Screenplay: Terrence McNally
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Terrence McNally. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Love! Valour! Compassion!
1997 · Movie · 108 min. · United States
Direction Joe Mantello
Cast Jason Alexander · Stephen Spinella · John Benjamin Hickey · Stephen Bogardus
Plot Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York. The seven are: Bobby, Gregory's "significant other," who is blind but who...
6.4
105 votes
6.4
105 votes
Frankie & Johnny
1991 · Movie · 117 min. · United States
Direction Garry Marshall
Cast Al Pacino · Michelle Pfeiffer · Hector Elizondo · Kate Nelligan
Plot In this adaptation of Terrence McNally's play, Johnny (Al Pacino), an ex-con turned short order cook, woos Frankie (Michelle Pfeiffer), a reluctant plain jane waitress. Set in a dingy Manhattan...
6.3
10K votes
6.3
10K votes
Common Ground (TV)
2000 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction Donna Deitch
Cast Erik Knudsen · Brittany Murphy · Jason Priestley · Margot Kidder
Plot This movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of Dorothy", a woman joins the Navy during the 1950's and discovers lesbianism. In "Mr....
5.9
32 votes
5.9
32 votes
The Ritz
1976 · Movie · 87 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Richard Lester
Cast Jack Weston · Rita Moreno · Jerry Stiller · Kaye Ballard
Plot On his deathbed Carmine Vespucci's father tells him to "get Proclo". With "the hit" on, Gaetano tells a cab driver to take him where Carmine can't find him. He arrives...
5.9
61 votes
5.9
61 votes
Earth Girls are Easy
1988 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Julien Temple
Cast Geena Davis · Jeff Goldblum · Jim Carrey · Julie Brown
Plot San Fernando Valley manicurist Valerie Dale is feeling down because her live-in boyfriend Ted does not seem to want sex anymore. She throws him out after finding him with a...
4.1
1K votes
4.1
1K votes
Kiss of the Spider Woman
2025 · Movie · 128 min. · United States
Direction Bill Condon
Cast Diego Luna · Jennifer Lopez · Tonatiuh Elizarraraz · Lynn Favin
Plot Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood...
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New York Television Theatre (TV Series)
1965 · Series · min. · United States
Direction Glenn Jordan · William Corrigan · Alan Schneider
Cast Charlotte Rae · James Coco · George Rose · Maureen Stapleton
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American Playhouse: Andre's Mother (TV)
1990 · Movie · 70 min. · United States
Direction Deborah Reinisch
Cast Richard Thomas · Sada Thompson · Sylvia Sidney · Richard Venture
Plot Cal is a young writer living in New York when he meets and falls in love with Andre, an aspiring actor. Andre's mother visits from Texas, and has a hard...
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