Kent Minault Movies
- 1998
When it seemed certain that Babylon 5 would be cancelled at the end of the fourth season, a "finale" was filmed in May 1997. That episode, "Sleeping in Light" (aka "Farewell"), was withdrawn from the series' manifest when Babylon 5 was picked up for a fifth season by TNT. As it turned out, "Sleeping in Light" would not air until November 25, 1998, when the series finally ended its five-year run. Written by producer J. Michael Straczynski), this valedictory episode was set in 2281 AD, 20 years after the series' time-frame. As he prepares to shuffle off his mortal coil, John J. Sheridan, the former commander of Babylon 5, is visited by his old friends and colleagues. Among those gathering around Sheridan's bedside are his son David, his former fellow officer Susan Ivanova (now a General), ex-security chief Garibaldi, the recently retired Zack, and newly-installed Centauri emperor Vir. Several past Babylon 5 regulars make cameo appearances, as do series producers John Copeland and George Johnsen. "Sleeeping in Light" earned a 1999 Hugo Award nomination for Best Dramatic Presentation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bruce Boxleitner, Tracy Scoggins, (more)
This slapstick parody of space movies chronicles the riotous exploits of a group of dim-bulbed, misguided aliens under the mistaken impression that they are supposed to invade the Earth after they hear a rebroadcast of Orson Welles' notorious "War of the Worlds" one Halloween night. Thinking they are late, they rush in with their ramshackle spaceship and end up in Big Bean, Illinois, a peaceful midwestern town. Naturally after they announce they want to kill the "Earth scum," the residents want to kill them. Fortunately, the town sheriff and his daughter try to keep the moronic Martians safe and help their captain get them safely back in space. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Douglas Barr, Royal Dano, (more)
- 1990
Sami (Mark Taylor) is an American of Lebanese descent. As this drama opens, he is a standup comedian who simply wants to become successful and well-known, after the pattern of fellow Lebanese Danny Thomas. After he has returned from visiting Lebanon and reviews his experiences of the horrors of the civil war going on there, his mental state deteriorates and he becomes suicidal. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mark Taylor, Kent Minault, (more)
- 1986
In a early starring assignment, Keanu Reeves plays the head of a teenaged vigilante society. Reeves and his overachieving buddies intend to rid their school and neighborhood of drug users and vandals. But as their power increases, the vigilantes become more abusive and dangerous. Produced by the powerhouse Hollywood team of Jon Peters and Peter Guber, Brotherhood of Justice was designed as the pilot for a weekly series. The made-for-TV melodrama premiered May 18, 1986. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1985
- R
Stylistically flashy and technically well-crafted, this psychological thriller concerns a psychotic serial killer (William Witt) who is out to murder as many couples as he can. He decides his next victims will be Michael (Warren Lincoln), the detective who is hot on his trail, and Michael's fiancee Jennifer (Taylor Gilbert). When Jennifer moves out to go take care of Michael's mother, the situations become more complicated. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Taylor Gilbert, William Witt, (more)
