Wilson, Owen 1968-Overview
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Most widely held works about
Owen Wilson
Most widely held works by
Owen Wilson
Cars
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7 editions published in 2006 in English and Spanish and held by 2,301 libraries worldwide Hotshot rookie race car Lightning McQueen is living life in the fast lane until he hits a detour on his way to the most important race of his life. Stranded in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town on old Route 66, he meets Sally, Mater, Doc Hudson, and a variety of quirky characters who help him discover that there's more to life than trophies and fame.
Marley & me
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5 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,867 libraries worldwide John and Jen are journalists who are a newly married couple. Marley is the adopted puppy that no one wants, a high-strung lab who is virtually untrainable. Marley shreds cushions, destroys floors and walls and most everything in between. Instead of taking him to the pound, they love their dog and he faithfully loves them in return. John and Jen eventually have three children and Jen gives up her career to be a mom. John's career continues to advance as he carves a niche as a local columnist. The family moves from Florida to Pennsylvania. John struggles with his own career direction, but Marley remains the constant. A memoir of Philadelphia Inquirer columnist John Grogan's life with his yellow Labrador retriever.
Night at the Museum. Battle of the Smithsonian
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9 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,633 libraries worldwide When the Museum of Natural History is closed for renovations, the museum pieces are moved into federal storage at the famous Smithsonian Institution. It houses the world's largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections. These range from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone's rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy's ruby slippers. From Fonzie's leather jacket to Archie Bunker's lounge chair. After stealing a security guard's ID badge, Larry Daley slips into the Archives of the Smithsonian, where Kahmunrah, an evil Pharaoh, comes to life with the reestablishing of The Tablet as a magical force in the museum. It brings the old exhibits and new exhibits to life, and in conflict with each other. Larry enlists the help of Amelia Earheart.
The Royal Tenenbaums
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17 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 1,573 libraries worldwide Three grown prodigies, all with a unique genius of some kind, and their mother are staying at the family household. Their father, Royal, had left them long ago, but now returns to make things right with his family.
Wedding crashers
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22 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and German and held by 1,475 libraries worldwide John and Jeremy are single guys in their mid-30s who mediate divorces in D.C. Their summer social life consists of wedding crashing in order to meet young women for a one-night stand. As John thinks about growing up, Jeremy convinces him to go to one more wedding, this one is for the daughter of the Treasury Secretary. Each catches the eye of a bridesmaid, who happen to be daughters of the host. Jeremy quickly scores with Gloria, who proves to be a psycho clinger. John, on the other hand, wants real romance with Claire, but she has a boyfriend. Now John needs to convince Jeremy to stick around long enough so he can woo Claire. John has one more problem to deal with - telling Claire the truth about himself before someone else does.
The life aquatic with Steve Zissou
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14 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and German and held by 1,369 libraries worldwide Internationally renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou and his crew - Team Zissou - set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, always elusive, possibly non-existent Jaguar Shark that supposedly killed Zissou's partner during the documentary filming of their latest adventure. On this journey, Steve's crew are joined by a young airline co-pilot, who may or may not be Zissou's son, a beautiful journalist who has been assigned to write a profile of Zissou, and Eleanor, Zissou's estranged wife and co-producer. They face overwhelming complications including pirates, kidnapping, and bankruptcy.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
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3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,329 libraries worldwide Mr. and Mrs. Fox live an idyllic home life with their son Ash and visiting young nephew Kristofferson. But after twelve years of quiet domesticity, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr. Fox's wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground without enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil Farmers--Boggis, Bunce and Bean--who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr. Fox at any cost. In the end, he uses his natural instincts to save his family and friends.
You, me and Dupree
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10 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and German and held by 1,189 libraries worldwide For newlyweds Carl and Molly Peterson, life is sweet. With a nice house and established careers, nothing seems to get in the newlyweds way. However, Carl's best friend, Dupree, has just been displaced from his home and fired from his job because of attending their wedding. Taking his friend in for what should just be a few days, turns into a lot more than they bargained for. Especially when Dupree overstays his welcome and in causes one hilarious catastrophe after another for his newlywed hosts.
Marmaduke
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 1,187 libraries worldwide In this fun family comedy, the 'Duke' is livin' large in Orange County, California. But fitting in with his new four-legged friends isn't always easy for a super-sized teenage dog.
Starsky & Hutch
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4 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 1,099 libraries worldwide Set in the 1970s Bay City, two undercover police detective, Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson and Dave Starsky, always seem to get the toughest cases from their boss, Captain Dobey. They rely on their street informer Huggy Bear and race to the scene of the crimes in their souped-up 1974 Ford Torino hot rod. The two are on their first big case which involves a former college campus drug dealer who has gone on to become a white collar criminal dealing in a new "undetectable" form of cocaine.
Pixar short films collection. Volume 1
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2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,085 libraries worldwide Collection of animated short films from Pixar.
Shanghai Noon
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15 editions published between 2000 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,069 libraries worldwide Two cultures collide when East meets West in Shanghai Noon. Chan goes West to rescue the beautiful kidnapped Princess Pei Pei. When he meets up with laid-back outlaw cowboy dude Roy O'Bannon the best mismatch ever made in the rough and tumble Old West.
Little Fockers
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7 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 1,060 libraries worldwide Greg Focker has finally begun to earn the respect of his ex-CIA father-in-law, Jack Byrnes but one important test still lies ahead: will Greg prove that he has what it takes to be the family's next 'Godfocker', or will the circle of trust be broken for good?
How do you know
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6 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 1,035 libraries worldwide A professional softball player discovers she is in the middle of a love triangle after she falls for two different men and wonders when it comes to love, how do you know?
The Darjeeling Limited
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2 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 1,021 libraries worldwide Having not spoken to each other in a year, three American brothers set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other. The brothers wanted to regain their friendship of each other. Their "spiritual quest," however, veers rapidly off-course -- thanks in part to over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray. Eventually the three find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert with eleven suitcases, a printer, and a laminating machine. From this point forward, an unplanned journey begins.
Shanghai knights
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13 editions published between 2003 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 1,014 libraries worldwide Chon Wang and Roy O'Bannon travel to England to find out who killed Chon's father. The killer steals the Chinese Imperial Seal that Chon's father was protecting. While they are in England, they stumble upon a conspiracy to murder the entire British royal family. Only with the help of Chon's beautiful, but deadly sister, can the trio stop the assassination and return the Imperial Seal to its rightful owners.
Zoolander
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19 editions published between 2001 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 979 libraries worldwide 3-time winner of the Male Model of the Year, Derek, loses out the fourth time to rival, Hansen. Now the ridiculously good-looking supermodel, with the help of a women reporter, must save the world from an evil clothes manufacture.
Meet the parents
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7 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in English and held by 912 libraries worldwide Greg is in love with Pam, and views their upcoming trip to her parents' house as a perfect opportunity to ask her to marry him. Once Greg is introduced to Pam's parents, however, things slide steadily downhill. Pam's dad, Jack, takes an instant and obvious dislike to Greg, remarking constantly about the fact that he is a male nurse. The weekend goes from bad to worse when Greg manages to, almost, destroy the house and the wedding.
Bottle rocket
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19 editions published between 1996 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 864 libraries worldwide "Three best friends try to escape their suburban boredom through a life of crime. But these bickering, bumbling thieves are no match for the local 'godfather,' who leads them into the biggest heist of their careers"--Container.
Drillbit Taylor
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8 editions published in 2008 in English and French and held by 858 libraries worldwide Ryan, Wade and Emmit attend their first day of high school and immediately meet up with Filkins, the school bully who comes off like a little Hannibal Lecter. Before they become completely engulfed in Filkins' reign of terror, they seek out some protection by placing an ad in Soldier of fortune magazine. Their best response and the cheapest comes from Drillbit Taylor, a down-on-his-luck soldier of furtune who lives a homeless existence on the beach. He enrolls them in a sort of physical and mental training, steeling them, and possibly himself, for the ultimate clash against the forces keeping them down. more
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Action and adventure films Animal burrowing Animated films Automobiles, Racing Bachelors Cities and towns Comedy films Comedy films Cousins Dogs--Training Drama Earhart, Amelia,--1897-1937 Families Fantasy films Farmers Fathers and sons Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired Florida Foxes--Behavior Friendship Gifted children Human-animal relationships Journalists Juvenile works Labrador retriever Livestock Man-woman relationships Married people Museums--Deaccessioning Museums--Employees Museum storage facilities Parents-in-law Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Pharaohs Romantic comedy films Smithsonian Archives Sports films United States United States--United States Highway 66 Video recordings--for people with visual disabilities Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Washington (D.C.) Weddings
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Alternative Names
Wilson, Owen C., 1968-
Wilson, Owen Cunningham.
Languages
English
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French (35) German (26) Spanish (19) Multiple languages (18) Undetermined (9) Chinese (4) Czech (3) Turkish (2) Vietnamese (2) No Linguistic content (2) Italian (2) Covers
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