 Air Buddies 2006  PG, 80 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Robert Vince
Cast: Slade Pearce, Christian Pikes, Tom Everett Scott, Molly Shannon, Richard Karn, Trevor Wright, Abigail Breslin, Dominic Scott Kay, Paul Rae, Michael Clarke Duncan, Don Knotts, Spencer Fox, Skyler Gisondo, Patrick Cranshaw, Josh Flitter
That lovable lab Buddy (voice of Tom Everett Scott), his girlfriend Molly (voice of Molly Shannon), and the humans who own them–Henry (Christian Pikes) and Noah (Slade Pearce)–are busy with a litter of five adorable puppies–B-Dawg (voice of Skyler Gisondo), Bud-dah (voice of Dominic Scott Kay), Rosebud (voice of Abigail Breslin), Mudbud (voice of Spencer Fox), and Budderball (voice of Josh Flitter). When adoption time comes, the puppies run away, then mayhem ensues, and Molly gets dog-napped resulting in a wild chase as Noah, Henry, and the puppies try to rescue them.
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 Analyze This 1999  R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow, Joe Viterelli, Chazz Palminteri, Bill Macy, Leo Rossi, Kyle Sabihy, Rebecca Schull, Molly Shannon
When a Mafia boss, Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro), suffers anxiety attacks, he calls on New York psychotherapist Ben Sobel (Billy Crystal) for help in this slick comedy about a serious subject.
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Dr. Dolittle 2 2001  PG, 82 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Steve Carr
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wilson, Jeffrey Jones, Kevin Pollak, Raven-Symone, Kyla Pratt, Steve Zahn, Lisa Kudrow, Norm MacDonald, Molly Shannon, Lil' Zane, Denise Dowse, James Avery, Andy Richter, Victor Raider-Wexler
Eddie Murphy returns in his role of Dr. John Dolittle, still enjoying his magical power of being able to talk to animals. This time around, he attempts to introduce a circus bear into the wilds where it is hoped the bear will mate with an endangered Pacific Western bear and, hopefully, prevent extinction of the species.
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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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 Good Boy! 2003 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: John Robert Hoffman
Cast: Liam Aiken, Kevin Nealon, Molly Shannon, Brittany Moldowan, Hunter Elliott, Donald Faison, Matthew Broderick, Brittany Murphy, Carl Reiner, Delta Burke, Cheech Marin, Vanessa Redgrave
After 12-year-old Owen (Liam Aiken) adopts a dog, Hubble (voice of Matthew Broderick), he learns that his new pet is actually an intergalactic dog sent to Earth to find out why the canines sent to Earth years ago have not colonized the planet. Despite their differences, Owen and Hubble bond in this family fantasy.
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Gray Matters 2007 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Sue Kramer
Cast: Heather Graham, Thomas Cavanagh, Bridget Moynahan, Molly Shannon, Alan Cumming, Rachel Shelley, Sissy Spacek, Alejandro Abellan, Don Ackerman, Gloria Gaynor, Warren Christie, Bill Mondy
Ballroom dancers Gray (Heather Graham) and Sam (Thomas Cavanagh) are a very close sister and brother team who share an apartment in San Francisco. Neither has been interested in dating until Sam crosses paths with Charlie (Bridget Moynahan) who shares his interests in ballroom dancing, retro styles, and 1940s' movies. Within a very short time Charlie and Sam are married, but problems arise on the eve of the wedding when Gray and a very drunk Charlie kiss. With that passionate kiss, Gray realizes that she is a lesbian and is in love with her brother's wife. Now, it is up to Gray to figure out how to handle this very confusing situation.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000  PG, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
aka: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Molly Shannon, Jeremy Howard, T.J. Thyne, Lacey Kohl, Clint Howard, Josh Ryan Evans, Rance Howard, Mindy Sterling, Rachel Winfree
Anthony Hopkins narrates this remake of the Dr. Seuss classic cartoon story based on the 1957 book. Jim Carrey stars as that despicable villain, the Grinch, who observes the residents of Whoville preparing to celebrate Christmas and plots to steal all the holiday celebration from them. But, young Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen) sees goodness in the Grinch, tries to make friends with him, and melts his heart with kindness.
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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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It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie 2002 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher
Cast: Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Bill Barretta, David Arquette, Joan Cusack, Matthew Lillard, William H. Macy, Whoopi Goldberg, Kelly Ripa, Molly Shannon, Carson Daly
As the Muppets are preparing for a Christmas show, scheming banker Rachel Bitterman (Joan Cusack) plots ways to take over their theater and build a sleazy nightclub. And it looks as though she will succeed when she forecloses on their theater. Adults can see the spoofs and satire while the children can see the Muppets doing their thing. Cameo appearances abound.
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Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace 1996  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller
aka: Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War
Director: Farhad Mann
Cast: Matt Frewer, Patrick Bergin, Ely Pouget, Austin O'Brien, Kevin Conway, Camille Cooper, Patrick LaBrecque, Molly Shannon, Crystal Celese Grant, Sean P. Young, Mathew Valencia, Trever O'Brien, Richard Fancy, Ellis Williams, Castulo Guerra
Jobe Smith (Matt Frewer) is back in action, but now he has moved from the suburbs to the city–a Los Angeles subway system to be exact. Also back is Jobe's fan, Peter Parkette (Austin O'Brien). An inventor (Patrick Bergin) has produced the Chiron Chip, which links computer networks all over the world. Jobe knows possession of the chip will lead to control of the world and sets out to build the chip.
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 Marie Antoinette 2006 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sofia Coppola
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Marianne Faithfull, Steve Coogan, Clara Braiman, Melodie Berenfeld, Judy Davis, Jason Schwartzman, Rose Byrne, Al Weaver, Shirley Henderson, Molly Shannon, Rip Torn, Jean-Christophe Bouvet
In 1770, the 14-year-old daughter of the Empress Maria Teresa (Marianne Faithfull), Marie Antoinette (Kirsten Dunst) was engaged to the Dauphin Louis-Auguste (Jason Schwartzman) and traveled to France for the marriage, which was planned to seal the alliance between Austria and France. Marie arrives at Versailles, marries the Dauphin, and enters into a world where she must produce an heir to gain security. But, Louis does not cooperate, and by the time she becomes queen, Marie Antoinette has alienated both royalty and the public. An Oscar was received for Best Costume Design.
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 The Music Man 2003  TV, 150 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Jeff Bleckner
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Kristin Chenoweth, Victor Garber, Debra Monk, Molly Shannon, David Aaron Baker, Cameron Monaghan, Patrick McKenna, Clyde Alves, Cameron Adams, Megan Moniz, Richard Fitzpatrick
The great Broadway and film musical is back with likeable Matthew Broderick in the title role of Professor Harold Hill who blows into River City, Iowa, to con the town into starting a boys band and buying instruments and uniforms from him. The great songs are there, and the atmosphere created by the settings and costumes are fine. Made for TV.
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My 5 Wives 2000 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Rodney Dangerfield, Andrew Dice Clay, John Byner, Molly Shannon, Jerry Stiller, John Pinette, Rob deLeeuw, Fred(2) Keating, Jud Tylor, Angelika Libera, Kate Luyben, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Brandy Ledford, Karin Konoval, Anita Brown
Wealthy real-estate developer Peterson (Rodney Dangerfield) wants to buy a ski resort in Utah. But, the property comes with five buxom, sex-crazed wives. There's also crime boss Tony Morano (Andrew Dice Clay) who wants the land.
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 My Boss's Daughter 2003 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Zucker
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Tara Reid, Jeffrey Tambor, Terence Stamp, Andy Richter, Michael Madsen, Jon Abrahams, David Koechner, Carmen Electra, Molly Shannon, Patrick Cranshaw, Kenan Thompson
Tom (Ashton Kutcher) has his eye on Lisa (Tara Reid) who is the daughter of his boss, Jack (Terence Stamp). When Jack asks Tom to housesit, Tom grabs the opportunity as a means of seeing more of Lisa. But Tom's dreams of impressing Lisa prove to be more than a little off from reality.
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 Never Been Kissed 1999 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Raja Gosnell
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Molly Shannon, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, John C. Reilly, Garry Marshall, Leelee Sobieski, Jeremy Jordan, Marley Shelton, Sarah DeVincentis
Josie Geller (Drew Barrymore) is now a 25-year-old newspaper copy editor, but she never got over the stress of her high-school years–UNTIL she is given an assignment to go undercover and pose as a high-school student. Through the experience of returning to her past, she finally repairs her teen psyche.
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 A Night at the Roxbury 1998 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Fortenberry
Cast: Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Dan Hedaya, Molly Shannon, Richard Grieco, Loni Anderson, Chazz Palminteri, Elisa Donovan, Dwayne Hickman, Elisa Donovan, Michael Clarke Duncan
The Butabi brothers–Steve (Will Ferrell) and Doug (Chris Kattan)–work in an artificial-flower shop by day but dream of picking up women in the posh clubs of Los Angeles. One night they get into the top club–the Roxbury–and their experiences are all down hill from there.
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Osmosis Jones 2001 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Cast: Bill Murray, Chris Rock, Laurence Fishburne, David Hyde Pierce, Brandy Norwood, William Shatner, Molly Shannon, Chris Elliott, Joel Silver, Elena Franklin
When an out-of-shape construction worker, Frank Pepperidge (Bill Murray), contracts a lethal virus, forces within his body–led by Osmosis Jones (Chris Rock) and Drix (David Hyde Pierce)–rush to fight off the virus, Thrax (Laurence Fishburne), that threatens Frank's life.
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 The Phantom of the Opera 1989 R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama / Musical
Director: Dwight H. Little
Cast: Robert Englund, Jill Schoelen, Alex Hyde-White, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Lawrence, Terence Harvey, Nathan Lewis, Molly Shannon, Mark Ryan, Peter Clapham, Emma Rawson, Yehuda Efroni, Terence Beesley, Robin Hunter, Ray Jewers
Christine (Jill Schoelen) auditions for a Broadway show and discovers a piece of music written by obscure composer Erik (Robert Englund). When Christine sings Erik's song, she is taken back to 1881 in London. Many years before, Erik had made a pact with the devil in exchange for writing popular songs. The devil horribly scarred Erik's face forever, but Erik lives beneath the London Opera House where he writes his music. When Erik meets Christine, he falls in love with her, coaches her, and she becomes an opera star. Christine enjoys her success and her romance with Erik–until she realizes that Erik is committing grisly murders in his attempt to assure Christine success in the musical world.
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Return to Two Moon Junction 1994 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Farhad Mann
Cast: Mindy Clarke, John Clayton Schafer, Louise Fletcher, Wendy Davis, Yorgo Constantine, Molly Shannon, Montrose Hagins, Bill Hollis, Richard Keats, James T. Callahan
Bored with the big-city life, NYC model Savannah (Mindy Clarke) heads back home to the South where she reunites with her grandmother (who has feelings of guilt about Savannah's mother's death). Savannah also meets Jake, a hot-headed, handsome sculptor. An erotic relationship ensues, with Savannah's New York boyfriend also showing up to get her back. Not really a sequel, but both films have sex as the theme–this one having, perhaps, more.
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 Serendipity 2001 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Chelsom
Cast: John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Molly Shannon, Jeremy Piven, Bridget Moynahan, John Corbett, Eugene Levy, Lucy Gordon, Kate Blumberg, Mike Benitez
Ten years after they separated, Jonathan Trager (John Cusack) and Sara Thomas (Kate Beckinsale) start thinking, "What would have happened if we were meant to meet again?" If one is to believe the title, "Serendipity," they are destined for that fate.
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Snow Buddies 2008 G, 87 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Robert Vince
Cast: Liliana Mumy, Jimmy Bennett, Josh Flitter, Skyler Gisondo, Henry Hodges, Richard Karn, Cynthia Stevenson, John Kapelos, Whoopie Goldberg, Dylan Sprouse, Dominic Scott Kay, Kris Kristofferson, James Belushi, Molly Shannon, Lothaire Bluteau
Those Golden Retriever puppies–B-Dawg, RoseBud, Buddha, MudBud, and Budderball (voices of Skyler Gisondo, Liliana Mumy, Jimmy Bennett, Henry Hodges, and Josh Flitter)–find themselves in Alaska. They meet a husky, Shasta (voice of Dylan Sprouse), who introduces them to his owner Adam (Dominic Scott Kay). Adam is a young boy who dreams of having a sled dog team, and the puppies work together as a team to help Adam win a dogsled competition.
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Superstar 1999 PG-13, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruce McCulloch
Cast: Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Elaine Hendrix, Harland Williams, Mark McKinney, Glynis Johns, Jason Blicker, Gerry Bamman, Emmy Laybourne, Jennifer Irwin, Tom Green, Chuck Campbell, Rob Stefaniuk, Natalie Radford, Karyn Dwyer
Based on a "Saturday Night Live" skit about that nerdy Mary Katherine Gallagher (Molly Shannon) who attends a Catholic school, this story revolves around Molly's plan to enter the school talent show as her way of getting the attention of the most popular boy in school, Sky Corrigan (Will Ferrell).
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 Wet Hot American Summer 2001 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Wain
Cast: Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Marguerite Moreau, Paul Rudd, Zak Orth, Christopher Meloni, A.D. Miles, Molly Shannon, Gideon Jacobs, Michael Ian Black, Ken Marino, Joe Lo Truglio, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper
The last day of summer camp should mean the talent show that polishes off 1981's summer of gags and sex for nerd and hippie campers alike. But, when Professor Neumann (David Hyde Pierce) takes a group of campers on an excursion, they learn that a portion of NASA's Skylab is projected to fall on Camp Firewood's mess hall. Now the race is on to warn the other campers.
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Year of the Dog 2007 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Mike White
Cast: Molly Shannon, Laura Dern, Regina King, Thomas McCarthy, Josh Pais, John C. Reilly, Peter Sarsgaard, Amy and Zoe Schlagel, Dale Godboldo, Inara George, Liza Weil, Jon Shere, Brenda Canela
Lonely Peggy (Molly Shannon) relies on animals for her friends. When she loses her beagle friend Pencil, her previous fascination turns into an obsession, and she turns into an animal-rights activist pressuring those around her to adopt orphaned animals.
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| 1. Air Buddies (2006)
2. Analyze This (1999)
3. Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
4. Evan Almighty (2007)
5. Good Boy! (2003)
6. Gray Matters (2007)
7. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
aka: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
8. Igor (2008)
9. It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
10. Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)
aka: Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War
11. Marie Antoinette (2006)
12. The Music Man (2003)
13. My 5 Wives (2000)
14. My Boss's Daughter (2003)
15. Never Been Kissed (1999)
16. A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
17. Osmosis Jones (2001)
18. The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
19. Return to Two Moon Junction (1994)
20. Serendipity (2001)
21. Snow Buddies (2008)
22. Superstar (1999)
23. Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
24. Year of the Dog (2007)
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