Richard Dreyfuss
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 American Graffiti (1973) American Graffiti (1973) 
- Dir. George Lucas
 Feat. Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss
- Seminal coming–of–age comedy set in '62 spawned a hit TV show (Happy Days), a mega–selling soundtrack and boosted many careers.
 Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
- Dir. Ted Kotcheff
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss
- A baby–faced Richard Dreyfuss excels as a pushy Jewish con–artist / entrepreneur in this teeming, energetic coming–of–age…
 Jaws (1975) Jaws (1975) 
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw
- Brilliantly executed, famously scary Spielberg pic about a killer fish. Spawned three forgettable sequels (also available!) and dozens of imitations.
 Inserts (1975) Inserts (1975)
- Dir. John Byrum
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Jessica Harper, Bob Hoskins…
- Talky, tawdry film–within–a–film about a washed–up director (Dreyfuss) who inserts SUSPIRIA's Jessica Harper as a body double…
 Victory at Entebbe (1976) Victory at Entebbe (1976)
- Dir. Marvin J. Chomsky
 Feat. Helmut Berger, Linda Blair, Burt Lancaster…
- A made–for–television film first broadcast on ABC, depicting the raid on Entebbe Airport in Uganda and the freeing of Israeli hostages…
 Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Special Edition (1977) Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Special Edition (1977)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Francois Truffaut
- Richard Dreyfuss embodies a working class lineman who is chosen by a higher power for some great purpose. With a head full of ambiguous images and…
 Goodbye Girl, The (1977) Goodbye Girl, The (1977) 
- Dir. Herbert Ross
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason
- One of writer Neil Simon's best comedies, contrives another odd couple into sharing a New York apartment: downheel actor Richard Dreyfuss and…
 Stand by Me (1986) Stand by Me (1986) 
- Dir. Rob Reiner
 Feat. Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman…
- Stephen King adaptation has its darker moments, as four boys journey across 50s rural Maine to see a dead body, but a genuine feeling for childhood…
 Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
 Feat. Nick Nolte, Richard Dreyfuss, Bette Midler…
- Street bum Nick Nolte moves in to the plush home of neurotic fat cat Richard Dreyfuss and family, to amply comedic effect. 
 Stakeout (1987) Stakeout (1987)
- Dir. John Badham
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe…
- Cops Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez run into some well–scripted comic entanglements on surveillance detail.
 Nuts (1987) Nuts (1987)
- Dir. Martin Ritt
 Feat. Barbra Streisand, Richard Dreyfuss, Maureen Stapleton…
- Barbra Streisand must prove her sanity in order to stand trial for manslaughter. Richard Dreyfuss helps out with some heavy duty courtroom banter.
 Tin Men (1987) Tin Men (1987)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
 Feat. Danny De Vito, Richard Dreyfuss, Barbara Hershey
- A bitter feud escalates between aluminum–cladding salesm en Danny De Vito and Richard Dreyfuss in the 1950s. Both chinwaggers are in their…
 Always (1989) Always (1989)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, John Goodman, Holly Hunter
- Heartwarming fantasy about a deceased pilot whose spirit returns to help his best friend pursue the same career and lady. 
 What About Bob? (1991) What About Bob? (1991) 
- Dir. Frank Oz
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Bill Murray
- Psychiatrist Richard Dreyfuss is followed and endlessly harassed on his vacation by a lovable but neurotic Bill Murray. Wonderful lunacy ensues.
 Once Around (1991) Once Around (1991)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Gena Rowlands…
- Richard Dreyfuss plays an abrasive, rich braggart who enters into an emotional tug–of–war with the family of fiancee Holly Hunter. 
 Prisoner of Honour (1991) Prisoner of Honour (1991)
- Dir. Ken Russell
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Oliver Reed, Peter Firth…
- Fact–based story of a military official Alfred Dreyfuss who was wrongly convicted of espionage in the French army c1900. Richard Dreyfuss (no…
 Lost in Yonkers (1993) Lost in Yonkers (1993)
- Dir. Martha Coolidge
 Feat. Mercedes Ruehl, Richard Dreyfuss
- Neil Simon's laugh–and–cry theatre piece about two boys carted off to live with their eccentric rellies in '40s New York. Mercedes Reuhl…
 Silent Fall (1994) Silent Fall (1994)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss
- An autistic child is the only witness to a brutal murder. The job of bringing him out of his shell falls to discredited child psychologist Richard…
 American President, The (1995) American President, The (1995)
- Dir. Rob Reiner
 Feat. Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen…
- Appealing romantic comedy in which Michael Douglas, in refreshingly light mode, plays a widowed Mr. President looking for a partner who'll love the…
 Mr. Holland's Opus (1996) Mr. Holland's Opus (1996)
- Dir. Stephen Herek
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly
- A would–be composer who settled for a career in teaching reflects on an inspirational life's work. Though steeped in nostalgic sentiment,…
 Trigger Happy (Mad Dog Time) (1996) Trigger Happy (Mad Dog Time) (1996)
- Dir. Larry Bishop
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Jeff Goldblum, Gabriel Byrne…
- Grinning mob–boss Richard Dreyfuss is fresh out of the asylum, gunning down wisecracking old friends and enemies alike. Old friends is indeed…
 Night Falls On Manhattan (1997) Night Falls On Manhattan (1997)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Andy Garcia, Lena Olin
- Poking around among the NYPD's rotten apples, this unsettling thriller gouges up about as much police corruption and moral dry–rot as you can…
 Krippendorf's Tribe (1998) Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
- Dir. Todd Holland
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Lily Tomlin
- Bristled anthropologist Richard Dreyfuss commits scientific fraud to help out with the career and mortgage, making films of an undiscovered New…
 Fail Safe (2000) Fail Safe (2000)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
 Feat. Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Richard Dreyfuss
- A TV–movie with a difference, this remake of Sidney Lumet's 1964 feature, was acted and broadcast live on American TV, heightening the…
 Old Man Who Read Love Stories, The (2001) Old Man Who Read Love Stories, The (2001)
- Dir. Rolf De Heer
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Timothy Spall, Hugo Weaving…
- Acclaimed Australian dir. De Heer seeks to transport his touch for creating dramatic fables into deepest Amazonia, with Dreyfuss playing a cranky…
 Who is Cletis Tout? (2002) Who is Cletis Tout? (2002)
- Dir. Chris Ver Wiel
 Feat. Christian Slater, Richard Dreyfuss, Portia de Rossi…
- Shifty, light–headed crime caper features Christian Slater as a grifter mistakingly earmarked for death after he assumes the alias of a…
 Coast to Coast (2004) Coast to Coast (2004)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Judy Davis, Selma Blair…
- Audience faves Judy Davis and Richard Dreyfuss play a married couple on the verge of divorce who take a road trip together in this witty but…
 Silver City (2004) Silver City (2004)
- Dir. John Sayles
 Feat. Chris Cooper, Danny Huston, Daryl Hannah…
- Oddly tangled satire of Bush–era American politics in which a George Dubya soundalike (Cooper) goes on the campaign trail in Colorado, while…
 Poseidon (2006) Poseidon (2006)
- Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
 Feat. Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss…
- Pointless, but admittedly lean and racy, this remake of the 1970s disaster epic THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE is set aboard a giant cruise ship which is…
 Tin Man (TV Mini-series) (2007) Tin Man (TV Mini-series) (2007) 
- Dir. Nick Willing
 Feat. Zooey Deschanel, Alan Cumming, Neal McDonough…
- Futuristic, CGI–rich TV mini–series re–imagining the L. Frank Baum classic THE WIZARD OF OZ.
Quirk bunny Zooey Deschanel (WEEDS,…