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Richard Benjamin

Richard Benjamin (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor and film director. He has starred in a number of productions, including the 1969 film Goodbye, Columbus, based on the novella of the same name by Philip Roth, and with Yul Brynner in Westworld in 1973. Benjamin was born in New York City, New...
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My Favorite Year

My Favorite Year is a 1982 comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin which tells the story of a young comedy writer. It stars Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna, Lou Jacobi, Bill Macy, Lainie Kazan, Selma Diamond, Cameron...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 1, 1982

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PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 92 min (55 hs )

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My Stepmother Is an Alien

My Stepmother Is An Alien is a 1988 comedy science fiction film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Kim Basinger and Dan Aykroyd, with featured performances by Jon Lovitz and Alyson Hannigan. Celeste (Kim Basinger) is an alien sent on a secret...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 9, 1988

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Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 105 min (63 hs )

Mermaids

Mermaids is a 1990 comedy-drama film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder (who was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for best supporting actress for her role), and Christina Ricci in her first film role. The...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 14, 1990

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Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 110 min (66 hs )

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The Money Pit

The Money Pit is a 1986 comedy film, and a remake of Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. Directed by Richard Benjamin and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, the film stars Tom Hanks as Walter Fielding Jr., an entertainment industry lawyer,...

Initial release date:

  • Mar 26, 1986

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Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 91 min (55 hs )

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The Pentagon Wars

The Pentagon Wars is a 1998 HBO film, starring Kelsey Grammer, Cary Elwes and Richard Schiff, based on a book of the same name (The Pentagon Wars: Reformers Challenge the Old Guard) by Colonel James G. Burton, USAF (retired). The film is a black...

Initial release date:

  • 1998

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Made in America

Made in America is a 1993 comedy film released on May 28, 1993 by Warner Bros. starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson, and featuring Nia Long, Jennifer Tilly and Will Smith. Zora Matthews (Long), whose mother, Sarah (Goldberg) conceived her with...

Initial release date:

  • 1993

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Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 111 min (66.6 hs )

Racing with the Moon

Racing with the Moon is a 1984 comedy-drama film starring Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern, and Nicolas Cage. It was directed by Richard Benjamin and written by Steven Kloves. The original music score was composed by Dave Grusin. The film is set in...

Initial release date:

  • Mar 23, 1984

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Runtime:

  • 108 min (64.8 hs )

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City Heat

City Heat is a 1984 action-comedy film starring Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds. The film was released in North America in December 1984. The pairing of Eastwood and Reynolds in a Prohibition-era action-comedy seemed to give the film the potential...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 7, 1984

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Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 93 min (56 hs )

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Milk Money

Milk Money is a 1994 romantic comedy film about three suburban 11-year-old boys who find themselves behind in "the battle of the sexes," believe they would regain the upper hand if they could just see a real, live naked lady. The film was shot in...

Initial release date:

  • 1994

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Mrs. Winterbourne

Mrs. Winterbourne is a 1996 romantic comedy/drama starring Shirley MacLaine, Ricki Lake, and Brendan Fraser. This movie is loosely based on the Cornell Woolrich novel I Married A Dead Man, which has already been filmed in Hollywood as No Man of Her...

Initial release date:

  • Apr 19, 1996

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Runtime:

  • 105 min (63 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 25,000,000 (US$)

Little Nikita

Little Nikita is a 1988 film featuring Sidney Poitier and River Phoenix. It is a film about a family of Soviet spies living in America.

Initial release date:

  • 1988

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Runtime:

  • 98 min (59 hs )

Marci X

Marci X is a 2003 romantic comedy film, directed by Richard Benjamin and written by Paul Rudnick. It stars Lisa Kudrow as Jewish-American Princess Marci Feld, who has to take control of a hip-hop record label, as well as the controversial rapper Dr...

Initial release date:

  • 2003

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Runtime:

  • 84 min (50 hs )

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The Shrink Is In

The Shrink Is In is a 2001 comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin starring Courteney Cox Arquette and David Arquette. Samantha (Courteney Cox Arquette) is a travel journalist who is still recovering from the break-up with her last boyfriend, when...

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Runtime:

  • 87 min (52 hs )

Downtown

Downtown is a 1990 police action film directed by Richard Benjamin and Starring Forest Whitaker, Joe Pantoliano and Anthony Edwards. This would be the second pairing of Edwards and Whitaker whom both were in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Police...

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Runtime:

  • 91 min (55 hs )

A Little Thing Called Murder

A Little Thing Called Murder is a 2006 drama film starring Judy Davis and Jonathan Jackson and directed by Richard Benjamin. This film made for television, by Stonemade Entertainment for Lifetime TV, was based on a true story, as told in the book...

Initial release date:

  • 2006

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Runtime:

  • 90 min (54 hs )

The Sports Pages

Initial release date:

  • 2001

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