Ian Williams Movies

Touted as something of a return-to-form for Re-Animator director Stuart Gordon, King of the Ants offers the brutal tale of a man discovering his previously untapped potential for violence. Despite the fact that his future seems relatively undefined, young drifter Sean Crawley (Chris McKenna) is an easygoing guy who makes a meager living by painting houses. When electrician Duke Wayne (George Wendt) suggests that the naïve young painter could make more money if he could expand his horizons, an eager Sean takes him up on the offer and Duke introduces Sean to local construction magnate Ray Mathews (Daniel Baldwin). Ray quickly enlists Sean's assistance in trailing a local city accountant whose number crunching is beginning to make the crooked construction heavy uncomfortable, and it's not long before Ray asks Sean to carry out a hit on the overzealous accountant. Although Ray and Duke subsequently attempt to distance themselves from the crime, Sean's attempt to collect on the hit results in a brutal attempt on the amateur hit man's life. Though he is beaten to within inches of death, Sean makes an unexpectedly speedy recovery fueled by an unquenchable thirst for revenge. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Brash renegade CIA agent Rick Halsey (Daniel Bernhardt) assembles a crack team of special forces operatives to rescue a Russian nuclear scientist (Marina Mogilevskaja) held in a fortified mental institution behind enemy lines. She knows the whereabouts of a rogue nuclear missile about to be sold to a Middle Eastern government. With his team's knowledge of hand weapons, aircraft, artillery, languages, disguises, and psychology, it should be easy to slip into Russia, release the scientist and then track down the bomb. But can they do it before it's too late? ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide

In this follow-up to the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Fair Haven," a computer glitch causes the citizens of Fair Haven, an 18th century Irish village created in the Holoprogram, to cross over into the "real" Voyager. Observing the crew playing holographic games, the "fabricated" villagers assume that the crew members all have magical powers, possibly demonic in nature. As Janeway renews her romance with Fair Haven bartender Michael Sullivan (Fintan McKeown), Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) and Kim (Garrett Wang) are captured by several other holographic villagers, who fear that they are on the verge of being banished to oblivion. "Spirit Folk" originally aired on February 23, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

When Al (Ed O'Neill) starts building a doghouse for Lucky, next-door neighbor Marcy (Amanda Bearse) informs a building inspector (Ian Patrick Williams), who steadfastly refuses to issue Al a permit unless the little house is "up to code." With the help of daughter Kelly's rich boyfriend Carlos, Al labors day and night to construct the doghouse according to the rules--even unto adding a handicapped-parking slot! Katey Sagal (Peggy) does not appear in this episode. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A gay couple become a metaphor for others living in the shadow of AIDS in this fascinating British drama which conveys its message with humor, warmth and insightful dialog. Simon, a handsome, macho guy, and Mark, a female impersonator, are lovers involved in an open relationship. Simon is HIV negative, and Mark is HIV positive. The film looks back at Mark's reaction to discovering his condition. Mark likes to be at home when not working. After he found out he began working on an AIDS quilt like the one in the video he watches over and over. Meanwhile macho Simon, a TV technician continues to cruise London's gay bars at night looking for action. Mark soon dies and Simon becomes the film's focus as he carries on with his irresponsible sex life. Simon seems totally unaffected by his lover's death. But then, Mark comes back to haunt him. Mark strongly chastises Simon for his risky behavior which gives Simon serious pause for thought. Simon is the only one who can see Mark and this creates problems. Eventually Simon must acknowledge his true feelings of love for Mark and begin reassessing his life and behavior. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Uh oh. An alien blob has oozed from the sky and is attempting to suck all the electricity from the earth in this sci-fi film. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

This silly Australian slasher film concerns a psychopath strangling students at an elite Catholic girls' school run by a strange married couple. Myles and Virginia Sheffield have sexual problems, and the viewer is led to believe that Myles is relieving his impotence by garotting the nubile students with barbed wire. There's also a nun, who disapproves of her girls getting friendly with the boys of the nearby Winchester school, and some hostile townies who are feuding with the prepsters. When a townie boy and a schoolgirl fall in love, the reactions from all quarters are such that there are suspects aplenty. Since the murders are all pretty much the same, at least the viewer can take interest in the mystery, right? Wrong. In fact, Alec Mills' direction is so clumsy and Robert Brennan's script so obvious that one is hard-pressed to find any reason at all to watch this film. At least Mills' follow-up -- the equally weak Dead Sleep -- had Linda Blair. This film has nothing!, but actually played theatrically in its home country to widespread apathy. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Young Judy Bower (Carrie Lorraine) is spending the summer with her stupid, abusive father, David (Ian Williams), and nasty stepmother, Rosemary (Carolyn Purdy-Gordon). On a dark and stormy night, their car breaks down on a lonely road in the woods and they are forced to seek shelter. As they walk, Rosemary throws Judy's beloved teddy bear into the woods, and the imaginative child envisions it coming to life as a great fanged beast which slaughters her tormentors. The idea of loyal toys protecting their young owners from the ravages of the adult world is forcefully made, and imbues the rest of the film. They come upon a creepy old house owned by elderly Gabriel Hartwick (Guy Rolfe) and his wife, Hilary (Hilary Mason). Gabriel is a doll-maker and dazzles Judy with his collection of exquisitely detailed creations. Another car breaks down in the storm as well, bearing amiable Ralph Morris and two trampy hitchhikers. What they and the Bowers don't know is that the dolls are alive, and protect the young (Judy) and the young at heart (Ralph) from the evils of adulthood. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

In the conclusion of Married. . .With Children's two-part Season Two opener (originally telecast in a single one-hour slot), the Bundy family's "vacation from Hell" in Dumpwater Florida gets worse thanks to a pesky axe murderer. Inevitably, the killer kidnaps Peg (Katey Sagal), who pleads for her life by promising to do her captor's housework (How desperate can you get?) Meanwhile, the rest of the family formulates a rescue plan. . .sort of. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) is a brilliant medical student who has perfected a green-glowing serum for regenerating life into dead things -- or even parts of dead things. But a corrupt superior, Dr. Carl Hill (David Gale), assumes control of West's experiments and winds up, by ghastly necessity, using the stuff on his own severed head and body. West and in-over-his-head co-worker Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) struggle to control the now out-of-control effects of the serum, but the bone-saws and zombies complicate their plans. ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide