Movies by Howard Hesseman
As part of the cast:
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Bigfoot (2012)
Cast: Danny Bonaduce, Barry Williams, Bruce Davison …
Directed by: Bruce Davison
After Bigfoot unleashes his wrath on music lovers attending an outdoor music festival, crunchy-granola peacenik Simon Quinn vows to save the Sasquatch from Harley Henderson, the concert…
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Salvation Boulevard (2011)
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Jennifer Connelly …
Directed by: George Ratliff
Combining wicked satire with an engrossing mystery, this black comedy follows charismatic pastor Dan Day, whose megachurch is endangered when he becomes entangled in an unsavory incident…
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All About Steve (2009)
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Thomas Haden Church …
Directed by: Phil Traill
While Steve (Bradley Cooper) would have to disagree, socially inept Mary (Sandra Bullock) thinks he's her true love and shamelessly pursues him around the country, egged on by…
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Halloween II (2009)
Cast: Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell …
Directed by: Rob Zombie
After Michael Myers's horrific Halloween night rampage in Haddonfield, the townspeople try to recover -- but the nightmare isn't over in Rob Zombie's bloody sequel to his…
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Man About Town (2006)
Cast: John Cleese, Gina Gershon, Howard Hesseman …
Directed by: Mike Binder
Jack Giamoro (Ben Affleck) is a man with a blessed life -- a successful career as a top Hollywood agent, a beautiful wife and a large bank account. But his world begins to crash when he…
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Nanny Insanity (2006)
Cast: Alla Korot, Cynthia Preston, Larry Dorf …
Directed by: Kevin Connor
Hiring a nanny sounds like the perfect fix for Marsha (Cynthia Preston) and David McMillan (Larry Dorf), who are already saddled with stress and now have a brand-new baby on the way. But when…
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Crazy for Christmas (2005)
Cast: Andrea Roth, Howard Hesseman, Jason Spevack …
Directed by: Eleanor Lindo
A single mother is forced to chauffeur a wealthy man around town on Christmas Eve while he gives away cash to strangers. When a reporter pursues the story, a new romance blossoms and the…
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Television: The First 50 Years (2003)
Cast: Rod Steiger, Susan Strasberg, Lea Thompson …
Directed by: Kent Hagen
Bringing back a half century of television memories, this comprehensive documentary features clips from vintage newsreels and dozens of boob-tube classics such as "I Love Lucy," "Gunsmoke,"…
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Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002)
Cast: Michael McKean, Fred Willard, Kenneth Mars …
Directed by: Harry Shearer
In Harry Shearer's tongue-in-cheek comedy, a waiter at Zanbesu Glen (a chi-chi Northern California resort) uses his movie camera to spy on the annual communal vacation of a group of…
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The Mesmerist (2002)
Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Capshaw, Howard Hesseman …
Directed by: Gil Cates Jr.
Based on an Edgar Allan Poe story, this film tells the grimly comic tale of a bad-tempered old man (Howard Hesseman) who cheats death, only to go on tormenting the living. When a medical…
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About Schmidt (2002)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney …
Directed by: Alexander Payne
When insurance actuary Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) retires and his wife dies, he looks for life's meaning on a road trip to his daughter's (Hope Davis) upcoming wedding to a…
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Gridlock'd (1997)
Cast: Tim Roth, Tupac Shakur, Vondie Curtis-Hall …
Directed by: Vondie Curtis-Hall
After a friend's drug overdose, junkie musicians Spoon and Stretch (Tupac Shakur and Tim Roth) decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detoxification…
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Innocent Victims (1996)
Cast: Rick Schroder, Hal Holbrook, Rue McClanahan …
Directed by: Gilbert Cates
When Army Sergeant Tim Hennis (John Corbett) is convicted for the murder of an Air Force captain's family, Hennis's family and defense team refuse to accept his fate and soldier on…
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Out-of-Sync (1995)
Cast: LL Cool J, Victoria Dillard, Howard Hesseman …
Directed by: Debbie Allen
Talented disc jockey Jason St. Julian (LL Cool J) gave up a promising career when he took the fall for a mob boss (Ramy Zada) and ended up in jail. Now, in an attempt to go straight, Julian…
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Munchie Strikes Back (1994)
Cast: Trenton Knight, Lesley-Anne Down, Andrew Stevens …
Directed by: Jim Wynorski
Does an alien deserve a second chance? If he's the elfin Munchie, he does! In this heartwarming comedy, Munchie finds himself on trial in his home planet Eros for being his mischievous…
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Black Death (1992)
Cast: Barbara Williams, Jerry Orbach, Howard Hesseman …
Directed by: Sheldon Larry
After collapsing from what appears to be a common cold, a woman dies in the hospital. When her autopsy results reveal a strain of the plague, a medical examiner begins a race against time to…
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Murder in New Hampshire (1991)
Cast: Helen Hunt, Chad Allen, Hank Stratton …
Directed by: Joyce Chopra
Fed up with her mundane life, teacher Pamela Smart (Helen Hunt) is looking for a little excitement. After her attempts to get a job at the local television station prove unsuccessful, she…
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Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Ralph Bellamy, Carrie Fisher …
Directed by: Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton …
Everything from tabloid vignettes, 1950s sci-fi films, late-night porn and infomercials is spoofed in this star-studded collection of skits that's a sequel (of sorts) to the granddaddy…
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Six Against the Rock (1987)
Cast: David Carradine, Richard Dysart, Richard A. Dysart …
Directed by: Paul Wendkos
This action-adventure film mines the history books for material as it recounts the tale of a daring outbreak from the normally impenetrable -- and inescapable -- island of Alcatraz in the…
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My Chauffeur (1986)
Cast: Deborah Foreman, Sam J. Jones, Sean McClory …
Directed by: David Beaird
Much to the chagrin of her chauvinistic male co-workers -- including her new manager (Howard Hesseman) -- spunky Casey Meadows (Deborah Foreman) lands a job as a driver for an elite (and…
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Heat (1986)
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Karen Young, Peter MacNicol …
Directed by: Dick Richards
Las Vegas is the backdrop for this film's torrid action when hard-hitting bodyguard Nick Escalante (Burt Reynolds) puts his heart and soul into protecting his friends. Crippled by his…
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Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Cast: Joey Cramer, Paul Reubens, Veronica Cartwright …
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
It's 1978, and 12-year-old David Freeman (Joey Cramer) leads a good but slightly annoying (thanks to his kid brother) life in Florida. But after losing consciousness in the woods, David…
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Inside Out (1986)
Cast: Elliott Gould, Howard Hesseman, Jennifer Tilly …
Directed by: Robert Taicher
Failed businessman Jimmy Morgan (Elliott Gould) has a plush New York City apartment, to which he has all the necessities of life -- groceries, cocaine and hookers -- delivered because his…
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Clue (1985)
Cast: Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn …
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Director Jonathan Lynn's board game-inspired campfest finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed:…
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Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Bobcat Goldthwait …
Directed by: Jerry Paris
Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment. But are they ready to do battle with a band of…
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Silence of the Heart (1984)
Cast: Mariette Hartley, Dana Hill, Howard Hesseman …
Directed by: Richard Michaels
Teen suicide, one of the hot-button issues of the 1980s, is the sensitive subject of this made-for-TV movie. Mariette Hartley plays a mother going through a painful, protracted divorce who…
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Mister Roberts (1984)
Cast: Robert Hays, Charles Durning, Kevin Bacon …
The live 1984 production of this five-time Tony Award-winning play set on a World War II Navy cargo ship stars Charles Durning, along with Kevin Bacon, Marilu Henner and Howard Hesseman. The…
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Doctor Detroit (1983)
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, Donna Dixon …
Directed by: Michael Pressman
It's a hilarious case of double identity when meek Professor Clifford Skridlow (Dan Aykroyd) accidentally takes on the hipster persona of "Doctor Detroit." Soon, he's up to his neck…
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Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
Cast: Teri Garr, Jenn Thompson, Paul Jabara …
Directed by: John Schlesinger
Led by the eccentric Mayor Kirby T. Calo (William Devane), the residents of Ticlaw, Fla., band together to thwart their governor's plan to construct a new freeway that will funnel…
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Private Lessons (1981)
Cast: Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown …
Directed by: Alan Myerson
When wealthy 15-year-old Phillip Filmore (Eric Brown) develops a crush on his French au pair, Nicole (Sylvia Kristel), the household's opportunistic chauffeur (Howard Hesseman) spies a…
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The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, James Hampton …
Directed by: William A. Graham
The legendary Howard Hughes (Tommy Lee Jones) began as an eccentric young industrialist, and in his shocking final days was the world's most bizarre billionaire. Through the eyes of his…
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Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977)
Cast: Tom Atkins, Pat Hingle, Deborah Winters …
Directed by: Stuart Hagmann
When a cargo plane carrying South American coffee beans crashes in a small California town, the residents discover it was also, unfortunately, transporting a slew of unwanted eight-legged…
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Tunnel Vision (1976)
Cast: Chevy Chase, John Candy, Howard Hesseman …
Directed by: Neal Israel, Brad Swirnoff
A committee investigating television's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs -- you name it. What they…
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The Big Bus (1976)
Cast: Joseph Bologna, Stockard Channing, John Beck …
Directed by: James Frawley
A wonderful spoof of disaster films, The Big Bus is about the world's first nuclear-powered bus -- a whopping 75-ton monster on 32 enormous wheels -- and its maiden journey all the way…
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Shampoo (1975)
Cast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn …
Directed by: Hal Ashby
In this racy satire set in the narcissistic world of late 1960s Los Angeles, a womanizing hairdresser trying to open his own salon in Beverly Hills has trouble juggling his business and…
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Steelyard Blues (1973)
Cast: Howard Hesseman, Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda …
Directed by: Alan Myerson
Yearning to snub his "establishment" older brother (Howard Hesseman), demolition derby driver Jesse Veldini (Donald Sutherland) recruits his younger brother (John Savage), the town hooker…