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- 1996
In this drama, two young women, desperate to be fashion-model thin, make an inadvertently deadly pact to lose weight. When one of the girls takes their promise too far, her mother must fight to save her. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lynda Carter, Katie Wright, (more)
This adventure-drama begins when some daredevil skiers accidentally start a chain of dangerous avalanches. The disaster nearly destroys a ski resort owned by former Olympic skier Rick (Ed Marinaro), who must, with the help of his mentor, stop any more damage from harming his business or his guests. Nick Mancuso, Wolf Larson, and Tobias Mehler round out the cast of Avalanche Alley, which was directed by Paul Ziller (Moving Target, Breaking Point). ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- 2005
Tracey Gold stars in this made-for-TV suspenser as Elizabeth Sorenson, the wife of corporate executive Larry Sorenson (Tobias Mehler). Alas, Larry hardly has time to start his new job in Seattle before he is kidnapped at gunpoint in broad daylight. Shortly afterward, the kidnappers contact the distraught Elizabeth, informing her that unless their demands are met within 12 hours, Larry is toast. Working in concert with Seattle detective Jimmy Kelsoe (Chris Kramer) and FBI agent Jade Marlo (Robin Givens), Elizabeth does everything in her power to save her husband's life--and in the course of events, it becomes obvious that the abduction was but a smokescreen for a more insidious scheme to manipulate stock prices and take over her husband's multinational corporation. Even more disturbing in a different way is the fact that Elizabeth and Detective Kelso are falling in love with one another. Filmed in Canada, Captive Hearts debuted in the US over the Lifetime cable channel on August 15, 2005. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
This made-for-TV remake of the classic movie chiller Carrie is slightly more faithful to the original Stephen King novel--and slightly less profane and violent. Following in the bloody footsteps of Sissy Spacek, Angela Bettis stars as woebegone high school girl Carrie White, whose shy and awkward demeanor obscures the fact that she is "gifted" with awesome telekinetic powers. As part of a cruel and vicious student prank, Carrie's better-looking and more socially savvy classmates arrange for the hapless heroine to be elected prom queen--and one does not have to have seen the original film to know the terror that is unleashed once Carrie is crowned (in more ways than one). The climax is infinitely more "high tech" than in the 1976 film, but whether it is equally as frightening is a matter of taste; additionally, the 2002 version boasts a radically different ending, one that could very well accommodate a sequel or two...or three... Patricia Clarkson reprises the old Piper Laurie role as Carrie's abusive religious-fanatic mother. Carrie first aired November 4, 2002, on NBC. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
David Nutter made his directorial debut with this fantasy thriller, attempting a switch on The Stepford Wives premise. The Clark family moves from Chicago to Cradle Bay, and Steve Clark (James Marsden) is cautioned by Gavin Strick (Nick Stahl) about the separating factions at the local high school, where the Blue Ribbons, a club of robotic perfect students, rule. Gavin claims a conspiracy is afoot, and sure enough, he turns into an ultra-perfect himself. Rachel Wagner (Katie Holmes) joins Steve in investigating, and they soon suspect school psychiatrist Dr. Caldicott (Bruce Greenwood), a neuropharmacology specialist. The soundtrack contrasts alternative rock with tunes by Barry Manilow, Wayne Newton, and Olivia Newton-John. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- James Marsden, Katie Holmes, (more)
- 1999
M. Emmet Walsh and Tobias Mehler star in this horror story. A small town stages a monster movie festival, but the fun frights on screen merge into real life terror when one of the featured monsters comes to life and begins stalking victims. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- M. Emmet Walsh, Tobias Mehler, (more)
The pilot for a popular youth-oriented ABC sitcom, this light-hearted feature-length comedy stars teen idol Melissa Joan-Hart (from the Nickelodeon series Clarissa Explains It All) as Sabrina, a typical teen whose life is turned topsy-turvy after she discovers that she possesses the powers of witchcraft. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Melissa Joan Hart, Charlene Fernetz, (more)
When Santa's estranged daughter Mary learns that her typically jovial father has fallen too ill to finalize his Christmas plans for the year, she sets her sights on the North Pole and hatches a plan to update her father's outdated system in this family friendly holiday comedy directed by Ron Underwood (City Slickers) and starring Jenny McCarthy, Kandyse McClure, and Michael Moriarty. Depressed that her ideas for the holidays were perpetually dismissed, Arctic entrepreneur Mary Clause (McCarthy) leaves her family behind in order to seek her fortune in New York City. Years later, Mary receives word that Father Christmas (George Wendt) is too ill to travel, and seizes the opportunity to finally give dad's antiquarian system a complete overhaul. But in order to truly prove her mettle, Mary will not only have to reconcile her relationship with her father, but with her former boyfriend Luke (Ivan Sergei) as well. In the meantime, Mary's current beau (Tobias Mehler) hatches a plan to turn his girl's home into a tacky holiday mall and the elves panic at the thought of not having everything in place for the big night. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jenny McCarthy, George Wendt, (more)
- 1998
The scene is Cornwell University, where college journalist Mary Stuartson (Melissa Joan Hart) shares a dorm room with Holly Sherman (Lisa Dean Ryan). Returning to the room one night in a battered state, Holly tells Mary that she has been raped by the school's star athlete, Clay Roberts (Josh Hopkins). Mary urges Holly to alert the authorities, but Holly is afraid of what the incident might do to her reputation--and besides, who'd take her word over Clay's? Galvanized into action, Mary investigates the situation and unearths several other examples of date rape that have been swept under the rug on campus. She then writes a series of articles about fictional rape victim "Molly", thereby making herself a target of persecution, recrimination and retribution by students, faculty members and "townies" alike--but Mary isn't the sort of young woman who backs down when she knows she's right! This made-for-TV drama was produced by the mother and aunt of star Melissa Joan Hart, and features Melissa's younger sister Emily Hart in a supporting role. Silencing Mary originally aired March 8, 1998 on NBC. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
SG-1 races to the planet P3X 451, hoping to deactivate a black hole. Unable to disengage the Stargate, the SG-1 causes a tear in the time-space continuum, with the area's gravity field threatening to slow down the flow of time and destroy the world. This crisis unexpectedly turns into a chance for redemption for O'Neill's (Richard Dean Anderson) disgraced former shipmate Cromwell (Marshall Cromwell). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1998
Arriving on a dead planet, the SG-1 team finds an ancient artifact, which emits strange elecromagnetic signals. The team brings the artifact back to earth through Stargate, only to discover that they are transporting a self-destructive alien virus, one that grows more powerful and dangerous with each attempt on its life. In desperation, Carter (Amanda Tapping) suggests that O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) allow his body to be used as the alien's host so that the team can attempt to establish communications--but they'd better hurry before the entire earth is reduced to rubble. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
Former Goa'uld ruler Apophis (Peter Williams) places his life in the hands of his worst enemies: The members of the SG-1 team. Mortally wounded, Apophis promises to reveal all Goa'uld knowledge in exchange for a new host body. But Martouf (JR Bourne), a member of the Goa'uld resistance group Tok'ra, advises the team to send Apophis away, lest they all be destroyed by Sokar, the original God of Death. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
Visiting an alien library, O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson becomes the living repository of all the advanced knowledge of the Ancients who invented the Stargate. Thus armed, O'Neill prepares for a momentous meeting that may determine the destiny of Humanity. But before this happens, O'Neill is in danger of suffering a complete and fatal mental meltdown as a consequence of retaining too much information. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
