List of the best George Gaynes movies: Police Academy: Mission to Moscow(1994), Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach(1988), Trilogy of Terror(1975), Vanya on 42nd Street(1994), Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(1982), Micki & Maude(1984), The Girl in the Empty Grave(1977), To Be or Not to Be(1983), The Fantastic Four(1994), Tootsie(1982), The Boy Who Cried Werewolf(1973), Nickelodeon(1976) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1994
83 Minutes
Commandant Lassard
George Gaynes Michael Winslow David Graf Leslie Easterbrook G.W. Bailey Charlie Schlatter Christopher Lee Ron Perlman Claire Forlani Richard Israel
police officer beautiful woman mob boss cadet thief russian hilarious quirky spirited police academy police station moscow united states office car police work computers russian mob americans abroad world domination
The Russian government hires the veterans of the Police Academy (1984) to help deal with the Mafia.
Comedy
USA
1988
89 Minutes
Cmndt. Eric Lassard
Matt McCoy Janet Jones George Gaynes Bubba Smith G.W. Bailey David Graf Michael Winslow Leslie Easterbrook Marion Ramsey
police officers police captain police commissioner commandant hilarious police academy airport art museum miami hostage situation promotion prank diamond smuggling crime rivalry 1980s
The Police Academy's commandant will be honored at a police convention in Miami Beach. At the airport he picks a wrong bag with stolen diamonds. The "owners" want them back.
Horror
1975
78 Minutes
Dr. Chester Ramsey
Karen Black Robert Burton John Karlen George Gaynes Jim Storm Gregory Harrison Kathryn Reynolds Tracy Curtis Orin Cannon
The same woman (Karen Black) appears in three tales as a blackmailed teacher, a tormented lover and opposite sisters.
Drama
USA
1994
119 Minutes
Serybryakov
Wallace Shawn Julianne Moore Brooke Smith Larry Pine George Gaynes Lynn Cohen Phoebe Brand Jerry Mayer Madhur Jaffrey
actor actress director creative quirky powerful new york city times square theater backstage street acting theater show business creative process transformation 1990s
New York actors rehearse Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in a dilapidated theatre.
Comedy
USA
1982
89 Minutes
Dr. Forrest
Steve Martin Rachel Ward Carl Reiner Reni Santoni George Gaynes Francis X. McCarthy Adrian Ricard Britt Nilsson
detective femme fatale daughter actor amusing offbeat witty city train station train office prison murder mystery car crash adventure discovery mystery 1980s
Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from real noirs appear as scenes from various films are intercut.
Comedy, Drama
1984
118 Minutes
Dr. Eugene Glztski
Dudley Moore Amy Irving Ann Reinking Richard Mulligan George Gaynes Wallace Shawn John Pleshette H.B. Haggerty Lu Leonard Priscilla Pointer Robert Symonds
television reporter lawyer cellist husband pregnant woman hilarious outlandish madcap california city marriage affair pregnancy bigamy lying transformation discovery 1980s
TV host Rob (Dudley Moore), already married to Micki (Ann Reinking), marries pregnant Maude (Amy Irving), then Micki gets pregnant.
Mystery & Thriller
France
1977
100 Minutes
David Alden
Andy Griffith Jonathan Banks James Cromwell Mitzi Hoag Claude Earl Jones George Gaynes Byron Morrow Mary Robin Redd Robert F. Simon Sharon Spelman Leonard Stone
The story takes place in France from 1935 to 1945 where a gang use a Citroën car to hold up stores and banks.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1983
108 Minutes
Ravitch
Mel Brooks Anne Bancroft Charles Durning Tim Matheson Jose Ferrer Christopher Lloyd George Gaynes George Wyner Jack Riley Lewis J. Stadlen Ronny Graham
actor actress pilot secret agent tailor nazi collaborator madcap hilarious cheeky engaging warsaw, poland theater backstage stage england show business musicals world war ii nazi occupation william shakespeare
At the onset of WW2, a Polish actor's family and the Polish Resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape Poland and the invading Nazis.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Action
Germany|USA
1994
90 Minutes
Professor
Alex Hyde-White Jay Underwood Rebecca Staab Michael Bailey Smith Ian Trigger Joseph Culp George Gaynes Kat Green
When dosed with cosmic rays, four intrepid explorers are given incredible powers.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1982
111 Minutes
John Van Horn
Dustin Hoffman Jessica Lange Teri Garr Dabney Coleman Charles Durning Bill Murray Sydney Pollack George Gaynes Geena Davis Doris Belack Ellen Foley
actor actress agent director roommate girlfriend amusing charming new york city television studio apartment restaurant family home love triangle deception cross-dressing actors transformation love 1980s
Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.
Horror
USA
1973
93 Minutes
Dr. Marderosian
Kerwin Mathews Elaine Devry Scott Sealey Robert Wilke Susan Foster Jack Lucas Bob Homel George Gaynes Loretta Temple David S. Cass Sr. Harold Goodwin
A young boy visits his father in a secluded cabin; the father is attacked by a werewolf and becomes one himself every full moon. However, the boy constantly tries to warn others, but no one will believe him.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1976
121 Minutes
Reginald Kingsley
Ryan O'Neal Burt Reynolds Tatum O'Neal Brian Keith Stella Stevens John Ritter Jane Hitchcock Harry Carey Jr. James Best George Gaynes M. Emmet Walsh
attorney director actor starlet crew member spirited witty california movie set filmmaking love triangle silent movies sabotage fame adventure rivalry transformation 1910s
Buck and lawyer Leo accidentally get into movie production in the early days (1910).
Comedy
USA
1985
87 Minutes
Commandant Eric Lassard
Steve Guttenberg Michael Winslow Colleen Camp Bubba Smith David Graf Bruce Mahler Marion Ramsey Howard Hesseman Art Metrano George Gaynes Ed Herlihy
police captain police officer gang leader store owner rival amusing madcap playful outlandish united states store police station supermarket restaurant big city undercover operations race against time guns robbery destruction
When a new gang moves into town it's up to the screwball police team to stop them.
Comedy
Canada|USA
1986
82 Minutes
Commandant Eric Lassard
Steve Guttenberg Leslie Easterbrook David Graf Bubba Smith Michael Winslow Marion Ramsey Art Metrano Tim Kazurinsky Bobcat Goldthwait George Gaynes Shawn Weatherly
police officer sergeant governor police chief commandant cadet amusing lighthearted spirited police academy police station bar party police work training sabotage competition crime budget rivalry
The alumni of Commandant Lassard's Police Academy (1984) return to the school to train new recruits and prevent its closure.
Comedy
USA
1989
84 Minutes
Commandant Eric Lassard
Bubba Smith David Graf Michael Winslow Leslie Easterbrook Marion Ramsey Lance Kinsey Matt McCoy Bruce Mahler G.W. Bailey George Gaynes Kenneth Mars
commander gangster governor dark police academy city resistance siege bumbling pursuit
Those bumbling cadets take to the streets when three inept goons successfully orchestrate a metropolitan crime wave.
Comedy
USA
1987
87 Minutes
Steve Guttenberg Bubba Smith Michael Winslow David Graf Tim Kazurinsky Sharon Stone Leslie Easterbrook Marion Ramsey Lance Kinsey G.W. Bailey Bobcat Goldthwait
commander police sergeant police captain citizen love interest hilarious madcap thrilling city police station street hot-air balloon police work training misfits robbery discovery pursuit rivalry 1980s
The misfit Police Academy (1984) graduates now are assigned to train a group of civilian volunteers to fight crime once again plaguing the streets.
Drama
USA
1996
123 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Winona Ryder Paul Scofield Joan Allen Bruce Davison Rob Campbell Jeffrey Jones Peter Vaughan Karron Graves Charlayne Woodard Frances Conroy
husband wife lover young woman judge friend emotional intense courtroom salem, mass. woods deception adultery witchcraft witch hunt trial honor revenge forbidden love 17th century
A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
1966
150 Minutes
Candice Bergen Joan Hackett Elizabeth Hartman Shirley Knight Joanna Pettet Mary Robin Redd Jessica Walter Kathleen Widdoes James Broderick James Congdon Larry Hagman
writer doctor wife lesbian activist melodramatic brash engaging college new york city europe cemetery friendship competition marriage social standing suicide drinking discovery quest
Lakey (Candice Bergen), Dottie (Joan Hackett), Priss (Elizabeth Hartman) and other class of '33 women go their own ways.