List of the best Paul Gleason movies: Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze(1975), Deadly Enemies(1988), The Breakfast Club(1985), Running Cool(1993), Night Game(1989), Ghost Chase(1988), Rich Girl(1991), Morgan Stewart's Coming Home(1987), Forever, Lulu(1987), Little Laura and Big John(1973), Die Hard(1988), Abominable(2006) ... ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1975
100 Minutes
Maj. Thomas J. "Long Tom" Roberts
Ron Ely Paul Gleason Paul Wexler Bill Lucking Michael Miller Eldon Quick Darryl Zwerling Janice Heiden Robyn Hilton Pamela Hensley Bob Corso
doctor scientist fighter thrilling south america fortress of solitude injustice genius rivalry 1930s
Doc and the Amazing Five battle Captain Seas and "the green death" for control of a fabulous resource.
Action
USA
1988
94 Minutes
Robert Hooks Paul Gleason Ken Olandt Cec Verrell John David Bland Michael Sharrett Richard Jaeckel Tasia Valenza Denise Nicholas Scott Kraft Alex Hyde-White
A detective is framed for a murder he didn't commit.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1985
92 Minutes
Principal Richard Vernon
Emilio Estevez Molly Ringwald Judd Nelson Paul Gleason Anthony Michael Hall John Kapelos Ally Sheedy Perry Crawford
jock bad boy popular girl outcast nerd principal charming melodramatic engaging touching amusing library illinois gym storage closet football field street high school detention teen angst
Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Action
USA
1993
106 Minutes
Calvin Hogg
Beverly Sebastian Andrew Divoff Tracy Sabastian Dedee Pfeiffer Paul Gleason Arlen Dean Snyder Bubba Baker James Gammon
Bone and Bear, two rough and tough bikers ride out from Sturgis, SD. to the marshes of South Carolina to help out their "bro" Ironbutt Garrett, who's land is being eyed by the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1989
95 Minutes
Broussard
Roy Scheider Karen Young Richard Bradford Paul Gleason Carlin Glynn Lane Smith Anthony Palmer Alex Morris
A police detective tracks a serial killer who is stalking young women on a beach front after each game that a baseball pitcher wins.
Fantasy
West Germany|USA
1988
89 Minutes
Stan Gordon
Jason Lively Tim McDaniel Jill Whitlow Paul Gleason
In an old Hollywood mansion, the spirit of an old family retainer inhabits an old grandfather clock. When a movie company uses the mansion for a film, the spirit inhabits the body of a ... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
USA
1991
96 Minutes
Marvin Wells
Jill Schoelen Don Michael Paul Ron Karabatsos Sean Kanan Paul Gleason Melanie Tomlin
A rich Beverly Hills girl gets a job as a waitress, and falls in love with a rock singer.
Comedy
USA
1987
96 Minutes
Jay Le Soto
Jon Cryer Lynn Redgrave Nicholas Pryor Viveka Davis Paul Gleason Andrew Duncan Savely Kramorov
A free-spirited teenager attempts to get back in touch with his overly conservative parents after returning home from years away at a boarding school.
Comedy
USA|West Germany
1987
86 Minutes
Robert
Hanna Schygulla Deborah Harry Alec Baldwin Annie Golden Paul Gleason Raymond Serra George Kyle Amos Kollek
young woman mysterious woman immigrant criminal writer amusing madcap new york city apartment street mishaps immigration aspirations city life crime writing pursuit discovery 1980s
A beautiful novelist gets involved with the violent underworld crime elements in New York City and becomes a target. Alec Baldwin plays the cop who pursues her killers.
Crime, Drama
1973
82 Minutes
Sheriff
Karen Black Fabian Ivy Thayer Ken Miller Paul Gleason
The exploits of the Ashley Gang, a group of small-time criminals who wreaked havoc in turn-of-the-century Florida.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1988
131 Minutes
LAPD Deputy Chief Dwayne T. Robinson
Bruce Willis Alan Rickman Bonnie Bedelia Reginald VelJohnson Alexander Godunov Paul Gleason William Atherton Hart Bochner
police officer hostage terrorist rival wealthy man thrilling gritty suspenseful intense office los angeles car elevator christmas party skyscraper robbery party christmas showdown explosion
An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Horror
USA
2006
94 Minutes
Sheriff Halderman
Matt McCoy Haley Joel Christien Tinsley Ashley Hartman Mike Deak Paul Gleason Lance Henriksen
forest ranger mountain climber widower police officer young woman paraplegic suspenseful creepy melodramatic woods road mountain cabin ranger station serial murders investigation missing persons animal attack accident disability
A man, crippled in a climbing accident, returns to his cabin in the woods as part of his rehabilitation, but he wasn't prepared for the immanent onslaught.
Comedy
USA
2008
106 Minutes
Paddington
Jeremy Luno Mackenzie Firgens Michael Hampton Nikitas Manikatos Jeff Berg Paul Gleason Billy Tanner Joseph A. Fluehr IV Patrick Reynolds Thomas Bryan Bill Gartner
Kids & Family, Fantasy
1985
100 Minutes
Jeremitt
Wilford Brimley Ken Wheat Aubree Miller Warwick Davis Sian Phillips Carel Struycken Paul Gleason Eric Walker Niki Botelho
Hermit Noa (Wilford Brimley), Ewok Wicket (Warwick Davis) and furry Teek rescue a girl (Aubree Miller) and an Ewok family from a witch's dungeon.
Comedy
USA
1983
116 Minutes
Clarence Beeks
Dan Aykroyd Eddie Murphy Ralph Bellamy Don Ameche Denholm Elliott Kristin Holby Paul Gleason Jamie Lee Curtis Alfred Drake Bo Diddley Frank Oz
wealthy man executive broker poor person hustler prostitute hilarious engaging philadelphia apartment office street bet human nature wrongfully accused unlikely friendship class distinctions wealth christmas revenge
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1990
99 Minutes
Sgt. Frank Lackley
Alec Baldwin Fred Ward Jennifer Jason Leigh Nora Dunn Charles Napier Jose Perez Paul Gleason
criminal prostitute detective college student murderer gritty offbeat miami airport impersonation robbery manhunt relationships pursuit love escape 1990s
An ex-con's first act of freedom is moving to Miami where he restarts his old criminal ways with even more potency.
Drama
USA
1983
90 Minutes
Reporter
Robert Duvall Tess Harper Betty Buckley Wilford Brimley Ellen Barkin Allan Hubbard Lenny Von Dohlen Paul Gleason Michael Crabtree Norman Bennett Rick Murray
singer innkeeper son daughter reporter ex-wife engaging uplifting touching texas motel small town redemption alcoholism fame family love country music wretched excess metamorphosis
A broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1992
92 Minutes
Sheriff Brenner
David Naughton India Allen Gary Hudson Michelle Moffett Kathy Shower Anna Karin Robert Z'Dar Paul Gleason
During a desert retreat, a married couple cross paths with a murderous ex-convict and his partner in crime.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1994
99 Minutes
Mr. Burton
Dermot Mulroney Rick Schroder Kelli Williams Noah Wyle Jill Schoelen Kristin Minter Lucy Deakins Kenny Ransom Seymour Cassel Paul Gleason Frederick Coffin
high-school student hippie poor boy surfer african-american teenager valedictorian amusing uneasy brooding los angeles inner city house high school beach class conflict life lessons vietnam war watts riots political activism coming of age
Graduates of a Los Angeles high school in 1965 see America's culture and politics gradually change.
Comedy
Germany|USA
2002
95 Minutes
Professor McDoogle
Ryan Reynolds Tara Reid Tim Matheson Kal Penn Teck Holmes Daniel Cosgrove Deon Richmond Alex Burns Emily Rutherfurd Paul Gleason Jason Winer
college student father reporter beautiful girl exchange student assistant hedonistic hilarious endearing university fraternity house party restaurant classroom dormitory college life laziness popularity sexual conquests friendship
The most popular kid on campus meets a beautiful journalist who makes him realize that maybe he's afraid to graduate.
Comedy
USA
1981
97 Minutes
Dudley Moore John Gielgud Liza Minnelli Geraldine Fitzgerald Jill Eikenberry Stephen Elliott Ted Ross Barney Martin Thomas Barbour Anne De Salvo Marjorie Barnes
wealthy man drunk butler heiress waitress amusing cheeky wild new york city apartment love romance wealth class distinctions arranged marriage alcoholism love growing up wretched excess transformation
Alcoholic billionaire playboy Arthur Bach must marry a woman he does not love, or he will be cut off from his $750,000,000 fortune. But when Arthur falls in love with a poor waitress, he must decide if he wants to choose love or money.
Comedy
USA
2001
88 Minutes
Chyler Leigh Chris Evans Jaime Pressly Eric Christian Olsen Mia Kirshner Deon Richmond Eric Jungmann Ron Lester Cody McMains Sam Huntington Riley Smith
ugly girl artist football player sister cheerleader friend amusing brash madcap high school basketball court football field library prom makeover bet adolescence schemes cliché transformation
A sendup of all the teen movies that have accumulated in the past two decades.