David Regal Movies
An adventuresome galley boy and a young girl who lives by the sea attempt to save the inhabitants of Luna Bay from the most fearsome pirate ever to sail the seas in this animated adventure for the entire family. Legend has it that Captain Sabertooth is still searching for the treasure of Gory Gabriel, and he'll stop at nothing to unearth the legendary riches. Tiny is a young galley boy who dreams of growing up to be a pirate just like Captain Sabertooth, but when the notorious sea plunderer shows up searching for the treasure that has eluded the grasp of all who dared claim it, it's up to Tiny and local Luna Bay girl Veronica to battle fate and test their luck against a living legend who refuses to admit defeat. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Øystein Dolmen, Terje Formoe, (more)
- 2003
Assembled by the same production team responsible for Roseanne, this NBC sitcom starred Whoopi Goldberg as hard-drinking, chain-smoking Mavis Rae, a former pop star with but one hit song to her name. With her 15 minutes of fame a distant memory, Mavis was reduced to running a second-class hotel, which she hoped to "class up" by opening a lounge. This premise was merely an excuse for Mavis to fire free-association, non-PC insults at anyone and everyone. Her favorite targets included her stuffy lawyer brother, Courtney (Wren T. Brown), a black man trying to be white; Courtney's girlfriend, Rita (Elizabeth Regen), a white girl trying to be black; and Mavis' Iranian handyman-concierge Nasim (Omid Djalili), who had to endure endless jibes about terrorists and illegal aliens (he was of course neither). Whoopi scored an immediate hit when it first aired on September 9, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Whoopi Goldberg, Wren T. Brown, (more)
- 2002
In her third attempt to launch a successful starring sitcom, comedienne Bonnie Hunt starred as Bonnie Molloy, host of the low-rated TV chat show "Morning Chicago." The basic humor arose from Bonnie's efforts to juggle her career with her home life as the wife of doctor John Molloy (played by Lance Kerwin in the unaired pilot episode, and by Mark Derwin in the series proper) and the mother of three rambunctious kids. The domestic scenes admirably avoided the usual "setup-punch line" formula, with Bonnie making jokes almost as an afterthought as she tried to cope with her hectic lifestyle, while the scenes allegedly taking place during the telecast of "Morning Chicago" were largely improvised. The supporting cast included Samantha Browne-Walters and Charlie Stewart as Bonnie's kids Cathleen and Tommy (youngest child Connor was played by an uncredited infant), Marianne Muellerleile as autocratic live-in maid Gloria, David Alan Grier as Bonnie's TV producer David Bellows, Holly Wortell as studio makeup artist Holly, Anthony Russell as Bonnie's on-air piano player Tony Russo, and Chris Barnes as Marv, the cue-card guy. Life With Bonnie debuted September 17, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bonnie Hunt, Mark Derwin, (more)
A police detective (David Regal) is investigating the apparent occult serial killing of a mob boss wife. Having missed his plane, he is now riding the luxury train The Hollywood Beach along with crime boss Don Giovanni's entire family. The killer, evidently, takes the train as well because one family member after another is turning up dead, and the scene of each killing is more disturbing than the last: occult symbols drawn in blood and tape recordings of Satanic rituals. If things keep up, the train reach its destination empty, with only the killer left to know the brutal story. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
The life of powerful union leader Jimmy Hoffa is the subject of this biographical drama. The focus is strongly on Hoffa's public and political life, from his early days as a labor organizer to his later conflicts with the Federal government -- and, eventually, his mysterious disappearance. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, (more)
