Howard Hesseman

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Howard Hesseman (February 27, 1940 – January 29, 2022) was an American actor known for his television roles as burned out disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati, and the lead role of history teacher Charlie Moore on Head of the Class. He appeared regularly on television and in film from the 1970s to 2010s, with other noteworthy roles including Sam Royer (the husband of lead character Ann Romano) in the last two seasons of One Day at a Time, and a supporting role as Captain Pete Lassard in the film Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment.

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Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon Trailer (2015)

13 October 2015

Del Close was never a household name, but any comedy enthusiast is aware of his impact. From Bill Murray to Chris Farley to Amy Poehler, many of the most famous comedians consider him their mentor.

Gridlock Trailer (1980)

02 October 1980

A series of freak accidents on the Los Angeles freeway traps a cast-load of familiar TV faces in an astounding traffic tie-up, with the entire system caught in a gridlock that John Beck, as a traffic expert, endeavors to unsnarl.

Prisoners Trailer (1975)

01 July 1975

Melodrama set in South Vietnam in the 1960s. Krueger (Bramhall), a former infantry lieutenant, is imprisoned at Quai Dong, on the South China Sea, for refusing to fight.

This Is Spinal Tap Trailer (1984)

02 March 1984

"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.

Private Lessons Trailer (1981)

01 May 1981

Phillip Filmore is a naive, 15-year-old, preoccupied with sex, who develops a crush on Nicole Mallow, the new 30-something, French housekeeper and sitter to look after him when Phillip's father is out of town for the summer on a "business" trip.

The Blue Knight Trailer (1975)

09 May 1975

In this pilot film that preceded the short-lived series, a street cop in his last week on the force before his retirement investigates the murder of his partner.

Silver Skies Trailer (2016)

22 September 2016

A group of eccentric retirees' lives are turned upside down when their beloved apartment complex is suddenly sold out from under them.

Lethal Exposure Trailer (1993)

28 March 1993

Ambitious photojournalist Chris Cassidy, on assignment in Paris, becomes involved with an unconventional French detective after having witnessed the airport slaying of a man handcuffed to him and decides she needs a good story to go with her picture.

Innocent Victims Trailer (1996)

21 January 1996

Army Sergeant Tim Hennis is wrongly convicted of killing the wife and children of an Air Force captain.

Halloween II Trailer (2009)

28 August 2009

Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois.

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment Trailer (1985)

28 March 1985

Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment.

Silence of the Heart Trailer (1984)

30 October 1984

A mother going through a painful, protracted divorce realizes too late the effect it's having on her troubled son.

The Blue Knight Trailer (1973)

11 November 1973

Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat.

Best Kept Secrets Trailer (1984)

26 March 1984

Blaise Dietz (Patty Duke Astin) plays the wife of police officer Blaise Dietz (Frederic Forrest), who wants to join a special investigative unit.

Amazon Women on the Moon Trailer (1987)

18 September 1987

Centered on a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment.

The Jerk Trailer (1979)

14 December 1979

After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again.

Clue Trailer (1985)

13 December 1985

Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them.

Doctor Detroit Trailer (1983)

06 May 1983

A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in Chicago.

Flight of the Navigator Trailer (1986)

30 July 1986

12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed.

Some Kind of a Nut Trailer (1969)

14 September 1969

A New York City bank teller becomes a media celebrity when he refuses to comply with his employer's demands that he shave his beard.

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary Trailer (2022)

03 November 2022

Clue (1985) has become a cult classic film and is loved by multiple generations. Yet there has never been a documentary created to tell the behind the scenes stories.

Hot Chocolate Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

B.J. Cassidy, a rich businesswoman, has to invest several billion dollars for fiscal reasons. She undertakes to buy back a small French factory, specialized in chocolate truffles.

The Comedy Company Trailer (1978)

21 July 1978

An ex-comedian fights to keep a failing nightclub alive as a showcase for aspiring young comics.

All About Steve Trailer (2009)

06 August 2009

After one short blind date, Mary Horowitz, a brilliant and eccentric crossword constructor, is convinced that Steve, a CCN cameraman, is her soul mate.

About Schmidt Trailer (2002)

12 December 2002

A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.

Shampoo Trailer (1975)

11 February 1975

On Election Day, 1968, irresponsible hairdresser and ladies' man George Roundy is too busy cutting hair and dealing with his girlfriends and mistress Felicia Karpf, whose husband Lester is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend Jackie.

One Shoe Makes it Murder Trailer (1982)

06 November 1982

Robert Mitchum stars as a down-and-out ex-cop whose entanglement with a shady casino owner leaves him one step behind a killer.

Quiet Killer Trailer (1992)

24 March 1992

On her way home in a plane to New York, the teenage Sarah gets very ill. She realizes too late that it's more than a cold and with her parents still on vacation, she breaks down in the middle of the street and dies shortly after in a hospital -- by the plague, as the terrified coroners find out.

Whiffs Trailer (1975)

15 October 1975

Elliott Gould steals Army nerve gas to help him rob banks when he’s kicked out of the military after 15 years of service as a human guinea pig in its chemical warfare experiments.

Martian Child Trailer (2007)

02 November 2007

A recently-widowed science fiction writer considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially-rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.

The Other Side of Midnight Trailer (1977)

08 June 1977

When French beauty Noelle Page falls in love with American pilot Larry Douglas, she believes he'll marry her.

Billy Jack Trailer (1971)

01 May 1971

A Euro-Indigenous American Ex-Green Beret hapkido expert saves wild horses from being slaughtered for dog food and helps protect a desert "freedom school" for runaways.

Call Me Anna Trailer (1990)

11 November 1990

Patty Duke portrays herself in this made-for-tv biopic about her struggles as a child star growing into adulthood.

Silent Movie Trailer (1976)

17 June 1976

Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie.

Gridlock'd Trailer (1997)

29 January 1997

After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program.

The Christian Licorice Store Trailer (1971)

24 November 1971

A tennis champ falls in with the Hollywood crowd, finds himself being corrupted by the life in the fast lane.

The Big Bus Trailer (1976)

23 June 1976

A nuclear-powered bus is making its maiden non-stop trip from New York to Denver. The journey is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the oil lobby.

Jory Trailer (1973)

02 February 1973

Jory is a fifteen-year-old boy who joins a horse-drive after his father is killed by a drunkard. The drive's leader and a likable cowhand take the boy under their wing, and find that tragedy has taught him how to take care of himself better than anyone could expect.

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body Trailer (1980)

04 May 1980

John Ritter shows off his comedic talent with a collection of comedy sketches.

The Rocker Trailer (2008)

20 August 2008

In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at stardom arise when he is asked to perform with his teenage nephew's high school rock band.

Hustling Trailer (1975)

22 February 1975

Based on Gail Sheehy's book, this film chronicles how a reporter for a New York City magazine decided to investigate the city's prostitution industry to find out just who was making all the money.

Petulia Trailer (1968)

10 June 1968

Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself.

Crazy for Christmas Trailer (2005)

25 December 2005

A girl loses her parents and husband and is left driving a limo trying to get by raising her young son.

Cisco Pike Trailer (1972)

14 January 1972

A down on his luck former drug dealer is forced by a corrupt LAPD policeman to sell 100 kilos of confiscated marijuana in one weekend.

A Session with the Committee Trailer (1969)

11 August 1969

A Session with the Committee

Valerie Trailer (2019)

07 August 2019

A documentary of the incredible life of actress Valerie Perrine and her battle with Parkinson's.

Honky Tonk Freeway Trailer (1981)

21 August 1981

Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town.

Tail Gunner Joe Trailer (1977)

06 February 1977

Senator Joseph McCarthy from Wisconsin accuses prominent people of Communist sympathies in order to give him a national power base when he later planned to run for President.

Salvation Boulevard Trailer (2011)

15 July 2011

Set in the world of mega-churches in which a former Deadhead-turned-born-again-Christian finds himself on the run from fundamentalist members of his mega-church who will do anything to protect their larger-than-life pastor.

Tunnel Vision Trailer (1976)

12 March 1976

A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it.

Wild Oats Trailer (2016)

22 September 2016

Everything changes for Eva when she receives an insurance settlement check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000.

Man About Town Trailer (2006)

08 June 2006

A top Hollywood talent agent finds his cushy existence threatened when he discovers that his wife is cheating on him and that his journal has been swiped by a reporter out to bring him down.

The Amazing Howard Hughes Trailer (1977)

13 April 1977

The Amazing Howard Hughes is a 1977 television movie about American aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes, based on the book by Hughes' business partner Noah Dietrich.

Jackson County Jail Trailer (1976)

31 March 1976

A young woman stumbles into a nightmare land of hijacking and humiliation while driving cross-country from California to New York.

Kid Blue Trailer (1973)

31 January 1973

Bickford Waner, an apparently naive young man from Fort Worth, arrives in the tiny Texas town of Dime Box and takes on a variety of menial jobs.

Mister Roberts Trailer (1984)

18 March 1984

Set aboard a navy cargo ship during World War II, this comedic drama follows Lt. Doug Roberts, who battles boredom and a tyrannical captain to the admiration of Ensign Pulver, Doc, and the crew.

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close Trailer (2020)

14 October 2020

Comedy guru Del Close, mentor to everyone from Bill Murray to Tina Fey, sets out to write his autobiography for D.

You Can't Take it With You Trailer (1979)

16 May 1979

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match.

The Sunshine Boys Trailer (1975)

06 November 1975

Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spoken in over 20 years of retirement.

The Ghost of Flight 401 Trailer (1978)

18 February 1978

An aircraft crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 103 passengers. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repair other aircraft.