Movies by John Vernon
As part of the cast:
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Dixie Lanes (2004)
Cast: Hoyt Axton, Karen Black, Art Hindle …
Directed by: Don Cato
World War II has just ended, and young Everett Laidlaw (Christopher Rydell), who had joined the battle overseas to avoid jail for moonshining, returns home and reunites with his kin. But…
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Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
Cast: Kevin Conroy, Kyra Sedgwick, Kelly Ripa …
Directed by: Curt Geda, Tim Maltby
With the Penguin (voice of David Ogden Stiers) and Rupert Thorne (John Vernon) basking in the glow of their criminal deeds in Gotham City, Batwoman (Kyra Sedgwick) has resurfaced to help keep…
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Sorority Boys (2002)
Cast: Barry Watson, Harland Williams, Michael Rosenbaum …
Directed by: Wallace Wolodarsky
Strapped for cash, three fraternity playboys (Barry Watson, Harland Williams and Michael Rosenbaum) make one last attempt to live the high life -- cheaply -- by masquerading as girls! In this…
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Crusade of Vengeance (2002)
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Molly Culver, Joanna Pacula …
Directed by: Byron W. Thompson
A female warrior heads home after fighting in the Crusades, only to return and find that her home has been attacked and her son has been taken from her. She sets off to find her young son and…
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Malicious (1995)
Cast: Molly Ringwald, John Vernon, Patrick McGaw …
Directed by: Ian Corson
College baseball star Doug Gordon's (Patrick McGaw) dream life turns into a nightmare when he makes the serious mistake of engaging in a steamy sexual liaison with mysterious beauty…
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The Naked Truth (1992)
Cast: Robert Caso, Kevin Schon, Erik Estrada …
Directed by: Nico Mastorakis
Bosom buddies Frank and Frank (Robert Caso and Kevin Schon) are on their way to Hollywood to become stars when they inadvertently witness a mob execution. Now they're prime witnesses for…
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Batman the Animated Series: Secrets of the Caped Crusader (1992)
Cast: Kevin Conroy, Loren Lester, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. …
Directed by: Kevin Altieri
Cave-dwelling superhero Batman protects his beloved Gotham City from all manner of evil-doers -- including an invisible crook -- in this collection of four animated adventures from the…
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Mob Story (1989)
Cast: Margot Kidder, John Vernon, Kate Vernon …
Directed by: Gabriel Markiw, Jancarlo Markiw
On the run from a U.S. Senate investigation, New York mob boss Don Luciano (John Vernon) flees to his Canadian hometown and old flame Dolores (Margot Kidder) in this kooky, disorganized crime…
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Bail Out (1989)
Cast: Linda Blair, David Hasselhoff, John Vernon …
Directed by: Max Kleven
When a drug cartel kidnaps a wealthy heiress (Linda Blair) to prevent her from testifying in court, a bail bondsman sends three bounty hunters to bring her back. But the task won't be…
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Cast: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas …
Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans
When his brother overdoses on gold chains, avenger Jack Spade recruits some over-the-hill heroes to rid the ghetto of bling-pushing baddie Mr. Big in this sidesplitting sendup of 1970s…
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Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Cast: Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson …
Directed by: Stephen Chiodo
An alien band of clowns descends from the cosmos to harvest victims, cocooning their prey in cotton candy to eat later. But the joke is on the clowns when two teens armed with an ice cream…
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Deadly Stranger (1988)
Cast: Darlanne Fluegel, Michael J. Moore, John Vernon …
Directed by: Max Kleven
Posing as a migrant worker, undercover cop J.C. Ryan (Michael J. Moore) takes a job at Mr. Mitchell's (John Vernon) plantation on the Texas-Mexico border. Ryan soon uncovers his…
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Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
Cast: Jim Varney, Victoria Racimo, John Vernon …
Directed by: John R. Cherry III
Ernest P. Worrell, America's lanky, lovable know-it-all, becomes the handyman at Kamp Kikakee, but is soon promoted to camp counselor for a gang of juvenile delinquents from the Midstate…
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Inglorious Bastards 2: Hell Heroes / Bridge to Hell / Warbus 2 / Apocalypse Mercenaries (1986)
Cast: Miles O'Keeffe, Fred Williamson, Scott Green …
Directed by: Pierluigi Ciriaci, Leandro Lucchetti, Stelvio Massi …
Murder, mayhem and machine guns are in ample supply in this testosterone-filled B-movie quadruple bill from grind house directors Stelvio Massi, Umberto Lenzi, Pierluigi Ciriaci and Leandro…
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Fraternity Vacation (1985)
Cast: Stephen Geoffreys, Sheree J. Wilson, Amanda Bearse …
Directed by: James Frawley
When a group of frat boys trades the hallowed halls of their snowy Iowa university for some fun in the sun on spring break in Palm Springs, the race is on to bed the first curvaceous blonde…
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Savage Streets (1984)
Cast: Linda Blair, John Vernon, Robert Dryer …
Directed by: Danny Steinmann
When a gang's harmless prank leads to the brutal sexual assault of her deaf little sister, Heather, and the murder of her best friend, Francine, Brenda (Linda Blair) takes matters into…
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Jungle Warriors (1984)
Cast: Nina Van Pallandt, Paul L. Smith, John Vernon …
Directed by: Ernst R. von Theumer
On the search for a photo shoot location, several models fly into the South American jungle only to be shot down by the minions of Cesar (Paul L. Smith), a local drug lord. They soon find…
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Chained Heat (1983)
Cast: Linda Blair, John Vernon, Sybil Danning …
Directed by: Paul Nicolas
Teenager Carol Henderson (Linda Blair) is sentenced to 18 months in jail when she accidentally kills a man in this combo sexploitation/blaxploitation flick. When she arrives at the…
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Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Cast: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges …
Directed by: Ken Finkleman
In this sequel to the wildly popular farce Airplane!, pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays) knows that the first commercial spaceflight to the moon is headed for disaster. Fighting his fears, he…
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Heartbreak High (1981)
Cast: Norman Fell, Robert Forster, John Vernon …
Directed by: Mark Warren
In this 1980s comedy, a season of Friday night high school football matchups comes down to one important game: the city football championship. Two longtime rival coaches and their teams…
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Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
Cast: Cloris Leachman, Charles Martin Smith, John Vernon …
Directed by: Vincent McEveety
The fourth installment in the popular film franchise featuring the magical Volkswagen Bug finds D.J. (Charles Martin Smith) and Pete (Stephen W. Burns) on their way to Brazil to enter their…
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National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Cast: John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon …
Directed by: John Landis
Knowledge is good, but swilling kegs of beer is more fun! Just ask the guys at the Delta House fraternity. Often imitated, but seldom equaled, Animal House spawned a generation of gonzo…
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A Special Day (1977)
Cast: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon …
Directed by: Ettore Scola
With her fascist husband gone to witness Benito Mussolini's first meeting with Adolf Hitler, world-weary wife and mother Antonietta (Sophia Loren) seeks escape from her dreary tenement…
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The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Chief Dan George …
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
In this gritty Oscar-nominated Western, ex-Confederate soldier Josey Wales is on the run from both his former unit and the U.S. Army regiment that killed his family when he comes to rest in a…
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Brannigan (1975)
Cast: James Booth, Lesley-Anne Down, Mel Ferrer …
Directed by: Douglas Hickox
Taking a cue from Coogan's Bluff, John Wayne is Lt. Jim Brannigan, a tough Chicago lawman who arrives in London on the trail of a fugitive crime boss (John Vernon). Scotland Yard's…
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Virginia Hill: Mistress to the Mob (1974)
Cast: Dyan Cannon, Harvey Keitel, Allen Garfield …
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Joel Schumacher's biopic chronicles the love affair between Hollywood socialite Virginia Hill (Dyan Cannon) and gangster Bugsy Siegel (Harvey Keitel). After falling for the mobster, Hill…
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Sweet Movie (1974)
Cast: Carole Laure, Sami Frey, Anna Prucnal …
Directed by: Dusan Makavejev
Miss World Virginity (Carole Laure), who is nearly mute, endures a horrifically kinky honeymoon but soon escapes to a scatalogically inclined commune in Vienna. Meanwhile, a madwoman pilots a…
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Charley Varrick (1973)
Cast: Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr …
Directed by: Don Siegel
After burglarizing a small-town bank, petty crook Charley Varrick (Walter Matthau) and his motley crew become targets of the mob. Expecting a small score to divide among them, they're…
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Fear Is the Key (1972)
Cast: Barry Newman, Suzy Kendall, John Vernon …
Directed by: Michael Tuchner
In this well-crafted adaptation of Alistair MacLean's best-selling novel, undersea salvage expert John Talbot (Barry Newman) seeks revenge for the death of his wife and child after their…
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Face Off (1972)
Cast: Art Hindle, Trudy Young, Frank Moore …
Directed by: George McCowan, Kay Hawtrey
Romance proves inevitable but also nearly impossible in this 1970s drama when rough-cut professional hockey player Billy Duke (Art Hindle) meets peace-loving rock singer Sherry Nelson (Trudy…
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Dirty Harry (1971)
Cast: Clint Eastwood, John Vernon, Rene Santoni …
Directed by: Don Siegel
When a madman dubbed the "Scorpio Killer" terrorizes San Francisco, hard-boiled cop Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) -- famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement -- is…
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One More Train to Rob (1971)
Cast: George Peppard, Diana Muldaur, John Vernon …
Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
Upon his release from prison, womanizing train robber Harker Fleet reluctantly allies with a group of oppressed Chinese gold miners to seek revenge on respected businessman Nolan,…
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Topaz (1969)
Cast: Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, Karin Dor …
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Based on the Leon Uris best-seller of the same name, Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz is a spy thriller set in the Cold War period surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis (fall 1962). Competing…
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Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
Cast: Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Robert Blake …
Directed by: Abraham Polonsky
In early 20th century California, a Paiute Indian named Willie Boy (Robert Blake) returns to his reservation hoping to rekindle his romance with tribeswoman Lola (Katherine Ross). But when…
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Justine (1969)
Cast: Anouk Aimée, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Forster …
Directed by: George Cukor
Darley (Michael York), a young British teacher, takes up with the enchanting Justine (Anouk Aimée) in 1938 Egypt but discovers that the mysterious Jewish woman and her wealthy banker…
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Point Blank (1967)
Cast: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn …
Directed by: John Boorman
Lee Marvin delivers a potent performance as a gangster named Walker, whose faithless wife (Sharon Acker) and double-dealing partner in crime (John Vernon) shoot Walker and leave him to die on…
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La Fille Mal Gardee (2005)
Cast: Lesley Collier, Brian Shaw, Michael Coleman …
Directed by: John Vernon
The legendary Royal Ballet presents this pastoral ballet set to the music of Ferdinand Hérold, with choreography by Frederick Ashton. Prima ballerina Lesley Collier plays Lise, a young…
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Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes (1981)
Cast: Peter Grimes, Jon Vickers, Norman Bailey …
Directed by: John Vernon
The Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden is the setting for Elijah Moshinsky's skillful staging of Benjamin Britten's renowned opera "Peter Grimes," starring tenor Jon…
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Samson et Dalila: The Royal Opera (1981)
Cast: Jon Vickers, Shirley Verrett
Directed by: John Vernon
Filmed live at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House in 1981, this staging of Camille Saint-Saens's opera takes on one of the Bible's most famous tales. After trying to force the…