Maury Chaykin
Actor
Films to Rent
- Harry and Son (1984)
- Dir. Paul Newman
Feat. Paul Newman, Robby Benson, Ellen Barkin…
- Earnest drama concerning cantankerous working stiff Newman and his struggling author son. Those allergic to overt symbolism may want to give this one…
- Bedroom Window, The (1987)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Steve Guttenberg, Isabelle Huppert, Elizabeth McGovern…
- Steve Guttenberg becomes perilously entrapped in Hitchcockian mode.
- George's Island (1989)
- Dir. Paul Donovan
Feat. Ian Bannen, Sheila McCarthy, Maury Chaykin…
- Fleeing his nasty foster parents, 10–year old George goes in search of Captain Kidd's buried treasure, having to outwit, among other adults,…
- Where the Heart Is (1990)
- Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Uma Thurman, Crispin Glover, Dabney Coleman…
- Trendy New York teens are forced out of their parents house to live in a ramshackle dump, and learn the ways of the real world. Kooky fun.
- Adjuster, The (1991)
- Dir. Atom Egoyan
Feat. Elias Koteas, Arsinee Khanjian, Maury Chaykin
- Eliptical and seductive fifth feature from one of cinema's most original talents. Two 'adjusters' – an insurance assessor, and his wife, a film…
- Money for Nothing (1993)
- Dir. Ramon Menendez
Feat. John Cusack, Debi Mazar, Michael Madsen…
- Fact–based account of an unemployed Philadelphia dockworker who scooped up US$1.2 million that fell out the back of an armoured car and decided…
- Cutthroat Island (1995)
- Dir. Renny Harlin
Feat. Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella…
- One of Hollywood's biggest financial disaster's, Geena Davis and husband/director Harlin thought the public were begging for a pirate epic of…
- Unstrung Heroes (1995)
- Dir. Diane Keaton
Feat. Andie MacDowell, John Turturro, Michael Richards…
- Andie MacDowell falls victim to leukaemia while her son runs off to live with his eccentric, delusional uncles. Domestic dysfunction drama is…
- Sugartime (1995)
- Dir. John N. Smith
Feat. John Turturro, Mary-Louise Parker, Elias Koteas…
- Charts the infamous, real–life romance between Chicago mobster Sam Giancana (John Turturro) and whitebread songstress Phyllis McGuire…
- Love and Death On Long Island (1997)
- Dir. Richard Kwietniowski
Feat. John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Sheila Hancock…
- Delightful central conceit sees John Hurt fall in love with flaky teen–movie actor Jason Priestley in this decidedly genre and…
- Jerry and Tom (1999)
- Dir. Saul Rubinek
Feat. Joe Mantegna, Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy…
- Adding mileage to the crime–caper genre, Joe Mantegna plays a hitman who puts used–car salesman Sam Rockwell (LAWN DOGS) through a droll…
- Varian's War (2001)
- Dir. Lionel Chetwynd
Feat. William Hurt, Julia Ormond, Maury Chaykin…
- Mostly satisfactory telemovie which deals with the intriguing real–life case of Varian Fry, an American journalist who in WW2 helped smuggle…
- Nero Wolfe (TV Series) (A Nero Wolfe Mystery) (2001)
- Feat. Timothy Hutton, Maury Chaykin, Bill Smitrovich…
- Witty 40's–set detective series based on the series of Rex Stout novels, following the investigations of a sensitive detective and his right…
- Owning Mahowny (2003)
- Dir. Richard Kwietniowski
Feat. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, John Hurt…
- Phillip Seymour Hoffman stars in this fact–based story of a Toronto bank manager who became legendary for gambling away millions of his…
- Sex Traffic (Mini-Series) (2004)
- Dir. David Yates
Feat. John Simm, Wendy Crewson, Maury Chaykin
- Harrowing drama of Britain’s illegal sex trade, with John Simm leading the good fight against an international prostitution ring. The compelling…
- Eureka (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Colin Ferguson, Greg Germann, Joe Morton…
- Novel sci–fi series focused on a stranded U.S. Marshall who uncovers a remote hamlet populated by a community of hand–picked scientists…