Adam Hendershott Movies

After pledging her late mother's once-dignified sorority, a college freshman aligns herself with seven social outcasts in an attempt to influence change over the school's flawed social hierarchy in this comedy starring Amanda Bynes. College freshman Sydney White (Bynes) has just arrived at Southern Atlantic University ready and eager to pledge her late mother's sorority. Once upon a time, this sorority was dignified and respected, but that pristine reputation has been tarnished now that blonde tyrant Rachel (Sara Paxton) has taken over as student council president. After surviving the sorority's vigorous pledging process, Syd is quickly banished for daring to question Rachel's regime. Now left with nowhere to go but a condemned house on the edge of Greek Row, the dejected and rejected pledge quickly makes friends with seven of the biggest social outcasts on campus. But while these socially challenged frat boys may not be much to look at, it gradually becomes apparent to Syd that they all have their fare share of admirable qualities -- especially love-struck super-geek Tyler (Matt Long). Perhaps if these nerdy frat boys and their new queen could successfully shake up the system by staging a successful takeover of the student government, they could restore the once-proud reputation of this prestigious university and offer a glimmer of hope to campus geeks everywhere! ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

No sooner does Lorelai (Lauren Graham) find out about Luke's daughter April (Vanessa Marano) than the little girl insists upon spending a day at the Dragonfly Inn. This uncomfortable situation sets both Lorelei and Luke (Scott Patterson) to wondering if their wedding will ever take place. Meanwhile, Logan (Matt Czuchry) goes to great lengths to reconcile with Rory (Alexis Bledel); Paris (Liza Weil) proves to be an overbearing control freak as editor of the "Daily Press"; a temporarily disabled Taylor (Michael Winters) turn over the annual Stars Hollow Winter Carnival to the unpredicitable Kirk (Sean Gunn); and Lane (Keiko Agena) doesn't seem to want to make a commitment to Zach (Todd Lowe). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Somewhat unexpectedly, the whole Gilmore family shows up on the Yale campus during Parents' Weekend. Also in tow is Christopher (David Sutcliffe), still trying to re-ingratiate himself with Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel). Alas, Christopher's efforts to be a "regular guy" with Rory's fellow staffers at the Yale Daily News ends up a horrible, drunken fiasco. And back in Stars Hollow, Luke (Scott Patterson) seems to be making a concerted effort to get over Lorelai by dating his daughter April's gorgeous swimming coach (Rona Benson). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Lorelai (Lauren Graham) promises that Luke (Scott Patterson) will attend the elder Gilmores' next Friday Night Dinner. Trouble is, she didn't tell Luke -- and he's none too happy about it, especially when Richard (Edward Herrmann) and Emily (Kelly Bishop) try to pin him down about the wedding date. Meanwhile back at Yale, Paris (Liza Weil) is fired as editor of the paper and Rory (Alexis Bledel) is installed in her place, whereupon Paris kicks Rory out of their apartment. Fortunately, Logan (Matt Czuchry) is on hand to offer Rory a place to stay...and even more fortunately, Rory not only grows closer to Logan, but also to her biological father Christopher (David Sutcliffe). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Now installed at the Magic School, Piper (Holly Marie Combs) is understandably upset that the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow fame has returned to life and is busily decapitating all of the school's teachers. Gideon (Gildart Jackson), the mentor of Whitelighter Leo (Brian Krause), enlists the aid of the Charmed Ones to put the evil horseman out of commission -- but can it be that Gideon is not entirely evil-free himself? Meanwhile, Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) embarks upon a vision quest in hopes of getting over the absence of Jason, and finding a potential father for the babies she yearns to bear; and Paige (Rose McGowan) broods over her inability to help Richard Montana with his "karma" crisis. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Long before she became a two-time Oscar winner, Hilary Swank paid her dues in such hard-hitting TV movies as Terror in the Family. The actress is cast as Deena Martin, a profoundly troubled 15-year-old with a history of wild and abusive behavior. An argument over a boy Deena has been seeing without permission erupts into all-out violence as the girl assaults her parents and threatens them with a knife. Removed to the custody of her Aunt Judith (Kathleen Wilhoite), Deena struggles to get her life under control, but the film's script makes it abundantly clear that the problem isn't hers alone. Both her mother, Cynthia (Joanna Kerns), and her brother, Adam (Adam Hendershott), are alcoholics, and her distant, self-absorbed father, Todd (Dan Lauria), would have been just as happy if neither of his children had never been born. Filmed in Utah, Terror in the Family made its Fox network debut on April 16, 1996. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A pre-pubescent hacker gets in over his head when he accidentally discovers a conspiracy to steal classified information. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

It's been said that nothing can bring two men closer together than a dollar placed between them, and a large family finds themselves becoming far closer than they'd like over several million dollars in this satiric comedy. Uncle Joe McTeague (Kirk Douglas) is an elderly man with a multi-million dollar fortune that he made in the scrap metal business and has no immediate heirs. While Joe has no children, he has plenty of relatives, most of whom don't really like him but want to curry his favor in hopes of inheriting his money when he dies (and Uncle Joe is just shrewd enough to know this). However, Uncle Joe has hired a "nurse," Molly Richardson (Olivia D'Abo), who considers modeling bikinis in Joe's Jacuzzi to be therapeutic. The family is afraid that Molly will end up with the lion's share of Joe's money after they've been bending over backwards to earn his approval, so they bring in a ringer. Daniel McTeague (Michael J. Fox) is one of the only members of the family that Uncle Joe actually likes; a professional bowler of no particular skill, Daniel is the son of the family's black sheep, a leftist activist who decided years ago and wanted nothing to do with Uncle Joe. But Joe has a soft spot for Daniel and his imitation of Jimmy Durante, so the family tracks him down and has him come to visit his uncle. The idea is that if Daniel can get on Uncle Joe's good side, he'll be rewarded in his will, and then Daniel will share his fortune with the rest of the family. So Daniel and his wife Robin (Nancy Travis) move to be closer to Uncle Joe, but Daniel soon discovers that he doesn't like his family much more than Uncle Joe does. Greedy also features Phil Hartman, Ed Begley, Jr., Bob Balaban, Jere Burns, and Kirsten Dunst as some of the venal members of the extended McTeague Family; incidentally, the name "McTeague" is a reference to the lead character in Erich von Stroheim's silent epic Greed. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

This fact-based drama follows the flight of a Milwaukee woman wrongly convicted for murdering her husband's ex-wife. Hoping to have a chance for a re-trial she escapes from prison and heads for Canada. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

The Conners star as the "All-American family" in a television ad for Rodbell's diner. Rick Dees guest stars as Ken, the director of the commercial, and Adam Hendershott plays the producer. Meanwhile, next-door neighbors the Bowmans get ready to move back to Chicago, leaving D.J. upset about losing his friend Todd (Troy Davidson). ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide