Jack Sydow Movies
- 1999
Evidently inspired by Saving Private Ryan, this episode takes place in July of 1944, in the closing stages of WW2. A group of soldiers, led by Sgt. Walker (Matthew Glave), make a pact that if one of them survives the war, that person will deliver letters of hope to the others' loved ones. Monica (Roma Downey) is assigned to watch over this "special" platoon, which includes ultra-cynical Pvt. Faraday (Christian Leffler), and the eternally optimistic Pvt. Rourke (Andrew Kavovit). What follows is a maelstrom of terror, courage, cowardice, stupidity and nobility--but the payoff does not occur until 50 years later, during a poignant visit to a London pet shop. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
Can it have been only two years since Niles (David Hyde Pierce) found his "dream home" at the fashionable Montana Apartments? And now, Niles is facing eviction; it seems he has subleted his apartment to a therapist whose tap-dancing has kept his neighbors up all night. Niles must convince the snooty, sensitive coop board that he is not a menace and to allow him back into the Montana. A few of the characters introduced in the fourth-season Frasier episode "To Kill a Talking Bird" are in attendance here -- though one of them doesn't survive the night! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1997
Patricia Wettig guest stars in this episode as Stephanie, the attractive new neighbor of Niles Crane (David Hyde Pierce). Hoping to get better acquainted with the lady, Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) accepts an invitation to Niles' housewarming party, where Stephanie will be present. What Frasier hadn't counted on was the (literally) strong attachment between Niles and his pet cockatoo, "Baby" -- whose manic behavior at dinnertime proves beyond doubt that cockatoos make lousy lovebirds. ~ All Movie Guide
