Movies by Kevin McCarthy
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Wesley (2009)
Cast: Burgess Jenkins, R. Keith Harris, June Lockhart …
Directed by: John Jackman
Burgess Jenkins stars as John Wesley, the passionate clergyman whose embrace of progressive social causes -- including the abolition of slavery -- had a profound impact on British society in…
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Slipstream (2007)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Tambor, Christian Slater …
Directed by: Anthony Hopkins
Written and directed by Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins, this surreal fantasy reveals the interior world of writer Felix Bonhoeffer (Hopkins). As he works on his latest mystery screenplay, the…
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Loving Annabelle (2006)
Cast: Diane Gaidry, Laura Breckenridge, Erin Kelly …
Directed by: Katherine Brooks
An esteemed young poetry teacher at a Catholic boarding school (Diane Gaidry) risks everything when she engages in a feverish affair with a female student (Erin Kelly) in this controversial…
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Fallen Angels (2006)
Cast: Michael Kaliski, Michael Dorn, Farah White …
Directed by: Jeff Thomas
When the grisly remains of several long-dead children are discovered in the bowels of an ancient prison slated for demolition, a squad of investigators accidentally releases seven powerful…
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Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin …
Directed by: Joe Dante
Daffy Duck quits his job at a Hollywood studio and teams up with a recently fired stunt man who wants to find his father's lost diamond. Soon, they're traveling around the world…
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The Second Civil War (1997)
Cast: Beau Bridges, Joanna Cassidy, Phil Hartman …
Directed by: Joe Dante
When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho (Beau Bridges, who won an Emmy) defies the president (Phil Hartman) and closes…
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Just Cause (1995)
Cast: Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Capshaw …
Directed by: Arnold Glimcher, Arne Glimcher
A death row inmate calls on a Harvard law professor to prove his innocence years after being convicted of murdering a young girl, but the police refuse to consider the new evidence…
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Steal Big, Steal Little (1995)
Cast: Andy Garcia, Alan Arkin, Rachel Ticotin …
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Two brothers who were separated in early childhood take wildly divergent paths in life. One single-mindedly pursues money and the power that accrues from it, while the other adopts a more…
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Greedy (1994)
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas, Nancy Travis …
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Meet the McTeagues -- a hilariously funny, highly dysfunctional clan who all want a piece of their wealthy uncle's will. The only trouble is that he's not dead yet! Things quickly…
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Roadracers (1994)
Cast: David Arquette, John Hawkes, Salma Hayek …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
In this film directed by Robert Rodriguez, a young rebel himself at a fork in the road: Should he marry his girlfriend, or should he join a band? But life is apparently not complicated enough…
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The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
Cast: Joe Don Baker, Charles S. Dutton, Kevin McCarthy …
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
A small-time con man (Eddie Murphy) with a big name -- Thomas Jefferson Johnson -- decides to move from running a phone-sex scam to a more lucrative and legal operation. He sees his chance to…
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Final Approach (1991)
Cast: James Sikking, Hector Elizondo, Madolyn Smith Osborne …
Directed by: Eric Steven Stahl
When Air Force test pilot Col. Jason Halsey (James Sikking) suffers amnesia, he must work with ominous psychiatrist Dr. Gottlieb (Hector Elizondo) to regain his memory. But is Gottlieb a…
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Love or Money (1990)
Cast: Tim Daly, Michael Garin, Kevin McCarthy …
Directed by: Todd Hallowell
Near-bankrupt real estate partners Chris Murdoch (Tim Daly) and Jeff Simon (Michael Garin) encounter a million-dollar condominium deal that could change their grim situation, but falling for…
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The Sleeping Car (1990)
Cast: David Naughton, Judie Aronson, Kevin McCarthy …
Directed by: Douglas Curtis
Down on his luck and recently divorced, Jason McCree (David Naughton) sets out to start anew by studying journalism and renting a converted sleeping car. But the apartment turns out to be…
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UHF (1989)
Cast: Weird Al Yankovic, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy …
Directed by: Jay Levey
Television executive R.J. Fletcher (Kevin McCarthy) tries to sabotage the wild success of a rival low-rent, wacky station run by slovenly dreamer George Newman (Weird Al Yankovic) and Bob…
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Fast Food (1989)
Cast: Clark Brandon, Tracy Griffith, Randal Patrick …
Directed by: Michael A. Simpson
With their college days over, party animal pals Auggie Hamilton (Clark Brandon) and Drew Taylor (Randal Patrick) -- always looking to make a fast buck -- persuade their friend Samantha Brooks…
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Passion and Paradise (1989)
Cast: Armand Assante, Catherine Mary Stewart, Mariette Hartley …
Directed by: Harvey Hart
This two-part television miniseries chronicles the tumultuous life of Alfred de Marigny (Armand Assante), a World War II-era English playboy living in the Bahamas, which was then a British…
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Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)
Cast: Willie Nelson, Richard Widmark, Shaun Cassidy …
Directed by: Burt Kennedy
John Henry Lee (Willie Nelson) has been in prison for 20 years, and his first order of business upon being released is to regroup his band of outlaws for one more job. But do his boys still…
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Innerspace (1987)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan …
Directed by: Joe Dante
A hell-raising Navy test pilot (Dennis Quaid) is miniaturized for a top-secret exploratory journey inside a laboratory rabbit -- but is instead injected into the body of a high-strung nebbish…
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LBJ: The Early Years (1987)
Cast: Randy Quaid, Patti LuPone, Anne Haney …
Directed by: Peter Werner
Starting as a congressional aide, Lyndon Johnson (Randy Quaid) hones his reputation as a shrewd political force over a career that takes him to the Senate, the vice presidency and,…
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Dark Tower (1987)
Cast: Michael Moriarty, Jenny Agutter, Carol Lynley …
Directed by: Freddie Francis, Ken Wiederhorn
Prominent architect Carolyn Page (Jenny Agutter) is erecting a skyscraper of unparalleled dimension, but when a window washer falls to his death and a string of other grisly accidents follow,…
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The Mogul (1984)
Cast: Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Gerrit Graham …
Directed by: Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito directs and stars in this hilarious film about a successful trucker from New Jersey, Vic De Salvo, who pulls a clever scam to become the producer and star of the nation's…
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Wes Craven's Invitation to Hell (1984)
Cast: Robert Urich, Joanna Cassidy, Susan Lucci …
Directed by: Wes Craven
Jessica Jones (Susan Lucci), the powerful and sexy director of the Steaming Springs Country Club, wreaks havoc and destruction on all who fall under her bewitching spell. Next in line? The…
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My Tutor (1983)
Cast: Matt Lattanzi, Caren Kaye, Crispin Glover …
Directed by: George Bowers
When a bad grade in French class threatens the college plans of high school senior Bobby Chrystal (Matt Lattanzi), his father hires a private instructor to help him earn a passing grade. But…
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Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Scatman Crothers …
Directed by: George Miller, Joe Dante, Steven Spielberg …
In this homage to Rod Serling's hit TV series, a bigot experiences prejudice; a man helps the elderly regain their youth; a woman discovers a town controlled by an odd child; and a…
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Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story (1982)
Cast: Sondra Locke, Tony Orlando, Penelope Milford …
Directed by: Jackie Cooper
This made-for-TV film from director Jackie Cooper dramatizes the turbulent life and career of singer and television actress Rosemary Clooney (Sondra Locke), including her rise to national…
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The Howling (1981)
Cast: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan …
Directed by: Joe Dante
After a traumatic experience at work, TV reporter Karen White (Dee Wallace) checks into a plush California resort called The Colony to rest. Yet, on her first night there, the howling outside…
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Hero at Large (1980)
Cast: John Ritter, Anne Archer, Bert Convy …
Directed by: Martin Davidson
An unemployed "nice guy" actor (John Ritter) is mistaken for a do-gooding, costumed crime fighter named Captain Avenger. But the harmless error is magnified when a couple of political…
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum …
Directed by: Philip Kaufman
San Francisco biologist Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) turns to health inspector Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland) for help when her live-in beau begins acting odd -- and distant.…
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Piranha (1978)
Cast: Barbara Steele, Bradford Dillman, Kevin McCarthy …
Directed by: Joe Dante
When a school of mutant piranha is accidentally released into a river -- and headed straight for a kids' summer camp -- it's up to investigator Maggie McKeown (Heather Menzies) and…
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Piranha (1978)
Cast: Barbara Steele, Bradford Dillman, Kevin McCarthy …
Directed by: Joe Dante
When a school of mutant piranha is accidentally released into a river -- and headed straight for a kids' summer camp -- it's up to investigator Maggie McKeown (Heather Menzies) and…
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Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976)
Cast: Paul Newman, Burt Lancaster, Shelley Duvall …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Robert Altman delivers an uproarious look at Buffalo Bill Cody (Paul Newman), the legendary Western adventurer who turned his celebrity into cash with the creation of a Wild West sideshow.…
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The Seagull (1975)
Cast: Frank Langella, Olympia Dukakis, Blythe Danner …
Anton Chekhov's play "The Seagull" is brought to life in this acclaimed 1975 production directed by John Desmond. Seeking to reform the theater, Konstantin (Frank Langella) has written…
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Dan Candy's Law (1974)
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Gordon Tootoosis, Chief Dan George …
Directed by: Claude Fournier
Royal Canadian Mountie Dan Candy (Donald Sutherland) tours the plains of Saskatchewan with his partner, Malcolm Grant (Kevin McCarthy). After the duo arrests a Cree Indian for stealing a…
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Kansas City Bomber (1972)
Cast: Raquel Welch, Kevin McCarthy, Helena Kallianiotes …
Directed by: Jerrold Freedman
Famed sexpot Raquel Welch stars as K.C. Carr, a divorced mother of two with dreams of roller derby stardom. But skating glory doesn't come easy: Pressures in and out of the rink take…
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Ace High (1968)
Cast: Eli Wallach, Terence Hill, Bud Spencer …
Directed by: Giuseppe Colizzi
Eli Wallach stars as the generous bandit Cacopoulos in this intense 1968 Western drama. After making off with $300,000 from the coffers of two robbers, Cacopoulos moves on to the next job --…
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Hotel (1967)
Cast: Rod Taylor, Catherine Spaak, Karl Malden …
Directed by: Richard Quine
Excellent performances from a star-studded cast elevate director Richard Quine's colorful drama set in New Orleans's French Quarter. With his high-class hotel in severe financial…
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A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
Cast: Charles Bickford, Henry Fonda, Robert Middleton …
Directed by: Fielder Cook
Academy Award winners Henry Fonda and Joanne Woodward star in this Western comedy about a couple in danger of losing their farm in a high-stakes poker game. Compulsive gambler Meredith lays…
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Mirage (1965)
Cast: Gregory Peck, Diane Baker, Walter Matthau …
Directed by: Edward Dmytryk
Gregory Peck stars as David Stillwell, an accountant who loses his memory and discovers that those who try to help him regain it keep turning up dead. As Stillwell fights to remember who he…
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The Best Man (1964)
Cast: Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams …
Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
Though this political satire was made decades ago, the election-year backbiting and smear campaigns at the film's core will be as familiar to today's audiences as they were to those…
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The Prize (1963)
Cast: Mark Robson, Paul Newman, Elke Sommer …
Paul Newman stars in this Hitchcock-style thriller about Nobel Prize-winning author Andrew Craig, who gets caught up in an international incident while attending the awards ceremony in…
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The Misfits (1961)
Cast: Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift …
Directed by: John Huston
Arthur Miller's homage to the Old West stars Clark Gable as Gay Langland, an aging cowboy who works the rodeos with cohorts Guido (Eli Wallach) and Perce (Montgomery Clift). The trio…
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The Twilight Zone: Vol. 23 (1960)
Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Edward Andrews, Robert Lansing …
Directed by: William Asher, Jus Addiss
Creator Rod Serling's long-running, Emmy-winning television series brought science fiction to the masses. Viewers enjoyed the twisted, often-humorous mysteries as well as the show's…
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Carolyn Jones …
Directed by: Don Siegel
Evil-intentioned extraterrestrials capable of replicating humans and assuming their identities invade the sleepy California hamlet of Santa Mira. It's up to the local doctor to sound the…
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Stranger on Horseback (1955)
Cast: Joel McCrea, Kevin McCarthy, Miroslava …
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
Traveling judge Richard Thorne (Joel McCrea) arrives in a small Western town determined to clean it up -- in spite of the power wielded by land baron Josiah Bannerman (John McIntire). But…
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Mr. Mummery's Secret / Away from It All (1950)
Cast: Roland Young, Kevin McCarthy, Faith Brook …
Directed by: Martin Magner, John Peyser
Relive the Golden Age of anthology series with this pair of episodes from Westinghouse's "Studio One." In "Mr. Mummery's Suspicion" (1951), Roland Young plays an easily flustered…
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Telephone Time (1948)
Cast: John Nesbitt, Roland Young, Sandra Bernhard …
Television's Golden Age returns in four episodes of Bell's "Telephone Time." Victor Jory stars in "I Am Not Alone" as a Polish prisoner subjected to the brutality of a Soviet…