Bruce Dinsmore Movies
A stockbroker attempts to win back the heart of his former high school girlfriend, but inadvertently sabotages himself by taking the advice of a tech-savvy coworker and attempting to trace her every move. Gary, Simon, and Cindy all work at the same firm. One day, while perusing his high school alumni webpage, Gary stumbles across the profile of his old girlfriend Jennifer. They haven't talked in twenty years, though as fate would have it Cindy and Jennifer are close friends. Jennifer is still single, and lately she's been looking for a change. After helping her secure a job at the firm, Gary admits that he would like to give their relationship a second chance. But Jennifer isn't sure she wants to settle down, and begins looking for love in all the wrong places. Meanwhile, Gary makes it his mission to win Jennifer back, even if it means hacking into her computer and cell phone and listening in on her voicemail. As Gary's obsession with Jennifer escalates, his actions become increasingly irrational and off-putting. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Pat Mastroianni, Claudia Ferri, (more)
When the death of her once-beautiful sister leaves lonely Laci (Linda Purl)'s grieving brother-in-law a newly-single husband and father, the disturbed woman's attempts to take her late sister's place in the marriage only lead to murder in director Douglas Jackson's bloody tale of wedding vows gone awry. Laci will do anything to make her dream of becoming a loyal wife and loving mother come true, and when her sister is killed in a tragic car accident, Laci quickly moves into her brother-in-law's home with every intention of fulfilling all her late sibling's many marital and parental obligations. When Laci discovers that the love of her life is making plans to marry another woman, however, the psychotic sister sets into motion a murderous plan that may find one wedding replaced by two funerals. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Linda Purl, Linden Ashby, (more)
Also known as Scent of Murder, this made-for-TV thriller stars Sherilyn Fenn as Brenna Shaw, professional dog trainer and search-and-rescue expert. While exploring a wooded area with her faithful K-9 dog team, Brenna witnesses the latest crime of a vicious serial kidnapper-murderer (James McGowan). Managing to rescue the villain's youthful captive, Brenna and her team return to home base, where her boss Chris Milos (Costas Mandylor) is anxiously waiting. Before long, the deranged kidnapper embarks upon a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, intending to add Brenna and Chris to his long list of victims. Adapted from a novel by Cynthia G. Alwyn, Scent of Danger first aired by the Animal Planet cable network on October 20, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Sherilyn Fenn, Costas Mandylor, (more)
- 2000
Sex, drugs, and rock & roll happen to run in the family in this dramatic series produced for the MTV cable network. The Jackson Decker Band was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful rock group in the '70s and '80s, and after a 15-year layoff, Chase Rooney (Tom Lock), a recent honors graduate of Stanford's business school and also the son of the group's bassist Keith Rooney (David Nerman), has organized a reunion tour for the band. These days, the members of the Jackson Decker Band are older and wiser, and they've brought their children along for the tour, ranging in age from 16 to 23. Vocalist Annie Baker (Jennifer Dale), a recovering alcoholic, is accompanied by her better-grounded daughter Lu (Sarah Manninen), who was once Chase's girlfriend. Keith is traveling not only with son Chase as manager, but with Olivia (Jessica Welch), his free-spirited daughter. Drummer Rick Parsons (Bruce Dinsmore) has brought his straight-arrow daughter Darby (Jane McGregor) along to see the sights. And Travis Williams (Matthew Carrey) has recently learned that Jason Decker guitarist Drake Taylor (Ron Lea) is his biological father. Drake gets him a job as a roadie with the group so that Travis can get to know the father he never met while growing up. As the band members strive to avoid the chemical and sexual pitfalls that helped to sideline the band in the 1980s, the kids are tempted by the wild life of the road and have to deal with their own romantic entanglements. Live Through This was MTV's first hour-long dramatic series; the first episode premiered August 9, 2000. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jane McGregor
- 1998
- R
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In this thriller, a serial killer with a difference meets the law in an unexpected way. A murderer is on the loose whose deadly obsession is dismembering women who attend law school; a beautiful female lawyer decides something must be done, and offers herself as bait to lure the criminal into a trap. But it turns out that the fiend is more clever than anyone expected, and he seems to have friends in high places who don't want him to be caught. Psychopath stars Madchen Amick as the attorney in danger and also features Bruce Dinsmore and Chris Mulkey. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- 1997
- R
In this thriller, a jewel thief's mistake during a diamond robbery forces him to stash the loot at the crime scene where he left a female executive for dead. In order to finish the heist, however, the crook must avoid an insurance adjuster and an enraged husband. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michele Greene, Steve Railsback, (more)
- 1994
- R
This Canadian thriller features a cute little kid who kills. Connie and Linda give birth simultaneously in the same hospital. A mix up with the babies occur. Linda, after the baby, Adam, hits her, feels something is wrong. Indeed, the babe's real mother is a homicidal maniac and her illness seems to be genetic. Four years pass and Adam has grown into an autistic child. He cannot speak, but he sure can glower when he doesn't get his way. He despises his grandfather because the old man considers him stupid. His parents really love him, but they are concerned. They should be. It is not long before bodies are dropping like flies in the house. The parents hire Clive, a special ed. tutor, to teach Adam to speak. Detective Atwater becomes involved after he begins to suspect that little Adam is behind the mayhem. His mother is inclined to agree. Eventually the mix-up is discovered and Linda confronts Connie, who is chained up in prison. Soon she discovers the whereabouts of her real son. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Darlanne Fluegel, Martin Neufeld, (more)
- 1993
The excesses of feminism and political correctness come in for some serious ribbing in this Canadian comedy, which might just give Rush Limbaugh a belly-laugh or two, along with anyone else who has ever thought that his pet term "feminazi" was humorous. In the story, Jimmy (Bruce Dinsmore) is having a mid-life crisis, and in order to get a handle on why he has so much trouble with women, decides to participate in a college-sponsored study on male sexuality. What he doesn't know is that the study is being run by some extremely radical, doctrinaire feminists, and that he's in for a nightmarish grilling. He shows up for his first sessions, is blindfolded, and is then put through his paces as a relentless female interrogator puts him constantly on the defensive for everything he has ever done with women throughout his entire life. Indeed, these women completely turn the tables on nineteenth century (male) sexologists and, instead of questioning female orgasm (as those researchers actually did), make Jimmy wonder if there ever was such a thing as male orgasm. Other permutations on the contemporary war of the sexes are shown outside the setting of the study Jimmy is participating in. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bruce Dinsmore, Miranda de Pencier, (more)
