Movies by Paul Mazursky
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National Lampoon Presents Cattle Call (2008)
Cast: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Jenny Mollen, Nicole Eggert …
Directed by: Martin Guigui
Three friends open a bogus casting agency as part of a half-baked plan to help them meet beautiful women. But they get more than they bargained for when scores of would-be starlets show up.
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I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006)
Cast: Jeff Garlin, Bonnie Hunt, Dan Castellaneta …
Directed by: Jeff Garlin
James (Jeff Garlin) knows all too well that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. An overweight yet starving comedian in Chicago looking for love and weight loss in all the…
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Coast to Coast (2004)
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Judy Davis, Selma Blair …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
A long-married couple (Richard Dreyfuss and Judy Davis) admits to long-simmering resentments and ennui that threaten their relationship in this painfully honest drama directed by Paul…
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A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
Cast: Francis Ford Coppola, William Friedkin, Julie Christie …
Directed by: Ted Demme, Richard LaGravenese
This documentary explores American cinema in the 1970s, a decade often described as the best years in film. What results is an ode to the art form, one that pays homage to the "auteurs" that…
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Magic of Fellini (2002)
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Claudia Cardinale, Anita Ekberg …
Italian film great Federico Fellini inspired countless moviemakers after him, and this tribute is a testament to his overwhelming influence. Crammed with interviews, this illustration of…
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Do It for Uncle Manny (2002)
Cast: Adam Baratta, Kari Wuhrer, Shane Edelman …
Directed by: Adam Baratta
Struggling actor Danny (Adam Baratta) and his pal Stuart (Shane Edelman) are ready to rock the L.A. nightlife -- with help from a Rolls Royce and Rolex "borrowed" from Stuart's uncle…
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Big Shot's Funeral (2001)
Cast: You Ge, Rosamund Kwan, Donald Sutherland …
Directed by: Feng Xiaogang, Xiaogang Feng
Famous director Don Tyler (Donald Sutherland) travels to China to film a historical epic. But he suffers a stroke, and as he slips into a coma, he mumbles his "last request" to the cameraman:…
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A Slight Case of Murder (1999)
Cast: William H. Macy, Adam Arkin, Felicity Huffman …
Directed by: Steven Schachter
Fearing he'll become a suspect in the accidental demise of his lover, morally challenged movie critic Terry Thorpe (William H. Macy) weaves a web of duplicity in this comic neo-noir…
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Antz (1998)
Cast: Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
In this animated hit, a neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a parade, he ends up…
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Touch (1997)
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Christopher Walken, Skeet Ulrich …
Directed by: Paul Schrader
Former monk Juvenal (Skeet Ulrich) returns to Los Angeles after many years away and begins work at a rehab center, where he discovers stigmata on his palms and a miraculous gift for healing.…
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Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Ben Kingsley, Mimi Rogers …
Directed by: Stephen Surjik
As two warring media moguls (Gabriel Byrne and Ben Kingsley) grapple for ownership of a coveted professional football team, they use the newspapers, magazines and television stations they own…
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2 Days in the Valley (1996)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Greg Cruttwell, Jeff Daniels …
Directed by: John Herzfeld
The lives of several strange characters intersect in John Herzfeld's quirky crime comedy. A depressed has-been director (Paul Mazursky), an arrogant art dealer and his long-suffering…
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Faithful (1996)
Cast: Cher, Chazz Palminteri, Ryan O'Neal …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Margaret is preparing to celebrate her 20th wedding anniversary, despite the fact that her marriage isn't much to celebrate. Soon, she comes face-to-face with a man whom her husband has…
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Miami Rhapsody (1995)
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Gil Bellows, Antonio Banderas …
Directed by: David Frankel
Gwen Marcus (Sarah Jessica Parker) has always wanted to be as happily married as her parents (Mia Farrow and Paul Mazursky) -- so much so that she reluctantly accepts a proposal from her…
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Man Trouble (1992)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Ellen Barkin, Harry Dean Stanton …
Directed by: Bob Rafelson
Harry Bliss (Jack Nicholson) is a dog trainer stuck in a miserable marriage. When creditors start hounding him for money he doesn't have, he's sure his life is falling apart. That…
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Scenes from a Mall (1991)
Cast: Woody Allen, Bette Midler, Bill Irwin …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Woody Allen heads to Los Angeles, this time to play Nick, a successful lawyer married to Bette Midler's Deborah, a best-selling author of a book about marriage. Although careers are in…
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Enemies, A Love Story (1989)
Cast: Ron Silver, Anjelica Huston, Lena Olin …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Herman (Ron Silver) is a Jewish ghostwriter whose life is turned upside down by the reappearance of his wife, Tamara (Anjelica Huston), long believed to have died during World War II. Now,…
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Punchline (1988)
Cast: Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman …
Directed by: David Seltzer
When restless New Jersey housewife Lilah (Sally Field) decides to pursue a career in stand-up comedy, abrasive comic Steven Gold (Tom Hanks) agrees to mentor her and show her the ropes. But…
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Into the Night (1985)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Farnsworth …
Directed by: John Landis
&NFb;&NFb_;For Ed Okin (Jeff Goldblum), life is miserable day after day. He's headed nowhere with his job as an aerospace engineer, and his wife is cheating on him. But his prospects…
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A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979)
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Paul Mazursky …
Directed by: Noel Black
The carefully laid bank-robbing plans of amateur thieves Reese Halperin (Donald Sutherland) and Norman Barrie (Paul Mazursky) hit a snag when professional photographer Stacey Bishop (Brooke…
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An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
A groundbreaking film at the time of its release, director Paul Mazursky's poignant portrayal of a woman dealing with the dissolution of her marriage won many honors, including Oscar…
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Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Cast: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern …
Directed by: Richard Brooks
Inner-city high school teacher Richard Dadier (Glenn Ford) struggles to maintain his idealism in this gritty drama set in the 1950s. The students drink, smoke, steal and cause mayhem, and two…
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Fear and Desire (1953)
Cast: Frank Silvera, Paul Mazursky, Kenneth Harp …
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
A fictitious war in an unidentified country provides the setting for this drama. Four soldiers survive the crash-landing of their plane only to find themselves in a forest 6 miles behind enemy lines.
As a director:
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Coast to Coast (2004)
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Judy Davis, Selma Blair …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
A long-married couple (Richard Dreyfuss and Judy Davis) admits to long-simmering resentments and ennui that threaten their relationship in this painfully honest drama directed by Paul…
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Winchell (1998)
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Glenne Headly, Christopher Plummer …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
In the 1950s, gossip columnist and radio show personality Walter Winchell (Stanley Tucci) forged a career digging up celebrity dirt. Enticed by the private lives of public figures, the nation…
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Faithful (1996)
Cast: Cher, Chazz Palminteri, Ryan O'Neal …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Margaret is preparing to celebrate her 20th wedding anniversary, despite the fact that her marriage isn't much to celebrate. Soon, she comes face-to-face with a man whom her husband has…
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The Pickle (1993)
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Chris Penn, Little Richard …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Director Harry Stone (Danny Aiello) is in a jam. Facing fiscal ruin after a trio of box-office bombs, he compromises his artistic integrity helming a sci-fi flick about some teens and their…
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Scenes from a Mall (1991)
Cast: Woody Allen, Bette Midler, Bill Irwin …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Woody Allen heads to Los Angeles, this time to play Nick, a successful lawyer married to Bette Midler's Deborah, a best-selling author of a book about marriage. Although careers are in…
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Enemies, A Love Story (1989)
Cast: Ron Silver, Anjelica Huston, Lena Olin …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Herman (Ron Silver) is a Jewish ghostwriter whose life is turned upside down by the reappearance of his wife, Tamara (Anjelica Huston), long believed to have died during World War II. Now,…
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Moon Over Parador (1988)
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
While toiling on a film in the tiny Caribbean country of Parador, Broadway actor Jack Noah (Richard Dreyfuss) is offered a role he can't turn down: impersonating the nation's…
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Dave and Barbara Whiteman (Richard Dreyfuss and Bette Midler) seem to have it made: He's a successful businessman, and she's a happy homemaker. Together they have a son, a daughter…
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Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
Cast: Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Moscow Circus saxophone player Vladimir Ivanoff (Robin Williams) defects in Bloomingdale's while on tour in New York City. Befriended and temporarily housed by security guard Lionel…
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Tempest (1982)
Cast: John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Loosely based on Shakespeare's classic farce, Paul Mazursky's wry comedy centers on architect Phillip Dimitrius (John Cassavetes), who suffers a midlife crisis and escapes to a…
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An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
A groundbreaking film at the time of its release, director Paul Mazursky's poignant portrayal of a woman dealing with the dissolution of her marriage won many honors, including Oscar…
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Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
Cast: Lenny Baker, Shelley Winters, Ellen Greene …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
The bohemian paradise that was Greenwich Village in the 1950s comes alive in this nostalgic comedy by Paul Mazursky. Lenny Baker stars as Larry Lapinsky, a wanna-be actor who leaves Brooklyn…
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Harry and Tonto (1974)
Cast: Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, René Enríquez …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Ripping a page from John Steinbeck's novel &NFi;Travels with Charley&NFi_;, this bittersweet comedy follows an old codger named Harry as he takes a cross-country trip with his cat,…
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Blume in Love (1973)
Cast: Susan Anspach, Kris Kristofferson, Shelley Winters …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
When lawyer Stephen Blume gets kicked out by his wife, Nina, for sleeping with his secretary, he has an epiphany: Nina is his romantic destiny. Despite the obvious hurdles, he sets about…
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Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
Cast: Natalie Wood, Elliott Gould, Robert Culp …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Paul Mazursky's 1969 classic puts two couples and their relationships under the unforgiving lens of society's microscope in this unflinching examination of marriage. After one…