Joanna Garcia Movies
A seemingly ubiquitous television presence in the later '90s and early 2000s, Joanna Garcia has been appearing on the small screen since she made her debut in 1992 in Nickelodeon's popular Clarissa Explains It All. Later taking on a more substantial role on that same network with Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Garcia began her transition into film with the sequel to the popular teen sex comedy American Pie. A native of Tampa, FL, Garcia got her first taste of stardom when she landed the lead role in a local theater production at the age of ten. Developing an insatiable appetite for the spotlight following her debut, she was discovered by Nickelodeon while in high school and was soon making the notable commute from Florida to Montréal to appear in Dark. Though she would attend Florida State University for a year after graduating high school, the call of the Hollywood hills was too hard to resist and the aspiring actress dropped out to relocate after landing a role on the made-for-television movie Holy Joe (1999). Turning up in such popular shows as Party of Five and Freaks and Geeks (in which she turned in a memorable performance as popular cheerleader Vicky Appleby) soon after, Garcia also scored with distinctive roles in Boston Public, Providence, and Dawson's Creek. Returning to television for her role in Reba after her feature debut, Garcia could next be seen on the silver screen as a Tourette's Syndrome-inflicted cheerleader in Not Another Teen Movie. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Two women (Raven-Symoné and JoAnna Garcia) try to sabotage their former friend's wedding by becoming her bridesmaids. Their motive is revenge, since the bride stole their pal's boyfriend. ~ Jennifer Sankowski, Rovi
- Starring:
- Raven Symone, Joanna Garcia, (more)
- 2008
A Yale-educated journalist goes from working at a tabloid to living the good life in Palm Beach after losing her job and landing a gig as live in tutor for the teenage granddaughters of a wealthy cosmetics mogul all in the course of one whirlwind day. Megan Smith (JoAnna Garcia) is in the early stages of her plan to conquer the world of journalism when she is suddenly informed that she no longer has a job. Shortly after getting fired, however, Megan meets cosmetics mogul Laurel Limoges (Anne Archer), who is currently seeking to hire a tutor for her teenage granddaughters Rose (Lucy Kate Hale) and Sage (Ashley Newbrough). Beautiful, rebellions, and completely abhorred by their optimistic new tutor, Rose and Sage discover just how determined Megan is to succeed in her new job when she attempts to lay down the law and see that the haughty young socialites receive a proper education. Of course the fact that Megan now lives in a breathtaking suite, drives an expensive convertible, and has her own private chef (Allan Louis) is enough to offset the constant scorn she receives from her two young charges, but what of handsome and wealthy next door dilettante Will (Brian Hallisay), who obviously has eyes for Megan despite the fact that he's dating her estranged sister Lily (Kristina Apgar)? Meanwhile, Megan's best friend Charlie (Michael Cassidy) pines for her in silence while attempting to summon the courage to express his true feelings. Staying afloat in the treacherous waters of high society in Palm Beach is no simple task, though perhaps if Megan can make a real difference in the lives of her willful young charges she can somehow get back on the path to living her dream. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Joanna Garcia, Anne Archer, (more)
- 2008
A wedding planner (Joanna Garcia) sets out to stop her widowed mother's hasty romance and impending wedding. But she soon finds herself falling in love with a man (Luke Perry) just as quickly as her mother did. ~ Rhoda Charles, Rovi
- Starring:
- Joanna Garcia, Luke Perry, (more)
- 2008
The CBS sitcom Welcome to the Captain may well have been inspired by Nathaniel West's searing novel Day of the Locust, which chronicled the hopeless aspirations and dashed dreams of Hollywood's "fringies". New York-bred writer Josh Flug (Fran Kranz) was a former "wunderkind" who'd been whisked to LA-LA-land on the strength of an Oscar-winning short subject he'd produced in 2003. Alas, since that time Josh had done absolutely nothing of any significance, and was on the verge of heading home in defeat when his pal Marty Tanner (Chris Klein) talked him into remaining in Tinseltown. Thus, John moved into the El Capitan, a once-legendary Hollywood apartment building which, like John himself, had fallen upon hard times, and was now populated by showbiz wannabes, hasbeens, and never-weres. Jeffrey Tambor costarred as Uncle Saul, manager of El Capitan and onetime staff writer for the long-defunct comedy series Three's Company. Also seen were Raquel Welch as faded soap-opera diva Charlene Van Ark; Joanna Garcia as acupuncturist-in-training Hope; Al Madrigal as irritable desk attendant Jesus, who refused to be referred to as Hey-Soos and insisted upon the Biblical pronunciation of his name; and Valerie Azlynn as eccentric starlet Astrid, who for reasons that must have seemed funny on paper began all her sentences with the "S" sound. Welcome to the Captain first checked in on February 4, 2008. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Chris Klein, Fran Kranz, (more)
A pretty college student with mysterious supernatural powers become caught up in an ancient battle between good and evil in the ABC Family Original Movie remake of the 1978 cult classic. Sarah (Mika Boorem) and her twin sister Lindsey (Summer Glau) have always been at odds over Sarah's unexplainable telekinetic powers, but now that the two siblings have enrolled in Temple Hill University they're determined to focus on the future and forget about the past. While at first college life is everything that Sarah and Lindsey ever hoped it would be, their higher education soon grows complicated when both sisters are invited to pledge Alpha Nu Gamma and Pi Epsilon Delta: Temple Hill's oldest and most bitter rivals. Now, before they even take their first midterms, Sarah and Lindsey will be thrust into an ancient battle between good and evil that threatens to consume the entire campus. As the ongoing battle between darkness and light stretches into another semester, Sarah will struggle to master her powers and one sister will be faced with the most difficult decision of her life. Betrayal abounds and danger awaits on the dreaded campus of Temple Hill University. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mika Boorem, Jennifer Tilly, (more)
- 2005
Peter is so desperate to pay off his $34,000 pharmacy bill that he sells his daughter Meg to the druggist Mort Goldman and his family. Meg might have been able to withstand this humiliation were it not for the fact that Mort is the father of her nerdy nemesis Neil. Meanwhile, Lois finds the "perfect" babysitter for Stewie, a knockout named Liddane. Before he succumbs to puppy love, Stewie delivers a lengthy rant dissing the "average" fan of The Simpsons--and elsewhere, we're treated to references to Pee-wee's Playhouse, Kramer vs. Kramer, Dazed and Confused and Growing Pains. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
As season three of Reba gets under way, single mom Reba Hart (Reba McEntire) is shocked to learn that her younger daughter, Kyra (Scarlett Pomers), intends to move in with her father, Brock (Christopher Rich), and Brock's new young wife, Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman). But this bad news becomes good news when Kyra turns out to be a positive influence on the irresponsible and insensitive Brock, so much so that he and Reba bury the hatchet and become friends again. At the same time, the formerly vacuous Barbra Jean is showing signs of maturity, especially after bonding with Reba's older daughter, Cheyenne (Joanna Garcia). But there's trouble ahead for the two Hart families as the season draws to a close: Catching Reba and Brock in a friendly embrace, Barbra Jean suspects the worst -- and it looks like she might be right when Brock starts wondering if walking out on Reba was a mistake. ~ Rovi
Season two of Reba finds Reba Hart (Reba Entire) trying to wind down from the events of season one when her dentist husband Brock (Christopher Rich) divorced her to marry his pregnant girlfriend, Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman), and her 17-year-old daughter, Cheyenne (Joanna Garcia), announced that she was going to have a baby as well. Now a grandma thanks to Cheyenne and her teenaged husband, football jock Van Montgomery (Steve Howey), Reba hopes that some stability will come to her life, especially since Cheyenne and Van have moved out of the house. Alas, this is not to be: Smashing up his knee in a car accident, Van loses his athletic scholarship to the University of Houston, forcing him to move himself, Cheyenne, and baby daughter Elizabeth back into Reba's house -- much to the displeasure of younger daughter Kyra (Scarlett Pomers), who has come to enjoy the extra attention she's been getting since Cheyenne departed. Even worse, a cash-strapped Reba is compelled to take a job in her ex-husband's dental office meaning that she will be taking orders from the estimable Barbra Jean. The good news at season's end is that Van is sufficiently patched up to resume his schoolwork; also, Reba is able to quit her job at Brock's office and take a new position with Brock's chief rival in the oral-surgery business, Dr. Fisher (Dan Castellaneta). The bad news is that the embittered Kyra intends to move out of Reba's house -- and into the home owned by her father Brock and his second wife. ~ Rovi
- 2001
The WB network sitcom Reba afforded country singer Reba McEntire to display her unique flair for combining comedy with pathos. The star was cast as Reba Hart, who, as the series opened, was in the midst of a divorce from her dentist husband Brock Hart (Christopher Rich). That the breakup was wholly Brock's fault was implicit in the reason: Dr. Hart had to marry his hygenist-mistress Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman) after getting her pregnant. Meanwhile, Reba's vacuous 17-year-old daughter, Cheyenne (Joanna Garcia), was also with child as a result of her romance with high-school football star Van Montgomery (Steve Howey) -- who, after being thrown out of his own house by his outraged parents, moved into Reba's house and made an "honest woman" of Cheyenne by wedding her (their daughter Elizabeth was born at the end of the series' first season). Despite all this sexual intrigue, down-to-earth Reba tried to make the best of things, as did her wisecracking younger daughter, Kyra (Scarlett Pomers), and easygoing son, Jack (Mitch Holleman). Whenever things got too sticky, Reba could count on her pragmatic best friend, Lori Ann (Park Overall), to put things in perspective -- and to get off a few zingers at the philandering Brock's expense.
Reba needed all the moral support she could get; running out of money for herself and her kids, she was forced to go to work for her ex-husband -- making Barbra Jean her boss! This went on until Reba found a new job with Brock's chief rival, Dr. Fisher (played by Dan Castellaneta, best known as the voice of Homer Simpson). As for Cheyenne and Van, they had plenty of problems of their own, especially when Van lost a football scholarship after banging up his knee in a car accident. Ultimately, however, Van recovered sufficiently to return to the college team. When Cheyenne's sister, Kyra, opted to move in with her dad Brock and his second wife Barbra Jean, it caused a rift between Kyra and her mom Reba. But as it turned out, Kyra exerted a positive influence on the insensitive Brock, helping heal some of the pain of his and Reba's breakup. Meanwhile, Barbra Jean bonded with Cheyenne, bringing the two separate Hart clans even closer together. Alas, things got a bit too close for Barbra Jean's taste when in the third-season cliffhanger she spots Reba and Brock tearfully embracing! One of the WB's highest-rated programs, Reba debuted on October 5, 2001. ~ Rovi
Reba needed all the moral support she could get; running out of money for herself and her kids, she was forced to go to work for her ex-husband -- making Barbra Jean her boss! This went on until Reba found a new job with Brock's chief rival, Dr. Fisher (played by Dan Castellaneta, best known as the voice of Homer Simpson). As for Cheyenne and Van, they had plenty of problems of their own, especially when Van lost a football scholarship after banging up his knee in a car accident. Ultimately, however, Van recovered sufficiently to return to the college team. When Cheyenne's sister, Kyra, opted to move in with her dad Brock and his second wife Barbra Jean, it caused a rift between Kyra and her mom Reba. But as it turned out, Kyra exerted a positive influence on the insensitive Brock, helping heal some of the pain of his and Reba's breakup. Meanwhile, Barbra Jean bonded with Cheyenne, bringing the two separate Hart clans even closer together. Alas, things got a bit too close for Barbra Jean's taste when in the third-season cliffhanger she spots Reba and Brock tearfully embracing! One of the WB's highest-rated programs, Reba debuted on October 5, 2001. ~ Rovi
- Starring:
- Reba McEntire, Christopher Rich, (more)
The inaugural season of Reba finds Houston housewife Reba Hart (Reba McEntire) breaking up with her dentist husband Brock (Christopher Rich) when he announces that he must wed his pregnant girlfriend, dental hygienist Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman). As if that weren't enough, Reba's oldest daughter, Cheyenne (Joanna Garcia), is also expecting, thanks to her somewhat doltish boyfriend, high-school football flash Van Montgomery (Steve Howey). Kicked out of his parent's house, Van moves in with Reba, Cheyenne, and Cheyenne's younger siblings, Kyra (Scarlett Pomers) and Jack (Mitch Holleman). Eventually, Brock weds Barbra Jean, Cheyenne makes it legal with Van, the two babies are born, and long-suffering Reba can at least take heart in the fact that she's a grandma! ~ Rovi
Former MTV executive Joel Gallen makes his feature directorial debut with this broad spoof of the popular teen comedy genre, lampooning dozens of movies including American Pie (1999), American Beauty (1999), Bring It On (2000), Clueless (1995), She's All That (1999), Road Trip (2000), Can't Hardly Wait (1998), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Never Been Kissed (1999), and even the teen films of an earlier era such as The Breakfast Club (1985). At the aptly titled "John Hughes High School," aspiring artist Janey Briggs (Chyler Leigh) is an outcast because of her plain, bespectacled looks and paint-splattered overalls. Football hero Jake Wyler (Chris Evans) makes a bet that he can transform Janey into a gorgeous prom queen, a wager he may come to regret as he discovers Janey's true inner beauty. As their relationship blossoms, several other characters are limned, including a Nasty Cheerleader (Jaime Pressly), a Token Black Guy (Deon Richmond), a Stupid Fat Guy (Ron Lester), an Obsessed Best Friend (Eric Jungmann), an Undercover Reporter (Beverly Polcyn), the Cruelest Girl in School (Mia Kirshner), a Cocky Blonde Guy (Eric Christian Olsen), and several others. A nod to the multiple films that inspired it, Not Another Teen Movie (2001) was originally to have been entitled "Ten Things I Hate About Clueless Road Trips When I Can't Hardly Wait to Be Kissed." ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Starring:
- Chyler Leigh, Chris Evans, (more)
Can a man who doesn't believe in miracles possess the power to heal? This is the question posed to the protagonist -- and the audience -- of the made-for-TV Holy Joe. John Ritter stars as Joe Cass, a small-town Episcopal rector who preaches the gospel of pragmatism and logic. Things take an unexpected turn when Joe rescues a young boy from a burning building -- a boy who, by all rights, should have died of smoke inhalation long before Joe reached him. Thanks to this and the other peculiar incidents that follow, Joe's parishioners hail him as a miracle worker -- a designation which, though at first prompting a crisis of faith for the protagonist, will forever change his outlook on life. Filmed on location in North Carolina, Holy Joe originally aired March 28, 1999, on CBS, and has since been rebroadcast under the title Man of Miracles. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Ritter, Meredith Baxter, (more)
