Alex Nevil Movies
- 2000
Maura Tierney graduates from recurring actor to series regular in the role of OB nurse Abby Lockhart, who begins her first ER rotation during an outbreak of the flu. Elizabeth Corday (Alex Kingston) is less than enthused when her highly judgmental mother breezes into town. Benton (Eriq La Salle) and Romano (Paul McCrane) verbally duke it out over a tricky case. Carter (Noah Wyle) tries to aid a youngster afflicted with muscular dystrophy. And the evening yields two cases of illegal injections: One by the mother of a patient, the other by a patient himself. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
In this sequel to My Girl, Vada Sultenfuss (Anna Chlumsky) is now thirteen and at the crossroads of adolescence, beginning to question her past. Her father Harry (Dan Aykroyd) is now married to Shelly (Jamie Lee Curtis) and preoccupied with an expectant child. Vada feels left out and decides to write about her mother -- whom she knows nothing about -- for a school project. Vada wants to travel to Los Angeles during spring break to find out more about her mother by interviewing old friends and acquaintances. Harry is reluctant to let her go but finally agrees when he arranges for her to stay with her Uncle Phil (Richard Masur), who lives in L.A. with his girlfriend Rose (Christine Ebersole) and Rose's son Nick (Austin O'Brien), who happens to be the same age as Vada. Together Vada and Nick travel all over Los Angeles, uncovering revelations about Vada's mother and her past. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dan Aykroyd, Anna Chlumsky, (more)
- 1994
Told he hasn't got enough "personality" to appear on a TV sports-trivia game show, Al (Ed O'Neill) trains his daughter Kelly (Christina Applegate) to take his place. Unfortunately, Kelly's brain capacity is such that she can't handle the onslaught of new information--in fact, all of her "old thoughts" are spilling all over the place (including her memories of her unlamented foster brother Seven [Shane Sweet]). American Gladiators host Todd Christensen appears in this final episode of Married. . .With Children's eighth season, which may represent the last time that an American sitcom invoked the name of O.J. Simpson without mentioning you-know-what (since "you-know-what" hadn't happened yet!) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Former NBC intern and Get a Life creator Chris Elliott stars as the title character, a recent graduate of the exclusive Fancy Lad Academy who unwittingly boards the wrong sea vessel and ends up a whipping post for its gruff, foul-mouthed crew after his predecessor (Andy Richter of The Late Show) falls overboard. Over the course of their adventures, Elliot eventually earns the respect of the crew as he also earns his manhood. This supremely silly film features sight gags and tastelessness galore, including a love scene with a woman who's all hands -- literally. Elliot's old boss David Letterman appears in an amusing unbilled cameo as a sarcastic villager in port. In all, Cabin Boy works much in the same vein as Elliot's former TV show; a crass sense of humor is helpful for full appreciation. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chris Elliott, Ritch Brinkley, (more)
- 1988
In the conclusion of a two-part story, Sam (Ted Danson) is transferred to Cancún to open up a new bar (which features some surprisingly familiar-sounding "regulars"). This leaves poor Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) back in Boston, and at the mercy of her amorous -- and very much younger -- new boss (Alex Nevil). Will Sam come back to rescue Rebecca or can it be that he enjoys his new South of the Border assignment so much that he'll never return to Beantown? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1988
In the first episode of a two-part story, Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) tries to keep the libidinous Sam (Ted Danson) at arm's length by explaining that she will only date men who can advance her career. Rebecca soon has cause to regret her resolution when her new boss (Alex Nevil) turns out to be many, many years younger than she. Now she must keep her baby-faced boss from making advances -- to do this, she claims that Sam is her fiancé. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Ivan Reitman directed this film, starring Robert Redford, Debra Winger, and Daryl Hannah, that is an amalgam of a thriller, courtroom drama, mystery and Tracy-Hepburn romantic comedy, with a little Mark Rothko-type scandal thrown in. The film revolves around troubled Chelsea Deardon (Daryl Hannah) who as an eight-year-old girl witnessed her father, a famous artist, perishing in a blaze along with his valuable art works. Twenty years later, Chelsea is arrested for stealing one of her father's paintings from an unscrupulous New York art dealer. She claims many more of her father's paintings survived the fire long ago. Defending Chelsea is lawyer Laura Kelly (Debra Winger). Pitted against her is suave district attorney Tom Logan (Robert Redford). Laura thinks if Tom knew the facts behind the case, he would reconsider and exonerate Chelsea. He doesn't, but one night when Chelsea appears at his doorstep, he does permit her to seduce him. The next morning, one of the art dealers involved in the case is found dead, and Chelsea is found in Tom's apartment. Chelsea becomes the prime suspect in the murder and Tom's career is ruined. Inexplicably, Laura hires Tom to help her defend Chelsea. The two lawyers, in researching their defense, not only uncover a scandal involving art dealership, but also fall in love. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Redford, Debra Winger, (more)
