Jack Mulcahy Movies

When tragic circumstances bring five old friends back to their hometown, revisiting their favorite childhood vacation home seems like a great way to mourn the recent death in their lives. None of them, however, are privy to the fact that a mysterious colony of mutant flies have been breeding in the house during their long absence. Within hours of their arrival, the reunited friends become ill-fated hosts for the flies reproductive cycle -- once the eggs have been laid within their bodies, hope for survival is nil. Infested features Zach Galligan and Amy Jo Johnson, as well as Lisa Ann Hadley, Daniel Jenkins, and Robert Duncan McNeill. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

A post-Columbine Breakfast Club of sorts, this indie psychological drama concerns a former 98-pound weakling out to get revenge on his old tormentors during a high school reunion. Sales manager Louis Witkowski (Timothy Devlin) has never been able to get over the day that a couple of jocks cast him -- stark naked -- out of the locker room, and humiliated him mercilessly in front of his schoolmates. Eighteen years later, during the reunion accompanied by his wife Felicia (Elizabeth P. McKay), Louis embarrasses himself in a clumsy attempt at shaming former football players Hal (Jack Mulcahy) and Joey (Patrick Ferraro) in front of their wives, Caroline (Mimi Langeland) and Ashley (Leila Sbatini). Though Hal and Joey don't remember bullying him, Louis is itching for a fight. In the boys' locker room, just as the fight begins, a well-intentioned security guard tries to break up the ruckus. Louis violently dispatches guard, takes the rest of them hostage, and forces them to endure psychological torture and sexual abuse. Slowly, the stress of the situation leads to sniping and infighting among the couples. Wives and husbands unearth long held frustrations with their respective spouses. Just before the police come barreling in, one and all begin baring their souls. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

Shot on weekends over an eight-month period with practically no budget, writer/director/producer/actor Edward Burns' first feature is a family drama centering on the tumultuous love lives of three small-town, Irish-American brothers. Burns stars as Barry, the middle child who finds himself needing a place to stay and moves in with big brother Jack (Jack Mulcahy). Despite being seemingly happily married to Molly (Connie Britton), Jack gives in to temptation and begins having a sexual affair. All the while, devout-Catholic baby brother Patrick (Mike McGlone) faces an ongoing struggle to deal with the religious leanings of the women in his life. The Brothers McMullen premiered at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, where it was at the center of a fierce bidding war. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

Love it or loathe it (and there are a goodly number of people on either side), Porky's was one of the most successful comedies of its day, spawning two direct sequels and inspiring an incalculable number of lowbrow teen comedies, most recently including American Pie (1999). Pee Wee (Dan Monahan), Billy (Mark Herrier), Tommy (Wyatt Knight), and Mickey (Roger Wilson) are four painfully horny high school kids growing up in South Florida in the 1950's. Desperate to rid themselves of their cumbersome virginity, they head out to a sleazy bar near the swamps called Porky's, where local legend has it that the owner will fix you up with a prostitute for a reasonable fee. After Porky takes their money and dumps them in the swamp, the guys vow to get revenge. Meanwhile, Pee Wee has to deal with his shrinking penis, someone drills a hole in the wall of the girl's shower, the guys encounter a prostitute named Cherry Forever, and anti-Semitism rears its ugly head. Cheerfully rude in a manner few mainstream films had achieved at that time, Porky's, for better or worse, changed the standard of what was acceptable in a screen comedy. Remarkably enough, two years later director Bob Clark made the holiday favorite A Christmas Story, which displayed his considerable range, if nothing else. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi