Howard hawks immortal classic the thing from another world 1951 made an especially strong impression on him as a kid. Oct 12, 2015 mix chet atkins mr guitar 3 of his very best youtube. You were in night of the creeps, look look look and she pulled out this pencil and she had thrill me on the pencil and i said why the hell do you have this pencil for. Tom atkinsbio, age, height, married, net worth, divorce. Of course, night of the creeps fans will instantly remember tom atkins famous line and i had a chance to talk with him about creeps and a number of his. Nov 06, 2014 its a film involving alien parasites, ax murders, zombies, mad science and so much more. Jun 24, 2019 it does feature the excellent fivepart documentary thrill me the making of night of the creeps, deleted scenes, the theatrical trailer, and the nice featurette tom atkins. Tom atkins freelance senior copywriter tomcom creative. Night of the creeps 11x14 matted print signed by tom atkins. The 1980s horrorcomedy cult film night of the creeps will be screened in 35mm with a rare dual appearance by star tom atkins and director fred dekker. Jimi hendrix guitar competition entry for tom atkins, aka guitaristom. Actor tom atkins has been active in the acting for the last five decades, and in this duration, he has played dozens of television series and films. Thrill me by susan mallery is a book in the fools gold series.
The knowledgable and observant will already have noted that i did it myself in the title of this article. Join facebook to connect with tom adkins and others you may know. From 1966 to 1977 atkins was an anchorman for wlwttv in cincinnati, a job shared by several cincinnatiarea politicians, including jerry springer, charlie luken, and courtis fuller. Join facebook to connect with tom atkins and others you may know. He is primarily known for his work in the horror and thriller film genres, having worked with writers and directors such as shane black, william peter blatty, john carpenter, fred dekker, richard donner, stephen king, and george a. Night of the creeps 1986 zombie fright rags tom atkins thrill me. Jun 14, 2009 thrill me, his detective ray cameron says time and again it is the movies catchphrase, after all and the alamo ritz audience, including yours truly, was thrilled to the boneyard and beyond. Whipped this track up in a few days using apple logic x and final cut pro, a fender strat, ernie ball bass, guitar rig 5, ik m. Man of action a look at the actors career deleted scenes theatrical trailer. He has earned a good sum of money from his career along with fame. Grab your pal spanky and crack open a cold one with this atkins thrill me tee. If youre ever to hear someone casually quoting night of the creeps, a hundred to one says theyre quoting atkins. The 1980s horrorcomedy cult film night of the creeps will be screened in 35mm with a rare dual appearance by star tom atkins and director fred dekker pittsburghbased tom atkins film career began in 1968 when he acted alongside frank sinatra in the film, the detective.
Thearon tom atkins of cincinnati, ohio, was a television news anchorman and politician of the republican party. Electric literature what sets thrill me apart from other similar books on the subject is percys generosity and egofree frankness in exploring practical aspects of. Jun 25, 2019 in fact, the first time i saw night of the creeps was because a friend told me its got tom atkins saying oneliners and shooting zombies, and lets face it. This was a mixture of simple everyday recipes as well as more elaborate restaurant dishes from the tom aikens restaurant. Night of the creeps tom atkins action figure, figure only. If those two words send chills down your nostalgic spine, then youll be thrilled to know that scream factory is releasing a new collectors edition bluray of fred dekkers night of the creeps, and theyve teamed up with neca to release the first official action figure of tom atkins iconic character from the film, detective ray cameron. Thrill me the making of night of the creeps a fivepart documentary on the making of the film featuring interviews with writerdirector fred dekker, actors tom atkins.
Night of the creeps is a 1986 american science fiction horror comedy film written and directed by fred dekker in his feature directorial debut, starring jason lively, jill whitlow, and tom atkins. It can be a read alone since the author does a great job in describing the characters, town, and story, but i recommend the series because they are all so wonderful. I loved playing with the kids in the film, calling the one guy spanky, answering the film with thrill mei had wonderful lines and wonderful situations like getting the flame thrower from dick miller by threatening him with a shotgun because i didnt have the proper police regulation form. Scream factory unveils night of the creeps collectors. Wed like to thank tom atkins for taking the time to discuss his career with us. The film is an earnest attempt at a b movie and an homage to the genre. Creeps is another in a long line of great roles for the actor including creepshow, the fog, and halloween iii. This quirky, tongue in cheek horrorscifi movie was a one off, worth seeing for tom atkins s performance alone.
Tom attended duquesne university in pittsburgh and was a member of the gamma phi fraternity. Back in february, we passed along word that writerdirector fred dekkers killerslug zombie movie night of the creeps starring tom thrill me. Thomas tom atkins born november, 1935 is an american actor. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. We aim to thrill you today with very exciting news. I remember going to bed that night and not having any problems, then waking up in the middle of the night when my mom was watching the old starman tv series she taped all the episodes. An amalgamation of horror, scifi, and comedy, night of the creeps was released in theaters august 22nd of 1986 coming from the mind of writerdirector fred dekker the monster squad 1987, robocop 3 1993 with a cast consisting of tom atkins the fog 1980, halloween iii. Home page of tom atkins band, a rock group from albany, new york. I had a woman come up to me in the grocery store one day in the middle of pennsylvania somewhere and she said oh my god. One of my more memorable interview calls took place last week when i picked up the phone and heard thrill me. And of course, the ultimate selling point is that the film stars tom atkins in his most cheerworthy role. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for tom atkins. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. He is known for playing a sheriff or police officer in horror movies.
The tom atkins band is made up of three talented musicians who have a tremendous passion for performing their own blend of hard rock, progressive, blues and classic rock music. He is also a familiar face to mainstream viewers, often playing police officers and tough. This book contains 15 essays that address important points about writing, and reading, fiction. I wont touch on all of them but just on a few of the points that made it hard for me to put this book down. Thrill me the making of night of the creeps a fivepart documentary on the making of the film featuring interviews with writerdirector fred dekker, actors tom atkins, jason lively, steve marshall, jill whitlow, producer charles gordon, and more. With tom atkins at his badass best and some explosive action, this weeks scene of the week is guaranteed to thrill you. Thrill me the making of night of the creeps a fivepart documentary on the making of the film featuring interviews with writerdirector fred dekker, actors tom atkins, jason lively, steve marshall, jill whitlow, producer charles gordon, and more tom atkins. Neca night of the creeps 8 limited edition figure le 3,000 tom at. Thrill me, his detective ray cameron says time and again it is the movies catchphrase, after all and the alamo ritz audience, including yours truly, was thrilled to the boneyard and beyond. And so it was that i learned i can do anything, without gambling on new ways.
The good news about that is that i did not have to create a whole new way of healing and growing. Thrill me is comprehensive in its scope, touching on most of the important pieces of storycraft. I saw this movie when it came out on video ages and ages ago, when i was still in grade school. Thrill me the making of night of the creeps a fivepart documentary on the making of the film featuring interviews with writerdirector fred dekker, actors tom atkins, jason lively. In fact, the first time i saw night of the creeps was because a friend told me its got tom atkins saying oneliners and shooting zombies, and lets face it. Atkins initially became an avid horror film fan in his childhood days. While the sharper image and solid sound mix of this bluray release is nice, the new special features, while fine, are a bit underwhelming.
Tom atkins phone, address, background info whitepages. Handsome, rugged, versatile and charismatic character actor tom atkins was born on november, 1935 in pittsburgh. Atkins was born on november, 1935 in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Night of the creeps comes out on dvd and bluray disc on october 27, 2009 and will include amongst its supplements a featurette called tom atkins.
Night of the creeps comes out on dvd and bluray disc on october 27, 2009 and will include amongst its supplements a featurette called tom. The book was broken down into cooking categories from easy to hard, as well as simple stepbystep cooking methods. Each time atkins enters a crime scene with a new corpse, he exclaims, thrill me. One of my favorite 80s horrorcomedies out there is writerdirector fred dekkers killerslug zombie movie night of the creeps starring tom thrill me atkins. Mark is joined by glenn buettner, paul salzer and myself of course. Tom atkins simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Its a quick, half hour dose of pure horrorscifi celebration. It is based on the true story of nathan leopold and richard loeb, the socalled thrill killers who murdered a young boy in 1924 in order to commit the perfect crime.
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