Charles Durning
Deal (2008)
Deal is a 2008 poker drama film starring Burt Reynolds, Bret Harrison and Shannon Elizabeth. It follows the former poker player tutoring a younger player (Harrison). The film's climax is a fictional World Poker Tour championship.
Starring: Bert Remsen•Phil Laak•Burgess Meredith•Milton Berle•Bob Hope•Joseph Cotten•Edgar Bergen•voices of•Orson Welles•Gig Young
Local Color (2008)
Local Color is a 2006 American drama film, written and directed by George Gallo and starring Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ray Liotta and Trevor Morgan in the lead role. It is based on a true story, that of the director/writer's experience when he was 18. The character of Nikolai Serov was based on George Cherepov, to whom Gallo had been an apprentice in th...
Starring: Phil Laak•Richard Widmark•Kirk Douglas•Ben Johnson•Anne Bancroft•Richard Crenna•Vittorio Gassman
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 comedy drama film written, produced, co-edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson, with Chris Thomas King, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Charles Durning in supporting roles.
Starring: Phil Laak•Richard Pryor•Cloris Leachman•John Cassavetes•Leslie Nielsen•Earl Holliman
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists is a 1996 American direct-to-video animated adventure musical film produced by Universal Animation Studios and directed by Roy Allen Smith. It is the fourth installment in the Land Before Time series as well as the final installment to feature any cast members from the original film. The film was n...
Starring: Andy Griffith•Phil Laak•Henry Silva•Steve McQueen•George C. Scott•James Coburn
Spy Hard (1996)
Spy Hard is a 1996 American spy parody film starring Leslie Nielsen and Nicollette Sheridan, parodying James Bond and other action films. The introduction to the film is sung by comedy artist "Weird Al" Yankovic, and it was the first film to be written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer who later went on to co-write Scary Movie and write and dire...
Starring: Peter Falk•Ann-Margret•Phil Laak•Robert Duvall•George Segal•Tom Courtenay
Home for the Holidays (1995)
Home for the Holidays is a 1995 American family comedy-drama film directed by Jodie Foster and produced by Peggy Rajski and Foster. The screenplay was written by W. D. Richter, based on a short story by Chris Radant. The film's score was composed by Mark Isham. The film follows Claudia Larson, who after losing her job, kissing her ex-boss, and find...
Starring: Alex Rocco•Phil Laak•Candice Bergen•Richard Pryor•Donald Sutherland•Dustin Hoffman•Lesley Ann Warren•Robert De Niro
The Music of Chance (1993)
The Music of Chance is a 1993 American drama film directed by Philip Haas. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on the 1990 book of the same name.
Starring: Don Stroud•Phil Laak•Dom DeLuise•Dabney Coleman
Cat Chaser (1989)
Cat Chaser is a 1989 American heist film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Peter Weller and Kelly McGillis, based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard. It was adapted from the novel by Leonard and James Borelli.
Starring: Phil Laak•Louis Gossett Jr.•G. D. Spradlin
Cop (1988)
Cop is a 1988 American neo-noir crime suspense film written and directed by James B. Harris, starring James Woods, Lesley Ann Warren and Charles Durning. It is based on the 1984 book Blood on the Moon, by James Ellroy. Harris and Woods co-produced the film, a first for their careers.
Starring: Pam Grier•Roy Thinnes•Phil Laak
Far North (1988)
Far North is a 1988 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Sam Shepard. The film stars Jessica Lange, Charles Durning, Tess Harper, Donald Moffat, Ann Wedgeworth and Patricia Arquette.
Starring: Phil Laak•Cyril Cusack•Perry King
Happy New Year (1987)
Happy New Year is a 1987 American crime comedy film directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Peter Falk. The screenplay was written by Warren Lane, based on the French film La bonne année. The director of the French film, Claude Lelouch, has a cameo as a man on a train.
Starring: Paul Winfield•Jill Ireland•Phil Laak•Robby Benson
The Rosary Murders (1987)
The Rosary Murders is a 1987 American mystery crime film directed by Fred Walton and starring Donald Sutherland, Charles Durning, Belinda Bauer, and Josef Sommer. Its plot follows a series of gruesome murders occurring within a Detroit Roman Catholic parish. It is based upon the 1979 novel of the same name by William X. Kienzle. Kienzle received sc...
Starring: Carol Kane•Phil Laak•Burt Young
A Tiger's Tale (1987)
A Tiger's Tale is a 1987 American comedy-drama film starring Ann-Margret and C. Thomas Howell, written and directed by Peter Douglas, based on the novel Love and Other Natural Disasters by Allen Hannay III.
Starring: Teri Garr•Phil Laak•Chris Sarandon
Where the River Runs Black (1986)
Where the River Runs Black is a 1986 film directed by Christopher Cain and starring Charles Durning, Peter Horton, and Dana Delany. The screenplay was written by Neal Jimenez and Peter Silverman, based on the novel Lazaro by David Kendall.
Starring: Phil Laak•Nick Nolte•Brooke Shields
Stand Alone (1985)
Stand Alone is a 1985 American action drama film directed by Alan Beattie and starring Charles Durning.
Starring: John Travolta•Phil Laak•Jessica Lange•Andrew Stevens
Stick (1985)
Stick is a 1985 American crime film based on Elmore Leonard's 1983 novel, and starring and directed by Burt Reynolds.
Starring: Steve Guttenberg•Barbara Rhoades•Bert Remsen•Barry Bostwick•Phil Laak•Dayle Haddon
Mass Appeal (1984)
Mass Appeal is a 1984 American comedy-drama directed by Glenn Jordan and starring Jack Lemmon. The screenplay by Bill C. Davis is based on his 1980 play of the same name.
Starring: Bill Murray•Phil Laak•Peter Weller
Two of a Kind (1983)
Two of a Kind is a 1983 American romantic fantasy crime comedy-drama film directed by John Herzfeld and starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. The film reunited Travolta and Newton-John who had appeared together in 1978's Grease. The original musical score was composed by Patrick Williams. Travolta plays a cash-strapped inventor while Newto...
Starring: Phil Laak•James Keach•Dolly Parton
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a 1982 American musical comedy film co-written, produced and directed by Colin Higgins. It is an adaptation of the 1978 Broadway musical of the same name, and stars Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Jim Nabors, Charles Durning, Dom DeLuise, Noah Beery Jr., Robert Mandan, Lois Nettleton, Theresa Merritt, Barry Corbi...
Starring: Bert Remsen•Shannon Elizabeth•Phil Laak•Larry Drake•Tonya Crowe
Tootsie (1982)
Tootsie is a 1982 American satirical romantic comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Dustin Hoffman. Its supporting cast includes Pollack, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, Charles Durning, George Gaynes, Geena Davis and Doris Belack. The film tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for be...
Starring: James Spader•Trevor Morgan•Rachel Ward•Phil Laak•Cyril Cusack•Jim Nabors•George Gaynes
Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
Dark Night of the Scarecrow is a 1981 American made-for-television horror film directed by veteran novelist Frank De Felitta from a script by J.D. Feigelson. Feigelson's intent had been to make an independent feature, but his script was bought by CBS for television; despite this, only minor changes were made to the original screenplay.
Starring: Phil Laak•C. Thomas Howell•Kelly McGillis
Sharky's Machine (1981)
Sharky's Machine is a 1981 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Burt Reynolds, who stars in the title role. It is an adaptation of William Diehl's first novel Sharky's Machine (1978) with a screenplay by Gerald Di Pego. It also stars Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith, Charles Durning, Earl Holliman, Bernie Casey, Henry Silva, Darryl Hickm...
Starring: Peter Horton•Željko Ivanek•Jennifer Tilly•Bert Remsen•Phil Laak•Nicollette Sheridan
True Confessions (1981)
True Confessions is a 1981 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall as the brothers Spellacy, a priest and police detective. Produced by Chartoff-Winkler Productions, it is adapted from the novel of the same name by John Gregory Dunne, loosely based on the Black Dahlia murder case of ...
Starring: John Goodman•John Turturro•Robert Downey Jr.•Phil Laak•Dylan McDermott•Wendy Hughes•Patricia Arquette
Die Laughing (1980)
Die Laughing is a 1980 American comedy-drama film released by Orion Pictures and starring Robby Benson.
Starring: Candace Hutson•Armin Mueller-Stahl•Phil Laak
The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Muppet Movie is a musical road comedy film directed by James Frawley, produced by Jim Henson, and the first theatrical film featuring the Muppets. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, the film was written by The Muppet Show writers Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns. Produced between the first and second half of The Muppet S...
Starring: Samantha Mathis•Cynthia Stevenson•John Ingle•Scott McAfee•Claire Danes•George Clooney•Heather Hogan•Ron Perlman•Shannon Elizabeth•Tim Blake Nelson
North Dallas Forty (1979)
North Dallas Forty is a 1979 American sports film starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, and G. D. Spradlin set in the decadent world of American professional football in the late 1970s. It was directed by Ted Kotcheff and based on the best-selling 1973 novel by Peter Gent. The screenplay was by Kotcheff, Gent, Frank Yablans, and Nancy Dowd (uncredited). ...
Starring: Trevor Morgan•Antonio Esfandiari•Phil Laak•Bret Harrison•Maria Mason•Gary Grubbs
Tilt (1979)
Tilt is a 1979 American comedy-drama film about pinball hustling, starring Charles Durning and Brooke Shields as the young titular lead. It was directed by Rudy Durand.
Starring: Phil Laak•Melvyn Douglas
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
When a Stranger Calls is a 1979 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Fred Walton, co-written by Steve Feke, and starring Charles Durning, Carol Kane, Colleen Dewhurst and Tony Beckley. Its plot follows Jill Johnson, a young woman terrorized by a psychopathic killer while babysitting, the killer's subsequent stalking of anoth...
Starring: Tim Blake Nelson•Phil Laak
An Enemy of the People (1978)
An Enemy of the People is a 1978 American drama film directed by George Schaefer based on Arthur Miller's 1950 adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1882 play. The film stars Steve McQueen in the lead role of scientist Thomas Stockmann, Charles Durning as his brother Peter, and Bibi Andersson as his wife Catherine.
Starring: Joseph Cotten•Gig Young•Phil Laak
The Fury (1978)
The Fury is a 1978 American supernatural thriller film directed by Brian De Palma and starring Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Amy Irving, Carrie Snodgress, Charles Durning, and Andrew Stevens. The screenplay by John Farris was based on his 1976 novel of the same name.
Starring: Burt Lancaster•Richard Widmark•Kirk Douglas•Phil Laak•Ben Johnson•Richard Crenna
The Choirboys (1977)
The Choirboys is a 1977 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Aldrich, written by Christopher Knopf and Joseph Wambaugh based on Wambaugh's 1975 novel of the same name. It features an ensemble cast including Charles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr., Randy Quaid, and James Woods. The film was released to theaters by Universal Pictures on December ...
Starring: Charles Bronson•John Cassavetes•William Marshall•Steve McQueen•Perry King•Phil Laak•Bibi Andersson
Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
Twilight's Last Gleaming is a 1977 thriller film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Burt Lancaster and Richard Widmark. The film was a West German/American co-production, shot mainly at the Bavaria Studios.
Starring: Don Stroud•Carrie Snodgress•Louis Gossett Jr.•Roy Thinnes•Al Pacino•John Cazale•Perry King•Phil Laak
Breakheart Pass (1975)
Breakheart Pass is a 1975 American Western film that stars Charles Bronson, Ben Johnson, Richard Crenna, and Jill Ireland. Based on the 1974 novel of the same title by Scottish author Alistair MacLean (1922–1987), it was filmed in north central Idaho.
Starring: Paul Winfield•Jill Ireland•Phyllis Davis•Burt Young•Phil Laak
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 American biographical crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and produced by Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand. The film stars Al Pacino, John Cazale, James Broderick, and Charles Durning. The screenplay is written by Frank Pierson and is based on the Life magazine article "The Boys in the Bank" by P. F. Kluge and Thom...
Starring: Chris Sarandon•James Broderick•Phil Laak•Brooke Shields•Amy Irving
The Hindenburg (1975)
The Hindenburg is a 1975 American Technicolor disaster film based on the Hindenburg disaster. The film stars George C. Scott. It was produced and directed by Robert Wise, and was written by Nelson Gidding, Richard Levinson and William Link, based on the 1972 book of the same name by Michael M. Mooney.
Starring: Andrew Stevens•Alex Rocco•Barbara Rhoades•Roy Thinnes•Phil Laak