Jennifer Rhodes Movies
At first balking over the notion of attending her mom Emily's annual cotillion dance (it'll be her first time ever!), Lorelei (Lauren Graham) changes her mind after realizing that her lifelong struggle to do exactly the opposite of what her parents want her to do may be the cause of all her troubles. Meanwhile, Christopher (David Sutcliffe) makes a confession to Lorelai that will shape the events of the coming weeks. In other developments, the distance between Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Logan (Matt Czuchry) may be a lot wider than the distance between Stars Hollow and London; and both Lane (Keiko Agena) and Zach (Todd Lowe) come to terms (sort of) with their impending parenthood. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
The Charmed One's grandma Penny (Jennifer Rhodes) is invited to the Wiccaning ceremony for baby Chris. Fed up with the girls' noisy sibling rivalry, "Grams" casts a spell, transforming the trio into teenagers. This situation proves somewhat embarrassing when the younger version of Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) attends an award ceremony. Meanwhile, Leo (Brian Krause) tries to figure out the motivation behind an attack on little Wyatt by consulting a demonic seer (played in the first of several guest appearances by former Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel co-star Charisma Carpenter). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Brian Krause, Dorian Gregory, (more)
Paige (Rose McGowan) is transported back to 1969, at the height of the "flower power" era. Here she finds that the younger version of Penny "Grams" Halliwell (Jennifer Rhodes) is an oh-wow hippie (Kara Zediker) who hopes to use the power of love to expunge the world of evil -- and hang the consequences! Meanwhile, back in the present, Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) and Piper (Holly Marie Combs), their powers diminished by Paige's absence, must face the challenge of a magic-devouring slime beast. And Whitelighter Chris (Drew Fuller) continues exhibiting reluctance and resentment while carrying out his assignment to protect baby Wyatt. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Brian Krause, Dorian Gregory, (more)
Beset by domestic problems, Piper (Holly Marie Combs) finds herself unable to control her magical powers. In an effort to help her sister, Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) consults a marriage counselor -- but when the counseling session proves to be too slow and laborious for Piper, she impulsively casts a spell to speed up the proceedings. The result: Phoebe and Paige (Rose McGowan) are hurtled back in time, where they are forced to experience all the memories, both good and bad, of Piper and her husband, Leo (Brian Krause) -- enabling the series' producers to superimpose new footage upon clips from previous episodes! Complications ensue when a malevolent warlock hitches a ride on Phoebe and Paige's foray into the past. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Brian Krause, Julian McMahon, (more)
The time has come for baby Wyatt's Wiccan birthing ceremony. For the occasion, the Charmed One's grandmother (Jennifer Rhodes) brings along a special guest: the personified memory of her former lover, the Necromancer (Chris Sarandon). Unfortunately, he plans to kill the girls so that he and "Grams" Halliwell will be together without any outside forces impeding their romance. In other developments, Phoebe's (Alyssa Milano) relationship with Jason (Eric Dane) might damage her relationship with her sisters, and Paige (Rose McGowan) casts a truth spell on her boyfriend, Nate (Norman Reedus), to see if he can handle the truth about her (but can she handle the truth about him?). ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Brian Krause, Julian McMahon, (more)
Still waging an internal battle between his good and evil sides, Cole (Julian McMahon) becomes convinced that a malevolent outside force is rechannelling him into committing murder. That "force" turns out to be Barbas (Billy Drago), the Demon of Fear, and an old nemesis of the Charmed Ones. Although Phoebe (Holly Marie Combs) and Piper (Alyssa Milano) steer clear of Cole's plight for fear of further strengthening Barbas, Paige (Rose McGowan) has no qualms about trying to vanquish the Demon of Fear, who in retaliation launches a campaign of psychological terror that turns the girls against one another in an extremely violent fashion. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Brian Krause, Julian McMahon, (more)
Having escaped from a magic mirror stored in a safe haven for fairy-tale artifacts, an evil witch (Natalija Nogulich) schemes to vanquish her present "good witch" competition -- namely, Piper (Holly Marie Combs), Phoebe (Alyssa Milano), and Paige (Rose McGowan). The witch utilizes the other fairy-tale props in a twisted, perverted fashion, exposing the Charmed Ones to such perils as the Big Bad Wolf and the inevitable poisoned apple. In other developments, Piper receives angelic advice about her unborn child, and Phoebe faces the possibility of unemployment when her newspaper is put up for sale. Danny Woodburn, the diminutive Mickey Abbott of Seinfeld fame, is typecast in this episode as one of the Seven Dwarfs. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Brian Krause, Julian McMahon, (more)
In the concluding half of Charmed's fourth-season opener (originally telecast as a single two-hour episode), Charmed Ones Piper and Phoebe Halliwell (Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano) adjust to the presence of the half sister they never knew they had: Paige Matthews (Rose McGowan), who like Piper and Phoebe possesses peculiar powers of benevolent witchcraft. But with Paige's arrival comes more trouble for the Halliwell girls, who have not entirely overcome the death of their sister Prue at the hands of a demon -- especially since Phoebe has had a vision of Paige being killed by that selfsame demon. This episode introduces a new and formidable Charmed villain, The Source of All Evil (personified by actor Bennet Guillory). ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Brian Krause, Julian McMahon, (more)
- Starring:
- Calista Flockhart, Courtney Thorne-Smith, (more)
Most people are afraid of the "boogeyman"; some good witches like Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) are terrified of the "Woogeyman." Prue (Shannen Doherty) and Piper (Holly Marie Combs) scoff at Phoebe's trepidations, but it's no laughing matter when an earthquake release a genuine Woogyman in the form of a shadow demon -- who immediately takes control of Phoebe's mind and converts her to "badness." All of this puts quite a damper on Phoebe's upcoming party in honor of a famed architectural expert. Jennifer Rhodes makes her first series appearance as the girls' grandmother, Penny "Grams" Halliwell. ~ All Movie Guide
Finola Hughes makes her first series appearance as Patty Halliwell, mother of benevolent witches Prue (Shannen Doherty), Phoebe (Alyssa Milano), and Piper (Holly Marie Combs). In truth, however, Patty should be spoken of in past tense, since she died several years before the saga of Charmed got under way. Even so, she figures prominently in this episode, which takes place in the 1970s. And why do the Halliwell girls hurtle themselves so far back in time? Simple: in order to prevent an evil warlock named Nicholas (Andrew Jackson) from being immune to their good magic, the sisters must return to the moment in which Nicholas drew up the pact that ensured his immunity -- a pact made with the girls' own mom. ~ All Movie Guide
Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Ross (David Schwimmer) look forward to a reunion with their high-school chum Gandolf, aka "the party wizard." When Gandolf fails to show, the boys grimly vow to party on by themselves. Meanwhile, Rachel's (Jennifer Aniston) climb to the top is sidetracked by her boss, Joanna (Alison La Placa), and Monica (Courteney Cox) is given the opportunity to write a food-critic column -- which results in a conflict with two different people in her life. Oh, and did we mention the van with the flashing nipples? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Murphy (Candice Bergen) decides to convert part of her townhouse bedroom into an office--a move that not only proves to be an architectural atrocity, but may well be against the law. Though Jim (Charles Kimbrough) warns Murphy that she will need a permit to proceed with her new office, she blithely ignores him until it's too late. The problem now is to wangle a permit from her much-despised neighbor Old Man Swenson (welcome back, Tom Poston). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Already doubting his abilities after the messy Lori O'Brien lawsuit, Greene (Anthony Edwards) suffers another blow to his self-confidence when the wife of a dead patient accuses him of killing the man. As if this wasn't trouble enough for Greene, his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Jenn, wants full custody of their daughter Rachel. Meanwhile, Carol (Julianna Margulies) is put in charge of a patient's prize collection of worms, which she promptly loses; Benton (Eriq La Salle) uncovers several factual holes in Vucelich's (Ron Rifkin) study; and Lewis (Sherry Stringfield) is a candidate for the position of chief resident. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Helen (Crystal Bernard) finds out the her ex-fiancé Davis Lynch (Mark Harelik), long held captive in Rangoon, may soon come back into her life. This poses quite a problem for Helen inasmuch as she never officially broke off her engagement to Davis. The trick is not only to break this news to her ex-fiancé, but also to his large and highly judgmental family -- not to mention her current husband Joe (Tim Daly). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Picked as the spokesman for Florida Orange Juice after assuring their representative that he's a straight-arrow, meat-and-potatoes kind of guy, Hank (Jeffrey Tambor) soon finds himself facing controversy after Phil (Wallace Langham) finds a revealing video in the newfound spokesman's desk. After viewing the tape and witnessing Hank celebrating his birthday sans pants and in the company of a feisty pair of hookers, Phil sends a copy to a friend and plans a screening for the whole crew. After walking in on the screening, Hank panics at the thought of losing his spokesperson job and attempts to salvage his reputation before it's too late. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
With a large infusion of black humor that was missing from the first outing, his well-wrought but gory horrorfest centers on a group of teens from Catholic school who find themselves facing an unholy terror when they accidentally engineer the return of a particularly deadly she-devil. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Christi Harris, Bobby Jacoby, (more)
Cybill Shepherd stars in this heart-tugging drama as a mother whose baby was abducted out of his bed. Fifteen years pass and she is working as a middle-school teacher in a different town. One of her students is a defiant 15-year-old. Despite the trouble he gives, there is something about the boy that draws her to him. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Cybill Shepherd, John Heard, (more)
Though we didn't see it acknowledged in the opening credits, Baby Doll Murders is a reworking of the 1964 Victor Buono vehicle The Strangler. There's a killer on the loose, preying upon beautiful young women. At the scene of each crime, the police find a damaged baby doll. Detective Jeff Kober detects a subtle pattern emerging. Alas, it leads to the inescapable conclusion that the next victim will be the wife of Kober's partner. Expectedly exploitational, Baby Doll Murders is not bad of its kind. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Martha Quinn guest stars as Alison Axelrod, overbearing mother of Jesse's wife Becky (Lisa Loughlin). After insisting upon redecorating the Tanner house, Alison causes a considerable amount of friction by pressing Jesse (John Stamos) on his plans for the future--just after he and Joey (David Coulier) lose their radio job. Not surprisingly, the situaton becomes well-nigh impossible. . .and it is up to DJ (Candace Cameron), Steph (Jodie Sweetin) and Michelle (played by the Olsen twins) to set things right (sort of). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
A deliciously nasty black comedy, Heathers is set at a cliquish high school in Ohio. The most exclusive of those cliques is the Heathers, comprised of the prettiest and most popular girls in town. The group's leader is the manipulative Kim Walker, who orchestrates the humiliation of anyone who fails to meet her standards. Eventually, Heathers member Winona Ryder begins to exhibit a conscience; together with her hardcase boyfriend Christian Slater, Ryder plots to avenge all the unfortunate victims of the group. Before long, Heather (Kim Walker) ends up dead along with Kurt and Ram, with poignant suicide notes posted near their bodies. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, (more)
In this horror sequel, the members of a female rock group set off to spend the weekend in a deserted condominium. However, when Courtney's (Crystal Bernard) dreams of a drill-wielding, murderous rock singer (Atanas Illitch) prove to be more than mere nightmares, the girls must struggle to survive their weekend getaway. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Crystal Bernard, Kimberly McArthur, (more)
In this slapstick horror comedy, two goofy African-American cops are sent to a rundown, lonely Southern plantation to evict the residents so the mansion can be razed and a freeway erected in its stead. Unfortunately, the "residents" are all ghosts, who have been there since the Civil War, and they are not about to leave. When the film was distributed, director Lee Madden billed himself on the credits as Alan Smithee, the approved pseudonym of the Directors Guild of America that has been used since 1967 by directors not wanting to give their real names on certain films. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sherman Hemsley, Luis Avalos, (more)
When Robert Knight (Bernie White) is placed in a mental institution by his money-hungry relatives, he escapes and seeks vengeance. Hardly an innocent victim, Robert really is a crazed killer, so none of the characters evoke much sympathy. His main targets are his Uncle Charles (Dick Sargent) and Aunt Joanne (Marilyn Hassett).This dysfunctional bunch makes the Manson family look like Ozzie and Harriet as they resort to murder and cannibalism. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bernie White, Marilyn Hassett, (more)
James (Jason Bateman) befriends Gideon (played by Peter Billingsley of A Christmas Story fame), the new kid in school. Alas, when the other students make fun of Gideon's stammer, James bows to peer pressure and joins in on the ridicule. Heartbroken, Gideon runs away, and it is up to James' adoptive mother, Caroline (Karen Grassle), to set things right. Also figuring prominently in the outcome of this story is a wild dog whom James met while on a visit to Minneapolis. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, (more)

















