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Blonde, statuesque (6'1") comic actress Betty Thomas graduated from Ohio University with a fine arts degree. Betty taught in the Chicago public school system, where she ran afoul of the Establishment over her frankly articulated opinions on social and sexual issues. She found a more agreeable outlet for her outspokenness as an improvisational comedienne with the Second City troupe. She went to appear in such blackout-oriented films as Tunnel Vision (1975) and Chesty Anderson USN (1976), and as a regular on the 1976 TV series Fun Factory, a combination quiz show/audience participation/sketch-comedy outing. Thomas achieved stardom in the role of no-nonsense police officer Lucille Bates on TV's Hill Street Blues (1981-87), winning a 1985 Emmy for her work on the series. Never one to shy away from any personal or professional risk, she plunged into TV directing in the late 1980s, helming such films as Only You (1991) and such made-for-TV flicks as My Breast (1994). In 1993, Thomas won her second Emmy, this time for her direction on the cable sitcom Dream On. As of this writing, Betty Thomas' biggest directorial success has been the 1995 box office bonanza The Brady Bunch Movie. She then made a pair of comedies about the media. Her made for cable adaptation of The Late Shift covered the retirement of Johnny Caron and the battle between Jay Leno and David Letterman to take over The Tonight Show. Thomas also directed Private Parts, the biopic of radio personality Howard Stern. Teaming with Eddie Murphy, Thomas scored a solid box-office hit with Dr. Dolittle. She attempted a change of pace with Sandra Bullock with the addiction comedy/drama 28 Days. She had her hand in a pair of summer hits acting as producer on the Charlie's Angels films, but also produced the flop Surviving Christmas. She helped bring another television show to the big screen by joining Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy in I Spy. In 2006 she helmed the dark high school comedy John Tucker Must Die. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide less

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
Tags: Family Family-Oriented Comedy
Length: min
The lovable singing-and-dancing trio of famous marmots continues their big-screen hijinks with this follow-up to the 20th Century Fox smash-hit live-action/CG family comedy, this time incorporating a female version of the group entitled the Chipettes....
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28 Days (2000)
Cast: Diane Ladd Steve Buscemi Sandra Bullock
Tags: Comedy Drama Addiction Drama
Length: 103min
In this romantic comedy, a journalist who's become too much the life of the party finds a new lease on life in a drug and alcohol treatment center. New York newspaper columnist Gwen Cummings (Sandra Bullock) has a fondness for liquor, a boyfriend...
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Dr. Dolittle (1998)
Cast: Eddie Murphy Peter Boyle Ossie Davis Betty Thomas Albert Brooks Richard Schiff Oliver Platt
Tags: Family-Oriented Comedy Comedy Fantasy Comedy
Length: 85min
Betty Thomas directed this adaptation of the classic children's stories by Hugh Lofting (1886-1947), updating the original concepts into the present day. When noted surgeon Dr. John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy) swerves his car to avoid hitting a dog, he...
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I Spy (2002)
Cast: Malcolm McDowell Famke Janssen
Tags: Spy Comedy Odd Couple Film Comedy Spy Film
Length: 97min
Yet another classic television series from the 1960s gets a big-screen update in this action-comedy inspired by the Bill Cosby/Robert Culp vehicle I Spy. Alex Scott (Owen Wilson) is a federal intelligence agent who has been assigned to find a...
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John Tucker Must Die (2006)
Tags: Romantic Comedy Teen Movie Comedy
Length: 89min
Three teenagers two-timed by a local lothario decide to turn the tables on him in this omantic comedy. John Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe) is the big man on campus at his high school -- he's the captain and star player of the basketball team, he's got...
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The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
Cast: Jean Smart Shelley Long
Tags: Parody/Spoof Comedy Domestic Comedy
Length: 88min
The Brady Bunch Movie pays tribute to the 1970s TV show while poking gentle fun at it. The Brady family, led by father Mike (Gary Cole), still live in their suburban, split-level home and are still throwbacks to the era that spawned them. Eternally...
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My Breast (1994)
Cast: Barbara Barrie
Tags: Medical Drama Drama Docudrama
Length: 92min
Based on the story of real breast-cancer survivor Joyce Wadler, this drama follows the noted journalist on her quest to stay alive and rebuild her life after she receives news of her potentially fatal condition. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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The Late Shift (1996)
Cast: Kathy Bates Ivan Reitman
Tags: Showbiz Comedy Docudrama Comedy Drama
Length: 94min
Based on the non-fiction best-seller, The Late Shift is an irreverent, behind-the-scenes look at the conflict over who would succeed Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show, Jay Leno or David Letterman. Beginning with Carson's retirement, the...
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Private Parts (1997)
Tags: Romantic Comedy Biopic Comedy Media Satire
Length: 109min
Based on a best-selling autobiography, this comedy drama is the surprisingly sweet-natured life story of a controversial radio personality. Howard Stern, who stars as himself, is a nerdy New York kid who dreams of a disc jockey career despite being a...
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Only You (1992)
Cast: Helen Hunt
Tags: Romantic Comedy Comedy Romance
Length: 85min
The feature film directing debut of actress Betty Thomas, this romantic farce attempts to mimic the screwball comedies of the 1930s. Andrew McCarthy stars as Cliff Godfrey, a doll house designer and perpetual loser in love who is dumped by his fiancee...
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