Julie Larson Movies

This film adaptation of the Broadway musical based loosely on Puccini's opera La Bohème features many members of the original cast. It follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village. AIDS and both its physical and emotional complications pervade the lives of Roger (Adam Pascal), Mimi (Rosario Dawson), Tom (Jesse L. Martin), and Angel (Wilson Jermaine Heredia); Maureen (Idina Menzel) deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne (Tracie Thoms), wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble; Benjamin (Taye Diggs) has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends; and Mark (Anthony Rapp), an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general, always behind the camera recording the events but never playing a part. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide

Feeling sorry for the new neighbors, a married couple, Kellie (Cynthia Watros) encourages Drew (Drew Carey) to make friends with the husband, a guy named Buddy (played by Third Rock from the Sun's French Stewart). This proves to be a colossal error in judgement when Buddy turns out to be a pest who refuses to leave Drew alone--prompting our hero to briefly contemplate murder. And where is Mimi (Kathy Kinney) going on that plane? This episode originally aired back-to-back with "No Booze for Drew". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

With Drew's prospective Southern-belle bride Lily (Tammy Lauren) in tow, the gang returns to Cleveland from New Orleans (all except Lewis [Ryan Stiles], who's been arrested for getting an alligator drunk). During their first night together, Drew (Drew Carey) learns to his dismay that Lily suffers from "night terrors", screaming, punching and kicking until the crack of dawn. Of course, Lily is unaware of the abuse she is piling upon Drew, and he's afraid to tell her lest she break off the relationship. As a means of subduing Lily during her nightmares, Oswald (Diedrich Bader) suggests handcuffs--and when Lily awakens to find a bruised and battered Drew holding a pair of cuffs in his hands, just guess what conclusion she jumps to! This episode originally aired in tandem with "Drew Answers the Belle". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

It's just another one of those days when a bald eagle swoops into Drew's house and trashes the place. Unfortunately, the bird is an endangered species, meaning not only that it cannot be removed, but Drew (Drew Carey) must also protect and coddle the eagle at all costs! The situation worsens when the eagle "captures" and flies off with a dog belonging to Drew's new girlfriend Kathy (Kathy Griffin). Meanwhile, Oswald (Diedrich Bader) and Lewis (Ryan Stiles) are blackmailed by a youngster (Scotty Leavenworth) who threatens to tell the authorities about their house in the park. Amazingly, this episode was virtually unscripted, with the actors ad-libbing their dialogue based on a storyline provided by Julie Ann Larson). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

After weeks of being cooped up at home with baby Gus, Steve (John Carroll Lynch) is beginning to act out violently. To mollify his brother, Drew (Drew Carey) hires Steve for the store's cosmetics department--where he proceeds to beat up his first customer. Poring through the Carey family's home movies, Drew finally figures out the root causes of Steve's hostility, and arranges for him to deal with his problems by working as a guard in a prison where Lewis (Ryan Stiles) and Oswald (Diedrich Bader) plan to experiment with a new DrugCo product designed to induce "empathy" in the toughest inmates. The situation takes a bizarre turn when Lewis takes the drug himself! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The Drew Carey Show departs from its usual format in the series' two-part Season Seven opener (originally telecast as a single hour-long special). Fluctuating between their sitcom characters and themselves, Drew Carey and the cast serve up a crazy cornucopia of quickie sketches, unified by the common theme of "back to school". Part Two features Drew, Kate (Christa Miller) and a little girl in a cautionary fable about "the dangers of cooties"; a lecture from Kate about how being a cheerleader can help you meet politicians in later life; a drug-expose spoof wherein undercover cop Oswald (Diedrich Bader) forgets to take off his uniform while orchestrating a "bust"; and a talking zit, who looks and sounds like Mr. Wick (Craig Ferguson), dispensing sage advice about dating. Musical guest stars include Uncle Kracker, who sings "Yeah Yeah Yeah" and helps Mimi (Kathy Kinney) with a crossword puzzle; Peter Frampton, performing "You Had to Be There" and revealing a past fling with Mimi (the source of his tattoo); and Sugar Ray, whose lead singer Mark McGrath squeezes in a math lesson while joining a rendition of "Answer the Phone". This episode was originally slated to air on September 19, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide