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Gloria (1980)

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Cassavetes Writer: John Cassavetes Good! Rowlands rules!

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1980, accountant, bill conti, buck henry, child, crime, drama, fbi, fred schuler, gangster, gena rowlands, gloria, john cassavetes, kid, mafia, mob, murder, new york, new york city, nyc, puerto rican, thriller, tom noonan, witness | Leave a comment

To Die For (1995)

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Gus Van Sant Writer: Buck Henry (Based on the book by Joyce Maynard) Been a long time since I had seen it. Very good black comedy. Kidman kills it.

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1995, adaptation, affair, buck henry, casey affleck, comedy, crime, dan hedaya, danny elfman, david cronenberg, documentary, drama, eric alan edwards, george segal, gus van sant, high school, holland taylor, Ileana douglas, joaquin phoenix, joyce maynard, kurtwood smith, laura ziskin, matt dillon, murder, newscaster, nicole kidman, sex, television, thriller, to die for, tv, wayne knight, weather | Leave a comment

The Day of the Dolphin (1973)

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Buck Henry (Based on the novel by Robert Merle)

Posted in Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 1973, adaptation, animal, assassination, boat, bomb, buck henry, dolphin, drama, edward herrmann, fritz weaver, george c. scott, georges delerue, marine biologist, mike nichols, murder, paul sorvino, robert e. relyea, robert merle, sam o'steen, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, talking animal, The Day of the Dolphin, thriller, trish van devere, william a. fraker, yacht | Leave a comment

Catch-22 (1970)

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Buck Henry (Based on the novel by Joseph Heller)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, War | Tagged 1970, adaptation, airplane, alan arkin, anthony perkins, army, art garfunkel, arthur garfunkel, austin pendleton, bob balaban, bob newhart, bomb, bombardier, bomber, bombs, buck henry, catch 22, catch-22, charles grodin, comedy, david watkin, drama, italy, jack gilford, john calley, jon voight, joseph heller, martin balsam, martin ransohoff, martin sheen, mike nichols, military, orson welles, paula prentiss, pilot, plane, richard benjamin, sam o'steen, war, world war 2, world war ii, world war two, wwII | Leave a comment

The Graduate (1967)

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writers: Calder Willingham and Buck Henry (Based on the novel by Charles Webb)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 1967, adaptation, affair, anne bancroft, buck henry, calder willingham, california, charles webb, college, comedy, drama, dustin hoffman, elaine may, elizabeth wilson, graduate, graduation, hotel, katharine ross, lawrence turman, mike nichols, murray hamilton, paul simon, pool, relationship, richard dreyfuss, robert surtees, romance, sam o'steen, simon and garfunkel, the graduate, wedding, william daniels, zoo | Leave a comment

What’s Up, Doc? (1972)

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Peter Bogdanovich Writers: Buck Henry and David Newman & Robert Benton (Story by Peter Bogdanovich)

Posted in Comedy, Romance | Tagged 1972, austin pendleton, barbra streisand, buck henry, california, comedy, david newman, hotel, kenneth mars, m. emmet walsh, madeline kahn, michael murphy, peter bogdanovich, randy quaid, robert benton, romance, romantic comedy, ryan o'neal, san francisco, screwball comedy, what's up doc | Leave a comment

The Humbling (2015)

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Barry Levinson Writer: Buck Henry & Michal Zebede (Based on the novel by Philip Roth)

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged acting, actor, adaptation, al pacino, barry levinson, billy porter, buck henry, charles grodin, comedy, dan hedaya, dianne wiest, drama, dylan baker, greta gerwig, kyra sedgwick, lesbian, michal zebede, nina arianda, philip roth, the humbling | Leave a comment

The Player (1992)

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Altman Writer: Michael Tolkin (Based on the novel by Michael Tolkin)

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama | Tagged 1992, adaptation, andie macdowell, anjelica huston, Brion James, bruce willis, buck henry, burt reynolds, cameo, celebrity, cher, comedy, cop, crime, cynthia stevenson, david alan grier, dean stockwell, death threat, dennis franz, detective, dina merrill, director, drama, elliott gould, executive, fred ward, gary busey, gina gershon, greta scacchi, harry belafonte, hollywood, investigation, jack lemmon, james coburn, jeff goldblum, jeremy piven, john cusack, julia roberts, karen black, kathy ireland, leeza gibbons, lily tomlin, lyle lovett, malcolm mcdowell, marlee matlin, martin mull, michael tolkin, mimi rogers, movie star, murder, nick nolte, patrick swayze, paul dooley, peter falk, peter gallagher, police, producer, richard anderson, richard e. grant, robert altman, robert carradine, robert wagner, rod steiger, satire, scott glenn, screenplay, script, shari belafonte, steve allen, studio, susan sarandon, sydney pollack, teri garr, the player, thomas newman, tim robbins, vincent d'onofrio, whoopi goldberg, writer | Leave a comment

The Graduate (1967)

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writers: Calder Willingham and Buck Henry (Based on the novel by Charles Webb)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 1967, adaptation, affair, alice ghostley, anne bancroft, brian avery, buck henry, calder willingham, charles webb, comedy, drama, dustin hoffman, elizabeth wilson, graduate, hotel, katharine ross, mike nichols, murray hamilton, normal fell, party, romance, the graduate, wedding, william daniels | Leave a comment

Defending Your Life (1991)

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Albert Brooks Writer: Albert Brooks While Albert Brooks isn’t as prolific as Woody Allen I love their senses of humor. Brooks has a similar feel but I guess his stuff goes a little more high concept like in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Uncategorized | Tagged afterlife, albert brooks, buck henry, car accident, comedy, death, defending your life, drama, fantasy, heaven, judgement, lee grant, meryl streep, rip torn, romance, romantic | Leave a comment

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