Movies by Ricki Lake
As part of the cast:
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Loving Leah (2009)
Cast: Lauren Ambrose, Adam Kaufman, Mercedes Ruehl …
Directed by: Jeff Bleckner
When his rabbi brother dies, Jake (Adam Kaufman), a 30-year-old cardiologist, is called upon to marry the widow, Leah (Lauren Ambrose), under orthodox Jewish law. While initially just going…
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The Business of Being Born (2008)
Cast: Ricki Lake
Directed by: Abby Epstein
Director Abby Epstein's controversial documentary takes a hard look at America's maternity care system, juxtaposing hospital deliveries against the growing popularity of at-home,…
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Charm School (2007)
Cast: Mo'Nique, Sharon Osbourne, Ricki Lake …
In this spinoff from "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels" and "Flavor of Love," contestants formerly seeking to win the heart of a bad boy now compete to become the perfect lady, thanks to a…
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Park (2006)
Cast: William Baldwin, Ricki Lake, Cheri Oteri …
Directed by: Kurt Voelker
During one fateful lunch hour, the lives of a dozen Los Angelenos overlap in this funny first feature by writer-director Kurt Voelker. Trysts, nudity, dog grooming and poorly planned suicide…
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The Naked Brothers Band (2005)
Cast: Nat Wolff, Alex Wolff, Joshua Kaye …
Directed by: Polly Draper
Real-life siblings Nat and Alex Wolff and the rest of their bandmates wrestle with the pitfalls of success in this rockumentary for kids. As the band wins fans, the guys struggle with an…
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Cecil B. Demented (2000)
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Alicia Witt …
Directed by: John Waters
Only the twisted mind of writer-director John Waters could conceive a plot that chronicles a crew of guerrilla filmmakers who kidnap a movie goddess (Melanie Griffith) and force her to star…
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Paul McCartney and Friends: The PETA Concert for Party Animals (2000)
Cast: Paul McCartney, The B-52's, Chrissie Hynde …
Paul McCartney hosts (and gives a rare live performance at) PETA's Concert for Party Animals, a gathering of stars who've made the fight for animal rights one of today's most…
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Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Ricki Lake, Brendan Fraser …
Directed by: Richard Benjamin
Pregnant 18-year-old Connie (Ricki Lake) has been kicked out by her boyfriend. On a train, she meets Hugh Winterbourne (Brendan Fraser) and his pregnant wife, Patricia (Ricki Lake again).…
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Serial Mom (1994)
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Ricki Lake, Suzanne Somers …
Directed by: John Waters
John Waters takes aim at his favorite target -- the social set of his hometown Baltimore -- in another of his taste-challenged satires. Kathleen Turner plays Beverly Sutphin, a suburban mom…
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Cabin Boy (1994)
Cast: Chris Elliott, Adam Resnick, Ritch Brinkley …
Produced by Tim Burton, this slapstick sea voyage stars Chris Elliott as Nathaniel Mayweather, a pampered rich kid who, due to a mix-up, ends up on rusty old bucket instead of the luxury…
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Inside Monkey Zetterland (1993)
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Sandra Bernhard, Sofia Coppola …
Directed by: Jefery Levy
Meet struggling screenwriter Monkey Zetterland (Steve Antin) and his zany family in this quirky comedy by Jefery Levy. Monkey uses his obsession with an extinct subway system of L.A. as fare…
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Where the Day Takes You (1992)
Cast: Laura San Giacomo, Dermot Mulroney, Robert Knepper …
Directed by: Marc Rocco
Director Marc Rocco's drama looks at a band of addicts and runaways who call the streets of Hollywood home. Living off what they score panhandling, stealing and pimping themselves, they…
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The Chase (1990)
Cast: Barry Corbin, Ben Johnson, Casey Siemaszko …
Directed by: Paul Wendkos
After robbing a bank, killing a cop and abducting an old man, Phillip Hutchinson (Casey Siemaszko) gets sent to a Texas penitentiary -- but it doesn't take long for him to escape. While…
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Cry-Baby (1990)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell …
Directed by: John Waters
Helmed by director John Waters, this kitschy comedy set in 1950s Baltimore stars Johnny Depp as Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker, a street hood who falls for a goody-two-shoes girl. The unlikely…
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Baby Cakes (1989)
Cast: Betty Buckley, Ricki Lake, Craig Sheffer …
Grace (Ricki Lake) is fairly certain she has no chance with Rob (Craig Sheffer), an attractive subway conductor who doesn't seem to know she exists. And even if she could get him to…
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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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Hairspray (1988)
Cast: Ricki Lake, Divine, Sonny Bono …
Directed by: John Waters
Ample teen Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake) wants nothing more than to be on the hip local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show" -- and when her dream comes true, her lively moves and bubbly…