Biography: Howard Hesseman |
Howard Hesseman's early credits have sometimes been hard to trace, mainly because he often billed himself as "Don Sturdy." The mustachioed, prematurely balding Hesseman was a founding member of the San Francisco-based improv troupe The Committee.... more
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Cast: Kevin Connor
Tags: Comedy of Manners Comedy Domestic Comedy
Length: 101min
Two happily married expectant parents get more than they bargained for after hiring a free-spirited Ukrainian housekeeper to help clean up their suburban palace in Killer Wave director Kevin Connor's playful domestic comedy. Marsha and David McMillan...
Cast: Teri Garr
Tags: Comedy Romantic Comedy
Length: 105min
Just how bad are things going to get for Emily Hall (Dedee Pfeiffer)? At 28, she's finally finished her first novel only to see it rejected by every publisher to whom it's submitted. However, this is small potatoes compared to her personal life. She's...
Cast: Charles Fleischer John Sayles
Tags: Comedy Drama Addiction Drama Urban Drama Urban Comedy
Length: 91min
In this hard-edged drama with a strong undercurrent of dark comedy, Stretch (Tim Roth) and Spoon (Tupac Shakur) are two friends who share both a passion for music and a dependence on heroin. Stretch and Spoon play in a jazz combo with Cookie (Thandie...
Cast: Howard Hesseman Karen Black Crispin Glover
Tags: Odd Couple Film Comedy Buddy Film Road Movie
Length: 82min
Rubin & Ed is Trent Harris' off-the-wall uddy movie about two mismatched geeks on a quest to bury a frozen cat. Rubin Farr (Crispin Glover) is a shy, reclusive loner who lives in his mother's hotel. He'd much rather sit in his bedroom listening to...
Tags: Drama
Length: min
Finding her new life as a housewife and mother unfulfilling, an ex-radio-news-reporter starts doing a little gambling, just for some excitement. Unfortunately, it isn't long before her need for thrills becomes a craving and the craving a full-blown...
Cast: Burt Reynolds
Tags: Crime Drama Action
Length: 103min
Burt Reynolds stars as the bitter bodyguard and degenerate gambler Mex in this uneven action film. He wakes up hungover, vowing to rekindle his dream of leaving Las Vegas for good if he can just raise enough money. Mex divides his time working for the...
Cast: Patty Duke Karl Malden
Tags: Psychological Drama Biopic Showbiz Drama Drama
Length: 97min
Based upon Patty Duke's bestselling autobiography, Call Me Anna details the Academy Award-winning actress's rise to stardom and her lifelong struggle with manic depression. Born Anna Marie Duke, the youngster from Queens embarked upon an acting career...
Cast: Hal Holbrook Rick Schroder
Tags: Docudrama Courtroom Drama Drama
Length: 121min
The cautionary phrase "It could happen to you!" was seldom more appropriate than in this two-part, four-hour TV movie, inspired by a true story and based on actual court transcripts. The story begins in Fayetteville, NC in 1985, when Army sergeant Tim...
Length: 93min
Bo Derek stars as B.J. Cassidy, a Texas millionaire out to take over a French chocolate production company who instead finds romance with the factory's owner (Robert Hays). ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
Cast: David Carradine Charles Haid David Morse Richard Dysart Paul Wendkos
Tags: Crime Drama Docudrama Escape Film
Length: 100min
The "six" are played by David Carradine, Howard Hesseman, David Morse, Charles Haid, Jan-Michael Vincent and Richard Dysart. The "rock" is, of course, escape-proof Alcatraz Island. This TV movie dramatizes an actual 1946 breakout attempt--which was...
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