15 Movies Starring Billy Crystal

Running Scared

Running Scared

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-06-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (8163 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Hyams

Cast:

Writer:

Gary DeVore (story)

Gary DeVore (screenplay)

Jimmy Huston (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Danny and Ray are two street wise cops in Chicago. When they are almost killed on a case, they are forced to take a vacation by their captain. Key West offers a substantial change over frozen Chicago. They decide to quit and open a bar in Key West. Upon returning, they find that Julio, the drug dealer who nearly killed them has made bail and is trying to complete a giant drug deal. They decide to complete their case against Julio before quitting, but then begin being careful. Their effectiveness drops as they find they can't operate the way they did before if they don't have the edge of a long time commitment.

Throw Momma from the Train

Throw Momma from the Train

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-12-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (25730 Reviews)

Director:

Danny DeVito

Fullplot:

Larry Donner is an author and writing professor who tutors people that want to write books. Larry's life has become a misery when his ex-wife Margaret has published a book he wrote under her name and has gotten rich over it. Owen Lift, one of Larry's students, offers Larry to kill Margaret, and in return Owen, wants Larry to kill his horrible mother. Larry thinks it's a joke, until he learns Owen killed his ex-wife. And Larry has now become the prime suspect.

When Harry Met Sally...

When Harry Met Sally...

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-07-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (137614 Reviews)

Director:

Rob Reiner

Fullplot:

Harry and Sally meet when she gives him a ride to New York after they both graduate from the University of Chicago. The film jumps through their lives as they both search for love, but fail, bumping into each other time and time again. Finally a close friendship blooms between them, and they both like having a friend of the opposite sex. But then they are confronted with the problem: "Can a man and a woman be friends, without sex getting in the way?"

City Slickers

City Slickers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-06-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (37101 Reviews)

Director:

Ron Underwood

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Lowell Ganz

Babaloo Mandel

Fullplot:

Mitch is a middle aged big-city radio ads salesman. He and his friends Ed and Phil are having mid-life crisis. They decide the best birthday gift is to go on a two week holiday in the wild west driving cattle from New Mexico to Colorado. There they meet cowboy Curly who not only teaches them how to become real cowboys, but also one or two other things about life in the open air of the west.

Mr. Saturday Night

Mr. Saturday Night

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-09-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (3754 Reviews)

Director:

Billy Crystal

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Billy Crystal

Lowell Ganz

Babaloo Mandel

Fullplot:

Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire. As Buddy looks for work in show business, he realizes that the rest of the world has forgotten the golden days of Buddy Young, and that there just may not be room in the business for an old comic like himself.

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-06-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (14324 Reviews)

Director:

Paul Weiland

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Lowell Ganz (characters)

Babaloo Mandel (characters)

Billy Crystal

Lowell Ganz

Babaloo Mandel

Fullplot:

The second part of City Slickers begins after the death of Curly. It is the 40th birthday of Mitch Robbins and the day begins quite good until he returns home (after a hard day at the radio station) and finds his brother Glen, the black sheep of the family, in his sofa. Nevertheless he is about to have a wonderful birthday-night with his wife when he discovers a treasure map of Curly by chance. Together with Phil (from the first part) and unfortunately with Glen he tries to find the hidden gold of Curly's father in the desert of Arizona instead of attending a meeting in Las Vegas. The adventurous journey reveals many surprises until everything seems to be over when the map gets lost...

Forget Paris

Forget Paris

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-05-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (9038 Reviews)

Director:

Billy Crystal

Cast:

Writer:

Billy Crystal

Lowell Ganz

Babaloo Mandel

Fullplot:

Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline he flies on. They meet and fall in love, but their relationship goes through many difficult patches. The story is told in flashback by their friends at a restaurant waiting for them to arrive.

Fathers' Day

Fathers' Day

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-05-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.1 (11473 Reviews)

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Cast:

Writer:

Francis Veber (film Les Compères)

Lowell Ganz (screenplay)

Babaloo Mandel (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Jack Lawrence is a smart aleck lawyer who is one day visited by an ex-girlfriend who tells him her kid was his. Enter Dale Putley, a depressed goofball who is also a writer, meets with the same ex-girlfriend who tells him her kid is his. One day Jack and Dale meet and discover what had happened: they've been told the same story and now there's a question of who the real father is. They learn their son is following a rock band called Sugar Ray around. So Jack and Dale hit the road to Sacramento and find their drunk, love-struck son. Soon after they bring him back to their hotel room, their son escapes and Jack and Dale must use teamwork to find him again, bring him home, and find out which one of them is the real father.

Analyze This

Analyze This

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-03-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Australia

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (117073 Reviews)

Director:

Harold Ramis

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Kenneth Lonergan (story)

Peter Tolan (story)

Peter Tolan (screenplay)

Harold Ramis (screenplay)

Kenneth Lonergan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Ben Sobol, Psychiatrist, has a few problems: His son spies on his patients when they open up their heart, his parents don't want to attend his upcoming wedding and his patients' problems don't challenge him at all. Paul Vitti, Godfather, has a few problems as well: Sudden anxiety attacks in public, a certain disability to kill people and his best part ceasing service when needed. One day, Ben unfortunately crashes into one of Vitti's cars. The exchange of Ben's business card is followed by a business visit of Don Paul Vitti himself, who wants to be free of inner conflict within two weeks, before all the Mafia Dons meet. Now, Ben Sobol feels somewhat challenged, as his wedding is soon, his only patient keeps him busy by regarding Ben's duty as a 24 hour standby and the feds keep forcing him to spy on Paul Vitti. And how do you treat a patient who usually solves problems with a gun?

Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc.

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-11-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (509260 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Pete Docter (original story by)

Jill Culton (original story by)

Jeff Pidgeon (original story by)

Ralph Eggleston (original story by)

Andrew Stanton (screenplay)

Daniel Gerson (screenplay)

Robert L. Baird (additional screenplay material)

Rhett Reese (additional screenplay material)

Jonathan Roberts (additional screenplay material)

Fullplot:

A city of monsters with no humans called Monstropolis centers around the city's power company, Monsters, Inc. The lovable, confident, tough, furry blue behemoth-like giant monster named James P. Sullivan (better known as Sulley) and his wisecracking best friend, short, green cyclops monster Mike Wazowski, discover what happens when the real world interacts with theirs in the form of a 2-year-old baby girl dubbed "Boo," who accidentally sneaks into the monster world with Sulley one night. And now it's up to Sulley and Mike to send Boo back in her door before anybody finds out, especially two evil villains such as Sulley's main rival as a scarer, chameleon-like Randall (a monster that Boo is very afraid of), who possesses the ability to change the color of his skin, and Mike and Sulley's boss Mr. Waternoose, the chairman and chief executive officer of Monsters, Inc.

The Journey

The Journey

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-06-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (489 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Saperston

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Greer

Eric Saperston

Fullplot:

After college, Eric Saperston bought a 1971 Volkswagen Bus, took his Golden Retriever, Jack, and set out to follow The Grateful Dead and work a ski season in Aspen. While out on the road, he called up some of the most powerful people in the world and asked them out for a cup of coffee.

America's Sweethearts

America's Sweethearts

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-07-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (45453 Reviews)

Director:

Joe Roth

Fullplot:

In the midst of a nasty public breakup of married movie stars, a studio publicist scrambles to put a cap on the escalating situation as the couple's latest film has found its only print kidnapped by the director.

Parental Guidance

Parental Guidance

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-12-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(20082 Reviews)

Director:

Andy Fickman

Genres:

ComedyFamily

Fullplot:

Old school grandfather Artie (Billy Crystal), who is accustomed to calling the shots, meets his match when he and his eager-to-please wife Diane (Bette Midler) agree to babysit their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents (Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott) go away for work. But when 21st century problems collide with Artie and Dianes old school methods of tough rules, lots of love and old-fashioned games, its learning to bend and not holding your ground that binds a family together

Monsters University

Monsters University

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-06-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (206837 Reviews)

Director:

Dan Scanlon

Cast:

Writer:

Dan Scanlon (story)

Daniel Gerson (story)

Robert L. Baird (story)

Daniel Gerson (screenplay)

Robert L. Baird (screenplay)

Dan Scanlon (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn't stand each other. "Monsters University" unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends.

700 Sundays

700 Sundays

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-04-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

TV-MA

IMDB Ratings:

8.3 (584 Reviews)

Director:

Des McAnuff

Cast:

Writer:

Billy Crystal

Alan Zweibel (additional material)

Fullplot:

In 700 Sundays, legendary comedian and actor Billy Crystal tells the stories of his youth, growing up in the jazz world of Manhattan, his teenage years, and finally adulthood. The Tony Award-winning show is a funny and poignant exploration of family and fate, loving and loss.

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