 Arthur 2: On the Rocks 1988  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bud Yorkin
Cast: Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Kathy Bates, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Paul Benedict, Jack Gilford, Stephen Elliott, Ted Ross
In this sequel to "Arthur," Arthur is now married. When the father of the girl he jilted sets out for revenge, he discovers that Arthur is now broke and boozeless.
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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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Caveman 1981  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Carl Gottlieb
Cast: Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, Jack Gilford, John Matuszak, Barbara Bach, Carl Lumbly, Cork Hubbert, Richard Moll, Evan C. Kim
This slapstick comedy is a pretty good spoof in which outcast Atouk (Ringo Starr) grunts out his desires for the beautiful Lana (Barbara Bach).
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Cocoon 1985  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Steve Guttenberg, Jessica Tandy, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Tahnee Welch, Maureen Stapleton, Gwen Verdon
Ron Howard's fun and well-made film concerns aliens retrieving "friends" stored undersea for 10,000 years and then placing them in an abandoned pool. They encounter old folks from a retirement home who have discovered that the cocoons have incredible restorative powers. The "old folks" are terrific, especially Don Ameche who won an Oscar for his performance.
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Cocoon: The Return 1988 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Steve Guttenberg, Jessica Tandy, Maureen Stapleton, Jack Gilford, Gwen Verdon, Courteney Cox, Tahnee Welch
At the end of "Cocoon," a group of retirees leaves with the aliens because the prospect of growing old and infirm terrifies them. Now, the rejuvenated retirees return to Florida for a visit, and each couple must decide whether to stay or go back with the "friends." Not as good as the previous film, but entertaining.
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The Daydreamer 1966 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy
Director: Jules Bass
Cast: Ray Bolger, Jack Gilford, Margaret Hamilton, Paul O'Keefe, Tallulah Bankhead, Boris Karloff, Burl Ives, Victor Borge, Terry-Thomas, Patty Duke
This story, told partly through animation, is about Hans Christian Andersen's boyhood meetings with many of the characters that become subjects for his later stories.
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Enter Laughing 1967 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Carl Reiner
Cast: Reni Santoni, Jose Ferrer, Shelley Winters, Elaine May, Jack Gilford, Janet Margolin, Michael J. Pollard, Don Rickles, Rob Reiner, David Opatoshu
Carl Reiner wrote, produced, and directed this film based on his Broadway play about his own experiences trying to get into show business.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Jack Gilford, Buster Keaton, Michael Crawford, Michael Hordern, Annette Andre, Pamela Brown, Roy Kinnear, Alfie Bass
Pseudolus (Zero Mostel) is a Roman slave who tries to gain his freedom and attain riches at the same time in this very funny story about ancient Rome. The film won an Oscar for Best Musical Score.
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Happy 1983  TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lee Philips
Cast: Dom DeLuise, Dee Wallace, Henry Silva, Jack Gilford, Tony Burton, Bill Morey, Carol Locatell, David DeLuise, Lew Horn, Michael DeLuise, Peter DeLuise, Carol DeLuise
Over-the-hill Roger (Dom DeLuise)–once a popular TV performer as "Happy the Clown"–now performs at children's parties, sleazy nightclubs, and the like. While performing at a nightclub, the club is robbed. The owner of the club, who is Roger's friend, is killed during the heist. As the only witness who could identify the killer, Roger's life is in jeopardy. But Roger decides to go on the offensive and nab the killer himself.
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Harry and Walter Go to New York 1976 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: James Caan, Elliott Gould, Michael Caine, Diane Keaton, Charles Durning, Lesley Ann Warren, Val Avery, Jack Gilford, Carol Kane, Dennis Dugan
A vaudeville team of Harry (James Caan) and Walter (Elliott Gould) become involved in a bank robbery scheme.
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Hey, Rookie 1944 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Larry Parks, Ann Miller, Joe Sawyer, Joe Besser, Selmer Jackson, Charles Trowbridge, Doodles Weaver, Jack Gilford, Robert Evans
This World War II musical involves the USO's effort to put on a revue for American soldiers.
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The Incident 1967  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Peerce
Cast: Tony Musante, Martin Sheen, Beau Bridges, Brock Peters, Ed McMahon, Ruby Dee, Jack Gilford, Thelma Ritter, Jan Sterling, Gary Merrill
Two young juvenile delinquents terrorize passengers on the New York subway–until Private Felix Telfinger (Beau Bridges) decides to take action. Sheen's film debut. 2 User Reviews
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| | Anonymous 03/27/2007 | | I remember seeing this movie when it was first shown in a New York City theater in 1967. Pretty good movie for its time. |
| | Bijou Bobber 02/07/2007 | | This is a sleeper. Outstanding class, first rate plot (high tension), great acting. All the ingredients of a top drawer movie. |
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Save the Tiger 1973 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman, Norman Burton, Thayer David, Lara Parker, Patricia Smith, William Hansen, Harvey Jason, Liv Lindeland
Jack Lemmon won the Oscar for Best Actor as a troubled businessman who, despite arguments with his partner (Jack Gilford), opts for hiring an arsonist to burn down his factory so that he can collect the insurance. Jack Gilford received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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They Might Be Giants 1971 G, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Anthony Harvey
Cast: George C. Scott, Joanne Woodward, Jack Gilford, Lester Rawlins, Al Lewis, Rue McClanahan, F. Murray Abraham, M. Emmet Walsh, Kitty Winn, Sudie Bond
Justin Playfair (George C. Scott) is a retired judge who becomes convinced that he is Sherlock Holmes, and his brother (Lester Rawlins)–hoping to have him committed–hires a psychiatrist (Joanne Woodward) to look into the matter. Her name just happens to be "Dr. Watson," and she becomes intrigued with Justin leading to further complications. This film was remade for TV as "The Return of the World's Greatest Detective."
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Wholly Moses 1980  PG, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gary Weis
Cast: Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman, James Coco, Paul Sand, Dom DeLuise, John Houseman, Madeline Kahn, Richard Pryor, John Ritter, Jack Gilford
This tasteless film stars Dudley Moore as the "savior" who tries to replicate the deeds of Moses and lead his "people" out of Egypt.
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Who's Minding the Mint? 1967 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Morris
Cast: Jim Hutton, Dorothy Provine, Milton Berle, Joey Bishop, Bob Denver, Walter Brennan, Victor Buono, Jack Gilford, Jamie Farr, Jackie Joseph
After U.S. Mint worker Harry Lucas (Jim Hutton) accidentally destroys new bills worth $50,000, he plots to reprint the money–with the help of some very unsavory characters.
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| 1. Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)
2. Catch-22 (1970)
3. Caveman (1981)
4. Cocoon (1985)
5. Cocoon: The Return (1988)
6. The Daydreamer (1966)
7. Enter Laughing (1967)
8. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
9. Happy (1983)
10. Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
11. Hey, Rookie (1944)
12. The Incident (1967)
13. Save the Tiger (1973)
14. They Might Be Giants (1971)
15. Wholly Moses (1980)
16. Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)
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