Tom Arnold

Acting

Tom Arnold

Born 1959-03-06 · Ottumwa, Iowa, USA

Thomas Duane "Tom" Arnold (born March 6, 1959) is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in many films, perhaps most notably True Lies (1994). He was the host of The Best Damn Sports Show Period for four years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Arnold (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

True Lies poster
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A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.

True Lies

1994

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery poster
6.6

As a swinging fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy. But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington, he just might.

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1997

Cradle 2 the Grave poster
6.1

Gang leader Tony pulls off a major diamond heist with his crew, but cop-turned-criminal Ling knows who has the loot and responds by kidnapping Tony's daughter and holding her for ransom. Unfortunately, Tony's lost the diamonds as well. As he frantically searches for his daughter and the jewels, Tony pairs with a high-kicking government agent who once worked with Ling and seeks revenge on him.

Cradle 2 the Grave

2003

Exit Wounds poster
5.9

Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he discovers a group of detectives secretly operating a drug ring, Boyd joins forces with an unlikely ally -- gangster Latrell Walker -- to bring down the rotten cops.

Exit Wounds

2001

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare poster
5.3

Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality.

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991

Coneheads poster
5.5

A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.

Coneheads

1993

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star poster
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TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday loser.

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

2003

Soul Plane poster
5.5

Following a ridiculously awful flight that leads to his pet's death, Nashawn Wade files a lawsuit against the airline, and wins a multimillion-dollar settlement. Determined to create a better flying experience, Nashawn starts his own airline, one that caters to an African-American clientele. Going into business with a tricked-out plane piloted by the smooth Capt. Mack, the airline hits a snag when it has to deal with the family of Elvis Hunkee.

Soul Plane

2004

Homo Erectus poster
4.0

Ishbo is a caveman living in the prehistoric age who thinks there's more to life than hunting and gathering. He tries to better the lives of those in his tribe by inventing things like spoons and the toothbrush, which leave everyone, including his parents, unimpressed. He also has a thing for cavewoman Fardart, but she only has eyes for his brother Thudnik. Can Ishbo prove his worth when a rival clan attacks?

Homo Erectus

2007

Barely Legal poster
5.9

Teenager Deacon works at a video shop, and his buddies, Fred and Matt, sell the bootleg porno films he acquires. Deacon gets fired, but the pals have the bright idea of filming their own Internet porn flick in order to make money and become more popular at school. Hijinks ensue as they cast and create their movie, but porn industry player Vic Ramalot grows jealous of their burgeoning success and tries to put a stop to the project.

Barely Legal

2003

Hit & Run poster
5.7

When former getaway driver Charlie Bronson jeopardises his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend get to Los Angeles, the feds and Charlie's former gang chase them on the road.

Hit & Run

2012

Jackie's Back! poster
6.9

A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.

Jackie's Back!

1999

Body Bags poster
6.2

A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college student working a graveyard shift is terrorized by a serial killer; a hair transplant goes horribly wrong; and a baseball player loses an eye and gets a new one from a recently executed murderer.

Body Bags

1993

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman poster
7.7

Classic Saturday Night Live skits featuring the hilarious Phil Hartman.

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

1998

The Great Buck Howard poster
6.0

When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime.

The Great Buck Howard

2008

Mermaid poster
5.3

A Percocet-addicted 'Florida Man' finds a wounded mermaid at his lowest point. Fascination becomes a drug-infused, one-sided relationship—sending him further into decline. When word spreads about his secret, he’ll stop at nothing to protect her.

Mermaid

2026

Rebound poster
5.7

An acclaimed college hoops coach is demoted to a junior varsity team after a public meltdown.

Rebound

2005

Good Mourning poster
4.5

Movie star London Clash gets his world turned upside down when he must choose between pursuing his one true love and landing a life-changing starring role in a major motion picture.

Good Mourning

2022

Hero poster
6.3

Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.

Hero

1992

Mr. 3000 poster
5.3

Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.

Mr. 3000

2004

Big Bully poster
4.7

A writer returns to his hometown where he faces the childhood nemesis whose life he ultimately ruined, only the bully wants to relive their painful past by torturing him once again.

Big Bully

1996

Madea's Witness Protection poster
6.1

For years, mild-mannered Wall Street banker George Needleman has meandered through life oblivious to his family's dysfunction and his company's malfeasance, but he's forced to wake up when he learns that he's been framed in a mob-backed Ponzi scheme. Placed under federal protection, George and his family are shipped down South to Madea's house, where the no-nonsense matriarch whips them all into shape using her special brand of tough love.

Madea's Witness Protection

2012

Animal Factory poster
6.3

Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards – that is, until he's befriended by Earl, a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.

Animal Factory

2000

Nine Months poster
5.7

When he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much worse.

Nine Months

1995

Behind the camera

The Kid & I poster
5.2

Aaron Roman is a teenager with cerebral palsy who dreams of starring in a big-time action movie. When his father grants Aaron his wish for his eighteenth birthday, he experiences the reality a bit hard to manage.

The Kid & I

2005

The Kid & I poster
5.2

Aaron Roman is a teenager with cerebral palsy who dreams of starring in a big-time action movie. When his father grants Aaron his wish for his eighteenth birthday, he experiences the reality a bit hard to manage.

The Kid & I

2005

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4.5

Tom sets out to solve world problems, with help from Frank Zappa, Martin Mull, and wife Roseanne.

Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth

1991

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NR

When a dormant spy, exposed by the Wikileaks controversy, is suddenly being hunted by assassins he seeks help from an emergency room nurse to remove an experimental chip implanted in his head years before.

Spychosis

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NR

A young man has had his heart broken a million times, so he agrees to participate in a trial for a new drug that promises to eliminate the pain of breakups. But an unexpected side effect is, he can no longer fall in love... and that’s when he meets the woman of his dreams.

The Breakup Pill

Tom Arnold: Past & Present Imperfectly poster
3.8

When Tom Arnold was 21, he worked on the kill floor of an Iowa meat packing plant. Sure Tom had crazy dreams of moving to Hollywood and becoming a standup comic like his idol Robin Williams; hanging out with his new best friend Arnold Schwarzenegger, but Tom was resigned to slaughtering hogs for 50 years like his grandpa. This special is about what happened and what life’s like now for a 58 year old former meat packer and father of two. Whose first two movies were with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Robin Williams.

Tom Arnold: Past & Present Imperfectly

2018

Tom Arnold: That's My Story And I'm Sticking To It! poster
NR

LOL Comedy presents Tom Arnold's first one-hour stand-up comedy special. From Iowa to L.A., Tom's hilarious real life journey is well documented in American pop cultural history. Tom exposes himself, his four marriages, his well publicized marriage to Rosanne Barr and all they went through and his lifelong friendships developed while working on 72 films. Tom Arnold was filmed in front of a sold out audience at San Bernardino's 1,700 seat Historic California Theatre of the Performing Arts for Showtime.

Tom Arnold: That's My Story And I'm Sticking To It!

2011