Ruth Buzzi Filmography

Fallen Angels

Synopsis: A grim discovery in the basement of a crumbling prison reformatory reveals a demonic secret that cuts to the very base of mankind's struggle against sin in this supernatural thriller starring Michael Berryman, Bill Moseley, Michael Dorn, Adrianne Curry, and Kevin McCarthy. Far beneath the west Read More

Goodnight, We Love You: The Life and Legend of Phyllis Diller

Actors: Phyllis Diller

Synopsis: The comedienne who shot to stardom as "the world's worst housewife" offers an intimate look at her life and career on the eve of her farewell stand-up performance. Phyllis Diller has been keeping her fans in stitches for nearly half-a-century. A gleefully self-depreciating comic whose outlandish Read More

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

Actors: Harland Williams, Kevin Clash, Fran Brill, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Dave Goelz, Joseph Mazzarino, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Steve Whitmire, Frank Oz, Mandy Patinkin, Vanessa Williams, Sonia Manzano, Roscoe Orman, Carmen Osbahr, Alison Bartlett O'Reilly, Ruth Buzzi, Emilio Delgado, Loretta Long, Bob McGrath

Synopsis: One of the most popular characters on Sesame Street gets his own movie in this family comedy. Playful Elmo (voice of Kevin Clash) loves his blue blanket and would never want to lose it. So when it gets spirited off to parts unknown in the midst of a tug-of-war with one of his friends, Elmo sets Read More

Boys Will Be Boys

Actors: Randy Travis, Julie Hagerty, Jon Voight, Michael DeLuise, Catherine Oxenberg

Synopsis: In this family-oriented action adventure, two bickering brothers settle their differences long enough to stop the crooked business rivals who are trying to destroy their father's career. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Troublemakers

Actors: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Ruth Buzzi

Synopsis: Two bounty-hunting brothers attempt to patch up their considerable differences in accordance with their mother's desire that the family reunite for the holidays. The main difference between the brothers is that one specializes in freeing wanted criminals for a hefty price, while the other tries to Read More

Wishful Thinking

Synopsis: Poor Michael Moore is one messed-up screenwriter who is more depressed than usual when his girl friend abruptly dumps him. His life forever changes when he saves a diminutive old man from street thugs. The little man has magical powers and as a reward for Michael's kindness gives him a notepad. Read More

Digging up Business

My Mom's a Werewolf

Actors: Susan Blakely, John Saxon, John Schuck, Ruth Buzzi

Synopsis: An average housewife (Susan Blakely) is transformed into a werewolf after being seduced by a stranger (John Saxon). Only her daughter and friend can save her from remaining an animal forever. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More

Hollywood on Horses

Diggin' up Business

Synopsis: When her grandfather the mortician goes on holiday, a young woman must run the family business. The comedy begins when she goes through grandpa's books and finds out that he is a wanted man and is nearing bankruptcy. Hoping to save him, the clever girl comes up with a few crazy ideas and begins Read More

Pound Puppies & the Legend of Big Paw

Actors: George Rose, B.J. Ward, Ruth Buzzi, Brennan Howard, Cathy Cadavini

Synopsis: Essentially a long commercial for a popular line of stuffed toys, this tuneful animated feature chronicles the adventures of a pack of adorable pooches who sneak about saving other canines from the dogcatcher. The bulk of this outing has the critters questing for an elusive magical bone reputedly Read More

Up Your Alley

Actors: Linda Blair, Murray Langston, Bob Zany, Ruth Buzzi

Synopsis: In this comedy, a reporter (Linda Blair) poses as a homeless person in order to write a piece about the street people of Los Angeles. When the reporter befriends a couple of the people she meets on the street, she ends up getting emotionally involved in her work. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

Dixie Lanes

Actors: Hoyt Axton, Karen Black, Art Hindle, John Vernon, Ruth Buzzi

Synopsis: This gentle comedy hearkens back to 1945, just after the war's end where a crazy small-town family awaits the return of one of their own. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Dream Boys Revue

Milroy, Santa's Misfit Mutt

Synopsis: A dog named Milroy is adopted by Santa in this animated Christmas adventure for kids. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More

Bad Guys

Actors: Adam Baldwin, Mike Jolly, Michelle Nicastro, Ruth Buzzi, James Booth

Synopsis: These bad guys are a couple of inept cops who, when kicked off the force, decide to make their living as professional wrestlers. They become "The Boston Bad Guys" and as such, are pitted against a wrestling team managed by their manager's arch rival. To add intrigue to this wrestling fan's release Read More

The Berenstain Bears [Animated TV Series]

Incredible Book Escape

Reading Rainbow: Miss Nelson Is Back

Actors: LeVar Burton

Synopsis: Miss Nelson has to leave school for a whole week, and her class is up to mischief as a substitute teacher takes over in this episode of the Reading Rainbow series. In addition to the featured book, Miss Nelson Is Back, the program also includes segments featuring Blackstone the Magician and host Read More

The Miss Casino Comedy Show

Surf 2

Actors: Eddie Deezen, Linda Kerridge, Cleavon Little, Peter Isacksen, Lyle Waggoner

Synopsis: In this adolescent adventure-comedy, an angry nerd tires of being teased by cruel surfers who play a dirty trick upon him and spike his soda pop with enough female hormones to make him grow miniature breasts. Menlo Schwartzer gets his revenge by spiking their favorite drink, Buzz Cola, with a Read More

The Pottsville Horror

The Being

Actors: Martin Landau, José Ferrer, Dorothy Malone, Ruth Buzzi, Rexx Coltrane

Synopsis: Director Jackie Kong, who later made the cult favorite Blood Diner (1987), directed this terrible monster movie for exploitation pioneer Bill Osco, who stars under the pseudonym "Rexx Coltrane." The plot concerns a mutant child who has become a monster after being exposed to toxic waste in a small Read More

Alice: Henry's Bitter Half

Synopsis: Ruth Buzzi guest stars as Chloe, the much-talked-about by heretofore unseen wife of owlish diner patron Henry (Marvin Kaplan). After twenty years of wedded strife, Henry is surprised that his wife is treating him nicely--and concludes that she must be having an affair. To get even, Henry pretends Read More

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

Actors: Alan Arkin, Carol Burnett, Jack Warden, Danny Aiello, Adam Arkin

Synopsis: A former baseball player (Alan Arkin) has descended into alcoholism, and meets up with a has-been entertainer (Carol Burnett) when both spot a briefcase containing secret documents. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More

I Go Pogo

Synopsis: This animated feature originally surfaced in theatres-albeit very, very briefly-under the fuller title Pogo for President: I Go Pogo. Walt Kelly's fabled comic-strip characters prepare for the upcoming Okefenokee Swamp elections. The swamp's "Favorite Son" is none other than Pogo Possum, who is Read More

Scavenger Hunt

Actors: Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Scatman Crothers, Cloris Leachman, Cleavon Little

Synopsis: When millionaire Vincent Price dies, he leaves a riotous will which amounts to a scavenger hunt, the winner of which receives the entire willed fortune. So 15 potential heirs are sent on a zany quest where they must outrace and outsmart one another to inherit the big bucks. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

Actors: Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Ruth Buzzi, Tim Matheson, Kenneth Mars, Elyssa Davalos

Synopsis: Tim Conway and Don Knotts, mere supporting characters in the original Apple Dumpling Gang, are promoted to starring roles in the 1979 sequel The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again. Once more cast as clumsy, soft-hearted western outlaws, Conway and Knotts come to the rescue of cavalry private Tim Matheson Read More

The North Avenue Irregulars

Actors: Edward Herrmann, Barbara Harris, Cloris Leachman, Susan Clark, Karen Valentine, Michael Constantine

Synopsis: One of the bigger non-cartoon moneymakers for Disney in the 1970s, The North Avenue Irregulars is predicated on the premise of the "Neighborhood Watch" system. Priest Michael Hill (Edward Herrmann), newly arrived on North Avenue, decides to buck the patriarchal notions of his superiors by Read More

The Villain

Actors: Kirk Douglas, Ann-Margret, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Paul Lynde, Foster Brooks, Ruth Buzzi

Synopsis: The presence of Paul Lynde, in a small role, reveals more about the quality and tone of this film than the three top names. A farce with plenty of slapstick, it offers Kirk Douglas as a road agent dealing with a naive hero (a young Arnold Schwarzenegger) who is seemingly out of western serials in Read More

Skatetown, USA

Actors: Scott Baio, Flip Wilson, Ron Palillo, Ruth Buzzi, Dave Mason

Synopsis: The short-lived roller-disco craze of the late 1970s served as inspiration for this dated comedy, which follows the patrons of a popular roller-disco palace as they prepare for a major race. Naturally, the climactic showdown features a wholesome, upright hero (Greg Bradford) facing the fearsome Read More

Record City

Synopsis: This lighthearted, tuneful and youth-oriented comedy is set in a record store and chronicles the zany exploits of its employees. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

Synopsis: In this musical fantasy, the Brothers Grimm, accompanied by some of their most famous creations, wander through a magical forest. Characters appearing include Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rumpelstiltskin. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Emergency!: Grateful

Synopsis: Dick Van Patten and Ruth Buzzi guest star as Carter and Amy Merkl, who are extremely grateful after the Squad 51 paramedics save their lives. Before long, however, the Merkls' persistent expressions of gratitude become downright annoying and obnoxious--especially when the couple insists upon Read More

Freaky Friday

Actors: Barbara Harris, Jodie Foster, John Astin, Patsy Kelly, Dick Van Patten

Synopsis: Prolific television director Gary Nelson made the Walt Disney live-action comedy Freaky Friday, based on the novel by Mary Rodgers. Barbara Harris stars as suburban housewife Ellen Andrews, the wife of Bill (John Astin) and the mother of Annabel (Jodie Foster) and Ben (Sparky Marcus). Ellen just Read More

The Crazy Comedy Concert

Actors: Tim Conway, Ruth Buzzi

Synopsis: This final offering of ABC Afterschool Special's second season provides youngsters with a brisk and entertaining introduction to classic music. Tim Conway stars as a whimsical janitor who, while laboring away at the Hollywood Bowl, conjures up an imaginary orchestra. Also appearing is Ruth Buzzi Read More

In Name Only

Actors: Ruth Buzzi, Christopher Connelly, Bill Daily

Synopsis: This by-the-numbers TV movie features an all-star cast in a comedy of marital mix-ups and misunderstandings. Consultants Michael Callan and Ann Prentiss arrange the marriages of several couples, only to discover that all the unions are illegal. Among those affected are a cop (Christopher Connelly) Read More

The Monkees: A Coffin Too Frequent

Actors: Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith

Synopsis: A pre-Laugh-In Ruth Buzzi guest-stars in the Monkees episode "A Coffin Too Frequent." Thanks to a clause in their lease, the Monkees are forced to host a seance held by Mrs. Weatherspoon (Buzzi) and her scientist-nephew (George Furth) in hopes of contacting Mrs. W's late husband. It turns out that Read More