Movies by Lin Shaye
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FDR: American Badass (2012)
Cast: Barry Bostwick, Lin Shaye, Bruce McGill …
Directed by: Garrett Brawith
After contracting polio from a werewolf bite, FDR won't stop at single-handedly ending the Great Depression and prohibition. With the help of a team of historic figures, he must claim…
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Insidious (2011)
Cast: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins …
Directed by: James Wan
Believing their home is haunted, a suburban schoolteacher and his wife uproot their family and move to a new place hoping to leave the evil spirits behind -- only to discover that the house…
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Chillerama (2011)
Cast: Richard Riehle, Adam Rifkin, Ray Wise …
Directed by: Adam Green, Joe Lynch, Adam Rifkin …
The screams -- and laughs -- come fast and furious in this anthology of four tongue-in-cheek horror tales, each from a different writer/director. The baddies range from a gang of gay…
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Rosewood Lane (2011)
Cast: Rose McGowan, Ray Wise, Bill Fagerbakke …
Directed by: Victor Salva
After her father dies, radio talk show psychiatrist Dr. Sonny Blake moves into her childhood home. She soon discovers the psychopathic paperboy may have had something to do with her…
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Take Me Home (2011)
Cast: Victor Garber, Bree Turner, Lin Shaye …
Directed by: Sam Jaeger
Thom is an unlicensed New York cabbie who takes on the fare of his life when a woman asks him to drive her to California to see her ailing father. In classic rom-com style, the chemistry…
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Goldberg P.I. (2011)
Cast: Jackie Mason, Antony Del Rio, Abby Wathen …
Directed by: Steven Moskovic
Jackie Goldberg is coming to the end of his career as a Miami private detective; in debt, out of luck and down in the dumps, that is until fate brings him an unlikely partner: 16 year old…
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Small Town Saturday Night (2010)
Cast: Shawn Christian, Chris Pine, Bre Blair …
Directed by: Ryan Craig
One decision ripples across the lives of his neighbors when aspiring country singer Rhett (Chris Pine) must choose between pursuing a career in Nashville and remaining in his small hometown…
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2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010)
Cast: Bill Moseley, Lin Shaye, Christa Campbell …
Directed by: Tim Sullivan
In this gory sequel to director Tim Sullivan's 2001 Maniacs, the hungry citizens of Pleasant Valley head well north of the Mason-Dixon for a second helping of flesh, setting their sights…
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Killer by Nature (2010)
Cast: Ron Perlman, Armand Assante, Zachary Ray Sherman …
Directed by: Douglas S. Younglove
Disturbed teenager Owen is haunted by troubling nightmares of grisly murders -- but when his deadly dreams begin coming true, they mysteriously point to a brutal serial killer who's…
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Black Limousine (2010)
Cast: David Arquette, Bijou Phillips, Nicholas Bishop …
Directed by: Carl Colpaert
A desperate Hollywood composer in a downward spiral of depression and addiction meets the potentially perfect woman at Alcoholics Anonymous. But is she simply a distraction from the painful…
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The Penthouse (2009)
Cast: Rider Strong, Corey Large, April Scott …
Directed by: Chris Levitus
When Tyler walks away with the top prize in a reality TV show, he recruits his best friends Heath and Kieran to move into his swanky new bachelor pad provided by the network, where it's…
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Stuntmen (2009)
Cast: Brandon Routh, Dominique Swain, Zachary Levi …
Directed by: Eric Amadio
Nominees for Stuntman of the Year, Eligh Supreme (Marc Blucas) and Tank Macho (Ross Patterson) are the best in the industry -- and bitter rivals. So when a documentary film crew refuels their…
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Wolf Moon (2009)
Cast: Max Ryan, Maria Conchita Alonso, Chris Mulkey …
Directed by: Dana Mennie
When a handsome drifter named Dan (Chris Divecchio) blows into a countryside town, Amy (Ginny Weirick) falls for him without knowing anything about his frightening family history: a horrific…
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Chronic Town (2008)
Cast: JR Bourne, Emily Wagner, Christine Lakin …
Directed by: Tom Hines
In 1980s Fairbanks, Alaska, Truman (JR Bourne) drives a cab when he isn't numbing his pain with drugs and booze. When he connects with Eleanor (Emily Wagner), an independent-minded…
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Killer Pad (2008)
Cast: Daniel Franzese, Andy Milonakis, Eric Jungmann …
Directed by: Robert Englund
Three buddies think they've found party paradise when they land a great deal on a Hollywood Hills mansion. They've been warned that the home has a gruesome history, but really, they…
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Asylum (2008)
Cast: Sarah Roemer, Jake Muxworthy, Mark Rolston …
Directed by: David R. Ellis
In this sinister spine chiller, six college students learn that their dorm used to double as a horrific insane asylum in the 1930s, where a sadistic doctor performed numerous grisly…
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Starz Inside: In the Gutter (2008)
Cast: Scott Aikerman, Phillip Bartell, Jason Biggs …
Directed by: Jeffrey Schwarz
Movie critic Richard Roeper hosts this hilarious look at the best boundary-pushing gross-out comedies in film history, including Superbad, The Meaning of Life, Animal House, American Pie,…
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2001 Maniacs (2006)
Cast: Robert Englund, Giuseppe Andrews, Lin Shaye …
Directed by: Tim Sullivan
After following a bogus detour sign into the sleepy town of Pleasant Valley (population: 2001 maniacs), an unsuspecting group of travelers become special guests in the town's "Guts and…
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Bachelor Party Vegas (2006)
Cast: Kal Penn, Jonathan Bennett, Donald Faison …
Directed by: Eric Bernt
An evening of debauchery in Las Vegas to celebrate their friend's wedding goes hilariously wrong for five guys, who unwittingly hire a bank robber as their party planner. Now,…
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Hate Crime (2006)
Cast: Seth Peterson, Bruce Davison, Chad Donella …
Directed by: Tommy Stovall
Gay couple Robbie (Seth Peterson) and Trey (Brian J. Smith) enjoy a peaceful life in a quiet neighborhood -- until a hostile right-winger moves in next door. When Trey takes the dog out for a…
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Driftwood (2006)
Cast: Ricky Ullman, Dallas Page, Talan Torriero …
Directed by: Tim Sullivan
After losing his older brother, 16-year-old David Forrester becomes obsessed with death. Worried, David's parents send him to a camp for troubled youths -- where he's tormented by…
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Down the P.C.H. (2006)
Cast: Guillermo Díaz, Elaine Hendrix, Lin Shaye …
Directed by: Sean Michael Beyer
When Garrett O'Hara (Vincent Grashaw) gets out of prison after serving two years for drug dealing, he finds that his parents -- who virtually ignored him while he was in jail -- are…
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Surf School (2006)
Cast: Harland Williams, Sisqo, Corey Sevier …
Directed by: Joel Silverman
The senior class at Laguna High is off to Costa Rica for a surfing competition, and five senior misfits who don't know how to surf want in on the action. A crash course in surfing is…
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Unbeatable Harold (2006)
Cast: Gordon Michaels, Nicole DeHuff, Dylan McDermott …
Directed by: Ari Palitz
An eternal optimist and assistant steakhouse manager, Harold (Gordon Michaels) follows all of his dreams with gusto. After helping the beautiful Wanda (Nicole DeHuff) land a job at his…
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Who's Your Daddy (2005)
Cast: Brandon Davis, Colleen Camp, Kadeem Hardison …
Directed by: Andy Fickman
Awkward, adopted teen Chris Hughes (Brandon Davis) is barely surviving high school. But he gets the unexpected surprise of his life when he learns that he's heir to his biological…
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Drop Dead Sexy (2005)
Cast: Jason Lee, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Crispin Glover …
Directed by: Michael Philip
Frank (Jason Lee) and Eddie (Crispin Glover), two dim-witted petty crooks in a small-time Texas town, jump at the chance when local gangster Spider (Pruitt Taylor Vince) offers them fast cash…
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Hoboken Hollow (2005)
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Jason Connery, C. Thomas Howell …
Directed by: Glen Stephens
Hitchhiking through Texas, Iraq War veteran Trevor (Jason Connery) accepts a ride from a friendly stranger that turns into a one-way trip into a nightmare. He finds himself a slave laborer on…
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The Hillside Strangler (2004)
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Nicholas Turturro, Allison Lange …
Directed by: Chuck Parello
C. Thomas Howell and Nicholas Turturro star in this chilling film that posits an alternative theory about who was responsible for the series of murders that had the entire city of Los Angeles…
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Cross Bronx (2004)
Cast: Jerry Ferrara, Dania Ramirez, Larry Golin …
Directed by: Larry Golin
This Bronx-based coming-of-age drama follows four high school friends as they navigate the treacherous waters of independence, love and careers on their individual paths toward achieving their dreams.
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Confessions of an Action Hero (2004)
Cast: David Leitch, Angelina Jolie, Carrie-Anne Moss …
Directed by: Brad Martin
Chronicling the career of fictitious action star Frank Sledge (David Leitch) -- best known for films like Below the Law and Out for Vengeance -- this documentary spoof rolls out several real…
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Boat Trip (2003)
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Horatio Sanz, Roselyn Sanchez …
Directed by: Mort Nathan
With their love lives in shambles, two pals head for some R&R on the high seas. Jerry is nursing a broken heart, while his friend Nick is forever single. But instead of a fun adventure with…
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Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)
Cast: Eric Christian Olsen, Derek Richardson, Rachel Nichols …
Directed by: Troy Miller
This wacky prequel to the 1994 blockbuster goes back to the lame-brained title characters' days as classmates at a Rhode Island high school, where the unprincipled principal (Eugene…
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Dead End (2003)
Cast: Ray Wise, Lin Shaye, Alexandra Holden …
Directed by: Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa
Dreading the annual family road trip to Grandmother's house for Christmas, Frank (Ray Wise) and his wife (Lin Shaye) opt for an unfamiliar route through the forest. They'll wish…
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Holding Out (2003)
Cast: Jeremy Sisto, Lala Sloatman, Jenny Judelle …
Directed by: Tara Judelle
Jessica devises the perfect experiment to conduct for her women's studies thesis: Four of her sexy friends will swear off sex, dating and even talking to men for 100 days. All goes well…
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Contagion (2002)
Cast: Bruce Boxleitner, Megan Gallagher, Lin Shaye …
Directed by: John Murlowski
This chilling drama posits a scenario that has terrorists using disease -- a highly contagious form of the Ebola virus -- as a new weapon. When the U.S. president (Bruce Boxleitner) becomes…
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Man of the Year (2002)
Cast: John Ritter, Khrystyne Haje, Leeza Gibbons …
Directed by: Straw Weisman, Barry Zetlin
Written and directed by Straw Weisman, Man of the Year centers on the events at a party thrown to honor Bill, the successful head of a large energy firm. On the outside, Bill is the…
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Say It Isn't So (2001)
Cast: Chris Klein, Heather Graham, Orlando Jones …
Directed by: James B. Rogers
Likable but dorky animal-control officer Gilly Noble meets hairstylist Jo Wingfield when she gives him a trim (and lops off part of his ear). After they fall in love and get engaged, Gilly…
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Attention Shoppers (2000)
Cast: Nestor Carbonell, Michael Lerner, Martin Mull …
Directed by: Philip Charles Macenzie
Enrique Suarez (Nestor Carbonell, who also wrote the screenplay) is a supporting actor on a mediocre sitcom in this day-in-the-life showbiz comedy. When Suarez makes an appearance at the…
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Detroit Rock City (1999)
Cast: Edward Furlong, Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello …
Directed by: Adam Rifkin
In 1978 Detroit, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. In director Adam Rifkin's riotous comedy, four teens (Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello, Edward Furlong and Natasha Lyonne) find…
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Living Out Loud (1998)
Cast: Holly Hunter, Danny DeVito, Queen Latifah …
Directed by: Richard LaGravenese
A recently divorced woman (Holly Hunter) forms a fragile friendship with her doorman and elevator operator (Danny DeVito), whose life has also seen its share of pain. The two help each other…
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There's Something About Mary (1998)
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller …
Directed by: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
The Farrelly brothers nail the laughs in this hugely popular comedy about a hugely popular girl. Mary is the ideal girlfriend of every guy she meets, especially frustrated high school suitor…
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Corrina, Corrina (1994)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta, Joan Cusack …
Directed by: Jessie Nelson
Whoopi Goldberg stars as Corrina Washington, a housekeeper hired by Manny Singer (Ray Liotta), a widower who lost his wife to cancer -- and has virtually lost his grieving young daughter…
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Dumb and Dumber: Unrated (1994)
Cast: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly …
Directed by: Peter Farrelly
Full of scatological humor, this unrated comic romp stars Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels as the dim-bulb title characters who get more than they bargained for when they try to return a briefcase…
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The Temp (1993)
Cast: Lara Flynn Boyle, Faye Dunaway, Lin Shaye …
Directed by: Tom Holland
When marketing exec Peter (Timothy Hutton) hires temp employee Kris (Lara Flynn Boyle) as his assistant, his rivals start turning up dead, and his career begins to take off. Peter struggles…
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Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
Cast: Terrence Mann, Don Keith Opper, Cynthia Garris …
Directed by: Mick Garris
Grovers Bend, Kan., faces another onslaught of nasty flesh-eating critters, and intergalactic bounty hunters Charlie (Don Keith Opper), Ug (Terrence Mann) and Lee (Roxanne Kernohan) return to…
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The Hidden (1987)
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian …
Directed by: Jack Sholder
A string of cold-blooded murders puzzles diligent Los Angeles detective Tom Beck (Michael Nouri), who can't figure out why regular people keep turning into merciless killers. When…
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Critters (1986)
Cast: Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy Green Bush …
Directed by: Stephen Herek
When a team of Krites -- fuzzy aliens equipped with sharp teeth -- escape from an outer-space prison, they head straight for Earth and land in the quiet, rural town of Grovers Bend, Kansas,…
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Cast: Robert Englund, Johnny Depp, Heather Langenkamp …
Directed by: Wes Craven
Years after being burned alive by a mob of angry parents, child murderer Freddy Krueger returns to haunt the dreams and waking hours of small-town teens in this spine-chilling slasher classic…