Maury Chaykin
26 titles
Filmography
26 results
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Curmudgeonly aesthete Nero Wolfe may be one of Rome's finest investigators, but he'd rather tend to his orchids. Based on the classic novels by Rex Stout.

The Grift
(2008)Set in the 1940’s American South, a woman betrayed by her husband must come to his rescue when he gets mixed up with a family of con artists.

Crossed Over
(2002)Based on the book "Crossed Over: A Murder/A Memoir," this is the true story of the deep and healing friendship between a grieving mother, Beverly Lowry (Diane Keaton), and death row inmate, Karla Faye Tucker (Jennifer Jason Leigh).
DEFCON-4
(1985)Two months after the planet is ravaged by nuclear war, astronauts Howe (Tim Choate), Jordan (Kate Lynch, 'The Twilight Zone') and Walker (John Walsch, 'Blow Out') are forced to return to earth - now an apocalyptic wasteland consumed by radiation and roamed by cannibal gangs. Forced into desperate pacts with unlikely allies, among them eccentric survivalist Vinny (Maury Chaykin, 'WarGames'), the astronauts must draw on all their resourcefulness to survive this brave new world. Bearing more than a passing resemblance to George Miller's Ozploitation classic 'Mad Max', 'Def-Con 4' is an inventive and action-packed low budget sci-fi romp, elevated by a pounding score by New World stalwart Christopher Young ('Hellraiser') and making its UK High Definition debut with this brand new restoration from Arrow Video.

The Adjuster
(1991)Noah, an insurance adjuster specializing in house fires, takes his clients’ wellbeing so seriously he frequently sleeps with them to provide comfort. His wife, Hera, is a film censor who finds excitement in copying explicit scenes from the movies she is assigned to review. When their lives intersect with a rich couple obsessed with staging elaborate sexual fantasies their secretive lives of artifice and ardour slowly begin to unfold... Inspired by the real life fire that burnt down Egoyan’s own family home, this hypnotic, dream-like tale of passionate yet dislocated characters has been compared to the films of David Lynch. It is quintessential Egoyan and sees the director at his very best.

The Hunt For the BTK Killer
(2005)After 31 years at-large, detectives in Wichita, Kansas hone in on a murderer who took the lives of ten innocent people: a serial killer known as BTK.

MouseHunt
(1997)In this family classic, two down-on-their-luck brothers are determined to rid their antique house of a mouse who is equally determined to stay where he is.

Entrapment
(1999)When a priceless painting is stolen, the insurance company sends its most cunning - and seductive - investigator (Catherine Zeta-Jones) to match wits with a solitary master thief (Sean Connery). Following a global cat-and-mouse chase, the two join forces for the ultimate heist... or so it seems.

Cutthroat Island
(1995)A female pirate and her companion race against their rivals to find a hidden island that contains a fabulous treasure.

The Art of War
(2000)Shaw is an operative for the United Nations' covert dirty-tricks squad, using espionage and quasi-ethical tactics to secure peace and cooperation. When a shipping container full of dead Vietnamese refugees turns up on the docks and China's ambassador is gunned down at a dinner celebrating a new trade agreement with China and the US, Shaw is framed for the murder and must evade the FBI and Triad..

Conduct Unbecoming
(2011)A US Marine in Afghanistan is shipped home to face charges of horrific war crimes. Facing overwhelming odds, he fights alone for his life and his honour in the unfamiliar battlefield of a military courtroom.
Camilla
(1994)Screen favorite Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy) stars with Bridget Fonda (Kiss Of The Dragon) in this feel good comedy about an unlikely pair who set off one the road to do everything they always wanted! On their madcap journey together, they find themselves losing their car in a lake, being duped by a con man, staging a kidnapping - and having the time of their lives! If you liked Fried Green Tomatoes and Thelma And Louise, you're going to love Camilla! It's a delightfully entertaining story that shows that friendship, fun and adventure are all just part of the ride!

Wild Thing
(1987)A social worker’s attraction to Wild Thing, a street justice hero, will place them both in grave peril, as they set out to find his parents’ killers.

Split Images
(1992)Robbie is a millionaire playboy who develops a taste for videotaping murder. After killing a family friend on a trip, he tries to cover his tracks.

Devil in a Blue Dress
(1995)It's 1948, and Los Angeles is booming, but Easy Rawlins has just been fired and he's got house payments to make. When he's offered a job locating the mysterious Daphne Monet, he takes it but soon finds himself drawn into a web of murder, blackmail, brutal cops and city politics.

What's Cooking?
(2000)This heartwarming drama focuses on the tensions and Thanksgiving traditions of four families of varying ethnicities in Los Angeles.

Keeping the Promise
(1997)A teen boy in colonial Maine protects the family home against peril, with the help of a young Indian, when his father leaves to bring the family home.

The Kidnapping of the President
(1980)A Secret Service chief leads a game of cat and mouse with a gang of terrorists holding the U.S. president hostage in a booby-trapped truck.

Static
(2008)Three people with the prototype of a cell phone chip implanted in their brains become subjected to a terrifying side effect beyond their control.

Love and Death on Long Island
(1998)John Hurt stars in Richard Kwietniowski’s comedy of fame and obsession about an older man (Hurt) who becomes infatuated with a young Hollywood actor (Jason Priestley), and proceeds to track him down.