Eric Saiet Movies
When a pair of bright-but sociopathic teens conspires to commit the perfect murder, a troubled cop teams with her eager new partner to solve the case that left the community in fear and the police without a clue. High school ladies' man Richard Haywood (Ryan Gosling) and outcast Justin Pendleton (Michael Pitt) have no motive to commit murder, but they soon conspire to choose a random victim and pin the crime on local pot dealer Ray (Chris Penn), under the guise that the police will never suspect them of such a brutal act. Determined Det. Cassie Merriweather (Sandra Bullock) is assigned to the case, and quickly becomes suspicious of the elusive teens despite the doubts expressed by her superiors and her lack of solid evidence. Soon entering into a dangerous test of wills with the increasingly desperate and dangerous teens, her investigation leads her down a disturbing path that will test her skills as a detective and her will to survive. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sandra Bullock, Ryan Gosling, (more)
- 1998
Ross (George Clooney) treats a six-year-old patient who may have been poisoned by someone in his family, and also tries to find time to write a presentation on pediatric treatment. Carter's (Noah Wyle) cousin Chase (Jonathan Scarfe) is among the heroin addicts brought into the ER for treatment. Scott Anspaugh (Trevor Morgan) goes through chemotherapy. And as Greene (Anthony Edwards) searches for Cynthia (Mariska Hargitay), Benton (Eriq La Salle) is unexpectedly reunited with his sister, Jackie (Khandi Alexander). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1998
The night before Buffy's (Sarah Michelle Gellar) 17th birthday, she dreams that Drusilla (Juliet Landau) is going to kill Angel (David Boreanaz). Prophetic dreams have always plagued the Slayer (see "Welcome to the Hellmouth" and "Prophecy Girl"), but, upset as Buffy is, her friends still plan a suprise party for her. Meanwhile, Spike (James Marsters), relegated to a wheelchair (see "What's My Line? Part 2"), is attempting to rebuild "The Judge." A large blue demon, The Judge's only desire is to literally burn the humanity out of everything, leaving only the evil. Although The Judge cannot be killed by any "forged" weapon, he was once dismembered by an army and his body parts scattered the world over. In a comic turn of events, Buffy receives The Judge's arm as a gift at her party -- a present Spike originally intended for Drusilla. Later, as Angel prepares to take the arm to a distant location, he is attacked by vampires who steal the arm and take it back to Spike's lair. Buffy and Angel attempt to retrieve the appendage, but barely escape with their humanity, as The Judge had already been reassembled. Shaken by the event, they return to Angel's apartment and make love for the first time. Afterward, Angel feels different -- and he wasn't even a virgin. In a parallel story line, it is revealed that Jenny Calendar (Robia La Morte) is a descendant of the same Romany tribe that cursed Angel (see "Angel"). ~ All Movie Guide
- 1997
Horror of horrors -- it's career week at Sunnydale High! While everyone else is excited about planning their future, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is simply reminded that, as a Slayer, her future is predetermined. Angel (David Boreanaz) tries to cheer her up by taking her to a skating rink. They barely get in some cheer-up necking when Buffy is attacked by a rough Hell's Angels type of guy. A member of the Order of Taraka -- supernatural assassins -- he was apparently sent to kill Buffy by Spike (James Marsters). Meanwhile, Spike is attempting to cure Drusilla (Juliet Landau) of her sickness with the du Lac manuscript, an ancient text he stole from Giles (Anthony Stewart Head). Angel is attempting to find out what is going on with Spike, when a mysterious woman attacks him and locks him up in a cage. Buffy, hidden from the Order of Taraka in Angel's apartment, is also attacked by the woman, who introduces herself as Kendra, the Vampire Slayer, (Bianca Lawson). Also, Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and Oz (Seth Green) finally meet, but in a less romantic fashion than hoped, as they are both being wooed by a computer mega-corporation out of Seattle. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1996
Joe (Tim Daly) and Helen (Crystal Bernard) can't stand living with Brian (Steven Weber) and Casey (Amy Yasbeck) while waiting for their new house to be built, so they buy another house. This turns out to be an extremely costly proposition--and worse, the couple they may not be able to unload the unfinished house to another buyer. A spectacular event eerily reminiscent of the season opener caps this final installment of Wings' seventh season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1995
Miles (Grant Shaud) wears himself to a frazzle when, in addition to his "FYI" duties, he takes on the challenge of revamping "Next Wave", a failing newsmagazine hosted by resident airhead Miller Redfield (Christopher Rich). Unfortunately, Miles is too busy to pursue his romantic relationship with Corky (Faith Ford), thus giving the rapacious Redfield what he thinks is a clear field. Meanwhile, Murphy (Candice Bergen) helps out by taking over as "FYI"'s temporary producer--and we need not elaborate on the results of THIS move! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1995
Hoping to shake the still-unattached Kate (hrista Miller) out her depression, the gang throws her a fake "shotgun" wedding, with Drew (Drew Carey) in the role of the groom and a Star Trek-clad Lewis serving as pastor ("Marriage. . .the final frontier"). It's all in fun until Drew confesses his true feelings towards Kate, whereupon she breaks out in hives (Coincidence? WE don't think so!). Other plot complications include a store employee named Ed (Fred Stoller) who for reasons that defy explanation begs to be fired--not to mention that pesky iguana who is perched on Drew's pool table. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Bill Murray plays Phil, a TV weatherman working for a local station in Pennsylvania but convinced that national news stardom is in his grasp. Phil displays a charm and wit on camera that evaporates the moment the red light goes off; he is bitter, appallingly self-centered, and treats his co-workers with contempt, especially his producer Rita (Andie MacDowell) and cameraman Larry (Chris Elliot). On February 2, 1992, Phil, Rita, and Larry are sent on an assignment that Phil especially loathes: the annual Groundhog Day festivities in Punxsutawney, PA, where the citizens await the appearance of Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who will supposedly determine the length of winter by his ability to see his own shadow. Phil is eager to beat a hasty retreat, but when a freak snowstorm strands him in Punxsutawney, he wakes up the next morning with the strangest sense of déjà vu: he seems to be living the same day over again. The next morning it happens again, and then again. Soon, no matter what he does, he's stuck in February 2, 1992; not imprisonment nor attempted suicide nor kidnapping the groundhog gets him out of the loop. But the more Phil relives the same day, the more he's forced to look at other people's lives, and something unusual happens: he begins to care about others. He starts to respect people, he tries to save the life of a homeless man, and he discovers that he's falling in love with Rita and therefore wants to be someone that she could love in return. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, (more)
Teenaged Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) is a legend in his own time thanks to his uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last grand duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, "borrows" a Ferrari, and embarks on a one-day bacchanal through the streets of Chicago. Dogging Ferris' trail at every turn is high-school principal Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), determined to catch Bueller in the act of class-cutting. Writer/director John Hughes once again tries to wed satire, slapstick, and social commentary, as Ferris Bueller's Day Off starts like a house afire and goes on to make "serious" points about status-seeking and casual parental cruelties. It brightens up considerably in the last few moments, when Ferris' tattletale sister (Jennifer Grey) decides to align herself with her merry prankster sibling. A huge moneymaker, Ferris Bueller's Day Off eventually spawned a TV sitcom. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, (more)
- 1986
- R
This comedy makes fun of teen comedies as it chronicles a Midwestern town's feverish preparations for a big weekend party. Much of the story centers around the mad scramble for both youngsters and adults to find appropriate dates. The story was penned by Saturday Night Live alumni Al Franken and Tom Davis. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Davis, Al Franken, (more)
