Eric Hendershot Movies
- 1979
- PG
Professorial high-school teacher Ed Branish (Edward Herrmann) reluctantly accepts a coaching job with his school's eternally losing wrestling team. Mr. Branish decides that his dispirited team needs a star player to rally enthusiasm. Muscle-bound Nick Kilvitus (Lorenzo Lamas) is resistant to Mr. Branish's attempts to persuade him to take on this role, until he begins to bask in the adulation of his fellow students. As the team rolls on to victory, Mr. Branish and his kids overcome their initial mutual dislike, resulting in a realignment of values and attitudes for all concerned. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Edward Herrmann, Kathleen Lloyd, (more)
- 1984
This made-for-TV effort concerns a con man who worms his way into the position of principal at the high school where his ex-girlfriend works. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- 1991
- PG
In this comedy, college student Barry Davis (Corey Haim) longs to be able to afford a really great car to impress the coeds. However, when Barry receives a beautiful Porshe as an unusual gift, he discovers that his dream car isn't all it is cracked up to be, especially with a dead body in the trunk. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi
When snoopy Billy Rackman accidentally witnesses a murder, he tells his mother all about it. She doesn't believe him so Billy turns to his pals at the Blue Heaven Clubhouse to solve the crime and bring the killer to justice. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michael Ballam, Michael Galeota, (more)
In this action-adventure story for the whole family, Dane McQuire, nicknamed "Danger" by his friends, is the 13-year-old son of a police officer who leads a life of thrills and excitement. When he learns from his father that he's been looking for a jewel thief but has been unable to crack the case, Danger decides to give it a try himself, and before long the youngster is up to his ears in adventure as he and his pals plan an elaborate stakeout to find the bad guys. A Kid Called Danger stars Clayton Taylor, Mace Melonas, and Devin Gardner. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- 2000
- PG
Three preteen boys find themselves playing cat-and-mouse with a group of gangsters in this lightweight thriller for the family. It's a hot summer day, and three kids (Nick Whitaker, James Laub, and Robbi Merrill) are having fun at a hotel swimming pool when they hear the ring of a cellular phone. No one is picking it up, so one of the boys decides to answer it. The voice on the other end says he's a guest at the hotel who left his phone by the pool, and he'll give the boy five dollars to bring it to his room. The boy arrives at the room and before he can knock on the door, he hears a gunshot from inside the suite and runs away. The boy and his pals soon discover that there's an incriminating message stored inside the cell phone's voice mail system, and that a number of ne'er-do-wells will stop at anything to get it. The boys then set out to crack the code while trying to stay one step ahead of the bad guys. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Nick Whitaker, James Laub, (more)
- 2000
Three young, mischievous boys get more than they bargained for in this 2000 film directed by Eric Hendershot. Brad's sister Becky gets hired to babysit by star NBA basketball player Mosiah "The Messiah" Jackson (Reggie Theus), who happens to live nearby. Brad and his two friends decide to play a prank on Becky by leaving a ransom note and taking the baby, which they hide in one of the cars in the professional athlete's garage. After the infant unexpectedly (to the boys, at least) "makes a mess," the boys quickly decide to end the prank, leaving the baby in the car as they go back into the house to let Becky in on the joke. But a desperate and not so bright car thief named Jack (Joe Piscopo) breaks in and steals the car, along with the baby. Jack -- who was actually blackmailed into stealing the hoopster's vintage Rolls Royce by a pair of mafia goons -- has a change of heart after discovering that not only did he steal the wrong car but he inadvertently kidnapped the star's infant. While he decides what to do with the baby, the two goons learn of the kidnapping and decide to find Jack, take the baby from him, and put a ransom on the infant. Meanwhile, Brad and his friends attempt to track down the baby and return him to Becky before Mosiah and his wife return home from their night out. ~ Ryan Shriver, Rovi
- Starring:
- Julie Hagerty, Joe Piscopo, (more)
In this drama for the whole family, a ten-year-old boy who loves horses sneaks a ride with his big brother to Nevada, where the older sibling has found work at a ranch. The younger boy soon makes friends with two local kids his own age, and from them he hears the legend of a remarkable wild stallion named "The General." When the kids learn that a pack of horse rustlers have come to town to capture The General, the children decide it's their duty to catch the mustang first so no harm will come to him. Horse Crazy stars Scott Subiono, Dallin Christensen, and Marvin Payne. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- 2005
- PG
A handful of men begin behaving like children when their kids enter a Boy Scout competition in this family-friendly comedy. Ever since he was in fifth grade, Phil Davis (Greg Germann) has been coming in second place to Ace Montana (Marc Raymond) whenever they've been in some sort of competition together, and now that Phil and Ace are both middle-aged fathers, history seems to repeat itself when Brady (Adam Hicks), Phil's son, loses the city junior basketball championship to a team featuring Ace's boy. When Phil learns that Brady will be going up against Ace's son again in his Boy Scout troop's annual Pinewood Derby race, Phil decides it time to end the Davis family's losing ways once and for all, and with help from his childhood friends Blaine (Ross Brockley) and Jimmy (Perry Anzilotti), Phil sets out to build the perfect Pinewood derby car -- whether or not that's what Brady has in mind. Produced with the cooperation of the Boy Scouts of America, Down and Derby also stars Lauren Holly, Pat Morita, and Hunter Tylo. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Greg Germann, Lauren Holly, (more)
A pair of siblings and their helpful babysitter must work together in order to catch the thieves who stole the prize foal from their family ranch. The foal is their only chance at saving their home from foreclosure, but the young heroes are confident that their determination and horse know-how will save the day. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
Four young detectives race to save a desperate little girl from getting shipped off to boarding school by her monstrous step-mother in this family friendly mystery adventure from the makers of Clubhouse Detectives. Anna McKenzie is a seven-year-old girl with a big problem: her evil step-mother has hatched a plan to ship her off to boarding school until she's 18, and send her beloved canine sidekick to the doggie prison. In a last-ditch attempt to reach her beloved grandmother before it's too late, Anna attaches a note to a helium balloon, and watches as her plea for help floats up into the clouds. When the message reaches 10-year-old Gage Williams, the young boy gathers his detective friends in their floating clubhouse, and together they hatch a plan to break Anna free. It's a big task for such young detectives, but if Gage and his pals can find a way to get Anna away from her step-mother and back into the arms of her grandmother, there's no mystery this determined team can't solve. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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