Nickelodeon (1976)
In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, they soon team up with the filmmakers and become important players in the show business industry. Leo learns he has a talent for directing, and Buck's cowboy persona quickly earns him leading-man status — but both men fall for beautiful starlet Kathleen Cooke, leading to a heated personal rivalry.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
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Ryan O'Neal as Leo Harrigan |
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Burt Reynolds as Buck Greenway |
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Tatum O'Neal as Alice Forsyte |
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Brian Keith as H.H. Cobb |
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Stella Stevens as Marty Reeves |
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John Ritter as Franklin Frank |
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Jane Hitchcock as Kathleen Cooke |
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Jack Perkins as Michael Gilhooley |
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Brion James as Bailiff |
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Sidney Armus as Judge |
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Joe Warfield as Morgan |
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Tamar Cooper as Edna Mae Gilhooley |
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Alan Gibbs as Patents Hooligan |
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Mathew Anden as Hecky |
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Lorenzo Music as Mullins |
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Arnold Soboloff as Cobb's Writer |
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Jeffrey Byron as Steve |
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Priscilla Pointer as Mabel |
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Don Calfa as Waldo |
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Philip Bruns as Duncan |
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Edward Marshall as Rialto Hotel Clerk |
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John Blackwell as Louie |
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E.J. André as Stage Performer |
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Christa Lang as Stage Performer |
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Maurice Manson as Stage Performer |
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Louis Guss as Dinsdale |
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Frank Marshall as Dinsdale's Assistant |
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Andrew Winner as Stage Manager |
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Mathilda Calnan as German Bakery Lady |
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Gustaf Unger as German Producer |
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Bertil Unger as German Producer |
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James O'Connell as Patents Thug |
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Ric Mancini as Patents Thug |
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Mark Dennis as Cobb's Cutter |
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E. Hampton Beagle as Leo's Train Conductor |
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Hedgemon Lewis as Train Waiter |
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Bill Riddle as Sally |
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Dino Judd as Old Timer |
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Harry Carey, Jr. as Dobie |
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James Best as Jim |
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Jack Verbois as Jack |
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John Chappell as John |
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George Gaynes as Reginald Kingsley |
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Carleton Rippel as Depot Man |
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Rita Abrams as Dutch Damsel |
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Sara Jane Gould as Dutch Damsel |
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Mary Beth Bell as Dutch Damsel |
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M. Emmet Walsh as "Father" Logan |
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Miriam Byrd-Nethery as Aunt Lula |
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Rusty Blitz as Nickelodeon Barker |
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Les Josephson as Nickelodeon Bouncer |
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Tom Erhart as Nickelodeon Projectionist |
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Griffin O'Neal as Bicycle Boy |
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Patricia O'Neal as Movie Fanatic |
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Morgan Farley as Movie Fanatic |
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Anna Thea Bogdanovich as Movie Fanatic |
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Elaine Partnow as Movie Fanatic |
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Joseph G. Medalis as Movie Fanatic |
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Billy Beck as Movie Fanatic |
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Roger Hampton as Movie Fanatic |
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Gordon Hurst as Policeman |
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Charles Thomas Murphy as Hollywood Realtor |
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Hamilton Camp as Blacker |
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Ted Gehring as Stoneman |
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Stanley Brock as Parker |
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Vincent Milana as Frank's Director |
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Lee Gordon Moore as Alice's Director |
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John Finnegan as Kathleen's Director |
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Christian Grey as Buck's Director |
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Robert Ball as Leo's Actor |
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Chief Tug Smith as Elmer |
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Rude Frimel as Orchestra Conductor |
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Christopher Barrett as Chauffeur (uncredited) |
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Jon Cutler as Driver (uncredited) |
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Running Deer as Indian (uncredited) |
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Raven Grey Eagle as Indian (uncredited) |
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Bob Harks as Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
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John Otrin as Man (uncredited) |
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Carl D. Parker as Railroad Conductor (uncredited) |
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Gus Peters as Tex (uncredited) |
| Directing | Peter Bogdanovich | Director |
| Writing | Peter Bogdanovich | Writer |
| Writing | W.D. Richter | Writer |
| Production | Robert Chartoff | Producer |
| Production | Irwin Winkler | Producer |
| Production | Frank Marshall | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Joe Amsler | Stunts |
| Crew | Hal Needham | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Julie Ann Johnson | Stunts |
| Crew | Ron Stein | Stunts |
| Crew | Charles A. Tamburro | Stunts |
| Sound | Richard Hazard | Conductor |
| Sound | Kenneth Wannberg | Music Editor |
| Sound | Kay Rose | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Arthur Piantadosi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Les Fresholtz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Bobby Byrne | Camera Operator |
| Art | Rich Valesko | Property Master |
| Directing | Jack Frost Sanders | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lois Thurman | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Richmond L. Aguilar | Gaffer |
| Camera | Leonard Lookabaugh | Key Grip |
| Crew | James D. Brubaker | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Cliff Wenger | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandy Berke Jordan | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman Salling | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Directing | Arne Schmidt | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Stephen Lim | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Rita Abrams | Choreographer |
| Camera | Joseph E. Thibo | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ted T. Sugura | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Glen Lambert | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Morris Feingold | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Paul Caven | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Rick Borchardt | Dolly Grip |
| Editing | Bill Lindemann | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Richard Burrow | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Victoria Sampson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Morton Tubor | Sound Editor |
| Art | George Tours | Leadman |
| Art | Bob Lawless | Painter |
| Crew | Grant Olson | Craft Service |
| Production | Marge Rowland | Production Secretary |
| Production | Mel Dellar | Production Manager |
| Sound | Richard Hazard | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | László Kovács | Director of Photography |
| Editing | William C. Carruth | Editor |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Art | Richard Berger | Art Direction |
| Art | David Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theadora Van Runkle | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Ellingwood | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruby Ford | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marlene D. Williams | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Sandra Lee Gimpel | Stunts |
| Art | Ed Shanley | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Michael Colgan | Sound Editor |