Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Date of Birth

1919-10-05

Date of Death

1995-02-02

Place of Birth

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Known for

Halloween, Escape from New York, THX 1138, You Only Live Twice, Fantastic Voyage

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Halloween, Halloween II, and Halloween III are returning to AMC theatres for three consecutive nights this September

Halloween, Halloween II, and Halloween III are returning to AMC theatres for three consecutive nights this September

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Halloween, Halloween II, and Halloween III are returning to theatres this September

Posted 6 days ago

Halloween, Halloween II, and Halloween III are returning to AMC theatres for three consecutive nights this September

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Awesome Art’s Tribute to John Carpenter with Big Trouble In Little China, Escape From New York, Halloween, They Live, The Thing

Posted 4 months ago

Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted...

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Awesome Art’s Tribute to Slashers with Child’s Play, Friday The 13th, Halloween, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Scream, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Posted 6 months ago

Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted...

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Halloween II: Donald Pleasence hosted SNL to promote it; Fear caused a riot

Posted 10 months ago

Donald Pleasance hosted Saturday Night Live to promote Halloween II, and the episode sparked a massive riot thanks to Fear (and John Belushi).

Original Michael Myers actor Nick Castle and stuntman TJ Storm are doing the motion capture performance for the Halloween video game

Original Michael Myers actor Nick Castle and stuntman TJ Storm are doing the motion capture performance for the Halloween video game

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Halloween Movies Ranked From Worst to Best!

Posted 10 months ago

Halloween is only forty-eight hours away. Which Halloween movies will you be watching?

The Test of Time series looks back at the divisive sequel Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, which turned 30 this year

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

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Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) – The Test of Time

Posted 11 months ago

The Test of Time series looks back at the divisive sequel Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, which turned 30 this year

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Awesome Art Interview: Rich Davies

Posted 11 months ago

Theodore For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month...

Original Michael Myers actor Nick Castle and stuntman TJ Storm are doing the motion capture performance for the Halloween video game

Original Michael Myers actor Nick Castle and stuntman TJ Storm are doing the motion capture performance for the Halloween video game

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Halloween (1978) test footage has been unearthed, hopefully we’ll see it soon

Posted 1 year ago

Several spools of test footage from the making of the 1978 classic Halloween have been unearthed by a fan who plans to share

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Awesome Art: 80’s Action with, Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Predator, Robocop, Terminator

Posted 1 year ago

This week's column features interpretations of 80ès Action Movies with Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Predator, Robocop, Terminator, and more!

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Interview With Artist Sarah Atwa (Awesome Art)

Posted 1 year ago

This week in Awesome Art, we sit down for an interview with artist Sarah Atwa and share some awesome artwork

The What Happened to This Horror Movie series looks back at the 1987 John Carpenter film Prince of Darkness

The What Happened to This Horror Movie series looks back at the 1987 John Carpenter film Prince of Darkness

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What Happened to Prince of Darkness? John Carpenter’s Most Underrated Horror Film

Posted 1 year ago

Discover the story behind Prince of Darkness, a low-budget horror classic blending quantum physics, religion, and cosmic terror

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Awesome Artist We’ve Found Around The Net: Garreth Gibson

Posted 2 years ago

Theodore For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month...

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Justin “The Housebear” Froning

Posted 2 years ago

Theodore For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month...

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Box Office Update: Spider-Man on top again; Onslaught on track for a poor opening

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day is getting close to becoming the highest-grossing movie ever domestically, but Adam Wingard's Onslaught is D.O.A.

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Tim Curry’s Top 5 Roles Ranked: From Rocky Horror to It

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Remembering Tim Curry. Explore our tribute to the cinematic legend's top live-action performances, including It, Legend, and Rocky Horror.

Zach Cregger, Resident Evil, Franchises

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Zach Cregger doesn’t plan to tackle another franchise after Resident Evil: “That’s it for me”

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Don’t expect Resident Evil to mark the beginning of a franchise-hopping phase for Zach Cregger. "I'm not doing that," he says.

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Good journey! We take a look at the Masters of the Universe 4K Blu-ray from Toy Robot Video!

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One of the inaugural titles in Arrow Video's new Toy Robot label is the Cannon live-action adaptation, which includes an extended preview cut.

Bruce Campbell confirms he is completely done playing Ash Williams, ruling out even a return for animated Evil Dead voice work

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Bruce Campbell reveals five-year prognosis following cancer diagnosis, refuses to let it stop him

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Bruce Campbell shares an update on his cancer prognosis and life expectancy, opening up about staying positive and focusing on the present.

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Five Great Spaghetti Westerns That Don’t Star Clint Eastwood

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Clint Eastwood may be the face of spaghetti westerns, but these five great movies prove the genre had plenty of other legendary gunslingers.

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Every Live-Action Spider-Man Movie Ranked: Which One Is the Best?

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From 2002 to 2026, we're taking a look at every Live Action Spider-man film and ranking them. Let's see how they stack up!

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VHS Gems: The ’80s Movies We Discovered at the Video Store

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We take a look back at some eighties classics that weren't huge theatrical hits but became classics on home video.

Terrible Sequels to Great Movies

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Five Great Movies That Were Followed by Absolutely Terrible Sequels

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Developing a sequel to a great movie is always difficult, but unfortunately, for each one that succeeds, there's an absolutely terrible one.

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The 10 Best ’80s Movie Villains: From Biff Tannen to Hans Gruber

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The Jackal: Is Bruce Willis’s 1997 Thriller Better Than Its Reputation?

Posted 3 weeks ago

1997's The Jackal teamed two box office heavyweights, Bruce Willis and Richard Gere, but has largely sunk into obscurity.