12 Movies Starring Wilford Brimley

The Thing

The Thing

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-06-25

Languages:

English, Norwegian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (230709 Reviews)

Director:

John Carpenter

Genres:

HorrorSci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

Bill Lancaster (screenplay)

John W. Campbell Jr. (story)

Fullplot:

An American scientific expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a group of seemingly mad Norwegians pursuing and shooting a dog. The helicopter pursuing the dog explodes, eventually leaving no explanation for the chase. During the night, the dog mutates and attacks other dogs in the cage and members of the team that investigate. The team soon realizes that an alien life-form with the ability to take over other bodies is on the loose and they don't know who may already have been taken over.

High Road to China

High Road to China

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-03-18

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

USA, Yugoslavia, Hong Kong

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (3621 Reviews)

Director:

Brian G. Hutton

Cast:

Writer:

Jon Cleary (novel)

Sandra Weintraub (screenplay)

S. Lee Pogostin (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist's daughter on a search for her missing father through Asia that eventually involves them in a struggle against a Chinese warlord.

Tender Mercies

Tender Mercies

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-06-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (6822 Reviews)

Director:

Bruce Beresford

Genres:

DramaMusic

Fullplot:

Alchoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.

Country

Country

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-09-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1311 Reviews)

Director:

Richard Pearce

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Gilbert Ivy and his wife Jewell are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gilbert has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, but his wife decides to fight for her family.

Harry & Son

Harry & Son

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-03-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (1458 Reviews)

Director:

Paul Newman

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Ronald Buck (screen story and screenplay)

Paul Newman (screen story and screenplay)

Raymond DeCapite (novel)

Fullplot:

Harry Keach has been widowed for two years and works as a bulldozer operator on a construction crew. Despite having a strong work ethic, that working life is cut short when health issues lead to him no longer being able to do the job. Harry has a strained relationship with his two grown children: Nina, who, with her insurance salesman husband, seems more concerned about what they can receive in material possessions through her relationship with Harry; and Howard, who still lives with Harry. Howard is an aspiring writer, but as a person who lives in the here and now would rather hang out having fun than find work in a steady job when he isn't writing. Despite Harry loving Howard and Howard loving Harry, the strain in their relationship is brought to the fore as Howard can work but won't while Harry wants to work but can't. Especially while they still live together, the two have to come to a new understanding as they move into the next phase of their respective lives, Howard's which includes his on-again, off-again relationship with girlfriend Katie Wilowski, that off again status due to Katie being pregnant with another man's child, and Harry's which includes Howard's want for him to start thinking about women again.

Cocoon

Cocoon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-06-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

117 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (41858 Reviews)

Director:

Ron Howard

Genres:

Sci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

Tom Benedek (screenplay)

David Saperstein (story)

Fullplot:

A group of aliens return to earth to retrieve cocoons containing the people they'd left behind from an earlier trip. These cocoons had been resting at the bottom of the ocean. Once retrieved, they stored these recovered cocoons in the swimming pool of a house they'd rented in a small Florida town. Their mission is hampered by a number of elderly people from a nearby retirement community who had been secretly using the pool, and who discover unusual powers from within these cocoons.

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-11-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (5865 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Ken Wheat (screenplay)

Jim Wheat (screenplay)

George Lucas (story)

Fullplot:

The army of the Marauders, led by by King Terak and the witch Charal attack the Ewoks village. The parents and the brother of Cindel all die in this attack. Cindel and the Ewok Wicket escape and in a forrest they meet Teek a naughty and very fast animal. Teek takes them to a house in which a old man, Noa, lives. Like Cindel he also crashed with his Starcruiser on Endor. Together they fight Terak and Charal.

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-10-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (8246 Reviews)

Director:

Guy Hamilton

Cast:

Writer:

Richard Sapir (novel)

Warren Murphy (novel)

Christopher Wood

Fullplot:

An NYPD cop is 'killed' in an accident. The death is faked, and he is inducted into the organization CURE, dedicated to preserving the constitution by working outside of it. Remo is to become the enforcement wing (assassin) of CURE, and learns an ancient Korean martial art from Chiun, the Master of Sinanju. Based on the popular pulp series "The Destroyer," by Richard Sapir and Warren Murphy.

Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-11-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (11242 Reviews)

Director:

Daniel Petrie

Cast:

Writer:

David Saperstein (characters)

Stephen McPherson (story)

Elizabeth Bradley (story)

Stephen McPherson (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Art, Ben and Joe are back! So are their wives and good friend Bernie in their first adventure since their last! Five years since the senior citizens blasted off into space with the Antareans return to earth because their alien friends have to collect the rest of the cocoons in the ocean, believed to be in danger from an earthquake. Ben and Mary visit their family, while Art and Joe visit Bernie, who's still hangin' on. Art, Ben and Joe had forgotten what it was like on earth and immediately begin to feel their weaknesses, except for Art's wife who's pregnant! Meanwhile in the ocean, a biologist company snatched a cocoon out of the ocean and are doing research on it...

Summer of the Monkeys

Summer of the Monkeys

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-10-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (406 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaFamily

Cast:

Writer:

Wilson Rawls (book)

Greg Taylor (teleplay)

Jim Strain (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Summer Of The Monkeys (set in 1910 on the prairies of Canada) follows the story of a young boy, Jay, who dreams of getting enough money to buy his dream horse. One summer Jay finds four chimps on the prairie who have fallen off a circus cart. He later learns that there is a big reward for them. Enough to buy the horse... however, as time goes on he befriends the chimps... and it becomes apparent that Jay can't bear to part with them.

Crossfire Trail

Crossfire Trail

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-01-21

Languages:

English, Sioux

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

(1878 Reviews)

Director:

Simon Wincer

Cast:

Writer:

Louis L'Amour (book)

Charles Robert Carner (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Rafe Covington promises a dying friend that he'll watch over the man's wife and ranch after he's gone. When Rafe gets to his friend's ranch, he finds that Barkow, the local power in town, wants not only the ranch but the woman, too, and hires a gang of gunfighters to make sure he gets both.

Brigham City

Brigham City

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-03-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (964 Reviews)

Director:

Richard Dutcher

Fullplot:

Sheriff Wes Clayton is a compassionate lawman and a Mormon bishop in a quiet Mormon community called Brigham. The tranquil town is shaken to the core when a woman from California is found murdered near her car. Clayton, his young deputy, the town's retired sheriff and his shrewd secretary work with an FBI agent sent to investigate. As a civil and spiritual leader in the frightened town, Clayton must serve both justice and mercy to uncover the town's deepest secrets, find the murderer and keep Brigham from ripping itself apart.

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