Roger Clinton Movies
Santa's black-sheep brother gets a much-needed shot at redemption in this holiday comedy reuniting actor Vince Vaughn and director David Dobkin (Clay Pigeons, Wedding Crashers). It's not easy being the brother of a benevolent and beloved saint, and no one knows that better than Fred Claus (Vaughn). After struggling for years to live up to the example set by his younger sibling Nicholas (Paul Giamatti), Fred has finally given up. These days Fred is working as a repo man taken to stealing the items he repossesses, and his shady tactics have just landed him in jail. While Mrs. Claus vehemently insists that Fred fend for himself, Nicholas refuses to sit idly by as his brother rots in jail and agrees to set bail if Fred will repay the debt by coming to the North Pole and help make toys for the upcoming Christmas season. But Fred isn't nearly as productive as your average elf, and he's got quite an attitude to boot. With Christmas fast approaching and Fred threatening to sideline Nicholas' entire finely tuned operation, the brother that always struggled to get out from under his sibling's substantial shadow finds out just how far the patience of a saint can be pushed before jolly old Santa reaches his breaking point. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, (more)
In this offbeat thriller, Ann (Amy Locane) is a young woman trying to put her life back together after she lost her child in a car wreck. Formerly a single mother, Ann has recently started dating a man named Tom (William McNamera), and one day Tom asks Ann for a favor -- would she be willing to baby sit for his boss' daughter? Ann agrees, and she soon finds herself becoming quite fond of the little girl. However, before long, Ann discovers Tom has something less than honest up his sleeve -- the child is actually the victim in a kidnapping scheme, and Ann has been made an accomplice against her will. Also shown under the title Wishful Thinking, Implicated also stars Frederic Forrest and Priscilla Barnes. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- William McNamara, Amy Locane, (more)
In a small town in Arkansas in 1958, a pitiful, deformed "feral boy" is tortured and killed by trouble-making local teenagers. The creature, however, was the son of the monster Pumpkinhead. Twenty-five years later, in the same town, a group of bored teenage punks manage to bring back his spirit and get him to start killing off the local adults. ~ Brian Gusse, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ami Dolenz, Andrew Robinson, (more)
- 1994
When John Davenport (Scott Valentine) married his lovely wife, Diana (Katherine Kelly Lang), he was totally unaware that she had been wed before. And beyond that, John had no idea that Diana's ex-husband, Drew D'Arcy (John Enos III), is a dangerous psycho. But Davenport soon wises up when, with help of a phony parole office, Drew begins stalking Diana and ultimately kidnaps her. Alerting the authorities to this abduction, John finds that no one will believe him -- especially since he himself has recently been implicated in a murder. Thus, John must tackle the challenge of rescuing Diana himself, leading to a nail-biting climactic showdown in the desert. For all its melodrama and grimness, this film has as astonishing amount of humor, mostly invested in the "sick" comments made by Drew D'Arcy and his partner in crime. Originally filmed for theatrical play but ultimately released directly to home video, Till the End of Night made its TV debut courtesy of the Lifetime cable network. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Scott Valentine, Katherine Kelly Lang, (more)
- 1993
Bill Maher hosts two episodes of his provocative Comedy Central roundtable talk show. The episodes center on the questions: "Why do people in the public eye say stupid things?," "Should food be involved during sex?," "Isn't religion just a cult -- a business that doesn't pay taxes?," and "Does showbiz make people into jerks, or were they like that anyway?" In the first episode, Maher manages guests Julianna Margulies, Tom Arnold, Carrot Top, and Hugh Downs as they argue about schooling, drugs, and food-sex combos. The second features Maher wrangling and provoking Roseanne, Roger Clinton, Alexandra Penney, and Richard Viguerie as they examine celebrity, farm subsidies, and religion. ~ Steve Blackburn, Rovi
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