Susan Tyrrell

Susan Tyrrell

March 18, 1945 · 81 years old

Susan Tyrrell (born Susan Jillian Creamer; March 18, 1945 – June 16, 2012) was an American character actress. Tyrrell's career began in theater in New York City in the 1960s in Broadway and off Broadway productions. Her first film was Shoot Out (1971). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Bes…

Known For

22 titles
1
Cry-Baby

Cry-Baby

1990 · 1h 25m · Movie

In 1950s Baltimore, a bad boy with a heart of gold wins the love of a good girl, whose boyfriend sets out for revenge.

6.5
2
Powder

Powder

1995 · 1h 51m · Movie

An off-the-charts genius who is home schooled and shunned after his last relative dies shows the unconscious residents of his town about connection awareness and the generosity of the spirit.

6.6
3
Flesh+Blood

Flesh+Blood

1985 · 2h 6m · Movie

In medieval Europe, a young girl from a noble family is obsessed with her captors--commoners.

6.7
4
Fat City

Fat City

1972 · 1h 36m · Movie

Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take different directions.

7.2
5
Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee

1988 · 1h 26m · Movie

Pee-wee Herman is now a small-town farmer with a fiancée, but when a traveling circus comes to town, he finds himself falling for the trapeze artist.

5.1
6
The Chipmunk Adventure

The Chipmunk Adventure

1987 · 1h 17m · Movie

The Chipmunks compete with the Chipettes in a round-the-world race.

7.2
7
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

1981 · 1h 36m · Movie

An orphaned teenager finds himself being dominated by his aunt who's hell-bent on keeping him with her at all costs.

6.3
8
Forbidden Zone

Forbidden Zone

1982 · 1h 14m · Movie

The bizarre and musical tale of a girl who travels to another dimension through the gateway found in her family's basement.

6.5
9
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

1997 · 1h 35m · Movie

A sinister seductress vows to destroy a suburban family.

4.8
10
Tapeheads

Tapeheads

1988 · 1h 33m · Movie

A couple of creative losers accidently become big shots in the video music industry.

5.7
11
From a Whisper to a Scream

From a Whisper to a Scream

1987 · 1h 39m · Movie

In a small Tennessee town, a historian relates four horror stories to a reporter.

5.7
12
Tales of Ordinary Madness

Tales of Ordinary Madness

1981 · 1h 41m · Movie

Poet/lecturer Charles Serking awakens from his alcoholic haze long enough to take a bus back to L.A. and plunge into an orgy of drink and sexual depravity.

6.7
13
Avenging Angel

Avenging Angel

1985 · 1h 33m · Movie

Former prostitute Molly has managed to leave her street life with help from Lt. Andrews. She studies law and leads a normal life. When Andrews is killed by a brutal gang, she returns to the streets as Angel to find his killers.

4.9
14
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977 · 1h 36m · Movie

A disturbed, institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.

6.4
15
Zandy's Bride

Zandy's Bride

1974 · 1h 37m · Movie

An American settler marries a European mail-order bride and together they learn how to thrive in the harsh wilderness while working on their relationship too.

6.4
16
The Demolitionist

The Demolitionist

1995 · 1h 33m · Movie

A murdered police officer is brought back to life by a cold-hearted scientist to serve as "The Demolitionist", the ultimate crime-fighting weapon in a city overrun by criminals and internal corruption.

4.3
17
Rockula

Rockula

1990 · 1h 31m · Movie

A young vampire cannot lose his virginity because of a curse imposed upon him centuries ago.

5.2
18
The Christmas Star

The Christmas Star

1986 · 1h 34m · Movie

A counterfeiter finds the true meaning of the holidays.

6.2
19
Fast-Walking

Fast-Walking

1982 · 1h 55m · Movie

A corrupt prison guard becomes involved in a plot to murder a black revolutionary serving time in his prison.

6.4
20
Kid-Thing

Kid-Thing

2012 · 1h 23m · Movie

Annie is girl with no moral compass, thanks to a complete lack of parental supervision. One day, while playing in the woods, a voice calls out to her from deep within an abandoned well, causing her to consider the right course of ...

6.3
21
September 30, 1955

September 30, 1955

1977 · 1h 41m · Movie

When Jimmy's idol, James Dean, dies on September 30, 1955, the small-town Arkansas college undergraduate goes berserk. He and five of his friends hold a vigil which turns into a drunken debauch--and, finally, a tragedy.

6.2
22
Racquet

Racquet

1979 · 1h 27m · Movie

Centred around a former tennis champ who swings with the girls and volleying straight sets with the rich and famous while set on owning his own tennis court.

3.4