Jenny Campbell Movies
- 1997
Inspired by the book Black Like Me, in which a white reporter poses as a black man, Cory decides to write a school newspaper article on sexual harrassment--and in order to research the subject, he intends to disguise himself as a girl! Somehow or other, it is Shawn (Rider Strong) who ends up donning a wig and skirt and going out into the dating world as "Veronica Wasboyski"--and needless to say, he gets more "research" than he bargained for. Elsewhere, Eric (Will Friedle) tries to acclimate mountain-gal Lonnie (Jen Campbell) to the Big City. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1996
Macho radio sports guy "Bulldog" Briscoe (Dan Butler) has always been the "love 'em and leave 'em" type, forever pursuing but never making a commitment. Thus, it is no surprise when Bulldog steals away a woman named Sharon (Jean Campbell), whom Roz (Peri Gilpin) had intended to fix up with Frasier (David Hyde Pierce). What is surprising is that the hedonistic Mr. Briscoe actually falls for Sharon -- and falls hard! With this episode, former recurring player Dan Butler becomes a regular in the role of Bulldog. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1996
Veteran funnymen Buddy Hackett and Soupy Sales guest star as a pair of disreputable-looking businessmen named Fontini and Martin. Hired to run errands for the two men, Cory (Ben Savage) quickly figures out that they're a pair of crooks and quits his job. Alas, Shawn (Rider Strong) is only too willing to pick up where Cory left off--and the results could be VERY hazardous to his health. Meanwhile, Eric (Will Friedle) has a life-threatening experience of his own as he braves 500 miles' worth of blizzard to make sure his mountain-born lady friend Lonnie (Jen Campbell) has a merry Christmas. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
There are angels among us, and they like lots of sugar in their coffee, in writer-director Nora Ephron's comic fantasy Michael. Vartan Malt (Bob Hoskins) is the editor of a tabloid called the National Mirror that specializes in unlikely stories about celebrities and frankly unbelievable tales about ordinary folks. When Malt gets word that a woman is supposedly harboring an angel in a small town in Iowa, he figures that this might be right up the Mirror's alley, so he sends out three people to get the story -- Frank Quinlan (William Hurt), a reporter whose career has hit the skids; Huey Discoll (Robert Pastorelli), a photographer on the verge of losing his job (even though he owns the Mirror's mascot, Sparky The Wonder Dog); and Dorothy Winters (Andie MacDowell), a self-styled "angel expert." They arrive at the rooming house of Patsy Millband (Jean Stapleton), who informs them that she does indeed have an angel for a tenant, and introduces them to Michael (John Travolta). Michael has wings like an angel, but the resemblance ends there; Michael loves cigarettes, has an uncontrollable sweet tooth (and a pot belly to match), tends to use a large number of non-angelic phrases, is not much on personal hygiene, and likes to hang out with the ladies. Michael informs his visitors that in Heaven, an angel is allowed a certain number of "vacations" on Earth, and he's in the midst of one now; trouble is, this is the last one he's entitled to, and he wants to make the most of it. Frank and Huey then stumble on a great story idea -- if Michael wants to have some fun, why not take him to Chicago, where he can really kick up his heels? Michael was written in part by Jim Quinlan, himself a one-time reporter, though with a much more respectable tabloid than the Mirror -- he wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Travolta, Andie MacDowell, (more)
- 1995
The finale in this Australian thriller contains extremely graphic violence and sexual scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers. The plot follows Martin Bullet, an L.A. cop who is on suspension for shooting an unarmed suspect, to his new job with the New South Wales police department in Sydney. His partner is Jack Moran whose partner died in pursuit of a mobster. Together they search for a mysterious killer who wears a single earring. After a series of twists and turns, Moran finally finds the killer and much more. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1994
In this chilling Canadian psycho-thriller a divorcee finds her life endangered when she returns to her hometown and finds herself the object of an unloved young boy's deadly obsession. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alexandra Paul, Marc Marut, (more)
- 1988
- R
Certain films were clearly made before their time, others, such as this one, delve into a genre obviously well past its heyday. In this story, Ross is a young Australian man who has decided to drop out of his everyday life in order to come to grips with himself in the surfing scene. As he is leaving in his car for the coast, he has a confrontation with a gang of crazed bikers which leaves one of the nutso lads' bikes on the scrap-heap. This does not sit well with them, and they vow revenge. While the bikers prepare to track him down and make him pay for his violation of their integrity, Ross is on the beaches finding himself. Had the surfing footage been more exciting, or the bikers been more believably menacing, viewers might have forgiven the filmmakers for taking another pass at the "surfers vs. bikers" theme. Instead, reviewers noted that unintended laughter punctuated the screenings they attended. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Phelps, Vince Martin, (more)
- 1976
Two veterans of Vietnam special-forces (John Hargreaves, Grant Page) have retired to the relatively painless field of stuntwork. They return to active duty, however, when the Australian government hires them to retrieve documents and destroy the fortress of a Filipino overlord. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Hargreaves, Grant Page, (more)
