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Danny De Vito

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Aro Favourite
Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif
Jack Nicholson gives a star–making performance in this courageous tragi–comedy about a misfit's influence on a group of oppressed asylum…
Taxi (TV Series)Taxi (TV Series) (1978-1983) Recommended
Feat. Judd Hirsch, Danny De Vito, Tony Danza
Another sitcom staple of the 1970s from the creators of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, set in the refreshingly blue–collar world of a New York cab…
Terms of EndearmentTerms of Endearment (1983) Recommended
Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Jack Nicholson, Debra Winger
Classic family saga of loss and reconciliation with Shirley Maclaine and Jack Nicholson, who both won Oscars, as did the film.
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.
Jewel of the Nile, TheJewel of the Nile, The (1985)
Dir. Lewis Teague
Feat. Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny De Vito
Sequel to ROMANCING THE STONE again teams Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, this time for a rollicking adventure in the Middle East. Mostly…
Ruthless PeopleRuthless People (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams
Feat. Bette Midler, Danny De Vito
A genuine classic from the Zucker brothers and Touchstone pictures. The ingenious plot is laced with great gags, giving Bette Midler and Danny DeVito…
Wise GuysWise Guys (1986)
Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Danny De Vito, Joe Piscopo, Harvey Keitel
Mob comedy in which Danny De Vito and Joe Piscopo play errand boys who run off to Atlantic City after losing $250,000 and are set up to kill each…
Throw Momma from the TrainThrow Momma from the Train (1987)
Dir. Danny De Vito
Feat. Billy Crystal, Danny De Vito, Kim Greist
Snappy comic spinoff of STRANGERS ON A TRAIN.
Tin MenTin Men (1987)
Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Danny De Vito, Richard Dreyfuss, Barbara Hershey
A bitter feud escalates between aluminum–cladding salesm en Danny De Vito and Richard Dreyfuss in the 1950s. Both chinwaggers are in their…
TwinsTwins (1988) Recommended
Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny De Vito
A science experiment posits Big Arnie and pint–sized Danny DeVito as not–so–identical twins who meet as adults after being…
War of the RosesWar of the Roses (1989) Recommended
Dir. Danny De Vito
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Sean Astin
Hollywood black humour is taken to the limit here as marital bliss turns to domestic warfare for Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas. Bold and…
Other People's MoneyOther People's Money (1991)
Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Danny De Vito, Gregory Peck, Piper Laurie
Who other than Danny De Vito would play a Wall street buccaneer with the scruples of a gestapo chief?
HoffaHoffa (1992)
Dir. Danny De Vito
Feat. Jack Nicholson
An earnest attempt to redress the life of the controversial union leader who vanished without a trace in 1975. Jack Nicholson is near unrecognizable…
Batman ReturnsBatman Returns (1992) Recommended
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Michael Keaton, Danny De Vito, Michelle Pfeiffer
The lone Bat returns to defend Gotham City from Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer) and The Penguin (Danny De Vito). Everything you loved or loathed about…
Army IntelligenceArmy Intelligence (Renaissance Man) (1994)
Dir. Penny Marshall
Feat. Danny De Vito, Gregory Hines, James Remar
De Vito plays a redundant ad man whose desperation for work lands him a job teaching under–achieving army officers. For undemanding fans of the…
JuniorJunior (1994)
Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny De Vito, Emma Thompson
High–gloss whimsy in which Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito contrast screen personas once again, this time as science mavericks…
Get ShortyGet Shorty (1995)
Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. John Travolta, Danny De Vito, Gene Hackman
Riding the wave of PULP FICTION, this is the most successful stab at translating Elmore Leonard for the screen. John Travolta is an amiable mobster…
Roald Dahl's Little Red Riding HoodRoald Dahl's Little Red Riding Hood (1995)
Feat. Julie Walters, Ian Holm, Danny De Vito
Mr. Dahl’s twisted sensibility is all over this loose version of Grimm’s tale, that boasts an acting pedigree and imaginative costume and…
Mars Attacks!Mars Attacks! (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening
Tim Burton once again turns tacky into an art form, but this time with a monster budget to match the alien carnage. This gleefully (though…
L.A. ConfidentialL.A. Confidential (1997) Recommended
Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey
Slam–bang adaptation preserves the lacerating edge of James Ellroy's crime novel while polishing up the sheen of 50s Hollywood. Antipodean boys…
MatildaMatilda (1997) Recommended
Dir. Danny De Vito
Feat. Mara Wilson, Danny De Vito, Rhea Perlman
An achingly funny and mischievous Roald Dahl story about a browbeaten nine–year–old girl who has the last laugh when bestowed with…
Rainmaker, TheRainmaker, The (1997)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Matt Damon, Danny De Vito, Jon Voight
John Grisham's novel is spared from the airport–novel–as–movie–fodder assembly line by a refined Coppola script that attends…
Living Out LoudLiving Out Loud (1998) Recommended
Dir. Richard LaGravenese
Feat. Holly Hunter, Queen Latifah, Danny De Vito
Facing up to life without her philandering husband, a nurse (Holly Hunter) forges unlikely friendships with a jazz club chanteuse (Queen Latifah) and…
Man On the MoonMan On the Moon (1999) Aro Favourite
Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Jim Carrey, Courtney Love, Danny De Vito
Mesmerising biopic of the late 'comedian' Andy Kaufman culls its magnificence from an utterly unique, intriguing personality subject and a virtuoso…
Big Kahuna, TheBig Kahuna, The (1999)
Dir. John Swanbeck
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Danny De Vito, Peter Facinelli
Straight stageplay adaptation about three salesmen who plot to sell 'industrial lubricant' to a fat cat client while holed up in a hotel suite.…
Virgin Suicides, TheVirgin Suicides, The (2000) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sofia Coppola
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, James Woods
An aptly seductive adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides’ acclaimed romantic tragedy set in a sleepy Michigan community in the mid–70s. Kirsten…
HeistHeist (2001)
Dir. David Mamet
Feat. Gene Hackman, Ricky Jay, Delroy Lindo
The heisting of Swiss–Bank bullion by professional thieves Gene Hackman, Ricky Jay and Delroy Lindo is given enjoyably intricate spins by…
Death to SmoochyDeath to Smoochy (2002)
Dir. Danny DeVito
Feat. Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener
An exuberantly mean–spirited send–up of kids’ television, where lewd, foulmouthed clown Robin Williams declares "death to Smoochy", a…
Anything ElseAnything Else (2003)
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci
Woody Allen returns to his home turf tracking the urban mores of various Manhattan–ites, in a fairly slight comic venture which follows the…
DuplexDuplex (2004)
Dir. Danny De Vito
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Ben Stiller, Harvey Fierstein
Typically wicked premise from dir. De Vito, with Stiller and Barrymore as a duplex–owning young couple who are lumbered with an eccentric,…
Be CoolBe Cool (2005)
Dir. F. Gary Gray
Feat. John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn
This sequel to the stylish GET SHORTY has a certain snap in its step, with the resourceful wiseguy Chili Palmer (Travolta) back after almost a…
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm SchoolMarilyn 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…
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (TV Series)It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (TV Series) (2005) Recommended
Feat. Charlie Day, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton
Politically incorrect sitcom about four young proprietors of an Irish pub in Philadelphia and their self–obsessiveness that keeps them from…
Oh! in Ohio, TheOh! in Ohio, The (2006)
Dir. Billy Kent
Feat. Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Mischa Barton
Humorous, if rather innocuous poke at the female orgasm, with the lovely Parker Posey as a disenchanted career woman who despite years of marriage,…
Deck the HallsDeck the Halls (2006)
Dir. John Whitesell
Feat. Danny De Vito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis
Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick odd–couple it as neighbours competing over their annual display of Christmas lights in this silly, seasonal…
Even Money Even Money (2006)
Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Kim Basinger, Danny De Vito, Kelsey Grammer
Admonitory gambling drama concerning the lives of nine individuals who become ensnared in a world of high–class addiction and each other.…
Good Night, TheGood Night, The (2007)
Dir. Jake Paltrow
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow
Warped amorous comedy focused on a fed–up fella in the midst of a mid–life breakdown (played by Martin Freeman of THE OFFICE fame) who…
Nobel SonNobel Son (2007)
Dir. Randall Miller
Feat. Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy
Peppy crime caper about a recent Nobel Prize winner whose son is kidnapped and ransomed for the $2 million prize money. Directed with whiz, pop,…
Just Add Water Just Add Water (2008)
Dir. Hart Bochner
Feat. Dylan Walsh, Danny De Vito, Brad Hunt
Twisted rom–com centred on a parking attendant existing in a dead–end desert town whose life is flipped around by a shocking event and…
Solitary ManSolitary Man (2009)
Dir. Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Feat. Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny De Vito
Michael Douglas fronts this navel–gazing mid–life drama, about a successful New York businessman whose life begins to unravel after a…
When in RomeWhen in Rome (2010)
Dir. Mark Steven Johnson
Feat. Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Anjelica Huston
Puffy romantic fantasy has Kristen Bell fending off unwanted suitors after she steals some coins from Rome's 'Fountain of Love'.
Girl Walks Into a BarGirl Walks Into a Bar (2011)
Dir. Sebastian Guitierrez
Feat. Danny De Vito, Carla Gugino, Josh Hartnett
The third of dir. Guitierrez's female–centric ensemble comedies, here springing an episodic structure from a noir–ish plot hatched by a…
Lorax, TheLorax, The (2012)
Dir. Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda
Feat. Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Danny De Vito
Dr. Seuss's beloved environmental fable of a grumpy, otherworldly creature who fights to protect his world is revisited in this big screen 3D…
Hotel NoirHotel Noir (2012)
Dir. Sebastian Guitierrez
Feat. Malin Akerman, Rosario Dawson, Danny De Vito
Cult dir. Guitierrez tries his hand at film noir pastiche with this luscious ensemble piece about a detective whose encounters with various…
Wiener-DogWiener-Dog (2016)
Dir. Todd Solondz
Feat. Ellen Burstyn, Kieran Culkin, Julie Delpy
Typically black humoured and viciously insightful comedy from dir. Todd Solondz, a spin–off from his indie classic WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE,…
DumboDumbo (2019)
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny De Vito
Tim Burton's colourful live–action reboot of the beloved Disney classic set in a travelling circus where a family discovers that a baby…

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