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- BEING THERE (1979) Screenplay by Robert C. Jones (uncredited) and Jerzy Kosinski, based on Kosinski’s novel. Starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Warden, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart.
- COMING HOME (1978) Screenplay by Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones, story by Nancy Dowd. Starring Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Robert Carradine, Robert Ginty.
- THE LAST DETAIL (1973) Screenplay by Robert Towne, based on the novel by Darryl Ponicsan. Starring Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James, Carol Kane, Michael Moriarty, Nancy Allen, Gilda Radner.
- HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971) Written by Colin Higgins. Starring Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack, Charles Tyner, Eric Christmas, George Wood, Ellen Geer, Judy Engles, Shari Summers.
Mar 18, 2024 · Although comedies were his specialty, Ashby's movies cover a range of genres, from war drama to biopics, and are often shot through with melancholy. A perennial outsider, Ashby brought an...
- The Landlord
- Being There
- Harold and Maude
- Coming Home
- The Last Detail
- Bound For Glory
- Let’s Spend The Night Together
- 8 Million Ways to Die
- Beverly Hills Buntz
- Second-Hand Hearts
“The Landlord” is a 1970 comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby, with a screenplay by Bill Gunn based on the novel by Kristin Hunter. The film stars Beau Bridges as Elgar Enders, a wealthy white man who decides to buy a run-down tenement building in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Brooklyn, with the intention of evicting the tenants and reno...
“Being There” is a satirical comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby and released in 1979. The film tells the story of Chance (Peter Sellers), a simple-minded gardener who has spent his entire life tending to a wealthy man’s estate. After his employer dies, Chance is forced to venture out into the world, where he is mistaken for a brilliant and ins...
Harold and Maude is a 1971 American romantic black comedy directed by Hal Ashby and written by Colin Higgins. The film tells the story of Harold (played by Bud Cort), a young man who is obsessed with death and attends funerals for entertainment, and his relationship with Maude (played by Ruth Gordon), an eccentric 79-year-old woman who teaches him ...
“Coming Home” is a 1978 American drama film directed by Hal Ashby and starring Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, and Bruce Dern. The film follows the story of a woman named Sally Hyde (Fonda) whose husband, a Marine Corps captain, is deployed to Vietnam. Feeling lonely and unfulfilled, Sally becomes involved in an anti-war group where she meets Luke Martin (...
“The Last Detail” is a 1973 comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby, based on the novel of the same name by Darryl Ponicsan. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, and Otis Young as three Navy sailors tasked with escorting a young sailor named Meadows (played by Randy Quaid) to a military prison after he is found guilty of stealing forty dolla...
“Bound for Glory” is a biographical drama film directed by Hal Ashby and released in 1976. The film tells the story of Woody Guthrie (David Carradine), an iconic American folk singer and songwriter, as he travels across the United States during the Great Depression, playing music and speaking out against injustice and inequality. The film is notabl...
Let’s Spend the Night Together is a 1982 concert film directed by Hal Ashby, featuring the Rolling Stones performing at the Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona during their 1981 North American tour. The film includes performances of 25 songs, including classic hits such as “Start Me Up”, “Brown Sugar”, and “Satisfaction”. One of the key features of...
“8 Million Ways to Die” is a 1986 American crime drama film directed by Hal Ashby and starring Jeff Bridges, Rosanna Arquette, and Andy Garcia. The film follows the story of Matthew Scudder (Bridges), a recovering alcoholic and former Los Angeles police officer who becomes a private investigator in order to escape his past and find redemption. When...
“Beverly Hills Buntz” is a television series that aired from 1987 to 1988. It is a spin-off of the popular police drama series “Hill Street Blues” and focuses on the character Norman Buntz (Dennis Franz), a former detective from the Hill Street precinct who has relocated to Beverly Hills to start his own private detective agency. The series follows...
“Second-Hand Hearts” is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby and released in 1981. The film tells the story of a divorced couple, the recently released prison inmate Henry (played by Robert Blake) and the lonely and sensitive Willa (played by Barbara Harris), who embark on a road trip together to start a new life. As Henry and Willa t...
1. Harold and Maude (1971) PG | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance. 7.9. Rate. 62 Metascore. Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral. Director: Hal Ashby | Stars: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Cyril Cusack. Votes: 81,782. Watch on Prime Video.
1. Second-Hand Hearts (1980) PG | 102 min | Comedy. 4.6. Rate. 28 Metascore. A high-spirited wife and her meekish husband hit the road to take back her kids from her previous marriage who live with her ex-inlaws. Director: Hal Ashby | Stars: Robert Blake, Barbara Harris, Collin Boone, Amber Rose Gold. Votes: 235. 12. 2. 8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
1. The Last Detail (1973) R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama. 7.5. Rate. 86 Metascore. Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way. Director: Hal Ashby | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Otis Young, Clifton James. Votes: 26,538 | Gross: $3.19M. 2. Harold and Maude (1971)
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Sep 18, 2018 · Hal Ashby directed a number of exceptional movies, from Harold and Maude to Being There to Shampoo. But which Ashby film is the best?
