Bruce Payne Movies

A woman reeling from her lover's recent death purchases an abandoned former brothel in Jerome, Arizona, and begins to experience disturbing visions of the building's previous residents while attempting to transform it into a bed and breakfast. The more time Julianne spends restoring the transient, turn of the century estate, the better acquainted she becomes with its spectral tenants, including Ladie Sadie, the Madam. When Julianne learns of the horrible fate that befell young prostitute Maddy in a nearby mine, she works frantically to alter the past, becoming so immersed in the world of the dead that Ladie Sadie insists she reaffirm her mortality by forging a connection with another living being. Desperate, Julianne seduces the artist who lives next door, and winds up more isolated than ever after he grows confounded by her insincerity, and grows distant. Meanwhile, accelerating events in Julianne's life begin to feel as if they're racing to some sort of ominous apex. As Julianne's personality begins to fragment, she descends into the mineshaft in search of Maddy, but instead finds herself confronted by her own tragic past, and forced to make a painful decision. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Discouraged over being forced to vanquish one demon after another to protect her son, Wyatt, Piper (Holly Marie Combs) has a profound change of heart when she envisions what her life will be like in the future. Not happy with Piper's epiphany, Paige (Rose McGowan) and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) attempt to show their sister that true love is worth all the heartbreak and setbacks by conjuring up a "Mr. Right" (Eduardo Verastegui). Elsewhere, Chris (Drew Fuller) persuades the girls to neutralize Wyatt's magical powers -- whereupon the infant is kidnapped by demonic cultists who believe that Wyatt is the second coming of their long-dead leader. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Popular French filmmaker Gérard Pirès makes his first English-language feature with the slick action heist Riders. The film's confusing title history involves four working titles and an international release under the name Steal. A bleached-blonde Stephen Dorff plays Slim, the leader of an extreme sports criminal gang, consisting of Alex (Karen Cliche), Frank (Steven McCarthy), and Otis (Clé Bennett). They wear stylish clothes, rob banks, and get away on rollerblades. Slim's group is pursued by crazed cop Jake Macgruder (Bruce Payne) and Southern-style villain Surtayne (Steven Berkoff). She Spies actress Natasha Henstridge stars as femme fatale Karen. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

The imaginary world of the world's most popular fantasy role-playing game comes to life in this special-effects laden adventure. In the Empire of Izmer, magic is the key to power in both the supernatural and political realms. The Mages are a sect who know the secrets of magic and use it to hold sway over the masses. The youthful Empress Savina (Thora Birch) wants to use her powers to bring justice and prosperity to all, but Profion (Jeremy Irons) is an evil Mage who wants to use his knowledge of magic to overthrow Savina and establish his own despotic rule. Through deceitful means, Profion wins away the special scepter that allows him to control the nation's Golden Dragons; Savina's only hope to recover the scepter and the rule of Izmer is to obtain the Rod of Savrille, a talisman that will give her powers over the Red Dragons, even more powerful than their golden counterparts. As Savina sets out to gain control of the Red Dragons, she gains a number of unlikely allies, including a pair of thieves, Snails (Marlon Wayans) and Ridely (Justin Whalin); a powerful dwarf, Elwood (Lee Arenberg); and Norda (Kristen Wilson), an elf with a gift for finding lost objects. Dungeons & Dragons also features Zoe McLellan, Bruce Payne, and Richard O'Brien, the latter of whom is best known as the writer and co-star of the perennial cult item The Rocky Horror Picture Show. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

A woman finds that she has inherited a spooky old mansion. While on a trip to check out her new property with a gang of her friends, they meet a previous "tenant"- one who has very sinister plans in store for them. ~ Rovi

In this sci-fi thriller, eight passengers are aboard a futuristic light plane when a mechanical failure forces them to land in an uninhabited area. While foraging for needed supplies, one of the passengers discovers a cache of abandoned biological weapons material, and he soon finds himself infected with a strange man-made virus that turns him into a blood-thirsty zombie intent upon infecting others. Can the other passengers protect themselves and save their friend? Ravager stars Bruce Payne, Salvator Xuereb, and Yancy Butler. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

When Sharon (Shannon Tweed) foils a robbery attempt at an art gallery, she gets more adventure than she bargained for. Suddenly she's thrown into a plot hatched by a terrorist (Lance Henriksen) to auction off a supply of Nazi nerve gas in this tense action thriller. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

An uneven, patchy script does nothing to help this humdrum story about a man dedicated to obtaining some suitcases full of counterfeit money - just as good as the real thing to him. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

This interesting action-horror film stars Mario Van Peebles as a tough cop who becomes the latest recruit in a secret faction of the police which not only operates on the fringes of the law, but is also composed entirely of werewolves. Horror fans who choose to embrace the fundamental goofiness of this premise will find an interesting blend of hyperkinetic John Woo-style action, comic-book fantasy, and good old-fashioned monster mayhem. Inducted into the league of lycanthropic lawmen by one of its more aesthetically pleasing members (Patsy Kensit), Van Peebles partakes of a drug which, like the others on the squad, brings out his animal instincts and endows him with superhuman strength and agility (as well as some unsightly body hair). Despite some touches of black comedy, director Anthony Hickox plays the material fairly straight, with a strong emphasis on slick, tightly edited action sequences. Originally produced for HBO, this was later released on video with some of the gorier footage restored. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

This fast-paced action picture plays like Die Hard (1988) on an airplane. Grieving over the death of his wife at the hands of an armed robber and blaming himself for her death, anti-terrorism expert John Cutter (Wesley Snipes) is retiring from his dangerous job. The flight he's on is occupied by a coterie of FBI agents escorting the lethal terrorist Charles Rane (Bruce Payne), but as the aircraft is taking off, Rane's associates, who have also boarded the plane, take the vehicle by force and free their leader. With the aid of a sheriff on the ground, a pair of stewardesses (Alex Datcher and Elizlabeth Hurley) and his old friend, airport manager Sly Delvecchio (Tom Sizemore), Cutter puts his special training and martial arts skills to good use combating the kidnappers. The clever, dapper Rane has several surprises in store for his nemesis, however, including killing a hostage and an ally who's only pretending to be on Cutter's side. His options becoming increasingly limited, Cutter devises a dangerous plan that involves dumping the airplane's precious fuel reserves. Director Kevin Hooks cast his father, actor Robert Hooks in the role of federal agent Dwight Henderson. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Ellen Barkin stars in this mystical comedy about a detestable male chauvinist temporarily reincarnated into the body of a woman. Steve Brooks (Perry King) foolishly accepts an invite for an evening of debauchery from three former girlfriends, and thinks he's got it made when he shows up to find them waiting for him in a hot tub. Eager to exact revenge on the scoundrel, the women proceed to drown him, and Steve is cast into a purgatory in which two unseen voices are deciding whether to send him to heaven or hell. Steve is given one chance to save himself from damnation -- if he can find a woman alive who actually liked him. To complicate his task and teach him a lesson, Steve is reincarnated as a sexy woman (Barkin), just the type who would have been the target of his cheesy advances. Sloppily adjusting to his new body, Steve (now Barkin) tells people he is the sister of the missing Steve Brooks, and begins working at his old advertising agency as a means toward completing his arduous task. As Steve's sister, he also enlists the help of his best friend, Walter (Jimmy Smits), despite the complication that Walter is noticeably attracted to the woman he has become. Steve's homophobia -- and several of his other hateful traits -- are put to the test. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

One of a handful of British "culture clash" cop shows of the 1990s, Yellowthread Street was set in Hong Kong during its waning days as a British colony. The six hour-long episodes focused on a group of police officers stationed in one of the colony's toughest and most vice-ridden districts. Leading the multicultural law-enforcement squad was Ray Lonnen as Chief Inspector Vale. Based on the best-selling police novels by William Marshall (described by one critic as "one-part Ed McBain, one-part Suzie Wong), Yellowthread Street originally aired in 1990. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi