David Wheir Movies
- 1998
Tom Keenan made his directorial debut with this low-budget comedic look at college seniors who suddenly find their lives in turmoil and confusion as they graduate and accelerate into a head-on collision with the real world. Cameron (David Wheir) plans to ditch girlfriend Val (Alanna Ubach of Clockwatchers and Denise Calls Up), ignore a lurking job recruiter (Paul Wagner), and set out instead on a motorcycle tour through Mexico, continuing on into Central and South America. Val, however, has a different schedule -- one that involves him signing on with an investment firm on Wall Street. Director Keenan, who also scripted, can be seen in the small role of Cameron's mechanic. This film was promoted as an "anti-romantic comedy" when it opened, minus a distributor, at the Waltham, Massachusetts, Landmark Theaters multiplex in May 1998. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alanna Ubach, David Wheir, (more)
Carol Fuchs adapts writer/director Sandra Nettelbeck's screenplay for the 2001 romantic drama Mostly Martha for this Scott Hicks directed remake starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, and Patricia Clarkson. Kate Armstrong (Jones) is the master chef who is equally intense both in and out of the kitchen. Though Kate's "Type A" personality serves her well when whipping up meals in the trendy Manhattan eatery where she has made a name for herself, it threatens to sink her when she is named as the guardian of her nine-year-old niece Zoe (Little Miss Sunshine's Abigail Breslin). To complicate matters, an impetuous new sous chef named Nick Palmer (Eckhart) has recently joined the kitchen staff and his freewheeling personality seems to stand in direct opposition to Kate's unwavering perfectionism. Yet, despite the fact that they couldn't be more different on the surface, there's no denying the strong attraction between Kate and Nick. As the rivalry between the competitive cooks gradually gives way to romance, the lessons learned by compromising in the kitchen reveal to Kate the importance of learning to openly express herself in order to truly connect with Zoe and find romance with the good-natured Nick. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, (more)
- 1999
- NR
A framework of a standard crime drama gets turned on its head in the independent comedy/drama Snapped. Billy (Johnny Zander) swipes a bag of money from a diner in New York City and heads to East Hampton with the loot. Bob (Seymour Cassel), the owner of the cash in question, follows close behind, giving rather slow chase. Once Billy arrives, he meets his girlfriend Tara (Gaby Hoffman), a photographer who specialized in pictures of road kill. Billy, however, has some competition from Shane (David Wheir), a clerk at a photo shop who admirers her work. Snapped was shown as part of the 1999 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gaby Hoffmann, Johnny Zander, (more)
