124-559: Dame Joan Henrietta Collins (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author and columnist. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award , a People's Choice Award , two Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. In 1983, Collins was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . She has been recognised for her philanthropy , particularly her advocacy towards causes relating to children, which has earned her many honours. In 2015, she
248-518: A cult classic . Collins's sultry performance so impressed 20th Century Fox chief Darryl Zanuck that he signed the young star to a seven-year contract with the Hollywood studio. Collins made her Hollywood film debut in the lavish historical drama The Virgin Queen (1955). The British newcomer was given equal billing with established stars Bette Davis and Richard Todd . The same year, Collins
372-918: A cult following . Collins continued to take on film roles throughout the late 1950s, appearing in The Opposite Sex (1956), Sea Wife (1957), and The Wayward Bus (1957). After starring in the epic film Esther and the King (1960), she was, upon request, released from her contract with 20th Century Fox. Collins appeared only in a few film roles in the 1960s, notably starring in Seven Thieves (1960), The Road to Hong Kong (1962), and Warning Shot (1967). She also appeared in an episode of Star Trek (1967) and in Subterfuge (1968). She began to take on local roles again back in Britain in
496-700: A 14-month period from November 1 to December 31 prior to the Awards. However, if a film was not released in its country of origin due to censorship, it can still qualify if it had a one-week release in the United States during the qualifying calendar year. There is no limit to the number of submitted films from a given country. A TV program must air in the United States between the prime time hours of 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. (or 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Sundays). A show can air on broadcast television , on basic or premium cable, or by digital delivery; it does not qualify if it
620-544: A Guilty Pleasure , a fictionalised television film based on the creation and behind-the-scenes production of Dynasty . In 2006, Collins toured the United Kingdom in An Evening with Joan Collins (US title One Night With Joan ), a one-woman show in which she related the highs and lows of her career and life. The show was directed by her husband Percy Gibson, whom she married in 2002. She has continued to tour
744-480: A Male Model (1983) with Jon-Erik Hexum , Her Life as a Man (1984), and The Cartier Affair (1984) with David Hasselhoff . She made guest star appearances in The Love Boat and Faerie Tale Theatre , and co-hosted an ABC-TV special created for her, Blondes vs. Brunettes . At the age of 50, Collins appeared in a 12-page photo layout for Playboy magazine shot by George Hurrell . With Dynasty at
868-403: A TV film or miniseries must appear in at least five percent of the time in that TV film or miniseries. Entry forms for films need to be received within ten days of the official screening. TV programs should be submitted "as early as possible" before the deadline. For TV programs, they must merely be available to be seen by voters in any common format, including the original TV broadcast. As of
992-604: A UK tour of The Praying Mantis (1953). In 1954, Collins was chosen by American director Howard Hawks to star as the scheming Princess Nellifer in her first international production, Land of the Pharaohs . The lavish Warner Brothers historical epic was unsuccessful upon release but has been lauded by Martin Scorsese and French critics supporting the auteur theory for numerous elements of its physical production. Danny Peary in his book Cult Movies (1981), selected it as
1116-691: A big monarchist and I love the Queen ." In 2004, it was announced she had become a Patron of the UK Independence Party , though she later said this did not necessarily mean she would vote for the party. In 2013, Collins supported British withdrawal from the European Union . Collins was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1997 New Year Honours for services to drama and advanced to Dame Commander of
1240-469: A broadcast rights agreement with NBC. Due to threats of writers picketing the event as part of the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike , the 65th Golden Globe Awards ceremony was cancelled and replaced by an hour-long press conference to announce the winners. While NBC sought to be the exclusive broadcaster of the press conference, the network faced conflicts with the HFPA and Dick Clark Productions over
1364-483: A character, but the character could have been played by 50 people and 49 of them would have failed. She made it work." In recognition of her new status, in 1983 Collins was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for career achievement. Whilst filming Dynasty , Collins starred in the feature film Nutcracker (1982) and the TV movies Paper Dolls (1982), The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982), Making of
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#17327933835651488-462: A date. Wilma breaks up with Fred over not spending any time with her. Chip warns her of burglaries and arranges for Fred to lose everything before slipping Wilma's pearls into Fred's pocket and framing him for stealing them. Hotel security arrests Fred for robbery, but when Barney protests that Fred is incapable of robbery, Chip accuses Barney of being Fred's accomplice and also has him arrested. Believing Chip's lies, Wilma goes back to him. Gazoo visits
1612-603: A film extra playing a beauty contestant in Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) which featured Diana Dors . Collins followed up with The Woman's Angle (1952) a minor role as a Greek maid. Next was a more significant role as a gangster's moll in Judgment Deferred (1952). Collins's big break came with a major, highly publicised role as a juvenile delinquent in I Believe in You (1952). Her success in
1736-753: A five-year agreement with CBS to continue airing the Golden Globes; the agreement also includes rights to the DCP-produced American Music Awards beginning in 2025, which had gone on hiatus after 2022 when its contract with ABC expired. In acting categories, Meryl Streep holds the record for the most competitive wins with eight, followed by Alan Alda , Angela Lansbury , Shirley MacLaine , Jack Nicholson and Nicole Kidman who have six awards each. Behind them are Ed Asner , Carol Burnett , Laura Dern , Jessica Lange , Rosalind Russell , and Kate Winslet with five. At
1860-708: A glass of champagne," snapped [HFPA President Howard] Luft, " Kirk Douglas threw a party last year, and what did he win? Nothing." This year there was even a special category called the Cecil B. DeMille Humanitarian Award. Who won? You guessed it. Kirk Douglas. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas is a 2000 American romantic comedy film directed by Brian Levant , written by Jim Cash , Harry Elfont , Deborah Kaplan , and Jack Epps, Jr. , and
1984-557: A globe raised on four tall pillars, was named for the president of the FPAH, Henry Gris. Winners of the Henrietta for World Film Favorite were Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman . At the FPAH's second World Film Favorite Festival held January 26, 1952, the Henrietta was a large statuette of a naked woman holding a flower. Based on an international poll of 900 newspapers, magazines and radio stations, Alan Ladd and Esther Williams were presented
2108-564: A job as a fellow waitress. Smitten with the waitresses, the two men invite them to a carnival, with Fred dating Betty and Barney taking Wilma. However, the couples fail to bond until both men switch dates. At one game, Fred wins an egg that hatches into a dog-like baby dinosaur, which he names "Dino". Wilma invites her new friends home to a birthday party for her father, Colonel Slaghoople, where all are shocked by her wealth. Intending to propose, Fred changes his mind after meeting Chip, who mocks his low-level job at Slate & Company. Pearl despises
2232-478: A major part of the film industry's awards season , which culminates each year in the Academy Awards . The eligibility period for Golden Globes corresponded from January 1 through December 31 (except 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1979, 2008, and 2022, which were not televised at all). The Golden Globes were founded by Golden Globe Foundation , an organization representing international journalists who reported on
2356-576: A monthly to a weekly. In 1999, Collins was cast in the film version of the musical theatre show Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat , with Donny Osmond . She then starred opposite Nigel Hawthorne in the film The Clandestine Marriage (1999), which she also co-produced. In 2000, Collins replaced Elizabeth Taylor as Pearl Slaghoople , Wilma Flintstone's mother, in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas ,
2480-823: A novelist, and Bill, a property agent. She was educated at the Francis Holland School , an independent day school for girls in London. Collins made her stage debut in the Henrik Ibsen play A Doll's House at the age of nine, and at the age of 16 trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. At the age of 17, Collins was signed to the Rank Organisation , a British film studio. After signing with Rank, Collins appeared in many British films. Her feature debut as
2604-592: A parody of Mick Jagger . William Hanna and Joseph Barbera , who created the original cartoon series, make cameo appearances at the end of the film. The film was a box office failure , grossing $ 59.5 million against its $ 83 million budget. It received generally negative reviews, though some critics considered it an improvement over the first film. In prehistoric suburban Bedrock , young bachelors and best friends Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble have recently qualified as crane operators at Slate & Company. Soon to be employed, they hope to score dates. The Great Gazoo,
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#17327933835652728-797: A play on the Elvis Presley song, Viva Las Vegas , also used as the title of an MGM musical film . With the exception of Irwin Keyes as Joe Rockhead, none of the original cast from the first film reprise their roles in this film. The film stars Mark Addy as Fred Flintstone , Stephen Baldwin as Barney Rubble , Kristen Johnston as Wilma Slaghoople , and Jane Krakowski as Betty O'Shale , replacing John Goodman , Rick Moranis , Elizabeth Perkins , and Rosie O'Donnell respectively. The supporting cast features Joan Collins , Thomas Gibson , Harvey Korman (in his final film performance), and Alan Cumming as both The Great Gazoo and Mick Jagged,
2852-702: A prequel to the Universal Studios live-action film The Flintstones (1994, Taylor had originated the role in the first film). The following year, Collins co-starred with Taylor, Shirley MacLaine and Debbie Reynolds in the television film These Old Broads , written by Reynolds's daughter, Carrie Fisher . In 2002, Collins returned to soap operas in a limited guest run on the American daytime soap Guiding Light . In 2005, actress Alice Krige impersonated Collins in Dynasty: The Making of
2976-489: A production in London's West End. In 1991, she also starred for BBC Television in a series of eight individual Noël Coward plays under the title Tonight at 8.30 . In 1991, Collins rejoined her co-stars for Dynasty: The Reunion , a miniseries that concluded the cliffhanger ending left after the show's abrupt 1989 cancellation. In the 1990s, Collins continued to star in films including Decadence (1994) and In The Bleak Midwinter (1995). On American television she made
3100-644: A recurring guest role in the British sitcom Benidorm as Crystal Hennessy-Vass, the fierce CEO of the fictional Solana Hotel Group. From 2014 to 2018, she played the Grand Duchess of Oxford, mother of fictional British Queen Helena ( Elizabeth Hurley ) in the E! drama series The Royals . In 2015, Collins backed the children's fairytales app GivingTales in aid of UNICEF , together with others such as Roger Moore , Ewan McGregor , Stephen Fry , Joanna Lumley , and Michael Caine . The same year she starred in
3224-540: A reform package, including a 50% increase in members over the next 18 months, as well as new positions, term limits, and practices to improve its accountability. However, Time's Up and a group of 100 PR firms criticized the lack of given timelines for filling some of the new management positions, arguing that they would not be completed soon enough to have any material impact on the cycle of the upcoming 79th Golden Globe Awards in January 2022. Time's Up further argued that
3348-562: A role in the 2022 musical Tomorrow Morning , based on the acclaimed musical play of the same name. Collins has publicly supported several charities for several decades. In 1982, Collins spoke before the U.S. Congress about increasing funding for neurological research. In 1983, she was named a patron of the International Foundation for Children with Learning Disabilities, earning the foundation's highest honour in 1988 for her continuing support. Additionally, 1988 also saw
3472-528: A romance with the then-unknown actor Warren Beatty . They became engaged in 1960, but his infidelity led to their split the same year. Collins revealed in her 1978 autobiography that she got an abortion during the relationship. On 27 May 1963, she married actor and singer-songwriter Anthony Newley , with whom she had two children, Tara (born 12 October 1963) and Alexander (born 8 September 1965). The couple divorced on 13 August 1971. She wed her third husband, American businessman Ron Kass on 11 March 1972, and
3596-481: A settlement; details were not released, but DCP committed to continue its role as producer through at least the end of its current contract with NBC, and to work with the HFPA to "expand the brand with unique and exciting entertainment experiences". NBC held a right of first refusal to renew its contract beyond 2018, but bidding was to be open to other broadcasters; in September 2018, NBC agreed to renew its rights to
3720-569: A seven-day run in the Greater Los Angeles area , starting prior to midnight on December 31. Films can be released in theaters, on pay-per-view , or by digital delivery. For the Best Foreign Language Film category, films do not need to be released in the United States. At least 51 percent of the dialogue must be in a language other than English, and they must first be released in their country of origin during
3844-567: A small, green alien exiled to Earth by his species, offers them help, although only they can see him. Meanwhile, Wilma Slaghoople, the daughter of a wealthy military veteran, wants a normal life, though her controlling mother Pearl wants her to marry suave casino owner Chip Rockefeller. After Wilma runs away from home, she escapes to Bronto King in downtown Bedrock. While there, she meets waitress Betty O'Shale. With Wilma unable to pay for her meal, Betty assumes her to be " caveless " and offers to buy her lunch. Wilma moves into Betty's apartment and gets
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3968-486: A special honorary award to recognize outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry. Recognizing its subject as an international figure within the entertainment industry, the first award was presented to director and producer Cecil B. DeMille . The official name of the award thus became the Cecil B. DeMille Award . In January 1954, the two organizations held a joint ceremony, and the following year, they merged under
4092-1036: A weekly opinions column in The Sunday Telegraph . She continues to write occasionally for the Daily Mail , The Times , The Daily Telegraph and The Lady in the United Kingdom, and Harper's Bazaar in the United States. Collins has established herself as a successful author, although doing so annoyed her sister Jackie, whose books had helped Joan's career. In addition to her bestselling novels, including Prime Time and Love & Desire & Hate , she has also written six lifestyle books, including The Joan Collins Beauty Book , as well as memoirs, including Past Imperfect . To date, she has sold over 50 million copies of her books, which have been translated into 30 languages. Collins has been married five times, first to Northern Irish actor Maxwell Reed , whom she married on 24 May 1952 after he raped her. She divorced Reed on 29 May 1956. In 1959, Collins began
4216-494: A worldwide total of $ 59,468,275. Based on an $ 83 million budget, the film was a box office failure . This was a disappointment compared to the first film's $ 358.5 million worldwide gross. On Rotten Tomatoes , The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas has a 25% score, based on 72 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10. The site's critical consensus states: "The prequel to the first full-length feature set in Bedrock, Viva Rock Vegas
4340-424: Is a surprising improvement over The Flintstones . Aimed towards an audience of adults and children alike, critics feel Viva will appeal to a broad range of viewers." Metacritic reports a 27 out of 100 ratings, based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, the same rating as its predecessor. The film
4464-418: Is only on pay-per-view or via digital delivery of film. Also, a TV show must either be made in the United States or be a co-production financially and creatively between an American and a foreign production company. Furthermore, reality and non-scripted shows are disqualified. A film cannot be entered in both the film and TV categories, and instead should be entered based on its original release format. If it
4588-851: Is patron of Fight for Sight ; in 2003, she became a patron of the Shooting Star Chase Children's Hospice in Great Britain, while continuing to support several foster children in India, something she has done for the past 35 years. Collins serves her former school, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, as the Honorary President of the RADA Associates. Since the late 1990s, Collins has been a regular guest diarist for The Spectator . In 2008, she had
4712-479: Is still big business, and it also gives viewers a chance to see their favorite stars make fools of themselves in public, so the Golden Globes were back, minus some of their sponsors, who backed out at the last minute.... Just last week Newsweek reported denials from the Foreign Press Association that its members give awards to the stars who throw the biggest feeds. "We are not influenced by
4836-400: Is the prequel to Levant's The Flintstones (1994), based on the 1960–1966 animated television series of the same name . The film was developed and produced without the involvement of Steven Spielberg , the executive producer of Levant's The Flintstones (1994). It is set before the events of both the series and the first film, showing how Fred and Barney meet Wilma and Betty. The title is
4960-491: The 19th Golden Globe Awards held in March 1962. Beginning in 1963, the trophies commenced to be handed out by one or more persons referred to as "Miss Golden Globe", a title renamed on January 5, 2018, to " Golden Globe Ambassador ". The holders of the position were, traditionally, the daughters or sometimes the sons of a celebrity, and as a point of pride, these often continued to be contested among celebrity parents. In 2009,
5084-531: The 46th Golden Globe Awards an anomaly occurred: a three-way tie for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama ( Jodie Foster for The Accused , Shirley MacLaine for Madame Sousatzka , and Sigourney Weaver for Gorillas in the Mist ). In the category for Best Director , Elia Kazan leads with four wins, followed by Clint Eastwood , Miloš Forman , David Lean , Martin Scorsese , Steven Spielberg , and Oliver Stone with three wins each. Spielberg holds
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5208-716: The American entertainment industry . Revenue from the ceremony was used by Golden Globe Foundation to fund entertainment-related charities and scholarships, such as the Young Artist Awards . The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was founded in 1943 as the Hollywood Foreign Correspondent Association (HFCA) by Los Angeles –based foreign journalists seeking to develop a better-organized process of gathering and distributing cinema news to non-U.S. markets. One of
5332-548: The Critics Choice Association attempted to shift their Critics' Choice Movie Awards ceremony up a week in order to fill the void and increase their overall prestige, though it was later delayed due to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant . The 79th ceremony was conducted as a non-televised, private presentation, with limited guests (particularly beneficiaries of the HFPA's philanthropic activities) and strict COVID-19 protocol due to Omicron variant. In July 2022,
5456-502: The Young Artist Foundation , established in 1978 by Hollywood Foreign Press member Maureen Dragone , to recognize and award excellence of young Hollywood performers under the age of 21 and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically or financially challenged. In 2021, the HFPA faced criticism for the lack of Black representation among its members. On May 3, 2021, the HFPA announced plans for
5580-716: The 1960s included playing the villainous Siren in Batman , Run For Your Life , The Virginian , Mission: Impossible , The Man From U.N.C.L.E. , and in Star Trek: The Original Series , she played Edith Keeler in the episode, " The City on the Edge of Forever ". In the 1970s, Collins remained busy on television. She starred in the TV movies The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972) with Orson Welles and Lee Remick , and Drive Hard, Drive Fast (1973) opposite Brian Kelly . Her many guest appearances during
5704-604: The 1970s, appearing in the films Revenge , Quest for Love (both 1971), Tales from the Crypt , Fear in the Night (both 1972), Dark Places and Tales That Witness Madness (both 1973), as well as Empire of the Ants (1977), which earned her a Saturn Award nomination, The Stud , Zero to Sixty (both 1978), Game for Vultures , and The Bitch (both 1979). From 1981 to 1989, Collins starred as Alexis Colby in
5828-431: The 2022 ceremony, then signed a one-year deal to televise the 2023 ceremony, moving it to a Tuesday evening to avoid conflicting with Sunday Night Football and the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship . In November 2023, DCP announced a one-year agreement to air the 81st ceremony on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ , with the ceremony following CBS's afternoon NFL coverage . In March 2024, DCP announced
5952-549: The 2023 ceremony, the HFPA removed a requirement that an exclusive press conference be hosted by the organization for each nominated film—a practice that had contributed to transparency issues. Ballots to select the nominations are sent to voters in November, along with a "Reminder List" of eligible film and TV programs. Each HFPA member then votes for their top five choices in each category, numbering them 5 to 1, with 5 being their top choice. The nominees in each category are then
6076-593: The 70th, 71st and 72nd Golden Globe Awards in 2013 through 2015. The Golden Globe Awards' theme song, which debuted in 2012, was written by Japanese musician and songwriter Yoshiki Hayashi . The HFPA had previously held a lucrative broadcasting agreement with NBC , which began televising the Golden Globes ceremony locally in Los Angeles in 1958, then nationally in 1964. However, in 1968, the Federal Communications Commission claimed
6200-591: The BBC series Hotel Babylon (2006) and Dynasty Reunion: Catfights and Caviar , a 2006 special featuring several of her Dynasty co-stars reminiscing about the original series. Collins guest-starred in They Do It with Mirrors , a two-hour episode of the murder-mystery drama Marple in 2009, as Ruth Van Rydock, a friend of detective Miss Jane Marple . In 2009, Collins presented her own reality television series entitled Joan Collins Does Glamour . In 2010 she joined
6324-562: The Best Actress award at the LA Shorts International Film Festival. In 2018, Collins joined the cast of Ryan Murphy 's series American Horror Story for its eighth season American Horror Story: Apocalypse . She first portrayed Evie Gallant, the glamorous and rich grandmother of Evan Peters ' character, and later portrayed witch actress Bubbles McGee. In 2019 she guest-starred in an episode of
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#17327933835656448-653: The British films Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) and The Woman's Angle (1952) before taking on a supporting role in Judgment Deferred (1952). She went under contract to 20th Century Fox in 1955, and in that same year she starred as Evelyn Nesbit in The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing , Elizabeth Raleigh in The Virgin Queen and Princess Nellifer in Land of the Pharaohs , the latter garnering
6572-421: The Cecil B. DeMille Award, named after its first recipient in 2019, actress and comedian Carol Burnett . Revenues generated from the annual ceremony have enabled the HFPA to donate millions of dollars to entertainment-related charities, as well as funding scholarships and other programs for future film and television professionals. The most prominent beneficiary is the Young Artist Awards , presented annually by
6696-544: The Golden Globe statuette was redesigned (but not for the first time in its history). The New York firm Society Awards collaborated for a year with the HFPA to produce a statuette that included a unique marble and enhanced the statuette's quality and gold content. It was unveiled at a press conference at the Beverly Hilton prior to the show. The Carol Burnett Award was created as a television counterpart to
6820-405: The Golden Globes through 2027, maintaining the current broadcast arrangement and the involvement of Dick Clark Productions. In 2019 and 2020, NBC televised the late Sunday afternoon National Football League (NFL) playoff game (which had historically gone to another NFL broadcaster) as a lead-in to the Golden Globes. Because of the large viewership of NFL playoff games, this was intended to boost
6944-523: The Golden Globes' television ratings, which dropped 11% between 2017 and 2018. If the game ever went long, NBC planned to still air the Golden Globes in its entirety on a broadcast delay . The 2021 ceremony was then postponed to February 28 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema and on television , avoiding the NFL season altogether. Per the aforementioned 2022 boycott , NBC declined to air
7068-504: The HFPA approved a major restructuring, under which Boehly would establish a for-profit entity via his holding company Eldridge Industries (owner of Dick Clark Productions —which has produced the Golden Globes' telecast since 1993, as well as the entertainment trade publication The Hollywood Reporter ) that will hold the Golden Globe Awards' intellectual property and oversee the "professionalization and modernization" of
7192-406: The HFPA released a list of 21 new members that it had recruited under these reforms, and named Todd Boehly (owner of ceremony producer Dick Clark Productions) as its "interim CEO". The HFPA then announced on October 15 that it still planned to hold the 79th Golden Globe Awards on January 9, 2022, with or without another media partner. With the televised absence of the Golden Globe Awards from NBC,
7316-637: The HFPA's knowledge. The HFPA sued DCP over the deal, as well as claims that the company was attempting to sell digital rights that it did not hold; the HFPA had wanted a new contract that would grant them a larger share of revenue from the telecast. In April 2012, judge Howard Matz upheld the NBC perpetuity clause and ruled in favor of DCP, noting that the HFPA had a history of "unbusinesslike display[s] of misplaced priorities" and "[succumbing] to bouts of pronounced turmoil and personal feuds", in contrast to DCP, which had been "represented by one experienced executive who
7440-568: The Night (1972), a psychological horror from Jimmy Sangster ; Dark Places (1973), a thriller with Christopher Lee ; and Tales That Witness Madness (1973), another horror anthology. She went to Italy for the football-themed comedy L'arbitro (1974), to Spain for The Great Adventure opposite Jack Palance and returned to England for yet another horror, playing the mother of a murderous infant in I Don't Want to Be Born (1975). After two comedies, Alfie Darling (1975) and The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976), Collins returned to
7564-493: The Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to charity. Memoir Nonfiction Fiction By other authors Golden Globe Awards The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed for excellence in both international film and television. It is an annual award ceremony held since 1944 to honor artists and professionals and their work. The ceremony is normally held every January, and has been
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#17327933835657688-563: The Rock Vegas Chapel of Love. After the pastor proclaims them husband and wife, everyone sings " Meet the Flintstones ". When Jagged sings "Viva Rock Vegas" at a party, Betty catches Wilma's tossed bouquet and kisses Barney. The newlyweds drive away with Dino and Gazoo to goodbye waves from their friends, family, and even a handcuffed Chip and Roxie. Korman, who played Wilma's father Colonel Slaghoople, voiced The Great Gazoo in
7812-508: The TV movie These Old Broads (2001) alongside Elizabeth Taylor , Debbie Reynolds and Shirley MacLaine . She made her comeback to mainstream television in the 2010s, taking on recurring roles in the series Happily Divorced (2011–2013), The Royals (2014–2018), Benidorm (2014–2017) and American Horror Story: Apocalypse (2018). Her first starring film role since the 1980s was The Time of Their Lives (2017), and she has also appeared in various independent films , which includes
7936-453: The TV movies Hart to Hart – Two Harts in 3/4 Time (1995), Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995) and Sweet Deception (1998). She also made guest-star appearances on series such as Roseanne (1993), The Nanny (1996) and Will & Grace (2000), and played a recurring role in seven episodes of Pacific Palisades (1997). She was selected as the cover star for the relaunch of the popular celebrity magazine OK! when it changed from
8060-588: The UK when she starred in the film version of her sister Jackie Collins 's racy novel The Stud . It was made for $ 600,000 and went on to gross over $ 20,000,000 internationally. At the same time she published her autobiography, Past Imperfect , which went to number 1 in the bestseller charts. The Stud was so successful that a sequel, The Bitch (1979) was hastily arranged and was also a hit. After shooting Game for Vultures (1979) opposite Richard Harris and Sunburn (1979) with Farrah Fawcett , Collins returned to
8184-509: The US to make what she now refers to as the nadir of her film career, the giant insect science-fiction piece Empire of the Ants (1977). In Italy she was the leading lady in the thriller Fearless (1978); in the US made the lighthearted Zero to Sixty (1978); and back in the UK appeared with Robert Mitchum in The Big Sleep . In 1978, Collins was catapulted back to major stardom in
8308-495: The Unexpected . She rounded off the decade playing Cleopatra in an episode of Aaron Spelling 's Fantasy Island . In 1970, Collins returned to Britain and starred in several films, mostly thrillers and horror films: Revenge (1971), as the vengeance-seeking mother of a murdered child; Quest for Love (1971), a romantic science-fiction piece; Tales from the Crypt (1972), a highly successful horror anthology; Fear in
8432-573: The animated series and also voiced the Dictabird in the first film. Stephenson, who voiced both the Showroom announcer and the Minister, voiced Mr. Slate in the animated series. John Goodman , Rick Moranis , Elizabeth Perkins , and Rosie O'Donnell , who played Fred, Barney, Wilma, and Betty respectively in the first film, did not reprise their roles. Alan Cumming was the first actor cast. He
8556-419: The biblical epic Esther and the King (1960). In 1961, she returned to London to star opposite Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in the last of that film duo's "road" pictures, The Road to Hong Kong (1962). Former "road" leading lady Dorothy Lamour was relegated to a guest appearance in the film. In Italy, Collins starred in Hard Time for Princes (1965); back in the US she played David Janssen 's wife in
8680-594: The board in 1958 claiming that "certain awards are being given more or less as favors" with others querying why so many winners were represented by one public relations firm. The FCC imposed a ban on NBC's broadcast of the Golden Globes after the February 1968 ceremony. Movie critic Rex Reed , in a contemporary article about the broadcast, wrote: NBC's telcast of the Foreign Press Association's 25th annual Golden Globe Awards had to be seen to be disbelieved. The Federal Communications Commission have sent lawyers to have it investigated. But award-giving, pointless as it is,
8804-402: The cast of the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe ( Forbidden Love ) for a short run, playing an aristocratic British woman, Lady Joan, who takes a young German prince in tow. Famed for her double act with Leonard Rossiter in the Cinzano advertisements , in 2012 she starred in a Europe-wide commercial for Snickers chocolate bars, alongside Stephanie Beacham . Within a short time the advert
8928-453: The ceremony in 2023 if the HFPA were successful in its efforts to reform. WarnerMedia also boycotted the HFPA, while Tom Cruise returned the awards he had won for Born on the Fourth of July , Jerry Maguire and Magnolia in solidarity. Following these events, the HFPA released a timeline for its reforms, which would see the process completed by the week of August 2. On October 1,
9052-443: The ceremony with NBC as a broadcaster; DCP's involvement came at a time of instability for the Golden Globes, including reduced credibility and having lost its contract with CBS (the interim period saw it contract with cable network TBS to air the ceremony). Enthusiastic over Clark 's commitment, the HFPA's contract contained an unusual provision granting DCP the role of producer in perpetuity, provided that it continued to maintain
9176-498: The ceremony, including "[increasing] the size and diversity of the available voters for the annual awards". The HFPA's philanthropic activities were to continue separately as a non-profit entity. NBC subsequently agreed to a one-year contract to air the 80th Golden Globe Awards on January 10, 2023, which were moved to a Tuesday evening to avoid conflicting with the National Football League (whose regular season
9300-506: The couple had a daughter, Katyana (born 20 June 1972). Collins and Kass divorced on 6 May 1983. She married former singer Peter Holm on 3 November 1985. Collins sought an annulment in December 1986, but was instead granted a divorce 24 August 1987. She married her fifth and current husband Percy Gibson, who is 31 years her junior, on 17 February 2002 at Claridge's Hotel in London. Collins has four grandchildren. Collins's younger sister
9424-622: The critically acclaimed Gerry (2018). Collins was born in Paddington , London on 23 May 1933, and brought up in Maida Vale , the daughter of Elsa Collins (née Bessant), a dance teacher, and Joseph William Collins, a talent agent (whose clients would later include Shirley Bassey , the Beatles and Tom Jones ). Her father, a native of South Africa, was Jewish , and her British mother was Anglican . She had two younger siblings, Jackie ,
9548-424: The decade included The Persuaders! alongside Roger Moore and Tony Curtis , Fallen Angels with Susannah York , Space 1999 , Orson Welles Great Mysteries , Police Woman , The Moneychangers with Kirk Douglas and Christopher Plummer , Starsky and Hutch , Tattletales , Switch , Future Cop , Ellery Queen , The Fantastic Journey , Baretta and three separate episodes of Tales of
9672-516: The detective thriller Warning Shot (1967); in the UK she was the leading lady in the spy caper Subterfuge (1968); and made a cameo appearance in the comedy If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969). In the US, Collins starred opposite her husband Anthony Newley in his autobiographical musical Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969), a decision she later regretted. Then came
9796-558: The fantasy film Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism . In 2016, Collins made a cameo appearance as herself in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie . The following year she returned to the big screen with the starring role in the British comedy-drama The Time of Their Lives , playing a faded Hollywood star. In 2018 she appeared in a critically acclaimed short film, Gerry , for which she won
9920-674: The female lead in the Italian drama L'amore brave (1969), The Executioner (1970), a thriller with George Peppard, and Up in the Cellar (1970), a quasisequel to Three in the Attic . Although she had made several appearances on interview and game shows in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Collins began her television dramatic career with a guest role in The Human Jungle in 1963. Her notable appearances on American television during
10044-463: The financial details of the purchase were not disclosed. The HFPA's philanthropic activities have been transitioned to Golden Globe Foundation . The qualifying eligibility period for all nominations is the calendar year from January 1 through December 31. Voice-over performances and cameo appearances in which persons play themselves are not eligible from all film and TV acting categories. Films must be at least 70 minutes and released for at least
10168-407: The five selections that receive the most votes. The ranked voting is only used to break ties, with number 5 worth 5 points, number 4 worth 4 points, and so on. After the nominations are announced in mid-December, voters receive the final ballots. The winner in each category is selected from among the nominees by plurality voting . In case of a tie, the winner is the one that had the most votes on
10292-471: The gold Henrietta for World Favorites. while silver Henriettas for "Best Young Box Office Personality" were presented to Leslie Caron , Tony Curtis , John Derek , Mitzi Gaynor , Marilyn Monroe and Patrice Wymore . At the third festival held on February 14, 1953, John Wayne and Susan Hayward won the gold Henriettas. The HFCA continued to hold their Golden Globe Awards. In 1950, the HFCA had established
10416-468: The group, Chip plots to ensure Fred gambles so Wilma dumps him, whereas Fred sees it as a chance to win big so he can impress Wilma with money like Chip's. Gangsters Big Rocko and Little Rocko visit Chip and his girlfriend Roxie to collect a sum of money that Chip owes their boss. Gazoo overhears Chip claiming his upcoming marriage to Wilma will allow him to access the Slaghoople fortune. Considering that
10540-399: The height of its success, Collins both produced and starred in the smash hit 1986 CBS miniseries Sins , and also in the same year, Monte Carlo . When Dynasty ended in 1989, Collins began rehearsals for her Broadway stage debut, as Amanda in a successful revival of Noël Coward 's Private Lives (1990). She subsequently toured the US in the same play and also starred as Amanda in
10664-702: The journalists in the HFCA broke away to form the Foreign Press Association of Hollywood (FPAH). It was the FPAH that instituted the Henrietta Award for World Film Favorite, which was subsequently given out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the new name for the organization when the FPAH and HFCA merged in 1955, minus the "Henrietta" name through 1980 (for the 1979 movie year). The FPAH held its first World Film Favorite Festival on January 27, 1951, giving out Henrietta Awards in various categories. The award, an angel above
10788-418: The members, its exclusion of serious cinema journalists, and their closeness to the movie industry and stars. The Golden Globes under the HFPA were also accused of being bought or bartered, with the HFPA seemingly doling out nominations if not wins to studios, production companies, and stars who wooed HFPA members with gifts, press junkets and personal attention. Former HFPA president Henry Gris resigned from
10912-471: The men in prison, revealing that Chip is severely indebted to the mob and hopes to solve both his problems by framing Fred for the robbery and marrying Wilma to get his hands on the Slaghooples' money. Barney slips through the bars, steals the keys, and unlocks the cell. Disguised in drag as dancers, they accidentally run into Jagged's dressing room. Barney tells Betty he loves her, and they reconcile after
11036-436: The misunderstanding involving Roxie at the buffet is cleared up. Fred plans to disguise himself as Jagged in an attempt to reconcile with Wilma. Meanwhile, in the audience, Chip proposes to an unimpressed Wilma. Fred then comes on stage disguised as Jagged and briefly sings to Wilma, apologizing for his behavior earlier before proposing to her. Knowing she still loves Fred, Wilma happily accepts, rejecting Chip, and they marry in
11160-547: The new Hawaii Five-O TV-series. She had a co-starring role in the 2020 film The Loss Adjuster opposite Luke Goss and Martin Kemp . In 2021, Collins appeared in a short comedy spoof for Comic Relief entitled 2020: The Movie , in which she played Maggie Keenan, the first person to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Collins starred as Adelaide of Maurienne in the historical drama miniseries Glow and Darkness (2021), alongside Jane Seymour and Denise Richards . Collins had
11284-405: The new Hollywood Foreign Press Association name. The Henrietta Award was terminated, but the HFPA instituted a special award called World Film Favorite, a Golden Globe surmounted by an angel. Similar to the Henrietta Award for World Film Favorite, the winner of the new HFPA Golden Globe was determined by a worldwide poll conducted by Reuters . This award, sometimes referred to as The Henrietta Award,
11408-540: The nomination ballot. As of the 2024 ceremony, the voting body consisted of 310 individuals, including representatives of 76 countries, international journalists, and 95 members that were members of the HFPA. The broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards, broadcast to 167 countries worldwide, generally ranks as the third most-watched awards show each year, behind only the Oscars and the Grammy Awards . Since 2010, it
11532-410: The non-competitive Henrietta Award (3 times). In addition, all three of them also received an honorary Cecil B. DeMille Award. Meryl Streep also holds the record for most nominations with 33. Composer John Williams is second with 27. Since the late 1950s, the HFPA had been racked by scandals and controversies. The organization had been criticized for the small size of its membership, the quality of
11656-764: The opening of the Joan Collins Wing of the Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit . In 1990, she was made an honorary founding member of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children . In 1994, Collins was awarded the lifetime achievement award from the Association of Breast Cancer Studies in Great Britain for her contribution to breast cancer awareness in the UK. Collins
11780-593: The organization's first major endeavors was to establish a ceremony similar to the Academy Awards to honor film achievements. The 1st Golden Globe Awards , honoring the best achievements in 1943 filmmaking , were held in January 1944, at the 20th Century-Fox studios. Subsequent ceremonies were held at various venues throughout the next decade, including the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel . In 1950, some of
11904-438: The package "largely contains no specifics" nor "commitments to real accountability or change". On May 7, 2021, both Amazon Studios and Netflix announced that they would stop their activities with the HFPA until sufficient actions on reforms are made. Other media companies followed suit on May 10, including NBC , who announced that it would not televise the 79th Golden Globe Awards , but that it would be open to televising
12028-493: The part led to her initial stardom and the press nickname "Britain's Bad Girl". Her subsequent films whilst under contract to Rank included Decameron Nights (1953) with Joan Fontaine ; England's first X certificate drama, Cosh Boy (1953), directed by Lewis Gilbert ; Turn the Key Softly (1953), a drama about three women released from prison on the same day; and the boxing saga The Square Ring (1953). Collins
12152-493: The part of Alexis. Her performance is generally credited as the chief factor in the fledgling show's subsequent rise in the Nielsen ratings to a hit rivalling Dallas . Co-star Al Corley noted that Collins "just flew" in the role that was "tailor made... just spot on." In Dynasty producer Aaron Spelling 's final press interview, he said of Collins: "We didn't write Joan Collins. She played Joan Collins. Am I right? We wrote
12276-431: The plan is creditable, the gangsters agree to suspend collections until after the wedding. When Barney tries to keep Fred from high-stakes poker, Chip sends Roxie to seduce and escort Barney to an all-you-can-eat buffet. Chip keeps Fred gambling and he misses his dinner date with the others. Betty sees Barney wipe the cream off Roxie's chest, misinterpreting the gesture as a pass. Mick Jagged comforts Betty, and they go on
12400-402: The press conference, as well as CNN . NBC declined to air the conference itself; the ceremony timeslot was filled by a Dateline NBC preview special, an hour-long results special hosted by Bush and O'Dell, and an Access Hollywood post-show also hosted by Bush and O'Dell. In 2010, Dick Clark Productions reached an extension with NBC through 2018. However, the deal was negotiated without
12524-408: The programme was the number-one show in the United States, beating out CBS rival Dallas , which ranked number two. For her portrayal of Alexis, Collins was nominated six times for a Golden Globe Award (every year from 1982 to 1987), winning in 1983, the same year she was nominated for an Emmy as Best Actress in a Drama Series. In accepting the award, Collins thanked Sophia Loren for turning down
12648-456: The proposed coverage, including a demand for a rights fee, and concerns over plans to have Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell of NBC's syndicated entertainment news program Access Hollywood serve as presenters. The HFPA subsequently announced that it would not restrict coverage of the press conference by other broadcasters. E! and TV Guide Network (who were typically known for red carpet coverage from major awards shows) both aired coverage of
12772-614: The record for most nominations with twelve. Francis Ford Coppola , Eastwood, and Steven Soderbergh are the only directors to receive two nominations in the same year. Barbra Streisand is the first woman to have won the award. Barbra Streisand holds the record for most Golden Globes earned by an individual with ten awards, including both competitive and honorary categories, followed by Tom Hanks , and Meryl Streep with nine awards each. Hanks winning as an actor and producer; all Streep wins were for acting; while Streisand prevails as an actress (3 times), composer, director, producer, as well as
12896-590: The role played by Joan Crawford in the original. She then starred as a young nun in Sea Wife (1956), top-billed over co-star Richard Burton , followed by the all-star Island in the Sun (1957), which was a major box-office success. The film earned $ 5,550,000 worldwide, and finished as the sixth-highest-grossing film of 1957. In 1957, she was top-billed over Jayne Mansfield in the film version of John Steinbeck 's The Wayward Bus , which despite disappointing reviews
13020-455: The show "misled the public as to how the winners were determined" (allegations included that winners were determined by lobby; to motivate winners to show up to the awards ceremony winners were informed if they did not attend another winner would be named). The FCC admonished NBC for participating in the scandal. Subsequently, NBC refused to broadcast the ceremony from 1968 until after 1974. Since 1993, Dick Clark Productions (DCP) had produced
13144-694: The soap opera Dynasty , which made her an international superstar. It brought her critical acclaim, winning her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama in 1982, and earning her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1984. Over the years, she has also been named "England's most beautiful girl". In the 1990s and 2000s, Collins worked sporadically in acting. She took fewer film roles, most notably appearing in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) and
13268-499: The stage for the first time in many years to play the title role in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1980) in London's West End . The success of The Stud and The Bitch helped Collins to be cast in the second season of the then-struggling soap opera Dynasty (1981–89), as Alexis Colby , the beautiful and vengeful ex-wife of oil tycoon Blake Carrington ( John Forsythe ). Dynasty became an enormous worldwide phenomenon, and by 1985
13392-527: The tense crime caper Seven Thieves (1960) opposite Edward G. Robinson and Rod Steiger . In 1960, Collins became increasingly disillusioned with 20th Century Fox when, having been the original choice to play the title role in Cleopatra , the part went instead to Elizabeth Taylor . Collins withdrew from the studio's production of Sons and Lovers , and requested a release from her contract, but agreed to star in one last film for Fox, top-billed again in
13516-513: The three new friends, but the Colonel, glad for Wilma's happiness, accepts them and privately gives Wilma a valuable pearl necklace that his great-grandmother once wore. After the boys humiliate themselves at dinner, Wilma, nevertheless, proclaims her pride and follows them out. Chip congratulates Fred on attracting Wilma, apologizes for lampooning Fred's job, and invites the group to his Rock Vegas resort as an olive branch. However, unbeknownst to
13640-557: The world with the show and its sequel Joan Collins Unscripted ever since, including appearances in New York, Las Vegas, Dubai, Sydney, and twice at the London Palladium . In 2006–2007 she also toured North America for 30 weeks in the play Legends! with former Dynasty co-star Linda Evans . In the mid-2000s, Collins's television work included the hit British television series Footballer's Wives as Eva de Wolffe (2005),
13764-474: Was Jackie Collins , a bestselling English romance novelist , who died in September 2015. She wrote 32 novels, all of which appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list . Collins maintains residences in London, Los Angeles, New York City, and France, describing her life in 2010 as being "that of a gypsy". In 2019, Collins and Gibson escaped a "terrifying" fire at her London flat in Eaton Place. Gibson
13888-401: Was able to contain the blaze using a fire extinguisher before the emergency services arrived. Collins was treated for smoke inhalation but was otherwise unharmed and thanked the emergency response crews on social media. She was a supporter of the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher , and was invited to attend her funeral on 17 April 2013. Collins is also a staunch monarchist , stating "I'm
14012-485: Was adept at dealing fairly and effectively with the often amateurish conduct of HFPA." Matz pointed out examples of the HFPA's enthusiasm over the relationship and their desire to "not get cancelled", such as having disregarded its own bylaws by approving an extension in 2001 without a formal vote. The case was taken to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2014, Dick Clark Productions and the HFPA reached
14136-411: Was cast in the starring role of Evelyn Nesbitt in The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing with Ray Milland and Farley Granger . The part had originally been intended for Marilyn Monroe , however problems between Monroe and Fox led to Collins gaining the role. MGM borrowed Collins for The Opposite Sex (1956), a musical remake of The Women (1939) in which she was cast as the gold digging Crystal,
14260-405: Was first aired on American television, then it can be entered into the TV categories. If it was released in theaters or on pay-per-view, then it should instead be entered into the film categories. A film festival showing does not count towards disqualifying what would otherwise be a TV program. Actors in a TV series must appear in at least six episodes during the qualifying calendar year. Actors in
14384-635: Was given out through 1980 for the 1979, movie year, when it was terminated. Roger Moore and Jane Fonda were the last two recipients of the World Film Favorite Award. The 13th Golden Globe Awards held in February 1956 saw the first Golden Globe in Television Achievement. The first three permanent television award categories, Best TV Series , Best TV Actor , and Best TV Actress , then made their debuts during
14508-436: Was initially only supposed to play Gazoo, but after performing as Mick Jagged for the table read, it was decided he would play both roles. The film was originally meant to be a sequel to the first film. Ann-Margret , who had a guest appearance on the original animated series as the title character in "Ann-Margrock Presents", sings the theme song, a slightly rewritten version of Viva Las Vegas . The song "This isn't love"
14632-487: Was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for her charitable services, presented to her by the then Prince of Wales (now King Charles III ). She is one of the last surviving actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood . Collins was born in Paddington , London, and trained as an actress in her teens at RADA (the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art). She signed to The Rank Organisation at the age of 17 and had small roles in
14756-696: Was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear Award at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival . She then starred opposite Robert Wagner in the espionage thriller Stopover Tokyo (1957), and was Gregory Peck 's leading lady in the Western drama The Bravados (1958). The Leo McCarey comedy Rally Round the Flag, Boys (1958) cast Collins as a temptress out to seduce Paul Newman away from Joanne Woodward . Next came
14880-593: Was re-edited and Beacham's appearance cut. She made her first (and, to date, only) venture into pantomime as Queen Rat in Dick Whittington at the Birmingham Hippodrome during the 2010 Christmas season , starring alongside Nigel Havers and Julian Clary . In 2012–2013, she appeared as herself in the US sitcom Happily Divorced . She also lent her voice to the animated feature film Saving Santa (2013). From 2013 to 2017, Collins had
15004-615: Was recently extended into January) and the College Football Playoff National Championship (which was being hosted at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood). On June 12, 2023, HFPA was rebranded to Golden Globe Foundation , and all Golden Globe Awards assets and intellectual property were acquired by DCP (whose ownership includes Penske Media Corporation , owner of fellow entertainment publications Deadline Hollywood and Variety ) and Eldridge;
15128-534: Was televised live in all United States time zones. Until Ricky Gervais hosted in 2010, the award ceremony was one of two major Hollywood award ceremonies (the other being the Screen Actors Guild Awards ) that did not have a regular host; every year a different presenter introduced the ceremony at the beginning of the broadcast. Gervais returned to host the 68th and 69th Golden Globe Awards the next two years. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted
15252-474: Was top-billed in the desert island comedy Our Girl Friday (1953), co starring Kenneth More . She was directed again by Lewis Gilbert in The Good Die Young (1954) with Laurence Harvey and Gloria Grahame . Between films, she appeared in several plays in London including The Seventh Veil (1952), Jassy (1952), Claudia and David (1954), and The Skin of Our Teeth (1954), as well as
15376-460: Was written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher . A full version appears on Wilson's Live at the Roxy Theatre . The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas opened theatrically on April 28, 2000, and earned $ 10,518,435 in its first weekend, ranking second to U-571 ' s second weekend. The film ended its run on August 17, 2000, having grossed $ 35,268,275 domestically and $ 24,200,000 overseas for
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