Justin Williams Movies
An outsider teen acclimating to a new school finds a home in a reclusive teenaged fight club in this drama from Cry_Wolf director Jeff Wadlow. Jake Tyler (Sean Faris) has just moved with his family to Orlando, FL. While Jake isn't exactly comfortable being the new kid in town, his younger brother, Charlie (Wyatt Smith), is an aspiring professional tennis star who might just have what it takes to break big. But Charlie isn't the only talented athlete in the family, because Jake used to be something of a hotshot on the gridiron -- at least back home. Here in Orlando, Jake is considered something of a hothead thanks to his penchant for brawling. In an attempt to better fit in with his new classmates, Jake accepts flirtatious classmate Baja's (Amber Heard) invitation to a raucous party. There, the short-fused newcomer is lured into a fight and badly beaten by local bully Ryan McCarthy (Cam Gigandet). But a beam of hope shines through the humiliation when a classmate who sees potential in the defeated fighter informs Jake of a local MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) program run by Jean Roqua (Djimon Hounsou). Despite Jake's preconceived notions regarding MMA, he quickly discovers that it's not just another form of street fighting but a rich new art form that he longs to master. As Roqua takes Jake under his tutelage, it soon becomes apparent that in order to become a true MMA champion, Jake will have to learn patience, discipline, willingness, and reason. This isn't just a quest for revenge, but an opportunity for Jake to finally find out what kind of man he truly is. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sean Faris, Amber Heard, (more)
A highly trained fighting force of Navy SEALs goes after a band of modern-day pirates, who retaliate with a bombing that takes the life of the wife of the SEALs leader. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jim Fitzpatrick, Greg Collins, (more)
- 1995
- NR
In this satiric allegory about life on the margins of the entertainment industry, Charlie (Charlie Mattera) is a guy who just wants to find steady work honestly honing on his craft, while his agent thinks that he should lower his sights a bit and take some work he might otherwise think was beneath him. However, Charlie isn't an actor, he's a hit man, and while he's good at his job, he has very strict rules about what sort of assignments he'll take -- he'll only kill women, preferably wives who are unfaithful and an economic burden to their husbands. His agent, on the other hand, thinks that if he's willing to murder the occasional husband for money, they'd both be in better shape. Charlie doesn't care for Los Angeles and is looking for new representation, but in the meantime, he's trying to keep a few steps ahead of the law, hoping that his business partners Johnny (Keith Bogart) and Todd (Todd Newman) will keep their mouths shut, and trying to keep his wife Nina (Nina Siemaszko) happy. Director Jordan Alan and leading man Charlie Mattera created the basic storyline and provided "improvisational guidelines" for the cast; from that point on, the dialogue and other material was generated spontaneously by the cast. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Charlie Mattera, Keith Bogart, (more)
- 1995
Petty in-fighting strains morale aboard the Starship Enterprise at a most dangerous time in this episode from the sci-fi series Star Trek: Voyager. Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) is forced to ease flaring tempers between Starfleet and Maquis crew members after fisticuffs break out aboard the Enterprise, but soon she must bring both sides together to face a crisis. The Enterprise has found itself caught within a collapsing star, and if the crew cannot find a way out, it spells certain death for everyone on board. Star Trek: Voyager -- Parallax originally aired on January 23, 1995. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Master of infantilism Adam Sandler stars as the title character, an overgrown rich kid who wiles away his days poolside, swilling kegs of beer and appreciating fine nudie magazines such as "Drunk Chicks" -- that is, until his father (Darren McGavin) decides to test his mettle as future head of the family business by posing a challenge: retake and pass grades K-12 in 24 weeks or watch control of the business pass to the requisite conniving underling (Bradley Whitford). Forced into action, Billy vows to change his drunken ways. He enrolls in kindergarten, makes new friends, pelts pint-sized kids with playground balls and develops a love interest in a pretty teacher (Bridgitte Wilson). The action culminates in an academic showdown between Billy and the purportedly Harvard-educated underling for the future of the family enterprise -- no small feat for a man fresh out of the first grade. There's gross, moronic, off-color low humor galore in Billy Madison, particularly in one subplot involving a romantically forward elementary school principal (Josh Mostel, son of theater great Zero Mostel) and his secret former life as a professional wrestler; another scene includes the hypertense school bus driver (Chris Farley, in a typical over-the-top cameo) lying in the meadow with a hallucinatory penguin. As one might suspect, Billy Madison is not for every taste; Sandler fans will laugh from start to finish; others beware. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Adam Sandler, Darren McGavin, (more)
- 1994
Two strange men (Judson Scott, Christopher Neame) abduct Cmdr. Sinclair and place him in a state of computerized reality. Using a mind-probe device, the strangers try to reconstruct Sinclair's activities during Battle of the Line, when he experienced an inexplicable 24-hour blackout -- and may have betrayed the Earth. Outside of its somber main plotline, this episode features a terrific pop-culture joke involving the 23nd century periodical Universe Today (which boasts such headlines as "Is There Somthing Living In Hyberspace?") First seen on March 16, 1994, "And the Sky Full of Stars" was written by J. Michael Straczynski. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael O'Hare, Claudia Christian, (more)
The Getaway, a remake of Sam Peckinpah's excellent escape thriller of the same name, adapted from a story by Jim Thompson, is the story of ill-fated romance on the run. Doc McCoy (Alec Baldwin) is released from a Mexican prison with the help of gangster Jack Benyon (James Woods) who wants Doc's help in the hold-up of a racetrack. With the help of Doc's wife Carol (Kim Basinger), and Jack's thugs Rudy (Michael Madsen) and Frank (Philip Hoffman), the robbery is successful, but a guard is murdered. Doc also finds out that Carol has had an affair with Benyon. Carol shoots Benyon and the two flee for Mexico and freedom. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, (more)
Two pilots go against the rule book in a bid to win the war in Viet Nam in this speculative military drama. Lieutenant Jake Grafton (Brad Johnson) is a U.S. Navy pilot stationed aboard an aircraft carrier after the death of his one-time flying partner Morgan McPherson (Christopher Rich), who perished during a recent, ill-advised mission. Lt. Grafton, who has become cynical about the current state of military affairs, is convinced that if the war were left to the soldiers rather than the politicians overseeing the Pentagon, United States victory would be swift and assured. Grafton shares this opinion with Virgil Cole (Willem Dafoe), a supremely confident new pilot under his command, and together they commandeer an A-6 Bomber, known as The Intruder, for an unauthorized bombing raid against Hanoi. The city had been declared off-limits because it was believed that it would have a negative impact on the Paris peace talks, so the raid lands Grafton and Cole in hot water. However, when the talks break down, President Richard Nixon authorizes the pilots to lead a new strike against Hanoi with everything they've got. Ving Rhames and David Schwimmer both appear in small roles that predated their respective rises to fame (in fact, this was Schwimmer's first movie). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, (more)
- 1989
In the conclusion of a two-part story, Maggie (Joanna Kerns) receives a major promotion at Channel 19, at the same time that Jason (Alan Thicke) is offered a prestigious new downtown practice. Trouble is, the couple has agreed that at least one parent must stay home to raise the children while the other works. Jason is confident that the kids don't need his help anymore, but a series of catastrophes quickly dispell this notion. Meanwhile, Maggie's future at Channel 19 is jeopardized when the idiotic "improvements" by the station's new PR firm seriously challenge her integrity. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1989
In the first episode of a two-part story, Channel 19's new public-relations team fires news director Sid Sidlevich (Kenneth Tigar), and Maggie (Joanna Kerns) worries that she'll be next. Meanwhile, Jason (Alan Thicke) is offered a prestigious new job in a posh downtown psychiatric office. By episode's end, both Jason and Maggie face major changes in their lives--but only one is truly happy about it. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1989
- R
Loosely based on the novel by Alberto Moravia, Me and Him concerns an architect (Griffin Dunne) whose penis begins giving him advice on business and love. It urges him to leave his wife and seduce a series of co-workers and acquaintances. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Griffin Dunne, Ellen Greene, (more)
- 1989
Rickie (Steven Weber), an American, was born in Spain, but has spent most of his life in the U.S., and he plays a trumpet. For most of his life, he has been haunted by a snippet of film he saw which shows a black woman doing a seductive dance in a Barcelona bar. He has returned to Barcelona for the funeral of his mother, and decides to look up the woman who performed in that long-remembered film (Belinda Becker). He discovers that she is a strangely independent prostitute, and is the focus for the adulation of a group of homeless children who call themselves "the Angels." ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Belinda Becker, Steven Weber, (more)
- 1987
Mike (Kirk Cameron), Boner (Josh Andrew Koenig) and Eddie (K.C. Martel) are invited to a college party by the old pal Roland. Upon arrival, they discover that many of the guests are indulging in cocaine--and they are expected to do likewise, lest they be written off as "uncool." When it first aired on February 10, 1987, this episode achieved "Very Special" status by virtue of its closing scene, in which Kirk Cameron appears out of character to issue a stern anti-drug statement. Keep an eye out for two soon-to-be-famous members of the supporting cast: Kristy Swanson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Heidi Kozak (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
