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  • Mars Attacks!
  • Mars Attacks! review by from Newcastle Upon Tyne
    Rated - 4.0 stars Mars Attacks is one of the best films i have ever seen 28 April 2004
    ... photos of martain visitors given to him by his creepily wonderful spin doctor[ Martin Short]who has this wonderfully dark moment later on in the film - you'll know what i ...   Read customer review
  • Father Of The Bride
  • Father Of The Bride review by mariem from Malvern
    Rated - 3.5 stars A Gentle Film 26 May 2010
    ... - father of the bride. There are still moments of hilarity especially whenever Martin Short appears as the totally mad and incomprehensible wedding organiser. He steals th...   Read customer review
  • Jungle 2 Jungle
  • Jungle 2 Jungle review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor
    Rated - 5.0 stars superb...................... 12 April 2008
    ...e is a comedy Disney re-make of 'Little Indian, Big City.' It stars Tim Allen & Martin Short, JoBeth Williams along with Sam Huntington. In this version Tim Allen portray...   Read customer review

Martin Short - filmography


  • Frankenweenie (2012)
    Starring: Winona Ryder,  Catherine O'Hara,  Martin Landau
    Director: Tim Burton
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    When Victor, a young boy who enjoys making monster movies, learns that his dog Sparky has been hit by a car he sets out to bring the dog back to life the only way he knows how. With Frankenstein-like features, Sparky frightens the whole neighbourhood and is eventually rejected by them. Victor must ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 83% from 10 members
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  • Santa Clause 3 - The Escape Clause on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Tim Allen,  Martin Short,  Ann-Margret
    Director: Michael Lembeck
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Tim Allen reprises his role of Scott Calvin-aka Santa as he juggles a full house of family and the mischievous Jack Frost (Martin Short), whose chilling Santa envy has him trying to take over the "big guy's" holiday. At the risk of giving away its secret location, Scott invites his in-laws, Sylvia ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 5,651 members
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  • Jiminy Glick In La La Wood (2004)
    Starring: Martin Short,  Elizabeth Perkins,  Jan Hooks
    Director: Vadim Jean
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Ruthless. Shameless. Clueless! Celebrity interviewer Jiminy Glick (Martin Short) tackles the big screen with his first feature film: a wildly irreverent, laugh-til-it-hurts movie experience. Hungry for an A-list interview that could launch him into the gossip-page stratosphere, small-time ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 36% from 356 members
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  • Treasure Planet on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Michael Wincott,  Martin Short,  Laurie Metcalf
    Director: John Musker,  Ron Clements,  Joh
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    In this adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's TREASURE ISLAND, Disney presents a fantastic space adventure. Jim Hawkins (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a teenage boy with a taste for adventure who seems to always be in trouble, much to the chagrin of his hardworking mother (Laurie Metcalf). But when he ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 6,496 members
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  • Get Over It on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Kirsten Dunst,  Ben Foster,  Sisqo
    Director: Tommy O'Haver
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Director Tommy O'Haver's (BILLY'S HOLLYWOOD SCREEN KISS) sophomore effort is a breezy teen romance that injects a much needed jolt of wit and energy into an overworked genre. Ben Foster (FREAKS AND GEEKS) stars as Berke, a fairly nondescript basketball player whose romance with the beautiful ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 3,971 members
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  • Prince Charming (2001)
    Starring: Christina Applegate,  Sean Maguire,  Billy Connolly
    Director: Allan Arkush,  Al
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    This charming romantic comedy finds a prince (Sean Maguire) and his loyal servant, Rodney (Martin Short), being cursed to a life of froghood after the prince is caught being unfaithful on his wedding day. Centuries, and thousands of miles, later, they are in Central Park, praying for the kiss that ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 32 members
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  • Alice In Wonderland on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Robbie Coltrane,  Whoopi Goldberg,  Ben Kingsley
    Director: Nick Willing
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A acclaimed British production which originally aired on NBC, Lewis Carroll's classic story comes to life once again in this updated version- with an all-star cast including Martin Short, Whoopi Goldberg, Miranda Richardson, and Gene Wilder.
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 682 members
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  • Mumford on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Loren Dean,  Hope Davis,  Jason Lee
    Director: Lawrence Kasdan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Mumford (Dean) relocates to a small town named, ironically enough, Mumford. He sets up shop as a psychologist and begins meeting the various lonely, troubled souls in the community. Pretty soon he's the most popular psychologist in town, for no concrete reason, other than his approach is not like ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 346 members
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  • Merlin on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Sam Neill,  Helena Bonham-Carter,  John Gielgud
    Director: Steve Barron
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    This ambitious, all-star miniseries treatment of the Round Table legends is narrated from the perspective of the sorcerer Merlin (Sam Neill), who must choose between loyalty to the court and his love for beautiful Nimue (Isabella Rossellini). Solid acting and spectacular special effects combine to ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 2,170 members
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  • Jungle 2 Jungle on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Valerie Mahaffey,  Leelee Sobieski,  Sam Huntington
    Director: John Pasquin
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    When a stuffy New York executive pursues his archaeologist wife through sweltering South American jungles with pen and divorce p apers in hand, he discovers the son he never knew he had--swinging from vines with his giant pet spider. Turns out the boy's been raised as part of a jungle tribe, so ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 853 members
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  • A Simple Wish - Blu-ray (1997)
    Starring: Kathleen Turner,  Mara Wilson,  Martin Short
    Director: Michael Ritchie
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    'A Simple Wish' tells the sweet-natured story of Murray, a bumbling fairy godfather who has good intentions but not much else. Technically, Murray is a fairy godmother--the only male member of the North American Fairy Godmother Association. After barely passing his godmother's exam, he is sent to ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 42% from 4 members
    Not available for rental
  • A Simple Wish on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Kathleen Turner,  Mara Wilson,  Martin Short
    Director: Michael Ritchie
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    'A Simple Wish' tells the sweet-natured story of Murray, a bumbling fairy godfather who has good intentions but not much else. Technically, Murray is a fairy godmother--the only male member of the North American Fairy Godmother Association. After barely passing his godmother's exam, he is sent to ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 630 members
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  • Mars Attacks! - Blu-ray (1996)
    Starring: Jack Nicholson,  Glenn Close,  Annette Bening
    Director: Tim Burton
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    This quirky science fiction comedy is a characteristic feature by iconoclastic director Tim Burton, known to moviegoers for Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. The storyline affectionately harkens back to the deadpan sincerity of such '50s and '60s science-fiction ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 654 members
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  • Mars Attacks! on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Jack Nicholson,  Glenn Close,  Annette Bening
    Director: Tim Burton
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: £2.49
    This quirky science fiction comedy is a characteristic feature by iconoclastic director Tim Burton, known to moviegoers for Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. The storyline affectionately harkens back to the deadpan sincerity of such '50s and '60s science-fiction ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 12,030 members
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  • The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
    Starring: Tim Curry,  Martin Short,  James Belushi
    Director: Don Bluth,  Gary Goldman
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    From the majestic landscape of a frozen land comes a beloved animated adventure to warm everyone's heart. Featuring the incomparable songs of Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, and the voice talents of Martin Short, James Belushi, Tim Curry and Annie Golden, this animated tale from the creator of The ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 8 members
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  • Father Of The Bride 2 on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Steve Martin,  Diane Keaton,  Martin Short
    Director: Charles Shyer
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    George and Nina Banks have just settled down since their daughter Annie's wedding when life hurls another milestone at them--a grandchild. Once again they're scrambling to do everything right for their expecting daughter while facing the midlife crisis of being called "grandparents."
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 5,561 members
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  • Clifford (1994)
    Starring: Martin Short,  Charles Grodin,  Mary Steenburgen
    Director: Paul Flaherty
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Clifford (Martin Short) is a ten-year-old troublemaker, who puts not only his parents through hell, but also his uncle with whom his parents have discarded him to... ...a hilarious black comedy gem that will have you crying out with laughter!
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 8 members
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  • Captain Ron on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Kurt Russell,  Martin Short,  Meadow Sisto
    Director: Thom Eberhardt
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    When a family decide to sell an 'inherited' boat, they decide to sail it to the buyer. But their so called 'captain' turns out to be totally inexperienced in the art of sailing.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 603 members
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  • Father Of The Bride on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Steve Martin,  Martin Short,  Diane Keaton
    Director: Charles Shyer
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A remake of the 1950s Spencer Tracy/Elizabeth Taylor classic in which an ordinary guy has to take on the planning, expense, and complications of his daughter's wedding. Martin Short appears in the hilarious role of the wedding coordinator while Steve Martin has one of his best roles as the man who ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 7,226 members
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  • Pure Luck (1991)
    Starring: Martin Short,  Danny Glover,  Sheila Kelley
    Director: Nadia Tass
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The daughter of a wealthy businessman has disappeared in Mexico, and all the efforts to find her have been unsuccessful. A psychologist, knowing that the girl has an ultra bad luck, persuades her father to send to Mexico one of his employees, an accountant with super bad luck, to find her. Perhaps ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 85% from 14 members
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  • The Three Fugitives on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Nick Nolte,  Sarah Rowland Doroff,  James Earl Jones
    Director: Francis Veber
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Lucas, a bank robber newly released from prison, is given a lift to the bank by two local cops who are taking bets on how long they think he'll remain straight. Once inside the bank Lucas is taken hostage by an amateur thief and is forced into going on the run with the man and his six-year-old ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 1,087 member
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  • Innerspace on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Dennis Quaid,  Meg Ryan,  Kevin McCarthy
    Director: Joe Dante
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Dennis Quaid stars as Lieutenant Tuck Pendleton, a hell-raising Navy test pilot, in this fantasy-suspense comedy that harkens back to 1966's FANTASTIC VOYAGE. Pendleton volunteers to be miniaturised in a scientific experiment and fly a capsule injected into a rabbit's bloodstream for top-secret ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 8,730 members
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  • Three Amigos on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Steve Martin,  Chevy Chase,  Martin Short
    Director: John Landis
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Chevy Chase star as the Three Amigos!, swashbuckling stars of the silent screen in 1918 who find themselves broke and out of work. When they are offered what they think is a request for a personal appearance at a Mexican village, they soon realize the villagers ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 6,496 members
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Martin Short facts

5 most recent films

Frankenweenie - 4.0 stars
Damages - Series 4 - Complete - 3.5 stars
Hoodwinked 2 - Hood vs. Evil - 4.0 stars
Santa Clause 3 - The Escape Clause - 3.0 stars
Santa Clause 3 - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Innerspace - 3.5 stars
Mars Attacks! - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Merlin - 3.5 stars
The Three Fugitives - 3.5 stars
Father Of The Bride - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

A Simple Wish - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
Prince Charming - 3.0 stars
The Pebble and the Penguin - 3.0 stars
Damages - Series 4 - Complete - 3.5 stars
Hoodwinked 2 - Hood vs. Evil - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Glenn Close - 5 times - show films
Andrea Martin - 4 times - show films
Christina Applegate - 4 times - show films
Jack Nicholson - 3 times - show films
Steve Martin - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Tim Burton - 4 times - show films
Charles Shyer - 2 times - show films
Joe Dante - 2 times - show films
Tommy O'Haver - 2 times - show films
Michael Lembeck - 2 times - show films