Henry Young Movies
A group of kids defend their Maine vacation home from knee-high alien invaders in this adventure comedy for the entire family. When Michigan native Bethany Pearson (Ashley Tisdale) arrives home after a secret outing with her boyfriend (Robert Hoffman), her father, Stuart (Kevin Nealon), decides that it's high time for a family vacation. Packing up the car with wife Hannah (Ashley Boettcher), teenage son Tom (Carter Jenkins), and big sister Bethany in tow, Stuart invites the extended family to join them at the vacation home for some much-needed R&R and sets his sights on Maine. Much to Tom's dismay, Bethany's stuck-up boyfriend, Ricky (Hoffman), even manages to wrangle an overnight visit. Shortly after the Pearsons arrive at their sprawling summer home, however, things start to get strange. As dark clouds start to swirl overhead, four glowing objects blast through the sky on a collision course with the Pearsons' roof. But these aren't your typical meteors, because inside dwells tough-talking alien commander Skip, muscle-bound weapons specialist Tazer, lethal female Razor, and geeky four-armed techie Sparks. Before long, the aliens have taken Ricky over via a powerful mind-control device, and announced their intentions to claim Earth for the "Zirkonians." While the adults are completely oblivious to the extraterrestrial threat, the kids fight to save the planet with a little help from Sparks, the alien tech-specialist and one nonhostile invader. John Schultz directs a script penned by British scribe Mark Burton (Wallace & Gromit). ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Carter Jenkins, Ashley Tisdale, (more)
- 1999
This gritty and inspiring documentary takes a look at 35-year-old female boxer and welterweight world champion Gina "Boom Boom" Guidi. A born underdog, Guidi has battled tooth and nail to get out of her dead-end neighborhood -- and has struggled with drug and alcohol dependence, domestic violence, poverty, and her sexual orientation along the way. In spite of her hardscrabble life, her turn to boxing affords her few breaks: female boxers get little respect in the world of boxing, where officials believe that women can't box and audiences often seem more interested in the sordid mud-wrestling side of the sport. Moreover, homophobia consistently dogs her; though she has competed in the Gay Olympics, the boxing press threatens to out her. Combining her personal and professional history with behind-the-scenes footage of her attempting to win the IFBA's junior middle weight championship belt, the film charts Guidi's hard-fought triumph over seemingly insurmountable adversity. This film was screened at the San Francisco Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
When a monster named Armageddon (David Marriott) is sent to destroy earth, he begins at a high school, giving out appropriate punishment to a jock and a nerd. It's up to the good guy (Dean Iandoli) to defeat the monster by any means necessary. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
