Dennis Quaid
Actor
- Breaking Away (1979)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid
- Deftly scripted, immensely enjoyable tale of a group of college friends in small town America who have yet to decide what they'll do after graduating…
- Long Riders, The (1980)
- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine…
- Sombre treatment of the perennial Jesse James/Cole/Younger–gang saga, starring real–life brothers Carradine, Keach and Quaid, does…
- Caveman (1981)
- Dir. Carl Gottlieb
Feat. Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long…
- Stone Age spoof in which a hairy Starr cavorts with various other grunting stars in a distant past ruled by dinosaurs. High quality production and…
- Bill (1981)
- Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Mickey Rooney, Dennis Quaid
- Top–end telemovie with Mickey Rooney as a mentally retarded man struggling to find his place in the world after spending much of his life…
- All Night Long (1981)
- Dir. Jean-Claude Tramont
Feat. Gene Hackman, Barbra Streisand, Dennis Quaid…
- Gene Hackman escapes the druggery of family life by shacking up with nutty Barbra Streisand in this uneven screwball comedy. Totally erratic,…
- Right Stuff, The (1983)
- Dir. Philip Kaufman
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Fred Ward
- A richly detailed, down–to–earth account of the lives of the first Americans to travel into space. Top ensemble cast.
- Dreamscape (1984)
- Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer
- Psychic Dennis Quaid treks through the dreams and nightmares of others, ultimately confronting the nihilistic visions of the President. Works well…
- Enemy Mine (1985)
- Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Louis Jr. Gossett, Brion James
- Warmhearted Sci–Fi yarn with two space pilots on opposing sides in an intergalactic war crash landing on a desolate planet, and having to make…
- Innerspace (1987)
- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan…
- The premise of FANTSTIC VOYAGE is comically reworked with a vastly different plotline involving a miniaturized Dennis Quaid is inadvertently injected…
- Big Easy, The (1987)
- Dir. Jim McBride
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Dennis Quaid
- Highly enjoyable detective romp with Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid providing steamy moments both in and out of bed. A terrific cajun music score…
- Suspect (1987)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Cher, Liam Neeson, Dennis Quaid…
- Solid courtroom thriller proffers Cher as the defence for derelict murder–accused Liam Neeson, who’s helped out by a juror who smells a rat…
- D.O.A. (1988)
- Dir. Rocky Morton, Annabel Jankel
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Charlotte Rampling
- After being fed a slow poison, Dennis Quaid endeavours to find his killer before he meets his maker. Remake of the 1950 classic.
- Great Balls of Fire (1989)
- Dir. Jim McBride
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin…
- Brash, but seriously–intentioned biopic of early rock'n'roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, who was equally famous for marrying his 13–year old…
- Come See the Paradise (1990)
- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Dennis Quaid
- An epic romance about a hot–headed unionist whose love affair with a Japanese American is torn apart when the state interns 100,000 Japanese…
- Undercover Blues (1993)
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Dennis Quaid
- Kathleen Turner and Dennis Quaid star in this farcical thriller as husband–and–wife Private I's, forced to combat international…
- Flesh and Bone (1993)
- Dir. Steve Kloves
Feat. James Caan, Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan
- Southern gothic mood piece with James Caan and Dennis Quaid as estranged father and son that share a sinister secret involving Meg Ryan. This won't…
- Wyatt Earp (1994)
- Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman
- Lovingly crafted rendition of an oft–told legend is the first major flop in the careers of Costner and the director. Not a bad film, but the…
- Something to Talk About (1995)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Robert Duvall…
- The screenwriter of THELMA AND LOUISE penned this tale of a happily married woman (Julia Roberts) whose life is turned on its head when she discovers…
- Dragonheart (1996)
- Dir. Rob Cohen
Feat. Sean Connery, Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis…
- Medieval fantasy hokum highlighted by Sean Connery in drag! Drag–on, that is – the large lizard of legend variety. The sublime CGI…
- Parent Trap, The (1998)
- Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Lindsay Lohan
- A–list entertainment for the pint–sizes is the Disney remake of their own Hayley Mills–as–twin–sisters favourite from…
- Playing by Heart (1999)
- Dir. Willard Carroll
Feat. Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson…
- Ambitious multi–character film along the lines of SHORT CUTS, likewise set in the varying social strata of Los Angeles, but infused with…
- Any Given Sunday (2000)
- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, LL Cool J…
- Tackling the subject of American football with trademark fervour, a mix of film stocks and some frantic editing, Oliver Stone delivers a…
- Frequency (2000)
- Dir. Gregory Hoblit
Feat. John Caviezel, Dennis Quaid
- Time–travel thriller tuned to an interesting premise – a NYPD cop speaks to his dead father via a ham radio.
Features some…
- Traffic (2000)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones…
- A masterful, suitably complex address of the ‘drug problem’ and how it enslaves consumers, dealers, policy–makers and law–enforcers…
- Dinner With Friends (2001)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell, Greg Kinnear…
- Warm and unexpectedly insightful telemovie that depicts a series of eventful evening meals between two couples.
Based on the prize–winning…
- Far From Heaven (2002)
- Dir. Todd Haynes
Feat. Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert
- An exquisitely designed pastiche of 50s soap opera that mimics the look and acting style of vintage–movie melodrama but cleverly deviates by…
- Rookie, The (2002)
- Dir. John Lee Hancock
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez…
- Disney sports drama based on the true story of Jim Morris, who had a brief but famous Major League Baseball career in 1999–2000.
- Cold Creek Manor (2003)
- Dir. Mike Figgis
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff…
- A middling twist on the city–folks–go–country thriller, with Quaid, Stone and family moving into a creaky old mansion with a bad…
- Day After Tomorrow, The (2004)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Dash Mihok…
- Another disaster–spectacle revival from the makers of "Independence Day" that sees scientist Dennis Quaid trying in vain to warn the world of…
- Alamo, The (2004)
- Dir. John Lee Hancock
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric…
- Big–budget recasting of the fabled 'Battle of the Alamo' in 1836 between Texan (US) and Mexican forces, which marked a turning point in…