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The Face Is Familiar

The Face Is Familiar

The Face Is Familiar

2009
Documentary
TV Movie
54m
Writer-director Kevin Burns takes a closer look at the familiar faces of character actors we all recognize but might not be able to name -- the lesser-known stars who take a backseat to the leads but know the art of stealing a scene. Interviews feature candid comments from the likes of Joan Cusack (Working Girl), Stephen Tobolowsky (Groundhog Day), Luis Guzman (Boogie Nights), John C. McGinley ("Scrubs") and Jane Lynch (Best in Show). (Netflix)

Directed by:

Kevin Burns
Kevin-Burns
18 total credits
Kevin Burns has 18 credits at Criticker, including: Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy, Chariots, Gods and Beyond, Behind the Planet of the Apes and Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Writer:

Kevin Burns
Kevin-Burns
18 total credits
Kevin Burns has 18 credits at Criticker, including: Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy, Chariots, Gods and Beyond, Behind the Planet of the Apes and Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Starring:

Luis Guzmán
Luis-Guzmn
95 total credits
Luis Guzmán (born Pedro Lamboy) is a Puerto Rican actor. He is known for his character work. For much of his career, his squat build, wolfish features, and brooding countenance have garnered him roles largely as sidekicks, thugs, or policemen, but his later career has seen him move into more mainstream roles. He is a favorite of director Steven Soderbergh, who cast him in Out of Sight, The Limey, and Traffic, and Paul Thomas Anderson, who cast him in Boogie Nights, Magnolia and...(Wikipedia)
,
Daniel Roebuck
Daniel-Roebuck
50 total credits
Daniel Roebuck has 50 credits at Criticker, including: Final Destination, The Fugitive, Bubba Ho-Tep, U.S. Marshals and Agent Cody Banks
,
Veronica Cartwright
Veronica-Cartwright
56 total credits
Veronica Cartwright has 56 credits at Criticker, including: Alien, The Birds, Just Married, The Witches of Eastwick and Kinsey
,
Joan Cusack
Joan-Cusack
65 total credits
Joan Mary Cusack is an American film, stage and television actress. A well-respected comedic character actor, she has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the movies Working Girl and In & Out and is a three-time winner of the American Comedy Award as "Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture." Cusack was a cast member of the sketch comedy TV show Saturday Night Live in 1985-86. She is the sister of actor John Cusack. www.wikipedia.org
,
Danny Trejo
Danny-Trejo
208 total credits
Dan "Danny" Trejo is an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, most notably in roles as an antagonist or anti-hero. Major releases in which he has acted include Blood in Blood Out, Animal Factory, Bubble Boy, Anaconda, Marked for Death, xXx, Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Heat, From Dusk till Dawn, Con Air, Six Days Seven Nights, Spy Kids, The Replacement Killers, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Predators, , The Devil's Rejects... (Wikipedia)
,
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen-Tobolowsky
105 total credits
Stephen Tobolowsky has 105 credits at Criticker, including: Memento, Groundhog Day, Spaceballs, Basic Instinct and Thelma & Louise
,
Jane Lynch
Jane-Lynch
63 total credits
Jane Lynch has 63 credits at Criticker, including: The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Fugitive, Wreck-It Ralph, Role Models and Best in Show

Genre:

Documentary

AKA:

Starz Inside: The Face Is Familiar

Country:

USA

Language:

English

The Face Is Familiar

2009
Documentary
TV Movie
54m
Avg Percentile 50.59% from 6 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Avg Percentile 50.59% from 6 total ratings
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Cast & Info

Directed by:

Kevin Burns
Kevin-Burns
18 total credits
Kevin Burns has 18 credits at Criticker, including: Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy, Chariots, Gods and Beyond, Behind the Planet of the Apes and Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Writer:

Kevin Burns
Kevin-Burns
18 total credits
Kevin Burns has 18 credits at Criticker, including: Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy, Chariots, Gods and Beyond, Behind the Planet of the Apes and Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Starring:

Luis Guzmán
Luis-Guzmn
95 total credits
Luis Guzmán (born Pedro Lamboy) is a Puerto Rican actor. He is known for his character work. For much of his career, his squat build, wolfish features, and brooding countenance have garnered him roles largely as sidekicks, thugs, or policemen, but his later career has seen him move into more mainstream roles. He is a favorite of director Steven Soderbergh, who cast him in Out of Sight, The Limey, and Traffic, and Paul Thomas Anderson, who cast him in Boogie Nights, Magnolia and...(Wikipedia)
,
Daniel Roebuck
Daniel-Roebuck
50 total credits
Daniel Roebuck has 50 credits at Criticker, including: Final Destination, The Fugitive, Bubba Ho-Tep, U.S. Marshals and Agent Cody Banks
,
Veronica Cartwright
Veronica-Cartwright
56 total credits
Veronica Cartwright has 56 credits at Criticker, including: Alien, The Birds, Just Married, The Witches of Eastwick and Kinsey
,
Joan Cusack
Joan-Cusack
65 total credits
Joan Mary Cusack is an American film, stage and television actress. A well-respected comedic character actor, she has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the movies Working Girl and In & Out and is a three-time winner of the American Comedy Award as "Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture." Cusack was a cast member of the sketch comedy TV show Saturday Night Live in 1985-86. She is the sister of actor John Cusack. www.wikipedia.org
,
Danny Trejo
Danny-Trejo
208 total credits
Dan "Danny" Trejo is an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, most notably in roles as an antagonist or anti-hero. Major releases in which he has acted include Blood in Blood Out, Animal Factory, Bubble Boy, Anaconda, Marked for Death, xXx, Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Heat, From Dusk till Dawn, Con Air, Six Days Seven Nights, Spy Kids, The Replacement Killers, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Predators, , The Devil's Rejects... (Wikipedia)
,
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen-Tobolowsky
105 total credits
Stephen Tobolowsky has 105 credits at Criticker, including: Memento, Groundhog Day, Spaceballs, Basic Instinct and Thelma & Louise
,
Jane Lynch
Jane-Lynch
63 total credits
Jane Lynch has 63 credits at Criticker, including: The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Fugitive, Wreck-It Ralph, Role Models and Best in Show

Genre:

Documentary

AKA:

Starz Inside: The Face Is Familiar

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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