Michael McKean

Michael McKean

Birthday: 1947-10-17

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Biography: Michael McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, writer, composer and musician, perhaps best known for Laverne & Shirley, Spinal Tap and Better Call Saul.

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Light of Day
Light of Day

Cleveland siblings rise with a rock band while coping with personal problems....

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Earth Girls Are Easy
Earth Girls Are Easy

In this musical comedy, Valerie is dealing with her philandering fiancé, Ted, when she finds that a ...

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Planes, Trains and Automobiles

An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a numb...

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Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Memoirs of an Invisible Man

After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while ...

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This Is Spinal Tap
This Is Spinal Tap

"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get...

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Adventures of Power
Adventures of Power

In his quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer, a small-town dreamer must overcome obstacle...

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That Darn Cat
That Darn Cat

While making his nightly rounds in the neighborhood, Patti's pet cat D.C. finds himself the carrier ...

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1941
1941

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads...

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Joshua
Joshua

The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly fo...

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Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers

When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their bat...

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Nothing to Lose
Nothing to Lose

Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of d...

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Radioland Murders
Radioland Murders

A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network....

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And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

In 1914, the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa invites studios to shoot his actual battles against ...

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Short Circuit 2
Short Circuit 2

Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise...

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The Guru
The Guru

Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dre...

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My First Mister
My First Mister

Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain b...

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Coneheads
Coneheads

A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shap...

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Flashback
Flashback

A hippie radical, Huey Walker has been a fugitive for decades, accused of a crime that he may not ha...

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Little Nicky
Little Nicky

After the lord of darkness decides he will not cede his throne to any of his three sons, the two mos...

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A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following ...

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The Producers
The Producers

A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddi...

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Airheads
Airheads

The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The s...

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Imps*
Imps*

Once Upon a Time in a mythical place called Hollywood, a long, long, long time ago in a galaxy not s...

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Best in Show
Best in Show

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air...

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Auto Focus
Auto Focus

A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome ...

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Used Cars
Used Cars

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to sav...

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Open Wide: Tooth School Inside
Open Wide: Tooth School Inside

Dr. Flossman (voiced by McKean) teaches the 32 teeth how to take care of themselves....

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For Your Consideration
For Your Consideration

The possibility of Oscar gold holds the cast and crew of an independent film in its grip after the p...

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Clue
Clue

Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns ...

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The Aristocrats
The Aristocrats

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by...

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D.A.R.Y.L.
D.A.R.Y.L.

Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends...

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Young Doctors in Love
Young Doctors in Love

An 'Airplane!'-style spoof of hospital soap operas—a brilliant young trainee can't stand the sight o...

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Book of Love
Book of Love

John Twiller takes down his high school yearbook and begins to reminiscence about that time he first...

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Whatever Works
Whatever Works

Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impress...

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The Words
The Words

The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success a...

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Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed

Shelley Duvall acted as host for this 1980s television series about legendary characters and histori...

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Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett

Story of American raccoon-skin-wearing pioneer Davy Crocket on the wild frontier....

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Hider in the House
Hider in the House

A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family t...

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Pure Country 2: The Gift
Pure Country 2: The Gift

Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hol...

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Never Again
Never Again

A man and a woman who have pledged never to fall in love again meet in a gay bar....

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Double Agent
Double Agent

International spy Jason Starr disappears following an altercation while on a mission. His boss seeks...

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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year...

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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

Batman has stopped the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. Now an old foe want...

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Cracking Up
Cracking Up

What would happen if a 9.7 magnitude earthquake were to strike the L.A. area? This is what "Cracking...

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The Pass
The Pass

A businessman with a compulsive gambling problem which has led to his wife leaving him, travels to R...

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Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica is a two-part documentary about the process of making the...

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The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys

Two aging comedians, who acrimoniously dissolved their act eight years earlier, must overcome their ...

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Teddy Bears' Picnic
Teddy Bears' Picnic

In Harry Shearer's tongue-in-cheek comedy, a waiter at Zanbesu Glen (a chi-chi Northern California r...

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Archibald the Rainbow Painter
Archibald the Rainbow Painter

Vietnam veteran Archibald Wright is a house painter hired to work on a Beverly Hills mansion where h...

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Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D

Two ghosts that are children are forced to stay on a haunted beach and 100 years later find two chil...

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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

The now estranged bandmates of Spinal Tap are forced to reunite for one final concert, hoping it wil...

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Jerry & Marge Go Large
Jerry & Marge Go Large

The remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massa...

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Jungle Cubs (Volume 1): Born to be Wild
Jungle Cubs (Volume 1): Born to be Wild

They’re wild. They’re funny. And they’re back! Your favourite characters from Disney’s beloved Class...

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10 Rules for Sleeping Around
10 Rules for Sleeping Around

By following ten simple rules, 20-somethings Vince and Cameron spice up their relationship by sleep...

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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinati...

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A Father's Homecoming
A Father's Homecoming

Long separated from his teenaged son and daughter, Michael Fields comes into contact with them in a ...

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Final Justice
Final Justice

Merle Hammond (Michael McKean), a sleazy attorney, uses corrupt tactics and convinces a jury to acqu...

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True Crime
True Crime

Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's fa...

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The Brady Bunch Movie
The Brady Bunch Movie

The original '70s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of pl...

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The Year Without a Santa Claus
The Year Without a Santa Claus

Thoroughly disgruntled, Santa opts to take a year off from delivering presents, until a young man he...

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Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place

Spinal Tap, having put Stonehenge on the map in their legendary song about the world heritage site, ...

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Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer

Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer perform songs from their films and other project...

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The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions

Hear 'n Aid was a one-time collaboration of various individual hard rock and heavy metal artists in ...

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

Now that Frollo is gone, Quasimodo rings the bell with the help of his new friend and Esmeralda's an...

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Snowden's Christmas
Snowden's Christmas

When the moving truck hits a bump in the road, a quartet of toys stuck in Ohio decide to trek down t...

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Arnie the Doughnut
Arnie the Doughnut

When Mr. Bing buys Arnie in a doughnut shop he must persuade Mr. Bing that a doughnut can be more th...

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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Exploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits ...

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Edie & Pen
Edie & Pen

In this comedy, two women head for Reno to get simultaneous quicky divorces and end up becoming frie...

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Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Casper: A Spirited Beginning

Before he met and befriended the other ghouls at Applegate Manor, friendly ghost Casper meets young ...

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Classified Love
Classified Love

Three ad agency buddies, who cannot seem to find fulfilling love, decide to place personal ads to fi...

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Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Clue (1985) has become a cult classic film and is loved by multiple generations. Yet there has never...

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No Strings Attached
No Strings Attached

A renowned journalist becomes a suspect in a series of murders after he becomes intimately involved ...

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Amnesty International's Big 30
Amnesty International's Big 30

In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, A...

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Murder in High Places
Murder in High Places

A small Colorado mountain town elects as its mayor a writer whom some residents consider "eccentric"...

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The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition

Compilation of all the best musical performances from Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's Bal...

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The Meddler
The Meddler

With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her be...

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The Grand
The Grand

The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. ...

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Daniel and the Towers
Daniel and the Towers

The story of Simon Rodia, the real-life artist who spent 30 years constructing Los Angeles' Watts To...

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The Big Picture
The Big Picture

Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum...

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Dr. Dolittle 2
Dr. Dolittle 2

A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the ...

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Slap Her... She's French
Slap Her... She's French

Welcome to Splendona High School, Texas, where football players, cheerleaders and beauty queens rule...

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21 Years: Richard Linklater
21 Years: Richard Linklater

A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years crea...

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Beautiful
Beautiful

Determined to win the Miss American Miss pageant, Mona is ready to sacrifice anything and everything...

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Candor City Hospital
Candor City Hospital

Short film from David Paymer...

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Kill the Man
Kill the Man

The two owners of an independent copying shop struggle against a corporate giant, trying to find a w...

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Man Trouble
Man Trouble

A sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from...

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Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour

Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, makes another final reunion. After all, it's rock'n'roll...

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50 Years of Star Trek
50 Years of Star Trek

Over the last fifty years, America has been fascinated by Star Trek since it first aired in Septembe...

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The Thick of It
The Thick of It

A put-upon member of Congress is harassed by inept politicians. Based on the BBC series, "The Thick ...

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Mystery, Alaska
Mystery, Alaska

In Mystery, Alaska, life revolves around the legendary Saturday hockey game at the local pond. But e...

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Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Teaching Mrs. Tingle

A bright high-school senior has her impending status as valedictorian jeopardized when her bitter hi...

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Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen
Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen

The Spider Queen wants to take revenge on Grim for denying her the rightful place as the Ripper....

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100 Mile Rule
100 Mile Rule

A dark comedy about three salesmen from Detroit who come to Los Angeles for a two week seminar and g...

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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing fifty-f...

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Portrait of a White Marriage
Portrait of a White Marriage

Now a famous talk show host, Martin Mull takes his crew and cameras to Hawkins Falls, Ohio with the ...

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Across the Moon
Across the Moon

Two young women bond while living together out in the California desert to be close to their boyfrie...

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The History of White People in America: Volume II
The History of White People in America: Volume II

In this daring follow-up to The History of White People in America, comedian Martin Mull takes us on...

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Jumpin' Jack Flash
Jumpin' Jack Flash

Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day, ...

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A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out

Spinal Tap is back in a whole new feature-length rockumentary. Go behind the scenes and find out whe...

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Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead

The concept of Back from the Dead is that Spinal Tap has reunited in honor of the 25th anniversary o...

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Relative Strangers
Relative Strangers

An uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time....

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Jack
Jack

Born with a rare condition that makes him age four times faster than normal, ten-year-old Jack Powel...

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Daddio
Daddio

A tale of a daughter and her eccentric father, separately struggling to cope with a tragedy. When Da...

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Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

Documentary following the history of America's first cinematographers....

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MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice
MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice

Reformed con man Jack MacShayne is back, this time as the head of security at the Las Vegas hotel he...

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Likely Stories Vol. 1
Likely Stories Vol. 1

Short Comedy Films, Video & Animation featuring the directing debuts of Rob Reiner, & Christopher Gu...

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Pink Skies Ahead
Pink Skies Ahead

A young woman struggles with an anxiety disorder after dropping out of school....

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The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

In a heartfelt tribute to Hollywood legend Garry Marshall, his family and friends share their favori...

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With Friends Like These
With Friends Like These

Four small-time, two-bit character actors, all close friends, compete for the same important part in...

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Playing God
Playing God

A brother and sister con-artist duo find themselves scamming a grieving billionaire by convincing hi...

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Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

John Flansburgh & John Linnell met in the 1970s as junior high students in Lincoln, Massachusetts. A...

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Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

Principal Prickly gets his car stuck in a snowbank and decides it has to be the Recess gang's fault,...

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Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal th...

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More Than Friends
More Than Friends

Matty Perlman and Alan Corkus are old friends. He wants them to be more than friends. Sometimes she ...

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Still Breathing
Still Breathing

Two lost souls: she a con-artist in L.A.; he a puppeteer in San Antonio have the same dream linking ...

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My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation

Equestria's divided. But a bright-eyed hero believes Earth Ponies, Pegasi and Unicorns should be pal...

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Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi

Produced for the "This is Spinal Tap" Special Edition DVD....

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In Memoriam
In Memoriam

A veteran Hollywood actor becomes obsessed with securing a spot in the Oscars’ “In Memoriam” montage...

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101 Dalmatians Christmas
101 Dalmatians Christmas

In Disney's fourth adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Cruella de Vil appears in the r...

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True Identity
True Identity

In order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man....

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Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale

Shot at Stonehenge, the mysterious landmark that we now know must have been erected thousands of yea...

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Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

Following the departure of the show's original cast and creator after five seasons, SNL in the '80s ...

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Making of Better Call Saul: Finale
Making of Better Call Saul: Finale

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Better Call Saul Season Six. Includes interviews wi...

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