
Thomas Kent Carter (born December 18, 1956) is an American actor, comedian and writer. In films, he is best known for his roles in Seems Like Old Times (1980) and The Thing (1982). In TV, he is best known for his roles in Turbo Teen, Punky Brewster, The Sinbad Show and The Corner.
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A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction, attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater.

A stylish exploration of funeral car history, sub-culture, and outrageous reactions.

The story of the life of Domino Harvey, who abandoned her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.

The controversial satire The LA Riot Spectacular plays for mordent laughs the events that consumed L.A. in 1992, after the police officers on trial for beating motorist Rodney King were found innocent. The city was engulfed by a massive riot, but the film plays these moments for laughs. In addition to recreating some of the images seen on television, the film skewers a variety of figures including the police, the media, and the citizens of the city.

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive conduct on the set of the film, including questionable antics like writing bad checks, tricking a local fire department and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot racy sex scenes at the age of 11.

A Jamal the Funny Frog Cartoon

A Jamal the Funny Frog Cartoon

Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara stumbles upon a martian whose spaceship has accidentally crashed on Earth. Thinking this is his ticket to a Pulitzer Prize, Tim makes plans to expose the martian, who, posing as Tim's Uncle Martin, takes human form and has plans of his own. In fact, all of Tim's efforts to divulge the truth are systematically thwarted by the resourceful alien, who ultimately recruits Tim to help him repair his ship for a return to Mars.

Seeking refuse from the cold, Sledgehammer O'Possum takes up living in a post box, but doesn't sit well with an angry letter carrier.

Memory loss, separation and assassins threaten three time-travelers with special powers who are stuck in the past.
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