Movies starring Michael McKean

Used Cars (1980)

113 mins     Comedy      

"Used Cars" comes from the team of Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, a partnership which gave us the great "Back to the Future" movies and the nostalgic "I Wanna Hold Your Hand". But "Used Cars" is something else, it is like Zeme...

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

82 mins     Comedy      

I watched "This is Spinal Tap" for the first time in 1989, I say I watched but I gave up on it and it wasn't until 1991 that I sat through the whole movie although truth be told I wanted to walk away. Now for a while I though...

Clue (1985)

94 mins     Comedy, Crime, Mystery      

I didn't play "Cluedo" much as a child but when I did I always enjoyed the logical aspect of solving the crime and discovering whodunit. That logical aspect is certainly not apparent in "Clue" the 1985 movie which is based up...

D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)

99 mins     Family, Sci-Fi      

"D.A.R.Y.L." is one of those 80s movies which has actually improved with age, not in that it has bucked the trend and not dated because in look it is seriously dated, but because the intelligence and humour of the story is ea...

Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

93 mins     Comedy, Drama      

I've watched "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" numerous times since its release back in the late 80s and have always liked it. The daft thing is that it took another movie, "Due Date" which came out in 2010 for me to realise exa...

Short Circuit 2 (1988)

110 mins     Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi      

It's been a very long time since I watched "Short Circuit 2" and had forgotten much of it before recently catching it for the first time in about 20 years. It didn't take long for the memories to come flooding back and within...

Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)

100 mins     Comedy      

When I first watched "Earth Girls Are Easy" as a teen back in the 80s it was fun, watching it now 25 years later it is even better. Don't get me wrong because "Earth Girls Are Easy" is and has always been a vacuous movie with...

Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

99 mins     Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi      

Dress it up as much as you like with a touch of film noir style narration and come comedy "Memoirs of an Invisible Man" is a movie about one thing, the special effects of creating a believable invisible man. From the opening ...

Coneheads (1993)

88 mins     Comedy, Sci-Fi      

I have two things to say when it comes to "Coneheads". The first of which is as a piece of entertainment, a sci-fi comedy it is one of the least funny movies I have had the displeasure to watch. From accents which grate withi...

Airheads (1994)

92 mins     Comedy      

Along long time ago before some of you were even a twinkle in your daddy's eye there was a young man called Adam Sandler who was funny, he was different to other comedians and had some amusing ideas. But sadly the evil beast ...

That Darn Cat (1997)

89 mins     Comedy, Family      

There is a simple fact, the 1997 version of "That Darn Cat" is made for a target audience of young children who not only just want some comedy caper style fun but also won't even know it is a remake. As such not only does thi...

Small Soldiers (1998)

108 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy, Family      

Whilst "Gremlins" may be the movie most people think of when the name Joe Dante is mentioned part of me thinks it should be "Small Soldiers". Don't get me wrong as I love "Gremlins" and "Small Soldiers" has a lot of similarit...

Final Justice (1998)

95 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

"Final Justice" starts off quite brilliantly as after the murder and Gwen's struggle to deal with her brother's murder we have the court case and the sleaze ball Merle Hammond. In many ways the usually amusing Michael McKean ...

True Crime (1999)

127 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Like so many movies "True Crime" has the potential to be a good movie but then falls at the final hurdle when it comes to generating a worthy ending. And it is a shame as for the first three quarters "True Crime" works; it ma...

Best in Show (2000)

90 mins     Comedy      

On first glance "Best in Show" looks like one of those spoof documentary comedies which I don't get, I just usually find these sorts of movies unfunny. And to be honest I didn't have great hopes when I finally decided to watc...

The Producers (2005)

134 mins     Comedy, Musical      

Someone once said to me the reason I wasn't impressed with Mel Brooks' "The Producers" was because it was old with old actors which I laughed at as they obviously didn't know me and my preference for old cinema. Now having fi...

The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006)

85 mins     Comedy, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie      

I have to be honest and say I thought they had stopped making movies like "The Year Without a Santa Claus" back in the 90s or maybe that was just wishful thinking. You see what "The Year Without a Santa Claus" ends up is one ...