Jason Marsden Movies
This animated Disney feature is based on a popular afternoon television show. The story centers on Goofy's teenage son, Max, who is terrified that he will grow up to be as dorky a dog as his daffy daddy. Just as shy Max has screwed up enough courage to ask his dreamgirl, Roxanne, on a date, Goofy stumbles in and announces that they need to spend some quality time together, and then drags Max off on a vacation. Just before they leave, Max tells Roxanne that he will be in the audience at the next Powerline concert, which is to be televised. As Goofy heads for the forest for some huntin' and some fishin', "hyuk," Max schemes to get them to LA where he hopes they will be able to sneak backstage after the concert and fulfill his promise to Roxanne. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden, (more)
Australian star Paul Hogan just couldn't seem to come up with a hit comparable to his 1986 international hit Crocodile Dundee. Hogan's Almost an Angel was a nice try, but no cigar. The star plays a lifelong thief who suffers a potentially fatal accident. While "in limbo", Hogan is visited by God (amusingly played by Charlton Heston-well, why not Charlton Heston?). When he recovers, Hogan is convinced that he'd been returned to the land of the living in order to do God's work. He turns over a new leaf, coming to the assistance of wheelchair-bound Elias Koteas and his pretty sister Linda Kozlowski (the real-life Mrs. Hogan). At first suspicious of Hogan, Kozlowski is finally won over by his new-found sincerity. So lightweight that it threatens to float away at any moment, Almost an Angel is held together exclusively by Paul Hogan's star appeal. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough to insure a box-office success. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Paul Hogan, Elias Koteas, (more)
Higher education will never by the same, as Goofy goes to college in this animated comedy. Max (Jason Marsden) is a top-ranked skateboarder who is just starting college, but he has one little problem -- his father Goofy (Bill Farmer), who is a walking disaster and a frequent source of embarrassment. Max figures that he'll be able to impress the girls at the University with Dad a safe distance away, but when Goofy loses his job, he learns that his best bet for launching a new career is to complete his college degree, and soon Max and Goofy are now classmates. Goofy puts a serious cramp in Max's hipness quotient with his non-ironic enthusiasm for disco music and late-'70s fashions, and Max, in training for the X Games, tries to keep his dad at arm's length. Goofy has enough to keep himself busy between his schoolwork and his romance with similarly clueless librarian, Sylvia (Bebe Neuwirth), but in time, Goofy and Max realize that it's better to get along than to stay away from each other. An Extremely Goofy Movie was the direct-to-video sequel to the 1995 theatrical success A Goofy Movie. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden, (more)
The producers of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight team with some of the most respected anime artists in Japan to explore Bruce Wayne's transition from tormented crime fighter to heroic icon of a crumbling metropolis. Separated into six distinct chapters but intended to be viewed as a whole, this stylized look at immortal DC Comics superhero is the result of a collaboration between Shojiro Nishimi (Tekkonkinkreet), Yasuhiro Aoki (Steamboy), Futoshi Higashide (Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack), Toshiyuki Kubooka (The Secret of Blue Water), and Hiroshi Morioka (Chronicle of the Wings). ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kevin Conroy, Gary Dourdan, (more)
- 1995
Needing a one-time-only date, Cory (Ben Savage) convinces a hypersensitive girl named Wendy (Jessica Wesson) that he is seeking a long-term relationship. This proves to be a mjaor blunder when Wendy begins eagerly making plans for her future life with Cory--and when our panicky hero tries to break up with the girl, she gets so overemotional that he hasn't the heart to do it! Ultimately, the "romance" comes to an abrupt end, and a sadder-but-wiser Cory learns another valuable life lesson. Meanwhile, Eric (Will Friedle) is forbidden from going on dates until his grades improve...so how will he be able to squire the sexy Dominique (Musetta Vander? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1995
If he wants to take a school trip to Europe, Eric (Will Friedle) must pass his history class--and to that end, attractive student Torie Hart (Terri Ivens) offers to tutor him. It soon becomes obvious that Torie's interest in Eric is more than academic when she changes his answers on a test and he gets an underserved A-minus! Will Eric do the right thing and confess to Mr. Feeny (William Daniels)--thereby passing up both the European trip and a chance at romance? Meanwhile, Cory (Ben Savage) gives Topanga (Danielle Fishel) a VERY misleading answer when she wants to know how he ended up with Mono. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1995
It's Career Day at Adams High, and Cory (Ben Savage) does not look forward to the lecture delivered by his dad Alan (William Russ), who is "only" a grocer and thus nowhere near as glamorous as the other parents' kids. Meanwhile, Shawn stays at Cory's house while his dad Chet (Blake Clark) searches for Shawn's mom, who has run off to parts unknown with the family's trailer. And yes, that's former "Monkee" Peter Tork as the father of Cory's classmate Topanga (Danielle Fishel). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1995
While his dad is searching for his runaway mom (and their trailer home), Shawn (Rider Strong) moves in with Cory (Ben Savage), putting something of a strain on the Matthews family--especially when he runs afoul of the law. Rather than allow the frustrated Shawn to self-destruct, his teacher Mr. Turner (Anthony Tyler Quinn) makes him a generous offer that will have greater significance in the episodes to come. Meanwhile, an anxious Eric (Will Friedle) turns to Mr. Feeny (William Daniels) for advice about his upcoming SATs. The final episode of Boy Meets World's second season also marks the final appearances of series regulars Lily Nicksay and Jason Marsden. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1994
"Deception" is the operative word in this episode, wherein Cory (Ben Savage) and Shawn (Rider Strong) try to sneak an R-rated video into the Matthews house right under the nose of their babysitter--who happens to be Cory's eternal nemesis Mr. Feeny (William Daniels). Also, Eric (Will Friedle) tries to hide the fact that he's flunked his driver's test so that he'll still be able to go out on dates. Not unexpectedly, both Cory and Eric end up in the doghouse; what IS unexpected are those earrings that somehow have come into Mr. Feeny's possession! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1994
Having promised not to give his students a test on The Grapes of Wrath if they promise to study the book and give proof that they understand it, Mr. Turner (Anthony Tyler Quinn) breaks his promise under pressure from Mr. Feeny (William Daniels). Outraged, Cory (Ben Savage) and Shawn (Rider Strong) emulate the Steinbeck novel by going into full "social protest" mode, spearheading a student strike--only to go too far as usual by making ridiculous demands. Predictably, Feeny retaliates, but by episode's end everyone has learned a lesson (tied in with the assigned book, of course). Meanwhile, Eric has trouble maintaining both his friendship with Jason (Jason Marsden) and his romance with manipulative Southern belle Desiree ($Sydney Bennett). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1994
Kathy Ireland is cast as Alexis, the sexy if somewhat duplicitous representative for a shady modeling agency. When Alexis offers Eric (Will Friedle) a modeling job (provided he pay $90 for a portfolio, of course), the starstruck teen quits his job at his dad's store. Figuring that Eric needs to learn a lesson about real life, dad Alan refuses to intervene--and sure enough, Eric sets himself up for a big-time public humiliation. Meanwhile, Mr. Feeny (William Daniels) assigns his class to pretend to be "TV families", which is how Cory (Ben Savage) ends up the Dad, Topanga (Danielle Fishel) the Mom, and Shawn (Rider Strong) and Minkus (Lee Norris) the kiddies! Jason Marsden makes his first appearance as Eric's friend...who, by a curious coincidence, is also named Jason Marsden. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1994
Shawn (Rider Strong) tries to cement his reputation as Adams High School's resident prankster by changing the name of principal Feeny (William Daniels) to "Weeny" in the school paper. This makes trouble for Cory (Ben Savage) when Mr. Feeny, aware that our hero knows who's responsible for the typo, threatens to suspend him unless he squeals on Shawn. Likewise suffering for Shawn's capriciousness is student newspaper editor Molly (Jill Novick), whom Cory's brother Eric (Will Friedle) has a yen for--at least until he meets manipulative southern belle Desiree (Sydney Bennett). As usual, the plot complications are closely linked with the book that Cory has been assigned in class--in this instance, The Scarlet Letter. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1995
Angry because some girls won't date him because of his "lowlife" reputation as a trailer-park resident, Shawn (Rider Strong) decides to live up--or down--to that reputation by hanging out with school bully Harley and his flunkies. Consequently, Shawn not only begins cutting classes, but also drifting away from his best friend Cory (Ben Savage). After weighing the advice of several authority figures, Cory elects to "rescue" Shawn by standing up to Harley--which may be the equivalent of committing suicide! Elsewhere, Jason (Jason Marsden) tries to give Eric (Will Friedle) a crash-course in ice skating, which explains how Nancy Kerrigan came to be tonight's special guest star. In this episode and this episode only, Kenny Johnson and not Danny McNulty is seen as Harley. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2007
- PG13
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In this animated film based on the popular series of fantasy books, six friends - a dwarf, a warrior, a half-elf, a mage, a knight and a kinder - have come together once again after spending five years searching for proof that the gods do in fact exist. Sadly, they reunite amidst rumors of a growing evil and an impending war - but now, with horror and chaos looming on the horizon, the goal of their searches may finally be within their grasp in the form of mysterious warrior princess bearing a crystal blue staff. A threat like none of them have seen is poised to overtake their homeland, but if these heroes can stand against it, they will become legends. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Rosenbaum, Kiefer Sutherland, (more)
- 1995
In this frenetic made-for-television outing, a young boy tries to get into the crazy, competitive spirit of his relatives' annual "Family Olympics," but finds himself more interested in the enigmatic runaway who seems to come out of nowhere. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Melissa Joan Hart, Jason Marsden, (more)
- 1994
There's more trouble than usual for the Tanner household as Full House begins its eighth and final season. For starters, Jesse (John Stamos) is thrown out of his own rock band because he spends more time with family responsibilities than with professional duties. Also, Danny (Bob Saget) and Becky (Lisa Loughlin) encounter "circumstances beyond our control" during a remote TV broadcast; DJ (Candace Cameron) can't bring herself to break off her romance with her wealthy new boyfriend Nelson (Jason Marsden); and while walking the family dog Comet, Michelle (the Olsen twins) lets the pooch run off in pursuit of a huge frankfurter (you read that right). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1995
After breaking up with Viper (David Lipper), DJ (Candace Cameron) reconciles with her wealthy former beau Nelson (Jason Marsden). But before long, she finds herself in the middle of a muddle when Viper comes back into her life, forcing her to choose between the two boys--immediately. Meanwhile, the rest of the Tanner household pitches in to help clean up a vandalized community playground, resulting in a sticky situation for Joey (David Coulier). Singer Frankie Valli appears as himself. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1994
Michelle (the Olsen twins) is sworn to secrecy when she is admitted into a no-grownups club called "The Mighty Mutant Super Kids". Unfortuntely, the words "Michelle" and "secret" are mutually exclusive, and before long Danny (Bob Saget) is fully aware of the club's existence--and Michelle has been blackballed. Meanwhile, DJ (Candace Cameron) breaks up with Nelson (Jason Marsden), only to find that he is now dating Kimmy (Andrea Barber). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1995
When Kimmy (Andrea Barber) is turned down by Stanford University, she impulsively decides to run off to Reno and marry her monosyllabic boyfriend Duane (Scott Menville). DJ (Candace Cameron) rushes after Kimmy to prevent her from this ill-conceived union--whereupon Danny (Bob Saget) jumps to the conclusion that DJ is planning to elope with Nelson (Jason Marsden). Elsewhere, Joey (David Coulier) opens mouth and inserts foot when he meets British Royalty. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy romp around like coked-up versions of The Three Stooges in the frantic Disney romp Hocus Pocus. The film begins in 1693 where three witches -- Winifred (Bette Midler), Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker), and Mary (Kathy Najimy) -- are preparing a potion that will grant them immortality and eternal youth. But before they finish mixing their cocktail, the people of Salem capture them and execute them for practicing witchcraft. Before their deaths, they vow to return to Salem 300 years hence on Halloween to exact their revenge. Three hundred years later, a skeptical, newly transplanted Californian, Max (Omri Katz), explores the ruins of the legendary witches' house and dares the witches to manifest themselves. Disregarding the warnings of his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and girlfriend Allison (Vinessa Shaw), Max lights the Candle of Black Flame. With that, the witches reappear to wreak havoc on the town. The kids take off with the witches' spellbook and a musty tome of hexes and recipes. The sorceresses, who will die by the morning light if they don't recite the incantation for immortality, have to get the books by whatever means they can. So, Winifred, Sarah, and Mary hop on their broomsticks for a chase through Halloween night. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, (more)
Another made-for-cable horror story from the "Creature Features" series of in-name-only remakes of classic American International Pictures scare flicks, How to Make a Monster concerns a new video game, "Evil-ution," which is being designed by a top virtual reality firm headed by Faye Clayton (Colleen Camp). Clayton is determined "Evil-ution" will be the most terrifying video game ever, and so far her programmers are right on track, except for one thing -- the bad-guy character in the game looks simply ridiculous. Drummond (Steven Culp) is ordered to come up with a better monster for the game, so he adds Laura Wheeler (Clea Duvall), a promising new programmer, to the staff to work alongside veteran designers Bug (Jason Marsden), Hardcore (Tyler Mane), and Sol (Karim Prince). The foursome are given a special incentive program: whoever thinks up the right scary monster for the game will get a bonus of one million dollars. However, a power surge during a powerful lightning storm has an unexpected effect on the group's work and a motion-capture suit that was hooked into the computer network suddenly comes to life, becoming the dangerous and bloodthirsty monster the designers were trying to conjure. How to Make a Monster also features notorious scream queen Julie Strain in a cameo as herself. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Clea Duvall, Steven Culp, (more)
- 2005
From Warner Bros. Animation, Jonny Test was the story of a fearless 11-year-old boy who volunteered his services as "guinea pig" for the inventions, strength-enhancing stimulants and weaponry created by his 13-year-old genius twin sisters Susan and Mary. In each of the two stories per half-hour episode, Johnny would try out such contraptions as a rocket-powered backpack or "superstrength" lollipop, with hilariously exciting results. Accompanying Johnny in his various exploits was Poochie, his genetically engineered pet dog. Johnny Test joined the WB network's Saturday morning cartoon lineup on September 17, 2005. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Kenny, Jason Marsden, (more)
- 2002
In the first episode of a two-part story, Justice League member Wonder Woman returns to Paradise Island, home of her fellow Amazons, in hopes of mending fences with her estranged mother. Upon arrival, she is shocked to discover that the Amazons have all been "petrified" into statues -- the handiwork of evil sorcerer Felix Faust. If she wants to save her friends and loved ones, Wonder Woman must help Felix find three precious artifacts -- but where are they, and why does he want them? The Green Lantern and Hawkgirl do not appear in this story arc. Both episodes of "Paradise Lost" were released on DVD in tandem with another Justice League two-parter, "War World," in July of 2003. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Englund, Susan Sullivan, (more)
- 2002
In the conclusion of a two-part story, Wonder Woman must bend to the will of evil sorcerer Felix Faust, who has transformed her mother and the rest of the Amazons of Paradise Island into statues. Felix wants to get his hands on three ancient artifacts and demands that Wonder Woman find them for him. By the time the Justice League (minus Green Lantern and Hawkgirl) has arrived on Paradise Island to lend Wonder Woman a hand, another mega-villain, Lord Hades, has become involved in the intrigue! Both episodes of "Paradise Lost" were released on DVD in tandem with another Justice League two-parter, "War World," in July of 2003. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Englund, Susan Sullivan, (more)
