Movies by Peter Bogdanovich
As part of the cast:
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Abandoned (2010)
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Dean Cain, Mimi Rogers …
Directed by: Michael Feifer
Mary Walsh finds her sanity in question when her boyfriend Kevin mysteriously vanishes from a hospital where he was taken for outpatient surgery. Now, Mary must not only prove her sanity but…
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Queen of the Lot (2010)
Cast: Tanna Frederick, Noah Wyle, Christopher Rydell …
Directed by: Henry Jaglom
B-movie actress Maggie Chase (Tanna Frederick) is on her way up: She's snagged a hunky Hollywood boyfriend (Christopher Rydell), and her publicity team has parlayed her recent arrests…
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The Doorman (2008)
Cast: Lucas Akoskin, Alex Aldi, Brian Arcuri …
Directed by: Wayne Price
A once-powerful doorman (Lucas Akoskin) ends up in an awkward spot when he loses his gig but can't bring himself to tell the documentary filmmakers who've been following him around.…
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Humboldt County (2008)
Cast: Peter Bogdanovich, Frances Conroy, Fairuza Balk …
Directed by: Darren Grodsky, Danny Jacobs
After his father (Peter Bogdanovich) fails him, med student Peter Hadley (Jeremy Strong) spends a night drowning his sorrows and awakens in a tiny community on Northern California's Lost…
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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008)
Cast: László Kovács, Vilmos Zsigmond, Karen Black …
Directed by: James Chressanthis
After improbably chronicling the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, young filmmakers László Kovács and Vilmos Zsigmond fled their homeland and ended up in America, where the pals…
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The Fifth Patient (2008)
Cast: Nick Chinlund, Issach de Bankole, Brendan Fehr …
Directed by: Amir Mann
Soon after American citizen John Reilly (Nick Chinlund) gains consciousness in an African hospital, he's confronted with a local law enforcement official's (Isaach De Bankolé) angry…
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Broken English (2007)
Cast: Parker Posey, Melvil Poupaud, Gena Rowlands …
Directed by: Zoe R. Cassavetes
Writer-director Zoe R. Cassavetes's charming indie yarn follows 30ish New Yorker Nora Wilder (Parker Posey), a single woman in a dead-end job whose friends are all happily engaged or…
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Dedication (2007)
Cast: Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Tom Wilkinson …
Directed by: Justin Theroux
Actor Justin Theroux makes his directorial debut with this romantic comedy about a misogynistic and largely disagreeable children's author (Billy Crudup) who's forced to work with a…
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The Dukes (2007)
Cast: Chazz Palminteri, Robert Davi, Peter Bogdanovich …
Directed by: Robert Davi
Strapped for cash they need to open a nightclub and mount a comeback, doo-wop singers George (Chazz Palminteri) and Danny (director Robert Davi) persuade their former chart-topping group the…
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'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris (2006)
Cast: Jackie Paris, Anne Marie Moss, Peter Bogdanovich …
Directed by: Raymond De Felitta
Director Raymond De Felitta's intriguing documentary examines the career of jazz singer Jackie Paris, whose talent made him a favorite among other musicians. But his brilliance is also…
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Infamous (2006)
Cast: Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig …
Directed by: Douglas McGrath
Director Douglas McGrath's biographical drama stars Toby Jones as iconoclastic writer Truman Capote, whose literary investigation into the grisly murders of a rural Kansas family has…
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Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2006)
Cast: Roger Corman, Robert Clarke, John Carradine …
Directed by: Michael Palm
Occasionally elected to direct a studio film, Edgar G. Ulmer preferred to work on low-budget pictures that allowed him complete creative control as a filmmaker, generating a collection of…
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John Ford Goes to War (2005)
Cast: Peter Bogdanovich, John Ford, Kris Kristofferson …
Directed by: Tom Thurman
Known for the acclaimed films The Quiet Man, The Grapes of Wrath and How Green Was My Valley, John Ford donated his directorial skills to the U.S. government during World War II, capturing…
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Wanderlust (2005)
Cast: Robert Benton, Karen Black, Peter Bogdanovich …
Featuring clips from some of the best films ever committed to celluloid, this 2005 documentary from Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman examines how road movies have affected and…
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Boffo!: Tinseltown's Bombs & Blockbusters (2005)
Cast: Peter Bart, Steven Spielberg, Charlize Theron …
Directed by: Bill Couturié
With a zillion things that can go wrong (and often do), the line separating blockbusters from bombs in Hollywood is thin indeed. A bevy of industry heavies sheds light on the elements that…
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A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
Cast: Francis Ford Coppola, William Friedkin, Julie Christie …
Directed by: Ted Demme, Richard LaGravenese
This documentary explores American cinema in the 1970s, a decade often described as the best years in film. What results is an ode to the art form, one that pays homage to the "auteurs" that…
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Schlock!: The Secret History of American Movies (2003)
Cast: Peter Bogdanovich, Roger Corman, Vampira …
Directed by: Ray Greene
This engrossing documentary features clips of independent movies made in the pioneering era of the 1950s and '60s, along with interviews with the cinematic mavericks who made them,…
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Out of Order (2003)
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Felicity Huffman, Kim Dickens …
Directed by: Wayne Powers
Life imitates art in this Showtime original miniseries starring Eric Stoltz as Tinseltown screenwriter Mark Colm, whose life is so full of drama and complications that he couldn't have…
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls (2003)
Cast: Arthur Penn, John Milius, William H. Macy …
Directed by: Kenneth Bowser
Based on former &NFi;Premiere Magazine&NFi_; writer Peter Biskind's best-seller about moviemaking during the tumultuous, golden era of the 1970s, this film offers insightful comments…
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Festival in Cannes (2001)
Cast: Anouk Aimée, Greta Scacchi, Maximilian Schell …
Directed by: Henry Jaglom
A delectable fictional drama with a documentary feel, Festival in Cannes delivers a contemptuous portrait of the movie business. Greta Scacchi plays a former actress who's written a…
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Rated X (2000)
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Rafer Weigel …
Directed by: Emilio Estevez
In 1972, Behind the Green Door became one of the only hardcore porn flicks ever to find mainstream success. For the filmmakers -- brothers Artie and Jim Mitchell (Charlie Sheen and Emilio…
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On Cukor (2000)
Cast: Jean Simmons, Peter Bogdanovich, George Cukor …
Directed by: Robert Trachtenberg
From the PBS series "American Masters" comes this revealing, 90-minute documentary that examines the life of cinematic legend George Cukor, who helmed a string classic films that includes The…
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The Independent (2000)
Cast: Jerry Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Max Perlich …
Directed by: Stephen Kessler
Morty Fineman is an independent schlock film producer with a problem: He's broke and can't finance his new film about a singing serial killer. So he tries to rekindle interest in…
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Mr. Jealousy (1998)
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Annabella Sciorra, Chris Eigeman …
Directed by: Noah Baumbach
Lester Grimm (Eric Stoltz) can't control the jealousy he feels toward Dashiell Frank (Chris Eigeman), the best-selling author ex of his gal, Ramona (Annabella Sciorra). He takes his…
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Highball (1997)
Cast: Lauren Katz, Chris Reed, Carlos Jacott …
Directed by: Noah Baumbach, Ernie Fusco
Shot on a tiny budget in only six days, director Noah Baumbach's second film follows a loose-knit group of neurotic friends as they navigate through a series of increasingly awkward…
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The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)
Cast: Robert Wise, Peter Bogdanovich, Sam Levene …
Directed by: Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon
Directors Michael Epstein and Thomas Lennon reveal the real story behind the production of Orson Welles's masterpiece Citizen Kane, a film that was very nearly quashed by its thinly…
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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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Saint Jack (1979)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Peter Bogdanovich, Joss Ackland …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich directs and co-stars in this engrossing character study about an American pimp in 1970s Singapore. Jack Flowers (Ben Gazzara) makes a tidy profit pandering to businessmen,…
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Opening Night (1977)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, John Cassavetes …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
In one of John Cassavetes's most acclaimed films, the director's favorite leading lady, wife Gena Rowlands, plays a stage star heading for a breakdown -- just as her latest show is…
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Targets (1968)
Cast: Boris Karloff, Tim O'Kelly, Peter Bogdanovich …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Mild-mannered Bobby Thompson collects firearms and thinks murderous thoughts, which translate into action when he becomes a deadly sniper, picking off drivers on the L.A. freeway. Meanwhile,…
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007)
Cast: Tom Petty, Rick Rubin, Jackson Browne …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich and packed with rare concert footage and home movies, this documentary explores the history of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, including Petty's famous…
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Hustle (2004)
Cast: Tom Sizemore, Sarain Boylan, Dash Mihok …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Tom Sizemore plays Cincinnati Reds baseball great Pete Rose (nicknamed "Charlie Hustle") in this made-for-television biopic chronicling Rose's legendary playing years, his stint as the…
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The Cat's Meow (2001)
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Edward Herrmann, Eddie Izzard …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich directs this historical fiction about the death of down-on-his-luck film pioneer Thomas Ince, who met his demise during a weekend outing on media mogul William Randolph…
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A Saintly Switch (1999)
Cast: Vivica A. Fox, David Alan Grier, Rue McClanahan …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Dan (David Alan Grier) and Sara's (Vivica Fox) marriage is on the rocks. Dan thinks his wife leads a cushy life, and Sara thinks Dan's a distant father who'd rather travel than…
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Blessed Assurance (1997)
Cast: Cicely Tyson, Grant Show, Lori Loughlin …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Convinced that he's entitled to a life of fame and fortune, Korean War vet Jerry Shand (Grant Show) returns home to his fiancee (Lori Loughlin) and pursues a lucrative --if unprincipled…
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The Thing Called Love (1993)
Cast: River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Aspiring country singer Miranda Presley (Samantha Mathis) follows her dream to Nashville and finds herself falling for two very different men whom she meets at an audition. James Wright…
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Noises Off! (1992)
Cast: Nicolette Sheridan, Michael Caine, Denholm Elliott …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Theater director Lloyd Fellowes (Michael Caine) is told he must bring a British hit play to the American stage with a cast including a feature actor (John Ritter), a washed-up star (Carol…
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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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Illegally Yours (1988)
Cast: Rob Lowe, Kenneth Mars, Colleen Camp …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Despondent because he had to return home to live with his mother after a dry run in the romance and work departments, Richard Dice (Rob Lowe) is thrilled to have something to do when…
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Mask: Director's Cut (1985)
Cast: Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
This extraordinary film is based on the real-life story of Rocky Dennis (Eric Stoltz), a teenager disfigured by craniodiaphyseal dysplasia. With the help of his mother Rusty's (Cher)…
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They All Laughed (1981)
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, John Ritter, Ben Gazzara …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Enlisted to track down two women suspected of infidelity, the private eye team of John (Ben Gazzara) and Charles (John Ritter) from New York's Odyssey Detective Agency can't seem to…
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Saint Jack (1979)
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Peter Bogdanovich, Joss Ackland …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich directs and co-stars in this engrossing character study about an American pimp in 1970s Singapore. Jack Flowers (Ben Gazzara) makes a tidy profit pandering to businessmen,…
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Nickelodeon (1976)
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O'Neal …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Director Peter Bogdanovich pays tribute to the early days of filmmaking with this comedy about a young attorney -- Leo Harrigan (Ryan O'Neal) -- who stumbles into the movie business…
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At Long Last Love (1975)
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Cybill Shepherd, Madeline Kahn …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich directs this homage to the great musical comedies of the 1930s about three couples that meet, fight, sing and eventually fall in love in New York. A playboy (Burt Reynolds)…
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Daisy Miller (1974)
Cast: Cybill Shepherd, Barry Brown, Cloris Leachman …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Director Peter Bogdanovich's version of the Henry James novel set in the 1800s stars Cybill Shepherd as Daisy, a rich American who takes the grand tour of Europe to mingle with others of…
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Paper Moon (1973)
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Madeline Kahn …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
A con man (Ryan O'Neal) and his precocious "daughter" (Tatum O'Neal, in an Oscar-winning role as Best Supporting Actress) grift their way across the heartland of depression-era…
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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…
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Directed by John Ford (1971)
Cast: Orson Welles, James Stewart, Henry Fonda …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
The life of distinguished American filmmaker John Ford is brought to the screen through a series of interviews with the legendary director himself, clips from some of his most well-known…
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Targets (1968)
Cast: Boris Karloff, Tim O'Kelly, Peter Bogdanovich …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Mild-mannered Bobby Thompson collects firearms and thinks murderous thoughts, which translate into action when he becomes a deadly sniper, picking off drivers on the L.A. freeway. Meanwhile,…
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Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968)
Cast: Mamie Van Doren
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Astronauts land on Venus where they encounter giant monsters, killer plants and a race of sexy, telepathic Venusian women in this 1968 camp classic that director Peter Bogdanovich fashioned…