Mongo Brownlee Movies
Six years after Dumb and Dumber, Jim Carrey reunited with Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly for this anarchic comedy with a hint of romance. Charlie (Carrey) is a good-natured Rhode Island state trooper who likes helping people. But years of internalizing his frustrations about his work and his family have caused Charlie to develop an alter ego: Hank, an abusive, violent, sexually compulsive police officer. Charlie can keep Hank at bay with medication, but just barely. When Irene (Renee Zellweger) finds herself in legal trouble through a series of misunderstandings involving her ex-boyfriend, Charlie must escort her on a long drive to New York for questioning. After Charlie loses his medication, he and Hank wind up vying for her affections: Charlie wants Irene to marry him, while Hank has more brutal intentions. Me, Myself, and Irene also features Chris Cooper, Robert Forster, and Jessica Harper, as well as Anthony Anderson, Mongo Brownlee, and Jerod Mixon as Charlie's rotund, African-American sons. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, (more)
- 2000
Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Monica (Courteney Cox) have a date on the anniversary of their relationship, but the event is spoiled by a blast from the past, courtesy of the gone-but-not-forgotten Janice. Meanwhile, Joey (Matt LeBlanc) must find somebody to pose as his "twin" in a medical study, so that he can raise money for some new publicity photos. And Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) take classes in self-defense -- and are given a free demonstration in "Unagi." ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Louis Mandylor, James Michael Tyler, (more)
- 1999
In her latest premonition, Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) sees her own sister Prue (Shannen Doherty) being fatally stabbed...for the "crime" of being the first born. It soon appears that this horrifying image will come true: just as the Halliwell sisters' great-great-great-aunt was killed by a demon warrior (Alex McArthur), so too does the selfsame warrior intend to dispose of Prue in order to steal her magic. In a desperate effort to save her sister, Phoebe inadvertently creates a "Prue clone" -- and even she can't tell the two girls apart. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1998
Four Rangers arrive on Babylon 5, preparing to begin their training. At least two of those Rangers are in for a valuable lesson before the episode is over. Meanwhile, Zack is targetted for extinction during a Downbelow power struggle. The venerable Turhan Bey makes his second Babylon 5 appearance, this time in the role of Turval. First telecast on February 18, 1998, "Learning Curve" was written by J. Michael Straczynski. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bruce Boxleitner, Tracy Scoggins, (more)
- 1998
The drug-dealing husband of a murder victim may have killed his wife and another woman. In going after the suspect, Diane (Kim Delaney) places herself in harm's way -- upsetting Bobby (Jimmy Smits), who knows that she's pregnant. In other developments, Naomi's (Gabrielle Fitzpatrick) landlord turns her into the INS as an alleged illegal alien. And the investigation of a prostitute's murder is complicated by the back problems suffered by Martinez (Nicholas Turturro, who with this episode took temporary leave of NYPD Blue to star in a made-for-TV movie). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1998
Moving from the Fox network to the Sci-Fi Channel for its fourth season, Sliders picks up the action some three months after Season Three left off. After innumerable "slides" through various wormholes taking them from one parallel Earth to another, extradimensional travelers Quinn Mallory (Jerry O'Connell) and Maggie Beckett (Kari Wuhrer) have finally arrived at Quinn's homeworld, Earth Prime--only to discover that the planet has been enslaved by the fascistic Kromagg Dynasty which Colin had briefly encountered two seasons earlier. The Kromaggs have captured fellow "sliders" Rembrandt Brown (Cleavant Derricks) and Wade Wells, enslaving Remmy and placing Wade in a breeding camp from which she will never return (actress Sabrina Lloyd) had left the series in 1997). More shocking news comes Quinn's way when, upon being reunited with his mother (Linda Henning), he is told that he was adopted--and that his actual homeworld is Kromagg Prime. Joining an underground resistance movement in hopes of liberating Remmy, Quinn and Maggie simultaneously embark upon an odyssey to find Colin Mallory, the brother Quinn never knew he had...until now. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1997
Rap artist Daddy Kool (Shaun Baker) is shot, but refuses to cooperate with the police investigation of the shooting. Abby (Paige Turco) tells Medavoy (Gordon Clapp) that she wants him to be the father of her child -- and that's all. Accused of framing Officer Szymasnki (Christopher Stanley) on a drug charge, Lt. Fancy (James McDaniel) launches his own investigation. And the Feds approach Simone (Jimmy Smits), asking his help in nailing mobster Joey Salvo. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Former war hero Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) is sentenced to eight years in prison when he accidentally kills a man in a barroom brawl while defending his pregnant wife. When his release comes through, he's eager to see the daughter he's never met. However, Poe's original flight is delayed, so he's put aboard a flight transporting ten of the most dangerous men in the American penal system to a new high-security facility. One of the criminals, Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (John Malkovich), is a serial killer and insane genius who has hatched a diabolical plot: with the help of several other hoods, including Diamond Dog (Ving Rhames), Johnny 23 (Daniel Trejo), and Garland Greene (Steve Buscemi), Cyrus and his men will hijack the plane and fly to a neutral nation where they can live as free men. Poe finds himself stuck in the middle; he has to find a way to get home, keep himself alive, look after his cellmate Baby-O (Mykelti Williamson), who will die without proper medicine, and try to help the cops on the ground, including agent Vince Larkin (John Cusack). Producer Jerry Bruckheimer's first film after the death of his partner Don Simpson, Con Air shows he learned well how to assemble the formula all by himself, with plenty of action, stunts, and special effects and not a lot of story to get in the way. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, (more)
- 1997
Murphy (Candice Bergen) desperately seeks an ally at the network when Kay (Lily Tomlin) presumptively decides to move the entire "FYI" staff to California. The situation prompts Murphy to join forces with Mr. Lansing's weaselly nephew Andrew (Paul Reubens), now ensconsed in a Buddhist monastery. Unfortunately, Andrew proves to be an even greater threat to "FYI" than Kay, whereupon Murphy comes up with "Plan B" (or is it "Plan C"). Watch for a hilarious cameo by Drew Carey Show regulars Diedrich Bader and Ryan Stiles. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
