Reba McEntire Movies

Fame threatens to come between the two friends who go together like dogs and fleas in this animated follow-up to the beloved Disney classic The Fox and the Hound. Tod and Copper are still the best of friends, but when Copper gets a chance to join a popular pack of hound-dog howlers it seems as if their purebred bond is about to be put to the ultimate test. Featuring the voices of Jeff Foxworthy, Reba McEntire, and Patrick Swayze, and original music by Trisha Yearwood and Lucas Grabeel, The Fox and the Hound 2 has something special for viewers of all ages. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Country music mainstay Reba McEntire steps into the role previously made famous by Mary Martin in this filmed version of a special, one-night-only Carnegie Hall benefit engagement of South Pacific also starring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Alec Baldwin. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

As season three of Reba gets under way, single mom Reba Hart (Reba McEntire) is shocked to learn that her younger daughter, Kyra (Scarlett Pomers), intends to move in with her father, Brock (Christopher Rich), and Brock's new young wife, Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman). But this bad news becomes good news when Kyra turns out to be a positive influence on the irresponsible and insensitive Brock, so much so that he and Reba bury the hatchet and become friends again. At the same time, the formerly vacuous Barbra Jean is showing signs of maturity, especially after bonding with Reba's older daughter, Cheyenne (Joanna Garcia). But there's trouble ahead for the two Hart families as the season draws to a close: Catching Reba and Brock in a friendly embrace, Barbra Jean suspects the worst -- and it looks like she might be right when Brock starts wondering if walking out on Reba was a mistake. ~ All Movie Guide

The WB network sitcom Reba afforded country singer Reba McEntire to display her unique flair for combining comedy with pathos. The star was cast as Reba Hart, who, as the series opened, was in the midst of a divorce from her dentist husband Brock Hart (Christopher Rich). That the breakup was wholly Brock's fault was implicit in the reason: Dr. Hart had to marry his hygenist-mistress Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman) after getting her pregnant. Meanwhile, Reba's vacuous 17-year-old daughter, Cheyenne (Joanna Garcia), was also with child as a result of her romance with high-school football star Van Montgomery (Steve Howey) -- who, after being thrown out of his own house by his outraged parents, moved into Reba's house and made an "honest woman" of Cheyenne by wedding her (their daughter Elizabeth was born at the end of the series' first season). Despite all this sexual intrigue, down-to-earth Reba tried to make the best of things, as did her wisecracking younger daughter, Kyra (Scarlett Pomers), and easygoing son, Jack (Mitch Holleman). Whenever things got too sticky, Reba could count on her pragmatic best friend, Lori Ann (Park Overall), to put things in perspective -- and to get off a few zingers at the philandering Brock's expense.

Reba needed all the moral support she could get; running out of money for herself and her kids, she was forced to go to work for her ex-husband -- making Barbra Jean her boss! This went on until Reba found a new job with Brock's chief rival, Dr. Fisher (played by Dan Castellaneta, best known as the voice of Homer Simpson). As for Cheyenne and Van, they had plenty of problems of their own, especially when Van lost a football scholarship after banging up his knee in a car accident. Ultimately, however, Van recovered sufficiently to return to the college team. When Cheyenne's sister, Kyra, opted to move in with her dad Brock and his second wife Barbra Jean, it caused a rift between Kyra and her mom Reba. But as it turned out, Kyra exerted a positive influence on the insensitive Brock, helping heal some of the pain of his and Reba's breakup. Meanwhile, Barbra Jean bonded with Cheyenne, bringing the two separate Hart clans even closer together. Alas, things got a bit too close for Barbra Jean's taste when in the third-season cliffhanger she spots Reba and Brock tearfully embracing! One of the WB's highest-rated programs, Reba debuted on October 5, 2001. ~ All Movie Guide

The inaugural season of Reba finds Houston housewife Reba Hart (Reba McEntire) breaking up with her dentist husband Brock (Christopher Rich) when he announces that he must wed his pregnant girlfriend, dental hygienist Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman). As if that weren't enough, Reba's oldest daughter, Cheyenne (Joanna Garcia), is also expecting, thanks to her somewhat doltish boyfriend, high-school football flash Van Montgomery (Steve Howey). Kicked out of his parent's house, Van moves in with Reba, Cheyenne, and Cheyenne's younger siblings, Kyra (Scarlett Pomers) and Jack (Mitch Holleman). Eventually, Brock weds Barbra Jean, Cheyenne makes it legal with Van, the two babies are born, and long-suffering Reba can at least take heart in the fact that she's a grandma! ~ All Movie Guide

In this TV movie "suggested by" a real-life incident, wife and mother Lizzie Brooks (Reba McEntire) is comatose in a hospital as McEntire's tune Forever Love provides an accompaniment to the flashback: After Lizzie meets Alex (Tim Matheson), a romance develops. They marry, have a daughter (Heather Stephens), and become close friends with Gail (Bess Armstrong) and Jerry (Andy Buckley). After a stroke puts Lizzie into a coma, Alex takes her home, providing love, care, and devotion through the years. Two decades pass, and one day Lizzie emerges from the coma and attempts to rebuild her life. Filmed in L.A., this TV movie aired September 27, 1998 on CBS. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

A star-studded cast appears in this made-for-television movie about Calamity Jane and her cohorts. Anjelica Huston stars as the infamous cowgirl Calamity Jane, a colorful Western character who, among other things, starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The movie explores her unconventional lifestyle and friendship with brothel madame Dora DuFran (Melanie Griffith). Sam Elliott stars as Wild Bill Hickok, one of Jane's lovers, and country singer Reba McEntire appears as Annie Oakley. The film was nominated for many Emmy Awards (but won only one) and co-stars Elliott and Griffith picked up Golden Globe nominations. ~ Bernadette McCallion, All Movie Guide

The baseball-movie cycle of 1992-93 was one of the inspirations for the made-for-TV The Man From Left Field. Looking more like a member of the Manson Family than a Hollywood sex symbol, Burt Reynolds (who also directed) plays Jack, a derelict amnesiac who shambles onto a Florida sandlot and collapses. He is discovered by a ragtag group of kids who'd like to form a baseball team but who have no self-confidence...and no coach. When it transpires that Jack is an ace ballplayer, he is pressed into service, and in so doing unlocks the door to his cloudy past. Reba McEntire plays one of the team mothers, who -- but of course! -- falls in love with Jack. The Man From Left Field first aired October 15, 1993, just in time for the World Series. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A brush with death leads a loving mother and housewife to follow her dream of pursuing a higher education in this family drama starring Reba McEntire and Keith Carradine, and directed by David Hugh Jones. Lily (McEntire) has lived a charmed life. Blessed with a loving husband (Carradine) and beautiful children, the optimistic mother is fully content with her simple existence until the death of her father and a brush with breast cancer leave her longing for something more. As Lily begins to ponder her mortality and question her decision to sacrifice her education for the sake of starting a family, she realizes that it may be time to go back to school and try to make a difference in the world. Determined to make the most of her education despite the formidable obstacles that lie ahead, Lily soon finds that the support of her family is all she needs to realize her dreams of a better future and prove that it's never too late to make a fresh start. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

The fourth of Kenny Rogers' Gambler TV movies, 1991's The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw is regarded by many Western diehards as the best. This time, gambler Brady Hawkes is en route to a high-stakes poker game in San Francisco. His travelling companions are a trouble-prone frontier Romeo (Rick Rossovich) and a feisty ex-saloon gal (Reba McEntire). Never mind that: The real attraction of Luck of the Draw is its enormous guest-star lineup of famous TV cowboy heroes of yore: Gene "Bat Masterson" Barry, Hugh "Wyatt Earp" O'Brien, Brian "The Westerner" Keith, Chuck "The Rifleman" Connors, Jack "Maverick" Kelly, Clint "Cheyenne" Walker, David "Kung Fu" Carradine, and "Virginian" co-stars James Drury and Doug McClure. The first portion of this two-part movie concentrates on setting up the plot; Part two is the card game itself, preceded by a boxing match refereed by Bat Masterson (Gene Barry). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Tremors is actually two movies in one. On its own terms, it's an enjoyable modern sci-fi horror-thriller, with good pacing and a sense of humor; but it's also a loving tribute to such 1950s low-budget desert-based sci-fi-horror films like Them!, It Came From Outer Space, Tarantula, and The Monolith Monsters. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward are the stars, a pair of small-town handymen living in a small desert community, who stumble upon several difficult-to-explain phenomena, including a couple of people who've died under extremely strange (and, in one instance, very grisly) circumstances. Eventually, they and a handful of their neighbors find the cause: gigantic prehistoric worm-like creatures that streak under the desert the way fish swim through oceans, reaching up and grabbing anything they need for food. Cut off from the outside world, they have to figure out how to get across the desert alive while these creatures -- that are smart as well as fast -- close in on them, stalking them like monster sharks. The film benefits from the presence of special effects that are good enough to pull this all off, keeping the shock value high, and also from a subtly humorous script and performances to match by the entire cast, and director Ron Underwood's breezy pacing of the whole picture. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide

Three friends face the disappointments of adulthood in this drama. Growing up in Ashville, Utah, a small town where traditional ideals still cling stubbornly to the hearts and minds of youth, Davey Hancock (Jason Gedrick) is the star of the high school's championship basketball team. Pretty cheerleader Mary Daley (Tracy Pollan) is Davey's girlfriend, and bright Danny Rivers (Kiefer Sutherland) is his best friend. Two years after graduating from high school, reality has dimmed their dreams; while Davey won a college scholarship to play ball, he washed out of the team and ended up back in Ashville, where he's now a police officer. While Davey still sees Mary, she wants more out of life than Ashville or her relationship with him can give her. And when Danny, who has spent much of his time since high school drifting in search of an ambition, returns to town to visit Davey and Mary, he brings along a surprise -- Bev (Meg Ryan), a drug-addled floozy with an unstable personality (and a gun) whom he married in Las Vegas three days earlier. Promised Land was also released on home video under the title Young Hearts. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide