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| Name movie_name = MaverickVille |Valo

| Img image = Maverick_DVDVille_Valo.jpg |

| Background imdb_id = 0110478 |= solo_singer

| Birth_name = Ville Hermanni Valo

producer = [[Bruce Davey]]<br />[[Richard Donner]]<br />[[Jim Van Wyck]] <br />[[Alexander B. Collett]] (associate producer) |

| Born = {{birth_date_and_age|1976|11|22}}<br/><small>[[Vallila]], [[Finland]]</small>

director = [[Richard Donner]] |

| Died =

writer = [[Roy Huggins]] (television series ""Maverick")<br>[[William Goldman]] |

| Origin = Finland

starring = [[Mel Gibson]]<br />[[Jodie Foster]]<br />[[James Garner]] |

| Instrument = [[Vocals]],[[Bass guitar|Bass]],[[Drums]],[[Guitar]],[[Piano]].

music = |

| Genre = fundaded [[Love Metal]] |

cinematography = |

| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[Songwriter]]

editing = |

| Years_active = [[1983 in music|1983]] - Present

distributor = [[Warner Bros.]] | release_date = [[July 15]], [[1988]] |

| Label runtime = 127 min. | =

| Associated_acts = [[HIM (band)|HIM]]

movie_language = [[English language|English]] |

[[Daniel Lioneye]]

budget = |

| URL = [http://www.heartagram.com/ Official website]

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'''Ville Hermanni Valo''' ({{Audio|Fi-Ville_Valo.ogg|pronunciation}}) (born [[November 22]], [[1976]]) is the [[vocalist]], [[songwriter]] and frontman of the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Love Metal]] band [[HIM (band)|HIM]]. They have released five full length albums, and as of [[2006]], they are the first and only Finnish rock band to sell Gold in the [[United States]].

==Early life==

'''''Maverick''''' is a 1994 [[comedy]] [[Western movie]], based on the 1950s television series ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'', and created by [[Roy Huggins]]. It was directed by [[Richard Donner]] from a screenplay by [[William Goldman]].

Valo was born to a [[Finland|Finnish]] father named Kari and a mother of [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] descent named Anita in a small suburb of Helsinki called [[Vallila]]. As a child, Ville was influenced by his music-loving parents, who exposed him to the songs of popular Finnish performers such as [[Tapio Rautavaara]] and [[Rauli Badding Somerjoki]], while an older cousin introduced him to the heavier sounds of bands like [[KISS (band)|KISS]], [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Iron Maiden]]. Valo's first musical step was as a three year old [[bongo drum|bongo]] drummer. At age nine, Valo attended the Pop and Jazz Conservatory in [[Helsinki]], where he studied several different musical genres. His father eventually opened a [[sex shop]] where Valo often worked before launching his career in music. Valo's father's [[sex shop]] is still in business today and doing well, according to interviews with Valo. His interests gradually expanded to include [[reggae]], early [[blues]] and country-oriented material such as [[Johnny Cash]], [[Roy Orbison]] and [[Neil Young]]. From a young age, Valo's enthusiasm for music also took a more active form of expression, and he participated in a large number of different Helsinki-based bands: B.L.O.O.D. (1986-89), Eloveena Boys (1987-88), Kemoterapia (1989-97) and numerous other, more obscure projects.

==Side Projects==

Apart from working with HIM, and side-project [[Daniel Lioneye]], Valo has kept busy in the music world, collaborating with many artists over the years. He contributed guest vocals for The 69 Eyes, on [[Apocalyptica]]'s album ''[[Apocalyptica (album)|Apocalyptica]]'' for the song "Bittersweet" (with [[The Rasmus]]' singer [[Lauri Ylönen]]), on [[The Bloodhound Gang]]'s ''[[Hefty Fine]]'' for the song "Something Diabolical", and on [[Cradle of Filth]]'s ''[[Thornography]]'' for the song "The Byronic Man". In 2007 he duetted with Polish German actress [[Natalia Avelon]] for a cover of [[Nancy Sinatra]] and [[Lee Hazlewood]]'s song "Summer Wine", part of the ''[[Das Wilde Leben]]'' soundtrack. A video featuring both was recorded as well.

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==Synopsis==

'''''Below is a list of Valo's side projects and collaborations.'''''

* ''[[Skreppers]] & Ville Valo (1995)

* ''[[Apocalyptica]] & Ville Valo (1996)

* ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo (1997)

* ''[[Tehosekoitin]] & Ville Valo (1999)

* ''The 69 Eyes & Ville Valo (1999)

* ''[[Neljä Ruusua]] & HIM (1999)

* ''[[Agents]]& Ville Valo - Paratiisi, Jykevää On Rakkaus, Ikkunaprinsessa(1999)

* ''[[Tributti Tuomari Nurmio]]: Ville Valo & Others (2000)

* ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo (2000)

* ''[[Musta Paraati]], Ville Valo, Gas Lipstick & Others (2001)

* ''[[Daniel Lioneye And The Rollers]]/Daniel Lioneye And The Blues Explosion (2001)

* ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Thulsa Doom (2001)

* ''[[Five Fifteen]] & Ville Valo - The Prostitue & Season Of The Witch (2001)

* ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo (2002)

* ''[[The Skreppers]], Ville Valo, [[Migé Amour]] & [[Lily Lazer]] (2002)

* ''[[The Mission]] & Ville Valo (2002)

* ''[[Lowemotor Corporation]] & Ville Valo - Love Me (2003/2004)

* ''[[The Skreppers]] & Ville Valo (2004)

* ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo - Beneath the Blue (2004)

* ''[[Apocalyptica]] feat. Ville Valo & Lauri Ylönen - Bittersweet (2004) (FIN: #1, D: #6)

* ''Two Witches & Ville Valo - Dracula Rising (2005)

* ''[[Bloodhound Gang]] feat. Ville Valo - Something Diabolical (2005)

* ''[[Isabelle´s Gift]] feat. Ville Valo - If I Die Tonight (2006)

* ''[[Cradle of Filth]] feat. Ville Valo - The Byronic Man (2006)

* ''Ville Valo & [[Tommi Viksten]] - Kun Minä Kotoani Läksin (2006)

* ''[[Kari Tapio]] & Ville Valo - Tällä Pohjantähden Alla (2006)

* ''Ville Valo & [[Natalia Avelon]] - Summer Wine (2007) (FIN: #1, D: #2, AU: #4, CH: #2)

* ''Ville Valo & Manna - Just for Tonight (2007) ==

==[[HIM (band)|HIM]]==

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The story is about a wisecracking gambler 'Bret Maverick' ([[Mel Gibson]]), who is attempting to raise $25,000, the entry money needed for a major [[poker]] contest. Besides wanting to win the poker championship for the money, he also wants to prove, once and for all, that he is 'the best'. However, complications keep getting in the way. The movie opens with him being held on a [[noose]] tied to a tree (slightly reminiscient of the opening for the [[Clint Eastwood]] movie ''[[Hang 'Em High]]'') and supported only by his horse, Ollie. The bad guy, Angel (played by [[Alfred Molina]]) tosses a sack with a [[snake]] in front of the horse, with the intention that the horse will get spooked and run away, causing Maverick to hang.

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The movie then flashes back to a week before, where Maverick attempts to collect on old debts, including one from a banker friend who promises him 'his last dollar', before being robbed at gunpoint by [[Danny Glover]] (in an obvious reference to their ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'' movies, the two stare at each other for a moment, then shake their heads. When Danny Glover's character successfully robs the bank, he runs out muttering the line "I'm getting too old for this shit", again in reference to his character of Murtaugh in the ''Lethal Weapon'' movies).

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[[Image:Kerranghim.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ville Valo on the cover on Kerrang! magazine.]]

*[[Bam Margera]]'s character in the 2003 movie ''[[Haggard: The Movie|Haggard]]'' is named after Ville Valo.<ref name="imdb">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm</ref>

*He makes a very small appearance in ''[[Jackass: Number Two]]''.<ref name="imdb" />

*He was voted as #13 on a television program in which people voted for who they thought were the greatest Finns of all time<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suuret_suomalaiset]</ref>

*He can also be seen in clips of episodes from [[Viva La Bam]] while they were in Finland.

*He has a number of tattoos, including a pair of Edgar Allan Poe's eyes on his shoulder blades.<ref>[http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo/celeb-valo.htm VILLE VALO TATTOO PICS PHOTOS]</ref>

*He learned to walk with the help of the family dog Sami, and when the dog died, not only was he extremely upset, he also apparently developed his allergies to animals and asthma at the same time.<ref>http://www.tv.com/ville-valo/person//trivia.html</ref>

*He smokes about 60 cigarettes a day (around 21,900 a year) to give his voice a gruff, husky edge.<ref>http://www.tobacco.org/news/.html</ref>

*Valo is an avid reader and has indicated that he draws a large influence for his music from the books that he has read. Among his favorite authors he includes Finnish writer, [[Timo K. Mukka]], and American writers [[Edgar Allan Poe]] and [[Charles Bukowski]].

*Ville appears in the music video "Wasting the Dawn" by The 69 Eyes as Jim Morrison of The Doors.

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In town for the night, he encounters Angel (at this point, not taking notice of him, except that he 'smells of refried beans') and Mrs. Annabelle Bransford (played by [[Jodie Foster]]) in a poker game. He enters the table by promising to lose for one hour, then proceeds to start winning hand after hand after the hour is up, having used the time he was losing to notice the other player's 'tells' (their unconscious reactions when they have a good or bad hand). When he wins money from one of the players, the player asks for his money back, arguing that his 'head wasn't in the game', and draws his gun on Maverick. At this point, Maverick shows off his superior gun-drawing skills. Later in the game, Angel accuses Maverick of cheating and is about to fight him when a bunch of toughs come in, looking for a fight with Maverick. Maverick takes the fight outside and proceeds to beat the toughs, thus also proving his strength and ferociousness.

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Impressed with him, Mrs. Anabelle Bransford comes up to Maverick's room and starts to seduce him (pointing out later that "There never has been a Mister Bransford, and there never will be"), then attempts to walk out - but not before Maverick notes that she tried [[pickpocketing|lifting his wallet]]. The next day, Maverick catches a coach with Mrs. Bransford and Marshall Zane Cooper ([[James Garner]], who played Maverick in the [[Maverick (TV series)|original tv series]]). Back in town, Angel finds out that the fight from the night before was fixed (Maverick paid off the four thugs $100), and this enfuriates him. He also gets a telegram from someone, informing him not to let Maverick enter the game.

*[http://www.nndb.com/people/266/000030176 Ville Valo] at Notable Names Database

*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1204517 Ville Valo] at Internet Movie Database

*[http://www.heartagram.com Official website] of [[HIM (band)|HIM]]

*[http://www.sweetville.net Ukrainian HIM website] of [[HIM (band)|HIM]]

*[http://www.himonline.tv UK HIM website] of [[HIM (band)|HIM]]

*[http://community.livejournal.com/valo_daily Valo Daily], Livejournal Community (images of Valo)

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Back at the coach, the coach driver dies, forcing Maverick, Cooper and Mrs. Bransford to walk on foot through [[Native Americans in the United States|Indian]] territory. They encounter a tribe, and Maverick agrees to act as interpreter with the chief. As it turns out, the chief, Joseph (played by [[Graham Greene (actor|Graham Greene]]), is a friend of Maverick's and also speaks English, but agrees to make it seem like Maverick has to accompany them (since they were walking 'on sacred burial grounds') as a sacrifice, so that Maverick can take his leave of the others. At the camp, Joseph reveals that he doesn't have the money he owes Maverick, but comes up with a plan to scam a [[Russia|Russian]] Archduke out of $2000 (of which Maverick gets half, the amount Joseph owed him).

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On his way to the poker tournament, Maverick runs into Angel and his two cronies, and he's back at the opening scenes. Having successfully gotten himself out of that predicament (the tree branch they tied him to broke off), he makes his way to the [[riverboat]] Lauren Belle, owned by Commodore Duvall (played by [[James Coburn]]). He spots the same Archduke on the boat and manages to scam him out of the rest of the money he needs for himself and Mrs. Bransford to enter the poker championship. Cooper is there, as well, acting as security for the money that's put in a safe until the game is over.

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The championship is set up in a series of smaller tournaments of 4 players each, with the winner eventually going on to the finals, with the intention of 'play until you drop'. Any cheaters will be thrown off the boat (as happens a couple of times throughout the game). The finals consist of Maverick, Mrs. Bransford, Angel and the Commodore. The players are given one hour to relax before the game starts - any player not in his seat at the stroke of 5 AM will lose their money and their seat. Maverick goes back to his room, where Mrs. Bransford soon follows. After some love-making, Mrs. Bransford goes back to her room. When Maverick finishes, he tries to open the door, only to find someone chained his door shut. Maverick narrowly makes it to the game in time (bursting in to the main all at the stroke of 5).

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In the final poker game, Mrs. Bransford is the first to lose - Maverick realised she was bluffing when she held her breath, and she "always breaths heavily when excited." Eventually, the Commodore decided to bet the rest of his money on his one hand. Angel goes all in, and Maverick not only puts all his chips in the pot, but even covers the Commodore's shortfall - thus, whoever wins this hand will be the winner. Maverick takes one card, but leaves it face-down on the table. The Commodore reveals that he has "2 pairs - 8s... and 8s" (thus, four of a kind). Angel reveals he has a small straight flush (which beats four of a kind). Maverick turns over his first four cards, showing he has a possible Royal Flush (the highest hand you can get in poker). He then 'concentrates' on the last card, trying to will it to be the ace of spades he needs. He looks at the card, exhales, then flips the card on the table - it's an ace of spades! People start cheering, but Angel pulls out a gun from his sleeve. Maverick and Zane pull out guns (Maverick from Zane's belt, since no other guns are allowed) and kill Angel and his two cronies (who also had guns).

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Finally, Cooper opens the safe and is about to hand it to Maverick, but then decides to rob the money for himself. He makes off with the money, almost being shot by the Commodore. Later that night, the Commodore meets up with Cooper in the woods - the Commodore was the one who sent Angel to keep Maverick out of the game. He then pulls a gun on Cooper, with the intent of stealing all the money back. Maverick then shows up, pointing a gun at them and takes the money and their guns. He then tosses his gun in the air, leaving Cooper and the Commodore to fight for it. The Commodore gets the gun, but finds out it isn't loaded, and is immediately punched out by Cooper.

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Later, Maverick is relaxing in a hot bath when Cooper walks in with his gun, noting that Maverick's is 8 feet away. At this point, we find out that Cooper is actually Maverick's father (Maverick was fond of quoting "My old pappy", and Cooper angrily replies that he never said any of the things Maverick credited him with). Cooper joins him in an adjoining bath, when in walks Mrs. Bransford with HER gun, noting that both of their guns are "6 feet away from you" (to which they both reply at the same time "Eight"). She then reveals she knew they were father and son because of their many similarities (including the fact that they both sang the same wrong words to "[[Amazing Grace]]" when they buried the coach driver). She walks off with the satchel of money, but Maverick reveals that he left half of the money in his boots, and that he decided to leave the rest in the satchel because "Getting that money back is gonna be a whole lot of fun" (a possible reference to a sequel, which was never made).

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==Primary Cast of Characters==

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*[[Mel Gibson]] .... Bret Maverick, Jr.

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*[[Jodie Foster]] .... Mrs. Annabelle Bransford

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*[[James Garner]] .... Marshal Zane Cooper

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*[[Graham Greene]] .... Joseph

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*[[Alfred Molina]] .... Angel

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*[[James Coburn]] .... Commodore Duvall

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