Ben StillerFilmography

Born:: November 30, 1965 in New York City, NY
Occupation:: Actor, Producer
Biography:: As the scion of the Jerry Stiller-Anne Meara comic dynasty, Ben Stiller's decision to establish himself as a comic writer and actor seemed altogether preordained. Born in New York City on November 30, 1965, Stiller began to shoot his own comic films from the age of ten -- cathartic 8 mm epics...Read More

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Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill

Synopsis: DreamWorks Animation presents this satirical take on the superhero genre focusing on a down-and-out supervillain (voiced by Will Ferrell) who has to learn how to get his groove back when he's left without an arch nemesis in this comedy from directors Cameron Hood and Kyle Arthur Jefferson. Tina Read More

11/5/10
Little Fockers

Actors: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Jessica Alba, Harvey Keitel

Synopsis: The Ben Stiller/Robert De Niro franchise continues with this third outing of the Meet the Parents film series. Owen Wilson, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Jessica Alba, and Harvey Keitel co-star, with Paul Weitz stepping in to take over directing duties from Jay Roach, who helmed both Meet the Parents Read More

7/30/10
Greenberg

Actors: Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans, Brie Larson, Juno Temple, Chris Messina

Synopsis: Ben Stiller falls for his brother's assistant (Greta Gerwig) while suffering from a midlife crisis in Noah Baumbach's (The Squid and the Whale) latest comedy drama. Scott Rudin produces the Focus Features production, with Rhys Ifans, Brie Larson, and Juno Temple heading up the rest of the cast. Read More

3/12/10
Untitled Cameron Crowe Romantic Comedy

Actors: Ben Stiller, Reese Witherspoon

Synopsis: Cameron Crowe writes and directs this Columbia Pictures romantic comedy, with Ben Stiller and Reese Witherspoon starring. Crowe and Scott Rudin handle producing duties. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide Read More

1/1/10
Johnny Klutz

Crew: Producer

Actors: Jay Baruchel

Synopsis: Jay Baruchel stars as a klutz who can't feel pain in this slapstick comedy from Universal and writer Rob McKittrick (Waiting...). ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide Read More

1/1/10
The Marc Pease Experience

Actors: Jason Schwartzman, Ben Stiller, Anna Kendrick

Synopsis: Ten years after graduation, a former high school musical superstar who insists on living in the past discovers that there's more to life than the bright lights of Broadway as his former teacher and mentor prepares for a particularly chaotic opening-night performance. Jason Schwartzman and Ben Read More

8/21/09
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman

Synopsis: Screenwriting cousins Jeff and Gregg Sherman team up to craft this documentary exploring the darker side of the relationship shared between their famous fathers, Robert and Richard. Back in the 1960s, Robert and Richard Sherman rose to fame penning upbeat songs for such classic children's films as Mary Poppins Read More

5/22/09
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Actors: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Owen Wilson

Synopsis: Ben Stiller returns as Larry Daley, the unfortunate night watchman who continues to encounter living and breathing museum exhibits in Night at the Museum 2: Escape From the Smithsonian, 20th Century Fox's tent-pole sequel from director Shawn Levy. Scott Frank, Robert Ben Garant, and Thomas Lennon Read More

5/22/09
The Return of King Doug

Crew: Producer

Actors: Ben Stiller

Synopsis: Years after being banished from a fantasy world, a man (Ben Stiller) leaves the modern world and journeys back to the life he was forced to leave behind in this DreamWorks production. Red Hour Films produces the Oni Press graphic novel adaptation by Greg Orb and Jason Oremland, who also penned the Read More

1/1/09
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Actors: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter

Synopsis: Hopelessly stranded on the remote shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers hatch a plan to get back to Central Park that instead finds them soaking up sun in the picturesque plains of Africa. Madagascar may be a nice place to visit, but for the gang of animals who spent most of their lives in New Read More

11/7/08
Tropic Thunder

Crew: Director, Producer, Screen Story, Screenwriter

Actors: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey, Jr., Nick Nolte, Steve Coogan

Synopsis: Ben Stiller's satirical look at Hollywood, Tropic Thunder concerns the production of an epic Vietnam War film that quickly derails thanks to the giant egos of everyone involved in the production. Stiller stars as Tugg Speedman, an action hero trying to segue out of that genre. Jack Black plays Read More

8/13/08
The Ruins

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, Laura Ramsey, Joe Anderson

Synopsis: Based on the novel by A Simple Plan author Scott Smith, director Carter B. Smith's Yucatan-set thriller follows four American tourists as they unwisely venture off the beaten path while vacationing in Cancun. When a friendly German tourist implores the Americans to help search the jungle for his Read More

4/4/08
Rain of Madness

Actors: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey, Jr., Steve Coogan

2008
Nick Nolte: No Exit

Synopsis: Nick Nolte offers a unique glimpse into his life and his art in this documentary. In Nick Nolte: No Exit, the respected actor appears both as himself and as a television journalist who is interviewing Nolte for a film on his career. The smart-suited reporter grills the slightly scruffy actor about Read More

2008
The Heartbreak Kid

Actors: Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan, Jerry Stiller, Malin Akerman, Rob Corddry

Synopsis: When 40-year-old San Francisco bachelor Eddie Cantrow (Ben Stiller) attends the wedding of his ex-fiancée -- and is seated at a "singles table" full of children -- he realizes maybe he's been too picky in his love life, and it's time to settle down. Fortunately, he doesn't have to compromise his Read More

10/5/07
Blades of Glory

Crew: Producer

Actors: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Jenna Fischer, Craig T. Nelson

Synopsis: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, and Will Arnett headline this high-concept comedy concerning two male figure-skating rivals aching to compete despite having been banned from the sport. Their medals stripped after getting into a highly publicized fight at the World Championships, star figure skaters Chazz Read More

3/30/07
Concert for Diana

Actors: Prince William, Prince Harry, Elton John, Duran Duran, James Morris

Synopsis: Concert for Diana captures a 2007 tribute to the deceased Diana Spencer, the former Princess of Wales. Among the many performers who appear on the bill are Nelly Furtado, Elton John, Duran Duran, Rod Stewart, and Kanye West. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Read More

2007
Elmos' Christmas Countdown

Actors: Ben Stiller, Kevin Clash, Kevin James

2007
Night at the Museum

Actors: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Jake Cherry, Ricky Gervais, Robin Williams

Synopsis: The new night watchman at New York's Museum of Natural History finds that the job comes with more responsibility than he ever dreamed in this wild fantasy comedy directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Mickey Rooney, and Dick Van Dyke. Larry Daley (Stiller) is a Read More

12/22/06
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, JR Reed, Troy Gentile, Ronnie James Dio

Synopsis: In this musical comedy-adventure starring self-proclaimed greatest band in the world Tenacious D, a pair of aspiring rock superstars attempt to convince the world of their true talents as they embark on a daring quest to acquire the supernaturally powered guitar pick that will finally allow them Read More

11/22/06
School for Scoundrels

Actors: Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, Michael Clarke Duncan, Luis Guzman

Synopsis: Old School director Todd Phillips takes the reins for an updated remake of the 1960 comedy, this time starring Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder as Roger, a lovelorn meter reader who enrolls in a confidence-building class in order to win the love of his dream girl, and Billy Bob Thornton as Dr. P, the Read More

9/29/06
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

Actors: William Shatner

Synopsis: Star Trek star William Shatner settles into the celebrity hot seat, opening the floodgates for a series of relentless barbs by eager friends and colleagues in this installment of the popular Comedy Central Roast series. The tranya flows, the band rocks, and the insults fly as a series of Read More

2006
Danny Roane: First Time Director

Actors: Andy Dick

Synopsis: A washed-up television star attempts to crawl out of the bottle and back to the top of the heap in this showbiz mockumentary starring Andy Dick as the biggest underdog the small screen has ever known. The time has come to sober up and jump back in the fray, but could it be that Danny Roane Read More

2006
Madagascar

Actors: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen

Synopsis: A pack of not-so-wild animals experience some serious culture shock when they move from the Big Apple to the Mighty Jungle in this computer-animated comedy. Alex (voice of Ben Stiller) is a lion who enjoys a charmed life as one of the leading attractions at a zoo in New York City's Central Park. Read More

5/27/05
All Aboard The Crazy Train

2005
Extras: Ben Stiller

Actors: Ben Stiller, Boris Boskovic, Shawn Pye, Eleanor Matsuura, Thomas Byrne

Synopsis: On the set of a very serious film about atrocities in Bonia, directed by Ben Stiller, Maggie (Ashley Jensen) expresses an interest in Goran (Boris Boskovic), the on-set advisor whose tragic story is being told in the film. Andy (Ricky Gervais) helpfully warns her, "Never get involved with a man Read More

2005
Meet the Fockers

Actors: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner

Synopsis: After suffering the humiliation of being given the third degree by his girlfriend's father, one man now faces the even more embarrassing task of introducing his own mother and father in this star-studded sequel to the box-office smash Meet the Parents. After getting off on the wrong foot (to put Read More

12/22/04
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

Crew: Producer

Actors: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Justin Long, Stephen Root

Synopsis: Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story revolves around amiable underachiever Peter LaFleur (Vince Vaughn), whose rundown gym, Average Joe's, is populated by a less-than-average clientele including a self-styled pirate, an ultra-obscure sports aficionado, and a pining Read More

6/18/04
Envy

Actors: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz, Amy Poehler, Christopher Walken

Synopsis: Barry Levinson directed this comedy in which success has a rather surprising effect on two old buddies. Nick Vanderpark (Jack Black) and Tim Dingman (Ben Stiller) are best friends and next-door neighbors who work together at a sandpaper factory. Nick and Tim often find themselves wishing for Read More

4/30/04
Starsky & Hutch

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Fred Williamson, Vince Vaughn, Juliette Lewis

Synopsis: Starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson in the title roles, this kitschy tongue-in cheek action comedy is based on the popular 1970s cop show of the same name. Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson (Wilson) and Dave Starsky (Stiller) are a tough pair of plain-clothes cops who drive a red and white Ford Torino and Read More

3/5/04
Along Came Polly

Actors: Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Debra Messing, Alec Baldwin, Hank Azaria, Bryan Brown

Synopsis: Screenwriter John Hamburg directs his second film (since his 1998 debut Safe Men) with the romantic comedy Along Came Polly. Ben Stiller plays Reuben Feffer, a professional risk assessor who never takes chances in any aspect of his life. When his new bride Lisa (Debra Messing) leaves him for a Read More

1/16/04
Duplex

Crew: Producer

Actors: Ben Stiller, Drew Barrymore, Eileen Essell

Synopsis: Just how far would you go to have the home of your dreams all to yourself? A couple start asking themselves that very question in this dark comedy directed by Danny DeVito. Alex (Ben Stiller) and Nancy (Drew Barrymore) are a young couple who are happy and successful, but lack one thing that they Read More

9/26/03
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music

Synopsis: While John Lennon may have been one of Liverpool's most famous sons, New York was the city he called home in the last ten years of his life, and he often spoke of his love for the Big Apple. Lennon was also a man who wrote eloquently about loss, pain, and the importance of overcoming adversity Read More

2002
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

Actors: Ben Stiller, Ardal O'Hanlon, Britney Spears, Jane Horrocks, Hugh Grant, Steve Coogan, Brad Garrett, Paul Whitehouse, Harry Enfield, Jerry Stiller

2002
Prehistoric Planet [TV Series]

Actors: Ben Stiller

Synopsis: The Saturday-a.m. children's show Prehistoric Planet was largely comprised of footage previously seen on the BBC/Discovery Channel prime-time offerings Walking With Dinosaurs and Walking With Prehistoric Beasts. Using digital animation based upon the research of paleontologists and Read More

2002
Liberty's Kids [Animated TV Series]

Actors: Reo Jones, Christine Lundquist, Kathleen Barr, D. Kevin Williams, Annette Bening

Synopsis: Coproduced by the DiC animation firm and PBS, Liberty's Kids was a half-hour historical cartoon series set during the American Revolution. The principal characters were Sarah Phillips and James Hiller, apprentices both to the multifaceted Benjamin Franklin. The fact that Sarah was loyal to the Read More

2002
The Royal Tenenbaums

Actors: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson

Synopsis: Director Wes Anderson and his longtime friend and writing partner Owen Wilson follow up Bottle Rocket (1996) and Rushmore (1998) with this similarly offbeat comedy about a dysfunctional family reunion. Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) was a successful attorney who had three children with his wife Read More

12/14/01
The Independent

Actors: Jerry Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Max Perlich, Ginger Lynn Allen, Billy Burke

Synopsis: Imaginary Z-grade 1960s exploitation film producer Morty Fineman (Jerry Stiller), who was responsible for such faux-works as Buddy Cops V: Hayseed and Toughnut, sci-fi blaxploitation flick The Foxy Chocolate Robot, and, of course, Heil Titler , is the focus for this Read More

11/30/01
Zoolander

Crew: Director, Producer, Screen Story, Screenwriter

Actors: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor, Milla Jovovich

Synopsis: Comic actor Ben Stiller co-wrote, directed, and stars in this spoof of the fashion industry that began as a short skit for the 1996 VH1 Fashion Awards. Stiller is Derek Zoolander, an intellectually challenged but bone structure-blessed male model who's despondent after being eclipsed in popularity Read More

9/28/01
Meet the Parents

Actors: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, James Rebhorn

Synopsis: In this comedy from Austin Powers director Jay Roach, Ben Stiller plays a young man who endures a disastrous weekend at the home of his girlfriend's parents. Greg Focker (Stiller) is completely in love with Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo), and views their upcoming trip to her parents' house on Long Island Read More

10/6/00
Keeping the Faith

Actors: Edward Norton, Ben Stiller, Jenna Elfman, Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach

Synopsis: Actor Edward Norton debuts as a director with this comedy-drama about love, friendship, and faith. Priest Brian Finn (Norton) and rabbi Jacob Schram (Ben Stiller) have known each other since childhood. When Anna Reilly (Jenna Elfman), whom they both knew as children, returns to New York, both men Read More

4/14/00
Black and White

Actors: Rory Cochrane, Ron Silver, Gina Gershon, Scott Caan, Robert Downey, Jr., Stacy Edwards, Allan Houston, Gaby Hoffmann, Brooke Shields, Ben Stiller, Elijah Wood

Synopsis: The inner workings of the New York hip-hop scene, and the fascination of white observers with rap music and hip-hop culture, set the stage for this drama written and directed by James Toback. Rich Bower (Power) is a mover and shaker in the world of rap music (he's involved with a number of other Read More

4/5/00
Freaks and Geeks: The Little Things

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm [TV Series]

Actors: Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Mel Brooks, Richard Lewis

Synopsis: Seinfeld producer/creator Larry David has often claimed that the character of George Costanza, the abrasive, neurotic, spectacularly luckless Seinfeld supporting player so brilliantly played by Jason Alexander, was based on David himself. Small wonder, then, that most of the plotlines of the Read More

2000
The Suburbans

Actors: Craig Bierko, Amy Brenneman, Antonio Fargas, Will Ferrell, Tony Guma, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ben Stiller

Synopsis: Answering the question of "Where have all the New Wavers gone?" is The Suburbans, a comedy from first-time director Donal Lardner Ward, who also stars and co-wrote the screenplay. In 1981, power pop band The Suburbans had it all -- big hair, skinny ties and a hit record. But they never followed up Read More

10/29/99
Mystery Men

Actors: Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Paul Reubens, Janeane Garofalo, Kel Mitchell, Wes Studi, Greg Kinnear, Geoffrey Rush

Synopsis: Can seven not-so-superheroes save a city of the future? Based on the comic book series created by Bob Burden, Mystery Men is set in the teeming metropolis of Champion City, where noble superhero Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear) keeps the peace and sees that justice is done. When Captain Amazing Read More

8/6/99
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

Actors: James Woods, Robbie Williams, Ardal O'Hanlon, Ben Stiller, Paul Whitehouse, Brad Garrett, Jane Horrocks, Britney Spears, Steve Coogan, Hugh Grant

Synopsis: Already a holiday favorite in Britain, Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire features the voice of comedian Ardal O'Hanlon as a plucky reindeer eager to become one of Santa's chosen sleigh-pullers. To achieve his goals, however, he has to overcome the slings and arrows of Blitzen, who feels Read More

1999
Permanent Midnight

Actors: Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Hurley, Maria Bello, Owen Wilson, Lourdes Benedicto

Synopsis: David Veloz made his directorial debut with this drama adapted from the autobiography of comedy writer Jerry Stahl (Ben Stiller), whose $6000-a-week heroin habit had him taking his infant daughter along on his drug runs and doing smack during TV script conferences. Departing detox, Stahl explores Read More

9/18/98
There's Something About Mary

Actors: Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Lee Evans, Chris Elliott

Synopsis: The Farrelly Brothers set this romantic comedy in their home state of Rhode Island. In 1985, when teen-nerd Ted Stroehmann (Ben Stiller) challenges a high-schooler who's bullying retarded Warren Jenson (W. Earl Brown), his concern prompts Warren's sister, the dazzling and desirable Mary Jenson (Cameron Diaz Read More

7/15/98
Your Friends & Neighbors

Actors: Amy Brenneman, Aaron Eckhart, Catherine Keener, Nastassja Kinski, Jason Patric, Ben Stiller

Synopsis: For the follow-up to In the Company of Men, the misogyny-on-parade debut that became an out of nowhere indie hit, auteur Neil LaBute wrote and directed a piece that gives more equal representation to the shortcomings of both genders than his earlier film. Three men stand on one side: Cary (Jason Read More

1998
Saturday Night Live: Ben Stiller

Actors: Ben Stiller, Alanis Morissette

Synopsis: This 1998 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Ben Stiller and features musical guest Alanis Morissette. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

1998
Zero Effect

Actors: Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Ryan O'Neal, Kim Dickens, Angela Featherstone

Synopsis: Jake Kasdan made his feature film directorial debut with this oblique thriller about eccentric private detective Daryl Zero (Bill Pullman) and his sardonic front man partner Steve Arlo (Ben Stiller). After the two are hired by blackmail victim Gregory Stark (Ryan O'Neal), Zero sets up a sting Read More

1998
Friends: The One with the Screamer

Synopsis: Ross (David Schwimmer) is terrified by the behavior of Rachel's (Jennifer Aniston) date, Tommy (Ben Stiller), during the opening of Joey's play; trouble is, Ross is the only one who witnesses that behavior. As for Joey (Matt LeBlanc), his romance with co-star Kate (Dina Meyer) hits a professional Read More

1997
The Larry Sanders Show: Make a Wish

Synopsis: Larry's (Garry Shandling) publicist, Norm (David Paymer), earns his keep when he arranges for People Magazine to cover a visit to the set from Make-a-Wish child Charlie (Chauncey Leopardi) -- whom Beverly (Penny Johnson) reluctantly gets stuck caring for -- and has Ben Stiller bumped from the Read More

1997
The Cable Guy

Crew: Director

Actors: Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo, Eric Roberts, Ben Stiller, Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal, Diane Baker

Synopsis: Originally planned as a silly vehicle for Chris Farley, in the hands of director Ben Stiller and star Jim Carrey, The Cable Guy became an opportunity for Carrey to flex some of his darker comedic muscles as stalker Chip Douglas. Matthew Broderick plays Steven, an average Joe who is forlorn over Read More

1996
Happy Gilmore

Actors: Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Frances Bay, Carl Weathers

Synopsis: Adam Sandler's second popular starring vehicle after Billy Madison is a goofy lowbrow paean to golf, hockey, and the comic hysterics of its childlike star. In Happy Gilmore, Sandler plays the title character, a raw, determined, but ultimately untalented hockey player who keeps trying out for the Read More

1996
Flirting With Disaster

Actors: Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal, Alan Alda, Lily Tomlin

Synopsis: In this satirical comedy, Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller) has a beautiful wife, Nancy (Patricia Arquette), and a four-month old son, and on the surface his life is good. But something's been troubling him: Mel knows he was adopted, and he can't resolve his issues with the mother who gave him away years Read More

1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

1996
If Lucy Fell

Actors: Sarah Jessica Parker, Eric Schaeffer, Ben Stiller, Elle MacPherson, James Rebhorn

Synopsis: This vanity project from writer, director, and star Eric Schaeffer is a romantic comedy about a pair of New Yorkers with a suicide pact. Joe MacGonaughgill (Schaeffer) is a painter and teacher who has been spying for years on Jane (Elle Macpherson), the gorgeous woman who lives across the alley Read More

1996
Heavyweights

Actors: Tom McGowan, Aaron Schwartz, Ben Stiller

Synopsis: Camp Hope is a summer camp for fat kids; it is also the locale of this Disney family comedy. All of the kids at Camp Hope have a weight problem. It is the one place they can go without feeling different. But when the previous owners declare bankruptcy, the camp is purchased by an obnoxious fitness Read More

1995
Reality Bites

Crew: Director

Actors: Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Steve Zahn

Synopsis: This film was one of the more mainstream offerings in the array of films that emphasized the overly hyped "Generation X" phenomenon, a list that ranges from Slacker to Singles and includes a host of other films. Winona Ryder stars as Lelaina, a recent college graduate. Out on her own and Read More

1994
Frasier: Miracle on Third or Fourth Street

Synopsis: In Frasier's first holiday episode, Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) makes plans to spend Christmas with his son Frederick (remember him from Cheers?). But when these plans fall through, a disappointed Frasier volunteers to fill in for sports-show host Bulldog at radio station KACL on Christmas Day. Read More

1993
Highway to Hell

Actors: Patrick Bergin, Chad Lowe, Kristy Swanson, Adam Storke, Pam Gidley

Synopsis: This semi-spoof of the Orpheus legend stars Chad Lowe and Kristy Swanson as newlyweds whose car is pulled over by Beezelbub (Patrick Bergin), who kidnaps the girl and takes her to Hell. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

3/31/92
The Ben Stiller Show [TV Series]

Crew: Producer

Actors: Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Andy Dick, Bob Odenkirk

1992
Stella

Actors: Bette Midler, John Goodman, Trini Alvarado, Stephen Collins, Marsha Mason

Synopsis: Bette Midler stars as Stella Claire, a working class, fun-loving barmaid in northern New York State. A brief affair with handsome Stephen Dallas (Stephen Collins) produces a daughter, Jenny (Trini Alvarado), who Stella insists upon raising alone, despite Dallas' marriage offer. As the years pass Read More

2/2/90
Working Trash

Synopsis: Working Trash's ad copy consisted of a photo of a large threaded screw, with the caption "Tonight, two working stiffs are going to do to Wall Street what it's done to us." Wink wink, nudge nudge. The two stiff workers--er, working stiffs--are George Carlin and Ben Stiller, janitors in a large Read More

1990
Next of Kin

Actors: Patrick Swayze, Liam Neeson, Adam Baldwin, Helen Hunt, Andreas Katsulas

Synopsis: When his brother is murdered, a policeman is caught between his devotion to the law and his family's desire for revenge in this action drama. Patrick Swayze plays Truman Gates, who left his backwoods Appalachian home for life as a Chicago police officer. When his brother is killed by a gangster Read More

10/20/89
Elvis Stories

Crew: Director

Synopsis: This lively collection of comedy vignettes makes fun of rabid Elvis fans and the King himself. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1989
Fresh Horses

Actors: Patti D'Arbanville, Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Ben Stiller, Leon Russom, Viggo Mortensen

Synopsis: Fresh Horses features Molly Ringwald as Jewel, a Kentucky shanty gal. Jewel finds herself romantically involved with wealthy University of Cincinnati student Matt Larkin (Andrew McCarthy). Though willing to throw over his "proper" fiancee for Jewel, Matt isn't prepared for the horrible secret that Read More

11/18/88
Saturday Night Live: Season 14

Actors: Dana Carvey, Nora Dunn, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Victoria Jackson, Jon Lovitz, Dennis Miller, Kevin Nealon

1988
Empire of the Sun

Actors: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano

Synopsis: Based on J.G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, Empire of the Sun stars Christian Bale as a spoiled young British boy, living with his wealthy family in pre-World War II Shanghai. During the Japanese invasion, Bale is separated from his parents. With the help of soldier-of-fortune John Malkovich Read More

12/9/87
Hot Pursuit

Actors: John Cusack, Robert Loggia, Jerry Stiller, Wendy Gazelle, Monte Markham

Synopsis: Dan Bartlett (John Cusack) is a lovestruck teen who misses his plane to the Caribbean in this engaging comedy. He was to join sweetheart Lori (Wendy Gazelle) and her father Bill (Monte Markham) in the tropical paradise. Determined to get to the island, his efforts are stalled by three natives with Read More

5/8/87

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