What character did actor Paul L. Smith play opposite Robin Williams in the 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Robert Altman?
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Paul L. Smith Paul Lawrence Smith (June 24, 1936 – April 25, 2012), most frequently credited as Paul Smith or Paul L. Smith, was an American actor. Burly, bearded and imposing, he appeared in films and occasionally on television since the 1970s, generally playing "heavies" and bad guys. His most notable roles include Hamidou, the vicious prison guard in "Midnight Express" (1978), Bluto in Robert Altman's "Popeye" (1980), Gideon in the ABC miniseries "Masada" (1981) and Glossu Rabban in David Lynch's "Dune" (1984).
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Popeye (film) Popeye is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Robert Altman. It is a live-action film adaptation of E. C. Segar's "Popeye" comic strip and stars Robin Williams as Popeye the Sailor Man and Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl.
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Sitting Ducks (film) Sitting Ducks is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Henry Jaglom. The film follows the adventures of two small-time hoods (Zack Norman and Michael Emil, Jaglom’s real-life brother) who steal a considerable amount of cash from a gambling syndicate. While fleeing by car down the U.S. eastern seaboard for a chartered airplane that will take them to Central America, they pick up a pair of vivacious young ladies and an unsuccessful singer-songwriter.
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The Elephant Man (film) The Elephant Man is a 1980 American historical drama film about Joseph Merrick (whom the script calls John Merrick), a severely deformed man in late 19th century London. The film was directed by David Lynch and stars John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Michael Elphick, Hannah Gordon and Freddie Jones. It was produced by Jonathan Sanger and Mel Brooks, the latter of whom was intentionally left uncredited to avoid confusion from audiences who possibly would have expected a comedy.
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Act of Love (1980 film) Act of Love is a 1980 made-for-TV film adaptation of the book "Act of Love: The Killing of George Zygmanik" by Judith Paige Mitchell. It was directed by Jud Taylor and written for screen by Michael De Guzman. It stars Ron Howard, Robert Foxworth, Mickey Rourke, David Spielberg and Jacqueline Brookes. Film also features "Married... with Children" star David Faustino. The score was composed by Billy Goldenberg.
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The Unseen (1980 film) The Unseen is a 1980 American horror film directed by Danny Steinmann and starring Stephen Furst, Barbara Bach, Sydney Lassick and Lelia Goldoni.
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Cinderella (1977 film) Cinderella (a.k.a. "The Other Cinderella") is a 1977 American erotic musical comedy film directed by Michael Pataki and starring Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith, Brett Smiley, and Sy Richardson.
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A Prairie Home Companion (film) A Prairie Home Companion is a 2006 American ensemble comedy film directed by Robert Altman and is his final film. The film is a fictional representation of behind-the-scenes activities at the long-running public radio show of the same name. The film received mostly positive reviews and was a moderate box office success on its small budget.
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Ordinary People Ordinary People is a 1980 American drama film that marked the directorial debut of actor Robert Redford. The film stars Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, and Timothy Hutton.
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Richard Baskin Aaron Richard Baskin (born December 1, 1948) is an American film composer and producer, best known as the writer of several songs for the Robert Altman film "Nashville", and other creative film scores in the 1970s and 1980s. He eventually became a film director, directing music videos with Barbra Streisand, Rod Stewart, Elton John, and many others, as well as feature films.
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Die Laughing (film) Die Laughing is a 1980 American film released by Orion Pictures and starring Robby Benson.
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The Loot The Loot is 1980 martial art comedy movie directed by Eric Tsang and starring David Chiang and Philip Ko. Alongside with Eric's first movie debut "The Challenger" (1979), this was his second director's debut and consider to be known as one of David Chiang's knowable work.
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Where the Buffalo Roam Where the Buffalo Roam is a 1980 American semi-biographical comedy film which loosely depicts author Hunter S. Thompson's rise to fame in the 1970s and his relationship with Chicano attorney and activist Oscar "Zeta" Acosta. Art Linson directed the picture, while Bill Murray portrayed the author and Peter Boyle portrayed Acosta, who is referred to in the film as Carl Lazlo, Esq. A number of other names, places, and details of Thompson's life are also changed.
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Close Enough for Love (song) "Close Enough for Love" was the theme song from the 1979 film "Agatha" starring Dustin Hoffman and Vanessa Redgrave. The song has since become a jazz standard. It was composed by Johnny Mandel with lyrics by Paul Williams.
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The Scarlett O'Hara War The Scarlett O'Hara War is a 1980 television film directed by John Erman. It is based on the novel "Moviola" by Garson Kanin. The film is set against the backdrop of late 1930s Hollywood as the search for Scarlett O'Hara begins to unfold.
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Airplane! Airplane! (titled Flying High! in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and the Philippines) is a 1980 American satirical parody film directed and written by David and Jerry Zucker as well as Jim Abrahams, and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson. The film is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film "Zero Hour!", from which it borrows the plot and the central characters, as well as many elements from "Airport 1975". The film is known for its use of surreal humor and its fast-paced slapstick comedy, including visual and verbal puns and gags.
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Hangar 18 (film) Hangar 18 is a 1980 action science fiction film directed by James L. Conway and written by Ken Pettus with the story by Thomas C. Chapman and Conway. The film stars Darren McGavin, Robert Vaughn, Gary Collins, James Hampton, and Pamela Bellwood.
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A Small Circle of Friends A Small Circle of Friends is a 1980 American drama film by United Artists starring Brad Davis, Karen Allen, Shelley Long, Jameson Parker, Peter Mark.
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Christmas Lilies of the Field Christmas Lilies of the Field is a 1979 made-for-TV sequel to the classic film "Lilies of the Field". In this sequel, directed by Ralph Nelson, Homer Smith (played by Billy Dee Williams instead of Sidney Poitier) returns to the Arizona desert where he had built the chapel for the nuns. This time, Mother Maria (played by Maria Schell) convinces Homer Smith into building a kindergarten as well as an orphanage by claiming that, since the chapel lacks a bell-tower and bells, the previous job was never completed.
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Gorp (film) Gorp is a 1980 American comedy film starring Michael Lembeck and Dennis Quaid, and featuring early acting work of Rosanna Arquette and Fran Drescher in supporting roles. Directed by Joseph Ruben, with both story and screenplay by Jeffrey Konvitz and A. Martin Zweiback, the film follows in the tradition of the 1978 fraternity comedy "National Lampoon's Animal House", and the 1979 summer camp comedy film "Meatballs". "Gorp" was the last film released by American International Pictures.
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The Private Eyes (1980 film) The Private Eyes is an 1980 American comedy mystery film starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts. The pair play bumbling American detectives who (inexplicably) work for Scotland Yard, obvious parodies of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. It was filmed at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Little Darlings Little Darlings is a 1980 American teen comedy-drama film starring Tatum O'Neal and Kristy McNichol and featuring Armand Assante and Matt Dillon. It was directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. The screenplay was written by Kimi Peck and Dalene Young and the original music score was composed by Charles Fox. The film was marketed with the tagline "Don't let the title fool you", a reference to a scene in which Randy comments on Angel's name, to which Angel replies, "Don't let the name fool you."