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Michael McKean

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Michael McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, writer, composer and musician, perhaps best known for Laverne & Shirley, Spinal Tap and Better Call Saul.

17-10-1947

Birthday

Libra

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Michael McKeen, David St. Hubbins, 마이클 맥킨, مایکل مک‌کین

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New York City, New York, USA

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119 Works

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8 Works

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3 Works

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Clue (1985) has become a cult classic film and is loved by multiple generations. Yet there has never been a documentary created to tell the behind the scenes stories...until now.
5.5

Year:

2022

Jerry & Marge Go Large

Jerry & Marge Go Large

The remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife, Marge, wins $27 million dollars and uses the money to revive their small Michigan town.
7.4

Year:

2022

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Exploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle, this biopic takes audiences on a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic’s life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.
6.7

Year:

2022

My Little Pony: A New Generation

My Little Pony: A New Generation

Equestria's divided. But a bright-eyed hero believes Earth Ponies, Pegasi and Unicorns should be pals — and, hoof to heart, she’s determined to prove it.
7.7

Year:

2021

Playing God

Playing God

A brother and sister con-artist duo find themselves scamming a grieving billionaire by convincing him they can introduce him to God, face-to-face.
6.1

Year:

2021

Pink Skies Ahead

Pink Skies Ahead

A young woman struggles with an anxiety disorder after dropping out of school.
5.6

Year:

2020

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all-time. From "Fast Time at Ridgemont High" and "Office Space" to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and "Showgirls."
6.8

Year:

2020

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

In a heartfelt tribute to Hollywood legend Garry Marshall, his family and friends share their favorite memories of the creative genius behind some of the most memorable series in television history.
7.7

Year:

2020

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing the birth of the midnight movie.
6.8

Year:

2020

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

Documentary following the history of America's first cinematographers.
8.4

Year:

2019

Daddio

Daddio

A tale of a daughter and her eccentric father, separately struggling to cope with a tragedy. When Dad comes to visit, they will have to work together to reconcile their unorthodox approaches to grief.
6.5

Year:

2019

50 Years of Star Trek

50 Years of Star Trek

Over the last fifty years, America has been fascinated by Star Trek since it first aired in September of 1966. This 2-hour documentary celebrates the 50th anniversary through interviews with cast and crew members from every television series and the original films.
6.6

Year:

2016

The Meddler

The Meddler

With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori, a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others - as well as her own - and find a new purpose in life.
6.0

Year:

2016

21 Years: Richard Linklater

21 Years: Richard Linklater

A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years creating films, carving his signature in pop culture; an analysis of his style and motivations, through the funny and moving testimonies of close friends and collaborators, actors and other filmmakers.
6.2

Year:

2014

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing fifty-five-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl, but does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?
8.2

Year:

2013

10 Rules for Sleeping Around

10 Rules for Sleeping Around

By following ten simple rules, 20-somethings Vince and Cameron spice up their relationship by sleeping around. But when their straitlaced friends get engaged, their relationship gets turned upside down. To put the rules to the test, they will go on the road to the Hamptons to crash the biggest party of the year where love triangles collide and off-the-wall mayhem ensues.
3.6

Year:

2013

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

Batman has stopped the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. Now an old foe wants a reunion and the government wants The Man of Steel to put a stop to Batman.
7.9

Year:

2013

The Words

The Words

The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.
6.6

Year:

2012

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?
7.7

Year:

2012

Pure Country 2: The Gift

Pure Country 2: The Gift

Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune.
6.9

Year:

2010

Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer

Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer

Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer perform songs from their films and other projects before a live audience in a concert that took place at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 31, 2009.
8.0

Year:

2009

Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place

Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place

Spinal Tap, having put Stonehenge on the map in their legendary song about the world heritage site, pay their first visit to the monument. As if drawn by some primal, magnetic force, Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins and Derek Smalls set out on a pilgrimage to this ancient site. The silent song of these mysterious lithic Sirens inspires the distinguished artistes to make a trans-generational house-call.
0.0

Year:

2009

Whatever Works

Whatever Works

Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to rescue her, they are quickly drawn into wildly unexpected romantic entanglements. Everyone discovers that finding love is just a combination of lucky chance and appreciating the value of "whatever works."
7.1

Year:

2009

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead

The concept of Back from the Dead is that Spinal Tap has reunited in honor of the 25th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap, and have launched an "unwigged and unplugged" tour. The album is packaged with a DVD featuring commentary on each of the album's tracks.
6.0

Year:

2009

Adventures of Power

Adventures of Power

In his quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer, a small-town dreamer must overcome obstacles and ridicule to save the day.
5.1

Year:

2008

Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen

Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen

The Spider Queen wants to take revenge on Grim for denying her the rightful place as the Ripper.
8.4

Year:

2007

The Grand

The Grand

The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional poker and follows six players who reach the final table of the world’s second most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker.
6.0

Year:

2007

Joshua

Joshua

The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua, an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.
5.7

Year:

2007

The Thick Of It

The Thick Of It

A put-upon member of Congress is harassed by inept politicians. Based on the BBC series, "The Thick of It."
0.0

Year:

2007

The Year Without a Santa Claus

The Year Without a Santa Claus

Thoroughly disgruntled, Santa opts to take a year off from delivering presents, until a young man helps him rediscover the meaning of the holidays.
5.8

Year:

2006

For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration

The possibility of Oscar gold holds the cast and crew of an independent film in its grip after the performance of its virtually unknown, veteran star generates awards buzz.
5.8

Year:

2006

Relative Strangers

Relative Strangers

An uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time.
5.2

Year:

2006

Open Wide: Tooth School Inside

Open Wide: Tooth School Inside

Dr. Flossman (voiced by McKean) teaches the 32 teeth how to take care of themselves.
0.0

Year:

2006

The Producers

The Producers

Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times over the actual cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.
6.2

Year:

2005

Arnie the Doughnut

Arnie the Doughnut

When Mr. Bing buys Arnie in a doughnut shop he must persuade Mr. Bing that a doughnut can be more than just a sweet snack.
0.0

Year:

2005

The Aristocrats

The Aristocrats

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
5.9

Year:

2005

Candor City Hospital

Candor City Hospital

Short film from David Paymer
0.0

Year:

2005

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition

Compilation of all the best musical performances from Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's Ball series. All the brilliant moments from the original Secret Policeman's Ball can be seen on this specially produced deluxe edition DVD. Featuring the day's finest talents, in the form of the Who's Pete Townshend, classical guitarist John Williams, Sting, Eric Clapton, Seal, Morrissey, this moment in musical history is truely deserving of DVD presentation.
0.0

Year:

2004

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

In 1914, the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa invites studios to shoot his actual battles against Porfírio Diaz army to raise funds for financing guns and ammunition. The Mutual Film Corporation, through producer D.W. Griffith, interests for the proposition and sends the filmmaker Frank Thayer to negotiate a contract with Pancho Villa himself.
7.0

Year:

2003

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

John Flansburgh & John Linnell met in the 1970s as junior high students in Lincoln, Massachusetts. A decade later, their band—They Might Be Giants—would stand at the forefront of a burgeoning East Village NYC performance art scene as well as the college music revolution of the late 1980s. Filmed in 2001, ‘Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)’ is the acclaimed true story, tracing their independent and sometimes hilarious path through two decades in the pop music wilderness. From their legendary Dial-a-Song answering machine, to their Grammy Award-winning theme song for ‘Malcolm in the Middle’, fans and friends gather to tell the oral history of Brooklyn's finest alternative rock band.
8.1

Year:

2003

A Mighty Wind

A Mighty Wind

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.
6.8

Year:

2003

Haunted Lighthouse 4-D

Haunted Lighthouse 4-D

Two ghosts that are children are forced to stay on a haunted beach and 100 years later find two children on the same beach trying to turn them into ghosts too.
0.0

Year:

2003

100 Mile Rule

100 Mile Rule

A dark comedy about three salesmen from Detroit who come to Los Angeles for a two week seminar and get themselves involved in a world of trouble when their 'fun' snowballs into a roller-coaster ride of secrets, guilt, peer pressure and stupidity.
5.2

Year:

2002

Auto Focus

Auto Focus

A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.
6.4

Year:

2002

The Guru

The Guru

Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America, the country where dreams are made. He is encouraged when his American-based close friend, Vijay Rao, comes for visit, and brags about driving a Mercedes and living in a penthouse.
5.3

Year:

2002

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Teddy Bears' Picnic

In Harry Shearer's tongue-in-cheek comedy, a waiter at Zanbesu Glen (a chi-chi Northern California resort) uses his movie camera to spy on the annual communal vacation of a group of rich, white U.S. government and business leaders who drink and carouse to excess while plotting their next move on the global stage. His goal? To sell the embarrassing and incriminating footage to the media and expose the "leaders" for what they really are.
3.0

Year:

2002

Slap Her... She's French

Slap Her... She's French

Welcome to Splendona High School, Texas, where football players, cheerleaders and beauty queens rule the hallways. And Starla Grady, the most popular girl in school, is on top of it all. That is, at least until Genevieve LePlouff, a French foreign exchange student arrives and turns her life upside down.
4.7

Year:

2002

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

Now that Frollo is gone, Quasimodo rings the bell with the help of his new friend and Esmeralda's and Phoebus' little son, Zephyr. But when Quasi stops by a traveling circus owned by evil magician Sarousch, he falls for Madellaine, Sarouch's assistant.
5.4

Year:

2002

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

Principal Prickly gets his car stuck in a snowbank and decides it has to be the Recess gang's fault, but the teachers look back and remember all the good times they've had with T.J. and the rest of the gang.
6.3

Year:

2001

My First Mister

My First Mister

Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Albert Brooks plays a man who is her total opposite, a precise and well-ordered menswear store owner of forty-nine who manages limited expectations and protects lonely secrets with pleasant ritual and quiet, ironic reserve. These two total opposites collide in conflict then come together in a surprising alliance, changing each other's lives forever.
6.5

Year:

2001

Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. Dolittle 2

A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protected bear, but there's a problem: the bear's the only bear in the forest, so she can't reproduce. Undaunted, Dolittle persuades a circus bear to help out, but he has to teach him not just the ways of the wild, but the wiles of lady bears too.
5.3

Year:

2001

Never Again

Never Again

A man and a woman who have pledged never to fall in love again meet in a gay bar.
3.9

Year:

2001

Little Nicky

Little Nicky

After the lord of darkness decides he will not cede his throne to any of his three sons, the two most powerful of them escape to Earth to create a kingdom for themselves. This action closes the portal filtering sinful souls to Hell and causes Satan to wither away. He must send his most weak but beloved son, Little Nicky, to Earth to return his brothers to Hell.
5.9

Year:

2000

Best in Show

Best in Show

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.
6.9

Year:

2000

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi

Produced for the "This is Spinal Tap" Special Edition DVD.
5.0

Year:

2000

Beautiful

Beautiful

Determined to win the Miss American Miss pageant, Mona is ready to sacrifice anything and everything to guarantee herself the crown including her own daughter! She manages to persuade her best bud to raise the kid as her own (Miss AM can't be a mom), but just when this beauty-queen wannabe thinks her prize is in sight, she's surprised by a come-from-behind competitor. Love.
5.8

Year:

2000

Snowden's Christmas

Snowden's Christmas

When the moving truck hits a bump in the road, a quartet of toys stuck in Ohio decide to trek down their owner, who is moving to New York City.
0.0

Year:

1999

Mystery, Alaska

Mystery, Alaska

In Mystery, Alaska, life revolves around the legendary Saturday hockey game at the local pond. But everything changes when the hometown team unexpectedly gets booked in an exhibition match against the New York Rangers. When quirky small-towners, slick promoters and millionaire athletes come together.
6.3

Year:

1999

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

A bright high-school senior has her impending status as valedictorian jeopardized when her bitter history teacher, Mrs. Tingle, gives her a poor grade on a project. When an attempt to get ahead in Mrs. Tingle's class goes awry, mayhem ensues and friendships, loyalties and trust are tested by the teacher's intricate mind-games.
5.5

Year:

1999

True Crime

True Crime

Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.
6.5

Year:

1999

Kill the Man

Kill the Man

The two owners of the Long Shot Copies shop struggle against a copying giant, King Co. Having gotten their start from a $100,000 windfall when one of them hit a promotional mid-court basketball shot, they have to find a way to keep their company afloat or fold. Thus starts a series of gimmicks and a war against the opposition, particularly after they are visited by a corporate thug.
5.4

Year:

1999

101 Dalmatians Christmas

101 Dalmatians Christmas

In Disney's fourth adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Cruella de Vil appears in the role of Scrooge, Jasper and Horace as Marley, Cadpig as the ghost of Christmas Past, Rolly as the ghost of Christmas Present, and Spot as the ghost of Christmas Yet To Come.
0.0

Year:

1998

With Friends Like These

With Friends Like These

Four small-time, two-bit character actors, all close friends, compete for the same important part in the next Martin Scorsese mob film.
5.0

Year:

1998

Archibald the Rainbow Painter

Archibald the Rainbow Painter

Vietnam veteran Archibald Wright is a house painter hired to work on a Beverly Hills mansion where he becomes involved in the life of the resident family. The owner Elaine left her husband J.P. while he was serving in Vietnam, causing him to become an alcoholic hobo living in downtown Los Angeles. Archibald tries to help their daughter Tory to continue her relationship with her father, even though Elaine is strongly against it.
0.0

Year:

1998

Small Soldiers

Small Soldiers

When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.
6.5

Year:

1998

Final Justice

Final Justice

Merle Hammond (Michael McKean), a sleazy attorney, uses corrupt tactics and convinces a jury to acquit his client who is a killer. Gwen (Annette O'Toole), the murdered victim's sister, plots revenge against the attorney. Out of desperation, she kidnaps and tortures him in an attempt to make him confess to his unscrupulous tactics. The cards twist when he escapes and puts her on trial for his kidnapping.
5.0

Year:

1998

The Pass

The Pass

A businessman with a compulsive gambling problem which has led to his wife leaving him, travels to Reno, Nevada for some gambling therapy which takes a turn when he picks up a psychotic serial killer posing as a hitchhiker.
6.0

Year:

1998

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

Before he met and befriended the other ghouls at Applegate Manor, friendly ghost Casper meets young Chris Carson, a lonely kid who decides to teach Casper how to be a proper ghost.
5.4

Year:

1997

Still Breathing

Still Breathing

Two lost souls: she a con-artist in L.A.; he a puppeteer in San Antonio have the same dream linking each with the other. He travels to L.A. to find this woman he has become obsessed with. She resists, afraid of his kooky ideas until she travels with him to San Antonio and meets his wise grandmother. Story of two disparate people linked by "fate" gets increasingly interesting as it rolls along.
6.5

Year:

1997

No Strings Attached

No Strings Attached

A renowned journalist becomes a suspect in a series of murders after he becomes intimately involved with a mysterious woman. In an attempt to clear his name, he tries to find a connection between his lover and the increasing number of dead bodies.
1.0

Year:

1997

Nothing to Lose

Nothing to Lose

Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary joyride. Soon the betrayed businessman and the incompetent crook strike up a partnership and develop a robbery-revenge scheme. But it turns out that some other criminals in the area don't appreciate the competition.
6.6

Year:

1997

That Darn Cat

That Darn Cat

While making his nightly rounds in the neighborhood, Patti's pet cat D.C. finds himself the carrier of a call for help from a kidnap victim. Patti enlists skeptical law enforcement help to find the victim before it's too late.
5.0

Year:

1997

The Jungle Book's Jungle Cubs - Born to be Wild

The Jungle Book's Jungle Cubs - Born to be Wild

They’re wild. They’re funny. And they’re back! Your favourite characters from Disney’s beloved Classic The Jungle Book return for a comical look back at their vine-swinging adventures as JUNGLE CUBS! Join the carefree bear Baloo, his man-cub pal Mowgli and their friends Louie, Bagheera, Shere Khan, Hathi and Kaa as they remember the hilarious days of their youth in three untamed adventures. In A Night In The Wasteland, young Shere Khan climbs into trouble at the top of Pinnacle Rock. Then, in How The Panther Lost His Roar, Bagheera loses his voice before finding his courage. And in Red Dogs, the gang must save the jungle from a clan of hungry wild dogs! Featuring a hip new rendition of “The Bare Necessities”, as wll as an original song, Disney’s JUNGLE CUBS will make your whole family howl with delight!
8.0

Year:

1996

Jack

Jack

Jack Powell suffers from an affliction that makes him grow four times faster than normal, so the 10 year old boy looks like a 40 year old man. After years of being tutored at home, Jack convinces his overprotective parents to send him to public school. The children don't know what to make of Jack, but with the help of his fifth-grade teacher, he makes an effort to win them over.
6.3

Year:

1996

The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

Two aging comedians who acrimoniously dissolved their act eight years earlier must overcome their differences when they have the chance for a lucrative movie comeback.
4.9

Year:

1996

Edie & Pen

Edie & Pen

In this comedy, two women head for Reno to get simultaneous quicky divorces and end up becoming friends. Edie was married years ago, but her husband abandoned her two weeks after the wedding. Pen spent nine years married to an ice-cold businessman who neglected her.
5.8

Year:

1996

Across the Moon

Across the Moon

Two young women bond while living together out in the California desert to be close to their boyfriends who are serving time at the nearby state prison.
3.9

Year:

1995

The Brady Bunch Movie

The Brady Bunch Movie

The original '70s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
6.1

Year:

1995

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour

Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, makes another final reunion. After all, it's rock'n'roll. This is actually a demo reel that Rob Reiner created to get financing for his 1984 film "This Is Spinal Tap."
5.8

Year:

1994

Radioland Murders

Radioland Murders

A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
6.0

Year:

1994

Airheads

Airheads

The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an FM rock radio station and hold the deejays hostage until they agree to broadcast the band's tape.
6.1

Year:

1994

MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice

MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice

Reformed con man Jack MacShayne is back, this time as the head of security at the Las Vegas hotel he stayed at in MacShayne: Winner Takes All. As part of his new job, he's charged with protecting a variety of distinguished guests, from the kleptomaniac grandson of the hotel's CEO to the lounge singer whose ex-husband shows up dead. Meanwhile, a senatorial candidate is relying on MacShayne to keep him safe from a deadly hit man.
6.0

Year:

1994

Coneheads

Coneheads

A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.
5.4

Year:

1993

The Return of Spinal Tap

The Return of Spinal Tap

Spinal Tap is back in a whole new feature-length rockumentary. Go behind the scenes and find out where the somewhat-less-than-fab three are now -- and where it all began in Squatney, England. Also, catch up with director Marty DiBergi, ex-Polymer marketing whiz Artie Fufkin, and Jeanine, who now owns a shop specializing in itchy Irish clothing.
6.2

Year:

1992

Metallica: A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica

Metallica: A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica

A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica is a two-part documentary about the process of making the Metallica album (or "The Black Album"), and the following tour. It was produced by Juliana Roberts and directed by Adam Dubin. The second part runs approximately two-and-a-half hours and follows Metallica at the start of their Wherever We May Roam Tour in Europe through to the Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour of 1992.
7.8

Year:

1992

Man Trouble

Man Trouble

A sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from one of his clients.
4.9

Year:

1992

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.
5.9

Year:

1992

Amnesty International's Big 30

Amnesty International's Big 30

In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its 50th Anniversary live at Radio City Music Hall.
4.0

Year:

1991

Murder in High Places

Murder in High Places

A small Colorado mountain town elects as its mayor a writer whom some residents consider "eccentric" and others don't care for because he's a former hippie. Complications ensue when soon after the election, a dead body crashes through the skylight of a local building, and the body turns out to be the new mayor's ex-wife.
5.0

Year:

1991

Book of Love

Book of Love

John Twiller takes down his high school yearbook and begins to reminiscence about that time he first moved into the neighborhood in 1956. His teenage self, Jack is obsessed with Lily one of the more popular girls around. The sole obstacle is Angelo, her bullying boyfriend. With the help of his pals Crutch, Floyd, and Spider, he makes every attempt possible to change her mind.
5.6

Year:

1990

Flashback

Flashback

A hippie radical, Huey Walker has been a fugitive for decades, accused of a crime that he may not have committed. Finally apprehended, Walker is escorted to trial by uptight 20-something FBI agent John Buckner. While the two seem to be polar opposites, it turns out that Buckner may have more in common with Walker than is initially apparent, a point that is driven home when the pair faces off against a sinister small-town sheriff.
6.3

Year:

1990

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel seduces Nick with a dream deal to make his first feature, but once production gets rolling, corporate reality begins to intervene: Nick is unable to control a series of compromises to his high-minded vision, and it's all he can do to maintain his integrity in the midst of filmmaking chaos.
5.9

Year:

1989

Hider in the House

Hider in the House

A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.
5.9

Year:

1989

Earth Girls Are Easy

Earth Girls Are Easy

In this musical comedy, Valerie is dealing with her philandering fiancé, Ted, when she finds that a trio of aliens have crashed their spaceship into her swimming pool. Once the furry beings are shaved at her girlfriend's salon, the women discover three handsome men underneath. After absorbing the native culture via television, the spacemen are ready to hit the dating scene in 1980s Los Angeles.
5.6

Year:

1988

Portrait of a White Marriage

Portrait of a White Marriage

Now a famous talk show host, Martin Mull takes his crew and cameras to Hawkins Falls, Ohio with the intent to give his erratic career a fresh start by shooting a special. While the residents are only concerned with taking advantage of his celebrity status, Mull falls for former subject and number one fan Joyce Harrison, who's still very much devoted to her husband Hal.
4.0

Year:

1988

Short Circuit 2

Short Circuit 2

Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.
6.2

Year:

1988

A Father's Homecoming

A Father's Homecoming

Long separated from his teenaged son and daughter, Michael Fields comes into contact with them in a most unexpected fashion. He is appointed headmaster of the exclusive New England private school where they both are enrolled.
0.0

Year:

1988

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.
7.3

Year:

1987

Daniel and the Towers

Daniel and the Towers

The story of Simon Rodia, the real-life artist who spent 30 years constructing Los Angeles' Watts Towers, a monument to Christopher Columbus, and his fictional relationship with Daniel, a young boy.
4.0

Year:

1987

Double Agent

Double Agent

International spy Jason Starr disappears following an altercation while on a mission. His boss seeks out Jason's twin brother, veterinarian Warren Starbinder, and asks him to pose as Jason in order to complete his mission.
4.6

Year:

1987

Light of Day

Light of Day

Cleveland siblings rise with a rock band while coping with personal problems.
5.5

Year:

1987

Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett

Story of American raccoon-skin-wearing pioneer Davy Crocket on the wild frontier.
0.0

Year:

1986

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day, she gets a strange coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes embroiled in an espionage ring. People are killed, and Terry is chased. Throughout, she remains in contact with this mysterious person, who needs Terry's help save his life.
6.1

Year:

1986

Classified Love

Classified Love

Three ad agency buddies, who cannot seem to find fulfilling love, decide to place personal ads to find new romance. The resulting blind dates and ultimate results are about what one would expect.
6.0

Year:

1986

The History of White People in America: Volume II

The History of White People in America: Volume II

In this daring follow-up to The History of White People in America, comedian Martin Mull takes us on an in-depth look at such topics as White Religion, White Stress, White Politics, and White Crime.
9.0

Year:

1986

Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed

Shelley Duvall acted as host for this 1980s television series about legendary characters and historical events. This volume chronicles Jonathan Chapman (Martin Short), who loves two things: apples and his sweetheart, Betty Nature (Molly Ringwald). Following Betty's advice, he travels the countryside and sows apple seeds along the way, riling Smithville's imperious ruler (Rob Reiner) in this timeless American yarn.
0.0

Year:

1986

Clue

Clue

Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.
7.2

Year:

1985

D.A.R.Y.L.

D.A.R.Y.L.

Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and mental abilities. Even his name has a hidden meaning -- it's actually an acronym for Data Analyzing Robot Youth Life-form. When the organization that created him deems the "super soldier" experiment a failure and schedules Daryl to be disassembled, it is up to a few rogue scientists to help him escape.
6.4

Year:

1985

This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap

"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.
7.4

Year:

1984

Imps*

Imps*

Once Upon a Time in a mythical place called Hollywood, a long, long, long time ago in a galaxy not so very far away, a witty group of actors with 38 EMMY Nominations, 3 Academy Award nominations, and 8 Golden Globe nominations, along with 4 Playmates and a Penthouse Pet, came together in a burst of comic frenzy and created imps*.
3.9

Year:

1983

Young Doctors in Love

Young Doctors in Love

An 'Airplane!'-style spoof of hospital soap operas—a brilliant young trainee can't stand the sight of blood; a doctor romances the head nurse in order to get the key to the drugs cabinet; and there's a mafioso on the loose disguised as a woman.
5.2

Year:

1982

Likely Stories Vol. 1

Likely Stories Vol. 1

Short Comedy Films, Video & Animation featuring the directing debuts of Rob Reiner, & Christopher Guest.
0.0

Year:

1981

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

A veteran Hollywood actor becomes obsessed with securing a spot in the Oscars’ “In Memoriam” montage after he receives a terminal cancer diagnosis. This leads to a heartfelt journey of self-exploration as well as ego, humility, and legacy.
0.0

Year:

-

The Hear 'n Aid Sessions

The Hear 'n Aid Sessions

Hear 'n Aid was a one-time collaboration of various individual hard rock and heavy metal artists in 1985 to raise money for famine relief in Africa. According to Ronnie James Dio's MySpace profile, the project raised $1 million within a year.
0.0

Year:

1986

Used Cars

Used Cars

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.
6.4

Year:

1980

1941

1941

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
5.8

Year:

1979

More Than Friends

More Than Friends

Matty Perlman and Alan Corkus are old friends. He wants them to be more than friends. Sometimes she does too.
0.0

Year:

1978

Cracking Up

Cracking Up

What would happen if a 9.7 magnitude earthquake were to strike the L.A. area? This is what "Cracking Up" looks at from the lighter side. The movie is composed of individual skits of original material by the actors spun around this hypothetical disaster.
1.0

Year:

1977

Spinal Tap II

Spinal Tap II

Spinal Tap, England’s loudest and most punctual band, reunite following a 15-year hiatus for one final concert.
0.0

Year:

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