Tom Arnold Filmography

Born:: March 6, 1959 in Ottumwa, IA
Occupation:: Actor, Screenwriter
Biography:: Brash, bullyish American comic actor Tom Arnold held down a number of "Joe" jobs after college--meat packer, box stacker, bartender, bouncer--before giving stand-up comedy at try. He was very funny in a blunt sort of way, but did not really make it big until his notorious union with comedienne Roseanne Barr...Read More

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Gardens of the Night

Actors: Gillian Jacobs, Evan Ross, Ryan Simpkins, Jermaine "Scooter" Smith, Tom Arnold

Synopsis: Abducted by two men and forced into child prostitution when she was just eight years old, a homeless San Diego street teen is finally reunited with her family only to find that the traumas of the past may have scarred her for life. Leslie (Ryan Simkins) was walking to school when her neighbors Read More

2008
The Great Buck Howard

Actors: John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Ricky Jay, Debra Monk

Synopsis: A young man on his way up hitches his wagon to a middle-aged star on his way down in a comedy from writer and director Sean McGinly. Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) is a guy in his early twenties who has dropped out of law school and is pondering his next move. Troy has an interest in working in the Read More

1/1/08
National Lampoon's Homo Erectus

Actors: Adam Rifkin, Ali Larter, David Carradine, Talia Shire

Synopsis: etroit Rock City's Adam Rifkin writes, directs and stars in National Lampoon's Homo Erectus, a prehistoric comedy surrounding a caveman and his plight to find love while leading his clan. Ali Larter plays the love interest, with David Carradine and Talia Shire portraying Rifkin's parents. Cameos Read More

1/1/08
The Final Season

Actors: Sean Astin, Powers Boothe, Rachael Leigh Cook, James Gammon, Larry Miller

Synopsis: A place where baseball is more than just a game fights to hold on to the national pastime in this drama inspired by a true story. Norway, Iowa is a little town where folks take baseball seriously -- so much so that even though Norway's high school boasts less than a hundred students, their Read More

10/12/07
Pride

Actors: Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, Kimberly Elise, Tom Arnold, Brandon Fobbs

Synopsis: A college-educated African-American schoolteacher frustrated by his inability to find a job repairs an abandoned recreational pool hall in hopes of starting Philadelphia's first African-American swim team in this inspirational drama that takes its cue from the true-life story of charismatic Read More

3/23/07
Palo Alto

Actors: Tom Arnold, Ben Savage, Autumn Reeser, Johnny Lewis, Justin Mentell, Aaron Ashmore

Synopsis: Four college freshman who have returned home for Thanksgiving break find that the old adage about absence making the heart grow fonder rings true in director Brad Leong's nostalgic comedy drama. Back home for the first time since they set out for college, a small group of lifelong friends realize Read More

2007
Good Dick

Actors: Marianna Palka, Jason Ritter, Tom Arnold, Mark Webber, Martin Starr

Synopsis: When a lonely young girl named Anna walks into her local independent video store in search of an erotic film, the clerk behind the counter vows to transcend her emotional barriers and win her heart in this quirky relationship comedy written, directed by, and starring Marianna Palka. Though the Read More

2007
The Kid & I

Crew: Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Arnold, Eric Gores, Linda Hamilton, Henry Winkler

Synopsis: A washed-up actor finds an unlikely path back to the big screen in this offbeat family comedy. Bill Williams (Tom Arnold) is an actor whose career has gone into a severe tailspin ever since his brief fling with fame -- a supporting role in the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle True Lies. Sinking into Read More

12/2/05
Barely Legal

Actors: Erik Von Detten, Tony Denman, Daniel Farber, Amy Smart, Sarah Jane Potts, Tom Arnold

Synopsis: Why rent a dirty movie when you can make your own? That's the can-do philosophy embraced by a handful of girl-crazy teens in this comedy. Fred (Tony Denman), Deacon (Erik von Detten), and Matt (Daniel Farber) are three high school kids who, like most teenaged boys, are obsessed with sex. Deacon Read More

10/21/05
Happy Endings

Actors: Tom Arnold, Jesse Bradford, Bobby Cannavale, Sarah Clarke, Steve Coogan, Laura Dern, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lisa Kudrow

Synopsis: Three loosely interrelated stories of dysfunctional relationships are played for edgy laughs in this dark comedy drama from writer and director Don Roos. An unexpected assignation between stepsiblings Mamie and Charley results in Mamie becoming pregnant, with the child being put up for adoption Read More

7/15/05
Chasing Christmas

Actors: Tom Arnold, Andrea Roth, Jed Rees, Leslie Jordan

Synopsis: A modern-day Scrooge looking to make Christmas miserable for everyone around him receives an important lesson in the true meaning of the season in this contemporary re-telling of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. Jack Cameron (Tom Arnold) is a deeply embittered divorcee who has no Read More

2005
Three Wise Guys

Actors: Eddie McClintock, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Judd Nelson, Nick Turturro, Roddy Piper

Synopsis: If Damon Runyon, the author of the story on which The Three Wise Guys was based, were to summarize it, it might sound something like this: One December day around Christmastime I am in the city of Las Vegas talking to Harry the Horse about this and that, when I hear this yarn about a citizen by Read More

2005
Mr. 3000

Actors: Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Brian J. White, Michael Rispoli, Ian Anthony Dale

Synopsis: Directed by Charles Stone III, Mr. 3000 revolves around over-the-hill baseball star Stan Ross (Bernie Mac), who retired after making what he thought was his 3,000th base hit for the Milwaukee Brewers (i.e. the exact amount of hits it takes to qualify for the Hall of Fame). Though he shocked his Read More

9/17/04
Soul Plane

Actors: John Witherspoon, Kevin Hart, Tom Arnold, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, K.D. Aubert

Synopsis: After an excruciatingly humiliating in-flight experience that culminated in a messy breakup and the untimely death of a dog, Nashawn Wade (Kevin Hart) sues the airline for all it's worth. This turns out to be a more than profitable move on his part; the lawsuit brings him a settlement in the hefty Read More

5/28/04
Cradle 2 the Grave

Actors: Jet Li, DMX, Mark Dacascos, Kelly Hu, Anthony Anderson, Tom Arnold

Synopsis: A thief and a lawman join forces to hunt down a common enemy in this action thriller. Tony Fait (DMX) is a master thief who, along with his crew (Gabrielle Union, Anthony Anderson, and Drag-On), pulls off a major score when they steal a cache of highly valuable black diamonds. However, the Read More

2/28/03
Just 4 Kicks

Actors: Tom Arnold, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Cobi Jones

Synopsis: Best known as the production designer on most of the Farrelly Brothers films, Sidney J. Bartholomew Jr. makes his directorial debut with this family-friendly soccer comedy. Real-life twin brothers Dylan and Cole Sprouse play a pair of soccer-playing kids severely lacking in skill on the field. But Read More

2003
Television: The First 50 Years

2003
Manhood

Actors: Nestor Carbonell, Janeane Garofalo, John Ritter, Tom Arnold

Synopsis: When Jill (Janeane Garofalo), the sister of reformed womanizer and former high-profile fashion photographer Jack (Nestor Carbonell), leaves her 17-year-old son with his uncle in an unstable bid to find herself, her brother and sister face an increasingly uncertain future in this dark drama from Read More

2003
Three Stooges' 75th Anniversary Special

Synopsis: Perhaps the most thorough (and least hokey) of the many TV Three Stooges retrospectives, this NBC special not only concentrates on the most popular members of the comic trio -- Jerry "Curly" Howard, Moe Howard, and Larry Fine -- but also provides generous and laudatory screen time to Curly's Read More

2003
Hansel & Gretel

Actors: Taylor Momsen, Jacob Smith, Delta Burke, Howie Mandel, Gerald McRaney

Synopsis: One of The Brothers Grimm's best loved fairy tales gets an overhaul using the latest in visual effects technology in this comedy-drama for the whole family. A little girl (Dakota Fanning) has a hard time getting to sleep, so her father (Daniel Roebuck) dusts off a book of children's stories and Read More

10/18/02
Children on Their Birthdays

Actors: Sheryl Lee, Joe Pichler, Jesse Plemons, Tania Raymonde

Synopsis: A boy in the deep South learns the joys and sorrows of first love in this comedy-drama based on the short story by Truman Capote. Billy Bob Murphy (Joe Pichler) is a thirteen-year-old boy growing up in a small Alabama town in 1947. Billy Bob's mother Elinore (Sheryl Lee) lost her husband during Read More

10/18/02
Exit Wounds

Actors: Steven Seagal, DMX, Isaiah Washington, Anthony Anderson, Michael Jai White, Jill Hennessy

Synopsis: Returning to his action feature terrain after a short hiatus, Steven Seagal plays Orin Boyd, a maverick Detroit detective with an unconventional way of taking down foes. After a failed intervention in a terrorist kidnapping case that humiliates his superiors, Boyd -- who is hailed as a top-drawer Read More

3/16/01
The Best Damn Sports Show Period [TV Series]

Actors: Chris Myers, Steve Lyons, Tom Arnold, John Kruk, Deacon Jones

2001
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians, Vol. 4

Synopsis: Like its predecessors, this installment to the popular Laughing Out Loud series offers viewers the experience of a standup comedy club from the comfort of home. This production features a variety of comedians performing some of their funniest bits; among those included are Bobby Collins, John Read More

2001
Animal Factory

Actors: Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Seymour Cassel, Mickey Rourke, Steve Buscemi

Synopsis: Actor-turned-director Steve Buscemi follows up on his restrained 1996 directorial debut Trees Lounge (1996) with this gritty, understated prison drama. Twenty-one-year-old suburban kid Ron (Edward Furlong) got busted for dealing drugs and slapped with an especially severe jail sentence. Though he Read More

10/13/00
Ablaze

Actors: Tom Arnold, Michael Dudikoff, Ice-T, Amanda Pays, John Bradley

Synopsis: Fire captain Jack Thomas (John Bradley) has his hands full when greedy developer Wendell Mays (Tom Arnold) arranges for his industrial refinery near the city to catch fire and explode for the insurance money. Not only are Thomas' firemen overtaxed and his veteran hero (Michael Dudikoff) in grave Read More

2000
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The 13th

Actors: Coolio, Majandra Delfino, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Tom Arnold

Synopsis: Several of the biggest teen horror hits of the 1990s get slashed in this satiric comedy. Hagitha Utslay (Tiffani Amber Thiessen) is a television reporter with Empty-V News who is covering a series of murders that have the students of Bulimia Falls High School quaking in their boots. The school's Read More

2000
Bar Hopping

Actors: Tom Arnold, Scott Baio, Sally Kellerman, Kevin Nealon, Kelly Preston, John Henson, Nicole Sullivan

Synopsis: This irreverent comedy focuses on a group of nine single people in their thirties who've gotten into the habit of hitting the same three bars in Los Angeles every weekend; most of them are looking for love, but that's the last thing any of them are likely to find. The cast includes Tom Arnold Read More

2000
Lloyd

Actors: Brendon Ryan Barrett, Todd Bosley

Synopsis: A sixth grader discovers the joys and sorrows of first love -- as if he doesn't already have enough problems -- in this comedy. Eleven-year-old Lloyd (Todd Bosley) is short, skinny, awkward, and wears thick round glasses; in most any American school, these qualities are enough to make you the Read More

2000
Jackie's Back

Actors: Jenifer Lewis, Tim Curry, TV Blake, Tangie Ambrose, Whoopi Goldberg

Synopsis: Soul diva Jackie Washington is determined to hit the comeback trail but seems to be having trouble finding the on-ramp in the mock-documentary comedy Jackie's Back. Jackie (played by Jenifer Lewis) was a Rhythm and Blues singer who had a few late '60's and early 70's hits, including "Yield" and Read More

1999
Blue Ridge Fall

Actors: Peter Facinelli, Rodney Eastman, Will Estes, Jay R. Ferguson

Synopsis: A teenager finds himself torn between his loyalty to his friends and possibly destroying his own future in this drama. Danny (Peter Facinelli) is a high school senior who has been offered a chance to play football for a college scholarship; while the offer is tempting, at the same time he doesn't Read More

1999
National Lampoon's Golf Punks

Actors: Tom Arnold, Rhys Huber

Synopsis: In this comical outing, an ex-golf pro is assigned to teach the world's unlikeliest bunch of kids to become expert players. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1998
Buster and Chauncey's Silent Night

Actors: Marie Osmond, Judith Blazer, Phil Hartman, Tom Arnold, Jim Cummings

Synopsis: This tuneful animated children's holiday outing chronicles the adventures of two comical 19th-century Austrian mice as they try to save an orphan from evil thieves and provide her with a Christmas miracle. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1998
Silent Night

1998
Touch

Actors: Bridget Fonda, Christopher Walken, Skeet Ulrich, Tom Arnold, Gina Gershon

Synopsis: This film is the product of an unlikely pairing between novelist Elmore Leonard and maverick screenwriter-director Paul Schrader. Leonard usually writes Detroit-based crime novels; this time, Schrader transports one of Leonard's quirkier, non-crime books to an L.A. scene. Christopher Walken plays Read More

1997
McHale's Navy

Crew: Co-producer

Actors: Tom Arnold, Tim Curry, Dean Stockwell, David Alan Grier, Debra Messing

Synopsis: The most disorganized crew in the Navy returns in this updated adaptation of the once-popular TV sitcom. Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale (Tom Arnold) has retired from the U.S. Navy and is living on the old PT boat he used to command. He spends his days making the rounds of the Caribbean Island of San Read More

1997
The Stupids

Actors: Tom Arnold, Jessica Lundy, Bug Hall, Alex McKenna, Mark Metcalf

Synopsis: This film is based on The Stupids series of children's books by Harry Allard and James Marshall, which are about a family that takes things very, very literally. In this film, the Stupids attempt to discover what happens to the garbage that disappears from their lawn every week (they think it has Read More

1996
Big Bully

Actors: Rick Moranis, Tom Arnold, Julianne Phillips, Carol Kane, Jeffrey Tambor

Synopsis: In this comedy, a writer's triumphant return to his hometown turns out to have a very long string attached. As a child, small and timid David Leary grew up in Hastings, MN, where he lived in mortal fear of the school bully, Roscoe Bigger, aka "Fang." Fang loved nothing more than making David's Read More

1996
Saturday Night Live: Tom Arnold [2]

Actors: Tom Arnold, Tupac Shakur

Synopsis: This 1996 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Tom Arnold and features musical guest Tupac Shakur. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

1996
Carpool

Actors: Tom Arnold, David Paymer, Rhea Perlman, Rod Steiger, Kim Coates

Synopsis: Franklin Lazlo (Tom Arnold) is desperate. His carnival is on the skids and he hasn't got the money to make his next payroll. He tries robbery, with little result except to have the police, some professional robbers, and a meter-maid (Rhea Perlman) chasing him. On the way, he takes uptight and Read More

1996
Nine Months

Actors: Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack, Jeff Goldblum

Synopsis: A single man faces the terrifying prospect of seeing his carefree life dashed by a visit from the stork in this comedy. Samuel Falkner (Hugh Grant) is a child psychiatrist who has no kids of his own and doesn't want any, which leaves him a bit shaken when his girlfriend of five years, Rebecca Read More

1995
True Lies

Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Tia Carrere

Synopsis: Borrowing liberally from the French film La Totale, this is an action picture, domestic comedy, and political thriller rolled into a crowd-pleasing ball of entertainment. Producer James Cameron wrote and directed the film. Henry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a workaholic computer salesman Read More

1994
Roseanne: Lose a Job, Winnebago

Synopsis: The Conners and the Tildens go on a trip to Los Angeles, CA, in a motor home. Roseanne wants to go to Hollywood to watch The Jackie Thomas Show (starring her then-husband Tom Arnold). Dan thinks about adding to the family. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide Read More

1993
Body Bags

Actors: Mark Hamill, Stacy Keach, David Warner, John Carpenter, Roger Corman, Wes Craven, Deborah Harry, Tobe Hooper, Sam Raimi

Synopsis: Horror virtuoso John Carpenter hosts this goofy horror anthology, originally produced for Showtime as a gory stepchild of HBO's Tales from the Crypt series. Playing an emaciated, eye-rolling "coroner," John introduces the audience to a triptych of creepy vignettes in the EC horror-comics mode Read More

1993
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

1993
Undercover Blues

Actors: Kathleen Turner, Dennis Quaid, Fiona Shaw, Stanley Tucci, Larry Miller

Synopsis: Nick and Nora Charles are updated to a touchy-feely couple of the 1990s who take a break from the action to raise their eleven-month-old child. Kathleen Turner and Dennis Quaid star as Jane and Jeff Blue, two CIA super-agents who have abandoned the daily grind to devote quality time to their baby Read More

1993
The Larry Sanders Show: Performance Artist

Synopsis: Performance art certainly isn't for everyone, as Larry (Garry Shandling) quickly finds out in this installment of The Larry Sanders Show. Worried that the show has become too routine, Larry books a controversial performance artist on the show. Despite his initial enthusiasm, however, our gracious Read More

1993
The Woman Who Loved Elvis

Actors: Roseanne, Tom Arnold, Sally Kirkland, Cynthia Gibb, Danielle Harris

Synopsis: In this drama, the life of a social worker undergoes dramatic changes after she is assigned to oversee the case of a welfare mother who is almost unnaturally obsessed with Elvis Presley. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1993
Hero

Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Joan Cusack, Kevin J. O'Connor

Synopsis: Stephen Frears' Hero is a contemporary re-working of a Frank Capra-styled fable about a two-bit criminal named Bernie (Dustin Hoffman) who saves several passengers from a plane crash and leaves the scene without being identified, leaving only a lost shoe for identification. One of the passengers Read More

10/2/92
Roseanne: Secrets

Synopsis: Depressed about the break up with Becky, Mark (Glenn Quinn) gets drunk and rowdy at the Lobo Lounge and punches the jukebox. Dan picks him up, promising not to tell Becky or Roseanne about it. However, Roseanne finds out through Jackie and makes Dan pay for keeping a secret from her. ~ Andrea Read More

1992
Roseanne: Therapy

Synopsis: Roseanne is convinced that Jackie should date tax accountant Art (Dan Butler), even though she's not attracted to him at all. Then Roseanne accompanies Jackie on a session with her therapist (Rondi Reed). Meanwhile, Darlene has problems with a bully at school. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide Read More

1992
Roseanne: Aliens

Synopsis: In this finale episode of the fourth season of Roseanne, the Conners once again are faced with a grim financial situation. Roseanne loses her job when Rodbell's diner goes out of business and Dan is out of work when he is forced to close his bike shop, Lanford Custom Cycle. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Read More

1992
A Different World: Honeymoon in L.A., Part 2

Synopsis: In the conclusion of A Different World's two-part Season Six opener, Whitley (Jasmine Guy and Dwayne (Kadeem Hardison) continue to recall their chaotic honeymoon in riot-torn Los Angeles. At the same time, the couple's friends react to the violence (inspired by the infamous Rodney King verdict) in Read More

1992
Roseanne: Stand on Your Man

Synopsis: Roseanne finally opens her restaurant, the Lanford Lunch Box. After getting threatened by one of her first customers, Roseanne is prompted to take a self defense class with Jackie and Nancy (Sandra Bernhard). Meanwhile, Arnie (Tom Arnold) returns to Lanford to try and get back together with Nancy. Read More

1992
Saturday Night Live: Tom Arnold [1]

Actors: Tom Arnold, Neil Young

Synopsis: This 1992 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Tom Arnold and features musical guest Neil Young. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

1992
Saturday Night Live: Roseanne Arnold and Tom Arnold

Actors: Roseanne, Tom Arnold, The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Synopsis: This 1992 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Roseanne Arnold and Tom Arnold and features musical guest Red Hot Chili Peppers. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

1992
Roseanne Arnold: Live from Trump Castle

Crew: Executive Producer, Screenwriter

1992
Roseanne: This Old House

Synopsis: Roseanne and Jackie tell stories from their childhood about sneaking out to frat parties when they make a final visit to the house they grew up in. Meanwhile, Darlene and David (Johnny Galecki) skip school to go to a comic book convention in Chicago, leaving Roseanne with the task of thinking up a Read More

1992
Roseanne: The Bowling Show

Synopsis: Dan and Arnie's (Tom Arnold) bowling team is in last place. Meanwhile, Jackie and Nancy (Sandra Bernhard) develop a friendship that excludes Roseanne. First appearance of Mark's (Glenn Quinn) brother, played by Johnny Galecki. Originally named Kevin Healy, his character name was permanently Read More

1992
Roseanne: Bingo

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: After going out once with Crystal (Natalie West), Roseanne gets hooked on bingo and can't seem to stop. Edie McClurg and Mitzi McCall guest star as the bingo-crazed ladies Harriet and Peg, respectively. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide Read More

1992
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Actors: Robert Englund, Lisa Zane, Shon Greenblatt, Lezlie Deane, Rick Logan

Synopsis: The producers insisted that this sixth entry in the Nightmare on Elm Street series marked the last; no points for guessing that additional sequels followed. This time, homicidal wraith Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) decides to extend his reign of terror past Elm Street. His agent-on-earth is his Read More

9/13/91
Roseanne: The Wedding

Synopsis: Dan disapproves of Roseanne's plans to help with the wedding between Crystal (Natalie West) and Dan's father, Ed (Ned Beatty). Crystal reveals that she is pregnant. First appearance of Lonnie (Kristopher Kent Hill). Part t