Jason Padgett Movies
A deranged, inbred Kentucky family attempts to "clean up" their tainted family tree by bringing in some new blood in this backwoods shocker starring Grace Johnson and Jason Padgett. Billy Bob Hackford (Padgett) abducts women with a little help from his sadistic kin, and forces them to fight to the death in order to select the strongest one for breeding. The clan makes a fatal mistake, however, when they abduct Amber Strickland (Johnson) -- a tough-talking tomboy with strong Southern roots. A formidable huntress raised in the Alabama wilderness, Amber quickly escapes from Billy Bob's clutches and makes her way deep into the woods with malevolent siblings Bear and Brody hot on her trail. Now, as the fight for survival begins, the once-serene hills will erupt into a bloody massacre of violence and death. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2005
At the Araz home, Dina (Shohreh Aghdashloo) is putting on a show, being nice to Debbie (Leighton Meester), while secretly ordering Behrooz (Jonathan Ahdout) to murder the girl. He tries to get Debbie to leave, but it's too late. Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) is posing as an armed robber in order to delay Kalil (Anil Kumar) long enough for Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) to get him the satellite imagery Jack needs to keep tailing the terrorist. Jack takes several people hostage in the convenience store, taking all of their cell phones and wallets, and before long, the police arrive. Chloe's being hampered by Driscoll (Alberta Watson), who suspects that she's in contact with Jack, and assigns Sarah (Lana Parrilla) to spy on her. Chloe in turn persuades Edgar (Louis Lombardi) to take over the satellite work she's doing for Jack. Driscoll has her own personal problems to deal with, as she learns that her schizophrenic daughter, Maya (Angela Goethals), has been acting up, and her neighbor has called the police. Driscoll intervenes, again with Sarah's help, and has Maya brought to CTU. Eventually, Chloe and Edgar get the satellite coverage, and Jack takes Kalil out of the store at gunpoint, using the terrorist's car to make his escape, and then letting Kalil go while he's being monitored via satellite from CTU. Driscoll is now aware of Jack's activities, and tells Jack that she's going to pick Kalil up, but then CTU intercepts a phone call from Kalil to Omar (Tony Plana) indicating that Jack was right about Kalil's destination. Meanwhile, Heller (William Devane) and Audrey (Kim Raver) make a daring attempt to escape. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
- 2003
Following her dramatic arrival after Jasmine's defeat (see "Peace Out"), Lilah (Stephanie Romanov) explains her presence at Angel Investigations. Despite having become one of Jasmine's first victims when she died at the hands of the possessed Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter), the late lady lawyer's contract with Wolfram & Hart extends into the afterlife. Now she's been dispatched to make the fang gang an offer: The evil law firm wants Angel (David Boreanaz) and friends to take over its newly restored Los Angeles office. After mocking her longtime foes for having ended world peace -- or at least Jasmine's sinister version thereof -- Lilah taunts them with a glimpse of all the good they might accomplish if given the awesome financial and mystical assets of an interdimensional law firm. Reactions vary, but by the time a limo arrives the next morning, Angel, Wesley (Alexis Denisof), Fred (Amy Acker), Gunn (J. August Richards), and Lorne (Andy Hallett) are all willing to at least hear the pitch. Each team member gets a personalized tour of the newly rebuilt Wolfram & Hart facility -- and a tantalizing glimpse of what his or her role might be in such an organization. Angel's ready to turn the deal down -- despite the offer of key information about recent events in Sunnydale -- when Lilah reveals the whereabouts of his missing son: Connor (Vincent Kartheiser) is getting ready to blow up the unconscious Cordelia and a slew of hostages in a bid to end his own pain and alienation. Angel conducts some stern negotiations and saves the day, but in doing so he loses the only son he'll ever have. Originally broadcast May 7, 2003, on the WB network, "Home" marked season four, episode 22 of the supernatural soap opera. At the time of broadcast, the WB still hadn't announced whether the program would be renewed, so the producers fashioned this episode as either a coda or a cliffhanger for the following season. David Boreanaz would next appear in the final two episodes of Angel's parent series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Another crossover of sorts occurs in the casting of Jonathan M. Woodward as one of Wolfram & Hart's lackeys; the same actor previously played Buffy's vampire sparring partner in "Conversations With Dead People." ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
- 2002
A letter confirming the death of Mark Greene is delivered to the ER. While the tragic news sinks in, a grieving Carter (Noah Wyle) confronts Abby (Maura Tierney), and Weaver (Laura Innes) begins to worry about her own health -- and her future life outside of medicine. And having resolved the problems with Chloe and Suzy in New York, Lewis (Sherry Stringfield) prepares to return to Chicago. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter), Wesley (Alexis Denisof), and Gunn (J. August Richards) get on with the business of running Angel Investigations without its founder, taking time out only to squabble about what they should now call the agency. Meanwhile, Angel (David Boreanaz) himself investigates a Wolfram & Hart plot to defraud a shelter for Los Angeles runaways of huge sums of money during a charity event. To foil their plan, Angel pretends to befriend Anne Steele (Julia Lee), the institution's manager, and convinces her that lawyer Lindsey McDonald (Christian Kane) isn't the kind benefactor he seems. Eventually, with the help of an old adversary, Angel tricks Lindsey and Lilah Morgan (Stephanie Romanov) into revealing their plans to the rich guests they're in the process of bilking. The vampire hero and his accomplice make off with the money, but Angel eventually makes sure it goes to Anne's shelter, though not before alienating her with his high-handed methods and apparent immorality. Originally broadcast January 23, 2001, on the WB network, "Blood Money" marked season two, episode 12 of the supernatural comedy drama. Although it's only hinted at in this episode and never revealed to Angel, the character of Anne actually appeared in two episodes of Angel's parent series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In the episode "Anne," she was a homeless girl named Lily who befriended Buffy while the Slayer was hiding out under her middle name and eventually took over that selfsame alias: Anne. And in another Buffy installment, "Lie to Me," she briefly used the name Chanterelle when she joined a cult of wannabe vampires. The character would recur again on Angel in "The Thin Dead Line." ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
- 2000
The body of a woman, infested with bugs and insects, is found in the desert. Grissom (William L. Petersen) does not follow the conventional wisdom that the woman's husband is responsible. In other developments, a missing person's car turns up unexpectedly at a bus station, several valuable art treasures are stolen, and Warrick (Gary Dourdan) is suspected of gambling while on duty. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
