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Michael McKean
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Michael McKean - what members say
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Great Moments 15 July 2004
review by JokerJules from Rochester, England
Who dunit? Where? With what? 7 September 2007
Michael McKean - filmography
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The Words
(2012)
Starring: Olivia Wilde, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana
Director: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
Certificate: 
Rory Jansen, a struggling writer, aspires to be the next great literary voice. When he discovers a lost manuscript in a weathered attaché case, he realizes he possesses something extraordinary that he desperately wishes he had created. Rory decides to pass the work off as his own and finally ..read more »
 
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Whatever Works
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Ed Begley Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Larry David
Director: Woody Allen
Certificate: 
Watch now: Unavailable
After the failure of his career, his marriage, and his suicide attempt, world-class grouch Boris Yellnikoff, spends his days insulting the small children unfortunate enough to study chess with him and irritating his still-loyal friends with his never-ending tirades about the worthlessness of ..read more »
61%
from 4,396 members
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Adventures of Power
(2008)
Starring: Ari Gold, Adrian Grenier, Jane Lynch
Director: Ari Gold
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When hard times hit a small copper town, mineworker Power only wishes one thing -- that he'd learned to play drums. But his father could never afford to buy him a drum set, so Power has embraced the next best thing -- air drumming. Tired of the constant ridicule from his father and the other mine ..read more »
50%
from 5 members
Due for release on 20th February 2012
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Slap Her... She's French
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Piper Perabo, Mary Portser, Brandon Smith
Director: Melanie Mayron
Certificate:
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Following the classic teen movie formula in which a new girl arrives in a small-town high school and throws off everybody's understanding of who's who in the popular crowd, SLAP HER, SHE'S FRENCH stars Piper Perabo (COYOTE UGLY) as a French foreign exchange student in Texas. At first the demure ..read more »
49%
from 2,709 members
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The Guru
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Jimi Mistry, Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei
Director: Daisy Mayer
Certificate: 
THE GURU, from director Daisy von Scherler Mayer, begins with a young Ramu Gupta (Jimi Mistry) in a Delhi movie theater, rejecting the extreme song and dance notions of the local Bollywood cinema for the more glamorous American film musical GREASE. This transformative experience eventually leads ..read more »
55%
from 5,171 members
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Best in Show
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara
Director: Christopher Guest
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
The tension is unmistakable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air at the prestigious Mayflower Dog Show. Director Christopher Guest takes a hilarious look at dog show participants (and the pooches who love them).
Meet the contestants - a fly-fishing ..read more »
68%
from 13,432 members
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Teaching Mrs Tingle
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Helen Mirren, Jeffrey Tambor, Katie Holmes
Director: Kevin Williamson
Certificate:
From the king of teen angst and horror Williamson comes this story of straight-A student Leigh Ann (Holmes) whose hopes for a scholarship are in jeopardy thanks to the tyrannical Mrs. Tingle (Mirren). When Leigh Ann and her friends confront Mrs. Tingle about their grades, a series of mishaps lead ..read more »
53%
from 1,036 member
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True Crime
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Denis Leary, James Woods
Director: Clint Eastwood
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
In TRUE CRIME, based on Andrew Klavan's novel, Clint Eastwood plays Steve Everett, a capable reporter who's nearly destroyed his career with alcohol and philandering. When he's assigned to do a human interest sidebar on Frank Beechum (Isaiah Washington), who's about to be executed for murder, ..read more »
63%
from 2,543 members
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Final Justice
(1998)
Starring: Annette O'Toole, Michael McKean, Brian Wimmer
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
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Merle Hammond, (Michael McKean) a sleazy attorney uses corrupt tactics and convinces a jury to acquit his client who is a killer. Gwen, the murdered victim's sister, (Annette O' Toole) knows the real truth and plots revenge against the attorney. Out of desperation, she kidnaps the attorney in an ..read more »
56%
from 5 members
Not currently released
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That Darn Cat
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Christina Ricci, Doug E. Doug, Dean Jones
Director: Bob Spiers
Certificate: 
The original Disney feature film, That Darn Cat, was a feel-good hit in 1965, thanks largely to stars such as Hayley Mills, Roddy McDowall, and William Demarest. This 1996 remake also closely follows the novel Undercover Cat by Mildred Gordon and Gordon Gordon and features Christina Ricci in the ..read more »
54%
from 628 members
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Jack
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Jennifer Lopez
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Certificate: 
This bittersweet story of childhood innocence and friendship stars Robin Williams as Jack Powell, a boy who grows four times faster than normal--by the time Jack reaches his 10th birthday, he looks like a 40-year-old man. After years of being tutored at home by Mr. Woodruff (Bill Cosby), Jack ..read more »
59%
from 4,912 members
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The Brady Bunch Movie
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Michael McKean
Director: Betty Thomas
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The popular 70s TV show makes a graceful transition to the big screen in this light-hearted feature that's part parody and part homage. The plot here (about a ruthless land developer who wants to buy the Brady home) is secondary to the playful juxtaposition of the Brady's era with our own. The film ..read more »
59%
from 817 members
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Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Woody Allen, Peter Falk, Sarah Jessica Parker
Director: John Erman
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An updated screen adaption of Neil Simon's hilarious 1972 play telling the tale of two legendary comedians Lewis and Clark (played by Woody Allen and Peter Falk) and their return to the stage after a lengthy hiatus from show business and each other. Also stars Sarah Jessica Parker.
51%
from 289 members
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Airheads
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler
Director: Michael Lehmann
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Chazz (Brendan Fraser), Pip (Adam Sandler), and Rex (Steve Buscemi) are the Lone Rangers, a heavy metal rock group that's going nowhere fast. Tired of playing lame gigs and trying to win over record executives, the band heads to its local radio station in a desperate attempt to have its demo played...read more »
62%
from 6,572 members
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Coneheads
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Michelle Burke
Director: Steve Barron
Certificate:
Inspired by the early SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE skit, this film features everyone's favourite conically craniumed aliens. Hounded by the immigration authorities, the Coneheads continue to pursue the American dream, raising their teenaged daughter Connie in their suburban home and on weekends barbecuing ..read more »
52%
from 4,444 members
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Man Trouble
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Ellen Barkin, Harry Dean Stanton
Director: Bob Rafelson
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MAN TROUBLE, the fifth collaboration between Jack Nicholson and director Bob Rafelson, is a comical thriller. Nicholson plays Harry Bliss, who runs a guard dog service and is going through counselling with his wife, Adele(Lauren Tom). A serial killer is on the loose in Los Angeles, and when the ..read more »
43%
from 208 members
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The Return Of Spinal Tap
(1992)
Starring: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer
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An intimate portrait of a band that has single-handedly dominated a musical genre known as Heavy Metal. The band-members are joined both on-stage and behind-the-scenes by a gaggle of friends and celebrities, including Paul Anka, Jeff Beck, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kenny Rogers, Mel Torme, and many more. ..read more »
59%
from 390 members
Not currently released
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Book Of Love
(1992)
Starring: Keith Coogan, Chris Young, Michael McKean
Director: Robert Shaye
Certificate:
Boasting a classic rock 'n' roll soundtrack and an irresistible young cast, Book of Love is a comic chapter in
the life of hormone-stricken teen Jack Twiller. Whether throwing wild parties, imitating James Dean, or 'streaking'
through the neighbourhood, Jack will do whatever it takes to win the ..read more »
40%
from 4 members
Currently unavailable
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Memoirs Of An Invisible Man
(1992)
Starring: Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill
Director: John Carpenter
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Chevy Chase stars as Nick Holloway in John Carpenter's comedy as a man who seems to have everything but then ends up with the unwanted bonus of being invisible. The CIA are after Nick (who wouldn't want an invisible agent), but all he wants to do is settle down with Alice (played by Darryl Hannah) ..read more »
59%
from 1,103 member
Not currently released
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Hider In The House
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Gary Busey, Michael McKean, Mimi Rogers
Director: Matthew Patrick
Certificate: 
Watch now: £2.49
Tom (Gary Busey) is a psychopath living somewhere in the house of Julie (Mimi Rogers) and her husband (Michael McKean), but they don't know it. As a child, Tom would hide to escape his parents' abuse until one day he came out and killed them. Now Tom is obsessed with Julie and is coming out of the ..read more »
54%
from 237 members
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Short Circuit 2
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Fisher Stevens, Cynthia Gibb, Michael McKean
Director: Kenneth Johnson
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The lovable robot with a mind of its own, Number Five, also known as Johnny Five, arrives in New York City for some 'urban input'. But some street hoods, a greedy bank clerk and a gang of jewel thieves see his naivete as their high-tech ticket to easy street.
67%
from 4,549 members
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Planes, Trains And Automobiles
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins
Director: John Hughes
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All Neal Page (Steve Martin) wants to do is make it home from a business trip in New York City and spend Thanksgiving with his family in Chicago. Instead, he finds himself rerouted from New York's La Guardia Airport to Wichita, Kansas. With no other options, Neal decides to share a room in a ..read more »
71%
from 14,484 members
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Clue
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn
Director: Jonathan Lynn
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This all-star comedy based on the world famous board game is unique in the fact that there are three different endings to the "who-done-it." viewers meet all the notorious suspects and must decide who the murderer was.
71%
from 3,072 members
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D.A.R.Y.L.
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Kathryn Walker
Director: Simon Wincer
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A family takes in a young orphaned boy, only to discover that he is actually a sophisticated mechanical device for whom the U.S. Military has evil plans. The family must fool the Government, in order to save his life...
62%
from 1,462 member
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This Is Spinal Tap - Blu-ray
(1984)
Starring: June Chadwick, Rob Reiner, Michael McKean
Director: Rob Reiner
Certificate:
A brilliant and hilarious documentary-style satire of a has-been British heavy metal band who never really was on an absurd American comeback tour that never quite gets off the ground, THIS IS SPINAL TAP practically birthed the mockumentary style. Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry ..read more »
73%
from 1,164 member
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This Is Spinal Tap
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Andrew Divoff, Rob Reiner, Billy Crystal
Director: Rob Reiner
Certificate:
A brilliant and hilarious documentary-style satire of a has-been British heavy metal band who never really was on an absurd American comeback tour that never quite gets off the ground, THIS IS SPINAL TAP practically birthed the mockumentary style. Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry ..read more »
70%
from 24,672 members
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Used Cars
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Kurt Russell, Gerrit Graham, Frank McRae
Director: Robert Zemeckis
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Jack Warden stars as Luke and Roy L. Fuchs--feuding used car-selling twin brothers who square off in an outrageous, all-out attempt to put each other out of business. Rudy Russo (Kurt Russell), Luke's star salesman, is doing all the lying and cheating that he can in the name of the cause, but only ..read more »
55%
from 862 members
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... tour in years. The film has some treasured moments and has aged rather well. Michael McKean and Christopher Guest are excellent in their protrayal of the leaders of the ba...
