Movies by Burt Young
As part of the cast:
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Win Win (2011)
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale …
Directed by: Thomas McCarthy
When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking…
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Carnera: The Walking Mountain (2008)
Cast: Primo Carnera, Andrea Iaia, Anna Valle …
Directed by: Renzo Martinelli
This biopic traces the life and career of Primo Carnera, a one-time world heavyweight champion in both boxing and pro wrestling -- and the only man in sports history so far to achieve that…
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Go Go Tales (2007)
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Bob Hoskins, Matthew Modine …
Directed by: Abel Ferrara
With a pregnant star (Bianca Balti), a venomous landlady (Sylvia Miles) and an empty house every night, Manhattan strip club Ray Ruby's Paradise is about to close forever. Fortunately,…
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Hack! (2007)
Cast: Danica McKellar, William Forsythe, Sean Kanan …
Directed by: Matt Flynn
When a group of students sail to a remote island, they become the cast in a real-life gore fest inspired by the island's deranged horror-flick-loving inhabitants. Can they use their…
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Rocky Balboa (2006)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Milo Ventimiglia, Antonio Tarver …
Directed by: Sylvester Stallone
Long retired from boxing, Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) runs a restaurant in his blue-collar neighborhood as he mourns the loss of wife Adrian. Also suffering from a strained relationship with…
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Land of Plenty (2005)
Cast: Michelle Williams, John Diehl, Shaun Toub …
Directed by: Wim Wenders
After living abroad with her American missionary father, Lana returns to the United States to begin college. But she gets sidetracked in a search for her only other living relative, her…
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Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005)
Cast: Jay Hernandez, Mario Van Peebles, Luis Guzmán …
Directed by: Michael Scott Bregman
In this prequel to Brian De Palma's 1993 hit, young Carlito Brigante is seduced by the power of New York's underworld. Assisted by his two partners in crime, Carlito is fast on his…
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Transamerica (2005)
Cast: Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan …
Directed by: Duncan Tucker
Bree gets the shock of her life a week before her final sex change surgery when she learns that she has a son. After bailing him out of jail, the two set out on a cross-country journey…
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RevoLOUtion (2004)
Cast: Bret Carr, Kumar Pallana, Burt Young …
Directed by: Bret Carr
A Brooklyn tough guy with a violent stutter, Lou (Brett Carr, who also directs) earns little respect. When a head injury ends his boxing career, Lou's role as the village idiot is made…
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Shut Up and Kiss Me (2003)
Cast: Christopher Barnes, Leo Rossi, Burt Young …
Directed by: Gary Brockette
Ryan (Christopher Barnes) just can't seem to connect with women -- possibly because he still lives with his mom (Victoria Jackson). On the other hand, Ryan's best friend, Pete (Brad…
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The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Ron Underwood
Eddie Murphy stars as Pluto Nash in this sci-fi comedy -- set in 2087 -- about an audacious moon-based nightclub owner struggling to prevent the Mafia from taking over his digs. With the help…
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Kiss the Bride (2002)
Cast: Amanda Detmer, Sean Patrick Flanery, Brooke Langton …
Directed by: Vanessa Parise
Three Italian-American sisters who have managed to break free of their family's overbearing influence, most notably their controlling father's, must face the clan again when their…
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Plan B (2002)
Cast: Diane Keaton, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Sorvino …
Directed by: Greg Yaitanes
After her loser hubby gets bumped off and leaves her with a mountain of gambling debts, meek Fran Maloni (Diane Keaton) finds herself working for a mob kingpin (Paul Sorvino) -- as an…
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The Boys of Sunset Ridge (2001)
Cast: Ronny Cox, Brian Tochi, Burt Young …
Directed by: Doug McKeon
Four close friends make a pact as kids to convene every year at the same time and place for the rest of their lives to play golf. As the aging men get together for their annual round, they…
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Blue Moon (2000)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Rita Moreno, Alanna Ubach …
Directed by: John A. Gallagher
Longtime lovers Frank (Ben Gazzara) and Maggie (Rita Moreno) hope to rekindle the romantic passion of their youth on a trip to the Catskill Mountains. According to local legend, their wishes…
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Table One (2000)
Cast: Stephen Baldwin, Michael Rooker, Luis Guzmán …
Directed by: Michael Scott Bregman
Four friends (Stephen Baldwin, Michael Rooker, Luis Guzman and David Herman) who are misfits in the New York City social scene have trouble meeting available women. They come up with the idea…
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Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
Cast: Hugh Grant, James Caan, Jeanne Tripplehorn …
Directed by: Kelly Makin
When mousy art-house auctioneer Michael (Hugh Grant) proposes to his teacher girlfriend Gina (Jeanne Tripplehorn), only then does he learn Gina's father is a mobster. Michael's…
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Loser Love (1999)
Cast: Laurel Holloman, Andy Davoli, Andrew Davoli …
Directed by: Jean-Marc Vallee
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, indeed. Laurel Holloman, Andrew Davoli, Rachel Robinson, Lauren Hutton and Burt Young star in this indie thriller about Lily Delacroix (Holloman), a…
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The Last Don (1997)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Joe Mantegna, Daryl Hannah …
Directed by: Graeme Clifford
The longstanding feud between the Santadios and rival gang the Clericuzios -- led by mob boss Domenico (Danny Aiello) -- ends when the don's daughter (Kirstie Alley) weds the Santadio…
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Kicked in the Head (1997)
Cast: Lili Taylor, James Woods, Linda Fiorentino …
Directed by: Matthew Harrison
Professed poet Redmond (Kevin Corrigan) sets out on a voyage of self-discovery after losing his job and his digs. But he needs cash, so he agrees to deliver a package for his small-time crook…
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She's So Lovely (1997)
Cast: Sean Penn, Robin Wright, John Travolta …
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
Eddie (Sean Penn) and Maureen (Robin Wright Penn) are crazy about each other. When a neighbor attacks Maureen, Eddie snaps -- a move that ends up costing him 10 years of his life. When he…
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Crooked Lines (1997)
Cast: Adam Trese, Burt Young, Jim Breuer …
Directed by: Harry O'Reilly
When strapped-for-cash Johnny (Adam Trese) and his mobbed-up friend Manny (John Costelloe) learn that a cool million dollars in drug money is hidden in a neighborhood deli, they hire three…
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The Undertaker's Wedding (1997)
Cast: Adrien Brody, Kari Wuhrer, Burt Young …
Directed by: John Bradshaw
Mario's (Adrien Brody) life as an undertaker may not be filled with romance, but his funeral parlor certainly sees some action: Business is booming because of a local mob war. While…
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North Star (1996)
Cast: James Caan, Christopher Lambert, Catherine McCormack …
Directed by: Nils Gaup
A trapper with Indian blood (Christopher Lambert) butts heads with a greedy mining boss (James Caan) who wants to get his pickax into a rich lode of gold that's buried on sacred Inuit…
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Excessive Force (1993)
Cast: Thomas Ian Griffith, Lance Henriksen, James Earl Jones …
Directed by: Jon Hess
When $3 million in drug money goes missing during an undercover bust, the mob begins executing the cops whom they believe took the cash. But after they target Terry McCain's (Thomas Ian…
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Circle of Fear (1992)
Cast: Michael Woods, Carla Cassola, Kay Sandvik …
Directed by: Aldo Lado
Michael Woods and Burt Young star in this Italian thriller about a serial killer who comes out only when the moon is full. Detective Tony Giordano's ex-wife, a photographer, falls victim…
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Betsy's Wedding (1990)
Cast: Alan Alda, Molly Ringwald, Anthony LaPaglia …
Directed by: Alan Alda
Betsy is getting married, and the wedding plans trigger an outrageous series of battles between the bride and groom's respective parents. In the ensuing chaos, the couple's wishes…
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Rocky V (1990)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young …
Directed by: John G. Avildsen
A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky's career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes…
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Club Fed (1990)
Cast: Burt Young, Allen Garfield, Judy Landers …
Directed by: Nat Christian
When a buxom blonde (Judy Landers) takes the rap for her gangster boyfriend's death, she's sent to a minimum-security prison where the inmates live better than most people do on the…
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Backstreet Dreams (1990)
Cast: Brooke Shields, Jason O'Malley, Anthony Franciosa …
Directed by: Rupert Hitzig, Jason O'Malley
When two-bit criminal Dean (Jason O'Malley) and his unfaithful wife Lucy (Sherilyn Fenn) split up, he unexpectedly draws closer to smart psychologist Stevie (Brooke Shields), who helps…
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Going Overboard (1989)
Cast: Adam Sandler, Peter Berg, Terry Moore …
Directed by: Valerie Breiman
It's big laughs on the high seas as Adam Sandler plays a cruise ship waiter with his eye on becoming the ship's comedian. Unlucky with the ladies, Shecky Moskowitz (Sandler) is…
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Beverly Hills Brats (1989)
Cast: Peter Billingsley, Terry Moore, Martin Sheen …
Directed by: Jim Sotos
Fifteen-year-old Scooter (Peter Billingsley) fakes his own kidnapping with the help of petty criminal Clive (Burt Young) to get the attention of his busy parents. But the pair faces the…
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Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
Cast: Stephen Lang, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Burt Young …
Directed by: Uli Edel
While a young prostitute (Jennifer Jason Leigh) falls for one of her paying customers -- an Army lieutenant from Idaho who's being shipped out to war in Korea -- other city dwellers find…
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Back to School (1986)
Cast: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young …
Directed by: Alan Metter
Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to…
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Rocky IV (1985)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Carl Weathers …
Directed by: Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone takes on the Cold War in this fourth Rocky installment, as the titular hero must come out of retirement to battle a gargantuan Soviet fighter named Drago (Dolph Lundgren),…
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The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
Cast: Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Daryl Hannah …
Directed by: Stuart Rosenberg
When he loses his job, his wife and his kid, regular-guy Charlie (Mickey Rourke) is at the end of his rope. But his no-good cousin Paulie (Eric Roberts) offers him hope -- in the form of a…
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Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Cast: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern …
Directed by: Sergio Leone
Director Sergio Leone's sprawling crime epic follows a group of Jewish mobsters (including Robert De Niro, James Woods and Elizabeth McGovern) who rise in the ranks of organized crime in…
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Rocky III (1982)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young …
Directed by: Sylvester Stallone
Now the world champion, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is living in luxury and only fighting opponents who pose no threat to him in the ring. His lifestyle of wealth and idleness is shaken…
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Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Cast: James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda …
Directed by: Damiano Damiani
In this prequel to the original film, the Montelli family moves into their dream house at 112 Ocean Avenue -- except it turns into a nightmare when the oldest son becomes possessed by an evil spirit.
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Lookin' to Get Out (1982)
Cast: Jon Voight, Burt Young, Ann-Margret …
Directed by: Hal Ashby
John Voight displays his comedic chops in this loosely scripted comedy (which he co-wrote) about a pair of on-the-run gamblers (Voight, Burt Young) who hightail it to Las Vegas in an attempt…
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Rocky II (1979)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers …
Directed by: Sylvester Stallone
After Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian (Talia Shire) but…
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Convoy (1978)
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine …
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Based on the hit song by C.W. McCall, Convoy stars Kris Kristofferson as "Rubber Duck," a defiant truck driver who speeds through three states while a corrupt cop pursues him. A mile-long…
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The Choirboys (1977)
Cast: Robert Aldrich, Charles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr. …
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
Burned-out from the crushing stress of patrolling the rough streets of Los Angeles, a group of LAPD cops blows off steam at nightly "choir practices" -- parties fueled by practical jokes,…
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Rocky (1976)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young …
Directed by: John G. Avildsen
When world heavyweight boxing champ Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers pick palooka Rocky Balboa (Sylvester…
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The Best of Baretta (1975)
Cast: Robert Blake, Tom Ewell, Dana Elcar …
Directed by: Bernard L. Kowalski
Robert Blake stars in this gritty, hip 1970s TV crime drama as Tony Baretta, a maverick NYPD detective who flouted the department's rules when he thought they might prevent him from…
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Hustling (1975)
Cast: Lee Remick, Monte Markham, Jill Clayburgh …
Directed by: Joseph Sargent
Reporter Fran Morrison (Lee Remick) pursues a forceful investigation of the Manhattan prostitution industry, delving deep into the world of working girls such as Wanda (Jill Clayburgh), their…
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Chinatown (1974)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston …
Directed by: Roman Polanski
With a suspicious, porcelain-skinned femme fatale (Faye Dunaway) bankrolling his snooping, private eye J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson) uncovers intricate dirty dealings in the Los Angeles…
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The Gambler (1974)
Cast: James Caan, Lauren Hutton, Morris Carnovsky …
Directed by: Karel Reisz
As if getting tenure weren't enough of a gamble, James Caan is a university professor with a big problem: He can't stop betting on games of chance. Karel Reisz directs from a script…
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Cinderella Liberty (1973)
Cast: James Caan, Marsha Mason, Kirk Calloway …
Directed by: Mark Rydell
While on shore leave, sailor John Baggs Jr. (James Caan) wins some alone time with prostitute Maggie (Marsha Mason) but has second thoughts about how to spend the evening when he discovers…
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Carnival of Blood / Curse of the Headless Horseman (1970)
Cast: Martin Barolsky, Judith Resnick, Burt Young …
Directed by: Leonard Kirtman
A madman prowls through Coney Island gruesomely killing women in Carnival of Blood, while a hippie medical student and his pals move into a Wild West theme park, only to be terrorized by the…