Jennifer Burns Movies

Sullen yuppie scientist Perry (Jim Carpenter) returns home from work one night to find his opera-singer wife (Barbara Jaspersen) wearing only scanty lingerie and a naughty grin, apparently in an attempt to inject some much-needed life into the couple's flaccid marriage. Perry rejects her and takes off for San Francisco, where, after getting mugged, he repairs with his assailant to a strip club. No sooner has Perry made himself comfortable with his attacker and an opera singer (Dominique Lozano) who happens to be lounging in the joint, than he finds himself fending off a rape in the establishment's bathroom. Following this unsavory experience, the indefatigable hero journeys into the night with the opera singer, and generally wanders about getting beaten, and harassed by cops, before deciding to return to the relative comfort of his home and previously spurned spouse. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi

Directed by video-to-35 mm filmmaker Rob Nilsson, this largely improvised drama is set in, and populated by, real-life residents of San Francisco's notorious Tenderloin district. Three months after suffering a debilitating stroke, Phil (Teddy Weiler), a 55-year-old poet, is cared for by his longtime friend Johnny (Edwin Johnson). Unfortunately, the unemployed Johnny has troubles of his own, not least of which is the unwelcome attention of Modisco (Robert Viharo), a neighborhood scumbag who runs a strip club, among other dubious operations. Also vulnerable to Modisco's actions is Svetlana (played by transgender performer Omewene), a one-time adult entertainment worker who is being pressured by Modisco to resume her previous occupation. Both Johnny and Svetlana are trapped in a convoluted blackmailing scheme involving Modisco, and as the thuggish businessman tightens his grip on the two, they -- and by extension, Phil -- become trapped with nowhere to go. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi

In the sixth Josh Kirby adventure, typical American teenager Josh Kirby (Corbin Allred) is once again thrust from the 20th century into the future, where he finds himself trying to save Earth from total destruction as he comes into contact with a race of mushroom people. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

This youthful adventure fantasy follows the 14-year-old title character on a fantastic journey through time. His companions are a group of time travellers from the 25th century. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi