Biography: John Cleese |

An instigator of some of the more groundbreaking developments in twentieth-century comedy, John Cleese is one of Britain's best-known actors, writers, and comedians. Famous primarily for his comic efforts, such as the television series Fawlty Towers... more
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Cast: Gary Oldman   
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An American astronaut believing himself to be the first person ever to set foot on Planet 51 gets the shock of his life in this animated adventure comedy featuring the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, John Cleese, and Gary Oldman. Captain...

Tags: Showbiz Comedy Comedy Drama 
Length: 97min
An unscrupulous Hollywood agent seeks to balance the success of his professional status with the abysmal reality of his personal life in director Miek Binder's existential comedy drama. When it comes to playing the Hollywood game, no one does it...

The Human Face, Part 3: Does Beauty Matter? (2001)
Tags: Culture & Society Biological Sciences Science & Technology Psychology 
Length: 50min
The human face is what attracts and repels humans meeting other humans. This process is mysterious. This four-volume program from The Learning Channel investigates many aspects of the human face, from beauty to facial expression. John Cleese acts as...

Cast: John Cusack   
Tags: Creature Film Comedy Family-Oriented Comedy 
Length: 86min
John Cusack leads an all-star voice cast featuring Jay Leno, Molly Shannon, John Cleese, Jeremy Piven, Steve Buscemi, and Jennifer Coolidge in this computer-animated comedy about a gifted scientist who happens to have been born with a most unfortunate...

Cast: Julia Roberts Steve Buscemi Robert Redford Oprah Winfrey   
Tags: Children's Fantasy Family 
Length: 97min
E.B. White's classic children's story comes to the screen in this live-action adaptation with an all-star voice cast. Fern Arable (Dakota Fanning) is a young girl growing up on her family's farm. When a sow gives birth to some piglets, Fern's father...

The Human Face, Part 2: The Endlessly Fascinating Face (2001)
Cast: John Cleese   
Tags: Psychology Science & Technology Biological Sciences Culture & Society 
Length: 50min
The human face is what attracts and repels humans meeting other humans. This attraction is mysterious. This four-volume program from The Learning Channel investigates many aspects of the human face, from beauty to facial expression. John Cleese acts...

The Human Face, Part 1: Secrets of the Face (2001)
Tags: Psychology Science & Technology Biological Sciences Culture & Society 
Length: 50min
The human face is what attracts and repels humans meeting other humans. This process is mysterious. This four-volume program from The Learning Channel investigates many aspects of the human face, from beauty to facial expression. John Cleese acts as...

Cast: Stockard Channing Bette Midler   
Tags: Comedy Drama Biopic Showbiz Comedy 
Length: 93min
Jacqueline Susann spent a long career on the edges of show business as an actress and model, but it never really paid off until she quit acting to write her first novel. Valley of the Dolls was a proudly sleazy potboiler that sold 26 million copies...

Cast: Jerry Zucker Whoopi Goldberg   
Tags: Ensemble Film Comedy Slapstick Chase Movie 
Length: 112min
A very loose remake of the classic multi-star comedy It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), this madcap comedy is directed by Jerry Zucker, one third of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker comedy team and director of Ghost (1990). John Cleese stars as an...

The Human Face, Part 4: Famous Faces (2001)
Tags: Psychology Science & Technology Biological Sciences Culture & Society 
Length: 50min
The human face is what attracts and repels humans meeting other humans. This process is mysterious. This four-volume program from The Learning Channel investigates many aspects of the human face, from beauty to facial expression. John Cleese acts as...





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