Movies by Robert Butler
As a director:
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White Mile (1994)
Cast: Alan Alda, Peter Gallagher, Robert Loggia …
Directed by: Robert Butler
A corporate team-building trip ends in tragedy in this drama. Hoping to build bonds between his employees and clients, advertising executive Dan Cutler (Alan Alda) takes the group on a…
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Moonlighting: The Pilot (1985)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Cybill Shepherd, Allyce Beasley …
Directed by: Robert Butler
After her business manager absconds with her fortune, frosty ex-supermodel Maddie Hayes (Cybill Shepherd) has one option: sell her remaining asset -- a detective agency headed by wisecracker…
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Up the Creek (1984)
Cast: Tim Matheson, Jennifer Runyon, Stephen Furst …
Directed by: Robert Butler
Under pressure from LePetomaine University's dean, 12th-year senior Bob rallies his friends to win a raft race against competitors from rival colleges. If Bob and his pals are…
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Hot Lead & Cold Feet (1978)
Cast: Jim Dale, John Williams, Karen Valentine …
Directed by: Robert Butler
This rollicking Western follows the comedic exploits of two dueling twin brothers (Jim Dale, in a dual role) with very different occupations -- one is a harsh gunslinger, and the other is a…
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James Dean (1976)
Cast: Stephen McHattie, Brooke Adams, Julian Burton …
Directed by: Robert Butler
Screen idol James Dean lives fast and dies young in this made-for-television feature based on the memoirs of Dean's college roommate William Bast. The biopic chronicles the life of Dean…
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Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn …
Directed by: Robert Butler
Science major Dexter Riley (Kurt Russell) and his buddies Schuyler (Michael McGreevey) and Debbie (Joyce Menges) create a spray that makes one appear to be invisible. Desperate to get his…
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The Barefoot Executive (1971)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Harry Morgan …
Directed by: Robert Butler
Upon learning that his girlfriend's pet chimp has the uncanny ability to predict the success of television shows, Steven Post (Kurt Russell), a mailroom clerk working at a TV network,…
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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn …
Directed by: Robert Butler
When an electrical snafu occurs in Medfield College's new computer system, dimwitted undergraduate Dexter Riley (Kurt Russell) receives a shock that turns him into a genius. Not only…