Movies by Dan Hedaya
As part of the cast:
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The Extra Man (2010)
Cast: Katie Holmes, John C. Reilly, Paul Dano …
Directed by: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Forced to quit his prep school job after a humiliating incident, would-be dramatist Louis Ives (Paul Dano) heads to New York City, where he rents a room from has-been playwright Henry…
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The Good Student (2006)
Cast: Tim Daly, Hayden Panettiere, William Sadler …
Directed by: David Ostry
Nerdy teacher Ronald Gibb (Tim Daly) has trouble hiding his tiny crush on gorgeous student Ally (Hayden Panettiere), which all starts to look very bad for Ronald once Ally is kidnapped and…
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Robots (2005)
Cast: Halle Berry, Lucille Bliss, Terry Bradshaw …
Directed by: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Ewan McGregor lends his voice to this heartwarming animated feature about Rodney Copperbottom, a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place … until the evil…
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Pizza My Heart (2005)
Cast: Shiri Appleby, Eyal Podell, Dan Hedaya …
Directed by: Andy Wolk
Because of an old family feud, the Prestolanis and the Montebellos have taken to extremes their fight over who truly has the best pizza. The situation is about to come to a head when Joe…
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The Warrior Class (2004)
Cast: Jake Weber, Anson Mount, Erica Leerhsen …
Directed by: Alan Hruska
Novice lawyer Alec Brno (Anson Mount) finds himself thrust into the world of organized crime after he tries to expose a massive oil scam run by a psychotic mob kingpin (Jake Weber). But when…
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New Suit (2003)
Cast: Jordan Bridges, Marisa Coughlan, Heather Donahue …
Directed by: Francois Velle
Aspiring screenwriter Kevin Taylor (Jordan Bridges) heads to Hollywood with big hopes, but must settle for a job as a script reader for a has-been producer. Bored with the job, Taylor…
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American Cousins (2003)
Cast: Dan Hedaya, Danny Nucci, Vincent Pastore …
Directed by: Don Coutts
After a deal goes south, mobsters Gino (Danny Nucci) and Settimo (Dan Hedaya) take off for Scotland, where they look up their cousin Roberto (Gerald Lepkowski), the manager of a café…
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Swimfan (2002)
Cast: Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby …
Directed by: John Polson
In this thriller set in high school and told in the vein of Fatal Attraction, the new girl falls hard for a championship swimmer who hopes to be in the Olympics someday. When he doesn't…
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Quicksand (2002)
Cast: Michael Dudikoff, Brooke Theiss, Dan Hedaya …
Directed by: Sam Firstenberg
Military psychiatrist Bill Turner (Michael Dudikoff) just met the woman of his dreams, Randi (Brooke Theiss). Unfortunately, Randi is one of his new patients and happens to be the…
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Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Cast: Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, Laura Harring …
Directed by: David Lynch
Writer-director David Lynch weaves another mysteriously complex tale in this story about an amnesiac woman (Laura Harring) who's left stranded on Mulholland Drive and gets taken in by a…
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The Shaft (2001)
Cast: Naomi Watts, James Marshall, Eric Thal …
Directed by: Dick Maas
A dangerous, secret presence that seems to mysteriously inhabit an elevator in New York City's Millennium building is killing off passengers -- and the death toll keeps rising. When a…
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Shaft (2000)
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Roundtree, Christian Bale …
Directed by: John Singleton
In John Singleton's update of the '70s classic, cool-as-ice New York police detective John Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson) arrests Walter Wade Jr. (Christian Bale) for a racially…
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The Crew (2000)
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds, Dan Hedaya …
Directed by: Michael Dinner
Fearing eviction from their beachfront apartment, four retired gangsters must stop their landlord from replacing them with richer tenants. So they fake a mob hit, hoping to frighten the…
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Dick (1999)
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya …
Directed by: Andrew Fleming
After 15-year-old best friends Betsy Jobs and Arlene Lorenzo inadvertently witness the Watergate burglary, President Richard Nixon takes an interest in them and hires them as "official White…
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The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave (1999)
Cast: Bob Einstein, Dan Hedaya, Gia Carides …
Directed by: Peter McDonald
After yet another ghastly, near-fatal crash, bumbling stuntman Super Dave Osborne (Bob Einstein) discovers that his manager has run off with all of his money. He's about to give up on…
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The Hurricane (1999)
Cast: Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger …
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Denzel Washington lands a knockout punch as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a prizefighter who -- at the zenith of his boxing career -- finds himself wrongly convicted of a triple homicide and…
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A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
Cast: Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Molly Shannon …
Directed by: John Fortenberry
Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell extend their "Saturday Night Live" skit about dimwit club-goers Doug and Steve Butabi into a feature that follows the brothers as they fantasize about opening…
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A Civil Action (1998)
Cast: John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Kathleen Quinlan …
Directed by: Steven Zaillian
In this drama based on a true story, John Travolta stars as a personal-injury lawyer who sues a major corporation when the drinking water in Woburn, Mass., is found to contain high levels of…
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A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter …
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Determined to live "a life less ordinary," Robert (Ewan McGregor), a down-and-out janitor, kidnaps narcissistic heiress Celine (Cameron Diaz) in hopes of pulling in a big ransom.…
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Alien: Resurrection: Collector's Edition (1997)
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon …
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder star in the fourth installment of the Alien series. Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley (Weaver) died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the…
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The Second Civil War (1997)
Cast: Beau Bridges, Joanna Cassidy, Phil Hartman …
Directed by: Joe Dante
When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho (Beau Bridges, who won an Emmy) defies the president (Phil Hartman) and closes…
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The First Wives Club (1996)
Cast: Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton …
Directed by: Hugh Wilson
Erstwhile college chums Elise (Goldie Hawn), Annie (Diane Keaton) and Brenda (Bette Midler) reunite for the funeral of a friend who committed suicide after her husband traded her in for a hot…
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Freeway (1996)
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Wolfgang Bodison …
Directed by: Matthew Bright
After her parents get arrested, troubled teen Vanessa Lutz (Reese Witherspoon) decides to search for her long-lost grandmother and along the way encounters sympathetic youth counselor Bob…
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Marvin's Room (1996)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton …
Directed by: Jerry Zaks
In this adaptation of Scott McPherson's play, the tables are turned when straight-laced Bessie -- who devotes her life to caring for her chronically ill father -- suffers a health…
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Daylight (1996)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Viggo Mortensen, Dan Hedaya …
Directed by: Rob Cohen
When an explosion traps a group of commuters, including outdoorsman Roy Nord (Viggo Mortensen), in a tunnel 72 feet beneath the Hudson River, former medical services chief Kit Latura…
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Clueless (1995)
Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy …
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
Director Amy Heckerling's fresh adaptation of Jane Austen's novel &NFi;Emma&NFi_; follows the misadventures of meddlesome Beverly Hills high schooler Cher, who gets more than she…
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Nixon (1995)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Powers Boothe …
Directed by: Oliver Stone
The Watergate scandal toppled the world's most powerful man: United States president Richard Nixon (Anthony Hopkins). Director Oliver Stone re-creates the turbulent days of the early…
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To Die For (1995)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix …
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) is dead-set on making her lifelong dream of being on television come true, but there's one little hitch: her husband (Matt Dillon), who wants her to stay at…
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The Usual Suspects (1995)
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin …
Directed by: Bryan Singer
When five unacquainted crooks are hauled into a police station to appear in a criminal lineup, they decide to pull off a heist together. The plan gets complicated, however, when they intermix…
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Maverick (1994)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner …
Directed by: Richard Donner
Director Richard Donner pumps new life into this big-screen remake of the classic Western television series, with Mel Gibson assuming the role of poker-playing grifter Bret Maverick. Maverick…
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Boiling Point (1993)
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper, Lolita Davidovich …
Directed by: James B. Harris
Jimmy Mercer (Wesley Snipes) is a government agent whose partner is killed as the result of a botched undercover operation in this action adventure. An ex-con named Ronnie (Viggo Mortensen)…
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Mr. Wonderful (1993)
Cast: Matt Dillon, Annabella Sciorra, William Hurt …
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
When his plans for restoring a neighborhood bowling alley hit a financial snag thanks to the alimony he's paying his former wife (Annabella Sciorra), Con Edison electrician Gus (Matt…
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Rookie of the Year (1993)
Cast: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey, Daniel Stern …
Directed by: Daniel Stern
After slipping on a baseball, klutzy Little Leaguer Henry Rowengartner (Thomas Ian Nicholas) breaks his arm, putting him out of commission for months. When the doctor finally removes the…
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For Love or Money (1993)
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Gabrielle Anwar, Anthony Higgins …
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
Concierge Doug (Michael J. Fox) works at an upscale hotel and is adept at getting guests whatever they want. His dream of building his own luxury hotel finally seems to be coming true when he…
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Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges …
Directed by: John Patrick Shanley
When office drone Joe (Tom Hanks) learns he has a "brain cloud" and will die soon, he quits his oppressive job and travels to the island of Waponi Woo, whose natives need a human sacrifice to…
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Running Scared (1986)
Cast: Billy Crystal, Gregory Hines, Dan Hedaya …
Directed by: Peter Hyams
When their unconventional efforts to capture notorious drug lord Julio Gonzales (Jimmy Smits) raise the ire of their bosses, wisecracking detectives Ray Hughes (Gregory Hines) and Danny…
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Courage (1986)
Cast: Billy Dee Williams, Hector Elizondo, Sophia Loren …
Directed by: Jeremy Kagan
Marianna Miraldo's family is falling apart. Her son's life is being ravaged by his dependency on cocaine and heroin. Finally, Miarianna vows to take desperate measures, and risks…
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Wise Guys (1986)
Cast: Danny DeVito, Joe Piscopo, Harvey Keitel …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
When petty crooks Harry Valentini (Danny DeVito) and Moe Dickstein (Joe Piscopo) "borrow" a large sum of cash from a Mafia boss (Dan Hedaya), they head to the track to multiply their stolen…
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Commando (1985)
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya …
Directed by: Mark L. Lester
Col. John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger), the former leader of a special ops team, is vaulted back into action to save his young daughter (Alyssa Milano) who has been kidnapped. Her life is…
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Blood Simple (1984)
Cast: Frances McDormand, John Getz, Dan Hedaya …
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
In a jealous rage, Texas tavern owner Julian Marty (Dan Hedaya) hires unscrupulous private detective Loren Visser (M. Emmet Walsh) to not only tail Marty's two-timing spouse, Abby…
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Tightrope (1984)
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya …
Directed by: Richard Tuggle
Clint Eastwood stars as Wes Block, a wayward detective with a penchant for prostitutes, in this riveting 1984 thriller. Abandoned by his wife and struggling to be a good father to his two…
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The Hunger (1983)
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon …
Directed by: Tony Scott
Fetching Miriam (Catherine Deneuve) -- a 2,000-year-old vampire -- gave John (David Bowie) the gift of eternal life hundreds of years ago, choosing him as her lover and companion. But now…
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True Confessions (1981)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning …
Directed by: Ulu Grosbard
Veteran detective Tom Spellacy investigates the killing of a prostitute in 1948 Los Angeles in this stylish film-noir adaptation of John Gregory Dunne's explosive best-seller loosely…