Movies Written By Buck Henry

Buck Henry wrote the screenplay for the 1968 farce film 'Candy,' directed by Christian Marquand. The film is based on the 1958 novel by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg.

Capt. John Yossarian (Alan Arkin), a pilot in the Mediterranean during World War II, follows a scathing war satire. Yossarian struggles to escape the madness of armed conflict. He must use extreme measures to escape his dire situation, facing eccentric military officers like 1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder (Jon Voight).

The president (Bob Newhart) and his drinking wife (Madeline Kahn) travel to Africa to try and get their daughter (Gilda Radner) back.

Marine biologists Jake (George C. Scott) and Maggie Terrell (Trish Van Devere) researched dolphins in the Florida Keys for years. They even coached some dolphins to speak English. When two dolphins are kidnapped, an investigation shows the Terrells' backers, the Franklin Foundation, planned sinister acts. The dolphins are set to deliver and detonate explosives under the president's yacht.

Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) finishes college and stays at his parents' house, avoiding the question of his life's purpose. An unexpected event draws him in when Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), a bored housewife and friend of his parents, seduces him. This fun starts to complicate when Benjamin falls for Elaine (Katharine Ross), Mrs. Robinson's daughter, whom Mrs. Robinson demanded he avoid.

Retired secret agent Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) finds the world needs him. A KAOS terrorist plot unfolds. The PITS agency chief (Dana Elcar) rehires Smart to stop KAOS from detonating bombs that leave victims naked. Agents Sylvia Kristel, Pamela Hensley, and Andrea Howard help Smart stop the terrorists before the world faces massive indecent exposure.

New Yorker Doris (Barbra Streisand) accepts money for sex from men who visit her apartment, which irritates her neighbor, Felix (George Segal), a failed writer. Felix kicks her out, but he lets her stay at his place after she complains. Reserved Felix and outspoken Doris start liking each other as they spend more time together.

Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) works as a weather reporter at her small-town cable station. She wants to be a big news anchor. She feels her middle-class husband (Matt Dillon) stops her. She decides to have him killed. She asks Jimmy (Joaquin Phoenix), a high school boy who likes her, for help. The plan fails. His husband's family starts suspecting her of the murder.

Porter Stoddard (Warren Beatty) is a famous New York architect. He stands at a turning point, a spot where mistakes happen. These mistakes involve his wife Ellie (Diane Keaton), long-time friends Mona (Goldie Hawn), and her husband Griffin (Garry Shandling). Choosing a path brings unexpected, funny results. This comedy shows life, love, friendship, and the harshness of married life.

Two researchers travel to San Francisco for a music research grant. One man seems distracted. He meets a strange woman who dedicates her life to confusing and embarrassing him. At the same time, a woman has her jewels stolen. A government whistleblower arrives with his stolen secret papers.