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Peter Boyle

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JoeJoe (1970)
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Peter Boyle, Dennis Patrick
A 'cause celebre' in its day, this pungent drama unrolls after a wealthy executive (Patrick) murders the drug–dealing boyfriend of his daughter…
T.R. BaskinT.R. Baskin (1971)
Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Candice Bergen, Peter Boyle, James Caan
Candice Bergen plays a naive but enthusiastic young woman who runs away to Chicago in the hopes of finding a fulfilling romantic life and career, but…
Friends of Eddie Coyle, TheFriends of Eddie Coyle, The (1973) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan
A superlative, cold–hearted, downright unforgiving crime classic of the 70s, with Robert Mitchum (never better) as an aging Boston gunrunner…
Young FrankensteinYoung Frankenstein (1974) Recommended
Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr
One of Mel Brooks' best is this on–target parody of Mary Shelley's gothic legend and especially James Whale's classic 1930s film versions.…
Taxi DriverTaxi Driver (1976) Aro Favourite
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks
Robert De Niro stalks the decaying streets of the Big Apple to Bernard Herrmann's haunting score before flipping his lid and enacting brutal revenge…
SwashbucklerSwashbuckler (1976)
Dir. James Goldstone
Feat. Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle
Refreshingly unselfconscious pirate yarn with Robert Shaw crossing swords with a fey Peter Boyle against Caribbean backdrops. Released at a time…
Brink's Job, TheBrink's Job, The (1977)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Peter Falk, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands
In 1950, the Brink’s security firm in Boston was robbed of nearly $3,000,000, in one of the US’ largest ever heists. This version of events…
F.I.S.T.F.I.S.T. (Fist) (1978)
Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle
Earnest union drama with Stallone as a Jimmy Hoffa type union leader whose idealism is gradually corrupted. Curious misfire is worth a watch with a…
HardcoreHardcore (1979)
Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. George C. Scott, Peter Boyle
Paul Schrader, rehashing his script of TAXI DRIVER, pits a Catholic mid–westerner against the seedy, amoral underworld of California's adult…
Where the Buffalo RoamWhere the Buffalo Roam (1980)
Dir. Art Linson
Feat. Bill Murray, Peter Boyle
In a piece of dream–casting, Bill Murray plays 'gonzo' journalist Hunter S Thompson, with Peter Boyle as his lawyer sidekick having a series of…
OutlandOutland (1981)
Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen
Enjoyable outer–space remake of High Noon with Sean Connery as an ass–kicking 21st Century marshall determined to rid the planet of…
YellowbeardYellowbeard (1983)
Dir. Mel Damski
Feat. Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Eric Idle
Pirate farce for serious Python completists only. Impressive cast though.
HammettHammett (1983)
Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner
A chequered production history – conflict between director Wenders and exec producer Coppola, money problems – basically rendered the…
Johnny DangerouslyJohnny Dangerously (1984)
Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Michael Keating, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner
Michael Keaton turns to a life of crime to support his ailing mother in this zany spoof of 1930's gangster films.
Echoes In The Darkness (TV Mini-series)Echoes In The Darkness (TV Mini-series) (1987)
Dir. Glenn Jordan
Feat. Peter Coyote, Stockard Channing, Robert Loggia
The true life murder of Pennsylvanian woman Susan Reinert and her two children in the 1970s gets a successful treatment in this taut…
Red HeatRed Heat (1988)
Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle
Director reworks his 48HRS for Arnie and Belushi as mismatched cops on a mission in Moscow.
WalkerWalker (1988)
Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Ed Harris, Rene Auberjonois, Peter Boyle
Harris is William Walker in an unwieldy, idiosyncratic account of the American adventurer's takeover of Nicaragua in 1855.
Dream Team, TheDream Team, The (1989)
Dir. Howard Zieff
Feat. Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle
Four mental patients are taken by their psychiatrist to see a baseball game and end up lost in New York after he is knocked unconscious while…
Shadow, TheShadow, The (1994)
Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller
Alec Baldwin plays the suave superhero based on the pulp fiction character created by Walter B. Gibson in 1931. Considered an elegant flop, the…
While You Were SleepingWhile You Were Sleeping (1995)
Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher
Lonely girl Sandra Bullock comes to the aid of a romanticised stranger after he is mugged, murmurs that she was going to 'marry him', and so is taken…
Everybody Loves Raymond (TV Series)Everybody Loves Raymond (TV Series) (1996-2005)
Feat. Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts
Long–running US sitcom set around a sportswriter entangled in the dysfunctions and agendas of his oddball family. Inoffensive, easily enjoyable…
Dr. DolittleDr. Dolittle (1998)
Dir. Betty Thomas
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt
Slick remake of the 1967 musical replaces songs with tech wizardry and the comic mugging of Eddie Murphy as the medic who can 'talk to the…
Monster's BallMonster's Ball (2001) Recommended
Dir. Marc Forster
Feat. Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger
A surprising success of 2001 after Halle Berry won the Best Actress Oscar, this compelling race–drama is harrowing, angst–ridden and…
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters UnleashedScooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (Scooby Doo 2) (2004)
Dir. Raja Gosnell
Feat. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jnr., Matthew Lillard
More shenanigans from the Scoob and his human pals – Fred, Shaggy, Velma and Daphne – this time defending the city of Coolsville from an…

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