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James Coco
Actor 1930 - 1987

James Coco

New York City, New York, USA

James Coco was an American character actor.

Filmography

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18 titles
That's Adequate

That's Adequate

Harry Hurwitz 1989 1h 22m

This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his deathbed) stars as head of the studio.

The Stepford Children

The Stepford Children

Alan J. Levi 1987 1h 36m

Steven and Laura Harding, along with their kids David and Mary, have moved to the quiet community of Stepford. Steven joins the men's club, which is still assimilating their wives into robots. This time, they have begun to turn their out of control teens into robots as well.

Hunk

Hunk

Lawrence Bassoff 1987 1h 42m 4.0

A computer nerd makes a deal with the Devil and gets a new beefcake body.

The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Frank Oz 1984 1h 34m 7.3

The muppets make the decision to take their show to Broadway but exposure to the harshness of life in the big city strains wallets and their ability to stay together.

Only When I Laugh

Only When I Laugh

Glenn Jordan 1981 2h

A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.

Wholly Moses!

Wholly Moses!

Gary Weis 1980 1h 43m 4.0

An all-star comedy cast hams it up in this hilarious Biblical spoof.

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

Michael Schultz 1979 1h 56m 6.0

An eccentric games inventor dies and leaves behind an inheritance worth hundreds of millions of dollars - which will only be given to the person or team, amongst his family and hired help, who wins a madcap scavenger hunt.

The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

Robert Moore 1978 1h 32m 8.0

Spoofing the entire 1940s detective genre, and his own performances as a bumbling private detective, Peter Falk plays Lou Pekinpaugh, a San Francisco private detective accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress, the partner's wife, Georgia Merkle.

Ciao maschio

Ciao maschio

Marco Ferreri 1978 1h 53m 7.0

A man walking on the beach near New York City finds the corpse of King Kong. He also finds Kong's orphaned son, and takes it to a friend who lives in the city, and they decide to raise it.

Charleston

Charleston

Marcello Fondato 1977 1h 33m 5.3

Charleston is a 1977 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marcello Fondato. It reprises the style of the film The Sting.

The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

George Cukor 1976 1h 35m

A pair of peasant children, Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the Fairy Berylune. On their journey, they are accompanied by the humanized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, Bread, and other entities.

Murder by Death

Murder by Death

Robert Moore 1976 1h 34m 7.7

Five famous literary detective characters and their sidekicks are invited to a bizarre mansion to solve an even stranger mystery.

Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

Arthur Hiller 1972 2h 12m

In the 16th century, poet, playwright and part-time actor Miguel de Cervantes has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish Inquisition. They're accused of presenting an entertainment offensive to the Inquisition.

Such Good Friends

Such Good Friends

Otto Preminger 1971 1h 42m

While awaiting the outcome of her husband's surgery, Julie Messinger discovers he has been having affairs.

A New Leaf

A New Leaf

Elaine May 1971 1h 42m 7.0

When Henry Graham's lawyer informs him that his playboy lifestyle has consumed all of his funds, he must avoid sliding down the social ladder. He plans to marry wealthy scientist Henrietta Lowell--and kill her.

The Strawberry Statement

The Strawberry Statement

Stuart Hagmann 1970 1h 49m 6.0

A college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goals.

The Littlest Angel

The Littlest Angel

Joe Layton 1969 1h 17m 5.0

A little shepherd boy newly arrived in Heaven tries to adjust to life in the Hereafter.

Ensign Pulver

Ensign Pulver

Joshua Logan 1964 1h 44m

1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of work from his crew, without granting them any freedom or favors - ignoring that they're thousand of miles away from the front. In one word: he drives his crew crazy.

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