The best William Hickey’s movies

William Hickey

William Hickey

19/09/1927- 29/06/1997
Today we present the best William Hickey’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 William Hickey’s movies.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas
7.9/10
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
7.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 30/11/1989
  • Character: Uncle Lewis
It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.

The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose
7.7/10
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence – which is considerable.

MouseHunt

MouseHunt
6.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 19/12/1997
  • Character: Rudolph Smuntz
Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant—a tiny and tenacious mouse.

Major Payne

Major Payne
6.3/10
Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch of ragtag losers with no hope.

Sea of Love

Sea of Love
6.8/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 15/09/1989
  • Character: Frank Keller Sr.
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.

The Producers

The Producers
7.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 22/11/1967
  • Character: The Drunk
Broadway producer, Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming little old ladies to invest in a production many times over what it will actually cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.

Puppet Master

Puppet Master
5.5/10
Toulon, a puppet maker, discovers an ancient Egyptian potion and uses it to bring his creations to life. His puppets become murderous little demons and escape. Distraught, the master takes his life. Years later, psychics tune into the existence of the monstrous marionettes and set off to stop them.

Wise Blood

Wise Blood
6.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 24/10/1979
  • Character: Preacher
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.

The Sentinel

The Sentinel
6.3/10
A commitment-shy New York fashion model moves into an old brownstone apartment, meets her weird neighbours and discovers she’s sitting on the gateway to Hell.

Little Big Man

Little Big Man
7.5/10
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
6.2/10
The first segment features an animated mummy stalking selected student victims; the second tale tells the story of a "cat from hell" who cannot be killed and leaves a trail of victims behind it; the third story is about a man who witnesses a bizarre killing and promises never to tell what he saw and the "in-between" bit is the story of a woman preparing to cook her newspaper boy for supper.

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
6.4/10
An officially "dead" cop is trained to become an extraordinary unique assassin in service of the US President.

The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler
7.1/10
Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from the point of view of the investigators who have very few clues to build a case upon.

One Crazy Summer

One Crazy Summer
6.4/10
An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.

Pink Cadillac

Pink Cadillac
5.3/10
A bounty hunter helps out the wife of a bail-jumper after her child is kidnapped by neo-Nazi types.

Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City
5.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/04/1988
  • Character: Ferret Man
A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.

A New Leaf

A New Leaf
7.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 11/03/1971
  • Character: Smith (uncredited)
Henry Graham lives the life of a playboy. When his lawyer tells him one day that his lifestyle has consumed all his funds, he needs an idea to avoid climbing down the social ladder.

My Blue Heaven

My Blue Heaven
6.2/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 17/08/1990
  • Character: Billy Sparrow / Johnny Bird
FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli has trouble doing. Coopersmith certainly has his hands full keeping Antonelli away from the Mafia hitmen who want to stop him testifying, not to mention the nightclubs...

Prizzi's Honor

Prizzi's Honor
6.7/10
Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley can overlook his suspicions, but he can't turn off his heart. And the couple must remember that even if they love each other, the Prizzis love only money.

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