Alan King
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1927-12-27
Locus Natus: New York, New York, USA
Et ut:
Casino
In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but...
release : 1995.11.22popularis : 26.467
Cat's Eye
Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by...
release : 1985.04.12popularis : 18.924
Rush Hour 2
It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the...
release : 2001.08.03popularis : 39.886
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
The Comedy Central Roasts are a series of celebrity roast specials which air on the Comedy Central cable network. This one is for Hugh Hefner.
release : 2001.03.11popularis : 1.898
Mind the Gap
Five seemingly unrelated people decide to take huge risks in their personal lives in an effort to find happiness.
release : 2004.01.01popularis : 2.009
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
Taped for HBO in August 1998, on the final date of Jerry Seinfeld's tour appearances at New York City's Broadhurst Theater, I'm Telling You for the...
release : 1998.08.08popularis : 8.969
The Anderson Tapes
Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to...
release : 1971.06.17popularis : 10.283
The Infiltrator
In the early 1990s, an Israeli freelance journalist travels to Germany and uncovers a dangerously pervasive underground Neo-Nazi faction intent on...
release : 1995.06.24popularis : 4.978
The Bonfire of the Vanities
After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and...
release : 1990.12.21popularis : 11.928
Night and the City
Looking to get rich quick, an unsuccessful lawyer uses dishonest means to try to become a boxing promoter.
release : 1992.10.16popularis : 8.694
I, the Jury
Jack Williams was the best friend of Vietnam veteran and detective Mike Hammer. When Jack is murdered, Mike makes it his business to solve the crime....
release : 1982.04.22popularis : 5.243
Steve Martin: Homage to Steve
This video contains three segments: First, the Oscar-nominated short The absent-minded waiter (1977), then a fake interview with Steve Martin about...
release : 1984.09.06popularis : 3.293
Funny
People are asked to tell their favorite jokes.
release : 1988.04.01popularis : 0.548
Lovesick
Sigmund Freud's ghost advises a married New York psychiatrist in love with a patient.
release : 1983.02.18popularis : 6.316
Sunshine State
A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real...
release : 2002.06.21popularis : 4.815
Memories of Me
After a heart attack, Abbie Polin (Crystal), a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his father, Abe (King), who works in Hollywood as the...
release : 1988.09.28popularis : 5.304
The Helen Morgan Story
Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices.
release : 1957.10.02popularis : 4.423
Mystics
A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead.
release : 2003.12.12popularis : 2.405
Enemies, a Love Story
A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.
release : 1989.12.13popularis : 3.706
On the Fiddle
Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy...
release : 1961.10.10popularis : 1.125
Just Tell Me What You Want
A television producer woman tries to let down her overbearing boyfriend who is her boss. She wants to marry with a young writer.
release : 1980.01.18popularis : 5.663
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
On his wedding day, in the few remaining hours of his bachelorhood, Barney Kempinski goes off to tour the city and sing his song to life, love and...
release : 1968.05.10popularis : 0.603
You Talkin' To Me?
A young actor's fascination with Rober De Niro's TAXI DRIVER persona leads him into a morass of strange and obsessional behaviors.
release : 1987.09.25popularis : 0.991
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes.
release : 1988.08.16popularis : 2.807
An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall
Comic Alan King brings his humorous everyday insights and biting topical wit to the stage.
release : 1987.06.09popularis : 0.919
Uncovering Wolfen
After the huge financial and cultural success of WOODSTOCK (1970), filmmaker and political activist Michael Wadleigh spent many years in Hollywood...
release : 2015.02.02popularis : 4.166
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Nostalgic history of the Friars Club. Aired on Cinemax Reel Life
release : 1999.10.26popularis : 3.56
Pinocchio's Christmas
As Geppetto prepares for Christmas, Pinocchio joins a puppet show to earn money for a present. There he meets and elopes with the beautiful girl...
release : 1980.12.03popularis : 2.767
Bye Bye Braverman
One day, Morroe Rieff learns that his friend and fellow writer, Leslie Braverman, has died. After meeting Leslie's widow, Inez, who is more...
release : 1968.02.21popularis : 2.755
On the Fiddle
Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy...
release : 1961.10.10popularis : 1.125
Pleasure Palace
Story of a professional gambler, connoisseur, gourmet and sportsman who sets out to help a Las Vegas hotel-casino owner from losing his controlling...
release : 1980.10.22popularis : 2.202
The Girl He Left Behind
A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director...
release : 1956.10.26popularis : 5.802
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
The New York Friars club roasts Don Rickles. Hosted by Johnny Carson.
release : 1970.09.30popularis : 0.884
The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast
The famed baseball player and manager gets the gagged filled joke treatment.
release : 1989.01.01popularis : 2.012
Author! Author!
A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him,...
release : 1982.06.18popularis : 7.914
Miracle in the Rain
Wartime romance about a lonely man and woman who meet one rainy afternoon in New York.
release : 1956.03.31popularis : 4.611
Joys
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies...
release : 1976.03.05popularis : 2.468
Judy Garland: By Myself
As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life...
release : 2004.02.25popularis : 2.268
Hit the Deck
Sailors on leave in San Francisco get mixed up in love and show business.
release : 1955.02.24popularis : 7.293
Judy Garland: The Concert Years
This very special program-hosted by Judy's daughter, Lorna Luft-is a loving tribute to the life and timeless popularity of superstar Judy Garland,...
release : 1985.01.24popularis : 1.884
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
Based on the book by Thomas M. Disch and intended as the third film in the series, this sequel was finished and released prior to 'The Brave Little...
release : 1998.05.19popularis : 8.994
Dad, the Angel & Me
A divorced doctor finds himself in real trouble living with his daughter alone now. But fortunately a guardian angel is watching over the lives of...
release : 1995.01.01popularis : 0.89
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.
release : 1995.10.27popularis : 4.313
How to Pick Up Girls!
The amusing adventures of an unsophisticated small-town lad who arrives in New York, moves in with his swinging buddy, and surprisingly becomes an...
release : 1978.11.03popularis : 3.558