Everett McGill Movies: Top 11 Performances by a Successful Actor



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The Straight Story Poster
The Straight Story ( 1999) | IMDb: 8
Drama
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
Starring:
Richard Farnsworth , Sissy Spacek , Harry Dean Stanton , Everett McGill , Kevin Farley , John Farley
Directed by:
Simone Farber , David Lynch , Eric Sherman
Produced by:
Jane Alderman , Alain Sarde , Neal Edelstein
My Fellow Americans Poster
My Fellow Americans ( 1996) | IMDb: 6.5
Comedy
They used to run the country. Now they're running for their lives! Two on-the-lam former Presidents of the United States. Framed in a scandal by the current President and pursued by armed agents, the two squabbling political foes plunge into a desperately frantic search for the evidence that will establish their innocence.
Starring:
Jack Lemmon , James Garner , Dan Aykroyd , John Heard , Wilford Brimley , Lauren Bacall
Directed by:
Peter Segal
Produced by:
Tracy Barone , Craig Zadan , Jon Peters
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Poster
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory ( 1995) | IMDb: 5.5
Action , Thriller
A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to blow up Washington DC and only one man can stop him, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback.
Starring:
Steven Seagal , Eric Bogosian , Katherine Heigl , Morris Chestnut , Everett McGill , Brenda Bakke
Directed by:
Sean Kavanagh , Dick Ziker , Denis L. Stewart
Produced by:
Martin Wiley , Julius R. Nasso , Steven Seagal
The People Under the Stairs Poster
The People Under the Stairs ( 1991) | IMDb: 6.4
Comedy , Horror , Mystery , Thriller
Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.
Starring:
Brandon Quintin Adams , Everett McGill , Wendy Robie , Ving Rhames , A.J. Langer , Sean Whalen
Directed by:
Wes Craven
Produced by:
Carl Beyer , Shep Gordon , Dixie J. Capp
Twin Peaks Poster
Twin Peaks ( 1989) | IMDb: 8.9
Drama , Mystery , Tv movie , Thriller
An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.)
Starring:
Kyle MacLachlan , Michael Ontkean , Mädchen Amick , Dana Ashbrook , Richard Beymer , Lara Flynn Boyle
Directed by:
Lynn Wegenka , David Lynch , Carol Vitkay
Produced by:
Susan Dixon , Mark Frost , Monty Montgomery
Licence to Kill Poster
Licence to Kill ( 1989) | IMDb: 6.6
Action , Adventure , Thriller
After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.
Starring:
Timothy Dalton , Carey Lowell , Robert Davi , Talisa Soto , Anthony Zerbe , Frank McRae
Directed by:
Miguel Gil , Arthur Wooster , John Glen
Produced by:
Tom Pevsner , Albert R. Broccoli , Ron Quelch
Heartbreak Ridge Poster
Heartbreak Ridge ( 1986) | IMDb: 6.8
Drama , War
A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.
Starring:
Clint Eastwood , Marsha Mason , Everett McGill , Moses Gunn , Mario Van Peebles , Eileen Heckart
Directed by:
Michael Looney , Lloyd Nelson , Clint Eastwood
Produced by:
Christopher Gorman , Fritz Manes , Clint Eastwood
Silver Bullet Poster
Silver Bullet ( 1985) | IMDb: 6.4
Horror
The small city of Tarker's Mill is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears that this is the work of a maniac. During a search a mysterious, hairy creature is observed. This strange appearance is noticed once a month. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside, he's preparing the barbecue.
Starring:
Gary Busey , Everett McGill , Tovah Feldshuh , Megan Follows , Corey Haim , Terry O'Quinn
Directed by:
Bruce Moriarty , John T. Kretchmer , Daniel Attias
Produced by:
Craig Fincannon , Jeremy Ritzer , Dino De Laurentiis
Dune Poster
Dune ( 1984) | IMDb: 6.3
Action , Adventure , Science fiction
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.
Starring:
Kyle MacLachlan , Francesca Annis , Patrick Stewart , Linda Hunt , José Ferrer , Leonardo Cimino
Directed by:
José López Rodero , David Lynch , Alan Smithee
Produced by:
José López Rodero , Jane Jenkins , Raffaella De Laurentiis
Quest for Fire Poster
Quest for Fire ( 1981) | IMDb: 7.3
Adventure , Drama
In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes. Lacking the knowledge to start a new fire, the tribe sends three warriors on a quest for more. With the tribe's future at stake, the warriors make their way across a treacherous landscape full of hostile tribes and monstrous beasts. On their journey, they encounter Ika, a woman who has the knowledge they seek.
Starring:
Everett McGill , Ron Perlman , Nicholas Kadi , Rae Dawn Chong , Gary Schwartz , Naseer El-Kadi
Directed by:
Matthew Vibert , Joanne T. Harwood , Jean-Jacques Annaud
Produced by:
Andrée Champagne , Karen Hazzard , Luise Massari
Brubaker Poster
Brubaker ( 1980) | IMDb: 7.1
Crime , Drama
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
Starring:
Robert Redford , Yaphet Kotto , Jane Alexander , Murray Hamilton , David Keith , Morgan Freeman
Directed by:
Robert Rooy , Stuart Rosenberg , Jon C. Andersen
Produced by:
Garrison True , Ron Silverman , Terry Liebling