Russell J. Roberts Movies

A crystal skull, an alien artifact found in a Mayan pyramid, comes into the possession of Jackson (Michael Shanks)--who promplty vanishes from sight. Apparently the only hope for bringing Jackson back rests in the hands of his grandfather Nick (Jan Rubes), who, having been shunned by the scientific community after claiming to find the same crystal skull back in 1971, is currently in a mental institution. The plot thickens when Teal'c (Christopher Judge) becomes temporary cartetaker of the ubiquitous skull. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Gregg Champion, the son of dance stars Marge and Gower Champion, made his feature film directorial debut with this sitcom-influenced cop comedy. Dabney Coleman stars as Burt Simpson, a police detective one week short of retirement, who is told he has a rare blood disease called Wechsler's Curtain and that he will be dead within two weeks. Before receiving the dire news, Burt was the kind of guy who made it a point to be cautious when in pursuit of criminals. He also was unable to tell his wife (Teri Garr) that he loved her. But now that he has only two weeks to live, Burt undergoes a complete personality reversal -- much to the shock of his partner Ernie Dills (Matt Frewer). Burt throws his well-known caution to the wind and volunteers for double-duty in the city's most dangerous neighborhood to take on the notorious psychotic Carl Stark (Xander Berkeley). The reason for this sudden turnaround? Burt figures that if he is killed in the line of duty, his son can go to Harvard on the $320,000 worth of department insurance, rather than die after retirement and collect a paltry $22,000 on his regular insurance policy. Paradoxically, Burt finds that comedy is easy but dying is hard. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi