Broadcast News 1987  R, 132 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: James L. Brooks
Cast: William Hurt, Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks, Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles, Joan Cusack, Jack Nicholson, Peter Hackes, Christian Clemenson, Stephen Mendillo, Gennie James, Robert Katims
James Brooks directed this much acclaimed film about the romantic and professional entanglements of three television news reporters: a bright, highly principled producer (Holly Hunter), an idiot of an anchorman with public appeal (William Hurt), and a talented reporter (Albert Brooks). Several Oscar nominations were received including Best Picture, Actor (Hurt), Actress (Hunter), and Supporting Actor (Brooks).
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Critical Care 1997  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren, Margo Martindale, Jeffrey Wright, Wallace Shawn, Anne Bancroft, Albert Brooks, Philip Bosco, Edward Herrmann
Set in a hospital's intensive care unit where ethics have hit an all-time low, Dr. Werner Ernst (James Spader) deals with life and death as he decides between the hospital's callous world and a cry for humanitarian help.
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Defending Your Life 1991  PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Albert Brooks
Cast: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Shirley MacLaine, Buck Henry, Michael Durrell, James Eckhouse, Gary Beach, Julie Cobb, Peter Schuck, Sharlie Stuart, Ethan Embry
Writer, director, and star Albert Brooks presents this movie about Daniel Miller (Brooks)–a man caught in Limbo. His predicament can be solved by defending his past actions so that he will not be sent back to Earth. As usual, Brooks is inventive, too much so for some, but this one is fun.
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Doctor Dolittle 1998  PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
aka: Dr. Dolittle
Director: Betty Thomas
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt, Richard Schiff, Kristen Wilson, Jeffrey Tambor, Kyla Pratt, Peter Boyle, Chris Rock, Albert Brooks, Raven-Symone, Steven Gilborn, Norm MacDonald, John Leguizamo, Julie Kavner
Dr. John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy) treats humans and has forgotten that he once talked with the animals. But, when he nearly runs over a dog, Lucky (voice of Norm MacDonald), his past returns, he is hearing animal voices, and everyone thinks that he has lost his mind. The cast of voices for the animals–which includes Norm MacDonald, Julie Kavner, Reni Santoni, Garry Shandling, Paul Reubens, Albert Brooks, Chris Rock, and Gilbert Gottfried–is a highlight as the animals communicate with the good doctor (Eddie Murphy) who learned as a child to talk to the animals.
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 Finding Nemo 2003  G, 101 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
Cast: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Austin Pendleton, Stephen Root, Geoffrey Rush, Vicki Lewis, Joe Ranft, Andrew Stanton
After boy clownfish Nemo (Alexander Gould) disobeys his father (Albert Brooks) by leaving the security of their reef, a scuba diver captures him. This act sets off the ensuing search, which develops into a very funny, animated adventure film. The film received a Best Animated Film Oscar.
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The In-Laws 2003 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Thriller
Director: Andrew Fleming
Cast: Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks, Robin Tunney, Lindsay Sloane, Ryan Reynolds, David Suchet, Candice Bergen, Maria Ricossa, Michael Bodnar, Vladimir Radian, Boyd Banks, Chang Tseng
On the eve of his son Mark's (Ryan Reynolds) wedding to Melissa (Lindsay Sloane), CIA agent SteveTobias (Michael Douglas) makes a late appearance at the dinner party being hosted by Mark's future in-laws (Albert Brooks and Maria Ricossa)–who just happen to be Steve's polar opposite. Almost instantly, the mild-mannered podiatrist father of the bride is pulled reluctantly into the world of international smuggling.
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I'll Do Anything 1994 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James L. Brooks
Cast: Nick Nolte, Whittni Wright, Albert Brooks, Julie Kavner, Tracey Ullman, Joely Richardson, Ian McKellen, Woody Harrelson, Robert Joy, Rosie O'Donnell
A not-so-very successful actor (Nick Nolte) suddenly is given custody of his daughter (Whittni Wright), a six-year-old who has never known her father. He gets a job as a chauffeur for a movie studio exec and finds time to fall in love with his daughter.
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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World 2006  PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Albert Brooks
Cast: Albert Brooks, Shaheen Sheik, John Carroll Lynch, Jon Tenney, Fred Dalton Thompson, Amy Ryan, Emma Lockhart, Penny Marshall, Victoria Burrows, Paul Eric Jerome, B.J. Ward, Lynda Berg, Steve Kramer
As a method to better understand the Muslims, the White House offers Albert Brooks (playing himself) the Medal of Honor if he will travel to India and Pakistan to discover what makes the Muslims laugh. 1 User Review
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Lost in America 1985 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Albert Brooks
Cast: Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty, Garry Marshall, Art Frankel, Tom Tarpey, Maggie Roswell, Ernie Brown, Michael Greene
When an advertisement executive doesn't get the promotion he has been waiting for all his life, he and his wife decide to take their life savings, buy a motor home, and roam the country. Some very funny scenes in this movie evolve as their dream of escaping reality becomes a nightmare.
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Modern Romance 1981 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Albert Brooks
Cast: Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Tyann Means, Bruno Kirby, Jane Hallaren, James L. Brooks, George Kennedy, Karen Mayo-Chandler, Dennis Kort, Bob Einstein
Written by, directed by, and starring Albert Brooks as film editor Robert Cole, this is the story of Cole's and Mary Harvard's (Kathryn Harrold) on-again, off-again romance.
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Mother 1996 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Albert Brooks
Cast: Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds, Rob Morrow, Lisa Kudrow, Isabel Glasser, Peter White, John C. McGinley, Laura Weekes, Paul Collins, Vanessa Williams
Neurotic sci-fi writer John Henderson moves back to his family home in hopes of getting to know his mother, Beatrice (Debbie Reynolds) better. As one would suspect–he REALLY gets on her nerves, but they end up respecting each other.
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The Muse 1999 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Albert Brooks
Cast: Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell, Jeff Bridges, Mark Feuerstein, Steven Wright, Bradley Whitford, Dakin Matthews, Cybill Shepherd, Martin Scorsese, Marnie Shelton, Lorenzo Lamas, Jennifer Tilly, Stacey Travis
A neurotic screenwriter, Steven Phillips (Albert Brooks), feels that his career is sliding into an abyss when he contacts his friend, Jack (Jeff Bridges), who puts him on to the Muse, Sarah (Sharon Stone), who should be able to inspire him. Steven contracts for Sarah's help, but it isn't long before the goddess shows that she expects to be treated like one, and Steven's catering to Sarah's every demand begins to cost him his sanity.
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My First Mister 2001 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christine Lahti
Cast: Albert Brooks, Leelee Sobieski, Desmond Harrington, Carol Kane, Mary Kay Place, Michael McKean, John Goodman, Rutanya Alda, Lisa Jane Persky, Natasha Braisewell
Black-clad, pierced, tattooed, and 17-years-old Jennifer (Leelee Sobieski) forms a troubled relationship with 49-year-old Randall (Albert Brooks) in this May/December comedy drama.
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Out of Sight 1998 R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Dennis Farina, Isaiah Washington, Don Cheadle, Albert Brooks, Steve Zahn, Catherine Keener, Nancy Allen
Although Jack Foley (George Clooney) just cannot get bank robberies down pat, he excels at escaping from his inevitable imprisonments. Marshal Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez)–one smart, sexy, law-enforcement officer–is on the trail following Foley's latest escape, but she is seduced by Foley and is not so sure she really wants to bring him in.
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Private Benjamin 1980 R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber, Sam Wanamaker, Barbara Barrie, Mary Kay Place, Harry Dean Stanton, Albert Brooks, Alan Oppenheimer
A young, pampered Jewish princess (Goldie Hawn) suffers misfortune when her husband dies on their wedding night. During her bereavement, she impulsively decides to join the Army–with hilarious results. Hawn received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, and Eileen Brennan was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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Real Life 1979  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Albert Brooks
Cast: Dick Haynes, Albert Brooks, Matthew Tobin, J.A. Preston, Joseph Schaffler, Phyllis Quinn, Charles Grodin, Frances Lee McCain, James L. Brooks, Susan Clark
Albert Brooks directed this film about an opportunist (played by Brooks) who makes a documentary about a typical American family. Throughout the film, Brooks reveals problems of remaining objective while filming a documentary and gives insight into what one often "sees" in a documentary.
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The Scout 1994 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest, Lane Smith, Anne Twomey, Michael Rapaport, Barry Shabaka Henley, John Capodice, Garfield, Louis Giovannetti, Stephen Demek, Ralph Drischell
New York Yankees baseball scout Al Percolo (Albert Brooks) discovers talented pitcher Steve Nebraska (Brendan Fraser) who happens to suffer from emotional problems. This sports comedy was written by Brooks.
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The Simpsons Movie 2007 PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Comedy
Director: David Silverman
Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Harry Shearer, Marcia Wallace, Hank Azaria, Billie Joe Armstrong, Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden, Joe Mantegna, Albert Brooks, Tre Cool, Russi Taylor, Tom Hanks
The long-running TV show "The Simpsons" comes to the screen with more adventures of the Simpson family. Lisa Simpson (voice of Yeardley Smith) takes on the environmental-awareness cause to clean up Springfield's lake, while her father, Homer (voice of Dan Castellaneta), remains clueless and even dares his son, Bart (voice of Nancy Cartwright), to skateboard around town in the nude. Matters take a downhill turn when Homer brings a pig home as a family pet, which leaves Marge (voice of Julie Kavner) nagging him to get rid of the pig's droppings. Homer dumps the pig's waste in the lake–an act that results in getting the attention of E.P.A. head Russ Cargill (voice of Albert Brooks) who convinces President Schwarzenegger (voice of Harry Shearer) to have a plastic dome placed over Springfield. Now, it is up to Homer to save Springfield.
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 Taxi Driver 1976 R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Albert Brooks, Martin Scorsese, Victor Argo, Joe Spinell, Diahnne Abbott, Leonard Harris, Frank Adu, Gino Ardito, Garth Avery, Harry Cohn
"You talkin' to me?" Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) is a lonely, psychotic New York City taxi driver who, when turned down by Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), plots to assassinate the President of the United States. Unsuccessful at that, he turns his aggression against a pimp (Harvey Keitel) for 12-year-old Iris (Jody Foster). Academy Award nominations include Best Picture, Actor (De Niro), and Supporting Actress (Foster).
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Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Spielberg, John Landis, George Miller, Joe Dante
Cast: Vic Morrow, Kathleen Quinlan, Kevin McCarthy, John Lithgow, John Larroquette, Scatman Crothers, Selma Diamond, Abbe Lane, Burgess Meredith, Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Bill Quinn, Murray Matheson
This is Vic Morrow's last film as he and two Asian children were killed in a tragic helicopter accident while filming this movie. It is actually a remake of the TV show, and the last segment with George Miller directing is the best story with John Lithgow portraying a terrified passenger on an airplane. Each of the four Directors headed one segment.
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Unfaithfully Yours 1984 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Dudley Moore, Nastassja Kinski, Armand Assante, Albert Brooks, Cassie Yates, Richard Libertini, Richard B. Shull, Art LaFleur, Jane Hallaren, Bernard Behrens
This remake of 1948's "Unfaithfully Yours" stars Dudley Moore in the role of a conductor who plots revenge for the affair he believes his wife (Nastassja Kinski) is enjoying. OK, but not in the same league as the earlier version.
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| 1. Broadcast News (1987)
2. Critical Care (1997)
3. Defending Your Life (1991)
4. Doctor Dolittle (1998)
aka: Dr. Dolittle
5. Finding Nemo (2003)
6. The In-Laws (2003)
7. I'll Do Anything (1994)
8. Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006)
9. Lost in America (1985)
10. Modern Romance (1981)
11. Mother (1996)
12. The Muse (1999)
13. My First Mister (2001)
14. Out of Sight (1998)
15. Private Benjamin (1980)
16. Real Life (1979)
17. The Scout (1994)
18. The Simpsons Movie (2007)
19. Taxi Driver (1976)
20. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
21. Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
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