Elaine May is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Songs and Additional Writing American born on 21 april 1932 at Philadelphia (USA)
Elaine May
Elaine May participated to
19 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
7 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Scriptwriter
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Directed by Mike NicholsOrigin USAGenres ComedyThemes Films about religion,
Films about sexuality,
LGBT-related films,
Transgender in film,
Films based on plays,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related film,
Cross-dressing in filmActors Robin Williams,
Gene Hackman,
Nathan Lane,
Dianne Wiest,
Dan Futterman,
Calista FlockhartRating71%
Armand Goldman is the openly gay owner of a drag club in South Beach called The Birdcage and his partner Albert is "Starina" the star attraction of the club and a very effeminate and flamboyant man. Living with them is Agador, their flamboyant Guatemalan housekeeper who dreams of being in Albert's drag show as well., 1h57
Directed by Sydney PollackOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Melodrama,
RomanceThemes Films about sexuality,
Films about television,
L'usurpation d'identité,
LGBT-related films,
Transgender in film,
Musical films,
Escroquerie,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related film,
Cross-dressing in filmActors Dustin Hoffman,
Jessica Lange,
Teri Garr,
Charles Durning,
Bill Murray,
Dabney ColemanRoles Writer
Rating73%
Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) is a respected but perfectionist actor. Nobody in New York wants to hire him anymore because he is difficult to work with. According to his long-suffering agent George Fields (Sydney Pollack), Michael's attention to detail and difficult reputation led a commercial he worked on to run significantly over-schedule, because the idea of a tomato sitting down was "illogical" to him. After many months without a job, Michael hears of an opening on the soap opera Southwest General from his friend and acting student Sandy Lester (Teri Garr), who tries out for the role of a hospital administrator Emily Kimberly but does not get it. In desperation, and as a result of his agent telling him that "no one will hire you", he dresses as a woman, auditions as "Dorothy Michaels" and wins the part. Michael takes the job as a way to raise $8,000 to produce a play, written by his roommate Jeff Slater (Bill Murray) and to star Sandy, titled Return to Love Canal. Michael plays his character as a feisty, feminist administrator, which surprises the other actors and crew who expected Emily to be (as written) another swooning female in the plot. His character quickly becomes a television sensation., 2h5
Directed by Mike NicholsOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Fantastic,
Horror comedy,
Fantasy,
Horror,
RomanceThemes Films about animals,
Films about magic and magicians,
Films about sexuality,
Wolves in film,
Werewolves in film,
Comedy horror films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors Jack Nicholson,
Michelle Pfeiffer,
James Spader,
Kate Nelligan,
Richard Jenkins,
Christopher PlummerRating62%
Will Randall is bitten by a wolf while driving home in Vermont. Afterwards, he is demoted from editor-in-chief of a publishing house when it is taken over by tycoon Raymond Alden, who replaces him with Will's protégé Stewart Swinton. When Will thinks that his wife Charlotte is having an affair with Stewart, he rushes over to his house where Stewart sees Will angry and asks him what the problem is. Will bites Stewart and rushes upstairs to the room to find Charlotte half-naked. His worst fears are confirmed. Will becomes more aggressive, taking on the characteristics of a wolf., 1h37
Directed by Warren Beatty,
Craig R. Baxley,
Buck HenryOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Fantastic,
Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Fantasy,
RomanceThemes Films about religion,
Sports films,
American football films,
Ghost films,
Musical films,
Films based on playsActors Warren Beatty,
Julie Christie,
James Mason,
Jack Warden,
Charles Grodin,
Dyan CannonRating68%
Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty), a backup quarterback for the American football team Los Angeles Rams, is looking forward to leading his team to the Super Bowl. While riding his bicycle through the Mulholland Drive tunnel under Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles, he collides with a truck. An over-anxious guardian angel (Buck Henry) on his first assignment plucks Joe out of his body early, in the mistaken belief that his death is imminent, and Pendleton arrives in the afterlife., 2h23
Directed by Mike NicholsOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Politique,
Political filmsActors John Travolta,
Emma Thompson,
Billy Bob Thornton,
Kathy Bates,
Adrian Lester,
Maura Lynn TierneyRating66%
Young political idealist Henry Burton (Adrian Lester) is recruited to join the campaign of Jack Stanton (John Travolta), a charismatic Southern governor who is trying to win the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States. Henry is impressed by Stanton's genuine warmth and empathy with people. He joins Stanton's inner circle of political advisers: Stanton's formidable wife, Susan Stanton (Emma Thompson); ruthless, redneck political strategist Richard Jemmons (Billy Bob Thornton); intelligent and attractive spokeswoman Daisy Green (Maura Tierney); and sly political operator Howard Ferguson (Paul Guilfoyle) as they journey to New Hampshire, the first state to hold a presidential primary. , 3h4
Directed by Warren BeattyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Films about writers,
Films about journalists,
Films about anarchism,
Politique,
Political filmsActors Warren Beatty,
Diane Keaton,
Jack Nicholson,
Paul Sorvino,
Maureen Stapleton,
Gene HackmanRoles Writer
Rating72%
The film covers the life of John Reed and Louise Bryant from their first meeting to Reed's final days in 1920 Russia. Interspersed throughout the narrative, several surviving witnesses from the time period give their recollections of Reed, Bryant, their colleagues and friends, and the era itself. A number of them have mixed views of Bryant and her relationship with Reed.Actress
, 1h34
Directed by Woody AllenOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Action,
CrimeThemes Heist films,
Gangster films,
EscroquerieActors Woody Allen,
Tracey Ullman,
Elaine May,
Hugh Grant,
Michael Rapaport,
Kristine NielsenRoles May
Rating65%
Career criminal Ray (Woody Allen) and his cronies want to lease an old restaurant so they can tunnel from the basement of the restaurant to a nearby bank. Ray's wife Frenchy (Tracey Ullman) covers what they are doing by selling cookies from the restaurant. The bank robbery scheme is a miserable failure, but after they franchise the business, selling cookies makes them millionaires.