Naomi Janzen Movies
- 2003
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The second of two made-for-cable films inspired by the old Ivan Tors series Gentle Ben, Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain was more blatantly a "pilot" for the revival of the series than its predecessor. Dean Cain stars as Jack Wedloe, overseer of a North California wilderness preserve which serves as the home for himself, his young nephew Mark (Reiley McClendon) and a big, lovable bear named Gentle Ben. Trouble begins when Jack's headstrong friend, land developer Fog Benson (Corbin Bernsen), enters into a business arrangement with a pair of shady entrepreneurs. Intending to cultivate the land abutting Wedloe's preserve, Fog naïvely insists that his partners intend to open a natural spring-water business. By the time Fog realizes that his new cronies actually plan to drill for oil, poor Jack has been arrested on trumped-up charges and Mark is bundled off to a foster home. Not surprisingly, it is Gentle Ben who sets things right in his own inimitable bruin fashion. Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain debuted January 5, 2003 on the Animal Planet cable channel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dean Cain, Corbin Bernsen, (more)
- 2002
The Andromeda's latest rescue mission has the unpleasant aftereffect of bringing a dangerous maggot onto the ship. The intergallactic parasite worms its way into one of the vessel's hidden decks, chewing through the hologram of Eddie Aldrich (William Katt), a crew member who died over three centuries ago. Suddenly reactivated, the ghostly, malfunctioning Eddie doesn't understand the present situation and hijacks the ship, determined to have Dylan (Kevin Sorbo) stand trial for treason against the Old Commonwealth. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
Psychiatrist Candace Theaker (Jamie Luner) develops a process that enables her to enter the minds of patients with mental disorders. It is Theaker's hope that once she has "invaded" the patients' inner thoughts, she will be able to purge any and all demons. But when she tries to cure the seriously disturbed teenager Judith (Brittney Irvin), Theaker risks losing her own mind in the process. Among the highlights is a brief excerpt from the earlier Outer Limits episode "Seeds of Destruction." "Mindreacher" first aired on August 4, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1997
Nikita (Peta Wilson) discovers that one of the three thieves who have stolen a valuable computer chip is Steven Wolfe (Christopher Kennedy). Under any other circumstances, Wolfe would be dead meat -- except that he happens to be the long-estranged son of Nikita's superior Operations (Eugene Robert Glazer). Ordered to keep Steven alive at all costs, Nikita agrees -- but only if she is promised her own freedom from Section One. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peta Wilson, Roy Dupuis, (more)
- 1997
Nikita (Peta Wilson) poses as the long-lost daughter of Helen Wicke (Alberta Watson), a sociopath who runs a vicious arms-dealing operation with her husband, John (Wayne Best). It's all part of a scheme hatched by Operations (Eugene Robert Glazer) to retrieve a stolen nuclear trigger. Not surprisingly, the plan has its flaws, and before long both Helen and Nikita are eminently expendable. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peta Wilson, Roy Dupuis, (more)
- 1997
Assigned to protect peacemaking politician Jovan Mijovich (David Calderisi), Nikita (Peta Wilson) meets a woman (Marnie McPhail) who claims to be her childhood friend Julie. Defying orders from Operations (Eugene Robert Glazer) to "cancel" Julie, Nikita goes to great lengths to protect the woman. Alas, Nikita's instincts prove to be woefully wrong this time around. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peta Wilson, Roy Dupuis, (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)
- 1993
The man who stole the car belonging to Charlie DeSalvo (Philip Akin) is Carl Robinson (Bruce A. Young), an African American Immortal. Once upon a time, Carl had high hopes and lofty ambitions, but these have been beaten out of him by years of relentless racial prejudice. Duncan (Adrian Paul), who, back in 1926, saved Carl from a KKK mob, tries to restore his old friend's sense of self-worth. Alas, it looks as though the old story will repeat itself again when Carl is apparently targeted for persecution -- and death -- by a white cop. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, (more)
- 1993
Joel Wyner guest stars as Greg Powers, an Immortal photographer specializing in morbid images. Endeavoring to understand the emotions attending life and death, Powers ends up putting the life of Richie Ryan (Stan Kirsch) in danger. Meanwhile, Richie's Immortal friend Duncan (Adrian Paul), spurred on by one of Greg's photos, is reunited with Linda Plager (Sheila Moore), who had been Duncan's lover 50 years earlier -- and whose life was profoundly altered by the experience. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Adrian Paul, Alexandra Van Der Noot, (more)
