Movies by Martin Brest
As part of the cast:
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Cast: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold …
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
Writer Cameron Crowe's coming-of-age classic follows the ups and downs of a group of high school students over the course of a year in 1980s California. The cast includes Sean Penn as a…
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Gigli (2003)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bartha …
Directed by: Martin Brest
Small-time thug Larry Gigli (Ben Affleck) kidnaps the brother of a district attorney in order to save a mob kingpin (Al Pacino) from prosecution. But when Gigli's superior doesn't…
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Meet Joe Black (1998)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani …
Directed by: Martin Brest
When the grim reaper (Brad Pitt) comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish (Anthony Hopkins), he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a "vacation" among the living in trade for…
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Scent of a Woman (1992)
Cast: Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn …
Directed by: Martin Brest
Hoping to earn some extra cash during the Thanksgiving holiday, poor prep-school student Charlie Simms (Chris O'Donnell) agrees to look after blind -- and cantankerous -- Lt. Col. Frank…
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Midnight Run (1988)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto …
Directed by: Martin Brest
Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) is an ex-cop turned bounty hunter who's offered $100,000 to transport prisoner Jonathan "The Duke" Mardukas (Charles Grodin) -- an accountant who embezzled…
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Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton …
Directed by: Martin Brest
Tough-talking Detroit cop Axel Foley heads to the rarified world of Beverly Hills in his beat-up Chevy Nova to investigate a friend's murder. But soon, he realizes he's stumbled…
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Going in Style (1979)
Cast: George Burns, Art Carney, Lee Strasberg …
Directed by: Martin Brest
Out of sheer boredom, septuagenarian roommates Joe (George Burns), Al (Art Carney) and Willie (Lee Strasberg) plan a daring bank heist. But after they pull off the caper, problems begin to…