Americathon 1979  PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Neal Israel
Cast: Harvey Korman, John Ritter, Nancy Morgan, Peter Riegert, Fred Willard, Zane Buzby, George Carlin, Chief Dan George, Howard Hesseman, Jay Leno
The premise for this 1979 film is that it is now 1998, and the U.S. government is broke and threatened from Native Americans AND Big Business.
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 Bad Santa 2003  R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Lauren Graham, Lauren Tom, Bernie Mac, John Ritter, Ajay Naidu, Lorna Scott, Alex Borstein, Dylan Charles, Billy Gardell
Santa (Billy Bob Thornton) and his elf (Tony Cox) are really con men who, year after year, have worked in department stores and robbed the stores' safes on Christmas Eve. Could this be the year that these two will get their comeuppance?
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The Barefoot Executive 1971  G, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Butler
Cast: Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Harry Morgan, Wally Cox, Heather North, Alan Hewitt, John Ritter, Hayden Rorke, Jack Bender, George N. Neise
A chimpanzee climbs the corporate ladder when Steven Post (Kurt Russell) discovers the chimp's ability to predict which TV shows will become hits. Disney fare.
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Bride of Chucky 1998  R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Comedy / Romance
aka: Child's Play 4: Bride of Chucky
Director: Ronny Yu
Cast: Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, Katherine Heigl, Nick Stabile, Alexis Arquette, Gordon Michael Woolvett, John Ritter, Lawrence Dane, Michael Johnson, Kathy Najimy, James Gallanders, Janet Kidder, Vince Corazzo, Park Bench, Emily Weedon
Chucky (voice of Brad Dourif), that doll that came to life as a serial killer, returns to the screen. Chucky's ex-girlfriend Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) has gathered Chucky's pieces from the morgue and sewn them together. Chucky comes back to life when he casts a voodoo spell to revive himself. He electrocutes Tiffany, and then revives her as his Talking Tina doll bride. They set off on their honeymoon and hitch a ride with teenagers Jade (Katherine Heigl) and Jessie (Nick Stabile). Another bout of murder and mayhem ensues while Jade and Jessie must face the fact that their doll companions are killers.
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Clifford's Really Big Movie 2004 G, 73 min.
Genre: Animation / Family
Director: Robert C. Ramirez
Cast: John Ritter, Wayne Brady, Grey DeLisle, Jenna Elfman, John Goodman, Jess Harnell, Kel Mitchell, Judge Reinhold, Kath Soucie, Cree Summer, Wilmer Valderrama, Ernie Hudson
Fearing he is costing the family too much for food, Clifford (voice of John Ritter)–the big red dog of children's books–joins a carnival in hopes of winning a talent contest offering a lifetime supply of Tummy Yummies as its prize.
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Dead Husbands 1998 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Paul Shapiro
Cast: John Ritter, Nicollette Sheridan, Sonja Smits, Amy Yasbeck, Sherry Miller, Bill MacDonald, Kenneth Welsh, Michelle Duquet, Huey Lewis, Sheila McCarthy
A chain letter circulated by dissatisfied wives gets the attention of one recipient (Nicolette Sheridan). Her husband is a best-selling, advice-to-reignite-your-marriage author who has no clue that he is now on the hit list recommended by the chain letter.
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A Gun, a Car, a Blonde 1998  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Stefani Ames
Cast: Jim Metzler, Victor Love, Kay Lenz, Norma Maldonado, John Ritter, Andrea Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Parducci, Paula Marshall
Not much entertainment can be found in this ordeal of a movie. The plot centers on Rick (Jim Metzler) who, while in remission from spinal cancer, hypnotizes himself and enters a fantasy life as a tough private detective.
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Hacks 1997 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Sink or Swim
Director: Gary Rosen
Cast: Stephen Rea, Illeana Douglas, John Ritter, Dave Foley, Richard Kind, Dusty Kay, Tom Arnold, Robert Patrick, Ryan O'Neal, Ricky Jay
TV script-writer Brian (Stephen Rea) is given the task of coming up with a new TV series–but he's out of ideas. Then, while at his routine poker game with his buds, Brian sees a couple on a balcony and gets an idea for the series. He meets the balcony-girl, offers to buy her life story, and then disappears with her. Well-known cast, but the film didn't hit it big.
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Heartbeat 1993 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Heartbeat'
Director: Michael Miller
Cast: John Ritter, Polly Draper, Kevin Kilner, Michael Lembeck, Nancy Morgan, Christian Cousins, Victor DiMattia, Suzanne Suciu, Seth Isler, David Selburg, Steven Gilborn, Christopher Halsted
Successful TV producer Bill Grant (John Ritter) has spent so much time working that his marriage has dissolved. Meanwhile, a writer for his show, Adrian Towers (Polly Draper), is pregnant, and her marriage fails when she refuses to undergo an abortion. Adrian is devastated until Bill steps in, and romance begins anew. Based on Danielle Steele's novel.
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Hero at Large 1980 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Martin Davidson
Cast: John Ritter, Anne Archer, Bert Convy, Kevin McCarthy, Harry Bellaver, Anita Dangler, Allan Rich, Kenneth Tobey, Kevin Bacon, Garry Goodrow
An out-of-work actor (John Ritter) takes on the persona of action hero "Captain Avenger" and meets resistance from local politicians in this silly comedy.
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Letting Go 1985 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Jack Bender
Cast: John Ritter, Sharon Gless, Joseph Cortese, Max Gail, Kit McDonough, Peter Dvorsky, Michael Fantini, Barbara Gordon, Deborah Turnbull, Keith Knight
Kate's (Sharon Gless) relationship has ended, and widower Alex's (John Ritter) life is empty. They meet at a support group session, and the romance begins–but not without encountering complications along the way. Made for TV.
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Manhood 2003 R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bobby Roth
Cast: Nestor Carbonell, John Ritter, Janeane Garofalo, Bonnie Bedelia, Nick Roth, Lauren Tom, Barbara Williams, Barry Newman, Andrew J. Ferchland, Skyler Shaye, Sybil Temchen, Carole Davis
Reformed womanizer Jack (Nestor Carbonell) tries to put his life back together–starting with connecting to his son and nephew. This is a boring, dark drama of a dysfunctional family. Sundance Film Festival material was billed as a dark comedy, but the comedy is hard to find.
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Montana 1998 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy
Director: Jennifer Leitzes
Cast: Kyra Sedgwick, Stanley Tucci, Robin Tunney, Robbie Coltrane, John Ritter, Ethan Embry, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mark Boone Junior, Jerry Grayson, Paul Calderon, Ajay Naidu, Karl Geary, Richard Zobel, Alan Manson, Raynor Scheine
In this double-crossing hit man story, the "heroine," Claire (Kyra Sedgwick), is sent off by her gangster boss (Robbie Coltrane) to track-down his runaway girlfriend, Kitty (Robin Tunney). Along on the mission are Claire's terminally ill hit man lover Nick (Stanley Tucci) and the boss' son, Jimmy (Ethan Embry). But, when Claire kills Jimmy during a rape attempt, the tables are turned, and Claire becomes the foil when the boss' right-hand man, Duncan (Philip Seymour Hoffman), takes over.
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My Brother's Wife 1989 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Bender
Cast: Mel Harris, John Ritter, Dakin Matthews, Polly Bergen, Lee Weaver, David Byron, Richard Marion, Glenn Dixon, Ruth C. Engel
This made-for-TV film is based on A.R. Gurney's play, "The Middle Ages." Barney (John Ritter) meets Eleanor (Mel Harris)–who would become his brother's wife–and it's love at first sight. Years pass in Barney's upper-crust Boston family's life until, 27 years later, Barney again meets his long-time love Eleanor at a funeral. True to many plays, most of the film takes place in one room.
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Nickelodeon 1976 PG, 121 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O'Neal, Brian Keith, Stella Stevens, John Ritter, Harry Carey Jr., James Best, George Gaynes, M. Emmet Walsh, Jane Hitchcock, Jack Perkins, Brion James, Sidney Armus, Joe Warfield
The story begins in 1910 when Leo Harrigan (Ryan O'Neal) is invited to be a Hollywood screen writer. His career spirals, he becomes a director, and he falls for leading lady Kathleen Cooke (Jane Hitchcock). But, Kathleen decides to marry Harrigan's leading man, cowboy actor Buck Greenway (Burt Reynolds). Harrigan and Greenway go their separate ways but are reunited by story's end.
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Noises Off 1992  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Denholm Elliott, Julie Hagerty, Marilu Henner, Christopher Reeve, John Ritter, Mark Linn-Baker, Nicollette Sheridan
Based on Michael Frayn's play, this is the story of how eccentric theatrical actors and stagehands manage to get off the ground and onto Broadway. 1 User Review
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| | Imperfect for sure, but a classroom in comic timing | 1fatts 03/14/2007 | The third act is unnecessary and unbelievable. The finale is so artificial that it passeth all justification.
But Bogdanovich is a master of comic timing. (Watch the opening scenes of "What's Up Doc?" sometime.) And this movie is worth the price of admission just to watch the timing in the first two acts. The actors are one-dimensional, but it is a farce, and they are meant to be one-dimensional. We expected this level of work from Carol Burnett -- frankly, we saw it every week on TV for years -- bit John Ritter is a revelation as a physical comic and Christopher Reeve is really quite good as an understated comic foil.
Watch the first half anyway. If fact, watch it twice. |
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Panic 2000  R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Bromell
Cast: William H. Macy, John Ritter, Neve Campbell, Donald Sutherland, Tracey Ullman, Barbara Bain, David Dorfman, Miguel Sandoval, Nicholle Tom, Greg Pitts
Alex (William H. Macy) is a mild-mannered family man who, unbeknownst to his wife (Tracey Ullman), has been performing hit man duties for years under his father's (Donald Sutherland) orders. Now, Alex wants to quit, but neither his mother (Barbara Bain) nor his father will let him off the hook. To make matters worse, Alex's psychiatrist, Josh Parks (John Ritter), is next on the hit list. As if that's not bad enough, Alex appears headed for a disastrous affair with 24-year-old Sarah (Neve Campbell).
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Problem Child 1990  PG, 81 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Action / Fantasy
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: John Ritter, Jack Warden, Michael Oliver, Gilbert Gottfried, Amy Yasbeck, Michael Richards, Peter Jurasik, Charlotte Akin, Anna Marie Allred, Adam Anderly, Robert A. Anderson, Cody Beard
This movie is AWFUL–so terrible that it spawned a sequel, an animated TV series, and a TV movie. Ben (John Ritter) works for his father, Big Ben (Jack Warden), a tough–and crooked–sporting goods dealer. Ben and his wife (Amy Yasbeck) decide to adopt a son and are conned into taking Junior (Michael Oliver) from the orphanage. They have more than they can handle with the mean, destructive demon. And then there's the bow-tie killer. Low-class humor.
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Problem Child 2 1991 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Brian Levant
Cast: John Ritter, Michael Oliver, Jack Warden, Laraine Newman, Amy Yasbeck, Ivyann Schwan, Gilbert Gottfried, Paul Willson, Alan Blumenfeld, Charlene Tilton, James Tolkan, Martha Quinn, Zach Grenier
Why would you use a bomb of a movie to make another? Someone must have spent money on the first one! Anyway, Junior (Michael Oliver) and the family are back and move to a new town. Dad (John Ritter) is looking for a new wife–and having fun at it–while Junior meets a girl just as bad as he is. Junior's mean tricks continue.
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Shadow of Doubt 1998  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Randal Kleiser
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Tom Berenger, John Ritter, Craig Sheffer, Huey Lewis, Wade Dominguez, Nina Foch, Kimberley Kates, James Morrison, Lisa Pelikan
The plot for this made-for-TV thriller revolves around the brutal murder of a prominent businessman. When the rapper, Bobby Medina (Wade Dominguez), is arrested for the crime, Kit Devereaux (Melanie Griffith) jumps to his defense as his attorney fighting the prosecuting attorney, Jack Campion (Tom Berenger).
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Skin Deep 1989 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: John Ritter, Vincent Gardenia, Alyson Reed, Julianne Phillips, Chelsea Field, Peter Donat, Don Gordon, Nina Foch, Denise Crosby, Michael Kidd
An alcoholic writer (John Ritter), constantly on the make, finds a new target in his wife's hairdresser (Julianne Phillips). His wife (Alyson Reed) finds out, and husband is out.
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Sling Blade 1996  R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Robert Duvall, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, Rick Dial, Brent Briscoe, Christine Renee Ward, Sarah Boss, Kathy Sue Brown, Mickey Jones, Bruce Hampton
Retarded 11-year-old Karl had killed his mother and her lover with a sling blade when misunderstanding their sexual encounter and was institutionalized. Now, 25 years later, Karl (Billy Bob Thornton) is released from the institution and is at loose ends. He opts to move into the dysfunctional household of his new friend, young Frank Wheatley (Lucas Black), where he views actions of family members through an outsider's perspective. Billy Bob Thornton received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor and won an Oscar for Best Screenplay.
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Stay Tuned 1992 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: John Ritter, Pam Dawber, Jeffrey Jones, David Tom, Eugene Levy, Bob Dishy, Heather McComb, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, Michael Hogan, Erik King
Roy Knable (John Ritter) is a couch potato using his television set to escape the rigors of life. This creates marital problems because his wife Helen (Pam Dawber) is an achiever in the advertising world. Then, up pops Spike (Jeffrey Jones) making a deal for Roy's soul. Before you can say, "Damn Yankees," Roy and Helen are sucked into the satellite disk where they must survive among the comedy shows, adventure movies, and game shows.
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The Stone Killer 1973  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, David Sheiner, Norman Fell, Ralph Waite, Walter Burke, John Ritter, Eddie Firestone, Charles Tyner, Paul Koslo
A cop, Detective Torrey (Charles Bronson), tracks down low-life gangsters with Mafia connections in this violent–but entertaining–action film. 1 User Review
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| | apostol 09/30/2009 | | Its how a movie should be made! |
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Sunset Limousine 1983 TV, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Terry Hughes
Cast: John Ritter, Susan Dey, Paul Reiser, Audrie J. Neenan, Martin Short, George(2) Kirby, James Luisi, Louise Sorel, Lainie Kazan, Michael Ensign, Charles(2) Lane, Stacy Nelkin
This made-for-TV comedy follows out-of-work comedian Alan (John Ritter) as he takes a job driving a limo. He loses his girlfriend but is determined to win her back–after dealing with two hit men he becomes involved with through a client.
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 Tadpole 2002 PG-13, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Aaron Stanford, John Ritter, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Iler, Adam LeFevre, Peter Appel, Alicia Van Couvering, Kate Mara, Ron Rifkin
Fifteen-year-old Oscar Grubman (Aaron Stanford), known to his Manhattan friends as "Tadpole," returns home from boarding school eager to see his friends but even more anxious to see the object of his affection: his stepmother, Eve (Sigourney Weaver). As luck would have it, a one-night stand with Eve's best friend, Diane (Bebe Neuwirth) complicates matters even further.
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They All Laughed 1981 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, John Ritter, Ben Gazzara, Colleen Camp, Sean H. Ferrer, Dorothy Stratten, Elizabeth Pena, George Morfogen, Blaine Novak, Patti Hansen
One of Peter Bogdanovich's better productions, this comedy is about the loves and adventures of detectives John Russo (Ben Gazzara) and Charles Rutledge (John Ritter) who fall in love with beautiful women they have been hired to investigate.
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TripFall 2000 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Serge Rodnunsky
Cast: Eric Roberts, John Ritter, Rachel Hunter, Tyler Cole Malinger, Christina Ann Moore, Katy Boyer, Michael Raynor, Ken Palmer, Kevin Dean Williams, Wayne Duvall
Disaster strikes when corporate executive Tom Williams (John Ritter) takes his family on a California vacation. A serial killer (Eric Roberts) abducts the family and holds them hostage. Tom is left to figure out how to engineer a rescue.
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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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| 1. Americathon (1979)
2. Bad Santa (2003)
3. The Barefoot Executive (1971)
4. Bride of Chucky (1998)
aka: Child's Play 4: Bride of Chucky
5. Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
6. Dead Husbands (1998)
7. A Gun, a Car, a Blonde (1998)
8. Hacks (1997)
aka: Sink or Swim
9. Heartbeat (1993)
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Heartbeat'
10. Hero at Large (1980)
11. It (1990)
aka: Stephen King's It
12. Letting Go (1985)
13. Manhood (2003)
14. Montana (1998)
15. My Brother's Wife (1989)
16. Nickelodeon (1976)
17. Noises Off (1992)
18. Panic (2000)
19. Problem Child (1990)
20. Problem Child 2 (1991)
21. Real Men (1987)
22. Shadow of Doubt (1998)
23. Skin Deep (1989)
24. Sling Blade (1996)
25. Stay Tuned (1992)
26. The Stone Killer (1973)
27. Sunset Limousine (1983)
28. Tadpole (2002)
29. They All Laughed (1981)
30. TripFall (2000)
31. Wholly Moses (1980)
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