Jim Henshaw Movies
Mel Harris traces her aunt's mysterious roots in this made-for-television movie. Based on the book of the same name by Laurel Pace, Harris stars as Jordan Kirkland, a genealogist who begins tracing her wealthy Aunt Kitty's (Vivian Reis) roots. Her research -- which centers around a Fabergé egg seen in a photo from her orphan aunt's childhood -- takes her to several European cities and brings some colorful characters into the fray as she pieces together the woman's history. ~ Bernadette McCallion, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mel Harris, Rob Stewart, (more)
Emma Samms stars as a photographer who finds out more than she bargained for when she investigates her brother's murder at a horse breeding farm. The cast also includes Catherine Oxenberg and Tippi Hedren. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Emma Samms, Catherine Oxenberg, (more)
In this frothy outing, a helpful twin temporarily leaves college to pretend to be a fashion model in order to help keep her sister out of trouble. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rick Springfield, Andrea Roth, (more)
In this drama an amnesia victim's happy new life is threatened when her returning memories reveal a dark secret from her past. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1987
The cuddly pastel-colored Care Bears are back for a third feature film with their friend Grumpy. This time around, they have persuaded Alice to return with them to Wonderland. There, she must pretend to be a princess who has been kidnapped by the Evil Wizard. While many of the characters from Wonderland (such as the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat) make appearances, so do characters from the Grimm fairy-tales, The Wizard of Oz, and many more fables. After being thoroughly treated to the ministrations of the loving bears, a little girl finds some much-needed self-esteem. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Colin Fox
In a film designed to bring smiles to the post-toddler set on up to perhaps their seven-year-old siblings, this animated story by Arna Selznick (only the third woman in cinematic history to direct a full-length animated feature) is about the popular Care Bears. These loving creatures inhabit a realm in the clouds called Care-A-Lot, and their purpose in life is to get the humans down below to share their good feelings with each other. They watch over human children with large telescopes and help those children who need help. The Care Bears have their work cut out for them, because Nicolas, a lonely magician's assistant, is about to fall under the evil influence of a bad spirit who lives in an ancient magic book -- it seems Nicolas will do just about anything for friends. Aside from Nicolas, Kim (Cree Summer) and Jason (Sunny Besen Thracher) are in trouble because they are starting not to trust people after suffering many disappointments. Mickey Rooney is the voice of Mr. Cherrywood, the owner of an orphanage. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Georgia Engel, Mickey Rooney, (more)
- 1977
Lions for Breakfast is a "four waller" designed for the G-rated family trade. This somewhat overlong outdoor adventure concerns the exploits of two young brothers and their dog. An elderly drifter joins the three principals in their trek through the wilderness. Dan Forbes, Jim Henshaw, Dan Forbes, Sue Petrie and Paul Bradley comprise the "star" lineup for this restful little film. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1976
The Canadian The Supreme Kid was originally and economically filmed in 16-millimeter. The "heroes" are two drifters, played by Frank Moore and Jim Henshaw. The two are disdainfully referred to as "hippos," or hippie hoboes; one is the domineering mentor, the other the unquestioning follower. While on their aimless trek through the Great White North, the hippos meet a promiscuous young girl, as well as a less appealing holdup man. Morris and Henshaw find themselves with thousands of dollars of stolen loot at the end, but chuck it all to continue their vagabondage. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frank Moore, Jim Henshaw, (more)
Two Navy "lifers" and one military innocent briefly attempt to thumb their nose at Authority in Hal Ashby's The Last Detail (1973). "Badass" Buddusky (Jack Nicholson) and "Mule" Mulhall (Otis Young) are assigned to escort young sailor Meadows (Randy Quaid, who beat out John Travolta for the part) from their Virginia base to a New England military prison, where Meadows will serve an eight-year sentence for attempting to swipe the commander's wife's polio donation can. Buddusky thinks that the sentence is a waste of Meadows' formative years, and he convinces a skeptical Mulhall to show the hapless Meadows a good time by partying on their per diem for the rest of the detail's allotted week. As they head north, the comically posturing Buddusky leads Meadows through the masculinizing rituals of getting drunk, getting in a fight, and getting laid; and he teaches Meadows to stand up for himself so well that Meadows tries to escape. Despite his self-proclaimed "badass" rep, however, Buddusky is, as Mulhall tells him, "a lifer like me," and the two ultimately have a job that they were ordered to do. Taking full advantage of the new ratings system, writer Robert Towne adapted the Darryl Ponicsan novel with an ear for how Navy men really talk. Objecting to the wall-to-wall obscenities, Columbia put off releasing the movie, but, after Nicholson won the Best Actor prize at the Cannes Film Festival, finally opened it for Oscar consideration in December 1973 before a full release several months later. Even with nominations for Nicholson, Quaid, and Towne, and rave reviews despite the notorious cussing, The Last Detail failed to find an audience. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, (more)
