Cusack, Joan 1962-

Overview

Works:	186 works in 428 publications in 8 languages and 40,104 library holdings
Roles:	Actor, Performer, Other
Classifications:	pn1997.2, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1980 |

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Publications about Joan Cusack

Publications by Joan Cusack

Most widely held works about Joan Cusack

Records, 1975-1999 by Piven Theatre Workshop ( )
Cusack, Joan ( Book )

Most widely held works by Joan Cusack

Toy story 3 ( Visual )
5 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 2,085 libraries worldwide
Andy is 17 years old and headed off to college, meaning he doesn't have a place in his life for childhood things. The toys (save for Woody), fearing they'll be packed away in the attic and forgotten about forever, are mistakenly donated to the local daycare facility. There, their wishes to be played with once again are fulfilled all too well. They also meet a new collection of toys, including Barbie, Ken, Mr. Pricklepants, Chuckles the clown, and the grandfatherly Lots-O' Huggin' Bear, who may not be exactly who he seems to be. When Woody realizes that Andy still wants his toys, it's up to him to stage a daring rescue effort and break his friends out of Sunnyside Day Care.

Chicken Little ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 1,653 libraries worldwide
Chicken Little causes widespread panic about the sky falling but townspeople think it was just an acorn hitting him on the head. When a real piece of the sky lands on his head, Chicken Little and his band of misfit friends, Abby Mallard (aka Ugly Duckling), Runt of the Litter and Fish Out of Water, attempt to save the world without sending the town into a whole new panic.

My sister's keeper ( Visual )
11 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 1,625 libraries worldwide
Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. Suddenly, their baby girl falls ill, and her only hope for survival rests in her parents' ability to find a compatible bone marrow donator. Their desperate decision to conceive another child raises both ethical and moral questions and begins to erode their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart.

Kit Kittredge an American girl ( Visual )
5 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 1,544 libraries worldwide
A young girl enlists the help of her friends to solve a robbery in her home that threatens to put her family's house into foreclosure, after her father leaves town to look for work and her mother takes in borders to make ends meet.

The school of rock ( Visual )
19 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,507 libraries worldwide
When his band votes him out due to his embarrasing musical antics, Dewey has to make the rent somehow. After intercepting a call for his substitute-teacher roomie Ned, Dewey finds himself in front of a class of elite elementary school students. Dewey decides to take on the music program and makes it his goal to teach them the gospel of rock and roll. His ulterior motive is to get them to compete against his former band for a cash prize.

Confessions of a shopaholic ( Visual )
8 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,370 libraries worldwide
Rebecca Bloomwood is a young woman struggling with her debilitating obsession with shopping and the sudden collapse of her income source. She unintentionally lands a job writing for a Manhattan financial magazine after a drunken letter-mailing mix-up. Ironically, now Rebecca is writing about the very consumer caution of which she herself has not abided. Rebecca's innovative comparisons and unconventional metaphors for economics grants her critical acclaim, public success, and the admiration of her supportive boss Luke. But as she draws closer to her ultimate goal of writing for renowned fashion magazine Alette, she questions her true ambitions and must determine if overcoming her 'shopaholic' condition will bring her real happiness.

High fidelity ( Visual )
10 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in English and held by 1,228 libraries worldwide
Rob Gordon's record store is semi-failing, and his long-time girlfriend has just walked out on him. In order to figure out where things went wrong, he examines his past relationships with other women.

Raising Helen ( Visual )
5 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in English and held by 1,152 libraries worldwide
Helen is living the life she's always dreamed of with her career at a top modeling agency on the rise. But her carefree lifestyle comes to a crashing halt when she soon finds herself responsible for her sister's children - Audrey, Henry, and Sarah. No one doubts that Helen is the coolest aunt in New York, but the transformation from super-hip to super-mom is super difficult. Along the way, Helen finds support from Dan Parker, the handsome young pastor and principal of the kids' new school, and realizes the choice she has to make is between the life she's always loved and the new loves of her life.

Friends with money ( Visual )
10 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and French and held by 1,085 libraries worldwide
A story of four best friends whose comfortable lives are thrown off balance as the realities of middle age set in.

Martian child ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,084 libraries worldwide
David is a widowed science fiction writer who adopts Dennis, a young boy who claims to be from the Red Planet. David believes the child acts strangely in order to process the difficulty he has had in his young life, but soon both David and his sister, Liz, begin to wonder if the boy might be telling the truth.

Toy story 2 ( Visual )
4 editions published in 2010 in English and Spanish and held by 1,051 libraries worldwide
The fun and adventure continues when Andy goes off to cowboy camp and the toys are left to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector kidnaps Woody, who hasn't the slightest clue that he's a greatly valued collectible.

Toy story 2 ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in English and German and held by 988 libraries worldwide
The fun and adventure continues when Andy goes off to cowboy camp and the toys are left to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector kidnaps Woody, who hasn't the slightest clue that he's a greatly valued collectible.

In & out ( Visual )
13 editions published between 1997 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 911 libraries worldwide
When a former student tells the world that a high school teacher is gay, the man tries hard to assert his manliness.

It's a very merry Muppet Christmas movie ( Visual )
5 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in English and held by 900 libraries worldwide
Evil banker Rachel Bitterman forecloses on the Muppets' famous variety theater. But Bitterman's machinations take a back seat when apprentice guardian angel Daniel shows Kermit what conditions would have been had Kermit never existed. A Kermit-less world would have found Miss Piggy running a fraudulent psychic hotline, Fozzie Bear as a homeless derelict, and Sam the Eagle as a caged "rave" dancer. With showstopping numbers like Moulin Scrooge and parodies of many holiday films, this tale of fortune through friendship defines the true meaning of holiday spirit.

Ice princess ( Visual )
8 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 866 libraries worldwide
17-year-old physics whiz Casey Carlyle is urged by her physics teacher to work on a physics project over the summer for presentation to Harvard. Since Casey is an ice skater she decides on a project that will show the elements of physics applied in competitive figure skating. To better understand the principles she's using, she will have to become her own test subject. She decides that she wants to skate on the Nationals circuit, but has some very tough competition. The more she gets involved she realizes that she must make a choice -- continue skating or go on to Harvard.

Nine months ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1995 and 2003 in English and held by 855 libraries worldwide
The news that his girlfriend is expecting a baby sends Sam, an unflappable child psychologist, into a panic. Torn between advice given by a well-meaning but over-bearing couple and his confirmed bachelor buddy, Sam is in serious danger of losing his mind and his girlfriend.

Runaway bride ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 850 libraries worldwide
An unlikely love story developes when a cynical, big-city columnist (Gere) comes to a small town to cover the story of Maggie Carpenter (Roberts), a bride who's left men at the altar several times.

Arlington Road ( Visual )
20 editions published between 1999 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 811 libraries worldwide
Widowed when his FBI agent wife is killed by a right-wing group, college professor Michael Faraday becomes obsessed with the culture of thise groups--expecially when his new neighbors, the all-American Oliver and Cheryl Lang, start acting suspiciously.

Cradle will rock ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1998 and 2005 in English and German and held by 798 libraries worldwide
A kaleidoscopic look at the extraordinary events of 1930s America, from high society to life on the streets in Depression-era New York City.

Mars needs moms ( Visual )
5 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 780 libraries worldwide
Take out the trash, eat your broccoli. Who needs moms, anyway? Nine-year-old Milo finds out just how much he needs his mom when she's nabbed by Martians, who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young. Milo's quest to save his mom involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multi-level planet, and taking on the alien nation and their leader.