
October 11, 1941 · 84 years old
Charles Richard Shyer (October 11, 1941 – December 27, 2024) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Shyer's films are predominantly comedies, often with a romantic-comedy overtone. His writing and directing credits include Private Benjamin (1980), Irreconcilable Differences (1984…

Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.

With his daughter's wedding approaching, a father finds himself reluctant to let her go.

The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor-trailer full of beer over state lines, in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.

A cockney womanizer learns the hard way about the dangers of his actions.

George Banks must deal not only with his daughter's pregnancy, but also with his wife's.

A sheltered young high-society woman joins the United States Army on a whim and finds herself in a trickier situation than she ever expected.

The life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative.

An American computer whiz who works at a New York bank is suddenly thrust into the world of international espionage after she inadvertently receives a coded message from a British spy.

The story of a man who returns home on Christmas to settle his estranged mother's estate. Once there, he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his own past and of a beautiful young woman on a mysterious journey of her own.

Peter Brackett and Sabrina Peterson are two competing Chicago newspaper reporters who join forces to unravel the mystery behind a train derailment.

Friendships are put to the ultimate test over a boastful holiday newsletter.

Due to the lack of men after the Civil War, a western town allows a young bachelorette who lives alone to save a thief from hanging by marrying him. They must deal with his old gang, the Sheriff, the railroad, a gold mine, and eac...

Two men, a neat freak and a slob separated from their wives, have to live together despite their differences.