List of the best Paul Bartel movies: Shelf Life(1993), Eating Raoul(1982), Lust in the Dust(1985), Death Race 2000(1975), The Longshot(1986), Cannonball(1976), Not for Publication(1984), Private Parts(1972), Shelf Life(1993), The Pope Must Diet(1991), Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel(1992), Rock 'n' Roll High School(1979) ... ...
Drama
USA
1993
83 Minutes
Director
O-Lan Jones Andrea Stein Jim Turner Paul Bartel Justin Houchin Shelby Lindley Jazz Britany
In 1963, a paranoid middle-class couple locks themselves and their small kids in their nuclear fallout shelter. 30 years later, their oblivious son and two daughters still survive there playing absurd games. A play-based dark comedy.
Comedy
USA
1982
83 Minutes
Director
Paul Bartel Mary Woronov Robert Beltran Buck Henry Richard Paul Susan Saiger Ed Begley Jr. Dan Barrows Ralph Brannen Hamilton Camp John Paragon
A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discovers a bizarre, if not murderous, way to get funding for opening a restaurant.
Comedy, Western
USA
1985
85 Minutes
Director
Tab Hunter Divine Lainie Kazan Geoffrey Lewis Henry Silva Cesar Romero Gina Gallego Woody Strode Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
A group of unscrupulous characters seek buried treasure in the old west.
Comedy, Action
USA
1975
78 Minutes
Director
David Carradine Simone Griffeth Sylvester Stallone Mary Woronov Roberta Collins Martin Kove Louisa Moritz Don Steele
race car driver revolutionary reporter president campy brutal outlandish america car racing blood sport quest metamorphosis 2000s
In a dystopian future, a cross country automobile race requires contestants to run down innocent pedestrians to gain points that are tallied based on each kill's brutality.
Comedy
USA
1986
89 Minutes
Director
Tim Conway Jack Weston Harvey Korman Ted Wass Pat Li Garry Goodrow Anne Meara Frank Bonner Benny Baker Ernie Anderson Jorge Cervera Jr.
Four losers borrow money from gangsters to bet on a "sure thing", but lose. The gangsters go after them to get their money.
Action
Hong Kong|USA
1976
93 Minutes
Director
David Carradine Bill McKinney Veronica Hamel Gerrit Graham Robert Carradine Belinda Balaski Judy Canova Archie Hahn Carl Gottlieb
race car driver rival girlfriend brother ex-convict mafioso spectacular thrilling amusing suspenseful los angeles police station parking lot highway new jersey street racing road trip competition parole daunting task
Racing across the country from L.A. to New York, a plethora of exotic cars carry contestants hoping to win a very large sum.
Comedy
USA
1984
88 Minutes
Director
Nancy Allen David Naughton Laurence Luckinbill Alice Ghostley Richard Paul Barry Dennen Cork Hubbert Paul Bartel
Tabloid reporter Lois Thornedyke and her photographer Barry Denver stumble upon evidence of a sex scandal, blackmail, and political conspiracy that may involve her love interest Franklyn, the saintly Mayor of New York City.
Horror
1972
86 Minutes
Director
Ayn Ruymen Lucille Benson John Ventantonio
Cheryl (Ayn Ruymen) meets a weirdo (John Ventantonio) with an inflatable doll at Aunt Martha's (Lucille Benson) Skid Row hotel.
Drama
USA
1993
83 Minutes
Director
O-Lan Jones Andrea Stein Jim Turner Paul Bartel Justin Houchin Shelby Lindley Jazz Britany
In 1963, a paranoid middle-class couple locks themselves and their small kids in their nuclear fallout shelter. 30 years later, their oblivious son and two daughters still survive there playing absurd games. A play-based dark comedy.
Comedy
UK
1991
97 Minutes
Monsignor Fitchie
Robbie Coltrane Beverly D'Angelo Herbert Lom Paul Bartel Salvatore Cascio Balthazar Getty Alex Rocco Peter Richardson Adrian Edmondson Robert Stephens Khedjia Sassi
A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff, he must deal with Vatican corruption, the Mob and the reappearance of his old lover.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1992
90 Minutes
The Manager
Sherilyn Fenn Whip Hubley David Hewlett David Johansen Paul Bartel Parker Whitman Shannon Sturges Eric Welch
Right after Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California, in 1955, a toy salesman in town for a convention brings his wife with him so they can both go to Disneyland. They stay at a rundown ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1979
93 Minutes
Mr. McGree
P.J. Soles Allan Arkush Vincent Van Patten Clint Howard Dey Young Mary Woronov Paul Bartel Alix Elias
Ramones fanatic and delinquent Riff Randell battle it out with the strict new principle of Vince Lombardi High School, Miss Togar, with help from the Ramones.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance
USA
1998
92 Minutes
Rex Webster
Sean Hayes Brad Rowe Richard Ganoung Meredith Scott Lynn Matthew Ashford Armando Valdes-Kennedy Paul Bartel Carmine D. Giovinazzo Holly Woodlawn
photographer male model roommate gay man drag queen emotional tender touching los angeles photography studio art gallery catalina island, calif. homosexuality photography romance sexual identity hollywood love discovery 1990s
Billy is a gay fine-arts photographer who falls in love with straight coffee-shop waiter Gabriel.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1989
90 Minutes
Clerk
Cameron Dye Karen Black Bud Cort Lynn Danielson Starr Andreeff Divine Paul Bartel Geoffrey Lewis Tracey Walter Tab Hunter
Beautiful young women who work at the offices of a phone-sex company are being stalked by a psychotic killer.
Biography
USA
1983
113 Minutes
Chef Paul
Bonnie Bedelia Beau Bridges Leo Rossi Hoyt Axton Bill McKinney Anthony Edwards Dean-Paul Martin Paul Bartel Dick Miller Terence Knox
housewife mechanic race car driver uplifting inspiring racetrack upstate new york house garage sexism car racing gender identity sports ambition competition underdog transformation rise 1980s
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1985
94 Minutes
Mr. Froeger
Chevy Chase Beverly D'Angelo Dana Hill Jason Lively Eric Idle Victor Lanoux John Astin Paul Bartel Mel Smith Robbie Coltrane
father wife son daughter thief boyfriend madcap hilarious london paris germany rome airplane hotel vacation family dysfunction accident american tourists sex road trip
The Griswolds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues.
Comedy
USA
1984
88 Minutes
Director
Nancy Allen David Naughton Laurence Luckinbill Alice Ghostley Richard Paul Barry Dennen Cork Hubbert Paul Bartel
Tabloid reporter Lois Thornedyke and her photographer Barry Denver stumble upon evidence of a sex scandal, blackmail, and political conspiracy that may involve her love interest Franklyn, the saintly Mayor of New York City.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Germany
1995
105 Minutes
Stephen Baldwin Gabriel Byrne Chazz Palminteri Kevin Pollak Pete Postlethwaite Kevin Spacey Suzy Amis Giancarlo Esposito Benicio Del Toro Dan Hedaya Paul Bartel
con artist criminal fbi agent special agent survivor district attorney intricate suspenseful dark ship port los angeles new york city police station heist deception interrogation crime robbery quest
A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup.
Horror
USA|Japan
1978
92 Minutes
Bradford Dillman Heather Menzies Kevin McCarthy Keenan Wynn Dick Miller Barbara Steele Belinda Balaski Melody Thomas Bruce Gordon Barry Brown Paul Bartel
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
Comedy
USA
1990
87 Minutes
Tommy Chong Shelby Chong Paris Chong Martin Mull Bobby Taylor Reynaldo Taylor Peggy Sands Al Mancini Paul Bartel Lisa Hansen
An aging hippie sets out on a trip across America to find his family.
Comedy
USA
1995
81 Minutes
Johnny Brennan Kamal Ahmed Alan Arkin William Hickey Alan North Brad Sullivan James Lorinz Suzanne Shepherd Vincent Pastore Brian Tarantina Peter Appel
When two unemployed telephone pranksters decide to use their vocal "talents" to impersonate a Chicago mob boss and curry favor with organized crime in New York, the trouble begins. It isn't... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2000
111 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Kyle MacLachlan Sam Shepard Diane Venora Bill Murray Liev Schreiber Julia Stiles Karl Geary Paula Malcomson Steve Zahn Dechen Thurman
ceo son mother uncle ghost love interest dark tense new york city office apartment murder revenge betrayal madness deception business revenge 2000s
Modern-day New York City adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder.
Sci-Fi, Action
1996
96 Minutes
Kurt Russell Stacy Keach Steve Buscemi Cliff Robertson Peter Fonda George Corraface Michelle Forbes Valeria Golino Bruce Campbell A.J. Langer Leland Orser
commando president con artist daughter guerrilla leader surfer outlandish gritty thrilling offbeat los angeles jail island amusement park pacific ocean sunset strip race against time missing persons earthquakes police state
The fascist U.S. president enlists a jailed war hero (Kurt Russell) to retrieve a top-secret device stolen by his daughter on island Los Angeles in 2013.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1985
115 Minutes
Jeff Goldblum Michelle Pfeiffer Richard Farnsworth Irene Papas Kathryn Harrold Paul Mazursky Roger Vadim Dan Aykroyd David Bowie Bruce McGill Vera Miles
thief assassin engineer wife husband depressed person amusing madcap lighthearted airport car jewelry theft crime ring infidelity running away adventure pursuit transformation love 1980s
After discovering that his wife is cheating on him, an insomniac aerospace engineer accidentally meets, and tries to help a beautiful model on the run from some extremely dangerous people.