John Goodman
Actor
Punchline (1988)
- Dir. David Seltzer
Feat. Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman
- Ambitious comedy–drama focused on the career–efforts of two, very different aspiring standup comics – a personable Sally Field and…
Roseanne (TV Series) (1988-1997)
- Feat. Roseanne, John Goodman, Sara Gilbert
- Bold and iconic TV sitcom which tackled the travails of the working class Connor family in all its unvarnished, difficult and hilarious glory.…
Always (1989)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, John Goodman, Holly Hunter
- Heartwarming fantasy about a deceased pilot whose spirit returns to help his best friend pursue the same career and lady.
Sea of Love (1989)
- Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, John Goodman
- Murder suspect Ellen Barkin and detective Al Pacino have a very dangerous liaison in this sexy, hi–tension whodunnit. A first class entry with…
Stella (1990)
- Dir. John Erman
Feat. Bette Midler, John Goodman, Trini Alvarado
- Bette Midler takes a dramatic turn as Stella Dallas, a woman determined to sacrifice her own lifestyle for the sake of her daughter.
Arachnophobia (1990)
- Dir. Frank Marshall
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak, John Goodman…
- A rare breed of poisonous spider begin to bump off members of an idyllic rural community. Enjoyable 'monster' movie with deft humour finding its way…
King Ralph (1991)
- Dir. David S Ward
Feat. John Goodman, Peter O'Toole, John Hurt
- John Goodman stars as the boorish American heir to the British throne.
Babe, The (1991)
- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. John Goodman
- John Goodman portrays Babe Ruth, the outsized baseball legend who rose from the ashes of ridicule to become one of America's all–time sporting…
Barton Fink (1991)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis
- The Coen Bros' striking if enigmatic account of a brilliant scribe hampered with writer's block and a strange hotel companion in mid 1940s Hollywood.…
Matinee (1992)
- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. John Goodman, Cathy Moriaty, David Clennon
- The director of GREMLINS and EXPLORERS affectionate nod to science fiction B–movies and film director/gimmickmeister, William Castle. Set…
Flintstones, The (1994)
- Dir. Brian Levant
Feat. John Goodman, Kyle MacLachlan, Elizabeth Perkins…
- Though it misses the essence of the original animated favourite, a big budget ensures there are plenty of gimmicks and effects to keep things…
Streetcar Named Desire, A (1995)
- Dir. Glenn Jordan
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Jessica Lange, John Goodman…
- Telemovie version of Tennesse Williams riveting play that plays it truer to the original script than the Brando version. The cast also do a good job…
Fallen (1998)
- Dir. Gregory Hoblit
Feat. Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland
- SEVEN–style thriller has Detective Denzel Washington stalking a seemingly immortal foe, the demon Azazel, in autumnal Philadelphia. Suffers…
Big Lebowski, The (1998)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Jeff Bridges, John Goodman
- Rolling another warped vision down the gutter, the inscrutable minds of the Coen Brothers (FARGO, RAISING ARIZONA) endow this bowling comedy with…
Borrowers, The (1998)
- Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. John Goodman, Jim Broadbent
- Inhabiting the wall and floor–spaces of our houses, colonies of tiny people eek out an existence 'borrowing' food–scraps and those items…
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. John Goodman, Dan Aykroyd, Evan Bonifant
- Belated, extraneous sequel to the 1980 cult 'classic' with John Goodman filling in the XXL trousers of the very late John Belushi. (Alas, the…
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, Ving Rhames…
- Drawn from the hell–bent memoirs of a New York ambulance driver, this sees dir. Scorcese returning to home–turf, a script by Paul…
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson…
- The Coen Brothers' return to their best form with what they neatly describe as the Rolls–Royce of 'hayseed' movies (by which they mean a…
Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, The (2000)
- Dir. Des McAnuff
Feat. Robert De Niro, Jason Alexander, Rene Russo…
- Cutting–edge technology combines animation with live action for this wacky cross–country romp adapted from a television show…
Emperor's New Groove, The (2000)
- Dir. Mark Dindal
Feat. David Spade, Eartha Kitt, John Goodman
- One of Disney’s less–publicised recent cartoons set in a stylised Inca kingdom, stringing together some zany gags without the usual…
One Night at McCool's (2001)
- Dir. Harald Zwart
Feat. Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, John Goodman…
- A rambunctious mix of sex comedy and film noir, Liv Tyler pouts marvellously as an unscrupulous bombshell that sends the male cast into a hormonal,…
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- Dir. Peter Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich
Feat. John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Jennifer Tilly…
- Discovering that children’s screams can be converted into an energy source (‘Scream Heat’), monsters lurk in their closets to feed the…
Storytelling (2001)
- Dir. Todd Solondz
Feat. John Goodman, Selma Blair, Franke Potente…
- Continuing to plumb the depths of controversy, the dir. of HAPPINESS tells more stories of the depressed and cruel inhabitants of American suburbia,…
Dirty Deeds (2002)
- Dir. David Caesar
Feat. Bryan Brown, John Goodman, Sam Neill…
- A brassy Aussie cousin to SNATCH, this fun Aussie thriller sees the thriving criminal empire of Bryan Brown in late 60s Sydney scouted by Mafia…
Jungle Book 2, The (2003)
- Dir. Steve Trenbirth
Feat. Haley Joel Osment, John Goodman, Jim Cumming…
- Another of Disney’s recent animated ‘sequels’, here revisiting the characters of their classic 1967 version of Kipling’s…
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
- Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Penelope Cruz, Bob Dylan…
- In a near–apocalyptic future America, a popular singer (Bob Dylan) sets out on a nationwide tour to revive his career before heading into a…
Beyond the Sea (2004)
- Dir. Kevin Spacey
Feat. Kevin Spacey, John Goodman, Kate Bosworth…
- A schmaltzy valentine to the king of big band cool, Kevin Spacey’s pet project gushingly illuminates the life and times of Bobby Darin, whose good…
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005)
- Dir. Randall Miller
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, John Goodman…
- Old–fashioned melodrama, shading into elegaic whimsy, in which a widowed baker (Carlyle) helps and learns the story of a car crash victim…
Death Sentence (2007)
- Dir. James Wan
Feat. Kevin Bacon, Kelly Preston, John Goodman…
- Violent vigilante bloodbath from the dir. of SAW, featuring Kevin Bacon as a mild mannered man turned bloodthirsty bad dad after his son is randomly…
Speed Racer (2008)
- Dir. Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Feat. Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman…
- The Wachowski brothers (THE MATRIX) take the wheel in this hyperactive version of 60s animation series SPEED RACER, with the eponymous hero (Hirsch)…
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
- Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter…
- Charmingly indulgent chick flick centered on a 'shopaholic' journalist who is forced to support her addiction by writing for a financial advice…
In the Electric Mist (2009)
- Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard…
- Improving on previous James Lee Burke adaptation HEAVEN’S PRISONERS, if still failing to reach spectacular heights, this sturdy New Orleans thriller…
Princess and the Frog, The (2009)
- Dir. Ron Clements, John Musker
Feat. Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David…
- Winning animation for all ages invites the viewer to tag along with a hard working young waitress and a cocky prince as their paths cross after an…
Pope Joan (2009)
- Dir. Sonke Wortmann
Feat. Johanna Wokalek, David Wenham, John Goodman…
- Rousing, fable–like account of the life of a ninth century female pope who rose gradually through the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy while…
Alabama Moon (2010)
- Dir. Tim McCanlies
Feat. John Goodman, Jimmy Bennett, Clint Howard
- Simplistic family drama about an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness, who is forced out into the modern world when his survivalist…
Treme - Season 1 (TV Series) (2010)
- Feat. Khandi Alexander, Clarke Peters, Steve Zahn…
- Creator of THE WIRE, David Simon, tackles the post–Katrina reconstruction of New Orleans, focusing on a community of musicians, chefs, and…
You Don't Know Jack (2010)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Al Pacino, Danny Huston, Susan Sarandon…
- Al Pacino delivers his most committed performance in years in this divisive tale of Euthanasia advocate Jack Kevorkian, with seasoned dir. Levinson…
Red State (2011)
- Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Michael Parks, Melissa Leo, John Goodman…
- Kevin Smith tries his hand at horror as three sex–obsessed teenagers are lured into a trap laid by religious fundamentalists.
Subversive…
Artist, The (2011)
- Dir. Michel Hazanavicius
Feat. Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman…
- The director and star of the OSS 117 movies combine for this glorious homage to the Golden Age of cinema, set in 1920s Hollywood on the eve of the…
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
- Dir. Stephen Daldry
Feat. Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn…
- The grief and curiosity of a nine–year–old autistic boy is explored in this tough, but tender drama set in the aftermath of the September…
Argo (2012)
- Dir. Ben Affleck
Feat. Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin…
- Oscar–winning thriller based on the fact–based story of a CIA agent's unconventional plans to rescue six American diplomats during the…
Trouble with the Curve (2012)
- Dir. Robert Lorenz
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake…
- Clint Eastwood lounges as another grizzled veteran at odds with the modern world in this pretenseless baseball drama.
An unapologetic romance…
Flight (2012)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly…
- Denzel Washington plays a lauded pilot whose heroic landing of a crippled airliner is called into question when a history of alcoholism and substance…