The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public.

The Benny Goodman Story

1956

English

6.8

♡ 4

69%

Valentine Davies Director

Steve Allen as Benny Goodman

Cynthia Patrick as Jane - Gil Rodin's Date

Ben Welden as Sammy - Primo's 1st Henchman

Don Gordon as Tough Boy in Gang

Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.

The Ratings Game

1984

English

5.9

♡ 7

38%

Danny DeVito Director

Michael Ensign as Le Boeuf Maitre d'

Steve Allen as Self

Jayne Meadows as Self

Kevin McCarthy as Wes Vandergelder

A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.

Lady You Shot Me: Life and Death of Sam Cooke

2017

English

6.2

♡ 1

Action

Documentary

David Czarnetzki Director

John Lennon as Self

Malcolm X as Self

Michelle Obama as Self

Steve Allen as Self

Sam Cooke died at the age of 33 on December 11, 1964, at the Hacienda Motel, at 9137 South Figueroa Street, in Los Angeles, California. Answering separate reports of a shooting and of a kidnapping at the motel, police found Cooke's body, clad only in a sports jacket and shoes but no shirt, pants or underwear. He had sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, which was later determined to have pierced his heart. The motel's manager, Bertha Franklin, said she had shot Cooke in self-defense after he broke into her office residence and attacked her. Her account was immediately questioned and disputed by acquaintances.

Can We Take a Joke?

2015

English

7.2

♡ 2

53%

political correctness

social issues

Ted Balaker Director

Bob Dylan as Self

Penn Jillette as Self

Steve Allen as Self

Hugh M. Hefner as Self

In the age of social media, nearly every day brings a new eruption of outrage. While people have always found something to be offended by, their ability to organize a groundswell of opposition to – and public censure of – their offender has never been more powerful. Today we're all one clumsy joke away from public ruin. Can We Take A Joke? offers a thought-provoking and wry exploration of outrage culture through the lens of stand-up comedy, with notables like Gilbert Gottfried, Penn Jillette, Lisa Lampanelli, and Adam Carolla detailing its stifling impact on comedy and the exchange of ideas. What will the future will be like if we can't learn how to take a joke?

The Super Bob Einstein Movie

2021

English

7.3

88%

Danny Gold Director Cher

Cher as Self

Steve Allen as Self

Matt Damon as Self

Cheryl Hines as Self

This documentary explores Bob Einstein’s unlikely discovery and enduring career, sharing the many evolving layers of his comedy from the people that knew him best.

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

2018

English

7.7

♡ 20

96%

Thom Zimny Director

John Lennon as Himself

Bob Dylan as Himself

George Harrison as Himself

Steve Allen as Himself

Two-part documentary about the life of Elvis Presley featuring interviews with his ex-wife Priscilla Presley, guitarist Scotty Moore, childhood friend Red West and musicians Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris and Robbie Robertson.

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

English

7.4

♡ 10

98%

Sacha Jenkins Director

Louis Armstrong as (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy as (archive footage)

Leonard Bernstein as (archive footage)

Steve Allen as (voice)

Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life from his perspective. From musical phenom to civil rights activist to world-renowned artist, this illuminating film shows sides of Armstrong few have seen.

Warning Shot

1966

English

6.7

♡ 2

23%

Action

Crime

los angeles, california

Mystery

private detective

Thriller

Buzz Kulik Director

Lillian Gish as Alice Willows

Eleanor Parker as Mrs. Doris Ruston

Steve Allen as Perry Knowland

Keenan Wynn as Sgt. Ed Musso

Hounded by the press for shooting a doctor, an ousted Los Angeles policeman works his own case.

My Name Is Lopez

2021

English

7.3

♡ 5

Documentary

P. David Ebersole Director

Sammy Davis Jr. as Self

Merv Griffin as Self

Steve Allen as Self

Telly Savalas as Self

Born in Dallas to undocumented Mexican immigrants, Trinidad Lopez III fought his way out of the ghetto with a guitar to become one of the first Latino rock stars.

The Source

1999

English

7.2

♡ 2

Chuck Workman Director

Johnny Depp as Jack Kerouac

Bob Dylan as Self

John Leguizamo as Self

Steve Allen as Self

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their arrival into American consciousness, their travels, frequent parodies, Kerouac's death, and Ginsberg's politicization. Their movement connects with bebop, John Cage's music, abstract expressionism, and living theater. In recent interviews, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kesey, Ferlinghetti, Mailer, Jerry Garcia, Tom Hayden, Gary Snyder, Ed Sanders, and others measure the Beats' meaning and impact.

The King

2017

English

6.9

♡ 11

86%

Eugene Jarecki Director

Ethan Hawke as Himself

Ashton Kutcher as Himself

Eddie Murphy as Self

Steve Allen as Self

A cultural portrait of the American dream at a critical time in the nation’s history. Set against the 2016 American election, The King takes a musical road trip across the country in Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce.

Tab Hunter Confidential

2015

English

7.5

♡ 18

89%

96%

Action

based on memoir or autobiography

Jeffrey Schwarz Director

Terry Moore as Herself

Lainie Kazan as Herself

Clint Eastwood as Himself

Steve Allen as Himself

Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter was gay, and spent his Hollywood years in a precarious closet that repeatedly threatened to implode and destroy him. Tab Hunter himself shares first hand, for the first time, what it was like to be a studio manufactured movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and the consequences of being someone totally different from his studio manufactured image.

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

English

6.2

♡ 13

65%

John Landis Director

Donald Gibb as Graceless Pirate

Bryan Cranston as Paramedic #1

B.B. King as Self

Steve Allen as Steve Allen

Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment.

WrestleMania VI

1990

English

7.5

♡ 8

Kerwin Silfies Director

Hulk Hogan as Hulk Hogan

Steve Allen as Self

Robert Goulet as Self

Mary Tyler Moore as Self

More than 65,000 fans pack the Toronto SkyDome to witness The Ultimate Challenge as The Ultimate Warrior faces Hulk Hogan with both the WWE Championship and WWE Intercontinental Championship on the line. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase defends the Million Dollar Championship against Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Dusty Rhodes and more in action!

American Masters No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

2005

English

8.4

♡ 4

performance folk rock

retired singer

rock singer

singer-songwriter

Martin Scorsese Director

Martin Scorsese as Self Cher

Cher as Self

Bob Dylan as Self

Steve Allen as Self

A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

2021

English

7.0

♡ 3

Jeffrey Schwarz Director

Andrew Lloyd Webber as Self

Steve Allen as Self

Glenn Close as Self

Gloria Swanson as Self

In the mid-1950s, Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, young composers and romantic partners, are hired by legendary silent film star Gloria Swanson to write a musical based on her film Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder in 1950.

The Sunshine Boys

1975

English

7.1

♡ 10

69%

72%

Action

based on play or musical

Herbert Ross Director

F. Murray Abraham as Mechanic

Howard Hesseman as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director

Steve Allen as Narrator on Fictional TV Program

Walter Matthau as Willy Clark

Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spoken in over 20 years of retirement. Willy Clark's nephew is the producer of a TV variety show that wants to feature a reunion of this classic duo. It is up to him to try to get the Sunshine Boys back together again.

American Masters Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019

English

7.4

♡ 10

91%

jazz singer or musician

Music

Stanley Nelson Director

John Lennon as Self

Sammy Davis Jr. as Self

Steve Allen as Self

Tommie Smith as Self

A visionary, innovator, and originator who defied categorization and embodied the word cool—a foray into the life and career of musical and cultural icon Miles Davis.

Casino

1995

English

8.2

♡ 268

79%

93%

Action

based on novel or book

Martin Scorsese Director

Don Rickles as Billy Sherbert

Joe Pesci as Nicky Santoro

Robert De Niro as Sam 'Ace' Rothstein

Steve Allen as Steve Allen

In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex Lester Diamond and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.

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The Benny Goodman Story

The Ratings Game

Lady You Shot Me: Life and Death of Sam Cooke

Can We Take a Joke?

The Super Bob Einstein Movie

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Warning Shot

My Name Is Lopez

The Source

The King

Tab Hunter Confidential

Amazon Women on the Moon

WrestleMania VI

American Masters No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

The Sunshine Boys

American Masters Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

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