McBride, Danny 1976-Overview
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Most widely held works by
Danny McBride
Up in the air
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4 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,892 libraries worldwide Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert who flies all over the world on business. Just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles, and meeting the frequent traveler woman of his dreams, his company grounds him. When Bingham goes on his last cross country firing expedition, he will learn that life isn't about the journey, but about the connections made along the way.
Despicable me
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4 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,705 libraries worldwide Gru delights in all things wicked. Surrounded by an army of tireless little yellow minions, and armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen, a potential dad.
Tropic thunder
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 1,256 libraries worldwide Watch John 'Four Leaf' Tayback as he fights a gruesome battle during the Vietnam War. But, this is actually a scene from 'Tropic Thunder,' a big-budget adaptation of Tayback's wartime memoir. Starring as the central platoon are Speedman, Lazarus, Chino and Portnoy, as well as young character actor Kevin Sandusky. To play the character of African American Sgt. Osiris, Lazarus dyes his skin dark and refuses to break from character. When a scene goes awry, the film's director, Damien Cockburn goes off. With filming a month behind schedule only five days into shooting, the real 'Four Leaf' takes Cockburn aside and suggests that he drop the actors in a real jungle and use hidden cameras to capture the action. Chaos and insanity ensue.
Land of the lost
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4 editions published in 2009 in English and Chinese and held by 1,112 libraries worldwide Three years after being kicked out of the science department for his theory of Time warps, Rick Marshall is reduced to working as a teacher at the George C. Page Museum. He meets Holly Cantrell whose finding urges him to create a tachyon amplifier to enable time warp travel. Once they activate the amplifier, Rick, Holly and their cave tour guide Will Stanton end up in a parallel universe where all timelines converge. They soon meet some ape men and Stanton unintentionally gives them the secret of fire. A T. rex chases them across a small land bridge. Holly disappears and is condemned to death by the Library of Skulls. They finally make it back to the right time and bring back a dinosaur egg to prove his theory.
Pineapple express [Ananas express
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4 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 784 libraries worldwide Dale Denton is a lazy court-process clerk and stoner. He likes to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver. His purpose is to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop and the city's most dangerous drug lord. He panics and drops his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale goes back to Saul to find out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced back to him. As Dale and Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that the bad guys are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them both.
Hot rod
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3 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 539 libraries worldwide Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimble is preparing for the jump of his life. Rod plans to clear fifteen buses in an attempt to raise money for his abusive stepfather Frank's life-saving heart operation. He'll land the jump, get Frank better, and then fight him, hard.
Your highness
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3 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 480 libraries worldwide "Two royal princes--slacker Thadeous (McBride) and the noble Fabious (Franco)--join with an elusive warrior (Portman) on a quest to free a princess from an evil wizard. Along the way, they'll have to vanquish horrific creatures and traitorous knights in this raunchy trip loaded with footage too outrageous for theaters"--Container.
Pineapple Express
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2 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 405 libraries worldwide Dale Denton is a lazy court-process clerk and stoner. He likes to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver. Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop and the city's most dangerous drug lord. As Dale and Saul run for their lives, they quickly discover that the bad guys are hot on their trail and trying to figure out the fastest way to kill them both.
All the real girls
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 395 libraries worldwide Paul is in his mid-'20s and is a man with little in the way of ambition. Among his friends, Paul has a reputation as a ladies' man, but he's not at all good with long-term relationships. Deep down, Paul senses that he would like to lead a different life, and that feeling becomes all the more clear when he meets Noel. Paul and Noel soon fall in love, but for Paul this is a different sort of relationship than he's accustomed to.
Tropic thunder
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3 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 168 libraries worldwide Watch John 'Four Leaf' Tayback as he fights a gruesome battle during the Vietnam War. But, this is actually a scene from 'Tropic Thunder,' a big-budget adaptation of Tayback's wartime memoir. Starring as the central platoon are Speedman, Lazarus, Chino and Portnoy, as well as young character actor Kevin Sandusky. To play the character of African American Sgt. Osiris, Lazarus dyes his skin dark and refuses to break from character. When a scene goes awry, the film's director, Damien Cockburn goes off. With filming a month behind schedule only five days into shooting, the real 'Four Leaf' takes Cockburn aside and suggests that he drop the actors in a real jungle and use hidden cameras to capture the action. Chaos and insanity ensue.
Despicable me
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4 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 12 libraries worldwide "In a happy suburban neighbourhood with its well-kept gardens and white picket fences, sits a black house with a dead lawn! This is the secret hideout of Gru, who, with his army of excitable little yellow minions, plans to take over the world. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze guns, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, Gru is accustomed to defeating all who stand in his way. But the arrival of three orphaned girls, and their determination to make him their dad, threatens his reputation as a super-villain."--Label on container.
Your Highness. Knight and dazed
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide Two prequel stories to the motion picture. Knight: Follow Fabious as he battles a murderous Cyclops and attempts to free a beautiful princess from her tower prison. Dazed: Thadeous uses a diplomatic mission to the Highland Dwarves as an excuse to partake in their famous herb and become the life of the party.
Up in the air
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3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert who flies all over the world on business. Just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles, and meeting the frequent traveler woman of his dreams, his company grounds him. When Bingham goes on his last cross country firing expedition, he will learn that life isn't about the journey, but about the connections made along the way.
Eastbound & down. The complete first season
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide Kenny Powers, a washed-up former Major League Baseball star, is forced to return to his hometown to teach Gym at his old school. While preparing for his triumphant return to the big leagues, Kenny moves in with family and burns every bridge he comes to.
The heartbreak kid
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide A confirmed bachelor falls for and marries a beautiful woman he's just met. But, while in Mexico, during their honeymoon, the woman of his dreams turns out to be a total nightmare. The guy who could never pull the trigger, had definately jumped the gun. He realizes his huge mistake when he meets his real soulmate.
The foot fist way
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide "Fred Simmons was not the most stable person to begin with, taking his job as a small town Tae Kwon Do instructor far too seriously, but then when his wife cheats on him with her new boss his life goes into full on meltdown and there is only one thing that could possibly bring him back from the edge, a martial arts convention starring Fred's all time idol - Chuck "The Truck" Wallace. Roadtrip!"--Distributor website.
EASTBOUND & DOWN - COMPLETE 1ST SEASON
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide Kenny Powers, a washed-up former Major League Baseball star, is forced to return to his hometown to teach P.E. at his old middle school. While preparing for his triumphant return to the big leagues, Lenny moves in with his brother's family and proves adept at burning every bridge he crosses.
El mundo de los perdidos Land of the lost
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1 edition published in 2009 in Multiple languages and held by 1 library worldwide Un científico venido a menos es atrapado por un vórtice y lanzado a un pasado muy lejano. Pero no estará solo en esta aventura, le acompañarán su inteligente ayudante Holly y un paleto llamado Will. Ninguno de los tres está capacitado para sobrevivir en un mundo lleno de dinosaurios y criaturas fantásticas... more
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Abusive men Action and adventure films Air travel Animated films Brothers and sisters Business consultants Comedy films Crime films Downsizing of organizations Drama Drug dealers Employees--Dismissal of Fantasy films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films Films--for the hearing impaired Frequent flyer programs Fund raising Heart--Surgery Heroes Hidden camera photography Juvenile works Male friendship Man-woman relationships Marijuana Motion picture actors and actresses Motion pictures--Production and direction Orphans Police corruption Prehistoric peoples Princes Romance films Science fiction films Severance pay Slackers Space and time Specialists Stunt performers Supervillains Teachers Thrillers (Motion pictures) Time travel Tyrannosaurus rex United States Video recordings--for people with visual disabilities Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Witnesses Wizards
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