The best Jack Gilford’s movies

Jack Gilford

Jack Gilford

25/07/1908- 02/06/1990
Today we present the best Jack Gilford’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Jack Gilford’s movies.
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Cocoon

Cocoon
6.7/10
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.

Caveman

Caveman
5.8/10
In this comedy, Atouk becomes leader of the misfit cavemen. Disgraced and cast out of his tribe for lusting after Lana, the mate of tribe's head muscle man, Atouk stumbles along gathering other misfits and learning a bit about the world outside of his cave. Eventually he and friends Lar, and Tala learn the secrets of fire, cooked meat, and how to defend themselves from the brutal, yet very stupid

Catch-22

Catch-22
7.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyDramaWar
  • Release: 24/06/1970
  • Character: Dr. "Doc" Daneeka
A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation.

Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return
5.4/10
The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 16/10/1966
  • Character: Hysterium
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants
6.7/10
Every hero has a weakness, and Sherlock Holmes' weakness was Moriarty. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson solve mysteries and search for Moriarty in 1970s New York City. The fact that Sherlock Holmes is a psychotic paranoid and Dr. Watson is a female psychiatrist fascinated by his case is almost beside the point.

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Arthur 2: On the Rocks
4.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 08/07/1988
  • Character: Mr. Butterworth
Arthur, that irrepressible drunk, tries to sober up and get a job. Meanwhile, Ralph Marolla is conniving to trick the hapless boozer into marrying his daughter so he can gain entrée to Arthur's $750 million fortune.

The Incident

The Incident
7.6/10
Two hoodlums terrorize the passengers of a late-night New York City subway train.

Wholly Moses

Wholly Moses
4.7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 13/06/1980
  • Character: Tailor
Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command from God to free his people from slavery, but Moses keeps getting all the credit.

Young Again

Young Again
6.2/10
Michael Riley whishes to be 17 again and which comes true. He goes back to the high school where he fell in love with Laura and still be in love with her. Mick is very happy and excited to be 17 again, he finds Laura who is a widow having 2 children and then realizes the reason why they broke up years ago. Laura makes Mick understand that there is no way to go back. Finally Mick is willing to face who he is and has a new start with Laura when he turns back to a middle age man.

Harry and Walter Go to New York

Harry and Walter Go to New York
5.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 17/06/1976
  • Character: Mischa
Two hoplessly out of their class con-men attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the l9th century—by gaining the enmity of the most famous bank robber in the world and the affection of a crusading newspaperwoman.

Save the Tiger

Save the Tiger
6.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 14/02/1973
  • Character: Phil Greene
A businessman's professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course of two days.

Mister Buddwing

Mister Buddwing
6/10
  • Genre: DramaMystery
  • Release: 15/07/1966
  • Character: Mr. Schwartz
An amnesiac wanders the streets of Manhattan, trying to solve the mystery of who he is.

Hostage Flight

Hostage Flight
6.5/10
  • Genre: TV Movie
  • Release: 17/11/1985
  • Character: Mr. Singer
A plane is hijacked and bound for London. Once the terrorists begin killing hostages, the passengers take matters into their own hands.

Hey, Rookie

Hey, Rookie
6.8/10
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 06/04/1944
  • Character: Specialty
Musical comedy star Jimmy Leighter wants to get away from show biz and his leading lady Winnie Clark, so he joins the Army. There he gets the order to put on a show, Winnie Clark appears in a camp show, hears about his task and offers him his help. He thinks, she does it for her publicity only, so he doesn't want to know anything about this, till he finds out, that she has no such intentions.

Who's Minding The Mint?

Who's Minding The Mint?
7/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 26/09/1967
  • Character: Avery Dugan
A bumbling government employee accidentally destroys a small fortune and decides to break into the US Mint to replace it, but before long everyone wants a slice of the action - and the money.

Happy

Happy
6/10
A former child show host misses the good old days. He and his sidekick from the show are doing a gig when the place gets robbed and the sidekick murdered. The host is the only one who saw the robber well so the robber goes after him.

The Daydreamer

The Daydreamer
6.1/10
In this hybrid of live-action and stop-motion animation, a young Hans Christian Andersen goes in search of knowledge in the Garden of Paradise in order to make his studies easier. Each time he falls asleep, he experiences in his dreams the different characters he would later write about in fairy tales including The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina and The Emperor's New Clothes.

Once Upon a Mattress

Once Upon a Mattress
8.5/10
Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. The musical story of THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA, this television adaption of the 1959 Broadway hit was videotaped in black and white in front of a live audience and featured Burnett, Bova, Gilford, and White from the original Broadway cast, as well as new principals Bill Hayes as the Minstrel, Shani Wallis as Lady Larken and Elliott Gould (in his first appearance on any screen) as the Jester. Due to the reduced running time of 90 minutes, several songs and scenes were either cut or shortened. The conflict concerning Sir Harry and Lady Larkin was downplayed so that they were married in secret.

Anna to the Infinite Power

Anna to the Infinite Power
6.1/10
Anna Hart was always an odd child, a genius, a shoplifter, desperately afraid of flickering lights, with strange prophetic dreams. Simultaneously, several strange things begin to happen. A strange, mysterious neighbor, by the name of MacKayla moves in next door to the Harts. And, most frightening of all, Anna sees her exact double on the television one night. As her investigation of the other Anna, Anna Smithson, progresses, she begins to learn the truth. The truth about a woman named Anna Zimmerman that has been dead for twenty years, and most importantly, the truth about herself

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