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The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jim Henson Writers: Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses and Jerry Juhl & Jack Rose

Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Musical, Mystery | Tagged 1981, adventure, brian henson, caper, Caroll Spinney, charles grodin, chef, comedy, crime, dave goelz, david lazer, designer, diamond, diana rigg, england, eric rohmer, europe, family, fashion, frank oz, frog, gonzo, heist, hot air balloon, jay tarses, jerry juhl, jerry nelson, jewels, jim henson, joe raposo, john cleese, journalism, journalist, kermit, london, miss piggy, muppet, music, musical, mystery, newspaper, oswald morris, peter falk, pig, puppet, puppets, ralph kemplen, rat, richard hunt, the great muppet caper, the muppets, tom patchett | Leave a comment

Midnight Run (1988)

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Martin Brest Writer: George Gallo RIP Charles Grodin. One of the greats.

Posted in Action, Comedy, Crime | Tagged 1988, accountant, action, bail, billy weber, bounty hunter, charles grodin, chris lebenzon, comedy, crime, danny elfman, dennis farina, donald e. thorin, fbi, gangster, george gallo, joe pantoliano, john ashton, mafia, martin brest, midnight run, philip baker hall, road trip, robert de niro, yaphet kotto | Leave a comment

Ishtar (1987)

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Elaine May Writer: Elaine May I did not think this was anywhere as bad as its reputation suggests. Pretty slack in the middle but overall has some decent laughs!

Posted in Action, Adventure, Comedy | Tagged 1987, action, adventure, agent, camel, carol king, charles grodin, cia, comedy, dave grusin, desert, duo, dustin hoffman, dylan baker, elaine may, fred melamed, helicopter, ishtar, jack weston, middle east, morocco, music, musician, new york, new york city, nightclub, nyc, politics, rebel, richard p. cirincione, sand, satire, singer, singers, songwriter, spy, stephen a. rotter, tess harper, vittorio storaro, warren beatty, william reynolds | Leave a comment

The Heartbreak Kid (1972)

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Elaine May Writer: Neil Simon (Based on the short story “A Change of Plan” by Bruce Jay Friedman)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 1972, a change of plan, adaptation, audra lindley, beach, bruce jay friedman, charles grodin, comedy, cybill shepherd, doris roberts, drama, eddie albert, edgar j. scherick, elaine may, florida, garry sherman, honeymoon, jeannie berlin, john carter, marriage, married, miami, minneapolis, minnesota, neil simon, newlywed, owen roizman, romance, romantic comedy, the heartbreak kid, wedding | 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

So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Thomas Schlamme Writer: Robbie Fox

Posted in Comedy, Romance | Tagged 1993, alan arkin, alcatraz, amanda plummer, anthony lapaglia, axe, brenda fricker, bruce broughton, butcher, california, carrot top, cary woods, charles grodin, colleen halsey, comedy, cop, debi mazar, girlfriend, honeymoon, investigation, julio macat, mike hagerty, mike myers, murder, murderer, nancy travis, phil hartman, poet, poetry, police, richard halsey, robbie fox, robert n. fried, romance, romantic comedy, san francisco, scottish, serial killer, so i married an axe murderer, steven wright, thomas schlamme, wedding | Leave a comment

Dave (1993)

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ivan Reitman Writer: Gary Ross

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 1993, arnold schwarzenegger, ben kingsley, bonnie hunt, charles grodin, chief of staff, coma, comedy, dave, double, drama, faith prince, first lady, frank langella, gary ross, government, impersonator, ivan reitman, james newton howard, jason reitman, jay leno, kevin dunn, kevin kline, larry king, laura linney, lauren shuler donner, oliver stone, politician, politics, president, romance, romantic comedy, scandal, sigourney weaver, stephen root, stroke, temp agency, twin, ving rhames, washington d.c., white house | Leave a comment

Clifford (1994)

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Flaherty Writers: Jay Dee Rock & Bobby von Hayes

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 1994, ben savage, bobby von hayes, charles grodin, clifford, comedy, dabney coleman, dinosaur, don halloway, family, jay dee rock, jennifer savidge, martin short, mary steenburgen, paul flaherty, richard kind, ride, roller coaster, steven kampmann, theme park, uncle, william porter | Leave a comment

The Ex (2006)

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jesse Peretz Writers: David Guion & Michael Handelman

Posted in Comedy, Romance | Tagged 2006, advertising, amanda peet, amy adams, amy poehler, bob stephenson, career, charles grodin, co-worker, comedy, david guion, donal logue, ex-boyfriend, father in law, fred armisen, handicapped, jason bateman, jesse peretz, job, josh charles, lucian maisel, mia farrow, michael handelman, nick grodin, office, paul pudd, pregnant, robert burke, romance, romantic comedy, romany malco, the ex, wheelchair, wife, work, zach braff | Leave a comment

While We’re Young (2015)

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Noah Baumbach Writer: Noah Baumbach

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 2015, adam driver, adam horovitz, amanda seyfried, ben stiller, brooklyn, charles grodin, city, comedy, documentary, drama, father in law, filmmaker, filmmaking, hipster, james murphy, maria dizzia, marriage, married, matt maher, middle age, naomi watts, new york, new york city, noah baumbach, nyc, peter bogdanovich, peter yarrow, rival, rivalry, scott rudin, while we're young, young | Leave a comment

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