Steve Martin is an American actor, writer, and comedian best known for starring in Hollywood films and animated comedies. Currently, the artist includes the cast of the Hulu streaming original series, called ‘Only Murders in the Building’ which recently premiered the third season. Below, he checks out a list of five of the actor’s best films before watching the new season of the series.
1. Duology “Twelve is a crowd.”
The films “Doze É Demais” and “Doze É Demais 2” are comedy productions to be watched as a family, considering that both works are based on the relationship between parents and children. While in the first film, football coach Tom Baker (Martin) needs to move from one house in the countryside to another in the big city, to accept a professional opportunity that could change his life; the second depicts a family vacation in a camp that brings together several families, who participate in competitions to win a championship.
Both productions are full of humor –– considering that Tom and his wife have 12 children, which explains the film’s title ––, family strife and explore family dynamics to captivate the audience from the beginning to the end of the film. In addition to Martin, the cast includes well-known names at the time of the release of the films, such as Tom Welling (interpreter of Superman in “Smallville”) and Hillary Duff (who played the emblematic character Lizzie McGuire in Disney productions).
Both films can be seen on Disney+.
2. Duology “The Pink Panther”
In this other duology, Martin takes on the role of the famous Inspector Clouseau: a wanted crime investigator, responsible for unraveling the stories that no one else can. In the first film, Clouseau must find out who killed the most famous football manager of the moment and stole his expensive pink ring. In the second work, the greatest treasures in the world are stolen and once again Clouseau is chosen as lead investigator.
The feature films bring together a lot of French accents, comedic scenes and dialogues, and a storyline worthy of watching with the family. Martin plays funny and awkward situations, which add charm to his character and capture the audience’s attention.
Both films can be seen on Prime Video.
3. The house has fallen
Starring Steve Martin and Queen Latifah, the production introduces us to Peter: a divorced lawyer who is a workaholic and never having fun. One day, tired of his boring life, he decides to join online dating platforms to find his soul mate. Then he meets Charlene, a woman who seems to be exactly what he’s looking for, which immediately cheers him up.
They arrange to meet at her house and everything seems perfect, until Charlene (Queen Latifah) shows up and turns out to be the exact opposite of what she’s been implying online. As if that weren’t enough, the woman reveals that she is an ex-con and needs her help to clear her name; in return, she promises to help him win her wife back. As they work together, she will turn her life (but especially their home) upside down.
The film can be found on the Star+ streaming service.
4. How to get a husband
Newton Davis (Martin) was completely in love with his high school sweetheart, so he decided to build her his dream home. However, she dumps him and he seeks solace from a waitress who works nearby. The girl, named Gwen (Goldie Hawn), is attracted to him, but Newton doesn’t care. She then decides to take revenge on him: she moves into the man’s house and pretends to be his wife, deceiving all her friends and workmates.
You can find the movie streaming on AppleTV.
5. To each his own home
The animation shows the interbreeding of extraterrestrial lives coexisting with humans on Earth. Basically, an ET named Oh (Jim Parsons) has invaded the planet looking for a safe place to live after being kicked out of him; then he meets the fugitive Tip (Rihanna), with whom he becomes friends and is introduced to various things that he had never known, such as music.
Some time later, Oh’s alien race also find Earth and invade to track him down and arrest him for his crimes, but Tip intends to help him escape and stay safe. The animated film includes a number of famous names in the cast, such as Steve Martin himself, Jim Parsons, Rihanna and even Jennifer Lopez.
Animation can be found on Netflix.
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