Dot-Marie Jones Movies
- 2011
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A hard-luck horse trainer (Sean Astin) attempts to turn his fortune around by convincing his unstable ex-girlfriend (Cheri Oteri) to become a jockey in this mockumentary comedy also featuring Kevin Nealon. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Sean Astin, Cheri Oteri, (more)
Credit cards and women on skates prove to be a dangerous mixture in this comedy. Frank Hopper (Jon Bon Jovi) is a former lawyer whose career has hit the skids, and he currently lives off the largesse of his more successful sister, Leona (Nora Dunn). Frank has dozens of business ideas, but has no way to finance them, until he heads out with his friend Carl (David Faustino) one evening and fills out a questionnaire in which he jokingly states his income is a million dollars a year. Suddenly Frank's mailbox is flooded with pre-approved credit cards, and with his new line of credit, Frank launches his dream project -- a women's hockey league. But it seems that the world is not yet ready for women playing professional ice hockey, and before long Frank is 300,000 dollars in debt, with a handful of credit agencies taking him to court to get back the money he's spent so far. Frank turns to his former girlfriend Jessica (Estella Warren), now a successful lawyer, to help him stay out of jail, but it seems their work is cut out for them when they learn Jessica's very competitive former beau Norman (Cary Elwes) is prosecuting Frank's case. National Lampoon's Pucked was directed by Arthur Hiller; it was his first directorial project since 1997's An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn, for which Hiller opted not to take credit. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jon Bon Jovi, Estella Warren, (more)
A woman looking for some familial support as she tries to break things off with her no-good husband finds that her sister-in-law's interest in her troubles is more that just friendly in this drama. Darla Carter (Guinevere Turner) is a woman living in the rural south with her husband, Myers (Bill Sage). Myers is handsome and sporadically charming, but that's about all he has going for him; he can't hold a job, he drinks too much, he often disappears without warning or explanation, and he has a violent streak. Darla has just about had her fill with Myers, and wants to kick him out of the house. However, when Darla discovers she's pregnant, she hesitates, wondering if keeping Myers around might be the best thing for her child. Concluding that she'd be better off without him, Darla decides to confront Myers with his misdeeds, and asks her sister-in-law, Jolene (Dot-Marie Jones), to join her for moral support. However, Darla is seemingly ignorant of the fact that Jolene is a lesbian, and shares her brother's attraction to Darla. Stray Dogs was the debut feature from director Catherine Crouch; Crouch also wrote the screenplay, adapted from a stage drama by Julie Jensen. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Guinevere Turner, Bill Sage, (more)
- 1995
Al (Ed O'Neill) and his buddies try to weasel out of paying beer tax by organizing "The Church of NO MA'AM." Donning an ostentatious pompadour, "Reverend Al" spreads his gospel as a televangelist on Channel 83, asking for donations from the Faithful. An outraged Marcy (Amanda Bearse) plans to expose Al as a fraud with a series of incriminating photos--a plan which backfires when Al wins public sympathy by pulling a "Jimmy Swaggart". . .tears and all. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1995
Al (Ed O'Neill) scoffs when Peg (Katey Sagal) and Marcy (Amanda Bearse) enroll in a self-defense class, dismissing all women as weaklings. But the tables are turned when Peg beats up a pickpocket while Al watches helplessly from the sidelines. Mocked by the media (one headline reads "CHOP-SOCKY MAMA SAVES WUSSY-HUBBY'S WALLET") and treated like a leper by his male buddies, Al takes desperate measures to reassert his manhood. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1994
Kelly (Christina Applegate) thinks she's finally hit the big time when she's hired a commercial spokeswoman for a beer company. Unfortunately, she develops a zit on her forehead just before filming her first ad. Now it's desperation time for Kelly: if "Uncle Sticky's Pimple Potion" doesn't help, she may have to show up on the set with a bag over her head. Elsewhere, Al (Ed O'Neill) joins Jefferson (Ted McGinley) on a quest for...Diana Rigg? ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1994
In the conclusion of a two-part story, Al (Ed O'Neill holds firm to his policy of banning nursing moms from Gary's Shoe Store. In order to discourage all female patronage, Al stocks the store with manly-man shoes and other icons of machismo. But his scheme is foiled when the long-unseen "Gary" makes a very surprising appearance. Without giving any more of the plot away, it can be noted that this evening's guest star is actress Janet Carroll. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1994
Michelle (the Olsen twins) is sworn to secrecy when she is admitted into a no-grownups club called "The Mighty Mutant Super Kids". Unfortuntely, the words "Michelle" and "secret" are mutually exclusive, and before long Danny (Bob Saget) is fully aware of the club's existence--and Michelle has been blackballed. Meanwhile, DJ (Candace Cameron) breaks up with Nelson (Jason Marsden), only to find that he is now dating Kimmy (Andrea Barber). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1994
In the first episode of a two-part story, Al (Ed O'Neill) incure the wrath of Marcy's (Amanda Bearse) feminist organization FANG when he throws a nursing mother (Cynthia Steele) out of the shoe store. Enraged by FANG's reaction, Al mounts a counterprotest by his own group, NO MA'AM. Betwixt and between the two angry groups, no one bothers to patronize the store. Meanwhile, Al's wife Peg (Katey Sagal in her first Season Nine appearance after maternity leave) encounters unexpected delays while making her way home. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
