Barry Watson Movies

Vic Sarin's romantic comedy Love on the Side concerns life in a small town known as Squamish. One day a beautiful blonde stranger arrives in the quiet town in order to hitch herself to a wealthy bachelor. However, her plans are disrupted when a waitress named Eve suddenly becomes the talk of the town. The cast includes Jennifer Tilly and SCTV alum Dave Thomas. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

A man learns his past was more truth than imagination in this horror story. Tim (Barry Watson) is a man who is still haunted by traumatic memories of his past, many linked to the death of his father. Desperate to resolve his issues, Tim returns to his old hometown so he can pay a visit to the house where he grew up. But while Tim wants to convince himself the ghostly memories he carries are just a figment of his imagination, circumstances lead him to believe that there may be a kernel of truth to them. Boogeyman also features Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless, and Skye McCole Bartusiak. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

When season eight began for 7th Heaven, it became the first WB series to remain on the air for so long a time. In this season, the series also expanded beyond its traditional yearly quota of 22 episodes to include a 23rd installment. The previous season climaxed as minister Eric Camden (Stephen Collins) performed the marriage ceremony of his daughter Lucy (Beverley Mitchell) and police officer Kevin Kenkirk (George Stults), and Lucy's older sister Mary (former series regular Jessica Biel, now a "guest star") revealed her own recent marriage to Carlos Rivera (Carlos Ponce). These events spill over into season eight, as does the fallout of a fatal car accident involving Simon Camden (David Gallagher). Also, oldest son Matt Camden (Barry Watson), though no longer a regular character on the series, makes sporadic appearances as he weathers his first year of internship in a big-city emergency room -- not to mention problems in his marriage to fellow med student Sarah (Sarah Danielle Madison). Elsewhere, the relationship between youngest Camden daughter Ruthie (Mackenzie Rosman) and troubled preteen Peter Pietrowski (Scotty Leavenworth) hits a snag when Peter's birth father, Vic (Bryan Callen), comes back into his life -- a plot development that also bodes ill for Peter's mother, Paris (Shannon Kenny), and her current amour, Eric Camden's assistant pastor Chandler Hampton (Jeremy London). The connubial bliss of newlyweds Lucy and Kevin is threatened by the arrival of Kevin's contentious ex-wife, Mindy (Mindy Burbano). And a mysterious stranger named Martin (Tyler Hoechlin) insinuates himself into the Camden household -- and into the heart of Simon's former girlfriend Cecilia (Ashlee Simpson). Even more serious complications are linked with such real-life current events as the war in Iraq and the crisis in Sudan. Season eight ends with a two-parter wherein one couple considers breaking up, another tries to get back together, a third contemplates leaving Glen Oak for good, and yet another member of the Camden household prepares for motherhood. ~ All Movie Guide

Though no longer a 7th Heaven regular, Barry Watson makes a memorable appearance in his old role as Matt Camden in the waning moments of the series' seventh season, to accept congratulations over his impending fatherhood. In other developments, Robbie Palmer, former boyfriend of Mary Camden (Jessica Biel), has moved out of the family's garage apartment, to make way for a new tenant: Kevin Kenkirk (George Stults), the policeman beau of Lucy Camden (Beverley Mitchell). Alas, the Kevin-Lucy relationship may be foredoomed, thanks to Lucy's jealousy over Kevin's sexy policewoman partner, Roxanne Richardson (Rachel Blanchard). Meanwhile, the peripatetic Mary Camden has moved again, this time to Fort Lauderdale, where she takes up with a much older airline pilot. And back at home, Mary's brother Simon has fallen hard for longtime platonic friend Cecilia (Ashlee Simpson). The series' focus shifts from the Camden kids to their minister dad, Eric (Stephen Collins), who must undergo bypass surgery. Eric's temporary replacement at Glen Oak Church is young pastor Chandler Hampton (Jeremy London), who proves not only to be popular with the parishioners, but the "ideal" boyfriend for the redoubtable Roxanne Richardson. This leaves the field clear for Lucy and Kevin to wed -- an impending event that convinces the somewhat dispirited Eric that his services as a minister are still very much in demand. But a pall is cast over the happiness of Lucy and Kevin when Simon is involved in a devastating tragedy at season's end. Introduced in the course of events are single mom Paris Pietrowski (Shannon Kenny) and her troubled son, Peter (Scotty Leavenworth), who bonds with the youngest Camden daughter, Ruthie (Mackenzie Rosman). ~ All Movie Guide

A woman is placed in a dangerous position after a chance meeting with a stranger in this suspense drama. A drifter wanders into a quiet diner off a highway, and the woman who manages the place takes pity on him and gives him breakfast on the house since he doesn't have any money. The stranger looks like he's been injured recently, and when three men come in for something to eat, he warns the manager that the new customers are not to be trusted -- he has information that they want, and they would be willing to hurt her as badly as they hurt him in order to get it. Whom should she believe? And what will happen if the drifter happens to be right? Produced under the title Shearer's Breakfast, When Strangers Appear stars Barry Watson, Radha Mitchell, and Josh Lucas; though set in the United States, the film was actually shot in New Zealand. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Although 20-year-old Matt Camden (Barry Watson) had seemed to be on the verge of marriage to his deaf girlfriend, Heather (Andrea Ferrell), at the end of 7th Heaven's fourth season, season five finds the couple calling it quits. Compounding this setback, Matt is forced to move back with his parents (Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks) when his roomie, John Hamilton (Chaz Lamar Shepherd), takes up housekeeping with his sweetheart (and later wife) Priscilla Carter (Andrea Pearson). Matt's sister Mary (Jessica Biel) continues having trouble adjusting to the pressures of impending adulthood: in short order, Mary drops out of school, quits her job, runs out of money and develops such nasty habits as drinking and petty theft. Like Matt, Mary eventually returns to her parent's home, but the reunion is an uncomfortable one thanks to the omnipresence of her ex-boyfriend Robbie (Adam LaVorgna) -- not to mention her erstwhile beau Wilson (Andrew Keegan). Meanwhile, Matt and Mary's sister, Lucy (Beverley Mitchell), now 16, has become so serious about one of her boyfriends that she ends up proposing to him! Season five ends with a serious rift between Mary and Lucy over the affections of the younger girl's fiancé, Jeremy (David Lago). ~ All Movie Guide

Season four of 7th Heaven finds 19-year-old Matt (Barry Watson) moving out of the Camden home and into an apartment shared with another minister's son: John Hamilton (Chaz Lamar Shepherd), Matt's lifelong friend, and presently his co-worker at a local hospital. As for Matt's girlfriend, Shauna (Maureen O'Sullivan), she has moved to New York City in the wake of Matt's "infidelity" with Heather (Andrea Ferrell). Meanwhile, Matt's basketball-happy sister, Mary (Jessica Biel), gets into big-time trouble, culminating with the loss of her athletic scholarship and court-ordered counseling; she also enters into a star-crossed romance with another troubled teen named Robbie Palmer (Adam LaVorgna). All the while, younger brother Simon (David Gallagher) has been embroiled in a romance with Deena Stewart (Nicole Cherie Saletta), who has some unpleasant news for the boy by the end of the season. And no, the scriptwriters have not forgotten the older members of the Camden family during the series' fourth season. Father Eric (Stephen Collins) suffers a mild heart attack; mother Annie becomes a political activist, taking up the cause of the mistreated women of Afghanistan (we are, of course, still three years away from the toppling of the Taliban); Eric, Annie, and the congregation of Glen Oaks Community Church receive a disturbing reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust; and Annie's father, Charles (Graham Jarvis), begins exhibiting signs of Alzheimer's disease. ~ All Movie Guide

With most of the problems that faced them in season one behind them, the Camden family welcomes season two of 7th Heaven with a joyous occasion, as Rev. Eric Camden (Stephen Collins) and his wife, Annie (Catherine Hicks), renew their marital vows on their 19th anniversary. Elsewhere, oldest son Matt (Barry Watson) opts to attend nearby Crawford University rather than the more prestigious University of Tennessee; Mary (Jessica Biel) slowly recovers from her accident and draws closer to her platonic boyfriend, Wilson West (Andrew Keegan); Lucy (Beverley Mitchell) has reached the age where she actually can choose amongst her beaux; the Camdens briefly take in a French exchange student (Steven Roy) as a boarder, only to regret it when the visitor introduces the kids to the "pleasures" of smoking; and the original owners of the Camdens' dog, Happy, demand that their pet be returned immediately. Season two ends with the remarkable revelation that the number of children in the Camden household will soon be increased by six...or maybe more. ~ All Movie Guide

One of the most atypical weekly series to emerge from the Aaron Spelling TV factory, 7th Heaven, created by Spelling and Brenda Hampton, has eschewed the sex-and-sin shenanigans of such series as Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place in favor of honest, three-dimensional family values, with generous doses of warmth, heart, humor, and pathos. There can be no doubt that this fundamentally wholesome program has struck a universal chord. The series has not only been lavishly praised by critics, honored by such organizations as the Parents Television Council, the Academy of Religious Broadcasting, and the Anti-Defamation League, and given innumerable industry awards, but it is also one of the most successful offerings of the WB network; indeed, it was the first WB series to run more than seven seasons, and during four of those seasons, it was the network's highest-rated show. Set in the suburban L.A. community of Glen Oak, the series revolves around the Camden family, headed by Eric Camden (Stephen Collins), pastor of the town's Community Church, and Eric's homemaker wife, Annie (Catherine Hicks). In the tradition of The Waltons, loyal 7th Heaven viewers have enjoyed the rare privilege of watching the Camden children grow up before their very eyes. When the series debuted on August 26, 1996, handsome and personable Matt Camden (Barry Watson) was 17 years old; basketball-playing Mary Camden (Jessica Biel) was 13 going on 14; intellectual, inquisitive Lucy Camden (Beverley Mitchell) was 12; happy-go-lucky Simon Camden (David Gallagher) was ten; and precocious Ruthie Camden (Mackenzie Rosman) was five. By the time the series entered its eighth season, the three oldest Camden kids were married and pursuing careers, while the two youngest were seasoned veterans of the school dating scene. (Two more Camden youngsters, twin boys Sam and David, were born halfway through the 1998-1999 season). All of the Camdens, parents included, have had more than their share of setbacks and tragedies (some of them absolutely devastating) as the series has rolled forward, but somehow all of the members of the clan, from patriarch Eric on down, have been able to recover, rally, and persevere with the help and support of their family and friends -- not to mention their inner faith. And unlike so many other TV series which traffic in personal interrelationships, the characters in 7th Heaven are very much a part of the "real" world. During its lengthy WB run, the series has exposed its principals to a wide variety of contemporary issues: teen suicide, racial prejudice, substance abuse, drunken driving, homelessness, negative peer pressure, teen pregnancy, Alzheimer's disease, the Holocaust, the war in Iraq, and the crisis in the Sudan. Eminently suitable for viewers of all ages, but never a mere sop to the "kiddie" trade nor a placebo for the clean-up-TV brigades, 7th Heaven has been and will likely always remain the jewel in the WB crown. ~ All Movie Guide