Alice Nunn

Alice Nunn was an American actress known for her memorable performances in film and television. She appeared in various movies and TV shows, often in eccentric or character roles. Nunn gained recognition for her role as Large Marge in "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," where her brief but unforgettable appearance left a lasting impression on audiences. Along with the clown surgeon scene, Nunn's character Large Marge, a ghostly truck driver who gives Pee-wee a lift, provides the biggest scare of the movie via stop-motion animation. Nunn was only 60 when she passed away in 1988 following a heart attack. Nunn's contributions to entertainment, particularly her notable performance in "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," remain cherished among fans of the movie.

Fangs (1974)

A snake lover sends out poisonous snakes and reptiles to kill his enemies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Art Names
CAST:  Les Tremayne  •  Janet Wood  •  Bebe Kelly  •  Marvin Kaplan

A snake lover sends out poisonous snakes and reptiles to kill his enemies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Art Names
CAST:  Les Tremayne  •  Janet Wood  •  Bebe Kelly  •  Marvin Kaplan

Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

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The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Burton
CAST:  Paul Reubens  •  Elizabeth Daily  •  Mark Holton  •  Diane Salinger

The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Burton
CAST:  Paul Reubens  •  Elizabeth Daily  •  Mark Holton  •  Diane Salinger

The Fury (1978)

When a devious plot separates CIA agent Peter Sandza from his son, Robin, the distraught father manages to see through the ruse. Taken because of his psychic abilities, Robin is being held by Ben Childress, who is studying people with supernatural powers in hopes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian De Palma
CAST:  Kirk Douglas  •  John Cassavetes  •  Amy Irving  •  Carrie Snodgress

When a devious plot separates CIA agent Peter Sandza from his son, Robin, the distraught father manages to see through the ruse. Taken because of his psychic abilities, Robin is being held by Ben Childress, who is studying people with supernatural powers in hopes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian De Palma
CAST:  Kirk Douglas  •  John Cassavetes  •  Amy Irving  •  Carrie Snodgress

Mommie Dearest (1981)

Renowned actress Joan Crawford, at the height of her career, adopts two orphans — Christina and Christopher — to fill the lonely gap in her personal life. However, as her professional and romantic relationships sour, Joan's already callous and abusive behavior ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Perry
CAST:  Faye Dunaway  •  Diana Scarwid  •  Steve Forrest  •  Howard Da Silva

Renowned actress Joan Crawford, at the height of her career, adopts two orphans — Christina and Christopher — to fill the lonely gap in her personal life. However, as her professional and romantic relationships sour, Joan's already callous and abusive behavior ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Perry
CAST:  Faye Dunaway  •  Diana Scarwid  •  Steve Forrest  •  Howard Da Silva

Callie & Son (1981)

A fictional drama, covering a 30-year period, about a poverty-stricken teenager forced to give up her illegitimate son at birth, and the climb to wealth and power as the wife of a newspaper publisher who helps her locate her son, in whose future she becomes obsessed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Lindsay Wagner  •  Dabney Coleman  •  Jameson Parker

A fictional drama, covering a 30-year period, about a poverty-stricken teenager forced to give up her illegitimate son at birth, and the climb to wealth and power as the wife of a newspaper publisher who helps her locate her son, in whose future she becomes obsessed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Lindsay Wagner  •  Dabney Coleman  •  Jameson Parker

Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)

Bubba, an intellectually disabled man, is falsely accused of attacking a young girl. Disguised as a scarecrow, he hides in a cornfield, only to be hunted down and shot by four vigilante men. After they are acquitted due to lack of evidence, the men find themselves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank De Felitta
CAST:  Larry Drake  •  Charles Durning  •  Robert F. Lyons  •  Claude Earl Jones

Bubba, an intellectually disabled man, is falsely accused of attacking a young girl. Disguised as a scarecrow, he hides in a cornfield, only to be hunted down and shot by four vigilante men. After they are acquitted due to lack of evidence, the men find themselves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank De Felitta
CAST:  Larry Drake  •  Charles Durning  •  Robert F. Lyons  •  Claude Earl Jones

Thrashin' (1986)

Corey and his band of skater buddies sometimes make mischief, but they're more interested in girls and having fun on their boards than in getting into any real trouble. Notorious enemy crew the Daggers, led by Tommy Hook, get their kicks terrorizing the locals at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Winters
CAST:  Josh Brolin  •  Brooke McCarter  •  Pamela Gidley  •  David Wagner

Corey and his band of skater buddies sometimes make mischief, but they're more interested in girls and having fun on their boards than in getting into any real trouble. Notorious enemy crew the Daggers, led by Tommy Hook, get their kicks terrorizing the locals at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Winters
CAST:  Josh Brolin  •  Brooke McCarter  •  Pamela Gidley  •  David Wagner

Evil Roy Slade (1972)

Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone—save for his teddy bear—and mean. As an adult, he is notorious for being the "meanest villain in the West"—so he's thrown for quite a loop when he falls for sweet schoolteacher ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Paris
CAST:  Milton Berle  •  John Astin  •  Mickey Rooney  •  Pamela Austin

Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone—save for his teddy bear—and mean. As an adult, he is notorious for being the "meanest villain in the West"—so he's thrown for quite a loop when he falls for sweet schoolteacher ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Paris
CAST:  Milton Berle  •  John Astin  •  Mickey Rooney  •  Pamela Austin

Who's That Girl (1987)

An uptight New York tax lawyer gets his life turned upside down, all in a single day, when he's asked to escort a feisty and free-spirited female ex-convict whom asks him to help prove her innocence of her crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Foley
CAST:  Madonna  •  Griffin Dunne  •  Bibi Besch  •  John McMartin

An uptight New York tax lawyer gets his life turned upside down, all in a single day, when he's asked to escort a feisty and free-spirited female ex-convict whom asks him to help prove her innocence of her crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Foley
CAST:  Madonna  •  Griffin Dunne  •  Bibi Besch  •  John McMartin

Mame (1974)

The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick is entrusted to her care. Rather than bow to convention, Mame introduces the boy to her free-wheeling lifestyle, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Saks
CAST:  Lucille Ball  •  Bea Arthur  •  Robert Preston  •  Bruce Davison

The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick is entrusted to her care. Rather than bow to convention, Mame introduces the boy to her free-wheeling lifestyle, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Saks
CAST:  Lucille Ball  •  Bea Arthur  •  Robert Preston  •  Bruce Davison

The Fifth Floor (1978)

A young woman collapses on the disco dance floor of what's revealed to be strychnine poisoning. Assuming that this is an attempt at suicide, her boyfriend and doctor have her committed to the Fifth Floor, an asylum with obviously crazy inmates and a predatory ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Avedis
CAST:  Bo Hopkins  •  Dianne Hull  •  Patti D'Arbanville  •  Sharon Farrell

A young woman collapses on the disco dance floor of what's revealed to be strychnine poisoning. Assuming that this is an attempt at suicide, her boyfriend and doctor have her committed to the Fifth Floor, an asylum with obviously crazy inmates and a predatory ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Avedis
CAST:  Bo Hopkins  •  Dianne Hull  •  Patti D'Arbanville  •  Sharon Farrell

The House Where Death Lives (1981)

A nurse goes to a house to care for a crippled old man. Then people in the house start being murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Beattie
CAST:  Patricia Pearcy  •  Joseph Cotten  •  David Hayward  •  John Dukakis

A nurse goes to a house to care for a crippled old man. Then people in the house start being murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Beattie
CAST:  Patricia Pearcy  •  Joseph Cotten  •  David Hayward  •  John Dukakis

Trick or Treat (1986)

Eddie Weinbauer, a metalhead teen who is bullied at school, looks to his heavy metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr, for guidance. When Curr is killed in a hotel fire, Eddie becomes the recipient of the only copy of Curr's unreleased album, which, when played backwards ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Martin Smith
CAST:  Marc Price  •  Tony Fields  •  Lisa Orgolini  •  Doug Savant

Eddie Weinbauer, a metalhead teen who is bullied at school, looks to his heavy metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr, for guidance. When Curr is killed in a hotel fire, Eddie becomes the recipient of the only copy of Curr's unreleased album, which, when played backwards ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Martin Smith
CAST:  Marc Price  •  Tony Fields  •  Lisa Orgolini  •  Doug Savant

Francesca, Baby (1976)

ABC Afterschool Special about Francesca James, a teenage daughter dealing with her alcoholic mother through the support group Ala-Teen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Elikann
CAST:  Carol Jones  •  Melendy Britt  •  Dennis Bowen  •  Tara Talboy

ABC Afterschool Special about Francesca James, a teenage daughter dealing with her alcoholic mother through the support group Ala-Teen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Elikann
CAST:  Carol Jones  •  Melendy Britt  •  Dennis Bowen  •  Tara Talboy