Eddie Griffin Filmography

The Wendell Baker Story

Actors: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Kris Kristofferson, Eva Mendes, Seymour Cassel

Synopsis: Owen, Luke, and Andrew Wilson combine their fraternal filmmaking talents to tell the character-driven tale of a small-time con man who gets a fortuitous shot at redemption while working in a run down retirement community. Wendell Baker (Luke Wilson) is a con man whose large heart betrays his Read More

Redline

Actors: Nathan Phillips, Nadia Bjorlin, Angus MacFadyen, Tim Matheson, Eddie Griffin

Synopsis: Eddie Griffin and Nathan Phillips put the pedal to the metal in stunt coordinator-turned-director Andy Cheng's supercharged auto thriller. As a serious collection of speed freaks gather to hit the streets in hopes of winning $24 million, every rule is broken and the law simply doesn't have enough Read More

Norbit

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Eddie Griffin, Terry Crews

Synopsis: A meek and lovable milquetoast married to an overbearing, overweight tyrant finds his life turned upside down when he meets the woman of his dreams in this romantic comedy starring Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Eddie Griffin. His entire life, Norbit (Murphy) has been picked Read More

A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar...

Synopsis: Writer-director Eric Chaikin's feature-length documentary A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar. . . offers a witty, seriocomic look at myriad aspects of the American legal process and judicial system. It hones in on six individuals, all prospective attorneys at the time of the film's production, and follows Read More

Urban Justice

Actors: Steven Seagal, Eddie Griffin

Synopsis: When an honest cop is senselessly gunned down on the means streets of a poverty-stricken city, his fearless father moves into the neighborhood on a deadly mission of vengeance in this gritty urban action thriller starring Steven Seagal and Eddie Griffin. Max Ballester was a good cop who made the Read More

Eddie Griffin: Freedom of Speech

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Eddie Griffin

Synopsis: Comedian Eddie Griffin brings his edgy brand of stand-up comedy to the stage in this performance captured before a live audience. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide Read More

Date Movie

Actors: Alyson Hannigan, Adam Campbell, Sophie Monk, Eddie Griffin, Meera Simhan

Synopsis: The glorious Hollywood institution of the romantic comedy gets raked over the coals in this broad parody of any number of boy-meets-girl flicks. Julia Jones (Alyson Hannigan) is a young woman who wants nothing more than to find the man of her dreams and settle down. However, Julia has a rather Read More

The Year Without a Santa Claus

Actors: John Goodman, Chris Kattan, Ethan Suplee, Eddie Griffin, Carol Kane

Synopsis: Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr.'s 1974 animated classic comes to vivid life for a whole new generation of viewers in this live action holiday adventure starring John Goodman, Chris Kattan, Eddie Griffin, Ethan Suplee, and Carol Kane. When a depressed Santa Claus (Goodman) announces plans to take Read More

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

Actors: Rob Schneider, Eddie Griffin, Jeroen Krabbé, Til Schweiger, Hanna Verboom

Synopsis: Women of the world beware -- the world's least likely male pleasure machine is back in business and breaching international boundaries in this sequel to the comedy hit Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. Despite his lack of enthusiasm for his career as a lover-for-hire, Deuce (once again played by Rob Schneider Read More

Blast

Actors: Eddie Griffin, Breckin Meyer, Vinnie Jones, Vivica A. Fox

Synopsis: When a threatening gang of terrorists hijack an oil rig off the coast of California, it's up to a former Navy Seal to ensure that their deadly plan is thwarted in this explosive action entry from veteran genre specialist Anthony Hickox. When Lamont Dixon (Eddie Griffin) took a job as a tugboat Read More

Who Made the Potatoe Salad?

Actors: Jaleel White, Jennia Fredrique

Synopsis: Family Matters and Camp Cucamonga mainstay Jaleel White headlines the rollicking, direct-to-video urban comedy Who Made the Potatoe Salad?, helmed by Damon 'Coke' Daniels and co-starring Clifton Davis (television's Amen), Eddie Griffin (Undercover Brother) and Deray Davis (Barbershop 2: Back in Read More

Irish Jam

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Eddie Griffin, Anna Friel, Kevin McNally

Synopsis: A South Central, LA con-artist finds that his rhyming skills can pay off in the least likely of venues after winning a poetry contest staged by a financially strapped Irish town in this fish out of water comedy starring Eddie Griffin and Mo'Nique. Ballywood, Ireland is a town with a cash flow Read More

My Baby's Daddy

Crew: Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Eddie Griffin, Anthony Anderson, Michael Imperioli, Method Man, John Amos

Synopsis: Three lazy pals find they're facing fatherhood simultaneously in this light-hearted comedy co-written by star Eddie Griffin. Lonnie (Griffin), G. (Anthony Anderson), and Dominick (Michael Imperioli) live stress-free lives with Lonnie's trash-talking Uncle Virgil (John Amos). But when all three Read More

Scary Movie 3

Actors: Anna Faris, Anthony Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Camryn Manheim, Simon Rex

Synopsis: While star Anna Faris returns for the third film in the Scary Movie series, the power behind the camera has shifted from the Wayans brothers to one of the Zucker brothers. The Zucker in question is David Zucker, and he's brought along his partner in movie-parody crime, Leslie Nielsen. This time Read More

DysFunKtional Family

Crew: Producer, Screenwriter

Synopsis: Comedian Eddie Griffin delivers a set of his outrageous standup comedy and introduces his fans to the family who helped inspire his work in this documentary. In DysFunKtional Family, Griffin talks about race, sex, cats, dogs, slavery, terrorism, Michael Jackson, and several of the more eccentric Read More

Eddie Griffin's Last Stand

Actors: Eddie Griffin

Pinocchio

Actors: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Kim Rossi Stuart, Carlo Giuffré

Synopsis: Academy Award-winner Roberto Benigni adapts the classic children's tale by Carlo Collodi for the big-budget family-oriented comedy Pinocchio. In his usual fashion, Benigni directs and stars, this time as the little puppet boy made out of wood. The familiar story begins as a log of pinewood falls Read More

Undercover Brother

Actors: Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Aunjanue Ellis, Dave Chappelle

Synopsis: Undercover Brother began life as an animated series on the Internet. The satirical cartoon was created by novelist and screenwriter John Ridley (Three Kings) for the website urbanentertainment.com. Ridley wrote the screenplay with Michael McCullers, co-writer of the Austin Powers sequels, and it Read More

The New Guy

Actors: D.J. Qualls, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel, Lyle Lovett, Jerod Mixon, Eddie Griffin

Synopsis: Former Prada model and Road Trip co-star D.J. Qualls makes a bid for leading man status in this nerd-makeover comedy. Qualls stars as Dizzy, a dorky but delinquent high school student who's determined to get expelled from his hellish high school -- but ends up landing in jail instead. There he Read More

John Q.

Actors: Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, James Woods, Kimberly Elise, Daniel E. Smith, Anne Heche

Synopsis: A national health care crisis in the United States yields this tense drama from screenwriter James Kearns and director Nick Cassavetes, who experienced a real-life dilemma with his daughter's congenital heart disease that mirrors the one in this film. Denzel Washington stars as John Q. Archibald Read More

Double Take

Actors: Orlando Jones, Eddie Griffin, Edward Herrmann, Gary Grubbs, Shawn Elliott

Synopsis: A man trying to run away from trouble finds it follows him in unexpected ways in this action-packed vehicle for comic actors Eddie Griffin and Orlando Jones. Daryl Chase (Jones) is a successful investment banker who handles international accounts for a major New York firm. Chase discovers to his Read More

Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 3

Synopsis: The original stand-up comedy series Def Comedy Jam helped to launch the careers of many of today's top comedic stars. This video collects some of the finest moments of the show, featuring cutting-edge humor, outrageous jokes, and sometimes scathing remarks on hot societal issues. Featured Read More

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

Actors: Rob Schneider, William Forsythe, Eddie Griffin, Arija Bareikis, Oded Fehr

Synopsis: Yet another Saturday Night Live alumnus makes his bid for big-screen success as Rob Schneider, best remembered as the "Making copies!" guy, tackles his first leading role in this broad comedy. Deuce (Rob Schneider) earns a meager living as a professional fish tank cleaner until he's asked to Read More

Foolish

Actors: Eddie Griffin, Master P, Amy Petersen, Frank Sivero, Daphnee Lynn Duplaix

Synopsis: Rap music star and No Limit Records boss Master P, after a series of successful straight-to-video features and one theatrical release, I Got The Hook-Up, made a bid for wider big-screen success with Foolish, which teamed him with comedian Eddie Griffin. "Fifty Dollah" Waise (Master P) is involved Read More

Armageddon

Actors: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will Patton

Synopsis: Michael Bay (The Rock) directed this science fiction action thriller in the When Worlds Collide tradition. After astronomy students discover a comet-asteroid collision, an asteroid fragment "the size of the Super Dome" threatens. It's destroyed by a secret USA defense in space, but a large chunk Read More

Master P's I Got the Hook-Up! Comedy Jam

Actors: Master P, Eddie Griffin

Synopsis: In this comedy video, Master P offers his brand of hip-hop, high-energy entertainment. This live presentation, Master P's I Got the Hook-Up! Comedy Jam was filmed at Hollywood's Universal Amphitheater before an enthusiastic crowd. The New Orleans-based Master P has produced solo platinum-selling Read More

The Walking Dead

Actors: Allen Payne, Eddie Griffin, Joe Morton, Vonte Sweet, Roger Floyd

Synopsis: Using relatively unknown actors, first-time screenwriter-director Preston A. Whitmore II examines the effects of the Vietnam War on four black Marines sent on a doomed prisoner-of-war rescue mission. The four men are what's left of a platoon that's been decimated after landing behind enemy lines. Read More

Jason's Lyric

Actors: Allen Payne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Treach

Synopsis: This drama, set in a gritty part of Houston's outskirts, pits brother against brother as the two men try to cope with their childhood family tragedy. Jason and Joshua are opposites. Jason, an ambitious young TV salesman, is the straight arrow. Joshua, an aimless coke-head and frequently jailed Read More

Coneheads

Actors: Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Michelle Burke, Michael McKean, Jason Alexander

Synopsis: "The Coneheads" were a sketch on the Saturday Night Live television show of the late '70s which were expanded to feature-length proportions with this film. The story concerns Beldar (Dan Aykroyd) and Prymaat (Jane Curtin), who leave the planet Remulak to prepare for an invasion of Planet Earth. Read More

The Meteor Man

Actors: Robert Townsend, Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffin, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones

Synopsis: Robert Townsend's superhero action comedy underwent much tinkering during post-production, employing four editors to whip the film into shape. Townsend wrote, directed, and produced this urban fable and also stars as Jefferson Reed, a meek substitute teacher in an inner-city neighborhood dominated Read More

Brain Donors

Actors: John Turturro, Bob Nelson, Mel Smith, Nancy Marchand, John Savident

Synopsis: Brain Donors is a game attempt to redo the Marx Brothers' A Night at the Opera in a contemporary setting. John Turturro plays the "Groucho" character, a shifty lawyer (he's even given a Grouchoesque three-barrelled moniker). Bob Nelson is the "Harpo" counterpart, a puckish handyman. And Mel Smith Read More

The Last Boy Scout

Actors: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham, Taylor Negron

Synopsis: Producer Joel Silver, director Tony Scott, and screenwriters Shane Black and Greg Hicks team up for this gridiron-set action thriller. Bruce Willis stars as Joe Hallenbeck, who was once a top-of-the-line Secret Service agent but has since become an alcoholic, flea-bag detective. While performing Read More

Andrew Dice Clay: Dice Rules!

Actors: Andrew Dice Clay, Eddie Griffin, Sylvia Harman, Lee Lawrence, "Noodles" Levenstein

Synopsis: Outrageous, misogynistic and vulgar-to-the-max comedian Andrew Dice Clay does his stuff in this combination stand-up concert video and series of comedy sketches. The sketches, demonstrating that The Dice Man used to be a klutzy wimp, begin the film which then jumps into a filled-to-capacity Read More