Aaron Harnick Movies
- 1999
Writer-director Aaron Harnick debuts with this quirky romantic comedy set in New York. Jordan (Ben Shenkman) works in his father's upscale liquor shop. Over the years, he has honed both his wine-tasting skills and a deep fear of commitment. One day, he goes on a blind date with Sarah (Arija Bareikis), a television casting director. Before he knows it, he is engaged to her, and she is introducing him to her parents. Meanwhile, Jordan's childhood buddies are themselves starting to settle down, especially Brad (Thomas McCarthy), who is marrying Sarah's friend Lauren (Catherine Kellner). As the wedding plans plod along, Jordan's panic mounts. This film was screened at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ben Shenkman, Arija Bareikis, (more)
Judy Berlin allows the audience to take a glimpse of a day at once strange and ordinary with the residents of Babylon, Long Island. Judy (Edie Falco) is an aspiring actress who is quitting her job as a "pilgrim" in a local historical museum's display to take her chances in Los Angeles. Her mother is a gifted but bitter schoolteacher (Barbara Barrie) who has long loved principal Arthur Gold (Bob Dishy) from afar. However, Arthur has a wife, Alice (Madeline Kahn), who's more than a bit eccentric and has driven him to distraction. Arthur and Alice have a son, David (Aaron Harnick), who like Judy has showbiz aspirations (he wants to be a filmmaker), though unlike Judy he has no idea of what to do about it; when Judy and David meet, could romance be lurking around the corner? First-time director Eric Mendelsohn has equipped this offbeat comic drama an outstanding cast, which also includes Julie Kavner, Anne Meara, and Novella Nelson. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Barbara Barrie, Bob Dishy, (more)
- 1996
David Cross (Mr. Show, Arrested Development) guest stars as Earl, the weird new tie-counter clerk at Winfred-Louder. Alerted to Ed's bizarre behavior, Drew (Drew Carey) is embarrassed to discover that he hadn't noticed Earl's admission on his job application that he'd once been confined to a home for the criminally insane. Forced to fire Earl, Drew is advised that his life is now in danger, but in typically insouciant fashion he doesn't bother to do anything about it until it's almost too late. Meanwhile, Mimi carries a torch for Antonio Banderas (who does NOT appear in this episode, as far as we can determine). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
