Robert KleinFilmography

Ira & Abby

Actors: Chris Messina, Jennifer Westfeldt, Frances Conroy, Fred Willard, Judith Light

Synopsis: Love at first sight has some interesting repercussions a few months down the line in this offbeat romantic comedy. Ira Black (Chris Messina) is a wildly neurotic thirtysomething who can't get his life in gear -- the son of a pair of therapists, Arlene (Judith Light) and Seymour (Robert Klein), Ira Read More

Reign Over Me

Actors: Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, Saffron Burrows

Synopsis: A chance run-in with an old college roommate becomes the catalyst for healing in writer/director Mike Binder's tale of friendship and understanding in post-9/11 New York. When the Twin Towers went down on that fateful morning in 2001, Charlie Fineman (Adam Sandler) lost everything that he had to Read More

Jerry Seinfeld: The Comedian Award

Robert Klein: The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue

Actors: Robert Klein

The Stones [TV Series]

Actors: Judith Light, Lindsay Sloane, Jay Baruchel, Robert Klein, Kimberly McCullough

The Safety of Objects

Actors: Glenn Close, Dermot Mulroney, Patricia Clarkson, Jessica Campbell, Joshua Jackson, Timothy Olyphant

Synopsis: Following up on her 1998 opus Bedrooms and Hallways, Rose Troche directs this ensemble film about suburbia and its discontents. Once an up-and-coming singer/songwriter, Paul Gold (Joshua Jackson) now lies in a coma, attentively nursed by his mother Esther (Glenn Close), who dotes on her son to the Read More

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Actors: Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Adam Goldberg, Michael Michele, Shalom Harlow

Synopsis: Two New Yorkers fight the battle of the sexes to a standstill (without entirely realizing it) in this romantic comedy. Andie (Kate Hudson) is a young journalist who longs to cover political stories, but in the meantime she finds herself writing for a women's magazine called Composure, where Read More

Bitter Jester

Synopsis: On the cusp of stardom, standup comic Maija DiGiorgio suffered an emotional breakdown while performing before a room packed with a number of the comedy industry's head honchos -- whom were on the receiving end of DiGiorgio's obscenity-laced outburst -- at the Aspen Comedy Festival. Subsequently Read More

Two Weeks Notice

Actors: Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Alicia Witt, Dana Ivey, Robert Klein

Synopsis: A woman finds herself attempting to foil one office romance while debating if she should take a chance on another in this romantic comedy. Lucy Kelton (Sandra Bullock) is a top-flight attorney who has risen to the position of Chief Legal Counsel for one of New York's leading commercial real estate Read More

I'm With Lucy

Actors: Monica Potter, Julianne Nicholson, John Hannah, Gael García Bernal, Anthony LaPaglia, Henry Thomas, David Boreanaz, Harold Ramis

Synopsis: A single New York woman endures a series of blind dates in search of the perfect spouse in director Jon Sherman's romantic comedy I'm With Lucy. Looking back on her search as she prepares for her wedding, Lucy (Monica Potter ) recalls the physical chemistry of her and Gabriel (Gael García Bernal) Read More

Comedian

Actors: Jerry Seinfeld, Greg Geraldo, Sherrod Small, Jim Norton, Godfrey Danchimah

Synopsis: The world of stand-up comedy is explored from the perspectives of two very different talents -- one wet behind the years, another already a legend -- in this documentary from TV-commercial director Christian Charles. Comedian follows Jerry Seinfeld and Orny Adams as they navigate their way through Read More

People I Know

Actors: Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, Ryan O'Neal, Téa Leoni, Richard Schiff

Synopsis: A powerful behind-the-scenes man in politics and show business finds himself skidding into a very public scandal in this taut drama. Eli Wurman (Al Pacino) was raised in the deep South, attended Harvard Law School, and has devoted his spare time to progressive political causes since working Read More

Piñero

Actors: Benjamin Bratt, Giancarlo Esposito, Talisa Soto, Nelson Vasquez, Michael Irby, Mandy Patinkin

Synopsis: Miguel Pinero became a leading figure in New York's art scene during the 1970s as a poet, actor, and playwright whose vibrant, often pointed, work spoke directly to the lower classes and to disenfranchised minorities. As a founder of the influential Nuyorican Poets Cafe, his poetry soon became Read More

Bob Patterson [TV Series]

Actors: Jason Alexander, Robert Klein, Phil Buckman, Jennifer Aspen, Chandra Wilson, James Giudice, Jan Paulson

Synopsis: Former Seinfeld stalwart Jason Alexander returned to series television as the eponymous star of the ABC sitcom Bob Patterson. On this occasion, Alexander portrayed a high-profiled motivational speaker, author of such best-selling tomes as I Know More Than You Do and I Still Know More Than You. Read More

Suits

Actors: Robert Klein, Tony Hendra, Larry Pine, Paul Lazar, Randy Pearlstein

Synopsis: Onetime advertising director Eric Webber, who in the 1980's created campaigns for Dr. Pepper and Molson, here takes a satiric look at his former profession. Ken Tuttle (Randy Pearlstein) is a frustrated author who takes a job as a copywriter at Cranston & Co., headed by Tom Cranston (Robert Read More

Mad About You: Farmer Buchman

Actors: Louis Zorich, Cynthia Harris

Synopsis: Paul and Jamie Buchman (Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt) agree to tend the rooftop garden maintained by building superintendent Mr. Wicker (Jerry Adler). And if that doesn't turn out to be a source of discord, there is always the toy belonging to a neighbor's child which is dearly coveted by baby Mabel. Read More

Next Stop Wonderland

Actors: Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Victor Argo, Jon Benjamin, Cara Buono

Synopsis: An independent romantic comedy, Next Stop, Wonderland (1998) made headlines at the Sundance Film Festival when it became the object of a bidding war, ultimately won by Miramax Pictures to the tune of $6 million. Hope Davis stars as Erin Castleton, a night-shift nurse who's cruelly dumped by her Read More

Primary Colors

Actors: John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Adrian Lester

Synopsis: Mike Nichols directed this Elaine May screenplay adapted from the 1996 bestseller by "Anonymous" (Joe Klein), who fictionalized Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign. In the New Hampshire primary, Governor Jack Stanton (John Travolta) convinces Henry Burton (Adrian Lester), grandson of a Read More

One Fine Day

Actors: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman, Alex D. Linz, Charles Durning, Robert Klein

Synopsis: Even without money problems, many divorced single parents have a hard row to hoe. At the drop of a hat, a competent, responsible professional person can be reduced to a frazzled, bumbling parent, when his or her children become unexpected daytime wards. This is what happens to Jack Taylor (George Clooney Read More

Jeffrey

Actors: Steven Weber, Michael T. Weiss, Patrick Stewart, Robert Klein

Synopsis: Based on Paul Rudnick's hit Off-Broadway play, this romantic comedy centers on the chaotic love life of Jeffrey (Steven Weber), a gay man who swears off sex only to fall in love with his ideal man (Michael T. Weiss). Jeffrey's vow of chastity is inspired by a fear of AIDS, a prospect which has Read More

Radioland Murders

Actors: Brian Benben, Mary Stuart Masterson, Ned Beatty, George Burns, Scott Michael Campbell

Synopsis: A blend of screwball farce and whodunit murder mystery, this madcap period piece was the brainchild of executive producer George Lucas. In 1939, Penny Henderson (Mary Stuart Masterson) is the harried general secretary and de facto manager of a new fourth radio network, WBN. On the night that the Read More

Mixed Nuts

Actors: Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein, Anthony LaPaglia, Juliette Lewis, Rita Wilson

Synopsis: A holiday comedy with dark overtones, Mixed Nuts presents a supposedly humorous look at the behind-the-scenes events at a crisis hotline on Christmas Eve. Philip (Steve Martin) runs Lifesavers, a Venice, California organization dedicated to helping the depressed and troubled. Unfortunately, Philip Read More

Frasier: The Crucible

Synopsis: Ever yearning to expand his cultural vistas, Frasier purchases a beautiful -- and very expensive -- painting from famed Seattle artist Martha Paxton (Rachel Rosenthal). To celebrate his acquisition he throws a lavish dinner party at his apartment and invites the artist to show up as the guest of Read More

Law & Order: Sweeps

Synopsis: In this fourth-season opener of Law & Order, Robert Klein guest stars as controversial, confrontational TV talk show host Rick Mason. During one of Mason's broadcasts, a guest is murdered on the air (and this show was telecast long before the Jenny Jones affair). The DA's office endeavors to prove Read More

Tales From the Darkside: The Movie

Actors: Deborah Harry, Christian Slater, Rae Dawn Chong, William Hickey, James Remar, David Johansen

Synopsis: This feature-length spin-off of the popular television horror anthology is directed by John Harrison, who directed many episodes of the television series. The film consists of four grisly and gruesome horror teasers. "The Wraparound Story" stars Deborah Harry as Betty, a chef with a kitchen Read More

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

Synopsis: This salute to the famous comedy team of the Marx Brothers is narrated by actor/director Gene Kelly. Shown are clips from many of their best-known films, including Duck Soup, Horse Feathers and Animal Crackers. Also shown are rare outtakes from their films and interviews with them, in addition to Read More

Sesame Street: Visits the Hospital

Synopsis: This educational video takes you on a trip to the hospital with Big Bird and his friends. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Murder, She Wrote: Trevor Hudson's Legacy

Synopsis: At the recommendation of Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury), a young editor heads to Montana, there to organize the unpublished manuscript of the last novel written by a celebrated, recently deceased author. Unable to make heads or tails of the author's notes, the editor concocts a readable volume Read More

A Secret Space

Synopsis: Lensed in New York, the independently produced Secret Space has the look of a theatrical workshop project that was expanded into a feature film. Utilizing a coming of age theme, the story concerns the events leading up to a young Jewish boy's Bar Mitzvah. Raised by secular parents, the boy would Read More

Dangerous Curves

Actors: Tate Donovan, Danielle von Zerneck, Grant Heslov, Valeri Breiman, Robert Stack

Synopsis: This direct to video, youth-oriented comedy is about Chuck (Tate Donovan) and Wally (Grant Heslov), friends in their senior year at college. Graduation is fast approaching. A wealthy industrialist (Robert Stack) offfers them jobs after graduation if they'll do him a favor and deliver a car to the Read More

An All-Star Toast to the Improv

Synopsis: Fans of the syndicated 1980s TV series An Evening at the Improv will get a kick out of this commemorative TV special. Budd Friedman, overseer of the Improv comedy club in Los Angeles, takes a back seat to host Robert Klein this time out. Offering their considerable talents to the occasion are such Read More

An All-Star Salute to the Improv

Comic Relief II

Synopsis: Released by the now-defunct Simitar Entertainment rather than Rhino Video, which handles the other Comic Relief videos, Comic Relief II is featured on two separate 60-minute videos. A 1987 live charity event benefiting America's homeless, part one of Comic Relief II is hosted by Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg Read More

Robert Klein on Broadway

Synopsis: This 1986 effort presents comedian Robert Klein's act as presented live at Broadway's Nederlander Theater. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Tax Attack '87

Mike Mulligan & His Steam Shovel

Synopsis: Based on the book by Virginia Burton, this is a classic story of Man vs. Machine. Mike Mulligan loves his steam shovel Mary Ann and thinks that they can dig more and faster than any man or machine. But when they are replaced by newer equipment, Mike and Mary Ann head to Popperville, where Mike Read More

Poison Ivy

Synopsis: This lively made-for-television comedy is set at a summer camp and chronicles the romantic misadventures of the staff. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

The Best of John Belushi

Actors: John Belushi

Synopsis: Assembled long after John Belushi's death in 1982, The Best of John Belushi is at once hilarious and melancholy. From 1975 to 1979, Belushi was a member in excellent standing of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on NBC's Saturday Night Live. This 60-minute video covers those amazing years Read More

This Wife for Hire

Synopsis: In this drama, a married woman hires herself out as a surrogate wife and gets into big trouble. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Robert Klein: Child of the '50s, Man of the '80s

Synopsis: Comedian Robert Klein is taped in concert at NYU. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Table Settings

Synopsis: Stockard Channing, Eileen Heckart, Robert Klein, and Dinah Manoff perform in this comedic tale of a three-generation Jewish family. This is a taped performance of James Lapine's work of the same title. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide Read More

Summer Switch

Actors: Robert Klein, Scott Schwartz, Margo Skinner, Anna Maria Horsford, Lenora May

Synopsis: Often cited as a rip-off of such "parent-kid personality switch" films of the 1980s as Like Father, Like Son and Vice Versa, this ABC Afterschool Special actually predates those projects by several years. Summer camper Ben Andrews (Scott Schwartz) would like to be a grown-up. Ben's father, Bill Read More

Pajama Tops

Your Place or Mine

Actors: Bonnie Franklin, Robert Klein, Tyne Daly, Peter Bonerz, Penny Fuller

Synopsis: In this made-for-TV comedy, a group of single adults attempt to find their perfect mates in the harsh world of dating. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

The Last Unicorn

Actors: Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Tammy Grimes, Robert Klein

Synopsis: Only one of the mythological creatures escapes the evil King Haggard's (voice by Christopher Lee) plan to eliminate all unicorns from the land in Rankin-Bass's (Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) sophisticated production of The Last Unicorn. In hopes of rescuing her exiled breed Read More

Nobody's Perfekt

Actors: Gabe Kaplan, Alex Karras, Robert Klein, Susan Clark, Paul Stewart

Synopsis: This comedy was filmed in Miami and follows the exploits of three frustrated misanthropes who try to sue the city after their car hits a pothole and ends up totaled. Unfortunately, the city has protected itself with a little loophole. When legal means fail, the three try other methods. ~ Sandra Read More

The Bell Jar

Actors: Marilyn Hassett, Julie Harris, Anne Jackson, Barbara Barrie, Donna Mitchell

Synopsis: Poet Sylvia Plath wrote an immensely popular roman à clef, The Bell Jar, which chronicles a woman's descent from functioning as a highly educated, motivated, and capable young woman to being completely incapacitated at the hands of mental illness. Sadly, Plath committed suicide at age 30 Read More

Saturday Night Live: Robert Klein [2]

Actors: Robert Klein, Bonnie Raitt

Synopsis: This videotape contains a 1978 episode of the popular sketch comedy, featuring guest host Robert Klein--who performs his uproarious routine, "I Can't Stop My Leg"--as well as an appearance by the Muppets. The musical guest is Bonnie Raitt. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

Hooper

Actors: Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Sally Field, Brian Keith, John Marley

Synopsis: Following the blockbuster success of Smokey and the Bandit, Burt Reynolds, Sally Field and director Hal Needham reunited to make the very similar Hooper, an action-laced comedy about a Hollywood stunt man who enters a dangerous rivalry with a younger stunt man. Hooper (Reynolds) and the younger Read More

Saturday Night Live: Robert Klein [1]

Actors: Robert Klein, ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III

Synopsis: This 1975 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Robert Klein and features musical guests ABBA and Loudon Wainwright III. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Rivals

Synopsis: In this family drama, a newly remarried woman finds herself between a jealous 10-year-old son, and her equally jealous new husband. Things get really rough when her son decides to kill his perceived usurper. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

The Pursuit of Happiness

Actors: Barbara Hershey, Michael Sarrazin, Ruth White

Synopsis: William Popper (Michael Sarrazin) is the son of a stockbroker and is thoroughly disenchanted with "the system." So much so that even though he can prove that he ran over a woman in his car entirely by accident, he accepts a sentence for manslaughter. His participation in some prison violence Read More

The Owl and the Pussycat

Actors: Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Robert Klein, Allen Garfield, Roz Kelly

Synopsis: The Owl and the Pussycat began life as a two-character Broadway play by Bill Manhoff, about a stuffy author who entered into an explosive relationship with his neighbor, a foulmouthed, freewheeling prostitute. Manhoff wrote the part of the hooker for a black actress, but all that changed when Barbra Streisand Read More

The Landlord

Actors: Beau Bridges, Lee Grant, Diana Sands, Marki Bey, Pearl Bailey, Louis Gossett, Jr.

Synopsis: Wealthy, insensitive young Beau Bridges buys an inner-city tenement, planning to evict the present occupants and construct a luxury home for himself. But once he ventures into the tenement, he grows quite fond of the low-income ethnic types who dwell within. He even kicks over the traces of his Read More

New York Yankees: Team of the Century

Actors: Robert Klein

Synopsis: Founded in 1903, The New York Yankees are frequently touted by fans as the leading sport franchise in the history of American athletics. In this retrospective, vintage footage, photographs, interviews, and highlights featuring such pin-striped all-stars as Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio Read More