Steve Howey Movies
Born in San Antonio, TX, and raised in Los Angeles, actor Steve Howey rose to feature filmdom out of small-screen series work, making frequent appearances in situation comedies. Early assignments included starring in Reba (2001-2004) as Reba Hart's daughter's boyfriend (and the father of Reba's grandchild), and making occasional guest appearances on series programs including ER and The Drew Carey Show. Howey transitioned to features with a contribution to the sports drama thrill ride Supercross: The Movie (2005), and followed this up with a supporting role as Kate Hudson's husband-to-be in the romantic comedy Bride Wars (2008). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide- 2000
Here's the "High School" episode, wherein the series' stars flash back to their teenage years (complete with bad hair and worse outfits). Humiliated over being redued to working in the cafeteria of his former high school, Drew (Drew Carey) can't quite figure out how he came to be such a miserable failure. Rallying around our hero in his hour of need, Oswald (Diedrich Bader), Lewis (Ryan Stiles) and Kate (Christa Miller) each insists that he or she is responsible for Drew's sorry lot in life, thanks to miscalculations and blunders made in the past. It's a noble gesture, but in the final analysis Drew must admit the awful truth: He has messed up his life simply by being a "pity whore"! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2000
The premiere episode of ER's seventh season gets under way by solving the mystery surrounding Carter (Noah Wyle), Benton (Eriq La Salle), and that plane flight to Atlanta. Returning to Chicago after undergoing rehab, Carter finds that things are as hectic as usual at the ER; a group of teenagers are brought in after a riot at a football game, and the custodians have gone on strike. Elsewhere, Chen (Ming-Na) finds out she is pregnant, Abby (Maura Tierney) is prevented from attending medical school when her ex-husband fails to pay her tuition, and Greene (Anthony Edwards) develops a rather embarrassing case of poison ivy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
The inaugural season of Reba finds Houston housewife Reba Hart (Reba McEntire) breaking up with her dentist husband Brock (Christopher Rich) when he announces that he must wed his pregnant girlfriend, dental hygienist Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman). As if that weren't enough, Reba's oldest daughter, Cheyenne (Joanna Garcia), is also expecting, thanks to her somewhat doltish boyfriend, high-school football flash Van Montgomery (Steve Howey). Kicked out of his parent's house, Van moves in with Reba, Cheyenne, and Cheyenne's younger siblings, Kyra (Scarlett Pomers) and Jack (Mitch Holleman). Eventually, Brock weds Barbra Jean, Cheyenne makes it legal with Van, the two babies are born, and long-suffering Reba can at least take heart in the fact that she's a grandma! ~ All Movie Guide
- 2001
The WB network sitcom Reba afforded country singer Reba McEntire to display her unique flair for combining comedy with pathos. The star was cast as Reba Hart, who, as the series opened, was in the midst of a divorce from her dentist husband Brock Hart (Christopher Rich). That the breakup was wholly Brock's fault was implicit in the reason: Dr. Hart had to marry his hygenist-mistress Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman) after getting her pregnant. Meanwhile, Reba's vacuous 17-year-old daughter, Cheyenne (Joanna Garcia), was also with child as a result of her romance with high-school football star Van Montgomery (Steve Howey) -- who, after being thrown out of his own house by his outraged parents, moved into Reba's house and made an "honest woman" of Cheyenne by wedding her (their daughter Elizabeth was born at the end of the series' first season). Despite all this sexual intrigue, down-to-earth Reba tried to make the best of things, as did her wisecracking younger daughter, Kyra (Scarlett Pomers), and easygoing son, Jack (Mitch Holleman). Whenever things got too sticky, Reba could count on her pragmatic best friend, Lori Ann (Park Overall), to put things in perspective -- and to get off a few zingers at the philandering Brock's expense.
Reba needed all the moral support she could get; running out of money for herself and her kids, she was forced to go to work for her ex-husband -- making Barbra Jean her boss! This went on until Reba found a new job with Brock's chief rival, Dr. Fisher (played by Dan Castellaneta, best known as the voice of Homer Simpson). As for Cheyenne and Van, they had plenty of problems of their own, especially when Van lost a football scholarship after banging up his knee in a car accident. Ultimately, however, Van recovered sufficiently to return to the college team. When Cheyenne's sister, Kyra, opted to move in with her dad Brock and his second wife Barbra Jean, it caused a rift between Kyra and her mom Reba. But as it turned out, Kyra exerted a positive influence on the insensitive Brock, helping heal some of the pain of his and Reba's breakup. Meanwhile, Barbra Jean bonded with Cheyenne, bringing the two separate Hart clans even closer together. Alas, things got a bit too close for Barbra Jean's taste when in the third-season cliffhanger she spots Reba and Brock tearfully embracing! One of the WB's highest-rated programs, Reba debuted on October 5, 2001. ~ All Movie Guide
Reba needed all the moral support she could get; running out of money for herself and her kids, she was forced to go to work for her ex-husband -- making Barbra Jean her boss! This went on until Reba found a new job with Brock's chief rival, Dr. Fisher (played by Dan Castellaneta, best known as the voice of Homer Simpson). As for Cheyenne and Van, they had plenty of problems of their own, especially when Van lost a football scholarship after banging up his knee in a car accident. Ultimately, however, Van recovered sufficiently to return to the college team. When Cheyenne's sister, Kyra, opted to move in with her dad Brock and his second wife Barbra Jean, it caused a rift between Kyra and her mom Reba. But as it turned out, Kyra exerted a positive influence on the insensitive Brock, helping heal some of the pain of his and Reba's breakup. Meanwhile, Barbra Jean bonded with Cheyenne, bringing the two separate Hart clans even closer together. Alas, things got a bit too close for Barbra Jean's taste when in the third-season cliffhanger she spots Reba and Brock tearfully embracing! One of the WB's highest-rated programs, Reba debuted on October 5, 2001. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Reba McEntire, Christopher Rich, (more)
Season two of Reba finds Reba Hart (Reba Entire) trying to wind down from the events of season one when her dentist husband Brock (Christopher Rich) divorced her to marry his pregnant girlfriend, Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman), and her 17-year-old daughter, Cheyenne (Joanna Garcia), announced that she was going to have a baby as well. Now a grandma thanks to Cheyenne and her teenaged husband, football jock Van Montgomery (Steve Howey), Reba hopes that some stability will come to her life, especially since Cheyenne and Van have moved out of the house. Alas, this is not to be: Smashing up his knee in a car accident, Van loses his athletic scholarship to the University of Houston, forcing him to move himself, Cheyenne, and baby daughter Elizabeth back into Reba's house -- much to the displeasure of younger daughter Kyra (Scarlett Pomers), who has come to enjoy the extra attention she's been getting since Cheyenne departed. Even worse, a cash-strapped Reba is compelled to take a job in her ex-husband's dental office meaning that she will be taking orders from the estimable Barbra Jean. The good news at season's end is that Van is sufficiently patched up to resume his schoolwork; also, Reba is able to quit her job at Brock's office and take a new position with Brock's chief rival in the oral-surgery business, Dr. Fisher (Dan Castellaneta). The bad news is that the embittered Kyra intends to move out of Reba's house -- and into the home owned by her father Brock and his second wife. ~ All Movie Guide
As season three of Reba gets under way, single mom Reba Hart (Reba McEntire) is shocked to learn that her younger daughter, Kyra (Scarlett Pomers), intends to move in with her father, Brock (Christopher Rich), and Brock's new young wife, Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman). But this bad news becomes good news when Kyra turns out to be a positive influence on the irresponsible and insensitive Brock, so much so that he and Reba bury the hatchet and become friends again. At the same time, the formerly vacuous Barbra Jean is showing signs of maturity, especially after bonding with Reba's older daughter, Cheyenne (Joanna Garcia). But there's trouble ahead for the two Hart families as the season draws to a close: Catching Reba and Brock in a friendly embrace, Barbra Jean suspects the worst -- and it looks like she might be right when Brock starts wondering if walking out on Reba was a mistake. ~ All Movie Guide
Two siblings find themselves competing on and off the racetrack in this action-packed drama. K.C. Carlyle (Steve Howey) and his kid brother, Trip (Mike Vogel), are both racers in the rough and tumble world of supercross, a revved-up variation on motocross racing in which specially modified motorcycle negotiate specially built dirt tracks that send riders through tricky twists and turns, over rough terrain, and off high-flying jumps. Both are talented racers, but K.C. has a wilder and more reckless approach, while Trip follows a more cautious path. A more profound difference between them arises when K.C. is offered a lucrative deal to ride for a factory-sponsored team; he takes the deal, and leaves his brother behind to race on his own dime. However, when an accident takes Trip out of the running on the supercross circuit, he and K.C. set aside their differences as Trip helps coach his older brother so he can succeed in his drive to the championship. Made with the cooperation of a leading supercross race promoter, Supercross: The Movie also stars Sophia Bush and Cameron Richardson as the brothers' love interests, and Robert Carradine as a determined race coach. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Steve Howey, Mike Vogel, (more)
Legendary Hong Kong action director and choreographer Corey Yuen brings Tecmo's best-selling video-game franchise to the big screen in a martial arts extravaganza featuring an impressive quartet of female fighters including Devon Aoki, Sarah Carter, Jaime Pressly, and Holly Valance. Tina (Pressly), Christie (Valance), Kasumi (Aoki), and Helena (Carter) are four skilled martial artists whose outwardly sexy appearances betray their true lethal natures. When the fearsome females each receive an invitation to take part in an illegal martial arts competition to be staged on a remote Asian island, the prospect of a ten-million-dollar top prize is only sweetened by the fact that they will be facing off against some of the toughest fighters on the planet. Now, in order to defend their honor and search for the answers to life's greatest mysteries, Tina, Christie, Kasumi, and Helena will check their inhibitions at the beach and prepare for a series of fights that will test not only their strength, stamina, and endurance, but the very foundation of their dedication to the martial arts as well. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jaime Pressly, Holly Valance, (more)
A clerical error tests the lifelong friendship of two brides-to-be by scheduling their respective weddings at the famed Plaza Hotel on the exact same date in this romantic comedy starring Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson. Ever since they were little girls, Liv (Hudson) and Emma (Hathaway) have bonded over planning their weddings down to the very last detail. Now, both in their mid-twenties, Liv and Emma have each found the men they want to spend the rest of their lives with. But while most of the details regarding their respective weddings don't overlap, the one thing that both Liv and Emma have always dreamt of is holding their ceremony at the legendary Plaza Hotel -- New Your City's ultimate bridal destination. Unfortunately, a simple clerical error has scheduled both of their weddings on the exact same date, at the exact same place. As a high-powered lawyer who's used to getting her way, Liv simply isn't willing to settle for anything less than perfection. And though simple schoolteacher Emma has always placed the needs of others above her own, the prospect of making any sacrifices on her big day brings out her inner bridezilla in ways that shock her unsuspecting friends and family. There was a time when Liv and Emma would have done anything for each other, but now that the two best friends are at odds over who will get their dream wedding and who will have to settle for second best, the lacy gloves are off and it's all-out war. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, (more)
A descendant of the legendary vampire slayer who did battle with the most infamous bloodsucker in history faces off against six of the most frightening monsters of the modern era in this rowdy horror comedy featuring Kenan Thompson and Leslie Nielsen. The closest that video-store clerk Stan Helsing (Steve Howey) ever came to fending off monsters was dealing with disgruntled customers irked at the lack of new releases -- but with Halloween fast approaching, that's all about to change. When the spookiest night of the year rolls around and Stan gets stranded in Stormy Night Estates with a group of his best friends, his true destiny is finally revealed. Stan Helsing shares the same bloodline as Dr. Abraham Van Helsing, the very man who once defeated Count Dracula. When Freddy, Jason, Chucky, Pinhead, Michael Myers, and Leatherface come out to play, Stan becomes convinced that he has the knowledge and know-how to defeat the dreaded horror icons. Perhaps with the help of Teddy (Thompson) and the rest of his longtime pals, Stan can uphold the family tradition of battling baddies and pass the torch to the next generation. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Steve Howey, Kenan Thompson, (more)
