August 4, 2026
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from Howard Ashman’s Broadway musical based on the 1960 film directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Roger Corman, Frank Oz’s LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986) features – in addition to its stunningly realized headliner, Audrey II – a murderer’s row of all-star talent that includes Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, James Belushi, John Candy, Christopher...
July 26, 2026
THREE AMIGOS! (1986) – AFI Movie Club
A timeless western comedy that subverts the classic cinematic narrative of heroic stalwarts who defend a helpless farming community against merciless marauders, ¡THREE AMIGOS! (1986) brings together the hilariously inarguable triumvirate of Martin Short, Chevy Chase and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steve Martin – who also co-wrote the script with composer Randy Newman and...
March 17, 2026
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988) – AFI Movie Club
Adapting a classic comedy starring Marlon Brando, David Niven and Shirley Jones, Frank Oz directs Michael Caine and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steve Martin as rival con men on the French Riviera in DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. Where to stream DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS - Reelgood
November 29, 2025
DEAD MEN DON’T WEAR PLAID (1982) – AFI Movie Club
An utterly ingenious homage to film noir that meticulously stitches together classics of the genre with a brilliantly absurdist original story, DEAD MEN DON’T WEAR PLAID (1982) features a parade of “appearances” from cinema’s greatest screen legends – including several of those named by the American Film Institute among the 100 greatest screen stars of...
July 21, 2025
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (1981) – AFI Movie Club
A romantic musical drama adapted from a BBC miniseries, director Herbert Ross’ PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (1981) contrasts the flash and sparkle of a classic Hollywood musical with the trials, tribulations and muted colors of the Great Depression – with AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steven Martin delivering an uncharacteristically dramatic performance Not previously trained as...
June 15, 2024
FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991) – AFI Movie Club
Presented on the eve of Father’s Day, director Charles Shyer’s timeless and universal FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991) features the matrimonial pairing of two AFI Life Achievement Award Honorees – Steven Martin and Diane Keaton – along with an unforgettable performance from the incomparable Martin Short, who himself earned an Emmy Award® as host of...
January 20, 2024
THE JERK (1979) – AFI Movie Club
Named by the American Film Institute among the funniest movies ever made, THE JERK (1979) marked the feature film breakout for AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steve Martin – already a comedy superstar, but whose performance as naïf Navin Johnson made him a somebody with the kind of “spontaneous publicity” that one achieves from getting...
November 24, 2022
PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES (1987) – AFI Movie Club
A hilarious road trip comedy mapping an unlikely friendship across an unforgettable Thanksgiving, director John Hughes’ PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES (1987) features the iconic pairing of John Candy and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steve Martin. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream PLANES,...
August 18, 2021
AFI Movie Club: ALL OF ME
Featuring an arrogant, selfish and terminally ill socialite whose soul is transferred into the body of her lawyer, ALL OF ME from director Carl Reiner stars AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Steve Martin and the legendary Lily Tomlin. HOW TO WATCH Where to stream ALL OF ME ALL OF ME - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is...
June 21, 2020
AFI Movie Club: PARENTHOOD
PARENTHOOD was directed by Ron Howard and stars Steve Martin, the recipient of the 43rd AFI Life Achievement Award. Watch Bryce Dallas Howard announce the film: Movie Trivia about TODAY’S FILM -DID YOU KNOW that director Ron Howard got the idea for PARENTHOOD on a flight to Argentina in 1985, traveling to the location for his film GUNG HO?…
July 1, 2015
Watch Steve Martin at Past AFI Life Achievement Award Tributes
Steve Martin has made many memorable appearances at previous AFI Life Achievement Award Tributes — including those for Tom Hanks and Gene Kelly. Since Martin will receive his own much-deserved award later this week, where he’ll be honored by friends, colleagues and peers, we thought now would be a good a time as any to take…
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