Jimmie Haskell

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Jimmie Haskell

Born November 7, 1926 · New York City, New York, USA

Died February 4, 2016 · aged 89

Jimmie Haskell (born Sheridan Pearlman; November 7, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American composer, arranger, and record producer. His career in popular music spanned over six decades. He also wrote over 100 film and television scores. Over the course of his career, Haskell won three Grammy Awards (for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals) and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Known For

Dirty Mary Crazy LarryDirty Mary Crazy Larry · 1974
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
★ 6.41974
MovieActionAdventure
Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.
Cactus FlowerCactus Flower · 1969
Cactus Flower
★ 7.21969
MovieComedyRomance
A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife.
Tall StoryTall Story · 1960
Tall Story
★ 5.71960
MovieComedyRomance
A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, but has no money. When he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.
Town TamerTown Tamer · 1965
Town Tamer
★ 6.81965
MovieWesternAction
A gunfighter is hired to clean up a wild frontier town, but there are forces afoot who want to keep the town as wide-open as it is. Lyle Bettger, Bruce Cabot and Richard Jaeckel co-star as the lawless bad guys in this Western based on a novel by Frank Gruber.
The Jayne Mansfield StoryThe Jayne Mansfield Story · 1980
The Jayne Mansfield Story
★ 6.01980
MovieDramaTV Movie
Armed with an imposing physical presence and a shrewd ability to capture press attention, Jayne Mansfield carved her path in Hollywood by molding a "buxom dumb blonde" caricature and positioning herself as Marilyn Monroe's primary studio rival. As she achieved success on the screen and on magazine covers, she met bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay, the newly crowned Mr. Universe. Together, they formed an iconic, glamour-filled power couple in the eyes of the media. However, behind the public shine of their dazzling lifestyle and the birth of their children, Jayne's career began to decline as Hollywood's tastes shifted and the archetype that catapulted her to fame became obsolete.
Night of the LepusNight of the Lepus · 1972
Night of the Lepus
★ 4.41972
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Rancher Cole Hillman is fed up of rabbits plaguing his fields. Zoologist Roy Bennett conducts an experiment to curb their population, but it gives rise to giant rabbits that terrorise the town.
AnimalympicsAnimalympics · 1980
Animalympics
★ 6.21980
MovieComedyAnimation
Animalympics is all about the Animal Olympics Contest where all the animals around the world gather to take part in everything from skiing in North America to the very long marathon race in humid conditions.
I'll Take SwedenI'll Take Sweden · 1965
I'll Take Sweden
★ 5.21965
MovieComedyMusic
Bob Holcomb will do anything to stop his daughter JoJo from tying the knot with her lazy boyfriend, even move her all the way to Sweden! But once they're "safely" out of the country, JoJo falls for a sly Swedish playboy.

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Guyana: Crime of the CenturyGuyana: Crime of the Century · 1979
Guyana: Crime of the Century
★ 5.01979
MovieDramaThriller
This horrific dramatization of the Guyana tragedy traces the steps of Reverend Jim Jones, a highly charismatic, but profoundly paranoid clergyman, who after years of evangelism and good deeds, begins his own church in the mid-western United States. When Jim Jones becomes increasingly obsessed with the belief that the CIA is "a wicked enemy" who is out to get him, he emigrates with his congregation to Guyana, where he plans to create a utopia. But Jim Jones' utopia consists of a society where he demands his followers turn their minds, bodies and possessions over to him, one that is rife with orgies, physical violence, mental torture, and sexual abuse of children and adults. Ultimately, Jim Jones' paranoia reaches a fevered pitch that culminates in him taking savage action against his own congregation. (VCI Home Video)

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