 Hurlyburly 1998  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Drazan
Cast: Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright Penn, Chazz Palminteri, Garry Shandling, Anna Paquin, Meg Ryan
This story, based on David Rabe's play, is about Eddie (Sean Penn) and Mickey (Kevin Spacey)–two drugged-out Hollywood casting agents whose major entertainment in life is womanizing. The acting is good, but who cares to spend time watching characters like Eddie and Mickey ruin their lives in such a wasteful way?
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Love Affair 1994  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Glenn Gordon Caron
Cast: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Katharine Hepburn, Garry Shandling, Chloe Webb, Pierce Brosnan, Kate Capshaw, Brenda Vaccaro, Paul Mazursky, Glenn Shadix
This is a remake of 1939's film and the Cary Grant/Deborah Kerr version, "An Affair to Remember." Granted, this is a sentimental love story, but those who like to bring handkerchiefs to the theater (or to the TV room) will enjoy this one.
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Mixed Nuts 1994 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein, Anthony LaPaglia, Juliette Lewis, Rob Reiner, Adam Sandler, Rita Wilson, Liev Schreiber, Garry Shandling
Steve Martin plays the person in charge of a suicide-prevention hotline, and his phones are HOT. Everyone, from a homicidal Santa to a very pregnant woman to a serial killer calls Martin's just-about-as-crazy staff.
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The Night We Never Met 1993 R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Warren Leight
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Annabella Sciorra, Kevin Anderson, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Louise Lasser, Justine Bateman, Christine Baranski, Doris Roberts, Dominic Chianese, Garry Shandling
Three young New Yorkers share a Greenwich Village apartment. The twist is that they all use the apartment at different times. This leads to a series of notes and curiosities about the apartment's fellow occupants.
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 Over the Hedge 2006   PG, 83 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick
Cast: Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, William Shatner, Allison Janney, Nick Nolte, Thomas Haden Church, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Omid Djalili, Shane Baumel
Raccoon RJ (voice of Bruce Willis) makes the mistake of pilfering food from a hibernating bear that wakes up. RJ will be spared IF he replaces all that he had stolen. He heads out to find a human settlement and, as he approaches a new subdivision, he comes across a group of assorted animals (with familiar voices). To help him in getting food, he tells them that if they go "over the hedge" and into the humans' town, there will be unlimited food. But there are some humans (also with familiar voices) who want no part of the four-legged critters. Fun for all. 1 User Review
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The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch 2002 PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Eric Idle
Cast: Eric Idle, Neil Innes, Ricky Fataar, John Halsey, David Bowie, Carrie Fisher, Steve Martin, Mike Nichols, Garry Shandling, Salman Rushdie, Billy Connolly, Robin Williams, Conan O'Brien, Tom Hanks, Bill Murray
In Eric Idle's sequel to his 1978 mockumentary, the Rutles–Dirk (Eric Idle), Barry (John Halsey), Stig (Ricky Fataar), and Ron (Neil Innes)–are making a reunion tour. Dirk interviews people who were inspired by the Rutles during their career, and once again the faux-Beatles, as well as those artists who were influenced by them along the way, provide the fun.
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Town & Country 2001  R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Chelsom
Cast: Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Garry Shandling, Andie MacDowell, Jenna Elfman, Nastassja Kinski, Charlton Heston, Marian Seldes, Tricia Vessey
When wealthy architect Porter Stoddard (Warren Beatty) and his wife, Ellie (Diane Keaton), learn that there is trouble in the marriage of their best friends–Mona (Goldie Hawn) and Griffin (Garry Shandling)–the news triggers a midlife crisis for Porter. It isn't long before events begin to jeopardize the Stoddard marriage as well in this not-very-funny romantic comedy.
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Trust the Man 2006 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Bart Freundlich
Cast: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Eva Mendes, Garry Shandling, Sascha & Brianna Gillen, Liam Broggy, Scott Sowers, Ellen Barkin, Brian Tarantina, Sarah Knowlton, Justin Bartha, Dagmara Dominczyk
Two spoiled couples–popular stage actress Rebecca (Julianne Moore) and her sex-addicted husband Tom (David Duchovny) and Rebecca's slacker brother Tobey (Billy Crudup) and children's writer Elaine (Maggie Gyllenhaal)–arrive at turning points in their relationships as romantic problems rise to the fore.
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What Planet Are You From? 2000 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, John Goodman, Greg Kinnear, Ben Kingsley, Linda Fiorentino, Judy Greer, Danny Zorn, Harmony Smith, Richard Jenkins
Out there in the cosmos is a planet, and on that planet are people who want to rule the universe; Earth is their next target. They are REALLY boring: they have no emotions and no genitals. They decide to send one of their own (Garry Shandling) to Earth, after fitting him with the appropriate body parts, to foster a child to assist in their quest (how that helps, this viewer is not sure). One problem on Earth is that, when aroused, his "equipment" makes a whirring noise, an irritating consequence of the equipment. He meets Susan (Annette Bening) and decides she's the one.
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| 1. Hurlyburly (1998)
2. Love Affair (1994)
3. Mixed Nuts (1994)
4. The Night We Never Met (1993)
5. Over the Hedge (2006)
6. The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2002)
7. Town & Country (2001)
8. Trust the Man (2006)
9. What Planet Are You From? (2000)
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