Fred Ward, the versatile character actor who starred in films like Tremors, The Right Stuff and Henry & June during a career that spanned five decades, has died at the age of 79. Ward’s rep, Ron Hoffman, confirmed the actor’s May 8 death in a statement, though no cause of death was provided.
An Air Force veteran and amateur boxer before becoming an actor — his tough guy look and gruff exterior was attained thanks to a few broken noses in the ring — Ward was equally adept when featuring in dramas,...
An Air Force veteran and amateur boxer before becoming an actor — his tough guy look and gruff exterior was attained thanks to a few broken noses in the ring — Ward was equally adept when featuring in dramas,...
- 5/13/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
I’ve been revisiting a lot of older films lately that I have vague memories of, and it’s been a lot of fun talking about them and sharing them with you. There are actually a lot more people than I thought that are familiar with some of these movies, which is cool! For those of you who haven’t seen these movies, then now you know to add them to your list of films to watch!
Today I’ve got a fun one for you. Maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe you haven’t, but it’s a fun flick worth checking out! It’s a 1982 sci-fi time travel western called Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann. The movie was directed by William Dear, and it stars Fred Ward as Lyle Swann, a cross country dirt bike racer who travels back in time.
Motorcycle racer Lyle Swann is...
Today I’ve got a fun one for you. Maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe you haven’t, but it’s a fun flick worth checking out! It’s a 1982 sci-fi time travel western called Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann. The movie was directed by William Dear, and it stars Fred Ward as Lyle Swann, a cross country dirt bike racer who travels back in time.
Motorcycle racer Lyle Swann is...
- 2/21/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
An interesting sub-genre called the Weird West has been around longer than most people think, and certainly Cowboys & Aliens won’t be the last, but it might be one of the more successful film mash-ups in the rarely talked about genre. First of all, what’s the Weird West? It’s a term used to describe a western that uses sci-fi, horror, or fantasy elements in its narrative. And although it was popularized by authors, especially Joe R. Lansdale, it has had a long history in film dating back all the way to the early 1930s.
Because of the iconic themes and ideals with in the western movie, which often mirrors the fantastical elements in a sci-fi tale, such as (but not limited to) unknown wilderness and the survival of pioneers, and social decay and order, it would not be very long before the two genres merged, given us a...
Because of the iconic themes and ideals with in the western movie, which often mirrors the fantastical elements in a sci-fi tale, such as (but not limited to) unknown wilderness and the survival of pioneers, and social decay and order, it would not be very long before the two genres merged, given us a...
- 8/1/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
Director Jon Favreau would like Cowboys and Aliens to be the chocolate and peanut butter of Summer movie blockbusters, but let’s be real here -- it’s just peanut butter. And not even the good kind, but the lumpy, salty “100% all-natural” kind that your grandparents buy in plastic tubs. For those still hungering for a satisfying Cowboys and Fill-In-The-Blank mash-up, I have the remedy. Consider The Valley of Gwangi the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups of films in which cowboys interact with things that cowboys don’t usually interact with (see also: Cowboys and Robots in Westworld, Cowboys and Fred Ward the Time Traveling Biker in Timerider). The Valley of Gwangi stars James Franciscus as Tuck, a rogue in a traveling Wild West...
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- 7/29/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com - Celebrity Gossip
Director Jon Favreau would like Cowboys and Aliens to be the chocolate and peanut butter of Summer movie blockbusters, but let’s be real here -- it’s just peanut butter. And not even the good kind, but the lumpy, salty “100% all-natural” kind that your grandparents buy in plastic tubs. For those still hungering for a satisfying Cowboys and Fill-In-The-Blank mash-up, I have the remedy. Consider The Valley of Gwangi the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups of films in which cowboys interact with things that cowboys don’t usually interact with (see also: Cowboys and Robots in Westworld, Cowboys and Fred Ward the Time Traveling Biker in Timerider). The Valley of Gwangi stars James Franciscus as Tuck, a rogue in a traveling Wild West...
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- 7/29/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com
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