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Randy Quaid
Actor 75 years old

Randy Quaid

Houston, Texas, USA

Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer, writer and musician perhaps best known for his role as Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies, as well as his numerous supporting roles in films... Read full bio →

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Balls Out: The Tennis Coach

Balls Out: The Tennis Coach

Danny Leiner 2009 1h 27m 6.0

An overenthusiastic high-school maintenance man attempts to lead an unlikely group of misfits to the Nebraska state tennis championship in Dude, Where's My Car? director Danny Leiner's underdog sports comedy. American Pie star Seann William Scott stars as the ambitious janitor who believes he has what it takes to coach the winning team.

Goya's Ghosts

Goya's Ghosts

Miloš Forman 2006 1h 54m 6.9

Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.

The Ice Harvest

The Ice Harvest

Harold Ramis 2005 1h 28m 5.7

A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.

Once Upon a Halloween

Once Upon a Halloween

Jamie Mitchell 2005 53m 5.0

On the night before Halloween, the Evil Queen plans to conquer Halloween and asks her cauldron to show several villains to help her in her plan.

Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

Ang Lee 2005 2h 14m 8.0

Brokeback Mountain is an Ang Lee film about two modern day cowboys who meet on a shepherding job in the summer of ’63. The two share a raw and powerful summer together that turns into a life long relationship conflicting with the lives they are supposed to live.

Home on the Range

Home on the Range

Will Finn, John Sanford 2004 1h 16m 5.7

When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows, a karate-kicking stallion and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save their home. The stakes are sky-high as this unlikely animal alliance risk their hides and match wits with a mysterious band of bad guys.

Back by Midnight

Back by Midnight

Harry Basil 2004 1h 29m 5.0

The warden of a small, rundown, minimum-security prison plots revenge against the the prison's dishonest owner by having four inmates break out and plan a department store robbery to spruce up the prison's faculties.

Grind

Grind

Casey La Scala 2003 1h 44m 10.0

Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.

Carolina

Carolina

Marleen Gorris 2003 1h 37m 5.0

A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy.

Black Cadillac

Black Cadillac

John Murlowski 2003 1h 33m 5.0

Three young men become terrorized in a high-speed car chase with a mysterious pursuant.

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

Ron Underwood 2002 1h 35m 3.3

In the future, a man struggles to keep his lunar nightclub out of the hands of the Mafia.

Not Another Teen Movie

Not Another Teen Movie

Joel Gallen 2001 1h 29m 5.5

After breaking up with his girlfriend, Priscilla (Pressly), a popular jock, Jake Wyler (Evans) makes a bet with his friends, that he can't make 'ugly girl' Janey Briggs (Leigh) into prom queen. After spending more and more time with Janey, Jake really starts to think whether he wants to keep the bet on or not

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

Des McAnuff 2000 1h 32m 5.0

Rocky and Bullwinkle have been living off the finances made from the reruns of their cartoon show. Boris and Natasha somehow manage to crossover into reality and team up with Fearless Leader, an evil criminal turned media mogul with some evil plans up his sleeve. Rocky and Bullwinkle must stop the three of them before they wreak havoc.

Hard Rain

Hard Rain

Mikael Salomon 1998 1h 37m 5.3

Get swept up in the action as an armored car driver (Christian Slater) tries to elude a gang of thieves (led by Morgan Freeman) while a flood ravages the countryside. Hard Rain is "a wild, thrilling, chilling action ride" filled with close calls, uncertain loyalties and heart-stopping heroics.

Vegas Vacation

Vegas Vacation

Stephen Kessler 1997 1h 33m 5.9

The Griswald family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls, Las Vegas.

Last Dance

Last Dance

Bruce Beresford 1996 1h 43m 6.0

A lawyer assigned to the clemency case of a woman on death row finds himself forming a deep friendship with her while he tries to prevent her impending execution.

Kingpin

Kingpin

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly 1996 1h 54m 6.7

A star bowler whose career was prematurely "cut off" hopes to ride a new prodigy to success and riches.

Independence Day

Independence Day

Roland Emmerich 1996 2h 25m 7.0

The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy. Fighting superior technology, Man's best weapon is the will to survive.

Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus

Spike Lee 1996 2h 2m

Fifteen Black men gather in South Central LA to take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in October 1995.

Bye Bye Love

Bye Bye Love

Sam Weisman 1995 1h 46m 6.0

A story about the family breakup of three divorced men. The film presents their perspective and reveals their relationship with their children, ex-wives, girlfriends, and male friends, and their identities as divorced men.

The Paper

The Paper

Ron Howard 1994 1h 52m 6.0

Henry Hackett is the editor of a New York City tabloid. He is a workaholic who loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchetman Alicia Clark, Henry's nemesis, impose unpopular cutbacks.

Major League II

Major League II

David S. Ward 1994 1h 45m 5.6

After losing in the ALCS the year before, the Cleveland Indians are determined to make it into the World Series this time! However, they first have to contend with Rachel Phelps again when she buys back the team.

Freaked

Freaked

Alex Winter, Tom Stern 1993 1h 20m 7.0

A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.

Texasville

Texasville

Peter Bogdanovich 1990 2h 3m

Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares for its centennial. Oil prices are down, banks are failing, and Duane's $12 million in debt.

Quick Change

Quick Change

Howard Franklin, Bill Murray 1990 1h 29m 7.3

Three thieves successfully rob a New York City bank, but making the escape from the city proves to be almost impossible.

Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder

Tony Scott 1990 1h 47m 6.5

Days of Thunder revolved around a talented, hot-shot auto racing rookie, Cole Trickle, who, after trying his hand in the American open wheel ranks, seeks to win on the NASCAR circuit.

Parents

Parents

Bob Balaban 1989 1h 22m 7.0

A young boy living in 1950s suburbia suspects that his parents are cannibalistic murderers.

Christmas Vacation

Christmas Vacation

Jeremiah S. Chechik 1989 1h 37m 7.7

The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Howard Brookner 1989 1h 33m

On New Year's Eve 1928, in the New York underworld, a gambler sells his body to science, a gangster needs a transfusion, and a gambler is on the run

Moving

Moving

Alan Metter 1988 1h 29m 6.3

Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.

Caddyshack II

Caddyshack II

Allan Arkush 1988 1h 38m

When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a tacky amusement park.

No Man's Land

No Man's Land

Peter Werner 1987 1h 46m 6.0

A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and lifestyle of the game, and becomes romanticly involved with the leaders sister.

The Wraith

The Wraith

Mike Marvin 1986 1h 33m 6.0

Packard Walsh and his motorized gang control and terrorize an Arizona desert town where they force drivers to drag-race so they can 'win' their vehicles.

Fool for Love

Fool for Love

Robert Altman 1985 1h 46m 7.0

A woman is waiting in a motel for her boyfriend, when an old flame turns up and tries to take her back to the life she is trying to leave behind.

The Wild Life

The Wild Life

Art Linson 1984 1h 36m 5.0

Eighties teen romp involving Bill and his new apartment, Jim and his rebellious antics, Tom and his crazy self, and Anita with her older man David.

Vacation

Vacation

Harold Ramis 1983 1h 39m 6.9

The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.

Heartbeeps

Heartbeeps

Allan Arkush 1981 1h 18m 5.0

Heartbeeps stars Andy Kaufman and Bernadette Peters as domestic robots who fall in love and run off together.

The Long Riders

The Long Riders

Walter Hill 1980 1h 40m 7.6

The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.

Foxes

Foxes

Adrian Lyne 1980 1h 46m 6.0

A group of friends come of age in the asphalt desert of the San Fernando Valley, as set to a blazing soundtrack and endless drinking, drugs and sex.

Midnight Express

Midnight Express

Alan Parker 1978 2h 1m 8.2

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".

The Choirboys

The Choirboys

Robert Aldrich 1977 1h 59m 8.0

A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after-hours debauchery.

The Missouri Breaks

The Missouri Breaks

Arthur Penn 1976 2h 6m 6.6

Tom Logan is a horse thief. Rancher David Braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. But Braxton has just hired Lee Clayton, an infamous "regulator", to hunt down the horse thieves; one at a time.

Bound for Glory

Bound for Glory

Hal Ashby 1976 2h 27m 7.0

This film is an excellent biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, and discovered the suffering and strength of America's working class.

Breakout

Breakout

Tom Gries 1975 1h 36m 5.5

A bush pilot is hired for $250,000 to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner.

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Ted Kotcheff 1974 2h 6.0

The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his changing relationships with family and friends.

The Last Detail

The Last Detail

Hal Ashby 1973 1h 44m 7.1

Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison but decide to show him one last good time along the way.

Paper Moon

Paper Moon

Peter Bogdanovich 1973 1h 42m 7.7

During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.

Lolly-Madonna XXX

Lolly-Madonna XXX

Richard C. Sarafian 1973 1h 43m

In the early 1970s, a young woman passing through rural Tennessee unintentionally gets caught in a feud between two local neighboring clans, the Feathers and the Gutshalls.

What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc?

Peter Bogdanovich 1972 1h 34m 7.8

A strange woman and a man competing for a research grant get mixed up in a jewel robbery and a chase for top secret papers.

The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

Peter Bogdanovich 1971 1h 59m 8.3

The coming of age of a youth named Sonny in a small Texas town in the 1950s.

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