Almost Heroes 1998  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Eugene Levy, Kevin Dunn, David Packer, Bokeem Woodbine, Lisa Barbuscia, Scott Anderson, Hamilton Camp, Steven M. Porter
In this film, which marks Chris Farley's last starring role, he plays a 19th-century explorer, Bartholomew Hunt, who sets out with his companion, Leslie Edwards (Matthew Perry), in a race to the Pacific Ocean–with the intent of stealing the thunder from the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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 Best in Show 2000  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Christopher Guest, Parker Posey, Michael Hitchcock, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, John Michael Higgins, Michael McKean, Patrick Cranshaw, Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Balaban, Jay Brazeau, Colin Cunningham, Will Sasso, Stephen E. Miller, Dany Canino
This mockumentary, set at Philadelphia's annual Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show, centers on anxious owners and their coddled pets. The actors were handed a script but encouraged to improvise as the film was shot, and the fun begins as TV cameras bring Weimaraner "Beatrice," Shih Tzu "Miss Agnes," Poodle "Rhapsody in White," and Bloodhound "Hubert"–and their owners–into the homes of millions. The result is a very funny movie.
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Beyond Therapy 1987  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Julie Hagerty, Jeff Goldblum, Glenda Jackson, Tom Conti, Christopher Guest, Genevieve Page, Cris Campion, Sandrine Dumas, Bertrand Bonvoisin, Nicole Evans, Louis-Marie Taillefer, Matthew leonard-Lesniak, Laure Killing, Sylvie Lenor, Joan Tyrrell
Lives of New York City singles, who are dating each other, are examined as Prudence (Julie Hagerty) and Bruce (Jeff Goldblum) visit their respective psychiatrists in this film, which never seems to come together.
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The Big Picture 1989  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Emily Longstreth, J.T. Walsh, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael McKean, Kim Miyori, Teri Hatcher, Martin Short, Jason Gould, Eddie Albert
A film student makes a good short film and expects to be welcomed with open arms into the world of show business.
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 Death Wish 1974 R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Jeff Goldblum, Steven Keats, William Redfield, Stuart Margolin, Stephen Elliott, Olympia Dukakis, Christopher Guest, Kathleen Tolan, Jack Wallace
When a liberal architect's (Charles Bronson) wife (Hope Lange) is murdered and his daughter (Kathleen Tolan) is terrorized into a comatose state by muggers, he takes the law into his own hands and becomes an urban vigilante. A fascinating, almost terrifying, statement about gun control laws.
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 A Few Good Men 1992 R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak, James Marshall, J.T. Walsh, Christopher Guest, Matt Craven, J.A. Preston, Wolfgang Bodison, Xander Berkeley, John M. Jackson, Noah Wyle
A young U.S. Navy attorney, Ltjg. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise), has virtually no courtroom experience, but he is about to learn that there is more to the legal system than plea-bargaining when he is assigned a murder case at the Marine Corps base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. LCdr. JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore) is assigned as co-counsel, and she urges Kaffee to look at the law as an exciting field in which to discover truth. Kaffee's case involves two Marines–Pfc. Downey (James Marshall) and Cpl. Dawson (Wolfgang Bodison)–who are accused of murdering a fellow Marine. Kaffee follows Galloway's instructions to look for the truth, and, under questioning, Downey and Dawson reveal that the murder was ordered by Lt. Kendrick (Kiefer Sutherland). Kendrick's senior officer Col. Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson) denies any knowledge of Kendrick issuing the order and wants the investigation stopped. Now, Kaffee is determined to find the proof behind the allegations even if it means going head-to-head with tough Col. Jessup. The film received four Academy Award nominations including Best Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson) and Best Picture.
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For Your Consideration 2006 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Jennifer Coolidge, Parker Posey, Bob Balaban, Michael McKean, Fred Willard, Ed Begley Jr., Jane Lynch, Jim Piddock, Rachael Harris
In this satire on movie hype, cameraman Simon Whitset (Jim Piddock) spots an online item that suggests actress Marilyn Hack (Catherine O'Hara) may win an Academy Award nomination for the movie he is filming. In a matter of days, rumors fly on the Internet that the movie Simon and Marilyn are working on is a masterpiece, and it doesn't take long before actors, crewmembers, executives, and media figures get caught up in the frenzy.
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Girlfriends 1978 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Claudia Weill
Cast: Melanie Mayron, Anita Skinner, Eli Wallach, Bob Balaban, Christopher Guest, Amy Wright, Viveca Lindfors, Mike Kellin, Jean De Baer, Kenneth McMillan
Photographer Susan Weinblatt (Melanie Mayron)–young, lonely, confused–tries to cope after her roommate leaves to get married.
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Heartbeeps 1981 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Allan Arkush
Cast: Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid, Kenneth McMillan, Melanie Mayron, Christopher Guest, Richard B. Shull, Dick Miller, Kathleen Freeman, Mary Woronov
Val (Andy Kaufman) and Aqua (Bernadette Peters) are robots that fall in love and run away from their repair facility. They start out on their own by assembling their family–including a child and an uncle–from spare parts.
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 Little Shop of Horrors 1986 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Musical
Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, James Belushi, John Candy, Bill Murray, Christopher Guest, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Michelle Weeks, Levi Stubbs, Stan Jones, Bertice Reading, Ed Wiley
An orphan, Seymour Krelborn (Rick Moranis), is working in Mr. Mushnik's (Vincent Gardenia) flower shop when he finds a mysterious plant that he names Audrey II–after Audrey (Ellen Greene) on whom he has a crush. The plant sings for its supper. The problem is that Audrey II requires human flesh to live. Seymour uses Audrey's boyfriend Dr. Orin Scrivello (Steve Martin) as the source of food for Audrey II. After Orin dies, Seymour realizes the dangers wrought by Audrey II, and he and Audrey try to defeat Audrey II before it takes over the world. This film has good music, enough humor to please almost anyone, and is a good remake of the 1960 classic.
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The Long Riders 1980 R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Stacy Keach, James Keach, David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, Harry Carey Jr., Christopher Guest, Nicholas Guest
The Keach, Carradine, and Quaid brothers play the James, Younger, and Miller gangs of bandits who roamed the plains after the Civil War. Lots of blood.
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A Mighty Wind 2003 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Bob Balaban, John Michael Higgins, Jane Lynch, Parker Posey, Ed Begley Jr.
In this amusing mockumentary, 1960s' folksingers–represented by master improvisers–reunite for a memorial concert that is scheduled for public broadcasting.
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Mrs. Henderson Presents 2005 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Will Young, Kelly Reilly, Thelma Barlow, Christopher Guest, Natalia Tena, Elise Audeyev, Shona McWilliams, Doraly Rosen
Wealthy widow Laura Henderson (Judi Dench) buys a run-down theater in Soho and joins forces with Vivian Van Dam (Bob Hoskins) to produce shows featuring nude chorus girls who entertain British society throughout the German Blitzkrieg in the 1930s and 1940s. The film received two Academy Award nominations, including Best Actress (Judi Dench).
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian 2009 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Adventure
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Owen Wilson, Bill Hader, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat, Steve Coogan, Jon Bernthal, Patrick Gallagher, Jake Cherry, Rami Malek, Mizuo Peck
Having left his job as night watchman at the Natural History Museum, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is now the CEO of a company making unusual inventions. He returns for a visit to the museum and learns than most of the exhibits are being shipped to the Smithsonian Museum for storage in order to make room for new displays. What Larry knows is that those exhibits come to life at night, and when he gets an S.O.S. call from cowboy Jed (Owen Wilson), Larry races to the Smithsonian. Once there, Larry learns that Egyptian pharaoh Kahmunrah (Hank Azaria) has come back to life and is seeking to dominate the world. And the battles rage as Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams), General Custer (Bill Hader), and Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) fight the evil forces of Ivan the Terrible (Christopher Guest) and Napoleon (Alain Chabat). Great special effects.
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 The Princess Bride 1987 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Andre The Giant, Fred Savage, Wallace Shawn, Robin Wright Penn, Peter Falk, Billy Crystal, Peter Cook, Carol Kane, Mel Smith, Margery Mason, Anne Dyson
To cheer up his sick grandson (Fred Savage), Grandpa (Peter Falk) reads him a story, and, as he reads, the action comes to life. The tale is one of love and adventure in which the evil Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) captures the fair damsel Buttercup (Robin Wright Penn). Now the gallant, but poor, stable boy Westley (Cary Elwes) rides to the rescue. Will Grandpa be able to finish the story without including all of the kissing scenes that his grandson does not want to hear?
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The Return of Spinal Tap 1992  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest
Cast: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, June Chadwick, Kenny Rogers, Martin Short, Rob Reiner, Paul Shaffer, Bob Geldof, Graham Nash, Mel Torme, Fred Willard
The mock band, Spinal Tap, is back in this sequel to 1984's "This Is Spinal Tap." The group comes together for a concert in London in 1992, and the crazy goings-on continue.
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This Is Spinal Tap 1984  R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Anjelica Huston, Bruno Kirby, Ed Begley Jr., Fran Drescher, Patrick Macnee, Billy Crystal, Tony Hendra, David Kaff, Jean Cromie, Patrick Maher, Danny Kortchmar
This film is a satire on the rock scene, and "Spinal Tap" is a British rock group that has definitely seen better days. Members of the band include David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer). Director Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner) is intent on making a documentary about the band when they visit America. All sorts of things go wrong, and comedy reigns in behind-the-scenes footage. A Reiner riot filled with guest stars.
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 Waiting for Guffman 1997 R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Bob Balaban, Larry Miller, Deborah Theaker, Michael Hitchcock, Scott Williamson, Don Lake, David Cross, Paul Dooley, Linda Kash, Lewis Arquette
Christopher Guest co-wrote, directed, and stars in this very entertaining mock-documentary about the efforts of local residents of Blaine, Missouri, who struggle to put on a musical to celebrate the town's sesquicentennial anniversary. Corky St. Clair (Guest) leads the town's Blaine Community Players and is in charge of putting on a musical about the city's history. The problem is the lack of talent, and they want to impress Broadway producer Mort Guffman who has been invited to the show. The dream continues as they try to make the most out of what they have. The closing credits are a highlight of this film.
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| 1. Almost Heroes (1998)
2. Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993)
3. Best in Show (2000)
4. Beyond Therapy (1987)
5. The Big Picture (1989)
6. Death Wish (1974)
7. A Few Good Men (1992)
8. For Your Consideration (2006)
9. Girlfriends (1978)
10. Heartbeeps (1981)
11. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
12. The Long Riders (1980)
13. A Mighty Wind (2003)
14. Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
15. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
16. The Princess Bride (1987)
17. The Return of Spinal Tap (1992)
18. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
19. Waiting for Guffman (1997)
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