David Paymer is known for his comedic roles. The article will tell about several films in which the actor played the main roles. If you are not familiar with Pamer’s work, or don’t know what to watch, select one of the films below and enjoy watching a good comedy.
"Teacher of the year"
One of the latest films with David Paymer is the comedy film "Teacher of the Year." The actor plays the role of a pedantic biology teacher named Matt Warner.
At the school where the protagonist works, his father worked all his life. Moreover, he was awarded the Teacher of the Year Award for forty years in a row. Most recently, he died right at the award ceremony. Now his son Mat hopes to win this high rank, however, after a new teacher comes to school, the hero has practically no chance of victory.
Mr. Dee is a young cheerful guy who instantly got the hearts of all his students. He is very inventive, so lessons never go bored. Moreover, Mr. Dee becomes a true friend for his students, who is always ready to listen and help both with advice and deed. Mat's son, a young guy named Dylan Warner, is starting to consider the new teacher a real role model.
All this time, Matt turned a blind eye to the fact that Mr. Dee is much superior to him, but when it came to his son, the hero could not stand it. The hero of David Paymer begins a secret war, and is constantly trying to prove his superiority, and Dee hopes to humiliate. Mat does not even suspect that behind the external gaiety and ease of a colleague lies a terrible personal tragedy, and the wound is still fresh.
"Enemies of laughter"
The filmography of David Paymer also has the movie Enemies of Laughter. The actor got the role of an insecure writer named Paul.
In terms of career, Paul is always successful. His comedic novels are quickly sold out, however, the hero is still very unhappy. Sex is completely lonely, failures in personal life follow one after another. Paul’s best friend never ceases to be amazed at the hero’s life situations. Then he decides to secretly shoot his friend, then to make a real comedy documentary.
A young girl, a novice director, is going to help Paul create a friend. Perhaps fate still gives the guy another chance to try to become happy? It all depends on him.
Bartleby
David Paymer can also be seen in the movie Bartleby. In the movie, the actor got the role of director of the city archive, where everyone calls him simply Boss.
A guy named Bartleby gets a job with him. He works in the office and is engaged in the census of some documents. The hero himself is an incredibly strange person. His behavior is difficult to somehow logically explain, some of the guy's actions make him doubt his adequacy.
Bartleby lives as if in his own world. For some reason, he is not fully aware of what is happening. For example, he does not quite understand his responsibilities. This is manifested in the fact that the hero flatly refuses to do the work that the boss entrusts him. He simply ignores any requests, orders, instructions.
However, the boss turns out to be a very generous person. Instead of being angry, scandalous, or just firing Bartleby, the boss is trying in every way to help the guy adapt. He is sure that soon his new employee will get comfortable and everything will fall into place.
Making room
In the film "Freeing up the place" also starred David Paymer. The picture tells about an old man with a complex character named Morris Epplerbaum.
Soon he is going to celebrate his 90th birthday. On the anniversary, he invites his children - Laura, Ted and Barry. The role of the second child is played by David Paymer. The old man understands that his end is near, and wants to say goodbye to his family.