Meagan Fay Movies
Based upon the critically acclaimed Lars von Trier miniseries Riget (The Kingdom), this American remake from fright master Stephen King unfolds over 15 hours and centers on the creepy goings-on at a hospital known as The Kingdom. Andrew McCarthy leads the cast as Dr. Hook, one of the physicians at the hospital which was built atop the scene of a fire that killed several children more than a century ago. As the inhabitants of the hospital are confronted with disturbing and unexplained phenomena that suggest the hospital is haunted, the doctors find themselves increasingly unable to come up with logical scientific explanations. Bruce Davison and Diane Ladd also star. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- Starring:
- Andrew McCarthy, Diane Ladd, (more)
Bart Freundlich directs Catch That Kid, a Fox-financed U.S. remake of the Danish family action film Klatretøsen (2002). Adventurous 12-year-old Maddy Phillips (Kristen Stewart) is an excellent mountain climber. Unfortunately, her father, Tom (Sam Robards), was severely injured on Mount Everest and requires a costly surgery to repair his spine. With the help of her friends (Max Thieriot and Corbin Bleu) and her climbing skills, Maddy develops a plan to rob a bank in order to finance her father's medical bills. Also starring Jennifer Beals as Maddy's mother, Molly, who happens to be the security chief at the bank. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kristen Stewart, Corbin Bleu, (more)
Directed by Sean Meredith, In Smog and Thunder is a mockumenary chronicling the events surrounding a recent fictional civil war between two groups of Californian citizens, namely, Los Angeles and San Francisco residents whose animosity towards one another spiraled out of control until war broke out amongst them. With some invaluable help from the modern soldiers, citizens, traffic reporters, colonels, generals, and gardeners involved in this battle, an eccentric historian gives his version of the long-term conflict between the two cities.
~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
- 2000
After his girlfriend dumps him and his family moves to Northern California from the East Coast, 15-year-old Jed (Milo Ventimiglia) encounters further misery when his parents enroll him in Evergreen Academy, a former all-girls school that has just started to admit boys. Although Jed's other two male classmates don't see any problem with the fortuitous girl to boy ratio, they are forced to reconsider their feelings when most of the Evergreen students make it all too clear that they don't want boys at their school. Jed and his friends decide not to give in to pressure, particularly when they find an ally in Miranda (Margot Finley), a junior for whom Jed harbors a strong crush. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
- Starring:
- Milo Ventimiglia, Kyle Howard, (more)
- 1999
A resilient attorney in L.A. starts to rebuild her life and career after her husband leaves for greener pastures, taking the firm -- and most of their clients -- with him. Blessed with one loyal associate, she assembles a crew of seasoned, if not altogether aboveboard, counselors who share her zeal for justice in the area of family law. ~ Tim Holland, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kathleen Quinlan, Julie Warner, (more)
- 1998
Drew (Drew Carey) plans to make his proposal to Nicki official when he meets her parents (Barry Corbin, Anne Francis); unfortunately, Nicki is unable to show up. A bad situation proceeds to get worse when the parents blame Drew for Nicki's enormous weight gain--then begin sniping at each other for the failures in their own marriage! Meanwhile, a neurotic Lewis (Ryan Stiles) creates a roadblock in the romance between Kate (Christa Miller) and Oswald (Diedrich Bader). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
