Get Shorty Some guys get all the luck, whether they like it or not. Chili …. Some guys get all the luck, whether they like it or not. Chili Palmer happens to be in Hollywood collecting a gambling debt when he's struck by lightning not literally. Called a natural for the movie business, he's snagged up by a producer.
The rest is history. Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction is a American crime film written and …. Pulp Fiction is a American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, who conceived it with Roger Avary. Starring John Travolta, Samuel L. The title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the midth century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue. Best Actor Won award for " Pulp Fiction ". Actor of the Year Won award for " Pulp Fiction ".
London Film Critics' Circle Award. Best Actor Nominated for " Pulp Fiction ". National Society of Film Critics Award. Look Who's Talking Now In this, the third film, it's the ….
In this, the third film, it's the pets who do the talking. The Ubriacco's find themselves the owners of two dogs, Rocks, a street wise cross breed, and Daphne, a spoiled pedigree poodle. James has a new job, pilot to the sexy and lonely Samantha. Mollie's just lost hers and is stuck at home. Kelly Kamalelehua Smith born October 13, , better known by her stage name Kelly Preston, is an American actress and former model.
She has appeared in more than sixty television and film productions, most notably including Mischief, Twins, and Jerry Maguire. She is married to John Travolta, with whom she collaborated on the science fiction film Battlefield Earth. Worst Supporting Actor Nominated for " Shout ".
Let Her In. Look Who's Talking After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to …. After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man, she finds a new romantic chance in a cab driver. Meanwhile, the point-of-view of the newborn boy is narrated through voice-over. The Experts Travis and Wendell are kidnapped while on their way to opening …. Travis and Wendell are kidnapped while on their way to opening a nightclub in rural Nebraska.
Perfect Fed up with writing obituaries for a local New Jersey newspaper, …. Fed up with writing obituaries for a local New Jersey newspaper, the inquisitive and ambitious journalist, Adam Lawrence, finally gets his big break, when--as a Rolling Stone reporter--gets to interview a well-off entrepreneur accused of drug-dealing.
But, Jessie, really despises interviewers. Will she ever let him into her sultry world of cool music, high-energy exercise, and perfection?
Worst Actor Nominated for " Perfect ". People's Choice Award. Two of a Kind: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album of the film of the same name released in by MCA Records and features songs by the film's star Olivia Newton-John, as well as songs from various other artists. Two of a Kind God has had just about enough of mankind's attitude, so He ….
God has had just about enough of mankind's attitude, so He decides that He needs to destroy the planet in the immediate future--unless two particular humans, a struggling inventor and a bank teller, both with quite amateur criminal minds, can save the world. He stays in a cheap hotel and works as a dance instructor and as a dance-club waiter, trying to succeed as a professional Broadway dancer. Breaking away from his Brooklyn life, family, and friends has matured Tony and refined his personality, represented by his diminished accent and his avoidance of alcohol and profanity.
But certain attitudes have not changed, as with his most-recent girlfriend, who sings in a local rock band. Worst Actor Nominated for " Two of a Kind ".
Blow Out A movie sound recordist accidentally records the …. A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger. Urban Cowboy Bud Davis is a country boy who moves to the city to visit his ….
Bud Davis is a country boy who moves to the city to visit his uncle and his family. He starts hanging out at Gilley's, the popular nightclub owned by Mickey Gilley himself. He takes a job at the oil refinery where his uncle works, hoping to save enough money to buy some land. He also meets a cowgirl named Sissy, they dance together, fall in love and suddenly get married.
And then their marriage is shattered when Bud sees Sissy allegedly seeing con man Wes, who teaches her how to ride the mechanical bull When a bull-riding contest at Gilley's is announced, Bud decides to sign up. Can he win the contest and save his marriage to Sissy?
American Music Award. Grease American teenager Danny meets and falls for Sandy, who's …. American teenager Danny meets and falls for Sandy, who's visiting from Australia. At the end of summer, they say goodbye. But instead of returning home, Sandy enrolls in Rydell High and meets Danny again, only to be disappointed after learning he's the leader of a high school gang.
As Danny tries to woo her back, they sing and dance their way through the film version of the Broadway musical. Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture is the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Grease. It has sold approximately 22 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time, also ranking amongst the biggest selling soundtrack albums of all time.
Golden Globe Henrietta Award. Nineteen-year-old Brooklyn native Tony Manero lives for Saturday nights at the local disco, where he's king of the club, thanks to his stylish moves on the dance floor.
But outside of the club, things don't look so rosy. At home, Tony fights constantly with his father and has to compete with his family's starry-eyed view of his older brother, a priest. Nor can he find satisfaction at his dead-end job at a small paint store. However, things begin to change when he spies Stephanie Mangano in the disco and starts training with her for the club's dance competition. Stephanie dreams of the world beyond Brooklyn, and her plans to move to Manhattan just over the bridge soon change Tony's life forever.
National Board of Review Award. At 16 he landed his first professional job in a summer stock production of the musical "Bye Bye Birdie". He quit school at 16 and moved to New York, and worked regularly in summer stock and on television commercials.
When work became scarce in New York, he went to Hollywood and appeared in minor roles in several series. A role in the national touring company of the hit s musical "Grease" brought him back to New York. An opening in the New York production of "Grease" gave him his first Broadway role at age After ten months in "Over Here", he decided to try Hollywood once again. Once back in Hollywood, he had little trouble getting roles in numerous television shows.
The day he returned to Hollywood from New Mexico, he was called to an audition for a new situation comedy series ABC was planning to produce called Welcome Back, Kotter He got the part of Vinnie Barbarino and the series went on the air during the fall season.
He starred in a number of monumental films, earning his first Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for his role in the blockbuster Saturday Night Fever , which launched the disco phenomenon in the s. He went on to star in the big-screen version of the long-running musical Grease and the wildly successful Urban Cowboy , which also influenced trends in popular culture.
Travolta starred in Phenomenon and took an equally distinctive turn as an action star in John Woo 's top-grossing Broken Arrow In addition, he starred opposite Scarlett Johansson in the critically-acclaimed independent feature film A Love Song for Bobby Long , which was screened at the Venice Film Festival, where both Travolta and the films won rave reviews. Other recent feature film credits include box-office hit-comedy "Wild Hogs", the action-thriller Ladder 49 , the movie version of the successful comic book The Punisher , the drama Basic , the psychological thriller Domestic Disturbance , the hit action picture Swordfish , the infamous sci-fi movie Battlefield Earth , based upon the best-selling novel by L.
Ron Hubbard , and Lonely Hearts Travolta has been honored twice with Academy Award nominations, the latest for his riveting portrayal of a philosophical hit-man in Quentin Tarantino 's Pulp Fiction Travolta also won the prestigious Alan J.
He was nominated again for a Golden Globe for his performance in Primary Colors , directed by Mike Nichols and co-starring Emma Thompson and Billy Bob Thornton , and in , he received his sixth Golden Globe nomination for his role as "Edna Turnblad" in the big-screen, box-office hit, Hairspray John plays a second-generation petty thief who arranges to get out of prison to spend time with his ailing son Sheridan by taking on a job with his father Plummer to pay back the syndicate that arranged his release.
John has received 2 prestigious aviation awards: in , the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation Award for Excellence for his efforts to promote commercial flying, and, in , The Living Legends Ambassador of Aviation award. John is also a business aircraft brand ambassador for Learjet, Challenger and Global jets for the world's leading business aircraft manufacturer, Bombardier.
John flew the to New Orleans after the hurricane disaster bringing food and medical supplies, and in , again flew the , this time to Haiti after the earthquake, carrying supplies, doctors and volunteers. John, along with his late wife, actress Kelly Preston , were very involved in their charity, The Jett Travolta Foundation, which raises money for children with educational needs.
Sign In. Edit John Travolta. Showing all items. He appeared on the cover of "Rolling Stone" magazine four times, the most for any actor through Richard Gere practically owes his film career to Travolta. John Travolta married Kelly Preston twice. Their first wedding on September 5, , by a French Scientologist minister, was declared illegal.
The couple met during the filming of The Experts Was the youngest of six children of Salvatore Travolta and Helen Travolta. She died of cancer, at the tender age of 41, in his arms in Coincidentally, in , Travolta's wife, Kelly Preston , and the mother of his three children, also died of breast cancer. Travolta has piloted or owned a multitude of jet aircraft, including three Gulfstream jets, a Learjet, and a Boeing His most notable aviation feat was a successful landing at Washington National Airport in a Gulfstream IIB with complete electrical failure.
Conditions at the time were night, IMC, icing. In July , he became the very first male to make the cover of McCall's magazine. Read for the Tom Hanks role in Splash but was discouraged by his agent from doing the film.
Was signed on to play rock star Jim Morrison in an early s biopic about The Doors. Due to legal problems, the project was dropped. Did yoga and boxing to cut his love handles for the film Swordfish Was told to gain thirty pounds for his role in the movie Primary Colors Main residence is in Ocala, Florida where he owns a large home, complete with airstrip for his planes. Sylvester Stallone nixed this idea when he decided it would be better to make the film a solo project.
Spent nine months learning how to dance to disco music while filming Saturday Night Fever He has also worked as a musician and released several albums.
He claims that he got all his inspiration from one song only; the instrumental song "Dreamstreet", a song by Patrick Rondat. While filming the movie Blow Out , he suffered from insomnia, which he had since he was a child waiting up for his mother to come home from late acting jobs. He learned to play the violin to calm his nerves. Directed by Harald Zwart , the television commercials play as a sitcom, where John Travolta - as himself - moves in with a working-class family because they have Sky.
Has published two books: "John Travolta Staying Fit! His first released record came out in when he had a Top 20 hit single, "Let Her In". After the "Grease" album was released, he came out with a deluxe 2-record set called: "Travolta Fever", which was released in His favorite movie is A Man and a Woman His favorite movie as a child was Yankee Doodle Dandy During the s, he frequently watched foreign films.
One of his favorites was La Strada Oprah Winfrey 's favorite movie star. He frequently eats at Denny's in the middle of the night. Which is where he ate through the movie Lucky Numbers His favorite actor growing up was James Cagney. Turned down the roles: Splash , Apollo 13 and Forrest Gump Tom Hanks was cast as the lead. Owned a three-bedroom beach front oceanfront estate, on Oahu in Hawaii from Turned down several offers from the producers of Chicago to play the role of Billy Flynn.
Richard Gere accepted the role and won a Golden Globe for his performance. Got the role of Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction primarily because Michael Madsen , the actor for whom the role was written, was unavailable due to a prior film commitment.
Blonde in Reservoir Dogs and the role jump-started his career after a long slump. Was considered for the role of Jim Morrison in The Doors Diana Hyland, the actress who played Travolta's mother in the picture, also became his offscreen lover until her death from cancer in In the wake of Hyland's death, Travolta's first major feature film, John Badham's Saturday Night Fever , emerged in the fall of that year.
A latter-day Rebel Without a Cause set against the backdrop of the New York City disco nightlife, it positioned Travolta as the most talked-about young star in Hollywood. In addition to earning his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, he also became an icon of the era, his white-suited visage and cocky, rhythmic strut enduring as defining images of late-'70s American culture.
In , he starred in Kleiser's film adaptation of Grease, this time essaying the lead role of s greaser Danny Zuko. Its box-office success was even greater than Saturday Night Fever's, becoming a perennial fan favorite and, like its predecessor, spawning a massively popular soundtrack LP. In the light of his back-to-back successes, as well as the continued popularity of Welcome Back, Kotter -- on which he still occasionally appeared -- it seemed Travolta could do no wrong - but things wouldn't always be so rosy for the performer.
Directed by Sylvester Stallone as a kind of Rocky retread, the film was released in to embarrassing returns and horrendous reviews. It would prove to be just one in a string of '80s stinkers for the actor, followed by disappointments like Two of a Kind, Perfect, and The Experts.
He made a minor comeback with 's Look Who's Talking, which fared well at the box office, but the movie did little for Travolta's reputation, and the performer was all but completely washed up by the beginning of the '90s. Then, in , Travolta made one of the most stunning comebacks in entertainment history by starring in Pulp Fiction, a lavishly acclaimed crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, a longtime Travolta fan who wrote the role of Vincent Vega specifically with the actor in mind; Travolta reportedly waived his salary to play the role.
A critical as well as commercial smash, Pulp Fiction introduced Travolta to a new generation of moviegoers, and suddenly he was again a major star who could command a massive salary, with a second Academy Award nomination to prove it. In the wake of Pulp Fiction, the resurrected Travolta became one of the hardest-working actors in Hollywood, and on Tarantino's advice he accepted the starring role in director Barry Sonnenfeld's Elmore Leonard adaptation Get Shorty.
Acclaimed by many critics as his finest performance to date, it was another major hit, and he followed it by appearing in the John Woo action tale Broken Arrow.
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