Biography: John Michael Higgins |
A character player who evinced a flair for comedic portrayals of Poindexterish middle-aged types, actor John Michael Higgins jump-started his career with a dead-on evocation of David Letterman in the made-for-cable comedy The Late Shift -- a picture... more
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Cast: Jim Carrey
Tags: Comedy
Length: 104min
Based on Danny Wallace's autobiographical book, Jim Carrey stars as a man who decides to spice up his life by saying yes to everything in his life that he would normally say no to. Fun With Dick and Jane's creative team of director Peyton Reed and...
Tags: Comedy Workplace Comedy
Length: 90min
The shenanigans continue in this outrageous sequel to Waiting. . . that finds the staff of everyone's favorite good time restaurant entering into a stiff competition with the new Ta-Ta's Wing Shack opening up right next door. It's been two years since...
Tags: Holiday Film Comedy
Length: 115min
Santa's black-sheep brother gets a much-needed shot at redemption in this holiday comedy reuniting actor Vince Vaughn and director David Dobkin (Clay Pigeons, Wedding Crashers). It's not easy being the brother of a benevolent and beloved saint, and no...
Cast: Christopher Guest
Tags: Comedy Showbiz Comedy
Length: 86min
Mockumentary mastermind Christopher Guest turns his satirical eye away from dog shows, small-town theater, and folk music to offer a hilarious take on Hollywood award season in this comedy focusing on trio of actors whose lives are turned upside down...
ESL: English as a Second Language (2005)
Tags: Drama Urban Drama
Length: 106min
An illegal day Mexican laborer and a club-hopping Los Angeles hipster form an unusual connection that leads the lives of both down paths neither could have ever anticipated. Bolivar de la Cruz (Kuno Becker) had just made the arduous journey from...
Cast: Fred Willard
Tags: Comedy Prison Film Musical Comedy
Length: 95min
A musician who is supposed to mend his ways ends up changing the habits of a group of fellow inmates in this comedy. Wesley Benfield (William Lee Scott) is a guitar player with a habit of walking on the wrong side of the law. One night, Benfield gets...
Jiminy Glick in La La Wood (2004)
Tags: Comedy Showbiz Comedy
Length: 90min
The world's most obnoxious celebrity alk-show host demonstrates how he rose to mediocrity in this pungent show business satire. Jiminy Glick (Martin Short) is a corpulent entertainment reporter who is looking to kick his career into high gear. Hoping...
Cast: Bob Balaban Jane Lynch Paul Dooley
Tags: Musical Comedy Reunion Films Mockumentary Comedy
Length: 92min
The writing and directing team who created Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show turn their satiric eye toward the world of folk music in this sly mockumentary. Irving Steinbloom was one of the great behind-the-scenes figures of the folk music boom of...
Cast: John Michael Higgins Catherine O'Hara Michael McKean Parker Posey
Tags: Ensemble Film Comedy Comedy of Manners Mockumentary
Length: 90min
After parodying the idiosyncrasies of community theater devotees in the mock documentary Waiting for Guffman, actor/director Christopher Guest returns with another semi-improvised comedy that casts a satirical gaze on the world of championship dog...
Cast: Kathy Bates Ivan Reitman Betty Thomas Ed Begley, Jr.
Tags: Comedy Drama Docudrama Showbiz Comedy
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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