I Love You Phillip Morris
Synopsis: A story so incredible, it could only be true. Jim Carrey stars in the wildly outrageous tale of a spectacularly charismatic con man’s journey from small-town businessman to flamboyant […]
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Homage to Steve
Synopsis: Originally released in 1984, this show features Martin’s Oscar-nominated short The Absent-Minded Waiter; his full performance at the Universal Amphitheatre from September 28, 1979; and “The Comedians Segment”. *********************************************************************** […]
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Synopsis: Superstar illusionists and Las Vegas headliners Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have fallen on hard times. The longtime friends now loathe each other and they […]
Yes Man
Synopsis: Carl Allen has stumbled across a way to shake free of post-divorce blues and a dead-end job: embrace life and say yes to everything. Take a bungee plunge? Yes. […]
The Best of… What’s Left of… Not Only… But Also…
Synopsis: Peter Cook and Dudley Moore were a major part of the new comedy era in the ’60s and ’70s. Their great partnership was formed when the pair wrote and […]
Steve Martin’s Best Show Ever
Synopsis: Steve Martin’s fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H, produced by Lorne Michaels and […]
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School
Synopsis: Vince Lombardi High School has quite a reputation: it’s the wildest, most rockin’ high school around! That is, until a thug of a principle, Miss Togar, comes along and […]
The Pythons Autobiography
Summary: An oral history of the Pythons (incorporating archive material of Graham Chapman), that is filled with more than 1,000 photos from the group’s archive, as well as from the […]
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Synopsis: Giving big business a run for its money. When Dick Harper (Jim Carrey) is terminated as Globodyne Corporation’s VP of Communications, he assures his wife, Jane (Téa Leoni), he’ll […]
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
Synopsis: See Dick and Jane lose everything. See Dick and Jane steal it back! George Segal and Jane Fonda star in this hilarious send-up of upper middle class mores and […]
All Commercials… A Steve Martin Special
Synopsis: Steve Martin’s third NBC special serves as a salute to 1970s television commercials. Taking shots at everything from “Suzy Chapstick” to Palmolive to advertising agencies, this special showcased Martin’s […]
Ricki and The Flash
Synopsis: Meryl Streep takes on a whole new gig – a hard-rocking singer/guitarist – for Oscar®-winning director Jonathan Demme and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody in Ricki and the Flash. […]
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Synopsis: The reunion of the Monty Python team on stage for the first time in over 30 years, and for the last time ever, was the most anticipated production of […]
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