Paul Mazursky
Director, Actor
Fear and Desire (1953)
- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Kenneth Harp, Frank Silvera, Paul Mazursky
- Kubrick's debut feature – not regarded as worthy of reconsideration by the director himself – is nonetheless a eerie allegorical war…
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Natalie Wood, Elliott Gould, Robert Culp…
- Brilliantly observed social satire that has well stood the test of time, about a liberal couple who try to open the minds of their conservative…
Blume in Love (1973)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. George Segal, Kris Kristofferson, Susan Anspach…
- George Segal loves his wife dearly, but loses her because of an office fling. Controversial 70s exploration of mid–life angst.
Harry & Tonto (Harry and Tonto) (1974)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Rene Enriquez…
- Art Carney won the Oscar for his performance as a retiree embarking on a cross country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.
A Star Is Born (1976)
- Dir. Frank Pierson
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Mazursky…
- The third screen version of an eminently watchable story, this time set in the fickle rock music scene with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson…
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Lenny Baker, Shelley Winters, Ellen Greene…
- Cozy, semi–autographical coming–of–age from New York native Paul Mazursky, recounting with fondness the formative years of an…
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy…
- Jill Clayburgh endeared herself to a generation of women with this well–loved character study of a divorced New Yorker navigating the single…
History of the World, Pt.1 (1981)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn…
- A series of hilariously crass historical sketches from Mel Brooks.
Tempest (1982)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon
- Paradise is found and then lost for John Cassavetes who escapes mid–life crisis and flees to the Greek Isles with his daughter. Loosely based…
Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Robin Williams, Alejandro Rey, Maria Conchita Alonso
- Robin Williams plays a Russian musician who defects while touring the U.S., but finds his new home often less than rosy. Tragicomedy, played and…
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.
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)
- Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. Jacqueline Bisset, Mary Woronov, Ray Sharkey…
- This irreverant poke at Hollywood's upper–class has something to offend everyone, but its camp bad taste is kind of endearing. Jacqueline…
Enemies, A Love Story (1989)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Ron Silver, Anjelica Huston
- Ron Silver and Anjelica Huston star in this sobering story of a Jewish immigrant in post–war New York who winds up married to three different…
Scenes from a Mall (1991)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Bette Midler, Woody Allen
- Bette Midler and Woody Allen pair as an affluent married couple of 14 years who lock horns in a shopping mall when they discover they've had…
Director's Cut, The (The Pickle) (1993)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Danny Aiello, Shelley Winters, Dyan Cannon…
- Yet another film about film–making. Danny Aiello portrays the alter–ego of director Paul Masursky, a self–obsessed and aging film…
Miami Rhapsody (1995)
- Dir. David Frankel
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Antonio Banderas, Mia Farrow…
- Sarah Jessica Parker brings her cutesy appeal to the predicament of a young woman disillusioned yet preoccupied with modern marriage. Woody Allen's…
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…