James Nardini Movies
- 1997
Although the previous installment "How to Marry a Moron" was officially designated as the final episode of Married. . .With Children, the series actually ended with this "leftover", which aired five weeks after "Moron" on June 9, 1997. Hoping to barter their way towards an expensive massage chair, Al and Griff begin trading off the items in Gary's shoe store--and never mind that those items don't actually belong to them. Meanwhile, Kelly (Christina Applegate) practices her own massage techniques on her unwilling brother Bud (David Faustino). The series' very last image, appropriately enough, is a shot of a chimpanzee dressed like Al Bundy (so there's a difference?) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1997
One man's loyalty and desire to please leads the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager into danger in this episode of the sci-fi television series Star Trek: Voyager. Neelix (Ethan Phillips) is having a crisis of confidence; worried that he has outlived his usefulness aboard the Voyager, he's looking for a way to prove to Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and the crew that he can still pull his weight. While on a supply stop in the Nekrit Expanse, Neelix needs to find a detailed map of the area and a supply of pergium for the engineering department. In Nekrit, Neelix runs into a old friend, Wixiban (James Nardini), who sometimes works outside the boundaries of the law. Wixiban offers to help Neelix make a trade for the items he needs, but it isn't until after he's forced to kill one of the traders that Neelix realizes Wixiban has implicated him in an illegal drug deal. Star Trek: Voyager 56: Fair Trade first aired on January 8, 1997. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Roxann Dawson
- 1991
- R
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Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson star in this buddy-buddy futuristic action movie. Rourke is Harley Davidson, a biker with the Halloween-costume garb of a leather jacket, short haircut, earring, and a scar. Johnson joins Rourke in the trick-or-treating as Marlboro, an ex-rodeo rider wearing a cowboy hat, vest, and dilapidated boots. They hang out at a neighborhood bar. When they find that a collection of greedy bankers want to increase the bar's payments so it will be forced to close, the two decide to help the bar out of its financial straits by robbing the bank of $2.5 million in order to pay the inflated tab and keep the bar in business. Unfortunately for the boys, the bank deals in an illicit drug called "the dream," and when they rob the armored car, they steal the drugs and not the cash. Of course, the boys become the targets for the bank's sadistic squad of hit men, led by a pleasant chap by the name of Alexander (Daniel Baldwin). ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mickey Rourke, Don Johnson, (more)
- 1990
The folks at Cheers challenge their rivals at Gary's Olde Towne Tap to a grudge basketball game. When Sam (Ted Danson) finds out that Gary plans to cheat his way to victory, he brings in a ringer: Cheers' temporary bartender (and full-time Boston Celtic) Kevin McHale. But McHale will agree to play only on a very special condition. This episode was dedicated to Cheers casting director and AIDs activist Stephen Kolzak, who died September 19, 1990. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1990
In the conclusion of a two-part story, Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) says she is willing to marry Robin (Roger Rees), even though he has indulged in illegal insider trading. Worried that Rebecca will be implicated in her boyfriend's crimes, Sam (Ted Danson) blows the whistle on Robin and is rewarded by his corporate bosses with the ownership of Cheers. Convinced that Sam's motives were mercenary, Rebecca refuses to have anything to do with him -- at least until the cliffhanger which brings the eighth season of Cheers to a close. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1989
Dennis Haysbert, future star of such TV series as 24 and The Unit, appears in this episode as prison convict James Morgan. While Christine (Markie Post) carries on a pen-pal correspondence with Morgan, Roz (Marsha Warfield) manages to worm her way into the proceedings, whereupon the convict falls in love with her--and promptly escapes, hoping for a quickie romantic rendezvous before the cops close in. Meanwhile, Dan (John Larroquette) is in for a surprise when he puts the moves on attractive law student Rita Vargas (Lisa Waltz). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1987
- PG
April (Michelle Meyrink) is a hot item who causes her boyfriends to spontaneously combust in the heat of passion in this low-budget comedy. Her childhood sweetheart Andy (William O'Leary) is the one who usually gets burned and doesn't believe the warning given by April's mom (Barbara Harris). The involuntary curse gives April several opportunities to burn up the big screen with a sizzling sample of laughs. Made in Lawrence, Kansas with an estimated production cost of a million dollars, this film marks the directorial debut for Chuck Martinez. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Barbara Harris, Michelle Meyrink, (more)
