Stiller, Ben 1965-Overview
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Madagascar
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8 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 1,991 libraries worldwide A lion and zebra and two other of their pampered friends, from New York's Central Park Zoo, accidentally find themselves on a ship heading for Africa. When their vessel is hijacked, they become shipwrecked on the exotic island of Madagascar where they discover it really is a jungle out there!
Meet the Fockers
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20 editions published between 2004 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,648 libraries worldwide When Pam and Greg get their parents together it turns into one disaster after another. The hippie Fockers are the direct opposite of the uptight Byrneses. With one pitfall after the next, the film takes awkward in-law experiences to new heights.
Night at the Museum. Battle of the Smithsonian
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9 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,633 libraries worldwide When the Museum of Natural History is closed for renovations, the museum pieces are moved into federal storage at the famous Smithsonian Institution. It houses the world's largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections. These range from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone's rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy's ruby slippers. From Fonzie's leather jacket to Archie Bunker's lounge chair. After stealing a security guard's ID badge, Larry Daley slips into the Archives of the Smithsonian, where Kahmunrah, an evil Pharaoh, comes to life with the reestablishing of The Tablet as a magical force in the museum. It brings the old exhibits and new exhibits to life, and in conflict with each other. Larry enlists the help of Amelia Earheart.
The Royal Tenenbaums
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13 editions published between 2001 and 2008 in English and German and held by 1,588 libraries worldwide Three grown prodigies, all with a unique genius of some kind, and their mother are staying at the family household. Their father, Royal, had left them long ago, but now returns to make things right with his family.
Along came Polly
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14 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and held by 1,340 libraries worldwide Reuben Feffer, a professional risk assessor, is not one to ever take chances in any aspect of his life. But when his new bride Lisa leaves him for French scuba instructor Claude on their honeymoon, he finally decides to a risk of his own. At a party, he meets free-spirited Polly, whom he remembers from the seventh grade. Unlike the control-freak Reuben, she's spent her life living on the edge. They reluctantly begin a romance and Polly introduces him to a new world of spicy food and what it mean to really take a chance.
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2 editions published in 2007 in Spanish and English and held by 1,331 libraries worldwide Larry Daley is a divorced father who can't seem to keep a job for more than a week. As a last resort, Larry applies for a job as a night shift security guard at the American Museum of Natural History. However, a seemingly easy job turns out to be an adventure when he finds that an ancient curse causes the "inhabitants" of the museum to come to life at night.
There's something about Mary
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30 editions published between 1998 and 2010 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,308 libraries worldwide In 1985, teen-nerd Ted challenges a high-schooler who's bullying retarded Warren. His concern prompts Warren's sister, the dazzling and desirable Mary to choose Ted as her senior prom date, but the date never happens. 13 years later Ted hires Pat to locate Mary, and the private investigator finds her in Miami. Pat claims to be a Harvard-educated architect and Mary falls in love with him. Meanwhile, Ted learns the truth but continues to encounter offbeat obstacles as he accelerates to Miami in hopes of finding happiness with his true love.
Tropic thunder
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 1,256 libraries worldwide Watch John 'Four Leaf' Tayback as he fights a gruesome battle during the Vietnam War. But, this is actually a scene from 'Tropic Thunder,' a big-budget adaptation of Tayback's wartime memoir. Starring as the central platoon are Speedman, Lazarus, Chino and Portnoy, as well as young character actor Kevin Sandusky. To play the character of African American Sgt. Osiris, Lazarus dyes his skin dark and refuses to break from character. When a scene goes awry, the film's director, Damien Cockburn goes off. With filming a month behind schedule only five days into shooting, the real 'Four Leaf' takes Cockburn aside and suggests that he drop the actors in a real jungle and use hidden cameras to capture the action. Chaos and insanity ensue.
Madagascar : escape 2 Africa
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3 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,246 libraries worldwide Follow Central Park Zoo animals, including, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, along with the psychotic penguins, the monkeys, and the lemur leaders as they unexpectedly are now stranded in the middle of Africa. While Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria are rather happy with their new environment, they quickly realize that it's not all that it seems. Meanwhile, the penguins attempt to repair the plane that they accidentally destroyed.
Dodgeball a true underdog story
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22 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in English and held by 1,219 libraries worldwide Peter LaFleur is a charismatic underachiever and the proprietor of a rundown gym called Average Joe's. The facility's ecclectic cleintele is decidedly less-than-your-average Joes. Peter's humble gym catches the eye of White Goodman, the egomaniacal owner of Globo Gym. White places a foreclosing attorney inside the Average Joe's establishment to finalize his takeover of the gym, but attorney Kate is won over by Peter's boyish charm and joins the Average Joe's team. The only way to save the Average Joe's gym is to win a showdown dodgeball competition against Globo Gym, but can his ragtag team win?
Meet the parents
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20 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in English and held by 1,195 libraries worldwide Greg is in love with Pam, and views their upcoming trip to her parents' house as a perfect opportunity to ask her to marry him. Once Greg is introduced to Pam's parents, however, things slide steadily downhill. Pam's dad, Jack, takes an instant and obvious dislike to Greg, remarking constantly about the fact that he is a male nurse. The weekend goes from bad to worse when Greg manages to, almost, destroy the house and the wedding.
Night at the Museum
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14 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in English and held by 1,187 libraries worldwide Larry Daley is a divorced father who can't seem to keep a job for more than a week. As a last resort, Larry applies for a job as a night shift security guard at the American Museum of Natural History. However, a seemingly easy job turns out to be an adventure when he finds that an ancient curse causes the "inhabitants" of the museum to come to life at night.
Starsky & Hutch
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4 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 1,099 libraries worldwide Set in the 1970s Bay City, two undercover police detective, Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson and Dave Starsky, always seem to get the toughest cases from their boss, Captain Dobey. They rely on their street informer Huggy Bear and race to the scene of the crimes in their souped-up 1974 Ford Torino hot rod. The two are on their first big case which involves a former college campus drug dealer who has gone on to become a white collar criminal dealing in a new "undetectable" form of cocaine.
Blades of glory
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6 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,078 libraries worldwide Bitter mens figure skating rivals Chazz Michael Michaels and Jimmy MacElroy brawl after tying for the gold medal at the world championships. Banned for life from the men's single skating competition, these archrivals find a loophole that will allow them to skate again as a figure skating pair.
Little Fockers
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10 editions published in 2011 in English and Chinese and held by 1,065 libraries worldwide Greg Focker has finally begun to earn the respect of his ex-CIA father-in-law, Jack Byrnes but one important test still lies ahead: will Greg prove that he has what it takes to be the family's next 'Godfocker', or will the circle of trust be broken for good?
Zoolander
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35 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 1,029 libraries worldwide 3-time winner of the Male Model of the Year, Derek, loses out the fourth time to rival, Hansen. Now the ridiculously good-looking supermodel, with the help of a women reporter, must save the world from an evil clothes manufacture.
Greenberg
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7 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 937 libraries worldwide Roger Greenberg is single, fortyish and deliberately doing nothing. In search of a place to restart his life, he agrees to housesit for his brother in LA and tries to reconnect with his former bandmate and successful ex-girlfriend. But old friends aren't necessarily still best friends, and Greenberg soon finds himself forging a connection with his brother's personal assistant, Florence. Greenberg has come to realize that he may at last have found a reason to be happy.
Keeping the faith
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13 editions published between 1996 and 2002 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 881 libraries worldwide Two men, long-time best friends, reunite with the tomboy who was the best friend of both; but all of them have changed-- greatly.
Meet the parents
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7 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in English and Italian and held by 848 libraries worldwide Male nurse Greg Focker wants to pop the question to his girlfried Pam Byrnes. But she's daddy's little girl, and daddy, has some old-fashioned ideas about manners and manhood. So Pam and Greg make a pilgrimage to the Byrnes' homestead on Long Island. Greg gets off the wrong foot with Mr. Byrnes and never recovers. Little white lies mushroom into ghastly whoppers. Greg finds out that Mr. Byrnes was in the CIA for 34 years. And so the weekend goes from bad to worse to mortifying.
The cable guy
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19 editions published between 1996 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 737 libraries worldwide A cable installer, raised on television sitcoms, wants life to look like "My three sons." And when he meets a single-guy, he sees his chance for some serious male bonding. more
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Action and adventure films Africa Aircraft accidents American Museum of Natural History Animated films Ball games Comedy films Comedy films Divorced fathers Drama Earhart, Amelia,--1897-1937 Families Fantasy films Fathers and sons Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired Friendship Gifted children Insurance adjusters Jungles Juvenile works Madagascar Male friendship Man-woman relationships Marriage proposals Motion picture actors and actresses Museum exhibits Museums--Deaccessioning Museums--Employees Museum storage facilities New York (State)--New York Parents-in-law Pharaohs Police, Private Private investigators Risk assessment Romantic comedy films Shipwrecks Smithsonian Archives United States Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Washington (D.C.) Wildlife reintroduction Zoo animals
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Alternative Names
Stiller, Ben, 1966-
Stiller, Benjamin, 1965-
Stiller, Benjamin Edward.
Stiller, Benjamin Edward,d1965-
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English
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French (50) Multiple languages (37) Spanish (32) German (24) No Linguistic content (14) Undetermined (10) Chinese (6) Italian (4) Greek, Modern (2) Czech (2) Turkish (1) Vietnamese (1) Covers
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