List of the best Sam Bottoms movies: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse(1991), Project Shadowchaser III(1995), After School(1988), Up From the Depths(1979), Dolly Dearest(1992), Savages(1974), Cage Without a Key(1975), Class of '44(1973), Apocalypse Now Redux(1979), Apocalypse Now(1979), The Unsaid(2001), Bronco Billy(1980) ... ...
Documentary
USA
1991
96 Minutes
Sam Bottoms Fax Bahr Marlon Brando Colleen Camp Eleanor Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Gia Coppola Roman Coppola Sofia Coppola Robert De Niro
Documentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems--nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director.
Sci-Fi
USA
1995
99 Minutes
Kody
Sam Bottoms Christopher Atkins Christopher Neame Frank Zagarino Musetta Vander Robina Alston Aubrey Morris Bill Kirchenbauer
Terrorists led by an android take over a nuclear plant and threaten to launch a missile at Washington. While the authorities desperately attempt to negotiate, the terrorists persue their ... See full summary »
Drama
1988
89 Minutes
Father Michael McCarren
Sam Bottoms Renée Coleman Ed Binns James Farkas Page Hannah Don Harvey Robert Lansing
A Florida priest (Sam Bottoms) falls for a coed (Renée Coleman) before a TV debate on creationism with an ex-priest.
Comedy
1979
85 Minutes
Greg Oliver
Sam Bottoms Susanne Reed Virgil Frye
Greedy residents set out to capture the reward for destroying the giant prehistoric fish terrorizing a Hawaiian resort.
Horror
USA
1992
94 Minutes
Denise Crosby Sam Bottoms Rip Torn Chris Demetral Candy Hutson Lupe Ontiveros Will Gotay Alma Martinez Enrique Renaldo Ed Gale
father daughter mother son doll archaeologist outlandish creepy mexico house factory evil spirits dolls possession family murder rescue discovery 1990s
A toy manufacturer buys the 'Dolly Dearest' factory in Mexico, where the malevolent spirit of Sanzia, a devil child, has taken refuge in one of the porcelain dolls, and eventually takes control of his daughter.
Mystery & Thriller
1974
78 Minutes
Andy Griffith Sam Bottoms Noah Beery Jr. James Best Randy Boone Jim Antonio James Chandler
lawyer student prospector guide tense brutal desert small town hunting cover-up chase desert trek accidental death wretched excess underdog 1970s
A sporting New York lawyer (Andy Griffith) stalks his desert guide (Sam Bottoms) to cover up a hunting fatality.
Drama
1975
96 Minutes
Buddy Goleta
Susan Dey Jonelle Allen Sam Bottoms Michael Brandon Anne Bloom Karen Carlson Edith Diaz Dawn Frame Katherine Helmond Vicky Huxstable Karen Morrow
A high-school girl (Susan Dey) winds up in a rough women's detention center after accepting a ride with a stranger.
Drama
1973
95 Minutes
Marty
Gary Grimes Jerry Houser Oliver Conant William Atherton Sam Bottoms Deborah Winters Joe Ponazecki Murray Westgate Marion Waldman Mary Long Marcia Diamond
Two friends (Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser) go to college and another (Oliver Conant) joins the Marines in this sequel to "Summer of '42."
War, Drama
USA
1979
195 Minutes
Lance Johnson
Marlon Brando Robert Duvall Martin Sheen Frederic Forrest Albert Hall Sam Bottoms Laurence Fishburne Dennis Hopper G.D. Spradlin Harrison Ford Jerry Ziesmer
assassin captain tribal leader military officer engaging dense powerful jungle cambodia boat river vietnam war animal cruelty insanity imperialism rebellion pursuit rivalry revenge 1960s
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
War, Drama
USA
1979
153 Minutes
Lance
Marlon Brando Martin Sheen Robert Duvall Frederic Forrest Albert Hall Sam Bottoms Laurence Fishburne Dennis Hopper G.D. Spradlin Harrison Ford Jerry Ziesmer
military officer soldier lunatic bleak brooding intense disturbing vietnam cambodia river patrol boat river military base vietnam war horrors of war assassination mental illness quest wretched excess 1970s
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA
2001
109 Minutes
Joseph Caffey
Andy Garcia Vincent Kartheiser Linda Cardellini Trevor Blumas Teri Polo Sam Bottoms Dena Lang Brendan Fletcher
psychiatrist son teen boy social worker student father disturbing gripping uneasy emotional midwest household psychiatrist's office school family dysfunction family secrets suicide abuse psychiatry grief
A seemingly-untroubled adolescent carries disturbing secrets that compel a psychiatrist to unearth the patient's gruesome past.
Romance
USA
1980
116 Minutes
Leonard James
Clint Eastwood Sondra Locke Scatman Crothers Bill McKinney Geoffrey Lewis Sam Bottoms Dan Vadis Sierra Pecheur
cowboy entertainer heiress assistant husband ex-convict amusing quirky endearing united states circus city hall bar mental institution love circus business fortune crime redemption
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
Western
USA
1976
135 Minutes
Jamie
Clint Eastwood Chief Dan George Sondra Locke Bill McKinney John Vernon Paula Trueman Sam Bottoms Geraldine Keams
gunslinger native american grandchild grandmother captain settler brooding spectacular gritty farm river missouri texas american civil war massacre running away tragic death betrayal second chance revenge
Missouri farmer Josey Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.
Drama
USA
2006
95 Minutes
Dad Swanson
Maggie Gyllenhaal Brad Henke Danny Trejo Giancarlo Esposito Ryan Simpkins Bridget Barkan Sam Bottoms
ex-convict father daughter parole officer foster mother boss emotional intense new jersey rehabilitation drug addiction guilt redemption religion relationships fall metamorphosis love growing up 2000s
Sherry tries to integrate again into society and become a good mother.
Drama
USA
2005
98 Minutes
Brian
Ed Harris Zooey Deschanel Will Ferrell Amelia Warner Amy Madigan Dallas Roberts Sam Bottoms Rachel Dratch Robert Beitzel Deirdre O'Connell
actress bartender agent musician young woman father tense uneasy new york city michigan family home going home relationships depression death neglect transformation growing up 2000s
An editor offers Reese (actress/bartender) $100,000 for her recently dead mom's letters from her novelist dad. She heads home from NYC to get them. Her dad lives in the garage while two strangers live in the house.