Addicted to Love 1997  R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Griffin Dunne
Cast: Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick, Kelly Preston, Tcheky Karyo, Maureen Stapleton, Nesbitt Blaisdell, Remak Ramsay, Lee Wilkof, Dominick Dunne, Larry Pine
Naive astronomer Sam (Matthew Broderick) meets and joins forces with a photographer/artist, Maggie (Meg Ryan), in their obsessive moves to keep track of ex-lovers. The plot is pure "Hollywood": boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl falls in love with boy. But the actors are engaging, and this comedy works.
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After Hours 1985 R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Teri Garr, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, John Heard, Dick Miller, Linda Fiorentino, Verna Bloom, Catherine O'Hara, Will Patton, Bronson Pinchot, Rocco Sisto, Larry Block
Martin Scorsese directed this dark comedy about an upwardly mobile man who meets an engaging girl in a coffee shop in Manhattan, and unusual adventures follow. Scorsese won a Best Director award at the Cannes film festival for this different film.
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Amazon Women on the Moon 1986  R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Landis
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Steve Guttenberg, Carrie Fisher, Ralph Bellamy, Griffin Dunne, Michelle Pfeiffer, Peter Horton, Sybil Danning, Ed Begley Jr., Paul Bartel, Dick Miller
Lots of stars in cameos in this off-the-wall series of stories which is "highlighted" by a parody of "Cat Women of the Moon." The skits are intended to be funny, but most fail.
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An American Werewolf in London 1981 R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Landis
Cast: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodvine, Brian Glover, Frank Oz, David Schofield, Lila Kaye, Joe Belcher, Rik Mayall, Sean Baker, Paddy Ryan, Anne-Marie Davies, Don McKillop, Paul Kember
American students David Kessler and Jack Goodman (David Naughton and Griffin Dunne) are backpacking in the English countryside when they are attacked by a werewolf. David survives and is hospitalized, but Jack is killed. During one of David's ensuing nightmares, he is visited by Jack and warned that unless he commits suicide, he will turn into a werewolf during the next full moon. David ignores Jack's advice, and, when David is released from the hospital, he moves in with his nurse, Alex Price (Jenny Agutter). They begin a love affair, and now it is only a short time before the next full moon. Will David's nightmares prove to be true? Wry humor interwoven with horror.
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The Big Blue 1988  PG, 119 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Luc Besson
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Paul Shenar, Sergio Castellitto, Marc Duret, Griffin Dunne
Boyhood friends (and rivals) meet again during free diving championships, both having held deepest dive records. Thus, the old rivalry heats up again. Meanwhile, Joanna (Rosanna Arquette) had met Jacques (one of the divers) and now follows him to the competition in the Mediterranean off Italy in attempts to gain his love. So-so, but the underwater photography is good.
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Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even 1992 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Stepkids
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Cast: Hillary Wolf, David Strathairn, Margaret Whitton, Griffin Dunne, Patricia Kalember, Adrienne Shelly, Dan Futterman, Jenny Lewis, Ben Savage, Sean Blackman, Joe D'Angerio, Googy Gress
Thirteen-year-old Laura (Hillary Wolf) gives up on trying to figure out her parents' multiple marriages, divorces, and arguments. Laura runs away from her brother's (Griffin Dunne) home in the woods where new experiences of living on her own teach her how to deal with her feelings about her family. Meanwhile, Laura's worried family members reconcile their differences in the process of searching for her.
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Broken English 2007  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Zoe R. Cassavetes
Cast: Parker Posey, Drea de Matteo, Tim Guinee, Gena Rowlands, Peter Bogdanovich, Roy Thinnes, Michael Panes, Justin Theroux, Philip Pavel, Melvil Poupaud, Dana Ivey, Bill Wise, Josh Hamilton, Griffin Dunne, Lucy Gordon
Having forsaken the art world for her job as guest-coordinator at a Manhattan hotel and lacking a love life, overly cautious Nora Wilder (Parker Posey) is not living the "good life." It doesn't help that her mother (Gena Rowlands) never misses the chance to point out that Nora is now in her thirties and not in a solid relationship. Adding to her discontent is that her best friend Audrey (Drea de Matteo) just celebrated her fifth wedding anniversary with her adoring husband Mark (Tim Guinee)–but Audrey does question whether she is really in a "perfect marriage." Then Nora meets and falls for well-known French actor Julien (Melvil Poupaud) who asks her to go to France with him. Nora declines, but later, at Audrey's urging, Nora throws caution to the wind, and the two women fly to Paris in search of Julien. It turns out that Nora has lost Julien's phone number and he has a common name, which result in a search involving a more than a few humorous moments.
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Famous 2000 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lisa Picard Is Famous
Director: Griffin Dunne
Cast: Laura Kirk, Nat DeWolf, Daniel London, Griffin Dunne, Linda Blair, Sandra Bullock, Carrie Fisher, Buck Henry, Spike Lee, Mira Sorvino
Cameo roles by real stars fill the screen in this mockumentary about Lisa Picard (Laura Kirk) who is teetering on the verge of stardom while documentary filmmaker Andrew (Griffin Dunne) follows her every move.
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Fierce People 2006 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Griffin Dunne
Cast: Diane Lane, Anton Yelchin, Donald Sutherland, Chris Evans, Kristen Stewart, Paz de la Huerta, Blu Mankuma, Elizabeth Perkins, Christopher Shyer, Gary Chalk, Ryan McDonald, Dexter Bell, Branden Williams, Aaron Brooks, Kaleigh Dey
Fifteen-year-old Finn (Anton Yelchan) lives with his mother Liz (Diane Lane) in a grungy apartment in New York where he is looking forward to spending the summer in South America visiting the father he has never met. But, when cocaine-addicted Liz causes major problems and cries out for help, Finn's trip to South America is canceled. Instead of the "perfect" summer with his father, Liz and Finn move into the New Jersey guest cottage on the large farm of mogul Ogden C. Osborne (Donald Sutherland). Now, Liz attends AA meetings, and it is Finn who spends his time getting high and drunk with the Osborne grandchildren, Bryce (Chris Evans) and Maya (Kristen Stewart). But, catastrophe lies ahead after a violent episode that leaves Liz and Finn struggling to maintain their dignity.
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Game 6 2006 R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Hoffman
Cast: Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Griffin Dunne, Bebe Neuwirth, Catherine O'Hara, Ari Graynor, Shalom Harlow, Roger Rees, Tom Aldredge, Harris Yulin, Nadia Dajani, Lillias White
Successful playwright Nicky Rogan (Michael Keaton) is not having a good day: his wife, Lillian (Catherine O'Hara), is considering divorce; his aging father (Tom Aldredge) is in poor health; and Nicky is convinced that his autobiographical play, scheduled to open on Broadway that evening, is going to be panned by drama critic Steven Schwimmer (Robert Downey Jr.). But, even more important is the fact that his beloved Boston Red Sox are playing the Mets in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series and, despite Nicky's doubts, just might win their first World Series. After getting involved in a series of traffic jams and conversations with foreign cabbies, Nicky misses the opening of his play and sits in a bar watching his baseball team on TV and fearing the worst in all of his worlds.
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The Great Buck Howard 2009 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sean McGinly
Cast: John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Steve Zahn, Tom Hanks, Ricky Jay, Debra Monk, Griffin Dunne, Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa, John Stewart, Martha Stewart, Tom Arnold, George Takei, Adam Scott
Buck Howard (John Malkovich) is an illusionist whose show business career is on the down slope. He is hoping for a comeback when he hires law school dropout Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) as his road manager. Troy's father (Tom Hanks, Colin's real life father) disapproves of Troy's choice of careers, but Troy sees his job as a new beginning. Troy tries to deal with Buck's large ego and manages to hold his own when Buck exhibits tantrums. Buck has also hired Valerie Brennan (Emily Blunt) as his new publicist with hopes that she will stage his comeback, and Valerie does not hesitate to tell Buck exactly what she is thinking. Meanwhile, Valerie exhibits a sexual interest in Troy. Despite Buck's downsides, he does teach Tony lessons about life and the importance of being true to yourself.
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Head Over Heels 1979 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Chilly Scenes of Winter
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Cast: John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Riegert, Kenneth McMillan, Gloria Grahame, Nora Heflin, Jerry Hardin, Frances Bay, Griffin Dunne
Based on Ann Beattie's novel, this is a love story about Laura (Mary Beth Hurt) who is estranged from her husband when ex-boyfriend Charles (John Heard) becomes obsessed with winning her back.
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I Like It Like That 1994 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Darnell Martin
Cast: Lauren Velez, Jon Seda, Rita Moreno, Griffin Dunne, Thomas Melly, Desiree Casado, Isaiah Garcia, Jesse Borrego, Lisa Vidal, Vincent Laresca
An inside look at life in a poor, NYC Latino neighborhood is the gift of writer/director Darnell Martin. This story revolves around one young married couple, Lisette and Chino Linares (Lauren Velez and Jon Seda) and how they AND their neighbors handle adversities when Chino goes to prison for looting during a blackout. Although poor and out of luck, the Linares are involved with their neighbors, a benefit not so common in today's white suburbs.
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Johnny Dangerously 1984 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Amy Heckerling
Cast: Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner, Maureen Stapleton, Peter Boyle, Griffin Dunne, Glynnis O'Connor, Dom DeLuise, Danny DeVito, Ray Walston
This satire on 1930s gangster flicks features Michael Keaton as Johnny Kelly who turns to crime when faced with needing money for his mother's (Maureen Stapleton) hospital bills. But, our hero manages to hide his gangster associations from his loving family.
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My Girl 1991 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin, Anna Chlumsky, Richard Masur, Griffin Dunne, Ann Nelson, Peter Michael Goetz, Jane Hallaren, Anthony R. Jones, Tom Villard, Lara Steinick, Kristian Truelsen, David Caprita, Jody Wilson
Eleven-year-old Vada (Anna Chlumsky) worries about her own responsibility for her mother's death during childbirth and reaches out for attention from her estranged father Harry (Dan Aykroyd) who runs a funeral parlor. When Harry starts dating Shelly (Jamie Lee Curtis), a cosmetologist who works in the funeral parlor, Vada tries to stop the romance. Meanwhile, her only friend Thomas (Macaulay Culkin) gives her comfort, but that ends when frail Thomas suffers a fatal injury after being attacked by bees. Now, Vada's preoccupation with death is accelerated. A sequel follows.
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Once Around 1991 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Danny Aiello, Laura San Giacomo, Gena Rowlands, Griffin Dunne, Roxanne Hart, Garry Goodrow, Danton Stone, Tim Guinee
Bostonian Renata Bella (Holly Hunter) finds love with obnoxious millionaire Sam Sharpe (Richard Dreyfuss) who does NOT fit her family's image of "family member."
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The Other Side of the Mountain 1975 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Peerce
Cast: Marilyn Hassett, Beau Bridges, Belinda Montgomery, Nan Martin, William Bryant, Dabney Coleman, Bill Vint, Dori Brenner, Walter Brooke, Griffin Dunne
Jill Kinmont (Marilyn Hassett) was a promising skier until she was critically injured in the 1956 Olympics. The accident left her paralyzed from the shoulders down.
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 Practical Magic 1998  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Griffin Dunne
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, Aidan Quinn, Goran Visnjic, Evan Rachel Wood, Alexandra Artrip, Lucinda Jenney, Chloe Webb, Caprice Benedetti, Mark Feuerstein, Annabella Price, Camilla Belle, Lora Anne Criswell
For 300 years, women in the Owens family have been witches, and their husbands have all died prematurely. Sally (Sandra Bullock) and her sister, Gillian (Nicole Kidman), grew up with the curse. After Sally's husband dies prematurely, Gillian returns to town to support her sister. But the kidnapping of both sisters is hardly the comfort Sally needed. 1 User Review
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Sam the Man 2000 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Fisher Stevens, Annabella Sciorra, Ron Rifkin, John Slattery, Annika Peterson, Maria Bello, Saverio Guerra, George Plimpton, Griffin Dunne, Alex Porter, Rob Morrow, Luis Guzman
Novelist Sam (Fisher Stevens) has one hit book to his credit but is having trouble coming up with a second one. So, he cheats on his fiancee (Annabella Sciorra), avoids his agent, and looks for ways to pay his rent. When the husband of one of the women he slept with leaves him with cuts and bruises, he reevaluates his life. Too slow for many, but if you like cynicism and deep thinking, this one is for you.
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Search and Destroy 1995 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Salle
Cast: Griffin Dunne, Illeana Douglas, Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken, John Turturro, Robert Knepper, Martin Scorsese, Rosanna Arquette, Tahnee Welch, Ethan Hawke
An enterprising (albeit inept) businessman (Griffin Dunne) plans to make money by turning an evangelist's (Dennis Hopper) book into a movie, but nothing seems to go right.
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Snow Angels 2008 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Gordon Green
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Michael Angarano, Jeanetta Arnette, Nicky Katt, Tom Noonan, Connor Paolo, Amy Sedaris, Olivia Thirlby, Grace Hudson, Brian Downey, Carroll Godsman, Deborah Allen, Griffin Dunne
The deteriorating relationships of couples unfold in this story that ends in tragedy. Teenager Arthur (Michael Angarano) busses tables in a restaurant where his former babysitter Annie (Kate Beckinsale) works as a waitress. Annie, who is estranged from her husband Glenn (Sam Rockwell), is having an affair with Nate (Nicky Katt), the husband of her friend and co-worker Barb (Amy Sedaris). At school, Arthur and his classmate Lila (Olivia Thirlby) have been flirting, but Arthur is more interested in trying to deal with his parents' (Griffin Dunne and Jeanetta Arnette) recent separation. These relationships provide the background for a tragedy that will affect them all.
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Straight Talk 1992 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Barnet Kellman
Cast: Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne, Michael Madsen, Deirdre O'Connell, John Sayles, Teri Hatcher, Spalding Gray, Jerry Orbach, Philip Bosco, Amy Morton, Jay Thomas
Shirlee (Dolly Parton), fired from her job and tired of her boyfriend, heads to the big city, Chicago. She takes a job as a receptionist at a radio station and is mistaken for a guest psychiatrist who is to host a talk show. She becomes a hit with her home-spun talk and advice, but reporter Jack Russell (James Woods) suspects her credentials.
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 Stuck on You 2003 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Cast: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva Mendes, Wen Yann Shih, Cher, Pat Crawford Brown, Ray "Rocket" Valliere, Seymour Cassel, Tommy Songin, Terence Bernie Hines, Jackie Flynn, Griffin Dunne, Danny Murphy, Bridget Tobin, Malcolm G. Chace Jr.
Conjoined twins–Bob (Matt Damon) and Walt (Greg Kinnear)–travel to L.A. so Walt can have a chance to act in movies. Walt gains success in films, but will his success tear them apart?
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The Wall 1982 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Markowitz
Cast: Tom Conti, Lisa Eichhorn, Gerald Hiken, Rachel Roberts, Philip Sterling, Eli Wallach, Rosanna Arquette, Dianne Wiest, Griffin Dunne
Based on Millard Lampell's play, which was taken from John Hersey's text, this is the story about the 1943 Jewish repression in Poland.
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Who's That Girl? 1987 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Foley
Cast: Madonna, Griffin Dunne, Haviland Morris, John McMartin, John Mills, Robert Swan, Bibi Besch, Drew Pillsbury, Coati Mundi, Dennis Burkley, Robert Cornthwaite, Kimberlin Brown, Crystal Carson
Nikki Finn (Madonna) is released from prison after serving four years for a murder she did not commit. Yuppie lawyer Louden Trott (Griffin Dunne)–who has plans to be married that afternoon to spoiled socialite Wendy Worthington (Haviland Morris)– is given the job of driving Nikki from prison to the bus station. It turns out that Nikki is not interested in catching the bus. Instead, she wants to track down the real killer and uses Louden as her less-than-willing assistant. Chaos ensues.
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| 1. Addicted to Love (1997)
2. After Hours (1985)
3. Amazon Women on the Moon (1986)
4. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
5. The Big Blue (1988)
6. Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even (1992)
aka: Stepkids
7. Broken English (2007)
8. Cold Feet (1984)
9. Famous (2000)
aka: Lisa Picard Is Famous
10. Fierce People (2006)
11. Game 6 (2006)
12. The Great Buck Howard (2009)
13. Head Over Heels (1979)
aka: Chilly Scenes of Winter
14. I Like It Like That (1994)
15. Johnny Dangerously (1984)
16. My Girl (1991)
17. Once Around (1991)
18. The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
19. Practical Magic (1998)
20. Sam the Man (2000)
21. Search and Destroy (1995)
22. Snow Angels (2008)
23. Straight Talk (1992)
24. Stuck on You (2003)
25. The Wall (1982)
26. Who's That Girl? (1987)
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