6 Movies Directed by Charles Shyer

Irreconcilable Differences

Irreconcilable Differences

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-09-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (2223 Reviews)

Director:

Charles Shyer

Cast:

Writer:

Nancy Meyers

Charles Shyer

Fullplot:

Albert and Lucy fall in love, get married, and have a daughter Casey. Everything is wonderful, till success in business distract Albert and Lucy from each other and Casey. They soon divorce and start fighting so Casey beats sues to divorce her parents, to go live with the maid who has been taking care of her. Themedia has a field day, which is only making things worse.

Baby Boom

Baby Boom

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-10-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (9802 Reviews)

Director:

Charles Shyer

Cast:

Writer:

Nancy Meyers

Charles Shyer

Fullplot:

J.C. Wiatt is a successful New York business woman known around town as the "tiger lady." She gets news of an inheritance from a relative from another country and off the bat she suspects it's money. Well it's not money, it's a baby girl. At first she doesn't accept until the lady that gives the baby to her has to catch her flight. J.C. is now stuck with an annoying baby girl. Her boyfriend doesn't like the idea of a baby living with them and he leaves her. J.C. has enough of it and takes her to meet a family ready to adopt her. She leaves but hears the baby cry while walking away and has to go back. The baby is too attached to her now and won't let her go. Later, her baby gets into mischief which causes her to get fired. Now, she sets her eyes on an old two story cottage in Vermont to get out of the New York life. When she arrives, the house needs more help than originally thought. She gets bored one snowy day and decides to make apple sauce. Her baby loves it and she decides to sell it. Pretty soon everyone wants some of the baby apple sauce. J.C. hits it big and falls in love with a local veterinarian. Was this fate or destiny?

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-12-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (51743 Reviews)

Director:

Charles Shyer

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Frances Goodrich (screenplay)

Albert Hackett (screenplay)

Nancy Meyers (screenplay)

Charles Shyer (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In this remake of the Spencer Tracy classic, George and Nina Banks are the parents of young soon-to-be-wed Annie. George is a nervous father unready to face the fact that his little girl is now a woman. The preparations for the extravagant wedding provide additional comic moments.

Father of the Bride Part II

Father of the Bride Part II

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-12-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (24709 Reviews)

Director:

Charles Shyer

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Albert Hackett (screenplay)

Frances Goodrich (screenplay)

Nancy Meyers (screenplay)

Charles Shyer (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In this sequel to "Father of the Bride", George Banks must accept the reality of what his daughter's ascension from daughter to wife, and now, to mother means when placed into perspective against his own stage of life. As the comfortable family unit starts to unravel in his mind, a rapid progression into mid-life crisis is in his future. His journey to regain his youth acts as a catalyst for a kind of "rebirth" of his attitude on life when he and his wife, Nina, find how their lives are about to change as well.

The Affair of the Necklace

The Affair of the Necklace

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-12-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (4280 Reviews)

Director:

Charles Shyer

Fullplot:

Paris, 1786: a woman in court. The Crown murdered her father for his views about the poor, now Jeanne wants her home and good name back. She believes all can be set right if she can talk to the Queen, whose House Minister rebuffs her. With the help of a courtside gigolo, she learns to use what others desire to get what she wants. She needs a patron: with forged letters, she convinces Cardinal de Rohan she is the Queen's confidante and can help him regain royal favor. Jeanne conspires to have the Cardinal purchase a fabulous diamond necklace for the Queen. He delivers it to Jeanne for Marie Antoinette. If the scheme breaks down, what then? Might this affair spark revolution?

Alfie

Alfie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-11-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (40814 Reviews)

Director:

Charles Shyer

Cast:

Writer:

Bill Naughton (play)

Bill Naughton (earlier screenplay)

Elaine Pope (screenplay)

Charles Shyer (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In Manhattan, the British limousine driver Alfie is surrounded by beautiful women, most of them clients, and he lives as a Don Juan, having one night stands with all of them and without any sort of commitment. His girl-friend and single-mother Julie is quite upset with the situation and his best friends are his colleague Marlon and his girl-friend Lonette. Alfie has a brief affair with Lonette, and the consequences of his act forces Alfie to reflect and wonder about his life style.

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