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Martin Short
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Canadian comic who made appearances on “SCTV” & “Saturday Night Live” before graduating to big screen films such as “Three Amigos” (1986), “Innerspace” (1987), “Cross My Heart” (1987), “Three Fugitives” (1989), “Pure Luck” (1991), “Father Of The Bride” (1991) & “Captain Ron” (1992). In 1999 Martin hosted his own TV talk show, “The Martin Short Show”.
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Martin Short Fact File :
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Birth Name: Martin Short
Date Of Birth: 26th March 1950
Place Of Birth: Hamilton, Canada
Spouse: Nancy Short
Children: 1 Daughter & 2 Sons * Katherine (1983) * Olivier (1986) * Henry (1990)
Debut Film Appearance: “Lost And Found” (1979)
Debut TV Appearance: “The David Steinberg Show” (1972).
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Martin Short’s Top 10 Movies on DVD
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Three Amigos! [DVD](1986) DVD In the 1910s, the natives of an oppressed Mexican village send a plea for help to their favorite movie star gunslingers (Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short). The hapless actors believe they're making a publicity appearance...and get stuck having to face down very real banditos! 103 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; biographies.
Get Over It! [DVD](2001) DVD Exuberant teen comedy with musical numbers finds high schooler Ben Foster coping with being dumped by girlfriend Melissa Sagemiller, who has since gotten involved with rival Shane West. To win her back, Foster lands a part in the school play, a musical version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," but doesn't realize that Kirsten Dunst, his Shakespeare tutor and best friend's sister, is attracted to him. Martin Short, Sisqo and Colin Hanks also star. 86 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital stereo; audio commentary; extended scenes; "making of" featurette; deleted scenes; music videos; outtakes; scene access.
Three Fugitives [DVD](1989) DVD Would-be bank robber Martin Short takes ex-con Nick Nolte hostage when he bungles the heist, but the police think they're working together, so the pair and Short's young daughter take it on the lam. James Earl Jones, Kenneth McMillan. 96 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby stereo.
Captain Ron [DVD](1992) DVD He's the most inept nautical man since Peter "Wrong Way" Peachfuzz, but for the suburban family that hires him to take them on a Caribbean cruise in their new yacht, Captain Ron manages to sail them into a hilariously unforgettable adventure. Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place star. 99 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround.
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Jungle 2 Jungle [DVD](1997) DVD Wall Street broker Tim Allen gets a big surprise when he travels to the wilds of Venezuela to get divorce papers signed by long-estranged wife JoBeth Williams, a doctor living with a remote native tribe: he's the father of a 13-year-old son! A comical "culture clash" erupts when Allen brings the jungle-raised boy back to New York with him for a visit in this frantic family outing. With Martin Short, Lolita Davidovitch and Sam Huntington. 105 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround.
Innerspace [DVD](1987) DVD A top-secret miniaturization experiment goes awry when test pilot Dennis Quaid is injected into the body of nerdy clerk Martin Short. Together this "odd couple" must elude industrial spies in Joe Dante's funny flip side of "Fantastic Voyage." With Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy and the great Dick Miller. 120 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital mono, Japanese Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Bahasa, Spanish, Thai; audio commentary by Dante, others; theatrical trailer; interactive menus; scene access.
Father Of The Bride [DVD](1991) DVD In this funny and bittersweet remake of the 1950 Spencer Tracy film, Steve Martin plays the put-upon, overly anxious dad who must deal with all sorts of mishaps and financial demands when his daughter decides to get married. Diane Keaton, Martin Short, Kimberly Williams and B.D. Wong co-star. 105 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital stereo; theatrical trailer; scene access.
Father Of The Bride Part II [DVD](1995) DVD Harried pop Steve Martin is hit with a mid-life crisis when married daughter Kimberly Williams announces she's expecting, but the "baby blues" are doubled when he and wife Diane Keaton learn they have a "bundle of joy" on the way as well. Fast and funny sequel to the remake (or is it remake of a sequel?) also stars Martin Short, George Newbern. 106 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.0, French Dolby Digital 5.0; Subtitles: Spanish; featurette; audio commentary by Martin and Short; theatrical trailer.
Mars Attacks! [DVD](1996) DVD No one on Earth, from the President of the United States to singer Tom Jones, is safe when an armada of flying saucers arrives and skeletal, bulbous-headed beings from Mars launch an all-out war, blasting the U.S. Congress, destroying world landmarks, and having a good laugh in the process. Director Tim Burton's wickedly funny sci-fi romp, based on the infamous '60s trading cards, features an all-star cast, including Jack Nicholson in a dual role, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Glenn Close, Michael J. Fox, Lukas Haas, Sarah Jessica Parker and Martin Short. 106 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; production notes;
The Big Picture [DVD](1989) DVD Savagely funny satire on Hollywood follows the rise and fall of film school graduate Kevin Bacon, who is taken under the wing of studio mogul J.T. Walsh and learns the fine art of selling out. "Spinal Tap" co-creators Christopher Guest and Michael McKean take a bite out of the hand that feeds them; with Emily Longstreth, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Martin Short. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced) and Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, French; audio commentary by Guest, Bacon; production notes; filmographies; deleted scenes; theatrical trailers.
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