FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (1996)

 

Written & Directed by: David O. Russell

Cinematography: Eric Alan Edwards

Editor: Christopher Tellefsen 

Cast: Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Tea Leoni, Josh Brolin, Richard Jenkins, Mary Tyler Moore, Alan Alda, Lily Tomlin, George Segal, Celia Weston, David Patrick Kelly, Nadja Dajani 

Five months after the birth of his son, Mel Coplin remains unable to name the child until he has met his own biological parents and discovered who he "really is." He, his wife Nancy, and his social-worker-in-training Tina Kalb jet off to California to meet his birth mother--who turns out not to be his mother, due to an error with the agency's adoption records. The quartet sets out in search of Mel's real parents, with tensions growing because of the sexual chemistry lacking between Mel and Nancy and growing between Mel and Tina.

BIG BUSINESS (1988)

Directed By: Jim Abrahams 
Written By: Dori Pierson & Marc Rubel 
Cinematography By: Dean Cundey 
Editor: Harry Keramidas 


Cast: Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, Fred Ward, Edward Herrmann, Barry Primus, Michael Gross, Mary Gross, Seth Green, Deborah Rush, Joe Grifasi, John Vickery, J.C. Quinn, Patricia Gaul 


In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The dizzy nurse on duty accidentally mixes the twins unbeknown to the parents. Our story flashes forward to the 1980s where the mismatched sets of twins are about to cross paths following a big business deal to close down the Jupiter Hollow factory.

GRANDMA (2015)

Written & Directed By: Paul Weitz 
Cinematography By: Tobias Datum 
Editor: Jon Corn 


Cast: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Judy Greer, Marcia Gay Harden, John Cho, Elizabeth Pena, Colleen Camp, Nat Wolff, Don McManus, Laverne Cox, Sam Elliott, Sarah Burns, Lauren Tom, Judy Geeson

ORANGE COUNTY (2002)

Directed By: Jake Kasdan 
Written By: Mike White 
 Cinematography By: Greg Gardiner 
Editor: Tara Timpone 



Cast: Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk, John Lithgow, Catherin O’Hara, Leslie Mann, Carly Pope, Lily Tomlin, Chevy Chase, Dana Ivey, Brett Harrison, Natasha Melnick, Harold Ramis, Kyle Howard, Mike White, Fran Kranz, Nat Faxon, Monica Keena, Lizzy Caplan

RICHARD PRYOR: OMIT THE LOGIC (2012)

Directed By: Marina Zenovich 
Written By: Marina Zenovich, P.G. Morgan & Chris A. Peterson 
Cinematography By: Christine Burrill 
Editor: Chris A. Peterson 

Featuring: Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Mel Brooks, Dave Chapelle, David Friedman, Mike Epps, Budd Friedman, Lonette McKee, Michael Schultz, Lily Tomlin, David Steinberg, Stan Shaw, Paul Schrader, George Lopez, Paul Mooney, Bob Newhart, Walter Moseley, Quincy Jones, Whoppi Goldberg

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES: HALL OF FAME: FILE #25: BLUE IN THE FACE (1995)

Directed By: Wayne Wang & Paul Auster; Harvey Wang (Video Segments) 
Written By: Wayne Wang & Paul Auster (Situations) 
Cinematography By: Adam Holender 
Editor: Christopher Tellefsen 

Cast: Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Malik Yoba, Roseanne, Madonna, Lily Tomlin, Mel Gorham, Mira Sorovino, Jared Harris, Jim Jaramusch, Lou Reed, Giancarlo Esposito, Jose Zuniga, RuPaul, Michael J. Fox

BIG BUSINESS (1988)

Directed By: Jim Abrahams
Written By: Dani Pierson & Marc Rubel
Cinematography By: Dean Cundey
Editor: Harry Kermidas

CAST: Bette Midler, Lilly Tomlin, Fred Ward, Edward Herrmann, Barry Primus, Deborah Rush, Michael Gross, Mary Gross, Seth Green, Lewis Arquette