Taylor Dooley Movies
The main character in Taylor Dooley's family friendly Monster Night is a teenager whose parents have demanded he babysit his siblings on Halloween. The youngsters discover that not only is their house haunted, but they uncover a portal that leads the way to a series of exciting adventures. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jake Thomas, Taylor Dooley, (more)
- 2005
- PG
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Writer and director Robert Rodriguez returns to the family-friendly adventure of his Spy Kids movies with this three-dimensional action opus. Max (Cayden Boyd) is a ten-year-old boy who doesn't get along with his peers and is constantly bullied at school. But Max has an active imagination, and he has a pair of very special imaginary playmates -- Shark Boy (Taylor Lautner), a human-shark half-breed cared for by a pack of great whites, and Lava Girl (Taylor Dooley), a girl with superpowers who can conjure heat and fire at will. Max may be a creative boy, but what he doesn't know is that Shark Boy and Lava Girl really do exist, and he is recruited to help them as they do battle against Mr. Electricity, a super-villain determined to deprive children of their sleep. Shot and originally released in the 3-D format, The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl also stars David Arquette and Kristin Davis as Max's parents, and George Lopez as a schoolteacher; writer and director Rodriguez wrote the film's story in collaboration with his then seven-year-old son, Racer Rodriguez. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Taylor Lautner, Taylor Dooley, (more)
- 2004
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One young woman's story of how she became a murderer is recounted in chilling detail in this independent horror film from writer and director Justin Paul Ritter. KatieBird Wilkins (Helene Udy) is a woman in her early 20s who is working with a psychologist, Dr. Mark Richardson (Todd Gordon), as she struggles with her emotional problems. As it happens, Richardson is also KatieBird's lover, and the intimacy of their relationship allows him to learn of KatieBird's deepest secret -- she likes to kill people. How this outwardly sweet and loving woman became a multiple murderer is revealed during the course of a session with Richardson that takes a very grim turn as KatieBird looks back on her troubling relationship with her father, Merl (Lee Perkins), and his family. KatieBird: Certifiable Crazy Person was the first directorial credit for Ritter, who started his professional career working as a production coordinator for Roger Corman's Concorde-New Horizons Pictures. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
