Drifter
Encyclopedia
Drifter or The Drifter(s) may refer to:
- Drifter (person), a person who is continually moving from place to place, without any fixed home or job
Film and television
- Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas, a 2009 film based on serial killer Henry Lee LucasHenry Lee LucasHenry Lee Lucas was an American criminal, convicted of murder in 189 cases and once listed as America's most prolific serial killer; he later recanted his confessions, despite professing information only the assailant would know and flatly stating "I'm a liar" in a letter to researcher Brad Shellady...
starring Antonio Sabàto, Jr. as Lucas. - Drifters (1929 film)Drifters (1929 film)Drifters is silent documentary film by John Grierson, his first and only personal film. It tells the story of Britain's North Sea herring fishery...
, a documentary by John Grierson - Drifters (2003 film), a Chinese film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai
- The Drifter (1917 film), an American film directed by Fred Kelsey
- The Drifter (1932 film)The Drifter (1932 film)- Cast :*William Farnum as The Drifter*Noah Beery as John McNary*Phyllis Barrington as Bonnie McNary*Charles Sellon as Whitey*Bruce Warren as Paul LaTour*Russell Hopton as Montana*Ann Brody as Marie*Ynez Seabury as Yvonne...
, an American film directed by William A. O'Connor - The Drifter (1988 film)The Drifter (1988 film)The Drifter is a 1988 thriller movie starring Kim Delaney, Timothy Bottoms, Al Shannon, Miles O'Keeffe, and Anna Garduno. The film is about a successful single woman who picks up a mysterious hitchhiker on a deserted road....
, an American film starring Kim Delaney and Timothy Bottoms - The Drifter, an animated Web series produced by Stan Lee Media
Literature
- The Drifters (novel)The Drifters (novel)The Drifters is a novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Michener, published in 1971 by Random House. The novel follows six young characters from diverse backgrounds and various countries as their paths meet and they travel together through parts of Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Mozambique...
, a novel by James A. Michener - Drifters (manga)Drifters (manga)is a fantasy, alternate history Japanese manga written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. The manga started serialization in Shōnen Gahosha's magazine, Young King Ours on April 30, 2009...
, a Japanese manga by Kouta Hirano - Drifter (novel), a novel by William C. DietzWilliam C. DietzWilliam C. Dietz is the best-selling author of more than thirty novels some of which have been translated into German, French, Russian, Korean and Japanese...
Maritime
- Drifter (floating device)Drifter (floating device)Drifters are floating devices to investigate ocean currents. The major components of drifters are hollow bodies that ensure flotation, "sails" to catch water currents, instruments , and waterproof containers for instruments...
, a device to explore ocean currents - Drifter (fishing boat)Drifter (fishing boat)A drifter is a type of fishing boat. They were designed to catch herrings in a long drift net. Herring fishing using drifters has a long history in the Netherlands and in many British fishing ports, particularly in East Scottish ports....
- Naval drifterNaval drifterA naval drifter is a boat built along the lines of a commercial fishing drifter but fitted out for naval purposes. The use of naval drifters is paralleled by the use of naval trawlers....
, a military boat - Drifter, a type of lightweight sail
Motor vehicles
- Kawasaki Vulcan Drifter 1500cc, a shaft driven motorcycle made from 1999 to 2005
- Kawasaki Vulcan Drifter 800cc, a chain driven motorcycle made from 1999 to 2006
- Kawasaki Drifter, a snowmobile made in the 1980s
- Drifter, a participant in the motorsport [drifting (motorsport)|drifting]
Music
- Drifters (Swedish band)Drifters (Swedish band)Drifters are a Swedish dansband from Skövde that was formed in 1962 and has won many prizes. They are signed to Lionheart International record label.-Members:In its long existence spanning several decades there were a number of key changes.Lead singers...
, a Swedish dansband - The DriftersThe DriftersThe Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1963, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed to serve as Clyde McPhatter's backing group in 1953...
, an American doo wop/R&B vocal group - The Drifters (Japanese band), a rock band and comedy act
- The ShadowsThe ShadowsThe Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'...
, a British group originally known as the Drifters - Drifter (Sylvia album)Drifter (Sylvia album)Drifter is the debut album by country music singer Sylvia.-Side one:#"Drifter" — 2:25#"Tumbleweed" — 3:11#"I'm Going with Him" — 3:19...
- "Drifter" (Sylvia song)Drifter (Sylvia song)"Drifter" is the 1981 title track from the debut album by Sylvia. "Drifter" was written by Don Pfrimmer and Archie Jordan and would become Sylvia's fourth country hit and the first of two number one songs on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent eleven weeks on...
- "Drifter" (Sylvia song)
- "Drifter", a song by Deep Purple from Come Taste the BandCome Taste the BandCome Taste the Band is the tenth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple originally released in October 1975. The album was co-produced and engineered by the band and longtime associate Martin Birch...
- "Drifter", a song by Iron Maiden from their album KillersKillers (Iron Maiden album)Killers is the second album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 2 February 1981 in the UK, and 6 June 1981 in the US. The album was their first with guitarist Adrian Smith and their last with vocalist Paul Di'Anno, who was sacked after problems with his stage performance arose due...
- "Drifters", a song by Patrick Watson from their album Close to ParadiseClose to ParadiseClose to Paradise is the second album by Patrick Watson, released on September 26, 2006. On September 24, 2007, the album won the Polaris Music Prize, after reaching the finals alongside such other albums as Neon Bible , Ashtray Rock , Woke Myself Up , and The Reminder .- Track listing :# "Close to...
- "Drifter", NoisiaNoisiaNoisia, stylized as NOISIΛ , is a Dutch Electronic music trio consisting of members Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen and Thijs de Vlieger from Groningen, The Netherlands. They now produce a wide variety of music including drum and bass, dubstep, breakbeat and house music...
's side project from 2005 to 2009.
Other
- Drifter (chocolate)Drifter (chocolate)Drifter is a chocolate coated candy bar. Drifter was launched by Rowntree's in 1980, consisting of a biscuit wafer with caramel layered on top. The bar is now produced by Nestlé following their takeover of Rowntree's in 1988. They are becoming increasingly hard to find in most parts of the United...
, a Nestlé chocolate bar in the UK - Drifter (drill)Drifter (drill)A Drifter is either a hydraulic or pneumatic powered rock or ground drill placed on top of a feed. The feed is like a rail that the drill travels on, aka. drifts. This kind of drilling procedure is also called drifting. The feed is usually attached with a flexible boom to a stationery or mobile...
, a rock or ground drill