LIFE STINKS (1991)

 

Directed By: Mel Brooks 

Written By: Mel Brooks, Rudy DeLuca And Steve Haberman

Story By: Mel Brooks, Ron Clark, Rudy DeLuca and Steve Haberman 

Cinematography: Steven Poster 

Editor: Michael Mulconery, David Rawlins and Anthony Redman 

Cast: Mel Brooks, Lesley Ann Warren, Jeffrey Tambor, Stuart Pankin, Howard Morris, Rudy DeLuca, Teddy Wilson, Billy Barty, Brian Thompson, Raymond O’Connor, Mike Pniewski 

A filthy-rich businessman bets a corporate rival that he can live on the streets of L.A. without the comforts of home or money, but it proves to be tougher than he thought.

SATURDAY THE 14TH (1981)

 

Written & Directed By: Howard R. Cohen  Story By: Jeff Begun  Cinematography: Daniel Lacambre  Editor: Kent Beyda & Joanne D’Antonio

Cast: Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Jeffrey Tambor, Kari Michaelsen, Kevin Brando, Severn Darden, Roberta Collins 

Primarily a spoof of the Friday the 13th series, but also takes shots at several other horror films. After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book describing the curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Opening the book releases a band of monsters into the house, and the family must join together to save themselves and their neighborhood.

LUCKY (2011)

 

Directed By: Gil Cates Jr. Written By: Kent Sublette Cinematography: Darren Genet Editor: Gregory Plotkin 

Cast: Colin Hanks, Ari Graynor, Ann-Margaret, Jeffrey Tambor, Mimi Rogers, Allison Mackie, Tom Amendes, Adam J. Harrington 

A wannabe serial killer wins the lottery and pursues his lifelong crush.

HEAVY WEIGHTS (1995)

Directed By: Steven Brill 
Written By: Judd Apatow & Steven Brill 
Cinematography By: Victor Hammer 
Editor: C. Timothy O’Meara 


Cast: Aaron Schwartz, Ben Stiller, Tom McGowan, Shaun Weiss, Kenan Thompson, Paul Feig, Tom Hodges, Leah Lail, Allen Covert, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Jeffrey Tambor, Tim Blake Nelson, David Bowe 


11-year-old Gerald "Gerry" Garner lives in Long Island, New York, and he's overweight. Gerry's parents Maury and Mrs. Garner decide to send Gerry to Camp Hope, a camp for overweight boys. The camp is owned by kindly Harvey Bushkin and his equally kind wife Alice Bushkin. When the Bushkins file for bankruptcy the camp has to be sold, it is bought by a wacko named Tony Perkis. Tony plans to force the campers to lose as much weight as they can, and he also intends to document the marathon shedding of weight and use it for an infomercial for his slenderizing program. In the eyes of the campers, Tony has made Camp Hope a living hell. As Gerry and counselor Pat Finley lead the efforts to overthrow Tony, the campers prepare for the Apache Relay against arch rival Camp MVP. The Apache Relay is a kind of race in which Camp Hope has never defeated Camp MVP before.

TEACHING MRS. TINGLE (1999)

Written & Directed By: Kevin Williamson 
Cinematography By: Jerzy Zielinski 
Editor: Debra Neil-Fisher 


Cast: Katie Holmes, Helen Mirren, Barry Watson, Marisa Couglin, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael McKean, Molly Ringwald, Vivica A. Fox, Liz Tauber 


Leigh Ann is salutatorian when she needs to be valedictorian to get her scholarship to Harvard. The only class she is worse than the leader in is history, taught by Mrs. Tingle, and the teacher hates her. When an attempt to get ahead in Mrs. Tingle's class goes awry, mayhem ensues and friendships, loyalties and trust are tested by the teacher's intricate mind-games.

BIG BULLY (1996)

Directed By: Steve Miner 
Written By: Mark Steven Johnson 
Cinematography By: Daryn Okada 
Editor: Marshall Harvey 


Cast: Rick Moranis, Tom Arnold, Julianne Phillips, Faith Prince, Curtis Armstrong, Don Knotts, Jeffrey Tambor, Tony Pierce, Stuart Pankin, Blake Bashoff, Carol Kane, Cody McMains

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0031: HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY (2007)

Written & Directed By: Guillermo Del Toro 
Story By: Guillermo Del Toro & Mike Mingola 
Based On The Comic Book By: Mike Mingola 
Cinematography By: Guillermo Navarro 
Editor: Bernat Vilaplana 
Music By: Danny Elfman 

 Cast: Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Seth McFarlane, Luke Goss, Anna Walton, John Hurt, Roy Dotrice, Brian Steele, John Alexander, James Dodd

OPERATION: ENDGAME (2010)

Directed By: Fouad Mikati 
Written By: Sam Levinson & Brian Wantanbe 
Cinematography By: Arnaud Stefani 
Editor: Joshua Ferrazzano 

Cast: Joe Anderson, Rob Corddry, Odette Annable , Maggie Q, Ving Rhames, Ellen Barkin, Bob Odenkirk, Brandon T. Jackson, Adam Scott, Emilie De Ravin, , Zach Galifianakis, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Hitchcock, Beth Grant

MALIBU'S MOST WANTED (2003)

Directed By: John Whitesell Written By: Fax Bahr, Jamie Kennedy, Nick Swardson & Adam Small Cinematography By: Mark Irwin Editor: Cara Silverman Cast: Jamie Kennedy, Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson, Damien Dante Wayans, Regina Hall, Blair Underwood, Ryan O’Neal, Bo Derek, Jeffrey Tambor, Kal Penn, Nick Swardson, Greg Grenberg, Snoop Dogg, Niecy Nash, Terry Crews, Sarah Thompson, Mike Epss, Troy Kittles

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0019: THREE O'CLOCK HIGH (1987)

Directed By: Phil Joanou
Written By: Richard Christian Matheson &Thomas Szollosi
Cinematgoraphy By: Barry Sonnenfeld
Editor: Joe Ann Fogle
Original Music By: Tangerine Dream

Cast: Casey Siemaszko, Annie Ryan, Liza Morrow, Richard Tyson, Stacey Glick, Jonathan Wise, Jeffrey Tambor, Philip Baker Hall, Mitch Pileggi, John P. Ryan, Paul Feig, Yeardley Smith

THE INVENTION OF LYING (2009)

Directed By: Ricky Gervais
Written By: Ricky Gervais & Matthew Robinson
Cinematography By: Tim Suhrstedt
Editor: Chris Gill

Cast: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Jonah Hill, Tina Fey, Louis C.K., Jason Bateman, Stephanie March, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, Fionnula Flannigan, Nathan Corddry, Jimmi Simpson, John Hodgman, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Martin Starr, Stephen Merchant,