9 Movies Starring Peter Riegert

Local Hero

Local Hero

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-02-17

Languages:

English, Russian, Japanese

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (14986 Reviews)

Director:

Bill Forsyth

Fullplot:

Oil billionaire Happer sends Mac to a remote Scotish villiage to secure the property rights for an oil refinery they want to build. Mac teams up with Danny and starts the negotiations, the locals are keen to get their hands on the 'Silver Dollar' and can't believe their luck. However a local hermit and beach scavenger, Ben Knox, lives in a shack on the crucial beach which he also owns. Happer is more interested in the Northern Lights and Danny in a surreal girl with webbed feet, Marina. Mac is used to a Houston office with fax machines but is forced to negotiate on Bens terms.

Crossing Delancey

Crossing Delancey

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-09-16

Languages:

English, French, Hebrew, Yiddish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (2591 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Susan Sandler (play)

Susan Sandler (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Isabelle's life revolves around the New York bookshop she works in and the intellectual friends of both sexes she meets there. Her grandmother remains less than impressed and decides to hire a good old-fashioned Jewish matchmaker to help Isabelle's love-life along. Enter pickle-maker Sam who immediately takes to Isabelle. She however is irritated by the whole business, at least to start with.

A Shock to the System

A Shock to the System

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-03-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (2916 Reviews)

Director:

Jan Egleson

Cast:

Writer:

Simon Brett (novel)

Andrew Klavan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

When you think you're at the top of the corporate ladder and then discover they have managed to pull that ladder away, sometimes you have to take it upon yourself to 'level' the playing field, both professionally and personally. Michael Caine delivers an electrifying performance as Graham Marshall, who quickly catches onto the possibilities as he clears all the hurdles to occupy the corner office.

Oscar

Oscar

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-04-26

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (21884 Reviews)

Director:

John Landis

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Claude Magnier (play)

Michael Barrie (screenplay)

Jim Mulholland (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise. He is faced with numerous problems: henchmen who know nothing but crime, the police who are convinced he is hatching a master plan, and Oscar, who has just got his daughter pregnant.

Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-03-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (2123 Reviews)

Director:

Glenn Jordan

Cast:

Writer:

Bryan Burrough (book)

John Helyar (book)

Larry Gelbart (teleplay)

Fullplot:

F. Ross Johnson, the CEO of RJR Nabisco decides that the time is ripe to take over his own company and enlists American Express. This kicks off a tide of other firms swarming in to tender offers. The outline of the film follows the actual takeover of the RJR Nabisco empire in a tongue in cheek way.

Gypsy

Gypsy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-12-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

153 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1193 Reviews)

Director:

Emile Ardolino

Fullplot:

Based on the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee, this made-for-TV movie-previously a Broadway smash and a 1962 film-depicts the life and times of a stripper and her domineering mother.

The Mask

The Mask

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-07-29

Languages:

English, Swedish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (240786 Reviews)

Director:

Chuck Russell

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Fallon (story)

Mark Verheiden (story)

Mike Werb (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Stanley Ipkiss is a bank clerk that is an incredibly nice man. Unfortunately, he is too nice for his own good and is a pushover when it comes to confrontations. After one of the worst days of his life, he finds a mask that depicts Loki, the Norse night god of mischief. Now, when he puts it on, he becomes his inner, self: a cartoony romantic wild man. However, a small time crime boss, Dorian Tyrel, comes across this character dubbed "The Mask" by the media. After Ipkiss's alter ego indirectly kills his friend in crime, Tyrel now wants this green-faced goon destroyed.

Coldblooded

Coldblooded

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-09-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (2901 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Cosmo, an affectless mob bookie who lives in the basement of a retirement home, is promoted to hitman. He learns his new trade from Steve, a seasoned killer. He falls in love with a yoga teacher, Jasmine, and must figure out a way to leave the mob so they can be together.

The Baby Dance

The Baby Dance

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-08-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (347 Reviews)

Director:

Jane Anderson

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Jane Anderson (play)

Jane Anderson (teleplay)

Fullplot:

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