Jack Nasser Movies
Two estranged sisters come together to save their aging mother's failing floral business in this uplifting family drama starring Kristy Swanson and Alberta Mayne. Growing up, driven Terri (Swanson) never got along with her starry-eyed sister Mandy (Mayne). All the while, their loving parents struggled to keep the family's failing floral business afloat. But when tragedy strikes, Terri and Mandy realize that without their help their mother will soon be out of business. Determined not to let her down in her time of need, the two sisters who never got along attempt to put their differences aside for long enough to get the business thriving again. Along the way, they learn that when your family is by your side, anything is possible. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 2012
Eight strangers stranded in a blinding snowstorm seek shelter in an abandoned church, and discover that true miracles happen when you least expect them while they experience true compassion and kindness for one another. Before their ordeal is over, everyone involved will learn both the meaning of Christmas, and that only by working together can we summon the strength and courage to confront life's greatest obstacles. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
This taut, family-friendly adventure from Canada follows the plight of the Childs family - author Robert (Jason Priestley), his second wife Teresa (Andrea Roth), and Robert's 16-year-old daughter from his first marriage, Christy (Genevieve Buechner) - who get pushed to the brink of disaster when their boat crashes during a storm and leaves them stranded on an uninhabited, rocky island in the middle of a wild, raging river. Although the family knows discord all too well given the widening rift between Christy and stepmom Teresa, they must set aside misgivings and help one another survive the treacheries of an unforgiving wilderness, especially given Robert's grave wounds from the accident. The loss of supplies with the sunken boat makes the situation even direr, and the family's needs grow more pressing when they must subdue a voracious bear. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jason Priestley, Andrea Roth, (more)
Producers Jack and Joe Nasser team with director Keoni Waxman for this biopic exploring the tragic life of Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith. Dancer and singer Willa Ford stars as the voluptuous Texan blonde who married geriatric American oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II before rising to fame as Playboy Playmate of the Year in 1993. Later, Smith's life took a dark turn when her 20-year-old son, Daniel, died of an accidental overdose while visiting his mother and newborn sister in the hospital shortly after delivery. The deeply troubled mother would suffer an eerily similar and lamentable fate just five months later when, in the midst of multiple lawsuits concerning her lavish waterfront home in the Bahamas and infant daughter, Dannielynn, Smith herself died of an accidental overdose in Hollywood, FL. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Willa Ford
Still in their infancy when their parents were divorced, Kelly and Chris McClain (Michelle Trachtenberg) grew up in the city with her mother, while their cowboy father Charlie (Peter Strauss) remained in the wide open spaces. When their mom is murdered, the girls are court-ordered to live with their dad, and are bitterly resentful over the fact. For his part, Charlie is taken aback by Kelly and Chris' hostility, but is willing to try to mend fences between himself in his daughter. Curiously, the mystery as to who killed the girls' mother--and why--is all but forgotten as the film focuses on the emotional impact of Charlie's reunion with his long-estranged family, with special emphasis on the relationship between Charlie and oldest daughter Kelly. Filmed under the title Cowboy Dad, A Father's Choice made its CBS network bow on January 12, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1999
Bartender Terry Cuff (Yasmine Bleeth) marries a good-looking but slightly disreputable military man named Bobby Woodkin (Richard Grieco). It isn't that Terry is madly in love with Bobby: It is just that she is desperate to have a house and children of her. Bobby, however, is in love with Terry--and quite madly. Having already installed the incredibly naïve and trusting Terry in a "dream home" that doesn't really belong to him, the increasingly unhinged Bobby sets about to secure an adopted baby for Terry. . .even if he has to commit murder! Made for cable, Ultimate Deception first aired January 19, 1999 on the USA network. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1997
In all fairness, it isn't surprising that the authorities have trouble believing the outlandish tale of woe related by harried heroine Lauren Carlton (Lisa Hartman Black). After all, Lauren was found in a wrecked stolen car; the body of a murdered officer lies nearby; and Lauren's daughter has mysteriously vanished. Accused of theft and double murder, Lauren can only claim that she doesn't remember a thing--not even the fact that her daughter was in the car. "Amnesia's pretty much gone out of style", clucks one of the disbelievers as Lauren is hauled off to the psych ward--while the actual perpetrators of the carjacking, abduction, and murder, a modern-day "Bonnie and Clyde" couple, are still at large! Produced for the ABC TV network, Out of Nowhere debuted March 23, 1997. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Two former college rivals team up to start a lucrative business while sharing a New York apartment in this comedy from director Jamie Travis. Back in school, Lauren (Lauren Anne Miller) and Katie (Ari Graynor) had a love/hate relationship. Years later, Lauren is recovering from a messy break-up, and Katie is living in her late grandmother's apartment when the rent control runs out. In order to avoid losing the apartment, Katie invites Lauren to move in and help out with the payments. Fate intervenes, however, when Katie becomes fed up with Lauren's boisterous bedroom antics, and learns that her new roommate has a naughty side that could earn them both some quick cash. With Lauren in charge of the business and Katie catering to the clients, the mismatched pair launch a phone-sex line that quickly proves a smashing success. Justin Long, Mark Webber, and Nia Vardalos co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ari Graynor, Lauren Anne Miller, (more)
Steve Auston and Danny Trejo star in this thriller concerning a cop who becomes a ruthless vigilante after his family is gunned down by a gang of vicious criminals. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Divorced single father and U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jim Rhodes (Steve Austin) strikes back with a vengeance after being kidnapped, along with his teenage daughter, by a dangerous gang of fugitives. Now, in the dense Pacific Northwest mountains, hunting season is about to get underway. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
A tough-as-nails ex-con emerges from prison after serving time for manslaughter, and searches for redemption while being drawn into the brutal world of underground fighting. John Brickner (Steve Austin) throws a hard punch, but he doesn't like to fight. When the young daughter of his former victim is turned down for an expensive heart transplant, however, John vows to set things right by raising the cash needed to save her life. Now, in order to make amends for the past, the reluctant contender will have to face his worst fears, and fight with everything he's got. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
A typical training session turns deadly for an LAPD SWAT Team when they get trapped in derelict hangar, and caught in the middle of an explosive gang war. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
His family killed and his memory erased, a former member of an elite FBI task force wages a one-man war to reclaim his past in this explosive action thriller starring Steve Austin. With the Russian mob and the FBI closing in on both sides, The Stranger realizes that in order to re-discover his true identity, he'll have to fight for his life while gathering the pieces of an elaborate, and deadly, puzzle. He can't be caught, and he won't be broken. Now with each life he takes, The Stranger comes one step closer to finding out where he came from, and why so many people want him dead. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Adam Beach, (more)
A period comedy set in the 1980s, Jonathan Glatzer's What Goes Up tells the poignant story of a morally challenged New York reporter who connects with a group of high school outcasts while in New Hampshire covering the story of Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian astronaut. Arriving in McAullife's hometown, reporter Campbell Babbitt (Steve Coogan) is distraught to learn that an old college friend has recently committed suicide. Meanwhile, as Babbitt attempts to craft an unsung hero story about his old friend by gravitating toward the teacher's misfit students, local teacher (Molly Shannon) scrambles to cover up a looming scandal. When Babbitt discovers that the motley crew of teens is comprised of a self-absorbed seductress (Hilary Duff), a timid voyeur (Josh Peck), and a manipulative pregnant teen (Olivia Thirlby), he becomes obsessed with our need to create heroes where none exist. Over time, the roles are reversed and Babbitt learns that the traits he is currently projecting onto his fallen friend's students may in fact be traits possessed by he and other adults. Increasingly at ease around the students as he relates to them on their own terms, Babbitt gradually begins to form a fixation on the very student rumored to have had an affair with his deceased friend. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Steve Coogan, Hilary Duff, (more)
A typical slumber party turns into a night of terror when a group of teenage girls engage in a treacherous game of Triple Dog (a game that resembles Truth or Dare, minus the element of truth). With each dare the danger escalates, and the mystery behind a classmate's rumored suicide begins to unravel. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Brittany Robertson, Scout Taylor-Compton, (more)
Director Terry Ingram remakes the 1947 John Wayne classic Angel and the Badman with this made-for-TV version aired on the Hallmark Channel. Lou Diamond Phillips takes on Wayne's iconic role of Quirt Evans, a notorious gunslinger who begins to rethink his violent ways when he falls in love with a beautiful, peace-loving Quaker widow, Temperance (Deborah Kara Unger), while being hounded by a ruthless rival, Laredo Stevens (Luke Perry). The Duke's real-life grandson Brendan Wayne turns in a supporting role as Quirt's sidekick, Randy. ~ Sandra Bencic, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lou Diamond Phillips, Deborah Kara Unger, (more)
Gail O'Grady stars as Theresa Foley, a highly respected and much-decorated FBI hostage negotiator. Theresa's career goes down the tubes when she refuses to testify in court against her husband Frank (Michael Bowen), an FBI agent gone bad. Escaping from prison, Frank stages a daylight bank robbery, thereby creating the sort of hostage situation that only a crack negotiator like Theresa could possibly handle. But though the FBI is willing to press Theresa back into action, she knows only too well that Frank will be able to anticipate her every move -- and that he has a terrible vengeance in mind for his ex-spouse, one that will "take down" a number of innocent bystanders in the process. Made for cable The Hostage Negotiator was first presented by the USA network on May 22, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 2011
- PG
A troubled teen (Dakota Daulby) and a hermetic wood-carver (John Ratzenberger) help each other rediscover their spirituality as they work together to repair the damage caused by an act of vandalism. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
Arriving at his new school and falling victim to the class bully, strong-willed student Matthew (Daniel Magder) begins training to be a boxer with the help of sympathetic janitor Dan (Steve Austin), who was once a promising amateur boxer. As the championship match draws near, Matthew's training becomes more intense, and his determination to win grows stronger than ever. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Daniel Magder, (more)
- 2011
- PG
A minor-league baseball manager (Dean Cain) recruits an autistic farm boy (Luke Schroder) to be a pitcher for his team. Based on the 2008 novel The Legend of Mickey Tussler by Frank Nappi. ~ Jennifer Sankowski, Rovi
When a small town falls on hard times, four desperate individuals attempt to save their community by asking themselves what Jesus Christ would do when faced with their dilemmas. Starring John Schneider. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
A struggling family find a wild stallion and wonder if the steed could save their farm. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 1998
- NR
In this TV movie "suggested by" a real-life incident, wife and mother Lizzie Brooks (Reba McEntire) is comatose in a hospital as McEntire's tune Forever Love provides an accompaniment to the flashback: After Lizzie meets Alex (Tim Matheson), a romance develops. They marry, have a daughter (Heather Stephens), and become close friends with Gail (Bess Armstrong) and Jerry (Andy Buckley). After a stroke puts Lizzie into a coma, Alex takes her home, providing love, care, and devotion through the years. Two decades pass, and one day Lizzie emerges from the coma and attempts to rebuild her life. Filmed in L.A., this TV movie aired September 27, 1998 on CBS. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Starring:
- Reba McEntire, Tim Matheson, (more)
- 2011
- G
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A woman who makes her living preserving historic buildings focuses on an old lodge, but this project turns out to bring her a shot at true love, as well as the opportunity to bring her family back together. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Erin Karpluk, Michael Shanks, (more)
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