Movies by Randy Quaid
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Real Time (2008)
Cast: Randy Quaid, Jay Baruchel, Jayne Eastwood …
Directed by: Randall Cole
A lifetime of bad luck and bad habits catches up with compulsive gambler Andy (Jay Baruchel) when he's apprehended by a quietly intimidating hit man named Reuben (Randy Quaid),…
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Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2008)
Cast: Seann William Scott, Randy Quaid, Brando Eaton …
Directed by: Danny Leiner
Ever since a notorious incident drove him off the tennis court years ago, Gary (Seann William Scott) has been laboring as a raunchy high school janitor. But when the current coach drops dead,…
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Goya's Ghosts (2006)
Cast: Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgård …
Directed by: Milos Forman
Painter Francisco Goya is targeted by the Spanish Inquisition when he paints young Inés, whom the church views as a heretic. Years later, Inés asks Goya to help her find the daughter she bore…
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Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams …
Directed by: Ang Lee
While working together near Wyoming's Brokeback Mountain in 1963, sheepherders Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar begin an increasingly passionate affair. But keeping their relationship a…
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The Ice Harvest (2005)
Cast: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen …
Directed by: Harold Ramis
Unethical dim-bulb attorney Charlie Arglist embezzles $2 million from a mobster. Not content with the cash, the sleazy lawyer plans to skip town with pretty club owner Renata Crest -- until…
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Category 7: The End of the World (2005)
Cast: Gina Gershon, Randy Quaid, Shannen Doherty …
Directed by: Dick Lowry
In this gripping follow-up to the made-for-television movie Category 6: Day of Destruction, Gina Gershon stars as beleaguered FEMA director Judith Carr, whose worst nightmares play out when…
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Elvis: The Miniseries (2005)
Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Rose McGowan, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: James Steven Sadwith
Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars as Elvis in this miniseries that follows the King from his humble beginnings through his rise to superstardom, including his affair with…
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Home on the Range (2004)
Cast: Roseanne, Judi Dench, Jennifer Tilly …
Directed by: Will Finn, John Sanford
In this animated adventure, three dairy cows are clued in to what awaits them when the dairy's new owner, the bad-news Alameda Slim, takes over and makes callous plans to send them all…
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Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004)
Cast: Nancy McKeon, Randy Quaid, Thomas Gibson …
Directed by: Dick Lowry
In this miniseries, meteorologist Andy Goodman (Brian Dennehy) begins tracking a trio of nasty storms brewing in the United States. Meanwhile, Chicago is battling a record heat wave, but…
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Treasure Island Kids: The Pirates of Treasure Island (2004)
Cast: Randy Quaid, Nicko Vella, John Callen …
Directed by: Gavin Scott
A villain (Randy Quaid) claiming to be the descendant of Captain Flint wreaks havoc on Camp Treasure Island, where he hatches a plan to seize the island and steal its hidden gold. It's…
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Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island (2004)
Cast: Randy Quaid, Beth Allen, Frank Brown …
Directed by: Gavin Scott
Sent to summer camp on a remote South Pacific island, rambunctious teen Charlie (Nicko Vella) discovers that greedy pirate Capt. Flint (Randy Quaid) is planning to attack the island and steal…
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Grind (2003)
Cast: Mike Vogel, Vince Vieluf, Adam Brody …
Directed by: Casey La Scala
It seems everyone in senior Eric Rivers's (Mike Vogel) high school class is college bound, except for him and his buddies, Dustin (Adam Brody) and Matt (Vince Vieluf). But for the…
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Kart Racer (2003)
Cast: Johnny Griffin, Randy Quaid, Will Rothhaar …
Directed by: Stuart Gillard
Nursing a broken heart after his mother's sudden death, teen Watts Davies (Will Rothhaar) ends up in the custody of his estranged father (Randy Quaid). Struggling to adjust, Watts finds…
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Carolina (2003)
Cast: Julia Stiles, Shirley MacLaine, Alessandro Nivola …
Directed by: Marleen Gorris
In this romantic comedy featuring Shirley MacLaine as a wacky grandma, Southern girl Carolina (Julia Stiles) envisions an entirely different existence for herself, far from the maddening mix…
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Black Cadillac (2003)
Cast: Randy Quaid, Shane Johnson, Josh Hammond …
Directed by: John Murlowski
What starts as a night of celebration for three rowdy pals heading home from Wisconsin to Minnesota late one night quickly becomes the ultimate test of survival on a frozen and deserted mountain road.
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (2003)
Cast: Randy Quaid, Miriam Flynn, Dana Barron …
Directed by: Nick Marck
Floyd Griswold's rude, rube Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) returns for another outrageous Christmas vacation. When Eddie loses his job and his boss fears he'll sue the company,…
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Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003)
Cast: Troy Garity, Alison Folland, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Allan Mindel
Milwaukee's champion ice fisherman, Albert (Troy Garity), isn't sure which way to turn when his controlling mother suddenly dies, leaving her paranoid son to fend for himself. Known…
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The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Ron Underwood
Eddie Murphy stars as Pluto Nash in this sci-fi comedy -- set in 2087 -- about an audacious moon-based nightclub owner struggling to prevent the Mafia from taking over his digs. With the help…
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Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)
Cast: Dave Sheridan, Dolly Parton, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Arlene Sanford
Bumbling insurance fraud investigator Frank McKlusky (Dave Sheridan) goes undercover on a case and can't get anything right. One needn't look further than Frank's family to…
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Back by Midnight (2002)
Cast: Jsu Garcia, Rodney Dangerfield, Kirstie Alley …
Directed by: Harry Basil
Prison warden Jake Puloski (Rodney Dangerfield) feels dejected when the budget he's created for a grand prison renovation project is declined by his manager, Eli Rockwood (Randy Quaid).…
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The Day the World Ended (2001)
Cast: Randy Quaid, Nastassja Kinski, Bobby Edner …
Directed by: Terence Gross
The homicidal -- and misunderstood -- alien who devours people in director Terence Gross's horror film is exactly what the doctor &NFi;didn't&NFi_; order. A school psychologist…
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The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)
Cast: Jason Alexander, Rene Russo, Monica Potter …
Directed by: Des McAnuff
When Boris (Jason Alexander), Natasha (Rene Russo) and Fearless Leader (Robert De Niro) take over numerous television networks with the goal of hypnotizing American viewers, young FBI…
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The Thin Blue Lie (2000)
Cast: Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid, Paul Sorvino …
Directed by: Roger Young
In this fact-based story, a new reporter (Rob Morrow) is brought to a Philadelphia newspaper to provide court coverage. One of the first cases he covers involves a mentally handicapped man…
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George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2000)
Cast: Randy Quaid
Directed by: Daniel McCabe, Paul Stekler
Alabama firebrand George Wallace began his career with a reputation as a progressive on racial issues; however, he eventually became a symbol of the worst kind of American bigotry. This…
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Mail to the Chief (2000)
Cast: Bill Switzer, Randy Quaid, Holland Taylor …
Directed by: Eric Champnella
When ordinary middle-school student Kenny Witokwski (Bill Switzer) connects with an Internet chat-room buddy known as "Average Joe," he doesn't suspect his new friend is none other than…
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The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)
Cast: Randy Quaid, Whoopi Goldberg, Roger Daltrey …
Directed by: John Henderson
A magical adventure unfolds when American Jack Woods (Randy Quaid) rents a quaint cottage in Ireland and finds, to his dismay, that the house is inhabited by a family of leprechauns. When one…
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P.U.N.K.S. (1999)
Cast: Tim Redwine, Randy Quaid, Cathy Moriarty …
Directed by: Sean McNamara
Bullies, beware. A group of teenage outcasts uses a top-secret invention to get back at their tormentors in this sci-fi family film. After a scary run-in with an evil genius, Drew and his…
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Purgatory (1999)
Cast: Sam Shepard, Eric Roberts, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Uli Edel
Big guns Eric Roberts, Sam Shepard, Donnie Wahlberg and Randy Quaid star in this offbeat Western, in which a band of rowdy outlaws ride into the town of Refuge, a settlement where no one…
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Hard Rain (1998)
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Michael Salomon
In the midst of a massive flood, a scrupulous armored truck driver does everything in his power to keep his precious cargo out of unauthorized hands. Soon he learns he can't count on the…
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Protector (1998)
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Randy Quaid, Rae Dawn Chong …
Directed by: D. B. Clark
Undercover cop Jack Valentine (Mario Van Peebles) and his partner, Phil Kelly (Randy Quaid), are on the most dangerous assignment of their careers. The D.A. (Rae Dawn Chong) needs Jack's…
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Bug Buster (1998)
Cast: Randy Quaid, Brenda Epperson Doumani, Katherine Heigl …
Directed by: Lorenzo Doumani
In this direct-to-video horror film, the Griffin clan (Katherine Heigl, Bernie Kopell and Anne Lockhart) moves to a quaint California hamlet to escape urban stress but gets more than they…
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Vegas Vacation (1997)
Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Stephen Kessler
In the fourth National Lampoon's "Vacation," the Griswold clan makes another attempt at a peaceful family trip, this time to Las Vegas, where gangly Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) rubs…
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Kingpin (1996)
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Bill Murray, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
The Farrelly brothers dumb down and goof up pro bowling -- and gross us out in the process. After bowler Roy Munsen (Woody Harrelson) swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a…
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Independence Day (1996)
Cast: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum …
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
When aliens in enormous spacecraft suddenly arrive in Earth's atmosphere and start blowing things up, it falls to a cocky pilot (Will Smith) and a goofy scientist (Jeff Goldblum) to save…
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Get on the Bus (1996)
Cast: Richard Belzer, De'Aundre Bonds, Andre Braugher …
Directed by: Spike Lee
A father and son, chained together by court order. A black historian. A cop. A former gangbanger. These are some of the souls who rode the bus from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., to attend…
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Last Dance (1996)
Cast: Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
This drama directed by Bruce Beresford stars Sharon Stone as Cindy Liggett, a Southern woman on death row (for the murder of her two classmates) who gets one more chance at justice. Her…
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The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)
Cast: Laura Dern, Randy Quaid, Kirsten Dunst …
Directed by: Roger Young
In this dramatization of actual events, white supremacist Randy Weaver (Randy Quaid) and his wife, Vicki (Laura Dern), think they're above the law, amassing guns without permits. When…
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Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning (1995)
Cast: Randy Quaid, Alex McArthur, Ving Rhames …
Directed by: Bruce Paltrow
Inside New York City's infamous 87th precinct, veteran detective Steve Carella (Randy Quaid) and his motley crew of cops (including Ving Rhames and Alex McArthur) work to solve a recent…
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Bye Bye Love (1995)
Cast: Matthew Modine, Randy Quaid, Paul Reiser …
Directed by: Sam Weisman
Paul Reiser, Matthew Modine and Randy Quaid star as three divorced dads struggling to adapt to single life as they manage their relationships with their ex-wives, kids and new romantic…
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The Paper (1994)
Cast: Glenn Close, Jason Robards, Robert Duvall …
Directed by: Ron Howard
Henry is an overworked, underpaid editor for a struggling New York City newspaper who is being wooed by a more stable paper to take a higher-paying position. When his paper gets a hot legal…
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Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
Cast: James Woods, Kathy Bates, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: J. Michael McClary
Based on Sam Shepard's Obie-winning play, this gritty drama follows the Tate family, whose patriarch, Weston (James Woods), is an alcoholic Vietnam vet unable to mend his…
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Freaked (1993)
Cast: Brooke Shields, William Sadler, Eduardo Ricard …
Directed by: Tom Stern, Alex Winter
Ricky Coogan (Alex Winter) is the spokesman for the EES (Everything Except Shoes) corporation. The company sends him as an emissary to the South American jungle to curb the protests against…
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Picture This (1991)
Cast: Peter Bogdanovich, Cybill Shepherd, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: George Hickenlooper
Director George Hickenlooper's award-winning documentary about the making of The Last Picture Show (director Peter Bogdanovich's 1970s classic) ultimately turned the lives of those…
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Days of Thunder (1990)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall …
Directed by: Tony Scott
Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that leads to an accident. But with the help of his…
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Texasville (1990)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Director Peter Bogdanovich revisits small-town Texas life -- more than 30 years after Duane (Jeff Bridges), Sonny (Timothy Bottoms) and Jacy (Cybill Shepherd) graduated from high school -- in…
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Quick Change (1990)
Cast: Bill Murray, Dale Grand, Bob Elliott …
Directed by: Howard Franklin, Bill Murray
In this semi-tart valentine to the uniqueness of New York City, Bill Murray (disguised as a clown), Geena Davis and Randy Quaid concoct the perfect bank robbery plan. The only thing that gets…
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Parents (1989)
Cast: Randy Quaid, Sandy Dennis, Mary Beth Hurt …
Directed by: Bob Balaban
In this horror-comedy set in the stuffy 1950s, Michael has everything his 10-year-old heart could desire, including a great dinner every night. Soon he questions where all the leftovers come…
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis …
Directed by: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Hapless Clark, exasperated Ellen and their ever-changing kids take on Christmas in this holiday classic. As usual, all their good intentions can't save them from disaster ... or Cousin…
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Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
Cast: Josef Sommer, Madonna, Tony Azito …
Directed by: Howard Brookner
A 1928 New Year's Eve bash is the setting for this film where the lives of an intriguing cast of characters intertwine. Among them are Harriet (Julie Hagerty), the socialite host;…
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Out Cold (1989)
Cast: John Lithgow, Teri Garr, Bruce McGill …
Directed by: Malcolm Mowbray
In this dark comedy, opportunistic Sunny Cannald (Teri Garr) is fed up with being married to bombastic butcher Ernie (Bruce McGill). So, when he ends up accidentally freezing to death in his…
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Caddyshack 2 (1988)
Cast: Jackie Mason, Robert Stack, Dyan Cannon …
Directed by: Allan Arkush
With Bill Murray gone, Jackie Mason fills the position of chief funnyman in this sequel. Wealthy contractor Jack Hartounian (Mason) and his daughter Kate (Jessica Lundy) want to join a…
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Evil in Clear River (1988)
Cast: Lindsay Wagner, Randy Quaid, Michael Flynn …
Directed by: Karen Arthur
Lindsay Wagner stars as Kate, a mother who learns that her son's teacher, Pete Suvak (Randy Quaid) -- who's also the mayor of their small town -- has been telling his students that…
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Moving (1988)
Cast: Richard Pryor, Beverly Todd, Stacey Dash …
Directed by: Alan Metter
A series of mishaps creates chaos as transit engineer Arlo Pear (Richard Pryor) is forced out of his job -- and his comfy suburban life -- in this raucous comedy. A new career opportunity…
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No Man's Land (1987)
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Charlie Sheen, Lara Harris …
Directed by: Peter Werner
Benjy Taylor (D.B. Sweeney), a young cop fresh from the Academy, is assigned to crack a ring of auto thieves led by flashy, rich lothario Ted Varrick (Charlie Sheen). Taylor's quickly…
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LBJ: The Early Years (1987)
Cast: Randy Quaid, Patti LuPone, Anne Haney …
Directed by: Peter Werner
Starting as a congressional aide, Lyndon Johnson (Randy Quaid) hones his reputation as a shrewd political force over a career that takes him to the Senate, the vice presidency and,…
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The Wraith (1986)
Cast: Sherilyn Fenn, Matthew Barry, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Mike Marvin
After being murdered by a gang of drag racers, Jake returns from the grave looking for revenge in a souped-up supernatural car. With the cops on his tail, the ghostly driver terrorizes the…
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The Slugger's Wife (1985)
Cast: Michael O'Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay, Martin Ritt …
Directed by: Hal Ashby
Darryl Palmer (Michael O'Keefe) is a major league baseball player who meets and pursues an attractive singer (Rebecca De Mornay). After some setbacks, the two are married and sent on an…
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Fool for Love (1985)
Cast: Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger, Harry Dean Stanton …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Director Robert Altman adapts Sam Shepard's hit Broadway play. Rugged drifter Eddie (Shepard) turns up at the dilapidated El Royale Motel in New Mexico with an eye toward wooing his…
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National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca …
Directed by: Harold Ramis
The wacky Griswold clan is hell-bent on getting to their favorite theme park, Walley World. Naturally, Murphy's Law kicks in the minute they embark on their ill-fated cross-country…
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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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Foxes (1980)
Cast: Jodie Foster, Cherie Currie, Marilyn Kagan …
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
Four attractive teenage girls growing up in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley in the late 1970s have more than their fair share of trouble and misadventure in this debut film from…
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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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The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979)
Cast: Cliff Potts, Randy Quaid, Larry Wilcox …
Directed by: Dan Curtis
A legendary outlaw gang of the Old West was born when the Dalton brothers (deputized by Judge Isaac Parker) discovered that stealing horses was more lucrative than chasing horse thieves.…
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Midnight Express (1978)
Cast: Brad Davis, John Hurt, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Alan Parker
The true story of Billy Hayes (Brad Davis) is brought to life by Oliver Stone's Academy Award-winning screenplay recounting the young American's experience in a Turkish prison. When…
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Moving / Greased Lightning (1977)
Cast: Richard Pryor, Randy Quaid, John Wesley …
Directed by: Michael Schultz, Alan Metter
Comic titan Richard Pryor shines in this eclectic double feature, playing a family man facing a daunting upheaval in the 1988 comedy Moving and a pioneering stock-car racer in the 1977 biopic…
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The Choirboys (1977)
Cast: Robert Aldrich, Charles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr. …
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
Burned-out from the crushing stress of patrolling the rough streets of Los Angeles, a group of LAPD cops blows off steam at nightly "choir practices" -- parties fueled by practical jokes,…
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The Missouri Breaks (1976)
Cast: Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Arthur Penn
Laid-back rustler Tom Logan (Jack Nicholson) and his gang buy a ranch next to their new target: rich landowner Braxton (John McLiam). While Logan courts his neighbor's daughter (Kathleen…
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Breakout (1975)
Cast: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, John Huston …
Directed by: Tom Gries
When American businessman Jay Wagner (Robert Duvall) lands in a Mexican jail after being framed for murder by his shady grandfather (John Huston), Jay's wife (Jill Ireland) hires…
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Micheline Lanctôt, Jack Warden …
Directed by: Ted Kotcheff
Richard Dreyfuss stars as Duddy Kravitz, a Jewish teenager from Montreal who dreams of carving out a better life for himself, whether that means waiting tables, selling pinball machines or…
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The Last Detail (1973)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Hal Ashby
In this classic 1970s road movie, Officers Buddusky (Jack Nicholson) and Mulhall (Otis Young) must escort a young sailor (Randy Quaid) to a New England military prison, where the 18-year-old…
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What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
While two researchers are competing for a grant, one must deal with a strange woman who's devoted her life to confusing and embarrassing him. Meanwhile, a woman's jewels are stolen…
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The Last Picture Show (1971)
Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
There's not much to do in the windswept Texas hamlet of Anarene, where the town's only cinema is about to close forever. So high schoolers Sonny (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane (Jeff…