Comeback Season 2006 PG-13, 96 min. Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Bruce McCulloch Cast: Ray Liotta, Glenne Headly, Shaun Sipos, Rachel Blanchard, Brooke Nevin, Kira Clavell, Brenda Campbell, Brendan Fehr, Josh Emerson, David Parker, Kailin See, Ron Selmour
Walter (Ray Liotta) has an argument with his wife Deborah (Glenne Headly) after he confesses to an affair with his office assistant (Kira Clavell). Deborah kicks Walter out of the house, and he moves in next door with high-school football player Skylar (Shaun Sipos) whose parents are out of town. Although both have their share of problems (they got together while sharing the same jail cell after a drinking binge), their dependence on each other allows Walt to have a place to live and Skylar to gain a guardian until his parents return.
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Dick 1999 PG-13, 92 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Andrew Fleming Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya, Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer, Harry Shearer, Bruce McCulloch, Teri Garr, Saul Rubinek, Dave Foley
This spoof on the Nixon administration involves two girls, Betsy Jobs (Kirsten Dunst) and Arlene Lorenzo (Michelle Williams), who wander away from the White House tour and meet Henry Kissinger (Saul Rubinek) and then Richard Nixon (Dan Hedaya) who offers them a job walking Checkers. This provides their "in," and they go on to teach Nixon how to make the peace sign, stop the Vietnam War, and even play roles as "Deep Throat" in the Watergate investigation.
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Dog Park 1998 R, 91 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruce McCulloch Cast: Natasha Henstridge, Luke Wilson, Kathleen Robertson, Janeane Garofalo, Bruce McCulloch, Kristin Lehman, Amie Carey, Gordon Currie, Harland Williams, Mark McKinney
Andy (Luke Wilson) and Cheryl (Kathleen Robertson) are no longer a couple. To make matters worse, Cheryl has taken their dog. So what does Andy do? He heads for the dog park (a green spot in the city where people exercise their dogs), and he meets Lorna (Natasha Henstridge). But like his past relationship this one also appears to be headed nowhere. Meanwhile, instead of the mixed-up people, it is Andy's DOG that gets the psychiatric advice.
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Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy 1996 R, 89 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Kelly Makin Cast: Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson, Kathryn Greenwood, Amy Smith Lachlan, Brendan Fraser, Janeane Garofalo, Paul Bellini
This is the first movie from the Canadian cult television comedy troupe. The plot revolves around a drug company that rushes "Gleemonex" onto the market before sufficiently testing the new drug's side effects–the result is drugged euphoria.
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Stealing Harvard 2002 PG-13, 83 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Bruce McCulloch Cast: Jason Lee, Tom Green, Leslie Mann, Dennis Farina, Megan Mullally, Richard Jenkins, Tammy Blanchard, John C. McGinley, Chris Penn, Seymour Cassel, Martin Starr, Ken Magee, Zeus, Mary Gillis, Bruce McCulloch
When Noreen (Tammy Blanchard) needs money to finance her Harvard education, her Uncle John (Jason Lee) steps in. He enlists the aid of his also-not-so-bright friend, Duff (Tom Green), and it isn't long before the inept duo enter the criminal world as they attempt to steal the needed funds.
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Superstar 1999 PG-13, 82 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruce McCulloch Cast: Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Elaine Hendrix, Harland Williams, Mark McKinney, Glynis Johns, Jason Blicker, Gerry Bamman, Emmy Laybourne, Jennifer Irwin, Tom Green, Chuck Campbell, Rob Stefaniuk, Natalie Radford, Karyn Dwyer
Based on a "Saturday Night Live" skit about that nerdy Mary Katherine Gallagher (Molly Shannon) who attends a Catholic school, this story revolves around Molly's plan to enter the school talent show as her way of getting the attention of the most popular boy in school, Sky Corrigan (Will Ferrell).
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| 1. Comeback Season (2006)
2. Dick (1999)
3. Dog Park (1998)
4. Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)
5. Stealing Harvard (2002)
6. Superstar (1999)
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