Nancy Valen Movies
An actor at the pinnacle of his Hollywood career finds himself buckling to temptation after he accepts the lead in a classic tale of good versus evil and rumors concerning his mortality and faith begin making the rounds. Michael Steele (Randy Travis) has just been nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards. It's the highest honor an actor could hope for, and in the wake of that announcement Michael is cast in what may be the role of a lifetime. He's set to play the lead in a timeless tale of monumental conflict, but will all of the swirling gossip cause Michael to stumble on the path of righteousness? His marriage in jeopardy and his career on he line, the man who always tried to do right by God will attempt to summon the courage and conviction needed to set his life straight. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Randy Travis
- 2002
A Las Vegas photographer is murdered and his befouled corpse is dumped at a rural "body farm," the location where the CSI team normally studies cadavers of crime victims. Grissom (William L. Petersen) investigates, and as is customary, he finds more than first meets the eye. This time, however, Grissom is working at a disadvantage: several members of his own staff have lodged complaints about his job performance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1998
Vince Connors (Michael Dudikoff) is an Air Force test pilot who has been helping to perfect the Mach 2 fighting jet, a state-of-the-art weapon which incorporates special stealth technology which makes the plane invisible to both radar and the human eye. However, a band of Libyan terrorists have somehow gotten wind of the new jet, and in a daring raid they steal the Mach 2. Connors and his partner Jannick (Gary Hudson) are quickly sent on a secret emergency mission to recover the Mach 2, where Connors discovers that the terrorists are not his only enemies. Black Thunder also features Frederic Forrest, Nancy Valen, and Richard Norton. ~ Mark Deming, 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
High school freshman Cory (Ben Savage) is the only male amongst his peers who hasn't got a girlfriend. Older brother Eric (Will Friedle), who fancies himself wiser and more worldly in these matters, advises Cory to adopt a love-'em-and-leave-'em approach and ask out a girl he doesn't even know. As Cory tries to follow this advice with a lovely lass named Wendy (Jessica Wesson), his parents put the kibosh on Eric's romantic escapades after finding an incriminating earring in the boy's bedroom. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1994
This Italian comedy was filmed in Sarasota, Florida and features the exploits of a would be gigolo and a violinist. Dodo, a Frenchman, is the gigolo, and Jesus is the Italian violinist who pursued his girlfriend to Florida to marry her. When Jesus finds that his gal is helping to support Dodo he is appalled. Suddenly the girlfriend mysteriously disappears. In her wake the two become fast friends and decide to both pursue a career in getting women to support them. At one point, Jesus loses his life savings to a con artist. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Thierry Lhermitte, Maurizio Nichetti, (more)
- 1992
- R
When a well-known music-video star turns up dead, it is up to her sister and an inexperienced police officer to track down the killer. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- 1992
"Danse Diabolique" is the title of a "cursed" ballet, which has been performed only three times. On the first two occasions, the prima ballerina has died under mysterious circumstances--and the same thing happens to the unfortunate young lady who stars in the third performance. Suspecting that murder rather than superstition is the cause of these three deaths, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) investigates, at one point posing as a scatterbrained Southern matron in order to weed out some vital information about some significant roses. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1992
When the invincible Perry Mason takes on the case of a photographer who is accused of murdering a famous artist, he discovers the case is complicated by forgery. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide
- 1991
Michelle (played by the Olsen twins) is unhappy when DJ (Candace Cameron) gets her own room, and doubly so after being teased by new roommate Steph (Jodie Sweetin). In characteristic 5-year-old pique, Michelle moves her belongings into the Tanner family bathroom, from which she refuses to budge. Meanwhile, despite his efforts to escape pregnant Becky's mood-swings, Jesse (John Stamos) ends up surrounded by grouchy expectant mothers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Joan Micklin Silver's farce stars Patrick Dempsey as a pizza delivery boy who begins satisfying the romantic needs of a group of bored Beverly Hills housewives. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Patrick Dempsey, Kate Jackson, (more)
- 1989
- PG13
A college debate team heads to Washington to argue the abortion issue in front of the Supreme Court. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kirk Cameron, Jami Gertz, (more)
- 1989
This made-for-TV film served as the pilot for the internationally popular adventure series Baywatch. David Hasselhoff stars as Lt. Mitch Buchanan, the man in charge of the LA County lifeguard squad at Malibu beach. Future series regulars spotlighted herein are Shawn Weatherly as Jill Riley, Parker Stevenson as Craig Pomeroy and Erika Eleniak as Shauni McLain. Not that it should matter to the film's "babewatchers," but there is a plot-a "Fatal Attraction"-style thriller involving a woman scorned. And, as bonus, there's a thriller explosion-at-sea vignette. Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier was first telecast April 23, 1989, some six months before the premiere of the series proper. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Another "get even with Hollywood" satire in the tradition of SOB and Movers and Shakers, The Big Picture is an elongated inside joke complete with un-billed celebrity cameos. In this first feature-film directorial effort by actor/writer Christopher Guest, Kevin Bacon plays a "boy wonder" director whose willingness to compromise his ideals allows him to keep afloat in Tinseltown. Bacon's corruption begins when his first Hollywood project, a black-and-white experimental film about an over-40 menage a trois, is distorted beyond recognition into a color, big-budget "youth trip". Bacon hasn't really sold out; he's merely waiting to accrue enough industry clout to strike back at the Philistines in charge. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kevin Bacon, Emily Longstreth, (more)
- 1985
- R
In this third entry in the raunchy, sophomoric comedy series, the riotous students of Angel Beach High endeavor to get even with their old nemesis Porky who is trying to force the basketball coach into throwing the championship game. It seems Coach has been on a losing streak at Porky's newest establishment, a riverboat converted into a casino. Plenty of slapstick mayhem ensues when his team rallies to save him and the big game. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dan Monahan, Wyatt Knight, (more)
Ever since the "Topper" movies made ghosts likeable and helpful, films like The Heavenly Kid have taken up the theme with varying degrees of success. In this version of life after death, Bobby (Lewis Smith) is a teen who dies in a drag race as he goes over a cliff. He then enters a curious "mass transit" system that will not take him "uptown" until he returns back to earth and gains a little more virtue. And so Bobby is assigned the thankless task of converting Lenny (Jason Gedrick) into a self-confident individual who can date women without fear (not exactly on a par with bringing peace to the world, but this is a teen movie). There are some twists and turns along the way, though nothing shakes up the status quo or ventures beyond the already imagined. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lewis Smith, Jason Gedrick, (more)
