 Best in Show 2000  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Christopher Guest, Parker Posey, Michael Hitchcock, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, John Michael Higgins, Michael McKean, Patrick Cranshaw, Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Balaban, Jay Brazeau, Colin Cunningham, Will Sasso, Stephen E. Miller, Dany Canino
This mockumentary, set at Philadelphia's annual Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show, centers on anxious owners and their coddled pets. The actors were handed a script but encouraged to improvise as the film was shot, and the fun begins as TV cameras bring Weimaraner "Beatrice," Shih Tzu "Miss Agnes," Poodle "Rhapsody in White," and Bloodhound "Hubert"–and their owners–into the homes of millions. The result is a very funny movie.
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Bicentennial Man 1999  PG, 132 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz, Oliver Platt, Wendy Crewson, Kiersten Warren, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Lynne Thigpen, Stephen Root, Bradley Whitford, Lindze Letherman, Angela Landis, John Michael Higgins, Igor Hiller, Brett Wagner
Based on Isaac Asimov's short story, this is the tale of an android that performs household tasks is what the Martin family wanted when they purchased Andrew (Robin Williams). They got that and more when they realize that Andrew not only thinks for himself but experiences emotions as well.
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 Blade: Trinity 2004  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Comedy / Thriller
Director: David S. Goyer
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Dominic Purcell, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Parker Posey, Mark Berry, John Michael Higgins, Callum Keith Rennie, Paul Levesque, Paul Anthony, Francoise Yip, James Remar, Michael Rawlins, Natasha Lyonne
Vampire hunter Blade (Wesley Snipes), who is half-human/half-vampire, joins forces with the Nightstalkers, and, together, they fight Dracula (Dominic Purcell) who has been brought back from his undead state and renamed "Drake" in an effort to get rid of Blade once and for all.
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 The Break-Up 2006 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Peyton Reed
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Favreau, Cole Hauser, Jason Bateman, Judy Davis, Justin Long, Ivan Sergei, John Michael Higgins, Ann - Margret, Vincent D'Onofrio, Peter Billingsley, Vernon Vaughn
Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) and Gary (Vince Vaughn) meet at a Cubs game at Wrigley Field, fall in love, and buy a condo together. During a family dinner party, problems erupt, and Brooke breaks up with Gary. But, neither Brooke nor Gary is willing to give up the condo, so each retreats to separate spaces inside the premises. Bad advice from family and friends leads to more problems in their mental battle as each connives to force the other out.
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Evan Almighty 2007 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Goodman, Johnny Simmons, Graham Phillips, Jimmy Bennett, Wanda Sykes, John Michael Higgins, Jonah Hill, Molly Shannon, Harve Presnell, Arden Myrin, Brian Howe
In this sequel to "Bruce Almighty" (2003), Steve Carell is back in his role of Evan Baxter who is now a newly elected U.S. Congressman. Evan, his wife Joan (Lauren Graham), and sons (Johnny Simmons, Graham Phillips, and Jimmy Bennett) move to suburban Virginia into the neighborhood of Prestige Crest and settle into the Beltway life. In his congressional campaign, Evan had promised to "change the world," and now God (Morgan Freeman) enters his life and asks him to follow up on his promise. God gives Evan a copy of the book "Ark Building for Dummies" and commands him to build an ark. Evan ignores the challenge, but when God provides him with an overnight growth of beard that he cannot shave off and a myriad of paired animals, Evan becomes convinced and gathers his sons around him to help build that ark.
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Fired Up! 2009  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Will Gluck
Cast: Nicholas D'Agosto, Eric Christian Olsen, Sarah Roemer, Molly Sims, Danneel Harris, David Walton, Philip Baker Hall, John Michael Higgins, Adhir Kalyan, AnnaLynne McCord, Juliette Goglia, Smith Cho, Margo Harshman, Hayley Marie Norman, Jake Sandvig
Shawn (Nick D'Agosto) and Nick (Eric Christian Olsen) are top scorers on the Ford High School team who decide to avoid football camp and sign up for cheerleading camp instead where they plan to score with the beautiful girls. They get Shawn's younger sister Poppy (Juliette Goglia) to show them basic cheerleading moves and then head for camp. Shawn falls for head cheerleader Carly (Sarah Roemer), but she suspects their motives. Now, Shawn and Nick must come up with some great moves if Shawn is going to gain Carly's trust and love.
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For Your Consideration 2006  PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Jennifer Coolidge, Parker Posey, Bob Balaban, Michael McKean, Fred Willard, Ed Begley Jr., Jane Lynch, Jim Piddock, Rachael Harris
In this satire on movie hype, cameraman Simon Whitset (Jim Piddock) spots an online item that suggests actress Marilyn Hack (Catherine O'Hara) may win an Academy Award nomination for the movie he is filming. In a matter of days, rumors fly on the Internet that the movie Simon and Marilyn are working on is a masterpiece, and it doesn't take long before actors, crewmembers, executives, and media figures get caught up in the frenzy.
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 Fred Claus 2007 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, Trevor Peacock, Ludacris, Elizabeth Banks, Christian Hansen, Kevin Spacey, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Allan Corduner
Ever since his younger brother Nick was born, Fred Claus had been upstaged by Nick who was adored by their parents (Kathy Bates and Trevor Peacock). Now, as adults, the situation has not improved. Nick (Paul Giamatti) has become Santa Claus at the North Pole, and Fred is a repo man in Chicago. When ne'er-do-well Fred finds himself in jail after robbing Salvation Army Santas, he asks Nick for help. Nick bails him out–on condition that Fred help Nick's elves prepare toys for Christmas. But, Fred is not prepared for this kind of work and just might jeopardize the effort to have toys ready for Christmas delivery.
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 Fun with Dick and Jane 2005 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dean Parisot
Cast: Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni, Alec Baldwin, Richard Jenkins, Carlos Jacott, Angie Harmon, John Michael Higgins, Richard Burgi, Jeff Garlin, Stacey Travis, Timm Sharp
Dick Harper (Jim Carrey) is a rising star at Globodyne Corporation, but there is a problem: the C.E.O. (Alec Baldwin) leaves the company under dire circumstances. Stocks plummet, Dick loses his job, and Dick and wife Jane (Tea Leoni) cannot pay their bills. To make ends meet, Dick and Jane begin robbing banks–and having fun in the process.
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 G.I. Jane 1997 R, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft, Jason Beghe, Scott Wilson, Lucinda Jenney, Daniel von Bargen, John Michael Higgins, Kevin Gage, David Warshofsky, David Vadim, Morris Chestnut, Josh Hopkins, James Caviezel, Boyd Kestner
Lt. Jordan O'Neil (Demi Moore) is an ambitious U.S. Naval officer who has been chosen by Senator Lillian DeHaven (Anne Bancroft) as the model for the future of women in combat. Her training with the Navy SEALs is filled with antagonists who are not so sure women should serve as fighting machines. Among the active dissenters are SEAL base commander C.O. Salem (Scott Wilson) and Master Chief John Urgayle (Viggo Mortensen).
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Jiminy Glick in Lalawood 2005 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Vadim Jean
Cast: Martin Short, Jan Hooks, Linda Cardellini, Janeane Garofalo, John Michael Higgins, Elizabeth Perkins, Larry Joe Campbell, Mo Collins, Corey Pearson, Carlos Jacott, Aries Spears, Robert Trebor
TV interviewer Jiminy Glick (Martin Short), wife Dixie (Jan Hooks), and their two sons head to the Toronto Film Festival where he becomes the toast of the town, But, in the process, he finds himself in the middle of a murder plot in which alcoholic actress Miranda Coolidge (Elizabeth Perkins) is the intended victim.
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The Late Shift 1996 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Betty Thomas
Cast: Kathy Bates, John Michael Higgins, Daniel Roebuck, Bob Balaban, Treat Williams, Rich Little, Reni Santoni, Peter Jurasik, Ed Begley Jr., John Kapelos, Steven Gilborn, John Getz
Based on a true story, this film depicts behind-the-scenes events during which TV executives (Bob Balaban and Ed Begley Jr.) decided whether Jay Leno (Daniel Roebuck) or David Letterman (John Michael Higgins) would be named Johnny Carson's replacement.
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A Mighty Wind 2003 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Bob Balaban, John Michael Higgins, Jane Lynch, Parker Posey, Ed Begley Jr.
In this amusing mockumentary, 1960s' folksingers–represented by master improvisers–reunite for a memorial concert that is scheduled for public broadcasting.
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Monte Walsh 2003 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Tom Selleck, Isabella Rossellini, Keith Carradine, George Eads, Wallace Shawn, Barry Corbin, James Gammon, Lori Hallier, Rex Linn, Robert Carradine, Marshall R. Teague, William Sanderson, Rick Ravanello, Joanna Miles, John Michael Higgins
This made-for-cable TV Western is the second film based on a novel by Jack Schaefer. Monte (Tom Selleck) and pal Chet (Keith Carradine) are cowhands and bronco busters, a dying breed in Wyoming near the end of the 19th century. Monte's girlfriend "Countess" Martine (Isabella Rossellini) tries to convince him to take a regular job, but Monte still yearns for the scant wide-open space that remains. When a cowboy is laid off, Monte deals with one last confrontation.
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The Ugly Truth 2009  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Luketic
Cast: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Bree Turner, Eric Winter, Nick Searcy, Jesse D. Goins, Cheryl Hines, John Michael Higgins, Noah Matthews, Bonnie Somerville, John Sloman, Yvette Nicole Brown, Nathan Corddry, Allen Maldonado, Steve Little
Morning show producer Abby (Katherine Heigl) is still single but continues to look for Mr. Perfect. Now she is teamed with Mike (Gerard Butler) to help boost the show's ratings. He immediately offends all women, prompting Abby to want to fire him. But, she agrees to a deal that he will help her in her quest to land Dr. Colin (Eric Winter). And the fun begins.
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 Vampire's Kiss 1989 R, 96 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Horror / Comedy
Director: Robert Bierman
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jennifer Beals, Maria Conchita Alonso, Elizabeth Ashley, Kasi Lemmons, Jessica Lundy, Bob Lujan, Michael Knowles, John Michael Higgins, Jodie Markell, Johnny Walker, Boris Leskin, David Hyde Pierce, Marc Coppola
A Manhattan literary agent Peter Lowe (Nicolas Cage) behaves in a neurotic manner and takes out his frustration on his secretary Alva (Jennifer Beals). Then, one night, he is sure he has been bitten by a vampire and that he will become one, also. Are the events imagined, or is Peter really becoming a vampire? Cage's performance helped make this film a cult classic.
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Wag the Dog 1997 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Woody Harrelson, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, William H. Macy, James Belushi, Craig T. Nelson, Kirsten Dunst, Michael Belson, Andrea Martin, John Michael Higgins, Suzie Plakson, David Koechner
The American public's gullibility is exploited when the President's (Michael Belson) spin-doctors (Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro) prescribe a make-believe war with Albania as a ruse to divert attention from the President's sexual exploits. Hoffman received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
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Yes Man 2008 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peyton Reed
Cast: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins, Rhys Darby, Danny Masterson, Fionnula Flanagan, Terence Stamp, Sasha Alexander, Molly Sims, Brent Briscoe, Sean O'Bryan, Spencer Garrett, Rocky Carroll, John Cothran Jr.
Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) is a loan officer whose antisocial tendencies are ruining his life. He decides to turn his life around and signs up for a self-help program where the guru Terrence Bundley (Terence Stamp) teaches him to say "Yes" to everything. After giving a homeless man (Brent Briscoe) a ride and money, saying "Yes" to bank loan requests, organizing a wedding shower for his friend Peter's (Bradley Cooper) wife, and even saying "Yes" to free-spirited, scooter-riding Allison (Zooey Deschanel), Carl has become a changed man.
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| 1. Best in Show (2000)
2. Bicentennial Man (1999)
3. Blade: Trinity (2004)
4. The Break-Up (2006)
5. Evan Almighty (2007)
6. Fired Up! (2009)
7. For Your Consideration (2006)
8. Fred Claus (2007)
9. Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
10. G.I. Jane (1997)
11. Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005)
12. The Late Shift (1996)
13. A Mighty Wind (2003)
14. Monte Walsh (2003)
15. The Ugly Truth (2009)
16. Vampire's Kiss (1989)
17. Wag the Dog (1997)
18. Yes Man (2008)
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