Leslie Bega Movies

When Nick Jenkins' fiancée suddenly gets cold feet, the man who was once looking forward to marriage is suddenly forced to dive headfirst back into the dating pool. Nick (Austin Peck) is a decent guy in a tight spot, but with a little help from his good-hearted roommate Jed (Stefan Marc), he may find the love of his life yet. Now, just as Nick's business begins to take off, he falls for captivating beauty Mona (Leslie Bega). Should Nick stick with work, chances are he'll soon have a shot at financial freedom; should he follow his heart, he may commit to a relationship he's simply not ready for. Everyone knows that the dating game isn't for amateurs, but perhaps with a little help from his parents, his roommate, an ageing player named George (Rick Scarry), and his thoughtful friend Robin (Stephanie Brown), Nick can somehow find a way to strike a comfortable balance between his personal and professional lives. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

There's no shortage of suspects when much-hated standup comic Dougie Max (Jeffrey Ross) dies during his act after drinking what appears to be tainted water. The plot thickens for CSI investigators Catherine (Marg Helgenberger) and Grissom (William L. Petersen) when a 15-year-old is poisoned to death by the same water in a convenience store. And Brass (Paul Guilfoyle) orders the re-opening of a case when the husband of Shelley Stark, who ostensibly died accidentally, is seen throwing his money around in the company of a flashy young woman. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This earnest, intelligent, and well-written romantic comedy is enjoyable and optimistic in classic Hollywood style, even if its idealism doesn't seem quite so credible against the cynical political backdrop of the Nineties. President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas), an unabashedly liberal Democrat, is just gearing up for re-election when he meets an attractive and sharp environmental lobbyist named Sydney Wade (Annette Bening). The two fall in love and the President must soon deal with the political repercussions (Sydney is trying to get legislation through Congress), as well as the cynical machinations of Republican opponent Senator Bob Rumson (Richard Dreyfuss), who attempts to paint Sydney as a radical and use "family values" rhetoric to smear Shepherd. With the attacks affecting his standings in the all-important polls, and his love's legislation causing him headaches in the Capitol, Shepherd must decide whether he can risk continuing his relationship. A rich supporting cast, solid characterizations by Douglas and Bening, and an articulate approach make this an appealing, if not particularly weighty, study of the tensions between public and private life. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide

In this fictionalized account based on true figures, a foursome of young thugs decides to team up and take control of New York's east side from the aging bosses who control it. Bugsy Siegel (Richard Grieco) and Frank Costello (Costas Mandylor) control the physical elements of the operation, while Lucky Luciano (Christian Slater) and Meyer Lansky (Patrick Dempsey) bring up the business end. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide

"Permanent substitute" teacher Charlie Moore (Howard Hesseman) continues to instill the genius-level students of Fillmore High's Individual Honors Program (IHP) with the sort of things one can't find in a book -- such as emotional maturity, personal responsibility and a genuine sense of self-worth -- in season three of Head of the Class. New to the series this year is Rain Pryor, daughter of Richard Pryor, as the street-smart T.J. Jones, a remedial student who is "slow" mainly because of a bad and overly defensive attitude, but who is determined to earn the right to join the IHP kids. This is the season that Head of the Class carved its niche in the annals of television history. The hour-long episode "Mission to Moscow," originally telecast November 2, 1998, was the first American prime time comedy series episode ever to be filmed in the Soviet Union. Other season highlights include "Let's Rap," featuring future King of Queens regular Leah Remini in a one-line bit part; "First Date," wherein tough-guy Eric (Brian Robbins) and budding poetess Simone (Khrystyne Haje) go out together for the first time; "I Am the King," which sets up Charlie Moore's eventual exit from the series when he is hired as a commercial spokesman for an appliance store; and "King of Remedial," in which fat, wisecracking science geek Dennis (Dan Schneider) surprises himself by becoming the role model for a group of special-education students. Finally, season four offers the second of the series' musical episodes with the two-part "Shop Til You Drop," wherein the IHP class stages a production of "Little Shop of Horrors." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Head of the Class enters its second season with unorthodox substitute teacher Charlie Moore (Howard Hesseman) now permanently in charge of the Individual Honors Program (IHP) at New York's Fillmore High. Charlie has no trouble teaching the kids academics, since his ten charges are the most brilliant students in school; his primary goal is to instruct them in "The Book of Life," enhancing their maturity, spurring on their emotional growth, and helping them develop the social skills that will help them survive the real world. In the season opener, it is clear that Mr. Moore still has a lot of work ahead of him when three of his pupils childishly stoop to deception to win a local science fair. Likewise needing to learn something about basic human values is poetic student Simone (Khrystyne Haje), who becomes an obnoxious control freak when put in charge of the school's literary journal. Later on, the arrival of a transfer student (Leon Fan, in the first of several recurring appearances as Billy Chin) nearly reduces the youthful geniuses to tears when it looks as if one of them will be forced to leave the class to make room for the newcomer. Also, Charlie reluctantly takes over for principal Samuels (William G. Schilling) as coach for a big academic competition; a Woody Allen film festival has both Charlie and nerdish student Arvid (Dan Frischman) moping over their respective neuroses; the episode "On the Road Again" features Claudette Nevins as Dr. Samuels' wife Lois, who through a series of bizarre circumstances ends up sharing a room with Charlie; onetime Star Trek regular Nichelle Nichols serves up a big surprise for chubby science geek Dennis (Dan Schneider) in "For Better, for Worse"; and in the episode "Will the Real Arvid Engen Please Stand Up?," series regulars Dan Schneider and Brian Robbins (Eric) pull double duty as actors and scriptwriters. This season also presents the first of three musical episodes, "That'll Be the Day," in which the IHP class puts on a performance of the Broadway hit Grease (this episode also features a guest turn by a young Lori Petty). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A 17-year-old boy (Chad Lowe) is killed in an automobile accident. As the facts begin to assert themselves, it appears that the boy actually took his own life. His mother (Mariette Hartley) and sister (Dana Hill) try to learn the truth, even as his father (Howard Hesseman) digs in his heels and refuses to face the possibility of a suicide. While this plot line is unravelling, the boy's best friend (Charlie Sheen) is tormented by the possibility that he could have prevented the tragedy. The emphasis in Silence of the Heart is the effect of suicide on the survivors rather than the victim, and the realization that one does not have to be "crazy" to end one's own existence. This made-for-TV movie was originally telecast October 30, 1984. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide