Danny Elfman — Actor (8)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) [Movie] TMDB Douban IMDb NeoDB WikiData
The Nightmare Before Christmas
7.6 (13 ratings) director: Henry Selick actor: Danny Elfman / Chris Sarandon
other title: Nightmare Before Christmas / Mareridtet før Juleaften
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
The Gift (2000) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Gift
director: Sam Raimi actor: Cate Blanchett / Giovanni Ribisi
other title: The Gift - Il dono / O Dom
Annie Wilson, young widow and mother of three, makes her living foretelling others' futures⁠—though her own has become cloudier than even she can see. Threatened by a client's violent husband and plagued by visions of a missing local woman, Annie finds herself pulled into a thicket of lies and deception in which her extraordinary gift may ultimately get her killed.
Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Score: A Film Music Documentary
director: Matt Schrader actor: Hans Zimmer / Danny Elfman
other title: Score: Eine Geschichte der Filmmusik / Score: Compositores de Oscar
Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman to Quincy Jones and Randy Newman, to uncover their creative process. Tracing key developments in the evolution of music in film, and exploring some of cinema’s most iconic soundtracks, 'Score' is an aural valentine for film lovers.
Forbidden Zone (1980) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Forbidden Zone
director: Richard Elfman actor: Hervé Villechaize / Susan Tyrrell
other title: Totaler Sperrbezirk / La zona prohibida
A mysterious door in the basement of the Hercules house leads to the Sixth Dimension by way of a gigantic set of intestine. When Frenchy slips through the door, King Fausto falls in love with her. The jealous Queen Doris takes Frenchy prisoner, and it is up to the Hercules family and friend Squeezit Henderson to rescue her.
Urgh! A Music War (1981) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Urgh! A Music War
director: Derek Burbidge actor: Sting / Stewart Copeland
Urgh! A Music War is a British film released in 1982 featuring performances by punk rock, new wave, and post-punk acts, filmed in 1980. Among the artists featured in the movie are Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), Magazine, The Go-Go's, Toyah Willcox, The Fleshtones, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, X, XTC, Devo, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Gary Numan, Klaus Nomi, Wall of Voodoo, Pere Ubu, Steel Pulse, Surf Punks, 999, UB40, Echo & the Bunnymen and The Police. These were many of the most popular groups on the New Wave scene; in keeping with the spirit of the scene, the film also features several less famous acts, and one completely obscure group, Invisible Sex, in what appears to be their only public performance.
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
director: Nam June Paik / Emile Ardolino actor: George Plimpton / Claude Villers
In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the much-anticipated Orwellian year, Paik and Co. were keen to demonstrate satellite TV's ability to serve positive ends-- Namely, the intercontinental exchange of culture, combining both highbrow and entertainment elements. A live broadcast shared between WNET TV in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, linked up with broadcasters in Germany and South Korea, reached a worldwide audience of over 10 or even 25 million (including the later repeat transmissions).
Hot Tomorrows (1977) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Hot Tomorrows
director: Martin Brest actor: Ken Lerner / Ray Sharkey
A portrait of a young man, Michael, so obsessed with death that he decorates his room with a life-size Grim Reaper. One night Michael's closest buddy, Louis, joins him for an adventure in Hollywood on Christmas Eve.