Daniel Baldwin Movies
Daniel Baldwin is the third eldest child of six, four of whom are star actors (all the boys of the family, oddly enough). He attended Ball State University for about a year, planning to study psychology. He left school and began to work as a stand-up comedian before starting acting in 1988. Baldwin has had some problems with the law in the past, the most serious being a drug possession offense. ~ All Movie Guide
Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange headline this fact-based drama centered on the two eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy-Onassis who served as the subject of David and Albert Maysles' similarly-titled 1975 documentary. Directed, produced, and co-written (along with Patricia Rozema) by Michael Sucsy, Grey Gardens tells the story of Big Edie (Lange) and Little Edie (Barrymore), the aunt and cousin of Kennedy-Onassis respectively. The reclusive socialites made headlines across the country when the health department threatened to raid their sprawling, flea-and-raccoon-infested twenty-eight room East Hampton, NY mansion in the early-1970s, prompting Kennedy-Onassis herself to intervene in an attempt to save the family name. Jane Tripplehorn stars as former first lady Kennedy-Onassis in a film also featuring Daniel Baldwin, Ken Howard, Malcolm Gets, and Ayre Gross. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Drew Barrymore, Jessica Lange, (more)
When four joyriding friends cause a crash that kills the son of Chicago's most notorious mob-boss, they find their bad luck quickly snowballing as the vengeful don sets out for settle the score, and a wily sheriff attempts to uphold the law. Leaving a trail of dead bodies in their wake, the desperate foursome struggles to cover up their tracks and get out of town. Vincent Pastore and Daniel Baldwin star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Vincent Pastore, Daniel Baldwin, (more)
- 2007
Daniel Baldwin, James Russo, and Dee Wallace Stone star in director Tommy Brunswick's low-budget, high-definition video shocker that finds Old Scratch manifesting himself in a outwardly benign figurine modeled after his likeness. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Daniel Baldwin, James Russo, (more)
A young couple and their unusual collection of friends face tragic consequences while spending Spring Break on the outskirts of San Francisco in director Akihiro Kitamara's perverse, darkly comic drama. Lately, Aki (Kitamara) and Annie (Adarsha Benjamin) have been experiencing some strain in their relationship. Their friends, a troubled group of eccentrics, love to party, and before long the couple is struggling with infidelity. They're all staying at a ranch owned by Constantine (Daniel Baldwin), a lecherous man with a rather distinct dark side. When a group of wandering schizophrenics shows up at the ranch, the carefree vacation quickly turns sinister. Will Aki and Annie recognize true love and accept their destiny before it's too late, or will they be cursed to live the rest of their short lives questioning why they came together in the first place? ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Directed by Joey Travolta, the thriller Final Move concerns a detective with extrasensory perception who is pulled out of his retirement in order to solve an unsolved murder. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Matt Schulze, Lochlyn Munro, (more)
Based on the book by Newsweek senior editor David France, the made-for-cable Our Fathers dramatizes the pedophilia scandal that literally tore apart the Catholic Diocese of Boston. The story is set in motion when the Boston Globe gets wind of a determined effort by lawyer Mitchell Garabedian (Ted Danson) to get belated justice for his client Angelo DeFranco (Daniel Baldwin), who as a youngster was repeatedly abused sexually by Father John Geoghan (Steve Shaw). Several of Angelo's contemporaries had previously come forth with stories of Father Geoghan's misdeeds, and the similar outrages of other priests, but they had made the error of complaining to the head of the Boston Diocese, the arrogant Cardinal Bernard Law (Christopher Plummer), who turned a deaf ear to the claims and in some cases went so far as to tell the complainants that they, and not the priests, were somehow to blame. All the while, Law and his colleagues covered up the scandal through a series of covert transfers of the offending priests, allowing the perpetrators to continue their sexual activities with shocking impunity. The film also details a number of related subplots, including the plight of Mary Ryan (Ellen Burstyn), all of whose seven sons suffered from the priests' abuse, and Father Spagnolia (Brian Dennehy), who dared to attack Law's handling of the scandal from his pulpit -- only to have the sexual skeletons in his own closet revealed. Our Fathers made its Showtime cable debut on May 21, 2005. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
When mild mannered computer consultant and comic book fanatic Normal Neale discovers that his coworker Victor Ventura has telekinetic abilities, he makes it his mission to help Victor refine his powers and become a genuine superhero. Sure Norman may know his way around a computer, but his true passions in life are comic books and Andrea - the pretty office receptionist who who's never even cast him a second glance. Every night Norman goes home to his empty apartment and dreams of fighting crime on the streets. Then, one day, Norman realizes that swaggering salesman Victor possesses powers beyond his comprehension. After consulting with his best friend Chuck, a comic book store owner who knows a thing or two about superheroes, Norman realizes that it's up to him to help Victor realize the true potential of his power. Once Victor begins using his telekinesis to fight crime, Norman will become his sidekick and together this pair will make the city streets safe for law-abiding citizens. But as Victor begins to harness his powers, Norman is forced to confront the painful realization that some people just aren't cut out to be superheroes - even if they do possess superhuman abilities. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- David Ingram, Perry Mucci, (more)
Sin City becomes the sight of a horrific vampire plague when a gang of vicious bloodsuckers descend upon the gambling paradise and soak the dry desert sand with warm wet blood in director Fred Williamson's two-fanged shocker. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Based on Casual Rex, one of a series of lighthearted fantasy novels by Eric Garcia, the made-for-cable Anonymous Rex would have us believe that not all dinosaurs were rendered exinct 65 million years ago. The survivors dinos had gone into hiding, gradually re-emerging in human form courtesy of a special holographic process. In fact, one out of every ten thousand "humans" is actually a well-assimilated dinosaur, and among these are a pair of private eyes: Ernie Watson (Daniel Baldwin) and Vincent Rubio (Sam Trammell), respectively a raptor and a triceratops. Hired to investigate the "accidental" death of the son of one of Ernie's old girlfriends, the two lizardy gumshoes stumble upon a cult called the Voice of Progress, comprised of fanatical dinosaurs who want to wipe out all humans and take over the world. Things take a serious turn when one of the two detectives is killed, and Ernie's daughter Gabrielle (Stephanie Nicole Lemelin) is kidnapped. Although the special effects are nothing to write home about, the film scores with its wry, knowing humor, likening the plight of the disguised dinos to those people in real life who must "pass" as something they're not (there's even a scene at a nocturnal dino club which looks more like a reptilian gay bar). Anonymous Rex debuted December 4, 2004 on the Sci-Fi Channel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2003
Based on a best-seller by Elizabeth Berg, this made-for-TV movie stars Christine Lahti as Samantha Morrow, a middle-class mom deserted by her shallow husband, David (Chris Potter). In order to keep a roof over her head -- not to mention the head of her son, Travis (Mark Rendall) -- Samantha decides to take in boarders. Among these is a runaway teenager named Lavender Blue (Grace Lynn Kung) and a chubby working stiff named King (Daniel Baldwin). Without giving the game away, it can be noted that one of these boarders will enable Samantha to realize her full value as a woman and human being by film's end. Also on hand are Samantha's down-to-earth mom (Eva Marie Saint) and cable-TV home-design expert Colin Cowie (as himself). Open House made its initial CBS appearance on February 16, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Christine Lahti, Daniel Baldwin, (more)
Mark L. Lester's Stealing Candy concerns three unsavory types who concoct a unique get-rich-quick scheme. The threesome attempts to put together a one-time-only online sex session featuring a famous actress. Their biggest problem to overcome is that fact that their star has no idea she will be taking part in such a project. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alex McArthur, Coolio, (more)
- 2002
Brooding over his best friend's suicide, 15-year-old Scott Hardwick (Dan Byrd) clambers onto a high-rise ledge and threatens to jump. Scott's plight is cruelly exploited by radio "shock jock" Buzz Wescott (Dan Byrd), who hopes to parlay this tragedy-in-the-making into a lucrative national radio hookup. Posing as one of the detectives on the scene, Gloria (Valerie Bertinelli) is already aware that Scott needs her help...but it takes quite a while to realize that Buzz is also a lost soul in need of salvation. This episode was directed by series regular John Dye (Andrew). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2002
The investigation of a deli robbery in which the owner was killed is bollixed up by Daron Hodges (Daniel Baldwin), an overzealous detective from another precinct who inadvertently leads a witness to finger the wrong man for the crime. In another development, a phony priest is apparently victimizing a young girl -- but this turns out to be the tip of the iceberg in an ever-developing confidence scam. And in the aftermath of the previous week's hostage crisis, Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) decides to live for the moment and admit his affection for Connie McDowell (Charlotte Ross) -- even unto inviting Connie to join him and his son Theo (Austin Majors) on their trip to Disney World. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henry Simmons
Vince Vassar, an infamous Hollywood producer, thinks that the power he wields is limitless. But when he shuts his employee Sammy out of the multi-million dollar movie deal that Sammy brought him, the scorned assistant decides to eliminate Vince from the deal, and from every future one. Unfortunately, Vince's wife already has a plan for her husband's life and his money. Now a deadly web has been woven in which no one know who can trust whom. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
A hunt for biochemical terrorists gets a supernatural twist as a band of heroic soldiers stumble into a mine inhabited by angry spirits in Walter von Huene's unusual hybrid action entry. Special Forces captain Aldo Paccione (Franco Columbu) has never found a mission too dangerous to tackle, and when the government discovers that a rouge group of mercenaries are developing biochemical weapons deep in the mines of Sardinia, he assembles a crack Delta Force team to move in and eliminate the threat. As Captain Paccione and his team descend into the mines, the disturbance soon awakens the angry souls of ancient warriors who aren't too pleased to be woken from their centuries-long slumber. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2000
Some six months after the cancellation of the popular, hard-hitting TV cop series Homicide, most of the cast members were reunited for a two-hour TV movie, which deftly (and somewhat surprisingly) combines stark, raw realism with Sartre-esque flights of fantasy. Several members past and present of the Baltimore Police Department's homicide squad are brought back together when their former skipper and current mayoral candidate, Al "G" Giardelli (Yaphet Kotto), is gunned down by a would-be assassin. As former partners Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher) and Tim Bayliss (Kyle Secor) conduct their own personal search for the perpetrator, the comatose "G" discovers that not all police review boards are conducted by the living. Like its weekly predecessor, Homicide: The Movie was co-produced by Baltimore native Barry Levinson. The film made its first NBC network TV appearance on February 13, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, (more)
- 2000
When a slippery street musician falls for his beautiful neighbor, he suddenly finds himself drawn into a dangerous world of treachery and deceit. Tivoli was the kind of neighbor a guy couldn't help but notice, and Silver Man had been noticing her more with each passing day. But Tivoli is currently entangled in a volatile relationship with her pathological boyfriend Jake, who currently owes a large debt to feared gangster Leo the Lion. Now, as Silver Man makes his move for Tivoli, he realizes that falling for this particular girl could be the last mistake he ever makes. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eugene Levy, Joe Pantoliano, (more)
- 2000
Walter Baltzer's thriller Family Under Siege stars Mel Harris as Fay Baxter, a mother who must defend her family after they are taken hostage by three bad guys. Daniel Baldwin and Melinda Clarke play two of the criminals who kidnap Fay's husband while keeping her and her kids tied up. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- 2000
Daniel Baldwin made his directorial debut with this feature, which blends dark comedy into an action-packed crime thriller. Jeremy (Michael Madsen) is a Mob lieutenant whose brother-in-law (Joe Mantegna) is an FBI agent. When a crackdown on organized crime threatens to put Jeremy behind bars, his brother-in-law arranges for him to become an FBI informant and enter the Witness Protection Program. What the FBI doesn't know is that Jeremy's boss is aware of his plans, and he sends two strong-arm men (Daniel Baldwin and Chad McQueen) to find Jeremy and bring him back -- or kill him if he's already told the Feds too much. Co-star Chad McQueen (whose father was movie legend Steve McQueen) also served as executive producer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Madsen, Daniel Baldwin, (more)
- 1999
A man learns that hard way that not all high school memories are pleasant in this thriller. Paul Preedy (Daniel Baldwin) is invited to a high school reunion, but figures someone is playing a trick on him when he discovers he's one of only three people asked to attend. However, Paul soon learns what's going on is no joke; his two fellow alumni are dead a few days later, both the victims of a killer who used a water torture on them before they died. Paul finds himself the key suspect in the police's investigation of the crimes, and Paul is forced to come to terms with a disturbing incident from his past that links him to the killer. Water Damage also stars Dean Stockwell, Leslie Hope, and Mimi Kuzyk. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Daniel Baldwin, Leslie Hope, (more)
