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…
- In Good Company (2004)
- Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson…
- Grappling with the personal dynamics and conflicts of corporate culture in a marketing department, this has a youthful upstart (Grace) promoted over…
- Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
- Dir. Jason Moore
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, Miranda Otto…
- Workmanlike remake of the 1965 Aldrich near–classic, in which a plainload of oilworkers crashland in the desert (here the Gobi), leaving them…
- Yours, Mine and Ours (2005)
- Dir. Raja Gosnell
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo, Rip Torn
- A 'bigger is better' knock–off of CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (based on a 1968 comedy) in which two high school sweethearts (Quaid and Russo), both…
- American Dreamz (2006)
- Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Willem Dafoe…
- Although not fulfilling the audacious thematic ambitions signalled by its title, this media satire does conjure a watchably absurd vision of the US…
- Vantage Point (2008)
- Dir. Peter Travis
Feat. Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Dennis Quaid…
- Tipsy, time–swapping political thriller cribs liberally from RASHOMON and TV–terrorist heart–stopper 24 in congealing multiple…
- Smart People (2008)
- Dir. Noam Murro
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Elliot Page…
- Dunderheaded dramedy focused on a widowed, misanthropic professor (Quaid) who awakens to life again after a hit to the head, only to discover that…
- Express, The (2008)
- Dir. Gary Fleder
Feat. Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid
- Treacle–drenched sports biopic tells the story of Ernie Davis (Brown), a talented African–American football player, and his struggle…
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
- Dir. Stephen Sommers
Feat. Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Rachel Nichols…
- SFX heavy live–adaptation of the popular toy franchise sees the G.I. Joe super–soldiers take on a corrupt arms dealer and the mysterious…
- Horsemen, The (2009)
- Dir. Jonas Akerlund
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Zhang Ziyi, Lou Taylor Pucci…
- Blood–soaked biblical thriller from dir. Akerlund (better known for his Lady Gaga music videos), with Dennis Quaid as a grizzled detective…
- Pandorum (2009)
- Dir. Christian Alvart
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet…
- Two astronauts adrift in deep space awaken to find their vessel abandoned, possibly haunted, and with no memory of what happened. Paul…
- Legion (2010)
- Dir. Scott Charles Stewart
Feat. Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Lucas Black…
- Enjoyable apocalyptic hokum with diner patrons caught in a crossfire between gun–toting celestials on the eve of Armageddon. Paul Bettany plays…
- Special Relationship, The (2010)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Michael Sheen, Dennis Quaid, Hope Davis…
- The third in the trilogy of 'Tony Blair' movies scripted by Peter Morgan (following THE DEAL and THE QUEEN), this one examines the complex dynamics…
- Soul Surfer (2011)
- Dir. Sean McNamara
Feat. Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid, AnnaSophia Robb…
- A courageous teenage surfing champ loses her arm after a shark attack, and must call upon all her strength and Christian faith to get back in the…
- Footloose (2011)
- Dir. Craig Brewer
Feat. Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid…
- Kick off your Sunday shoes once more for this none–too–shabby remake of the eighties fave. Kenny Wormald is the city kid who just wants…
- What To Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
- Dir. Kirk Jones
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks…
- Strictly one for those either expecting or rearing, this predictable rom–com via the rocky road of motherhood angles its jokes squarely at…
- Words, The (2012)
- Dir. Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Dennis Quaid…
- Bradley Cooper plays a struggling writer whose conscience gets the better of him when a found manuscript he passes off as his own achieves great…
- Playing for Keeps (2012)
- Dir. Gabriel Muccino
Feat. Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Dennis Quaid…
- A womanising hunk (Gerard Butler, obviously) allows himself to be objectified by the soccer moms on a junior team he's coaching in order to win back…
- Movie 43 (2013)
- Feat. Dennis Quaid, Greg Kinnear, Common …
- Hollywood's enthusiasm for large ensemble comedies continues with this star–studded monstrosity, framed around a struggling director (Quaid)…
- Truth (2015)
- Dir. James Vanderbilt
Feat. Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Topher Grace…
- A multi–layered and incrementally tense newsroom docudrama that captures the controversy that befell Dan Rather and CBS after they broadcast an…
- A Dog's Purpose (2017)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Britt Robertson, Josh Gad
- One for the dog–lovers, this unashamedly sugary canine caper features a single dog reincarnated fives times and each time offering boundless…
- A Dog's Journey (2019)
- Dir. Gail Mancuso
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad, Marg Helgenberger
- Sweet and sentimental sequel to A DOG'S PURPOSE (2017), following the various reincarnations of a lovable canine, who carries out a promise to a…