Moranis, RickOverview
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Rick Moranis
Most widely held works by
Rick Moranis
Ghostbusters
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9 editions published between 1994 and 2011 in English and held by 1,506 libraries worldwide When ghosts go on a rampage, only three men can save the world. Soon every spook in the city is loose and our heroes face the supreme challenge If you want your spirits raised, who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!
Brother Bear
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2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 1,449 libraries worldwide Kenai, a young Native American boy who wants to be a man, sets out to take revenge after his older brother is killed by a mother bear protecting her cubs. When Kenai finds himself magically transformed into the creature he hates most, a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps while learning some life lessons. In his quest to return to human form, he is befriended by a talkative bear cub, aided by encounters with two dumb Canadian moose siblings, and forced to flee from his remaining older brother, who is hunting Kenai the bear on his own mission of revenge and honor.
Honey, I shrunk the kids
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2 editions published between 1989 and 2002 in English and held by 1,277 libraries worldwide An absent-minded inventor, working on a shrinking machine, accidentally shrinks his kids down to 1/4 inch in height! When they are tossed out with the trash they have to make their way home through a backyard that has become a jungle.
Spaceballs
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21 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in English and held by 1,208 libraries worldwide Two space bums attempt to rescue a space princess from an assortment of space villains.
Brother Bear 2
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2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 1,201 libraries worldwide The Great Spirits send Kenai, along with Nita, a girl who knew Kenai way back when he wasn't a bear, on a great big, exciting journey to break a pact they made years ago.
Little shop of horrors
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6 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in English and held by 1,136 libraries worldwide In this musical, business booms at Mushnik's Flower Shop when an exotic potted plant called Audrey II arrives. People are rushing in to see it--and disappearing.
Parenthood
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17 editions published between 1989 and 2007 in English and French and held by 1,021 libraries worldwide The Buckmans are a modern-day family facing the age-old dilemma of trying to raise children the "right way."
The Flintstones
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2 editions published between 1994 and 1999 in English and held by 896 libraries worldwide Cliff Vandercave & his accomplice plan a robbery but they need a stooge (Fred Flintstone) to take the rap. A sudden promotion (part of their scheme) puts Fred in the executive suite, while Barney's luck takes a turn for the worse. Will success spoil the Flintstones & destroy their friendship with the Rubbles? Will Vandercave have the last laugh?
David Kirk's Miss Spider's Sunny Patch kids
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4 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and held by 861 libraries worldwide Every bug in Sunny Patch is buzzing with excitement: Spring has arrived with five little bundles of joy for Miss Spider and Holley! Now, with the tiny tots Snowdrop, Pansy, Spinner, Wiggle and Squirt, there's never a dull moment around the web. But when Squirt spins off on his own to reunite a lost chicken egg with it's mother, Miss Spider and Holley must hatch a daring plan to rescue him ... before he becomes chicken food.
Honey, we shrunk ourselves
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8 editions published between 1996 and 2002 in English and held by 856 libraries worldwide In this sequel to Honey, I shrunk the kids and Honey, I blew up the kid, absent-minded inventor Wayne Szalinski uses his shrink machine once more and a glitch shrinks Wayne, his brother and their wives. Thinking they have the house to themselves, the kids get into mischief unaware that their tiny parents are watching.
Honey, I blew up the kid
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12 editions published between 1992 and 2002 in English and held by 816 libraries worldwide Sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. In this installment, the goofy inventor Dad accidentally zaps his little son with a particle beam. Soon the 112-foot-tall baby heads for the bright lights of Las Vegas, and the chase is on!
Brother Bear
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6 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 727 libraries worldwide A young Native American boy's father is killed by a mother bear protecting her cubs. With revenge on his mind, Kenoia sets out into the woods only to find himself magically transformed into the creature he hates most, a bear. Luckily, a bear cub befriends him and Kenoia sets out to become human again. Kenoia begins to see the world through the eyes of what was once his prey and is forced to learn a lesson about nature and life. In the meantime, Kenoia's brother hunts him on his own mission of revenge and honor.
Little Giants
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6 editions published between 1994 and 2003 in English and Undetermined and held by 713 libraries worldwide Two brothers competing with each other end up coaching opposing Pee Wee football teams.
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer & the island of misfit toys
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6 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 667 libraries worldwide When the magical Toy Maker grabs all of Santa's toys, its up to everyone's favorite reindeer, Rudolph, to come to the rescue. With the help of Hermey the elf, Yukon Cornelius, Bumbles the abominable snow monster and special friend Clarice, they promise Santa to track down the Toy Taker and rescue Santa's toys.
My blue heaven
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11 editions published between 1990 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 577 libraries worldwide The Witness Protection Program is turned upside down by a mob informant and an FBI agent.
Ghostbusters
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17 editions published between 1984 and 2008 in English and German and held by 493 libraries worldwide When ghosts go on a rampage, only three men can save the world. It's GHOSTBUSTERS, starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis as a maniacal band of parapsychologists specializing in psychic phenomena - and supernatural hilarity! Fired from university research jobs, Drs. Venkman (Murray), Stanz (Aykroyd) and Spengler (Ramis) set up shop as "Ghostbusters," ridding Manhattan of bizarre apparitions. But even the spirit exterminators are severely tested when beautiful Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) and her nerdy neighbor (Rick Moranis) become possessed by demons living in the building. Soon every spook in the city is loose and our heroes face the supreme challenge at a roof-top demonic shrine. If you want your spirits raised, who you gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS!
Strange brew
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7 editions published between 1984 and 2002 in English and held by 409 libraries worldwide All the McKenzie brothers want is a free case of beer and a quiet place to belch, so they put a mouse in a beer bottle and go to the Elsinore Brewery to complain. There they encounter the diabolical Brewmeister Smith who has concocted a scheme to rule the world by contaminating Elsinore Beer with a mind-controlling chemical.
Ghostbusters II
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4 editions published between 1996 and 1999 in English and held by 380 libraries worldwide The Ghostbusters team regroup when the infant son of single mother Dana Barrett becomes the target of a demonic force. They must put a stop to an enormous underground river of slime ready to rot the roots of the Big Apple.
Ghostbusters II
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6 editions published between 1989 and 2001 in English and held by 333 libraries worldwide Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis regroup to nuke the spooks in the highly-spirited GHOSTBUSTERS II. Sidelined for five years since their spectacular save (and near destruction) of New York City, the superstars of the supernatural spring back into action when the infant son of single mother Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) becomes the target of a powerful demonic force. Reunited with the no-nonsense Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson), nerdy, near-sighted Louis (Rick Moranis) and their ever industrious secretary Janine (Annie Potts), the heroes of the hereafter must put a stop to an enormous underground river of slime ready to rot the roots of the entire Big Apple. Now, if your hometown was on the verge of being sucked down into the 10th level of Hell, who else would you call?
SCTV. Volume 1. Network 90
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8 editions published between 1983 and 2004 in English and held by 245 libraries worldwide The first nine episodes from the original series of 90-minute shows broadcast on NBC. more
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Action and adventure films Adventure and adventurers Animated films Bears Brothers Canada Carnivorous plants Children Christmas Closed captioning Comedy films Comedy films Drama Eggs Families Fantasy films Fathers Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films Film sequels Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired Flintstones (Fictitious characters) Florists Friendship Ghosts Indian children Inventors Juvenile works Life on other planets Musical films Nature North America Parent and child Parenting Parody films Rescues Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer (Television program) Santa Claus Science fiction films Science fiction films Spiders Spirits Toys United States Video recordings Video recordings--for the hearing impaired
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Alternative Names
Moranis, Frederick Alan, 1953-
Moranis, Richard, 1953-
Languages
English
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French (31) Spanish (19) German (11) Undetermined (9) Multiple languages (9) No Linguistic content (3) Chinese (1) Dutch (1) Czech (1) Covers
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