Biography: Frank Oz |
Born in Hereford, England, Frank Oz (born Frank Oznowicz) graduated from California's Oakland City College during 1962 and joined the humans behind Jim Henson's fledgling Muppet group as a puppeteer the following year. He was part of the first-season... more
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Tags: Farce Comedy Ensemble Film Black Comedy
Length: 90min
This nutty British comedy observes with jet-black humor the myriad outrageous calamities that befall an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when its patriarch dies an unexpected death. Soon, every complication...
Cast: Tim Robbins
Tags: Family Fantasy Space Adventure Children's Fantasy
Length: 101min
An old and forgotten game develops magical powers in this fantasy for the whole family. Twelve-year-old Walter Budwing (Josh Hutcherson) and his younger brother, Danny (Jonah Bobo), figure they're going to be in for a boring time when their father...
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
Cast: Michael Caine
Tags: Children's Fantasy Heavenly Comedy Family Holiday Film
Length: 95min
What would life amongst the Muppets have been without their unofficial leader Kermit the Frog? That's the question posed by this made-for-TV confection, which not only spoofs the Yuletide classic It's a Wonderful Life, but also takes satirical aim at...
Cast: Robert De Niro Marlon Brando Edward Norton
Tags: Crime Crime Thriller Caper
Length: 123min
Three generations of method acting giants unite for this crime thriller written by Kario Salem and directed by Frank Oz. Robert De Niro stars as Nick Wells, an aging thief whose specialty is safecracking and who is on the verge of retiring to a life...
Cast: Heather Graham Eddie Murphy
Tags: Comedy of Errors Comedy Showbiz Comedy
Length: 96min
A group of wanna-be filmmakers and actors concocts a scheme to make a movie with a major star without having to pay him in this comedy. Bobby Bowfinger (Steve Martin) has struggled for years to make it in Hollywood with no real success; he's...
Cast: Nicole Kidman Christopher Walken Bette Midler Matthew Broderick
Tags: Science Fiction Comedy Sci-Fi Comedy Black Comedy Satire
Length: 93min
Ira Levin's best-selling novel about a town where great wives aren't born but made gets a second screen adaptation in this darkly satirical comedy drama. Joanna Eberhart (Nicole Kidman) is a successful television executive until one day her career...
Cast: Glenn Close
Tags: Comedy Comedy of Manners
Length: 90min
Life is sweet for high-school English teacher and sports coach Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline); he's still living where he grew up, he has a good relationship with his father (Wilford Brimley) and mother (Debbie Reynolds), he's respected by his...
Cast: Tim Curry
Tags: Family-Oriented Comedy Family Comedy Family-Oriented Adventure Sea Adventure
Length: 99min
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a young orphan who becomes involved with pirate Long John Silver is given the Muppet treatment in this vibrant children's musical. As in The Muppet Christmas Carol, the film stays loyal to the original...
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
Cast: Frank Oz
Tags: Children's Fantasy Fantasy Adventure Fantasy Family Coming-of-Age
Length: 96min
Based on the popular children's book by Lynne Reid Banks, this fantasy concerns a young boy who discovers that his toys are developing lives of their own -- which presents him with unexpected responsibilities. Omri (Hal Scardino), a young boy growing...
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
Tags: Children's Fantasy Family-Oriented Adventure Fantasy Family
Length: 73min
One of the most popular characters on Sesame Street gets his own movie in this family comedy. Playful Elmo (voice of Kevin Clash) loves his blue blanket and would never want to lose it. So when it gets spirited off to parts unknown in the midst of a...
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