Tom-Everett-Scott Movie Reviews

That Thing You Do! is a movie that only gets better every timeyou see it. This story of a young bad from Eerie, PA tells a commontale, that of the one-hit wonder. This film does an excellent job ofshowing a normal garage band hit it big with the success of a hit songin 1964. The band is then put on the road, signed by the Playtonelabel, and gets heavy airplay thanks to their manager, the incredibleTom Hanks.

With this being the writing and directing debut ofHanks, it is one incredible piece of work. This film has a rapid firestory line. It includes many events of the bands rise to fame in ashort amount of time, but also shows what can ultimatly happen to anoverworked band. This film does well by the superb acting jobs by allof the band members, most notably Jimmy (Jonathan Schaech) and theincredible performance by Tom Everett Scott as Guy "Shades"Paterson.

This film is also noteworthy due to the fact that it israted PG. So many movies feel that they need to be rated R to get adecent point across. Not this film. It can show the real life of aband in a way that includes very little adult language and no violenceor sexuality. This is one refreshing film that goes at its own paceand takes the viewer to new places. A great film for Tom Hanks on hisdebut. It was overlooked in theaters but it deserves a home in everyvideo collection.

Hanks' writing and directorial debut is a hit. Four Erie, PA boys dream of stardom as they form a band called the Wonders. Talented as he is concieted lead singer Jimmy (Jonathon Schaech)is supported by his loyal and ever-loving girlfriend Faye (Liv Tyler)as he writes a touching ballad-type song called "That Thing You Do". Fortunately, the bands' drummer Guy "Shades" Patterson (Tom Everett Scott)accidentally picks the beat up a notch at a local band competition, and the crowd goes wild. They soon have a hit on their hands, and are being played on the radio. Enter manager (Hanks), who takes them on a tour for the record label Playtone, and turns them into stars. But Jimmy's growing ego and the bass player's small problem of having to report for Army duty pose a problem for the Wonders, even after their huge success on a variety show (the host is played by Hanks' longtime friend Peter Scolari, who starred with him in the sitcom "Bosom Buddies"). The most amazing thing about this movie is that no matter how many times you hear them play "That Thing You Do", you never get sick of it. Great cast, great script, and Steve Zahn as the bands guitarist is fabulous. DVD extras including the making of the movie (where you learn that the actors had to actually learn to play their instruments), the theatrical trailer, and 2 music videos, one for "That Thing You Do", and the other for "Dance With Me Tomight". Fun and refreshing.

This is just such a superb movie. I've watched this film no less than 20 times and enjoy it each and every time. Hanks does a tremendous job as always, and so do the young unknowns a well. Believable, funny, engaging, entertaining... and a catchy tune for the soundtrack as well. What more could you want?

Enjoyable movie that doesn't waste time letting you in on the feelings and problems of all the characters involved in a most down to earth, comical way that holds your interest from begining to end. Delightful story about a bunch of messed up grown-ups, who through the relentless efforts of an equally messed up, but very determined adolesent, all eventually find the road to love and happiness. Excellent performances by all stars.

This is a romantic comedy about a writer who temps as a security guard in a school. He discovers that Sarandon is sending her son to a school out of her district and in the process of his investigation, becomes interested and empathetic to the child and falls in love with Sarandon. The story is realistic and funny, and one of the great early dreyfuss/sarandon films.

This movie is one of the very best I've ever seen. A light-hearted comedy starring Richard Dryfus and Susan Sarandon, it portrays a a profound friendship that eventually leads to a love match. I highly recommend it. Now, if the studio would only release it because I would love to own it.

not a three star movie but a 2 in a half star movie. this one pits Tom Evertt Scott(American Werewolf In Paris) as Josh in a college and he meets his new roomate Cooper played by Mark Paul Gosselaar(Saved By The Bell, NYPD Blue). they learn that if any of your roomates dies then they get straight A's and they try to move in a few roomates so they can push them over the edge and kill them but things go a little wonky. also in the mix is Lochlyn Munro(Dracula 2000), Poppy Montgomery(tv's Without A Trace) and Alyson Hannigan(Willow on Buffy The Vampire Slayer). some good moments include the scene where they meet Munro and he starts humping things, also the sperm song sung by Corey Page, is hilarious.

I was expecting this movie to be pretty stupid, but I was quite surprised. This story actually made me laugh out loud in places, and I had a constant smile on my face.

Two students are in a predicament. They face expulsion from college unless they can take advantage of a loophole that will grant them perfect grades: the traumatic death of a roommate.

So the two students come up with a plan. They go through a list of possible candidates (the most unstable students on campus), ask them to move in, and then attempt to drive them into committing suicide. Things don't go as smoothly as they expect.

You will probably recognise the two main characters from other "wacky" comedies from the past. To me, "Dead Man on Campus" is like a combination of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Weekend At Bernie's". The two students, caught in a dilemma of their own making, attempt to use the easy way out: (someone elses) suicide.

Although the premise is bizaare and macabre, I found "Dead Man On Campus" one of the least offensive of the "college comedies".

Dead Man On Campus is a hilarious movie starring Tom Everett Scott, Mark-Paul Gosselarr, and Lochlyn Munro and co-stars Poppy Montgomery, Alyson Hannigan, and Mari Morrow. It starts off with Josh (Everett Scott) getting a scholarship and going off to college. He gets there and finds out it's going to be tough and he'll have to study hard. This is a problem because he has a room mate Cooper (Gosselarr) is a partier, a druggie, a drunk, and a loud mouth. Josh gets into the partying, etc. too and then reliazes he screwed up his mid terms, and will not get to keep his scholarship. He and cooper then find out that if a room mate dies, the other room mate(s) get all A's. The movie follows Copper and Josh around as they try to get the most suicidal person in school to be their room mate. A great movie! My only complaint is that the DVD should have more speacil features and that Alyson Hannigan from Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and the newly released and extremely funny American Pie should have had a bigger part.

not a three star movie but a 2 in a half star movie. this one pits Tom Evertt Scott(American Werewolf In Paris) as Josh in a college and he meets his new roomate Cooper played by Mark Paul Gosselaar(Saved By The Bell, NYPD Blue). they learn that if any of your roomates dies then they get straight A's and they try to move in a few roomates so they can push them over the edge and kill them but things go a little wonky. also in the mix is Lochlyn Munro(Dracula 2000), Poppy Montgomery(tv's Without A Trace) and Alyson Hannigan(Willow on Buffy The Vampire Slayer). some good moments include the scene where they meet Munro and he starts humping things, also the sperm song sung by Corey Page, is hilarious.

I was expecting this movie to be pretty stupid, but I was quite surprised. This story actually made me laugh out loud in places, and I had a constant smile on my face.

Two students are in a predicament. They face expulsion from college unless they can take advantage of a loophole that will grant them perfect grades: the traumatic death of a roommate.

So the two students come up with a plan. They go through a list of possible candidates (the most unstable students on campus), ask them to move in, and then attempt to drive them into committing suicide. Things don't go as smoothly as they expect.

You will probably recognise the two main characters from other "wacky" comedies from the past. To me, "Dead Man on Campus" is like a combination of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Weekend At Bernie's". The two students, caught in a dilemma of their own making, attempt to use the easy way out: (someone elses) suicide.

Although the premise is bizaare and macabre, I found "Dead Man On Campus" one of the least offensive of the "college comedies".

Dead Man On Campus is a hilarious movie starring Tom Everett Scott, Mark-Paul Gosselarr, and Lochlyn Munro and co-stars Poppy Montgomery, Alyson Hannigan, and Mari Morrow. It starts off with Josh (Everett Scott) getting a scholarship and going off to college. He gets there and finds out it's going to be tough and he'll have to study hard. This is a problem because he has a room mate Cooper (Gosselarr) is a partier, a druggie, a drunk, and a loud mouth. Josh gets into the partying, etc. too and then reliazes he screwed up his mid terms, and will not get to keep his scholarship. He and cooper then find out that if a room mate dies, the other room mate(s) get all A's. The movie follows Copper and Josh around as they try to get the most suicidal person in school to be their room mate. A great movie! My only complaint is that the DVD should have more speacil features and that Alyson Hannigan from Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and the newly released and extremely funny American Pie should have had a bigger part.

lucky seven for those of us who fondly recall this underappreciated satire. Keep in mind that it was only in 1966 that Congress first required ciagarette manufactureres to place specific warning labels on cigarette packs and that the last cigarette commercial (for Virginia Slims) was broadcast on "The Tonight Show" at one minute to midnight on January 1, 1971. While there were those who were worried that the lost of ad revenue would destroy network television (which seemed like a good idea at the time), the larger question was how cigarette companies would seek to market their product.

In "Cold Turkey" the idea is advanced by Merwin Wren (Bob Newhart), an advertising executive who convinces the Valiant Tobacco Company to offer $25 million to any town that can stop smoking for thirty days. The idea is that the offer will generate free publicity but that no town in American would ever be able to successfully go cold turkey. But the 4,006 heavy smokers of Eagle Rock, Iowa take up the challenge, led by the thought of all that money and the persuasive efforts of The Reverend Clayton Brooks (Dick Van Dyke), of the Eagle Rock Community Church. The town had been trying to woo back the military, hoping the return of the military industrial complex would help the local cash flow, but that has not panned out.

This film, co-written and directed by Norman Lear, on the cusp of remaking television with "All in the Family," falls into three acts. In the first Reverend Brooks convinces the townspeople to take the pledge, while in the second the members of the community deal with not being able to smoke any more (substituting sex seemed like such a good idea at the time). The climax of the film comes as it looks like Eagle Rock might actually be able to do it and Merwin Wren has to pull out all the stops to make sure that does not happen. There are plenty of laughs and while you have to feel "Cold Turkey" falls short of its true satirical potential, it is still worthy tracking down and checking out.

In many ways "Cold Turkey" is the impoverished cousin of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," with a host of familiar faces such as Tom Poston, Vincent Gardenia, Jean Stapleton, Barnard Hughes, Graham Jarvis, and Edward Everett Horton. The comedy team of Bob (Elliott) and Ray (Goulding) appear in multiple roles of "familiar" Names. Bob is Hugh Upson, David Chetley, and Sandy Van Andy, while Ray plays Walter Chronic, Paul Hardly, and Arthur Lordly (think about it for a while and if you are my age you should get most of those). Add to the mix Randy Newman's first film score, which opens with his song "He Gives Us all His Love."

What brought this movie back to mind was the decision of Hollywood to change the case at the heart of John Grisham's novel "Runaway Jury" from a tobacco case to a gun case. The reasoning was that Hollywood had already done a "cigarette" more with "The Insider," and, as we all know, Hollywood never repeats an idea and companies only pay to have products placed in movies not to have them not placed in movies. However, even a faithful adaptation of Grisham's novel would not be as brutal an indictment of the tobacco industry as "Cold Turkey." For that matter it has a pretty cynical take on small town Americana as well. Of course, in the end the joke is on the people of Eagle Rock, and, by extension, the rest of us.

This comedy is based on an original idea and executed superbly through great acting and non stop gags.There are no dull moments here.But WHERE IS THE DVD edition? We need one urgently!

One of the funniest films you are likely to see. A town agrees to go smoke-free for a month, to win a tobacco company challenge. You will get to see a little old lady going after commies with a huge civil war era pistol, a man kicking a dog about fifty yards outside a barbershop, and a Walter Cronkite knockoff showing up during a surgical procedure with a round florescent lamp hanging above his head like a halo. With the Randy Newman score, who could ask for anything more?

This adaptation of Anna Quindlen's novel of a daughter coming to terms with her mother's fatal illness is boosted immeasurably by Meryl Streep. As a wife and mother dying slowly, agonizingly of cancer, she turns in her by now expected superb performance; even so, there are scenes that amaze. When Streep, whose entire identity has been formed around her skills at running a household, instructs daughter Renee Zellweger on how to have a wedding that she will never have the chance to organize or preside over, her words, delivered without an ounce of false sentiment, will draw tears from the hardest-hearted viewer.

The film is fortunate to have Streep on hand, as she does much to alleviate weaknesses elsewhere. The structure and tone of Quindlen's book has been somewhat altered, not to its advantage. Hurt, playing the philandering father, comes off as more of a weakling and charlatan in the film script, thus skewing the emotional balance toward the women in the family. The mystery of whether someone in the family committed a mercy killing is clumsily handled, dealt with in segments showing Zellweger being interviewed by a police official that interrupt the flow of the drama. Finally, Zellweger herself, though sympathetic and a worthy foil for Streep, is not altogether convincing as a driven career woman. Still, the underlying truths about life, death and family, as brought forth by Meryl Streep's luminous performance, make this a drama worth savoring.

One True Thing based on the bestselling novel tells the story of a hard working & determined mother who has fallen ill with cancer (Meryl Streep). The plot is based around the discoveries her daughter makes (Renee Zellweger) about her family, and realizes that the world her family lived in so many years ago was not as happy as it seemed. The daughter has clearly favored her father over her mother for as long as she could remember, and never treated her mother fairly or appriciated anything she did for her. Zellweger's character discovers the dark secrets of her fathers sexual affairs and his massive drinking problems, and at the end of her mother's life realizes just how badly her father had treated her. The movie is very well done (unfortunatley it was greatly overlooked). The movie is ultimatley depressing, but tells an extreamly powerful story and effective in its delivery.

Based on the novel by the same name by Anna Quindlen, One True Thing is about family relationships, especially that of the daughter (Renee Zellweger) with her parents. She's left home to establish herself as a promising young writer, but duty pulls her home (actually, unwilling/unable to do it himself, her father commands her to put her life on hold, come home, and care for her mother) to care for her mother (Streep) who is dying of cancer. William Hurt plays the father well; he seems to excel in playing roles of men who are distant and/or unavailable. What drives this story is anger and resentment and duty - and love. There's a twist, the possibility that someone (perhaps Mom herself) slipped Mom a fatal teaspoon of morphine, but you know? It was never conclusively proved or disproved, and it really didn't matter.
Very, very good movie.

This adaptation of Anna Quindlen's novel of a daughter coming to terms with her mother's fatal illness is boosted immeasurably by Meryl Streep. As a wife and mother dying slowly, agonizingly of cancer, she turns in her by now expected superb performance; even so, there are scenes that amaze. When Streep, whose entire identity has been formed around her skills at running a household, instructs daughter Renee Zellweger on how to have a wedding that she will never have the chance to organize or preside over, her words, delivered without an ounce of false sentiment, will draw tears from the hardest-hearted viewer.

The film is fortunate to have Streep on hand, as she does much to alleviate weaknesses elsewhere. The structure and tone of Quindlen's book has been somewhat altered, not to its advantage. Hurt, playing the philandering father, comes off as more of a weakling and charlatan in the film script, thus skewing the emotional balance toward the women in the family. The mystery of whether someone in the family committed a mercy killing is clumsily handled, dealt with in segments showing Zellweger being interviewed by a police official that interrupt the flow of the drama. Finally, Zellweger herself, though sympathetic and a worthy foil for Streep, is not altogether convincing as a driven career woman. Still, the underlying truths about life, death and family, as brought forth by Meryl Streep's luminous performance, make this a drama worth savoring.

One True Thing based on the bestselling novel tells the story of a hard working & determined mother who has fallen ill with cancer (Meryl Streep). The plot is based around the discoveries her daughter makes (Renee Zellweger) about her family, and realizes that the world her family lived in so many years ago was not as happy as it seemed. The daughter has clearly favored her father over her mother for as long as she could remember, and never treated her mother fairly or appriciated anything she did for her. Zellweger's character discovers the dark secrets of her fathers sexual affairs and his massive drinking problems, and at the end of her mother's life realizes just how badly her father had treated her. The movie is very well done (unfortunatley it was greatly overlooked). The movie is ultimatley depressing, but tells an extreamly powerful story and effective in its delivery.

Based on the novel by the same name by Anna Quindlen, One True Thing is about family relationships, especially that of the daughter (Renee Zellweger) with her parents. She's left home to establish herself as a promising young writer, but duty pulls her home (actually, unwilling/unable to do it himself, her father commands her to put her life on hold, come home, and care for her mother) to care for her mother (Streep) who is dying of cancer. William Hurt plays the father well; he seems to excel in playing roles of men who are distant and/or unavailable. What drives this story is anger and resentment and duty - and love. There's a twist, the possibility that someone (perhaps Mom herself) slipped Mom a fatal teaspoon of morphine, but you know? It was never conclusively proved or disproved, and it really didn't matter.
Very, very good movie.

Giovanni Ribisi gives an excellent turn here as an entrepreneur--albeit, illegal activity--turned legitimate, or so he thought. Terrific activity between he and his father. The relationship between he and the secretary at the firm is terrific as well. Affleck and Diesel are both stand-outs in this film. This is a terrific ensemble of talent placed into a nice script. One to watch!

I very much enjoyed this movie. However, I have a particular interest in the market, and this may have clouded my judgement a little. It is a very dark movie, and will keep you on your toes. I could see why some didn't like the movie, but fans of heavy, cerebral movies (fight club...) should enjoy this.

When I first saw Boiler Room in the theaters, I knew nothing about the fast-paced world which was enclosed behind the doors of our nation's brokerages. Even though I know a whole lot more about this aspect of business, that is not the main reason I LOVE this movie, the acting is superb (Vin Diesel is not as bad as everyone thinks he is in this movie), the plot original, and the soundtrack absolutely pulsating.

From the perspective of a student at a business college, this movie is highly entertaining, and if you ask anyone his is at all interested in business, you are likely to get the same response. Boiler Room does for me what Wall Street must have done for many in the 80's. This movie only helped my desire to become a stockbroker become more cemented.

A must-see for anyone who already owns Wall Street or Glengarry Glenross and by adding Boiler Room to those two movie, you end up with the holy trinity of business films.

The only downside to the film in Seth's relationship with his African-American secretary. The film tries too hard to examine race relations and other factors involved in dating a coworker. It should have just stuck with its examination of the lives of the young brokers, because that is what it does best!!!

Giovanni Ribisi is Seth Davis, a 19-year-old who's secretly running a backdoor casino while his parents think he's in college. Desperate for a quick buck, he joins JT Marlin, a brokerage firm that has the look, feel, and energy of a Morgan Stanley or Smith Barney. But underneath the gloss, this is a firm that engages in shady dealings, selling fake stocks and ripping off investors cold. Seth learns the ropes of the trade and over time becomes ruthless and cocky. He alienates his no-nonsense dad, who happens to be a judge and is, to say the least, disappointed that his son is blowing off college.

On the surface, this sounds like a re-telling of "Wall Street," but don't dismiss this film so easily. "Boiler Room" soars on the strength of performances of Nicky Katt, Scott Caan (son of James), Nia Long, and the then-unknown Vin Diesel. The film moves at a brisk pace and, for the most part, avoids melodrama and other formulaic touches. Definitely worth a look.

Giovanni Ribisi gives an excellent turn here as an entrepreneur--albeit, illegal activity--turned legitimate, or so he thought. Terrific activity between he and his father. The relationship between he and the secretary at the firm is terrific as well. Affleck and Diesel are both stand-outs in this film. This is a terrific ensemble of talent placed into a nice script. One to watch!

The story of Seth Davis (Giovanni Ribisi), a young college dropout trying to make his father (Ron Rifkin) proud of him. The story starts with Seth running a successful small-time casino out of his house much to the dismay of his father when he finds out. So Seth decides to start at the bottom and become a stockbroker trainee. Alas the brokerage house is a "chop shop," one of those brokerages on the fringe that sell a variety of very risky and easily manipulated stocks to unsuspecting rubes over the phone. These include penny stocks, unregistered and letter stocks that the brokerage sells from its own inventory at a tremendous mark up. Seth starts as a cold caller while he studies for his series 7 exam (test for a broker license). Seth becomes very good at his job, but he knows something is very wrong about his employer, and that he is cheating people. But Seth is really a decent person after all and proves himself later. This film is often compared to "Wall Street," but it is really more like Glengarry Glen Ross only with stocks instead of real estate. Generally fine performances by the entire cast, good dramatic tension and realistic. The family conflicts that lie at the heart of the drama are moving. The story line bears an incredible resemblance to the book "License to Steal" by Anonymous. The moral: never never buy a stock from anyone over the phone who cold calls you. If it sounds too good to be true, it is.

Giovanni Ribisi is Seth Davis, a 19-year-old who's secretly running a backdoor casino while his parents think he's in college. Desperate for a quick buck, he joins JT Marlin, a brokerage firm that has the look, feel, and energy of a Morgan Stanley or Smith Barney. But underneath the gloss, this is a firm that engages in shady dealings, selling fake stocks and ripping off investors cold. Seth learns the ropes of the trade and over time becomes ruthless and cocky. He alienates his no-nonsense dad, who happens to be a judge and is, to say the least, disappointed that his son is blowing off college.

On the surface, this sounds like a re-telling of "Wall Street," but don't dismiss this film so easily. "Boiler Room" soars on the strength of performances of Nicky Katt, Scott Caan (son of James), Nia Long, and the then-unknown Vin Diesel. The film moves at a brisk pace and, for the most part, avoids melodrama and other formulaic touches. Definitely worth a look.

Giovanni Ribisi gives an excellent turn here as an entrepreneur--albeit, illegal activity--turned legitimate, or so he thought. Terrific activity between he and his father. The relationship between he and the secretary at the firm is terrific as well. Affleck and Diesel are both stand-outs in this film. This is a terrific ensemble of talent placed into a nice script. One to watch!

The story of Seth Davis (Giovanni Ribisi), a young college dropout trying to make his father (Ron Rifkin) proud of him. The story starts with Seth running a successful small-time casino out of his house much to the dismay of his father when he finds out. So Seth decides to start at the bottom and become a stockbroker trainee. Alas the brokerage house is a "chop shop," one of those brokerages on the fringe that sell a variety of very risky and easily manipulated stocks to unsuspecting rubes over the phone. These include penny stocks, unregistered and letter stocks that the brokerage sells from its own inventory at a tremendous mark up. Seth starts as a cold caller while he studies for his series 7 exam (test for a broker license). Seth becomes very good at his job, but he knows something is very wrong about his employer, and that he is cheating people. But Seth is really a decent person after all and proves himself later. This film is often compared to "Wall Street," but it is really more like Glengarry Glen Ross only with stocks instead of real estate. Generally fine performances by the entire cast, good dramatic tension and realistic. The family conflicts that lie at the heart of the drama are moving. The story line bears an incredible resemblance to the book "License to Steal" by Anonymous. The moral: never never buy a stock from anyone over the phone who cold calls you. If it sounds too good to be true, it is.