Tom Kelly Movies
Romeo and Juliet gets updated -- and played for laughs -- in this romantic comedy set in the City Island section of the Bronx. Mike and Sadie Cappamezza (Joseph Bologna and Lainie Kazan) are a hard-working couple who have run a family-style Italian restaurant for years. The Cappamezzas' fiercest rivals have long been Count and Countess Malacici (Paul Sorvino and Barbara Carrera), who operate a pretentiously upscale Neapolitan eatery (and whose titled nobility seems to be in question). The Malacicis don't like the Cappamezzas any more than the Cappamezzas like them, and for years they've been trying to run each other out of business. So no one is pleased when Rosario Cappamezza (Nathaniel Marston), Mike and Sadie's son, and Gina Malacici (Angelina Jolie), the daughter of the Count and Countess, are cast in a student production of Romeo and Juliet -- and annoyance gives way to shock when Rosario and Gina fall in love offstage as well as on. The husband and wife team of Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor co-wrote and co-directed this film; Taylor also appears in a small role as a psychic. While completed in 1994, Love Is All There Is didn't enjoy a theatrical release until 1996. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lainie Kazan, Joseph Bologna, (more)
- 1993
When he finds out that the winner of an upcoming geography bee will get to be a batboy at the World Series, Cory (Ben Savage) decides to sign up for the competition. In order to prep for this intellectual exercise, Cory changes places with resident "brain" Minkus (Lee Norris), whereupon an amazing metamorphosis transpires: Cory becomes the class nerd, and Minkus actually turns "cool". Meanwhile, Eric (Will Friedle) is mortified when he attends an Aerosmith concert with his girlfriend, only to see his own parents in the audience! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
- R
The Fourth War finds director John Frankenheimer delving into the same Cold-war territory he'd previously cultivated in films like The Manchurian Candidate. Col. Jack Knowles (Roy Scheider), serving at a faraway post on the German-Czech border, carries on a personal war with his Soviet counterpart, Colonel Valachev (Jurgen Prochnow). Both have been hardened by past combat experiences, and both have been embittered by the exigencies of red tape, bureaucracy, and diplomatic deal-making. Their friendly rivalry snowballs (literally so!) into a guerilla-like combat situation, culminating in a one-on-one showdown. It's essentially a shaggy dog story, but a compelling one. Based on a novel by Stephen Peters, The Fourth War was given surprisingly short shrift by Cannon Films' distribution channels. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roy Scheider, Jürgen Prochnow, (more)
A remake of Jacques Tourneur's noir classic Out of the Past (1947), in this version a labyrinthine web of corruption touches on the world of pro football. When an injury-riddled body causes pro football player Terry Brogan (Jeff Bridges) to be cut by his team, Jake Wise (James Woods), a shady gambler friend, hires him to locate his spoiled, erratic girlfriend Jessie (Rachel Ward). Terry's attempt to glean Jessie's whereabouts from the girl's coldly aristocratic mother (Jane Greer) leads to a lucrative counteroffer to keep Jessie away from Jake if he finds her. After refusing, Terry heads for scenic Cozumel, where he eventually runs down the stunning young woman. A mutual attraction quickly develops and the pair are less than eager to return to California. Painfully, Terry tells Jessie about his involvement in a betting scandal which has put him under Jake's control. Meanwhile Jake, who is angered by the delay, senses that something is going on, and sends Terry's conditioning coach, Sully (Alex Karras), to find the couple. When he finally locates them, sweatily making love in a Mayan temple, tragedy ensues, spinning the ill-fated Terry into a world of boundless deceit and corruption. ~ Michael Costello, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, (more)
- 1978
With the guards on the prison transport ship turning into mindless vegetables thanks to the computerized power of a derelict space vessel, prisoner Roj Blake (Gareth Thomas) engineers an escape with a number of fellow convicts, among them embezzler Kerr Avon (Paul Darrow) and murderer Gan (David Jackson). Managing to evade evil transport officer Raiker (Leslie Schofield), Blake and four of his comrades take control of the vessel, which they have renamed the Liberator. But will the fugitives be able to fully escape the mind-controlling machinery of the Federation? "Space Fall" originally aired on January 9, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, (more)
- 1978
In the second episode of the six-part story "The Invasion of Time," the Doctor (Tom Baker), newly appointed the Lord President of Gallifrey, is assigned to help a telepathic race called the Vardans. Curiously, he is also supposed to assist the Vardans in the invasion and takeover of Gallifrey -- and his dedication to duty may have dire consequences for his fellow Time Lords. First telecast February 11, 1978, "The Invasion of Time, Episode 2" was written by Graham Williams and Anthony Read, under the joint pen name of David Agnew. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, (more)
- 1978
Beginning February 4, 1978, the six-episode "The Invasion of Time" was the final adventure of Doctor Who's 15th season. The Doctor (Tom Baker) returns to his home planet, Gallifrey, to assume the presidency of the Time Lords. Almost immediately, he is handed his first assignment: to help a group of telepaths called the Vardans. It is, however, the second part of the assignment that gives the Doctor pause. The script for "The Invasion of Time, Episode 1" was credited to David Agnew -- actually the joint pen name of Graham Williams and Anthony Read. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, (more)
- 1978
In the fourth episode of the six-part story "The Invasion of Time," the bizarre and eccentric behavior of the Doctor (Tom Baker) causes Leela (Louise Jameson) to seriously question his ability to rule Gallifrey as Lord President. For one thing, the Doctor seems determined to allow the telepathic Vardans to invade and conquer Gallifrey. But despite all outward appearances, there is a method in the Doctor's "madness." First telecast February 25, 1978, "The Invasion of Time, Episode 4" was written by Graham Williams and Anthony Read, under the joint pen name of David Agnew. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, (more)
- 1977
In the conclusion of the four-part story "The Sun Makers," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Leela (Louise Jameson) cast their lot with the Plutonian resistance movement dedicated to toppling Gatherer Hade (Richard Leech) and the despotic Usurians from power. Crucial to the success of the rebels is the destruction of the PCM plants, where the mind-controlling gases which keep the human laborers in bondage are manufactered. Another of Doctor Who's clever "labor vs. management" parables, "The Sun Makers, Episode 4" was written by Robert Holmes, and was first telecast on December 17, 1977. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, (more)
- 1977
In the first episode of the four-part story "The Face of Evil," the Doctor (Tom Baker) lands on an unknown planet, where he is captured by a warrior race known as the Sevateem. Managing to escape assassination, the Doctor must now repair the damage he'd inadvertently caused during a previous visit to this selfsame planet. This Doctor Who adventure introduced Louise Jameson as the Doctor's new traveling companion, Leila. Originally broadcast January 1, 1977, "The Face of Evil" was written by Chris Boucher. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, (more)
- 1973
This horror movie contains an allegorical message about society as it follows a group of abused children who take their problems to a kindly farmhand. Unbeknownst to the battered innocents, he is in league with Satan. He ends up making a devil's bargain with them: in exchange for their allegiance, he will grant them the power to cast a spell to obliterate those who harm them. As they do so, the children become more and more like the abusers they despise. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
