Movies by Elizabeth Ashley
As part of the cast:
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The Cake Eaters (2007)
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Aaron Stanford, Bruce Dern …
Directed by: Mary Stuart Masterson
When aspiring musician Guy Kimbrough (Jayce Bartok) returns to his family home in upstate New York, his arrival shakes up his father, Easy (Bruce Dern), and brother Beagle (Aaron Stanford),…
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Detour (2002)
Cast: Elizabeth Ashley, Aaron Buer, Jill Jacobs …
Directed by: Steven Taylor
A group of friends driving home from an all-night rave take a desert detour, only to wind up in a horrifying patch of unfamiliar territory. It seems that cannibals have taken over the barren…
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Happiness (1998)
Cast: Jane Adams, Jon Lovitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman …
Directed by: Todd Solondz
A bittersweet film that belies its title, Happiness is not for the squeamish, drawing a dark portrait of a supremely dysfunctional family in which each member battles personal demons amid…
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Vampire's Kiss (1989)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Beals …
Directed by: Robert Bierman
Peter Loew (Nicolas Cage, in an all-encompassing performance) is a sleazy literary agent who prowls the bars looking for action. One night he hooks up with Rachel (Jennifer Beals), who, in…
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A Man of Passion (1989)
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Maud Adams, Ramon Estevez …
Directed by: Jose Antonio de la Loma
In writer-director José Antonio de la Loma's coming-of-age tale, young George (R.J. Williams) travels to Spain to live with his eccentric artist grandfather, Mauricio (Anthony Quinn),…
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Dangerous Curves (1988)
Cast: Tate Donovan, Grant Heslov, Danielle Von Zerneck …
Directed by: David Lewis
A wealthy businessman commissions college pals Chuck (Tate Donovan) and Wally (Grant Heslov) to deliver a new Porsche to his daughter in Lake Tahoe. But the boys are in for a wild ride when…
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Dragnet (1987)
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman …
Directed by: Tom Mankiewicz
Los Angeles detective Joe Friday (Dan Aykroyd) -- a straight-laced cop who can recite the penal code in his sleep -- and his new hipster partner, Pep Streebek (Tom Hanks), put their heads…
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Stagecoach (1986)
Cast: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash …
Directed by: Ted Post
A host of country music icons stars as a disparate group of people traveling across Apache territory, encountering Indians and outlaws while contending with internecine conflict in this 1986…
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Svengali (1983)
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Jodie Foster, Elizabeth Ashley …
Directed by: Anthony Harvey
An aging musician becomes a powerful mentor to a young female rock singer in this made-for-cable drama. Determined to rise to the top and win a Grammy, rocker Zoe (Jodie Foster) may have…
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Coma (1978)
Cast: Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley …
Directed by: Michael Crichton
Michael Crichton's second feature film follows Dr. Susan Wheeler (Geneviève Bujold), a resident whose best friend winds up on life support after undergoing a routine procedure. When…
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Rancho Deluxe (1975)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley …
Directed by: Frank Perry
Set against the backdrop of Montana's Big Sky country, director Frank Perry's comic Western centers on bumbling cattle rustlers Jack McKee (Jeff Bridges) and Cecil Colson (Sam…
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92 in the Shade (1975)
Cast: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Margot Kidder …
Directed by: Thomas McGuane
This atmospheric drama follows aimless Tom Skelton (Peter Fonda) as he returns to his Key West home to start a fishing charter business, thereby arousing the ire of established guides Nichol…
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Golden Needles (1974)
Cast: Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Ashley, Ann Sothern …
Directed by: Robert Clouse
In this kung fu thriller with a potent twist, several men fight for control of an ancient Chinese statue containing seven golden acupuncture needles. If placed correctly into an adult male,…
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Shattered Silence (1972)
Cast: Elizabeth Ashley, Ben Gazzara, Michael Douglas …
Directed by: Philip Leacock
When Helen (Elizabeth Ashley) begins receiving phone calls from someone claiming to be her dead nephew, she assumes it's just a prank. But when people around her start to drop like…
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Ship of Fools (1965)
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, José Ferrer …
Directed by: Stanley Kramer
Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, Jose Ferrer and Lee Marvin give riveting performances in this Stanley Kramer film adaptation of Katherine Anne Porter's 1962 novel. The compelling story…
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The Carpetbaggers (1964)
Cast: George Peppard, Alan Ladd, Robert Cummings …
Directed by: Edward Dmytryk
This 1964 blockbuster, based on Harold Robbins's best-selling novel and loosely based on Howard Hughes's life, chronicles the financial rise and moral descent of half-cocked…