Movies by Joyce Van Patten
As part of the cast:
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This Must Be the Place (2011)
Cast: Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch …
Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino
Armed with new knowledge that his estranged Jewish father suffered mercilessly at the hands of a sadistic SS officer in the 1940s, a now-retired rock star travels to America, where the…
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Grown Ups (2010)
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock …
Directed by: Dennis Dugan
Comedy superstars Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, David Spade and Kevin James team up for a story of five childhood pals who reunite after 30 years to mourn the loss of their old…
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Infinity (1996)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Peter Riegert, David Drew Gallagher …
Directed by: Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick makes an impressive directorial debut with this biopic about brilliant physicist Richard Feynman (played by Broderick), who participated in the Manhattan Project and played…
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Neil Simon's Jake's Women (1996)
Cast: Alan Alda, Anne Archer, Lolita Davidovich …
Directed by: Glenn Jordan
Although he's supposed to be writing, Jake (Alan Alda) spends most of his time having imaginary conversations with a variety of women, and the distance he's created has left his…
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Maid for Each Other (1992)
Cast: Dinah Manoff, Nell Carter, Joyce Van Patten …
Directed by: Paul Schneider
In this hilarious crime caper, a rich woman (Nell Carter) and her maid (Dinah Manoff) happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time -- and now, they're hotfooting it away from…
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Monkey Shines (1988)
Cast: Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil …
Directed by: George A. Romero
Quadriplegic law student Allan Mann (Jason Beghe) gets in-home care from Ella, a supersmart monkey injected with human brain tissue. Initially, it's a dynamite relationship -- until she…
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Billy Galvin (1986)
Cast: Karl Malden, Lenny von Dohlen, Joyce Van Patten …
Directed by: John Gray
Wanting a better life for his son, Billy (Lenny von Dohlen), a hardened construction worker (Karl Malden) does everything he can to keep him from following in his footsteps, even going so far…
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The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Pat Hingle …
Directed by: John Schlesinger
As a CIA employee in charge of guarding top secret documents, all-American Christopher Boyce (Timothy Hutton) becomes disillusioned with his country and decides to make a deal with the Soviet…
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St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy …
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Best friends and recent Georgetown graduates struggle with the newfound responsibilities of life in the real world -- in between visits to their favorite bar, St. Elmo's -- in this…
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Malice in Wonderland (1985)
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Alexander, Richard A. Dysart …
Directed by: Gus Trikonis
In the 1930s and '40s, Louella Parsons (Elizabeth Taylor) was the leading Hollywood gossip columnist and managed to get the scoop on everyone and everything with help from her…
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The Bad News Bears (1976)
Cast: Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Chris Barnes …
Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Walter Matthau stars as the grumbling, beer-guzzling Morris Buttermaker, a former minor-league pitcher roped into coaching a crass bunch of perpetually losing half-pint misfits. Desperate to…
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Mikey and Nicky (1976)
Cast: Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty …
Directed by: Elaine May
Elaine May directed this intense thriller about two friends, Mikey (Peter Falk) and Nicky (John Cassavetes), who, after 30 years, may finally have hit a wall in their friendship. With his pal…
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Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975)
Cast: Gabriel Dell, Jackie Coogan, Huntz Hall …
Directed by: Dean Hargrove
Former Dead End Kid Gabriel Dell stars in this caper spoof as Malcolm, a trailer park-dwelling private eye who performs genetic experiments in his spare time. When a town's milkman is…
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Broadway Theatre Archive: For the Use of the Hall (1974)
Cast: Susan Anspach, David Hedison, Barbara Barrie …
Directed by: Lee Grant
Filmed for television, this adaptation of Oliver Hailey's comedic stage play stars George Furth as Martin, a neurotic playwright who seeks refuge at his mother's (Aline MacMahon)…
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Mame (1974)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur, Robert Preston …
Directed by: Gene Saks
Lucille Ball delivers a larger-than-life, Golden Globe-nominated performance as Mame Dennis, a zesty, eyebrow-raising eccentric who suddenly finds herself guardian to her orphaned nephew. But…
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Bone (1972)
Cast: Yaphet Kotto, Andrew Duggan, Joyce Van Patten …
Directed by: Larry Cohen
A well-known car dealer named Bill (Andrew Duggan) and his wife, Bernadette (Joyce Van Patten), must face their fears and confront their own demons when Bone (Yaphet Kotto), an intruder with…
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Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970)
Cast: Ian McShane, Anna Calder-Marshall, John Gavin …
Directed by: Rod Amateau
Stifled by bizarre dreams and an unusual dread of going bald, Fred Dobbs (Ian McShane) -- an American expat playwright living in Rome -- seeks counsel from Dr. Fahrquardt (Severn Darden), an…
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The Trouble With Girls (1969)
Cast: Elvis Presley, Marlyn Mason, Nicole Jaffe …
Directed by: Peter Tewksbury
Set in the Midwest in 1927, this comedy-drama centers on the challenges faced by the manager of a tent show. Walter Hale (Elvis Presley) manages the Chautauqua, a traveling show that…
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I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)
Cast: Peter Sellers, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young …
Directed by: Hy Averback
Helmed by Hy Averback, this biting satire stars Peter Sellers as a prim, middle-aged lawyer who jilts his fiancée and embraces the 1960s counterculture after falling for a nubile…