Movies by Harry Shearer
As part of the cast:
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Flood Streets (2011)
Cast: Becky Stark, Harry Shearer, Ava Santana …
Directed by: Joseph Meissner
A group of creative malcontents struggle to find love, money and marijuana in the surreal streets of post-flood New Orleans. Offering a nuanced view of the city, Flood Streets reveals the…
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Archie's Final Project (2009)
Cast: Gabriel Sunday, David Carradine, Harry Shearer …
Directed by: David Lee Miller
After declaring that he's going to film himself committing suicide for a school project, Archie videotapes his surprising interactions with worried family members, interested classmates,…
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Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead (2009)
Cast: Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer …
The members of Spinal Tap -- a real-life band composed of fictional rockers David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) -- climb out…
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Unwigged & Unplugged: Live in Concert (2009)
Cast: Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean …
For the first time in their illustrious careers, comedy icons Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, stars of the cult classic This Is Spinal Tap, appear on stage as themselves…
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The Simpsons Movie (2007)
Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright …
Directed by: David Silverman
Homer Simpson is used to alienating people, but nothing compares to the level of animosity he's inspired with his most recent foul-up: polluting Lake Springfield with pig manure…
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For Your Consideration (2006)
Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Stephen Rannazzisi, Ed Begley Jr. …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
A director (Christopher Guest) who's never had a hit film pins his hopes on the independent drama Home for Purim, a movie about a Jewish family living in the 1940s South that's…
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Harry Shearer: Now You See It (2006)
Cast: Harry Shearer, Martin Short, Billy Crystal …
Harry Shearer -- Spinal Tap bassist and the voice behind countless characters on the Emmy Award-winning animated series "The Simpsons" -- shares some of his all-time funniest moments in this…
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Fired! (2006)
Cast: Annabelle Gurwitch, Tim Allen, David Cross …
Directed by: Kyle LaBrache, Chris Bradley
Once unceremoniously axed by Oscar-winning director Woody Allen, actress Annabelle Gurwitch examines the good, the bad and the ugly sides of getting canned in this cathartic documentary.…
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Chicken Little (2005)
Cast: Zach Braff, Joan Cusack, Patrick Stewart …
Directed by: Mark Dindal
When a tiny acorn bonks Chicken Little on the head, he causes widespread panic and gets on the bad side of the entire town. But when he's hit on the head by a real piece of sky,…
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A Mighty Wind (2003)
Cast: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Satirist in extremis Christopher Guest aims his mockumentary lens at 1960s folk musicians -- specifically, the earnest Folksmen (portrayed by erstwhile Spinal Tappers Guest, Michael McKean…
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Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns (2003)
Cast: They Might Be Giants, John Flansburgh, John Linnell …
Directed by: AJ Schnack
Beloved by a wide variety of fans, the musical group They Might Be Giants boasts a huge following. How did they get so massive, so to speak? This fascinating documentary chronicles their rise…
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Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002)
Cast: Michael McKean, Fred Willard, Kenneth Mars …
Directed by: Harry Shearer
In Harry Shearer's tongue-in-cheek comedy, a waiter at Zanbesu Glen (a chi-chi Northern California resort) uses his movie camera to spy on the annual communal vacation of a group of…
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Haunted Castle: IMAX (2001)
Cast: Jasper Stervelinck, Kyoko Baerstoen, Harry Shearer …
Directed by: Ben Stassen
A teenage musician gets a chance to become a superstar -- if he's willing to sell his soul -- in this 3-D animated spine-chiller. After her death, Johnny's (voiced by Jasper…
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Haiku Tunnel (2001)
Cast: Josh Kornbluth, Warren Keith, Helen Shumaker …
Directed by: Jacob Kornbluth, Josh Kornbluth
Writer-director Josh Kornbluth hits the comic bull's-eye with this disarmingly droll observation of office politics and the realm of corporate slaves, finding humor in everything from…
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The Simpsons: Christmas 2 (2000)
Cast: Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner …
Directed by: Steven Dean Moore, Chris Clements, Neil Affleck …
The Simpsons are back to spread yuletide cheer in this hilarious compilation featuring four episodes of the animated show. Mr. Burns hires Homer to be his personal "prank monkey." A blizzard…
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EDtv (1999)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Jenna Elfman …
Directed by: Ron Howard
From his dead-end job to dealing with his deadbeat brother (Woody Harrelson), the things that comprise Ed's (Matthew McConaughey) life don't amount to much. But when a television…
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Dick (1999)
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya …
Directed by: Andrew Fleming
After 15-year-old best friends Betsy Jobs and Arlene Lorenzo inadvertently witness the Watergate burglary, President Richard Nixon takes an interest in them and hires them as "official White…
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Encounter in the Third Dimension (1999)
Cast: Stuart Pankin, Cassandra Peterson, Harry Shearer …
Directed by: Ben Stassen
Follow along with a bumbling professor (Stuart Pankin) as he illustrates the progression of 3-D film over the years and introduces his latest invention, dubbed Real-O-Vision. Along the way,…
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The Simpsons: Bart Wars (1999)
Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright …
War, peace, crime and punishment lie at the heart of this four-episode collection. Homer rescues the mayor from a geek riot at a sci-fi convention in "Mayored to the Mob." In "Dog of Death,"…
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Godzilla (1998)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Vicki Lewis, Malcolm Danare …
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
When a freighter is attacked in the Pacific Ocean, a team of experts, including a biologist and two scientists, concludes that an oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the big lizard…
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Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun: IMAX (1997)
Cast: Harry Shearer, Paul Harper, Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson …
Directed by: Ben Stassen
This exhilarating IMAX documentary -- featuring footage from Busch Gardens Theme Park in Tampa, Fla., and the Big Shot in Las Vegas -- takes you through the world of roller coasters, from…
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The Simpsons: Kiss and Tell (1997)
Cast: Julie Kavner, Harry Shearer, Nancy Cartwright …
Directed by: Steven Dean Moore, Jim Reardon
America's favorite cartoon couple deals with love's ups and downs in this four-episode collection. Homer and Marge's public escapades shock the citizens of Springfield in…
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Speechless (1994)
Cast: Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Christopher Reeve …
Directed by: Ron Underwood
Speechwriters Kevin Vallick (Michael Keaton) and Julia Mann (Golden Globe nominee Geena Davis) meet cute one night and soon find themselves dating. But their budding romance hits a snag when…
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The Return of Spinal Tap (1992)
Cast: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer …
Spinal Tap is back in a whole new feature-length rockumentary. Go behind the scenes and find out where the somewhat-less-than-fab three (Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer)…
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The Fisher King (1991)
Cast: Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Mercedes Ruehl …
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Racked with guilt after he inadvertently inspires a listener's murderous rampage, pompous shock jock Jack Lucas (Jeff Bridges) has hit rock bottom when he meets Parry (Robin Williams), a…
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Oscar (1991)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Chazz Palminteri, Marisa Tomei …
Directed by: John Landis
Big-time gangster Snaps Provolone (Sylvester Stallone) promises his dying father, Eduardo (Kirk Douglas), that he'll go straight. Easier said than done, as Snaps encounters far too many…
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The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror (1990)
Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright …
Directed by: Jim Reardon, Bob Anderson, Mikel B. Anderson …
Get spooked with the gang from Springfield in this collection of their much-anticipated Halloween specials. Bart (voiced by Nancy Cartwright), Lisa (Yeardley Smith), Homer (Dan Castellaneta),…
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Christmas with The Simpsons (1989)
Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright …
Directed by: Bob Anderson, Steven Dean Moore, Matthew Nastuk …
You'll want to jingle those bells when the whole Simpson brood sits down to carve some Christmas turkey (that's after talking a whole lot of the same). This video includes the…
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My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, Jon Lovitz …
Directed by: Richard Benjamin
Celeste Martin (Kim Basinger), a beautiful extraterrestrial, comes to Earth to save her own dying planet. But she soon meets unassuming scientist Steven Mills (Dan Aykroyd) and falls in love,…
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Plain Clothes (1988)
Cast: Arliss Howard, Suzy Amis, George Wendt …
Directed by: Martha Coolidge
When his brother is accused of murdering a high school teacher, undercover cop Nick Dunbar (Arliss Howard) tries to clear his sibling's name by posing as a student to investigate the…
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This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Cast: Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner's cult satire about a fictional heavy metal group named Spinal Tap spoofs nearly every facet of rock 'n' roll -- from vacuous modern songwriting and half-baked album…
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The Right Stuff (1983)
Cast: Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris …
Directed by: Philip Kaufman
Director Philip Kaufman and a stellar cast -- including Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn and Ed Harris -- chronicle NASA's early transition from breaking the sound barrier in 1947 to the…
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Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1 (1982)
Cast: Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Maher, David Spade …
Buckle your seat belts and hang on for a rowdy ride with this stellar compilation of outstanding routines from many of today's most talented comedians, including Adam Sandler, Jerry…
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Loose Shoes (1980)
Cast: Bill Murray, Royce D. Applegate, Lewis Arquette …
Directed by: Ira Miller
Movie trailers are the target of this 1980 spoof, which sends up sci-fi, Charlie Chaplin, war movies, biker films and 1930s black musicals, with such fake titles as The Invasion of the Penis…
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American Raspberry (1977)
Cast: Kinky Friedman, Warren Oates, Dick O'Neill …
Directed by: Bradley R. Swirnoff
This cross between a sketch comedy show and a biting satire of 1970s television features a variety of hilariously crude commercials, politically incorrect TV shows and other outrageously…
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Cracking Up (1977)
Cast: Michael Mislove, Fred Willard, Paul Zegler …
Directed by: Rowby Goren, Chuck Staley
Inspired funnymen Harry Shearer, Michael McKean and Fred Willard star in this collection of comic sketches that parodies a TV news team as it hustles to cover the aftermath of the Big One --…
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Saturday Night Live: The 1970s (1975)
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase …
The groundbreaking variety show's first five seasons introduce American audiences to original "SNL" cast members such as Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner and John Belushi, who pull off…
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The Robe (1953)
Cast: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature …
Directed by: Henry Koster
Hardened Roman Marcellus Gallio (Richard Burton) oversees the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem. But problems arise when Marcellus wins Christ's robe in a dice game, played…
As a director:
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The Big Uneasy (2010)
Directed by: Harry Shearer
Actor and comic Harry Shearer directs this grim documentary about the many human failures that made Hurricane Katrina such a disaster for New Orleans. The film also cites the degradation of…
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Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002)
Cast: Michael McKean, Fred Willard, Kenneth Mars …
Directed by: Harry Shearer
In Harry Shearer's tongue-in-cheek comedy, a waiter at Zanbesu Glen (a chi-chi Northern California resort) uses his movie camera to spy on the annual communal vacation of a group of…