Tommy Michaels Movies
- 1999
Why would a purse-snatcher shoot and kill his latest victim? While investigating the case, detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) find themselves squabbling over issues that have special significance to them both. On a more serious note, Briscoe realizes that Green is developing a truly bad habit -- while the D.A.'s office haggles with the attorney of the accused over the admissibility of a whispered confession. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1997
A former Goldman Sachs investment banker, 24-year-old director Mark Schiffer based this semi-autobiographical drama on a past incident when he took a spring break from Yale to visit his Long Island family and wound up the victim of a vicious beating. As scripted by Schiffer, junior-high student Ari (Tommy Michaels) sometimes hangs with local Long Island mischief-makers and beer buddies, a group called the Strong Island Boys. More often, Ari spends his time wrestling and weightlifting. After Ari and his young pal Jeremy (Brett Tabisel) are attacked in the park by ski-masked older teens, Ari's gang plots revenge and launches a search for the other group's black van. As if Ari didn't have enough problems, he spends so much time pumping iron, his girlfriend Tara (Selma Blair) beds his best friend Jason (Tom Lock). Shown at the 1997 Hamptons Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tommy Michaels, Selma Blair, (more)
An amalgam of fairy tales penned by Jewish author Isaac Bashevis Singer, this charming animated musical tale is set in Chelm, a mythical Polish hamlet populated by fools. Chelm became so after one of God's cherubs -- charged by Yaweh to sprinkle foolishness throughout his newly created earth to temper the intelligence and wisdom distributed by other small angels -- clumsily dumps all of the idiot dust on the tiny town. The stuff is potent, and no wisdom or even common sense can be found amongst its residents. One day, orphan Aaron is sent there to be raised by his Uncle Schlemiel and Aunt Sarah. Aaron brings with him his wise, bespectacled goat Zlateh. As the only sources of intelligent life in town, it is up to them to save the people from the wicked machinations of a sorcerer seeking to steal the Book of Marvels from the town hall so he can release a destructive golem, a hideous monster made of clay, to ruin Chelm. Featuring detailed background work and only average animation, the story's appeal is for very young children, though some may not understand some of the Yiddish words used throughout. The songs were penned by Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof) and Michel Legrand (Yentl). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Fyvush Finkel, Tommy Michaels, (more)
