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Plot. Shelby Gilmore, an international hotel magnate who owns the Kalaleu Gilmore, a resort hotel on a Pacific island, wants desperately to marry his secretary, Kay Kirby and proposes to her under the impression that she'll become his seventh wife.
When Time Ran Out was originally going to be a far more loyal adaptation of the 1969 novel, The Day The World Ended, itself a nonfiction account of the 1902 Mount Pelee eruption before it was decided to set the story in the present time and have a fictional volcano causing trouble.
Feb 15, 2024 · Sky has confirmed that it will be showing Based on a True Story season 2, following the success of its first run on Sky Max and NOW. The satirical dark thriller was renewed for a second...
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Shelby Gilmore (William Holden), who owns a newly constructed hotel on a remote Pacific island, wants desperately to marry his secretary, Kay Kirby (Jacqueline Bisset) and proposes to her under the impression that she'll become his seventh wife. Kay is in love with Hank Anderson (Paul Newman), an oil rigger whose scientists are warning him that a n...
Shot on the Big Island of Hawai'i (notably at the Kona Surf Resort (today known as the Sheraton Kona Resort), the film was rife with production problems. Holden, who was ill, also was upset about his billing under Newman (as had been the case with The Towering Inferno five years prior). Newman, contractually obligated to do another Allen film after...
When Time Ran Out performed poorly at the box office. While it cost an estimated $20,000,000 to produce, the film grossed only $3,763,988. Movie critic Leonard Maltin's annual publication of capsule film reviews dubbed the film "When Ideas Ran Out" or "The Blubbering Inferno". A story in TV Guideobserved that "with cheesy special effects (even the ...
In 1986 and 1994, Warner Brothers Home Video released an extended version on VHS that was 144 minutes long. Deleted scenes and additional footage were restored when Earth’s Final Fury(the film’s TV title) debuted on network television. It was released as the "expanded video edition" on VHS, with some of the additional scenes retaining their sporadi...
Based on a True Story: Created by Craig Rosenberg. With Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina, Tom Bateman, Liana Liberato. A realtor, a former tennis star, and a plumber seize a unique opportunity to capitalize on America's obsession with true crime.
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Aug 6, 2024 · Movies based on true stories have the potential to run the emotional gamut. They can be hilarious , heart-wrenchingly sad or outright terrifying —or even all three at the same time!
Based on a True Story is an American comedy thriller television series created by Craig Rosenberg, starring Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina. The series premiered on Peacock on June 8, 2023. [2] [3] In October 2023, the series was renewed for a second season which is set to premiere on November 21, 2024. [4] [5]
