Action Family (1986) with Chris Elliott

Presented below is Chris Elliott's made for Cinemax 1986 special, Action Family. His annoying, un-self aware character is channeled into private detective Chris in this mash up of Kojack meets The Partridge Family. Look for Seth Green as his son plus cameos from Bob Elliott and David Letterman.

Poolside Ecstasy & The Traveling Poet - Chris Elliott - Letterman show

Chris Elliott's involvement with David Letterman's show produced an array of colorful characters on both NBC and CBS. For me, his crowning achievements on the show were often the short films created to fill time between the guests.

Poolside Ecstasy, from 1994, is hilarious for content and it's uncanny ability to perfectly mimic the washed out vibe of a generic mid 80s porno. 1993's short The Traveling Poet teams Elliott with Paul Dooley and provides insight into a character type that Elliott would nurture further with 1994s Cabin Boy movie.


Poolside Ectasy






The Traveling Poet