The Best Virgil Frye Movies, Ranked
22 credits from 1966 to 1995, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Take This Job and Shove It (1981) with $17.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Virgil Frye Box Office Hits
Virgil Frye's films have made $38.1M worldwide in total. Take This Job and Shove It (1981) is the biggest hit at $17.6M, ahead of Revenge of the Ninja (1983) ($13.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Virgil Frye Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Virgil Frye has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 4 films, and Uncle Joe Shannon (1978) is the pick of them.
The Best Virgil Frye Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Virgil Frye's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 1990s.
The Latest Virgil Frye Movies
The most recent films Virgil Frye is credited on, newest first — starting with Xtro 3: Watch the Skies (1995). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Xtro 3: Watch the Skies 1995 · Survivor -
Nature of the Beast 1995 · Gas Station Attendant -
Man Trouble 1992 · Sturge -
Pacific Palisades 1990 · The Man with the Cap -
The Secret of the Ice Cave 1989 · Frank Hagen -
Winners Take All 1987 · Sam -
Hot Moves 1984 · The Porno Man -
Running Hot 1984 · Ross -
Revenge of the Ninja 1983 · Action -
Graduation Day 1981 · Officer MacGregor -
Take This Job and Shove It 1981 · Cleach -
Borderline 1980 · Action
The Best Virgil Frye Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Virgil Frye films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Virgil Frye movie?
Take This Job and Shove It (1981) made the most at the box office, with $17.6M worldwide, followed by Revenge of the Ninja (1983) with $13.2M. Together, Virgil Frye's films with box office figures have made $38.1M.
What is the best Virgil Frye drama movie?
Uncle Joe Shannon (1978) is the best-rated of Virgil Frye's drama films. In other genres: Take This Job and Shove It (romance), Revenge of the Ninja (action) and Hot Moves (comedy).
What is the newest Virgil Frye movie?
The newest film on Virgil Frye's filmography is Xtro 3: Watch the Skies (1995), with Virgil Frye as Survivor.
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