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Filmography
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Have a Nice Day
(2006)
Visited by Death's
"repo man" (Crystal), the U.S. president is given until
midnight to get his personal and professional affairs in order.
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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
When an
unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful
witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a
self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his
legged, walking home.
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Analyze
That (2002)
Comedy
1 hr. 35 min. While
dealing with issues
surrounding his father's death, a psychologist
(Billy Crystal) also struggles to help his mobster
client (Robert De Niro) whose life is being
threatened in this sequel to "Analyze
This."
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America's
Sweethearts (2001)
Comedy
and Romance
1 hr. 41 min. For an awkward, self-conscious
girl like Kiki (Julia Roberts), being the personal
assistant to a beautiful mega-star like Gwen
(Catherine Zeta-Jones) isn't easy. But when she
dutifully accepts the task of helping Gwen and her
estranged mega-star husband Eddie (John Cusack) make
it through one last public appearance masterminded
by legendary press agent Lee Phillips (Billy
Crystal), forever devoted Kiki finds that her job is
about to get even harder. At first it seems her
challenge is to keep the peace between Gwen and
Eddie and their public image intact, but soon Kiki
is faced with a more personal concern as her
longtime friendship with Eddie begins to take a
romantic turn.
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Monsters,
Inc. (2001)
Comedy,
Kids/Family and Animation
1 hr. 46 min. From the Academy Award®-winning
creators of TOY STORY comes this new
computer-animated comedy that opens the door to a
world of monsters and mayhem. Monsters, Inc. is the
largest scare factory in the monster world and the
top kid Scarer is James P. Sullivan (John Goodman),
a huge, intimidating monster with blue fur, large
purple spots and horns, known as "Sulley"
to his friends. His Scare Assistant, best friend and
roommate is Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal), a lime
green, opinionated, feisty, one-eyed monster.
Scaring children isn't such an easy job, though --
monsters believe children are toxic and that direct
contact with them would be catastrophic. The film's
eclectic cast of characters also includes the
factory's crab-like CEO Henry J. Waternoose (James
Coburn), the beguiling serpent-haired receptionist
Celia (Jennifer Tilly), and the sarcastic chameleon
monster, Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi), who schemes
to replace Sulley as Monsters, Inc.'s top Scarer.
Making an uninvited visit from the human world is
Boo (Mary Gibbs), a tiny girl who turns the monster
world upside down.
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61*
(2001)
Set
in New York City in 1961, 61* is a film directed by
Billy Crystal for baseball lovers. Zooming in on
Yankee players Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, the
film follows these two opposites as they attempt to
break Babe Ruth's 1927 home run record. In heated
competition, the two players each try to score over
60 home runs and set the new world record. While the
fans align themselves with one player to be the
winner, the players choose the other, igniting the
playing field with tension, excitement, and
anticipation.
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Analyze
This (1999)
Comedy
and Crime/Gangster
What happens when the worlds of the Mafia and
psychiatry collide? This outrageous farce answers
that question, as mob boss Paul Vitti (Robert De
Niro) and psychiatrist Ben Sobol (Billy Crystal) are
forced to work together. When a prominent leader of
the New York Mafia suddenly starts having panic
attacks, he enlists the help of a New York
psychiatrist for a fast cure. The two men suddenly
find themselves struggling to understand each
other's professional and private lives as they
battle the FBI and the impending threat of a Mafia
takeover, not to mention an irritable fiancיe
(Lisa Kudrow) eager to get married.
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My
Giant (1998)
Comedy
At 7'7", Max
(Gheorghe Muresan) is
considered a freak in his native Romania and is
banished to a monastery. When he saves the life of
Sammy Kamin (Billy Crystal), a down-on-his-luck
talent agent, a whole world of opportunity opens up
for him. The two embark on an adventure that
provides closure for Max with a woman he has
obsessed over for years and helps Sammy put his life
in perspective and regain what’s important to him.
Michael Lehmann (HEATHERS, THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS AND
DOGS) directs this surprisingly bittersweet tale.
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Deconstructing
Harry (1997)
Comedy
Upon returning in glory to the college from
which he was expelled, sexually voracious and
dyspeptic writer Harry Block can find no companions
for his trip--except, that is, for a hooker he's
hired. The trouble with Harry, as it were, is that
he's alienated everyone in his life, from a string
of wives and psychotherapists to all his living
relatives, by rehashing their dirty little secrets
in his fatuous, mean-spirited writing. A new height
of self-loathing for introspective auteur Allen, who
meditates upon a self-reflection theme based on
Bergman's WILD STRAWBERRIES.
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Father's
Day (1997)
Comedy
1 hr. 38 min. Jack Lawrence is a successful Los
Angeles attorney. He's got a good job, a lovely
wife, a nice home, a great car--aside from a limited
amount of patience, Jack has pretty much every thing
he wants. Dale Putley has been on the brink of
despair for so long that he's starting to enjoy the
view. A would-be writer scraping out a threadbare
existence in San Francisco, Dale is a bundle of
neuroses just waiting to unravel. Dale needs
something to worry about in his life besides
himself. Suddenly, before you can say romance from
the past, Jack Lawrence and Dale Putley, two
complete strangers and polar opposites, are sharing
a car, pooling their wits, and rethinking everything
about themselves as they try to track down a teenage
runaway that each believes might be his son.
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Hamlet
(1996)
Drama
4 hrs. 02 min. Shakespeare's tortured Dane,
brought to the screen in his royal entirety by the
ambitious Kenneth Branagh. Majestic, energetic and
affectionately made, but as strewn with knots as the
play itself. Chalk up one star to sheer chutzpah.
With Kate Winslet, Derek Jacobi, Julie Christie,
Richard Briers, Nicholas Farrell, Michael Maloney,
Billy Crystal, Timothy Spall, Reece Dinsdale, Gerard
Depardieu, Robin Williams, Richard Attenborough,
John Gielgud, Charlton Heston, Rosemary Harris, Jack
Lemmon. Screenplay and direction by Kenneth Branagh.
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Forget
Paris (1995)
Comedy
An NBA referee in Paris for a funeral falls in
love with the airline representative who misplaced
the body in this transatlantic romantic comedy.
Cameos feature real-life NBA stars such as Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Isiah
Thomas and many others.
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City
Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
Comedy
Comedy-Western sequel to the popular film CITY
SLICKERS. Once again, N.Y. radio station manager,
Mitch Robbins (Billy Crystal) is pining to live his
life as a cowboy. He gets his chance when he finds
an authentic treasure map, once owned by Mitch's
deceased trail boss Curly. Accompanied by his buddy
Phil, his brother Glen, and Curly's brother Duke,
Mitch sets out to find the missing treasure.
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Mr.
Saturday Night (1992)
Drama
Billy Crystal stars as the legendary Buddy
Young, Jr. An ambitious, wise-cracking comic who
claws his way to the top with the help of his
brother/manager, who's always ready to catch him
when he falls. Academy Award Nominations: Best
Supporting Actor--David Paymer.
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City
Slickers (1991)
Comedy
1 hr. 52 min. The story of three men turning 40
who go on a Montana cattle drive.
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When
Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Comedy
96 min. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... tracks a
star-crossed pair as they repeatedly drift apart and
meet again over a span of 13 years and gradually
fall madly, deeply, passionately into friendship, a
friendship ever teetering on the edge of love. Harry
meets Sally when they share a car ride to New York
City upon graduation from the University of Chicago.
A few minutes into the trip, the conversation
between womanizing, neurotic Harry (Billy Crystal)
and driven, equally neurotic Sally (Meg Ryan)
becomes heatedly contentious. The question arises:
Can a man and a woman be just friends? Harry
contends this proposition is impossible, that sex
will always come along to screw up the friendship.
Sally is aghast and disagrees, proclaiming the idea
a distinct possibility. The two part ways rather
acrimoniously in New York but before long meet again
and eventually decide to indeed be friends. As
life’s mysterious coincidences pull Harry and
Sally closer together, they share mystical, tender
moments, confess secrets to each other, console each
other, attend major holidays together, and do all
the other things couples traditionally do. The
question then reemerges: Can Harry and Sally remain
mere friends, or will they--must they--fall in love?
And can anyone forget Ryan's classic faking-it scene
in Katz's Deli?
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Memories
of Me (1988)
Comedy
When a New York heart surgeon has a mild
heart-attack, he is encouraged by his girlfriend to
visit Los Angeles to reconcile his relationship with
his father. Once there, he discovers his father is
terminally ill and so begins their adventure to do
all the things they had never done together.
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The
Princess Bride (1987)
Comedy
98 min. Director Rob Reiner breathes vividly
colored cinematic life into William Goldman’s THE
PRINCESS BRIDE, effectively evoking the wondrous,
wide-eyed spirit of the witty 1973 novel. When a
sick boy (Fred Savage) receives a visit from his
doting grandfather (Peter Falk) who intends to read
to him from his favorite book, he's not exactly
pleased to be extracted from his world of video
games. However, his mood quickly changes as he,
along with the viewer, is transported to a place out
of time--to Florin, a kingdom in the ultimate
imaginary land, complete with dashing heroes,
cowardly princes, rhyming giants, shrieking eels,
rodents of unusual size, fancy swordfights, and
yes...even some kissing.
The lovely Buttercup (Robin Wright) learns that
"As you wish" really means "I love
you" when she falls for her charming farmhand,
Westley (Cary Elwes). While trying to seek his
fortune, however, Westley disappears at sea, an
apparent victim of the Dread Pirate Roberts, who
takes no prisoners. A few years later, Buttercup,
engaged to the oily Prince Humperdinck (Chris
Sarandon), is kidnapped by an oddball trio of
rogues--brains, Vizzini (Wallace Shawn); brawn,
Fezzik (Andrי the Giant); and sword, Inigo
Montoya (Mandy Patinkin in a standout performance).
As they sail away toward the Cliffs of Insanity,
they notice the pursuit of a man in black...and the
adventure begins. A clever fairy tale for all ages,
THE PRINCESS BRIDE is arguably one of the funniest
and most entertaining films of all time.
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Throw
Momma from the Train (1987)
Comedy
Owen (Danny
DeVito) is a friendless would-be
mystery writer who has had all he can take. He would
do anything to get rid of his overbearing momma
(Anne Ramsey), whose howling voice and domineering
attitude have pushed him to the absolute limit. He
even strikes a deal with Larry (Billy Crystal), his
writing teacher, to knock off his much-hated
ex-wife, with the understanding that the instructor
will reciprocate. Ramsey is so terrific in her role
that the audience eventually roots for her to be
killed. Danny DeVito directed this very dark, very
funny comedy, which owes a big debt to the Alfred
Hitchcock thriller STRANGERS ON A TRAIN.
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Running
Scared (1986)
Action/Adventure
Two wild Chicago cops use their unorthodox
tactics to nab a notorious drug runner before they
begin their retirement in the land of warmth and
women, Key West.
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This
Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Comedy
A brilliant and hilarious documentary-style
satire of a has-been British heavy metal band who
never really was on an absurd American comeback tour
that never quite gets off the ground, THIS IS SPINAL
TAP practically birthed the mockumentary style.
Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer
are David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek
Smalls, respectively--three clueless, self-absorbed
men who form the nucleus of Spinal Tap, aging
purveyors of overwrought songs with titles such as
"Big Bottom," "Smell the Glove,"
and "Sex Farm." Shot in faux cinema veritי-style
with director Rob Reiner as fictional filmmaker
Marty DiBergi, the film lampoons just about every
rock & roll clichי (not to mention every
rockumentary clichי) in the book as it follows
these fallen rock idols from one disastrous gig to
the next. Scenes of the tour's descent from
desperation into total collapse are interspersed
with interviews in which the band members
delightfully prattle on inanely about the
none-too-illustrious history and dubious vision of
Spinal Tap. THIS IS SPINAL TAP is a striking and
acutely hysterical directorial debut for Reiner and
a deserved cult classic. Watch for an endless array
of cameos by wonderful comic character actors along
the way.
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Enola
Gay - The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)
Drama
The untold story of the last act of World War
II-the explosion of the first atomic bomb over
Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
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Breaking
Up Is Hard to Do (1979)
Comedy
Four divorced men share their experience as they
emerge back into the singles scene. Through the wild
days and even wilder nights in Malibu Beach, they
develop bonds of friendship that provide the
strength to pursue happiness.
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Rabbit
Test (1978)
Comedy
In this typical storyline about a lonely boy who
has his first sexual experience, a rather atypical
thing occurs. He becomes pregnant!
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