Tom Hanks was a relatively unknown TV actor with a sitcom as his biggest credit when relatively unknown director Ron Howard (best known for his own sitcom acting) cast him in this surprise hit. It made stars of Hanks, Daryl Hannah and John Candy and an A-list director out of Howard. Hannah is a mermaid who comes to Manhattan in search of Hanks, the guy she has twice saved from drowning. Hanks runs ...
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmStarring: Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy, John Candy, Dody GoodmanDirected By: Ron Howard
The sixth entry in the long-running American Pie franchise anchors its story in the tried-and-true rivalry between nerds and jocks while serving up the non-stop barrage of raunchy gags for which the series has earned its notoriety. The twist in Beta House is that the nerds are actually the heels of the picture, while the heroes (as it were) are hormonally super-charged Erik Stifler ...
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UKStarring: Christopher McDonald, Eugene Levy, John WhiteDirected By: Andrew Waller
Kudos to the home-video exec who came up with the "Presents..." prefix to keep a movie franchise going, even though it has almost no relation to the entries that came before. This is number five in the series that started with American Pie, an unexpected hit of a teen sex romp that kept the box office and DVD grosses (not to mention gross-outs) coming. The last entry, American Pie ...
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UKStarring: Eugene Levy
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentStarring: Steve Martin, Carmen Electra, Jaime King, Bonnie Hunt, Alyson StonerDirected By: Shawn Levy, Adam Shankman
No-one can deny that the British love their dogs, but Best in Show proves that the Americans are just as canine crazy. Christopher Guest's (This is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman) latest mockumentary looks at the lives and dodgy doggie loves of the contestants in the USA's most prestigious dog show, The Mayflower. The comedy is observational and mostly improvised, but there ...
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Jennifer Coolidge, Jane LynchDirected By: Christopher Guest
The best performance in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is by an actress you've probably never heard of: 11-year-old Alyson Stoner, who plays Sarah, one of twelve children of Tom and Kate Baker (Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt). The movie follows the popular clan of the previous remake of Cheaper by the Dozen as they go to a camp in the mountains, where Tom renews his rivalry with Jimmy Murtaugh ...
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentStarring: Steve Martin, Carmen Electra, Jaime King, Bonnie Hunt, Piper PeraboDirected By: Adam Shankman
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UKStarring: John Candy, Amy Madigan, Dan Aykroyd, Richard Pryor, Eugene LevyDirected By: John Hughes, Howard Deutch, Walter Hill, David Steinberg, John Landis
The producers of the American Pie movies pushed their luck with a third slice of their lucrative raunchy comedy franchise, but American Wedding cooked up surprisingly well. It's the sourest serving of Pie, with half of the original cast missing, and there's something undeniably desperate about comedic highlights (involving dog poop, a lusty old lady, two strippers to offset ...
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UKStarring: Jason Biggs|Alyson Hannigan|Seann William Scott|Eugene LevyDirected By: Jesse Dylan
To the horror of prudes everywhere, American Pie 2 is even funnier than its popular predecessor, pushing the R rating with such unabashed ribaldry that you'll either be appalled or surprised by its defiant celebration of the young-adult male libido. Females will be equally shocked or delighted, because like American Pie this appealing, character-based comedy puts the women in control ...
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UKStarring: Jason Biggs, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Eugene Levy, Nick Gray, Shannon Elizabeth FadalDirected By: J.B. Rogers
Manufacturer: Warner Home VideoStarring: Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, Michael HitchcockDirected By: Christopher Guest
