Stephen Tibbetts
- 1998
In the conclusion of a two-part story, the Tok'ra, a Goa'uld resistence movement, turns down the opportunity to allign with Stargate Command. Meanwhile, Jacob Carter (Carmen Agenziano), cancer-ridden father of SG-1 team member Amanda Carter (Amanda Tapping), is on the verge of death. Things brighten up when the Tok'ra agrees to fight alongside SG-1 provided that Jacob agree to serve as the host body for Tok'ra warrior Selmak, who is likewise at death's door. Though the two entities don't get along, Jacob and Selmak realize that each one's survival depends upon the other. The plot take a sinister turn when a spy betrays the Tok'ra to the Goa'uld. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1998
In the first episode of a two-part story, the SG-1 team heads to planet P34353J, hoping to form an alliance with the Tok'ra, a Goa'uld resistance movement. The problem is that the Tok'ra can only function by inhabiting human hosts--and no human desires that "honor." Meanwhile, team member Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) is torn between duty to her country and devotion to her loved ones when her cancer-ridden father Jacob Carter (Carmen Argenziano) makes a turn for the worse. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Adam Sandler's second popular starring vehicle after Billy Madison is a goofy lowbrow paean to golf, hockey, and the comic hysterics of its childlike star. In Happy Gilmore, Sandler plays the title character, a raw, determined, but ultimately untalented hockey player who keeps trying out for the pros. When Happy discovers his grandmother (Frances Bay) will lose her home if she doesn't fork over 270,000 dollars to the IRS, he tries to figure out how he can possibly scrounge up the cash. An idea strikes during a game of one-upmanship with a couple furniture movers stripping his grandmother's home: On his first-ever swing, he drives a golf ball farther than the movers have ever seen. Before long, he has transplanted the foul-mouthed, aggressive persona of the hockey rink to the links, winning an amateur tourney that earns him a spot on the pro tour. Throttling everyone from a helpless caddy to game show host Bob Barker during the course of his 90-day quest to amass prize money, Happy also wins the sport a legion of new fans with his in-your-face style. Guiding him on his quest is a whimsical retired pro who lost his hand to an alligator (Carl Weathers) and an attractive public relations woman charmed by Happy's antics (Julie Bowen). Opposing him, however, is sneering hotshot Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald), who will do anything to win his championship jacket and see Happy fail. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, (more)
