Charles Shyer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Richard Shyer (born October 11, 1941) is an American film director, writer and producer. Shyer's films are predominantly comedies, often with a romantic-comedy overtone. His films include Private Benjamin (1980); the critically acclaimed Irreconcilable Differences (1984); Baby Boom (1987); Father of the Bride (1991); and Father of the Bride Part II (1995), The Parent Trap (1998), The Affair of the Necklace (L'Affaire du Collier) (2001) and Alfie (2004). Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Shyer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Alfie (2004)

In Manhattan, the British limousine driver Alfie is surrounded by beautiful women, having one night stands with all of them and without any sort of commitment. His best friends are his colleague Marlon and his girl-friend Lonette. Alfie has a brief affair with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Jude Law  •  Marisa Tomei  •  Omar Epps  •  Jane Krakowski

In Manhattan, the British limousine driver Alfie is surrounded by beautiful women, having one night stands with all of them and without any sort of commitment. His best friends are his colleague Marlon and his girl-friend Lonette. Alfie has a brief affair with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Jude Law  •  Marisa Tomei  •  Omar Epps  •  Jane Krakowski

Baby Boom (1987)

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The life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Diane Keaton  •  Sam Shepard  •  Harold Ramis  •  Kristina Kennedy

The life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Diane Keaton  •  Sam Shepard  •  Harold Ramis  •  Kristina Kennedy

Father of the Bride (1991)

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George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. His wife tries to make him happy for Annie, but when the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Diane Keaton  •  Kimberly Williams-Paisley  •  George Newbern

George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. His wife tries to make him happy for Annie, but when the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Diane Keaton  •  Kimberly Williams-Paisley  •  George Newbern

Irreconcilable Differences (1984)

Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Ryan O'Neal  •  Shelley Long  •  Drew Barrymore  •  Sam Wanamaker

Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Ryan O'Neal  •  Shelley Long  •  Drew Barrymore  •  Sam Wanamaker

The Affair of the Necklace (2001)

In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Hilary Swank  •  Simon Baker  •  Christopher Walken  •  Hayden Panettiere

In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Hilary Swank  •  Simon Baker  •  Christopher Walken  •  Hayden Panettiere

I Love Trouble (1994)

Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  Saul Rubinek  •  James Rebhorn  •  Julia Roberts

Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  Saul Rubinek  •  James Rebhorn  •  Julia Roberts

Father of the Bride Part II (1995)

Just when George Banks has recovered from his daughter's wedding, he receives the news that she's pregnant ... and that George's wife is expecting too. He was planning on selling their home, but that's a plan that—like George—will have to change with the arrival of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Diane Keaton  •  Martin Short  •  Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Just when George Banks has recovered from his daughter's wedding, he receives the news that she's pregnant ... and that George's wife is expecting too. He was planning on selling their home, but that's a plan that—like George—will have to change with the arrival of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Diane Keaton  •  Martin Short  •  Kimberly Williams-Paisley

The Noel Diary (2022)

Cleaning out his childhood home at Christmas, a novelist meets a woman searching for her birth mother. Will an old diary unlock their pasts — and hearts?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Justin Hartley  •  Barrett Doss  •  Bonnie Bedelia  •  Shelby Reitman Renee

Cleaning out his childhood home at Christmas, a novelist meets a woman searching for her birth mother. Will an old diary unlock their pasts — and hearts?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Justin Hartley  •  Barrett Doss  •  Bonnie Bedelia  •  Shelby Reitman Renee