Movies by Buddy Hackett
As part of the cast:
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Ella Fitzgerald & Other Jazz & Swing Greats (2006)
Cast: Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Count Basie …
Hosted by bandleader Doc Severinsen, this unprecedented evening of jazz and swing at New York City's Lincoln Center brings together legendary artists Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington,…
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Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind: Gold Collection (2004)
Cast: Alan King, Neil Simon, George Burns …
It's not easy making people laugh. This collection's impressive roster of legendary comedians -- all of whom have made an impact in the industry and changed the face of humor with…
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The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
Cast: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Buddy Hackett …
Directed by: Jim Kammerud
What if you learned you were half mermaid? You'd probably want to test your flippers, like Melody, the daughter of Ariel and Prince Eric. Disobeying her parents' warnings to stay…
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Paulie (1998)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin …
Directed by: John Roberts
Wise parrot Paulie (voiced by Jay Mohr) can ask for more than crackers, as Misha (Tony Shalhoub), the janitor at an animal-research lab, discovers. Paulie reveals via flashbacks how he ended…
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The Little Mermaid (1989)
Cast: Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Kenneth Mars …
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
Winner of two Oscars for Best Score and Best Song, this colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel (voiced by Jodi Benson) who falls in love with the very…
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Loose Shoes (1980)
Cast: Bill Murray, Royce D. Applegate, Lewis Arquette …
Directed by: Ira Miller
Movie trailers are the target of this 1980 spoof, which sends up sci-fi, Charlie Chaplin, war movies, biker films and 1930s black musicals, with such fake titles as The Invasion of the Penis…
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Jack Frost (1979)
Cast: Buddy Hackett, Robert Morse, Paul Frees …
Directed by: Jules Bass
Buddy Hackett narrates this classic animated feature from stop-motion masters Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin. The whimsical tale follows winter's sprightly spirit Jack Frost as he falls in…
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Bud & Lou: Comedy Is No Laughing Matter (1978)
Cast: Harvey Korman, Buddy Hackett, Michele Lee …
Directed by: Robert C. Thompson
From their vaudeville origins to their radio and film success, this biopic profiles the career of the legendary comic duo Abbott & Costello. Despite the laughter, the pair faced challenges,…
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The Mama Cass Television Program (1969)
Cast: "Mama" Cass Elliot, John Sebastian, Joni Mitchell …
"Mama" Cass Elliott of 1960s vocal group The Mamas and the Papas stars in this television variety special, performing comic sketches with Buddy Hackett and other Hollywood stars and singing…
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The Love Bug (1968)
Cast: Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson …
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Washed-up race car driver Jim Douglas's (Dean Jones) career gets a boost when he begins driving a peppy Volkswagen Beetle. But Douglas soon realizes "Herbie" the VW literally has a…
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar …
Directed by: Stanley Kramer
Before literally kicking the bucket when his car careens off an embankment, "Smiler" Grogan tells onlookers he's stashed $350,000 beneath the big "W" in Santa Rosita -- and thus begins a…
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The Music Man (1962)
Cast: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett …
Directed by: Morton DaCosta
It doesn't get any better than this slice of Midwestern Americana: Charming con man Harold Hill (Robert Preston) wants to steal River City citizens' money with a "boys' band"…
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God's Little Acre (1958)
Cast: Robert Ryan, Tina Louise, Aldo Ray …
Directed by: Anthony Mann
This rollicking look inside the rural Deep South brings to life the primitive, ribald rustics of Erskine Caldwell's steamy bestselling novel. Both humorous and heartrending, this…