Hugh B. Holub Movies
Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman star as two terminally ill cancer patients who decide to break out of the hospital and live their last days to the fullest in director Rob Reiner's seriocomic road movie. Edward Cole (Nicholson) is a corporate billionaire who is currently sharing a hospital room with blue-collar mechanic Carter Chambers (Freeman). Though initially the pair seems to have nothing in common, conversation gradually reveals that both men have a long list of goals they wish to accomplish before they kick the bucket, and an unrealized desire to discover what kind of men they really are. But one can't accomplish such lofty objectives from the confines of a hospital bed, so now, in order to live their lives to the absolute fullest, Edward and Carter will have to make a break for it. With a checklist that includes playing the poker tables in Monte Carlo, consuming copious amounts of caviar, racing the fastest machines on four wheels, and much more, these two terminally ill men will do their best to fit a lifetime of experience into their last remaining days while forging an unlikely, but truly remarkable, friendship. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, (more)
- 2004
Monk (Tony Shalhoub) is placed on a new medication which modifies his obsessive-compulsive disorder, making him a more relaxed and well-adjusted person--in fact, he's now so laid back that he's abandoned his conservative business suit in favor of a garishly flowered Hawaiian shirt! Unfortunately, Monk's gain is the SFPD's loss: The medication has seriously impaired his crimesolving abilities. As it happens, the "new" Monk could not have emerged at a less convenient time: Captain Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) has been shot and wounded, and his assailant is still at large. This episode marks the last appearance of Bitty Schram as Monk's nurse-assistant Sharona Fleming. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1994
- R
The second in a trilogy of softcore thrillers from porn director Gregory Hippolyte is not, like its predecessor, based on a fascinating true story -- but is more straightforward adult erotica. Shannon Whirry returns as Jo, a new resident of suburbia who has taken up residence in the land of lawnmowers and minivans in an effort to achieve some normalcy. Jo finds work as an assistant to a photographer, Eric (Al Sapienza), who works for a skin magazine. She also meets her neighbors, Steve (Woody Brown), a handsome security expert, and his wife Katherine (Elizabeth Sandifer). When Jo discovers that her home is wired for secret surveillance, she realizes that it is Steve who is watching her, and she is aroused by his voyeurism. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
The made-for-cable satirical comedy Running Mates is about a bachelor U.S. Senator named Hugh (Ed Harris), who falls in love with Aggie (Diane Keaton), a widowed children's author, while he is running for president. Though she hates politics, she finds something charming in the slick Hugh and agrees to marry him. Unfortunately, the press finds something suspicious within Aggie's past, and it could sink his campaign. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- 1991
The marriage between the usually laid-back Lowell (Thomas Haden Church) and his bride Bunny (a pre-ER Laura Innes) is imperiled by Lowell's jealousy. Assuming that Lowell's suspicions are unfounded and irrational, Brian (Steven Weber) generously offers to act as mediator and discuss the situation with Bunny. Imagine Brian's surprise when Bunny suddenly comes on to both him and his brother Joe (Tim Daly)...and imagine further the fireworks when Lowell finds out! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1986
- R
Two dissimilar brothers inherit the venture described in the title, and spend most of their time hitting on the customers. The film is rated R due to nudity and profanity. ~ John Bush, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michael David Wright, Bruce Greenwood, (more)
