Movies Written By Buck Henry

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This is a list of films written by Buck Henry, screenwriter. This list of movies written by Buck Henry is alphabetical and can be sorted for other bits of information such as who directed the film and what genre it falls under. These Buck Henry screenplays are not unfinished works; they have all been produced and released somewhere in the world. Any unreleased Buck Henry films are not included on this list. Buck Henry has written some very iconic movies over the years, so if you're trying to find popular Buck Henry films that you haven't seen already then this list is the perfect guide for doing so.

List features movies like The Graduate, Town & Country.

You can use this list to answer the questions, "What movies did Buck Henry write?" and "How many movies did Buck Henry write?"

This list includes almost all of Buck Henry's screenplay credits. You can click on the names of the movies Buck Henry wrote in order to find out more about each individual Buck Henry film. Trailers for each movie can also be seen if you click on the video previews for these Buck Henry films. {#nodes}
  • Candy
    Marlon Brando, Ringo Starr, Richard Burton
    Candy is a 1968 farce film directed by Christian Marquand based on the 1958 novel by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg, from a screenplay by Buck Henry.
  • Catch-22
    Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin
    This scathing war satire follows Capt. John Yossarian (Alan Arkin), a pilot stationed in the Mediterranean who flies bombing missions during World War II. Attempting to cope with the madness of armed conflict, Yossarian struggles to find a way out of his wartime reality. Surrounded by eccentric military officers, such as the opportunistic 1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder (Jon Voight), Yossarian must resort to extreme measures to escape his dire and increasingly absurd situation.
  • First Family
    Bob Newhart, Gilda Radner, Madeline Kahn
    The president (Bob Newhart) and his boozing wife (Madeline Kahn) go to Africa to bargain for their abducted daughter's (Gilda Radner) return.
  • The Day of the Dolphin
    George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino
    Marine biologists Jake (George C. Scott) and Maggie Terrell (Trish Van Devere) have for many years been doing dolphin research in the Florida Keys, and have even coached some dolphins to speak primitive English. But when two of the dolphins are kidnapped, an investigation proves that the Terrells' financial backers, the Franklin Foundation, have had sinister intentions all along. The dolphins are to be used to deliver and detonate explosives beneath the president's yacht.
  • The Graduate
    Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross
    The Graduate is a classic drama film of the late 60s. Central to the story is Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman), a recent college graduate, lost in his newfound adulthood. His life takes an extraordinary turn when he becomes romantically involved with Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), an older, married woman. But the plot thickens when Benjamin falls for her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross). Directed by Mike Nichols, this film won an Academy Award for Best Director. Notable for its iconic soundtrack by Simon and Garfunkel, The Graduate is a significant cultural touchstone that portrays the post-college existential crisis with wit and poignancy.
  • The Nude Bomb
    Don Adams, Sylvia Kristel, Vittorio Gassman
    While enjoying retirement, secret agent Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) soon finds the world needs his services again. With a KAOS terrorist plot underway, the chief (Dana Elcar) of the PITS agency reenlists Smart to keep KAOS from detonating bombs that leave their helpless victims in the buff. With the help of fellow agents (Sylvia Kristel, Pamela Hensley, Andrea Howard), Smart must stop the terrorists before the world is faced with indecent exposure of monumental proportions.
  • The Owl and the Pussycat
    Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Robert Klein
    Trying to keep her head above water, New Yorker Doris (Barbra Streisand) accepts money for sexual favors from men who occasionally visit her apartment, a practice that bugs her neighbor, Felix (George Segal), an unsuccessful writer. Felix gets her booted, but when she complains to him, he lets her bunk at his place. Reserved Felix and outlandish Doris have little in common, but as they're forced to spend more time together, their proximity leads to an increasing mutual fondness.
  • To Die For
    Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix
    Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) is a weather reporter at her small-town cable station, but she dreams of being a big-time news anchor. However, she feels that her middle-class husband (Matt Dillon) is holding her back, so she decides to have him murdered. For this, she enlists Jimmy (Joaquin Phoenix), a high school boy who is enamored with her. The plan doesn't work exactly as she intended, though, and her husband's family starts to suspect that she was involved in his death.
  • Town & Country
    Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Andie MacDowell
    Porter Stoddard (Warren Beatty) is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads; a nexus where twists and turns lead to a myriad of missteps -- some with his wife Ellie (Diane Keaton), others with longtime friends Mona (Goldie Hawn) and her husband Griffin (Garry Shandling). Deciding which direction to take often leads to unexpected encounters with hilarious consequences in this comedy about life, love, friendship and the sometimes blistering nature of marital bliss.
  • What's Up, Doc?
    Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn
    Two researchers have come to San Francisco to compete for a research grant in music. The man seems a bit distracted, and that was before he met a strange woman who has devoted her life to confusing and embarrassing him. At the same time a woman has her jewels stolen and a government whistle blower arrives with his stolen top secret papers.