Movies by Robert Prosky
As part of the cast:
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The Skeptic (2009)
Cast: Tim Daly, Tom Arnold, Zoe Saldana …
Directed by: Tennyson Bardwell
Ignoring the odd circumstances of his aunt's death and ominous warnings about her abandoned Victorian, cynical attorney Bryan Beckett moves into the house. But before you can say "boo,"…
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The Valley of Light (2007)
Cast: Chris Klein, Gretchen Mol, Jay O. Sanders …
Directed by: Brent Shields
At the end World War II, veteran Noah Locke (Chris Klein) returns home to find nothing but loss -- his parents deceased, his brother (Jackson Rathbone) in the slammer and the family farm…
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Suits on the Loose (2006)
Cast: Brandon Beemer, Jason Winer, Ty Hodges …
Directed by: Rodney Henson
After busting out of a desert survival camp, wayward teens Justin (Brandon Beemer) and Ty (Ty Hodges) steal a car belonging to two Mormon missionaries and don their clothes for a foolproof…
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Eye See You (2002)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Charles S. Dutton, Polly Walker …
Directed by: Jim Gillespie
Traumatized after witnessing a brutal crime while on the job, FBI agent Jake Malloy (Sylvester Stallone) checks into a rehab clinic for law enforcement officers in the remote wilderness of…
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Dudley Do-Right (1999)
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alfred Molina …
Directed by: Hugh Wilson
Relentlessly upright Canadian Mountie Dudley-Do-Right (Brendan Fraser) keeps the peace in the small town of Semi-Happy Falls. But baddie Snidely Whiplash (Alfred Molina) has concocted a plot…
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Mad City (1997)
Cast: John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Alda …
Directed by: Costa-Gavras
Sam Baily (John Travolta) is an out-of-work museum security guard about to make a rash move. Max Brackett (Dustin Hoffman) is a television reporter stuck in a rut of boring, routine stories.…
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The Chamber (1996)
Cast: Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway …
Directed by: James Foley
Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall (Chris O'Donnell) takes on the death row clemency case of his unrepentant Klansman grandfather, Sam Cayhall (Gene Hackman), in this big-screen…
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Dead Man Walking (1995)
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky …
Directed by: Tim Robbins
Scheduled to be put to death for brutally slaying two teens, Matthew Poncelet (Sean Penn) seeks the aid of activist nun Helen Prejean (Susan Sarandon), a death-penalty opponent. She becomes…
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The Scarlet Letter (1995)
Cast: Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall …
Directed by: Roland Joffé
In this adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, Puritan settler Hester Prynne (Demi Moore) is accused of adultery in a Massachusetts settlement in the 1660s. Although she's…
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Last Action Hero (1993)
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, Anthony Quinn …
Directed by: John McTiernan
A magic movie ticket gains a young fan unprecedented access to his favorite action hero after being sucked out of his seat and onto the big screen. But things spin out of control when a…
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Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Cast: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan …
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams), estranged from his exasperated spouse (Sally Field), is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When…
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Far and Away (1992)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson …
Directed by: Ron Howard
In Ron Howard's epic drama, two 19th-century Irish immigrants make the journey to the United States together, but for very different reasons. Joseph Donelly (Tom Cruise) is a poor farmer…
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Hoffa (1992)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Armand Assante …
Directed by: Danny DeVito
Oscar winner Jack Nicholson stars as infamous Teamster boss James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa in this Academy Award-nominated biopic penned by David Mamet that traces Hoffa's rise through…
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Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992)
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Jeff Daniels, Maria Conchita Alonso …
Directed by: Alastair Reid
Brian Dennehy stars as power-hungry Jackie Presser in HBO's biopic of the controversial labor leader. The story follows Presser as he succeeds Jimmy Hoffa as Teamsters union president…
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Green Card (1990)
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell, Bebe Neuwirth …
Directed by: Peter Weir
Bronte (Andie MacDowell), a prim horticulturist with a talent for making even the most stubborn plant thrive, will stop at nothing -- even marriage -- to get her dream apartment, especially…
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Cast: Phoebe Cates, Zach Galligan, John Glover …
Directed by: Joe Dante
Young sweethearts Billy (Zach Galligan) and Kate (Phoebe Cates) move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series…
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Loose Cannons (1990)
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Gene Hackman, Dom DeLuise …
Directed by: Bob Clark
A Washington D.C. cop (Gene Hackman) teams up with a man afflicted with a multiple personality disorder (Dan Aykroyd) who speaks in the voices of Tweety Bird, Captain Kirk, Pee-Wee Herman,…
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Funny About Love (1990)
Cast: Gene Wilder, Christine Lahti, Mary Stuart Masterson …
Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
When the intense pressure to make a baby cracks his marriage, Duffy Bergman bolts for the arms of a much younger woman. But in no time, he realizes infertility wasn't his biggest…
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A Green Journey (1990)
Cast: Angela Lansbury, Denholm Elliott, Cynthia Nixon …
Directed by: Joseph Sargent
After recent clashes with a new bishop (Robert Prosky), weary Catholic schoolteacher Agatha McGee (Angela Lansbury) ends her years of selfless service, leaving behind Minnesota for a getaway…
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The Heist (1989)
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Tom Skerritt, Wendy Hughes …
Directed by: Stuart Orme
San Diego racetrack security consultant Neil Skinner (Pierce Brosnan), wrongly convicted for a crime he didn't commit, gets sprung from jail after a four-year stint -- and has nothing…
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The Great Outdoors (1988)
Cast: John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Stephanie Faracy …
Directed by: Howard Deutch
Suburbanite Chet Ripley (John Candy) takes his family to a lakeside resort for what he thinks will be a quiet vacation away from it all. But then his snobby brother-in-law Roman Craig (Dan…
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Things Change (1988)
Cast: Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna, Robert Prosky …
Directed by: David Mamet
In David Mamet's acclaimed comedy, Jerry (Joe Mantegna), a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino (Don Ameche), a shoe repairman fingered by the…
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Home Fires Burning (1988)
Cast: Barnard Hughes, Sada Thompson, Robert Prosky …
Directed by: Glenn Jordan
Set in 1944 in a tiny Georgia town, this made-for-television movie tells the story of newspaper man Jake Tibbetts (Barnard Hughes), who's alienated almost everyone in his life --…
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Broadcast News (1987)
Cast: William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter …
Directed by: James L. Brooks
In James L. Brooks's Oscar-nominated romantic comedy, three ambitious workaholics are set loose in a network TV newsroom, where their professional and personal lives become hopelessly…
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Outrageous Fortune (1987)
Cast: Shelley Long, Bette Midler, Peter Coyote …
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Two aspiring actresses -- refined Lauren (Shelley Long) and brassy Sandy (Bette Midler) -- seem to have nothing in common, until they learn they share the same boyfriend (Peter Coyote). When…
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Into Thin Air (1985)
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Robert Prosky, Sam Robards …
Directed by: Roger Young
Ellen Burstyn stars as Joan Walker, a mother whose college student son vanishes while traveling from Canada to Colorado. When police fail to investigate, Walker takes matters into her own…
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The Natural (1984)
Cast: Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close …
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Gifted baseball player Roy Hobbs -- whose life has taken some unexpected turns -- becomes a 35-year-old rookie sensation who helps a cellar-dwelling team get back in the game in this mythic…
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Christine (1983)
Cast: Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Geeky student Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car…
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The Lords of Discipline (1983)
Cast: David Keith, Robert Prosky, G.D. Spradlin …
Directed by: Franc Roddam
At Carolina Military Institute, senior Will McLean is tasked with safeguarding Pearce -- the school's first black cadet. When it appears that Pearce has been marked for death, McLean…
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The Keep (1983)
Cast: Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jürgen Prochnow …
Directed by: Michael Mann
Director Michael Mann's visual artistry is highlighted in this 1983 horror outing starring Jürgen Prochnow as Capt. Klaus Woermann, whose German soldiers are slain by an ancient spirit…
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Hanky Panky (1982)
Cast: Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Kathleen Quinlan …
Directed by: Sidney Poitier
While searching for her brother's killers and being pursued by a dangerous foe (Richard Widmark), Kate Hellman (Gilda Radner) and Michael Jordan (Gene Wilder) embark on a harried…
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Thief (1981)
Cast: James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson …
Directed by: Michael Mann
A professional safecracker, who specializes in high-profile diamond heists, plans to use his ill-gotten income for a nice retirement. But when he signs on with a top gangster and then tries…
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Zalmen or the Madness of God (1975)
Cast: Robert Prosky, Joseph Wiseman, Dianne Wiest …
A stage production recorded for television, this play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi waits for a Western acting troupe and gets extremely…