Larry Poindexter Movies
Trained to kill but determined to cheer their school's team to the championship game, three lethal cheerleading ninjas must put down their pom poms and pick up their katanas when their sensei is abducted by the mob. April, Courtney, and Monica may just be college freshmen, but they can take out an army of ninja assassins with the skill of an ancient master. Schooled in the ancient martial arts by the esteemed Sensei Hiroshi (George Takei), these three beauties spend their days in the classroom and their nights in the strip club - where they work the poles to pay for their college tuition. Then one day, Sensei Hiroshi is abducted and their lives are suddenly turned upside down. Now, in order to rescue their master, April, Courtney, and Monica will have to summon the skills he once taught them and take on a virtual army of mob assassins. With a nosy cop closing in on one side and suspicious parents asking questions on the other, these girls will have to work overtime in order to keep anyone from finding out what kind of destruction they're truly capable of. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Trishelle Cannatella, Ginny Weirick, (more)
At a mystical, bullet-strewn outpost in the heart of the Mojave Desert, four disparate working-class people from the streets of Las Vegas will find their lives forever changed. Few normal people would expect to find an abandoned phone booth in the middle of the desert, yet for some of the more eccentric travelers, it's actually the entire reason for their journey. The myth of this phone booth was born on the Internet. Windows smashed and covered in graffiti, the lonely booth sets at the end of a long stretch of road surrounded by nothingness for hundreds of miles. But it still functions, and there's always the prospect that at any moment, the telephone may unexpectedly come alive with the sound of a ring. The callers phone in from all corners of the country, and the occupant inside never knows what interesting conversation could await them. Now, as four lonely strangers set up camp near this abandoned phone booth, they are all about to discover that they are better connected to the outside world than they ever imagined. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- David DeLuise, Annabeth Gish, (more)
Clark Johnson's big-screen adaptation of the 1970s television series S.W.A.T. stars Colin Farrell as Jim Street, a young special weapons and tactics team member who, in the film's opening sequence, is demoted after his hothead partner Jeremy Renner shoots a hostage while trying to kill her captor. In need of good press, the higher-ups call in SWAT expert Hondo Harrelson (Samuel L. Jackson) to put together an elite team that can bring some luster back to the badge. He chooses Street, veteran T.J. (Josh Charles), and tough single mother Chris Sanchez (Michelle Rodriguez). The new team survives a series of tests before hitting the streets. Their first big assignment involves transporting an international criminal (Olivier Martinez) to federal authorities. The criminal had offered a hundred million dollars to anyone who can bust him out. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, (more)
Despite closing a major deal for his firm thanks to his lovely wife submitting to seducing the sleazy client, Chris (Larry Poindexter) loses his job anyway and summarily drives off a bridge to his death. His beautiful young widow, Ann (Kari Wuhrer), is distraught to the point of psychosis and gets it into her now-twisted mind that the best revenge is to kill anyone who had anything to do with Chris losing his job -- that means the boss (Jay Richardson) and Chris' successor, the innocent, diabetic family woman Nicole (Barbara Crampton). Nicole struggles to keep her dysfunctional clan together, but the new housekeeper (guess who?) proves a seductive force on her husband, her college-aged son, and her slutty teenaged daughter. Nothing good can come from this. Also released as Poison and Midnight Vendetta. ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kari Wuhrer, Larry Poindexter, (more)
In this action-adventure, a hostage situation commands the presence of an elite cadre of Navy divers. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gary Busey, Billy Dee Williams, (more)
- 1996
Now that Bailey (Scott Wolf) has moved in with the terrifyingly vivacious Callie (Alexondra Lee), his former roommate Cooper (Harold Pruett) thinks the time is ripe to make the "big move" on Bailey's sister Julia (Neve Campbell)--leading to a nasty fight and a nastier breakup. As for Bailey himself, he finds that living with Callie can be treacherous indeed, especially when she makes some weird comments about his favorite teacher (and her former boyfriend) T.J. Digman (Larry Poindexter). And back at the Salinger household, Claudia (Lacey Chabert) worries that her best friend Jody (Maria Sokoloff) may have been molested by a "trusted" adult--and that the troubled Kirsten (Paula Devicq) is about to go completely off the deep end. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1995
In this fluffy romantic comedy, Miranda Castillo, a Latin American woman, comes to LA as a mail-order bride where she is to marry Raul, an executive for a uniform manufacturer. The trouble begins when Raul's close buddy and colleague, Gib Nash, falls in love with Miranda and she with him. Raul is not at all happy at being jilted, and neither is Gib's fiancee, who is also his employer. Miranda has troubles of her own, especially when the US government tries to deport her. Fortunately, she is assisted by a caring INS agent. It is later revealed that she had been tortured as a political prisoner in her native country. In addition to dealing with his tangled love life, Gib's company must decide whether they will buy products made in other countries by non-unionized companies. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1995
Ross (David Schwimmer) plunges back into the dating scene when he takes out his gorgeous neighbor Kristen (Heather Medway) on Valentine's Day. The holiday also casts its spell on the dating habits of Ross' ex-wife, Carol (Jane Sibbett), her girlfriend Susan (Jessica Hecht), Chandler (Matthew Perry), and the irritating Janice (Maggie Wheeler). As for Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), and Monica (Courteney Cox), they cook up a hot time of their own. The DVD version of this episode includes material not seen in the syndicated version. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1994
Jim Wynorski directs direct-to-video legend Shannon Tweed in the erotic thriller Body Chemistry 4. Tweed plays Dr. Claire Archer, a sex psychologist who hires defense attorney Simon Mitchell to represent her in court against charges of murder. She seduces him and he soon finds himself losing control of his marriage and his career. He soon realizes that this case may cost him his life. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- 1994
- R
In this dark tale of eroticism and the supernatural, Larry (Larry Poindexter) is an attorney rising through the ranks at a prominent law firm. Larry's wife Erica (Julie Strain) loves her husband very much and would do nearly anything for him -- which takes on a whole new meaning when one discovers that she's a witch with a firm command of her darker powers. Larry is in line for a promotion, but instead the senior partnership is given to Howard (Edward Albert), and Erica is just as upset as you might imagine; using both her sexual allure and her magical powers, Erica takes her revenge on Howard, leaving him in a wheelchair. However, it seems that Howard's wife Amelia (Linda Blair) is also a witch, and she's not about to allow the crippling of Howard to go unpunished. Sorceress also features Michael Parks and a cameo appearance from noted exploitation director Fred Olen Ray. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Linda Blair, Edward Albert, (more)
In this romantic drama, a concert pianist has a second chance at happiness when he discovers that his long-lost love is going through a nasty break up. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Larry Poindexter, Pamela Winslow, (more)
- 1993
- R
In this romantic comedy, a pair of disparate yuppies attempt to bridge the considerable disparities between them and have a relationship. During their tempestuous struggles, their two best friends offer expert commentary. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Arye Gross, Courteney Cox Arquette, (more)
- 1993
Murphy (Candice Bergen) persuades her car pool to pull over at a supermarket for a brief shopping excursion. While checking out a jar of baby food, Murphy has an uncomfortable run-in with one of her former secretaries. Meanwhile, Jim (Charles Kimbrough) goes on a quest for the "perfect" ham sandwich, Frank (Joe Regalbuto) is in for a surprise when he hits on an attractive shopper, Corky (Faith Ford) plunders the liquor section upon dredging up a "secret" about husband Will, and Miles (Grant Shaud) makes an extremely embarrassing purchase. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
I'll Take Romance has nothing to do with the old Grace Moore musical film of the same name. Rather, this 1990 TV movie is about a publicity contest. Dressed in Joan Crawford Chic, Linda Evans plays a Seattle TV meteorologist, assigned to host a contest to find the most romantic man in Puget Sound. Evans' boyfriend Tom Skerritt stews on the sidelines as she wends her way through the studdish contestants. Since Skerritt plays a judge, is there a remote possibility that I'll Take Romance will have a crucial courtroom scene somewhere along the line? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Linda Evans, Tom Skerritt, (more)
- 1990
In the 102nd and final episode of ALF, the titular alien is thrilled to learn that his fellow Melmaccians Skip and Rhonda are going to establish a new colony on another planet--and he's been invited to join them if he can come up with a security deposit. This means that ALF will have to leave the Tanners, a prospect he faces with both sadness and regret (mostly over not being able to raise money for that deposit). Alas, just as he's prepared to make his final farewells, ALF is captured by the Alien Task Force! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
When a suicidal woman meets up with a wayward young man, the two develop a strong relationship as they find comfort and sympathy in one another. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kelly Lynch, Barry Tubb, (more)
- 1989
Premiering on NBC in 1989 and continuing for five seasons, Quantum Leap gained a cult following for its ability to balance the qualities of science fiction with the hour-long television drama format. Each episode features a different adventure as Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) leaps through time, into different bodies, hoping to someday leap home. Along the way, Sam rights wrongs of the past with help from his hologram companion, Al (Dean Stockwell). In Quantum Leap: Pilot - 1956 viewers are able to see where it all began. Despite the fact that it isn't ready to be tested, Sam chooses to try out the accelerator and leaps into the body of a test pilot with little of his memory intact. After saving the pilot's family, Sam leaps, but rather than leaping back into the accelerator, he finds himself inhabiting the body of a minor league baseball player in 1968 with the task of winning the last game of the season. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, (more)
- 1988
Two enterprising young fools decide to try a new business venture--porn flicks. This light sex comedy contains nudity and profanity. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Steve Levitt, Larry Poindexter, (more)
- 1987
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation spotlights Michael Dudikoff and Steve James as a pair of combustible U.S. Army Rangers. Dudikoff and James are ordered to find out why so many Marine guards have been disappearing from their posts at the US Embassy in a mythical Carribean country. Turns out that villain Gary Conway has been kidnapping the Marines and forcing an abducted engineer to reprogram the captive Leathernecks so that they'll join Conway's army of zombielike assassins. Naturally, the scientist has a beautiful daughter (Michelle Botes) whom Conway uses as leverage. Battling not only Conway's minions but the corrupt local authorities, martial arts experts Dudikoff and James effectively lay waste to the villain's previously impenetrable stronghold. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, (more)
- 1987
- R
Detective Berzak (Robert Carradine) and his suave partner Hazeltine (Billy Dee Williams) combine forces to track down a notorious drug lord in this routine action feature. Captain Ferris (Peter Graves) monitors the progress of the decidedly different detectives. The trail leads to Dacosta (Barry Sattels) a respected member of the social elite and the community. Valerie Bertanelli plays Berzak's daughter Teresa, who is pumped for information by her father about his ex-wife (Doris Roberts). ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Carradine, Billy Dee Williams, (more)
- 1986
Mike (Kirk Cameron) is currently fascinated by a snooty, artsy-craftsy girl named Juliet Van Druten (April Lerman). So anxious is he to impress Juliet that he lies about his family, fabricating stories about their various "artistic" pursuits. But things don't reach the crisis stage until Mike chooses to go on a date with Juliet rather than join the other Seavers in a bowling match against their neighbors, the Koosnans. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1984
- R
Academy award-winner Tim Robbins makes his feature film debut in this 1984 thriller concerning a group of seven American college students held ransom by a rogue band of Central America guerillas. Ignoring the advice of their captain while taking a cruise around Central America, Beverly Hills rich girl Amy and her clueless friends unwisely venture off of the beaten path and deep into the vast jungle. Subsequently abducted by guerilla fighters and sentenced to death, the girls await their grim fate as Captain Sarge prepares to stage a daring rescue mission. Against all odds, Captain Sarge does manage to rescue Amy, though as the lucky survivor makes her way back to California she can't help thinking about the rest of her friends. When her efforts in convincing her wealthy father to fund a rescue mission fails, Amy rounds up a group of fearless neighborhood kids and implores Captain Sarge to lead them straight into the lion's den. With time quickly running out for the frightened hostages, seven American students and one hardened soldier of fortune rescue their friends and save the day. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jason Miller, Cleavon Little, (more)
- 1983
- R
In this comedy, a stuffy congressman is dismayed when he discovers that his beloved daughter intends to marry limousine driver John Bourgignon (John Candy). While intending to put on a good show for his father-in-law to be, John is captured by some political opponents of the congressman. His capturers attempt to brainwash him into assassinating the congressmen, but things don't go exactly as planned. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Candy, Eugene Levy, (more)
- 1983
Thursday's Child is full of woe in this made-for-TV drama. Rob Lowe was given "and introducing" billing in the role of a teenaged athlete in dire need of a heart transplant. As Rob's parents Gene Rowlands and Don Murray prepare to face the possibility that they may lose their son, his aunt Jessica Walter remains relentlessly optimistic and cheerful. For various reasons, the debut of Thursday's Child was twice postponed. The film finally aired February 1, 1983. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
