Tag Archives: elaine may

Primary Colors (1998)

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Elaine May (Based on the novel “Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics” by Joe Klein as Anonymous)

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1998, adaptation, adrian lester, affair, allison janney, anonymous, arthur schmidt, bill maher, billy bob thornton, campaign, charlie rose, comedy, dianne ladd, drama, elaine may, election, emma thompson, geraldo rivera, governor, james earl jones, joe klein, john travolta, kathy bates, larry hagman, larry king, maura tierney, michael ballhaus, mike nichols, mykelti williamson, paul guilfoyle, political campaign, politician, politics, president, primary colors, rob reiner, ry cooder, scandal, sex, tony shalhoub | Leave a comment

The Birdcage (1996)

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Elaine May (Based on the play “La Cage Aux Folles” by Jean Poiret)

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 1996, adaptation, arthur schmidt, cabaret, calista flockhart, Christine Baranski, comedy, dan futterman, dianne wiest, dinner, drag queen, edouard molinaro, elaine may, emmanuel lubezki, engagement, family, florida, francis veber, gay, gene hackman, grant heslov, hank azaria, jean poiret, kirby mitchell, la cage aux folles, marcello danon, mike nichols, nathan lane, nightclub, politician, remake, republican, robin williams, south beach, the birdcage, tom mcgowan | 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

Wolf (1994)

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writers: Jim Harrison and Wesley Strick

Posted in Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller | Tagged 1994, allison janney, career, christopher plummer, cop, david hyde pierce, david schwimmer, detective, douglas wick, drama, editor, eileen atkins, elaine may, ennio morricone, full moon, giuseppe rotunno, horror, investigation, jack nicholson, james spader, jim harrison, jon, kate nelligan, manhattan, michelle pfeiffer, mike nichols, moon, murder, new york, new york city, nyc, om puri, police, publisher, richard jenkins, rival, rivalry, romance, sam o'steen, thriller, werewolf, wesley strick, wolf, wolves | Leave a comment

Mikey and Nicky (1976)

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Elaine May Writer: Elaine May

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged 1976, bernie abramson, cemetery, crime, criminal, drama, elaine may, friends, friendship, grave, Hitman, jack cooperman, jayce van patten, jerry file, john carter, john cassavetes, john strauss, killer, lucien ballard, m. emmet walsh, mafia, michael hausman, mikey and nicky, mob, money, murder, ned beatty, one night, peter falk, sheldon kahn, victor j, victor j. kemper | 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

A New Leaf (1971)

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Elaine May Writer: Elaine May (Based on the short story “The Green Heart” by Jack Ritchie)

Posted in Comedy, Romance | Tagged 1971, adaptation, broke, comedy, dark comedy, david doyle, don guidice, doris roberts, elaine may, fredric steinkamp, gayne rescher, george rose, graham jarvis, hillard elkins, howard w. koch, jack weston, james coco, jospeh manduke, lawyer, marry, money, murder, playboy, renee taylor, rich, romance, romantic comedy, screwball, the green heart, walter matthau, wealth, wealthy, william redfield | 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

Mikey and Nicky (1976)

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Elaine May Writer: Elaine May

Posted in Crime, Drama, Uncategorized | Tagged 1976, bookie, crime, drama, elaine may, friends, graveyard, Hitman, john cassavetes, joyce van patten, m. emmet walsh, michael hausman, mikey and nicky, mob, money, ned beatty, one night, peter falk, philadelphia, william hickey | Leave a comment

Tootsie (1982)

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sydney Pollack Writers: Larry Gelbart & Murray Schisgal (Story by Don McGuire and Larry Gelbert)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged actor, andy warhol, barry levinson, bill murray, charles durning, comedy, dabney coleman, disguise, don mcguire, drama, dustin hoffman, elaine may, estelle getty, geena davis, gene shalit, jessica lange, larry gelbart, murray schisgal, new york, new york city, nyc, robert garland, romance, soap opera, sydney pollack, teri garr, tobin bell, tootsie | Leave a comment

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