Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon

121 mins | Comedy | Dec. 21, 1976

In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, they soon team up with the filmmakers and become important players in the show business industry. Leo learns he has a talent for directing, and Buck's cowboy persona quickly earns him leading-man status — but both men fall for beautiful starlet Kathleen Cooke, leading to a heated personal rivalry.

Nickelodeon

121 mins | Comedy | Dec. 21, 1976

Nickelodeon
In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, they soon team up with the filmmakers and become important players in the show business industry. Leo learns he has a talent for directing, and Buck's cowboy persona quickly earns him leading-man status — but both men fall for beautiful starlet Kathleen Cooke, leading to a heated personal rivalry.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Columbia Pictures, EMI Films, British Lion Films
Original title Nickelodeon
Directors Jack Frost Sanders, Stephen Lim, Lois Thurman, Peter Bogdanovich, Arne Schmidt
Writers Peter Bogdanovich, W.D. Richter

Cast

Ryan O'Neal

as Leo Harrigan

Burt Reynolds

as Buck Greenway

Tatum O'Neal

as Alice Forsyte

Brian Keith

as H.H. Cobb

Stella Stevens

as Marty Reeves

John Ritter

as Franklin Frank

Jane Hitchcock

as Kathleen Cooke

Jack Perkins

as Michael Gilhooley

Brion James

as Bailiff

Sidney Armus

as Judge

Joe Warfield

as Morgan

Tamar Cooper

as Edna Mae Gilhooley

Alan Gibbs

as Patents Hooligan

Mathew Anden

as Hecky

Lorenzo Music

as Mullins

Arnold Soboloff

as Cobb's Writer

Jeffrey Byron

as Steve

Don Calfa

as Waldo

Philip Bruns

as Duncan

Edward Marshall

as Rialto Hotel Clerk

John Blackwell

as Louie

E.J. André

as Stage Performer

Christa Lang

as Stage Performer

Maurice Manson

as Stage Performer

Louis Guss

as Dinsdale

Frank Marshall

as Dinsdale's Assistant

Andrew Winner

as Stage Manager

Mathilda Calnan

as German Bakery Lady

Gustaf Unger

as German Producer

Bertil Unger

as German Producer

James O'Connell

as Patents Thug

Ric Mancini

as Patents Thug

Mark Dennis

as Cobb's Cutter

E. Hampton Beagle

as Leo's Train Conductor

Hedgemon Lewis

as Train Waiter

Bill Riddle

as Sally

Dino Judd

as Old Timer

Harry Carey, Jr.

as Dobie

James Best

as Jim

Jack Verbois

as Jack

John Chappell

as John

George Gaynes

as Reginald Kingsley

Carleton Rippel

as Depot Man

Rita Abrams

as Dutch Damsel

Sara Jane Gould

as Dutch Damsel

Mary Beth Bell

as Dutch Damsel

M. Emmet Walsh

as "Father" Logan

Miriam Byrd-Nethery

as Aunt Lula

Rusty Blitz

as Nickelodeon Barker

Les Josephson

as Nickelodeon Bouncer

Tom Erhart

as Nickelodeon Projectionist

Griffin O'Neal

as Bicycle Boy

Patricia O'Neal

as Movie Fanatic

Morgan Farley

as Movie Fanatic

Anna Thea Bogdanovich

as Movie Fanatic

Elaine Partnow

as Movie Fanatic

Joseph G. Medalis

as Movie Fanatic

Billy Beck

as Movie Fanatic

Roger Hampton

as Movie Fanatic

Gordon Hurst

as Policeman

Charles Thomas Murphy

as Hollywood Realtor

Hamilton Camp

as Blacker

Ted Gehring

as Stoneman

Stanley Brock

as Parker

Vincent Milana

as Frank's Director

Lee Gordon Moore

as Alice's Director

John P. Finnegan

as Kathleen's Director

Christian Grey

as Buck's Director

Robert Ball

as Leo's Actor

Chief Tug Smith

as Elmer

Rude Frimel

as Orchestra Conductor

Christopher Barrett

as Chauffeur (uncredited)

Jon Cutler

as Driver (uncredited)

Running Deer

as Indian (uncredited)

Raven Grey Eagle

as Indian (uncredited)

Bob Harks

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

John Otrin

as Man (uncredited)

Carl D. Parker

as Railroad Conductor (uncredited)

Gus Peters

as Tex (uncredited)