Peter Sullivan Movies
A former K9 police dog has his day when he saves his adoptive family from a pair of holiday burglars. Christmas is coming, and the Bannister family isn't convinced that their new, laid back dog Zeus (voice of Mario Lopez) will be able to defend their home like they thought he would. When the family goes away for Christmas Eve and Zeus fends off two burglars who were looking to rob the Bannisters Blind, the once-skeptical family has a sudden change of heart. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
The Most Dangerous Game formula gets a monstrous twist as the mythical Hydra turns the tables on a group of wealthy human-hunters. Kidnapped along with three ex-convicts, former Marine Tim Nolan is transported to a deserted island where the super rich pay a fortune to hunt human prey. But this island isn't exactly deserted; it's actually home to Hydra the Beast, a multi-headed dragon with a hearty appetite. Now, as the hunters become the hunted, Nolan must use every resource at his disposal to slay the powerful beast, and escape the island alive. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Nicole Eggert, David O'Donnell, and Tom Arnold star in this film about a legal dispute that can only be resolved by one thing -- romance. When two lawyers on different sides of a battle over land rights discover that they were once childhood sweethearts, the case that was supposed to be a dogfight becomes an opportunity to revisit the past. ~ Adam Eisenberg, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nicole Eggert, David O'Donnell, (more)
- 2008
- G
In this romantic comedy, disillusioned Liza McCann travels to Christmas Town to visit her father, whom she hasn't seen in years. The city's profuse decorations and intense Yuletide spirit conspire to sweep her up in a series of inexplicable events, and now Liza is forced to rethink everything she thought was true. Christmas Town stars Nicole de Boer, Patrick Muldoon, Garry Chalk, and Gig Morton. ~ Kimber Myers, All Movie Guide
The only thing more terrifying than Snakes on a Plane is "Snakes on a Submarine," and that's exactly what we get in this claustrophobic, sub-aquatic thriller starring Luke Perry. Lieutenant Commander O'Neill (Perry) was piloting a retired submarine to its final port when Admiral Wallace (Tom Berenger) diverted the crew for one last mission: rescue an imperiled army research team before they meet a watery death. In order to reach the researchers and their top secret cargo while avoiding detection by a hostile enemy fleet, Lieutenant Commander O'Neill orders his crew to "run silent" in the depths. That silence is soon broken, however, when the cargo proves to be two genetically altered leviathans. Now, far beneath the ocean floor, a new kind of predator emerges to prove just how vulnerable man truly is when there's nowhere left to run. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2008
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Degrassi: The Next Generation headliner Miriam McDonald takes the lead for this installment of the Poison Ivy series concerning a college freshman who joins a secret society of ambitious, ruthless temptresses. Danielle "Daisy" Brooks hasn't even been at Berkshire college for a week, and she's already making a big impression; not only has the dean's son taken notice of the beautiful college freshman, but she's also managed to land a lucrative scholarship in addition to receiving an invitation to join an exclusive campus society known as The Ivies. At first the former country girl assumes that The Ivies are something akin to a sorority, though it isn't long before she starts to get wind of their true nature. The Ivies are a power-hungry group of sirens who aren't above using blackmail and seduction to get what they want - and they aren't above turning on one of their own. Once you've joined their ranks, getting out of The Ivies can really be murder. Daisy thought she was coming to college to learn, and her first lesson is a crash course in survival that few who came before have managed to pass. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Miriam McDonald
The United States military has made a revolutionary breakthrough in time travel technology, and now it's up to one special agent to ensure that a dangerous rogue scientist doesn't destroy the future of our entire civilization. It was the holy grail of scientific technology. Some said that it could never be achieved, but military scientists have finally mastered the fine art of time travel. But Dr. Daniel Winter (Lou Diamond Phillips) doesn't trust the military with such dangerous technology, and when he steals it, Special Agent Caleb Smith (Jason Priestly) is assigned the task of tracking him down. When Special Agent Smith comes face to face with the man who now has the ability to alter the course of history, the stage is set for a showdown that will distort the very fabric of time. The stakes are higher than ever before, and should Agent Smith fail, everything he's ever known could simply disappear in the blink of an eye. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jason Priestley, Lou Diamond Phillips, (more)
Nick Turturro, Dennis Christopher, and Alexandra Paul star in director Rex Piano's tightly-wound thriller concerning a group of group of kidnappers who take over an abandoned hotel while forcing the daughter of a well-known software engineer to access crucial government data. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alexandra Paul, Dennis Christopher, (more)
- 2005
Art professor Jill Thompson (Daphne Zuniga) receives the shock of her life when the police inform her that her husband has just been murdered. You see, up to that moment, Jill had been convinced that her hubby had died ten years earlier! Investigating this phenomenon on her own, our heroine diligently digs into her husband's past and uncovers a virtual labyrinth of lies, infidelity, embezzlement and worse! A few interesting Hitchcockian touches, plus an occasional exhibit of artwork created by the film's costar Duncan Regehr), adds a bit of zing to this overly familiar "Had she but known" yarn. Produced for cable's Lifetime channel, Secret Lives originally aired on July 18, 2005. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2005
After she is savagely attacked by a rapist, blind lawyer Diana Scott (Jamie Luner) is determined to help the police nail the perpetrator. Using her heightened non-visual senses, she narrows the search down to one Malcolm Humphries (Tood Sandomirsky), who on the bais of Diana's testimony is thrown into prison. While thus incarcerated, Malcolm meets fellow con Anthony Davis (Thomas Mitchell), who freely boasts that it was he who attacked Diana. Ultimately, DNA testing proves that Malcolm is innocent, whereupon a mortified Diana tries her best to make amends. However, any hopes for a early happy denoument are dashed when Anthony Davis escapes, fully intending to brutalize Diana all over again! The made-for-cable Blind Justice was originally telecast March 10, 2005 on the Lifetime network. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Thirty-three-year-old ad executive Eve Simon (Elisa Donovan) is, to all outward appearances, a success, and a fabulously wealthy one in the bargain. Even so, as she sits alone nursing an expensive drink in an upscale Manhattan watering hole on Christmas Eve, our heroine wonders if it's all been worth it -- and, more to the point, how would her life have turned out had she made different choices. "Wish upon the Christmas star!" advises a philosophical derelict named Brother James (Peter Williams). Eve does just that -- and she awakens, it is 12 years earlier, she's an unemployed 21-year-old living with her parents (Cheryl Ladd, James Kirk), and she's still engaged to Scott (Sebastian Spence), the hometown boy whom she would ultimately dump in her pursuit of a career in the Big Apple. So, will she make the same choices again, or will she follow her heart instead of her head the second time around? Made for the Lifetime cable channel, Eve's Christmas premiered December 6, 2004. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Elisa Donovan, Cheryl Ladd, (more)
- 2003
- NR
Inspired by the real-life rescue of several miners from a collapsed tunnel in North Carolina, this made-for-TV drama stars Mimi Rogers as Pat Bogen, superintendent of the Greymount Mine. Long concerned over safety issues at the mine, Pat finds that her worries are confirmed when a cave-in occurs, trapping seven workers. Among those entombed are Pat's own husband Chief (Ted Shackelford) and their son Rabbit (Ben Castles). With the oxygen supply running out -- and water surging into the mine's tunnel -- Pat feverishly oversees the Herculean rescue efforts, battling every inch of the way with the "instinct over technology" policies of the mine's former superintendent, her own father Cappy (Bruce Allpress). Cave In debuted May 2, 2003, on the PAX network. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mimi Rogers, Ted Shackelford, (more)
