Back to the Future 1985  PG, 116 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells, Marc McClure, Casey Siemaszko, Billy Zane, Wendie Jo Sperber, George DiCenzo, Frances Lee McCain, James Tolkan, J.J. Cohen
One of the most popular films of the 1980s, this movie is about a boy, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), from 1985 who is transported to 1955 via a time machine built into a DeLorean automobile by eccentric scientist Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd). While visiting the past, he discovers that his parents weren't exactly like they say they were and that he could actually change the course of their lives. Great flick.
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Bartleby 2002  PG-13, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Parker
Cast: Crispin Glover, David Paymer, Glenne Headly, Maury Chaykin, Joe Piscopo, Seymour Cassell, Carrie Snodgress, Dick Martin, Greta Danielle Newgren, Stoney Burke
Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener" is updated and the scene changed from a law office to the Office of City Records where Bartleby (Crispin Glover) is the new hire whose refusal to work throws the office into turmoil.
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 Beowulf 2007  PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy / Drama
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Ray Winstone, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Brendan Gleeson, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman, Robin Wright Penn, Chris Coppola, Sebastian Roche, Dominic Keating, Leslie Harter Zemeckis
Through the use of motion-capture technology, the real actors in this film are transformed into digitally animated visions capable of performing powerful action sequences. The story is based on the Old English poem, which is set in sixth-century Denmark where King Hrothgar (voice of Anthony Hopkins) is in trouble when the monster Grendel (voice of Crispin Glover) declares war on his kingdom. Beowulf (voice of Ray Winstone) arrives on the scene and eventually does slay Grendel but then finds himself tempted, seduced, and corrupted by a water demon who is Grendel's Mother (voice of Angelina Jolie). Beowulf fathers a son with Grendel's Mother, and now, years later, he is destined to fight to the death his dragon son.
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 Charlie's Angels 2000 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Thriller
Director: McG
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Sam Rockwell, Kelly Lynch, Tim Curry, Crispin Glover, John Forsythe, Matt LeBlanc, Luke Wilson, Tom Green, LL Cool J, Sean Whalen
Just like in the 1970s' TV show by the same name, Charlie (John Forsythe) is an off-screen voice that directs his investigators Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore), and Alex (Lucy Liu) to get ready for the next case. This time around, the investigation involves recovery of voice recognition software stolen by a rival, Roger Corwin (Tim Curry). Nothing changes: we still have a team of sexy babes rising to the bait.
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2003 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: McG
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bernie Mac, Crispin Glover, Justin Theroux, Robert Patrick, Demi Moore, Luke Wilson, Matt LeBlanc, John Forsythe, Rodrigo Santoro
The Angels–Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore), and Alex (Lucy Liu)–investigate a series of murders that are linked to the mystery of two stolen rings that, when put together, reveal all the names in the Federal Witness Protection plan. John Forsythe continues his long run as the voice of Charlie.
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Chasers 1994 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dennis Hopper
Cast: Tom Berenger, Erika Eleniak, William McNamara, Crispin Glover, Matthew Glave, Grand L. Bush, Dean Stockwell, Gary Busey, Dennis Hopper, Marilu Henner
Two Navy men (Tom Berenger and William McNamara) get the dubious job of taking a very good-looking prisoner (Erika Eleniak) back to the Naval Base. They set out on what turns out to be quite an adventure.
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 Epic Movie 2007  PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Cast: Kal Penn, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge, Jayma Mays, Faune A. Chambers, Crispin Glover, Tony Cox, Hector Jimenez, Darrell Hammond, Carmen Electra, Fred Willard, David Carradine, Kevin McDonald, George Alvarez
Orphans Edward (Kal Penn), Peter (Adam Campbell), Lucy (Jayma Mays), and Susan (Faune A. Chambers) are invited to tour Willy's (Crispin Glover) candy factory, and, too late, they realize that they are there to be ingredients in the candy. They escape that fate by stumbling into an enchanted wardrobe that transports them to the fantasy land of Gnarnia where they have been brought to defeat the evil White Bitch (Jennifer Coolidge) and restore Aslo (Fred Willard) to the throne. And the film goes on–continuing to make fun of "epic" movies made over the last few years.
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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.
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Fast Sofa 2001  R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Salome Breziner
Cast: Jake Busey, Jennifer Tilly, Natasha Lyonne, Crispin Glover, Eric Roberts, Ginger Kinison, Darling Narita, Vincent Riverside, Seymour Cassel, Adam Goldberg
Loser and small-time drug dealer Rick (Jake Busey) is obsessed with porn star Ginger (Jennifer Tilly). He hits the road to find her, picking up neurotic Jules (Crispin Glover) on the way. One obstacle is Ginger's jealous husband in this so-so road movie.
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Friday the 13th, Part 4: The Final Chapter 1984 R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Joseph Zito
Cast: Crispin Glover, Kimberly Beck, Barbara Howard, Erich Anderson, Corey Feldman, Ted White, Peter Barton, Lawrence Monoson, Joan Freeman, Clyde Hayes, Judie Aronson, Camilla More, Carey More, Bruce Mahler, Wayne Grace
That masked killer Jason Voorhees (Ted White) is back finding more teenage victims at Camp Crystal Lake. Mrs. Jarvis (Joan Freeman) lives with her kids Tommy (Corey Feldman) and Trish (Kimberly Beck) next to a house that is rented by teenagers who love throwing wild parties. It is only a matter of time before Jason starts murdering them, one-by-one. Finally, Tommy tries to distract Jason by putting on his own mask and going after Jason–and the gore continues.
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 Like Mike 2002 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: John Schultz
Cast: Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Brenda Song, Jesse Plemons, Julius Ritter, Crispin Glover, Anne Meara, Robert Forster, Eugene Levy, Roger W. Morrissey, Timon Kyle
Fourteen-year-old Calvin Cambridge (Bow Wow) slips his feet into a pair of sneakers marked "M.J." and, almost instantly, becomes an NBA star.
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My Tutor 1983 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George Bowers
Cast: Caren Kaye, Matt Lettanzi, Kevin McCarthy, Clark Brandon, Bruce Bauer, Arlene Golonka, Crispin Glover, Amber Denyse Austin, John Vargas, Maria Melendez, Graem McGavin, Rex Ryon, Brioni Farrell, Shelley Taylor Morgan
Bobby's (Matt Lattanzi) parents (Kevin McCarthy and Arlene Golonka) hire a tutor to help him with his French class. The tutor turns out to be beautiful Terry Green (Caren Kaye), and Bobby learns more than just French.
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 Nurse Betty 2000 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Neil LaBute
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Renee Zellweger, Chris Rock, Greg Kinnear, Aaron Eckhart, Tia Texada, Crispin Glover, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Allison Janney, Kathleen Wilhoite
Two romantic fantasies evolve after Betty (Renee Zellweger) witnesses hit men Charlie (Morgan Freeman) and Wesley (Chris Rock) murder her no-good husband Del (Aaron Eckhart). Betty blocks out all memory of the trauma, climbs into her Buick, and plans to meet the man of her dreams: Dr. David Ravell (Greg Kinnear)–a soap opera character she imagines, in her muddled state, to be her long lost lover. Unknown to Betty, that Buick just happens to contain the drugs that Del stole from Charlie and Wesley. Hence, those two are in hot pursuit. Along the route–the Grand Canyon, to be precise–Charlie begins to fantasize about a romance with Betty. Once in L.A., Betty is mistaken for an ambitious actress, and the fun begins.
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 The People vs. Larry Flynt 1996  R, 127 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton, James Cromwell, Crispin Glover, James Carville, Brett Harrelson, Donna Hanover, Vincent Schiavelli, Miles Chapin
This biography of the publisher of "Hustler" magazine, Larry Flynt (Woody Harrelson), focuses on Flynt's many legal battles over public decency. Courtney Love stands out in her role of Flynt's long-time lover, Althea Leasure, who enjoys drugs, group sex, and bisexuality.
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Private Lessons 1981  R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Myerson
Cast: Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown, Pamela Jean Bryant, Ed Begley Jr., Crispin Glover, Peter Elbling, Patrick Piccininni, Ron Foster, Dan Barrows
Phillip (Eric Brown) is a shy 15 year old whose housekeeper (Sylvia Kristel) seduces him when his vacationing father leaves him alone with her.
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Racing with the Moon 1984 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern, Nicolas Cage, John Karlen, Rutanya Alda, Kate Williamson, Max Showalter, Crispin Glover, Arnold Johnson, Dana Carvey, Barbara Howard, Bob Maroff, Dominic Nardini, John Brandon, Eve Brent
It is Christmas 1942, and two friends, Hopper and Nickey (Sean Penn and Nicolas Cage) are due to report to the Marine Corps in just a few weeks. During the holiday season, Hopper falls in love with a rich girl, Caddie Winger (Elizabeth McGovern), who comes from a world far removed from his drab surroundings. A good, often humorous, view of the 1940s during World War II.
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 River's Edge 1986 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Hunter
Cast: Crispin Glover, Dennis Hopper, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Daniel Roebuck, Roxana Zal, Tom Bower, Joshua John Miller, Leo Rossi, Jim Metzler
This film is based on a real story in which a teenage killer showed his friends the corpse of his victim. A pact was made to keep everything hush-hush, and it almost worked as the teens excused themselves from responsibility for their actions.
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Teachers 1984 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Arthur Hill
Cast: Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Judd Hirsch, Ralph Macchio, Allen Garfield, Lee Grant, Richard Mulligan, Royal Dano, Zohra Lampert, Morgan Freeman, William Schallert, Art Metrano, Laura Dern, Crispin Glover
Alex (Nick Nolte) is a burned-out high-school teacher who is fed up with wimpy principal Horn (William Schallert) and arrogant vice-principal Roger (Judd Hirsch). Now, a recent graduate sues the school because he remains illiterate, and Alex's efforts to change school policies throw him into a conflict with school superintendent Dr. Burke (Lee Grant). Lots of subplots make up this story–including Alex's love interest: an attractive lawyer, Lisa (JoBeth Williams).
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 What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1993  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Cast: Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Darlene Cates, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Laura Harrington, Crispin Glover, John C. Reilly, Kevin Tighe, Penelope Branning, Tim Green, Robert B. Hedges, Mark Jordan, Susan Loughran
Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) lives with his very fat–500 lbs.–momma (Darlene Cates), retarded brother Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio), and two teenage sisters Ellen and Amy (Mary Kate Schellhardt and Laura Harrington) in the Grape family home and has more than his share of problems dealing with his very dysfunctional family. When he is not spending time having an affair with housewife Betty Carver (Mary Steenburgen), Gilbert stocks shelves at a grocery store and hangs around with Bobby (Crispin Glover) and Tucker (John C. Reilly). Now, Becky (Juliette Lewis) and her grandmother (Penelope Branning) arrive in town, and Becky opens up Gilbert's eyes to the value of considering his own happiness, which will, of course, disrupt his obligations to family and to Betty as well. DiCaprio was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. 2 User Reviews
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| | fringedweller 03/06/2007 | | I haven't seen this movie since it came out (1993). That's a long time ago, so I can't get down with details, but wanted to say that I felt deeply involved while watching Gilbert Grape, and I found myself thinking about this movie for many weeks afterwards. Definitley worth the time and money. |
| | Anonymous 01/20/2007 | | I assure you that I've never seen this movie, and I've never heard anything about it until now in the tiny summary above, but it sounds pretty good. It sounds adorably funny and some great actors are in it, so I am very sure I will watch it soon. I'll post something about it as soon as I see it. |
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Where the Heart Is 1990 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Dabney Coleman, Uma Thurman, Joanna Cassidy, Crispin Glover, Suzy Amis, Christopher Plummer, David Hewlett, Maury Chaykin, Sheila Kelley, Dylan Walsh, Ken Pogue, Michael Kirby
Successful New Yorker Stewart (Dabney Coleman) makes a good living by blowing up old buildings and developing new communities. But when the neighbors near his newest venture make a dilapidated old building a historical landmark, he comes across poorly on TV. His three lazy children, in their twenties but living off Stewart's success, also ridicule him. So, he gives them each $750 and sends them to the old building to make it on their own. The young ones seem to achieve success by bringing in boarders, but, meanwhile, Stewart's business heads downhill.
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 Wild at Heart 1990 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Willem Dafoe, Isabella Rossellini, Harry Dean Stanton, Crispin Glover, Grace Zabriskie, J.E. Freeman, Calvin Lockhart
When an ex-con Elvis worshipper (Nicolas Cage) elopes with Lula Pace Fortune (Laura Dern), her mother (Diane Ladd) will stop at almost nothing to get her daughter back.
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Willard 2003 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Glen Morgan
Cast: Crispin Glover, R. Lee Ermey, Laura Harring, Jackie Burroughs, Kimberly Patton, William S. Taylor, Edward Horn, Gus Lynch, Laara Sadiq, David Parker
In this remake of the 1971 film, Crispin Glover takes on the role of sociopath Willard who raises an army of rats that he sends out to avenge the perceived wrongs in his life. Creepy.
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| 1. Back to the Future (1985)
2. Bartleby (2002)
3. Beowulf (2007)
4. Charlie's Angels (2000)
5. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
6. Chasers (1994)
7. Epic Movie (2007)
8. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)
9. Fast Sofa (2001)
10. Friday the 13th, Part 4: The Final Chapter (1984)
11. Like Mike (2002)
12. My Tutor (1983)
13. Nurse Betty (2000)
14. The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
15. Private Lessons (1981)
16. Racing with the Moon (1984)
17. River's Edge (1986)
18. Teachers (1984)
19. What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
20. Where the Heart Is (1990)
21. Wild at Heart (1990)
22. Willard (2003)
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