The best Randy Quaid’s drama movies

Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid

01/10/1950 (73 años)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor perhaps best known for his role as Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies, as well as his numerous supporting roles in films such as The Last Detail, Independence Day, Kingpin and Brokeback Mountain. He has won a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy Award and a BAFTA Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Quaid, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain
7.7/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 10/09/2005
  • Character: Joe Aguirre
Two modern-day cowboys meet on a shepherding job in the summer of '63, the two share a raw and powerful summer together that turns into a lifelong relationship conflict

Midnight Express

Midnight Express
7.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 31/08/1978
  • Character: Jimmy Booth
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".

Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder
6.1/10
Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries-- and his fear.

No Man's Land

No Man's Land
6.1/10
A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and lifestyle of the game, and becomes romanticly involved with the leaders sister.

Paper Moon

Paper Moon
8.1/10
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl—who may or may not be his daughter—and the two forge an unlikely partnership.

The Last Detail

The Last Detail
7.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 11/12/1973
  • Character: Seaman Larry Meadows
Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.

The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show
8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 03/10/1971
  • Character: Lester Marlow
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures. Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.

The Paper

The Paper
6.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 18/03/1994
  • Character: Michael McDougal
Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchet-man Alicia Clark—Henry's nemesis—impose unpopular cutbacks.

Goya's Ghosts

Goya's Ghosts
6.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 08/11/2006
  • Character: King Carlos IV
Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.

Last Dance

Last Dance
5.7/10
Upon taking a new job, young lawyer Rick Hayes is assigned to the clemency case of Cindy Liggett, a woman convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. As Hayes investigates the background for her case, the two begin to form a deep friendship, while all the while the date for her execution draws nearer.

Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus
6.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 16/10/1996
  • Character: Tennessee State Trooper
Several Black men take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in 1995. On the bus are an eclectic set of characters including a laid-off aircraft worker, a man whose at-risk son is handcuffed to him, a black Republican, a former gangsta, a Hollywood actor, a cop who is of mixed racial background, and a white bus driver. All make the trek discussing issues surrounding the march, including manhood, religion, politics, and race.

Bound for Glory

Bound for Glory
7.2/10
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Release: 05/12/1976
  • Character: Luther Johnson
A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class.

Foxes

Foxes
6.1/10
A group of friends come of age in the asphalt desert of the San Fernando Valley, as set to a blazing soundtrack and endless drinking, drugs and sex.

Black Cadillac

Black Cadillac
5.7/10
Three young men become terrorized in a high-speed car chase with a mysterious pursuant.

Parents

Parents
6.1/10
Michael is a young boy living in a typical 1950s suburbanite home... except for his bizarre and horrific nightmares, and continued unease around his parents. Young Michael begins to suspect his parents are cooking more than just hamburgers on the grill outside, but has trouble explaining his fears to his new-found friend Sheila, or the school's social worker.

The Ice Harvest

The Ice Harvest
6.2/10
A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.

The Wild Life

The Wild Life
6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 28/09/1984
  • Character: Charlie
Eighties teen romp involving Bill and his new apartment, Jim and his rebellious antics, Tom and his crazy self, and Anita with her older man David.

Inside the Third Reich

Inside the Third Reich
7.3/10
A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer, Hitler's young architect and onetime confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. Based upon Speer's own monograph of the same title.

Texasville

Texasville
6/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 28/09/1990
  • Character: Lester Marlow
Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares for its centennial. Oil prices are down, banks are failing, and Duane's $12 million in debt. His wife Karla drinks too much, his children are always in trouble, and he tom-cats around with the wives of friends. Jacy's back in town, after a mildly successful acting career, life in Italy, and the death of her son. Folks assume Duane and Jacy will resume their high school romance. And Sonny is "tired in his mind," causing worries for his safety. Can these friends find equilibrium in middle age?

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway
5.3/10
This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense loves him and that he would rather live than die. In another story, Harriet's parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with her loss. Then, there is a gambler, "Right", who has bloodhounds on his trail when he becomes a murder suspect. Finally, "The Brain" is bleeding profusely, and his friends search for a way to save his life through a blood transfusion.

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