Tag Archives: martin mull

Clue (1985)

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jonathan Lynn Writer: Jonathan Lynn (Story by John Landis and Jonathan Lynn) (Based on the Parker Brothers board game “Clue”) Seems like this movie has a pretty big cult following. I always thought it was just OK.

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 1985, adaptation, bill henderson, blackmail, board game, butler, christopher lloyd, clue, comedy, crime, david bretherton, debra hill, dinner, eileen brennan, host, jane wiedlin, jeffrey kramer, john landis, john morris, jon peters, jonathan lynn, kelley nakahara, lee ving, lesley ann warren, madeline kahn, maid, mansion, martin mull, michael mckean, murder, murderer, mystery, Richard haines, thriller, tim curry, victor j. kemper, whodunit | Leave a comment

Think Big (1989)

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jon Turteltaub Writers: Edward Kovach & David Tausik & Jon Turteltaub (Story by R.J. Robertson & Jim Wynorski)

Posted in Adventure, Comedy | Tagged 1989, adventure, barbarian brothers, brad krevoy, brothers, comedy, david carradine, david paul, david tausik, edward kovach, gadget, genius, jim wynorski, jon turteltaub, martin mull, peter paul, r.j. robertson, remote control, richard kiel, road trip, steven stabler, teenager, think big, think tank, tommy lister, toxic waste, truck, truck driver, twins | Leave a comment

A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Wain Writers: Michael Colton & John Aboud (Based on the book by Josh Karp)

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 2018, a futile and stupid gesture, adaptation, animal house, bill murray, biography, bran huskey, chevy chase, chris redd, christopher guest, david krumholtz, david wain, domhnall gleeson, doug kenney, douglas kenney, ed helms, emmy rossum, finn wittrock, gregg turkington, harold ramis, humor, joe lo truglio, joel mchale, john aboud, John Belushi, jon daly, josh karp, leslie nielsen, lorne michael, magazine, martin mull, matt lucas, matt walsh, max greenfield, michael colton, mitch hurwitz, natasha lyonne, national lampoon, netflix, paul scheer, paul shaffer, rich sommer, satirist, seth green, suicide, thomas lennon, tom snyder, true story, will forte, writer | 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

Mr. Mom (1983)

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Stan Dragoti Writer: John Hughes

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1983, christopher lloyd, comedy, dad, drama, factory, family, husband, jeffrey tambor, john hughes, laid off, martin mull, michael keaton, mom, mr. mom, office, stan dragoti, teri garr, wife | Leave a comment

Jingle All the Way (1996)

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Brian Levant Writer: Randy Kornfield

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 1996, arnold schwarzenegger, brian levant, christmas, comedy, holiday, jake lloyd, james belushi, jingle all the way, laraine newman, martin mull, phil hartman, randy kornfield, rita wilson, robert conrad, shopping, sinbad, toy, turbo man | Leave a comment