 The Adventures of Pluto Nash 2002  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ron Underwood
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzman, James Rebhorn, Peter Boyle, Pam Grier, John Cleese, Burt Young, Miguel A. Nunez Jr.
Ex-con Pluto Nash (Eddie Murphy) now runs a popular nightclub on the Moon. With gambling about to be banned on Earth, the crime syndicates set their sights on the Moon for their casino operations. Nash's nightclub would be a good starting place. Lots of well-known names, but it's still a terrible, boring film that sat around for a year or more before release.
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An American Tail: Fievel Goes West 1991  G, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells
Cast: Phillip Glasser, James Stewart, Erica Yohn, John Cleese, Dom DeLuise, Jon Lovitz, Amy Irving, Nehemiah Persoff, Cathy Cavadini, Jack Angel, Larry Moss, Mickie McGowan, Fausto Bara
In this sequel about the Russian immigrant family of mice, Fievel Mousekewitz and his relatives move out to the West where fortune awaits.
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And Now for Something Completely Different 1971  PG, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Carol Cleveland, Connie Booth
The British comedy troupe, Monty Python, is featured in this series of sketches taken from their popular BBC TV show.
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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, Shia LaBeouf, John Cleese, Eric Bogosian
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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 Charlotte's Web 2006  G, 97 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Julia Roberts, Dakota Fanning, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Cedric the Entertainer, Kathy Bates, Reba McEntire, Robert Redford, Thomas Haden Church, Andre Benjamin, Dominic Scott Kay, Sam Shepard, Abraham Benrubi, Kevin Anderson
Wilbur (voice of Dominic Scott Kay) is a pig saved from destruction by 12-year-old Fern (Dakota Fanning) who brings Wilber into her home and even to school. But enough is enough, and Wilbur is sent to live in a barn where he meets a menagerie of barn animals including geese–Gussy (voice of Oprah Winfrey) and Golly (Cedric the Entertainer)–horse Ike (voice of Robert Redford), and rat Templeton (voice of Steve Buscemi). But his best friend turns out to be a spider, Charlotte (voice of Julia Roberts), who sets out to save Wilbur from becoming Christmas dinner. 1 User Review
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| | Very interesting movie | battlin 01/06/2007 | | A little mature for my 5 year old, but he liked it. |
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Clockwise 1986 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Morahan
Cast: John Cleese, Penelope Wilton, Alison Steadman, Stephen Moore, Joan Hickson, Sharon Maiden, Penny Leatherbarrow, Tony Haygarth, Peter Cellier
John Cleese plays a school headmaster who is obsessed with time. He becomes completely terrified when he realizes he has missed the train to an important conference and seeks other means of getting to the conference on time. Cleese, as often happens, is excellent.
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Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys 2006 PG-13, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Complete Guide to Guys
Director: Jeff Arch
Cast: Dave Barry, John Cleese, Dan Marino, Khalil Kain, Dick Vitale, Megan Ward, Christina Moore, Lochlyn Munro, Carlos Ponce, Alex Hyde-White
Humorist Dave Barry takes a look at male habits and behavior from the Stone Age to the present. Stars from different walks of life help in the revelations.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still 2008   PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Kyle Chandler, Robert Knepper, James Hong, John Rothman, Sunita Prasad, Juan Riedinger, Sam Gilroy, Tanya Champoux, Rukiya Bernard
Helen Bronson (Jennifer Connelly) is a young widow who has been caring for her eight-year-old stepson Jacob (Jaden Smith) since her husband died a year ago. To support herself, Helen works as a research scientist in astrobiology. When an alien orb appears in Manhattan, Helen steps in to offer the U.S. government advice on how to deal with its inhabitant, eco-friendly Klaatu (Keanu Reeves). Secretary of State Regina Jackson (Kathy Bates) is very suspicious of eco-friendly Klaatu, but Helen helps Klaatu escape, and she and Jacob take off with Klaatu and try to convince him to spare humans on the planet Earth from destruction.
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 Die Another Day 2002 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, John Cleese, Judi Dench, Michael Madsen, Will Yun Lee, Samantha Bond, Kenneth Tsang, Emilio Echevarria, Mikhail Gorevoy, Lawrence Makoare, Colin Salmon
James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) travels the world–from the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, to Hong Kong, Cuba, London, and Iceland–seeking revenge against his enemies. His trek begins when he is released from prison in North Korea and sets off to track down terrorist Zao (Rick Yune) in Cuba. While in Cuba, Bond meets fellow spy Jinx (Halle Berry) and then he heads to London where he encounters millionaire Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens) who has his own devious plans and invites Bond to Iceland. Bond and Jinx work as a team and try to put an end to the evil deeds of Zao, Graves, and other villains.
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Erik the Viking 1989 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Terry Jones
Cast: Tim Robbins, John Cleese, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt, Terry Jones, Imogen Stubbs, Antony Sher, Freddie Jones, John Gordon Sinclair, Tsutomu Sekine, Gary Cady, Tim McInnerny, Samantha Bond
Eric (Tim Robbins) is tired of the Age of Ragnarok with its raping and pillaging. To find an alternative, he sets off on a journey to the end of the world accompanied by an unlikely bunch of groupies.
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 Fierce Creatures 1997 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fred Schepisi, Robert(2) Young
Cast: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Robert Lindsay, Ronnie Corbett, Carey Lowell, Bille Brown, Derek Griffiths, Cynthia Cleese
Tycoon Rod McCain (Kevin Kline) runs a very tight ship and demands profits from all of his enterprises. When he acquires a zoo, he places Rollo Lee (John Cleese) in charge. Lee decides to feature only dangerous animals and orders the shooting of all other animals. Enter McCain's son Vince (also played by Kline) and Willa Weston (Jamie Lee Curtis) who have their own ideas about Lee's goals.
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A Fish Called Wanda 1988  R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Charles Crichton, John Cleese
Cast: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Maria Aitken, Tom Georgeson, Patricia Hayes, Geoffrey Palmer, Cynthia Cleese, Mark Elwes, Neville Phillips, Peter Jonfield, Ken Campbell, Roger Hume, Al Ashton
George (Tom Georgeson) and stuttering Ken Pile (Michael Palin) make up half of a quartet of jewelry thieves. Rounding out their little group is Wanda Gershwitz (Jamie Lee Curtis) who, as the means of grabbing the jewels for herself, finds a way to get her bumbling lover Otto (Kevin Kline) into the group. After the heist is completed, Wanda and Otto call the police, and George is arrested. But, George has hidden the jewels. As a way to find them, Wanda seduces George's lawyer, Archie Leach (John Cleese)–hoping that as part of George's plea he will reveal to Archie where the jewels are hidden. But, Wanda's tricks are turned when she falls for Archie. Kevin Kline carried away an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
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George of the Jungle 1997 G, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Romance
Director: Sam Weisman
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree, John Cleese, Greg Cruttwell, Abraham Benrubi, Holland Taylor, Kelly Miller, John Bennett Perry, Keith Scott, Michael Chinyamurindi, Abdoulaye NGom, Lydell M. Cheshier, Specer Garrett
While on an African safari in an attempt to get away from her fiance Lyle Van Der Groot (Thomas Haden Church), Ursula (Leslie Mann) gets lost and is rescued by George (Brendan Fraser) who was raised by apes in the jungle. Ursula and George become infatuated with each other, and now George tries to adapt to a new urban "jungle" when he arrives in San Francisco to save Ursula from a life with Lyle and, perhaps, get her to join him in Africa.
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George of the Jungle 2 2003 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: David Grossman
Cast: Julie Benz, Chris Showerman, Thomas Haden Church, Christina Pickles, Angus T. Jones, John Cleese, John Kassir, Chelsea Gibb, Kelly Miller, Kirstie Huttton, Keith Scott, Erika Heynatz, Michael Clark Duncan, Kevin Greutert, Richard Mueck
George and Ursula (Chris Showerman and Julie Benz) still live in the jungle and now have a son (Angus T. Jones) who will soon be five. George must go to Las Vegas when he finds out that Ape (voice of John Cleese) is losing big at the casinos. Meanwhile, a lion tries to take over leadership in the jungle and, even worse, Ursala's mother (Christina Pickles), in cahoots with the dastardly Lyle (Thomas Haden Church), tries to talk Ursula into going back to "civilization." The real motivation lies in the fact that Lyle wants to build condos in their jungle.
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The Great Muppet Caper 1981 G, 95 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Jim Henson
Cast: Jim Henson, Diana Rigg, Charles Grodin, John Cleese, Robert Morley, Peter Ustinov, Jack Warden, Frank Oz, Peter Falk, Dave Goelz
Clever gags highlight Jim Henson's "Muppet" movie as Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy foil a group of jewel thieves. One would have expected more.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 PG, 152 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, Ian Hart, John Hurt, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Harry Melling, Tom Felton
Renowned throughout the wizard world, 11-year-old Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) first discovers his fame when he enrolls in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry and his friends, Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermoine Granger (Emma Watson), begin to suspect that the sorcerer's stone is hidden at the school, and, by story's end, they have become involved in a great adventure to uncover mysteries surrounding the relic. The film received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Original Musical Score.
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Igor 2008 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Anthony Leondis
Cast: John Cusack, Myleene Klass, Robin Walsh, Matt McKenna, John Cleese, Steve Buscemi, Sean Hayes, Jess Harnell, Eddie Izzard, Jennifer Coolidge, Jay Leno, Molly Shannon, Zoe Bright, Sophia Eraklis, A. Cheron Hall
In this animated spoof on horror shows, Igor (voice of John Cusack) is a hunchback slave who dreams of becoming a mad scientist. He sees his chance when his master, Dr. Glickenstein (voice of John Cleese), dies, and Igor enters the Evil Science Fair whose prize has been won year-after-year by Dr. Schadenfreude (voice of Eddie Izzard). With help from Brain (voice of Sean Hayes) and road-kill bunny Scamper (voice of Steve Buscemi), Igor makes his girl monster Eva (voice of Molly Walsh). But, Eva turns out to be anything but evil when Igor fails to activate her evil bone–and that is only the beginning of problems for Igor.
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Isn't She Great 2000 R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Andrew Bergman
Cast: Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing, David Hyde Pierce, John Cleese, John Larroquette, Amanda Peet, Dina Waters, Paul Benedict
Bette Midler plays romance-novelist Jacqueline Susann, and Nathan Lane takes on the role of Susann's husband, Irving Mansfield, in this shallow rendering of the triumphs and tragedies of the ambitious Jacqueline Susann's life–cut short by cancer.
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 The Jungle Book 1994 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
aka: Rudyard Kipling's the Jungle Book
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, John Cleese, Jason Flemyng, Stefan Kalipha, Faran Tahir, Ron Donachie, Anirudh Agarwal, Sean Naegeli, Liza Walker, Rachel Robertson
As a young Indian boy, Mowgli (Jason Scott Lee) was raised by wolves. The movie begins with an older Mowgli falling in love with Kitty (Lena Headey). Together, Mowgli, Kitty, and Kitty's boyfriend Capt. Boone (Cary Elwes) set off to find a lost city. Along the way they encounter Mowgli's animal friends. Disney.
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Life of Brian 1979 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Monty Python's Life of Brian
Director: Terry Jones
Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland, Charles McKeown, Neil Innes, George Harrison, Terence Baylor, Kenneth Colley, John Young, Gwen Taylor, Sue Jones-Davies
Brian (Graham Chapman) was born the same time as Jesus Christ, and it is his misfortune that three wise men mistake him for the Savior. Although Brian does try, but fails, to convince the Romans that he is not the Messiah, he finds himself being chased either by the adoring believers or government officials and spends most of his time running from them. The Monty Python gang (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, and Terry Gilliam) take on multiple roles in this comedy.
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The Life of Python 1999 TV, 170 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ian MacNaughton, Terry Jones
Cast: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones
The 30th anniversary of Monty Python prompted a reunion, which resulted in a three-volume set of their work, including new skits and a documentary with good behind-the-scenes looks at some of their best work. It also includes Graham Chapman's eulogy given by John Cleese. (Chapman died in 1989.)
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The Magic Christian 1969 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joseph McGrath
Cast: Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Richard Attenborough, Christopher Lee, Raquel Welch, Roman Polanski, Peter Graves, Yul Brynner, John Cleese
Based on Terry Southern's novel, this is the story of wealthy Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers) and his son Youngman (Ringo Starr) who devise strange situations to observe how others will behave, especially when money is involved.
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 1994 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Romance
aka: Frankenstein
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Robert De Niro, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Aidan Quinn, Ian Holm, Richard Briers, John Cleese, Robert Hardy, Cherie Lunghi, Celia Imrie, Mark Hadfield, Trevyn McDowell, Gerard Horan, Joanna Roth
When 19-year-old Mary Shelley's husband, Lord Byron, challenged her to write a ghost story, she master-minded "Frankenstein" with the underlying message warning scientists to be careful of future implications from their experiments. To that end, she showed the dangers involved when Dr. Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh) creates a living creature (Robert De Niro).
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Cast: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Neil Innes, Connie Booth, Carol Cleveland, Bee Duffell, John Young, Rita Davies, Avril Stewart, Sally Kinghorn, Mark Zycon
Camelot will never be the same after Monty Python's Flying Circus reworks the story of King Arthur's quest for the Holy Grail. Among other threats, King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and his Knights of the Round Table must deal with a Black Knight (John Cleese), a three-headed giant, and a killer rabbit while searching for Camelot. The Monty Python group (Chapman, Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, and Terry Gilliam) take on multiple roles in this comedy that is filled with satire.
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Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl 1982 R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Terry Hughes, Ian MacNaughton
Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland, Neil Innes
This film, composed of skits performed live at the Hollywood Bowl, is a must for fans of the British comedy group.
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 1983 R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Fantasy
aka: The Meaning of Life
Director: Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam
Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland, Simon Jones, Patricia Quinn, Judy Loe, Andrew MacLachlan, Mark Holmes, Valerie Whittington, Jennifer Franks, Imogen Bickfor-Smith
Monty Python's Flying Circus dishes out a series of satires on facets of life. The film opens with the episode "Every Sperm is Sacred" that sets the tone for the film, and the following skits range from such subjects as birth, death, sex, and war in their own unique and hilarious way.
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The Out-Of-Towners 1999 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sam Weisman
Cast: Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, Mark McKinney, John Cleese, Oliver Hudson, Valerie Perri, Gregory Jbara, Tom Riis Farrell, Steve Mittleman, Randall Arney, Carlease Burke, William Duell, J.P. Bumstead, Peggy Mannix, Jordan Baker
This remake of the Jack Lemmon/Sandy Dennis 1970's comedy relates the trials of Midwesterners, Henry and Nancy Clark (Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn), who suffer one misfortune after another while visiting New York City on a job interview.
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Parting Shots 1999 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Thriller
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, John Cleese, Bob Hoskins, Ben Kingsley, Diana Rigg, Oliver Reed, Joanna Lumley, Gareth Hunt, Peter Davison, Edward Hardwicke, Nicholas Gecks
Things aren't going well for photographer Harry Sterndale (Chris Rea), and now matters worsen when he finds out he has cancer and has only a short time to live. So why not kill all of those who had hurt him in the past? And why not hire an assassin to kill him? You guessed it–the medical diagnosis was wrong. Now he must evade the police and the hit man.
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The Pink Panther 2 2009 ', 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Mystery
Director: Harald Zwart
Cast: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Yuki Matsuzaki, Aishwarya Rai, John Cleese, Lily Tomlin, Jeremy Irons, Johnny Hallyday, Geoffrey Palmer, Phillip Goodwin, Armel Bellec, Jack Metzger
Steve Martin is back in his role as Inspector Clouseau. This time around, a master thief, "The Tornado," has stolen the Magna Carta, the pope's ring, and the Pink Panther diamond. Chief Inspector Dreyfus (John Cleese) assigns Clouseau to head up an international "dream team"–Vincenzo (Andy Garcia), Pepperidge (Alfred Molina), Kenji (Yuki Matsuzaki), and Sonia (Aishwarya Rai)–and they set out to solve the case. Clouseau's partner Ponton (Jean Reno) and Clouseau's love interest, Nicole (Emily Mortimer), are also along on the trip from Paris to Rome and help in the bumbling search for the stolen artfacts.
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 Pinocchio 2002 G, 108 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Roberto Benigni
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Breckin Meyer, Nicoletta Braschi, Glenn Close, Carlo Giuffre, Eric Idle, David Suchet, John Cleese, Kim Rossi Stuart, Peppe Barra, Cheech Marin, Mino Bellei, Max Cavallari, Bruno Arena, Alessandro Bergonzoni
Pinocchio (Roberto Benigni) is a puppet made by woodcarver Geppetto (Carlo Giuffre). Geppetto dreams of having a son, and the Blue Fairy (Nicoletta Braschi) grants Geppetto's wish and turns Pinocchio into a living boy–with the warning that he must always be honest. At first, Pinocchio disrespects his elders, skips school, and tells lies. He goes from one wild adventure to another despite guidance from the Blue Fairy; however, by story's end, Pinocchio has learned valuable lessons and proves that he can and will be a good boy.
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Privates on Parade 1982 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Blakemore
Cast: John Cleese, Denis Quilley, Michael Elphick, Nicola Pagett, Bruce Payne, Joe Melia, David Bamber, Simon Jones, Patrick Pearson, Neil Pearson
An army entertainment group (Song and Dance Unit South East Asia) dodges bullets and unwanted lovers as its members entertain the troops.
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Rat Race 2001 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Zucker
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green, Jon Lovitz, Breckin Meyer, Kathy Najimy, Amy Smart, Vince Vieluf
Las Vegas casino owner Donald Sinclair (John Cleese) sponsors a race on which only his wealthiest patrons can bet. The randomly chosen team participants are given keys to a Silver City, New Mexico, train station locker. The first team to get to the locker will be awarded the $2 million locked inside. Insane comedy runs rampant in this one.
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Scorched 2003 PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Gavin Grazer
Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Rachael Leigh Cook, Woody Harrelson, John Cleese, Paulo Costanzo, David Krumholtz, Joshua Leonard, Ivan Sergei, Wayne Morse, Jeffrey Tambor, Max Wein, Marcus Thomas, Gavin Grazer, Renee Olstead, Steven Shenbaum
Without knowing of each other's plans, three bank tellers–Sheila (Alicia Silverstone), Stuart (Paulo Costanzo), and Jason (Woody Harrelson)–at the Desert Savings Bank rob the bank on the same weekend. Each one has his or her own reasons for the heists as well as plans for the future in this entertaining crime/comedy.
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 Shrek 2 2004 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury
Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews, Antonio Banderas, John Cleese, Rupert Everett, Jennifer Saunders, Aron Warner, Kelly Asbury, Cody Cameron, Conrad Vernon
Honeymooners Shrek (voice of Mike Myers) and Princess Fiona (voice of Cameron Diaz) are summoned by Fiona's parents, the King (voice of John Cleese) and Queen (voice of Julie Andrews). So, with Donkey (voice of Eddie Murphy) in tow, they trudge to the Kingdom of Far, Far Away. The King and Queen are shocked to learn that their daughter is married to an ogre and that she has become one too. It doesn't take long for Fairy Godmother (voice of Jennifer Saunders) to send that delightful killer cat, Puss In Boots (voice of Antonio Banderas), on a mission to get rid of Shrek so that Fiona will marry Fairy Godmother's son, Prince Charming (voice of Rupert Everett). But plans go awry, and, by story's end, Puss In Boots is working with Shrek instead of against him. The film received two Academy Award nominations, including Best Animated Feature.
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Shrek the Third 2007 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Chris Miller, Raman Hui
Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, Rupert Everett, Eric Idle, Justin Timberlake, Susan Blakeslee, Cody Cameron, Larry King, Christopher Knights, John Krasinski, Ian McShane
In this third animated "Shrek" tale, Shrek (voice of Mike Myers) faces problems when his father-in-law, the Frog King of Far, Far Away, King Harold (voice of John Cleese) dies. If Shrek cannot find a suitable replacement for the king, he could be stuck with the job. So, Shrek heads out–with Donkey (voice of Eddie Murphy) and Puss In Boots (voice of Antonio Banderas) in tow–in search of his wife's, Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), teenage cousin Artie (voice of Justin Timberlake) at his boarding school. Meanwhile, Fiona, who is pregnant, is left to fend off a palace coup staged by Prince Charming (voice of Rupert Everett) who has assistance from fairy tale villains including Captain Hook, the Evil Queen, Rumplestiltskin, the Big Bad Wolf, and the Headless Horseman. But, Fiona and her mother Queen Lillian (voice of Julie Andrews) get help from Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty in their valiant effort to retake the kingdom.
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 Silverado 1985 PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Adventure / Western / Comedy / Drama
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: Kevin Kline, Rosanna Arquette, Jeff Goldblum, Linda Hunt, Scott Glenn, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, Joe Seneca, Marvin J. McIntyre, Sheb Wooley, Jon Kasdan, Todd Allen, Bill Thurman
This Western has it all: adventure, comedy, and drama. The story is about "good guys" Paden (Kevin Kline), Emmett (Scott Glenn), and Mal (Danny Glover) who rescue Emmett's brother Jake (Kevin Costner) from jail where he is being held by Sheriff Langston (John Cleese). They pull off the escape, Jake joins the group, and they arrive in Silverado. Now, they meet frontier widow Hannah (Rosanna Arquette), card shark Slick (Jeff Goldblum), and saloon operator Stella (Linda Hunt)–all of whom have their own stories to tell. The "good guys" confront corrupt Sheriff Cobb (Brian Dennehy) and attempt to rid Silverado of vice. But, when dealing with the nasty sheriff and murdering ranchers, a showdown is a certainty.
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Splitting Heirs 1993 PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Young
Cast: Rick Moranis, Eric Idle, Barbara Hershey, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cleese, Sadie Frost, Stratford Johns, Brenda Bruce, William Franklyn, Richard Huw
As an infant, Tommy (Eric Idle) was left behind in a restaurant and subsequently was raised by Pakistanis. Now, his father has died, and Tommy wants his inheritance–the claim includes ruling an aristocracy.
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The Swan Princess 1994  G, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Richard Rich
Cast: Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright, Sandy Duncan, Liz Callaway, Dakin Matthews, Steve Vinovich, Howard McGillin, Michelle Nicastro, Mark Harelik, Adam Wylie, Joel McKinnon Miller, Dakin Matthews, Sandy Duncan
This animated film tells the story of a princess who is turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer. The princess must await her prince to come to her rescue. 1 User Review
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| | Tania 02/17/2007 | | My children and I were watching this a few years ago and at that time it was a case of watching it over...... and over...... and over again. |
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Time Bandits 1981 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Terry Gilliam
Cast: Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond, David Warner, Peter Vaughan, David Rappaport
A boy and six dwarfs travel backward through time and visit such diverse people and things as Robin Hood, Napoleon, and the Titanic.
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 Valiant 2005 G, 78 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Gary Chapman
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais, Tim Curry, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie, John Cleese, John Hurt, Pip Torrens, Rik Mayall, Olivia Williams
Valiant (voice of Ewan McGregor), a small pigeon, joins the Royal Homing Pigeon Service during World War II. Following boot camp, Valiant finds romance and, later, enemy fire when his unit of pigeons steals secret plans and saves an imprisoned pigeon (voice of John Cleese).
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The Wind in the Willows 1996 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
aka: Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Director: Terry Jones
Cast: Steve Coogan, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Antony Sher, Nicol Williamson, John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Bernard Hill, Michael Palin, Nigel Planer, Julia Sawalha, Victoria Wood
Mole's (Steve Coogan) home is being destroyed after wealthy landowner Toad (Terry Jones) decides to convert the "wild wood" into a dog-food factory. Mole's friends–Rat (Eric Idle) and Badger (Antony Sher)–come to Mole's aid. But it is difficult to succeed against powerful odds.
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 The World Is Not Enough 1999 PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller / Adventure
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards, Robert Carlyle, Robbie Coltrane, Judi Dench, Samantha Bond, Desmond Llewelyn, John Cleese, Serena Scott Thomas, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Michael Kitchen, Colin Salmon, Goldie, David Calder
Pierce Brosnan takes on the James Bond role for the third time in this action-filled thriller. After Bond's friend Sir Robert King (David Calder) is killed at M16 headquarters, Bond takes on the mission of protecting King's daughter Electra (Sophie Marceau) who has inherited his oil rights. Bond teams up with nuclear weapons expert Dr. Christmas Jones (Denise Richards), and they investigate the plot of international terrorist Renard (Robert Carlyle) who feels no pain because a bullet lodged in his brain is robbing him of his senses. Renard has been instrumental in sabotaging a new King pipeline that is under construction, and Bond and Jones set out to stop his devious actions that could result in destroying Europe.
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Yellowbeard 1983  PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Damski
Cast: Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Martin Hewitt, Marty Feldman, Eric Idle, Madeline Kahn, James Mason, John Cleese
Seventeenth-century pirate Yellowbeard (Graham Chapman) sets out–after release from prison–with his son (Martin Hewitt) and wife (Madeline Kahn) to recover a fortune he buried years ago. Gobble, gobble, gobble.
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2. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
3. And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
4. The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
5. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
6. Charlotte's Web (2006)
7. Clockwise (1986)
8. Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys (2006)
aka: Complete Guide to Guys
9. The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
10. Die Another Day (2002)
11. Erik the Viking (1989)
12. Fierce Creatures (1997)
13. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
14. George of the Jungle (1997)
15. George of the Jungle 2 (2003)
16. The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
17. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
18. Igor (2008)
19. Isn't She Great (2000)
20. The Jungle Book (1994)
aka: Rudyard Kipling's the Jungle Book
21. Life of Brian (1979)
aka: Monty Python's Life of Brian
22. The Life of Python (1999)
23. The Magic Christian (1969)
24. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
aka: Frankenstein
25. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
26. Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
27. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
aka: The Meaning of Life
28. The Out-Of-Towners (1999)
29. Parting Shots (1999)
30. The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
31. Pinocchio (2002)
32. Privates on Parade (1982)
33. Rat Race (2001)
34. Scorched (2003)
35. Shrek 2 (2004)
36. Shrek the Third (2007)
37. Silverado (1985)
38. Splitting Heirs (1993)
39. The Swan Princess (1994)
40. Time Bandits (1981)
41. Valiant (2005)
42. The Wind in the Willows (1996)
aka: Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
43. The World Is Not Enough (1999)
44. Yellowbeard (1983)
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