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Gleason, Paul 1944-2006
Overview
| Works: | 41
works in
78
publications in
5
languages and
4,095
library holdings
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| Roles: | Actor |
| Classifications: | pn1997,
791.4372 |
Most widely held works by
Paul Gleason
The breakfast club(
visu
)
3
editions published
between
1990
and
2006
in
English
and held by
1,139
libraries
worldwide
They are five high school students with nothing in common, faced with spending a Saturday morning detention together in their school library. At 7 a.m. they had nothing to say to each other, but by 4 p.m., they had bared their souls and become good friends.
The breakfast club(
visu
)
7
editions published
between
1986
and
2009
in
English and French
and held by
710
libraries
worldwide
Five high school students-- a Rebel, an Athlete, a Brain, a Princess and a Basketcase-- find themselves thrown together serving a Saturday morning detention. They do not have much in common, except giving up their day, sitting in the school library, and writing an essay for the principal. At first, they argue and hate each other, but after smoking some of the Rebel's marijuana, they begin to pour their hearts out to each other. They talk about their fears, secrets, deepest emotions, and problems.
National Lampoon's Van Wilder(
visu
)
7
editions published
between
2002
and
2009
in
English
and held by
358
libraries
worldwide
Van Wilder is a seventh year student with no plans to graduate. He has a coed in every closet and a party to go to every night. He meets reporter Gwen when she decides to do a story featuring his life on campus.
Not another teen movie(
visu
)
3
editions published
in
2002
in
English
and held by
318
libraries
worldwide
Aspiring artist Janey Briggs is an outcast because of her plain, bespectacled looks and paint-splattered overalls. Football hero Jake Wyler makes a bet that he can transform Janey into a gorgeous prom queen, a wager he may come to regret as he discovers Janey's true inner beauty. As their relationship blossoms, several other teen characters are figured in to the picture, including a Nasty Cheerleader, a Token Black Guy, a Stupid Fat Guy, an Obsessed Best Friend, an Undercover Reporter, the Cruelest Girl in School, a Cocky Blonde Guy, and several others.
Die hard(
visu
)
2
editions published
between
2007
and
2010
in
English
and held by
310
libraries
worldwide
New York detective John McClane has just arrived in Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his family. As he waits for his estranged wife's office Christmas party to break up, German terrorists occupy the building, and McClane wages a one-man war to stop them.
Star wars Ewok adventures(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2004
in
English
and held by
238
libraries
worldwide
Caravan of courage: the Towani family are separated when their shuttlecraft crashes on Endor. While the parents are soon captured by the giant known as Gorax, Mace and Cindel, the son and daughter, are missing.
She's having a baby(
visu
)
2
editions published
between
2000
and
2008
in
English
and held by
193
libraries
worldwide
Romantic comedy about a young couple and the problems they face when she announces that she's pregnant. Their solutions to real-life dilemnas make for a poignant and funny look at chasing the good life.
Die hard(
visu
)
2
editions published
between
1998
and
2003
in
English
and held by
159
libraries
worldwide
A team of terrorists has seized a building in L.A. and taken hostages. A New York cop, in town to spend Christmas with his estranged wife, is the only hope for the people held by the savage criminals.
A letter to dad(
visu
)
2
editions published
in
2008
in
English
and held by
78
libraries
worldwide
"Dan Donahue has finally met the woman of his dreams, but on the night he is going to propose, he is overcome by a deep-rooted anger caused by his father who abandoned him as a boy. Dan confronts his feelings of bitterness head on, as he pours out his heart in a letter to his father. As Dan writes, his life is unfolded, revealing his pain and ultimate joy, as he grows from a young, troubled teen into a strong, spiritual man. In the end, Dan's father must face his own failures as a father in a climactic one-on-one meeting with the son he left behind. Based on a true story, A Letter to Dad is the touching story of how faith and love can overcome a lifetime of pain and anger."--Container.
Johnny be good(
visu
)
3
editions published
between
1988
and
2007
in
English
and held by
53
libraries
worldwide
It's an orgy of wine, women and cash kickbacks when two of the biggest college football factories in the country scramble to get Johnny Walker on their rosters.
Fourth story(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
1991
in
English
and held by
39
libraries
worldwide
A woman discovers that the husband who one day vanished has another identity and an extensive police file. Unable to deny the mutual attraction with the private investigator she has hired, the two must solve the puzzle of the husband before their relationship can continue.
Abominable(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2006
in
English
and held by
37
libraries
worldwide
It has been sighted many times in many countries, a vicious creature of myth and legend called Sasquatch, Yeti, and most infamously, Bigfoot. We've hunted it, but what happens when it decides to hunt us?
Morgan Stewart's coming home(
visu
)
4
editions published
between
1987
and
1989
in
English
and held by
27
libraries
worldwide
Most teenagers wish their parents would leave them alone. Seventeen-year-old Morgan Stewart wishes his parents would invite him home for Christmas. Even getting thrown out of 10 prep schools in 7 years hasn't made Morgan's folks notice him. Suddenly the Stewarts want him back and Morgan finds that, compared to being held prisoner by his father's political ambitions, boarding school was a breeze.
Doc Savage the man of bronze(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
22
libraries
worldwide
Doc Savage treks to the Valley of the Vanished to confront the power-hungry Captain Seas.
No code of conduct(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2001
in
English
and held by
19
libraries
worldwide
Father and son police officers are tracking down a heroin dealer when they uncover widespread corruption in the police force.
Best of the best double feature(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2003
in
English
and held by
18
libraries
worldwide
Best of the best 3: "While visiting his sister, Tommy Lee discovers that a band of ruthless thugs plan to shatter the peace of a small rural community!" Best of the best : without warning: "When a girl fleeing Russian mobsters plants a stolen computer disk on Tommy Lee, the martial arts expert finds himself unwittingly thrust into his most harrowing adventure ever!"
Nothing to lose(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
1993
in
English
and held by
12
libraries
worldwide
Ramon, raised in the violence of a city, has learnt only to fight, and now is on a rampage to avenge his family on the crime boss who killed his father.
Forever, Lulu(
visu
)
2
editions published
between
1988
and
1994
in
French and English
and held by
11
libraries
worldwide
Elaine is a down on her luck novelist that has been mugged, fired, dropped by her agent, and she's ready to end it all when she accidentally holds up a wealthy couple and winds up with a full-length mink and a full-blown mystery involving the mob and the mobs girlfriend.
A time to revenge(
visu
)
3
editions published
in
2003
in
English
and held by
10
libraries
worldwide
A young rancher sets out to avenge his fathers murder, with or without the help of the local law.
Ghost chase(
visu
)
3
editions published
between
1990
and
2000
in
English
and held by
8
libraries
worldwide
Three teenage filmmakers, with the help of a feisty little ghost, unravel the clues to grandfather's hidden fortune.
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