FrameThrower · Actors · Randy Quaid
Randy Quaid
7 films · 392 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1971–2005
Born 1 October 1950 · Houston, Texas, USA
Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer, writer and musician perhaps best known for his role as Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies, as well as his numerous supporting roles in films such as The Last Detail, Independence Day, Kingpin and Brokeback Mountain. He has won a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy Award and a BAFTA Award.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 7 films · 392 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1971–2005
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film1988
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
How their films are shot
Measured across 392 frames from the 7 films we hold. This is the look of the work Randy takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 7 films we hold, 57% of their frames are day, 54% natural — the look of the work Randy takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 392 frames from Randy Quaid's 7 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.