Movies by Alan King
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Studs (2006)
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Eoin Macken, Tomas O'Suilleabhain …
Directed by: Paul Mercier
After suffering a humiliating defeat on the field, the members of a working-class soccer team believe all hope is lost. But when the mysterious Walter Keegan (Brendan Gleeson) offers to coach…
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Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind: Gold Collection (2004)
Cast: Alan King, Neil Simon, George Burns …
It's not easy making people laugh. This collection's impressive roster of legendary comedians -- all of whom have made an impact in the industry and changed the face of humor with…
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Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004)
Cast: James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Steven Robertson …
Directed by: Damien O'Donnell
When Rory O'Shea moves into a home for the disabled with a diagnosis of muscular dystrophy and befriends a deeply bored young man with cerebral palsy, he infuses his pal's life with…
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Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club (2004)
Cast: Milton Berle, George Burns, Sid Caesar …
Go behind the scenes of New York's legendary Friars Club, where top comedians have cracked wise and roasted one another with zesty zingers for a half century. The absorbing documentary…
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Mind the Gap (2004)
Cast: Alan King, Elizabeth Reaser, Eric Schaeffer …
Directed by: Eric Schaeffer
Five New Yorkers come to terms with the bittersweet reality of life in this collection of intertwined stories. Single dad Sam struggles to raise his son, and elderly Herb honors a deceased…
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Sunshine State (2002)
Cast: Angela Bassett, Edie Falco, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: John Sayles
In this tale about small-town folks battling big-time business, Desiree Perry (Angela Bassett) returns to her hometown of Plantation Island, Fla., to resurrect herself and reconnect with her…
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Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone …
Directed by: Brett Ratner
Opposites attract once again in this sequel to the box office blockbuster Rush Hour. Martial arts star Jackie Chan is a fine foil for the disdainful dish meted out by comedian Chris Tucker.…
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Back Home Years Ago: The Real Casino (2000)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Alan King …
Directed by: Joseph F. Alexandre, Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese's award-winning Casino, based on a book by Nicholas Pileggi, was a powerhouse movie filled with mythical stories of Las Vegas in its early years. In this movie, first…
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Four Jacks (2000)
Cast: Stephen Pease, Lachy Hulme, Adam Haddrick …
Directed by: Matthew George
Matthew George's award-winning dark comedy centers on four angry men duped by a slick-talking con man. Financial ruin awaits when Brad (Stephen Pease), Carl (Lachy Hulme), Trevor (Adam…
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Casino (1995)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci …
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese draws on Nicholas Pileggi's book about Las Vegas in the 1970s and '80s as inspiration for his tale contrasting the city's glamorous exterior with its sordid…
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The Infiltrator (1995)
Cast: Arliss Howard, Alan King, Peter Riegert …
Directed by: John Mackenzie
Oliver Platt heads the cast as investigative reporter Yaron Svoray, who travels to Germany to research an article about neo-Nazis. Seizing an opportunity when he's taken for a…
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The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show: Vol. 2: The Greatest Entertainers (1991)
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Ed Sullivan, Julie Andrews …
Hosted by Burt Reynolds, this collection features many of the greatest moments from Ed Sullivan's long-running variety show, including appearances by top musicians, comedians, dancers…
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Tom Hanks, Melanie Griffith …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma (Scarface) directs the film version of Tom Wolfe's satire about race, politics and greed in 1980s New York. In it, Tom Hanks stars as Sherman McCoy, a wealthy Wall Street…
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Enemies, A Love Story (1989)
Cast: Ron Silver, Anjelica Huston, Lena Olin …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Herman (Ron Silver) is a Jewish ghostwriter whose life is turned upside down by the reappearance of his wife, Tamara (Anjelica Huston), long believed to have died during World War II. Now,…
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Memories of Me (1988)
Cast: Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams …
Directed by: Henry Winkler
New York heart surgeon Dr. Abbie Polin has a strained relationship with his father, Abe. When Abe suffers a small heart attack, Abbie's girlfriend encourages him to go patch things up…
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Stephen King's Cat's Eye (1985)
Cast: Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Robert Hays …
Directed by: Lewis Teague
Three short stories by shock-meister Stephen King are linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick (James Woods) tries to quit…
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Judy Garland: The Concert Years (1985)
Cast: Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Lorna Luft …
Directed by: David Heeley
This compilation of classic performances features legendary entertainer Judy Garland belting out her hits, including "Get Happy," "Swanee," "The Man That Got Away" and her signature tune,…
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Lovesick (1983)
Cast: Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness …
Directed by: Marshall Brickman
When Manhattan psychiatrist Saul Benjamin (Dudley Moore) begins counseling anxiety-ridden Chloe Allen (Elizabeth McGovern), he is immediately smitten with the beautiful playwright. But a…
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Author! Author! (1982)
Cast: Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld …
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
A playwright's work is never done, especially when it's Ivan Travalian, a down-on-his-luck scribe who desperately needs a hit. But before he can attend to his flailing career, he…
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The Anderson Tapes (1971)
Cast: Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam …
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Sean Connery stars as Duke Anderson, a con fresh from prison who rounds up a top-level crew to relieve a posh apartment building of its wealth. What Anderson doesn't know, however, is…
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The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
Cast: Paul Newman, Ann Blyth, Gene Evans …
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Ann Blyth stars as troubled songbird Helen Morgan, who rose from obscurity in the 1920s to become a singing sensation and the toast of Broadway for her turn in the hit musical "Show Boat," in…
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Miracle in the Rain (1956)
Cast: Van Johnson, Jane Wyman, Peggie Castle …
Directed by: Rudolph Maté, Ben Hecht
Happiness is elusive and fate is fickle in Rudolph Maté's tragic romance set in New York during World War II. Ruth Wood (Jane Wyman) lives a life quite ordinary until a chance…