David Lipper Movies
A couple struggling with the aftermath of a horrific crime must deal with their own troubles as well as the grief of others in this independent drama. Bill (Michael Sheen) and Kate (Maria Bello) are a married couple who are tightly wound and devoted to their work -- Bill is a businessman, Kate proofreads books. Bill and Kate's marriage has taken a turn for the worse, and they're on the verge of breaking up when they receive shocking news -- their 18-year-old son, Sam (Kyle Gallner), a college freshman, went on a shooting spree that claimed the lives of several people before he turned his gun on himself. As the news media descends on the couple, Bill and Kate are unable to understand why Sam would do such a thing, and as they struggle to find answers, they turn to family -- Kate's brother, Eric (Alan Tudyk), and his wife, Trish (Moon Bloodgood) -- without being able to resolve the issues that were driving them apart before tragedy struck. Beautiful Boy was the first feature film from director Shawn Ku; it was an official selection at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Maria Bello, Michael Sheen, (more)
The toughest man in the American military faces a new kind of challenge -- looking after four kids in soccer-mom suburbia -- in this family-friendly comedy from Walt Disney Pictures. Shane Wolf (Vin Diesel) is a former Navy SEAL who was assigned to protect a scientist working on a top-secret defense project for the government. Despite Wolf's efforts, however, an assassin slipped past him and murdered the man he was guarding. The inventor's project is still being stored in his home, so Wolf has now been assigned to protect Julie (Faith Ford), the scientist's widow, as well as her four children, Zoe (Brittany Snow), Seth (Max Thieriot), Lulu (Morgan York), and baby Peter (Kegan Hoover and Logan Hoover). Wolf has had years of military experience in some of the most dangerous places on Earth, but he doesn't know much about raising kids, and he soon discovers his new job demands he be a nanny as much as a bodyguard. The Pacifier also co-stars Brad Garrett, Lauren Graham, and Carol Kane. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lauren Graham, Vin Diesel, (more)
Evidently inspired by the 1958 theatrical feature It! The Terror From Beyond Space (which, of course, was also the basis for the 1979 thriller Alien), this made-for-cable melodrama begins as the crew of the space shuttle Oklahoma returns to earth after a routine mission. Unbeknownst to them, they have also brought back an alien "guest" in the form of seeds which blossom into insectoid life-forms, infiltrating human bodies to complete their evolution. At first, the victims of these aliens think they've merely broken out in blisters, but they soon learn differently -- to their unutterable horror. Racing against the clock, the Oklahoma's chief medical officer "Geronimo" Horne (Nicholas Lea) works in concert with his colleague Thaddeus Owens (Anthony Sherwood) and entimologist Savannah Bailey (Jamie Luner) to stem the alien invasion before the rapidly proliferating creatures reach the "threshold" amount -- at which point they will be impossible to control. Threshold debuted April 19, 2003, on the Sci-Fi Channel. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Nicholas Lea, Jamie Luner, (more)
In the opening sequence, Internet millionaire Josh (Eric Roberts) -- worth 150 million dollars -- falls to his death from the balcony to the lobby of his building after being shot in his office. As the life force drains from his 150-million-dollar body, he wonders how his life changed so drastically so fast. He examines recent events in flashback to see what went wrong. Once his story is told, his conniving partner Michael (David Lipper) recalls his version of the events, and then Josh's less-than-faithful wife (Brigitte Bako) tells her side of the story. Not until the very end does Josh know why his killer slayed him. ~ Buzz McClain, Rovi
"Chop Chop" Frankie Carbone (Armand Assante) has made a career out of stealing cars for the mob in Chicago. An attempted assassination by a mob boss goes badly and Frankie retaliates, only to wind up in the hands of the Feds. Frankie agrees to testify against the mobsters and his life is suddenly worthless -- unless he submits to going into federal protection. The FBI gives him a new name -- Howard Akers -- and relocates him to a sleepy middle-class suburb in Little Rock, AR. Howard catches the attention of his lovely neighbor, Leigh (Angela Featherstone), a bored fund-raiser for a non-profit zoo whose husband, Dennis (David Lipper), is having an affair -- and she knows it, but she doesn't know it's with her hot-blooded sister, Bootsie (Dina Meyer). Leigh becomes friends with the enigmatic Howard, but Dennis and Bootsie see an opportunity to earn the million-dollar bounty the mob has put on his head by turning him in to the mob. ~ Buzz McClain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Armand Assante, Angela Featherstone, (more)
- 1997
The small-screen melodrama Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder first premiered on Monday, February 10, 1997 on NBC, and now arrives on home video in this release, under the title Swearing Allegiance. The picture dramatizes the infamous Zamora-Graham 'crime of passion' that unfolded in Fort Worth, Texas in 1995, whereby teen lovers (and soon-to-be naval cadets) Diane Zamora and David Graham viciously murdered Adrianne Jones, a local girl to whom Graham had given himself sexually. The incident inspired numerous articles including a September 1996 New York Times piece by Sam Howe Verhovek, and the cover story of the December 1996 Texas Monthly. The telemovie opens with Jones's body discovered beside a road, dead from gunshots to the head and several blows with a blunt object. The police question numerous suspects, before landing on the two culprits: Zamora (played by Holly Marie Combs) and Graham (portrayed by David Lipper). At the time of the arrest, Zamora and Graham are enrolled, respectively, in the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy. E.T. mom Dee Wallace Stone co-stars as Jones's mother; Richard A. Colla directs, from a script by Steve Johnson. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Holly Marie Combs, David Lipper, (more)
- 1995
After breaking up with Viper (David Lipper), DJ (Candace Cameron) reconciles with her wealthy former beau Nelson (Jason Marsden). But before long, she finds herself in the middle of a muddle when Viper comes back into her life, forcing her to choose between the two boys--immediately. Meanwhile, the rest of the Tanner household pitches in to help clean up a vandalized community playground, resulting in a sticky situation for Joey (David Coulier). Singer Frankie Valli appears as himself. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1994
Michelle (the Olsen twins) is certain that there will be nothing but fun-and-games when Joey (David Coulier) agrees to act as substitute teacher at her school. But Joey takes his job very seriously, and before long a humiliated Michelle finds herself exiled to the principal's office. Meanwhile, it looks as though Danny is going to be lead guitarist in the new band organized by Jesse...until a talented newcomer named Viper (David Lipper) comes along. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1994
Based on actual events, this is the story of how a mother successfully lobbied the New York Legislature into outlawing hazing rituals following the death of her son on the night he was to be initiated into a college fraternity. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Linda Gray, Leon Russom, (more)
- 1994
When Danny (Bob Saget) begins dating Gia's mom Claire (Andrea Abbate), Steph (Jodie Sweetin) begins fantasizing about a future in which she and Gia (Marla Sokoloff) will be stepsisters. But jealous Michelle (the Olsen twins) isn't about to accept Claire as her new mom, and she goes out of her way to discredit the poor woman in Danny's eyes. Elsewhere, Viper (David Lipper) is turned off by the fact that DJ (Candace Cameron) seems smarter than he is (which frankly isn't very hard), while Joey (David Coulier) falls for a Frenchwoman named Yvette (Susan Vinciotti). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1994
Jesse (John Stamos) is convinced that Becky (Lisa Loughlin) and the twins are going to have as much fun as he will when he takes them on a road trip with his new band, "Hot Daddy and the Monkey Puppets". But though life on the road was a blast when Jesse was younger and unattached, it's an entirely different story now. Meanwhile, DJ (Candace Cameron) falls for Jesse's lead guitarist Viper (David Lipper), a relationship with unexpected consequences. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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