Movies Starring Ricky Jay
The Brothers Bloom
They'd never let the truth come between them
Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane, Maximilian Schell, Ricky Jay, Zachary Gordon, Max Records, Andy Nyman, Noah Segan, Nora Zehetner, Ram Bergman, Craig Johnson, Dubravko Jovanovic
DIRECTOR:Brothers - older Stephen and three years junior Bloom - have been con artists since they were kids. Stephen is the mastermind, for who the intricacy of the story used in the con is as important as the positive outcome of the swindle. Bloom is the main character of Stephen's stories, the character he considers the anti-hero. As adults, they travel the world and never enlist the same people twice in their cons, except for their consistent sidekick, the mysterious and primarily silent Bang Bang, a Japanese woman who just appeared in their lives one day and who has a penchant for blowing things up. As Bloom hits his mid-thirties, he wants to quit the business as he is losing his own identity to that of the characters he portrays; he doesn't know anymore what is real and what is make-believe. Stephen talks him into one last con, the mark to be the eccentric, lonely but beautiful New Jersey heiress, Penelope Stamp. Penelope's primary past-time in life is to, as she calls it, "borrow hobbies": when she sees something she likes, she learns how to do it solely through reading books. As the brothers go through their final con on Penelope, three main problems may occur to thwart the plan. First, the brothers' former mentor and now arch enemy, Diamond Dog, may exact his long awaited revenge on the brothers. Second, Penelope may end up being more unpredictable than all their former marks. And third, Bloom, who has let love slip by in his life, may fall for Penelope. But through the process, no one ever really knows who is conning who.
The Great Buck Howard
Colin Hanks, B.J. Hendricks, Jill Ragan, Ankur Bhatt, Tony Clemons, Bubba Da Skitso, Griffin Dunne, Patrick Fischler, Matthew Gray Gubler, Tom Hanks, Nate Hartley, Matt Hoey, Ricky Jay, Shane Johnson, Wallace Langham
DIRECTOR:Sean McGinly
When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime.
Heartbreakers
Caution: Dangerous Curves Ahead
Jeffrey Jones, Jason Lee, Sigourney Weaver, Gene Hackman, Ray Liotta, Nora Dunn, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Sarah Silverman, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Hitchcock, Anne Bancroft, Ricky Jay, Pierre Gonneau, Shawn Colvin
DIRECTOR:David Mirkin
Max (Weaver) and Page (Hewitt) are a mother and daughter con team. Max seduces wealthy men into marrying her, then Page seduces them into infidelity so Max can rake them over the divorce court coals. And then it's on to the next victim.
Mystery Men
This summer expect the unexpected
Hank Azaria, Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, Geoffrey Rush, Janeane Garofalo, Greg Kinnear, Tom Waits, Paul Reubens, Claire Forlani, Eddie Izzard, Kel Mitchell, Wes Studi, Lena Olin, Ricky Jay, Louise Lasser
DIRECTOR:Kinka Usher
In Champion City, would be superheroes like The Shoveler, The Blue Raja and Mr. Furious can't seem to make a difference and impress either the city or its greatest superhero, Captain Amazing. However, when Captain Amazing is captured by his greatest enemy, Cassanova Frankenstein, these stumblebum heroes must join with other superhero hopefuls to save the Captain and the city.
