5 Movies Starring Daniel Roebuck

River's Edge

River's Edge

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-05-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (11027 Reviews)

Director:

Tim Hunter

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Fullplot:

A group of high school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Reactions vary, as Layne is intent on protecting Samson and smuggling him out of the state, while others think it's best to go to the police. Matt's tough little brother also finds out about the body and no one knows quite how the police will learn about the murder or who will be blamed for it.

The Late Shift

The Late Shift

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-02-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(2225 Reviews)

Director:

Betty Thomas

Cast:

Writer:

Bill Carter (book)

Bill Carter (teleplay)

George Armitage (teleplay)

Fullplot:

HBO movie about the behind-the-scenes network politics responsible for the changes in late-night talk-show hosts, after the retirement of Johnny Carson from the Tonight Show on NBC. Jay Leno and David Letterman were both vying for the position, but Leno's tough manager Helen Kushnick got him the spot. In the wake of her 'stepping on the toes' of powerful network executives and 'playing hardball' tactics with guest bookings, she found herself being pushed out of her job as Tonight Show Executive Producer and Jay's manager. Letterman, devastated by his being passed over, brought in superagent Mike Ovitz to negotiate on his behalf, resulting in his move to CBS.

Quints

Quints

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-08-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada, USA

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

TV-G

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (1248 Reviews)

Director:

Bill Corcoran

Cast:

Writer:

Matthew Weisman (story)

Matthew Weisman (teleplay)

Gregory K. Pincus (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Jamie Grover's parents are always around and not letting her have ANY space. She wishes for just a couple days without their constant attention. She gets her wish. Her mother has quintuplets. Being the first in their state, they become famous. Mother and Father get caught up in the fame and Jamie has to bring them back down to reality.

Trail of the Screaming Forehead

Trail of the Screaming Forehead

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-06-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (592 Reviews)

Director:

Larry Blamire

Genres:

ComedySci-Fi

Fullplot:

A small town infestation of crawling alien foreheads that begin attaching to people and taking them over collides with a scientist's experiments to extract foreheadazine and things go horribly horribly wrong.

Shredderman Rules

Shredderman Rules

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-06-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

TV-Y7

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (1086 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyFamily

Cast:

Writer:

Russell Marcus

Wendelin Van Draanen (book)

Fullplot:

Based on the kids' book series written by Wendelin Van Draanen comes "Shredderman Rules." Nolan Byrd (Devon Werkheiser) is a scrawny and shy 9th grader who, like all the other kids, is bullied by Bubba Bixby (Andrew Caldwell). When their teacher, Mr. Green ('Tim Meadows (I)'), allows the students to do a computer project, Nolan, who has a particular knack with technology, decides to catch Bubba in action. Several other books have followed.

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