Jim Gaffigan
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Language
English
Description
"Gaffigan has made his career rhapsodizing over the most treasured dishes of the American diet ('choking on bacon is like getting murdered by your lover') and decrying the worst offenders ('kale is the early morning of foods') ... [Now] he will give them what they really crave--hundreds of pages of his thoughts on all things culinary(ish). Insights such as: why he believes coconut water was invented to get people to stop drinking coconut water, why...
2) Dad is fat
Author
Language
English
Description
"In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who's best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald's, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children--everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to toddlers' communication skills ("they always sound like they have traveled by horseback for hours to deliver important news"), to the eating habits of four year olds ("there is no difference...
4) Mr. Universe
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Jim Gaffigan has proven himself to be a major talent to a wide range of audiences after achieving success in stand-up, acting, and writing. As approachable as he is edgy, he is responsible for some of the funniest and most memorable moments in recent comedy. Mr. Universe is classic Jim Gaffigan, featuring his hilarious takes on the mundane.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on historical events, this suspenseful thriller examines the infamous 1969 death of Mary Jo Kopechne, who drowned after Senator Ted Kennedy drove off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, and the moral and legal complexities that play out over the following week.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
An animated film inspired by the Playmobil brand toys. When her younger brother vanishes into the colorful and animated world of Playmobil, Marla is compelled to abandon her organized and structured life to rescue him. Finding herself on an amazing and unpredictable escapade within this new world, Marla begins to see the potential of which she had never dreamed.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Monster party edition; [Blu-ray only].
Language
English
Description
The monster family embarks on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else's vacation at the hotel. It's smooth sailing for Drac's Pack as the monsters indulge in all of the shipboard fun the cruise has to offer. But the dream vacation turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret that could destroy...
12) Tesla
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brilliant, visionary Nikola Tesla fights an uphill battle to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition, then faces thornier challenges with his new system for worldwide wireless energy. The film tracks Tesla's uneasy interactions with his fellow inventor Thomas Edison and his patron George Westinghouse. Another thread traces Tesla's sidewinding courtship of financial titan J.P. Morgan, whose daughter Anne takes a more than casual interest...
14) Luca
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
On the Italian Riviera, an unlikely but strong friendship grows between a human being and a sea monster disguised as a human.
15) Tesla
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Ethan Hawke stars as iconic inventor Nikola Tesla, fighting an uphill battle to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition. Increasingly displeased by the greed of fellow inventor Thomas Edison (Kyle MacLachlan), Tesla forges his own path toward creating the innovative alternate-current motor. In this biopic, director Michael Almereyda weaves together a portrait of a rebel ahead of his time through all his controversies, legal battles,...
16) Away we go
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Burt and Verona are a loving couple. Burt has always wanted to marry Verona, but Verona resists, not seeing the point of the institution. Regardless, they are having a baby together and question their potential parenting abilities. They decide to move closer to Burt's parents so they can share the experience with the baby's grandparents. In Verona's sixth month, she and Burt learn that his parents are moving to Belgium the month before the baby is...
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Widescreen [edition].
Language
English
Description
Jim Gaffigan is back with a brand new hour long comedy special. He has a clever, quiet and infectious style as he talks about everyday scenarios that people can relate to. As one of the top comedians out today, he continues to raise the bar with new material and of course, some bacon.
19) Linoleum
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Cameron Edwin, the host of a failing children's science TV show called Above & Beyond, has always had aspirations for being an astronaut. After a mysterious space-race era satellite coincidentally falls from space and lands in his backyard, his midlife crisis manifests in a plan to rebuild the machine into his dream rocket. As his relationship with his wife and daughter start to strain, surreal events begin unfolding around him: a doppelgänger moving...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Jim Gaffigan is in top form for his seventh comedy special. The four-time Grammy-nominated comedian doesn2t understand why people aren't more honest about the reasons they don2t want to attend events, while at the same time embraces lying to kids. From horses and dog birthdays to traveling and museums, Jim continues to impress.
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