Jim Backus

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The Match Game
0

The Match Game

A documentary with fully AI-translated voices. Amid post-mobilization Russia Nov 2022, a man navigates personal and collective trauma, Soviet ...
The New Adventures of Gilligan
6.4

The New Adventures of Gilligan

The New Adventures of Gilligan is an animated series produced by Filmation and was aired on ABC during the 1974–1977 seasons. In 1977, the show ...
Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.8

Los Angeles Plays Itself

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, ...
Sweet November
6.7

Sweet November

The slapstick adventures of hapless Gilligan, long-suffering Skipper and their gang of mismatched castaways, all stranded on an uncharted desert ...
Gilligan’s Island
7.4

Gilligan’s Island

Sep. 26, 1964

Gilligan’s Island

The slapstick adventures of hapless Gilligan, long-suffering Skipper and their gang of mismatched castaways, all stranded on an uncharted desert ...
Slapstick of Another Kind
2.5

Slapstick of Another Kind

A rich, beautiful couple give birth to deformed alien twins who, when their heads are together, are the smartest kids on the planet.
Good Guys Wear Black
5.1

Good Guys Wear Black

Jun. 01, 1978

Good Guys Wear Black

The former leader of a commando rescue attempt into Vietnam tries to discover why his squad members are being murdered, one-by-one, after the war ...
C.H.O.M.P.S.
4.9

C.H.O.M.P.S.

Dec. 21, 1979

C.H.O.M.P.S.

A young man invents a robot dog that has super strength, x-ray vision and can detect crimes being committed. A greedy businessman tries to steal ...
Angels’ Brigade
2.3

Angels’ Brigade

Feb. 01, 1979

Angels’ Brigade

Six sexy women, and a teenage girl, devastate a right-wing militia before doing battle with ruthless drug pushers.
Rescue from Gilligan’s Island
5.3

Rescue from Gilligan’s Island

When a decaying Russian satellite crashes on the island, the Professor uses a key component for a barometer. With that device, he learns that a ...
Pete’s Dragon
6.3

Pete’s Dragon

Nov. 03, 1977

Pete’s Dragon

Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are ...
Friday Foster
6

Friday Foster

Dec. 25, 1975

Friday Foster

Friday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man ...
Crazy Mama
5.4

Crazy Mama

Jun. 01, 1975

Crazy Mama

Melba Stokes, her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl embark on a crime spree after their California beauty parlor is repossessed. Their destination ...
The Girl Most Likely To…
7.3

The Girl Most Likely To…

An ugly girl undergoes plastic surgery and becomes beautiful. She then takes revenge on all the people who mistreated her when she was ugly.
Myra Breckinridge
4.5

Myra Breckinridge

Jun. 24, 1970

Myra Breckinridge

Myron Breckinridge flies to Europe to get a sex-change operation and is transformed into the beautiful Myra. She travels to Hollywood, meets up ...
Hello Down There
5.6

Hello Down There

Jan. 01, 1969

Hello Down There

Given the chance to live in a simulated underwater home for a month, a scientist convinces his family to take advantage of the offer. Once the ...
Advance to the Rear
5.9

Advance to the Rear

Jun. 10, 1964

Advance to the Rear

As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and his apathetic commanding officer, Col. Claude ...
The Wheeler Dealers
6.5

The Wheeler Dealers

Nov. 14, 1963

The Wheeler Dealers

Henry J. Tyroon leaves Texas, where his oil wells are drying up, and arrives in New York with a lot of oil money to play with in the stock ...
Sunday in New York
6.7

Sunday in New York

Nov. 13, 1963

Sunday in New York

An innocent upstarter visits her airline pilot brother and meets a stranger she tries to seduce.
Operation Bikini
3.8

Operation Bikini

Mar. 26, 1963

Operation Bikini

The film takes place aboard an American submarine in the Pacific during World War II. The sub’s commander is ordered to stop and pick up an ...
Johnny Cool
6.4

Johnny Cool

Oct. 02, 1963

Johnny Cool

A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.
Critic’s Choice
5.7

Critic’s Choice

Feb. 24, 1963

Critic’s Choice

Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of ...
Zotz!
5.9

Zotz!

Oct. 03, 1962

Zotz!

Jonathan Jones, a professor of ancient languages, comes into possession of an ancient coin. He translates its inscription, which gives him three ...
The Horizontal Lieutenant
5.9

The Horizontal Lieutenant

A luckless army intelligence lieutenant finds himself stationed on a remote island army outpost during World War II, where all the action is ...
Ice Palace
6.1

Ice Palace

Jan. 02, 1960

Ice Palace

Alaska: America’s last great wilderness frontier. A land of primitive grandeur, of glaciers, mountains and ice-fields. And of ambitious ...
The Wild and the Innocent
6.3

The Wild and the Innocent

In Wyoming, mountain trapper Yancey goes to the nearest town to trade his pelts but gets into trouble when he tries to save runaway dance-hall ...
The Big Operator
6.4

The Big Operator

Aug. 01, 1959

The Big Operator

A power-mad union boss resorts to murder to eliminate witnesses scheduled to testify against him. The eclectic cast includes Mickey Rooney, Mamie ...
Ask Any Girl
6.5

Ask Any Girl

Aug. 21, 1959

Ask Any Girl

Meg is a young wide-eyed girl who is endures many calamities in her search for a husband in modern-day New York. After losing her suitcase at ...
1001 Arabian Nights
6.1

1001 Arabian Nights

Dec. 01, 1959

1001 Arabian Nights

In this animated retelling of the classic tale, Abdul Aziz Magoo — an ancestor of Mr. Magoo — is the lamp-selling uncle of Aladdin. ...
Macabre
5.7

Macabre

Oct. 01, 1958

Macabre

After his wife and her blind sister have died under his care, a doctor’s small daughter is kidnapped and reported as buried alive, and he ...
The High Cost of Loving
6.5

The High Cost of Loving

Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he ...
Top Secret Affair
6.2

Top Secret Affair

Jan. 30, 1957

Top Secret Affair

A publisher uses her magazine and charm to derail a general on the Washington fast track.
Man of a Thousand Faces
7.1

Man of a Thousand Faces

The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; ...
Meet Me in Las Vegas
6.1

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Mar. 09, 1956

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he’s lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with dancer Marie. However, Marie ...
The Girl He Left Behind
5.2

The Girl He Left Behind

A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director ...
The Square Jungle
6.5

The Square Jungle

Dec. 30, 1955

The Square Jungle

Grocery clerk Eddie Quaid, in danger of losing his father to alcoholism and his girl Julie through lack of career prospects, goes into boxing.
Rebel Without a Cause
7.6

Rebel Without a Cause

Oct. 27, 1955

Rebel Without a Cause

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own ...
Francis in the Navy
5.7

Francis in the Navy

Aug. 24, 1955

Francis in the Navy

In the U. S. Army intelligence office, bumbling lieutenant Peter Stirling receives a coded message from his friend, Francis, a talking mule. The ...
I Love Melvin
6.5

I Love Melvin

Mar. 20, 1953

I Love Melvin

Melvin Hoover, a budding photographer for Look magazine, accidentally bumps into a young actress named Judy LeRoy in the park. They start to talk ...
Don’t Bother to Knock
6.9

Don’t Bother to Knock

An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.
I’ll See You in My Dreams
6.8

I’ll See You in My Dreams

Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.
Hollywood Story
6.7

Hollywood Story

Jun. 01, 1951

Hollywood Story

An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director.
His Kind of Woman
7

His Kind of Woman

Aug. 15, 1951

His Kind of Woman

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious ...
Bright Victory
7.3

Bright Victory

Aug. 01, 1951

Bright Victory

A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life.
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
6.7

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They they get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money ...
Father Was a Fullback
6.4

Father Was a Fullback

Sep. 30, 1949

Father Was a Fullback

Coach George Copper’s college football team is losing game after game, much to the dismay of stiff-and-stuffy but influential alumni Roger ...
A Dangerous Profession
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A Dangerous Profession

A cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation involving a former flame.