Michael McKean
Actor
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Michael McKean, Christopher Guest
- Brilliant parody of a burnt–out British Heavy–Metal band on tour in America, filmed in the classic tradition of a rock documentary. A…
Clue (1985)
- Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn…
- Whodunnit comedy based on the well–known boardgame, with its characters undergoing the rounds of suspicion and questioning after a murder.…
D.A.R.Y.L. (Daryl) (1985)
- Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Barret Oliver
- A whitebread American couple adopt a young boy (Oliver) who has striking talents and abilities. Turns out he is in fact a Pentagon robot or Data…
Short Circuit 2 (1988)
- Dir. Kenneth Johnson
Feat. Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb…
- The lovable robot of SHORT CIRCUIT fame is back, with the same endearing naivety – this time he's up against street hoods, a greedy banker and…
Flashback (1990)
- Dir. Franco Amurri
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Kiefer Sutherland, Carol Kane…
- Dennis Hopper parodies himself in this enjoyable, wacky film as an achetypal hippie who leads yup–tight FBI agent Kiefer Sutherland down the…
True Identity (1991)
- Dir. Charles Lane
Feat. Lenny Henry, Frank Langella, Charles Lane…
- Anglo–African comedian Lenny Henry deploys his wonderful gift for mimicry as an actor who unwittingly learns a gangland secret, so assumes the…
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill…
- 'Straight' comic vehicle for Chevy Chase in which he plays a womanising stock–broker blessed/cursed with invisibity. Blessed with some great,…
Return of Spinal Tap, The (A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out) (1992)
- Dir. Jim Di Bergi
Feat. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer
- Follow–up mockumentary to the beloved THIS IS SPINAL TAP, following the band on a sad final tour of the USA to promote their album Smell the…
Sunshine Boys, The (1995)
- Dir. John Erman
Feat. Woody Allen, Peter Falk, Sarah Jessica Parker…
- Second adaptation of Neil Simon's play about two aging comedy legends who are cajoled into reforming their long–severed partnership. Woody…
Edie and Pen (1995)
- Dir. Matthew Irmas
Feat. Stockard Channing, Jennifer Tilly, Scott Glenn…
- Unhappily–marrieds Stockard Channing and Jennifer Tilly cut out to Reno to dispense with husbands, bad luck and sobriety. Bittersweet comedy…
Best in Show (2000)
- Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Parker Posey…
- Aided by much of the same cast from his small–town character–driven satire, WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, dir. Christopher Guest applies his…
Little Nicky (2001)
- Dir. Steven Brill
Feat. Adam Sandler, Harvey Keitel, Dana Carvey…
- More comic infantilism from Adam Sandler inc., with the 'star' doing a variation on his contrived twitchy–whiny schtick as a goofy son of Satan…
Mighty Wind, A (2003)
- Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean…
- Writer–director Christopher Guest and his repertory of actors return for another cheerful send–up of an American subculture – this time…
Joshua (2007)
- Dir. George Ratliff
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Celia Weston…
- Carefully drawn psychological thriller in which a precocious child of Manhattan's wealthy elite starts to act up – in a creepy, possibly…
Grand, The (2007)
- Dir. Zak Penn
Feat. Woody Harrelson, David Cross, Dennis Farina…
- Spontaneous ensemble comedy centred on a reckless gambler (Harrelson) trying to save his grandpa's casino by beating a raft of sneaky Vegas Poker…
Adventures Of Power (2008)
- Dir. Ari Gold
Feat. Ari Gold, Michael McKean, Jane Lynch…
- Destined for future cult–status perhaps, this upbeat and endearing underdog tale features dir. Gold as a small–town mine–worker…
Whatever Works (2009)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson…
- Caustic comedian Larry David teams up with Woody Allen in this cringe–inducing black comedy about a cranky, middle–aged…
Family Tree (TV Series) (2013)
- Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Chris O'Dowd, Ed Jr. Begley, Nina Conti…
- Director Christopher Guest (WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, BEST IN SHOW) applies his distinctive doco–style comedy to the episodic format of television…
Better Call Saul (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Michael McKean
- Spinning–off from smash hit BREAKING BAD, this worthy successor follows the trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Saul Goodman, in the…
Meddler, The (2015)
- Dir. Lorene Scafaria
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J.K. Simmons…
- Susan Sarandon and Rose Byrne face off in this amiable, bittersweet and comedy about an aging widow who follows her daughter to Los Angeles in hopes…