John Larroquette Movies
American actor John Larroquette began gaining public attention as a disc jockey. For several years, he paid the bills with TV and movie voiceovers, notably as the (uncredited) narrator of Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Larroquette started getting on-camera assignments in the mid 1970s, making his network TV bow in the role of Dr. Paul Herman in the prime time weekly Doctors' Hospital (1975-76); this was followed by a two-year stint as Robert Anderson on the Robert Conrad TV vehicle Black Sheep Squadron (1976-78). From 1984 through 1992, Larroquette portrayed assistant DA and self-styled ladies man Dan Fielding on the popular sitcom Night Court, a role which won him four Emmy awards. In 1994, the actor starred in his own series, The John Larroquette Show, playing an erudite recovering alcoholic who manages a St. Louis bus depot.His film career never quite matched the success he found on the small- screen, but he had small parts in The Twilight Zone Movie and Choose Me before he reached the height of his Night Court Fame. He was a friend to Bruce Willis in the Blake Edwards comedy Blind Date and appeared opposite his fellow NBC sitcom star Kirstie Alley in the flop Madhouse. He was one o the adult leads in the 1994 version of Richie Rich. As the '90s came to a close he returned to the small-screen in Payne, an attempt to update the classic British series Fawlty Towers.
As the new century began, Larroquete could be seen in The 10th Kingdom, and a few years later he lent his voice as the narrator of the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - just as he did for the original thirty years before. He appeared in diverse projects such as Beethoven's 5th, and the 2006 Southland Tales. He scored a recurring role for a couple of seasons on Boston Legal.
~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1994
Taped live at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium and shown on HBO and Comedy Central in 1994, this video documents the sixth Comic Relief live charity benefit for America's homeless. Hosted by Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, and Billy Crystal, this program features performances from luminaries of the comedy world, including Garry Shandling, Paula Poundstone, Dennis Miller, Jason Alexander, Richard Belzer, Brett Butler, and more. The video also includes profiles of people in need, and of those who have already benefited from these performers' generosity. The organization Comic Relief has gone on to raise and distribute nearly 50 million dollars, providing direct health care services to homeless men, women, and children throughout the United States. ~ Steve Blackburn, Rovi
A purposely outlandish cartoon created in 1953, Harvey Comics hero Richie Rich finally came to the big screen in 1994, when a boy billionaire was not quite as fanciful an idea. Richie Rich (Macaulay Culkin) is the wealthiest boy in the world, but even though he loves his doting parents, Richard (Edward Herrmann) and Regina (Christine Ebersole), he's not happy. Richie wants to play baseball with some neighborhood kids, but his parents instead hire Reggie Jackson to coach him. He wants to go out and play, but instead he gets aerobics training from Claudia Schiffer. When his parents disappear in the Bermuda Triangle, Richie suspects that Laurence Van Dogh (John Larroquette), an employee of Rich Industries, of plotting to take over the company by killing his mom and dad. With trusty butler Cadbury (Jonathan Hyde), eccentric inventor Prof. Keenbean (Michael McShane) and some new friends his own age, Richie puts a plan together to foil Van Dogh's wicked scheme and rescue his parents. Having grown to the point where he was no longer believable in the little kid parts that once made him America's top child star, Culkin took an extended break from acting after the filming of Richie Rich. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Starring:
- Macaulay Culkin, John Larroquette, (more)
This first theatrical feature spun off from the television series Tales from the Crypt (which was in turn inspired by the infamous EC horror comics of the 1950s) concerns a mysterious man named Brayker (Bill Sadler), who arrives at a church-turned-rooming house in a small town in New Mexico. Hot on his trail is an equally mysterious and very menacing figure known as the Collector (Billy Zane), who arrives with policemen in tow; he claims that Brayker stole some keys from him, and he wants the cops to help him reclaim them. It turns out, however, that the "keys" are actually several amulets that contain drops of the blood of Christ; they can be used to ward off evil in the right hands, but they can lead the world to doom if used improperly. The Collector and his forces lay siege to the house with the other residents caught in the middle between Brayker and the Collector, including alcoholic Uncle Willy (Dick Miller), prostitute Cordelia (Brenda Bakke), sleazy Southerner Roach (Thomas Haden Church), postal employee Wally (Charles Fleischer), sensible Jeryline (Jada Pinkett), and landlady Irene (CCH Pounder). Bordello of Blood, the second Tales from the Crypt feature, hit theaters the following year. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Billy Zane, Bill Sadler, (more)
- 1991
The ninth and final season of Night Court finds Judge Harry T. Stone (Harry Anderson) poised to renew his romance with recently divorced public defender Christine Sullivan (Markie Post) -- while Assistant DA Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), unnerved at being the victim of an elaborate confidence scam, goes berserk big-time and kidnaps Christine! Believe it or not, things get even more bizarre and surrealistic from this point on: Harry nearly sparks World War III when he jails a foreign diplomat, bailiff Bull (Richard Moll) is forced to perform a miracle if he wants to get married, and is later abducted by aliens from the planet Jupiter; court matron Roz (Marsha Warfield) makes headlines by revealing her erotic dreams; and Mel Tormé practically becomes a series regular. The series finale goes into overdrive as its distances itself from any sort of recognizable reality -- but it's better to see the episode than describe it, so we won't (describe it, that is). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, (more)
- 1991
When a self-involved real estate agent is given fifty hours of community service to do by a judge, he becomes the coach for a basketball team of developmentally challenged adults. In trying to teach them, he learns. ~ Tana Hobart, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Larroquette, Kathy Baker, (more)
- 1990
The roller-coaster romance between Judge Harry T. Stone (Harry Anderson) and public defender Christine Sullivan (Markie Post) would seem to have come to an end during season seven of Night Court, in which Christine not only married undercover cop Tony Guilliano (Ray Abruzzo), but also gave birth to Tony's baby. Philosophically, Harry launches season eight by taking up with a new series character, court reporter Margaret Turner (Mary Cadorette), and also goes out for a few dates with court stenographer Lisette Hocheiser (Joleen Lutz). In addition to Margaret and Lisette, another recurring character is added to the roster during this season: S. Marc Jordan as Jack Griffin, a blind, sarcastic newsstand operator. Elsewhere, Assistant DA Dan Fielding (John Larroquette) learns that Phil, the old wino who used to hang around the courthouse, was really a millionaire, and that when he died, Phil bequeathed Dan a charitable foundation; however, with the arrival of Phil's twin brother, Will (William Utay), Dan is left holding the proverbial bag -- and facing hard time in prison! And in his annual Night Court guest appearance, Mel Tormé is cast as an angel who shows Harry what the world would have been like had he never been born (hmmm...sounds familiar). The season ends with the marriage of Christine and Tony in tatters -- and Harry waiting in the wings, hoping to catch Christine on the rebound. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, (more)
Tune in Tomorrow is based on Mario Vargas Llosa's novel, Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter. In New Orleans, circa 1951, a news writer for a local radio station, Martin Loader (Keanu Reeves), meets and falls in love with his aunt Julia (Barbara Hershey), a divorced woman who is looking for a new husband. Meanwhile, new-in-town eccentric radio-soap-opera writer, Pedro Carmichael (Peter Falk) has been hired to help boost the station's bad ratings. Pedro begins manipulating Martin and Julia's affair and using it as the basis for his radio show. Director Jon Amiel uses the same story-within-a-story construction from The Singing Detective, the miniseries that he directed for British television. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi
- Starring:
- Peter Falk, Keanu Reeves, (more)
- 1990
- PG13
John Larroquette starred with Kirstie Alley in this comedy involving a couple's troubles with their starter home. An array of obstinate houseguests refuse to leave and provoke the anger of all involved. ~ John Bush, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Larroquette, Kirstie Alley, (more)
- 1989
Season seven of Night Court opens as Judge Harry T. Stone (Harry Anderson) and his long-lost father, former mental patient Buddy (John Astin), move in together. Meanwhile, Assistant DA Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), disgraced and penniless due to events not of his own making, is reduced to living in his office at the courthouse -- a mere prelude to the disbarment proceeding brought against him later on. On a happier note, Quon Lee (Denice Kumagai), wife of court clerk Mac (Charles Robinson), is on the brink of being a successful entrepreneur; and as for Mac, he is dragooned into posing as the husband of brassy court matron Roz (Marsha Warfield). And what of public defender Christine Sullivan (Markie Post), who has spent most of her Night Court tenure in an on-again, off-again romance with Harry Stone? Well, this situation is considerably altered when, on an impulse, Christine becomes the wife of undercover cop Tony Guillano (Ray Abruzzo) -- and subsequently becomes pregnant, going into labor just as season seven rushes to a close. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, (more)
- 1989
- PG
Wills, an ex-cop (John Larroquette), and Bobby (Bronson Pinchot), who's a psychic, team up as sleuths in Wills's new "Second Sight Detective Agency." To add a little spice, there's a very pretty nun who catches the eye of the laughable detective. ~ Rovi
- Starring:
- John Larroquette, Bronson Pinchot, (more)
Just as season five of Night Court opened by resolving the cliffhanger set up at the end of season four, so too does the opener of the series' sixth season tie up a plotline left dangling at the finale of the previous season. In this instance, Assistant DA Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), reported "missing in action" while on active duty for the Army Reserve, is rescued by Eskimos -- yes, Eskimos -- even as his friends, headed by night court judge Harry T. Stone (Harry Anderson), are solemnly planning Dan's memorial service. No sooner does Dan return to Manhattan than he runs for state assembly...and you'll have to watch the episode to see how that situation turns out. Elsewhere, Harry and public defender Christine (Markie Post) continue pursuing their romance, though not terribly quickly; bailiff Bull (Richard Moll) falls in love himself, with disastrous results; Harry is finally told that the somewhat unbalanced Buddy Ryan (John Astin) is his real father; and court matron Rox (Marsha Warfield) ends up in the slammer herself when she tries to do a good deed. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, (more)
- 1988
This 1988 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by John Larroquette and features musical guests Randy Newman and Mark Knopfler. ~ Skyler Miller, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Larroquette, Randy Newman, (more)
- 1987
Season five of Night Court begins by resolving a plot strand left dangling at the end of season four, in which it appears that Harry T. Stone (Harry Anderson) is about to be removed as a night-court judge -- to be replaced by Harry's erstwhile girlfriend, public defender Christine Sullivan (Markie Post). Suffice to say this doesn't happen, and Harry returns to the bench for another season of judicial irreverence. Also back in the saddle are Richard Moll as cadaverous bailiff Bull, Marsha Warfield as sassy matron Roz Russell (who this season is diagnosed as a diabetic), John Larroquette as libidinous Assistant DA Dan Fielding, and Charles Robinson as calm, efficient court clerk Mac Robinson -- whose Vietnamese wife, Quon Lee (Denice Kumagai), also briefly drops in. Guest stars during the series' fifth season are an impressive lot, among them Teri Hatcher, Elayne Boosler, Eugene Roche, Shelley Berman -- and, perhaps inevitably, Mel Tormé, Harry's idol. Also, John Astin begins making what will be frequent appearances as Buddy Ryan, a mental patient who turns out to be Judge Stone's stepfather. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, (more)
- 1987
This 1987 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by John Larroquette and features musical guest Timbuk 3. ~ Skyler Miller, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Larroquette, Timbuk 3, (more)
When speaking of Laurel and Hardy's first feature film Pardon Us, Stan Laurel described it as "a three-story building on a one-story base"-in other words, a 2-reeler stretched and bloated into 6 reels. Much the same could be said of Blake Edwards's Blind Date, though one wonders if Stan Laurel could have even gotten two reels out of its wafer-thin premise. At the outset, yuppie Bruce Willis is warned not to let his blind date, southern belle Kim Basinger, drink anything stronger than lemonade. So what does Willis do the first chance he gets? That's right, kids; he plies poor Basinger with champagne. And then he wonders why his life rapidly goes to hell in a handbasket. In his first starring movie role, Bruce Willis manages to find all sorts of nuances in his one-note role, while Kim Basinger is very funny when she's blotto-at least, for the first five minutes or so. John Laroquette costars as a character straight out of a 1920s bedroom farce; he's also pretty good, even though his dialogue is numbingly unamusing. Blake Edwards is famous for his ability to make a lot out of a little...but there has to be a limit somewhere. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kim Basinger, Bruce Willis, (more)
- 1986
After several turnovers during the past three seasons, the main cast of the NBC sitcom Night Court finally achieves a degree of stability during season four. The lineup, which would remain intact until the series' final episode six years later, includes Harry Anderson as cheerfully irreverent night-court judge Harry T. Stone, Markie Post as Harry's frequent adversary and occasional girlfriend Christine Sullivan, Richard Moll as towering, egg-bald bailiff Bull (who undergoes a serious operation this season); John Larroquette as sex-obsessed Assistant DA Dan Fielding, and Charles Robinson as quietly efficient court clerk Mac. New to the series is Marsha Warfield as court matron Roz Russell, replacing the late Florence Halop (who played Florence Kleiner) -- who had previously replaced the late Selma Diamond (who played Selma Hacker). Warfield would break the "jinx" on her character and remain with the series until it ran its course. Season four yields one additional recurring character: Mike Finnerman as Art Finsterman, the courtroom's off-kilter maintenance man. In addition, Judge Harry T. Stone's idol Mel Tormé makes a guest appearance in the episode "Christine's Friend," while none other than NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff shows up in "A Day in the Life." The season ends with "Her Honor," a two-part episode that was supposed to have been the pilot for a spin-off series starring Brent Spiner and Annie O'Donnell as the Wheelers, a rube couple from the hills of West Virginia. While the series didn't sell, Brent Spiner went on to a somewhat more fulfilling assignment on Star Trek: The Next Generation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, (more)
- 1986
On New Year's Eve, Harry (Harry Anderson) takes pity on elderly, pajama-clad lawbreaker Walter Wise (Harold Gould), who turns out to be an escaped convict with a price on his head. Risking the wrath of the authorities, Harry does his best to allow Walter a visit to Times Square to commemorate his 42nd wedding anniversary. Meanwhile, the New Year arrives a bit early in the courtroom in the form of a grown man (Gary Grossman) wearing a diaper. Fans of The Fugitive will appreciate the character name given to guest actor Stanley Brock. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1986
Based on a true story, this made-for-television drama chronicles a woman's fight for justice within the legal system. John Larroquette (Night Court) stars as Douglas Forbes, a husband who is wrongly accused of being a serial rapist. Targeted by a prosecutor who is determined to put someone behind bars for the crimes, Douglas goes on trial, is convicted, and sent to jail. Refusing to give up on her husband, Douglas' determined wife Martha (Lindsay Wagner), will not rest until her husband's name is cleared of the erroneous charges and he is freed from jail. ~ Bernadette McCallion, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lindsay Wagner, John Larroquette, (more)
- 1986
It had to happen: Harry's idol Mel Torme has shown up in the courtroom! Unfortunately, it looks as though Harry (Harry Anderson) will pass up the opportunity to meet the fabled Velvet Fog. It seems that he is bogged down with personal problems involving courtroom shoeshine boy Leon (Bumper Robinson), who has run away from his nerdy adoptive parents--and intends to move back in with Harry whether Social Services likes it or not. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Season three of Night Court finds at least four of the series' regulars still in residence: Harry Anderson as flippant night-court judge Harry T. Stone, Richard Moll as bald, saturnine bailiff Bull, Charles Robinson as super-efficient court clerk Mac Robinson, and John Larroquette as lecherous Assistant DA Dan Fielding. Conspicuous by her absence is Selma Diamond as court matron Selma Hacker; the actress had died during the summer of 1985, a tragedy that is deftly and tastefully written into the script of the season opener "Hello, Goodbye." Ironically, Selma Diamond's replacement, Florence Halop as Florence Kleiner, would herself pass away in July of 1986. Also gone from the series is Ellen Foley as public defender Billie Young. Lawyer Christine Sullivan (Markie Post), a character introduced during season two, succeeds Billie, and would remain with Night Court until its cancellation in 1992. The series' third season introduces two other recurring characters: Bumper Robinson as Leon, a runaway orphan who all but pitches camp in Judge Stone's court, and William Utay as Phil, an enigmatic derelict who later turns out to be a millionaire -- and who puts Dan in charge of a seemingly above-reproach charitable foundation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, (more)
This routine comedy is about a series of misadventures during a family vacation at the beach and stars John Candy (who died of a heart attack while filming in Mexico in 1994) as John Chester and Karen Austin as his long-suffering wife Sandy. When the family leave for what turns out to be a pretty decrepit shack on a public beach, Jack eventually locks horns with the owner of this dubious piece of real estate, and their conflict terminates in a boat race in which Jack and his motley crew are at first glance, and even second, no match for the others in the race. In the meantime, there are plenty of skits with Jack dressed as anything from an ample, unintentional likeness of a geisha to the normal tourist dude in a Hawaiian shirt. His wife and daughter tackle their own problems, related to sex in one way or another, mostly another. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Candy, Rip Torn, (more)
- 1984
- PG
There have been almost enough Meatballs to make a plate of spaghetti, but this entry about a decisive boxing match between two youth camps is basically inedible without Bill Murray to add the necessary zest, as he did in the original Meatballs. "The Flash" (John Mengatti) is out on probation but has to serve time at Camp Sasquatch as a counselor-in-training (!) as a part of the probation terms. There, he meets the super-innocent Cheryl (Kim Richards), adding interest to his job, but none of the characters in Camp Sasquatch or its rival Camp Patton add much interest to the film. Hershey (Hamilton Camp) is the one-dimensional fascist who runs the militaristic Camp Patton and sure enough, his aide-de-camp is a closet gay (John Larroquette). (Paul Reubens) of Pee Wee Herman fame is a minor player, Richard Mulligan is Giddy (an apt name for his character) and when these oddballs are combined with a strange- looking alien and the final boxing match that will save Camp Sasquatch if only The Flash can win, the pastiche is somewhat hard to digest. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Archie Hahn III, John Mengatti, (more)
Tune in and settle down for some hearty chuckles as baby-faced, delightfully irreverent Judge Harry T. Stone (Harry Anderson) lifts his gavel and raps for order as Night Court begins its first season. The opening episode finds Harry surviving his first evening on the bench, mediating between a man and his gun-wielding spouse. In attendance during this and subsequent season-one episodes are towering, bald-headed bailiff Bull Shannon (Richard Moll), abrasive, chain-smoking jail matron Selma Hacker (Selma Diamond), dewy-eyed court clerk Lana Wagner (Karen Austin), and lecherous Assistant DA Dan Fielding (John Larroquette). Appearing exclusively in the first season is sassy-legal aid attorney Liz Williams (Paula Kelly); also on hand for season one and season one alone is Terry Kiser as nosy reporter Al Craven. By season's end, supporting player Karen Austin had left Night Court, though she continued to receive billing at the beginning of each episode. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, (more)
Cheeky, insouciant Judge Harry T. Stone (Harry Anderson) is back behind the bench as Night Court begins its second season. Also still on hand from season one are taciturn bailiff Bull (Richard Moll), acerbic court matron Selma (Selma Diamond), and libidinous Assistant DA Dan Fielding (John Larroquette). Missing from the scene is Harry's friendly adversary, legal-aid attorney Liz Williams (Paula Kelly), who has been replaced by Billie Young (Ellen Foley). Interestingly enough, the character who would in season three replace Billie, novice public defender Christine Sullivan (Markie Post), also makes her initial appearance during this season. Also, court clerk Lana Wagner (Karen Austin), who spent the first several episodes nursing a crush on Judge Stone, has been succeeded by a new clerk, Mac Robinson (Charles Robinson), who (need it be said?) does not feel toward Stone the same way that Lana did. Proof that Mac prefers to play it "straight" occurs in the episode "Take My Wife, Please," in which he weds Quon Lee (Denice Kumagai), a woman he'd met while serving in Vietnam. The final episode of season two, "Walk, Don't Wheel," also marks the farewell appearance of Night Court regular Selma Diamond, who died during the series' summer hiatus. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, (more)
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