Alexandra Holden Movies
- 2000
The friends conspire -- and compete -- to find the "perfect" man to escort Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) to a fancy charity ball. Ross (David Schwimmer) continues to fret over the age gap between himself and his girlfriend, Elizabeth (Alexandra Holden), especially when he finds out about her plans for spring break in Daytona Beach. And Joey (Matt LeBlanc) plays upon the sympathies of others to finance a new refrigerator for himself. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alexandra Holden, Scott Paetty, (more)
- 2000
Ross' college lecturing job proves to have fringe benefits when one of his students, a sexy coed named Elizabeth (Alexandra Holden, in her first series appearance) asks to go out with him. Though flattered and certainly interested, Ross (David Schwimmer) worries that the girl is too young for him. Meanwhile, Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) are out in the cold, thanks to an apartment fire which started in a most bizarre fashion. And Joey (Matt LeBlanc) tries to get an audition for an Al Pacino movie directed by Chandler's (Matthew Perry) ex-girlfriend. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alexandra Holden, Bess Meyer, (more)
Small-town America is the key setting for this tale of four West Texas high-school pals who vowed to leave their tiny town after graduation and head for L.A. Keller (Breckin Meyer) is ready to walk, but his goals are formless. Wealthy Terrell Lee Lusk (Peter Facinelli) knows his parents (Patricia Wettig, Michael O'Neill) want him to work in their family oil business. Squirrel (Ethan Embry), who lives with his alcoholic father in a rundown trailer, should find escape easy, but he finds reasons to stay, as does John Hemphill (Eddie Mills), a young man more suited for life as a rancher. Leaving was something the quartet dreamed about since age 11, but the actual departure requires ripping up some roots. Will they do it? Director Tim McCanlies shot this film in 25 days at Fort Davis, Texas. Shown at the 1998 South by Southwest Film Festival (Austin, Texas). ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Breckin Meyer, Peter Facinelli, (more)
Life is sweet for high-school English teacher and sports coach Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline); he's still living where he grew up, he has a good relationship with his father (Wilford Brimley) and mother (Debbie Reynolds), he's respected by his community, and he's about to marry Emily (Joan Cusack), his fiancée of three years. Fearing she was about to become an old maid, Emily has shed 75 pounds for the upcoming nuptials. But first, the entire town of Greenleaf, IN, settles in to watch the Academy Award telecast, because young stud star Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon), who attended Greenleaf High, has been nominated for an Oscar. What's more, he wins, and in his acceptance speech, singles out Howard -- and announces his favorite teacher is gay. Everyone in town is thunderstruck, including Howard himself. The media descend on the town, particularly Peter Malloy (Tom Selleck), whose job is hanging by a thread. Even worse, Howard's principal Tom Halliwell (Bob Newhart) is shaken by the news, and is toying with firing Howard. The beleaguered teacher tries to convince everyone (and himself) that he's as straight and macho as the next guy; he even tries to follow the rules on a motivational tape, "Be a Man." But his fondness for Barbra Streisand, his theatrical mannerisms, and the fact that he and Emily have yet to make love make everyone's eyebrows stay permanently raised. Meanwhile, out in Hollywood, Cameron, who's really a decent guy, learns about the problems his impulsive comment has caused, and heads back to Greenleaf to see what he can do to help. Howard's mother is fiercely determined to see at least one of her two sons wed -- Walter (Gregory Jbara), the other, is a doofus -- and as the wedding date draws nearer and nearer, poor Howard's life flies even farther out of control. ~ Bill Warren, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, (more)
