Shane Dundas 60th anniversary

Shane Dundas (born March 30, 1959) are an Australian comic duo.

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 * 1History
 * 2Shows
 * 3DVD releases
 * 4References
 * 5External links

History[edit]
Dundas and Collins met in 1988 at the West Virginia high school as a high school teacher in 9th grade[1] in a salsa club on a hot summer's western Sydney evening, where Collins swung around and broke Dundas' nose.[citation needed] Although their instructors tried to keep them apart after the incident, they got together on their own, made amends and began writing routines.

Their performances combine mime with ordinary dialogue and vocal sound effects. They use puppetry, slapstick, mimicry and audience participation, and make scant use of props and lighting. After having performed for seven years, their routines are highly scripted.

They have performed on the Late Show with David Letterman,[2] The Tonight Show with Jay Leno[citation needed], The Late Show with Stephen Colbert[citation needed], Broadway, Rove, Sarvo, Good News Week (expressly for the 'So You Think You Can Mime' segment) and The Sideshow.[citation needed] They have also performed at the Cat Laughs, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Just for Laughs, Sydney Opera House, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Tampere Theatre Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and also at Woodstock 1999.[citation needed] They are also credited with the vocalizations on the animated children's show Maisy (with the exception of the show's narrator). Shane has also appeared on Double the Fist in the episode "Ultimate Weapon", playing a pair of mystical guards to the TimeSaw, one who lies and one who tells the truth. Both characters explode when The Womp tricks them (accidentally) into doing the opposite of their role (how many fingers am I holding up?)[citation needed]

In August 2006, the Brothers (as Shane and David) began appearing as the main characters, on a Logie Award winning children's television program called The Upside Down Show, that airs in the United States on Nick Jr., and in Australia on Nick Jr and the ABC. The show, developed by Sesame Workshop, makes extensive use of their particular style of mime and humour. In December 2006, in a New York Post interview, Shane Dundas expressed doubts about the return of the show for a second season.[3] In June 2007, Nickelodeon announced that they would not renew it for a second season.

The two had voice roles in Maya the Bee as ant soldiers, with Collins voicing Arnie and Dundas voicing Barney.

Shows[edit]
The Umbilical Brothers have performed six shows, four of which appear as DVDs:[citation needed]
 * SpeedMouse: Taking advantage of the latest advances in performance technology, the boys have upgraded their acting to digital. Using this technology they are able to immediately jump to any routine or fast-forward through the boring bits. Unfortunately, the remote control has gone missing. Tensions arise when their newly hired roadie clashes with David — he points out that there is no need for a roadie as there are no props or scenery to move. The situation gets worse when their show controller, Tina, starts playing mind games with Shane. The conflict continues throughout the show.
 * The Upside Down Show: A series of comedic episodes first appearing on Noggin, starring Shane and David as two brothers living in an apartment with many doors. The show was released through five DVD volumes in Australia, each including two-three episodes each.[4]
 * Don't Explain: Don't Explain is a selection of tangent skits that contain no overall plot; the title is a reference to this. There are, however, continuing themes throughout the show, one of which is Dave's attempt to get the hand-held microphone off Shane; this leads to a climax in which they both have microphones and have a Face, Race and Chase Off. There is also a dog, which is first seen in their first skit of their show, and is the main focus of the second. Another is the performance of European Visual comedy by Hans and Klaus. Conflict again is one of the main factors keeping the show entertaining.
 * Thwak!: a modified version of Don't Explain currently being performed (not available on DVD)
 * Heaven by Storm: Heaven by Storm is a more plot based show by the Umbilical Brothers. After dying (pre-show), Shane and David meet with God, who tells them that only one of them can enter Heaven. Due to their being unable to agree (and other issues), God sends them back to perform the show and resolve their difference. This culminates in Dave having a slight mental breakdown, shortly after which Shane tells Dave that there is a new character in the show, which Dave then finds out is a cricket which he had accidentally killed beforehand. Shane then chases Dave throughout the show trying to get money, or just 20c as Shane says, off Dave to help pay for the cricket's funeral.
 * The Rehearsal: A new show with video effects including "shadow".

DVD releases[edit]
Family Guy

Main article: Family Guy

Although MacFarlane enjoyed working at Hanna-Barbera, he felt his real calling was for prime-time animation, which would allow a much edgier style of humor.[2] He first pitched Family Guy to Fox during his tenure at Hanna-Barbera. A development executive for Hanna-Barbera, who was trying to get back into the prime-time business at the time, introduced MacFarlane to Leslie Kolins and Mike Darnell, heads of the alternative comedy department at Fox. After the success of King of the Hill in 1997, MacFarlane called Kolins once more to ask about a possible second pitch for the series. The company offered the young writer a strange deal: Fox gave him a budget of US$50,000 to produce a pilot that could lead to a series (most episodes of animated prime-time productions cost at least US$1 million).[2][20] Recalling the experience in an interview with The New York Times, MacFarlane stated, "I spent about six months with no sleep and no life, just drawing like crazy in my kitchen and doing this pilot".[21]

After six months, MacFarlane returned to Fox with a "very, very simply, crudely animated film – with just enough to get the tone of the show across" to present to the executives, who loved the pilot and ordered the series immediately.[2] In July 1998, the Fox Broadcast Company announced the purchase of Family Guy for a January 1999 debut.[22] Family Guy was originally intended to be a series of shorts on MADtv, much in the same way The Simpsons had begun on The Tracey Ullman Show a decade earlier. Negotiations for the show's MADtv connection fell through early on as a result of budgetary concerns.[2] At age 24, MacFarlane was television's youngest executive producer.[6]

Family Guy first aired January 31, 1999.[23] MacFarlane's work in animating Family Guy has been influenced by Jackie Gleason and Hanna-Barbera along with examples from The Simpsons and All in the Family.[24] In addition to writing three episodes, "Death Has a Shadow", "Family Guy Viewer Mail 1" and "North by North Quahog", MacFarlane voices Family Guy's main male characters – Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, and Glenn Quagmire as well as Tom Tucker, his son Jake Tucker, and additional characters. Bolstered by high DVD sales and established fan loyalty, Family Guy developed into a US$1-billion franchise.[20] On May 4, 2008, after approximately two and a half years of negotiations, MacFarlane reached a US$100-million agreement with Fox to keep Family Guy and American Dad! until 2012. The agreement makes him the world's highest paid television writer.[25]

MacFarlane's success with Family Guy has opened doors to other ventures relating to the show. On April 26, 2005, he and composers, maisy mouse cast and crew members, bob the builder cast and crew members, the old noggin show cast and crew members Walter Murphy created Family Guy: Live in Vegas. The soundtrack features a Broadway show tune theme, and MacFarlane voiced Stewie in the track "Stewie's Sexy Party".[26] A fan of Broadway musicals,[19] MacFarlane comments on using musicals as a component to Family Guy:

I love the lush orchestration and old-fashioned melody writing ... it just gets you excited, that kind of music", he said. "It's very optimistic. And it's fun. The one thing that's missing for me from popular music today is fun. Guys like [Bing] Crosby, or [Frank] Sinatra, or Dean Martin, or Mel Tormé [...] these are guys who sounded like they were having a great time.[27]

In addition, a Family Guy video game was released in 2006.[28] Two years later, in August 2007, he closed a digital content production deal with AdSense.[29] MacFarlane takes cast members on the road to voice characters in front of live audiences. Family Guy Live provides fans with the opportunity to hear future scripts. In mid-2007, Chicago fans had the opportunity to hear the then upcoming sixth-season premiere "Blue Harvest". Shows have been played in Montreal, New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles.[30]

MacFarlane at a RISD reception on June 1, 2007

On July 22, 2007, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, MacFarlane announced that he may start working on a feature film, although "nothing's official".[31] In September 2007, Ricky Blitt gave TV.com an interview confirming that he had already started working on the script.[32] Then in TV Week on July 18, 2008, MacFarlane confirmed plans to produce a theatrically released Family Guy feature film sometime "within the next year".[33] He came up with an idea for the story, "something that you could not do on the show, which [to him] is the only reason to do a movie". He later went on to say he imagines the film to be "an old-style musical with dialogue" similar to The Sound of Music, saying that he would "really be trying to capture, musically, that feel".[34] On October 13, 2011, MacFarlane confirmed that a deal for a Family Guy film had been made, and that it would be written by himself and series the crew members, including the noggin old shows characters co-producer Ricky Blitt.[35] On November 30, 2012, MacFarlane confirmed plans to produce a Family Guy film.[36]

Despite its popularity, Family Guy has often been criticized.[37] The Parents Television Council frequently criticizes the show for its content, once organized a letter-writing campaign aimed at removing it from Fox's lineup,[38] and has filed complaints with the Federal Communications Commission alleging that some episodes of the show contained indecent content.[39] MacFarlane has responded to the PTC's criticism by saying, among other things, "That's like getting hate mail from Hitler. They're literally terrible human beings."[40]

Family Guy has been cancelled twice, although strong fan support and DVD sales have caused Fox to reconsider.[41] MacFarlane mentioned how these cancellations affected the lineup of writers each time Fox approved the show. "One of the positive aspects of Family Guy constantly being pulled off [the air] is that we were always having to restaff writers".[27]

During the sixth season, episodes of Family Guy and American Dad! were delayed from regular broadcast due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike (which MacFarlane participated in to support the writers while Fox aired three Family Guy episodes without MacFarlane's permission). On February 12, 2008, the strike ended,[42] and the series resumed airing regularly, beginning with "Back to the Woods".

American Dad!

Main article: American Dad!

MacFarlane has a second long-running, successful adult animated series in American Dad! which has been in production since early 2005. To date, American Dad! is MacFarlane's only animated series never to have suffered an official cancellation, though it did undergo a network relocation from Fox to TBS on October 20, 2014, following the show's 11th season. TBS announced on July 16, 2013, that they had picked up the series for a 15-episode 12th season. Reportedly, the purpose of the network relocation was originally to make room for new animated broadcasts on Fox's now-defunct "Animation Domination" lineup. It was reported that the relocation of American Dad! allowed room for other shows, such as Mulaney and another animated series from Seth MacFarlane called Bordertown. Bordertown ran during the 2015–16 television season.[43]

While MacFarlane regularly does extensive voice acting work for American Dad!, he has left much of the show's creative direction up to Weitzman and Barker. MacFarlane has credited this move with helping to give the series its own distinct voice and identity.[44] Though, as announced on November 4, 2013, Barker departed American Dad! after 10 seasons of serving as the show's producer/co-showrunner, resulting from creative differences as production for season 11 on TBS commenced.[45][46] American Dad! was first shown after Super Bowl XXXIX, debuting with the episode "Pilot", which MacFarlane co-wrote. This February 6, 2005 series premiere was somewhat of an early sneak preview as the program would not begin airing regularly as part of Fox's Animation Domination until May 1, 2005.[47][48]

Because of atypical scheduling of the show's first 7 episodes, American Dad! has a controversial season number discrepancy in which many are divided as to how many seasons the program has had. Beyond division between media journalists and fans, there has been conflicting reports as to what season the show is in even between American Dad! creators and the show's official website—both from its original Fox website and now from TBS website.[49][50] At Comic-Con 2013 on July 20, American Dad! co-creator Mike Barker hinted that an American Dad! movie—centering on the Roger character and set from his birth planet—is in the works and partially written. What with Barker's departure from the series however, it is unclear if any of these plans have been scrapped or modified in any way.

MacFarlane has described the initial seasons of American Dad! as being similar to All in the Family, likening title character Stan Smith's originally bigoted persona to Archie Bunker.[27] MacFarlane has also stated that his inspiration to create American Dad! derived from his and Weitzman's exasperation with George W. Bush's policies as former United States President.[51] After the early couple of seasons however, the series discontinued using these elements of political satire[52] and began to serve up its own brand of entertainment and humor.[44] MacFarlane was described as having difficulty understanding the series in its early going; however, he heavily warmed up to the series after its early seasons once he felt the show truly came into its own. His fellow co-creators have sensed this through MacFarlane's greatly increased attention to the series after its early seasons. MacFarlane has also revealed he is an American Dad! fan himself. He has taken note of the positive reaction to the "Roger" character by fans via his Twitter.[50]

The show focuses on the Smith family: Stan Smith, the endangering, dog-eat-dog, rash and inconsiderate head of the household. He has an exaggeratedly large chin and masculine manner about him. As the family's breadwinner, he works as a CIA officer and was initially portrayed in the series as an old-fashioned conservative bigot but has since grown out of these traits (the show is known for its story arc elements and other distinguishing plot techniques); Stan's paradoxically moralistic yet simultaneously inappropriate, corrupt wife, Francine; and their two children, new-age hippie daughter Hayley and nerdy son Steve. Accompanying the Smith family are three additional main characters, two of which belong to non-human species: zany, shocking, blithely cruel and rascally alien Roger, who's full of disguises/alter egos and has few if any limits on his behaviors. He was rescued by Stan from Area 51; Klaus, the man-in-a-fish-body pet. Klaus's unenviable situation came about from the brain of an East German Olympic skier being shrunk and transplanted into a fish body; and Jeff Fischer, Hayley's boyfriend turned "whipped" husband, known for his infatuation with Hayley's mom, Francine.[53][54] Together, the Smiths and their three housemates run what is only at a first glance the typical middle-class American lifestyle, but is anything but.

Seth MacFarlane provides the voices of Stan and Roger, basing Roger's voice on Paul Lynde (who played Uncle Arthur in Bewitched).[6] His sister Rachael MacFarlane provides the voice of Hayley.[55]

The Cleveland Show

Main article: The Cleveland Show

MacFarlane developed a Family Guy spin-off called The Cleveland Show, which focuses on the character of Cleveland Brown and his family. The idea for the show originated from a suggestion by Family Guy writer and voice of Cleveland, Mike Henry. Fox ordered 22 episodes and the series first aired on September 27, 2009. The show, which was picked up to air a first season consisting of 22 episodes,[56] was picked up by Fox for a second season, consisting of 13 episodes, bringing the total number to 35 episodes. The announcement was made on May 3, 2009 before the first season even premiered.[57] Due to strong ratings, Fox picked up the back nine episodes of season 2, making a 22-episode season and bringing the total episode count of the show to 44.[58] The series ended on May 19, 2013, with a total of 4 seasons and 88 episodes, and the character of Cleveland returned to Family Guy in the episode He's Bla-ack!. This is the only animated series created by MacFarlane that does not have him voicing the main character.

Seth MacFarlane played Tim the Bear up until season 3 episode 10. Jess Harnell voices Tim from season 3 episode 11 onwards.

Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy

Main article: Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy

On September 10, 2008, MacFarlane released a series of webisodes known as Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy with its animated shorts sponsored by Burger King and released weekly.[59]

The Orville

Main article: The Orville

On May 4, 2016, FOX picked up a sci-fi comedy-drama series called The Orville.[60] The show is created, executive-produced, and starred in by MacFarlane and the mutt and stuff characters with creator/writer/story by: dan schneider. The show is set 400 years in the future aboard the Orville, a not-so-top-of-the-line exploratory ship in the Union interstellar fleet.

The series premiered during the 2017–2018 season, on Sunday, September 10, 2017.[61]

Television producing

MacFarlane was the executive producer of a live-action sitcom starring Rob Corddry called The Winner. The plot has a man named Glen discussing the time he matured at 32 and has him pursuing his only love after she moves in next door. Glen meets her son and both become good friends.[62] The show ran on Fox for six episodes in Spring 2007.[63][64]

In August 2011, Fox ordered a 13-part updated series of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. MacFarlane co-produced the series with Ann Druyan and Steven Soter. The new series is hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson and began airing on the channel in March 2014, with repeats airing on the National Geographic Channel on the next night.[65] In addition to serving as one of the executive producers, MacFarlane provided voices for characters during the animated portions of the series.

In 2013 and 2014, MacFarlane produced one season of a live-action sitcom called Dads.[66] The series, revolves around Eli, played by Seth Green, and Warner, played by Giovanni Ribisi, two successful guys in their 30's whose world is turned upside down when their dads move in with them. MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild executive-produced the series, with Sulkin and Wild writing.[67]

In 2014, MacFarlane executive-produced a two-season, 20-episode series called Blunt Talk for Starz.[68][69][70] The series followed an English newscaster who moves to Los Angeles with his alcoholic manservant and the baggage of several failed marriages to host a sanctimonious talk show.

In 2009 MacFarlane began work on the animated series Bordertown.[71] The series is set in Texas and follows a border patrol agent and a Mexican immigrant, satirizing America's changing cultural landscape. It ran for 13 episodes in the first half of 2016, on Fox.[72]

Television hosting

MacFarlane often participates as one of the "roasters" in the annual Comedy Central Roasts. MacFarlane is the only person to serve as roastmaster for more than one Comedy Central roast. In 2010, he filled this role for The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff.[73] The following year he was roastmaster of Comedy Central roasts of Donald Trump and Charlie Sheen.

On October 1, 2012, it was announced that MacFarlane would host the 85th Academy Awards on February 24, 2013.[74][75][76] He also presented the nominees with actress Emma Stone, on January 10, 2013. In addition to hosting, MacFarlane was also nominated in the Academy Award for Best Original Song category for co-writing the theme song "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" for his film Ted with Walter Murphy.[77] Critical response to MacFarlane's performance was mixed. Columnist Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly commented "By calling constant attention to the naughty factor," MacFarlane created "an echo chamber of outrage, working a little too hard to top himself with faux-scandalous gags about race, Jews in Hollywood, and the killing of Abraham Lincoln."[78] Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter praised MacFarlane's performance saying that he did "impressively better than one would have wagered." He also noted that he added "plenty of niceties with a little bit of the Ricky Gervais bite-the-hand-that-feeds-you thing and worked the juxtaposition rather nicely."[79] He stirred up controversy in the form of a musical number titled "We Saw Your Boobs".[80][81]

On October 29, 2014, it was announced that MacFarlane would host the Breakthrough Prize ceremony. The event was held on Silicon Valley and televised on November 15, 2014 on Discovery Channel and Science, and globally on November 22, 2014 on BBC World News.[82] He returned to host the following year.[83]

Film career

Ted

Main articles: Ted (film) and Ted 2

MacFarlane made his directorial live-action film debut with the release of Ted in 2012. He announced that he was directing it on an episode of Conan that aired on February 10, 2011. Along with directing the film, he also wrote the screenplay, served as producer, and starred as the title character.

Ted tells the story of John Bennett (Steve Burns) and his talking teddy bear (MacFarlane) who keeps John and his girlfriend Lori Collins (Mila Kunis) from moving on with their lives. The film received generally favorable reviews from both critics and audiences, and was a box office success, opening with the highest weekend gross of all time for an original R-rated comedy.[84][85] Internationally, the movie is currently the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time, beating The Hangover. A sequel, Ted 2, was released on June 26, 2015.[86][87][88]

A Million Ways to Die in the West

Main article: A Million Ways to Die in the West

MacFarlane co-wrote and starred in his second film, A Million Ways to Die in the West. Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild were also co-writers for the film. The film follows a cowardly sheep farmer (MacFarlane) who loses a gunfight and sees his girlfriend leave him for another man. When a mysterious woman rides into town, she helps him find his courage. But when her outlaw husband arrives seeking revenge, the farmer must put his newfound courage to the test.[89][90] The film was met with mixed to negative reviews from critics.[91]

On January 27, 2014, MacFarlane and maisy mouse cast and crew members announced that he wrote a companion novel based on the film's script, which was released on March 4, 2014.[92][93] An audio-book version was also made available, narrated by Jonathan Frakes.[94] MacFarlane wrote the book on weekends during shooting for the film, partially due to boredom.[95]

Music career

Music Is Better Than Words

Main article: Music Is Better Than Words

He signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records and released a big band/standards album in 2011. MacFarlane's debut studio album, Music Is Better Than Words, was released on September 27, 2011, drawing on his training in and attraction to "the Great American Songbook and particularly the early- to late-'50s era of orchestration". The singer, asked about his experience with the music, said he did "old Nelson Riddle, Billy May charts [with] one of my composers, Ron Jones, [who] has a group called the Influence Jazz Orchestra that he performs with throughout L.A."[10] His album was nominated in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category at the 54th Grammy Awards. Music Is Better Than Words received a score of 52 out of 100 on Metacritic's compilation of music critic reviews.[96]

Holiday for Swing

Main article: Holiday for Swing

MacFarlane was featured on Calabria Foti's 2013 single "Let's Fall in Love".[97] In September 2013, it was announced that MacFarlane was working on a Christmas album scheduled for release in 2014. The album, which contains collaborations with Norah Jones and Sara Bareilles, is titled Holiday for Swing, and was released on September 30, 2014.[98] The album was recorded between Christmas Day and New Year's Eve 2013 in Los Angeles and in studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios in London.[99][100][101] The album received mostly positive reviews.[102][103]

No One Ever Tells You

Main article: No One Ever Tells You

MacFarlane released his third studio album on September 30, 2015.[104] Titled No One Ever Tells You, it received mostly positive reviews,[105] and earned MacFarlane a Grammy Award nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.[106] Due to the success of his musical endeavors, MacFarlane was honored by Barbara Sinatra at the 28th annual Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational on February 20, 2016.[107] Later on in the year, MacFarlane recorded the song "Pure Imagination" as a duet with Barbra Streisand for her album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, released in August 2016.[108]

In Full Swing

Main article: In Full Swing (Seth MacFarlane album)

MacFarlane released his fourth studio album, In Full Swing on September 15, 2017.[109] On May 23, 2016, MacFarlane announced on his Twitter account that he was recording songs for his new album.[110] On May 28, 2016, he revealed that the songs composed for the album were composed by Joel McNeely, whom he had worked with on the previous three albums.[111] On May 30, 2016, MacFarlane revealed that it was his final day of recording at Abbey Road Studios and thanked all the musicians who collaborated with him on the album.[112][113] The album's first lead single, "That Face", was released on August 17, 2017.[114] The album's second single, "Almost Like Being in Love", was released on August 28, 2017.[115] The album's third and final single, "Have You Met Miss Jones?", was released on September 7, 2017.[116] The album received positive reviews and was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals.[117]

Other projects

In 2011, it was announced that MacFarlane would be reviving The Flintstones for the Fox network, with the first episode airing in 2013.[118][119][120] MacFarlane said that he would provide the voice of Barney Rubble.[121] However, at the San Diego Comic-Con in July 2012, while promoting Ted, MacFarlane revealed that the project had been shelved due to the unimpressed response garnered by Fox.[122]

Regarding Broadway, MacFarlane told The Hollywood Reporter, "If I did a Broadway musical, I'd probably want to do something a little bit more old-fashioned", and went on saying "I wouldn't necessarily do something that was as edgy as what they [Matt Stone and Trey Parker] have done. The challenge to me would be more along the lines of, gosh, can somebody write Oklahoma! for 2011?"[13] He has also said that, "The good thing about Broadway is that you don't have to worry about an airdate. It gets done when it gets done."[123]

In late 2011, it was confirmed that MacFarlane is working on another animated series with Alex Borstein and Gary Janetti. Currently not much is known about the series other than it will be about a family and will have a female lead role. Janetti stated that the series has not yet been greenlit by Fox.[124][125]

Guest appearances

MacFarlane has appeared in sitcoms, comedy and news programs, independent films, and other animated shows. In 2002, MacFarlane appeared in the Gilmore Girls episode "Lorelai's Graduation Day".[14] Four years later on November 5, 2006, MacFarlane guest starred on Fox's The War at Home as "Hillary's Date", an unnamed 33-year-old man who secretly dates teenaged Hillary in the episode "I Wash My Hands of You".[12][126] MacFarlane also appeared as the engineer Ensign Rivers on Star Trek: Enterprise in the third-season episode "The Forgotten" and the fourth-season episode "Affliction".[127] During 2006, MacFarlane had a role in the independent film Life is Short. He portrayed Dr. Ned, a psychologist who advises a short man (played by Freaks and Geeks star Samm Levine) to have relationships with taller women.[128] He is a frequent guest on the radio talkshow Loveline, hosted by Dr. Drew Pinsky.

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MacFarlane being interviewed at the Fox Fall Eco-Casino Party in Hollywood on September 8, 2008

MacFarlane appeared on the November 11, 2006 episode of Fox's comedy show MADtv and performed a live action re-enactment of a scene from the Family Guy episode "Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High". In the scene, Peter and Lois suspect Chris of murdering his teacher's husband. As a reaction, a terrified Meg jumps out the window. For the live-action sequence, besides MacFarlane, Nicole Parker played Lois, Ike Barinholtz played Chris, Nicole Randall Johnson played Meg, and Keegan-Michael Key played Stewie. According to MacFarlane, the live-action thing didn't work at all and to make matters somewhat worse, when Johnson jumped out the window, her face was believed to be covered with fake blood. After that clip, MacFarlane showed the same scene, but with celebrities who didn't pay attention to the script. Kathy Griffin, Dane Cook, Queen Latifah, and Snoop Dogg voiced Lois, Chris, Meg, and Stewie, respectively. They messed up their lines so badly that MacFarlane, in his Peter voice, screamed "The script, guys! Come on!"[129] MacFarlane served as a host to the Canadian Awards for the Electronic & Animated Arts's Second Annual Elan Awards on February 15, 2008.[130]

MacFarlane has also appeared on news shows and late night television shows such as Jimmy Kimmel Live![131] and Late Show with David Letterman.[132] On January 19, 2007, MacFarlane appeared on Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC to discuss Stephen Colbert's appearance on The O'Reilly Factor and Bill O'Reilly's return appearance on The Colbert Report. MacFarlane introduced the segment by saying in Stewie's voice "Oh, wait Bill. Hold still, allow me to soil myself on you. Victory is mine!"[133] Three months later on March 24, 2007, MacFarlane was interviewed on Fox's Talkshow with Spike Feresten,[134] and closed the show by singing the Frank Sinatra song "You Make Me Feel So Young".[135] He also provided Stewie's voice when he appeared as a brain tumor-induced hallucination to Seeley Booth in an episode of Bones, writing his own dialogue for the episode.[136] On May 8, 2009, MacFarlane was a guest on Real Time with Bill Maher.[137]

Other than Family Guy and American Dad!, MacFarlane voices characters in other cartoon shows and films. He voiced Wayne "The Brain" McClain in an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force.[138] He has also voiced various characters on Adult Swim's Robot Chicken, including a parody of Lion-O and Emperor Palpatine as well as Peter Griffin in the Season 2 premiere – he even parodied himself in the Season 4 premiere, in which he renewed the show simply by mentioning it in a Family Guy-like cutaway after its fictitious cancellation at the end of Season 3. He also played the villain "The Manotaur" in Bob Boyle's animated kids series Yin Yang Yo!.[139] In addition, MacFarlane voiced Johann Kraus in the 2008 film Hellboy II: The Golden Army.[140] He also had a guest appearance in the animated film Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder where he sings "That Was Then (And This is Too)", the opening theme.[141] He had also starred in a commercial for Hulu in which he plays an alien presenting Hulu as an "evil plot to destroy the world", progressively as his famous Family Guy and American Dad! characters. He also lent his voice to the series finale movie of the Comedy Central series, Drawn Together.

MacFarlane played Ziggy in the 2010 film Tooth Fairy. In August 2010, he appeared as a guest voice-over in a sci-fi themed episode of Disney's Phineas and Ferb entitled "Nerds of a Feather".[142] On September 15, 2012, MacFarlane hosted the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, with musical guest Frank Ocean.[143] The episode was MacFarlane's first appearance on the show. MacFarlane had a cameo in the 2013 film Movie 43.[144] MacFarlane collaborated with Matt Groening on an episode of The Simpsons and Futurama.[145][146] In 2016, he had a voice role in the animated film Sing, as well as serving as a major performer on the film's soundtrack.[147] In 2017, he appeared in Steven Soderbergh's heist comedy Logan Lucky, alongside Channing Tatum and Adam Driver.[148]

Music

Style

In 2009, he appeared as a vocalist at the BBC Proms with the John Wilson Orchestra in Prom 22 A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals.[149] In 2010, he reappeared at the Proms with the John Wilson Orchestra in a Christmas concert special. In 2012, it was announced he would again appear at the Proms with the John Wilson Orchestra in a concert celebrating Broadway musicals.[150] Regarding his musical passion, MacFarlane has said, "I love and am fascinated by exciting orchestration—what you can do with a band that size—and I think in many ways it's a lost art."[123] MacFarlane's sound of music is predominantly traditional pop, easy listening, jazz,[not in citation given] vocal, vocal jazz, show tunes, swing, and big band[151][152][153][154][155] He will occasionally use musical comedy for either his shows or movies.[156]

In 2015, MacFarlane again appeared at The Proms as a vocalist with the John Wilson Orchestra, this time in a Sinatra programme.[157]

Voice and influences

Frank Sinatra significantly influenced MacFarlane and his music.

MacFarlane has a baritone voice.[158] He is a pianist and singer who, in his early years, trained with Lee and Sally Sweetland, the vocal coaches of Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra. In an interview with NPR, MacFarlane commented on their vocal training, to which he said "They really drill you," he said. "They teach you the old-style way of singing, back when you had no electronic help. ... [They teach you to] show your teeth. If you look at old photos of Sinatra while he's singing, there's a lot of very exposed teeth. That was something that Lee Sweetland hit on day in and day out, and correctly so, because it just brightens the whole performance."[159] His comedy influences include people like Woody Allen, Jackie Gleason, Mel Brooks, and the creators of Monty Python.[160] While his musical influences include people like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Vic Damone, Johnny Mercer, Bing Crosby, Bobby Darin, Gordon MacRae, and the Rat Pack.[161][162]

Activism

Political views

MacFarlane is a supporter of the Democratic Party.[40] He has donated over US $200,000 to various Democratic congressional committees and to the 2008 presidential campaign of then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama.[163] He has stated that he supports the legalization of cannabis.[164] MacFarlane serves on the board of directors of People for the American Way, a progressive advocacy organization.[165]

In 2015, MacFarlane revealed support for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and he introduced Sanders onstage at a Los Angeles rally.[166] After the primaries, MacFarlane then supported Hillary Clinton for president during the general election.[167]

LGBT issues

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MacFarlane speaking at a ceremony for Bill Maher to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in September 2010

MacFarlane is passionate about his support for gay rights. In 2008 he called it "infuriating and idiotic" that two gay partners "have to go through this fucking dog and pony act when they stop at a hotel and the guy behind the counter says, 'You want one room or two?'" He went on to say, "I'm incredibly passionate about my support for the gay community and what they're dealing with at this current point in time".[168] MacFarlane continued, "Why is it that Johnny Spaghetti Stain in fucking Georgia can knock a woman up, legally be married to her, and then beat the shit out of her, but these two intelligent, sophisticated writers who have been together for 20 years can't get married?"[168]

MacFarlane, in recognition of "his active, passionate commitment to humanist values, and his fearless support of equal marriage rights and other social justice issues", was named the Harvard Humanist of the Year in 2011.[169]

However, MacFarlane was criticized for his portrayal of transsexualism in the Family Guy episode "Quagmire's Dad". Gay novelist Brent Hartinger found the episode's inclusion of transphobic remarks from Peter and Lois Griffin—as well as a scene of Brian vomiting profusely upon discovering his new girlfriend to be Glenn Quagmire's father—to be "shockingly insensitive". Hartinger continued, "Frankly, it's literally impossible for me to reconcile last night's episode with MacFarlane's words, unless I come to the conclusion that the man is pretty much a complete idiot".[170] The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, a LGBT media watchdog organization, shared "serious concerns being voiced from members of the community" about the episode.[171] MacFarlane said he was "surprised" by the negative reaction to "Quagmire's Dad", saying that "it seemed that [gay commentators] were not picking up on the fact that it was a very sympathetic portrayal of a transsexual character". He further added, "Look, Brian happens to be a heterosexual character, as I am. If I found out that I had slept with a transsexual, I might throw up in the same way that a gay guy looks at a vagina and goes, 'Oh, my God, that's disgusting.'"[172]

Speaking engagements

MacFarlane is a frequent speaking guest on college campuses.[173] On April 16, 2006, he was invited by Stanford University's ASSU Speakers' Bureau to address an audience of over 1,000 at Memorial Auditorium.[174] MacFarlane was invited by Harvard University's class of 2006 to deliver the "class day" address on June 7, 2006. He spoke as himself, and also as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin and Glenn Quagmire.[175] He also has delivered speeches at George Washington University,[173] Washington University in St. Louis,[16] the University of Texas,[176] the University of Missouri,[177] University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University,[178] and Loyola Marymount University.[179]

2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike

MacFarlane at WGA rally

MacFarlane speaking at a Writers Guild of America rally in Culver City on November 9, 2007

During the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, MacFarlane publicly sided with the Writers Guild, and fully participated in the strike.[180] Official production of Family Guy was halted for most of December 2007 and various periods afterwards. Fox continued producing episodes without MacFarlane's final approval, and although he refused to work on the show during the strike, his contract with Fox required him to contribute to any episodes it subsequently produced.[181] Rumors of continued production on Family Guy prompted the statement from MacFarlane that ".....it would just be a colossal dick move if they did that".[181] During the strike, MacFarlane wrote an inside joke into an episode of Family Guy about Jon Stewart's choice to return to the air and undermine the writers of The Daily Show, causing Stewart to respond with an hour-long call in which he questioned how MacFarlane could consider himself the "moral arbiter" of Hollywood.[182] The strike ended on February 12, 2008.[42]

The Seth MacFarlane Collection of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Archive

MacFarlane donated money to create The Seth MacFarlane Collection of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Archive at the Library of Congress. MacFarlane said, "The work of Carl Sagan has been a profound influence in my life, and the life of every individual who recognizes the importance of humanity's ongoing commitment to the exploration of our universe [...] The continuance of our journey outward into space should always occupy some part of our collective attention, regardless of whatever Snooki did last week."[183][184][185]

Personal life

Relationships

In a 2004 interview with The Daily Princetonian, MacFarlane noted his similarities to Brian Griffin from Family Guy, revealing, "I have some Brian type issues from time to time—looking for the right person—but I date as much as the next guy".[186] In 2012, he dated Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke for about six months. MacFarlane is a fan of Game of Thrones, and the two remained friends after they broke up.[187]

On July 16, 2010, MacFarlane's mother, Ann Perry Sager, died after a long battle with cancer. Her death was reported by Larry King on his show Larry King Live, who acknowledged a conversation he had with her during an interview with her son in May 2010.[4][188]

September 11, 2001 experience

On the morning of September 11, 2001, MacFarlane was scheduled to return to Los Angeles on American Airlines Flight 11 from Boston. Suffering from a hangover after the previous night's celebrations that followed his speech at his alma mater, the Rhode Island School of Design,[189] and with an incorrect departure time (8:15 a.m. instead of 7:45 a.m.) from his travel agent,[190][191] he arrived at Logan International Airport about ten minutes too late to board the flight as the gates had been closed.[190][191] Fifteen minutes after departure, American Airlines Flight 11 was hijacked,[192] and at 8:46 a.m. it was flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, killing everyone on board.[193] MacFarlane said,

The only reason it hasn't really affected me as it maybe could have is I didn't really know that I was in any danger until after it was over, so I never had that panic moment. After the fact, it was sobering, but people have a lot of close calls; you're crossing the street and you almost get hit by a car..... this one just happened to be related to something massive. I really can't let it affect me because I'm a comedy writer. I have to put that in the back of my head.[194]

Lawsuits

On October 3, 2007, Bourne Co. Music Publishers filed a lawsuit accusing Family Guy of infringing its copyright on the song "When You Wish upon a Star", through a parody song entitled "I Need a Jew" appearing in the episode "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein". Bourne Co., which holds the copyright, alleged the parody pairs a "thinly veiled" copy of their music with antisemitic lyrics. Named in the suit were MacFarlane, 20th Century Fox Film Corp., Fox Broadcasting Co., Cartoon Network, and Walter Murphy; the suit sought to stop the program's distribution and asked for unspecified damages.[195] Bourne argued that "I Need a Jew" uses the copyrighted melody of "When You Wish Upon a Star" without commenting on that song, and that it was therefore not a First Amendment-protected parody per the ruling in Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.[196][197] On March 16, 2009, United States District Judge Deborah Batts held that Family Guy did not infringe on Bourne's copyright when it transformed the song for comical use in an episode.[198]

In December 2007, Family Guy was again accused of copyright infringement when actor Art Metrano filed a lawsuit regarding a scene in Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, in which Jesus performs Metrano's signature magic parody act, involving absurd faux magical hand gestures while humming the distinctive tune "Fine and Dandy".[199] MacFarlane, 20th Century Fox, Steve Callaghan, and Alex Borstein were all named in the suit.[200] In July 2009, a federal district court judge rejected Fox's motion to dismiss, saying that the first three fair use factors involved—"purpose and character of the use", "nature of the infringed work", and "amount and substantiality of the taking"—counted in Metrano's favor, while the fourth—"economic impact"—had to await more fact-finding. In denying the dismissal, the court held that the reference in the scene made light of Jesus and his followers—not Metrano or his act.[201][202][203] The case was settled out of court in 2010 with undisclosed terms.[204]

On July 16, 2014, MacFarlane was served with a lawsuit from the production company of a series of Internet videos called Charlie the Abusive Teddy Bear claiming that Ted infringes on the copyright of its videos due to the Ted bear largely matching the background story, persona, voice tone, attitude, and dialogue of the Charlie bear.[205] The suit was dropped on March 23, 2015, after the plaintiffs withdrew the suit.[206]

Awards and nominations

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Seth MacFarlane

MacFarlane has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on Family Guy and has been nominated twenty times, winning in 2000, 2002 and 2016.[207] He has been nominated for five Grammy Awards for his work in Family Guy: Live in Vegas, Music Is Better Than Words, Family Guy, No One Ever Tells You, and In Full Swing.[208][209][210][211] He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for co-writing the opening song, "Everybody Needs a Best Friend", from his film Ted with the film's composer Walter Murphy.[77]

He has received numerous awards from other organizations, including the Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production and the Saturn Award for Best Television Presentation for the Family Guy episode titled "Blue Harvest", the MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo and the Empire Award for Best Comedy for Ted.[212][213][214]

Filmography

Main article: Seth MacFarlane filmography

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009)

The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010)

Tooth Fairy (2010)

Ted (2012)

Movie 43 (2013)

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

Ted 2 (2015)

Sing (2016)

Logan Lucky (2017)

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions

US

[215]	US

Jazz

[216]	US

Heatseekers

[217]	US

Holiday

[218]

Music Is Better Than Words

Release date: September 27, 2011

Label: Universal Republic Records

Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download

111	2	2	—

Holiday for Swing

Release date: September 30, 2014

Label: Republic Records

Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download

51	2	1	8

No One Ever Tells You

Release date: October 30, 2015

Label: Republic Records

Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download

—	1	—	—

In Full Swing

Release date: September 15, 2017

Label: Republic Records, Verve Records

Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download

—	2	—	—

"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions

US

[219]	US

Com.

[219]

Family Guy: Live in Vegas

Release date: April 26, 2005

Label: Geffen Records

Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download

105	2

"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As main artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peaks	Album

US

[220]	US

AC

[221]

"The Night They Invented Champagne"	2011	—	—	Music Is Better Than Words

"Nine O'Clock"	—	—

"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	2014	—	28	Holiday for Swing

"Baby, It's Cold Outside"

(featuring Sara Bareilles)	—	10

"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featuring artist

List of singles

Title	Year	Album

"Let's Fall in Love"

(Calabria Foti featuring Seth MacFarlane)	2013	Non-album single

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album

"Pure Imagination"[222]	2016	Barbra Streisand	Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway

Written works

MacFarlane, Seth (2014). A Million Ways to Die in the West. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-553-39167-1.

See also

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Seth MacFarlane [@SethMacFarlane] (May 30, 2016). "Final day of recording-- Dan Higgins slaying sax solos as usual" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2017 – via Twitter.

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Bourne Co., vs. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Fox Broadcasting Company, Twentieth Century Fox Television, Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., Fuzzy Door Productions, Inc., The Cartoon Network, Inc., Seth MacFarlane, Walter Murphy (United States District Court, Southern District of New York October 3, 2007). Text

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Seth MacFarlane

Filmography Awards

Series created

Family Guy (1999–2003; 2005–present) American Dad! (2005–present) The Cleveland Show (2009–13) The Orville (2017–present)

Films directed

Ted (2012) A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) Ted 2 (2015)

Studio albums

Music Is Better Than Words (2011) Holiday for Swing (2014) No One Ever Tells You (2015) In Full Swing (2017)

Novels

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

Characters

Peter Griffin Brian Griffin Stewie Griffin Glenn Quagmire Stan Smith Roger

See also

Fuzzy Door Productions The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve Rachael MacFarlane "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy Night of the Hurricane

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Fuzzy Door Productions

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Awards for Seth MacFarlane

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21	The Original Kings of Comedy	Par. R	$38,182,790	1,082	$11,053,832	847	8/18

22	Dracula 2000	Mira. R	$33,022,767	2,204	$8,636,567	2,204	12/22

23	Proof of Life	WB	R	$32,598,931	2,705	$10,207,869	2,705	12/8

24	Almost Famous	DW	R	$32,534,850	2,262	$2,314,646	131	9/15

25	Snatch	SGem	R	$30,328,156	1,444	$27,932	1	12/8

26	The Art of War	WB	R	$30,208,599	2,630	$10,410,993	2,630	8/25

27	Bless the Child	Par. R	$29,381,494	2,524	$9,413,684	2,524	8/11

28	The Watcher	Uni. R	$28,946,615	2,777	$9,062,295	2,742	9/8

29	High Fidelity	BV	R	$27,287,137	1,231	$6,429,107	1,183	3/31

30	Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2	Art. R	$26,437,094	3,320	$13,223,887	3,317	10/27

31	Nurse Betty	USA	R	$25,170,054	1,491	$7,145,950	1,459	9/8

32	Reindeer Games	Mira. R	$23,368,995	2,204	$8,128,356	2,204	2/25

33	Billy Elliot	Focus	R	$21,995,263	510	$215,681	10	10/13

34	Urban Legends: Final Cut	Sony	R	$21,468,807	2,539	$8,505,513	2,539	9/22

35	Wonder Boys	Par. R	$19,393,557	1,509	$5,808,919	1,253	2/23

36	The Ninth Gate	Art. R	$18,661,336	1,694	$6,622,518	1,586	3/10

37	The Contender	DW	R	$17,872,723	1,639	$5,363,900	1,516	10/13

38	Boiler Room	NL	R	$16,970,581	1,335	$5,742,129	1,335	2/18

39	Lost Souls	NL	R	$16,815,253	1,970	$7,954,766	1,970	10/13

40	Eye of the Beholder	Dest. R	$16,500,786	1,751	$5,959,447	1,751	1/28

41	Bait	WB	R	$15,325,127	2,352	$5,485,591	2,352	9/15

42	American Psycho	Lions	R	$15,070,285	1,242	$4,961,015	1,236	4/14

43	Get Carter	WB	R	$14,967,182	2,315	$6,637,830	2,315	10/6

44	The Ladies Man	Par. R	$13,616,610	2,043	$5,426,390	2,022	10/13

45	Dr. T and the Women	Art. R	$13,113,041	1,489	$5,012,867	1,489	10/13

46	Highlander: Endgame	Mira. R	$12,811,858	1,546	$5,067,331	1,543	9/1

47	Saving Grace	FL	R	$12,178,602	875	$287,452	30	8/4

48	The Gift	ParC	R	$12,008,642	807	$11,827	3	12/22

49	The Legend of Drunken Master	Mira. R	$11,555,430	1,345	$3,845,278	1,342	10/20

50	Lucky Numbers	Par. R	$10,042,516	2,528	$4,536,625	2,497	10/27

51	3 Strikes	MGM	R	$9,832,166	678	$3,684,704	678	3/1

52	You Can Count on Me	ParC	R	$9,183,362	150	$118,170	8	11/10

53	Pollock	SPC	R	$8,598,593	280	$44,244	2	12/15

54	Shadow of the Vampire	Lions	R	$8,293,784	513	$150,171	6	12/29

55	Quills	FoxS	R	$7,065,332	223	$249,383	9	11/24

56	State and Main	FL	R	$6,944,471	462	$580,163	72	12/22

57	What Planet Are You From? Sony	R	$6,291,602	2,248	$3,008,746	2,248	3/3

58	The Way of the Gun	Art. R	$6,055,661	1,565	$2,150,979	1,515	9/8

59	Black and White	Sony	R	$5,277,299	1,284	$2,212,535	1,284	4/7

60	Gossip	WB	R	$5,108,820	1,525	$2,321,729	1,525	4/21

61	Woman on Top	FoxS	R	$5,020,111	1,086	$2,008,191	1,085	9/22

62	The Virgin Suicides	ParC	R	$4,906,229	275	$235,122	18	4/21

63	Duets	BV	R	$4,739,023	583	$2,002,588	581	9/15

64	The Tao of Steve	SPC	R	$4,342,203	189	$91,791	9	8/4

65	Before Night Falls	FL	R	$4,242,892	127	$85,230	8	12/22

66	Dancer in the Dark	FL	R	$4,184,036	126	$91,612	3	9/22

67	East is East	Mira. R	$4,177,818	157	$53,569	4	4/14

68	Whipped	Dest. R	$4,159,986	1,581	$2,181,379	1,581	9/1

69	Malena	Mira. R	$3,448,233	117	$62,282	33	12/22

70	Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai	Art. R	$3,308,029	109	$166,344	14	3/3

71	The Big Kahuna	Lions	R	$3,165,544	309	$80,957	8	4/28

72	Isn't She Great	Uni. R	$2,962,465	750	$1,368,705	750	1/28

73	Bamboozled	NL	R	$2,274,979	243	$190,720	17	10/6

74	But I'm a Cheerleader	Lions	R	$2,205,627	115	$60,410	4	7/7

75	Butterfly	Mira. R	$2,092,682	72	$82,973	14	6/16

76	Bossa Nova	Sony	R	$1,823,297	59	$48,011	9	4/28

77	The Broken Hearts Club	SPC	R	$1,746,585	62	$109,694	7	9/29

78	The Girl on the Bridge	ParC	R	$1,708,839	48	$66,567	6	7/28

79	Blood Simple (re-issue)	USA	R	$1,701,855	68	$42,971	3	7/7

80	Gun Shy	BV	R	$1,638,202	296	$703,109	296	2/4

81	Hamlet (2000)	Mira. R	$1,577,287	65	$62,253	4	5/12

82	Girlfight	SGem	R	$1,565,852	253	$197,896	28	9/29

83	Jesus' Son	Lions	R	$1,302,067	95	$37,089	1	6/16

84	Cecil B. Demented	Art. R	$1,284,646	82	$127,141	9	8/11

85	Turn It Up	NL	R	$1,247,949	661	$576,820	661	9/8

86	Backstage	Mira. R	$1,191,835	322	$496,226	322	9/6

87	Trois	Rain. R	$1,161,843	53	$200,815	20	2/11

88	Groove	Sony	R	$1,115,313	50	$55,946	9	6/9

89	Time Code	Sony	R	$1,057,750	130	$93,148	7	4/28

90	Chuck & Buck	Art. R	$1,055,671	46	$72,831	7	7/14

91	Urbania	Lions	R	$1,032,075	43	$72,129	10	9/15

92	Two Family House	Lions	R	$1,015,122	65	$137,853	65	10/6

93	Simpatico	FL	R	$929,606	256	$459,020	256	1/28

94	Place Vendome	Emp. R	$895,788	15	$56,540	12	9/22

95	The Taste of Others	Mira. R	$891,369	14	$45,140	14	9/15

96	The Yards	Mira. R	$889,352	146	$57,339	8	10/20

97	The Other Conquest	Hom. R	$886,410	74	$305,308	74	4/21

98	Chunhyang	Lot47	R	$798,977	16	$16,187	2	12/29

99	Panic	Roxie	R	$779,137	11	$18,006	4	12/1

100	The Girl Next Door (2000)	Indic. R	$771,712	5	$25,807	5	4/14

Summary of 171 Movies on Chart:

Totals:	$2,424,062,680	-	-	-	-

Averages:	$14,175,805	-	-	-	-

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 * 1) 1–100 - #101–171

1	Iron Man 2	Par. PG-13	$312,433,331	4,390	$128,122,480	4,380	5/7	8/19

2	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Sum. PG-13	$300,531,751	4,468	$64,832,191	4,468	6/30	10/21

3	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1	WB	PG-13	$295,983,305	4,125	$125,017,372	4,125	11/19	4/7

4	Inception	WB	PG-13	$292,576,195	3,792	$62,785,337	3,792	7/16	1/6

5	True Grit	Par. PG-13	$171,243,005	3,464	$24,830,443	3,047	12/22	4/28

6	Clash of the Titans (2010)	WB	PG-13	$163,214,888	3,802	$61,235,105	3,777	4/2	7/22

7	Grown Ups	Sony	PG-13	$162,001,186	3,534	$40,506,562	3,534	6/25	10/28

8	Little Fockers	Uni. PG-13	$148,438,600	3,675	$30,833,665	3,536	12/22	3/17

9	The Other Guys	Sony	PG-13	$119,219,978	3,651	$35,543,162	3,651	8/6	11/18

10	Salt	Sony	PG-13	$118,311,368	3,612	$36,011,243	3,612	7/23	10/28

11	Valentine's Day	WB (NL)	PG-13	$110,485,654	3,665	$56,260,707	3,665	2/12	5/6

12	Robin Hood	Uni. PG-13	$105,269,730	3,505	$36,063,385	3,503	5/14	8/5

13	Date Night	Fox	PG-13	$98,711,404	3,380	$25,207,599	3,374	4/9	9/9

14	The Social Network	Sony	PG-13	$96,962,694	2,921	$22,445,653	2,771	10/1	3/3

15	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time	BV	PG-13	$90,759,676	3,646	$30,095,259	3,646	5/28	9/23

16	Red	Sum. PG-13	$90,380,162	3,349	$21,761,408	3,255	10/15	2/3

17	Unstoppable	Fox	PG-13	$81,562,942	3,261	$22,688,457	3,207	11/12	3/10

18	Eat Pray Love	Sony	PG-13	$80,574,010	3,108	$23,104,523	3,082	8/13	11/4

19	Dear John	SGem	PG-13	$80,014,842	3,062	$30,468,614	2,969	2/5	4/29

20	The A-Team	Fox	PG-13	$77,222,099	3,544	$25,669,455	3,535	6/11	9/16

21	Knight & Day	Fox	PG-13	$76,423,035	3,104	$20,139,985	3,098	6/23	10/7

22	Dinner for Schmucks	P/DW	PG-13	$73,026,337	3,046	$23,527,839	2,911	7/30	10/14

23	The Tourist	Sony	PG-13	$67,631,157	2,756	$16,472,458	2,756	12/10	3/10

24	The Bounty Hunter	Sony	PG-13	$67,061,228	3,118	$20,686,423	3,074	3/19	7/8

25	Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? LGF	PG-13	$60,095,852	2,155	$29,289,537	2,155	4/2	6/10

26	Easy A	SGem	PG-13	$58,401,464	2,974	$17,734,040	2,856	9/17	12/23

27	Takers	SGem	PG-13	$57,744,720	2,206	$20,512,304	2,206	8/27	11/18

28	Life as We Know It	WB	PG-13	$53,374,681	3,150	$14,506,464	3,150	10/8	1/27

29	Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps	Fox	PG-13	$52,474,616	3,597	$19,011,188	3,565	9/24	12/19

30	Killers	LGF	PG-13	$47,059,963	2,859	$15,837,266	2,859	6/4	8/19

31	Step Up 3-D	BV	PG-13	$42,400,223	2,439	$15,812,311	2,435	8/6	11/4

32	The Last Exorcism	LGF	PG-13	$41,034,350	2,874	$20,366,613	2,874	8/27	10/7

33	Burlesque	SGem	PG-13	$39,440,655	3,037	$11,947,744	3,037	11/24	2/10

34	The Back-Up Plan	CBS	PG-13	$37,490,007	3,280	$12,201,710	3,280	4/23	7/22

35	Vampires Suck	Fox	PG-13	$36,661,504	3,233	$12,202,831	3,233	8/18	11/11

36	Devil	Uni. PG-13	$33,601,190	2,811	$12,289,375	2,809	9/17	11/18

37	Hereafter	WB	PG-13	$32,746,941	2,424	$220,322	6	10/15	1/13

38	When in Rome	BV	PG-13	$32,680,633	2,456	$12,350,041	2,456	1/29	4/15

39	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World	Uni. PG-13	$31,524,275	2,820	$10,609,795	2,818	8/13	10/7

40	Charlie St. Cloud	Uni. PG-13	$31,162,545	2,725	$12,381,585	2,718	7/30	9/16

41	Morning Glory	Par. PG-13	$31,011,732	2,544	$9,203,266	2,518	11/10	1/20

42	How Do You Know	Sony	PG-13	$30,212,620	2,483	$7,484,696	2,483	12/17	1/27

43	The Switch	Mira. PG-13	$27,779,426	2,017	$8,436,713	2,012	8/20	11/18

44	Lottery Ticket	WB	PG-13	$24,719,879	1,974	$10,652,297	1,973	8/20	11/4

45	The Losers	WB	PG-13	$23,591,432	2,936	$9,406,348	2,936	4/23	6/24

46	Skyline	Uni. PG-13	$21,393,620	2,883	$11,692,415	2,880	11/12	12/21

47	The Next Three Days	LGF	PG-13	$21,148,651	2,564	$6,542,779	2,564	11/19	1/6

48	Our Family Wedding	FoxS	PG-13	$20,255,281	1,609	$7,629,862	1,605	3/12	6/17

49	Country Strong	SGem	PG-13	$20,218,921	1,441	$30,452	2	12/22	2/17

50	Remember Me	Sum. PG-13	$19,068,240	2,215	$8,089,139	2,212	3/12	5/13

51	The Ghost Writer	Sum. PG-13	$15,541,549	819	$183,009	4	2/19	6/17

52	Avatar: Special Edition	Fox	PG-13	$10,741,486	812	$4,007,750	812	8/27	11/18

53	Jonah Hex	WB	PG-13	$10,547,117	2,825	$5,379,365	2,825	6/18	8/12

54	Fair Game (2010)	Sum. PG-13	$9,540,691	436	$651,082	46	11/5	2/17

55	Get Low	SPC	PG-13	$9,176,933	570	$88,182	4	7/30	2/24

56	City Island	Anch. PG-13	$6,671,036	269	$32,001	2	3/19	9/2

57	It's Kind of a Funny Story	Focus	PG-13	$6,363,628	757	$2,013,406	742	10/8	11/25

58	Inside Job	SPC	PG-13	$4,312,735	250	$39,649	2	10/8	5/5

59	My Name is Khan	FoxS	PG-13	$4,018,771	125	$1,944,027	120	2/12	5/6

60	To Save a Life	Gold. PG-13	$3,777,210	441	$1,581,517	441	1/22	4/8

61	Catfish	Rog. PG-13	$3,237,343	143	$257,285	12	9/17	12/2

62	Another Year	SPC	PG-13	$3,205,706	236	$111,869	6	12/29	5/26

63	Twilight/New Moon Combo (one-night-only)	Sum. PG-13	$2,385,237	2,037	N/A	N/A	6/29	6/29

64	Rabbit Hole	LGF	PG-13	$2,229,058	131	$53,778	5	12/17	4/7

65	The Salvation Poem (Poema de Salvacion)	CZ	PG-13	$914,818	30	N/A	N/A	8/27	9/1

66	The Concert	Wein. PG-13	$657,986	21	$21,742	2	7/30	11/18

67	Ondine	Magn. PG-13	$550,472	39	$27,497	5	6/4	9/30

68	Preacher's Kid	8X	PG-13	$515,065	109	$190,638	109	1/29	4/15

69	The City of Your Final Destination	Scre. PG-13	$493,296	26	$24,401	1	4/16	8/15

70	Grease (Sing-a-Long re-issue)	Par. PG-13	$365,802	33	$60,759	12	7/8	8/12

71	Like Dandelion Dust	BCR	PG-13	$352,810	60	$77,960	25	9/24	10/31

72	Creation	NM	PG-13	$341,323	12	$53,073	7	1/22	5/27

73	The Yellow Handkerchief	Gold. PG-13	$318,623	29	$37,296	7	2/26	5/20

74	The Tempest	Mira. PG-13	$277,943	21	$42,436	5	12/10	2/24

75	Legendary	Gold. PG-13	$200,393	177	$126,964	177	9/10	9/23

76	De Mai Tinh (Fool for Love)	Vari. PG-13	$165,987	8	$49,313	8	9/10	11/11

77	See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary	WP	PG-13	$118,206	21	$4,996	1	3/19	3/22

78	Touching Home	CFI	PG-13	$116,353	7	$47,382	3	4/30	7/1

79	Bran Nue Dae	Free	PG-13	$113,568	55	$23,527	16	9/10	10/7

80	Blood Done Sign My Name	Pala. PG-13	$109,383	95	$82,739	95	2/19	2/25

81	Wild Target	Free	PG-13	$108,589	13	$23,174	4	10/29	12/16

82	The Romantics	FOAK	PG-13	$106,524	14	$45,527	2	9/10	9/30

83	Freakonomics	Magn. PG-13	$101,270	20	$31,893	20	10/1	12/2

84	Oy Vey! My Son is Gay! SJI	PG-13	$89,507	5	$4,042	1	12/24	3/3

85	Crazy on the Outside	Free	PG-13	$88,335	75	$64,438	75	1/8	1/14

86	Orlando (re-issue)	SPC	PG-13	$58,198	5	$10,885	2	7/23	10/21

87	The Human Experience	Gr. PG-13	$52,296	5	$27,170	5	4/9	4/22

88	Tales from Earthsea	BV	PG-13	$48,461	5	$20,614	5	8/13	9/2

89	The Red Baron	Mont. PG-13	$37,189	19	$13,931	15	3/19	4/15

90	In My Sleep	MSP	PG-13	$30,158	2	$9,285	1	4/23	7/15

91	The Korean	Indic. PG-13	$20,279	2	$4,002	1	2/5	3/11

92	The Trial (2010)	MTop	PG-13	$19,753	2	$8,957	1	9/10	9/30

93	White Wedding	Da. PG-13	$11,710	4	$5,860	4	9/3	9/16

94	Midnight Reckoning	Wint. PG-13	$5,673	7	$1,029	1	9/10	11/4

95	Smash His Camera	Magn. PG-13	$3,644	1	$2,367	1	7/30	8/5

96	Manuela and Manuel	Reg. PG-13	$1,582	1	$629	1	3/26	6/10

Summary of 96 Movies on Chart:

Totals:	$4,305,475,694	-	-	-	-	-

Averages:	$44,848,705	-	-	-	-	-

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 * 1) 1–96

1	Rain Man	MGM	R	$172,82 5,435	1,590	$7,005,719	1,248	12/16

2	Coming to America	Par. R	$128,152,301	2,064	$21,404,420	2,064	6/29

3	Die Hard	Fox	R	$83,008,852	1,713	$601,851	21	7/15

4	Cocktail	BV	R	$78,222,753	1,462	$11,789,466	1,404	7/29

5	Working Girl	Fox	R	$63,779,477	1,149	$4,718,485	1,051	12/23

6	A Fish Called Wanda	MGM	R	$62,493,712	1,223	$115,418	3	7/15

7	Rambo III	TriS	R	$53,715,611	2,562	$13,034,238	2,562	5/25

8	Bull Durham	Orion	R	$50,888,729	1,297	$5,009,301	1,238	6/17

9	A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master	NL	R	$49,369,899	1,767	$12,833,403	1,765	8/19

10	Colors	Orion	R	$46,616,067	1,388	$4,747,118	422	4/15

11	Young Guns	Fox	R	$45,661,556	1,416	$7,011,393	1,387	8/12

12	Tequila Sunrise	WB	R	$41,292,551	1,411	$6,350,974	1,115	12/2

13	Midnight Run	Uni. R	$38,413,606	1,161	$5,506,290	1,158	7/22

14	The Dead Pool	WB	R	$37,903,295	1,831	$9,071,330	1,831	7/15

15	Red Heat	TriS	R	$34,994,648	1,892	$8,133,822	1,885	6/17

16	Dangerous Liaisons	WB	R	$34,670,720	762	$84,451	3	12/23

17	Mississippi Burning	Orion	R	$34,603,943	1,134	$225,034	9	12/9

18	Child's Play	UA	R	$33,244,684	1,490	$6,583,963	1,377	11/11

19	The Accused	Par. R	$32,078,318	930	$4,316,369	796	10/14

20	Shoot to Kill	BV	R	$29,300,090	1,519	$5,781,628	1,503	2/12

21	Betrayed	UA	R	$25,816,139	1,101	$5,534,787	1,036	8/26

22	Alien Nation	Fox	R	$25,216,243	1,436	$8,421,429	1,430	10/7

23	Married to the Mob	Orion	R	$21,486,757	828	$3,231,056	824	8/19

24	Punchline	Col. R	$21,042,667	917	$160,742	4	9/30

25	The Presidio	Par. R	$20,324,096	1,168	$5,119,031	1,152	6/10

26	Action Jackson	Lori	R	$20,256,975	1,249	$5,424,783	1,249	2/12

27	The Serpent and the Rainbow	Uni. R	$19,595,031	1,431	$5,848,700	1,430	2/5

28	Friday the 13th Part VII	Par. R	$19,170,001	1,796	$8,245,038	1,796	5/13

29	The Seventh Sign	TriS	R	$18,875,011	1,258	$3,768,707	1,256	4/1

30	Above the Law	WB	R	$18,869,631	868	$2,037,938	350	4/8

31	Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers	Gal. R	$17,768,757	1,692	$6,831,250	1,679	10/21

32	Frantic	WB	R	$17,637,950	1,101	$4,359,424	1,101	2/26

33	Johnny Be Good	Orion	R	$17,550,399	1,194	$5,249,388	1,168	3/25

34	Bright Lights, Big City	UA	R	$16,118,077	1,199	$5,126,791	1,196	4/1

35	Masquerade	MGM	R	$15,855,828	1,031	$3,500,259	1,030	3/11

36	School Daze	Col. R	$14,545,844	224	$1,802,656	220	2/12

37	The Milagro Beanfield War	Uni. R	$13,825,794	437	$47,271	3	3/18

38	I'm Gonna Git You Sucka	UA	R	$13,030,057	266	$543,588	135	12/16

39	They Live	Uni. R	$13,008,928	1,463	$4,827,903	1,463	11/4

40	Mystic Pizza	Gold. R	$12,793,213	440	$1,163,939	401	10/21

41	D.O.A.	BV	R	$12,706,478	908	$3,751,432	875	3/18

42	Everybody's All-American	WB	R	$12,638,294	1,123	$3,425,796	1,122	11/4

43	Casual Sex? Uni. R	$12,277,096	1,265	$3,840,032	1,264	4/22

44	Hellbound: Hellraiser II	NW	R	$12,090,735	1,187	$3,185,511	1,180	12/23

45	Bloodsport	Can. R	$11,806,119	124	$515,721	123	2/26

46	The Couch Trip	Lori	R	$11,005,304	1,332	$3,351,891	1,332	1/15

47	Moving	WB	R	$10,815,378	1,404	$4,022,782	1,404	3/4

48	Shakedown	Uni. R	$10,068,039	1,580	$3,017,800	1,580	5/6

49	The Unbearable Lightness of Being	Orion	R	$10,006,806	140	$202,189	13	2/5

50	Bad Dreams	Fox	R	$9,797,098	1,185	$4,008,870	1,180	4/8

51	Return of the Living Dead 2	Lori	R	$9,205,924	1,467	$3,647,254	1,467	1/15

52	Clean and Sober	WB	R	$8,674,093	675	$2,205,628	673	8/12

53	The Last Temptation of Christ	Uni. R	$8,373,585	123	$401,211	9	8/12

54	The Blob	TriS	R	$8,247,943	1,081	$2,644,920	1,081	8/5

55	Dead Ringers	Fox	R	$8,038,508	1,048	$3,012,180	1,042	9/23

56	Phantasm II	Uni. R	$7,282,851	1,227	$3,012,285	1,227	7/8

57	Off Limits	Fox	R	$7,242,035	1,371	$2,796,111	1,366	3/11

58	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown	OrionC	R	$7,179,298	N/A	N/A	N/A	11/11

59	The Unholy	Vest	R	$6,337,299	1,189	$2,353,452	1,189	4/22

60	Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon	Fox	R	$6,264,058	882	$2,737,106	881	2/26

61	Braddock: Missing in Action III	Can. R	$6,193,901	1,040	$2,208,116	1,040	1/22

62	1969	Atl	R	$5,979,011	520	$1,709,120	520	11/18

63	Monkey Shines	Orion	R	$5,344,577	1,181	$1,902,024	1,181	7/29

64	Hero and the Terror	Can. R	$5,301,200	995	$1,840,487	995	8/26

65	Torch Song Trilogy	NL	R	$4,865,997	135	$70,022	6	12/16

66	The Good Mother	BV	R	$4,764,606	670	$1,804,288	667	11/4

67	Sunset	TriS	R	$4,594,452	1,024	$2,031,678	1,023	4/29

68	BAT-21	TriS	R	$3,966,256	516	$982,080	248	10/21

69	Sweet Hearts Dance	TriS	R	$3,790,493	246	$1,116,902	246	9/23

70	Imagine: John Lennon	WB	R	$3,753,977	561	$1,412,213	561	10/7

71	Dead Heat	NW	R	$3,588,626	1,012	$1,667,036	1,012	5/6

72	Tougher Than Leather	NL	R	$3,582,760	130	$748,193	130	9/16

73	Talk Radio	Uni. R	$3,468,572	653	$80,547	6	12/23

74	Pumpkinhead	UA	R	$3,385,516	353	$686,567	351	10/14

75	Night of the Demons (1988)	Prgn	R	$3,109,904	N/A	N/A	N/A	10/14

76	White Mischief	Col. R	$3,107,551	87	$24,538	1	4/22

77	Messenger of Death	Can. R	$3,074,681	450	$1,035,279	450	9/16

78	Kansas	TWE	R	$2,432,536	847	$1,274,742	847	9/23

79	Bird	WB	R	$2,181,286	93	$27,116	1	9/30

80	The Moderns	Aliv	R	$2,011,497	28	$20,283	1	4/15

81	The Kiss	TriS	R	$1,869,148	N/A	N/A	N/A	-

82	Stormy Monday	Atl	R	$1,791,328	49	$44,734	2	4/22

83	Two Moon Junction	Lori	R	$1,547,397	458	$558,908	458	4/29

84	Platoon Leader	Can. R	$1,348,771	N/A	N/A	N/A	-

85	Midnight Crossing	Vest	R	$1,328,001	N/A	N/A	N/A	5/13

86	Lost Angels	Orion	R	$1,247,946	N/A	N/A	N/A	-

87	Patty Hearst	Atl	R	$1,223,326	460	$601,680	460	9/23

88	The Lair of the White Worm	Vest	R	$1,189,315	32	$22,155	2	10/21

89	Aria	Mira. R	$1,028,679	34	$7,580	1	3/18

90	Five Corners	Cinpx	R	$969,205	13	$78,602	12	1/22

91	Watchers	Uni. R	$940,173	161	$260,820	161	12/2

92	Julia and Julia	Cinc	R	$901,364	N/A	N/A	N/A	2/5

93	Boyfriends and Girlfriends	OrionC	R	$823,243	N/A	N/A	N/A	7/15

94	Waxwork	Vest	R	$808,114	N/A	N/A	N/A	6/17

95	Bulletproof (1988)	Uni. R	$807,947	268	$421,302	268	5/13

96	The Boost	Hemd	R	$784,990	N/A	N/A	N/A	-

97	Sister, Sister	NW	R	$743,445	N/A	N/A	N/A	2/5

98	And God Created Woman	Vest	R	$717,376	385	$393,647	385	3/4

99	Split Decisions	NCeV	R	$695,822	405	$423,303	405	11/11

100	Maniac Cop	SGE	R	$671,382	50	$188,348	50	5/13

Summary of 137 Movies on Chart:

Totals:	$1,813,054,661	-	-	-	-

Averages:	$13,233,976	-	-	-	-

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 * 1) 1–100 - #101–137

1	The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Par. PG-13	$78,756,177	1,969	$9,331,746	1,576	12/2

2	Scrooged	Par. PG-13	$60,328,558	1,897	$13,027,842	1,262	11/23

3	Beaches	BV	PG-13	$57,041,866	1,122	$198,361	7	12/23

4	Biloxi Blues	Uni. PG-13	$43,184,798	1,330	$7,093,325	1,239	3/25

5	Gorillas in the Mist	Uni. PG-13	$24,720,479	1,085	$366,925	15	9/23

6	License to Drive	Fox	PG-13	$22,433,275	1,225	$3,850,934	1,223	7/8

7	For Keeps	TriS	PG-13	$17,514,553	959	$4,839,790	922	1/15

8	She's Having a Baby	Par. PG-13	$16,031,707	1,133	$3,827,520	925	2/5

9	Poltergeist III	MGM	PG-13	$14,114,488	1,471	$4,344,308	1,471	6/10

10	My Stepmother is an Alien	Col. PG-13	$13,854,000	1,148	$2,066,980	1,106	12/9

11	Moon Over Parador	Uni. PG-13	$11,444,204	1,145	$3,268,975	1,145	9/9

12	U2: Rattle and Hum	Par. PG-13	$8,600,823	1,391	$3,821,351	1,391	11/4

13	High Spirits	TriS	PG-13	$8,578,231	826	$3,308,250	825	11/18

14	Satisfaction	Fox	PG-13	$8,253,123	1,018	$2,779,275	1,015	2/12

15	A New Life	Par. PG-13	$7,721,852	796	$2,505,092	796	3/25

16	Stealing Home	WB	PG-13	$7,467,504	985	$2,346,864	984	8/26

17	A Cry in the Dark	WB	PG-13	$6,908,797	334	$1,561,793	334	11/11

18	Fresh Horses	Col. PG-13	$6,640,346	1,276	$3,074,292	1,272	11/18

19	Elvira, Mistress of the Dark	NW	PG-13	$5,596,267	627	$1,660,041	627	9/30

20	Heartbreak Hotel	BV	PG-13	$5,509,417	1,414	$2,063,546	1,338	9/30

21	Clara's Heart	WB	PG-13	$5,194,491	315	$588,869	74	10/7

22	Memories of Me	MGM	PG-13	$3,965,604	723	$1,388,123	723	9/30

23	Feds	WB	PG-13	$3,838,793	850	$1,388,317	850	10/28

24	Critters 2: The Main Course	NL	PG-13	$3,813,293	1,114	$1,898,751	1,114	4/29

25	Madame Sousatzka	Uni. PG-13	$3,548,238	123	$172,740	20	10/14

26	Wings of Desire	OrionC	PG-13	$3,210,139	29	$17,301	1	4/29

27	Dominick and Eugene	Orion	PG-13	$3,076,031	76	$280,763	61	3/18

28	Running on Empty	WB	PG-13	$2,835,116	238	$215,157	22	9/9

29	The Manchurian Candidate (re-issue)	MGM	PG-13	$2,757,256	49	$87,850	5	2/12

30	Pelle the Conqueror	Mira. PG-13	$2,053,931	42	$45,985	10	12/21

31	Permanent Record	Par. PG-13	$1,893,139	N/A	N/A	N/A	-

32	Lady in White	NCeV	PG-13	$1,705,139	107	$282,652	90	4/22

33	Pascali's Island	Ave	PG-13	$1,451,857	55	$24,979	1	7/22

34	A Time of Destiny	Col. PG-13	$1,212,487	220	$509,397	216	4/22

35	The Deceivers	Cinc	PG-13	$346,297	68	$18,245	1	9/2

36	It Takes Two (1988)	MGM	PG-13	$344,375	N/A	N/A	N/A	7/13

37	The Year My Voice Broke	Ave	PG-13	$213,901	20	$5,487	1	8/25

38	Hanna's War	Can. PG-13	$139,796	35	$60,986	35	11/23

39	The Kitchen Toto	Can. PG-13	$101,807	4	$15,481	4	5/13

40	Pulse (1988)	Col. PG-13	$40,397	N/A	N/A	N/A	3/10

Summary of 40 Movies on Chart:

Totals:	$466,442,552	-	-	-	-

Averages:	$11,661,064	-	-	-	-

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 * 1) 1–40


 * SpeedMouse - Live from the Sydney Opera House (2004)
 * Don't Explain - Live from the Athenaeum theatre in Melbourne (2007)
 * Heaven By Storm - Live from Regal Theatre, Subiaco (18 September 2010)
 * The Rehearsal (3 November 2014)
 * Not Suitable For Children (16 August 2017)

References[edit]

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 * 4) Jump up^ http://www.dvdorchard.com.au/187413/the-umbilical-brothers-upside-down-show-vols-1-5-australian-childrens-kids-tv-on-dvd

External links[edit]

 * Official website
 * Transcript of ABC interview with George Negus
 * Transcript of Radio Ha Ha (Episode 37) with Shane Dundas
 * The Umbilical Brothers on IMDb