Vanessa Angel Movies
Evocatively-named British model Vanessa Angel made a career change when John Landis cast her as a Russian spy in Spies Like Us (1985). Born in London, Angel began modeling at 16 when she signed up with Eileen Ford and relocated to New York. After taking on a Russian accent for Landis' goofy Chevy Chase-Dan Aykroyd comedy, Angel studied the craft further at the Actors Studio. Angel combined her past and present professions playing a model in a guest appearance on TV's Melrose Place and starring in USA's TV movie The Cover Girl Murders (1993). Along with TV, Angel worked in feature films throughout the 1990s, mostly expanding upon her first experience with movie comedy. After landing bit parts in Abel Ferrara's crime noir King of New York (1990) and the ill-received Sylvester Stallone comedy Stop, or My Mom Will Shoot (1992), Angel next appeared as part of the ensemble cast in the independent romantic comedy Sleep With Me (1994) and starred as objects of affection in Kingpin (1996) and Kissing a Fool (1998). Angel returned to gangster films with a role in the made-for-cable Made Men (1999). ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
This buddy comedy from the Farrelly brothers stars Jason Sudeikis and Owen Wilson as a couple of married guys who persuade their wives to give them the ultimate "get out of jail free" card: a marriage "hall pass." The agreement gives them free reign to behave like bachelors -- free from the rules and confines of fidelity, responsibility, and married life -- for one week. But soon the guys find that the small town where everybody knows them -- and their wives -- isn't very conducive to chasing tail. And making matters worse, it turns out to be harder than they thought to accept the idea of their wives (Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate) taking off for vacation on a hall pass of their own. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, (more)
Three twentysomething friends work their charm on some of the more mature ladies at a popular Aspen ski resort in this sexy comedy starring Lara Flynn Boyle. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Matt Prokop, Randy Wayne, (more)
- 2005
No sooner has entrepreneur Devon Major (Sebastian Spence) emerged from a messy divorce than he is accused of murdering his ex-wife. Astonishingly, Devon requests that his wife's divorce attorney Susan Grace (Vanessa Angel) represent him at his trial. Despite Susan's avowed hatred of Devon, she agrees to take the case, conferring with District Attorney Kirsten Sorenson (Linda Purl) to get additional information on her client, who is simultaneously being investigated on a money-laundering charge by US treasury agent Mark Fairfield (David Palffy). It turns out that some extraordinary clever person has cooked up an elaborate hoax in order to literally get away with murder and robbery--but who is it, and how do Kirsten and Mark figure into the Hitchcock-like denoument? Made for cable, Criminal Intent was first telecast July 8, 2005, on the Lifetime network. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The main character in Taylor Dooley's family friendly Monster Night is a teenager whose parents have demanded he babysit his siblings on Halloween. The youngsters discover that not only is their house haunted, but they uncover a portal that leads the way to a series of exciting adventures. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jake Thomas, Taylor Dooley, (more)
One of nature's most powerful creatures just got a whole lot hungrier in this action thriller. A collision between alien spacecraft sends strange debris hurtling into the Pacific Ocean not far from an undersea scientific research station, which is manned by oceanographer Mike (Corin Nemec), his wife, Linda (Vanessa Angel), and naval supervisor Captain Riley (Corbin Bernsen). The alien matter has a strange effect on the great white sharks who live in the area; already powerful predators, soon the sharks develop a voracious taste for human flesh, and begin attacking Navy divers, with an eye on Mike, Linda, and Riley as his next entrées. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Corin Nemec, Vanessa Angel, (more)
- 2005
The boys go to a U2 concert for Drama's birthday; Turtle pitches in when Eric and Shauna have trouble with a reporter; and Vince attends a convention with his Aquaman costar. ~ Joe Friedrich, Rovi
Produced by MTV Films, The Perfect Score is a teen crime comedy about a group of high school students who decide to steal the answers to the SAT exam. Kyle (Chris Evans) wants to be an architect, but his scores are too low to get into the school of his choice. Matty (Bryan Greenberg) is heartbroken when he is rejected from the school to which his girlfriend goes. Good girl Anna (Erika Christensen) is pressured by her parents to excel in academics and remain innocent. Desmond (Darius Miles) is a basketball player who believes the SAT exam is racist. Rounding out the group is gutsy Francesca (Scarlett Johansson) and lonely Roy (Leonardo Nam). ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Starring:
- Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, (more)
This made-for-cable shocker was the evil alien spawn of two separate Full Moon film series, Puppet Master and The Demonic Toys. The grandson of original puppet master Andre Toulon, Robert Toulon (Corey Feldman) has inherited grandpa's secret formula whereby Robert and his daughter, Alexandra (Danielle Keaton), can bring puppets to life. This places the Toulons in the crosshairs of Sharpe Industries, led by evil Erica Sharpe (Vanessa Angel), who has entered into a pact with a Satan-like character to create an army of demonic dolls, to be unleashed on the helpless public on Christmas Eve. Marshalling her mechanical forces, Erica prepares to kill Robert and get her lunchooks on his animation formula. It is up to Robert's "reformed" band of puppets to fend off the attack of demonic toys Baby-Doll, Jack-in-the-Box, and Teddy-Bear. The Freddy vs. Jason of cheap cable horror flicks, Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys debuted over the Sci-Fi Channel on December 18, 2004. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Corey Feldman, Vanessa Angel, (more)
Directed by Bob Clark, Super Babies: Baby Geniuses 2 follows a new generation of ultra-smart talking toddlers who have landed in the center of a dastardly scheme perpetrated by media mogul Bill Biscane (Jon Voight). With the help of Kahuna (Leo, Myles, and Gerry Fitzgerald); part spy, part superhero, all baby Archie (Michael and Max Iles); Finkleman (Jordan and Jared Scheiderman); Alex (Joshua and Maxwell Lockhart); and Rosita (Keana and Maia Bastidas), the youngsters set off in hopes of preventing Biscane from launching a state-of-the-art satellite system which, if successful, would be capable of worldwide mind control. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jon Voight, Scott Baio, (more)
Kevin Dillon portrays Hank Holten, a detective who has discovered why numerous people have disappeared: vampires are killing off people who frequent the town's rave scene. Holten's work brings him too close to the undead, and soon he has become one of their victims; however, he attempts to use all of his strength to bring them down before he succumbs. Directed by Richard Brandes, Vampires: Out for Blood co-stars Lance Henriksen. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kevin Dillon, Lance Henriksen, (more)
- 2002
- R
A genetically-engineered saber-toothed tiger attempts to make up for millions of years of extinction by snacking on as many tasty campers as possible in this ferocious tale of feline terror from Children of the Corn III and Crocodile director James D.R. Hickox. Escaping from the confines of the lab with a killer appetite, the prehistoric predator quickly sets his sights on a group of unassuming campers out for a weekend retreat in the wilderness. With a determined hunter stalking the beast through the dense forest, every moment is crucial as the body count rises and the terrified campers struggle to survive against one of nature's most perfect predators. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Two bad cops rise from the grave in an attempt to go straight in this offbeat comedy. Mike Mattress (Tate Donovan) and Dean Crept (William Forsythe) are a pair of stone-faced FBI agents who are not above stretching the law to their advantage; their double dealings lead to their fiery death in a booby-trapped car, and the two agents find themselves descending into Hell. After a disturbing run-in with Satan (Robert Goulet), Mattress and Crept escape and find their way back to Earth, where they hope to perform some good deeds that might allow them to escape damnation. Starting over as private eyes, Mattress and Crept are hired by millionaire Greydon Lake (Barry Newman), who believes his wife Gloria (Vanessa Angel) has been unfaithful to him. Gloria soon turns the tables by hiring the two gumshoes away from her husband, but things take a sinister turn when Greydon turns up dead. While tracking down leads in Greydon's murder, Mattress and Crept discover he was financing research by the eccentric Dr. Boifford (David Huddleston), whose bizarre talents come in handy when Buster (Bobcat Goldthwait), a leg man for the detectives, is killed while doing research; Boifford is able to transplant his brain into the body of a robot. Meanwhile, Buster's accident attracts the attention of the police, as well as FBI agents Dalton (Zach Galligan) and Langdon (Gary Busey), who are hot on the heels of the formerly dead lawmen. G-Men From Hell is based on characters from the comic book Grafik Musik, created by Michael Allred. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- William Forsythe, Tate Donovan, (more)
- 2000
Vanessa Angel is cast as Tok'ra archeologist Anise, who presents the SG-1 with special, high-tech armbands. Upon donning these bands, the crew members are endowed with superhuman powers--and hampered by severly clouded judgment. When Dr. Frasier (Teryl Rothery) concludes that their new powers may render more harm than good, the crew is ordered to remove the armbands by General Hammond (Don S. Davis)--but the bands won't come off. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 2000
Responding to a message that has apparently been issued by his mentor Bra'tac, Teal'c (Christopher Judge) is unexpectedly reunited with his lost love Shan'auc (Musetta Vander). She claims to have found a way to communicate with her Gou'ald symbiote, and hopes to use her enhanced knowledge to destroy the Goa'uld once and for all. Skeptical at first, Teal'c is eventually convinced of Shan'auc's sincerity--but both he and Sha'auc may be victims of a deadly deception. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 2000
When the SGC's Major Graham (Bill Nikolai), goes berserk and commits suicide, he turns out to have been a Zatarc--a slave to Goa'uld mind control, programmed to kill through the application of false memmories. Having come in close contact with Graham, O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) and Carter (Amanda Tapping) may be in dnager of becoming Zatarcs themselves. This situation serves to cause a serious rift in the relations between SGC and the Tok'ra resistance movement. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
A criminal is forced to become a hero in this action drama. Max Hopper (Dean Cain) is a successful burglar who has decided it's time to leave his life of crime behind him. But Hopper is lured into pulling one last heist when he learns about a valuable new computer chip being created by a leading-edge digital hardware firm. Realizing the prototype chip could be sold for a fortune, Hopper comes up with a clever plan to get past the building's security team by posing as a fireman. However, his scheme becomes unexpectedly perilous when a disgruntled employee really does set the building on fire, forcing Hopper to become a real firefighter to save his life, as well as those of the others trapped in the building. Firetrap also stars Richard Tyson, Mel Harris, Lori Petty, and Steven Williams. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dean Cain, Lori Petty, (more)
How does a man convince the woman he loves that attempting to make him the toast of Broadway could be a really bad idea? Paul Halpern (David Paymer) is a cynical, middle-aged comedy writer who primarily works in television. Paul once had dreams of becoming a successful playwright, but after a passionate, short-lived relationship with a beautiful woman, he wrote a stage drama that became a notorious flop when it was presented for the first (and only) time by a Los Angeles theater company. Paul has come to believe that his play is cursed, and he has spent years trying to distance himself from the ill-fated project. Paul is more single than he'd like to be these days, and he's encouraged when he's approached by Carla (Rosalind Chao), an attractive, intelligent woman who seems quite fond of him. However, while Carla is attracted to Paul personally, she also has a professional interest in him. Carla is a director who wants to stage Paul's play in New York, and while he'd like to make her happy, he thinks it would be inviting disaster to put his drama back on the boards. Enemies of Laugher also features Judge Reinhold as a filmmaker directing a documentary about Paul, Peter Falk and Bea Arthur as Paul's parents, and cameos from Marilu Henner and Kathy Griffin. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- David Paymer, Judge Reinhold, (more)
A white-collar criminal meets a blue-collar small-time crook who thinks he's stumbled into a major score in this crime comedy. Bob (David Paymer) is a slightly geeky computer programmer who decides to turn on his boss and make a big killing. He steals a highly valuable set of computer codes from his workplace and offers to sell them to their competitors. Bob's plan seems to be working out fine, until he makes the mistake of discussing his plan on a bus within earshot of a drifter (Casper Van Dien) who overhears that Bob expects a seven-figure payday for the data. The drifter lifts the briefcase with Bob's stolen goods, and Bob discovers he now has a partner in crime. Bob has little choice but to play along, though his lack of enthusiasm becomes acute when the drifter's former girlfriend, a pair of Japanese agents, a detective, and several other hangers-on are all hot on their trail. Partners also features Vanessa Angel, Seiko Matsuda, Jennifer Lewis, and Donna Pescow. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Casper Van Dien, Vanessa Angel, (more)
A veteran detective and his novice assistant find some very unexpected mysteries in this offbeat comedy. Jack Potter (Leslie Nielsen) is a hard-boiled but absent-minded private detective who thinks it might be a good idea to retire soon. Potter is approached by Marty MacKenzie (Lochlyn Munro), a small-time actor wanting to research a role as a detective (while making some much-needed pocket money at the same time). Potter hires MacKenzie as a leg man and has him stake out a beautiful woman from Beaver Ridge, OR, whose husband is convinced she's cheating on him. Things quickly get far more complicated than Potter expected, and he has to rescue MacKenzie from Beaver Ridge, which is populated by freaks, lunatics, and two-headed livestock; it doesn't help that MacKenzie has also fallen in love with Cindy Davies (Vanessa Angel), the woman he was supposed to be watching. Camouflage also stars William Forsythe and Patrick Warburton. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Leslie Nielsen, Lochlyn Munro, (more)
- 1999
- R
A man under federal protection finds himself on the run from a gang of angry mobsters and a cop gone bad after his successful execution of a multimillion dollar heist. This studio film is not to be confused with the 1997 indie melodrama, starring Cara Buono of The Sopranos and directed by Don Close. ~ Rovi
- Starring:
- James Belushi, Michael Beach, (more)
In this romantic comedy, wealthy Chicago publisher Linda (Bonnie Hunt), hosting a wedding at her suburban estate, narrates the tale of how the couple arrived at the altar: Womanizing sportscaster Max (David Schwimmer) and novelist Jay (Jason Lee), friends since childhood, have different attitudes toward women. Incurable romantic Jay still carries a torch for his departed girlfriend Natasha (Vanessa Angel) and is unable to picture himself with any woman in the future. When Jay matches Max with his book editor Samantha (Mili Avital), the two strike such sparks that they get engaged within 14 days. The thought of settling down puts Max in such a panic that he proposes a peculiar loyalty test -- one that involves Jay seducing Sam. If Sam remains faithful to him, then he will proceed with the marriage. Jay doesn't agree to this, but book revisions keep bringing him together with Sam, forcing them to deal with the way they really feel about each other. Director Doug Ellin (Phat Beach) filmed at locations in Chicago. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Starring:
- David Schwimmer, Jason Lee, (more)
In the '70s, Roy Munsen (Woody Harrelson) was a bowling phenomenon. He was none too sharp about picking friends, though, and the champion he had to beat, "Big Ern," takes him under his supposedly friendly wing. Big Ern (Bill Murray) shows him the high-living lifestyle, and induces him to go on the road with him, hustling small-town bowlers. A couple of the men he bilks take exception to the scam, and show their displeasure with Roy by mangling his hand. Twenty years later, Roy (who now has a hook in place of his hand), earns his living as a salesman. On a visit to a bowling alley, he cannot help but notice the incredible talents of an Amish boy, Ishmael (Randy Quaid). Bowling is not part of the Amish lifestyle, but Ishmael occasionally sneaks into the bowling alley and plays a frame or two. Roy takes Ishmael under his wing, and together they begin a quest for bowling success. This comedy is directed by Peter and Robert Farrelly, who also directed Dumb and Dumber. Like those comedies, it contains a lot of gross-out jokes and bathroom humor. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, (more)
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