The Brothers O'Toole 1973  G, 90 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Richard Erdman
Cast: John Astin, Steve Carlson, Pat Carroll, Hans Conried, Lee Meriwether, Allyn Joslyn, Jesse White, Richard Erdman, Richard Jury, Miranda Barry, Francelle Fuller, Ted Claassen, Harlan Knudson, Leon Inge, Jacques Hampton
This Western comedy involves a convoluted plot about two brothers, Michael and Timothy O'Toole (John Astin and Steve Carlson), searching for gold. When they arrive in a Colorado mining town, the townsfolk believe that Michael is a bad guy and arrest him. Now, Timothy must find a way to rescue his brother–and the solution just might lie in the mine that lies hidden under the town. Along the way, they manage to rescue fair damsels in distress.
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Candy 1968  R, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christian Marquand
Cast: Charles Aznavour, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, John Huston, Walter Matthau, Ringo Starr, John Astin, Elsa Martinelli, Sugar Ray Robinson, James Coburn
The cast is top of the line, and "Candy" is an amusing satire on the world of pornography.
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 Freaky Friday 1976  G, 97 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Gary Nelson
Cast: Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris, John Astin, Patsy Kelly, Ruth Buzzi, Vicki Schreck, Dick Van Patten, Sorrell Booke, Kaye Ballard, Marie Windsor
Mother and daughter change roles in this delightful Disney film.
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The Frighteners 1996 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace, Chi McBride, Jim Fyfe, Julianna McCarthy, R. Lee Ermey, Jake Busey, Troy Evans, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Angela Bloomfield, Desmond Kelly
When citizens of Fairwater realize they have a problem with ghosts, they call on the services of ghostbuster Bannister (Michael J. Fox). Can he take care of the problem?
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Get to Know Your Rabbit 1972 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Tom Smothers, John Astin, Susanne Zenor, Samantha Jones, Allen Garfield, Katharine Ross, Orson Welles, Hope Summers, Charles(2) Lane, M. Emmet Walsh
Donald Beeman (Tom Smothers) learns how to perform magic from Mr. Delasandro (Orson Welles) and sets out to enter the realm of show business.
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Huck and the King of Hearts 1993 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Michael Keusch
Cast: Chauncey Leopardi, Graham Greene, Dee Wallace, Joe Piscopo, Gretchen Becker, John Astin, Ed Trotta, Shevonne Durkin, James Crittenden, Christopher Stone, Peter Jurasik, Valente Rodriguez
In this updated Mark Twain story, Huck (Chauncey Leopardi) lives in Missouri where he enjoys bicycling and fishing but must put up with his drunken stepfather. When his stepfather sells Huck's bike, Huck takes off for Las Vegas in search of his Grandpa Zach (John Astin). Along the way, Huck hooks up with the gambler, Jim (Graham Greene), for a series of misadventures as they travel the highways in a beat-up mini-van.
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Killer Tomatoes Eat France! 1991  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: John De Bello
Cast: John Astin, Steve Lundquist, Angela Visser, Marc Price, J.P. Morley, Rick Rockwell, John De Bello, Debi Fares, Tom Katsis, Bill LaFleur, Eileen Bowman, Arnie Miller
Despite what you may have thought, Professor Gangrene (John Astin) survived the last tomato film and, with his trusty tomatoes, is out to take over the world. He starts with France, putting his sidekick Igor (Steve Lundquist) in charge.
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Killer Tomatoes Strike Back 1990 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: John De Bello
Cast: John Astin, Rick Rockwell, Crystal Carson, Steve Lundquist, John Witherspoon, J. Stephen Peace, John De Bello, Zollo Cortez, Debi Fares, Tom Ashworth, Cal Worthington, Robin Abb
The killer to-MAH-toes are on the loose again, and Detective Lance Boyle (Rick Rockwell) and "tomatologist" Dr. Kennedi Johnson (Crystal Carson) are on the trail as the tomatoes are attacking humans. Some good, crazy scenes, but overall it wears thin.
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Move Over, Darling 1963 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Doris Day, James Garner, Polly Bergen, Chuck Connors, Thelma Ritter, Fred Clark, Don Knotts, Elliott Reid, Edgar Buchanan, John Astin
This remake of Garson Kanin's "My Favorite Wife" isn't quite as good, but it is still fine viewing–especially for Doris Day fans. Doris takes on the role of the shipwrecked, and presumed dead, wife who returns only to find that her husband (James Garner) has remarried.
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National Lampoon's European Vacation 1985  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama
aka: European Vacation
Director: Amy Heckerling
Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Eric Idle, Victor Lanoux, John Astin, Paul Bartel, Mel Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Jason Lively, Didier Pain, Cynthia Szigeti, Malcolm Danare, Kevi Kendall, William Zabka
The Griswold family is back at it again. This time, Clark and Ellen (Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo) and their children Rusty and Audrey (Jason Lively and Dana Hill) compete on a family game show and win a trip to Europe. There is plenty of trouble awaiting them in Europe–from London where Clark must learn to drive a European car, to Paris where their camcorder is stolen, and then on to Germany to meet relatives IF they can find the correct home. All of this culminates in the camcorder thief selling erotic pictures of Ellen and then Ellen being kidnapped by other thieves. By the vacation's end, the Griswold family is very happy to return to American soil.
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 Return of the Killer Tomatoes! 1988 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Horror / Sci-Fi
Director: John De Bello
Cast: John Astin, Anthony Starke, George Clooney, Karen M. Waldron, Steve Lundquist, John De Bello, J. Stephen Peace, Michael Villani, Harvey Weber, Gordon Howard, Rick Rockwell, Mark Wenzel
First, you have to accept the premise that a scientist can give brains to tomatoes. If you can get past that, you must next go along with the idea that those same tomatoes can be turned into human beings. Then, you can sit back and enjoy a very funny movie. This sequel to "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" is followed by "Killer Tomatoes Strike Back" and "Killer Tomatoes Eat France!."
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The Silence of the Hams 1994  R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ezio Greggio
Cast: Ezio Greggio, Dom DeLuise, Billy Zane, Joanna Pacula, John Astin, Phyllis Diller, Shelley Winters, Larry Storch, Martin Balsam, Mel Brooks
This satire on classic thrillers features FBI agent Jo Dee Foster (Dom DeLouise) interviewing Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza (Billy Zane) as his girlfriend creates her own problems when she makes off with stolen loot and checks into a motel. 1 User Review
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| | very funny movie | chris j 10/30/2009 | | This movie is a must see, for anyone who loves a good slapstick flick. I love it when Dom does the Dracula bit, it's hilarious!!! If you need a good laugh, definitly watch this movie |
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Stepmonster 1992 PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeremy Stanford
Cast: Alan Thicke, Molly Cheek, Robin Riker, Ami Dolenz, Corey Feldman, Billy Corben, George Gaynes, Alice Hirson, Frank Novak, John Astin, Bodhi Elfman, Edie McClurg
Todd (Billy Corben) believes his about-to-be stepmother (Robin Riker) is a Trompken (monsters described in the comics) and determines–with the help of his grandfather (Alan Thicke), sister Wendy (Ami Dolenz), and her boyfriend (Corey Feldman)–to keep her out of the family's life.
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Teen Wolf Too 1987  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Leitch
Cast: Jason Bateman, Kim Darby, John Astin, Paul Sand, James Hampton, Mark Holton, Estee Chandler, Robert Neary, Stuart Fratkin, Beth Ann Miller
This sequel to Michael J. Fox's "Teen Wolf" has Jason Bateman as Fox's cousin on his way to college. He also has the werewolf gene in this terrible teen horror spoof that even teens may find too juvenile for them.
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That Touch of Mink 1962 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, Audrey Meadows, John Astin, Alan Hewitt, Joey Faye, John Fiedler, John McKee, Dick Sargent, Laurie Mitchell, Willard Sage, Mickey Mantle
In this romantic comedy, businessman Philip Shayne (Cary Grant) meets a young woman, Cathy Timberlake (Doris Day). After much ado about nothing, they end up together in Bermuda.
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 West Side Story 1961  N/R, 151 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins
Cast: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Russ Tamblyn, Simon Oakland, Ned Glass, John Astin, Tucker Smith, Gus Trikonis, David Winters, Anthony "Scooter" Teague
The theme of "Romeo and Juliet" is represented by rival White and Puerto Rican teens. When a sister, Maria (Natalie Wood), of one gang member falls in love with rival gang member Tony (Richard Beymer), trouble results. The film won 10 Oscars including Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actress (Rita Moreno), and Supporting Actor (George Chakiris).
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The Wheeler Dealers 1963 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: James Garner, Lee Remick, Phil Harris, Chill Wills, Jim Backus, Louis Nye, John Astin, Pat Harrington Jr., Robert Strauss, Pat Crowley
Texas oil baron Henry Tyroon (James Garner) heads for New York City to invest in the Stock Market and becomes involved with stock analyst Molly Thatcher (Lee Remick).
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| 1. The Brothers O'Toole (1973)
2. Bunny O'Hare (1971)
3. Candy (1968)
4. Freaky Friday (1976)
5. The Frighteners (1996)
6. Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
7. Huck and the King of Hearts (1993)
8. Killer Tomatoes Eat France! (1991)
9. Killer Tomatoes Strike Back (1990)
10. Move Over, Darling (1963)
11. National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
aka: European Vacation
12. Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)
13. The Silence of the Hams (1994)
14. Stepmonster (1992)
15. Teen Wolf Too (1987)
16. That Touch of Mink (1962)
17. West Side Story (1961)
18. The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
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