query: Karl Malone played the shooting guard position.

pos: Karl Malone Karl Anthony Malone ( born July 24 , 1963 ) is an American retired professional basketball player . Nicknamed `` The Mailman '' , Malone played the power forward position and spent his first 18 seasons ( 1985 -- 2003 ) in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) with the Utah Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate John Stockton . Malone also played one season for the Los Angeles Lakers . Malone was a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player , a 14-time NBA All-Star , and an 11-time member of the All-NBA first team . He scored the second most career points in NBA history ( 36,928 ) ( second behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ) , and holds the records for most free throws attempted and made , in addition to co-holding the record for the most first team All-NBA elections in history ( tied with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James ) . He is considered one of the best power forwards in NBA history .   Malone played college basketball at Louisiana Tech University . In his three seasons with Louisiana Tech , he helped the Bulldogs basketball team to its first-ever NCAA tournament in 1984 and to first place in the Southland Conference in 1985 . The Utah Jazz drafted Malone in 1985 with the 13th overall pick in the first round . Malone appeared in the playoffs every season in his career , including the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998 with the Jazz . He played his final season with the Los Angeles Lakers , with whom he played his third Finals in 2004 . However , Malone has the most career postseason losses of any NBA player ever , with 95 . Malone also competed with the United States national team in the Summer Olympic Games of 1992 and 1996 ; in both years he won gold medals . After retiring from the NBA , Malone joined the staff of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team in 2007 and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010 ( twice -- for his individual career , and as a member of the 1992 United States men 's Olympic basketball team ) .

neg: 1990 NBA draft The 1990 NBA draft took place on June 27 , 1990 , in New York City , New York . One of the standouts of this draft is Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Payton . He became a nine-time All-Star , achieved the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in 1996 , won an NBA Championship with the Miami Heat in 2006 , holds many statistical records during his tenure with the now defunct Seattle SuperSonics , and was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 2013 .   The top pick of the draft was Syracuse 's Derrick Coleman who was selected by the New Jersey Nets . In total , 52 of the 54 players selected went on to play at least one competitive game in the NBA , and six players were at some point of their career selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game . One player who had been projected to be a high lottery pick by media outlets and draft analysts was Loyola Marymount 's Hank Gathers , who died of a heart condition in March 1990 during a game .

neg: Detlef Schrempf Detlef Schrempf ( born January 21 , 1963 ) is a German-American retired professional basketball player . He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies from 1981 to 1985 , and was drafted into the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft , with the eighth overall pick . He was an All-NBA Third Team member in 1995 , a three-time NBA All-Star and the NBA Sixth Man of the Year twice .   Schrempf played in the NBA for sixteen seasons , including stints with the Indiana Pacers , the Seattle SuperSonics , and the Portland Trail Blazers . In 1996 , he reached the NBA Finals with the Supersonics . He played for the West German , and later German , national team in the 1984 and 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1983 and 1985 EuroBasket championships .

neg: 1994–95 Cleveland Cavaliers season The 1994 -- 95 NBA season was the 25th season of the National Basketball Association for the franchise based in Cleveland , Ohio . This was also the team 's first season playing at the Gund Arena . During the offseason , the Cavaliers signed unrestricted free agent Michael Cage . Despite losing Brad Daugherty and Gerald Wilkins for the entire season , and Mark Price for 34 games due to injuries , the Cavaliers posted an 11-game winning streak in December which led them to a 20 -- 8 start . However , they played below .500 for the remainder of the season , finishing 4th in the Central Division with a 43 -- 39 record . Tyrone Hill was the team 's leading rebounder and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game . However , the Cavaliers would lose to the New York Knicks 3 -- 1 in the first round of the playoffs . Following the season , Price was traded to the Washington Bullets , Hot Rod Williams was dealt to the Phoenix Suns , and Wilkins left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft .   For the season the team added black , light blue and orange to their color scheme , as well as new uniforms and a logo , which would remain in use until 2003 . Although , the uniforms were slightly changed in 1997 .   Key Dates :

neg: 2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season The 2001 -- 02 NBA season was the Lakers ' 54th season in the National Basketball Association , and 42nd in the city of Los Angeles . During the offseason , the Lakers signed All-Star guard Mitch Richmond and free agent Samaki Walker , while acquiring Lindsey Hunter from the Milwaukee Bucks . The team got off to a fast start winning 16 of their first 17 games , and finished second in the Pacific Division with a 58 -- 24 record . Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game in which Bryant won MVP honors , but O'Neal did not participate in the All-Star game due to an injury .   After sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers 3 -- 0 in the first round of the playoffs , then defeating the San Antonio Spurs 4 -- 1 in the semifinals , the Lakers where pushed to the brink once more in the Western Conference Finals by their archrivals the Sacramento Kings , who they narrowly defeated in a deciding seventh game . They then went on to win the NBA Finals , defeating and sweeping the New Jersey Nets in four straight games for their second three-peat in franchise history , the first since 1952 -- 54 . Following the season , Richmond retired and Hunter was traded to the Toronto Raptors .   This would be the third and final consecutive NBA Championship the Lakers won in the early 2000s , as in the next season , their quest for a fourth consecutive NBA Championship ended with a playoff elimination by the San Antonio Spurs in six games in the semifinals , who would then go on to win the NBA Finals that season and their second NBA Championship . Although the Lakers returned to the Finals in 2004 , the Lakers would lose to the Detroit Pistons in five games , despite being the heavy favorites to win and having former All-Stars and veterans Gary Payton and Karl Malone , leading to O'Neal 's departure from the Lakers amidst boiling points between the Lakers staff and management and Kobe Bryant , culminating in his trade to the Miami Heat , ending the early 2000s Lakers dynasty . The Lakers would not win another title until 2009 , in which they defeated the Orlando Magic in five games .

neg: 1998–99 Miami Heat season The 1998 -- 99 NBA season was the 11th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association . During the offseason , the Heat signed free agents Terry Porter and Clarence Weatherspoon . In the shortened NBA season , the Heat won 18 of their first 23 games , despite Jamal Mashburn playing just 24 games due to a knee injury , and Voshon Lenard missing 38 games with a broken leg . Miami finished with a 33 -- 17 win-loss record , which earned them the # 1 seed in the Eastern Conference . Alonzo Mourning was named Defensive Player of the Year , and finished second in MVP voting behind Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz .   In the playoffs , the Heat faced the New York Knicks for the third consecutive time . The 8th-seeded Knicks defeated the Heat in the Eastern Conference First round , with Allan Houston of New York hitting a buzzer-beater basket in the winner-take-all Game 5 , which prevailed the Knicks over Miami , 78 -- 77 . This was also their final full season playing at the Miami Arena . Following the season , Porter signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs , and longtime Heat forward Keith Askins retired .

neg: 1993–94 Utah Jazz season The 1993 -- 94 NBA season was the Jazz 's 20th season in the National Basketball Association , and 15th season in Salt Lake City , Utah . During the offseason , the Jazz signed unrestricted free agent All-Star forward Tom Chambers , and acquired Felton Spencer from the Minnesota Timberwolves . John Stockton led the league in assists for the seventh straight season , as Karl Malone joined the list in all-time points scored topping the 19,000 point mark . Both were selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game . At midseason , the Jazz traded Jeff Malone to the Philadelphia 76ers for Jeff Hornacek . With the addition of Hornacek , the Jazz went on to win ten consecutive games between February and March . They won nine of their final eleven games finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 53 -- 29 record .   In the first round of the playoffs , the Jazz defeated the 4th-seeded San Antonio Spurs after losing Game 1 . In the semifinals , they took a 3 -- 0 series lead over the 8th-seeded Denver Nuggets . However , the Jazz would lose the next three games to the Nuggets , then finally win Game 7 and advance to the next round . In the Western Conference Finals , they lost five games to the Houston Rockets . Following the season , Tyrone Corbin was traded to the Atlanta Hawks .

neg: 1976 ABA Dispersal Draft On August 5 , 1976 , as a result of the ABA -- NBA merger , the NBA hosted a dispersal draft to select players from the Kentucky Colonels and Spirits of St. Louis , the two American Basketball Association ( ABA ) franchises that were not included in the ABA -- NBA merger .   The eighteen NBA teams and the four ABA teams that joined the NBA , the Denver Nuggets , Indiana Pacers , New York Nets and San Antonio Spurs , were allowed to participate in the draft . The teams selected in reverse order of their win -- loss percentage in the previous NBA and ABA seasons . The team that made a selection paid for the signing rights to the player , which were set by the league 's committee . The money from the draft was used to help the four ABA teams that merged with the NBA to pay off some of their obligations to the two folded ABA franchises , the Colonels and Spirits . The team that made a selection was obligated to assume the player 's ABA contract . The players who were not selected would become free agents .   Twenty players from the Colonels and the Spirits were available for the draft . Eleven were selected in the first round and the twelfth player was selected in the second round . Eight players were not selected and thus became a free agent . The Chicago Bulls used the first pick to select five-time ABA All-Star Artis Gilmore with a signing price of $ 1,100,000 . The Portland Trail Blazers , who acquired the Atlanta Hawks ' second pick , selected Maurice Lucas and Moses Malone with signing price of $ 300,000 and $ 350,000 respectively . Marvin Barnes , who was selected fourth by the Detroit Pistons was the second most expensive player in the draft with a signing price of $ 500,000 . Several teams elected to pass their first-round picks and only the Kansas City Kings used the second-round pick . The draft continued until the third round , but no other players were selected .

neg: 2000–01 Seattle SuperSonics season The 2000 -- 01 NBA season was the 33rd season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association . With the hopes of improving the team in the middle , the Sonics acquired All-Star center Patrick Ewing from the New York Knicks during the offseason . However , the Sonics would get off to a slow start losing seven of their first ten games . Head coach Paul Westphal was fired after a 6 -- 9 start , and was replaced with former Sonics guard Nate McMillan . The Sonics played above .500 for the remainder of the season finishing fifth in the Pacific Division with a 44 -- 38 record , missing the playoffs by finishing tenth place in the Western Conference . During the All-Star Weekend in Washington , D.C. , Gary Payton was selected for the All-Star Game and rookie Desmond Mason won the Slam Dunk Contest . It was Ewing 's only season in a Sonics uniform as he left for the Orlando Magic the next season . Also following the season , Ruben Patterson signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers .

neg: 2004–05 Denver Nuggets season The 2004-05 Denver Nuggets season was the team 's 39th in the NBA . They began the season hoping to improve upon their 43-39 output from the previous season . They bested it by six games , finishing 49-33 , and qualified for the playoffs for the second straight season . They were the fifth team in the Western Conference to ever qualify for the playoffs after starting the season 17 -- 25 , as they turned around the season by finishing 32 -- 8 . The season was marked by coaching changes : Jeff Bzdelik was fired in December , replacing him with former Laker Michael Cooper and after the team 4-14 under Cooper , George Karl was named head coach for the rest of the season . Karl would later guide the Nuggets to the Western Conference Finals in 2009 . The team drafted point guard Jameer Nelson with the 20th in the 2004 NBA Draft , but his rights were traded to the Orlando Magic , though the Boston Celtics would trade Nelson back to the team that originally drafted him during the 2014-15 season . Nelson would later take the Magic to NBA Finals in 2009 .   Entering the playoffs as the seventh seed , the Nuggets , for the second straight year , failed to make it out of the first round as they were unable to stop the San Antonio Spurs in five games . The Spurs were NBA Champions that season , their third in franchise history .

neg: Jump shot (basketball) In basketball ( and derivatives like netball ) , a regular jump shot or jumper is an attempt to score a basket by jumping , usually straight up , and in mid-jump , propelling the ball in an arc into the basket . It is accomplished by the player bringing his or her elbow up until it is aligned with the hoop , then sent towards the hoop in a high arc . It is considered the easiest shot to make from a distance . The purposes of the jump are to shoot from a higher position and therefore make it more difficult for the defender to block the shot . It is the most effective in open play but can prove to be hard when there is a taller player in front of the shooter . There also exists another variant of a jump shot by shooting during the upwards movement of the jump to put more power behind the shot , this shot is usually done by women or players lacking enough force to allow far distance shots . This shot has other advantages like a quicker release and therefore a faster execution time ( comparable to the set shot ) and several disadvantages like a lower shooting height and less time for the shooter to aim in comparison to the mid-air jump shot . Other critics feared indecision once in the air .   Debate still continues as to who invented the jump shot . In his book , The Origins of the Jump Shot , author John Christgau makes a strong case that it was Ken Sailors in May 1934 . Sailors went on to play for the University of Wyoming and was selected as MVP of their 1943 NCAA Championship team . Sailors also played for five different teams in the old American Basketball League . Other people that Christgau credits with the jump shot are Glen `` Glenn '' Roberts , Myer `` Whitey '' Skoog , John `` Mouse '' Gonzales , Bud Palmer , Davage `` Dave '' Minor , `` Jumping '' Joe Fulks , Johnny Adams , and Belus Smawley .   In the NCAA collegiate archives , John Miller Cooper , who played at the University of Missouri in the 1930s , is recognized as the person to hoist the first jump shot .   Hank Luisetti is credited with popularizing the jump shot .   Today , the jump shot has many varieties , such as the `` turnaround jumper '' ( facing away from the basket , then jumping and spinning towards it , shooting the ball in mid-air ) ; the `` fadeaway '' ( jumping away from the basket to create space ) ; and the `` leaning jumper '' ( jumping towards the basket to move away from a trailing defender ) . Many , however , have overlooked the `` hook shot '' as a type of jump shot ( the offensive player , usually turned perpendicular to the basket , gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head ) . It is an art mastered by very few , but for those who have , instituted a lasting impact on the game today .   Because a defender often has to jump to block a jump shot , an offensive player can try to get his defender in the air at the wrong time by using a pump fake . If the offensive player then jumps into the defender , it is a defensive foul on the defensive player .

neg: 1999–2000 Phoenix Suns season The 1999 -- 2000 NBA season was the 32nd season for the National Basketball Association 's Phoenix Suns . During the offseason , the Suns acquired All-Star guard Anfernee Hardaway from the Orlando Magic , while signing free agent Rodney Rogers and re-signing former Suns center Oliver Miller . Scott Skiles would come on as head coach , replacing Danny Ainge after a 13 -- 7 start to the season . The Suns would finish third in the Pacific Division at 53 -- 29 , and extend the franchise 's record for playoff appearances before losing in the Western Conference semifinals .   Clifford Robinson led the team in scoring at 18.5 points per game . Hardaway , Jason Kidd , Rodney Rogers , Tom Gugliotta , and top draft pick Shawn Marion rounded out a list of six Suns players averaging double-digits in points . Kidd led the NBA in assists per game and was tied for fifth in steals , while being selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game . Rogers finished the regular season fourth in three-point field goal percentage , and won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award . Kidd would earn All-NBA First Team and NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors . In March , former Suns guard Kevin Johnson came out of his retirement and played in six games . He would then retire for the second time after the playoffs .   The Suns finished with the same regular season record , but did not have home court advantage going into their first round match-up with the San Antonio Spurs . Still , the Suns would advance to their first conference semifinals appearance since the 1994 -- 95 season en route to taking the series three games to one . The Suns lost in the conference semifinals to new league MVP Shaquille O'Neal and the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers four games to one . Following the season , Rex Chapman retired , Miller was released and Luc Longley was traded to the New York Knicks .

neg: Jim Malone (footballer) James `` Jim '' Malone ( born 13 November 1925 ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) .   Initially a wingman , Malone spent much of his time at North Melbourne playing as a rover . Malone , who came from Laanecoorie , was joined at North Melbourne by his brother Joe in 1946 . Another brother , Jack Malone , played for Footscray earlier in the decade .   Malone was the first rover in North Melbourne 's 1950 VFL Grand Final team , their first grand final since entering the competition in 1925 . His participation had been in doubt during the week due to a shoulder injury but he was declared fit .   He brought up his 100th league game during the 1951 VFL season and celebrated it with a three-point win over Richmond .   Despite playing the opening round of the 1952 season , Malone ended the year with Coburg .

neg: LaSalle Thompson LaSalle Thompson III ( born June 23 , 1961 ) is an American former professional basketball player , who spent most of his 15-year career with the Kansas City/Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers . The 6 ' 10 '' , 245-pound Thompson spent time at both the center and power forward positions during his playing career . He later served as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Bobcats , during head coach Larry Brown 's tenure .

neg: 1970–71 Phoenix Suns season The 1970 -- 71 Phoenix Suns season was the third season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association . Head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons lead the Suns , in the NBA 's first season which separated the teams into both conferences and divisions as the league continued to gain more teams . It was the first season the Suns would be without the services of All-Star guard Gail Goodrich . With a 48 -- 34 record ( fourth best in the league ) , the Suns set the NBA record for the team with the best winning percentage not to make the playoffs . The team would break their own record the next year with a 49 -- 33 finish . All home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum .   The Suns were led in scoring by Dick Van Arsdale with 21.9 points per game . Connie Hawkins finished the season averaging 20.9 points and 9.1 rebounds per contest . Paul Silas led the Suns with 12.5 rebounds per game , the highest-ever average in Suns history , while Neal Walk garnered 8.2 rebounds to go with his 12.9 points a game .   Goodrich , a native of Los Angeles and who played college ball at UCLA , was traded before the season back to the Los Angeles Lakers , where he had played before being acquired in the expansion draft of 1968 . In exchange , the Suns obtained the 29-year-old 7-footer Mel Counts , who was coming off a career-high 12.6 average in points . Goodrich would go on to play nine more seasons in the NBA , six of those with the Lakers . During those six years , he would average 22.3 points per game , appear in four All-Star Games and be named to an All-NBA First Team . Meanwhile , Counts averaged 11 points and 6.3 rebounds in his first of two seasons with the Suns .

neg: David Wingate (basketball) David Grover Stacey Wingate , Jr. ( born December 15 , 1963 ) is an American retired professional basketball player . The shooting guard-small forward spent 15 years in the National Basketball Association with six teams .

neg: 1990–91 Washington Bullets season The 1990 -- 91 NBA season was the Bullets ' 30th season in the National Basketball Association . In the offseason , the Bullets acquired second-year forward Pervis Ellison from the Sacramento Kings . Bernard King provided a great story as he came all the way back from knee surgery he suffered while playing for the New York Knicks in 1985 , to finish third in the league in scoring with 28.4 points per game . He was also selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game . However , with a nine-game losing streak between February and March , the Bullets struggles continued as they finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 30 -- 52 record . Harvey Grant showed improvement averaging 18.2 points per game , and finished second in Most Improved Player voting behind Scott Skiles of the Orlando Magic .

neg: Gary Payton Gary Dwayne Payton ( born July 23 , 1968 ) is an American former professional basketball player . He started at the point guard position . He is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics , and holds Seattle franchise records in points , assists , and steals . He also played with the Milwaukee Bucks , Los Angeles Lakers , Boston Celtics and Miami Heat , the last with whom he won an NBA championship . He was nicknamed `` The Glove '' for his excellent defensive ability . He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on September 8 , 2013 .   Payton is widely considered one of the best point guards of all time and is the only point guard that has won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award . He was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team nine times , an NBA record he shares with Michael Jordan , Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant . He was also a nine-time NBA All-Star and a nine-time All-NBA Team member .   Considered the `` NBA 's reigning high scorer among point guards '' in his prime , Payton is referred to as `` probably as complete a guard as there ever was '' by Basketball Hall of Famer Gail Goodrich .

neg: Draymond Green Draymond Jamal Green Sr. ( born March 4 , 1990 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . Green , who plays primarily at the power forward position , was named to the NBA All-Defensive Team and won his first NBA championship with the Warriors in 2015 . Green was named an NBA All-Star and All-NBA Team member the following two seasons .   Green grew up in Saginaw , Michigan , and played college basketball for Michigan State , where he helped the Spartans earn two Final Four appearances and a Big Ten Tournament championship in 2012 . Throughout his four-year college career , Green earned conference and national honors , including Big Ten Conference Sixth Man of the Year as a sophomore , and consensus All-American and NABC National Player of the Year honors as a senior . He went on to be drafted 35th overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors , and later played a key role on the Warriors ' 2015 championship team .   Green , who often plays significant minutes for the Warriors as an undersized center , has been cited as one of the leaders in an emerging trend in the NBA of versatile frontcourt players capable of playing and defending multiple positions , making plays for teammates and spacing the floor .

neg: 2004–05 Cleveland Cavaliers season The 2004-05 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 35th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland , Ohio . During the offseason , the Cavaliers acquired Drew Gooden from the Orlando Magic . In his second season , expectations were high for LeBron James as the Cavaliers hoped for a return to the playoffs . Through the first half of the season , the Cavs held a 30 -- 21 record at the All-Star Break as James was selected to his first All-Star selection in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game . However , as March began , the Cavaliers were unable to upgrade at the trading deadline as the team went on a 6-game losing streak . Head coach Paul Silas was fired and replaced by interim Brendan Malone . The Cavaliers finished the season with a 42 -- 40 record , a fourth-place finish in the Central Division , and barely missed out of the playoffs , losing a tiebreaker for the 8th spot to the New Jersey Nets . Despite their collapse , James had an outstanding sophomore season averaging 27.2 points , 7.4 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game .   Key dates :   On June 24 , the 2004 NBA Draft , took place in New York City , New York .  In July , the free agency period began .  On September 15 , the Cavaliers named Brendan Malone assistant coach .  On October 14 , the Cavaliers ' preseason began with a 94 -- 102 loss to Memphis .  On November 3 , the Cavaliers ' regular season began with a 104 -- 109 2OT loss to Indiana .  On March 21 , head coach Paul Silas was fired and Brendan Malone was named interim head coach . Mike Bratz and Wes Wilcox were added to Malone 's staff as assistants .  On April 20 , the Cavaliers ' season ended in a 104 -- 95 win over the Toronto Raptors .  On April 21 , Jim Paxson was fired as President of Basketball Operations and General Manager .

neg: Ennis Whatley Ennis Whatley ( born August 11 , 1962 ) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Kansas City Kings in the first round ( 13th overall ) of the 1983 NBA draft . Whatley played in ten NBA seasons . A 6 ' 3 '' ( 1.90 m ) and 177 lb ( 80 kg ) guard , he played for the Chicago Bulls , then as backcourt partner of a rookie named Michael Jordan , the Cleveland Cavaliers , Washington Bullets , San Antonio Spurs , Atlanta Hawks , Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers .  Whatley 's best year as a professional came during the 1986 -- 87 season as a Bullet , when he appeared in 73 games and averaged 8.5 points per game ( ppg ) . In 10 NBA seasons , Whatley played in a total of 385 games and scored 2,150 points , thus averaging 5.6 ppg .   Born and raised in Birmingham , Alabama , Whatley attended Phillips High School and the University of Alabama .


query: A fantasy film usually involves special powers.

pos: Fantasy film Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes , usually involving magic , supernatural events , mythology , folklore , or exotic fantasy worlds . The genre is considered a form of speculative fiction alongside science fiction films and horror films , although the genres do overlap . Fantasy films often have an element of magic , myth , wonder , escapism , and the extraordinary .

neg: Inheritance Cycle The Inheritance Cycle is a young adult tetralogy of epic fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini . Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia ( -LSB- æləˈɡeɪziə -RSB- ) , the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and his dragon , Saphira , as they struggle to overthrow the evil king Galbatorix . The series was originally intended to be a trilogy ( named the `` Inheritance Trilogy '' ) until Paolini announced on October 30 , 2007 , while working on the third novel , that he believed the story was too complex to conclude in just three books .   The book series as a whole received mostly mixed to negative reviews by critics , but has gained both popularity and commercial success . The first book in the series , Eragon , was originally self-published by Paolini in 2001 , and subsequently re-published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers on June 25 , 2003 . The second book in the series , Eldest , was published by Knopf on August 23 , 2005 . Both were New York Times bestsellers . The third book in the series , Brisingr , was published by Knopf on September 20 , 2008 . The fourth and final book in the series , Inheritance , was published by Knopf on November 8 , 2011 . The series has sold 33.5 million copies worldwide .   In 2006 , a feature film was released based on the first book in the cycle , Eragon , starring Ed Speleers , Jeremy Irons , John Malkovich and Djimon Hounsou . The film received generally negative reviews and closed as the 13th highest grossing fantasy-live action film within the United States .

neg: Beowulf & Grendel Beowulf & Grendel is a 2005 film Canadian-Icelandic fantasy adventure film directed by Sturla Gunnarsson , loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf . It stars Gerard Butler as Beowulf , Stellan Skarsgård as Hrothgar , Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Grendel and Sarah Polley as the witch Selma . The screenplay was written by Andrew Rai Berzins . The soundtrack was composed by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson . While some of the film remains true to the original poem , other plot elements deviate from the original poem : three new characters , Grendel 's father , the witch Selma , and Grendel 's son are introduced , and several related plot points were developed specifically for the film .   The film is a cooperative effort between Eurasia Motion Pictures ( Canada ) , Spice Factory ( UK ) , and Bjolfskvida ( Iceland ) , and it was filmed in Iceland . The story takes place in the early half of the sixth century AD in what is now Denmark , but the filming of the movie in Iceland provided many panoramic views of that country 's landscape . In 2006 , a documentary of the making of Beowulf and Grendel , called Wrath of Gods , was released and went on to win six film awards in Europe and the U.S.

neg: The Prophecy The Prophecy is a 1995 American fantasy horror-thriller film starring Christopher Walken , Elias Koteas , Virginia Madsen , Eric Stoltz , and Viggo Mortensen . It was written and directed by Gregory Widen , and is the first motion picture of The Prophecy series including four sequels . The film tells the story of the Archangel Gabriel ( Walken ) and his search for an evil soul on Earth , and a police detective ( Koteas ) who unknowingly becomes caught in the middle of an angelic civil war .

neg: Character (arts) A character ( sometimes known as a fictional character ) is a person or other being in a narrative work of art ( such as a novel , play , television series , or film ) . The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person , in which case the distinction of a `` fictional '' versus `` real '' character may be made . Derived from the ancient Greek word χαρακτήρ , the English word dates from the Restoration , although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749 . From this , the sense of `` a part played by an actor '' developed . Character , particularly when enacted by an actor in the theatre or cinema , involves `` the illusion of being a human person . '' In literature , characters guide readers through their stories , helping them to understand plots and ponder themes . Since the end of the 18th century , the phrase `` in character '' has been used to describe an effective impersonation by an actor . Since the 19th century , the art of creating characters , as practiced by actors or writers , has been called characterisation .   A character who stands as a representative of a particular class or group of people is known as a type . Types include both stock characters and those that are more fully individualised . The characters in Henrik Ibsen 's Hedda Gabler ( 1891 ) and August Strindberg 's Miss Julie ( 1888 ) , for example , are representative of specific positions in the social relations of class and gender , such that the conflicts between the characters reveal ideological conflicts .   The study of a character requires an analysis of its relations with all of the other characters in the work . The individual status of a character is defined through the network of oppositions ( proairetic , pragmatic , linguistic , proxemic ) that it forms with the other characters . The relation between characters and the action of the story shifts historically , often miming shifts in society and its ideas about human individuality , self-determination , and the social order .

neg: Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' .   Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' .   Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions .   A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .

neg: Deliria Deliria : Faerie Tales for a New Millennium is an `` interactive urban fantasy setting '' created by Phil Brucato . The title refers to an altered state of awareness in which several levels of reality can be perceived at once , to both good and ill effect .   The core concept behind Deliria is one of `` ordinary people in an extraordinary world . '' Inspired by classical fairy tales and urban fantasy , the setting presents a multicultural world in which magic is always present but often invisible . To `` twilight people '' who encounter the magical realm , the world becomes a frightening yet wonderful place . Meanwhile , the immortal faeries , or aelderfolk , regard mortal humanity with a mixture of awe and terror . The accelerating pace of human imagination reverberates through both worlds , bringing changes that many aelders fear . Within the tensions of this setting , ordinary people become heroes - or villains - in their own new fairy tales .   Inspired by authors like Charles de Lint , Erik Davis and Francesca Lia Block , films like Edward ScissorHands and Practical Magic , world music and ethereal wave music , and TV shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Deliria 's setting emphasizes `` normal people '' over superheroes . As a role-playing game , it features a flexible rules system , collaborative storytelling , and a character-crafting process based on telling stories about the character . Deliria has also been noted for its vivid digital art , evocative short stories , and emphasis of `` courage rather than carnage . ''

neg: Children's film A children 's film , or family film , is a film genre that contains children or relates to them in the context of home and family . Children 's films are made specifically for children and not necessarily for the general audience , while family films are made for a wider appeal with a general audience in mind . Children 's films come in several major forms like realism , fantasy , adventure , animation , war , musicals , and literary adaptations .

neg: 38th Saturn Awards The 38th Saturn Awards , honoring the best in science fiction , fantasy and horror film and television in 2011 , were held on July 26 , 2012 in Burbank , California . The awards are presented by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films .   The six Best Film Award categories were respectively won by Rise of the Planet of the Apes ( Science Fiction ) , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ( Fantasy ) , The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( Horror or Thriller ) , Mission : Impossible -- Ghost Protocol ( Action or Adventure ) , The Skin I Live In ( International ) and Puss in Boots ( Animated ) . Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Super 8 led the winners with three each .   In the television categories , Breaking Bad won three of its six nominations , including Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series . Fringe , The Walking Dead and Teen Wolf won the other Best Series Awards .   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 became the first Harry Potter film to win Best Fantasy Film , for which the seven previous Harry Potter films were nominated , and only the second film of the series to win a Saturn Award , following The Philosopher 's Stone which won Best Costume in 2001 . Mission : Impossible -- Ghost Protocol also became the first Mission : Impossible film to win Best Action or Adventure Film , following the nominations of the first and third installments .

neg: The Magic Flute (2006 film) The Magic Flute is Kenneth Branagh 's English-language film version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's singspiel Die Zauberflöte . The film is a co-production between France & the UK , produced by Idéale Audience and in association with UK 's The Peter Moores Foundation .   In November 2005 , it was announced that , as part of the 250th anniversary celebration of Mozart 's birthday , a new film version of The Magic Flute , set during World War I , was to be made , directed by Kenneth Branagh , with a translation by Stephen Fry . The film was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2006 , at the Venice Film Festival on 8 September of that year , and released in Switzerland on 5 April 2007 . It has played in many European countries .   The film , with a soundtrack performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by James Conlon , is the first motion picture version of the opera specifically intended for cinemas . Ingmar Bergman 's 1975 film version was made for Swedish television and only later released to theatres . Branagh 's version was shot in Super 35 and released in anamorphic widescreen , while Bergman 's was filmed in Academy ratio for television sets of the 1970s .   A DVD of the film was released in France in August 2007 with a bonus soundtrack CD ( lasting around 79 minutes ) and a `` Making of '' featurette ( 50 minutes ) . The film has also been released on DVD in the Netherlands ( in a three-disc set ) , Finland , Argentina , and Japan .   Revolver Entertainment is giving the film a theatrical release in the United States in June 2013 , seven years after its premiere in Europe .

neg: Invincible (2001 TV film) Invincible is a 2001 fantasy/martial arts film starring Billy Zane .

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2005 film) Beauty and the Beast ( also known as Blood of Beasts ) is a 2005 film which is based on the folktale `` Beauty and the Beast '' and is set during the time of the Vikings .

neg: Heroic fantasy Heroic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy which chronicles the tales of heroes in fantasy settings .

neg: Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series .   Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments .   The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .

neg: Gothic film The Gothic film is a film that is based on Gothic fiction or contains Gothic elements . Since various definite film genres -- including science fiction , film noir , thriller , and comedy -- have used Gothic elements , the Gothic film is challenging to define clearly as a genre . Gothic elements have also infused the horror film genre , contributing supernatural and nightmarish elements . To create a Gothic atmosphere , filmmakers have sought to create new camera tricks that challenge audiences ' perceptions . Gothic films also reflected contemporary issues . A New Companion to The Gothics Heidi Kaye said `` strong visuals , a focus on sexuality and an emphasis on audience response '' characterize Gothic films like they did the literary works . The Encyclopedia of the Gothic said the foundation of Gothic film was the combination of Gothic literature , stage melodrama , and German expressionism .   In The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction , Misha Kavka says Gothic film is not an established genre , rather contributing Gothic images , plots , characters , and styles to films . These elements are often found in `` the broader category of horror '' . Kavka quotes William Patrick Day 's definition of the Gothic , '' -LSB- it -RSB- tantalizes us with fear , both as its subject and its effect ; its does so , however , not primarily through characters or plots or even language , but through spectacle '' . Cinema suits the Gothic definition in creating images that establish the spectacle .

neg: Magic (novel) Magic is a psychological horror novel written by William Goldman . It was published in the United States in August 1976 by Delacorte Press . In 1978 Richard Attenborough directed a feature film adaptation of the story that starred Anthony Hopkins and Ann-Margret .

neg: Speculative fiction Speculative fiction is an umbrella genre encompassing narrative fiction with supernatural or futuristic elements . This includes the genres science fiction , fantasy , horror and supernatural fiction , as well as their combinations . The broader usage of the term is attributed to Robert Heinlein , who referenced it in 1947 in an editorial essay , although there are prior mentions of speculative fiction or its variant `` speculative literature '' .

neg: Highlander (film) Highlander is a 1986 British-American adventure action fantasy film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen . It stars Christopher Lambert , Sean Connery , Clancy Brown , and Roxanne Hart . The film narrates the climax of an ages-old battle between immortal warriors , depicted through interwoven past and present-day storylines .   Christopher Lambert plays swordsman Connor MacLeod from Scottish Highlands , known as the Highlander , one of a number of immortal warriors , who can only be killed by decapitation . After initial training by another highly skilled immortal swordsman , Ramirez ( Sean Connery ) , MacLeod lives on for several centuries , eventually settling in New York City , managing an antiques shop . In 1985 , he falls in love with a policewoman named Brenda and finds out that he must face his biggest enemy , Clancy Brown 's Kurgan , who wishes to kill MacLeod and to obtain `` the Prize '' -- a special ability which is given to the last living immortal warrior , vast knowledge and the ability to enslave the entire human race .   Highlander enjoyed little success on its initial theatrical release , grossing over $ 12 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 19 million , and received mixed reviews . Nevertheless , it became a cult film and launched Lambert to stardom . The film inspired a franchise which included film sequels and television spin-offs . Its tagline , `` There can be only one '' , has carried on throughout the franchise , as have the songs provided for the film by the rock band Queen .

neg: Darkness Falls Darkness Falls may refer to :   Darkness Falls ( 1999 film ) , a British drama starring Ray Winstone  Darkness Falls ( 2003 film ) , an American horror film starring Emma Caulfield  Darkness Falls ( The X-Files ) , a 1994 episode of The X-Files  Darkness Falls , a 1997 online fantasy role-playing game by Mythic Entertainment  Darkness Falls , a 1994 Hardy Boys Casefiles novel  Darkness Falls , a Danish pop-noir duo formed in 2009  Darkness Falls ( The Legend of Korra ) , a 2013 episode of The Legend of Korra

neg: List of Final Fantasy media Final Fantasy is a series of role-playing video games developed and published by Square Enix ( formerly Square ) . Its first game premiered in Japan in 1987 , and Final Fantasy games have subsequently been localized for markets in North America , Europe and Australia , on nearly every video game console since its debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System . Final Fantasy is Square Enix 's most successful franchise , having sold over 97 million units worldwide to date . In addition to traditional role-playing games , the series includes tactical role-playing games , portable games , massively multiplayer online role-playing games , and games for mobile phones . Its popularity has placed it as the sixth-best-selling video game franchise , and the series has won multiple awards over the years .   In addition to the 15 games released as part of the main ( numbered ) series and their many spin-offs and related titles , the Final Fantasy series has spawned many works in other media including anime , movies , novels and manga , and radio dramas . Final Fantasy : Unlimited , originally a stand-alone anime series , now has its own sub-franchise which includes video games . Many games , particularly the main series , have soundtrack album releases featuring their music in different arrangements . Square Enix has also consistently released companion books for its games which provide additional backstory and plot information , as well as detailed walkthroughs for the game . Since the announcement of Compilation of Final Fantasy VII , Square Enix has focused on `` polymorphic content '' , expanding each game world with material on many video game platforms , as well as other forms of media .

neg: Enchanted (film) Enchanted is a 2007 American live-action/animated musical fantasy romantic comedy film , produced by Walt Disney Pictures with New York Academy Barry Sonnenfeld and Josephson Entertainment . Written by Bill Kelly and directed by Kevin Lima , the film stars Amy Adams , Patrick Dempsey , James Marsden , Timothy Spall , Idina Menzel , Rachel Covey , and Susan Sarandon . The plot focuses on Giselle , an archetypal Disney Princess , who is forced from her traditional animated world of Andalasia into the live-action world of New York City . Enchanted was the first Disney film to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , instead of Buena Vista Pictures Distribution .   The film is both a homage to , and a self-parody of , Disney 's animated features , making numerous references to Disney 's past works through the combination of live-action filmmaking , traditional animation , and computer-generated imagery . It marks the return of traditional animation to a Disney feature film after the company 's decision to move entirely to computer animation in 2004 . Composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz , who had written songs for previous Disney films , produced the songs of Enchanted , with Menken also composing its score .   The animation sequences were produced at James Baxter Animation in Pasadena . Filming of the live action segments took place around New York City . It premiered on October 20 , 2007 , at the London Film Festival before its wide release on November 21 , 2007 , in the United States . Enchanted was well-received critically , established Adams as a leading lady , and earned more than $ 340 million worldwide at the box office . It won three Saturn Awards , including Best Fantasy Film and Best Actress for Adams . Enchanted also received two nominations at the 65th Golden Globe Awards and three Best Original Song nominations at the 80th Academy Awards .


query: Andy Dwyer appears.

pos: Andy Dwyer Sir Andrew Maxwell `` Andy '' Dwyer KBE -LSB- ˈdwaɪ.ər -RSB- is a fictional character in the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation portrayed by Chris Pratt . Originally meant to be a temporary character , Andy was so likable that producers asked Pratt back as a series regular . He appears in the first season as Ann Perkins ' unemployed slacker boyfriend , then takes a job as a shoe-shiner at Pawnee City Hall in the second season . Andy eventually marries April Ludgate and is later promoted to Leslie Knope 's assistant . Pratt was credited as a guest star for the first season , despite appearing in every episode ; he is part of the main cast for every season after season one .   Andy is one of the few starring characters not to appear in every episode , as he was absent for a multi-episode arc in season six while Chris Pratt was filming Guardians of the Galaxy .

neg: Andy Irvine (musician) Andrew Kennedy Irvine ( born 14 June 1942 ) , known as Andy Irvine , is an Irish folk musician , singer-songwriter , and a founding member of popular bands Sweeney 's Men , Planxty , Patrick Street , Mozaik , LAPD and Usher 's Island . He plays the mandolin , mandola , bouzouki , harmonica and hurdy-gurdy .   Irvine has been influential in folk music for over five decades , during which he recorded a large repertoire of songs and tunes he assembled from books , old recordings and rooted in the Irish , English , Scottish , Eastern European , Australian and American old-time and folk traditions . He sets these songs to new music and also writes songs about his personal experiences or the lives and struggles of his heroes : Tom Barker , Michael Davitt , Mother Jones , Douglas Mawson , Raoul Wallenberg , and Emiliano Zapata , among others .   Imbued with a sense of social justice , Irvine often selects or writes songs that are based on historical events and presented from the victim 's perspective . Some of these songs chronicle the abject living and working conditions imposed on groups of people : the emigrants ; the brutalized migrant workers ; the exploited textile strikers or coalminers . Other songs recall the archetypal experiences of single individuals : the woman seduced by an unfaithful man or disowned by her father ; the destitute young man ostracized or murdered on the order of his sweetheart 's rich father ; the down-on-his-luck farmer or the unemployed worker ; the young man inveigled by the army 's recruiting sergeant ; the scapegoats . Irvine 's songs also denounce worker deaths and industrial diseases , and lament the plight of hunted animals . His repertoire includes humorous songs , but also bittersweet ones of unrequited love , or of lovers cruelly separated or dramatically reunited . He also sings about famous racehorses , men or women masquerading in various disguises , a fantastical fox preying on young maidens , and the violent lives of outlaws .   As a child actor , Irvine honed his performing talent from an early age and learned the classical guitar . He switched to folk music after discovering Woody Guthrie , also adopting the latter 's other instruments : harmonica and mandolin . While extending Guthrie 's guitar picking technique to the mandolin , he further developed his playing of this instrument -- and , later , of the mandola and the bouzouki -- into a decorative , harmonic style and embraced the modes and rhythms of Bulgarian folk music . Along with Johnny Moynihan and Dónal Lunny , Irvine is one of the pioneers who adapted the Greek bouzouki -- with a new tuning -- into an Irish instrument . He contributed to advancing the design of his instruments in cooperation with English luthier Stefan Sobell , and he occasionally plays a hurdy-gurdy made for him in 1972 by Peter Abnett , another English luthier .   Although touring mainly as a soloist , Irvine has also enjoyed great success in pursuing collaborations through many projects that have influenced contemporary folk music . He continues to tour and perform extensively in Ireland , Great Britain , Europe , North and South America , Japan , Australia and New Zealand .

neg: Pat Dwyer Pat Dwyer may refer to :  Patrick Dwyer ( athlete ) ( born 1977 ) , Australian athlete  Patrick Dwyer ( ice hockey ) ( born 1983 ) , American ice hockey player  James Dwyer ( American football ) , known as Pat Dwyer , American football coach  Pat Dwyer ( hurler ) , former Irish hurler  Patrick Dwyer ( financial advisor ) for Merrill Lynch in Florida

neg: Andrew Fois Andrew Fois is an attorney living and working in Washington , D.C. . As of April 9 , 2012 , he will be serving as the Deputy Attorney General for Public Safety in the Office of the Attorney General in Washington , D.C. . In that capacity , Andy will have responsibility , among other duties , for supervision of all juvenile prosecutions , many criminal offenses such as DUI and DWI , victim and neighborhood services and will supervise the work of the General Counsels of five DC public safety agencies . For the previous three years Andy was a Managing Director of the National Crime Prevention Council ( home of McGruff the Crime Dog ) with a wide range of responsibilities involving crime prevention , grant administrations , legal matters , communications , community outreach , government relations and management . During that time he was a frequent analyst on television , radio and the Internet on various political , legal and policy issues .   In 1995 , Andy was nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs in the United States Department of Justice . He had previously served as an Associate Deputy Attorney General to Deputy AG Jamie Gorelick and as Counsel to Attorney General Janet Reno during which time he helped lead the enactment and implementation of the 1994 comprehensive crime act . This landmark legislation included the COPS program , drug courts , the assault weapons band , the Violence Against Women Act and more .   His private practice includes a partnership in the D.C. office of Venable LLP and work as a solo practitioner . Among his private clients were the National Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges , the Drug Court Association , a leading cvil rights group , a major think tank and many various businesses and trade associations . Andy was Chief Counsel to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice of the Judiciary Committee in the United States House of Representatives helping lead enactment of the Brady bill . From 1985 through 1989 he was an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia handling trial and appellate cases and serving as the Deputy Chief of the Misdemeanor Division . He has held the position of Senior Fellow at Globalsecurity.org , a national security , web-based think tank . Early in his career Andy was an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County , Florida .   Andy has taught Criminal Procedure and Trial Practice courses at the Georgetown University Law Center and was also an adjunct professor at Washington College of Law at American University .   Andy frequently appears on television and radio as a legal analyst . He has worked as a contributor to the Fox News Channel . He has written and spoken extensively on legal and public policy issues and was a regular columnist for two local papers in Washington , D.C.   He was recommended twice and nominated once for a seat on the D.C. Superior Court . He has been recognized by several professional awards including the Edmund Randolph Award , the Justice Department 's highest honor for distinguished service . Andy has been a Wasserstein Fellow at Harvard University .   Andy graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1983 and Georgetown University in 1979 cum laude with a BA in government and history . He holds a master 's degree from the University of Essex , UK in American Government . He is a member of the bar in Washington , D.C. , New York and Florida as well as the bars of the U.S. District Court , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court .   His community service includes co-chairing the D.C. Coalition Against Drugs and Violence , a D.C. anti-drug and violence community group . Andy is active in his parish church serving on its Council and in other ministries including the Executive Committee of the Disabilities Ministry . He serves on the Board of Directors of the Catholic Coalition for Special Education . He has been a DC resident for almost all of the past 37 years .

neg: Andy Dick Andrew Roane Dick ( born December 21 , 1965 ) is an American comedian , actor , musician , and television and film producer . Best known as a comic , he is also known for his eccentric and controversial behavior . His first regular television role was on the short-lived but influential The Ben Stiller Show . In the mid-1990s , he had a long-running stint on NBC 's NewsRadio and was a supporting character on Less than Perfect . He briefly had his own program , The Andy Dick Show on MTV . He is noted for his outlandish behavior from a number of Comedy Central Roasts . He landed in 7th place on the 16th season of Dancing with the Stars .

neg: Andrew Elias Andrew Elias is an American actor and film producer , known for his work with filmmaker Sam Qualiana .

neg: Local insertion In broadcasting , local insertion is the act or capability of a broadcast television station , radio station or cable system to insert or replace part of a network feed with content unique to the local station or system . Most often this is a station identification ( required by the Federal Communications Commission ) , but is also commonly used for television or radio advertisements , or a weather or traffic report . A digital on-screen graphic ( `` dog '' or `` bug '' ) , commonly a translucent watermark , may also be keyed ( superimposed ) with a television station ID over the network feed using a character generator using genlock . In cases where individual broadcast stations carry programs separate from those shown on the main network , this is known as regional variation ( in the United Kingdom ) or a television network ( in Canada and the United States ) .   Automated local insertion used to be triggered with in-band signaling , such as DTMF tones or sub-audible sounds ( such as 25 Hz ) , but is now done with out-of-band signaling , such as analog signal subcarriers via communications satellite , or now more commonly via digital signals ; broadcast automation equipment can then handle these automatically . In an emergency , such as severe weather , local insertion may also occur instantly through command from another network or other source ( such as the Emergency Alert System or First Warning ) . In this case , the most urgent warning messages may interrupt without delay , while others may be worked into a normal break in programming within 15 minutes of their initial issuance .

neg: Sam Dwyer Sam Dwyer ( born 29 August 1986 ) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for Port Melbourne . He played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He was recruited by the club with draft pick # 27 in the 2013 Rookie Draft after performing well for Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) . He made his debut in Round 1 , 2013 , against at Docklands Stadium .   Dwyer was lauded for his performance in his second AFL game against Carlton , collecting 23 disposals and kicking one goal .   In his eighth AFL appearance , Dwyer amassed 27 disposals and three goals in a 6-point upset win against the previously undefeated Geelong . Dwyer played only 5 games in 2015 and was delisted after 39 games and 22 goals   Following his delistment from Collingwood , Dwyer returned to Port Melbourne .

neg: Andy White (singer-songwriter) Andy White ( born 28 May 1962 ) is a Northern Irish singer/songwriter , poet and author , born in Belfast . He started writing poetry and music early , penning a poem called `` Riots '' aged nine . He attended Methodist College Belfast . He studied English Literature at Robinson College , Cambridge University , graduating in 1984 .   He released his first EP Religious Persuasion in 1985 on Stiff Records , and his first album Rave on Andy White in 1986 . Since then he has released eleven solo albums plus numerous compilations and live albums , and collaborated with many other artists including Peter Gabriel , Sinéad O'Connor and English producer John Leckie . White won Ireland 's Hot Press Songwriter of the Year Award in 1993 .   In 1995 he released an album ( Altitude ) with Tim Finn ( of Split Enz ) and Liam Ó Maonlaí ( of Hothouse Flowers ) ; the trio recorded as ALT .   His most recent studio albums are How Things Are ( 2014 ) and a double CD collection 21st Century Troubadour ( 2012 ) , based around the book of the same name .   In 1999 a book of lyrics and poems ( The Music Of What Happens ) was published by Belfast-based Lagan Press . In 2009 his first work of prose ( 21st Century Troubadour ) was published , also by Lagan , with a second volume of poetry ( Stolen Moments ) ( Another Lost Shark Press , Brisbane ) following in 2011 .   After his first two albums with Decca/MCA , a long relationship with roots label Cooking Vinyl , and a live performance album for Real World Records/WOMAD , White currently records for ALT Recordings licensed through UK label Floating World in Europe , and independently elsewhere .   White tours often . He has performed live at Glastonbury Festival and many international rock festivals including WOMAD UK ( where he hosted the gala finale in 2005 ) , performing at and MCing the main stage at the Fleadh in London , WOMAD festivals in South Africa , USA , Italy , Cacares , Madrid , Singapore and Womadelaide , international folk festivals including Cambridge ( UK ) ; Calgary , Winnipeg , Vancouver ( Canada ) ; Port Fairy and Woodford ( Australia ) .   White is best known for songs ( such as Religious Persuasion , James Joyce 's Grave , Street Scenes From My Heart , Italian Girls on Mopeds ) , and noted for the political and literary content of his work .   In 2011 , as a result of a continued friendship with the Canada-based songwriter Stephen Fearing , the two recorded a collaborative album , Fearing & White , part of a collection of songs written at infrequent intervals over the course of a decade . The duo released their second album `` Tea And Confidences '' in March , 2014 .   On the 30th anniversary of debut Rave on Andy White , a career retrospective Studio Albums 1986 -- 2016 was released on Floating World Records , comprising all twelve studio albums including the new and previously-unreleased Imaginary Lovers .   White currently lives in Melbourne , Australia with his son , Sebastian .

neg: Andy Umberger Andy Umberger is an American actor who spent the early part of his career in New York City , where he was primarily a stage actor and appeared in three Broadway shows : CITY OF ANGELS , PASSION and COMPANY . Since moving to Los Angeles in the late 90s , he has had supporting roles in over 15 films and has guest starred on over 60 television shows , with recurring roles on 10 different series , including : Mad Men , Weeds , Boston Legal , The West Wing , Desperate Housewives , ER , and as D'Hoffryn on Buffy the Vampire Slayer . He is one of only five actors to appear in three series created by Joss Whedon ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Angel and Firefly ) .   In 2011 he was named one of the `` Ten Best Actor Cameos '' in the video game L.A. Noire . In 2013 he received the LA Weekly Theatre Award for Best Musical Ensemble as part of the cast of SILENCE ! THE MUSICAL .

neg: Andy Hunt (footballer) Andrew `` Andy '' Hunt ( born 9 June 1970 in West Thurrock , Essex ) is an English former footballer .

neg: Andrew Callahan Andrew Callahan ( born Andrew Matarazzo in Sao Paulo , Brazil ) is a Los Angeles based Brazilian-American actor . He is notable for his roles in MTV 's Faking It and the film Entourage . Matarazzo is a two-time nominee as one of the Top Five Actors for the 2014 and 2015 International Brazilian Press Awards .

neg: Sam Drucker Sam Drucker , portrayed by actor Frank Cady , is the operator of Drucker 's general store in the fictional community of Hooterville , which is seen in the television shows Petticoat Junction and Green Acres ( and occasionally in The Beverly Hillbillies ) . Drucker is the only resident of Hooterville to be a regular character in both Petticoat Junction and Green Acres . He is a supporting character in Petticoat Junction , but more of a main character in Green Acres , where he seems to be perhaps the only truly sane person . The New York Times describes Sam Drucker as `` a bit of a straight man to the colorfully zany folk '' of Hooterville . However , like other Hootervillians , he sees nothing unusual in the fact that Fred and Doris Ziffel 's `` son '' Arnold is a talking pig .   Drucker is provincial , but fairly intelligent . He earns a modest living , and he sleeps in the back room of the general store . In the Green Acres episode `` Milk Machine '' , Mr. Haney and Fred Ziffel ask Drucker for five hundred dollars to invest in a milk making machine . When he tells them he does n't have the money , Mr. Haney suggests getting a mortgage on the general store . Drucker tells him that he already has six mortgages on his store and is `` working on a seventh . '' Much ado is made of Sam Drucker 's baldness . In one episode , he dons a toupee for a photograph and notes that it is the first time he has worn it since high school . In another episode , he states , `` We Druckers skin out early . '' And in the Green Acres episode `` The Agricultural Student '' , Sam throws on his toupé and says he is `` Young Sam Drucker '' when a young blonde co-ed named Terry Harper needs a date for the barn dance .   Besides being the town grocer , Sam Drucker is also Hooterville 's postmaster , constable , Justice of the Peace , and Superintendent of Schools . And he is the editor , publisher , and apparently sole employee of the Hooterville World-Guardian , the town 's weekly newspaper . He operates a `` bank '' , which is merely a cash box kept under the counter in his store . In addition , Drucker is a fireman with the Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department , and plays the bass drum in the Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department Band .

neg: O'Dwyer O'Dwyer or O'Dwyers may refer to :

neg: Andy Chapman Andrew `` Andy '' Chapman ( born 18 September 1959 ) is an English retired-American soccer player who saw his greatest success as an indoor player in the United States . He spent six seasons in the American Soccer League , ten in the Major Indoor Soccer League , four in the National Professional Soccer League and two in the Continental Indoor Soccer League .   Chapman was born in London , England , on 18 September 1959 . An Arsenal signee at age 16 , he turned pro the following year . Chapman went to the United States in the summer of 1978 to play outdoors for the California Sunshine of the American Soccer League for two seasons . In 1980 , he moved to the Cleveland Cobras , spending two seasons with them . In 1982 , he moved to the Detroit Express . The Express won the Championship in 1982 as Chapman led the league with 23 goals . His last outdoor season came in 1983 with the Express . The league collapsed at the end of the season and Chapman dedicated himself to indoor soccer . He had already established himself as an indoor player , signing in 1979 with the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League ( MISL ) . In 1984 , he was a first team All Star as a forward . He began the 1984 -- 1985 season in Wichita , but on 1 March 1985 , the Cleveland Force purchased Chapman 's contract . He finished the season in Cleveland , then played the 1985 -- 1986 season with the Force before being released on 10 May 1986 as part a salary reduction effort . He then moved to the Baltimore Blast before moving to the Wings for at least the 1988 -- 1989 season . Chapman , known as one of the best natural goal-scorers to ever play the indoor game , was a fan favourite in every city . He finished with 307 MISL goals , a tally which ranks 8th all time . His best season was 1983 -- 84 when he finished second in goal scoring , seventh in league overall scoring and was named to the league 's All-MISL team .   In 1990 , Chapman became a player-coach of the National Professional Soccer League 's Detroit Rockers . He led the league in scoring during the 1990 -- 1991 season with 77 goals and 37 assists in 40 games . He was selected as both the NPSL MVP and a first team All Star that season . In 1992 , the Rockers won the NPSL championship . In 1994 , the Detroit Neon of the Continental Indoor Soccer League hired Chapman away from the Rockers . In 2000 , he came out of retirement to play for the Detroit Rockers in their last three games of the season , making him one of only two players ( Goalkeeper , Victor Nogueira ) to play in four different decades .   Involved in youth coaching since 1978 , Chapman started the Birmingham United Football Club in 1997 , a youth soccer club in Birmingham , Michigan . The club currently has 50 teams , both boys and girls , from U-9 to U18 . There is also a Kickstart program for children from 6 -- 8 years old and a little league rec program that has 500 boys and girls from ages 3 -- 9 .

neg: Michael Dwyer (disambiguation) Michael Dwyer ( 1772 -- 1825 ) was a Society of the United Irishmen leader in the 1798 rebellion .   Michael Dwyer may also refer to :  Michael Dwyer ( journalist ) ( 1951 -- 2010 ) , Irish film critic and journalist  Michael Dwyer ( politician ) ( 1879 -- 1953 ) , businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia , Canada  Michael Martin Dwyer ( 1984 -- 2009 ) , Irishman killed by Bolivian police  Michael F. Dwyer ( 1847 -- 1906 ) , American businessman and racehorse owner  Michael Middleton Dwyer , American architect

neg: Bill Raymond William Joseph `` Bill '' Raymond ( born September 9 , 1938 ) is an American actor who has appeared in film , television and theatre since the 1960s .

neg: Howard Sprague Howard Sprague is a fictional character on the CBS television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show ( TAGS ) , and its spin-off Mayberry R.F.D. . He was played by Jack Dodson from 1966-71 .   He was characterized by his milquetoast demeanor , moustache , bow ties , and a penchant for philosophy and culture . Howard was a repressed Mother 's boy who lived with his overbearing and manipulative mother , played by Mabel Albertson . ( TAGS , `` The County Clerk '' , episode # 185 ) . He appeared as the county clerk during the later color episodes of The Andy Griffith Show ( and continued onto Mayberry R.F.D. ) . While Jack Dodson made an earlier appearance as an insurance agent named Ed Jenkins ( TAGS , `` Lost and Found '' , episode 178 ) , he first appeared as Howard in the sixth season ( TAGS , `` The County Clerk '' , episode # 185 . ) This was not unusual on the show : other TAGS regulars were first introduced with different names : Hope Summers , who played Clara Edwards , first appeared as Bertha Johnson ; Goober Pyle was first called Goober Beasley ; and Arlene Golonka , who played Millie Swanson , was introduced as Millie Hutchins .   Due to his upbringing , Howard was socially stymied , especially when it came to dating . His mother even tried to thwart a double date he had with Sheriff Andy Taylor , Helen Crump , and a nurse , by feigning heart palpitations ( TAGS , `` The County Clerk '' , episode # 185 ) . Later , when Howard was about to join a men 's social club , his mother manipulated Goober Pyle with a sob story in an attempt to blackball his membership ( TAGS , `` The Lodge '' , episode # 192 ) . Opie once said Howard threw a baseball `` just like Aunt Bee '' .   When his mother remarried and moved to Mount Pilot , Howard sought to metamorphosize into a swinging hipster ( TAGS , `` The Wedding '' , episode # 246 ) . Wearing a smoking jacket and ascot , his plain home became a mod bachelor pad , with threshold-beads , and floor pillows . In the episode `` Howard 's New Life '' , he tried to recreate himself by moving to a Caribbean island ( St. Benedict 's ) to become a beachcomber . Bored , he soon returned to Mayberry and resumed his drab bureaucratic job .   Howard 's brief love interest/fiancee on The Andy Griffith Show was Millie Swanson ( Arlene Golonka ) , a character who later dated Sam Jones ( Ken Berry ) on the spin-off series Mayberry R.F.D. Millie and Howard soon realized their incompatibility and mutually agreed to dissolve the relationship right before they were to wed. .   Despite his awkwardness , Howard proved to be quite a sportsman . He caught `` Old Sam '' , the much coveted legendary fish in Tucker 's Lake , thus antagonizing the town 's seasoned anglers ( TAGS , `` Big Fish In A Small Town '' , episode # 198 ) . He also proved to be an excellent bowler , after joining Emmett Clark 's bowling team and astonishing everyone by scoring a perfect game ( TAGS , `` Howard The Bowler '' , episode # 224 ) . Howard even parachuted from an airplane to appease a thrill-seeking lady friend ( Mayberry RFD , `` Howard 's Hobby '' , episode # 18 ) .   Howard had two brushes with stardom . First he appeared on the `` Colonel Tims Talent Time '' television show performing his stand-up comedy act , which consisted of personal affronts to his neighbors and `` one-horse '' jokes about Mayberry , causing him to be temporarily snubbed by the townsfolk ( TAGS , `` Howard The Comedian '' , episode # 216 ) . Mayberry city council once sent him with Emmett Clark to a New York City TV station to promote traditional , small town values . Howard soon did a backspin and became an unabashed New Yorker , replete with a loud , paisley Nehru suit and hair bangs ( Mayberry RFD , `` The Panel '' , episode 6 ) .   In the 1986 television movie Return to Mayberry , Howard was revisited ( along with most of the surviving cast ) . In a funk about aging , the clerk was seen throughout the movie in various hues of hair color .   He appeared in character on It 's Garry Shandling 's Show in the 1990 episode ` The Day Howard Moved In ' .

neg: Ambrose T. Hartman Ambrose Thomas `` Andy '' Hartman ( February 12 , 1925 -- February 10 , 2009 ) , served as Deputy City Solicitor for Baltimore City from 1959 to 1961 and 1968 to 1993 .

neg: Andy Philpot Andrew Philpot , commonly credited as Andy Philpot , is an American actor and voice actor . He is known for several animation and video game voice roles , many in titles directed by Jack Fletcher . He is currently a Resident Artist at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria , California .

neg: Adam Marcus (director) Adam Marcus ( born 1968 ) is an American film director , writer and actor .   Marcus was born in Westport , Connecticut and attended Staples High School . He started his career at the age of fifteen , when he co-created the Westport Theatreworks Theatrical Company where he directed and produced over fifty shows in seven years . He then attended New York University where he won the coveted Best Picture Award at the Student Academy Awards in 1990 for his film , '' ... so you like this girl '' . In 1991 , Marcus was called out to Los Angeles by filmmaker Sean S. Cunningham ( the director of the original Friday the 13th ) to work on producing and directing features . That same year , he co-produced Johnny Zombie ( retitled My Boyfriend 's Back ) for Cunningham and Disney Studios .   In 1993 , Marcus wrote the story for and directed the ninth film in the Friday the 13th series , Jason Goes to Hell : The Final Friday for New Line . He was 23 at the time and the youngest director ever hired by the studio . The three million dollar feature went on to gross over eighteen million domestically and became one of New Line Video 's largest releases ever .   Marcus and his writing partner Debra Sullivan then turned their attention to screenwriting for Paramount ( the adaptation of James Patterson 's Virgin , later titled Cradle and All ) and Fox ( the original Black Autumn ) . In 1995 , Marcus created the theater company Damn Skippy Theatreworks in L.A. . In the Summer and Fall of 1998 Marcus directed the independently financed feature film comedy , Let It Snow ( aka Snow Days ) . The picture marked the return of Bernadette Peters in a feature film after an eight-year absence from film work . The film screened at the Independent Feature Film Market ( IFFM ) in New York City where it was singled out as the most successful film at the market by Variety , Time Out IndieWire . Let It Snow had its world premiere at the American Film Institute 's Los Angeles International Film Festival ( AFI 's LAIFF ) in competition in the New Visions Category ; the film won awards at the festival for Best New Writer and Best Editing . The film then went on to be an official selection of Sundance 2000 in the American Spectrum section where it was given two extra screenings and sold out all seven of its showings . Then came the New York/Avignon film festival and the Deauville festival in France , where the film received critical acclaim . Let It Snow received positive reviews from Variety , The Hollywood Reporter , Ai n't It Cool News , The New York Times , and The Gore Score as well as a number of other publications worldwide .   Marcus then turned to television , where he sold several series to Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions , Imagine Television , NBC , Fox and The WB . In 2008 , Marcus directed the feature film Conspiracy for Sony Pictures , which he co-wrote with Debra Sullivan . The film was shot in Santa Fe , New Mexico with Val Kilmer , Jennifer Esposito and Gary Cole .   Marcus completed the pilot presentation Fitz and Slade and is currently co-writing , directing and serving as executive producer on the web series Connected .   In 2013 Marcus co-wrote the reboot of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series , Texas Chainsaw 3D with partner Sullivan and Stephen Susco , which was the first number-one box office film in North America of the year . He co-wrote with Sullivan the feature film Cabin Fever : Outbreak and is directing and co-writing The Plantation , an adaptation of Val Lewton 's RKO classic I Walked with a Zombie .   Adam 's script for Momentum ( aka Gravity ) , co-written by Sullivan , began production in South Africa starting January 2014 . The film was the directorial debut of Stephen Campanelli and stars Morgan Freeman , James Purefoy and Olga Kurylenko . The film premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival in 2015 .   Marcus is the brother of Young Artist Award-nominated actor Kipp Marcus . Marcus attended NYU 's Tisch School of the Arts .