Jessica Simpson
Austin Powers trilogy star Mike Myers collaborates with writer Graham Gordy for this comedy concerning a self-help guru named Pitka (Myers) who devotes his life to unknotting the romantic entanglements of troubled couples. As a young child, Pitka is abandoned at the gates of an ashram in India and taken in by kindly gurus. An American by birth, Pitka absorbs the lessons taught to him by his teachers and later returns to the United States to become a leading authority on spirituality and self-help. While Pitka's methods are decidedly unorthodox, they may be the only means of ensuring that the Toronto Maple Leafs win the coveted Stanley Cup. Maple Leafs star Darren Roanoke (Romany Malco) is in trouble. His estranged wife has recently begun dating L.A. Kings star Jacques Grande (Justin Timberlake) in a vengeful effort to send her husband's career into a tailspin, and when Roanoke starts to falter on the ice, the whole team starts to suffer. As their visions of leading the Maple Leafs to the Stanley Cup are quickly going up in flames, team owner Jane Bullard (Jessica Alba) and Coach Cherkov (Verne Troyer) enlist the aid of the world's best-known relationship expert in restoring the peace between Roanoke and his wife, and getting their team back on track to the championships. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, (more)
- 2008
Noted genre specialist Steve Miner (Lake Placid and Halloween: H20) takes a break from horror to direct Dukes of Hazzard star Jessica Simpson in this showbiz comedy concerning a pampered movie starlet who gets in over her head while attempting to land a lucrative film role. Informed by the producer that she is unfit to appear in an upcoming military-themed film, the ambitious but woefully shortsighted actress enlists in the Marines in hopes that the studio will take notice of her initiative. Though she immediately realizes her mistake upon arriving at Camp Pendleton, the patriotic actress determines to follow through with her plan and do her country proud in the process. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jessica Simpson, Jill Marie Jones, (more)
An ambitious young woman (Jessica Simpson) attempting to navigate her way through the cutthroat corporate world becomes the unwitting pawn of two unscrupulous executives seeking to topple and replace the powerful head of an international conglomerate. Penelope Ann Miller, Luke Wilson, Andy Dick, Rachel Leigh Cook, and Jamie Kennedy co-star in director Scott Marshall's loose remake of the Mike Nichols' 1988 comedy Working Girl. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jessica Simpson, Penelope Ann Miller, (more)
When a pair of ultra-competitive clerks at a discount super store discovers that a beautiful, newly-transferred cashier has a reputation for only dating employees who have won the coveted Employee of the Month award, their desperate efforts to earn the title and get the girl lead to a hilarious war of one-upmanship in this winner-takes-all comedy starring Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, and Dax Shepard. Zack Bradley (Cook) and Vince Downey (Shepard) have been working at the cavernous Super Club for ten years and counting, but while the ambitious Vince has advanced to the position of head cashier and landed 17 consecutive "E of M" awards, laid-back Zack is content to simply sit back and enjoy the company of his fellow box boys. Longtime rivals whose conflicting attitudes as to what constitutes success has led to more than a few conflicts, Vince and Zack find their bitter battle for Super Club supremacy coming to a head when attractive new employee Amy (Simpson) transfers over from another store. When word quickly spreads that Amy only has eyes for the cream of the crop, slacker Zack attempts to clean up his act and break free from his box boy roots while uptight Vince tries to impress by maintaining his top dog position and keep cool in the face of competition. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, (more)
- 2005
Well, the marriage of musical performers Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson has reached the second anniversary mark -- and the couple's reality series Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica has arrived at its third season on the air. Not that everything is peaches and apple blossoms, especially in the season's second episode, in which poor Jessica has to get a root canal. And my goodness, what a row Nick stirs up when he finds out that their new Miami "dream home" is more like a nightmare. But with coming of the New Year and the subsequent holidays, everything is beautiful again. And that's the best way to wrap up Newlyweds as the series approaches its finale, cleverly titled "Newlyweds Series Finale." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nick Lachey, Jessica Simpson, (more)
The General Lee is back and so are the Duke boys in this big-screen adaptation of the hit TV series, brought to you by Jay Chandrasekhar of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe. Set in the "present day," the story follows Bo (Seann William Scott) and Luke (Johnny Knoxville) as they cruise around Hazzard County and wreck havoc in their classic 1969 Dodge Charger. Together with their scantily clad cousin Daisy (Jessica Simpson) and moonshining Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson), the two good old boys battle the corrupt county commissioner Boss Hog (Burt Reynolds) when he and local Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane (M.C. Gainey) threaten to take away the family farm. John O'Brien has the lone writer's credit on the film, though additional uncredited rewrites were handled by the Broken Lizard gang. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, (more)
- 2004
Season two of Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica continues to follow musical performers Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson as they begin the second year of their marriage. Many of the episodes have the same basic premise: the couple would like to spend more time alone, but their professional commitments get in the way. Also, Jessica surprises Nick on his 30th birthday, just as he'd done on her 23rd birthday the previous season. In other exciting matrimonial adventures, Jessica tries her hand at learning dialogue for a comedy sketch and promotes her own line of perfume; Nick has his say in which kind of dog the couple will buy; Mr. and Mrs. go skiing with relatives, with mixed success; and Jessica's personal assistant Cacee Cobb moves into the newlywed's house. This year's season finale finds Nick joining the Cincinnati Reds for batting practice, while Jessica has trouble getting the particulars of her upcoming tour together, just like any other average married couple...not. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nick Lachey
- 2004
This 2004 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey and features musical guest G-Unit. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey, (more)
Pop singers and reality-television stars Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson take their talents to prime-time network TV in this revival of the old-school variety show. The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour includes lighthearted comedy sketches, song-and-dance numbers, and appearances by a broad range of celebrity guest stars like Mr. T, Kenny Rogers, Kermit the Frog, and Jewel. The program originally aired on ABC in 2004. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey, (more)
- 2004
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The visual accompaniment to the Now That's What I Call Music! series of chart-topping hit-compilation albums, this is the second collection of music videos in the line. Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 2 includes a grand total of 15 megahit videos, including "The Reason" by Hoobastank, Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out," "Hey Mama" from Black Eyed Peas, and "Holidae In" by Chingy featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- 2003
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Year one in the marriage of musical performers Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson is also season one of the MTV reality series Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica. In the opener, Nick moves his stuff into the new house, while Jessica tries to learn housekeeping overnight. Later, the couple quarrels over Nick's close proximity with scantily-clad girls during a dance audition; Jessica toughs out her first overnight camping trip; the newlyweds attend the wedding of Nick's octogenarian grandfather; and they spend the 4th of July dividing their time between Jessica's singing gig and a jaunt to the Bahamas. In the season's tension-filled, thrill-packed finale, Jessica cooks dinner for Nick (stop the presses)! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey, (more)
Dana Carvey ventures into the world of PG-rated, family-oriented entertainment as star and co-writer of this light adventure comedy, which requires the actor to assume more than three dozen different identities. Carvey's primary role in Master of Disguise, however, is that of Pistachio Disguisey, an ordinary waiter with a hidden, mostly untapped talent for transforming himself into any persona he wishes. When his kindly parents, Mama (Edie McClurg) and Frabbrizio (James Brolin), are kidnapped by the evil thief Devlin (Brent Spiner), the usually meek Pistachio is forced to rescue them. Enlisting the help of his grandfather (Harold Gould), Pistachio learns that he is one of a long line of family members to have the power of "Energico," a mystical means of changing one's identity to suit any given situation, and Pistachio learns to use these powers to their fullest to defeat Devlin and win back his folks. Carvey's original idea for Master of Disguise was helped to the screen by executive producer Adam Sandler, a buddy of his from their time on NBC's Saturday Night Live. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dana Carvey, Jennifer Esposito, (more)
Sony presents this all-access pass into the life of pop diva Jessica Simpson. Released in 2001, Jessica Simpson: Dream Chaser includes footage of the singer in concert, backstage, and behind-the-scenes during the making of several music videos. Some of the songs featured include "I Wanna Love You Forever," "I Think I'm in Love With You," "A Little Bit," "There You Were" with Marc Anthony, and "Irresistible" performed live at MTV's Spring Break. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
