8 Movies Starring Richard Benjamin

Goodbye, Columbus

Goodbye, Columbus

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1969-05-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (1250 Reviews)

Director:

Larry Peerce

Cast:

Writer:

Philip Roth (novel)

Arnold Schulman

Fullplot:

A Jewish man and a jewish woman meet and while attracted to each other find that their worlds are very different. She is the archetypical Jewish-American-Princess, very emotionally involved with her parents world and the world they have created for her while he is much less dependent on his family. They begin an affair which brings more differences to the surface.

Catch-22

Catch-22

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-06-24

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (16432 Reviews)

Director:

Mike Nichols

Cast:

Writer:

Joseph Heller (novel)

Buck Henry (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way cope with a crazy situation. Catch-22 is a parody of a "military mentality" and of a bureaucratic society in general.

Diary of a Mad Housewife

Diary of a Mad Housewife

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-08-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (877 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Perry

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Sue Kaufman (novel)

Eleanor Perry

Fullplot:

Tina Balser is a bored New York housewife-mother married to Jonathan, a pompous, social-climbing lawyer who ridicules her in front of their children, criticizing everything she does or wears. She begins an affair with George Prager, a dashing, successful and blatantly sadistic writer. Finally after George has tormented Tina in much the same manner Jonathan has, and has been unfaithful to boot, she goes back to her husband and begins group therapy.

The Last of Sheila

The Last of Sheila

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-06-14

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (3191 Reviews)

Director:

Herbert Ross

Cast:

Writer:

Stephen Sondheim

Anthony Perkins

Fullplot:

Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run car accident following a party one night. A year later her multi-millionaire husband, Clinton, invites a group of her friends to spend a week on a his yacht. He's a notorious practical joker and insists his guests play a mystery game where each has been assigned a crime for the others to discover. Each night a series of clues is planted in the local port and the team must solve the identity of the criminal-of-the-day. However, things get out of hand and soon there's a real crime to solve.

Westworld

Westworld

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-11-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (23667 Reviews)

Fullplot:

An amusement park for rich vacationers. The park provides its customers a way to live out their fantasies through the use of robots that provide anything they want. Two of the vacationers choose a wild west adventure. However, after a computer breakdown, they find that they are now being stalked by a rogue robot gun-slinger.

The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1976-01-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (3906 Reviews)

Director:

Herbert Ross

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

Lewis and Clark were famous comedians during the vaudeville era; off-stage, though, they couldn't stand each other and haven't spoken in over 20 years. Ben, Willy Clark's nephew, is the producer of a variety show that wants to feature a reunion of the classic duo. How will Ben convince the crotchety old comedians to put aside their differences before the big show?

House Calls

House Calls

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-03-15

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1321 Reviews)

Director:

Howard Zieff

Cast:

Writer:

Max Shulman (screenplay)

Julius J. Epstein (screenplay)

Alan Mandel (screenplay)

Charles Shyer (screenplay)

Max Shulman (story)

Julius J. Epstein (story)

Fullplot:

Charley is a surgeon who's recently lost his wife; he embarks on a tragicomic romantic quest with one woman after another until he meets up with Ann, a singular woman, closer to his own age, who immediately and unexpectedly captures his heart.

Love at First Bite

Love at First Bite

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-04-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (4093 Reviews)

Director:

Stan Dragoti

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Kaufman (screenplay)

Robert Kaufman (story)

Mark Gindes (story)

Fullplot:

This vampire spoof has Count Dracula moving to New York to find his Bride, after being forced to move out of his Transylvanian castle. There with the aid of assistant Renfield, he stumbles through typical New York city life situations while pursuing Cindy Soundheim. But her boyfriend, Doctor Jeff Rosenberg, realizes she is under the influence of a vampire, and tries his bumbling best to convince police Lt Ferguson of what is going on, and to help him stop Dracula.

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