Gregory White Movies
- 1997
In episode six, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and friends attend a school field trip to the zoo. Also on the trip are Kyle (Eion Bailey), Tor (Brian Gross), and Heidi (Jennifer Sky), Sunnydale High's resident bullies. In attempting to protect the nerdy Lance (Jeff Maynard), Xander (Nicholas Brendon) follows them into the ominously closed hyena exhibit. Upon exiting the exhibit, everyone except Lance has seemingly taken on the predatory characteristics of the hyena. Xander begins hanging out with the four bullies and acting belligerent and nasty -- even verbally humiliating Willow (Alyson Hannigan). Among other things, the group eats the school's pig mascot. When questioned about the pig, Kyle, Rhonda, and Tor eat the principal -- alive! At first Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) does not believe Buffy's view that something is supernaturally wrong with Xander and comically states, "It's devastating -- he's turned into a 16-year-old boy. Of course, you'll have to kill him." But after researching Primals -- animal worshipers who imbue themselves with the spirits of animals -- Giles and Buffy go to the keeper of the hyena exhibit for help. The keeper turns out to be a Primal, and he attempts to draw the hyena spirit from Xander and the bullies into himself. After succeeding, Buffy throws him to the hyenas. ~ All Movie Guide
- 2002
Paul Rudd makes his first series appearance as Mike, who has been set up as a blind date for Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) by helpful Joey (Matt LeBlanc). Phoebe is grateful for Joey's gesture -- until she gets wise to the somewhat abrupt way in which Joey and Mike became acquainted in the first place. Elsewhere, a search to find the right pediatrician for baby Emma leads to a startling discovery for Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), who realizes anew that there's more to Ross (David Schwimmer) than meets the eye. And Chandler (Matthew Perry) is forced to make a difficult decision when he is transferred to Tulsa. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Paul Rudd, DeDee Pfeiffer, (more)
- 1997
In this 90-minute conclusion of a two-part story, a homeless mute, who has been accused of a child's murder by the victim's father, has killed himself. Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and Diane (Kim Delaney), convinced that the dead man was framed by the child's father (Brian Markinson), whom they believe to be the actual culprit, try to get to the truth by working on the mother (Annie Corley). As this sordid storyline works itself out, the squad investigates a possible case of health-benefit fraud involving a "good samaritan" doctor. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
One of the only survivors of a man-made plague joins forces with a team of private warriors in a bid to save what's left of the Earth in this sequel to Resident Evil, the big-screen adaptation of the popular video game. Picking up where the first film left off, Resident Evil: Apocalypse finds Alice (Milla Jovovich) still battling the living dead who are overtaking Raccoon City, inoculated with an anti-virus by the nefarious and all-powerful Umbrella Corporation (in addition to the virus itself). Alice encounters Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory), a former member of Umbrella's internal defense team. Forming an alliance with mercenary-for-hire Carlos Olivera (Oded Fehr) and his cohorts, this tiny band of survivors seeks out Dr. Charles Ashford (Jared Harris), Umbrella's top scientist and one of the only men with the know-how to find a solution to the zombie menace; however, they discover that Ashford's cooperation comes with a price -- the scientist's daughter Angie (Sophie Vavasseur) is missing, and he'll help Alice and her partners only if Angie is returned to him safe and sound. Resident Evil: Apocalypse was the first solo directorial credit for Alexander Witt, who previously distinguished himself as a cinematographer and second-unit director. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, (more)
A woman discovers that a part of her family history may be more complicated -- and more famous -- than she ever imagined in this comedy. Thirtysomething Sarah Huttinger (Jennifer Aniston), who has spent most of her adult life in New York City, is flying home to California with her long time boyfriend, Jeff Daly (Mark Ruffalo), for the wedding of her annoyingly perky younger sister, Annie (Mena Suvari). While Sarah and Jeff have recently announced they're engaged to be married, Sarah has been having second thoughts, and she isn't excited about the prospect of spending time with the family where she's always felt like the odd duck. As Sarah tries to decide what she should do with her personal and professional lives, she turns to her sharp-tongued and still youthful grandmother, Katharine (Shirley MacLaine), for advice, and Katharine shares a little-known bit of family history -- that Sarah's now-deceased mother left her father, Earl (Richard Jenkins), a few days before their wedding and ran off with another man for several days before coming back and marrying Earl. However, after hearing this Sarah is also treated to some long-simmering local gossip about a young man who ran off with a bride-to-be after he was seduced by her mother...and that the story became the basis for the hit movie The Graduate. Sarah begins to wonder, was Katharine the real-life Mrs. Robinson of this story? And if it's true, who was the man who had affairs with Sarah's mother and grandmother? Was it dashing and wealthy family friend Beau Burroughs (Kevin Costner), who has also turned Sarah's head? Rumor Has It... was produced from an original screenplay by Ted Griffin; Griffin was originally set to direct the film, but shortly after production began he was replaced, with Rob Reiner taking over the project. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, (more)
- 2004
In flashback, Drew (Drew Carey) recalls the events surrounding the death of his father George (an event that wouldn't be seen until a few episodes later, indicating that this particular installment was originally broadcast out of sequences). First off, Drew is shocked to discover that his late dad never mentioned him in his diary. But worse is to come when, in his efforts to arrange a US Marine Corps funeral for George, Drew is stymied by a mixup in caskets--and as a result his dad is laid to rest in a coffin embossed with the logo of the rock group KISS (it even plays a rendition of "God Gave Rock and Roll to You". First telecast in tandem with "At Your Cervix", "Sealed in a Kiss" must hold a record for the largest number of bad-taste jokes within a single half-hour, covering everything from Vietnamese war guilt to leaving a baby alone in a hot car! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1992
Saved by the Bell costar Lark Voorhees appears in this episode as Cindy, former girlfriend of Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro). Showing up unexpectedly at the Banks doorstep, Cindy has brought her new baby son--then surprises one and all by claiming that Carlton is the father. Though Will (Will Smith) smells a rat (especially since, so far as he knows, his cousin is still a virgin), Carlton gallantly insist upon doing The Right Thing by Cindy...even if he can't remember doing The Wrong Thing in the first place. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2005
Cal (Joe Renteria), an old friend of Vic's (Michael Chiklis) who owns a restaurant, asks Vic to help him straighten out one of his employees, Cyril (Peter Pasco), who has a drug problem and has apparently disappeared. Vic goes out of his way to help Cal, which has negative repercussions when Cyril's problems turn out to be more serious, and he's involved in a shoot-out while robbing a store. Ben Gilroy (John Diehl, uncredited) turns up dead after apparently living a very rough life in Mexico. Aceveda (Benito Martinez) decides to shut down the AGC sting operation, because Louis (Dominic Hoffman) betrayed them, opening up a new company with seed money from the big clients he warned about the sting. Monica (Glenn Close) decides to offer Louis a deal to set up a new operation at the new company, angering Aceveda, who has not officially stepped down yet. Monica also gets the men's room fixed, and tells Aceveda that she plans to use a new forfeiture plan to seize criminals' assets and auction them off to pay for The Barn's upkeep and donate some cash to local social programs. Shane (Walton Goggins) has been shaking down the pimps and dealers on his beat, and is breaking in a new partner, Armando (Michael Pena of Crash), an Iraq War veteran. Vic confronts Shane about his possible connection to Antwon (Anthony Anderson), which Shane denies. But Vic still has his suspicions. Corrine (Cathy Cahlin Ryan) and Vic consider joining a class-action suit against a vaccine company. Dutch (Jay Karnes) and Claudette (CCH Pounder) bring in a prostitute (Donna Cooper) who's been raped, and Aceveda, still struggling with his own personal trauma, takes a special interest in the case. This episode also includes an uncredited appearance by Katey Sagal as Nancy Gilroy. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
- 1991
The business rivalry between Joe (Tim Daly) and Roy (David Schramm) spills over into the political arena when both men compete for the same town-council seat. The situation gets even stickier when the local newspaper refuses to endorse either Joe or Roy, choosing instead to back Joe's campaign manager Fay (Rebecca Schull). As it turns out, the newspaper's editorial staff has been "bought off" by a surfeit of home-baked goodies. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
