Dom DeLuise

Date of Birth

1933-08-01

Date of Death

2009-05-04

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Don’t Drink the Water, Silent Movie, An American Tail, The Muppet Movie, The Cannonball Run

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All Dogs Go to Heaven: Don Bluth remembers Burt Reynolds’ dog voice & Dom DeLuise saving the movie

Posted 2 years ago

Dom DeLuise conned Don Bluth into letting him work with pal Burt Reynolds on animated film All Dogs Go to Heaven.

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Awfully Good Movies: CANNONBALL RUN II

Posted 2 years ago

Celebrate 10 years of Awfully Good Movies with Burt Reynolds and an all-star cast of wacky racers in CANNONBALL RUN II!

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The Secret of NIMH (1982) Revisited: Animation Movie Review

Posted 5 years ago

We’re back with another episode of Animation Movies Revisited! In this episode, we’ll be exploring Bluth Studios’ 1982 animated fantasy classic, The Secret of NIMH. Directed by Don Bluth (An American Tail, All Dogs Go to Heaven, The Land Before...

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The Cannonball Run remake to blend Fast & Furious with Ocean’s 11

Posted 9 years ago

Just several months ago we were reminded that Warner Bros. was still working away at getting a remake of THE CANNONBALL RUN off the ground when it was revealed that they were in negotiations with Rawson Marshall Thurber (WE'RE THE...

Rawson Thurber in talks to direct relaunch of The Cannonball Run

Posted 9 years ago

We've been hearing of a remake of THE CANNONBALL RUN for quite a few years, but very little progress has been made. Etan Cohen (GET HARD) was attached to write and direct the project just last year, but it seems...

Top 5 Most Awfully Good Moments in Oscar History (Video)

Posted 9 years ago

This week, Awfully Good Movies is turning its attention away from bad movies to great movies..namely the awful things that have happened at the Academy Award ceremonies honoring those movies. Just in time for this weekend’s 89th Annual Academy Awards,...

Get Hard’s Etan Cohen to write & direct Warner Bros.’ Cannonball Run

Posted 10 years ago

Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. has picked up the rights to THE CANNONBALL RUN franchise, and has set Etan Cohen to write and direct a new take on the film series. The studio isn’t describing this as a remake...

The JoBlo Sunday Night Movie Chat: Blazing Saddles

Posted 12 years ago

We have been experiencing some small technical problems with the chatroom. You can still access it easily by clicking the picture below and typing in the comment bar this command. /join #moviefancentral Sometimes we just need to laugh. And when...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Mel Brooks

Posted 12 years ago

Chris Last week, we took a look at the career of Russell Crowe, an actor whose presence or gravitas is unmatched. This week’s subject has his own kind of gravitas, albeit if you compared the two they couldn’t be more...

Mel Brooks names his 5 favorite scenes from his own films. Okay, 8 favorite scenes

Posted 13 years ago

I recently watched the American Masters documentary on Mel Brooks entitled MAKE A NOISE and immediately wanted to go back and re-watch all of his films. The guy is so genuinely funny that it is a shame he hasn't directed...