Movies by Christopher Guest
As part of the cast:
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Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Cast: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson …
Directed by: Shawn Levy
In this sequel to the hit comedy, Ben Stiller returns as hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley, who must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've…
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The Invention of Lying (2009)
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill …
Directed by: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson
In a world where no one fibs, fiction doesn't exist and people take each other at their literal word, unsuccessful screenwriter Mark gains fame and fortune -- and maybe the girl of his…
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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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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
Cast: Don Rickles, Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro …
Directed by: John Landis
Renowned director John Landis offers up a portrait of legendary comedian Don Rickles (in an Emmy-winning role) by blending clips of Rickles's appearances at the Dean Martin celebrity…
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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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Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
Cast: Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Will Young …
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Having already cultivated an offbeat reputation among high society in 1930s London, Laura Henderson embarks on her latest adventure: transforming an old movie theater into a space that will…
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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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Best in Show (2000)
Cast: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Master mockumentarian Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman) is at it again with this snarky send-up of canine culture that traverses the galloping neuroses surrounding one highly…
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Waiting for Guffman (1996)
Cast: Deborah Theaker, Michael Hitchcock, Scott Williamson …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Community theater gets spit-roasted in this blistering mockumentary penned by (and starring) Christopher Guest, who plays the ultra-fey Corky St. Clair, a local theater impresario who takes…
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A Few Good Men (1992)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, their investigation uncovers a hazing ritual that could implicate…
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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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Sticky Fingers (1988)
Cast: Helen Slater, Melanie Mayron, Adam Shaw …
Directed by: Catlin Adams
Ditzy flatmates Lolly (Melanie Mayron) and Hattie (Helen Slater) busk in the subway but can't make ends meet. So when drug-dealing pal Diane (Loretta Devine) stashes a suitcase at their…
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The Princess Bride (1987)
Cast: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Blending comedy, adventure, romance and fantasy, this cult classic follows peasant farmhand Westley as he battles three bumbling outlaws and a nefarious prince to win the hand of his one true…
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Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Cast: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia …
Directed by: Frank Oz
Plant yourself in front of the tube and veg out with Frank Oz's horticultural horror flick. Gawky Seymour Krelborn looking for a way to save his job in a ramshackle, skid row flower…
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Beyond Therapy (1986)
Cast: Julie Hagerty, Jeff Goldblum, Glenda Jackson …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Director Robert Altman offers the tale of bisexual Bruce who, tired of his lover, Bob, places a personal ad and meets Prudence at a French restaurant, resulting in a terrible date with…
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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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Heartbeeps (1981)
Cast: Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Allan Arkush
While relegated to a factory repair shelf, ValCom 17485 (Andy Kaufman), a robot valet, and hostess robot AquaCom 89045 (Bernadette Peters) experience a connection that blossoms into love.…
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The Long Riders (1980)
Cast: David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine …
Directed by: Walter Hill
Four sets of real-life brothers -- the Carradines, the Keaches, the Quaids and the Guests -- play four sets of outlaw brothers in director Walter Hill's gritty retelling of the story of…
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Saturday Night Live: The 1980s (1980)
Cast: Denny Dillon, Robin Duke, Gilbert Gottfried …
Culled from "SNL" Seasons 6-15, this program revels in one of the enduring show's most remarkable decades, with performers such as Joe Piscopo, Eddie Murphy and Julia Louis-Dreyfus…
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Death Wish (1974)
Cast: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia …
Directed by: Michael Winner
While New York City architect Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) is away from home, drug addicts break into his house and brutally murder his wife, Joanna (Hope Lange), and rape his daughter until…
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National Lampoon: Lemmings (1973)
Cast: John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Garry Goodrow …
Showcasing legendary funnymen John Belushi, Chevy Chase and Christopher Guest before they were stars, this Woodstock parody from the minds behind &NFi;National Lampoon&NFi_; magazine features…
As a director:
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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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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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Best in Show (2000)
Cast: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Master mockumentarian Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman) is at it again with this snarky send-up of canine culture that traverses the galloping neuroses surrounding one highly…
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Almost Heroes (1998)
Cast: Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Bokeem Woodbine …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Cult director Christopher Guest steers another comedy toward hilarious territory with this takeoff on the buddy movie, starring Matthew Perry as Leslie, a pioneer who's ready to stake a…
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Waiting for Guffman (1996)
Cast: Deborah Theaker, Michael Hitchcock, Scott Williamson …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Community theater gets spit-roasted in this blistering mockumentary penned by (and starring) Christopher Guest, who plays the ultra-fey Corky St. Clair, a local theater impresario who takes…
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Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993)
Cast: Daryl Hannah, Cristi Conaway, Daniel Baldwin …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
On her way home from a motel -- where she just found her husband cheating on her and gave him a good tongue-lashing -- Nancy (Daryl Hannah) encounters aliens who zap her with some kind of…
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The Big Picture (1989)
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Jason Leigh, J.T. Walsh …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Hollywood is the satiric target of this directorial debut by actor-writer Christopher Guest. Kevin Bacon plays a "boy wonder" director whose willingness to compromise his ideals allows him to…