John Callen Movies
- 2013
MGM and Warner Bros. present the second half of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh share writing duties with Guillermo del Toro on the production, which will shoot simultaneously with the first film. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
- Starring:
- Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, (more)
- 2004
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The family adventure story Treasure Island Kids: The Pirates of Treasure Island features John Callen as Conrad Dawson, a man who has failed at his dream of finding gold treasures on an island. In order to keep his dream alive, he converts the land into a summer camp. Randy Qauid co-stars as the bloodthirsty pirate Captain Flint, who the camp kids must battle in order to protect the island's treasure. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Randy Quaid, Niko Vella, (more)
- 1993
"Rainbow Warrior" was the name of a real-life Greenpeace vessel, which embarked upon a worldwide pro-ecological mission in the early 1980s. While docked in New Zealand in 1985, the Rainbow Warior was destroyed by a bomb, and a crew member was killed. In this dramatization, Sam Neill and Jon Voight play two polar opposites-a hardbitten cop and a eco-activist, respectively--who team up to track down the bomber. Wisely, the script avoids making "save the whales"-type speeches, concentrating on the matters at hand in a no-frills fashion. Rainbow Warrior was released directly to video. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jon Voight, Sam Neill, (more)
- 1988
Three women working for a singing telegram company contend with a variety of problems on St. Valentine's Day. The manager is gone, and one woman has lost her voice. The second woman has just broken up with her boyfriend, and the third is caught in a bitter child-custody battle with her ex-husband. One dresses in a gorilla suit to deliver one of the 50 singing telegrams scheduled for the busy day. If the trio ever hopes to find love again, they abandon all hope after meeting the meat-headed males they encounter. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Carmel McGlone, Katherine McRae, (more)
Pictures is an expansive biopic about pioneer photographers Walter and Alfred Burton. Through the eyes of the ubiquitous Burton brothers, we are treated to the history of New Zealand's colonial era. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kevin J. Wilson, Peter Vere-Jones, (more)
