Movies by Piper Laurie
As part of the cast:
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Hesher (2010)
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman, Devin Brochu …
Directed by: Spencer Susser
Struggling to accept the death of his mother, T.J. (Devin Brochu) befriends Hesher (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a twentysomething misfit who becomes both a mentor and a bad influence on the lost…
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Another Harvest Moon (2009)
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Piper Laurie, Anne Meara …
Directed by: Greg Swartz
Although he's cultivated several strong friendships in the nursing home where he lives, elderly Frank, beset with a failing memory and fears of another stroke, entertains grave questions…
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Saving Grace B. Jones (2009)
Cast: Tatum O'Neal, Michael Biehn, Penelope Ann Miller …
Directed by: Connie Stevens
Tatum O'Neal plays Grace Jones, a psychologically fragile woman coming back to her hometown to try and reconnect with her family, and normal life, after spending many years in a…
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Hounddog (2007)
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Isabelle Fuhrman, Robin Wright …
Directed by: Deborah Kampmeier
Doe-eyed Dakota Fanning steps away from family fare with this controversial but powerful drama set in rural Alabama, playing a precocious but abused 12-year-old who finds comfort in the music…
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The Dead Girl (2006)
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Toni Collette, Piper Laurie …
Directed by: Karen Moncrieff
A close-knit community near Los Angeles is thrown into turmoil when the brutally desecrated body of a vibrant young girl is found in a field. A series of seemingly unrelated dramas in the…
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Eulogy (2004)
Cast: Ray Romano, Jesse Bradford, Hank Azaria …
Directed by: Michael Clancy
When three generations of the Collins clan convene for the funeral of the family's patriarch (Rip Torn), the gathering becomes a collusion of dysfunctional relations, as seen from the…
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Tiger Warsaw (2002)
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Piper Laurie, Lee Richardson …
Vietnam veteran Chuck "Tiger" Warsaw (Patrick Swayze) returns home after years of carefully repressing a traumatic family event. As he struggles to reconstruct the pieces of his past, his…
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The Last Brickmaker in America (2001)
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Piper Laurie, Jay O. Sanders …
Directed by: Gregg Champion
Haunted by the death of his wife and the obsolescence of his life's work, brickmaker Henry Cobb's (Sidney Poitier) existence is invigorated when he becomes the unexpected mentor to…
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Possessed (2000)
Cast: Timothy Dalton, Henry Czerny, Jonathan Malen …
Directed by: Steven E. de Souza
This real-life version of The Exorcist includes all the ghost-story hooks -- flying objects, blood messages burned into flesh, Latin phrases, screaming obscenities and church skeptics. While…
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Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2000)
Cast: Dario Argento, John Carpenter, Jessica Harper …
This documentary profiles Italian horror maestro Dario Argento, known for his stylish and psychologically complex thrillers. His impressive catalog of films is explored, along with his…
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Palmer's Pick-Up (1999)
Cast: Robert Carradine, Richard Hillman, Patrick Kilpatrick …
Directed by: Christopher Coppola
On the eve of the new millennium in Los Angeles, down-on-his-luck trucker Bruce Palmer (Robert Carradine) and his pal Pearl (Richard Hillman) land the haul of a lifetime. A strange…
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Inherit the Wind (1999)
Cast: Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, David Wells …
Directed by: Daniel Petrie
Jack Lemmon won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of lawyer Henry Drummond, the fictional counterpart of Clarence Darrow, in this erudite drama about the 1925 "Scopes Monkey Trial," in which a…
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The Faculty (1998)
Cast: Jordanna Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Many teens think their teachers hail from another planet -- but what if it's true? Herrington High students notice that faculty members aren't quite themselves, and discover an…
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Alone (1998)
Cast: Hume Cronyn, Shelley Duvall, James Earl Jones …
Directed by: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Elderly Texas farmer John Webb (Hume Cronyn) is still mourning the loss of his wife when an oil company offers to buy the rights to his land. Conflict soon ignites between a flock of greedy…
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A Christmas Memory (1997)
Cast: Patty Duke, Piper Laurie, Jeffrey DeMunn …
Directed by: Glenn Jordan
In this award-winning adaptation of an autobiographical story by Truman Capote, Eric Lloyd plays Buddy, who at age 7 is dumped by his parents at the home of some elderly spinster relations.…
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The Grass Harp (1996)
Cast: Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, Walter Matthau …
Directed by: Charles Matthau
Following the death of his mother, young Collin (Edward Furlong) goes to live with his two eccentric aunts, whose double-crossing antics make for a lively upbringing for Collin as he grows up…
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The Crossing Guard (1995)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Anjelica Huston …
Directed by: Sean Penn
When Freddy and Mary Gale lose their daughter in a drunk-driving accident, Freddy is bent on revenge and intent on punishing the driver who ruined his life -- telling him he has just three…
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The Devil's Bed (1994)
Cast: Nicollette Sheridan, Joe Lando, Adrian Pasdar …
Directed by: Sam Pillsbury
After her mother's death, Rowena Ecklund (Nicolette Sheridan) returns home and soon falls in love with sensitive Jude Snow (Adrian Pasdar). But Jude is in the dark about Rowena's…
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Shadows Of Desire (1994)
Cast: Nicollette Sheridan, Joe Lando, Adrian Pasdar …
Directed by: Sam Pillsbury
Before she was making trouble as one of Wisteria Lane's "Desperate Housewives," Nicollette Sheridan was torn between her love for a humble man (Joe Lando) and his more exciting younger…
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Trauma (1993)
Cast: Asia Argento, Brad Dourif, Christopher Rydell …
Directed by: Dario Argento
Italian director Dario Argento turns to his family for inspiration in this horror-thriller, his first foray into mainstream American cinema. The plot follows an anorexic teen (played by…
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Sad Inheritance (1993)
Cast: Susan Dey, Lorraine Toussaint, D.W. Moffett …
Directed by: Ron Hardy
After filling her life with addictions, Christina (Susan Dey) is left with a dead-end job, a deadbeat boyfriend and a bad rapport with her mother (Piper Laurie). The last thing she needs is a…
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Storyville (1992)
Cast: James Spader, Joanne Whalley, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Mark Frost
Based on a novel by Fran Galbally and Robert Macklin, this story finds Clay Fowler (James Spader), the heir apparent to a political family's dynasty, at a crossroads: His political…
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Rich in Love (1992)
Cast: Albert Finney, Jill Clayburgh, Kathryn Erbe …
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
When Helen (Jill Clayburgh) leaves her retired husband (Albert Finney), their teenage daughter, Lucille (Kathryn Erbe), drops out of high school to take care of her depressed father and their…
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Other People's Money (1991)
Cast: Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller …
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Danny DeVito stars as Lawrence Garfield, a pint-sized, rapacious corporate raider conspiring to take over a business run by upright Andrew Jorgenson (Gregory Peck) -- all while putting the…
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Dream a Little Dream (1989)
Cast: Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Jason Robards …
Directed by: Marc Rocco
The elderly Coleman (Jason Robards) and the young and brash Bobby (Corey Feldman) learn what life is like from each other's point of view when their bodies are unwittingly switched by…
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Go Toward the Light (1988)
Cast: Linda Hamilton, Piper Laurie, Joshua Harris …
Directed by: Mike Robe
Claire (Linda Hamilton) and Greg (Richard Thomas) face the horror of their son contracting a life-threatening illness in this emotional drama based on the book by Chris Oyler. When their…
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Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Cast: William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie …
Directed by: Randa Haines
Speech teacher James Leeds (William Hurt) uses unconventional methods to reach his hearing-impaired students but can't make headway with the school's deaf custodian, Sarah Norman…
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Return to Oz (1985)
Cast: Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh …
Directed by: Walter Murch
Dorothy (Fairuza Balk) hasn't been the same since she came back from Oz, so a worried Aunt Em (Piper Laurie) sends her niece to a clinic to begin shock therapy. But in the midst of an…
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Macbeth (1982)
Cast: Jeremy Brett, Piper Laurie, Simon MacCorkindale …
Staged in the tradition of the original Globe Theatre production, this faithful adaptation of the great Shakespearean tragedy stars Jeremy Brett as the eponymous King of Scotland, doomed by…
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The Bunker (1981)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Richard Jordan, Cliff Gorman …
Directed by: George Schaefer
Anthony Hopkins won an Emmy for his searing portrayal of the hateful and tragically flawed Adolf Hitler in this made-for-TV dramatization that imagines the murderous leader's last days…
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Tim (1979)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Piper Laurie, Alwyn Kurts …
Directed by: Michael Pate
What happens when a young laborer, slow-witted and dull but handsome and hard-working, meets an intelligent, middle-aged businesswoman? Mary hires Tim to help with odd jobs around the house.…
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Carrie (1976)
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Mousy teen Carrie White may be ostracized, but she has the ability to move objects with her mind. When the high school "in crowd" torments her with a sick joke at the prom, she lashes out…
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The Hustler (1961)
Cast: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie …
Directed by: Robert Rossen
Paul Newman scores as pool shark "Fast Eddie" Felson, who tours the country hustling games -- even challenging reigning champion Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason) -- in this brooding drama that…
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The Golden Blade / The Last Sunset (1953)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Piper Laurie, Gene Evans …
Directed by: Nathan Juran, Robert Aldrich
Rock Hudson's all-American good looks stand up equally well on foreign shores as the star travels to Arabia for The Golden Blade and then heads south of the border to Mexico in The Last…
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Has Anybody Seen My Gal? / A Very Special Favor (1952)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Piper Laurie, Charles Coburn …
Directed by: Douglas Sirk, Michael Gordon
In the 13 years between the two romantic comedies collected here, Rock Hudson matures from a sweet soda jerk (in the Douglas Sirk musical Has Anybody Seen My Gal?) to a notorious Romeo (in A…
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Francis the Talking Mule / Francis Goes to the Races (1950)
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Mickey Rooney, Chill Wills …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
In Francis the Talking Mule, the loquacious pack animal turns World War II Army grunt Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) into an unlikely -- and seemingly lunatic -- hero, while in Francis…