Anthony Mangano Movies
- 2003
Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) tries to persuade the nervous Officer Mike Shannon (James McBride) to provide the evidence needed to clear Andy's partner, John Clark Jr. (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), of a trumped-up drug charge. Meanwhile, Clark Sr.'s (Joe Spano) drinking problem gets worse, a bad cop gets his comeuppance, and the 15th investigates the murder of a community activist who worked with female gang members. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henry Simmons
- 2003
Arrested on a trumped-up drug charge, John Clark Jr. (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) turns down the helping hand extended by his detective father (Joe Spano). Meanwhile, John Jr.'s partner, Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) puts the screws on Officer Laughlin (Anthony Mangano), whom Andy believes is responsible for the frame-up. Alas, the one clue that could clear John evaporates in the wake of an unexpected -- and tragic -- plot twist. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henry Simmons
- 2003
The domestic problems between Andy (Dennis Franz) and Connie (Charlotte Ross), exacerbated by the resentful Theo (Austin Majors) and the colicky baby Michelle, spill over into their work at the 15th. Cases on this week's docket include the beating death of a woman in her own kitchen, and the discovery of a body in an SVU well stocked with picnic supplies. All of this pales into insignificance when Andy's partner, Detective John Clark Jr. (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), is arrested on a drug charge by the relentless Internal Affairs Bureau. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henry Simmons
- 2003
Things get personal for 15th precinct skipper Tony Rodriguez (Esai Morales), who, while investigating a drug-related murder, comes across the body of his ex-wife, Angela. In another development, a social worker who assigned a baby to an unfit mother may be prosecuted for second-degree murder by Connie (Charlotte Ross) when the infant is scalded to death. And John Clark Jr. (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) is in for a not-unpleasant surprise when he is ordered to attend a training session. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henry Simmons
- 2002
Clark Jr. (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) and Laughlin (Anthony Mangano) prepare to square off in a charity boxing match. Finding out why IAB Captain Fraker (Casey Siemaszko) is so determined to ruin Lt. Rodriguez (Esai Morales), Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) warns Fraker to lay off if he doesn't want an unsavory incident in his own past to be revealed. While Rodriguez is still out pending the IAB's investigation, interim squad commander Shanley (Alan Feinstein) hits on Connie McDowell (Charlotte Ross), threatening to have her fired if she complains. And back on duty, the squad investigates an armored car robbery and the death of the friend of a woman whose body was found in a garbage truck. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henry Simmons
- 2002
When Capt. Kelly (Raymond O'Keefe) orders Clark Jr. (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) and Laughlin (Anthony Mangano) to call off their grudge boxing match, everyone assumes that Clark chickened out. Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) balks when his son Theo (Austin Majors) insists that McDowell (Charlotte Ross) accompany them on their Disney World vacation. Back on the job, the victim of a rape is unable to provide evidence that will nail her alleged assailant for two different crimes; and a shooting victim turns out not to be a doctor as originally assumed, but instead a snake-oil huckster who dabbled in sex-change operations. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henry Simmons
- 2002
Abrasive cab driver Ryan Lipe (John Billingsley), who helped the 15th in a previous investigation, is the prime suspect in the deaths of three of his former fares. Offering to help an old friend, Rodriguez (Esai Morales) ends up being accused of taking bribes by the IAB -- and the whole affair smells suspiciously like a set-up. When John Clark Jr. (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) tells Officer Laughlin (Anthony Mangano) to stop hitting on Rita Ortiz (Jacqueline Obradors), Laughlin challenges John to a charity boxing match. Elsewhere, another pugilist denies killing an ex-ballet dancer, and gay cop John Irvin (Bill Brochtrup) reveals his past problems with his ailing father to a sympathetic Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henry Simmons
- 2002
While celebrating his most recent courtroom victory, in which an accused cop killer was set free, a prominent attorney is gunned down. Though Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Green (Jesse L. Martin) are none too unhappy that the lawyer is out of commission, they dutifully investigate the murder, following the trail of evidence to an out-of-town white supremacist organization. While preparing his case for court, ADA Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) stumbles across a disturbing piece of evidence that may very well destroy the career of his longtime friendly adversary, defense attorney Danielle Melnick (Tovah Feldshuh). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2002
When teenaged auxiliary officer Heather Peterson is murdered, she leaves behind a diary which details explicitly the sexual habits of the uniformed officers of the 15th precinct. These revelations result in a lot of suspicion and recriminations volleying back and forth between the uniforms and the detectives. Meanwhile, McDowell (Charlotte Ross) and Ortiz (Jacqueline Obradors) deal with an uncooperative stabbing victim; Jones (Henry Simmons) and Haywood (Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon) team up to trap a con artist specializing in phone-scamming senior citizens; and Andy's son Theo (Austin Majors) balks at sharing a room with baby Michelle. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henry Simmons
- 2002
Season ten of NYPD Blue opens during the investigation of shooting suspect Lyle Dennison (Lahmard Tate). After getting into a rhubarb with an angry young woman near the shooting scene, Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) is marked for death by the woman's boyfriend, dangerous drug dealer Money T (Lamont Johnson). Meanwhile, Andy's partner, John Clark Jr. (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), sifts through the date book left behind by one of his secret informants, a murdered hooker. The book contains the name of a high-ranking NYPD detective, bringing John himself under scrutiny -- and suspicion -- from Internal Affairs. And it looks as though the romance between Andy and Detective Connie McDowell (Charlotte Ross) is on the right track. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henry Simmons
- 2002
A judge and a lawyer receive suspicious-looking envelopes in the mail -- envelopes which both explode, revealing themselves to be full of nothing more than harmless white powder. Or maybe the powder isn't so harmless, since one of the recipients goes into cardiac arrest. As the 15th precinct investigates this case, Capt. Fraker (Casey Siemaszko) of the IAB offers to turn the heat off John Clark Jr. (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) in the matter of his dead prostitute informant -- provided that John turns up evidence to destroy his own partner, Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz). Meanwhile, John's detective father (Joe Spano) cuts a deal that bodes ill for the future, and gay cop John Irvin (Bill Brochtrup) makes plans to lavishly spend his huge inheritance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henry Simmons
- 2001
As NYPD Blue enters its ninth season, Detective Danny Sorenson has been missing for five months, and the members of the 15th precinct are stressed out by the cataclysmic events of 9/11. Mark-Paul Gosselaar (of Saved by the Bell fame) joins the cast as Danny's replacement, former narcotics detective John Clark Jr., the son of a cop who is a longtime enemy of Det. Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz). Be that as it may, John and Andy must work together while investigating the drug-related murders of four girls. As the episode draws to a close, word comes that Danny's body may have been located. This episode originally aired in tandem with the subsequent installment "Johnny Got His Gold." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henry Simmons
- 2001
Upon learning that his former partner Danny Sorenson is definitely dead, Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) nearly falls off the wagon, only to be "rescued" by Connie McDowell (Charlotte Ross). After killing the man who shot his new partner, John Clark Jr. (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), Andy is a hero to everyone but Clark's resentful father (Joe Spano). Elsewhere, a multiple-murder investigation seems linked to activities at New York University. This episode originally aired in tandem with the previous installment "Lie Like a Rug" as the two-hour opener of NYPD Blue's ninth season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henry Simmons
- 2000
Despite the best efforts of Danny Sorenson (Rick Schroder), street informant J.B. Murphy is unable to kick his drug habit; when J.B. is found dead at the scene of a fire, Danny goes off the deep end, thoroughly alienating his girlfriend, Mary (Sheeri Rappaport). Elsewhere, Jill (Andrea Thompson) is convinced that so-called kleptomaniac Lucy Sperling (Hynden Walch) is actually stealing on orders from her no-good husband, Harvey (Daniel Blinkoff). But when she tries to protect Lucy from her husband's wrath, Jill is unexpectedly thwarted by well-meaning cop Ed Laughlin (Anthony Mangano) -- with disastrous results. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2000
The first of NYPD Blue's "delayed" season premieres (its Tuesday-night time slot was briefly supplanted by Once and Again) , this inaugural episode of the series' seventh season did not air until the second week of January in 1999. Still having trouble getting over the death of his wife Sylvia, 15th precinct detective Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) has at least managed to shed some weight during the summer. This newer, leaner Sipowicz jumps back into the swim by joining partner Danny Sorenson (Rick Schroder) in the investigation of a beating death involving two of the fellow officers. Elsewhere, Danny finds a kindred spirit in a newcomer to the 15th, Officer Mary Franco (Sheeri Rappaport in her first series appearance), and Detective Jill Kirkendall (Andrea Thompson) considers getting back together with her unsavory ex-husband, Don (Erich Anderson). Austin Majors, introduced at the end of season six as Andy's son Theo, becomes a semi-regular with this episode. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Robert Wahlberg, brother to Mark and Donnie, stars in this crime thriller about four brothers who get in too deep. At first, the men only aim to support their family with the spoils of their scams. But eventually, two of the quartet take things too far, putting everyone in danger. The debut feature from director Ed Nicoletti, The Exchange also stars Robert Stevenson and Anthony Mangano. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Wahlberg, Anthony Mangano, (more)
- 1998
Rick Schroder joins the cast of NYPD Blue as Detective Danny Sorenson, the replacement for the late Bobby Simone. Making his entrance as everyone -- including the heartbroken Diane Russell (Kim Delaney) -- is painfully adjusting to Bobby's death, Danny plunges into the thick of things by investigating a drive-by shooting, which has already led to the shooting of the shooters. Perhaps understandably, Diane resents Danny's involvement in what would have been Bobby's case, but the show must go on. Meanwhile, Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) is approached by Sylvia Costas (Sharon Lawrence), who wants to reopen a murder case in which a man named Suarez may have been unjustly convicted. Unfortunately, this requires Andy to renew an unpleasant acquaintance with Sgt. Bill Dornan (Richard Gant), the cop originally assigned to the Suarez case. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1998
Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) hires a maid named Cindy (Angela Featherstone), with whom he soon begins having an affair -- trouble is, little cleaning is taking place any longer, and she still demands payment for services rendered. Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) "inherits" the phone number of a recently deceased woman, leading to unexpected consequences vis-à-vis the dead woman's grandson. George (Jason Alexander) tries to adopt a nickname, but "T-Bone" has been spoken for. And Kramer (Michael Richards) ends up "working the streets," in more ways than one. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1997
In the first episode of a two-part story, Simone (Jimmy Smits) and Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) investigate when a distraught father (Brian Markinson) insists that his missing son was kidnapped by Israel (Thom Gossom Jr.), a homeless mute. After the boy's body is found, the detectives are confronted with evidence that seems to point irrevocably to Israel. But Diane (Kim Delaney) thinks that the suspect has been framed, corroborating Sipowicz' suspicions about the dead boy's father. Elsewhere, the squad's investigation of a girl's murder is complicated by the burial demands of the victim's father, a Hasidic Jew. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cross What's up Doc with Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia and you get this dark screwball comedy of murder and lost luggage. Mafia hitman Tommy Spinelli (Joe Pesci) is flying to San Diego with a bag that holds eight severed heads, which he's bringing to his superiors to prove that some troublesome rival mobsters are permanently out of the picture. Medical student Charlie Pritchett (Andy Comeau) is headed to Mexico with his fiancée Laurie Bennett (Kristy Swanson) to meet her parents. Charlie's suitcase is identical to Tommy's, and it's not until Tommy arrives in San Diego that he discovers that there are no heads in his bag, while Charlie realizes his duffel most certainly does not contain his vacation wardrobe. Tommy finds Charlie's address in the bag and heads to the fraternity house he calls home, where he drafts Charlie's friends Ernie (David Spade) and Steve (Todd Louiso) into finding him some replacement heads post-haste. Meanwhile, Laurie's parents (Dyan Cannon and George Hamilton) are a bit miffed to discover that their future son-in-law is travelling with a bag full of rotting heads, while Laurie is ready to give Charlie his walking papers. Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag was the directorial debut of screenwriter Tom Schulman, who won an Academy Award for his script for the movie Dead Poets Society. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Joe Pesci, Andy Comeau, (more)
- 1997
After innumerable false alarms, it looks as though Jamie (Helen Hunt) is going to have her baby. This expected blessed event coincides with the unexpected film-festival triumph of Jamie's husband, Paul (Paul Reiser) -- who'da thunk that "Buchman" would win an award over a Michael Moore project? Originally telecast as the hour-long finale of Mad About You's fifth season, this episode has since been divided into two half-hour installments for syndication. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1997
Jim Breuer, Burt Young, and Colin Quinn headline this zany crime comedy about a group of petty thieves who bungle their plot to lift $1 million in mob cash. Upon learning that mobsters are scheduled to pick up $1 million at a local delicatessen Joe, Chris, Sal, and Johnny scheme to swoop in and steal the cash before it exchanges hands. Unfortunately this gang is none too bright, and before they know it they've got the law, and the underworld gunning for them. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 1997
After innumerable false alarms, it looks as though Jamie (Helen Hunt) is going to have her baby. But before this blessed event can take place, Jamie is unexpectedly reunited with old flame Alan (Eric Stoltz), while her husband, Paul (Paul Reiser), is given a guided hospital tour by a very big movie star. Originally telecast as the hour-long finale of Mad About You's fifth season, this episode has since been divided into two half-hour installments for syndication. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1995
This episode seems to have had its roots in the Susan Smith infanticide case. It all begins when young mother Leah Coleman (Elizabeth Hanly Rice) claims that her baby was kidnapped while she was in a confessional. Detective Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) dutifully helps the woman retrace the events leading up to the disappearance. His action will eventually enable the woman's attorney to offer an offbeat defense in court. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1994
A Chicago mobster is ticked off when he loses $900,000 to a petty burglar. In fact, the mobster is so angry that he dispatches a hit man to bump off the thief--except that the hit man is himself killed. Suspected in this murder is a friend of Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury), who in turn joins forces with Chicago private eye Charlie Garrett (Wayne Rogers) to find out who's really guilty. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
