The 40+ Best Dyan Cannon Movies
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- 1Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Jack WardenIn the whimsical comedy Heaven Can Wait, Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty), a promising quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams, finds himself prematurely dispatched to the afterlife due to an overzealous celestial escort. The celestial powers-that-be scramble to rectify their mistake, reincarnating Joe into the body of a recently murdered millionaire, Leo Farnsworth. Meanwhile, he falls for Betty Logan (Julie Christie), an advocate fighting against Farnsworth's corporate decisions. As Joe navigates this unconventional second chance at life, he must convince those around him of his true identity without losing his spot on the Rams or his newfound love. This film won an Academy Award for Art Direction in 1979.More Heaven Can Wait
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2Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan CannonWhen once-successful playwright Sidney Bruhl (Michael Caine) sees his latest Broadway effort bomb on its opening night, he tumbles into despair -- until he receives a package from his former student Clifford Anderson (Christopher Reeve). Inside is an unproduced script that's better than anything Sidney has written in years. At the urging of his wife, Myra (Dyan Cannon), Sidney undertakes a plan to lure Clifford to his country home, murder him and then announce the script as his own work.More Deathtrap- #231 of 232 onThe Best '80s Comedy Movies, Ranked
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3Raquel Welch, James Coburn, Ian McShaneThe Last of Sheila is a 1973 mystery film that was directed by Herbert Ross and written directly for the screen by Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim, It starred Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, Joan Hackett, James Mason, Ian McShane, and Raquel Welch. The original music score was composed by Billy Goldenberg. The song "Friends," sung by Bette Midler, can be heard during the final scene of the film and the end credits.
4Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon, Amy IrvingCountry music star Buck Bonham (Willie Nelson) has spent a lot of years on the road, but despite his wife Viv's (Dyan Cannon) entreaties that he stay put, he just can't give up the lifestyle. When his guitar player and best friend, Garland Ramsey (Slim Pickens), decides to retire, Buck replaces him with Garland's daughter, Lily (Amy Irving), and heads back out on tour. The two begin an affair which Viv quickly picks up on, and Buck is forced to choose between the two women he loves.
5Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Dyan CannonRetired friends Charlie (Walter Matthau) and Herb (Jack Lemmon) pose as dance instructors on a cruise ship in this comedy. The underhanded Charlie coaxes his recently widowed brother-in-law to join him on board without disclosing the two will need to dance. Instead Charlie promises there will be plenty of available and lonely women at sea. Once on the ship, Charlie's promise proves accurate, and he starts romancing the wealthy Liz (Dyan Cannon), while Herb falls for Vivian (Gloria DeHaven).
6Dyan Cannon, Alison Sweeney, George CoeThe End of Innocence is a semi-autobiographical film from 1990 directed, written by and starring Dyan Cannon.
7Sean Connery, Christopher Walken, Dyan CannonThe Anderson Tapes is a 1971 American crime film directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Sean Connery and featuring Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam, and comedian Alan King. The screenplay was written by Frank Pierson, based upon a best-selling 1970 novel of the same name by Lawrence Sanders. The film is scored by Quincy Jones and marks the feature film debut of Christopher Walken. Revolving around a bold robbery, the film was prescient in focusing on the pervasiveness of electronic surveillance, from security cameras in public places to more discreet and underhanded methods, the first film to do so. This theme would become a movie staple following the Watergate scandal a few years later, for example, the 1974 film The Conversation.
8Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliott GouldAfter returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders (Robert Culp) and his wife, Carol (Natalie Wood), find themselves becoming vigilante couples counselors, offering unsolicited advice to their best friends, Ted (Elliott Gould) and Alice Henderson (Dyan Cannon). Not wanting to be rude, the Hendersons play along, but some latent sexual tension among the four soon comes bubbling to the surface, and long-buried desires don't stay buried for long.- #341 of 675 onThe Best Movies Roger Ebert Gave Four Stars
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9Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Dyan CannonWhen French drug kingpin Philippe Douvier (Robert Webber) learns that he's losing the respect of New York mob bosses, he decides to murder Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) to regain his reputation. After a case of mistaken identity, Clouseau is declared dead, much to the delight of his former boss, Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom). When Clouseau reemerges, he teams up with Douvier's ex-lover, Simone LeGree (Dyan Cannon), to break up the drug trafficking operation.- #65 of 81 onThe 75+ Best Whodunit Murder Mystery Movies
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10Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday WeldWhile struggling playwright Ivan Travalian (Al Pacino) tries to get movie actress Alice Detroit (Dyan Cannon) to star in his new Broadway show, his personal life spins out of control. Bored with their marriage, Ivan's wife, Gloria (Tuesday Weld), leaves him -- but she leaves him with not only their son but her children from previous marriages. As Ivan attempts to rewrite the second act of his play to his own satisfaction, he finds himself in the unfamiliar position of being a single parent.
11Dyan Cannon, Robert Blake, Quinn K. RedekerA giggling rich woman (Dyan Cannon) escapes from an asylum and hitches west with a weary trucker (Robert Blake) hauling cattle.
12Dyan Cannon, Richard Crenna, Gene HackmanA physician's over-sexed wife admits to having affairs with several of his co-workers in this hospital soap opera.
13Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kris Kristofferson, Tony CurtisChristmas in Connecticut is a 1992 comedy tv film directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
14Dyan Cannon, Brenda Vaccaro, Sally KellermanResidents of an adult community in Florida turn to one another for support and companionship after the deaths of their spouses. Lois (Dyan Cannon) has a rejuvenating affair with a younger man (Michael Nouri) while acting as best friend to recently widowed Marilyn (Brenda Vaccaro). Jack (Len Cariou) buddies up with Harry (Joseph Bologna) for a crash course in solo survival skills and deals with single gal Sandy's (Sally Kellerman) romantic overtures.More Boynton Beach Club- #51 of 56 onWhat's the Best Florida Movie of All Time?
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15Burt Reynolds, Dyan Cannon, Joe SantosWhen jewelry baron E.J. Hume (Ron Weyand) is robbed of a shipment of uncut diamonds, he hires former pool player and New York City private investigator Shamus McCoy (Burt Reynolds) to track down the thieves. Shamus makes the rounds of his his usual contacts and soon discovers that the case also involves a gun-smuggling ring, an ex-football player named Felix Montaigne (Alex Wilson) and Felix's sister, Alexis (Dyan Cannon), whom the detective is helpless to resist.
16Joe Pesci, Andy Comeau, Kristy SwansonMafioso Tommy (Joe Pesci) is transporting eight severed heads of recently executed rival mobsters to San Diego. When his duffel bag is mixed up with that of medical student Charlie (Andy Comeau), Tommy tracks down Charlie's friends Ernie (David Spade) and Steve (Todd Louiso). After kidnapping them, he goes after Charlie, who is vacationing in Mexico with his fiancée, Laurie (Kristy Swanson), and her hostile parents. Before Tommy can intervene, Laurie's mother (Dyan Cannon) finds the heads.
17Christina Ricci, Doug E. Doug, Dean JonesBored with her quiet suburban Massachusetts town, bratty Patti Randall (Christina Ricci) is excited when her beloved cat, D.C., comes back to the house with a watch around his neck. After seeing that the timepiece has an appeal for help scratched on the back, Patti realizes it belongs to a recently kidnapped maid. She takes it it to FBI Agent Zeke Kelso (Doug E. Doug), who agrees to try and follow D.C.'s path to the missing woman, despite his skepticism.More That Darn Cat- #66 of 95 onThe 100+ Best Movies Of 1997
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18Jackie Mason, Dyan Cannon, Robert StackJack Hartounian (Jackie Mason), a boorish but good-hearted real estate tycoon, applies for membership at a snooty country club, but is blackballed by the old-money WASPs, led by Chandler Young (Robert Stack). As revenge, he simply buys the club outright and turns it into a garish amusement park. Chandler wants to win the property back by challenging Jack to a golf match, but he hedges his bets by hiring deranged mercenary Tom Everett (Dan Aykroyd) to eliminate his competition.More Caddyshack II- #122 of 122 onThe Best Movies Of 1988
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19Dyan Cannon, Robert Ryan, Jackie CooperThe Love Machine is a 1971 film adaptation of the Jacqueline Susann novel The Love Machine. Written by Samuel A. Taylor and directed by Jack Haley, Jr., it starred John Phillip Law, Dyan Cannon, Robert Ryan, Jackie Cooper, and David Hemmings.
20Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon, Jean-Paul BelmondoLe Casse is a 1971 movie directed by French director Henri Verneuil, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon and Robert Hossein. It is based on the 1953 novel by David Goodis and revolves around a team of four burglars chased by a corrupt cop in Athens. It's a remake of the 1957 film The Burglar with Jayne Mansfield. The movie is known for its spectacular car chase and Belmondo's incredible fall from a construction truck down a steep, rocky hillside. The movie was shot twice, once in French and once in English, by the same cast.
21Dyan Cannon, Gerald Sim, Conrad PhillipsThe Murder Game is a 1965 British crime film starring Ken Scott, Marla Landi, Trader Faulkner, Conrad Phillips and directed by Sidney Salkow. The film was distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox.
22Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella WarrenTwo friends from Brooklyn (Jerry O'Connell), (Anthony Anderson) are forced to deliver mob money to Australia. Their misadventures begin when one of them places his red jacket on a kangaroo while attempting to snap a picture. When the kangaroo bounces off, they realize the mob money is in the jacket and are forced to give chase through the Outback.More Kangaroo Jack- #99 of 136 onThe Best Bromance Movies
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23Dyan Cannon, James Coco, Jennifer O'NeillBusy housewife Julie Messinger's (Dyan Cannon) only gripes about her art-director husband, Richard (Laurence Luckinbill), are that he's a little selfish and too committed to his job. It's not until a routine operation gone awry leaves him in a coma that Julie learns his secrets. Richard had been carrying on numerous affairs, some of them with Julie's close friends. Stunned at how naïve she's been, Julie works through her pain by way of a lot of drinking and a few torrid affairs of her own.
24Harvey Keitel, Dyan Cannon, Robby Benson
25David Carradine, Mariel Hemingway, Dyan CannonKiss of a Stranger is a 1999 film directed by Sam Irvin.
26Dyan Cannon, Joseph Campanella, Micheline LanctôtChild Under a Leaf is a 1974 drama film directed by George Bloomfield and starring Dyan Cannon. The plot follows an abused wife who strikes up an affair with an artist, but their relationship is threatened by the presence of her violent husband.
27Diamond Girl
Dyan Cannon, Jonathan Cake, Joely CollinsDiamond Girl is a 1998 Canadian-South African romance drama television film directed by Timothy Bond and starring Jonathan Cake, Joely Collins, and Kevin Otto. Written by Charles Lazer and based on the novel Diamond Girl by Diana Palmer, the film is about a young paralegal who is secretly in love with her boss, a carefree lawyer who manages his family's Napa Valley vineyard. While he negotiates the sale of the vineyard, his high-powered attorney brother arrives from London and takes control of negotiations. As the deal progresses, the paralegal's affections are torn between the two brothers.
28Hugh Grant, Dyan CannonJenny's War is a 1985 war television serial set during World War II, made by HTV in association with Columbia Pictures. It is directed by and written by Steve Gethers. The screenplay is based on the novel with the same name of Jack Stoneley. In the UK it was shown as four 50 minute episodes on the ITV network, while in the United States it was syndicated under the Operation Prime Time banner by MCA TV. The serial stars Dyan Cannon, Nigel Hawthorne, Robert Hardy Christopher Cazenove and Hugh Grant, and is about a mother, Jenny Baines, who searches for her son Peter, who was shot down over Germany, and who she believes is still alive. The concentration camp site scenes were shot in the grounds of Thoresby Hall in the Nottingham countryside during the National Union of Miners strike. In the film the prison camp was known as Stalag Luft 4B but in reality it was a group of disused billet huts in some woods at Thoresby Hall, which was then owned by the Coal Board and which has now been turned into a day spa. A short mini-series made for TV, Jenny's War was first screened on ITV and subsequently released on VHS.
29Beverly Hills Family Robinson
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Dyan Cannon, Martin MullBeverly Hills Family Robinson is a 1997 American Walt Disney television film based on the novel Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. The film features Dyan Cannon, Martin Mull, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan O'Donohue as the main cast and was aired on ABC. This Disney film was shot in the Far North of Queensland, Australia from 25 January to 23 February 1996.
30Women Without Men
Penny Marshall, Dyan Cannon, Lorraine BraccoWomen Without Men is a 2010 film directed by Penny Marshall.
