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George Del Hoyo Movies

2011  
PG  
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A pet chameleon who has lived his entire life in the confines of a cozy glass terrarium discovers adventure beyond his wildest imagination in this animated Western adventure from Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski. When we first meet Rango (voice of Johnny Depp), the sheltered pet chameleon is safe in his terrarium, and embarking on epic adventures through the power of imagination. Then, suddenly, his safe existence is irrevocably upended thanks to a bump in the road that sends him soaring out of a car window and right onto the searing-hot asphalt of a desert highway. On the advice of a wise armadillo who relays the story of the Spirit of the West, our conical-eyed hero sets out in search of a town called Dirt, narrowly escaping a hungry hawk and encountering a self-sufficient pioneer named Beans (voice of Isla Fisher) along the way. Upon arriving in the dusty desert town, Rango wanders into the local bar and convinces the townspeople that he's a notorious gunslinger with a lightning-fast trigger finger. When one of the locals challenges Rango to a showdown on Main Street, the hawk that menaced our hero on his way to town shows up looking for a rematch, and ends up beak-down in the dirt. Convinced that Rango is the real deal, the Mayor (voice of Ned Beatty) decides to name the brave chameleon their new sheriff. But Rango's honeymoon in Dirt is short-lived when bandits steal the town's entire supply of water, and the newly christened sheriff forms a posse in order to get it back. Little do they realize they were all being manipulated by one greedy power-monger who's determined to keep the people of Dirt under his thumb with the help of a diabolical villain named Rattlesnake Jake (voice of Bill Nighy) whose Gatling-gun tail makes Swiss cheese of all challengers. Now, if Rango can just locate the Spirit of the West (voice of Timothy Olyphant) and summon the courage to realize his true potential, perhaps he can finally free the people of Dirt from the tyranny that binds them, and discover his true destiny under the scorching desert sun. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Johnny DeppIsla Fisher, (more)
 
1998  
 
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John Ruane directed this Australian romantic comedy in which lonely Alice (Miranda Otto), seeking her long-lost father, begins working in the same dead-letter office that keeps returning her letters to him. The office is run by a political refugee from Chile, Frank (George DelHoyo), and Alice and Frank eventually become a twosome amid the undelivered mail. Barry Otto, Miranda Otto's father, makes a brief appearance. Shown at 1998 film festivals in Brisbane and Melbourne. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

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Starring:
Miranda OttoGeorge Del Hoyo, (more)
 
1996  
 
In this spooky made-for-TV drama a young wife finds herself unable to emotionally recover from a particularly painful miscarriage. Concerned, her husband brings her to a quiet old house to recuperate. But when she begins hearing the eerie wails of an unseen child when no one else is around, the woman's begins to undergo a complete mental breakdown. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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1995  
 
Oscar-winning actress Mercedes Ruehl makes her first Frasier appearance as KACL's stubborn new station manager Kate Costas, as the series launches its third season. Almost immediately upon her arrival in Seattle, Kate begins tinkering with the format of Frasier Crane's (Kelsey Grammer) radio advice program. Predictably, Frasier digs in his heels and dismisses Kate's efforts to invest his program with "national" appeal: "I'd rather stay local, if going national means sucking at the sump pump of sensationalism." But Kate is not one to be trifled with -- and it isn't long before Frasier is exiled to a 2 a.m. timeslot. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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1994  
 
When a gloomy listener places a call to Frasier's radio show, Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) flippantly advises the woman to cheer herself up by moving out of Seattle -- or, to use his mocking designation, "The Emerald City." Forced to apologize to his outraged listeners, Frasier succeeds only in making the situation worse. Hoping to compensate for past mistakes, Frasier offers to emcee a local charity benefit -- and by the end of the evening he has gone down for the third time. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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1993  
 
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A rich New England family succumbs to a twisted web of jealousy and greed when the family patriarch, (Brian Keith) catches everyone by surprise and leaves his business to Suzy (Liz Vassey), his daughter whom he hasn't seen in ages. Now every covetous member of the brood is swarming on the household like vipers, including Suzy's long estranged mother, who hasn't returned to the family she abandoned in years. They all want a piece of the pie-or better yet, the whole thing. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

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1993  
 
Rumors are flying that the executives at radio station KACL are planning to fire one of the on-the-air personalities. With no facts to back him up, Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) speculates that the unlucky employee will be his nemesis, macho sports-show host Bulldog (Dan Butler). Overhearing this bit of gossip, Frasier goes ballistic and quits his job, unaware that the rumor was never true in the first place. Now it is up to loose-lipped Frasier to persuade Bulldog to come back -- and to persuade management to take him back. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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1988  
 
On the recommendation of Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth), part-time house painter Norm (George Wendt) is hired as an interior decorator by a shallow yuppie couple (Jane Sibbett and George DelHoyo). Unfortunately for Norm, the couple is convinced that all the best decorators are gay. Obligingly, he puts on an outrageously flouncy act for his new employers -- but how will he explain his newfound flamboyance to his macho pals? ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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1988  
 
Christine (Markie Post) is miffed to learn that the Night Court staff has agreed to attend her anniversary party for Prince Charles and Princess Diana only because Harry (Harry Anderson) ordered them to. She much prefers the company of Bob (George DelHoyo), an affable fellow who is at the party on his own volition. Unfortunately, Bob turns out to be in the Federal Witness Protection Program--and the Mob has just caught up with him! The "best", however, is reserved for last, when a certain Prominent Person makes an unbilled--and unseen and unheard--cameo appearance. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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