vaughn into the basement and Hamiltons right-hand man and he is found by a trucker and hospitalized, but recovers quickly. After this, Vaughn also learns that his nephew, Pete, experimented with crystal meth, which was sold to his friends by the casino security guards. Infuriated, Vaughn goes to the casino, and using a piece of lumber as a club, begins destroying casino property, Vaughn is apprehended by Sheriff Watkins and his deputies as he is driving away from the scene. In the ensuing trial, all of Hamiltons security and staff testify against Vaughn, when the judge allows Vaughn to present his defense, he fires his appointed attorney, who is implicitly under Hamiltons employ. After making a speech about the towns great former self, Vaughn tells the jury. To further emphasize his plea, Vaughn reveals the scars on his torso from his being tortured by the casino staff. He is then acquitted and wins the election for sheriff, upon taking office, he summarily dismisses the entire police force and deputizes his friend, Ray Templeton, whom Vaughn feels he can trust, as well as help Vaughn learn about narcotics. Vaughn and Templeton find drugs on Booth and they take him into custody. In an attempt to make him reveal information on the drug operation, they hold him captive in a garage and proceed to strip his truck into pieces in front of him
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Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia
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Behind Enemy Lines, Colombia is a 2009 war film directed by Tim Matheson and starring Joe Manganiello, former WWE and TNA wrestler Ken Anderson, Keith David and Tim Matheson. It is the installment in the series, as well as the sequel to Behind Enemy Lines. The film was co-produced by WWE Studios, written by Tobias Iaconis, out of nowhere, the meeting falls under attack and the leaders from both sides are killed. The SEALS have been framed for the crime, leaving them to fight for their lives from behind enemy lines against the Colombian Special Forces. Abandoned by their government and left for dead, the soldiers race to uncover the evidence that will prove their innocence while ensuring that the violence is contained. Should the fighting spill over the border, the region or both sides could be plunged into a nightmarish inferno of war and death. The film was released on January 6,2009, as with all WWE films, Behind Enemy Lines, Colombia was constantly advertised on WWE programming, shortly before, and after its release. Mr. Kennedy also frequently made appearances to promote the film. Behind Enemy Lines, Colombia was followed by another sequel, SEAL Team 8, Behind Enemy Lines
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Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
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WrestleMania Mystery is a 2014 direct-to-DVD animated comedy mystery film, and the twenty-second film in the direct-to-video series of Scooby-Doo films. It is a co-production between Warner Bros, the film features Scooby and the gang solving a mystery at WrestleMania. It was released on March 24,2014 in the United Kingdom and on March 25,2014 in the United States by Warner Home Video, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy win an all-expenses-paid stay at WWE City to watch WrestleMania after beating the hardest level of the organizations latest video game. At the insistence of the duo, Fred, Daphne, upon their arrival, the Mystery Machine crashes on a ditch after Fred narrowly avoids a crossing raccoon. The gang meets John Cena, his trainer Cookie, and Cookies nephew, Ruben and they also encounter Bayard, a hunter who despises WWE for building their city in his forest. Cena gives the gang VIP tickets to the event to make up for their altercation with Bayard. At the show, Mr. McMahon unveils the WWE Championship belt, the title is up for grabs over the weekend at WrestleMania. The gang is then offered a tour of WWEs training camp before arriving at their cabins, later that night, Daphne and Velma overhear Ruben arguing with Cookie over not becoming a WWE wrestler because of Cookies leg injury. Meanwhile, Scooby has a dream about wrestling giant food monsters when Shaggy wakes him up, the WWE wrestlers intervene during the chase, but Triple H and Brodus Clay are overpowered by the monster, which disappears after throwing Sin Caras hot rod toward a water tower. The next morning, the gang is briefed by WWE executive Ms. Richards that the city has been terrorized by bear attacks over the past few weeks, Mr. McMahon asks the gang to solve the Ghost Bear mystery to ensure the security of the WWE belt. Furious over its loss, Vicious vented its frustration on the town until Sin Cara Grande warded it off to a cave at the cost of a leg injury. It is believed by Sin Cara that the spirit of the bear has been stirred by WrestleMania, Velma, however, proves Scoobys innocence by showing that he was in a deep state of hypnosis when he stole the belt. Ruben then deduces that the WWE video game contains light flashes that implanted post-hypnotic suggestions to Scoobys brain, Mr. McMahon offers Scooby and Shaggy a chance at freedom if they defeat Kane at WrestleMania. The duo receive a crash course training from Cookie and AJ Lee and that night, the gang and Cena wander along the forest until they reach the bear cave. Inside, they discover a room with books on hypnotism, schematics of an EMP device, suddenly, the Ghost Bear appears and chases the gang through a storm drain. They escape after Cena slams the Ghost Bear away from them before realizing that the drain is directly underneath WWE City. After the gang gives Ms. Richards details on their encounter with the Ghost Bear, Cookie advises that WrestleMania should be cancelled, Fred suggests that the gang uses WrestleMania to nab the Ghost Bear. During the main event, Velma deduces that the WWE belt is the EMP device
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The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!
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The Flintstones & WWE, Stone Age SmackDown. is a 2015 American direct-to-video animated film starring The Flintstones. It is the second co-production between Warner Bros, animation and WWE Studios following Scooby-Doo. The film features Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble and the whole Bedrock gang with stone age versions of WWE Superstars and it was released on March 10,2015 by Warner Home Video. The film marked the first time the character of Mr. Slate was voiced by other than John Stephenson. The film was directed by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone, Fred Flintstone has promised his wife Wilma they will take a vacation. He wants to request days off work and money from his boss, Mr. Slate, after getting into trouble, Fred is saved by Cenastone, Fred does not receive money from Mr. Slate, and Fred does not know how to tell Wilma the bad news. At a fair organized by the Lodge of the Water Buffaloes, Fred devises a way to earn money, he enlists Hoppy, the kangaroo-saurian of his friend Barney Rubble, to challenge people to boxing matches. When they arrive, among other attractions are the Boulder Twins who open a kissing booth, causing jealousy in Wilma and Betty, Freds, Hoppy defeats many people, but his winning streak ends when the ruffian CM Punkrock humiliates him. Barney, angered, challenges Punkrock and defeats him, Punkrock exits angrily with his teammate Marble Henry. Fred envisions an opportunity to earn even more money with wrestling after the success of Barneys performance. They are greeted by a seller, Mr. McMagma. Fred asks Cenastone to recruit more wrestlers and he brings Rey Mysteriopal, a masked clerk, and The Undertaker, a somber gravedigger. The event begins between Cenastone and Mysteriopal, as they are on friendly terms, the fight fails, Fred decides that Barney should wrestle against Undertaker. Barney protests, but Fred presses him, just when Barney is about to win the match, Wilma and Betty arrive and scold their husbands, but everything is resolved, especially because Fred has earned enough money. However, Fred aspires to more, inspired by McMagma, and he promotes a rematch between Barney and Punkrock. Punkrock accepts, and Fred also enlists Henry and the Boulder Twins, however, Barney does not agree to participate. Fred leaves without him, starting his show, Mysteriopal and Cenastone fight again, but people are cheering for Barney. Fred announces that Barney will not fight, the other fighters exit, disappointed that Fred has neglected his friend and leaving Fred to face the opponents alone
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The Day (2011 film)
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The Day is a 2011 Canadian post-apocalyptic film directed by Douglas Aarniokoski. The film stars Ashley Bell, Shannyn Sossamon, Dominic Monaghan, Shawn Ashmore, the film premiered on September 16,2011 at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in 12 theaters in the United States on August 29,2012 and it screened theatrically for 16 days and grossed $20,984. They hope to plant several jars of seeds that they stole or found during their journey. There was at some point twelve in their group, but it is not known how the others died or how long the remaining five have been on the run. One of the survivors, Adam, who we see in flashbacks, left his wife and his wife and daughter were attacked and either captured or killed. The rest of the group are Rick, Shannon, Henson, the group separate, the men explore the house, while the two women head outside after their leader, Rick, asks them to try to trap some game. Instead, Mary goes to a stream to clean up. While cleaning her dress, Mary hears someone moving toward her and he chases her across the stream but she is able to reach her gun and shoot him. Meanwhile, back in the farmhouse, Adam and Rick explore the basement, One of them recognizes a mark on Marys thigh and identifies her as a cannibal from a rival tribe, then attempts to escape but is killed by Mary. The women rescue the men from the basement and afterward, Shannon knocks Mary unconscious, the three decide to restrain her in a chair and question her aggressively about her past in order to learn who and what she really is. When she doesn’t speak, Adam, furious over Rick’s death, begins to torture her, while Shannon looks on, urging him to just kill her instead. After Adam cuts off the skin on Marys thigh with her tribe mark and attempts to feed it to her, Henson intervenes. Mary eventually gives in and tells Adam she was not responsible for killing Adams wife and she insists that she was only trying to survive. She also reminds them that the tribe that set the trap is coming for them, after listening to the story, the three burn Ricks dead body while they debate whether to free her or kill her. Meanwhile, the tribe of cannibals and its leader swear to take back their house, the four barricade the entire house as they prepare themselves for the oncoming battle. Under cover of night, the tribe invades the house where the four are, as waves of attackers attempt to get inside, the group initially use weapons to stab or cut them, but eventually fire at them through the windows. Several men break through a barricade and drag Shannon outside, but she is saved by Henson, when Shannon unintentionally kills his young son, the leader of the attacking tribe is enraged and leaves his young daughter to avenge her brother’s death
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Road to Paloma
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Road to Paloma is a 2014 American drama thriller film directed, produced, co-written by and starring Jason Momoa. It co-stars Sarah Shahi, Lisa Bonet, Michael Raymond-James and Wes Studi, the film was released on July 11,2014. After murdering his mothers rapist, Wolf, a Native American, Jason Momoa as Robert Wolf Sarah Shahi as Eva Lisa Bonet as Magdalena Michael Raymond-James as Irish Wes Studi as Numay Jill Wagner as Sandy Timothy V. Made for $600,000, filming began in February 2012 in Needles, California, the rest took place in Los Angeles and Bishop. Momoa set Shovels & Rope and The Rolling Stones to score the music for the film, filming was scheduled to begin in February 2012 in Needles, California, where half of the filming was to be done with the rest set to take place in Los Angeles and Bishop. On August 13,2013 it was announced that WWE Studios and Anchor Bay Entertainment had acquired rights in North America, United Kingdom, Australia. A late 2013 release was planned, the film premiered at 2014 Sarasota Film Festival in April. Official website Road to Paloma at the Internet Movie Database Road to Paloma at the ComingSoon. net
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WrestleMania XIX
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WrestleMania XIX was the nineteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. It was presented by Snickers Cruncher and took place on March 30,2003, at Safeco Field in Seattle, the event was the first WrestleMania held in the state of Washington. A record-breaking 54,097 fans from all fifty states and numerous countries from around the world at Safeco Field resulted in a gate attendance grossing US$2.76 million. WrestleMania XIX was the first WrestleMania to be promoted under the WWE name and it was a joint-promotion pay-per-view event, featuring performers from the Raw and SmackDown. The tagline for WrestleMania XIX was Dare to Dream, the official theme song for the event was Crack Addict by Limp Bizkit. Limp Bizkit performed the song live, as well as Rollin during The Undertakers entrance. The main match on the SmackDown, brand was Kurt Angle versus Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship, which Lesnar won by pinfall after executing an F5. The predominant match on the Raw brand was for the World Heavyweight Championship between Triple H and Booker T, which Triple H won by pinfall after performing a Pedigree. Other matches on the undercard included Shawn Michaels versus Chris Jericho, a documentary entitled The Mania of WrestleMania was filmed live during the event and released the following year. It was the first sole production from WWE Films, in December, at Armageddon, Kurt Angle won the WWE Championship against The Big Show with Brock Lesnars help. The next month at No Way Out, Lesnar and Benoit defeated Team Angle in a handicap match, edge was supposed to team up with Lesnar & Benoit against Team Angle but was attacked backstage and it was announced he couldnt participate in the match. On the March 6 episode of SmackDown, Lesnar defeated Paul Heyman in a steel cage match to earn a championship match against Angle the next week. Angle defeated Lesnar to retain the WWE Title, before the match began, Kurt, who was praying in the corner, switched with his brother Eric. Lesnar then came out and the match began, shortly after the match began, Benjamin and Haas came to the ring and distracted Lesnar, which gave Eric time to switch back with Kurt. As Lesnar regained his focus, Kurt was able to pin him with a package for the win. On the February 20 episode of SmackDown, the next night on Raw, The Rock returned to Raw in a 20-man Battle royal to determine the opponent for the World Heavyweight Championship. On that night, Rock, with Bischoffs approval, announced that hed pick his own opponent for later that night, which turned out to be The Hurricane, in hopes for Rock to gain an easy victory. However, Austin walked toward the ring, which distracted Rock, allowing Hurricane to Roll up Rock into a successful pinfall, on the March 24, and final episode of Raw before WrestleMania, Austin was banned from the arena that night
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See No Evil (2006 film)
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See No Evil is a 2006 slasher film directed by Gregory Dark, written by Dan Madigan, produced by Joel Simon, and starring professional wrestler Kane. It is the first major film produced by WWE Films and was released by Lions Gate Entertainment on May 19,2006, the film went through many different working titles before the final title of See No Evil was chosen. The original working title of the film was Eye Scream Man, officer Frank Williams and his partner Blaine investigate an abandoned house, where they find a young woman with her eyes ripped out. A large figure with an axe then murders Blaine and Frank has his arm chopped off before he is able to shoot the attacker in the head, afterwards, detectives find seven bodies in the house, all of which have had their eyes ripped out. Richie panics and runs off, only to be dragged into an elevator with a hook by Jacob Goodnight, when Margaret mentions the elevator is being used, Hannah goes to check on the group, but is killed in the elevator. Christine tries to help Kira escape the hotel, but Jacob attacks Kira with his hook, Christine and Frank go upstairs to find the others, and run into Tyson who tells them what happened to Richie. Frank realizes it must be Jacob and is pulled into the ceiling by the hook. Kira is held hostage by Jacob because of her religious tattoos, Melissa and Russell go off into a room on their own, but are chased by Jacob. Russell tries to lower Melissa out of a window, but he is killed by Jacob, then, Jacob drops Melissa out the window. However, she survives her fall, but then she is killed by a pack of stray dogs, Jacob then attacks Michael and Zoe, and kills her by shoving her cell phone down her throat. Michael finds Christine and Tyson as they try to rescue Kira, but they are attacked again by Jacob, the pair find Kira but are interrupted by Jacob before they can release her. Tyson creates a distraction but is electrocuted with his own taser, Margaret then shows up, and reveals herself as Jacobs mother, who lured Frank back to the hotel to get revenge on him for shooting her son, and explains the prisoners are merely a bonus. Margaret attempts to shoot Kira, but Jacob intervenes and throws her headfirst into a nail on the wall, many worldwide members of the press were invited to a red carpet ceremony for the release, which also included various other wrestling superstars. Interviews were given by Shawn Michaels, John Cena, Kurt Angle, Candice Michelle, Chris Benoit, Chris Masters, a segment on RAW showed footage from inside the movie theatre while the movie was screening before its release. The film opened on May 19,2006, and grossed $4.6 million from just 1,257 theaters and it went on to gross $15 million at the U. S box office and $18.6 million overall, against a budget of $8 million. See No Evil was released on DVD on November 28,2006, the DVD included audio commentary by writer Dan Madigan, director Gregory Dark, co-executive producer Jed Blaugrund and Kane. The film eventually went on to make $45.16 million in 7 weeks, in Australia, See No Evil was released on Wednesday May 28,2008. On August 6,2013, WWE Studios announced a second See No Evil, the film was directed by the Soska Sisters, and starred Danielle Harris, Katharine Isabelle, Chelan Simmons, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Greyston Holt, Lee Majdoub and Michael Eklund
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The Marine
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The Marine is a 2006 American action film directed by John Bonito. The film stars John Cena, Robert Patrick and Kelly Carlson and it was produced by the films division of WWE, called WWE Studios, and distributed in the United States by 20th Century Fox. In Iraq, John Triton of the United States Marine Corps is closing in on an al-Qaeda hideout, disregarding direct orders to wait for reinforcement, Triton attacks the extremists and rescues the hostages. The next morning, his colonel informs Triton that he is being discharged for disobeying direct orders. Home from Iraq, Triton finds it hard to settle back into normal life and he is fired from his job as a security guard for using excessive force on an employees ex-boyfriend and his bodyguards. Tritons wife Kate decides the two need a vacation to help Triton adjust to his new life, meanwhile, criminal Rome robs a jewelry store with his gang, girlfriend Angela, Morgan, Vescera, and Bennett. Rome is in collusion with a partner, with whom he is planning on sharing the profits from the diamonds. On the run, the stops at a gas station where Triton. When two policemen arrive to buy gas, Morgan shoots and kills one of the officers, causing Rome to shoot the other officer while Angela kills the gas station attendant, when Triton reacts to Kate being kidnapped, Bennett knocks him out. Triton regains consciousness and gives chase in the policemens car, the chase leads to a lake, where Triton falls out of the patrol car and into the lake, seemingly to his death. Rome and his walk through a swamp to avoid the police. Kate tries to escape several times, Triton emerges from the lake to find Detective Van Buren, who is pursuing the gang. Van Buren denies Triton permission to pursue the gang, but Triton heads into the swamp anyway, after an altercation between Morgan and Vescera, Rome decides to kill Vescera. Rome gets a call from his anonymous partner, and Rome tells him that he intends to cut the partner out of the deal, the gang arrives at a lodge and decide to rest there for the time being. Meanwhile, Triton is kidnapped by two fugitives who believe he is a police officer looking for them and he subdues them and tracks the gang to the lodge. He kills Morgan and Bennett then drags the bodies under the lodge, Kate rushes out of the lodge, but Angela attacks and recaptures her. Meanwhile, Triton enters the lodge and finds himself face-to-face with Rome, Van Buren enters the room but points his gun at Triton, revealing himself to be the anonymous partner. Rome opens fire on Triton, who uses Van Buren as a human shield, Rome makes his escape and joins up with Angela and Kate before firing at a gasoline tank and blowing up the lodge
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The Condemned
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The Condemned is a 2007 American action film written and directed by Scott Wiper. The film stars Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones, Robert Mammone, Tory Mussett, Madeleine West, the film centers on ten convicts who are forced to fight each other to the death as part of an illegal game which is being broadcast to the public. The Condemned was filmed in Queensland, fight choreography was coordinated by Richard Norton, who also stunt doubles for Jones on some scenes. A sequel titled The Condemned 2 starring Randy Orton was released in 2015, the film was produced by WWE Films and distributed by Lionsgate on April 27,2007. Jack Conrad is awaiting execution in a corrupt Salvadoran prison and he is purchased by a wealthy television producer and transported to a deserted island in the South Pacific along with nine other condemned criminals similarly purchased from prisons around the world. They are offered the opportunity to avoid punishment and win back their freedom by fighting to the death in an illegal game to be filmed. A bomb is placed on the ankle of every contestant, each featuring a 30-hour countdown timer, the winner will have the bomb removed and be given their freedom as well as a pocket full of cash as the prize. Ian Breckel, the producer, is aiming for online ratings that equal or beat the latest Super Bowl reception of 40 million television viewers, as the broadcast progresses, FBI agents discover Conrads real identity as Jack Riley after a tip from one of Conrads former classmates. Conrad is discovered to be a former Delta Force operative who was captured on a Black ops mission to El Salvador after bombing a building controlled by drug dealers. Conrads girlfriend Sarah becomes aware of the situation and watches the show at the bar she works at as it unfolds. Ewan McStarley and Saiga team up to remove the competition, while Yasantwa uses her wiles to trick others to their death. After seeing the shows broadcast tower before the show, Conrad infiltrates the tower and calls Sarah, after the other seven contestants have died, Conrad is left alone against McStarley and Saiga. He stabs Saiga, and McStarley flees, eventually, a helicopter drops a shotgun down to McStarley, who uses it to hunt down Conrad. After Conrad falls into a stream, McStarley runs into the cameraman and his armed guard dressed in suits while searching for Conrad. When McStarley and Conrad meet again, Conrad ends up rolling over a cliff, Conrad is presumed dead by the fall, and McStarley is declared the winner. As McStarley is being driven to the tower to collect his prize. After he meets McStarley and de-activates his bomb, he tells him that he not receive his prize money. Breckel and McStarley fixed the game in his favor in exchange for his freedom, McStarley takes an MP5 from one of the guards, and kills the tech team in the building, one by one, even though they truthfully did not know that Breckel was abandoning them all
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The Marine 2
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The Marine 2 is a 2009 American thriller film directed by Roel Reiné, written by Christopher Borrelli and John Chapin Morgan, and produced by Michael Lake. The film stars are Ted DiBiase, Temuera Morrison, Lara Cox, Robert Coleby and it is the stand-alone sequel to The Marine, starring John Cena, and it is the second in the film series. This was Ted DiBiases film debut, the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on December 29,2009. The film was inspired by the Dos Palmas kidnappings, the film was produced by the films division of WWE, called WWE Studios, and distributed in the United States by 20th Century Fox. Joe Linwood of the US Marine Force Recon attempts to rescue his wife Robin, the Linwoods are vacationing at the lavish Thailand resort when the terrorists invade during the hotels grand opening. Joe escapes the initial onslaught and must find a way to save his wife, Ted DiBiase as Joe Linwood Temuera Morrison as Damo Lara Cox as Robin Linwood Robert Coleby as Darren Conner Michael Rooker as Church Kelly B. It stars WWE wrestler Mike The Miz Mizanin in the lead role, randy Orton was initially cast in the lead role, however, due to his previous negative association with the Marine Corps, he was replaced by Mizanin. The Marine 2 at the Internet Movie Database
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Legendary (film)
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Legendary is a 2010 drama film directed by Mel Damski. The film stars Devon Graye as a high school wrestler, in a cast that features John Cena, Patricia Clarkson, Danny Glover, Madeleine Martin, the film was released on September 10,2010. After being bullied, book-smart teenager Cal Chetley, joins his Oklahoma high schools wrestling team, seeing it also as a way to reunite with his estranged and wayward brother, Mike. His mother, Sharon, is not initially supportive of Cals decision and she has been away and without contact of her older son, Mike, for over 10 years, but copes and watches yet another family male become legendary. Filming took place at Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School in Kenner, johnston & Laci Williams Flash Lightnin’ performed by Flash Lightnin’ Hard Line performed by James A. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 28,2010, the DVD is being sold exclusively at Walmart and the Blu-ray exclusively at Best Buy. Critics received the film according to Rotten Tomatoes, with a rating of only 17% based on 42 reviews. Legendary failed to make the top ten at the box office in its only weekend in wide release, official website Legendary at the Internet Movie Database Legendary at AllMovie Legendary at Box Office Mojo Legendary at Metacritic Legendary at Rotten Tomatoes
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Knucklehead (2010 film)
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Knucklehead is a lowbrow comedy film starring Big Show, Stuart Pointer, Melora Hardin and Dennis Farina. It was released on October 22,2010 in select theaters and garnered negative reviews from critics finding fault in the premise, its execution. The DVD was released on November 9,2010, critical reaction was unanimously negative, and the film was a box office bomb. Dennis Farina later called it the most embarrassing project Ive ever been a part of, Walter Krunk is a 35-year-old orphan who has lived in an orphanage since childhood because he never was adopted but has made a friendship with a fellow video game addicted orphan named Henry. During a play of the Wizard of Oz Walter ruins the set during the opening due his harness malfunctioning which caused him to swing around, Earl threatens Eddie saying that if he doesnt find a new fighter theyll beat him down bad. Meanwhile, Earl and Redrum have found the group at the motel, the next day driving to the next match the bus engine starts smoking causing the bus to crash into a pole and eventually explodes, Eddie, Mary and Walter escape unharmed. Walter manages to win with a hold and is given the nickname the Bear Basher. During another camp out Eddie and Mary start having feelings for each other, finally arriving in New Orleans Eddie checks the group in to a luxury hotel, plans a pre-fight celebration for a night on the town and buys Mary a dress and Walter a tuxedo. At the restaurant Eddie tells Walter to not stare but Eddie does when Mary walks in, some girls invite Walter to dance but Mary stays at their table. Mary gets drunk from drinking Eddies drink and confronts the Waitress when she sees her talking to Eddie which results in an ending with Mary knocking out the Waitress with a spinning heel kick. The following day while Walter is preparing for the tournament at the hotel Tina shows up giving a pair of shorts that she made for him. During the sign in Mary calls the owner saying that the trip is almost over but after the call ended a fellow worker informed the owner that they couldnt find Henry. The man who is in charge of the sign in says that Eddie didnt pre register so Walter cant compete, during the fight Earl shows up with Henry to distract Walter but this makes him angry enough to win the fight by Submission and Memphis Earl is arrested for kidnapping. During the celebration Eddies dad reveals that he bet the $4,000 on Walter to win and got $80,000 for the orphanage, Eddie and Mary kiss to end the scene. Thompson as Mad Milton Lurie Poston as Todd Lance E. Nichols as Miltons Dad Jake Austin Walker as Dennis This is WWE Studios second produced film, filming began in New Orleans, Louisiana, and finished in November 2009. The film has received negative reviews by critics. Slant Magazine gave the half a star out of 5 stars. Variety wrote that the leaves a bit to be desired
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The Chaperone (2011 film)
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The Chaperone is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Stephen Herek, and also produced by WWE Studios. It stars Triple H, Yeardley Smith, Ariel Winter, Kevin Corrigan, José Zúñiga, Kevin Rankin, Enrico Colantoni, and Israel Boussard. Ray Bradstone is the best wheel man in the business, but he is determined to go straight and be the best parent he can be to his daughter, Sally, and make amends with his ex-wife, Lynne. As Ray struggles to find honest work, his old bank-robbing crew, led by Phillip Larue and he agrees at first, but changes his mind at the last second leaving the crew without a driver. Ray decides instead to serve as a chaperone for Sallys school field trip, when the robbery goes awry, Larue blames Ray and chases the school bus all the way to New Orleans. Ray must deal with Larue, while supervising Sallys class on what one of the craziest school trips ever. Metacritic gives a score of 33/100 based on reviews from 11 critics. Eric Kohn of Indiewire graded the film a C-, saying that it had flat direction, official website The Chaperone at the Internet Movie Database The Chaperone at Rotten Tomatoes
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Inside Out (2011 film)
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Inside Out is a 2011 crime-drama film directed by Artie Mandelberg. The film features professional wrestler Triple H, Michael Rapaport, Parker Posey, Julie White, Michael Cudlitz, the project was the cinematic feature film debut for director Artie Mandelberg. The film was released on September 9,2011, a. J. an ex-con who served 13 years in Angola for manslaughter, returns home to New Orleans and fights to protect the woman he loves and her young daughter from his dangerous former best friend. In better times, AJ would have anything to protect his best friend, Jack, a two-bit gangster. While A. J. is in prison, Jack marries Claire, the love of AJs life, Pepper is A. J. s daughter, a fact known to Jack, but Jack pretends to be her biological father. The day Jack picks up AJ from prison, the thug gets an itchy trigger finger that could land his buddy right back behind bars. The situation grows increasingly tense as Dr. Vic attempts to handle the situation quietly as he comes under investigation by the Louisiana Tax Board agent Martha for dealing in untaxed cigarettes. When Jack flees and Dr. Vic decides that the way to get the job done right is to do it himself, A. J. realizes that Claire and Pepper are in mortal danger. On the movie review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, Inside Out has a 25% approval rating based on 12 reviews, writing for The New York Times, Daniel M. Gold described the plot as a tangle of dithering storylines and Levesques acting as inert, official website Inside Out at the Internet Movie Database
