Martin Mull
Nascimento : 1943-08-18, Chicago, Illinois, USA
História
Offbeat funnyman Martin Mull was born in Chicago, Illinois, the oldest of three children, and raised in Ohio. The blond-maned, blue-eyed comedian with the sad, droopy mustache first came in contact with the arts by honing in on his innate talents as a painter. In order to pay his art school tuition, he started organizing bands. At around the same time, he discovered that stand-up comedy was another way to allow his creative juices to flow.
Martin's early recognition as a humorist led to a recording contract, and, over the years, he would be Grammy-nominated several times for a number of eccentric comedy albums. His gimmick and allure came in the form of a dry, humorless delivery and a bland, highly conservative-looking demeanor, which masked a sly, witty and ultra-hip philosophy.
Gaining popularity in the 1970s, he finally broke into TV with the cult soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (1976) in which he played Garth Gimble, a volatile wife abuser whose comeuppance occurred in the form of an aluminum Christmas tree (impaled) in his home closet. Martin was so popular on the show that he was resurrected in the spin-off series "Fernwood 2 Night" (1977) as twin brother Barth Gimble, who was a co-host of the town's television program along with Fred Willard's Jerry Hubbard character.
After this peak, Martin became a sought-after guest on the talk show circuit, not to mention variety specials and TV movies. He tried his hand at producing and starring in his own sitcom "Domestic Life" (1984) but the series failed. He also added his special brand of merriment to films over the years, some of them being decent, such as FM (1978), Serial (1980), Mr. Mom (1983) and Clue (1985) in the role of the tweedy-looking Colonel Mustard, while most have been either formula schtick or just plain drivel, as in Take This Job and Shove It (1981), Rented Lips (1988), which he produced and wrote, Cutting Class (1989), Far Out Man (1990) with Cheech & Chong, and Mr. Write (1994).
Martin's first passion has always been art and the distinguished multi-media artist's work has been showcased in galleries throughout the world. He also authored the book "Painting, Drawing and World," which is a compilation of ten years of his work. Mull is married to a composer and musician, Wendy, and they have a daughter. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clue (1985) has become a cult classic film and is loved by multiple generations. Yet there has never been a documentary created to tell the behind the scenes stories...until now.
Mr. Sunnyside
A jolly, but meek, grocery store manager learns to stand up for himself after a sexual harassment misunderstanding brands him as public enemy #1.
'Modern' Douglas Kenney
A história de Douglas Kenney (Will Forte), o criador da National Lampoon, uma revista de humor que ficou muito famosa nos anos 70, junto com programas de rádio e filmes. Mesmo com todo o sucesso, Doug teve problemas com drogas e álcool, sendo encontrado morto aos 33 anos.
Himself
Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning a decade, Jenison's adventure takes him to Holland, on a pilgrimage to the North coast of Yorkshire to meet artista David Hockney, and eventually even to Buckingham Palace. The epic research project Jenison embarques on is as extraordinary as what he discovers.
Clive
Eleven-year-old Oliver has a unique ability to see "full-bodied apparitions," otherwise known as ghosts. When his family moves from the bustling city to an older home in the suburbs, only Oliver is able to see the spirit of Clive Rutledge (Martin Mull), the previous owner. Clive causes every manner of destruction to force Oliver and his family to leave. But perhaps Oliver's special talent, along with the help of a kind neighbor (Rhea Perlman), will show Clive how to release his earthly regrets so he can leave the house and the family in peace.
Ken
A comedy centered on a failed horse trainer who desperately wants to be back in the winner's circle.
Holbrook
Jen (Katherine Heigl), conhece o homem perfeito. Seu nome é Spencer (Ashton Kutcher), ele é bonitão, educado e inteligente. Mas o que Jen não sabe, é que Spencer ganha a vida como matador de aluguel, contratado pelo governo. Eles vivem o casamento dos sonhos até que em uma bela manhã, o casal descobre que Spencer é o alvo de um golpe milionário. O que parecia ser um Par Perfeito transforma -se num jogo de vida ou morte, enquanto eles tentam lidar com sogros, sogras, casamento, manter as aparências e ainda sobreviver.
Jeffry Morton
Jovem psiquiatra bem sucedido descobre que foi adotado. Agora, ele quer encontrar seus pais biológicos de qualquer jeito, e após achá-los, ele os convida para um final de semana juntos. O que ele não esperava é que seus pais reais fossem tão diferentes e encrenqueiros.
Barney
As aulas acabaram e Annie Lamm, uma garota de 12 anos, está ansiosa pelo melhor verão de sua vida. Mas mal sabe ela que seus pais vão largá-la na casa de seu avô, enquanto viajam em uma segunda lua-de-mel. 'Um Verão Inesquecível' é a história de um verão de descobertas através de novos amigos e da compreensão das relações familiares. A Carolina do Sul é muito diferente de sua casa em Nova York, mas Annie logo descobre que seu avô Donald e ela são muito mais parecidos do que ela imaginava. Essa garota da cidade grande vai aprender algumas lições sobre a vida, a família e os relacionamentos naquele que será o melhor verão de sua vida.
Self
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
Martin Grant
Holly Grant has learned a long time ago not to rely on Santa Claus leaving Mr. Right in her Christmas stocking. But Holly is in for a surprise when a handsome man arrives on her doorstep with a twinkle in his eye and Yuletide tree in tow.
Wayne Simonelli
The Year That Trembled is a coming-of-age story set in 1970 in the shadow of Kent State that focuses on a group of young people facing the Vietnam Draft Lottery.
Skeptical Husband
As Sister Mary delivers a lecture on sin and its consequences, she's interrupted by several of her former students, who have little positive to say about how a Catholic education has impacted their lives.
Charles
An actor's promotional appearance at a new shopping centre is ruined when a popular rival shows up at a nearby store.
Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing. In the third of the six films, "Yesterday's Tomorrows," filmmaker Barry Levinson delves into what we, as Americans, thought the future would be as we traveled through the 20th century. Houses and cars of the future, the promise of technology, and the other hopes and dreams of the early part of the century gave way to the fears and anxieties brought about by the atomic age and the Hollywood disaster films that followed. Soon we wondered if we could control technology, or if it would control us. This film is by turns light-hearted and thoughtful, and rare historical and archival film, produced by government and industry, alternates with on-screen interviews with people as diverse as consumer advocate Ralph Nader, cartoonist Matt Groening, futurist Alvin Toffler, comedienne Phyllis Diller, and actor Martin Mull.
Richard Rich
Quando Riquinho Rico destrói acidentalmente um trenó cheio de presentes para crianças carentes, ele deseja com todas as suas forças nunca ter nascido! O problema é que a mais recente invenção do Dr. Keenbean é uma máquina de desejos. E o mais surpreendente: ela funciona! Agora o garoto mais rico do mundo está em outro mundo, onde ele nem existe. Apenas seu fiel mascote, o cão Dólar o reconhece. É tempo de tentar por as contas em ordem e tentar voltar à vida que ele sempre teve, além de impedir que seu primo Reggie estrague o Natal de todos. As Novas Aventuras de Riquinho é uma comédia divertida para a criançada e toda a família.
Virgil Payne
Two young adults who are coping with the deaths of their partners try to move forward with their lives and start a relationship with each other.
Doug Robinson
A família Robinson vive de acordo com a vida profissional da mãe, uma famosa apresentadora de TV. Agora, ela planeja levar a família para fazer um cruzeiro ao redor do mundo. Só que três piratas invadem o iate da família e os leva para alto-mar. A família consegue se livrar dos piratas, mas uma tempestade os joga numa ilha deserta. Sem casa e sem comida, eles precisam esquecer Beverly Hills e começar vida nova.
D.J.
Um homem de negócios (Arnold Schwarzenegger) chega atrasado na aula de caratê do seu filho, que recebeu a faixa azul. Para tentar compensar, ele promete ao menino que lhe dará qualquer coisa que ele peça no Natal. O garoto então pede o "Turbo Man", o brinquedo sensação do momento e sonho de todas as crianças. Acontece que já véspera de Natal e o brinquedo não existe em lugar nenhum, com todos os estoques já esgotados. Ele então se propõe a cumprir a promessa, não importando o quanto isto lhe custe. Mas, além de se meter em uma série de complicações, ainda tem de ser mais esperto que um carteiro, que tem o mesmo objetivo dele e igualmente obstinado no seu intento.
Johnnie Sparkle
In this comedy, two women head for Reno to get simultaneous quicky divorces and end up becoming friends. Edie was married years ago, but her husband abandoned her two weeks after the wedding. Pen spent nine years married to an ice-cold businessman who neglected her.
Quote Reader
Explores sexuality and censorship over a hundred years of motion pictures.
Bart Gafooley
O rancho da vovó Natty está em perigo! Para ajudá-la, as gêmeas Susie e Jessica partem para o velho oeste, junto com seu pai. Elas só têm 8 anos de idade, mas prometem atormentar a vida de Bart Gifooley, um patife que pretende ficar milionário às custas da vovó, vendendo seu rancho para transformá-lo em um parque de diversões. As meninas precisam pensar rápido em um plano para salvar o lugar e ainda arrumar tempo para curtir a vida no campo. Andando a cavalo, descobrindo passagens secretas e até participando de uma caça ao tesouro... Elas nunca imaginaram que o oeste pudesse ser tão divertido!
Dan Barnes
Aspiring writer (with no talent) gets a job on a TV commercial, falls for an advertising executive.
Norman Roberts
An irresponsible teen examines his life after his fed-up parents leave him to fend for himself.
Justin Gregory
Daniel Hillard está passando por uma fase complicada, acaba de se separar de Miranda e perdeu o seu emprego. Impedido pela ex-esposa de passar mais tempo com os filhos, ele tem uma idéia inusitada para recuperar a relação com as crianças. Daniel veste-se como uma senhora idosa escocesa e tenta conseguir o cargo de babá no seu antigo lar.
“Love Thy Neighbor" Host
Newswoman Fay Sommerfield takes a morally outraged look at excessive violence, bad language and sacrilege that pass for entertainment in the early 90s. She illustrates this with clips from (fake) current hit films and music videos.
Donald Burbank
Scotty perde a namorada, o emprego e a casa. Bêbado, vai dormir na rua e ganha uma lâmpada misteriosa que contém Jeannie, uma linda gênia que irá ajudá-lo. Logo, torna-se milionário e pede para se tornar um homem perfeito, a fim de reconquistar a ex.
Martin Mull
Um executivo de estúdio pressionado por série de fracassos de bilheteria consecutivos começa a receber ameaças anônimas. Obcecado com as mensagens, ele mata o roteirista que acredita ser o responsável e tenta driblar as investigações policiais.
Art
A string of murders at a local strip joint give a reporter the chance to do undercover investigation. She gets a job as a stripper at the establishment, where she befriends some of the other women, who know more about what is happening than they have publicly admitted. As she gets closer to the truth, her life is put in jeopardy.
Ted's Attorney
Ted is a 1970s Venice Beach poet who spends his days drifting along the boardwalk, reciting his poetry to anyone who will listen. His life changes when a bikini-clad beauty named Linda strolls by him. Instantly, Ted believes he's found his "Venus" and becomes obsessed with Linda. He tries to woo her with poetry, obscene phone calls and romantic overtures, all to disastrous effect.
Psychiatrist
An aging hippie sets out on a trip across America to find his family.
Maris
Pops isn't worried about the renewal of the lease for his ski lodge - the safety record is unblemished in spite of the crew of misfits who make up his ski patrol. But a scheming land developer has other plans and the ski patrol is thrust into a skiing showdown in order to save Pops' mountain.
Dr. Bruekner
Dois irmãos caminhoneiros distribuem drogas em Los Angeles. São eles que ajudam uma menina a esconder invento importante das mãos de pessoas inescrupulosas.
William Carson III
Promotor de Justiça sai para caçar uns dias e recomenda à filha adolescente que não falte à escola. Logo no primeiro dia, é atingido por uma flecha. Sem saber de nada, a garota continua sua vida na escola, onde começam a acontecer uma série de assassinatos.
Martin Mull
Funny satire of middle America and talk shows, featuring cast members of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" and 2/3 of Spinal Tap!
Writer
Funny satire of middle America and talk shows, featuring cast members of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" and 2/3 of Spinal Tap!
Executive Producer
A documentary filmmaker, who has spent the last 15 years making films like "Aluminum: Our Shiny Friend," is finally given the chance to make the documentary on Indian farming he has always wanted to. The catch? He must simultaneously direct a porn film. But as he tries to make the porn film, which he turns into a musical called "Halloween in the Barracks," he must deal with a temperamental actor, a fundamentalist preacher, and other obstacles.
Writer
A documentary filmmaker, who has spent the last 15 years making films like "Aluminum: Our Shiny Friend," is finally given the chance to make the documentary on Indian farming he has always wanted to. The catch? He must simultaneously direct a porn film. But as he tries to make the porn film, which he turns into a musical called "Halloween in the Barracks," he must deal with a temperamental actor, a fundamentalist preacher, and other obstacles.
Archie Powell
A documentary filmmaker, who has spent the last 15 years making films like "Aluminum: Our Shiny Friend," is finally given the chance to make the documentary on Indian farming he has always wanted to. The catch? He must simultaneously direct a porn film. But as he tries to make the porn film, which he turns into a musical called "Halloween in the Barracks," he must deal with a temperamental actor, a fundamentalist preacher, and other obstacles.
Carson Boundy
Nurse and con artist Belle Haimes (Valri Bromfield) lives with her dull-witted husband Rex Haimes (Stephen E. Miller) in the Hart Mansion in British Columbia. There she cares for the invalid, 103 year-old Slim Hart, aka Pappy, (Joe Austin) and his wife, Minnie (Enid Saunders) who is in a coma. Waking up from a sleep, Belle is not enthusiastic about returning to her job and overhears the night nurse (Leslie Jones) reading a postcard from the Hart's two twin boys, Martin Hart (Eric Christmas) and Art Hart (Ted Stidder) that they will be returning home soon. Belle plots the death of old Mrs. Hart and the kidnapping of Old Pappy but things don't go quite according to plan.
From an uproarious news spoof to a luncheonette that specializes in some sandwiches, Jonathan Winters and his wild bunch wreak comedy havoc in this wacky walk on the wild side.
Tang / Arthur Lyle
A parody of Saturday afternoon matinee's, including coming attractions and a cartoon.
Steve Guttenberg portrays Pecos Bill, the "King of the Cowboys," in this rootin' tootin' epic. Raised by coyotes, Bill puts the "wild" in the Wild West settlement of Petunia City. When his rowdy behavior gets him run out of town, he heads for Mexico. There, Bill lassos a cyclone to save the state of Texas from drought. His heroics become campfire legend, proving that selflessness and bravery are never forgotten.
Writer
The sequel to The History of White People in America
Himself - Host
The sequel to The History of White People in America
Tony Dugdale
Daniel Stern stars as a stockbroker trying to climb the corporate ladder. There's only one thing stopping him...his boss' beautiful and flirtatious wife! THE BOSS' WIFE is a full-bodied, high-spirited, bedroom comedy about lust, love and lechery.
Colonel Mustard
Em uma noite tempestuosa de 1954, seis indivíduos com históricos comprometedores em Washington se reúnem para um jantar na mansão do ostentoso Sr. Boddy. Eles são recebidos pelo mordomo, Wadsworth, que atribui a cada convidado um pseudônimo a fim de proteger suas identidades: Sr. Green, Coronel Mustard, Sra. Peacock, Professor Plum, Srta. Scarlet, e Sra. White. Após o jantar, eles descobrem que foram chamados para conhecer o seu chantageador: o Sr. Boddy, e cada um deles recebe uma arma. Quando o anfitrião aparece morto, o grupo se apavora e procura por pistas para revelar o assassino.
Elliot
A New Jersey auto mechanic travels to California to find the girl of his dreams and woos a bikini fashion model while the time quarreling with her high-powered manager and avoiding his New Jersey girlfriend who comes looking for him.
Frank Maris
A middle-aged Annette Funicello stars in this made-for-Disney film about a blue-collar family whose lives are forever transformed when they win the lottery.
Writer
In this parody of documentaries, host Martin Mull discusses the contributions that white people have made to the USA, visits the Institute of White Studies, and follows a typical white family as they go about their everyday lives.
Host
In this parody of documentaries, host Martin Mull discusses the contributions that white people have made to the USA, visits the Institute of White Studies, and follows a typical white family as they go about their everyday lives.
Pat Coletti
O.C. e Stiggs não são adolescentes comuns.Eles não só detestam o ambiente suburbano como planeiam destruí-lo. Eles encetam uma vingança contra a família Schwab, que corporiza tudo aquilo que eles odeiam: a classe média.
Warren Fitzpatrick
Four teens on the run from an orphanage spring a fellow orphan recently adopted by a rich family, then trash the whole house.
Mel Shaver (uncredited)
Alan O'Black is a comic who wants to hit it big. But his endless attempts at stardom have worn down his relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Julie. Thinking she'll give him another chance if he gets a real job, Alan gets a gig as a limo driver, which promptly lands him in a slew of trouble when he meets and gets involved in the hijinks of a crooked entrepreneur, Bradley Coleman.
Ron
Jack e Caroline são um casal tentando ter uma vida decente, quando Jack, de repente perde o emprego. Eles concordam que ele deveria ficar em casa e cuidar da casa enquanto Caroline trabalha. É ele que nunca fez isso antes, e realmente não tem a menor idéia.
Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
Cherryvale Academy, é uma escola para moças que fica ao lado da academia masculina Peables. Christine e Betsy, namoram dois jovens: Jim e Bubba! Jordan, é a garota mais popular de Cherryvale, inconformada e morrendo de ciúmes do namoro de Jim e Chris, planeja separar, a qualquer custo, o belo casal, mas a escola para garotas é virada de cabeça para baixo pelas aulas de educação sexual e pela pesquisa de campo realizada com o auxílio dos garotos do colégio vizinho.
A celebration of how the very young and the very old appreciate and enjoy each other via sketches and variety performances.
Television parody. Sketches include: Women Who Have Made It With Me, No-Arms Bandits, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, & Funky High School. Features a performance by Riders in the Sky & Devo's "Beautiful World" music video. Also, excerpts from Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" video, & QUASI AT THE QUACKADERO.
Dick Ebersol
A junior executive is ordered to boost output in the hometown brewery where his old friends work.
Mr. Peache
Quando o tímido Clifford (Chris Makepeace) chega em sua nova escola, é logo assediado pelo valentão Moody (Matt Dillon) e seu grupo de colegas, que extorquem todos os dias o dinheiro das crianças. Em uma das abordagens, o novato quase perde seus dentes, quando é salvo por Ricky Lindemann (Adam Baldwin), um estudante com fama de ter assassinado o próprio irmão.
Harvey
A man resists the California fads that his wife, friends and wealthy Marin County neighbors embrace. Based on the serial by Cyra McFadden in the San Francisco Chronicle in the 70s, satirizing the lifestyle trends of the local elite - from open marriages and organic food to New Age cults.
Writer
1979 comedy special starring Chevy Chase in the vein of Saturday Night Live.
1979 comedy special starring Chevy Chase in the vein of Saturday Night Live.
Eric Swan
Q-SKY is the #1 radio station in Los Angeles mainly because of the music they play; running the station the way they want to, it has made them a ratings success.
Music Producer
A Southern stock-car driver puts his rising career in the hands of a race promoter.
