Posts Tagged ‘con-artist’

HouseSitter (1992)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Steve Martin | Goldie Hawn | Dana Delany | Julie Harris | Donald Moffat | Peter MacNicol | Richard B. Shull | Laurel Cronin | Roy Cooper | Christopher Durang | Heywood Hale Broun | Cherry Jones | Vasek Simek | Suzanne Whang | Mary Klug
Directors: Frank Oz
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When his longtime girlfriend Becky says no to marriage and the house he has built, architect Newton Davis takes it badly. Three months later a one night liaison with livewire waitress Gwen gets rather out of control when she tracks down the dream house, moves in, and lets it be known locally that she and Newton are married. Everyone in the small town take to her, including his parents, while Becky shows renewed interest. When Newton realises the situation he suggests to Gwen that continuing the deception might have advantages for both of them.

All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Animation | Drama | Family | Musical
Countries: Ireland | UK
Actors: Burt Reynolds | Dom DeLuise | Judith Barsi | Melba Moore | Daryl Gilley | Candy Devine | Charles Nelson Reilly | Vic Tayback | Rob Fuller | Earleen Carey | Anna Manahan | Nigel Pegram | Loni Anderson | Ken Page | Godfrey Quigley
Directors: Don Bluth
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When a casino owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs to heaven. However, since he wants to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing that damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy to prep his retaliation. He also stumbles on to an orphan girl who can talk to the animals, thus allowing him to get the inside info on the races to ensure his wins to finance his plans. However, all the while, he is still haunted by nightmares on what’s waiting for him on the other side unless he can prove that he is worthy of Heaven again.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime
Countries: USA
Actors: Steve Martin | Michael Caine | Glenne Headly | Anton Rodgers | Barbara Harris | Ian McDiarmid | Dana Ivey | Meagen Fay | Frances Conroy | Nicole Calfan | Aïna Walle | Cheryl Pay | Nathalie Auffret | Lolly Susi | Rupert Holliday-Evans
Directors: Frank Oz
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Lawrence and Freddie are con-men; big-time and small time respectively. They unsuccessfully attempt to work together only to find that this town (on the French Mediterranean coast) aint big enough for the two of them. They agree to a “loser leaves” bet. The bet brings out the best/worse in the two. Interesting twist at the end.

The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Michael Douglas | Kathleen Turner | Danny DeVito | Spiros Focás | Avner Eisenberg | Paul David Magid | Howard Jay Patterson | Randall Edwin Nelson | Samuel Ross Williams | Timothy Daniel Furst | Hamid Fillali | Holland Taylor | Guy Cuevas | Peter DePalma | Mark Daly Richards
Directors: Lewis Teague
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This is the sequel to “Romancing the Stone” where Jack and Joan have their yacht and easy life, but are gradually getting bored with each other and this way of life. Joan accepts an invitation to go to some middle eastern country as a guest of the sheik, but there she is abducted and finds her- self involved with the “jewel”. Jack decides to rescue her with his new partner Ralph. They all go from one adventure to another… What is the story of this “jewel”?

The 4th Tenor (2002)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Rodney Dangerfield | Anita De Simone | Annabelle Gurwitch | Charles Fleischer | Robert Davi | Hamilton Camp | Elsa Raven | Jacob Urrutia | Richard Libertini | Dom Irrera | Patrick Cupo | Anney Giobbe | Vincent Schiavelli | Pierrino Mascarino | Marty Belafsky
Directors: Harry Basil
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Eternal bachelor Lupo plays the comical presenter to the musical acts in his own Italian restaurant ‘Serenade Café’ in New York, but operatic singer Gina is not amused, she throws him out of her dressing room- the more she insults him, the crazier the old fool gets about her. To keep him off she insists her husband must be an opera singer, so he is easily duped by Ierra, who hits on with Gina himself and ships Lupo off to his Italian cahoot, musical teacher Marcello, for lessons- actually he is so bad that even the dog runs off, and after they bribe the local opera to give him a tiny part, the sound-tortured audience chases him for his life. He passes out but is found and taken in by a winegrowers family, which gives him confidence and a killer voice…

Stuart Little 2 (2002)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Michael J. Fox | Geena Davis | Hugh Laurie | Jonathan Lipnicki | Anna Hoelck | Ashley Hoelck | Nathan Lane | Melanie Griffith | James Woods | Steve Zahn | Marc John Jefferies | Angelo Massagli | Jim Doughan | Brad Garrett | Conan McCarty
Directors: Rob Minkoff
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Stuart’s mother is being over-protective of him, especially when he narrowly escapes injury in a soccer game. His big brother George has also made a new friend, Will, so Stuart is feeing lonely. Stuart rescues a canary, Margalo, from a falcon; she moves in with the Littles. One day, Margalo is nowhere to be found, so Stuart and Snowbell set out across the city to find her while George covers for Stuart (the first time he’s had to lie).

The Brothers Grimm (2005)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
Countries: Czech Republic | USA
Actors: Monica Bellucci | Petr Ratimec | Barbora Lukesová | Anna Rust | Jeremy Robson | Matt Damon | Heath Ledger | Radim Kalvoda | Martin Hofmann | Josef Pepa Nos | Harry Gilliam | Miroslav Táborský | Roger Ashton-Griffiths | Marika Sarah Procházková | Mackenzie Crook | Richard Ridings
Directors: Terry Gilliam
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Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. They are put to the test, however, when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

Colour Me Kubrick: A True…ish Story (2005)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: France | UK
Actors: John Malkovich | Jim Davidson | Richard E. Grant | Luke Mably | Marc Warren | Terence Rigby | James Dreyfus | Peter Bowles | Ayesha Dharker | Robert Powell | Henry Goodman | Maynard Eziashi | Leslie Phillips | Honor Blackman | William Hootkins
Directors: Brian W. Cook
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Based on true events, the story is of a man who bluffed his way into London’s high society by pretending to be legendary director Stanley Kubrick during the shooting of Eyes Wide Shut in 1998 and 1999.

Bad Santa (2003)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Billy Bob Thornton | Tony Cox | Brett Kelly | Lauren Graham | Lauren Tom | Bernie Mac | John Ritter | Ajay Naidu | Lorna Scott | Harrison Bieker | Alex Borstein | Dylan Charles | Billy Gardell | Lisa Ross | Bryan Callen
Directors: Terry Zwigoff
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“Bad Santa” is the story of two conmen who go on a road trip to malls dressed as Santa and his elf. Rather than spreading good cheer, the duo’s motive is to rob each establishment, a strategy that becomes complicated when they encounter an 8-year-old who teaches them the true meaning of Christmas.

The Grifters (1990)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Anjelica Huston | John Cusack | Annette Bening | Jan Munroe | Robert Weems | Stephen Tobolowsky | Jimmy Noonan | Richard Holden | Henry Jones | Michael Laskin | Eddie Jones | Sandy Baron | Lou Hancock | Gailard Sartain | Noelle Harling
Directors: Stephen Frears
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When con artist Roy Dillon (Cusack) is visited by his Mother, Lilly (Huston), who is also a con artist, she sends Roy off to the hospital because of a blow to the gut he suffered while working the grift. Roy’s girlfriend, Myra (Bening), the third con artist, comes to visit Roy, and we discover that Lilly and Myra don’t get along. After he is released from the hospital, Roy and Myra go on a little trip, where he is propositioned to be partners in crime with Myra. Everything soon falls apart for the three con artists, which leads to a bloody climax.