Elizabeth McKay Movies
- 2000
A post-Columbine Breakfast Club of sorts, this indie psychological drama concerns a former 98-pound weakling out to get revenge on his old tormentors during a high school reunion. Sales manager Louis Witkowski (Timothy Devlin) has never been able to get over the day that a couple of jocks cast him -- stark naked -- out of the locker room, and humiliated him mercilessly in front of his schoolmates. Eighteen years later, during the reunion accompanied by his wife Felicia (Elizabeth P. McKay), Louis embarrasses himself in a clumsy attempt at shaming former football players Hal (Jack Mulcahy) and Joey (Patrick Ferraro) in front of their wives, Caroline (Mimi Langeland) and Ashley (Leila Sbatini). Though Hal and Joey don't remember bullying him, Louis is itching for a fight. In the boys' locker room, just as the fight begins, a well-intentioned security guard tries to break up the ruckus. Louis violently dispatches guard, takes the rest of them hostage, and forces them to endure psychological torture and sexual abuse. Slowly, the stress of the situation leads to sniping and infighting among the couples. Wives and husbands unearth long held frustrations with their respective spouses. Just before the police come barreling in, one and all begin baring their souls. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Starring:
- Timothy Devlin, Elizabeth McKay, (more)
- 1997
David Goldberg co-directed (with cast member Allie Dvorin) and scripted this low-budget, black-and-white comedy-drama providing a glimpse into the lives of buyers and sellers cornered in the hard-edge cornices of Manhattan's equally hard-bargain real estate environs. The twentysomething brokers at Fopir Realty have to stay on their toes, since both owners and customers constantly look for loopholes, opportunities to evade paying commissions. The film features a first-person cinematic device as characters deliver revelations and rationalizations directly into the camera before returning to the more conventional narrative plot threads. At 71 minutes, this film falls slightly short of the usual feature-length running time. Shown at the 1997 Hollywood Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Starring:
- Steven Stein, Clare Hoak, (more)
Shot on weekends over an eight-month period with practically no budget, writer/director/producer/actor Edward Burns' first feature is a family drama centering on the tumultuous love lives of three small-town, Irish-American brothers. Burns stars as Barry, the middle child who finds himself needing a place to stay and moves in with big brother Jack (Jack Mulcahy). Despite being seemingly happily married to Molly (Connie Britton), Jack gives in to temptation and begins having a sexual affair. All the while, devout-Catholic baby brother Patrick (Mike McGlone) faces an ongoing struggle to deal with the religious leanings of the women in his life. The Brothers McMullen premiered at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, where it was at the center of a fierce bidding war. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jack Mulcahy, Mike McGlone, (more)
- 1982
After the suicide of her friend and employer, who has been teaching her to be a detective, Cordelia Gray (Pippa Guard) takes over his business and begins an investigation of the apparent suicide of the son of a businessman. When the suicide turns out to be murder, what she discovers disrupts the entire family and puts Cordelia's life in danger. This off-beat British film is a moody, entertaining thriller, much in the tradition of film noir, but with an unusual and determined female detective. Nicely directed by Christopher Petit, and based on the wonderful novel of the same name by the acclaimed British mystery writer P. J. James, this film gives a fresh approach to the detective-film genre and introduces an intelligent and resourceful woman to a profession usually dominated by men. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi
- Starring:
- Pippa Guard, Billie Whitelaw, (more)
