Lisa Fuller Movies
A group of adolescent monster movie enthusiasts form a club that meets in a treehouse in this pre-teen horror feature. When Dracula, The Mummy, Frankenstein, and The Wolfman are joined by Gill-Man in the search for a magic amulet, the boys form the Monster Squad to battle the forces of evil. The boys get unexpected help from Frankenstein when the monster grows tired of being continually bossed around by Dracula. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, (more)
Management consultant Diane Keaton has no time in her life for anything except her high-profile job. All this changes when she inherits a 14-month-old infant from a pair of recently deceased-and very distant-relatives. Intending to put the child up for adoption, she discovers that she has grown fond of the kid and has begun to thrive on the responsibilities of motherhood. All of this, of course, jeopardizes Keaton's love life and professional standing, but all turns out well when the baby inadvertently leads to a whole new moneymaking agenda for our heroine. Capraesque in concept, Baby Boom avoids phony sentiment and obvious humor, emerging as one of the singular comic delights of the late 1980s. On great bit has Keaton "celebrating" a major business coup by surreptiously performing an under-the-table jig (a bit of business that dates back to the 1924 Reginald Denny comedy Skinner's Dress Suit). Baby Boom was spun off into a TV sitcom in 1989, with Kate Jackson filling Diane Keaton's designer shoes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Diane Keaton, Harold Ramis, (more)
- 1988
The second of two TV-movie attempts to revive the Dobie Gillis sitcom series of the 1950s and 1960s, Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis rounds up as many cast members of the old show as humanly possible. Dwayne Hickman took a break from his busy career as a CBS daytime-drama executive to recreate the role of Dobie Gillis, while Bob Denver was back as his beatnik "good buddy" Maynard G. Krebs. Also making return appearances are Sheila James as Zelda Gilroy (now Mrs. Dobie Gillis), Steve Franken as ridiculously wealthy Chatsworth Osborne Jr., and William Schallert as Dobie's college teacher Mr. Pomfritt. The plot concerns the attempts by Dobie's former high school sweetheart, the ever-mercenary Thalia Menninger, to wrest Dobie away from wife Zelda and claim him for her own. Tuesday Weld, the original Thalia, wasn't interested in reprising the character (nor was Dwayne Hickman interested in working with the troublesome Ms. Weld again), so the role was assumed by another 1950s TV icon, Connie Stevens. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Denver, Dwayne Hickman, (more)
- 1989
Having racked up excellent ratings for the 1987 TV movie Eight is Enough: A Family Reunion, the producers concocted yet another "retro" film, 1989's An Eight is Enough Wedding. Dick Van Patten returns as Tom Bradford, who anxiously prepares for the wedding of his oldest son David (Grant Goodeve). While most of the original cast shows up for the nuptials, Tom's wife Abby is played by Sandy Faison. She replaces Family Reunion's Mary Frann, who in turn had replaced the original Abby, Betty Buckley. Dick Van Patten's real-life wife and son Pat and Jimmy also show up in supporting roles. Like Family Reunion, An Eight is Enough Wedding was telecast opposite the World Series (on October 15, 1989, to be exact); and like the earlier film, Wedding won its timeslot in the ratings. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
An otherwise boring and unpopular Louise is enamored with Brad, the star of the high-school football team, but her feelings are not reciprocated. One week before her birthday, she visits a psychic and is told she has latent, genetically predisposed witch abilities that will blossom on her sixteenth birthday. Soon she finds the information to be true and uses her powers to gain the typical teen goals: popularity, revenge on cruel teachers and other meanies, and high-school football star Brad... ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robyn Lively, Dan Gauthier, (more)
In this madcap comedy, Geena Davis plays Valerie, a manicurist living in the valley with her cold fiancé, Dr. Ted Gallagher (Charles Rocket). At the Curl Up and Dye beauty salon where she works, Valerie enlists the help of her boss, Candy Pink (Julie Brown), for some style advice to try and win back Ted's affections. After undergoing a brand-new hairstyle, Valerie learns that Ted is having an affair and she kicks him out of the house. Soon, while lounging around in her bikini, a spaceship from the planet Jhazzalan crash-lands in her swimming pool. Curious, Valerie befriends the ship's inhabitants -- three horny aliens covered in fur named Mac (Jeff Goldblum), Whiploc (Jim Carrey), and Zeebo (Damon Wayans). Introducing her new friends to Candy, the aliens get a shave and a total makeover transformation into hot, available dates. They all go out dancing at L.A. nightclubs and party. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, (more)
This teen comedy from Savage Steve Holland stars Corey Parker as an underachieving high schooler who hatches a crazy plot with valedictorian Lara Flynn Boyle to gain acceptance into a prestigious university. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Anthony Edwards, Corey Parker, (more)
- 1990
Hilary (Karyn Parsons) has been telling lies to her parents to cover up the fact that she's dropped out of UCLA, due to ever-increasing pressure to get good grades. When Will (Will Smith) tumbles to Hilary's secret, he promises to keep mum--so long as the girl agrees to be his personal maid. Though this is intended as a harmless prank (Will has absolutely no intention of informing on poor Hilary), things get terribly out of hand when Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) tries to take advantage of his sister's plight as well. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
While paying his first visit to the Banks' country club, Will (Will Smith) falls for attractive Mimi Mumford (Victoria Rowell), who happens to be the daughter of a snobbish--and rather menacing--physician (played by Richard Roundtree) of "Shaft" fame). Terrified of "Dr. No", Will turns to cousin Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) for advice on how to win over the girl's dad. Predictably, Will is not cut out to be a preppie--but this hardly matters to Mimi, who has a fondness for "street guys". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1991
Vivica A. Fox guest stars as Janet, the sister of Will's best friend Jazz (Jeff Townes). Fortunately for Will (Will Smith), Janet looks nothing like Jazz, but is instead a ravishing beauty. Unfortunately for Will, Janet is also a control-freak who decides after a single date that she wants to marry our hero--and won't take no for answer. Terrified, Will tries to palm Janet off on cousin Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro), with astonishing results. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1991
Queen Latifah makes her first series appearance in the role of flamboyant actress Marisa Redman, the new boss of Hilary Banks (Karyn Parsons). Taking one look at Will (Will Smith), Marisa decides that she wants him for her "boy toy"--and threatens to fire Hilary if she doesn't get what he wants. Angered at being "used", and hoping to teach his cousin a lesson about ethics, Will agrees to go out with Marisa. . .but only on condition that Hilary accepts a date from Jazz (Jeff Townes)! This is the final episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's first season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
