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Dan Hedaya Movies
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Genres:
Drama
Starring:
Topher Grace,
Paul Giamatti,
James Woods,
Matthew Modine,
Billy Crudup,
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Katie Holmes,
John C. Reilly,
Paul Dano,
Kevin Kline,
Dan Hedaya,
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This movie actually took me by surprise.First of all, let me start off by saying that the story is so
compelling and spellbinding that it will blow you away. There is just
something about this movie that is so unique in every way.The characters in this movie are so fantastically unique, quirky and
lovable. It all just came together for a greater unity. The role of
Louis Ives (...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Sadler Colley Bakst,
Andrew Benator,
Tim Daly,
Paula Devicq,
Walter Eikner,
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It wasn't awful, but this movie is pretty forgettable. With only a
couple of exceptions, the characters came off as two dimensional, their
actions made no sense and seemed totally unrealistic. The actors did a
passable job with what they had. The dialogue had a few chuckles but
largely felt short of witty, and it couldn't seem to commit to comedy
and instead comes off a...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Sadler Colley Bakst,
Andrew Benator,
Tim Daly,
Paula Devicq,
Walter Eikner,
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It wasn't awful, but this movie is pretty forgettable. With only a
couple of exceptions, the characters came off as two dimensional, their
actions made no sense and seemed totally unrealistic. The actors did a
passable job with what they had. The dialogue had a few chuckles but
largely felt short of witty, and it couldn't seem to commit to comedy
and instead comes off a...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Amy Sedaris,
Paul Sedaris,
Chandra Wilson,
Kristy Thomas,
Dee Finley,
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This movie was hilarious, probably the funniest movie at Sundance this
year. Its a must see for any fan of the show. But you don't have to
have seen the show to enjoy it since the plot is basically the same as
the show's. In it, Geri heads back to high school in order to save her
father who is trapped in a coma. The principal cast from the show is
all here and they're all wonde...
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Genres:
Thriller
Drama
Starring:
Jesse Bradford,
Erika Christensen,
Shiri Appleby,
Kate Burton,
Clayne Crawford,
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True it's not the best movie. And it is another fatal attraction with
teens.
But believe me it's a good movie. There are some flaws. But you should
judge
for yourself. It has good suspense, great performance by Erika
Christianson.
And Shiri is doing good on her carrer. It is another cheesy teen movie,
but
this is a good one. So over all, I'm not going to say this is...
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Genres:
Drama
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
Starring:
Naomi Watts,
Laura Harring,
Ann Miller,
Dan Hedaya,
Justin Theroux,
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10/10PLOT DISCUSSIONThis is one of the best movies ever made and I am not saying that
because I am being fooled by the seemingly nonsensical presentation.
Those who dislike the film because they don't understand the story
often criticize those who are praising the film by saying that they are
assuming its genius because they don't understand it. I don't view this
mo...
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Thriller
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson,
Vanessa Williams,
Jeffrey Wright,
Christian Bale,
Busta Rhymes,
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I went to see this movie expecting to see a big-budget remake of the
original Shaft, and I got it.This version is a lot more violent than the original, it didn't seem to be
in Shaft's style. The pacing and editing in the first half of the movie
were
fast and smooth. John Singleton did a great job in establishing Shaft's
character and the plot. During the second half of the mov...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Kirsten Dunst,
Michelle Williams,
Dan Hedaya,
Will Ferrell,
Bruce McCulloch,
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I feel for those who had the unenviable job of marketing this movie. Who do
you aim it at? Teens, most of whom know nothing about Nixon and Watergate,
or adults, who will dismiss it as being another obnoxious, dumb teen
comedy?
Hence the box office failure. But what true hidden gem this film is! The
writers have managed to put elements into this film that will be able to
pl...
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Genres:
Biography
Drama
Sport
Starring:
Denzel Washington,
Vicellous Reon Shannon,
Deborah Kara Unger,
Liev Schreiber,
John Hannah,
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I wasn't going to comment, but after reading some of the negative comments,
I felt I must. I "waited for the video" for this movie because a movie about
boxing didn't seem interesting. But that's just the thing. It's not about
boxing. So if you're thinking you're going to see Raging Bull, you're not.
There are a few boxing scenes, but they only serve to move the story along.I have ...
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Genres:
Drama
Starring:
John Travolta,
Robert Duvall,
Tony Shalhoub,
William H. Macy,
Zeljko Ivanek,
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I'm usually put off by courtroom films simply because I associate them with
either the tendency for pompous and ornate speech-making a la "A Few Good
Men," or cheap audience-manipulation a la "Primal Fear." Yes, they are
entertaining, usually with great actors and fine performances - thinking
man's thrillers. But generally they remain nothing more than that - a
well-done conver...
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Genres:
Drama
Starring:
John Travolta,
Robert Duvall,
Tony Shalhoub,
William H. Macy,
Zeljko Ivanek,
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I'm usually put off by courtroom films simply because I associate them with
either the tendency for pompous and ornate speech-making a la "A Few Good
Men," or cheap audience-manipulation a la "Primal Fear." Yes, they are
entertaining, usually with great actors and fine performances - thinking
man's thrillers. But generally they remain nothing more than that - a
well-done conver...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Will Ferrell,
Chris Kattan,
Raquel Gardner,
Viveca Paulin,
Paulette Braxton,
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I'm going out on a limb here. I've just bombed "Joe Dirt," and now I'm
going to do an about-face on modern comedies and argue that "A Night at the
Roxbury" is brilliant. Most critics didn't see a distinction between these
two bombs, but I do.Comedy oftentimes depends on suffering. Comic protagonists always take a
beating, and we either laugh with them, or at them, or maybe we la...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Will Ferrell,
Chris Kattan,
Raquel Gardner,
Viveca Paulin,
Paulette Braxton,
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I'm going out on a limb here. I've just bombed "Joe Dirt," and now I'm
going to do an about-face on modern comedies and argue that "A Night at the
Roxbury" is brilliant. Most critics didn't see a distinction between these
two bombs, but I do.Comedy oftentimes depends on suffering. Comic protagonists always take a
beating, and we either laugh with them, or at them, or maybe we la...
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Genres:
Drama
Romance
Comedy
Crime
Fantasy
Starring:
Ewan McGregor,
Cameron Diaz,
Holly Hunter,
Delroy Lindo,
Dan Hedaya,
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It seems that with A Life Less Ordinary you either love it or you hate it.
Personally I am of the former persuasion, with it being a favourite of
mine.
I can see were the detractors come from, especially after viewing Boyle &
Hodge's previous works. ALLO is in a completely different in style to
their
previous two films Shallow Grave and Trainspotting. But to say it is the...
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Genres:
Action
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Starring:
Sigourney Weaver,
Winona Ryder,
Dominique Pinon,
Ron Perlman,
Gary Dourdan,
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Review 4 of 4With Alien 3 closing the story arc of the Alien trilogy, this film
begins with a fresh slate. The Alien films have always been a
director's series but in this film it was the writing that ultimately
killed it. Resurrection tries to be too many things at once. It has a
very artistic and dynamic visual style, but cardboard characters. It
has a very overt sense of...
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Genres:
Drama
Romance
Comedy
Crime
Fantasy
Starring:
Ewan McGregor,
Cameron Diaz,
Holly Hunter,
Delroy Lindo,
Dan Hedaya,
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It seems that with A Life Less Ordinary you either love it or you hate it.
Personally I am of the former persuasion, with it being a favourite of
mine.
I can see were the detractors come from, especially after viewing Boyle &
Hodge's previous works. ALLO is in a completely different in style to
their
previous two films Shallow Grave and Trainspotting. But to say it is the...
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Genres:
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Kiefer Sutherland,
Reese Witherspoon,
Bokeem Woodbine,
Paul Perri,
Robert Peters,
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Meryl Streep,
Leonardo DiCaprio,
Diane Keaton,
Robert De Niro,
Hume Cronyn,
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This film took this jaded, tough-to-manipulate moviegoer and reduced him to
a blubbering mass of water. Instead of the usual over-the-top death scene,
the film finds a clever, non-contrived way to end by leaving these characters
at a magical moment of mutual understanding. It is one of the most powerful
endings I've ever seen in a film, and believe me, I've seen thousands. What
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Bette Midler,
Goldie Hawn,
Diane Keaton,
Maggie Smith,
Dan Hedaya,
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Genres:
Action
Adventure
Thriller
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone,
Amy Brenneman,
Viggo Mortensen,
Dan Hedaya,
Jay O. Sanders,
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Trucks loaded with toxic waste. A stolen car being pursued by the
police. Separate events that come together in a New York city tunnel
when the latter crashes into the former starting a chain reaction
explosion that sends a fireball sweeping through the tunnel and sealing
it at both ends. A handful of survivors are left trapped with burning
toxic waste and only enough air to la...
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
Alicia Silverstone,
Stacey Dash,
Brittany Murphy,
Paul Rudd,
Donald Faison,
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"Let's set 'Emma' in a modern high school!" Does this sound the obvious
kind of movie gimmick that everyone uses nowadays? Perhaps, but it's an
inspired idea all the same. Jane Austen's characters, and her readers, and
the society in which her novels are set, like Jane Austen herself, are
HEAVILY conscious of class and social standing. No atmosphere quite so
snobbish exists...
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Genres:
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
Stephen Baldwin,
Gabriel Byrne,
Benicio Del Toro,
Kevin Pollak,
Kevin Spacey,
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Ah, the Usual Suspects. My personal favorite movie of all time. Don't
let my bias be a fool. Perhaps it's not THE best movie ever, but it's
one that I never get tired of.If you like flash and bikinis and breath-taking camera angles, you
won't find them here. Usual Suspects is not an "epic," and it doesn't
pretend to be. It's a modestly-budgeted piece by a fresh director (who
la...
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Genres:
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
Starring:
Nicole Kidman,
Matt Dillon,
Joaquin Phoenix,
Casey Affleck,
Illeana Douglas,
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Clever story with more depth that appears at first blush, directed with
irony and a sardonic sense of humor by Gus Van Sant. Nicole Kidman plays
an
especially shallow TV weather person who gets some grunge kids to kill her
husband for her. Her motive is, as Illeana Douglas, who plays the
sister-in-law, says, "he got in her way." This is a nice study of
narcissism metasta...
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Genres:
Adventure
Comedy
Western
Starring:
Mel Gibson,
Jodie Foster,
James Garner,
Graham Greene,
Alfred Molina,
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As a kid, I used to watch reruns of the original "Maverick" -- and so I
looked forward to seeing this one when it came out in the theaters. I was
NOT disappointed! Mel Gibson's Maverick is a bit more goofy than James
Garner's, but is every bit as charming, sly, and entertaining. A number of
excellent cameos provide some comic relief, especially Danny Glover near the
beginnin...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Starring:
Johnny Depp,
Mary Stuart Masterson,
Aidan Quinn,
Julianne Moore,
Oliver Platt,
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I really identify with this movie, and with Joon. I myself am mentally ill
(in fact, disabled by it). I don't think it matters that her mental
illness is unspecified... so many mental illnesses overlap in real life, and
often DO go unspecified even if the person is counselling.I am mentally ill and (as birds of a feather flock together) know many
people who are also mentally ill...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Max Pomeranc,
Joe Mantegna,
Joan Allen,
Ben Kingsley,
Laurence Fishburne,
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Genres:
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Sport
Starring:
Thomas Ian Nicholas,
Gary Busey,
Albert Hall,
Amy Morton,
Dan Hedaya,
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"Rookie of the Year" is one of my favorite baseball movies. One of the
things I liked the most about this movie is that it's set in Chicago, my
hometown. Most of the action in the film takes place at Wrigley Field, home
of the long suffering Chicago Cubs. It's about a clumsy 12-year-old boy
named Henry Rowengartner, who loves to play baseball. However, the kid can't
do anything...
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Genres:
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Starring:
Anjelica Huston,
Raul Julia,
Christopher Lloyd,
Elizabeth Wilson,
Christina Ricci,
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The Addams Family are one of the more recognisable families in TV history.
With that in mind, let's skip the introductions and get straight to the
chase.The performances in this movie are superb. It's a black, black comedy, and
as such, it requires a certain kind of actor. The kind who has the right
look, the perfect comedic timing, and the ability to deliver lines so
deadpan i...
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Genres:
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Starring:
Anjelica Huston,
Raul Julia,
Christopher Lloyd,
Elizabeth Wilson,
Christina Ricci,
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The Addams Family are one of the more recognisable families in TV history.
With that in mind, let's skip the introductions and get straight to the
chase.The performances in this movie are superb. It's a black, black comedy, and
as such, it requires a certain kind of actor. The kind who has the right
look, the perfect comedic timing, and the ability to deliver lines so
deadpan i...
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
Tom Hanks,
Meg Ryan,
Lloyd Bridges,
Robert Stack,
Abe Vigoda,
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Most people didn't "get" this film. But each of us has a different
sense of humour and depth. JVTV is a subtle, witty film with morals,
not like the bash 'em and blow 'em up Hollywood films of late. Meg Ryan
shows her versatility as three separate, wonderfully funny characters
and Tom Hanks (think of his character in The Money Pit but amusingly
depressed) as Joe Banks trapped i...
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
Tom Hanks,
Meg Ryan,
Lloyd Bridges,
Robert Stack,
Abe Vigoda,
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Most people didn't "get" this film. But each of us has a different
sense of humour and depth. JVTV is a subtle, witty film with morals,
not like the bash 'em and blow 'em up Hollywood films of late. Meg Ryan
shows her versatility as three separate, wonderfully funny characters
and Tom Hanks (think of his character in The Money Pit but amusingly
depressed) as Joe Banks trapped i...
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Genres:
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
Melanie Griffith,
Matthew Modine,
Michael Keaton,
Mako,
Nobu McCarthy,
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Pacific Heights is required viewing in all Apartment Management courses
in San Diego County. It is a chilling tale of decent but uneducated and
unprepared new owners with a dream unknowingly up against a seasoned
player in the professional renter game. This viewing requirement is one
of the tools used to introduce starry-eyed management newcomers to the
harsh and not-so-easily ...
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Genres:
Fantasy
Starring:
Dolly Parton,
Lee Majors,
Bo Hopkins,
John Ritter,
Dan Hedaya,
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Genres:
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Thriller
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Rae Dawn Chong,
Dan Hedaya,
Vernon Wells,
James Olson,
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This is by far one of the greatest movies of the century. I can't
believe what an awesome movie it is. It has no morals, no lessons to
teach, no political statements, no coherence, and no sense whatsoever.
When Schwarzeneggar's beloved daughter is kidnapped by a psychotic
dictator, he doesn't try to reason with the bad guys or take
precautions like most action heroes would. He ...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
John Getz,
Frances McDormand,
Dan Hedaya,
M. Emmet Walsh,
Samm-Art Williams,
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I think this film, probably more than any other, causes me to talk to the
characters on the screen in an exasperated way--something akin to the way
you want to yell at the characters in a slasher movie not to run outside to
investigate sounds.The only difference is that this film is fantastic, whereas cheap slasher
movies are not. Blood Simple is emotionally involving and the susp...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
Clint Eastwood,
Geneviève Bujold,
Dan Hedaya,
Alison Eastwood,
Jenny Beck,
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Here is a very, very tense thriller about a New Orleans cop (Clint
Eastwood) finding a serial killer.....and vice-versa.This is a very dark (literally) film with a big film-noir look and
feel. Neo-noir, I guess, is what they call post-1950 gritty crime films
like these. Eastwood's character in "Tightrope" is a complex one. On one hand, he's
a wonderfully loving father of two sweet ...
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Genres:
Horror
Romance
Thriller
Starring:
Catherine Deneuve,
David Bowie,
Susan Sarandon,
Cliff De Young,
Beth Ehlers,
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THE HUNGER, unquestionably one of the most impressive stylized
filmmaking
of its kind. Using such techniques as classical music, and visual
storytelling, not to mention the usage of sound as well, this sexy tale of
blood, lust, and demonic dealings takes vampires to the next level. Susan
Sarandon is struggling medical woman, trying to discover the secrets of
natural aging. ...
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