Who's the Caboose?
Who's the Caboose?
is a 1997 comedy film co-written and directed by Sam Seder and starring himself and Sarah Silverman in their film debut.
The supporting cast includes comedians David Cross, Andy Dick, Laura Silverman, Laura Kightlinger, Chuck Sklar, H. Jon Benjamin, Andy Kindler, Mark Cohen, Kathy Griffin, Leo Allen, Marc Maron and Todd Barry, most of whom had not appeared in a theatrical movie prior to this one.
The screenplay by Sam Seder and Charles Fisher depicts a romantically involved couple( Silverman and Seder) who travel separately from Manhattan to Los Angeles to attempt to secure a television series role during" pilot season," a set period of months when producers cast new shows.
The New York City sequence at the beginning of the film features footage shot at the Luna Lounge in the Lower East Side, which has since been razed.
The film was followed by a television miniseries sequel entitled" Pilot Season", again written by Sam Seder and Charles Fisher, directed by Seder, and starring Sarah Silverman as Susan Underman, which was broadcast over six episodes in 2004 on the now- defunct Trio cable network.
Mark Cohen (comedian)
Mark Cohen is an American comedian best known for hosting Comedy Central's" Make Me Laugh" in 1998.
Cohen also appeared in two episodes of the British version of" Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and has had numerous guest roles on American sitcoms such as" The Sarah Silverman Program" and" Louie", and appeared in the 1997 independent comedy film" Who's the Caboose?" starring Sarah Silverman.
Charles K. Gifford
Charles K. Gifford is an American banker and businessman.
He is the chairman emeritus of Bank of America having served on its board of directors from 2004 to 2016.
Sam Seder
Samuel Lincoln Seder( born November 28, 1966) is an American comedian, writer, actor, film director, television producer, philanthropist and politically progressive talk radio host.
His works include the film" Who's the Caboose?"( 1997) starring Sarah Silverman and Seder as well as the television shows" Beat Cops"( 2001) and" Pilot Season"( 2004), a spinoff of his independent film with Silverman that was originally broadcast on the now- defunct Trio cable network.
He also appeared in" Next Stop Wonderland"( 1998) and made guest appearances on" Spin City"( 1997)," Sex and the City"( 2000)," America Undercover"( 2005), and" Maron"( 2015).
Since 2010 he has hosted a daily political talk show," The Majority Report with Sam Seder".
He also voices a recurring antagonistic character, Hugo, on the animated comedy series" Bob's Burgers".
Murder Most Foul
Murder Most Foul is the third of four Miss Marple films made by Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer.
Loosely based on the novel" Mrs McGinty's Dead" by Agatha Christie, it stars Margaret Rutherford as Miss Jane Marple, Charles Tingwell as Inspector Craddock, and Stringer Davis( Rutherford's real- life husband) as Mr Stringer.
The story is ostensibly based on Christie's novel, but notably changes the action and the characters.
Hercule Poirot is replaced by Miss Marple and most of the other characters are not in the novel.
The film was released in 1964.
It was directed by George Pollock and David Pursall is credited with the adaptation.
The music is by Ron Goodwin.
The title is a quotation from" Hamlet"( I.v.27- 28), where the Ghost comments about his own death:" Murder most foul as in the best it is/ But this most foul, strange and unnatural."
The third film in the MGM series, this was preceded by" Murder, She Said" and" Murder at the Gallop", and followed by" Murder Ahoy!", all with Rutherford starring as Miss Marple.
Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop( 1963) is the second of four Miss Marple films made by Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer.
It was based on the novel" After the Funeral" by Agatha Christie, and starred Dame Margaret Rutherford as Miss Jane Marple, Charles" Bud" Tingwell as Inspector Craddock and Stringer Davis( Rutherford's real- life husband) as Jane Marple's friend Mr. Stringer.
The film changes both the action and the characters.
The original novel featured Hercule Poirot rather than Miss Marple, and Christie's trademark suspense was replaced by light comedy.
The film also stars Sir Robert Morley and Dame Flora Robson and was directed by George Pollock, with James P. Cavanagh credited with the adaptation.
The music was by Ron Goodwin.
The film's location shots included Amersham, Little Marlow and Hilfield Castle.
This is a sequel to" Murder, She Said" and was followed by" Murder Most Foul" and" Murder Ahoy!", all with Rutherford starring as Christie's famed amateur sleuth.
Murder, She Said
Murder, She Said is a 1961 comedy/ murder mystery film directed by George Pollock, based on the novel" 4.50 from Paddington" by Agatha Christie.
The production stars Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple along with Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow, James Robertson Justice, and Stringer Davis( Rutherford's real- life husband).
MGM made three sequels," Murder at the GallopMurder Most Foul" and" Murder Ahoy!", all with Rutherford starring as Miss Marple.
Robin Stevens (author)
Robin Stevens( born 15 January 1988) is an American- born English author of children's fiction, best known for her" Murder Most Unladylike" series.
She has spoken of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction as an influence on her work.
George Pollock (director)
George Pollock( March 27, 1907 – December 22, 1979) was a British film director, best known for bringing Agatha Christie's famous detective Miss Marple to the big screen for the first time, starring Margaret Rutherford.
Álex de la Iglesia
Alejandro" Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza( born 4 December 1965) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, producer and former comic book artist.
De la Iglesia's films combines grotesque and very dark elements such as death and murder: most of his work is considered dark comedies, but are also often considered to have horror and/ or drama elements.
All his films, with the notable exceptions of" The Last Circus"( 2010) and" As Luck Would Have It"( 2011), were written together with Jorge Guerricaechevarría.

Question: Do both Murder Most Foul and Who's the Caboose? films have the directors from the same country?
Answer: no