1999 1998  R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Nick Davis
Cast: Dan Futterman, Jennifer Garner, Matt McGrath, Buck Henry, Sandrine Holt, Amanda Peet, Steven Wright, Margaret Devine, Daniel Lapaine, Leonid Uscher, David Gelb, David Porter, Bray Poor, Zandy Hartig, Timothy Olyphant
In this dark comedy, a group of New Yorkers gather at Andrew Goldman's (Matt McGrath) Greenwich Village apartment on New Year's Eve to greet the year 2000. One of the guests, Rufus King (Dan Futterman), prepares to dump his girlfriend Annabell (Jennifer Garner) in favor of Nicole (Amanda Peet). As the evening progresses, Andrew fights with his father Harold (Buck Henry), and all the guests reflect on their own lives and what may lie ahead in the new millennium.
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Aria 1987 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Theresa Russell, John Hurt, Nicola Swain, Jack Kayle, Buck Henry, Anita Morris, Beverly D'Angelo, Julie Hagerty, Genevieve Page, Bridget Fonda, Albie Selznick, Elizabeth Hurley, Peter Birch, Tilda Swinton, Sophie Ward
Bruce Beresford ("Driving Miss Daisy"), Robert Altman ("M*A*S*H"), Ken Russell ("Altered States") and seven other well-known directors each interpreted a different aria in this film about opera. Each of the 10 segments is unique.
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Breakfast of Champions 1999  R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Bruce Willis, Albert Finney, Nick Nolte, Barbara Hershey, Glenne Headly, Lukas Haas, Omar Epps, Buck Henry, Vicki Lewis, Ken Hudson Campbell
In this film, based on Kurt Vonnegut's 1973 satire on consumerism in small-town America, Bruce Willis plays the Pontiac car dealer, Dwayne Hoover, who, despite his wealth, continually contemplates suicide.
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Catch-22 1970  R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel, Orson Welles, Martin Sheen, Jack Gilford, Buck Henry, Bob Newhart, Paula Prentiss, Anthony Perkins, Austin Pendleton, Jon Voight, Orson Welles
Based on Joseph Heller's novel, this is a good anti-war film. It is the story of a World War I bomber group whose fatalities are mounting. One member, Captain Yossarian (Alan Arkin), tries to be diagnosed as insane to escape further bombing missions.
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Curtain Call 1999   PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: James Spader, Polly Walker, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Buck Henry, Sam Shepard, Frank Whaley, Marcia Gay Harden, Frances Sternhagen, Peter Maloney
In this made-for-TV film, James Spader plays successful publisher Stevenson Lowe who upsets his long-time girlfriend Julia (Polly Walker) when he buys a townhouse to move into alone. After moving in, Stevenson finds his new residence haunted by a pair of bickering actor ghosts (Michael Caine and Maggie Smith) who had once lived there. Despite the plot and actors, this movie deserves its "bomb" rating. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 03/07/2007 | | Really enjoyed seeing James Spader's comedic talents. Michael Caine and Maggie Smith were priceless. I can't figure out why this went to TV when it was filmed for the Theater? It's really not the bomb some people think it is. |
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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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Eating Raoul 1982 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bartel
Cast: Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, Buck Henry, Richard Paul, Susan Saiger, Ed Begley Jr., Dan Barrows, Edie McClurg, Allan Rich
A happily married couple goes through some bad times and ends up killing a wealthy swinger. When this seems like a rather lucrative pastime, they decide to turn "bopping rich guys over the head for their wallets" into a full-time job. Then Raoul, a locksmith, enters the picture. A dark, dark comedy.
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 1994   R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Uma Thurman, John Hurt, Rain Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, Lorraine Bracco, Pat Morita, Angie Dickinson, Sean Young, Crispin Glover, Buck Henry
Sissy (Uma Thurman) hitchhikes across country and ends up at the Rubber Rose Ranch in Oregon. Without giving away the weak plot, suffice it to say that the residents of this ranch are VERY unusual. The music saves it from being a bomb. 1 User Review
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| | dumb movie | thewom 10/08/2009 | | This movie is about the dumbest and the weirdest thing I have ever seen. Thought it would be pretty good with all the high end actors in it ... but was totally wrong. Actually had to watch the movie again in later years just to see if what I saw was for real .. YUP .. stupid .... |
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Famous 2000  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lisa Picard Is Famous
Director: Griffin Dunne
Cast: Laura Kirk, Nat DeWolf, Daniel London, Griffin Dunne, Linda Blair, Sandra Bullock, Carrie Fisher, Buck Henry, Spike Lee, Mira Sorvino
Cameo roles by real stars fill the screen in this mockumentary about Lisa Picard (Laura Kirk) who is teetering on the verge of stardom while documentary filmmaker Andrew (Griffin Dunne) follows her every move.
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First Family 1980 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Buck Henry
Cast: Gilda Radner, Bob Newhart, Madeline Kahn, Richard Benjamin, Harvey Korman, Rip Torn, Buck Henry, Fred Willard, Bob Dishy, Austin Pendleton
This satire on the office of the President of the United States is a funny vehicle for Bob Newhart's talents when he plays the inept leader of the free world.
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 The Graduate 1967  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, Richard Dreyfuss, Murray Hamilton, William Daniels, Elizabeth Wilson, Norman Fell, Elisabeth Fraser, Alice Ghostley, Brian Avery, Walter Brooke, Buck Henry, Marion Lorne, Harry Holcombe
Up until graduation, Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) has lived by his parents' values; now he is striving to discover what it is that he feels is important in life. Although he falls in love with Elaine (Katharine Ross) who is his own age, he ends up being seduced by her mother, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft). Now he must extricate himself from the situation with the mother in order to win Elaine's love. Mike Nichols won the Oscar for Best Director, and six nominations were received, including Best Picture, Actor (Hoffman), Actress (Bancroft), and Supporting Actress (Ross).
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 Grumpy Old Men 1993 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann - Margret, Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah, Kevin Pollak, Ossie Davis, Buck Henry, Christopher McDonald, Steve Cochran, Joe Howard, Isabell O'Connor, John Carroll Lynch, Buffy Sedlachek, Charles Brin
What happens when a good-looking widow moves into the neighborhood? Lots, when the widow, Ariel Truax, is played by Ann-Margret, and the other roles of John Gustafson and Max Goldman are taken on by Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. This is a good flick, set in Minnesota where the winter nights are a lot colder than this street's residents who have been feuding all their lives. Be sure to catch the outtakes at the end of the movie.
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 Heaven Can Wait 1978 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
Cast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Jack Warden, Dyan Cannon, Buck Henry, Charles Grodin, Vincent Gardenia, Joseph Maher, Hamilton Camp, Arthur Malet, Harry D.K. Wong, Stephanie Faracy, Jeannie Linero, George J. Manos
Whoops! Due to some bungling by an overzealous angel (Buck Henry), L.A. Rams football star Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty) dies before he is supposed to. Joe's body is cremated before the error can be corrected, and, to make up for the error, archangel Mr. Jordan (James Mason) offers to place his soul in the body of Leo Farnsworth whose wife Julia (Dyan Cannon) and secretary Tony Abbott (Charles Grodin) have plotted his demise. Environmentalist Betty Logan (Julie Christie) convinces Joe to assume Leo's body, and, because he is attracted to her, he agrees. The deed is done. Joe hires his coach Max Corkle (Jack Warden) to get him in shape, straightens out Farnsworth's affairs, and struggles to get on the Rams' line-up. Meanwhile, Julia and Tony, who are sure they murdered Farnsworth, are trying to figure out just what is happening. The film won an Oscar for Best Art Direction and was nominated for eight others, including Best Picture, Actor (Beatty), Supporting Actor (Warden), Supporting Actress (Cannon), and Director.
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I'm Losing You 1998 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Wagner
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Andrew McCarthy, Frank Langella, Elizabeth Perkins, Salome Jens, Buck Henry, Gina Gershon, Amanda Donohoe, Ed Begley Jr., Laraine Newman
When Perry Needham Krohn (Frank Langella), a movie producer, learns that he is dying of cancer, the tragedy serves as a catalyst for his highly dysfunctional family. The ensuing saga is pure soap opera.
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The Last Shot 2004 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeff Nathanson
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette, Tony Shalhoub, Calista Flockhart, Tim Blake Nelson, Buck Henry, Ray Liotta, Ian Gomez, Troy Winbush, Thomas McCarthy, W. Earl Brown
FBI agent Joe Devine (Alec Baldwin) works undercover to trap members of the Gotti family during a mob sting operation. He picks would-be screenwriter/producer Steven Schats (Matthew Broderick) to join his efforts. But, it doesn't take long for both of them to get swept away by the magic of moviemaking and end up way over their heads.
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 The Man Who Fell to Earth 1976 R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Cast: David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Buck Henry, Bernie Casey, Jackson D. Kane, Rick Riccardo, Tony Mascia, Linda Hutton, Hilary Holland, Adrienne Larussa, Lilybelle Crawford, Richard Breeding, Peter Prouse
A space traveler (David Bowie) comes to Earth in search of water for his dying planet. He takes the name of Thomas Jerome Newton, patents a number of lucrative inventions through patent attorney Oliver Farnsworth (Buck Henry), and becomes a powerful corporate giant. Now, Chemistry professor Nathan Bryce (Rip Torn) enters the picture wanting to know about Thomas' past. Meanwhile, Thomas is attracted to elevator operator Mary-Lou (Candy Clark) who introduces him to liquor, and gin takes over his life. Instead of proceeding with his plans to save his own planet, Thomas sinks into a world of despair as his new lifestyle–found through corrupt business dealings–strands him, and he cannot return home.
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Old Boyfriends 1979 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joan Tewkesbury
Cast: Talia Shire, Richard Jordan, Keith Carradine, John Belushi, John Houseman, Buck Henry, Gerrit Graham, P.J. Soles, Joan Hotchkis
In the process of healing herself after a failed suicide attempt, psychologist Diane Cruise (Talia Shire) seeks out boyfriends from her past.
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The Real Blonde 1997 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom DiCillo
Cast: Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah, Maxwell Caulfield, Elizabeth Berkley, Marlo Thomas, Bridgette Wilson, Buck Henry, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner
New Yorkers Joe (Matthew Modine) and Mary (Catherine Keener) have been living together for years–trying to make livings in the entertainment world–in this story highlighted by clever dialogue concerning meaningful relationships but not featuring much of a plot.
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Rude Awakening 1989  R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Greenwalt, Aaron Russo
Cast: Eric Roberts, Cheech Marin, Julie Hagerty, Robert Carradine, Louise Lasser, Cliff De Young, Dion Anderson, Peter Boyden, Michael Luciano, Ed Fry, Cindy Williams, Buck Henry, Tom Sizemore, Andrea Martin, Rae Dawn Chong
In the 1960s, draft-dodging hippies Jesus Monteya (Cheech Marin) and Fred (Eric Roberts) flee the country and hide out in the Central American jungles. They return to New York City in the late 1990s and find their old friends Sammy (Robert Carradine) and Petra (Julie Hagerty). But, Sammy and Petra have now become rich yuppies, and life in America is not what Jesus and Fred expected after their idealistic youthful years.
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The Secret War of Harry Frigg 1968 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jack Smight
Cast: Paul Newman, Sylva Koscina, Tom Bosley, Andrew Duggan, John Williams, Vito Scotti, James Gregory, Charles Gray, Fabrizio Mioni, Werner Peters, Jacques Roux, Johnny Haymer, Norman Fell, Buck Henry, Horst Ebersberg
In this comedy, set during World War II, five Allied generals (Tom Bosley, Andrew Duggan, Charles D. Gray, John Williams), and Jacques Roux) have been captured. Lowly Army private Harry Frigg (Paul Newman) is promoted to the rank of Major General and given orders to rescue them–a task that is not exactly within Frigg's abilities.
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Taking Off 1971  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: Lynn Carlin, Buck Henry, Linnea Heacock, Georgia Engel, Tony Harvey, Audra Lindley, Paul Benedict, Vincent Schiavelli, Kathy Bates, Allen Garfield
While searching for their runaway daughter (Linnea Heacock), parents (Lynn Carlin and Buck Henry) discover a world quite different from suburbia. Watch for bit parts played by Kathy Bates and Carly Simon.
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To Die For 1995 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Buck Henry, Casey Affleck, Illeana Douglas, Dan Hedaya, Wayne Knight, Kurtwood Smith, Maria Tucci, Alison Folland, Holland Taylor, Susan Traylor, Tim Hooper, Michael Rispoli
This is a story about ambition gone berserk. Obsessed with gaining fame, TV personality Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) is upset when her husband Larry (Matt Dillon) wants her to give up her TV career and start a family. She prepares a documentary, "Teens Speak Out," through which she works with teenagers Jimmy (Joaquin Phoenix), Russell (Casey Affleck), and Lydia (Alison Folland). Then she hatches a plot: seduce Jimmy and get him to kill Larry–knowing that the tabloids will cover the story and bring her the notoriety she dreams of. But, of course, more than a few problems ensue that end up with her downfall.
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Tune in Tomorrow... 1990 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
Director: Jon Amiel
Cast: Barbara Hershey, Keanu Reeves, Peter Falk, Bill McCutcheon, Patricia Clarkson, Jerome Dempsey, Dan Hedaya, Buck Henry, Hope Lange, Richard Portnow
Martin (Keanu Reeves) is a young scriptwriter at a radio station in the early 1950s. To improve ratings, a well-known writer, Pedro (Peter Falk), is hired and takes Martin under his wing. Meanwhile, Julia (Barbara Hershey)–Martin's aunt (by marriage)–returns home in search of a new husband. With prompting from Pedro, Julia and Martin begin an affair, which becomes the storyline of Pedro's radio script. Falk is great!
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| 1. 1999 (1998)
2. Aria (1987)
3. Breakfast of Champions (1999)
4. Catch-22 (1970)
5. Curtain Call (1999)
6. Defending Your Life (1991)
7. Eating Raoul (1982)
8. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)
9. Famous (2000)
aka: Lisa Picard Is Famous
10. First Family (1980)
11. Gloria (1980)
12. The Graduate (1967)
13. Grumpy Old Men (1993)
14. Heaven Can Wait (1978)
15. I'm Losing You (1998)
16. The Last Shot (2004)
17. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
18. Old Boyfriends (1979)
19. The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
20. The Real Blonde (1997)
21. Rude Awakening (1989)
22. The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
23. Taking Off (1971)
24. To Die For (1995)
25. Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)
aka: Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
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