DeDee Pfeiffer

Adapted from the timeless science fiction adventure novel by author Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth tells the tale of a research team that becomes trapped beneath the earth's surface, and the strange world they encounter underground. As the researchers navigate an undiscovered world of fantastical flora and exotic fauna, a high tech drilling rig races to their rescue. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Paul Rudd makes his first series appearance as Mike, who has been set up as a blind date for Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) by helpful Joey (Matt LeBlanc). Phoebe is grateful for Joey's gesture -- until she gets wise to the somewhat abrupt way in which Joey and Mike became acquainted in the first place. Elsewhere, a search to find the right pediatrician for baby Emma leads to a startling discovery for Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), who realizes anew that there's more to Ross (David Schwimmer) than meets the eye. And Chandler (Matthew Perry) is forced to make a difficult decision when he is transferred to Tulsa. ~ All Movie Guide

Nashville hunk Billy Ray Cyrus turns action hero in this high-impact adventure. Jack Reynolds (Cyrus) is a drifter with a motorcycle, lots of tattoos, and a good right hook who gets a job tending bar in a small Southern town. A powerful and ruthless illegal arms dealer has much of the town in a stranglehold, and when Jack draws the attentions of Kate (DeDee Pfeiffer), the woman the dealer loves, Jack finds himself doing battle with the dealer's henchmen. But what no one in town knows is that Jack is a former CIA operative whose wife and children were killed years ago while he was trying to put the dealer behind bars -- and Jack is not the sort of man who is willing to forgive and forget. Radical Jack also stars George "Buck" Flower, Cassie Branham, and Noah Blake. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

This suburban sitcom centers on three couples minus children, aka DINKs (double income, no kids). Onscreen labels are superimposed to define just where each couple is in its relationship: "The Veterans" are Sheri (Dedee Pfeiffer), who does facials, and architect Dean (D.W. Moffett), married for five years, in upscale Oak Park, Illinois. "The Newlyweds" are attorney Mel (James Lesure) and psychiatrist Malena (Holly Robinson Peete), who thinks she might be pregnant one month after marriage. The unmarried "Commitment-Phobics" are divorced teacher Bobbie (Tamala Jones) and restaurateur Reggie (Edafe Blackmon), Mel's brother, who doesn't want to give Bobbi the keys to his lakefront pad. It's mostly lovey-dovey, sweetness and light, as they all interact, interrelate, and confront life's little crises with an endless onslaught of half-hearted one-liners. Premiered March 17,1998 on NBC. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

In this suspenseful thriller the murder of a college co-ed's roommate puts her in danger too because the killer may be someone closer to her than she knows. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In the 100th episode of Wings, Brian (Steven Weber) has finally gotten over Alex and has plunged back into the dating pool. Acting upon the advice of friends, Brian chooses not to seek out a stranger for romance, but instead turns to a longtime friend named Joan (Dedee Pfeiffer). Unfortunately, Brian doesn't feel the same "spark" for Joan that he did for Alex -- or at least, no sparks fly until it is too late. And while all this is going on, both Casey (Amy Yasbeck, now a series regular) and Lowell (Thomas Haden Church) face curious crises of their own. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Jessica (Angela Lansbury) is back in London, there to attend the opening night of a play based on one of her novel's. The play's producer (Robin Sachs) has a reputation for ruthlessness and duplicity, so it really surprises no one when he is murdered. Nor can anyone be surprised when Jessica (Angela Lansbury) takes it upon herself to prove that the play's leading lady (Jean Marsh) is not the murderer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

When the boss of an illegal gambling ring hires photographer Katie Tracy (DeDee Pfeiffer) to work for him on a high-stakes game, she quickly finds herself in all kinds of trouble. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide

When a woman murdered over fifteen years ago is again found dead, a small-town Arizona policeman (John Beck) must solve the case without stepping on the tender toes of procedure, courtesy of a federal agent from Phoenix (Steven Bauer). ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide

Terrence McNally's stage play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune was a two-character piece, which starred Kathy Bates and F. Murray Abraham on Broadway. Garry Marshall's film version of the McNally play streamlines the title to Frankie and Johnny, expands the dramatis personae to include at least a dozen fascinating characters, and "glamorizes" the decidedly unglamorous Frankie and Johnny in the forms of Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino (their first co-starring stint since Scarface). Purists carped at the changes, but overall the film is likeable enough to transcend these carps. While serving an 18-month sentence on a forgery charge, Johnny (Al Pacino) discovers the joys of cooking and classical literature. Upon his release, he is hired by gruff but good-hearted New York diner owner Nick (played by Garry Marshall "regular" Hector Elizondo). Also working for Nick is a waitress named Frankie (Michelle Pfeiffer). When Johnny expresses interest in Frankie, she keeps him at arm's length, her mistrust of men stemming from an unmentioned but obviously traumatic experience in her past. Eventually, however, Frankie and Johnny do get together, their curious relationship setting the stage for a dramatic denouement wherein both lovers bare their souls. The bulk of the original McNally play is concentrated in the film's final 20 minutes; the rest of the picture is a kaleidoscope of comic and poignant vignettes and quick-sketch character studies. Of the newly minted characters, the standout is Nathan Lane in the traditional "gay best friend/severest critic" role: he plays the character so effectively that one forgets he's essentially a cliché. As for the stars, Al Pacino is ideally cast as Johnny, but Michelle Pfeiffer, superb though she is, seems a bit ill at ease as the emotionally tattered Frankie; she totally wins the audience's hearts, however, in the film's memorable bowling-alley sequence. Smoothing over the rough spots in Frankie and Johnny is the evocative musical score by Marvin Hamlisch. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide