The best Darren McGavin’s movies

Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

07/05/1922- 25/02/2006
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Billy Madison

Billy Madison
6.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 10/02/1995
  • Character: Brian Madison
Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire, but only if he can make it through all 12 grades, 2 weeks per grade, to prove that he has what it takes to run the family business.

Captain America

Captain America
3.2/10
During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier, "Captain America". Racing to Germany to sabotage the rockets of Nazi baddie "Red Skull", Captain America winds up frozen until the 1990s. He reawakens to find that the Red Skull has changed identities and is now planning to kidnap the President of the United States.

Raw Deal

Raw Deal
5.6/10
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a personal vendetta with a promise of reinstatement into the FBI if Patrovina is taken down. To accomplish this, he must go undercover and join Patrovina's gang.

The Natural

The Natural
7.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 11/05/1984
  • Character: Gus Sands (uncredited)
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.

Dead Heat

Dead Heat
6.1/10
LAPD police officer, Roger Mortis is killed while arresting zombies who have been reanimated by the head of Dante Laboratories in order to carry out violent armed robberies.

Airport '77

Airport '77
5.8/10
Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passengers must brave panic, slow leaks, oxygen depletion, and more while attempting a daring plan, all while 200 feet underwater.

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story
7.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 18/11/1983
  • Character: The Old Man (Mr. Parker)
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.

Summertime

Summertime
7.1/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 01/01/1955
  • Character: Eddie Yaeger
Middle-aged Ohio secretary Jane Hudson has never found love and has nearly resigned herself to spending the rest of her life alone. But before she does, she uses her savings to finance a summer in romantic Venice, where she finally meets the man of her dreams, the elegant Renato Di Rossi.

The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm
7.3/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 26/12/1955
  • Character: Louie
A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.

Hangar 18

Hangar 18
5.3/10
During a Space Shuttle mission a satellite rams a unidentified flying object. The UFO afterwards performs an emergency landing in the deserts of Arizona. However the White House denies it's existence because of the near presidential elections. The UFO is brought to the secret hangar 18 and the accident is blamed on the incompetence of the astronauts Bancroff and Price. But the two fight against this and try to hunt down the UFO.

The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker
7.4/10
Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of gruesome murders in Las Vegas. It seems that each victim has been bitten in the neck and drained of all their blood. Kolchak is sure that it is a vampire. He's hot on the trail, but nobody believes him. His editor thinks he's nuts and the police think he's a hindrance in the investigation, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hand.

Something Evil

Something Evil
5.3/10
A young couple moves into a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania. What they don't know is that there is an unseen presence in the house, and that it wants to take possession of the wife.

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

Hot Lead & Cold Feet
6/10
Twin brothers -- one rough and tough, the other a city-bred milquetoast -- compete for their father's fortune.

A Perfect Stranger

A Perfect Stranger
6.1/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 11/09/1994
  • Character: John Henry Phillips
A television movie based on "A Perfect Stranger," Danielle Steel's novel about an attorney who falls in love with the young wife of a wealthy man who is dying.

No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return
6.3/10
Two rich children devise a way to escape their grandfather and visit their mother. Unfortunately for two hapless safe crackers, they become part of the plan.

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man
6.9/10
Colonel Steve Austin, astronaut and test pilot, is badly injured when he crashes while testing an experimental aircraft. A covert government agency (OSI) is willing to pay for special prosthetics to replace the eye, arm and both legs he lost in the crash. Highly advanced technology (bionics) built into them will make him faster, stronger and more resilient than normal. In return they want him to become a covert agent for the OSI. It will cost $6,000,000 to rebuild Steve Austin.

From the Hip

From the Hip
6.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 06/02/1987
  • Character: Craig Duncan
Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now defend a college professor who is appearantly guilty of murder.

Happy Hell Night

Happy Hell Night
4.8/10
25 years ago at Winfield College, psycho-priest Zachary Malius murdered seven frat boys and was put away in the local asylum. Now, however, the same fraternity stages a prank from which Malius is inadvertently set free and returns to the house to repeat his crime...

The Great Sioux Massacre

The Great Sioux Massacre
5.1/10
Colonel Custer (Philip Carey), an outspoken believer in fair treatment for the Indians, is ousted from his post and forced into retirement. Fueled by ambition when a Senator Blaine (Don Haggerty) convinces him to run for President, Custer decides to upstage General Terry (Frank Ferguson) at Little Big Horn.

The Delicate Delinquent

The Delicate Delinquent
6.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 06/06/1957
  • Character: Mike Damon
Sidney Pythias (Jerry Lewis) is a bumbling janitor picked up by cop Mike Damon (Darren McGavin) as a teenage gang member worth saving from delinquency. With Damon's help, Sidney works his way through the Police Academy to become a cop too.

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