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Harvey Miller is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 15 june 1935
Harvey Miller, de son vrai nom Harvey Skolnik, est un acteur, un réalisateur, un scénariste et un producteur de télévision américain né le 15 juin 1935 et mort le 8 janvier 1999 à Los Angeles (Californie).
(1980)
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The Other Sister (1999)
, 2h9Directed by Garry Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Actors Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi, Diane Keaton, Tom Skerritt, Poppy Montgomery, Joe Flanigan
Roles Dr. Johnson
Rating63%
After receiving a well-earned certification from a sheltered boarding school, Carla Tate (Juliette Lewis), an ambitious and mildly mentally challenged young woman, returns home to her over-protective and slightly snobby mother Elizabeth (Diane Keaton). Elizabeth seems to act as if she is embarrassed about her daughter's disability. During family discussions, Elizabeth adopts an uneasy attitude. Her father Radley (Tom Skerritt) is a dentist and recovering alcoholic. Carla's ambition is to seek more independence from her family by earning a diploma from a trade school. When Carla meets another mentally challenged student, Daniel McMann (Giovanni Ribisi), they become friends and soon fall in love. Envying Danny's freedom, Carla convinces her parents she is capable of living on her own and moves into her own apartment. After a time, Carla and Danny become sexually active together.
This Is My Life (1992)
, 1h45Directed by Nora Ephron
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Julie Kavner, Samantha Mathis, Gaby Hoffmann, Carrie Fisher, Dan Aykroyd, Joy Behar
Roles Lester
Rating60%
Dottie Ingels vend des parfums dans un grand magasin. Son travail ne la passionne guère. Elle rêve de devenir une star du comique. Un beau jour, précisément celui de la mort de sa tante Harriet, qui lui laisse sa maison en héritage, Dottie décide de tout plaquer. Elle vend sa demeure et part à Manhattan avec ses deux filles, Erica et Opal. Elle rencontre bientôt Claudia Curtis, qui devient son agent et organise pour elle des tournées sur mesure. Le succès se présente rapidement. Mais la passion de la mère s'assouvit au détriment du bonheur des deux fillettes, qui lui font sentir leur amertume...
Frankie and Johnny (1991)
, 1h58Directed by Garry Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Héctor Elizondo, Nathan Lane, Kate Nelligan, Harvey Miller
Roles Mr. Rosen
Rating66%
Johnny (Pacino) is a middle-aged man, just released from prison who's looking for a job. He's hired as a short-order cook in a local diner where he meets Frankie, a pretty but emotionally damaged waitress who is trying to move on with her life after getting out of an abusive relationship just a couple years prior to the start of the film. Her only friends seem to be her friendly gay neighbor Tim (Lane) and her fellow waitresses at the diner. Johnny attempts to win Frankie's heart but quickly realizes it will be quite a challenge in this true-to-life romantic dramedy.
Awakenings (1990)
, 2h1Directed by Penny Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson, Penelope Ann Miller
Roles Hospital Director
Rating77%
In 1969, Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) is a dedicated and caring physician at a local hospital in the New York City borough of The Bronx. After working extensively with the catatonic patients who survived the 1917–1928 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica, Sayer discovers certain stimuli will reach beyond the patients' respective catatonic states; actions such as catching a ball, hearing familiar music, and experiencing human touch all have unique effects on particular patients and offer a glimpse into their worlds. Leonard Lowe (Robert De Niro) proves elusive in this regard, but Sayer soon discovers that Leonard is able to communicate with him by using a Ouija board.
New Year's Day (1990)
, 1h28Directed by Henry Jaglom
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Maggie Wheeler, Gwen Welles, Henry Jaglom, David Duchovny, Miloš Forman, Harvey Miller
Roles Lucy's Father
Rating57%
Set entirely inside a New York City apartment on a snowy New Years Day, Drew is a recently divorced, middle-aged Hollywood writer/director who arrives back in New York looking for a path to start his life over and upon arriving at his old apartment, finds three young women residing there until the end of the day. They are the free-spirited Lucy, a multi-career woman and part-time actress who wants to move to Hollywood to start her life over; Annie is a photographer and Lucy's best friend who wants to move to L.A. with Lucy, but is unsure at what she wants to do with her life; Winona is a 30-year-old magazine editor who feels her biological clock ticking and wants to start a family. An assortment of people soon arrive at the apartment for a party where they talk amongst each other about their stance in life in which Drew sees the inspiration from the conversations on deciding to start his life over.
Beaches (1989)
, 2h3Directed by Garry Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, James Read, Spalding Gray, Lainie Kazan
Roles The Movie Director
Rating69%
The story of two friends from different backgrounds, whose friendship spans more than 30 years through childhood, love, and tragedy: Cecilia Carol "C.C." Bloom (Bette Midler), a New York actress and singer, and Hillary Whitney (Barbara Hershey), a San Francisco heiress and lawyer. The film begins with middle-aged C.C. receiving a note during a rehearsal for her upcoming Los Angeles concert. She leaves the rehearsal in a panic and tries frantically to travel to her friend's side. Unable to get a flight to San Francisco because of fog, she rents a car and drives overnight, reflecting on her life with Hillary.
Big (1988)
, 1h44Directed by Penny Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children
Actors Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard, David Moscow, Jared Rushton
Roles Personnel Director
Rating72%
12-year-old Josh Baskin, who lives with his parents and infant sister in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, is told he is too short for a carnival ride called the Ring of Fire, while attempting to impress Cynthia Benson, an older girl. He puts a coin into an unusual antique arcade fortune teller machine called Zoltar Speaks, and makes a wish to be "big". It dispenses a card stating "Your wish is granted", but Josh is spooked to see it was unplugged the entire time.
License to Drive (1988)
, 1h28Directed by Greg Beeman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Transport films, Road movies, Buddy films, Children's films, Teen movie
Actors Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Heather Graham, Carol Kane, Richard Masur, Michael Manasseri
Roles The Professor
Rating63%
Les Anderson (Haim) is a 16-year-old living in Southern California who is trying to get his driver's license and has a crush on one of the more popular and attractive girls in school, Mercedes Lane (Graham).
Overboard (1987)
, 1h52Directed by Garry Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrmann, Katherine Helmond, Roddy McDowall, Michael G. Hagerty
Roles Dr. Norman Korman
Rating68%
Spoiled heiress Joanna Stayton (Goldie Hawn) is accustomed to the life of the idle rich with her husband, Grant Stayton III (Edward Herrmann). While waiting for their yacht to be repaired in the rural hamlet of Elk Cove, Oregon, she passes the time by hiring local carpenter, Dean Proffitt (Kurt Russell), to remodel her closet.
The Glitter Dome (1984)
, 1h37Directed by Stuart Margolin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors James Garner, Margot Kidder, John Lithgow, John Marley, Stuart Margolin, Paul Koslo
Roles Harvey Himmelfarb
Rating57%
The world of the Hollywood detective division is exposed via The Glitter Dome (the bar they frequent and a slang reference to Hollywood, California). When the investigation of a high profile studio president is going nowhere, the case is handed over to two experienced detectives, Al Mackey (Garner) and Marty Welborn (Lithgow), on this case, however, they need help. They get it from a pair of vice cops, called the Ferret and the Weasel, and a pair of street cops commonly referred to as the Street Monsters, due to their fondness for violence.
The Ratings Game (1984)
, 1h42Directed by Danny DeVito
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about television
Actors Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Huntz Hall, Cisse Cameron, Gerrit Graham, Kevin McCarthy
Roles Network Rep #2
Rating58%
Vic DeSalvo (Danny DeVito) and his brother Goody are successful New Jersey trucking magnates, but Vic has a desire to make it big as a Hollywood producer. He hawks his scripts and ideas from one network executive to another, but he is turned down at each attempt.
Modern Romance (1981)
, 1h33Directed by Albert Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Bruno Kirby, George Kennedy, James L. Brooks, Jerry Belson
Roles Harvey
Rating69%
Robert Cole (Albert Brooks) is a Hollywood film editor right in the middle of cutting a new science fiction film with George Kennedy. His relationship with very patient bank executive Mary Harvard (Kathryn Harrold) is caught between undying devotion and endless agony. It's all because selfish Robert is a bit of a self-involved neurotic who can't quite decide if their relationship is meant to be, mainly because he's not sure if she's the one or there's someone else.
Director
Getting Away with Murder (1996)
, 1h32Directed by Harvey Miller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Dan Aykroyd, Jack Lemmon, Lily Tomlin, Bonnie Hunt, Brian Kerwin, Jerry Adler
Rating47%
Jack Lambert's (Dan Aykroyd) neighbor Max Mueller (Jack Lemnon) is revealed on the TV news to be the escaped Nazi war criminal Karl Luger who was sentenced to death by the courts. Under the constant duress of the news media's allegations, Mueller plans to flee to South America.
Bad Medicine (1985)
, 1h38Directed by Harvey Miller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Steve Guttenberg, Alan Arkin, Julie Hagerty, Curtis Armstrong, Bill Macy, Robert Romanus
Rating46%
Below-average pre-medical student Jeffrey Marx (Guttenberg), after being rejected by prestigious medical schools, is sent by his father (Bill Macy) to a seemingly sub-standard medical school in Central America. Jeffrey eventually discovers the plight of local villagers in need of medical assistance. With the help of fellow students (including romantic interest Hagerty), he illegally provides medical services to the villagers. Eventually, the school's authoritarian dean (Arkin) discovers the students' activities and decides to prosecute. However, the dean dismisses the charges at the urging of the villagers.
Scriptwriter
Getting Away with Murder (1996)
, 1h32Directed by Harvey Miller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Dan Aykroyd, Jack Lemmon, Lily Tomlin, Bonnie Hunt, Brian Kerwin, Jerry Adler
Roles Ecrivain du scénario
Rating47%
Jack Lambert's (Dan Aykroyd) neighbor Max Mueller (Jack Lemnon) is revealed on the TV news to be the escaped Nazi war criminal Karl Luger who was sentenced to death by the courts. Under the constant duress of the news media's allegations, Mueller plans to flee to South America.