Julius J. Carry III Movies

Former Prada model and Road Trip co-star D.J. Qualls makes a bid for leading man status in this nerd-makeover comedy. Qualls stars as Dizzy, a dorky but delinquent high school student who's determined to get expelled from his hellish high school -- but ends up landing in jail instead. There he meets the intimidating, street-smart Luther (Eddie Griffin), himself a former geek, who takes Dizzy under his wing to teach him the art of being cool. Soon Luther and his pals have broken Dizzy of his meek, maladroit ways, and Dizzy is ready to start a new life at a new high school under a new name: Gil Harris. When Gil arrives at East Highland High -- his former inmate reputation known to all -- he quickly ingratiates himself with the cool kids and lays to waste any jocks who stand in his way. He even manages to date the school's most coveted girl, Danielle (Eliza Dushku). But when a face from his past shows up, it seems that his facade as the big man on campus may be about to crumble. The New Guy also stars Zooey Deschanel and Lyle Lovett, and features cameos from rockers Henry Rollins, Gene Simmons, and Tommy Lee. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi

Julius Carry guests as Angela's military-man dad Sgt. Moore. The arrival of her father forces Angela (Trina McGee-Davis) to confront the real reason that she does not want to get back together with Shawn (Rider Strong)--and it has something to do with "like mother, like daughter." Meanwhile, Shawn attempts to prove that he's worthy of Angela by going through boot camp; and Cory (Ben Savage)--remember him?--is still endeavoring to patch things up with Topanga (Danielle Fishel), even as Eric (Will Friedle) plots vengeance against the girl for humiliating him in the previous episode's wrestling match. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

High schooler Shawn (Rider Strong) drops in on a college philosophy class and wins a debate with Professor Michaels (Julius Carry). His ego in high gear, Shawn begins thinking of himself as a college student--and in so doing neglects his high school duties to the point that he ends up suspended. And Dean Borak (Paul Gleason) wonders what Eric (Will Friedle) is up to when he creates his own fraternity, "Magnum Pi." Former Love Boat regulars Bernie Kopell and Ted Lange) appear as themselves in a surrealistic frat-party sequence. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In his ongoing crusade to make sweeping changes at "FYI", hotshot network executive Mitchell Baldwin (Julius Carry) decides to subject the show's set to an extreme makeover--much to the dismay of Murphy (Candice Bergen). This incident leads to a full-scale war of nerves between Mitchell and Murphy, culminating in a momentous road trip to a charity event--and a mechanical malfunction in a particularly tough-looking DC neighborhood. This episode was directed by series regular Joe Regalbuto (Frank Fontana). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

A "western" in name only, the short-lived Fox Network series The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. was actually a wild and wooly fantasy/sci-fi outing, with more in common with Jules Verne than Zane Grey. Set in the early 1890s, the series starred Bruce Campbell as the titular Brisco County Jr., a Harvard graduate who had journeyed westward to track down the gang that had killed his father, legendary lawman Brisco County Sr. The younger Brisco knew that the culprits were the minions of the scurrilous John Bly (Billy Drago), an outlaw who possessed awesome, almost otherworldy powers, and who was much despised by the "robber barons" of the Westerfield Club, owners of the local mines. Offering his services to these millionaires, Brisco was given an unlimited budget and access to all manner of marvelous new inventions (so new that many of them wouldn't be invented for the next forty or fifty years or so!), many of them the creations of the eccentric Professor Albert Wickwire (John Astin). Unfortunately, the villains were likewise equipped with futuristic paraphernalia, so Brisco and his assistant, nervous Westerfield Club lawyer Socrates Poole (Christian Clemenson), often as not had to rely on their own wits to get out of scrapes. Also in the cast was Julius Carry as black bounty hunter James Lonefeather, aka Lord Bowler, who wanted to get Bly before Brisco did; thus, sometimes he worked with our hero, sometimes against him. Other semi-regulars included dimwitted by affable thief Peter Hutter (John Pyper-Ferguson), gorgeous soldier-of-fortune Dixie Cousins (Kelly Rutherford); and Brisco's faithful horse Comet, who in certain ways was the smartest character in the cast. Predominent throughout the series were the mysterious orbs, which possessed unique powers that could be used for good or evil, depending on who was in control of them. It was eventually revealed that the orbs were artifacts from the distant future (2056 AD, to be exact)--and so, for that matter, was the seemingly indestructible John Bly. Played in a rip-roaring dime novel fashion, even unto dividing its action into "chapters" and ending most episodes with a "continued next week" cliffhanger, the 60-minute The Adventures of Brisco County debuted August 27, 1993, ending its run exactly one year and one day later. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Sensing that he's on the verge of the "big break" he's looked for all his professional life, Frank (Joe Regalbuto) accepts an offer to host the network's new overnight news service. Swept up in Frank's euphoria--albeit reluctantly--is Murphy (Candice Bergen), who agrees to co-host. Unfortunately, their first overnight gig may prove to be their last, as both Murphy and Frank, unaccustomed to the "graveyard" shift and not quite attuned to the broadcast's serious tone, begin to get a little slap-happy! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

To enhance the popularity of his new band X-Pression, Ron (Darryl M. Bell) hires Kim (Charnele Brown) as vocalist. Unfortunately, this tantalizing brush with success and stardom turns Kim into a prima donna--and worse, Ron can't fire her without losing his gig at a local club. Meanwhile, Col. Taylor (Glynn Turman) tries to prove that he's "young" enough for wife Jaleesa (Dawnn Lewis) by buying a motorcycle and taking dance lessons...but this isn't nearly as startling as the news Jaleesa has for him. Series regular Charnele Brown sings "With You I'm Born Again". ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In this post-apocalyptic film, a lack of rain has made water the most valuable thing in existence, and when an evil gang led by Derek Abernathy (Adam Ant) threatens to take over the spring-fed community of Lost Wells, the peaceful residents must find the means to protect themselves and their resource. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi

To save rock singer Stevie Faith (Valerie Stevenson) from kidnappers who claim to be opposed to her politics, the A-Team hides Stevie in a quiet suburban neighborhood. This requires our heroes to curb their violent tendencies and act like gentlemen--an assignment taken to extremes by Murdock (Dwight Schultz), who adopts the "Hi, neighbor!" personality of Mister Rogers! Meanwhile, Hannibal (George Peppard) has his troubles with a neighborhood watch group led by the inordinately zealous Joe Skrylow (Walter Olkewicz). . .while Stevie's crooked manager, the man behind the kidnapping plot, bides his time, waiting to strike again. Future Murphy Brown regular Robert Pastorelli shows up in a supporting role. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The TV prints of this entertaining melange whittled down the film's original self-serving title (Motown king Berry Gordy was the producer), and settled on merely The Last Dragon. Taimak stars as an African American martial-arts whiz, so devoted to his hobby that he dresses and behaves in what he thinks is true Chinese fashion. Taimak falls in love with sexy veejay Vanity. Gangsters intrude on both their lives when crook Julius J. Carry III tries to promote his talentless protegee into rock stardom. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Freshman economics student Tommy (Philip McKeon) dispenses some valuable marketing advice to diner owner Mel (Vic Tayback). Sure enough, Mel's business improves dramatically--at least until Tommy takes a close look at the statistics and realizes that the diner is actually on the fast track to bankruptcy. Will Mel have to make up for the losses by firing Tommy's own mother Alice (Linda Lavin)? ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

J. Robert Wagoner directs the 1979 blaxploitation-martial arts classic Disco Godfather. Rudy Ray Moore stars as Tucker Williams, an ex-cop and resident DJ at the nightclub Blueberry Hill Disco. When his nephew Bucky (Julius J. Carry III) gets mixed up with drugs, Tucker is motivated to start some violence. With the help of plucky Noel (Carol Speed), Tucker takes on major angel dust dealer Singer Ray (James H. Hawthorne). Also memorable are the disco dance production numbers in amazing sparkly costumes, the hallucinogenic PCP segments, and the repeatable catch phrases. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi