Peter Brocco Movies

Genres: Comedy    Thriller   

Starring: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sägebrecht, Sean Astin, ...

A classic feature of Danny DeVito's (far too few) works as a director is
that they are utterly evil. Cruel. Wicked. Merciless to their characters and
merciless to the viewer. Although this is often combined with slight
exaggeration, it is exactly what I love about them.After seeing The War of the Roses the second time after having grown a
little older, I still feel that particular ...

Genres: Drama   

Starring: Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco, Dean R. Brooks, Alonzo Brown, Scatman Crothers, ...

I went into this film with the knowledge that it had been the second
film in history to win the 'top five' Oscars (for Best Picture, Best
actor, Best actress, Best director and best screenplay) and has been
praised as "one of Jack Nicholson's finest roles" and "one of the
classics of the 70's". Naturally, after hearing all this, I had high
expectations for One Flew over the Cuc...

Genres: Drama    War   

Starring: Don 'Red' Barry, Timothy Bottoms, Craig Bovia, Peter Brocco, Judy Howard Chaikin, ...

I became an instant pacifist when I saw this movie at the age of 16.
Prior to this, I had been a supporter of the war in Vietnam, and had
fully intended to enlist when I was old enough. My father, a veteran of
WW2 and Korea, took me to see this movie when it was first released, to
help cure me of my delusion about the glory of war. He was very
successful in that undertaking. Wh...

Genres: Action    Adventure    Comedy    Fantasy    Sci-Fi   

Starring: James Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Gila Golan, Edward Mulhare, Benson Fong, ...

This was the America's answer to Bond, a super agent Derek Flint, and
James Coburn plays his part with an outstanding flair. Flint is more
scientific in his approach when attacking problems. He's also more
lavish and colorful (he's into ballet and stuffs James Bond will never
be engaged in). He has more girls, and he's a millionaire to boot !
What more can you expect from this ...

Genres: Action    Adventure    Biography    Drama    History   

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, ...

This is Kubrick's farewell to Hollywood. I would have liked to be a fly
on the wall. I don't believe for a minute that it was a cordial parting
of the ways. I mean, Kubrick never returned, never! With "Paths of
Glory" Kubrick gave Kirk Douglas, not just his best part as an actor,
but his best movie. By the time Douglas called Kubrick to "take over"
"Spartacus" Douglas was alrea...