Kimberly Flynn Movies
- 1998
Returning from Europe, abrasive talk-show host Jerry Gold (Jay Thomas) wants to reconnect with his ex-lover Murphy (Candice Bergen)--a consummation which, it turns out, is also devoutly wished by Murphy's coworkers. Although willing to spend the night with Jerry, Murphy still can't make a commitment. As it turns out, this suits Jerry fine, inasmuch as he is about to married--and adding insult to injury, he wants Murphy to be his "best man"! This episode was originally scheduled for January 28, 1998. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Based on Carl Hiaasen's satirical novel, Striptease tells the story of Erin (Demi Moore), who has just gotten a divorce from Darrell (Robert Patrick), the sleazy ex-con she foolishly married. However, the judge's memories of Darrell's days as a football hero win him custody of their daughter, and Erin, concerned for her child's safety, is determined to fight the decision. Erin has just lost her position as a secretary for the FBI, so, to cover her legal bills, she takes a job as an exotic dancer at a strip club called the Eager Beaver. While she has no experience taking off her clothes in front of an audience, Erin soon makes friends with the fellow dancers and finds a protector in the club's burly but good-hearted bouncer, Shad (Ving Rhames). She also makes a few fans among the regulars at the club, most notably David Dillbeck (Burt Reynolds), a drunken lout with a bottomless appetite for sleaze -- who also happens to be a conservative congressman with ties to right-wing religious groups. One of Erin's admirers snaps a photo of her with the congressman when a brawl breaks out at the club, and he suggests that it would make fine blackmail material. However, when the man with the photo turns up dead, Erin discovers that Dillbeck's people play a bit rougher than she expected. The home video version of Striptease contains two minutes of footage that was clipped from the theatrical release in order to win the film an R rating. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Demi Moore, Armand Assante, (more)
A successful career criminal considers getting out of the business after one last score, while an obsessive cop desperately tries to put him behind bars in this intelligent thriller written and directed by Michael Mann. Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is a thief who specializes in big, risky jobs, such as banks and armored cars. He's very good at what he does; he's bright, methodical, and has honed his skills as a thief at the expense of his personal life, vowing never to get involved in a relationship from which he couldn't walk away in 30 seconds. Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) is an L.A.P.D. detective determined to catch McCauley, but while McCauley's personal code has forced him to do without a wife and children, Hanna's dedication has made a wreck of the home he's tried to have; he's been divorced twice, he's all but a stranger to his third wife, and he has no idea how to reach out to his troubled step-daughter. While McCauley has enough money to retire and is planning to move to New Zealand, he loves the thrill of robbery as much as the profit, and is blocking out plans for one more job; meanwhile, he's met a woman, Eady (Amy Brenneman), whom he's not so sure he can walk away from. The supporting cast includes Val Kilmer as Chris, one of McCauley's partners; Ashley Judd as his wife Charlene; Jon Voight as Nate; Hank Azaria as Alan Marciano; and Henry Rollins as Hugh, who is beaten up by Hanna. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, (more)
This drama, set in the gritty areas of New York's Lower Eastside and filmed in black and white, focuses upon the lonely and often pathetic lives of the down and out. Simon is a hustler who makes a minimal living by selling boot-leg homemade recording of underground metal-leather bands. He lives a grim life in dirty flat. He prefers solitude but has frequent and unwelcome visits from his girlfriend, a street dweller that wants to emulate him, and Shayme a junkie. The dull routine of his gray life is interrupted by a visit from a young woman from his hometown in Long Island. She is a former mental patient who was hospitalized in the same place as Simon's mother. Seeing her, brings up many unresolved feeling in Simon. Together they go to Far Rockaway, but Simon cannot deal with it and returns to the city for the movie's tragic ending. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jason Andrews, Eddie Daniels, (more)
- 1994
An unscrupulous stand up comedian attempts to claw his way to the top pf the game in this tragic-comic tale of backstabbing and butt-kissing. Danny Gold is an aspiring stand up comic whose overactive aggression drives him to crush anyone who appears to be standing in the way of his success, but when you make so many enemies on the way to the top what happens when there's no place to go but down? ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Matt Mitler, Jason Brill, (more)
- 1991
Jeff Kahn's satire of student revolt details the lives of a group of collegiates so affected by a class in Marxism that they begin making plans for a revolution--until their inherent materialism gets the better of them. Kahn intercuts his film with vintage clips shot during World War II and the Russian Revolution. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kimberly Flynn, Christopher Renstrom, (more)
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