Wil Wheaton Movies

Hollywood meets Bollywood in director Lorraine Senna's Pygmalion-like tale of a Tinseltown hanger-on who attempts to transform a Himalayan village belle into an A-list American celebrity. Having recently arrived in America to discover the man she was arranged to marry is far from the man of her dreams, Himalayan girl Shalini (Namrata Singh Gujral) sets out to seek her fortune in a foreign land where anything seems possible. Little does Shalini realize that southern-bred west-coast import Rob (Brad Raider) is attempting to make a name for himself in show-business, and has recently been challenged by the CEO of a Hollywood management company (Beau Bridges) pluck a superstar out of thin air. Now, as Shalini becomes Shelley and Rob does his best to school the culturally inquisitive beauty in the ways of Western society, the opportunity to see the world from an entirely different perspective prompts both to reevaluate their lives as love begins to blossom and the quest for fame takes a back seat to romance. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

When lovelorn groom Danny's (Wil Wheaton) wife suffers a tragic death on the couple's wedding day, the arrival of a mysterious book places his entire future in jeopardy in this supernatural drama from filmmaker Harry Ambrose. Shortly after Danny's wife's untimely death, a mysterious courier named Jonah (Isaac Hayes) bestows the grief-stricken groom with a book that features a list of names followed by corresponding death dates. Now faced with the decision of using the book for his own financial gain or helping to protect his loved ones from their own fate at the risk of having years shaved off of his own life, Danny must make an important decision as to how to handle the otherworldly information with which he has been entrusted. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Irene Turner makes her directorial debut with this comedy-drama about goth chicks and Southern belles. College roommates Casey (none other than Soleil Moon Frye of Punky Brewster fame) and Grace (Cat Taber) are a chalk-and-cheese couple if there ever was one: the former favors sex, drugs, and all things leather while the latter is a prim and preppie straight-A student who is engaged to her frat boy beau (Wil Wheaton). Yet when Casey's teasing threatens her future wedding, Grace vows vengeance. She begins hanging out with her roommate's friend Joey (Gary Wolf), a pensive loner and one of the few guys on campus that Casey has yet to have sex with. Soon, a vicious cycle of jealousy and suspicion develops that threatens to ruin the lives of both women. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

Although "flub" is defined as "to make a mess of," the word "flubber" is a contraction from "flying rubber." In this remake of the 1961 comedy-fantasy The Absent Minded Professor, Robin Williams takes on the role created by Fred MacMurray and later executed by Harry Anderson on television, while the 1961 film's Flubber with anti-gravity properties has now been digitally reincarnated as a translucent green, pulsating, bouncing blob that loves to dance the mambo. Absent-minded college professor Philip Brainard (Williams), employed at a near-bankrupt university, creates the formula for Flubber, yet he can't remember to show up for his own wedding to university-President Sara Jean Reynolds (Marcia Gay Harden). His rival, Wilson Croft (Christopher McDonald), plots to steal Sara and the Flubber from Brainard. Rich, corrupt businessman Chester Hoenicker (Raymond Barry) tries to force Brainard to pass his failing son Bennett (Wil Wheaton), but he soon takes an interest in Flubber after hearing about it from his flunkies (Clancy Brown, Ted Levine). After using Flubber to fly over clouds in his 1963 T-Bird, Brainard realizes Flubber can also improve the performance of the school's pathetic basketball team. Jodi Benson is the voice of Weebo, Brainard's talking, flying household robot, with a video display of Disney clips at odd moments. Many gags are embellishments from the 1961 film, with John Hughes (Home Alone) rewriting the original Bill Walsh screenplay (based on Samuel Taylor's short story, "A Situation of Gravity"). Though Walsh died in 1975, he received posthumous credit for this script. Filming began October 8,1996 in San Francisco. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

This sci-fi thriller takes the Frankenstein story a few steps further and sets it in the near future. Using a variety of human body parts, a scientist (Rutger Hauer) creates Lazarus, a young man (Will Wheaton) with superior mental and physical capabilities. Poor Lazarus would be perfect but for the terrible nightmares that plague him. He does not know of his gruesome origins and so goes to a psychiatrist for answers. But for Lazarus, learning the whole truth may be a dangerous endeavor, not only for him, but for the world. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

After returning to the Enterprise from a Klingon convention, Worf can't help but notice that the reality around him is changing. Trouble is, he's the only one who notices this phenomenon. Everyone else seems to be taking things in stride, especially Troi, who is now married to Worf. Wil Wheaton makes a return appearance in the role of Wesley Crusher. Scripted by Brannon Braga, "Parallels" was first telecast December 4, 1993. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

On the eve of his graduation from Starfleet Academy, Wesley Crusher is involved in a fatal in-flight accident. Though he knows the truth behind the tragedy, Wesley is reluctant to tell all for fear of hurting his friends in the Academy. As his fate is determined during a hearing, the crew of the Enterprise arrives to offer character testimony. Ray Walston guest stars as the elderly Academy groundskeeper Boothby. First telecast on April 4, 1992, "First Duty" was cowritten by Ronald D. Moore and Naren Shaker. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Riker's new electronic mind game proves addictive to everyone on the Enterprise. The only person resistant to the game's seductive appeal is Wesley Crusher, on vacation from Starship academy. Wesley suspects that the game is not as harmless as it appears to be, and his instincts are right on target. First telecast November 2, 1991, "The Game" was cowritten by Brannon Barga, Susan Sackett and Fred Bronson. The episode featured an early appearance from future film actress Ashley Judd. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Set the day after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, December focuses on five prep-school students (Wil Wheaton, Balthazar Getty, Brian Krause, Jason London and Chris Young) who are of enlistment age. Though encouraged by their headmaster to enter the army, the boys are wary of battle, and discuss the pros and cons of the situation. ~ John Bush, Rovi

While tending to the needs of an ailing young boy, Data suddenly begins acting strangely and takes over the Enterprise. Riker and O'Brien's efforts to regain control of the ship are thwarted by a force-field activited by the inexplicably hostile Data. The outcome of this crisis rests in the hands of Data's creator Noonian Soong. Written by Rick Berman, "Brothers" is a tour de force for Brent Spiner, who plays both Data and Soong, as well as a third character named Lore. The episode originally aired October 13, 1990. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

On the June 23, 1990, the Next Generation episode "The Best of Both Worlds" ended as Borg leader Locutus took over Picard's mind and body and declared to the nonplussed Enterprise crew "Resistance is futile. Your life as it has been is over." This cliffhanger would not be resolved until September 29, 1990, when part two of "The Best of Both Worlds" made its American TV debut as the series' fourth-season opener. Faced with the biggest crisis in the history of mankind, Picard's second-in-command Riker is forced to forget his differences with new crew member Lt. Cmdr. Shelby (Elizabeth Dennehy), who has been unsubtly jockeying for his job. The outsized space battle that follows earned the series four Emmy nominations, including Best Art Direction, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and, of course, Best Visual Effects. Like part one of "The Best of Both Worlds," part two was written by Michael Piller. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Appropriately telecast just before Halloween (on October 27, 1990, to be exact), this eerie Next Generation episode was equally appropriately titled. One by one, the crew members of the Enterprise are disappearing without a trace, and no one except Dr. Crusher has any memory of their existence! This phenomenon is the handiwork of Crusher's own son Wesley, who has been foolishly experimenting with warp fields. Only by overcoming his guilt over what has happened will Wesley be able to set things right before it's too late. "Remember Me" was written by Lee Sheldon. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi