3 Women 1977  PG, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Janice Rule, Robert Fortier, Ruth Nelson, John Cromwell, Sierra Pecheur, Craig Richard Nelson, Maysie Hoy, Belita Moreno
An introvert, Pinky Rose (Sissy Spacek), obtains employment in a nursing home where she becomes attached to co-worker Millie Lammoreaux (Shelley Duvall). The two women form a relationship with the very unhappy Willie Hart (Janice Rule), and the ensuing friendship forms the basis for this film's plot. Excellent performances.
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Aria 1987  R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Theresa Russell, John Hurt, Nicola Swain, Jack Kayle, Buck Henry, Anita Morris, Beverly D'Angelo, Julie Hagerty, Genevieve Page, Bridget Fonda, Albie Selznick, Elizabeth Hurley, Peter Birch, Tilda Swinton, Sophie Ward
Bruce Beresford ("Driving Miss Daisy"), Robert Altman ("M*A*S*H"), Ken Russell ("Altered States") and seven other well-known directors each interpreted a different aria in this film about opera. Each of the 10 segments is unique.
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Beyond Therapy 1987  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Julie Hagerty, Jeff Goldblum, Glenda Jackson, Tom Conti, Christopher Guest, Genevieve Page, Cris Campion, Sandrine Dumas, Bertrand Bonvoisin, Nicole Evans, Louis-Marie Taillefer, Matthew leonard-Lesniak, Laure Killing, Sylvie Lenor, Joan Tyrrell
Lives of New York City singles, who are dating each other, are examined as Prudence (Julie Hagerty) and Bruce (Jeff Goldblum) visit their respective psychiatrists in this film, which never seems to come together.
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Brewster McCloud 1970  R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Bud Cort, Sally Kellerman, Michael Murphy, William Windom, Shelley Duvall, Rene Auberjonois, Stacy Keach, John Schuck, Margaret Hamilton, Bert Remsen
This is a very offbeat story about a young boy, Brewster, who dreams of constructing bird's wings and flying through the Houston Astrodome.
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Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History... 1976  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Paul Newman, Kevin McCarthy, Joel Grey, Burt Lancaster, Geraldine Chaplin, Harvey Keitel, Frank Kaquitts, Will Sampson, Allan F. Nicholls, John Considine, Robert DoQui, Mike E. Kaplan, Bert Remsen, Bonnie Leaders, Denver Pyle
Buffalo Bill Cody (Paul Newman) uses the legends of his life as the basis of his Wild West show. Chief Sitting Bull (Frank Kaquitts) agrees to be part of the show, but problems arise when Sitting Bull wants authenticity, and Buffalo Bill's lies about the past begin to catch up with him. This film points out the fraudulence of Buffalo Bill's accounts. However, the film is interesting as it shows how egotistic personalities write their own versions of history.
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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial 1988 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Eric Bogosian, Jeff Daniels, Brad Davis, Peter Gallagher, Michael Murphy, Kevin J. O'Connor, Daniel Jenkins, Danny Darst, Ken Michels, Matt Malloy, David Miller, Kenneth V. Jones, Matt Smith, L.W. Wyman, Brian Haley
Based on Herman Wouk's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, this is a very well-produced, made-for-TV film about the compulsive Captain Queeg (Brad Davis) whose crew mutinies and takes over their minesweeper. Lt. Steve Maryk (Jeff Daniels) led the mutiny because a deadly storm was brewing, and Maryk felt that Capt. Queeg was losing his sanity. The act leads to a court martial. Defense attorney Lt. Barney Greenwald (Eric Bogosian) calls Queeg to testify for the defense–knowing that the only way to win the case is to prove that Capt. Queeg really was incompetent. A compelling story.
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California Split 1974 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: George Segal, Elliott Gould, Ann Prentiss, Gwen Welles, Bert Remsen, Barbara Ruick, Jeff Goldblum, Tom Signorelli, Barbara London, John Considine, Jay Fletcher, Barbara Colby, Vincent Palmieri, Alyce Passman, Joanne Strauss
Compulsive gamblers Bill Denny (George Segal) and Charlie Waters (Elliott Gould) become friends, and they gamble together. But, as they are leaving, they are beaten up, and the winnings are stolen. They spend the night at Charlie's house with Charlie's roommates, prostitutes Barbara (Ann Prentiss) and Susan (Gwen Welles). The next day, they sink into their worlds of booze, gambling, and sex, and, once again, their money is stolen. Bill sells his possessions to gamble on a big game in Reno. He wins but then leaves the casino and heads home after realizing that gambling may not be the way he wants to live his life, while Charlie remains behind believing that gambling IS his life.
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Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean 1982 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Sandy Dennis, Cher, Karen Black, Sudie Bond, Kathy Bates, Marta Heflin, Mark Patton, Caroline Aaron
Based on the Broadway play, this story takes place at a Woolworth's in Texas where a group of James Dean fans meet.
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The Company 2003 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Neve Campbell, Malcolm McDowell, James Franco, Barbara E. Robertson, William Dick, Susie Cusack, Marilyn Dodds Frank, John Lordan, Mariann Mayberry, Rick Peeples, Yasen Peyankov, Davis C. Robertson
Behind-the-scenes moments reveal the closeness and intensities that are part of a successful ballet troupe directed by Alberto Antonelli (Malcolm McDowell). Ry (Neve Campbell) is on the verge of becoming the ballet company's principal dancer. Outside the world of dance, Ry supports herself as a waitress and enjoys the beginning of a romance with aspiring chef Josh (James Franco). Lots of dancing with Campbell doing her own dancing, and the rest of the dancers are members of the Joffrey Ballet.
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Cookie's Fortune 1999 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell, Charles S. Dutton, Patricia Neal, Ned Beatty, Courtney B. Vance, Donald Moffat, Lyle Lovett
This gothic mystery, set in a small town in Mississippi, is a Robert Altman production. This time he hits his mark in a plot that revolves around the efforts of Camille Orcutt (Glenn Close) to make her aunt's suicide look like murder in order to save her family from the "social disgrace" of suicide.
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The Delinquents 1957  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Tom Laughlin, Peter Miller, Richard Bakalyan, Rosemary Howard, Helen Hawley, Leonard Belove, Lotus Corelli, James Lantz
Clean-cut Scotty White (Tom Laughlin) is lured into the gang headed by Cholly (Peter Miller) and his wild cohorts and, soon, Scotty is framed for a robbery.
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Dr. T and the Women 2000 R, 122 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern, Shelley Long, Tara Reid, Kate Hudson, Liv Tyler, Robert Hays, Matt Malloy
Dr. Sullivan Travis "Dr. T." (Richard Gere) is a Dallas gynecologist surrounded by women–kooky wife and daughters, wealthy patients, devoted clinic staff. When his wife (Farrah Fawcett) is institutionalized with little hope for recovery, Dr.T. is drawn to the new golf pro, Bree (Helen Hunt). When Bree, unlike the other women in his life, doesn't want a man who worships her and fulfills her every dream, Dr. T. heads straight into a midlife crisis.
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Fool for Love 1985 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger, Harry Dean Stanton, Randy Quaid, Martha Crawford, Louise Egolf, Sura Cox, Jonathan Skinner, Lon Hill
Cowboy Eddie (Sam Shepard) cannot live without the love of May (Kim Basinger), and his often-pitiful attempts to win her attention are the focus of this film.
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 The Gingerbread Man 1998 R, 120 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr., Daryl Hannah, Tom Berenger, Famke Janssen, Mae Whitman, Robert Duvall, Jesse James, Clyde Hayes, Troy Beyer, Julie Ryder Perce
Robert Altman brings this John Grisham tale to the screen, and the result is a very good film. The plot involves a high-powered lawyer, Rick Magruder (Kenneth Branagh), who is seduced by a sexy waitress, Mallory Doss (Embeth Davidtz), whose father (Robert Duvall) is tormenting her. Magruder takes on her case, and very soon finds himself in a situation way over his head.
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 Gosford Park 2001 R, 137 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emily Watson, Maggie Smith, Charles Dance, Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Northam, Richard E. Grant, Helen Mirren, Alan Bates
Set in England during the early 1930s, this mystery centers on a weekend social gathering at the country estate of Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) and his wife, Lady Sylvia (Kristen Scott Thomas). When McCordle is murdered, the question becomes: "Who did not have a motive?" Seven Academy award nominations were received, including Best Director and two for Best Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren and Maggie Smith). An Oscar was received for Best Original Screenplay.
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H.E.A.L.T.H. 1979 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Carol Burnett, Glenda Jackson, James Garner, Lauren Bacall, Henry Gibson, Paul Dooley, Donald Moffat, Alfre Woodard, Dick Cavett
This satire on politics and "dirty tricks" is underrated with its great cast and is well-worth viewing Set at a health food convention, the acronym stands for Happiness, Energy and Longevity Through Health. If it's Altman, it must be different.
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The James Dean Story 1957 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Robert Altman, George W. George
Cast: Martin Gabel
This documentary is narrated by Martin Gabel and includes outtakes from Dean's films as well as film footage from public performances. Boring.
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Kansas City 1996 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte, Michael Murphy, Dermot Mulroney, Steve Buscemi, Brooke Smith, Jane Adams
This entertaining film represents Director Robert Altman's memories of his hometown. The setting is 1934, and the plot involves a bizarre kidnapping. However, the real story is the interaction of a varied assortment of characters: gamblers, socialites, politicians, musicians, and–oh yes–just ordinary people.
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The Long Goodbye 1973 R, 112 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, David Arkin, Jim Bouton, Warren Berlinger, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rutanya Alda
Raymond Chandler's novel is the theme for this satiric Robert Altman film starring Elliott Gould as detective Philip Marlowe. This movie is fast paced with a good supporting cast.
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M*A*S*H 1970  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: MASH
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, Jo Ann Pflug, Gary Burghoff, Bud Cort, Rene Auberjonois, Fred Williamson, Roger Bowen, David Arkin, Michael Murphy, Kim Atwood, Tim Brown
This is the irreverent movie about one Mobile Army Surgical Hospital staff serving in the Korean War and was the basis for the popular television series. Battlefield surgeons Hawkeye Pierce (Donald Sutherland), Trapper John McIntyre (Elliott Gould), and Duke Forrest (Tom Skerritt) relieve the horrors of war through numerous pranks aimed at chief nurse Hot Lips Houlihan (Sally Kellerman) and Maj. Frank Burns (Richard Duvall). Ring Lardner Jr. won the Oscar for his screenplay, and four nominations were received, including Best Picture, Director, and Actress in a Supporting Role (Kellerman).
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971 R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois, William Devane, John Schuck, Bert Remsen, Shelley Duvall, Keith Carradine, Michael Murphy, Antony Holland, Corey Fischer, Hugh Millais, Wayne Robson, Wayne Grace, Jackie Crossland
Set in the Old West, this is the story of John Q. McCabe (Warren Beatty), a not-very-bright hustler who sets out to make a success out of a whorehouse in the Pacific Northwest. The much brighter Constance Miller (Julie Christie), a professional madam, lends her expertise to the project and assures its success. When a buy-out is offered, John and Constance experience differences of opinion. Christie was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress.
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 Nashville 1975 R, 159 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Ronee Blakely, Lily Tomlin, Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Michael Murphy, Henry Gibson, Shelley Duvall, Barbara Harris, Scott Glenn, Keenan Wynn, Robert DoQui, Jeff Goldblum, Barbara Baxley
On the surface, this film is about the country music business; however, the characters in this story weave together people from all walks of life who represent something much deeper than just the music industry of Nashville. Keith Carradine wrote the Oscar-winning song, "I'm Easy." The film was also nominated for Best Picture, Supporting Actress (both Ronee Blakley and Lily Tomlin), and Director.
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Nightmare in Chicago 1964 TV, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Michael Murphy, Andrew Duggan, Charles McGraw, Robert Ridgely, Carroll O'Connor, Ted Knight, Philip Abbott, Mary Frann, Ron Masak, Barbara Turner
This tense made-for-TV film, shot entirely on location, follows a psycho terrorizing the city during a killing spree, concentrating on drive-by shootings on a Chicago toll road.
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O.C. & Stiggs 1987 R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Daniel Jenkins, Neill Barry, Paul Dooley, Jane Curtin, Ray Walston, Louis Nye, Tina Louise, Martin Mull, Dennis Hopper, Melvin Van Peebles
Two teenagers have nothing better to do than make life unbearable for an insurance man and his family.
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 The Player 1992 R, 123 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Julia Roberts, Rod Steiger, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dean Stockwell, Ray Walston, Bruce Willis
Film studio executive Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins) accidentally kills a screenwriter, and a police detective (Whoopi Goldberg) investigates while stars–playing themselves–react in this satire on the Hollywood scene. Three Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Director.
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Popeye 1980 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley, Paul L. Smith, Wesley Ivan Hurt, Richard Libertini, Linda Hunt, Donald Moffat, MacIntyre Dixon, Roberta Maxwell, Donovan Scott, Allan F. Nicholls, Bill Irwin, Robert Fortier
This financially less-than-successful rendition of the cartoon character who is "strong to the finish because he eats his spinach" is still OK, but slow, fare as Robin Williams plays the "human" version of Popeye the sailorman, and Shelley Duvall plays the light of his life, Olive Oyl. Popeye and Olive Oyl get together, and Popeye adopts Swee'pea (Wesley Ivan Hurt), but problems lie ahead with Bluto (Paul L. Smith).
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 A Prairie Home Companion 2006 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Garrison Keillor, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Lily Tomlin, John C. Reilly, Woody Harrelson, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, Maya Rudolph, Marylouise Burke, L.Q. Jones
The action takes place at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, during the last broadcast of the fictionalized version of G.K.'s (Garrison Keillor) radio show. Onstage, singing cowboys (Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly) perform, and aging sisters (Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin) sing of the past. Meanwhile, the theater's security agent, Guy Noir (Kevin Kline), searches backstage for a mysterious blonde (Virginia Madsen). Just like in real life, people talk over and interrupt each other, but the show goes on.
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Pret-a-Porter 1994 R, 132 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Ready to Wear
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Kim Basinger, Tim Robbins, Julia Roberts, Sally Kellerman, Linda Hunt, Tracey Ullman, Stephen Rea, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Danny Aiello
The week-long unveiling of Paris designs is an "event" captured by this film. If you like fashion excess and shallow (but good-looking) people hopping into bed, this is the film for you. Actually, when subplots are deleted, this film is, in itself, one big satire on the fashion industry.
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Quintet 1979 R, 110 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Mystery
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Paul Newman, Vittorio Gassman, Fernando Rey, Bibi Andersson, Nina Van Pallandt, Brigitte Fossey, David Langton, Thomas Hill, Craig Richard Nelson, Monique Murcure, Anne Gerety, Maruska Stankova, Michel Maillot, Max Fleck, Francoise Berd
The world is in the midst of another Ice Age when seal hunter Essex (Paul Newman) and his pregnant wife, Vivia (Brigitte Fossey), search for Essex's brother Francha (Thomas Hill). They find Francha in a remote city where survivors are playing the game, "Quintet," in which losing players are murdered. They join in the game, and, after Francha and Vivia are killed, Essex tries to stay alive but becomes obsessed with the game.
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Secret Honor 1984 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lords of Treason
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Philip Baker Hall
Taken from Philip Baker Hall's one-man show, this is an interesting look (through liberal eyes) at Richard Nixon's view of his antagonists including Alger Hiss; Fidel Castro; and, of course, the Kennedys.
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Short Cuts 1993 R, 189 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Julianne Moore, Matthew Modine, Jack Lemmon, Frances McDormand, Tim Robbins, Tom Waits, Lily Tomlin, Madeleine Stowe, Zane Cassidy, Anne Archer, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Penn
This is another Robert Altman film, presented in true Altman style, with many story lines played by almost as many stars. It is based on a dozen Raymond Carver stories and involves complex, intersecting tales of middle-class Los Angeles residents during a couple of days. The characters are dysfunctional couples who arrive at crisis points in their lives and do not seem capable of making the right decisions. Altman was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director.
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Streamers 1983 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein, David Alan Grier, Guy Boyd, George Dzundza, Albert Macklin, B.J. Cleveland, Bill Allen, Paul Lazar
Lives of paratroopers about to be sent to Vietnam erupt into violence when they discover one of them is a homosexual in this very intense and revealing story.
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That Cold Day in the Park 1969 R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Sandy Dennis, Michael Burns, Susanne Benton, David Garfield, Luana Anders, Michael Murphy, Edward Greenhalgh, Linda Sorenson, Alicia Amman, Rae Brown
A sexually repressed spinster, Frances Austen (Sandy Dennis), invites a young man (Michael Burns) into her home and then becomes obsessed with keeping him as her prisoner.
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Thieves Like Us 1974 R, 123 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, John Schuck, Bert Remsen, Louise Fletcher, Ann Latham, Tom Skerritt, Joan Tewkesbury, Al Scott, John Roper
In Robert Altman's remake of "They Live By Night," three convicts (Keith Carradine, John Schuck, and Bert Remsen) escape from their 1930s' Midwestern prison camp and embark on a crime spree.
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A Wedding 1978 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Lillian Gish, Ruth Nelson, Desi Arnaz Jr., Vittorio Gassman, Nina Van Pallandt, Dina Merrill, Carol Burnett, Paul Dooley, Amy Stryker, Mia Farrow
This is a good story about an upper-middle-class wedding in which religion and values are satirized.
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| 1. 3 Women (1977)
2. Aria (1987)
3. Beyond Therapy (1987)
4. Brewster McCloud (1970)
5. Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History... (1976)
6. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988)
7. California Split (1974)
8. Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
9. The Company (2003)
10. Cookie's Fortune (1999)
11. Countdown (1968)
12. The Delinquents (1957)
13. Dr. T and the Women (2000)
14. Fool for Love (1985)
15. The Gingerbread Man (1998)
16. Gosford Park (2001)
17. H.E.A.L.T.H. (1979)
18. Images (1972)
19. The James Dean Story (1957)
20. Kansas City (1996)
21. The Long Goodbye (1973)
22. M*A*S*H (1970)
aka: MASH
23. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
24. Nashville (1975)
25. Nightmare in Chicago (1964)
26. O.C. & Stiggs (1987)
27. A Perfect Couple (1979)
28. The Player (1992)
29. Popeye (1980)
30. A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
31. Pret-a-Porter (1994)
aka: Ready to Wear
32. Quintet (1979)
33. Secret Honor (1984)
aka: Lords of Treason
34. Short Cuts (1993)
35. Streamers (1983)
36. That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
37. Thieves Like Us (1974)
38. Vincent & Theo (1990)
39. A Wedding (1978)
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