Melanie Mayron

Melanie Joy Mayron (born October 20, 1952) is an American actress and director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melanie Mayron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Car Wash (1976)

This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers -- including a smooth-talking preacher, a wacky cab driver and an ex-convict -- while cracking ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Schultz
CAST:  Darrow Igus  •  DeWayne Jessie  •  Richard Brestoff  •  James Spinks

This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers -- including a smooth-talking preacher, a wacky cab driver and an ex-convict -- while cracking ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Schultz
CAST:  Darrow Igus  •  DeWayne Jessie  •  Richard Brestoff  •  James Spinks

Clockstoppers (2002)

Until now, Zak Gibbs' greatest challenge has been to find a way to buy a car. But when he discovers an odd wristwatch amidst his father's various inventions and slips it on -- something very strange happens. The world around him seems to come to a stop, everything ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Frakes
CAST:  Jesse Bradford  •  Paula Garcés  •  Robin Thomas  •  French Stewart

Until now, Zak Gibbs' greatest challenge has been to find a way to buy a car. But when he discovers an odd wristwatch amidst his father's various inventions and slips it on -- something very strange happens. The world around him seems to come to a stop, everything ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Frakes
CAST:  Jesse Bradford  •  Paula Garcés  •  Robin Thomas  •  French Stewart

Drop Zone (1994)

A team of skydiving crooks led by rogue DEA agent Ty Moncrief specialize in landing on police roofs and breaking in so they can steal undercover agents' files and sell them to drug lords. Federal Marshal Pete Nessip lost a brother to this crew and learns skydiving ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Wesley Snipes  •  Gary Busey  •  Yancy Butler  •  Michael Jeter

A team of skydiving crooks led by rogue DEA agent Ty Moncrief specialize in landing on police roofs and breaking in so they can steal undercover agents' files and sell them to drug lords. Federal Marshal Pete Nessip lost a brother to this crew and learns skydiving ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Wesley Snipes  •  Gary Busey  •  Yancy Butler  •  Michael Jeter

Harry and Tonto (1974)

Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s living in the Upper West Side of New York City where his late wife and he raised his children--where he's lived all his life. When the building he lives in is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Mazursky
CAST:  Art Carney  •  Herbert Berghof  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Geraldine Fitzgerald

Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s living in the Upper West Side of New York City where his late wife and he raised his children--where he's lived all his life. When the building he lives in is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Mazursky
CAST:  Art Carney  •  Herbert Berghof  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Geraldine Fitzgerald

Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007)

High School grad and all American gal, Anna, finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty Committee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamie Babbit
CAST:  Melonie Diaz  •  Nicole Vicius  •  Guinevere Turner  •  Carly Pope

High School grad and all American gal, Anna, finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty Committee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamie Babbit
CAST:  Melonie Diaz  •  Nicole Vicius  •  Guinevere Turner  •  Carly Pope

Missing (1982)

Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Costa-Gavras
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Sissy Spacek  •  John Shea  •  Melanie Mayron

Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Costa-Gavras
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Sissy Spacek  •  John Shea  •  Melanie Mayron

My Blue Heaven (1990)

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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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Ross
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Rick Moranis  •  Joan Cusack  •  Melanie Mayron

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Ross
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Rick Moranis  •  Joan Cusack  •  Melanie Mayron

The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)

Seven junior-high-school girls organize a daycare camp for children while at the same time experiencing classic adolescent growing pains.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melanie Mayron
CAST:  Schuyler Fisk  •  Bre Blair  •  Rachael Leigh Cook  •  Larisa Oleynik

Seven junior-high-school girls organize a daycare camp for children while at the same time experiencing classic adolescent growing pains.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melanie Mayron
CAST:  Schuyler Fisk  •  Bre Blair  •  Rachael Leigh Cook  •  Larisa Oleynik

The Gambler (1974)

New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Reisz
CAST:  James Caan  •  Paul Sorvino  •  Lauren Hutton  •  Morris Carnovsky

New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Reisz
CAST:  James Caan  •  Paul Sorvino  •  Lauren Hutton  •  Morris Carnovsky

Campus Confidential (2005)

School... there is the popular crowd. Teachers favor some students over others. Because of this, Violet decides to start a school paper, which exposes many embarrassing secrets of popular kids who think they run the campus.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melanie Mayron
CAST:  Keri Lynn Pratt  •  Christy Carlson Romano  •  Katey Sagal  •  Teddy Dunn

School... there is the popular crowd. Teachers favor some students over others. Because of this, Violet decides to start a school paper, which exposes many embarrassing secrets of popular kids who think they run the campus.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melanie Mayron
CAST:  Keri Lynn Pratt  •  Christy Carlson Romano  •  Katey Sagal  •  Teddy Dunn

Heartbeeps (1981)

Two domestic robots fall in love and run off together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Arkush
CAST:  Andy Kaufman  •  Bernadette Peters  •  Randy Quaid  •  Christopher Guest

Two domestic robots fall in love and run off together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Arkush
CAST:  Andy Kaufman  •  Bernadette Peters  •  Randy Quaid  •  Christopher Guest

Breaking the Girls (2013)

A naive college student loses a scholarship at the hands of a classmate and makes a pact with a mysterious friend to kill off each other's enemies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamie Babbit
CAST:  Sam Anderson  •  Shawn Ashmore  •  Agnes Bruckner  •  Shanna Collins

A naive college student loses a scholarship at the hands of a classmate and makes a pact with a mysterious friend to kill off each other's enemies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamie Babbit
CAST:  Sam Anderson  •  Shawn Ashmore  •  Agnes Bruckner  •  Shanna Collins

The Earth Day Special (1990)

The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour special featured an all-star cast addressing concerns about global warming, deforestation, and other environmental ills.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dwight Hemion
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Barbra Streisand  •  Downtown Julie Brown  •  Bette Midler

The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour special featured an all-star cast addressing concerns about global warming, deforestation, and other environmental ills.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dwight Hemion
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Barbra Streisand  •  Downtown Julie Brown  •  Bette Midler

Lily: Sold Out (1981)

After taking her successful Broadway show to Las Vegas, Lily Tomlin is faced with a tough decision: soften her act for mass appeal, or keep her material the way she originally intended?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Charmoli  •  Bill Davis
CAST:  Lily Tomlin  •  Jane Fonda  •  Paul Anka  •  Harvey Lembeck

After taking her successful Broadway show to Las Vegas, Lily Tomlin is faced with a tough decision: soften her act for mass appeal, or keep her material the way she originally intended?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Charmoli  •  Bill Davis
CAST:  Lily Tomlin  •  Jane Fonda  •  Paul Anka  •  Harvey Lembeck

Katie: Portrait of A Centerfold (1978)

A naive Texas beauty queen, seeking Hollywood stardom, quickly learns the realities of the business after attending an unethical modeling school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Kim Basinger  •  Vivian Blaine  •  Fabian  •  Tab Hunter

A naive Texas beauty queen, seeking Hollywood stardom, quickly learns the realities of the business after attending an unethical modeling school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  Kim Basinger  •  Vivian Blaine  •  Fabian  •  Tab Hunter

Hustling (1975)

Based on Gail Sheehy's book, this film chronicles how a reporter for a New York City magazine decided to investigate the city's prostitution industry to find out just who was making all the money. What she found out caused a firestorm of controversy--that many of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent
CAST:  Lee Remick  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Burt Young  •  Monte Markham

Based on Gail Sheehy's book, this film chronicles how a reporter for a New York City magazine decided to investigate the city's prostitution industry to find out just who was making all the money. What she found out caused a firestorm of controversy--that many of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent
CAST:  Lee Remick  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Burt Young  •  Monte Markham

Sticky Fingers (1988)

Two dippy roommates, struggling musicians Lolly and Hattie are asked by a drug-dealing friend-of-a-friend Diane to baby-sit a bag containing nearly a million dollars while she scoots out of town in order to avoid trouble. Once the money is in their possession, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Catlin Adams
CAST:  Helen Slater  •  Melanie Mayron  •  Danitra Vance  •  Adam Shaw

Two dippy roommates, struggling musicians Lolly and Hattie are asked by a drug-dealing friend-of-a-friend Diane to baby-sit a bag containing nearly a million dollars while she scoots out of town in order to avoid trouble. Once the money is in their possession, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Catlin Adams
CAST:  Helen Slater  •  Melanie Mayron  •  Danitra Vance  •  Adam Shaw

Mean Girls 2 (2011)

After a clique of girls makes life difficult, a new student forms a rival group to take control of the school's corridors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melanie Mayron
CAST:  Jennifer Stone  •  Maiara Walsh  •  Nicole Gale Anderson  •  Tim Meadows

After a clique of girls makes life difficult, a new student forms a rival group to take control of the school's corridors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melanie Mayron
CAST:  Jennifer Stone  •  Maiara Walsh  •  Nicole Gale Anderson  •  Tim Meadows

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)

The story of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat responsible for saving thousands of lives from the Nazi Holocaust.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamont Johnson
CAST:  Richard Chamberlain  •  Alice Krige  •  Kenneth Colley  •  Melanie Mayron

The story of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat responsible for saving thousands of lives from the Nazi Holocaust.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamont Johnson
CAST:  Richard Chamberlain  •  Alice Krige  •  Kenneth Colley  •  Melanie Mayron

Playing for Time (1980)

When a Jewish songstress is plucked from the stage and sent to Auschwitz, she and other musicians find themselves assigned to a terrible task—using their talents to soothe fellow prisoners who are sentenced to die in the gas chambers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent  •  Daniel Mann
CAST:  Vanessa Redgrave  •  Jane Alexander  •  Maud Adams  •  Christine Baranski

When a Jewish songstress is plucked from the stage and sent to Auschwitz, she and other musicians find themselves assigned to a terrible task—using their talents to soothe fellow prisoners who are sentenced to die in the gas chambers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent  •  Daniel Mann
CAST:  Vanessa Redgrave  •  Jane Alexander  •  Maud Adams  •  Christine Baranski
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