Awakenings 1990  PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Max von Sydow, Ruth Nelson, Anne Meara, Richard Libertini, Judith Malina, Alice Drummond, Laura Esterman, Barton Heyman, George Martin, Dexter Gordon
Neurologist Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) works in the chronic-care ward of a hospital in the Bronx where he gives the new drug L-DOPA to patient Leonard Lowe (Robert De Niro) who is in a semi-comatose state. The drug works, and Lowe is gradually awakened after 30 years. He experiences the wonder of life and love, and this success with L-DOPA encourages Sayer to administer the drug to his other patients. Oscar nominations included Best Picture and Actor (De Niro).
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Bad Medicine 1985  PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harvey Miller
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Alan Arkin, Julie Hagerty, Julie Kavner, Bill Macy, Curtis Armstrong, Joe Grifasi, Gilbert Gottfried, Taylor Negron
Two medical students at a south-of-the-border medical school become moved by the impoverished conditions at a nearby village. As a result, they begin stealing supplies from their school to treat the villagers.
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 Click 2006  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Frank Coraci
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, David Hasselhoff, Henry Winkler, Julie Kavner, Sean Astin, Joseph Castanon, Jonah Hill, Jake Hoffman, Cameron Monaghan, Jennifer Coolidge, Tatum McCann, Lorraine Nicholson
Overworked architect Michael Newman (Adam Sandler) runs into mysterious Morty (Christopher Walken) who gives him a very special universal remote. This remote allows Michael to mute his jabbering wife, Donna (Kate Beckinsale), and fast-forward through dinners with his parents (Henry Winkler and Julie Kavner). But, it takes over Michael's life. Fast-forwarding does not come without a price as Michael learns when he leaps into the future, misses the years when his children are growing up, and must live without all the little things that make life worthwhile.
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CyberWorld 2000  N/R, 48 min.
Genre: Animation / Documentary
Director: Colin Davies, Elaine Despins
Cast: Jenna Elfman, Dave Foley, Robert Smith, Matt Frewer, Woody Allen, Hank Azaria, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Sylvester Stallone
Phig (Jenna Elfman) takes viewers on a tour of CyberWorld, a museum of 3-D exhibits in this 48-minute offering on the giant I-Max screen. Amazing animation.
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Doctor Dolittle 1998 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
aka: Dr. Dolittle
Director: Betty Thomas
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt, Richard Schiff, Kristen Wilson, Jeffrey Tambor, Kyla Pratt, Peter Boyle, Chris Rock, Albert Brooks, Raven-Symone, Steven Gilborn, Norm MacDonald, John Leguizamo, Julie Kavner
Dr. John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy) treats humans and has forgotten that he once talked with the animals. But, when he nearly runs over a dog, Lucky (voice of Norm MacDonald), his past returns, he is hearing animal voices, and everyone thinks that he has lost his mind. The cast of voices for the animals–which includes Norm MacDonald, Julie Kavner, Reni Santoni, Garry Shandling, Paul Reubens, Albert Brooks, Chris Rock, and Gilbert Gottfried–is a highlight as the animals communicate with the good doctor (Eddie Murphy) who learned as a child to talk to the animals.
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Don't Drink the Water 1994 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Woody Allen, Mayim Bialik, Julie Kavner, Dom DeLuise, Edward Herrmann, Josef Sommer, Rosemary Murphy, Austin Pendleton, Robert(2) Stanton, Ed Herlihy, Ed Van Nuys
This is the TV adaptation of Woody Allen's 1960s Broadway comedy of an American family–the Hollanders (Woody Allen, Mayim Bailik, and Julie Kavner)–on vacation that is accused of spying while behind the Iron Curtain in the early 1960s. They take refuge in the American Embassy that is being run by the absent ambassador's worthless son Axel McGee (Michael J. Fox). Dated situations but still with funny moments. Previously filmed in 1969.
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 Forget Paris 1995 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Crystal
Cast: Billy Crystal, Debra Winger, Julie Kavner, Joe Mantegna, Cynthia Stevenson, Richard Masur, Cathy Moriarty, William Hickey, Robert Costanzo, Tom Wright
NBA referee Mickey (Billy Crystal) heads for Paris to bury his father. Along the way the airline loses the casket, and Ellen (Debra Winger) is given the assignment of helping Mickey find his lost "luggage." Romance follows and comedy continues as the couple tries to live happily ever after.
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I'll Do Anything 1994  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James L. Brooks
Cast: Nick Nolte, Whittni Wright, Albert Brooks, Julie Kavner, Tracey Ullman, Joely Richardson, Ian McKellen, Woody Harrelson, Robert Joy, Rosie O'Donnell
A not-so-very successful actor (Nick Nolte) suddenly is given custody of his daughter (Whittni Wright), a six-year-old who has never known her father. He gets a job as a chauffeur for a movie studio exec and finds time to fall in love with his daughter.
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Jake's Women 1996 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Glenn Jordan
Cast: Alan Alda, Anne Archer, Lolita Davidovich, Julie Kavner, Mira Sorvino, Joyce Van Patten, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Ashley Peldon, Perry Anzilotti, Aasif Mandvi, Steven M. Porter, Yul Vazquez
This made-for-TV film is based on Neil Simon's play about a troubled writer (Alan Alda) whose imaginary conversations with people who are no longer part of his life, appear to keep him from acknowledging the cruel realities of his life.
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Judy Berlin 2000 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Eric Mendelsohn
Cast: Barbara Barrie, Bob Dishy, Edie Falco, Julie Kavner, Madeline Kahn, Carlin Glynn, Aaron Harnick, Bette Henritze, Anne Meara, Novella Nelson
Babylon is a NYC suburb and a total eclipse is on the way at noon. Thus the stage is set for a slice of life centering on schoolteacher Sue (Barbara Barrie); her daughter, Judy (Edie Falco); the school principal, Arthur (Bob Dishy); his wife, Alice (Madeline Kahn); and their son, David (Aaron Harnick). David has just returned from a failed effort as a movie director in Hollywood and meets an old high-school classmate, Judy, an aspiring actress about to leave town to make it big. Meanwhile, Sue and Arthur start an affair while depressed, whining Alice ponders life. Though all of the characters have problems, the film works well as a fine mood piece, much of which takes place in the semi-darkness of the eclipse. Remarkable black and white photography, and the last film appearance by the late Madeline Kahn.
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Katherine 1975 TV, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Art Carney, Henry Winkler, Julie Kavner, Jane Wyatt, Joe De Santis, Hector Elias, Jenny Sullivan, Rene Enriquez, Mary Murphy, Jorge Cervera Jr., Barbara Harris
Katherine Alman (Sissy Spacek) rebels against injustices of the American way in the 1960s and early 1970s and opts to change things through political terrorism.
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The Lion King 1 1/2 2004 G, 77 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Bradley Raymond
Cast: Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Julie Kavner, Jerry Stiller, Matthew Broderick, Robert Guillaume, Moira Kelly, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, Jim Cummings, Edward Hibbert, Jason Rudofsky, Matt Weinberg, Jeff Bennett
When Timon (voice of Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa (voice of Ernie Sabella) watch the original "Lion King," they are upset that they were not seen in the first half of the story. So, they decide to put a new spin on the original film and offer a new perspective on the tale by putting themselves at the center of the action. In the process, Timon and Pumbaa narrate and interact with the original movie.
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 Radio Days 1987  PG, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Mia Farrow, Diane Keaton, Jeff Daniels, Tony Roberts, Dianne Wiest, Woody Allen, Seth Green, Julie Kavner, Michael Tucker, Wallace Shawn
This entertaining movie revolves around the pre-World War II era when home entertainment was found sitting around the radio. The film is about memories and how they shape the present.
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The Simpsons Movie 2007 PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Comedy
Director: David Silverman
Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Harry Shearer, Marcia Wallace, Hank Azaria, Billie Joe Armstrong, Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden, Joe Mantegna, Albert Brooks, Tre Cool, Russi Taylor, Tom Hanks
The long-running TV show "The Simpsons" comes to the screen with more adventures of the Simpson family. Lisa Simpson (voice of Yeardley Smith) takes on the environmental-awareness cause to clean up Springfield's lake, while her father, Homer (voice of Dan Castellaneta), remains clueless and even dares his son, Bart (voice of Nancy Cartwright), to skateboard around town in the nude. Matters take a downhill turn when Homer brings a pig home as a family pet, which leaves Marge (voice of Julie Kavner) nagging him to get rid of the pig's droppings. Homer dumps the pig's waste in the lake–an act that results in getting the attention of E.P.A. head Russ Cargill (voice of Albert Brooks) who convinces President Schwarzenegger (voice of Harry Shearer) to have a plastic dome placed over Springfield. Now, it is up to Homer to save Springfield.
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Surrender 1987 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Belson
Cast: Sally Field, Michael Caine, Steve Guttenberg, Peter Boyle, Iman, Julie Kavner, Louise Lasser, Jackie Cooper, Michael A. Andrews, Jerry Lazarus
No one can blame Sally Field for having problems deciding between Michael Caine and Steve Guttenberg for her romantic partner. Now, throw in a money problem and you have the plot for this average comedy.
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| 1. Awakenings (1990)
2. Bad Medicine (1985)
3. Click (2006)
4. CyberWorld (2000)
5. Doctor Dolittle (1998)
aka: Dr. Dolittle
6. Don't Drink the Water (1994)
7. Forget Paris (1995)
8. I'll Do Anything (1994)
9. Jake's Women (1996)
10. Judy Berlin (2000)
11. Katherine (1975)
12. The Lion King 1 1/2 (2004)
13. No Other Love (1979)
14. Radio Days (1987)
15. Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980)
16. The Simpsons Movie (2007)
17. Surrender (1987)
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