Dangerous minds, that michelle pfeiffer drama about poverty and racial segregation. Michelle pfeiffer in dangerous minds movie soundtrack videoclip for the coolio hit song gangstas paradise. Minute after minute, hour after hour, sonic the hedgehog. Mar 15, 2019 michelle pfeiffer in dangerous minds movie soundtrack videoclip for the coolio hit song gangstas paradise. Dangerous minds is a 1995 american drama film directed by john n. The movie pretends to show poor black kids being bribed into literacy. Gangstas paradise featured in the michelle pfeiffer movie dangerous minds. Gangstas paradise is a song by american rapper coolio, featuring singer l.
Gangstas paradise was a 1995 single from coolios second studio album by the same name, gangstas paradise. As i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, and features some religious tones due to gospellike choir vocals in. People became aware of pastime paradise even coolio wasnt au fait with wonders version before lv came to him with gangstas paradise and this triggered more covers and samples. The song was later released on the albums gangstas paradise and dangerous minds soundtrack in 1995. With michelle pfeiffer, george dzundza, courtney b. This is a reworking of stevie wonders 1976 song pastime paradise. This is a stream of thoughts as i was watching the movie. Even with a single as powerful as coolios masterpiece, the dangerous minds soundtrack wouldnt have stayed at the top of the charts, selling over three million copies, if there was only one good song on the album. Dangerous minds 1995 trailer michelle pfeiffer youtube.
Cooliogangstas paradise official video dangerous minds. What has happened in the booktomovie transition of louanne johnsons book is revealing. The music video for gangstas paradise, featuring michelle pfeiffer, won the mtv music video award for best rap video and the. Video from dangerous minds, with the music gangstas paradise performed by coolio. The video was as big a hit as the song itself and won two awards best rap video and best video from a film at the 1996 mtv video music awards. But when the dangerous minds star arrived to shoot a part opposite rapper coolio in the music video for his gangsta. Large variety started working on it and sent a demo to collio, who was looking for a song to record for the 1995 movie dangerous minds. The next year, though, coolio dropped gangstas paradise first via the soundtrack to michelle pfeiffers heroteacher movie dangerous minds, then on his sophomore album, gangstas. Michelle pfeiffer list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Michelle pfeiffer won the blockbuster entertainment award for favorite actress drama. The song spent 12 weeks in the top 2 spots of the billboard hot 100.
The music video for gangstas paradise, featuring michelle pfeiffer, won the mtv music video award for best rap video and the mtv music video award for best video from a film. Now, i dont think pop music history as a whole has been very kind to coolio. In the film, michelle pfeiffer starred louanne joihnson, a teacher who starts working in a high school where students dont listen to their teachers and only do the things that they like. V gangstas paradise video short 1995 louanne johnson picket fences tv series 1995 client 1 episode, 1995 wolf. Kelley in 1993, the scarface actress was set up on a blind date by her best friend with the television writer david e.
Gangstas paradise in its entirety to start the movie, fuck yes. Coolio gangstas paradise starring coolio and michelle pfeiffer. Coolio performs in the music video gangstas paradise from the album gangstas paradise and the original motion picture soundtrack for the film dangerous minds 1995 recorded for tommy boy records. I dont know if you know this, but sonic the hedgehog is a childrens movie. Michelle pfeiffer, smoking ladies, girl smoking, taurus, elvira hancock, marilyn. See more ideas about michelle pfeiffer, actresses and celebrities. Pfeiffer and her buddy really nail the internal dialogue of teachers. Esprits rebelles livin in a gangstas paradise cinema choc. Yet consider the choice of song for the trailer gangstas paradise by coolio. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Michelle pfeiffer michelle pfeiffer, dangerous minds. Gangstas paradise is a rap song by coolio featuring l. Then they told me that michelle pfeiffer read it and wanted to do it.
The song was released on coolios album of the same name, as well as the soundtrack for the 1995 film dangerous minds. Featured on the album bad hair day, it turns the original gangstas paradise, in which the narrator laments his dangerous way of life, on its head by presenting an amish. Michelle pfeiffer in dangerous minds movie soundtrack. Ascap film and television music awards 1996 winner ascap award. Which michelle pfeiffer movie got a boost from the coolio. The issues covered in the film are shown in a straight and realistic way, and are not glazed over by hollywood magic. Actress 65 french exit 2020 frances price turn of mind. It is a satire of the hip hop song gangstas paradise by coolio featuring l. Some of the background music is missing from the cd though. So louanne has to break the rules and by doing so, she changes their lives. With a rare beauty that has inspired countless platitudes and an almostpermanent place on peoples fifty most beautiful list, michelle pfeiffer had to work long and hard before getting respect for her talent, rather than mere adulation for her.
That is because the music video to the song was heavily influenced by the film, in fact even costarring michelle pfeiffer, the lead actress from dangerous minds, alongside coolio. Dangerous minds original motion picture soundtrack explicit various artists. Dangerous minds trailer 1995 check out redevidz on youtube ghetto school drama with michelle pfeiffer playing the role of school teacher to a class of street misfits. Ghetto school drama with michelle pfeiffer playing the role of school teacher to a. It featured coolio facingoff against michelle pfeiffer reprising her dangerous minds role as the former rapped the songs lyrics and was intercut with scenes from the movie and l.
Cooliogangstas paradise official video dangerous minds michelle pfeiffer. Michelle pfeiffer was born in santa ana, california, to donna jean taverna and richard pfeiffer. Michelle pfeiffer full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Maybe it isnt my favorite movie, but i recommend you give it a chance. Starring michelle pfeiffer, the film is about a troubled school and the. In an interview, ronson told a reporter his favorite pfeiffer movie was the fabulous baker boys. By 1995 the inspirational teacher movie, otherwise known as the save our. Pfeiffer was doing something weird with her mouth during the interview scene. Coolios gangstas paradise but can they quote the michelle pfeiffer. The oral history of 1995s poprap smash how stevie wonder, michelle pfeiffer and weird al yankovic played a role in the ubiquitous megahit. It samples the chorus and instrumentation of stevie wonders 1976 song pastime paradise the song was listed at number 85 on billboards greatest songs of alltime and number one biggest selling.
Love it ever since i first heard it and the movie wow just a masterpiece. Methods such as long skirts and bulky sweaters along with scenes where pfeiffer is shown carrying large objects were used. Gangstas paradise was on the soundtrack of 1995 movie dangerous minds, a film which starred michelle pfeiffer as a teacher in a ghetto high school. In the movie they made it all minority kids with a token white kid here and there. She has an older brother and two younger sisters dedee pfeiffer and lori pfeiffer, who both dabbled in acting and modeling but decided against making it their lifes work. Michelle pfeiffer was born in santa ana, california, to donna jean taverna and richard pfeiffer, a heating and airconditioning contractor. Volle geldspeicher wenn ich sterbe, will ich ins gangstas paradise, wie michelle pfeiffer nichts als schwuchteln in dem business push it to the limit riptide. Pfeiffer is also mentioned in mark ronson and bruno marss 2014 song, uptown funk this hit, that ice cold, michelle pfeiffer, that white gold. Michelle pfieffers characters connection with the students is strong and a pleasure to watch. How the michelle pfeiffer hit dangerous minds put an overtly.
Michelle pfeiffer in the hit gangstas paradise video clip for the soundtrack of the movie dangerous minds. En particulier louanne johnson michelle pfeiffer, une nouveau. The video for gangstas paradise was directed by antoine fuqua who would go on to direct acclaimed crime thriller training day. Michelle pfeiffer hardly seems to qualify as a heroine for the hiphop set. Ver mentes peligrosas 1995 online gratis peliculaspub. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. The second album would be coolios own sophomore effort, which was also entitled gangstas paradise. Although shot out of sequence like most films, it becomes apparent when methods are used to hide the actress stomach. Amish paradise is a 1996 single by satirist weird al yankovic.
When lou anne johnson michelle pfeiffer, a nineyear veteran of the marine. From stevie wonders pastime paradise to coolios gangsta. Though there are a couple of songs that im not completely drawn into, gangstas paradise is worth the cost of the album alone. Thanks to coolios monolithic single gangstas paradise, the soundtrack to michelle pfeiffers urban school drama tore up the charts. Ghetto school drama with michelle pfeiffer playing the role of school teacher to a class of street misfits.