Joan Rivers
Joan Alexandra Molinsky, known professionally as Joan Rivers (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014) ,was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—heavily self-deprecating and sharply acerbic, especially towards celebrities and politicians.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.4326 |
| Birthday | 1933-06-08 |
| Place of Birth | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Joan Alexandra Molinsky, The Queen of the Barbed One-liners, |
1987
Spaceballs
6.866/3372
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless side...
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Spaceballs
1978
Rabbit Test
4.476/21
Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!
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Rabbit Test
1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan
6.603/414
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a...
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The Muppets Take Manhattan
2004
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
6/2
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's birth, 150 leading artists of the stage, screen and music worlds deliver 150 of the Irish scribe...
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Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2010
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
6.806/49
A documentary on the life and career of Joan Rivers, made as the comedienne turns 75 years old.
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Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
1991
Public Enemy #2
7/1
Second City Television alumnus Dave Thomas stars in this hilarious spoof of "America's Most Wanted." Thomas portrays Wynn Dalton, a talentless acting...
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Public Enemy #2
2021
Live at Mister Kelly's
0/0
The iconic Mister Kelly’s bedazzled the country by launching superstars like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin. It smash...
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Live at Mister Kelly's
2005
Joan Rivers: (Still A) Live at the London Palladium
0/0
Filmed at her sellout farewell shows at the London Palladium, this hilarious DVD sees the acid-tongued veteran comedienne at her outrageous best, taki...
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Joan Rivers: (Still A) Live at the London Palladium
1986
Predicaments
0/0
When last we left the Flatt Marble Company, George Flatt had a gorgeous new secretary. She had George dreaming. She had Slate, his son, scheming. She...
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Predicaments
1989
Look Who's Talking
6.273/2444
After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man, she finds a new romantic chance in a cab driver. M...
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Look Who's Talking
2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
7.5/16
Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award...
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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
5.7/19
This timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity examines the life of legendary actor Rock Hudson, from his public "ladies' man" persona to hi...
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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2000
Intern
3.719/16
A young, underappreciated intern at the ultra-hip magazine Skirt must learn to deal with kissy-face phoniness, model tantrums and bulimic editors, whi...
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Intern
2012
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
7.8/16
Chronological look at the life and career of Johnny Carson (1925-2005), with commentary from an ex-wife and more than 30 fellow comedians, friends, em...
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Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
2013
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
6.1/15
It's the most mythic of all American emporiums - and the scene of many an ultimate fashion fantasy. Now audiences get a rarified chance to peek behind...
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Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
2021
Parkinson at 50
10/1
Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and remembering some of his favourit...
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Parkinson at 50
2013
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
6.7/11
A feature documentary about Jackie "Moms" Mabley, an African-American stand-up comic and show-biz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin' Circuit of Afr...
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Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
2012
Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me
6.6/14
Grow up, check your sensitivity at the door and feel the comedic wrath of entertainment icon Joan Rivers. In this brand new live stand-up event Joan g...
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Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me
2016
The Last Laugh
7.048/21
Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, an...
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The Last Laugh
1988
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
9/1
Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes.
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Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
2022
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
6.3/9
In this comedy special, Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, Chelsea Handler and Dave Chappelle honor George Carlin, Joan Rivers, Robin Williams and Richard Pry...
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The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
1979
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
0/0
A documentary on the pop music and culture of the 1960's, featuring film and video clips of 60's-era performers.
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Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
1994
Serial Mom
6.7/759
Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might explode when her fascinatio...
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Serial Mom
1951
Mister Universe
6.333/3
A gullible and honest "Mr. Universe" winner, Tommy Tomkins, gets added to the stable of a con-man and a wrestling prompter.
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Mister Universe
1984
An Audience with Joan Rivers
7/1
The shockingly controversial, outrageous, and wickedly funny comedienne performing live in front of a celebrity audience.
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An Audience with Joan Rivers
2020
Disclosure
7.8/143
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have...
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Disclosure
1977
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
8/3
Hosted by Don Meredith & Cindy Williams with Eddy Arnold, David Brenner, Foster Brooks, Charo, Norm Crosby, Rodney Dangerfield, John Davidson, Sammy D...
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Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1999
Goosed
3.7/10
Sheltered rich girl Charlene has an over-protective mother who insists that her daughter should marry a rich doctor. After Charlene's psychic predicts...
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Goosed
1994
Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story
7.333/3
After the loss of her husband, comedienne Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa must discover a way to heal their broken relationship and provide each...
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Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story
1965
Hootenanny a Go-Go
7/1
A square rich boy wants to make it with a pretty folk singer, so he buys the coffee house where she and a bunch of other beatniks perform. Features pe...
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Hootenanny a Go-Go
1987
Les Patterson Saves the World
4.813/16
Fat middle aged 24/7 drunkard Les Patterson represents Australia at the UN where his fart literally incinerates an Arab ambassador. Patterson is reass...
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Les Patterson Saves the World
2020
Beastie Boys Story
7.516/184
Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live docum...
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Beastie Boys Story
1994
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
0/0
Finished a quarter century after the earth-shaking protests that forever altered the public perception of LGBTQ people in America, Stonewall 25: Globa...
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Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
8.2/13
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live television — with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows —...
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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
4/2
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
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Night of 100 Stars III
1988
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
7.229/48
Pee-wee Herman and pals are celebrating Christmas in the Playhouse in their own creative ways: Pee-wee makes a list for Santa Claus 1.5 miles long, te...
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Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
2014
Women Aren't Funny
5.1/18
Comedian Bonnie McFarlane dons her investigative journalist's hat to find out once and for all if women are funny and report her unbiased findings in...
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Women Aren't Funny
2007
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
0/0
A documentary film about three generations of female Jewish comedians and the complexity and challenges of their relationship to comedy, Judaism, and...
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Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
1990
How to Murder a Millionaire
6/3
A Beverly Hills housewife suspects that her husband of thirty years is trying to kill her.
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How to Murder a Millionaire
2001
E! True Hollywood Story: Joan Rivers
7/2
Spoof documentary about the comedy icon.
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E! True Hollywood Story: Joan Rivers
2013
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
7.2/3
An uncensored look into the lives of the female stand-up comedian. Featuring interviews and live performance footage from some of today's most promine...
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Why We Laugh: Funny Women
2006
My Name is Jackie Beat
0/0
Follows the life of one of today's most notorious bad-girl drag performers: Jackie Beat. Backstage we meet Kent Fuher, the man behind Jackie Beat, an...
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My Name is Jackie Beat
2008
We Are Most Amused
7.2/2
We Are Most Amused was a gala event held at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 12 November 2008 in honour of the 60th birthday of Charles, Prince of Wales,...
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We Are Most Amused
2009
Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers
6.769/26
It's the "Queen of Mean", Joan Rivers turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.
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Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers
1984
Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas
7.8/5
This 60-minute video is 100% Shandling, which is either good or bad news depending upon who's watching. Shandling's "average guy stuck in the farce ca...
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Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas
1981
Lily: Sold Out
6.5/2
After taking her successful Broadway show to Las Vegas, Lily Tomlin is faced with a tough decision: soften her act for mass appeal, or keep her materi...
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Lily: Sold Out
2002
Sylvester: Mighty Real
10/1
A short documentary about the Disco legend Sylvester. Sylvester James began as a child gospel singer and sashayed past barriers of race and sexual ide...
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Sylvester: Mighty Real
1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
9/2
An all-star cast celebrates George Burn's 90th birthday and showcases highlights in Burns' career.
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Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
2012
Vanilla Ice Archive
0/0
The life and career of American rapper Vanilla Ice, showcasing his start as a breakdancer in South Dallas to his mainstream international success and...
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Vanilla Ice Archive
1996
The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
0/0
This inspiring compilation includes "We Shall Be Free," which evokes a sense of optimism for the human spirit. "Standing Outside the Fire" stands out...
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The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
2013
Iron Man 3
6.931/23351
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
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Iron Man 3
2017
Love, Sweat and Tears
8/2
Dr. Pamela Dee is on a mission to "Save The Menopausal Vaginas of America!" Her goal is to de-stigmatize Menopause and start the "Menopause Romance Re...
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Love, Sweat and Tears
2004
Shrek 2
7.3/13357
Happily ever after never seemed so far far away when a trip to meet the in-laws turns into a hilariously twisted adventure for Shrek and Fiona. With t...
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Shrek 2
2011
The Smurfs
5.758/3988
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack d...
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The Smurfs
2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
6.8/23
The documentary consists of tape of Don's show (never been filmed before), interviews with Don's contemporaries, (Steve Lawrence, Bob Newhart, Debbie...
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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2014
Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?
5.6/71
Bella Thorne, Madison Pettis and Ryan Ochoa lead an ensemble cast in this spook-tacular adventure with new ghosts, new thrills, and the return of some...
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Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?
2011
The Undefeated
2.682/11
A documentary that chronicles Sarah Palin's pre-political life; her tenure as Governor of Alaska, and her time spent as John McCain's running mate.
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The Undefeated
2011
Growing Up Barnard
0/0
Are women’s colleges a dying breed? In the past forty years over 75% of women’s colleges have closed or merged with their male counterparts. What will...
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Growing Up Barnard
1992
Joan Rivers: Abroad in London
0/0
Joan delivers her biting tongue to the Queen and her country.
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Joan Rivers: Abroad in London
2006
Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug
0/0
2006 special for the Bravo Network.
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Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug
2011
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
7.2/13
A behind-the-scenes look at the beloved public television personality's journey from humble beginnings to an American pop-culture icon. "The Happy Pai...
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Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
2002
Cleavage
6/6
"Cleavage" is an uplifting and informative journey to the most eye-catching destination on earth: The space between a woman's breasts. Cleavage is wha...
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Cleavage
1968
The Swimmer
7.309/262
A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood.
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The Swimmer
2005
John Candy: Comic Spirit
6/2
A tribute to the late John Candy from the cast of Spaceballs.
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John Candy: Comic Spirit
2006
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
6/1
When "The Electric Company" made its television debut in October 1971, it was instantly clear that it would fulfill its mission of helping struggling...
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The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
2004
First Daughter
6.16/1001
Samantha MacKenzie, the daughter of the president of the United States, arrives at college with a group of Secret Service agents. Samantha, however, r...
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First Daughter
1995
Napoleon
6.245/92
The adventures of Golden Retriever pup Napoleon and his friend, the parrot Birdo Lucci.
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Napoleon
1999
Knitwits Revisited
0/0
"KnitWits Revisited" brings us back to the KnitWits' knitting store.
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Knitwits Revisited
1997
Knitwits
0/0
"KnitWits" chronicles a Saturday afternoon in a knitting store in New York City where a group of regulars gather weekly to swap stories, gossip, advic...
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Knitwits
2002
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
9/2
Featuring inverviews from: Afrika Bambaataa, Ashford & Simpson, Jackson Browne, Kim Burell, Taylor Dayne, Carmen Electra, Faith Evans, Roberta Flack,...
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The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
1986
WrestleMania II
6.4/31
Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a Boxing match Battle Royal featuring superstars and athletes from the WWF and NFL Hulk Hogan (c) vs. King Kong Bundy in a St...
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WrestleMania II
2014
The Story of The Swimmer
0/0
A documentary about the making of the cult film The Swimmer (1968).
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The Story of The Swimmer
2000
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
5.923/13
Whispers, an innocent and adorable baby elephant who's just learning to walk on his own four feet, finds himself separated from his loving mother, Gen...
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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
1990
Comic Relief '90
6.5/2
Several celebrity comedians take on sadness in the fourth laugh for charity.
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Comic Relief '90
2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC
0/0
Katherine Ryan presents a celebration of one of the biggest comedy talents to ever appear on the small screens – the razor-sharp-tongued first lady of...
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Joan Rivers at the BBC
2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
6.1/1679
As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon...
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2011
Tower Heist
6.116/3161
A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire g...
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Tower Heist
2003
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
3.5/2
Documentary, based on a British poll, listing the 100 sexiest movie and TV moments. Supplemented by new interviews with performers, filmmakers, and au...
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100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2006
Another Audience with Joan Rivers
0/0
The Queen of Comedy was 72 at the time of filming and still boiling mad - at everyone.
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Another Audience with Joan Rivers
2004
Joan Rivers Live at the Apollo
0/0
Jack Dee presents performances by some of his favourite stand-up acts at the London theatre. First on the bill is legendary American comedienne Joan R...
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Joan Rivers Live at the Apollo
2005
Spaceballs: The Documentary
0/0
The cast and crew of Spaceballs looks back at the making of the movie.
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Spaceballs: The Documentary
Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary
0/0
Called “quite possible the most intuitively funny woman alive” by the New York Times television critic Jack Gould, this in-depth documentary will feat...
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Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary
1992
Rosa Does Joan
0/0
In arguably her most widely seen ‘performance’ Nao created the character of “Rosa” the exhibitionist, to appear on the Joan Rivers Show in 1992. Sandw...
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Rosa Does Joan
2017
Mansfield 66/67
4.8/13
About the last two years of movie goddess Jayne Mansfield’s life and the speculation swirling around her untimely death being caused by a curse after...
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Mansfield 66/67
2023
Commitment to Life
0/0
Against a rich Hollywood backdrop, "Commitment to Life" documents the true story of the fight against HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles - and how an intrepid gr...
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