Doris Grau Movies
Doris Grau spent most of her career as a script consultant on feature films and television series, but she also worked as both an actress and a voice artist. In the latter capacity, Grau's talents can be heard on episodes of the animated series The Simpsons and The Critic. She also provided additional voices on the movie Babe (1995). As an actress, Grau appeared in The Distinguished Gentleman (1992). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide- 1994
Late October brings yet another trio of comic nightmares from The Simpsons. In The Shinning, Homer (voice of Dan Castellaneta) gets a job as winter caretaker at a resort hotel high in the mountains owned by Mr. Burns (voice of Harry Shearer). The maintenance man, Groundskeeper Willie (voice of Castellaneta), discovers Bart (voice of Nancy Cartwright) shares his psychic gift of "shinning" ("You mean 'shining'?" "Shh! You wanna get sued?!?"), which comes in handy when Homer snaps under the pressure after finding the hotel has no beer or television. Time and Punishment finds Homer trying to fix a toaster and somehow becoming unstuck in time, encountering any number of alternate histories as he zooms back and forth from the prehistoric age to the "present." And in Nightmare Cafeteria, Bart and Lisa (voice of Yeardley Smith) notice that students kept after school for detention are disappearing, as the cafeteria is suddenly serving an abundance of rich, meaty dishes, leading the quickly shrinking number of students to wonder if Principal Skinner (voice of Shearer) and Lunchlady Doris (voice of Doris Grau) are resorting to cannibalism. "Treehouse of Horror" first aired on October 30, 1994. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
A smooth-talking confidence trickster makes his way into congress (where the cynical would suggest he'd have plenty of company) in this comedy. Thomas Jefferson Johnson (Eddie Murphy) is a con man from Florida who gets the bright idea that a scam artist could make a tidy sum if he was able to get inside the political arena. When a Florida congressman named Jeff Johnson dies and a special election is held to replace him, Thomas puts his name on the ballot as "Jeff Johnson," and enough confused voters check the ballot for him that he wins the race and is on his way to Washington D.C. Johnson soon finds a mentor in Dick Dodge (Lane Smith), chairman of the Power and Industry Committee, who shows Johnson the ropes on raking in PAC money while the late Mr. Johnson's aide, Reinhardt (Grant Shaud), gives him the inside scoop on how things work in Washington. Johnson's plans are going just as he hoped until he meets Celia Kirby (Victoria Rowell), a volunteer lobbyist and political activist whose uncle is a noted religious leader, The Rev. Elijah Hawkins (Charles S. Dutton). Johnson quickly becomes smitten with Celia, but it's obvious that she's not buying his act, and if he wants to win her heart, he'll have to stop fooling people into thinking he's honest and actually be honest. Joe Don Baker and Sheryl Lee Ralph also co-star. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eddie Murphy, Lane Smith, (more)
- 1987
To placate Woody's nervous parents back in Hanover, IN, the Cheers gang sets out to prove that Woody (Woody Harrelson) has not been corrupted by bad old Boston. To this end, they produces a home movie, allegedly depicting a typically "normal" day in Woody's life; but as so often happens in show business, the film loses track of its original message during the production process. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1987
Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth) celebrate the first anniversary of their moving in together -- the first-week anniversary, that is. To mark the occasion, the couple invites Sam (Ted Danson) and Diane (Shelley Long) for a special dinner. Alas, the theme of the evening is "absolute honesty" -- and as such, it isn't hard to figure out how this particular dinner will turn out. Meanwhile, will Cliff (John Ratzenberger) be able to baby-sit Carla's (Rhea Perlman) kids? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1986
Sensing that Diane (Shelley Long) is down in the dumps because she feels left out of the Cheers gang's activities, Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) meticulously organizes a special day for her. All of Diane's friends end up at the opera, where she is showered with attention by performers and spectators alike. Frasier quietly basks in the knowledge that he has done a good deed -- until Diane mistakenly believes that Sam (Ted Danson) arranged her big day. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
