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  • Stranger Than Paradise
  • Stranger Than Paradise review by from Aylesbury/Bucks/England
    Rated - 4 stars Beautiful uncomfortableness... 17 February 2008
    ...so his faithful companion Eddie, played in a great supporting tone and style by Richard Edson. The first segment of the film deals with her in New York. The second one has E...  

Richard Edson - filmography


  • Momma's Man on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Matt Boren,  Ken Jacobs,  Flo Jacobs
    Director: Azazel Jacobs
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    After a holiday visit with his parents, Mikey is headed to the airport to return to his wife and newborn baby. Except he doesn’t board the plane. Instead he returns to his parents’ loft in lower Manhattan, back to his childhood room that has since been converted to storage. Unsure of ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 83 members
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  • Snide And Prejudice on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Rene Auberjonois,  Mena Suvari,  Angus Macfadyen
    Director: Philippe Mora
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This unorthodox black comedy from director Philippe Mora see's a doctor attempting to cure the dementia of his patient -- by encouraging him to dress up as Adolf Hitler! Recruiting other patients to act as Hitler's henchmen (Joseph Goebbels et al) and even Eva Braun, the mad doctor's scheme has ..read more »
    Rate this: 1.5 stars out of 5 30% from 14 members
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  • Wedding Bell Blues on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Illeana Douglas,  Paulina Porizkova,  Julie Warner
    Director: Dana Lustig
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Three thirtysomething Angelenas strike out for the Vegas strip in search of disposable husbands, acting under the spurious premise that aging, wisened divorcees are somehow sexier than aging never-marrieds. Moments of pat, cynical female bonding ensue until the three party-hardy ladies match up ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 87 members
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  • The Winner (1996)
    Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio,  Delroy Lindo,  Frank Whaley
    Director: Alex Cox
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This darkly comic crime drama examines the plight of the naive title character, a gambler known only as Philip (Vincent D'Onofrio), whose uncanny penchant for winning bets has earned him the title the luckiest man in the history of North America. A rogues' gallery of parasites swarms around him in ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 37 members
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  • Strange Days on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Ralph Fiennes,  Angela Bassett,  Juliette Lewis
    Director: Kathryn Bigelow
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Lenny Nero sells dreams and hustles nightmares, dealing in real-life experiences through a new technology that makes every sensation immediate. But on the eve of the new millennium, Lenny and his street-savvy friend and conscience, Mace, are suddenly caught in a deadly fantasy of conspiracy, murder ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 3,844 members
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  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Matthew Broderick,  Mia Sara,  Alan Ruck
    Director: John Hughes
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) is a tricky but harmless fast-talker. But he knows how to have fun, which is exactly what he sets out to do when he feigns illness and talks his parents into letting him stay home from school. The perpetually lucky Ferris enlists his hypochondriac best friend, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 22,878 members
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  • Down By Law on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Chris Parker,  Tom Waits,  Leila Gastil
    Director: Jim Jarmusch
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A disc jockey, a pimp, and an Italian tourist end up in the same jail cell in this comedy from acclaimed director Jim Jarmusch. Eventually, the trio escapes into the wilds of Louisiana, with no refuge in sight. As the three harmless fugitives, Tom Waits, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni each deliver ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 3,051 members
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  • Platoon on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Charlie Sheen,  Willem Dafoe,  Tom Berenger
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In PLATOON, Oliver Stone uses his experience as an infantryman in Vietnam to convey the immediacy of guerrilla warfare: the brutal heat of the jungle, the brushes with such wildlife as snakes and leeches, and, most powerfully, the presence of the unseen enemy. Charlie Sheen stars as Chris, a raw ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 30,266 members
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  • Stranger Than Paradise on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Chris Parker,  Leila Gastil,  John Lurie
    Director: Jim Jarmusch
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An award-winning film consisting of three thirty-minute vignettes which follow a young female immigrant who, together with her cousin and his sidekick, seeks the good life in sunny Florida. A series of hilarious coincidences leads to the unexpected conclusion.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 348 members
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  • Permanent Vacation on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Charlie Spademan,  Jane Fire,  Ruth Bolton
    Director: Jim Jarmusch
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The debut feature of cult filmmaker Jim Jarmusch (DOWN BY LAW, GHOST DOG), PERMANENT VACATION follows the trials and tribulations of a man as he roams around Manhattan and meets many of the oddball characters that inhabit the city.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 154 members
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  • Momma's Man to Watch Now (2009)
    Starring: Matt Boren,  Ken Jacobs,  Richard Edson
    Director: Azazel Jacobs
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 94 minutes
    After a holiday visit with his parents, Mikey is headed to the airport to return to his wife and newborn baby. Except he doesn’t board the plane. Instead he returns to his parents’ loft in lower Manhattan, back to his childhood room that has since been converted to storage. Unsure of ..read more »
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Richard Edson facts

5 most recent films

Land Of Plenty - 2.5 stars
Columbus Day - 2.5 stars
Momma's Man - 2.5 stars
Snide And Prejudice - 1.5 stars
Lulu On The Bridge - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Platoon - 3.5 stars
Ferris Bueller's Day Off - 3.5 stars
Stranger Than Paradise - 3.5 stars
Down By Law - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Snide And Prejudice - 1.5 stars
The Winner - 2.5 stars
Columbus Day - 2.5 stars
Momma's Man - 2.5 stars
Wedding Bell Blues - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Charlie Sheen - 5 times - show films
Tom DiCillo - 4 times - show films
Eszter Balint - 4 times - show films
Richard Boes - 4 times - show films
Robert Benigni - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jim Jarmusch - 4 times - show films
Oliver Stone - 3 times - show films
Azazel Jacobs - 2 times - show films
John Hughes - 2 times - show films
Rocky Morton - 1 times - show films