James Marshall Movies
Best known for playing biker James Hurley on David Lynch's television series Twin Peaks, actor James Marshall has gone on to play leading roles in low-budget or independent films of the '90s. He made his feature-film debut in the television movie Nightbreaker (1989). As the '90s progressed, Marshall obtained larger roles in more mainstream films such as Don't Do It (1994). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
In this military courtroom drama based on the play by Aaron Sorkin, Navy lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) is assigned to defend two Marines, Pfc. Louden Downey (James Marshall) and Lance Cpl. Harold Dawson (Wolfgang Bodison), who are accused of the murder of fellow leatherneck Pfc. William Santiago (Michael de Lorenzo) at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Kaffee generally plea bargains for his clients rather than bring them to trial, which is probably why he was assigned this potentially embarassing case, but when Lt. Commander JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore) is assigned to assist Kaffee, she is convinced that there's more to the matter than they've been led to believe and convinces her colleague that the case should go to court. Under questioning, Downey and Dawson reveal that Santiago died in the midst of a hazing ritual known as "Code Red" after he threatened to inform higher authorities that Dawson opened fire on a Cuban watchtower. They also state that the "Code Red" was performed under the orders of Lt. Jonathan Kendrick (Kiefer Sutherland). Kendrick's superior, tough-as-nails Col. Nathan Jessup (Jack Nicholson), denies any knowledge of the order to torture Santiago, but when Lt. Col. Matthew Markinson (J.T. Walsh) confides to Kaffee that Jessup demanded the "Code Red" for violating his order of silence, Kaffee and Galloway have to find a way to prove this in court. A Few Good Men also features Kevin Bacon as prosecuting attorney Capt. Jack Ross and Kevin Pollak as Kaffee and Galloway's research assistant, Lt. Sam Weinberg. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, (more)
When an ancient alien life force that has lain dormant for centuries awakens with a hunger for human life, it's up to an elite SWAT team lead by a fierce but beautiful assassin to save humankind from a fate beyond pain and death. For centuries, the extraterrestrial menace has waited for the moment when the evolution of human knowledge would unlock its deadly potential, and when a brilliant scientist finally breaks the genetic code, a horde of mutant creatures begins to spawn the ultimate killing machine. Deep within the confines of a top-secret military installment, a small army of determined soldiers attempts to exterminate the bloodthirsty beast, but with each life it takes, the creature grows ever more powerful. Is it possible that humankind's position on the evolutionary food change has finally been challenged? ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 1996
Per the title of this made-for-TV drama, all Rachel Stockman (played by future "Desperate Housewife" Marcia Cross) has ever wanted is to bear children. Unfortunately, Rachel suffers from a bipolar disorder, requiring her to take lithium, which thus far has prevented her from becoming pregnant. In desperation, Rachel discontinues her medication, and before long she is "with child." She is also undergoing severe and horrifying mood swings, leading to confinement in a hospital--and ultimately a competency hearing that will determine whether or not she can be legally obliged to take lithium...and to terminate her pregnancy. All She Ever Wanted originally aired April 14, 1996, on ABC. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marcia Cross, James Marshall, (more)
- 2001
This PBS documentary is episode one of a four-part series which examines the visual arts in contemporary America by interviewing some of the country's foremost artists and showcasing their work. This volume asks the important question: who are we? Beyond the core of the unchangeable universal Self, the smaller self of the personality can define, limit, or expand our relationships with the world and others. The artists in this episode relate how they are continually searching for and expressing some of the many aspects of self through their art. The featured artists include Louise Bourgeois, Maya Lin, James Marshall, Bruce Nauman, William Wegman, and Steve Martin. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
When a young Caucasian military man is thrown into an all African-American barracks for punishment, he slowly earns the respect of his peers while they all are forced to contend with the prejudicial acts of a racist sergeant. Charlie Sheen, Laurence Fishburne, Martin Sheen (who also directed) and others appear in this well-intentioned drama. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen, (more)
- 2002
Because she has been neglecting her magic to concentrate on her newspaper job, Phoebe (Holly Marie Combs) is slowly but surely losing her premonition skills. This problem intensifies when the Charmed Ones attempt to protect the last surviving member of a gypsy tribe from an evil entity determined to steal the gypsy's eyes. In other plot complications, Paige (Rose McGowan) is down in the dumps over being unemployed, and Piper (Holly Marie Combs) is upset that Leo (Brian Krause), worried that the girls' powers will be exposed to the world, refuses to let her see a doctor during the last stages of her pregnancy. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Brian Krause, Julian McMahon, (more)
Chuck Rose's comedy Come as You Are stars Maury Sterling as Craig Dowd, a young man who makes his living by running a pornographic website. Although he has turned his home into his studio, he is ashamed of his profession and is forced to go to great lengths in order to hide what is happening whenever he has guests. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- 1994
- R
The secret longings of three young, hip L.A. couples provides the impetus of the conversations in lightweight drama which focuses upon the issue of commitment. One member of each couple, Suzanna and Dodger, Alicia and Robert, and Michelle and Charles secretly carries a torch for former lovers. It seems that while Suzanna begs for Dodger's attention, he is still attracted to Alicia, who's pregnant with Robert's child but hesitates to tell him because Robert is attracted to Michelle who is with Charles who still yearns for Suzanna. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Heather Graham, James LeGros, (more)
Gladiator is the kind of boxing movie that goes that extra mile -- a self-loathing boxing saga that relishes in bare-knuckled sucker punches, illegal eye-rubs, and gentlemen boxers who obey the Marquis of Queensbury rules by drop-kicking opponents when the are not only down but unconscious. James Marshall plays Tommy Riley, a Windy City high school student conned into participating in the illegal underground boxing arenas of the South Side of Chicago. In high school, Tommy was a prize boxer, and this skill comes in handy when his Father (John Heard) runs up a large gambling debt. When a sleazy boxing manager (Robert Loggia) spots Tommy defending himself during recess, he offers him quick money to box. Tommy, although he hates the sport, readily agrees, thinking his winnings will help his father pay off his debts. He quickly comes under the thumb of unscrupulous boxing promoter Horn (Brian Dennehy), who is involved in fight-fixing and dirty fighting. Manipulating the odds and exploiting his boxers make Horn rich and more venal. In the rancid environment, Tommy befriends another fighter, Lincoln (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a black fighter who sees fighting as his way out of poverty. Inevitably, Horn arranges for the two friends to duke it out in the ring together. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Cuba Gooding, Jr., James Marshall, (more)
- 1989
Hoping to replicate the rush he'd enjoyed as star of his high school production of "Our Town", Mike (Kirk Cameron) begins seriously considering a career as a professional actor. But his hopes are nearly dashed when he enrolls in a highly demanding drama class presided over by an imperious teacher (Steve Arlen) and populated by intensely serious students--far more serious than Mike has ever been in his entire life. This episode marks the first apperance of Chelsea Noble as aspiring actress Kate Macdonald. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1991
In this wild spoof of The Twilight Zone in general and that series' 1960 episode "A World of Difference" in particular, Ben (Jeremy Miller) expresses the wish that Real Life were more like TV. In true "be careful what you wish for" fashion, Ben dreams that he and his family are actually characters in a TV sitcom called "Meet the Seavers"--and that he is really an actor named Jeremy Miller! The concept is played for all it is worth, with the rest of the Growing Pains cast members identified by their real names, not to mention cameo appearances by the series' production staff and by Joanna Kerns' daughter Ashley Kerns. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
The sixth season of Growing Pains gets under way with the latest in a long line of crises for the Seaver family. When he lands a part in an off-Broadway play, Mike (Kirk Cameron) decides to drop out of college to pursue an acting career. But dad Jason (Alan Thicke) will have none of it: Unless Mike studies for a skill that will actually earn him money, Jason will cut off all financial support. Meanwhile, Carol (Tracey Gold) is upset that the Jason-Mike crisis has taken all attention away from her own problems. With this episode, Ashley Johnson takes over the role of Chrissy Johnson, who in the course of a single season has miraculously aged four years! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1989
In the first episode of a two-part story, Channel 19's new public-relations team fires news director Sid Sidlevich (Kenneth Tigar), and Maggie (Joanna Kerns) worries that she'll be next. Meanwhile, Jason (Alan Thicke) is offered a prestigious new job in a posh downtown psychiatric office. By episode's end, both Jason and Maggie face major changes in their lives--but only one is truly happy about it. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1994
Two aspiring mobsters follow a stranger in this drama. A local mafioso assigns free-lancers Dommy, an explosive young man, and Mickey, the inward one, a job following a "mark." They are to tail him until he comes finds a special briefcase; to get that briefcase, they are to use any means. The two novices are inept at their job. Finally, their stalking ends successfully in a shoot-out. Unfortunately they meet with revenge. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- James Marshall, Martin Sheen, (more)
- 2000
This television series follows the adventures of four teenagers who in their spare time help to serve their community as volunteer emergency medical technicians (EMT's). Hank (Danso Gordon), the son of a successful surgeon, is eager to prove that he has talents of his own. Jamie (Christopher Ralph) is a boy with a checkered past who is under court order to perform community service, which he approaches with a certain reluctance, but also an awareness that this may be his last chance to turn his life around. Val (Reagan Pasternak) is a bright, ambitious girl who wants to be a doctor someday. And Tyler (Shawn Ashmore) uses a cheerful disposition and enthusiastic attitude to camouflage the fact that he doesn't get along with his family. As the four youngsters balance school and their responsibilities as EMT's, they also have to deal with the trials and tribulations of growing up, and Val has to contend with her cynical friend Caitie (Jackie Rosenbaum) and her overly ambitious little sister Brooke (Lauren Collins). In a Heartbeat premiered on the Disney Channel on August 26, 2000. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Shawn Ashmore, Danso Gordon, (more)
This stylish crime thriller concerns a former criminal trying to set himself on the straight and narrow, until he happens upon a set of bootleg printing plates for $100 bills and soon finds himself a wanted man by both sides of the law. Luck of the Draw (also known as Quicksand), stars William Forsythe, Dennis Hopper, and Ice-T. The film gained some unusual press attention while it was being filmed when Mickey Rourke was fired from the project, reportedly because he refused to play a scene without his pet Chihuahua (the role was recast with Michael Madsen). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- James Marshall, Dennis Hopper, (more)
- 1994
This Canadian family drama follows a yuppie couple as they try to reclaim their hippy idealism to save the life of their young son. Andy and Jayne Blake used to be hippies. Now they are living the yuppie dream in suburban Vancouver. They have two kids and great jobs. When their son Max is given six months to live after being diagnosed with a rare immune disorder that may have been caused by environmental toxins, Andy and his family escape to rural British Columbia where they buy a farm. As Andy reaches back into his past for natural cures and his old idealism, he becomes increasingly fanatical. Jayne who is unsure about all these changes, tries to help him find a balance. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- R.H. Thomson, Denise Crosby, (more)
- 1989
Father-and-son actors Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez star in the made-for-TV movie Nightbreaker. The film was first telecast March 9, 1989, two months after the debut of another TNT Cable Service "original", Finish Line. The earlier film also starred a father and son, James and Josh Brolin; but, whereas the Brolins were cast in parent-child roles, Sheen and Estevez portray the same character. Nightbreaker is based on the recent revelation that the US government, in the interests of scientific research, deliberately exposed servicemen to radiation during the Nevada atomic bomb tests of the 1950s. Sheen plays a former military doctor, inexplicably suffering from sterility in the 1980s. Searching for answers, Sheen flashes back thirty years, to the time that he was a witness to the A-bomb tests. Estevez plays the younger Sheen in the 1950s sequences. Nightbreaker was written with what Jonathan Swift used to call "savage indignation" by T. S. Cook. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, (more)
- 1995
A true-life story of sexual harassment in the workplace is told in this thought-provoking made-for-television movie. Gail O'Grady stars as Lt. Paula Coughlin, the Navy officer who lodged sexual harassment complaints after the infamous 1991 Las Vegas Tailhook convention. Coughlin took on the military and a scandal erupted as the story became public. ~ Bernadette McCallion, All Movie Guide
- 2003
Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk) is convinced that she is being visited by the ghost of Emily Eve Dinsmore (Jodelle Micah Ferland), a childhood friend who drowned at the age of ten. In his efforts to determine if Lana is actually having a paranormal experience or if she is merely imagining things, Clark (Tom Welling) uncovers a horrible secret about Emily's family -- one that blazes a trail leading right to Lionel Luthor (John Glover). Meanwhile, Lionel's son Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) prepares for his marriage, and Clark's adoptive dad, John (John Schneider), nervously awaits the birth of his new child. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2002
Chloe (Allison Mack) is fed up with the fact that Clark (Tom Welling) seems impervious to her charms. Thus, Chloe begins dating Justin Gaines (Adam Brody), former cartoonist for the Smallville High newspaper, who has lost the use of his hands in an accident. Alas, it seems that Justin has been able to compensate for his loss by developing acute telekinetic powers, and he plans to use those skills to wreak vengeance upon the man whom he holds responsible for crippling him -- none other that Smallville High principal Kwan (Hiro Kanagawa). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2002
Newly aware that his superpowers include "heat vision," Clark (Tom Welling) finds that this talent may be a detriment when he crosses paths with new Smallville High School teacher Desiree Atkins (Krista Allen). After a whirlwind two-week courtship, Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) feels compelled to marry Desiree, little suspecting that she is controlling his mind with an invisible, kryptonite-based pheromone mist. When Clark becomes suspicious of Desiree's motives, she promptly frames him for starting a fire -- then sets about to simultaneously destroy both Clark's adoptive father, Jonathan (John Schneider), and her wealthy new hubby, Lex. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2003
Upon learning that his father, Lionel (John Glover), has placed him under surveillance, a spiteful Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) schemes to plant a bug in his father's office. Unfortunately, the crooks whom Lex has hired to do the job decide to double-cross him and rob LutherCorp -- taking Lionel and his personal assistant Martha Kent (Annette O'Toole) hostage. Meanwhile, Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk) braces herself for a meeting with the wife of Lana's biological father, Henry Small (Patrick Cassidy). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2002
A plant created with the DNA of the long-extinct Nicodemus flower is stolen. While attempting to rescue an apparently unhinged man from harming himself, Jonathan Kent (John Schneider) comes in contact with the pilfered plant. Under the influence of the Nicodemus flower -- which had been responsible for a devastating plague in Smallville in the early 20th century -- Jonathan experiences a bizarre and disturbing change in his own behavior. It falls to Jonathan's adopted son, Clark (Tom Welling), to avert a disaster that threatens to sweep Jonathan, Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum), and Pete Ross (Sam Jones III) into its path. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2004
Having rescued a new classmate named Alicia Baker (Sarah Carter), Clark (Tom Welling) frets over having revealed his superpowers in the process. As it turns out, however, Alicia possesses some interesting powers of her own -- and like Clark's, these "gifts" are linked to falling meteors. As the relationship between Clark and Alicia grows closer, she becomes increasingly obsessive -- and that could spell disaster for Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk). As for Lana herself, she and Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) have finally begun to unravel the mystery surrounding Adam Knight (Ian Somerhalder) and the shady Dr. Lia Teng (Françoise Yip). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
